Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-08-26
PERSONAL.

Attorney D. D. Conway is in Stevens
Point to-day on professional visit.
Judge Chas. NJ. Webb was in Wau-
sau Saturday on court matters.
Fred Pitsch, of Eau Claire, has been
visiting relatives in our city this week.
J. w. Vaughn, of Marshfeld was i'll
the city the first of the week on bust
ness.
Mrs. Frank Stahl went to lola, this
state, Friday of last week to receive
m edical treatment for cancer.
Mrs. Samuel Adams, of Stevens Point,
visited friends and relatives in town
Wednesday.
w. j. McCallum, of the Model Steam
passed Sunday among Stevens
Point friends.
Mrs. Dwight Huntington is well on
the road toward recovery from serious
SlCSC u SIChllcSS.
Miss Louise Brown is absent in Wau-
kau this week, visiting her sister Anna
and brother Herman.
Mrs. Pyruse, of Centralia, went to
Merrill Wednesday morning to visit
a week as the guest of her mother.
Mrs. II. j. Stocking and two sons,
George and Kenneth, of St. Paul, are
guests of VIM. II. Brown and Miss
Minnie Brown this week.
Geo. Martin, employed the past year
at Strattord, was noticed shaking hands
with old friends on our streets this
week.
Theo. w. Brazeau was the guest of
his friend and University associate Geo.
B. Nelson at Amherst the fore part of
this week.
Mr.. G. Otto, of Racine, is opening a
store of general merchandise at Vesper.
He is occupying the Sherry, Cameron
store building.
A. Lindholim, pastor of the Swed-
iSh Lutheran Church in the town of
Sigel, resigned his position as pastor
on the Sth inst.
Miss Gertrude Harris, retousher at
the Mcneil photograph gallery, is back
at work after an extended vacation
spent at her home in New Lisbon. Miss
Harris came Sunday morning.
Mrs. Edward I. PhIlleo and Mrs.
Fred Closuit boarded Saturday after
moons Green Bay train for Manawa
where they expect to visit three or four
weeks with Mrs. ]. D. Fowzer.
Mr.. Leonhard Lampert, manager for
the Jackson Milling Co. at Wausau, has
rented a home in that city and will soon
move his family from Centralia. We
are sorry to lose these good people.
Their home here is for sale.
Albert D. Gray, with his mother and
sisters, departed for Neillsville Tuesday
afternoon to visit at the home of Mrs.
-- Brown. Miss frankie Brown,
who has been visiting here, accom-
panied them home.
Chas. E. Lester, of BearSS, spent a
day this week on the cranberry
marshes over in the Vicinity of City
Point. Mr.. Lester expects nice crop
on his own property this year and is
watching the berries closely for fear
of frost.
Mr.. Mcdonald, Will Parker and Al
Dawsett Of Stevens Point pushed their
bicycles spin down to Grand Rapids
and return Sunday last. Mcdonald
claims TO have covered the distance
coming, % miles, in l 10; Parker claims
lis, and Dawsett 1:50. Even 1:30 is
fast work, if they did it.
w. A. Wilgus, his wife and one or two
good dogs, from Hopkinsville, Ky, are
expected here Tuesday morning for 8
season of chicken hunting. Mr.. Wilgus
was here last year and enjoyed himself
to that extent that he is willing to bring
his wife on this trip.
Mrs. J. d. Witter and Miss Ruth
Witter will start on an ocean triI
Monday Sept. 9Th intending to be
absent one year at Geneva, Switzer.
land. the Swiss Alps, ana at other
European points. Other members OF
the Witter family may join them later
Will g. Bateman and mother, Of
Waterloo, have been guests of Mr. anG
Mrs. Geo. Nj. Hill and other friends in
Centralia this week. Mr.. Batemar
has sold his interest in the store O
Buchanan q Bateman, Waterloo, anC
will return Sunday evening to Marshal
where with his mother they hold pro
perty interests and own a hotel. Marsh
all is four miles from Waterloo. Al
friends were glad to greet "Billy" while
in town.