Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-09-01
PERSONAL.

nesday evening on a short bushes!
| trip.
Miss Emma SchnabeI entertained {
company of her young lady friends a
= O'Clock tea Tuesday evening.
Miss Leila Treat of the Enterprise
force spent Sunday and Monday with
her mother at Meadow Valley.
Druggist F, L. Steib transacted bust
ness in Stevens Point from Saturday
afternoon until Monday noon of this
week.
Chas Tibbits of Milwaukee was IN
the city this week greeting his many
young friends. He left Tuesdey after.
noon.
Mrs. Geo. W. BIackford and two sons
OF Milwaukee are the guests Of their
aunt, Mrs. Geo. 7. Rowland, and family
this week.
Mrs. Baines of Wausau, better known
as Mrs. S. 3. Harrington, is in the city
q guest of her sister, Mrs. Addie
Dougherty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gross of Sparta
are guests of relatives and friends IN
Grand Rapids this week. They came
CuAudy uOfnlng.
Mrs. Chas. PhiIleo went north tc
TomahaWk Sunday morning, where she
will be a guest of her sister, Mrs. J. n
Meunier, for two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. ]. Cameron and SOL
Adrian drove over to Sherry Sunday
where they spent the day as guests al
the Z. Z. Ramsdell home.
Jake Gross, Necedah's "blueberry
king" visited with relatives here the
fore part of the week. He was accom-,
panied by his daughter Ida.
Misses Elizabeth Rowland and Anna
Granger gave their Junior League class
picnic yesterday. A most enjoyable
time was had by all present.
Mrs. c. G. Herbst departed Wednes-
day night for Sparta, where she will
visit a few days with relatives and then
proceed on home to Faribault, MINI.
Frank Levins of Neenah arrived in
Grand Rapids the first of the week to
be guest of viii Kellogg for few
days during the chicken hunting season
Miss Clara Means of Stevens Point
has been entertained in our city this
week by Mrs. +. A. Weaver and at the
bone Of her friend Miss Anna Klein.
Masters Roy Nash, Seth Jones, Leon
ard Smith and Robbie Nash have been
camping near NekoOsa the past week,
hunting fishing and having general
good time.
Carl Madsen, bookkeeper in the
Wood County National bank, returned
home Wednesday morning from a two
weeks visit with his parents at Union
vile, Michigan.
A. W. Kellogg and wife Of Neenah
are guests of Chas. f. kellogg and
family in Centralia. Mr.. A. W. is an
enthusiastic chicken hunter and he is
here for that purpose.
Henry Hasbrouck of Merrill is IN the
city, guest at the old home. Henry
makes it a point to visit home at least
once a year. His many friends are
always glad to see him.
John Wigman, passenger engineer on
the Green Bay u Western railway,
resident at the east end of the line, is
In the city today to attend the funeral
of his sister-in-laW, Miss Ella McRath.
Miss Mabel McCamley returned Sun
day evening from vacation visit of two
weeks with relatives in Merrill. Miss
Mabel is again at her accustomed desk
as accountant for Johnson, Hill & Co.,,
grocery department.
Miss Clemintine M. Pearson of Osh-
kosh, former teacher at the Howe High
school and a warm friend of Miss Ella
MCRalth, deceased, is in the city today
to attend the funeral. Miss Pearson
has been a teacher in the schools of
Milwaukee since leaving here.
Chris. Larson, clerk during the last
fourteen months in the clothing store
of Kruger & Cameron, this city, resigned
his place the fore part of the week to
accept a position as travelling salesman
for Chicago concern. Mr.. Larson is
already at work for the new firm.
L. II. Read, superintendent of the
RiverdaIe Seed Farm, departed this
Thursday afternoon for Knoxville,
Tennessee, to attend a meeting of the
Eastern Tennessee Horticultural society.
He intends also to visit few points in
Alabama and, incidentally, to look over
the potato trade in that state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. P. Hambrecht
came home from Tomah Thursday
morning. Mr.. Hambrecht Joined bis
wife in Tomah a week before, having
come from the University summer
school in Madison. Public schools of
Grand Rapids will open on Monday
next with Mr. Hambrecht in charge as
city superintendent.
John Housefeld, one of the best cooks
in northern Wisconsin, is enjoying a
two weeks vacation at the Will John
son home in Centralia. Mr.. Housefeld
has been catering to the appetites of
about 115 men near Mosinee employed
in building branch logging road for
the JOS. Dessert Co. He will return to
work there when rested up.
Russ Lyon came down from Wausau
Wednesday evening to spend a few
days with Centralia friends in quest
of the festive prairie chicken. Judge
Silverthorn, Chas. and Dave Winton
and fourth hunter in the party, all of
Wausau, passed through Centralia the
same evening bound for Babcock in
order to get out on the marshes at an
early hour this morning.
w. A. Wilgus, postmaster of Hopkins
vile, Kentucky. arrived in the city
Wednesday morning for visit ut the
editors tiIesiGe and, incidentally, for a
chicken hunt. Whether the shooting
will be any better than last year, actual
experience will reveal Chickens are
reported quite plenty by the farmers
this year and we sincerely hope the
predictions will Prove true.
"Wednesday this town was filled Will
huntive sports. chicken sports, out-of
town sports, in-town sports. Today
! they are all on tie marshes and the