Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-10-28
PERSONAL.

were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Ben
nett over Sunday. While here they
visited the Bennett cranberry marshes.
Frank A. Wheehhan of Necedah has
been transacting business in Grand
Rapids for couple of days. He is
registered at the Witter House.
Mrs. w. H. Gay and little daughter of
Milan, Michigan, are visiting in the
city, guests of Mrs. Boguslawsky at the
Central House.
Mr.. Zyphin Lereux has opened a
saloon this week in the Closuit building
next door to Spafford, Cole & Lipke's
store.
Robert Hayck of Humbird, Wiscon-
sin, has rented the Bittner meat market
building in this city in which he will
soon open market. He has engaged
Mr.. Bunge as helper.
Mrs. A. L. Fontaine and daughter
Ruth and Mrs. G.. Edmonde Lavigne
departed Wednesday morning for Fari
bault and Minneapolis, Minnesota, for
a three weeks absence visiting with
relatives.
Miss Laura Mccarthy and Miss Rena
Havenor went to Wausau Saturday last
with the football eleven and helped to
fly colors for winning team. Miss
Mccarthy stopped off at Mosinee, re-
turning homeward to visit with friends
Ovid LaBreche reached home Tues
day evening from Grafton, Dakota, hay
ing been employed in the harvest fields
Whereabouts. He stopped at Duluth
and Superior on his way home and says
he had good time mixed in with some
hard work.
Mrs. Sabrina Gray, mother of Mr..
Orrin Gray, died this morning at 7:30 of
heart failure. While in the act of wash
ing her face she fell to the floor and ex-
PRED. Mrs. Gray was 81 wears of age
and leaves her husband, one daughter
and one son to mourn her demise.
Her obituary will appear next week.
Funeral service will be held on Satur-
day from the house.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. Durga have been
spending this week among twin city
friends. Meanwhile Mr.. Durga has
been busy getting his household goods
packed into Wisconsin Central car on
the Green Bay & Western Ry. for ship
ment to the new home at Menasha
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Kroner will move
into the Smith house on High street
just vacated by Durga.
B. t. Worthington returned Monday
morning from Chicago where he under
went an operation and was laid up for
from the encampment at Buffalo, New
York, he was taken seriously sick and
was obliged to 60 to the hospital. We
are pleased to note, however, that he
is regaining his lost strength and vital
ity and will soon be himself again.
Wausau Central: DR.. H. D. Single
removes from this city to Centralia
Monday and will open an office there
for the practice of his profession, that
of dentistry. DR.. Single is master of
his line of business and this paper takes
pleasure in recommending him to the
people of that burg. His family will re-
main here until spring and then join
him there.
Profs. Ford, Brazeau and Green, and
a Il d. ]
Lindsay teachers at the How High
school, accompanied the football team
to Wausau Saturday last and footed
horns in the ranks of enthusiastic
rooters for Scarlet and White" during
the game. The ladies were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. D. Jones while in
Wausau.
Dolph Bezoir of Minneapolis greeted
old schoolmates and friends in Grand
Rapids on Wednesday, having come
over from Green Bay to pass the dav.
Dolph is travelling salesman for large
Minneapolis concern and by his happy.
healthy appearance we judge that time
and business deal handsomely with
him. He departed this morning and
promised to come back in the spring
for more extended visit accompanied |
by his wife and two children.
Messrs. Geo. n. Wood, Edward J. |
Whitney and c. Edmonde LaVigne
spent Saturday last in Wausau, cheer
ing for the victorious Howe High school
football eleven. Our happy neighbors
in the northern city are warm enter
tainers and though they don't always
win at football, it must be said that thew
get the best Of almost anyone in clever
care oftheir visitors. The above trio |
had a good time while beneficiaries of /
Wausau attention and so will YOU if YOU
60 up there. Our Wausau friends are
all right.