Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-13
PERSONAL.

E. P. Arpin transacted business a
Mansion the first days of this week.
J. A. Cohen was in Waupaca the pas
week looking after their interests there
Mrs. F. E. Dudley, Centralia. is jus
getting better from three weeks Hines
with quinsy.
Hon. Geo. w. Cate was over from
Stevens Point Monday transacting lega
business in our city.
Attorney D. D. Conway made quicl
trip to Green Bay and return this weel
Wednesday.
John Schnabel Of the F. MacKinno1
Mfg. Co. in Centralia is absent this weel
on business trip to points IN Indiana
Mrs. F. Rintelman who has been visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. A. L. Fontaine
departed for her home Thursday after
noon.
w. j. McCallum of the Model Steam
Laundry in Centralia has been spending
a few days this week with old friends a
Neenah.
F. MacKinnon arrived home to-day
from Nausau where he left his family
enjoying good health and the comforts
of summer climate.
= We see by the Milan (Mich.) Leader
that Charles Gay, a brother of w. Fl
Gay who formerly lived here, died il
that city on Friday, December 10th.
Arthur Arpin and his sister, Emma
departed for Canada the past week
where the former will spend month
and the latter will probably stay year
Ole X. Evans sold out his ice business
to Mr.. E. G.. Ketchum this week and
will therefore not be prepared to sup
ply customers with ice the coming sum-
mer.
Mr.. T. E. Nash and daughter Nellie
departed Wednesday afternoon, the
former for Michigan on business and
the latter for Milwaukee where she will
be the guest of Mrs. J. w. Cameron.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Gerard, of Slough
ton, Wis. have been mingling among
their numerous friends in the twin cities
a few days this week. They are en-
route home from visit at Wausau and
Merrill
DR.. O. 7. Hougen, of this city, and
DR.. Edward Hougen, of Pittsville, at
tended the sessions of the Northwestern
Wisconsin Medical Association in Ste
vens Point Tuesday, this week.
Rev. C. H. Branscombe of Centralia
service at the Episcopal church
of the Intercession in Stevens Point
Sunday evening last whence he went to
listen to an address by the Rt. Rev. c.
G. Grafton, Bishop of Fond du Lac.
Herman Kruger, of Chicago, brother
of "unser Fred" the popular clothier,
is in town to spend week visiting re-
latives and friends. This is Herman s
first appearance at the old home for a
period of five years.
X. T. Hougen, general merchant at
Manitowoc, was the guest OF his brother,
DR.. 0. 7. Hougen. the fore part of this
week. He went from the twin cities to
Pittsville where he visited with brother
Edward Hougen, M. D.
Andrew Turnbull has been over from
the Waupaca Soldiers home a few days
this week mingling among his friends
here. MIR. Turnbull is as enthusiastic
as ever over the comforts and fine &C.
commodations of the institution which
he now calls home.
Mrs. Peter Love, who on the 10th OF
December last underwent an operation
for appendicitis, was able to sit up Sun.
day for the first time since her recent
illness. In fact she has SO far i'm proved
that she could dispense with the services
of her professional Sister of Charity
nurse from Marshfeld, and the Sister
departed Monday. Continued good care
and devoted attention to all her wants
by husband and family will soon bring
Mrs. Love back to normal strength and
health, condition in which all friends
are anxiously waiting to greet her.
No doubt, -four O'Clock" has been
hailed with pleasure by great many OF
the school boys and girls since the ice
on the river has been in good condition
to furnish first class skating. A merry
crowd may be seen whirling about al
most all hours of the day, though it is
quite noticeable that the throug is great.
ly increased after 4 o'clock. Have a
good time, but be very careful where
you skate. One may scarcely look at q
paper these DAYS but that the heading
Drowned while skating" arrests the
eye. We do not want to be obliged tc
chronicle any such sad mishap in oul
paper.
Chas. Demitz, who departed from
home some months ago for North Da-
kota harvest fields, writes back that he
failed in his intentions to do harvesting
but instead found work at his old trade
and has been employed doing electric
light wiring ever since he left. He is al
present assisting electricians at Casseltor
and they have almost completed what
is claimed to be the finest little system
in that state. Charles says: "We put in