Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-07

TX, Grand Rapids, Wi
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
society of the NJ. E. church will meet
with Mrs. Lampert, Centralia. Friday
afternoon.
The Ladies Aid society of the Con-
gregational church will meet, on We'd
nesdays during the month of January,
with Mrs. F. J. Cameron.
The Ladies' exchange will be opened
again Oh Saturday as usual. If in
need of anything leave your order
with the ladies and you will get it first
class every time.
The Ladies' Aid society of the NJ.
E. church will meet with Mrs. Peller-
sells, Wednesday afternoon. a large
attendance is desired as there is work
of Importance.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. NanhOuSen, of Chi
cagO, are in the city, guests Of her
sister, Mrs. Will Gross. They remain
about one week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. P Hambrecht
returned from Tomah Saturday morning
and Mr. Hambrecht is now busy along
the lines as instructor at the Howe High
School. They report having passed a
jolly vacation time at Tomah.
Anton Hirzy, the German Jeweler,
has placed fine new safe of good size -
latest patent from Mosler Safe Co.,
Hamilton, Ohio in his jewellery store
on Main street. Increasing business
demanded security vault for storing
his books and valuables.
Stephen Brazeau, student at Oshkosh
Normal school, departed for Madison
Wednesday, after spending the holiday
vacation in this city. Stephen will listen
to the joint debaters at the State Uni
versity Friday evening, then go to his
studies at Oshkosh.
Mr.. Geo. Booth, who has won large
list of friends while employed in our
city with Edward Brazeau the tonsorial
artist, resigned this week and left
Tuesday morning for his home at Stevens
Point. George has decided to attend
the Normal school.
Miss Minnie Helmold, clerk for
Johnson, Hill & Co., Centralia, depart
ed Monday afternoon to visit her parents
IN Fond du Lac for about two weeks.
Miss Helmold has been a boarder at the
Quick residence, now quarantined for
diphtheria, and it was thought advisable
that she remain away from her duties
for time.
The hard rain storm lasting all day
Sunday assisted in opening up a wide
channel in the Wisconsin river which
has remained open all this week. This
is uncommon in the month Of January.
This bit of neture's surprises we believe
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former residents who remember the
winter months in Grand Rapids and
Centralia differently than we get them
now.
University students, Normal students,
Medical students, residence school
teachers at work in other districts, and
most of the holiday visito rs-all of
whom joined hands in the twin cities to
make the social circles ring with merry
laughter and WITNESS during waning
December, have taken departure for
their respective studies and labors on all
the out going trains IN. the early part of
this week.
Many merchants are we'll aware that
their customers are their best friends
and take pleasure in supplying them
with the best goods obtainable. AS an
instance we mention Perry & Cameron,
prominent druggists of Flushing, Mich
igan. They say: eve have no hesita-
ton in recommending Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy to our customers, as it
is the best cough medicine we have ever
sold, and always gives satisfaction"
For sale at % and so cents per bottle by
all druggists.
Mr.. Joseph NJ. LavaQue. who has
been attending the Bryant & StrattOn
Business college, at Chicago, during
the last six months, has been at the
home Of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
ThOs. Lavaque, Rudolph, the past
week on his vacation. Mr.. Lavaque
left Tuesday for La Crosse, where he
will stop few days with his brothers,
Thomas and Louis, after which he
will return to Chicago to complete his
course Of studies.
The Green Bay & Western railroad
has, within the past six months, added
many improvements. They have laid
40 miles Of new steel rails on the west
end; have purchased three new loco
motives and a great number Of new
box cars. The engines and cars are
Of the latest pattern and possess all
the modern cOnvenienceS. The depot
in this city is now heated with steam