Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-10-14

Madison with his wife and baby.
Mrs. E. S. Renue and Mrs. a. NJ.
Muir were visiting at Stevens Point this
week.
Miss Lillian Betlach of Stevens Point
was the guest Of her aunt, Mrs. NJ. A.
Bogoger the first of the week.
Geo. w. Davis returned Monday
morning from his trip into Iowa where
he purchased a carload of apples which
will soon be on sale at his stand.
John I. Pagel of the town Of Rudolph
is having a new house constructed, 20x
80 feet, and it is being veneered with
red brick purchased of VIM. Scott.
J. E. Schnabel, bookkeeper for the
Grand Rapids Pulp and Paper Co. at
Biron, went to Minneapolis the past
week on business for the company.
Mrs. I. E. Nash and daughter Nellie
returned home the first of the week
from their visit in Milwaukee and Mad
ison. They both report a delightful
time.
F. W. Burt, assistant postmaster, is
back in his accustomed place after a
weeks illness with rheumatism. He
still limps some, but he is able to be
about.
Isaac p Witter, cashier of the Cen
tralia bank, was a Wausau visitor the
past week and witnessed the football
game between Wausau and Stevens
Point.
Miss Rena Bandelin has invited a
large company of her young friends to
meet at the Bandein home, Centralia,
Friday evening when they will be
entertained at dancing
3. NJ. Pulling of Marshfeld, the real
estate and insurance agent, was found
guilty Of forgery in Milwaukee the past
week. The verdict was in accordance
with the truth and fact.
Matthew J. McRaith, who has been
at Colby for several months attending a
preparatory school in pharmacy, closed
his labors there recently and attended
the State Board examination at Eau
Claire the past week. He was among
the successful ones who obtained GER
tifcate as licentiate pharmacist and is
now a full-hedged druggist.
John G. Love came up from St. Louis
Saturday to accompany his wife and
children back home, Mrs. Love having
spent her annual summer visit with
relatives IN the twin cities to escape St.
Louis hot weather. They departed
southwark Sunday night and we sup
pose an interval of several months will
elapse before we can again greet these
genial people.
Messrs. d. J. and E. ?. Arpin, of the
Arpin Lumber Co., have spent most OF
their time this week at Arpin making
preparations to start two logging camps
into active operations at once on their
timber tract. They are now hiring men
and expect to get out a large winters
cut. Mr.. d. j. Arpin informs the writer
that wages for labor in the woods Will
be at least 10 per cent. better than last
winter and that the John Arpin Co.
have not yet engaged their full crews.
w. G. Martin and a crew of three
assistants are all very busy painting and
putting the finishing touches on E. I.
! Harmon's new residence. This resi-
dence is one ofthe finest yet constructed
in either city. 1t is not large and mas
slve, but it is well planned, richly con-
structed, and finished in exquisite taste.
The nantes, fire places and chandeliers
are beautiful and add greatly TO the
architectural effect. 1t will be heated
by hot water, lighted with electric light
and possesses all modern improvement
! Mr.. anC Mrs. Harmon will truly have
an ideal house to live in. They expe ct
to occupy it next week.
! Miss Ida Woodruff of Stevens Point
Miss Laura Houston, Messrs. Dan Nc
Kercher and \. n. Palmer spent the
first day of this week hunting prairie
chickens IN the vicinity of Centralia
Of course the boys were out to damon,
strate TO the ladies their cunning as sure
shot hunters, and they did it by taking
advantage Of poor, solitary chicken
roosting quietly in tree. Each marks
man emptied barrel with eye that was
true, and together they bore this single
trophy home. Now the Centralia CUR
club has case before it for disposition
and the aforementioned ladies are
wondering why the boys wore the regu
lation duck coats and hats of the true
i sportsman. Here is an incident where
the bird in the tree was worth more
than all the rest on the wing