Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-06-17
Thursday, June II, 1897,
PERSONAL.

Peter Berard passed through here
Monday night on his way to Arizona. q.
J. Alfred Perry of Tomah was the
guest of his sisters in this city the past
week.
j. w. Cameron was in town the early
part of the week looking after business
interests.
Mrs. H. Stringer, Armenia, spent
Saturday and Sunday with relatives in
this city.
Mrs. w. H. Beach of Cadott was the
guest of Mrs S. F. Durga the fore part
of the week.
Mrs. Fred Case, of Junction City, was
in the city a couple Of days this week
on business.
I. c. st. Amour has moved his stock
of merchandise to Babcock where he
will continue in business.
Miss Winnie Searls, teacher in the
public schools of Merrill, is in the city
on a visit to Mrs. G. S. Warren.
Mrs. H. J. Pitcher of Ogdensburg is
visiting with her daughter, Mrs. S. F.
Durga. She expects to remain a week.
Mrs. Ford of Iowa, mother of Prof.
G. S. Ford and Frank Ford, attended
graduating exercises in our city last
week.
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Friday, June IS. Those who desire to
call upon him will remember the time
and place.
Geo. Booth of Stevens Point attended
Howe High School Commencement ex-
ercises at the opera house in this city,
Friday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. P. Hambrecht de-
parted Wedne sday evening for Chicago
where they will spend the summer va
cation with his parents.
Chas. Downing is assisting H. H. Voss
as clerk in the Centralia drug store of
f. L. Steib & Co. Charles will remain
at this work during vacation.
LII. anu MIS-. u. y. 1elI6T are HOW
comfortably cat home" in the John
Steib residence, Centralia, corner of
Maple and Franklin streets.
DR.. Mosley Lee and Dr. Helen Z.
Lee, the noted specialists, will be at the
Hotel Lyon, Thursday, June "a. They
advertise three months service free.
Mr.. w. S. Buckley arrived here Sun
day morning from Colorado to spend
some time here with his family and
friends. We were pleased to find him
looking so well and hearty.
Milwaukee Journal: Prof. Alex Zen
Ter of Appleton has accepted a position
as professor of music at Grafton hall,
Fond du Lac, and will enter on the dis
! charge of his duties Sept. l.
I Geo NJ. Hill, NeIs Johnson, George
Mcmillan and Emile Rossier went trout
fishing down toward Chester, Monday.
Rossier made catch of nine, Johnson
hooked one, Hill got one and Mcmillan
! 10 cum iollilIS lOt ii Bilt
Geo. w. Paulus of Marshfeld was a
! business visitor in the twin cities We'd
nesday and Thursday Mr.. Paulus has
resigned the principalship of the Marsh
field schools and his place will be filled
next year by J. B. Borden of Madison.
John Grignon, who is employed in
photo gallery at Viroqua, departed
hence Sunday evening after spending
a week with his parents in Grand Rap
ids. John came up to act as best man
at the Roach-Grignon nuptials last
Thursday.
The names of w. E. Little of Grand
Rapids and August Furstenberg of
Marshtield were sent in to the state
game warden as deputies for Wood
county. Mr.. Little was recommended
by tie Sportsman's club of the twin
cities.
Plainfeld Sun: Mr. and Mrs. f. A.
Tenant and daughter, Mrs. Cameron.
and W. H. Brown and daughter, Minnie,
of Grand Rapids, relatives of Mrs. G..
w. Pierce, attended the Commence
ment exercises here and were guests of
G. w. PIerce's family from Friday until
Sunday afternoon.
Miss Addie Skeel is at home, in Cen
tralia, for the summer vacation. She
has been employed the past school year
as assistant teacher at PIover, where
she has left an able record as instructor
5 and second to Principal L. s. Everts.
; First Annual Commencement exercises
of the Plover schools were held Friday.
June IL, a class of six graduating. three
boys and three girls