Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-05-06

Miss Perkins is the happy recipient
of handsome Badger bicycle and is
having the usual time trying to handle
the "critter."
The company have connected up their
log jack and are now using the logs out
of the pond. They figure that at the
present running they will use all the
logs in the pond before it freezes.
An addition Of about forty feet has
been made on the rear Of all the main
street lots which will be Of great advan-
tage III many ways.
The company are speeding mp the
paper machines now in order to fill the
many rush orders that are received
daily.
Miss Sue Beeston was the guest of her
brother last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Church visited at Mr..
0. Oleson's, Sunday.
FL. Wood and John A. Gaynor were
down Monday evening.
The store of the John Edwards Mfg
Co., so long owned and operated by
them in connection with their interests
here, has changed hands and is now
the property of Messrs. Geo. B. and
w. A. Brazeau. They will carry about
known under the firm name of Brazeau
Bros Geo B. Brazeau will devote all
his time to the store and be the general
manager.
Arbor Day was held in the customary
way here in this hustling little burg;
especially at the school house grounds.
The teacher, Miss Celia Emmons, held
a very appropriate literary exercise,
after which there were trees planted
and flower beds made on the school
grounds.
The second of a series Of religious
services was held, Friday evening, by
Rev. Reynolds in the school house.
There was double the attendance of the
first meeting and everything points to
a series Of pleasant and profitable meet
ings. While we labored under Difficult
ties in music, lights. etc, those present
heard nice talk and expressed de-
sire to not only continue the meetings
but to organize a Sunday school which
will be done as soon as possible.
Surprises are sometimes provoking
but the surprise party on Mr.. and Mrs.
HalyOrsen was not of a provoking ma
ture but quite the contrary. Mr.. and
Mrs. HalvOrsen were to spend their
last night as landlord and landlady of
the hotel and their many friends got
their heads together to give them sur
prise, and Thursday evening about 9
O'Clock large number of their friends
fled in, with some bit Of luncheon I'M
der their arm, to spend the rest of the
night. The party was a very pleasant
one and it was not until o'clock that
the visitors left. All report a very jolly
time and it was indeed a pleasant sur
prise.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Cleveland have been
called to mourn the death Of their little
baby girl, who died Saturday morning.
The baby has been sick all winter, being
taken originally with the measles which
finally attacked the lungs and never
left until it had robbed the little Ole of
its life and taken out of the home the
joy and comfort of the father and
mother hearts. The funeral was held,
Sunday afternoon, at the Catholic
church in Grand Rapids, and many rel
atives and friends lent their presence TO
aid the parents IN dispelling the sorrow
and gloom that almost Overcame them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland have the heart
felt sympathy of all in their loss of so
dear a child.
Mr.. and Mrs. julius klug and little
daughter took tea with Mr.. and Mrs. E.
Eichsteadt, Wednesday.