Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-12-02
Thursday, December 2, 1897.
PERSONAL,

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an Elk at Wausau Tuesday evening.
F. w. Crapsey came home Saturday
from an absence in the big, wicked town
named Chicago.
Miss Mabel Scott ofStevens Point was
the guest of friends in Grand Rapids a
few days the past week.
Miss Mabel Griffith, daughter of c..
D. Griffith of Sleepy-Eye, Mimi, is the
guest of Mrs. A. G. Bennett.
J. P. Kiel of Oshkosh is the new
druggist with F. L. Steib & Co. who
succeeded John S. Look as clerk.
R. w. Lyon has rented his blacksmith
shop and gone to Elroy OH visit TO his
son Walter.
John H. White, editor of the Marsh
field Times, was in the city Friday on
business.
Mrs. Mary Hewitt and two daughters,
Mabel and Nina. of Illinois, are guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Smith and
other friends in this city.
George Ratelle of Green Bay and
Mrs. Matilda Sharkey of Rudolph were
in the CITY Tuesday to attend the funeral
of their mother, Mrs. Frank Ratelle.
J. J Schantz, clerk for Corriveau &
Garrison in Centralia, went home to
Stevens Point last week to share turkey
under the parental roof.
E. F. Tucker has a patent revolving
show case in front of his place in which
he has fine display of Photographic
art. If you have not seen it yet, 1t will
pay you to examine it when you go by.
Miss Ryedell E. Renne was home
from Stevens Point Normal school to
pass Thanksgiving vacation with her
parents. She returned to her studies
Monday morning.
James Nash, son Of Hon. T. E. Nash,
Centralia, and Frank Ford, brother of
Prof. Guy S. Ford, Grand Rapids, both
freshmen at Wisconsin University, spent
Thanksgiving vacation IN the twin cities.
Photo Artist Mcneil is turning out
for his customers some fine Xmas photos.
Oswald keeps up with the times and
pleases his patrons by giving them the
latest and the best workmanship.
Prof. Kyes of the Centralia schools
spent his Thanksgiving vacation among
friends in Sheboygan, returning to the
twin cities Saturday evening over tn e
Green Bay & Western railway.
+ DIR. Russell Lyon of Wausau enjoyed
his Thanksgiving turkey with mother
at the old homestead in Centralia. He
also witnessed the football game and
attended the ball on that day.
Miss Emma Freedom of Sault Ste.
Marie, Michigan, and Miss Mary Upton
of Stevens Point were entertained at
the Geo. 7. Rowland residence in this
city the latter part of last week.
Henry Mccain has accepted the
state agency for the Cosmopolitan Mag
azine company. Persons DESTROYS of
renewing or subscribing for that period
ical can do SO by addressing him at
Grand Rapids.
0. P. Mcneil spent Wednesday in
Necedah where he went to make pict-
ures in his branch photo gallery at that
place. Mcneil takes photos every
Wednesday in Necedah and does his
finishing at the Grand Rapids studio.
He enjoys nice trade in that town.
Nathan Cohen, now in business at
Waupaca, conducting branch store Il
the firm Cohen Bros. of our city, was a
visitor here on Thanksgiving day. The
Cohen store at Waupaca is enjoying a
large trade and the proprietors speak
highly of that city and its people.
Mrs. B. Hofflin of Kansas CITY, sister
of Mrs. B. SLIDER, reached Grand Rap
ids Monday evening to visit through
the holidays. She was accompanied bv
| Miss Sarah SLIDER who has been visit ne
In Chicago and Milwaukee. Mrs. HoF.
lin and sister, Mrs. SLIDER, have not
seen one another for Is years, hence
the meeting was one of unusual pleas.
ure. They are having splendid time
at the SLIDER home.
Dr.. Fox of Madison, assisted by fou,
other prominent physicians, performed
a delicate double operation Saturday
last at the home of Mrs. L. A. Rousseau
in that city. Mrs j.. Garden, who un
lderwent the severe ordeal at her daugb
ter's home, is improving finely from lts
effects, which fact will be a source Of
much qualification to her many friends
in the twin cities. Mrs. w. Mark Mar
tin was also at her mothers side durins
| the operation and is still in Madison
helping to nurse the patient back to full
health.