Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-06-17
Mrs. F. Rossier and child. of Wausau.

Mrs. E. Rossier and child, of Wausau,
have been guests of Mrs. VIII Scott
this week.
Miss Nettie Wheelan is at home for
the summer interregnum between
school teaching seasons.
Mrs. J. H. Treat, of Meadow Valley,
visited with her daughter Miss Leila
two days this week, going back home
Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Turnbull and
Mrs. A. A. Williams have gone to the
Waupaca Soldiers home to live. They
will find very pretty home and grounds
and delightful place to live.
Emile and Orestes Garrison have
returned from their studies at st. John
Military Academy, DelafeId. Emile
departed with his father, Mr.. F. CARR
son, Wednesday evening for trip to
Chicago, and probably St. Louis.
DIR. @. 7. Hougen went to Chicago
Wednesday to attend the graduating
exercises Of Northwestern University
Medical School which occur this Thurs
day evening June II. Edward Hougen
brother of the doctor, finishes from
that institution to-day with honors.
John L. Sturtevant, editor of the
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| Wednesday, to take notes III the HOxie
case. The trial is still on and outcome
not vet known. John is an active news
paper man and connected with one OF
the best weekly papers in the state.
We enjoyed his visit to our Office.
Miss Mary Dougherty and mother OF
Stevens Point attended Commencement
exercises in this city, Friday evening,
remaining over Sunday at the residence
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jas Miller. Miss
Dougherty has accepted her former
position as teacher in the Stevens Point
schools for another year.
Among the teachers who have ac-
copied positions in the schools at Marsh
field for next year, we find several well
known in the twin cities. They are:
Miss Caddie Harden, Augusta; Ada and
Addie Skeel, Centralia; Bridget NJ.
Byrne, Beloit, teacher in Centralia dur
ing 1897; Bertha Pelton, Reedsburg,
formerly teacher in Centralia.
Mayor Geo. W. Baker, in conjunction
with the city improvements, has made
valuable improvements in his own bust
ness place. A stone wall has been put
in across the front of his store building,
and stone piers at stated distances along
the entire length of his building. Now
that he is upon stable foundation the
interior Of his store is undergoing re-
pairs. When complete he will haye a
model place for the transacting of bust
ness.
Harry Rablin came home from Green
Bay, Saturday evening, where he has
finished q nine months commercial
course at the business college Of that
city. He naturally, made his first ap-
pearance down town mounted on his
right bower, the bicycle, and was warm
ly congratulated by home friends for
his recent success in the road race at
the college town. Harry will keep in
training for bicycle work and expects to
enter the track races at Green Bay,
July 9Th.
Stevens PointJournal: Fred Palmer,
the gentlemanly young bookkeeper at
the Jackson Milling Co. office in this
city, was married on May 18th to Miss
Minnie Hack harth, of the town of Sigel,
Wood county, but the facts were not
generally known until last week. After
returning to the city the Young couple
made their home with MIR. and Mrs.
Frank Ford for a time, but are now
keeping house at the corner of Shaur-
cite and Prairie streets. Fred has been
a resident Of Stevens Point less than a
year, but in that time has made many
friends who extend their hearty con-
gratulations.