Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-12-22
PERSONAL.

for the holidays.
Mrs Thos. Mullen and children went
to Green Bav "Wednesday afternoon for
a visit at the home of Mrs. Mullen's
parents.
Miss Florence PhilIeo, teacher OF
music at Tomahawk, is expected here
tomorrow evening to spend Christmas
at home.
E. T. Harmon. cashier at the First
National Bank, returned the fore part
of the week from short visit with his
mother at Berlin. Wis.
A. F. Humphrey of Princeton. tins
state, a brother of Mrs 0 r. Hougen.
was a visitor in the city Wednesda,
afternoon and until the early train this
morning.
Miss Anna Smith of Merrill passed
TUESDAY, in Grand Rapids looking after
business affairs of the disses Smith,
milliners. She was guest of Mr.. nd
Mrs. NJ. A. Bogoger.
A. R. Jackson, former clerk at the
Centralia postoffice and now assistant
to Manager Church in the Centralia
Drug Store, is confined at home this
week with intermittent fever.
Miss Branscombe, who is at present
attending the Chicago College, will be
the guest of her brother, Rev. C. H.
Branscombe at the clergyhouse, Contra
liza during the Christmas HOLIDAYS.
Mrs, w, S. Buckley of Telluride.
Colorado, is a guest of her mother, Mrs.
John Arpin, and the Arpin families in
our city to remain until Monday. Her
many friends are happy to greet her at
the old home during this happy yule-
tide.
Flick Pinkerton of Westfeld, Mar
quette county, has been making calls
on his numerous old acquaintance in
Grand Rapids this week and his visits
have been filled with lots of reminis-
cent pleasure. He worked for Joseph
Wood in this section of Wood county
forty years ago.
A. L. Larkin of Tomah, senior assist
ant teacher in the Appleton High
school, was entertained in our city
from Monday evening until Tuesday
evening by his friend P L. Pease,
teacher at the Howe High school. Mr..
Larkin stopped over en- route to his
Tomah home for the holidays.
Frank B. Brundage of Dawson North
Dakota, brother of Editor Brundage,
arrived in Grand Rapids over the Green
Bay road Saturday afternoon and will
visit through the holidays with relatives
and friends. He is the same quiet, good
Frank of yore and we are all
pleased to greet him in the OLD town
once again.
Messrs. Geo. n. Wood and DIR. A. L.
Ridgman departed Wednesday morn
ing for Hudson, Wisconsin, where Mr..
Wood will enter hospital there for
Georges many friends in
the Twin Cities and vicinity will hope
for his speedy recovery. The doctor
Will return as soon as his patient is
comfortably located.
Misses Maurine Johnson and Bessie
Gaynor, attending st. Clara academy at
Grant county, Wis, and
Miss Edith Nash from Rockford college
IN Illinois reached their respective
homes in the twin cities Wednesday
evening to spend two weeks vaca-
ton. The young ladies met at Madison
and made the trip from that city
together.
Sheriff Geo. H. Smith came home
Tuesday night from Pine Ri> er, Wau-
5bara county. whittier he went to start
a flock of 200 fine sheep across country
toward his farm few miles down river
from this city. Mr.. Smith is convinced
that one good way to grow yard wide
is to deal in all wool, SO he
is buying up fancy wool growing stock
in large numbers.
Will l. Schultz of the firm Ward &
Schultz, newsdealers, departed Monday
forenoon over the Green Bay road for
st. Paul to report for place as appren-
tice in telegraphy. He intends to learn
the business and will be put at some
station along the Omaha railway under
tutorship Of the regular operator. Will
must get three months of this practical
before he can demand a salary
after that there is pay in the job. Wilbur
Ward will continue the news agency on
Front street.
Paul Mcneil got home Tuesday after
noon from travelling tour of four
weeks duration as salesman for a patent
window cleaner concern. He covered
a large portion Of northern Wisconsin
while away and had a successful trip
as well as in gaining the
practical business experience that all
hustlers want. Mr.. Mcneil will stay
here until after the holiday season
when he will doubtless except territory
which has been offered him in the
southern states and again take to the
road for the same company