Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-10-13

Dolph Bezoir of Minneapolis, travel
Ing salesman for a wholesale grocery
mouse OF that citv. was shaking hands
with all the old boys here SATURDAY.,
sunday and Monday. He is the same
hearty, honest and goodIoobing Dolph
OF yOre, makes periodical business trims
TO the twin cities and we are ALWAYS
pleased TO greet him,
Frank R. Houston, lately from Dawson
City, Alaska, departed Monday night
for Chicago after a short visit with his
mother IN C8ntralia. Mr.. Houston ex-
poets TO resume work in his old position
as demonstration at the Chicago College
OF Dental Surgery. Frank was accom-.
panied to the big town by his brother
there.
E. E. Witherel of GAINESVILLE, former
agent at the Marshfeld & Southeastern
Ky. station in Centralia, was in town on
business Friday He accompanied his
wife and children, who had been visit
ing IN Centralia, home that evening.
Mr.. Wltherel is now interested in bring
ing new settlers to Wood county for the
John Arpin Lumber Co. and makes
numerous trips up this way.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. &. Stone of Menom-
lnee, Wis, have been guests this week
OF MIR. and Mrs. Emile c. Rossier in
Centralla. Mr.. Stone is travelling sales
man for the North Star Boot & Shoe Co.
of Minneapolis and is we'll known in the
twin cities. having sold to the trade here
for MANY years. Mrs. Stone will remain
at the Rossier home the balance Of the
week while her husband makes a bust
ness trip to neighboring towns.
Archie Bulls and Frank Downing
were interested Onlookers at the High
school--,Normal football game in this
city, Saturday. Mr.. Bulls put his
shoulder to the spectators outside the
ropes every time the ball went in play
and he kept the crowd going with the
pIgskID. Archie was captain of the
champion team last year and that foot
ball hump seemed bound to come uu-
consciously from second nature.
The United States transport OLDHAM.
which sailed from Ponce, Porto Rico,
Sept. 2S, via Santiago. Oct 5, arrived at
quarantine in New York Wednesday
night. The transport brought $50 sick
and Convalescent soldiers and 800 pas
sengers. On the list of returned con
ndIeSC6ulS Is Gne name OF hugh ".
Beadle, Third Wisconsin, Eau Claire
company, who will doubtless come to
his home in Grand Rapids as fast as the
train can carry him after he gets through
quarantine. Mr.. Beadle has been quite
sick IN camp near CoamO.
Three new cases Of diphtheria deveI-
oped i'll Centralia last Sunday, a two
year old daughter in the home of Gus
Stein, a three year old girl of Street
Commissioner Geo. Goodman, and 9
young son of Louis Fritz being taken i'll
with the dread disease. All three are
, improving nicely under care of Dr. O.
I. HOugen and are practically out OF
danger, There was a case of diphtheria
We understand, in the Stein home last
July. Clothing was put away without
being properly disinfected and when
they were taken out again the past week
to be cleaned the little daughter was
taken down with disease. The Good
man child was at the Stein home to play
about this time and she too went home
with diphtheria. There seems to be
more reasons than one why sickness is
rampant In our sister city, and we be-
lieve Carelessness comes in for its share
Of the trouble.