Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-11-24
PERSONAL,

Miss Mamie Hamm has been on the
sick list since Sunday morning of this
week.
Register of Deeds Nash Mitchell
went to Chicago last night for a short
business trip.
Mrs. Helen Cutter of Tomahawk is in
the city to spend Thanksgiving with
her mother, Mrs. Isabelle Philleo.
Miss Jennie Pratt came home Tues
day morning from Chicago where she
spent few days shopping.
Miss Eide Marceau came home from
Babcock last evening to spend Thanks
giving vacation with her parents in
Centralia.
DR.. Frank R. Houston came down
J from Wausau Monday evening and is
spending Thanksgiving week at home
in Centralia.
Ebert Kellogg came down from Mer-
rill Wednesday evening to get his knees
under the parental table III Centralia
on turkey day.
L. B. Kelly has purchased the vacant
lots opposite the Howe High school
property. We presume he will erect a
fine residence thereon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Larson will enter
tam small company of their relatives
and friends in the town of Grand Rap
ids on Thanksgiving day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Falkland MacKlnnon
and Miss Charlotte Gibson returned to
Centralia last evening from Chicago,
where they had been zen visite" since
Friday.
Chas. Carman is spending the week
at the old home in this city, here par
ticularly to join the folks in participa-
ton of good things at the Thanksgiving
day feast.
Miss Anna E. Hannifn of Kilbourn
City, teacher last year in the second
and third grades, ward building, Howe
High school, is a guest at the home OF
n. johnson IN CenCralla.
Dean B. Philleo was down from Wau-
sau to visit his friends Saturday and
returned Sunday morning with his
| little son, who had been left with
Grandma Philleo for few days.
Miss Marguerite Shepperd of Minnea-
polls is a guest at the residence of Mrs.
Libbie Demarais in this city. Miss
Shepherd came Saturday and will
probably remain several weeks.
Mrs. C. F. Zirman and little son Har-
old, accompanied by Lawrance Chap
man, went to Stevens Point Monday
afternoon to spend the THANKSGIVING
holiday at the Frank Chapman nome.
Mrs. Will Frost, nee Miss Grace
Woodford, of Menomineee, Mich, de-
parted for her home Tuesday morning
after a pleasant visit of one week in
Grand Rapids as the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. w. Freeman.
Miss Anna Wipperman, of Chiffon,
has been the guest of her brother Mayor
Wipperman and family. She will re-
main all this week and then depart for
Dakota. Her brother Herman will
accompany her there.
An enjoyable time is in store for you
at the Thanksgiving dance party in
Opera House tonight for the benefit of
st. Katherine's Guild. Buy ticket
and join in the happy maze. You will
get your moneys worth.
Emile Oestreich returned this morning
after four months absence in Gloton,
South Dakota. He likes it SO we'll out
there that he expects to return in the
spring and perhaps sooner If he can
dispose of his land here.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Bennett went to
Dubuque, Iowa, Tuesday evening to
spend Thanksgiving at the home of
Mrs. Benefits brother. They will
return to Grand Rapids the fore part of
next week and expect shortly there
after to leave for Florida, intending to
spend the winter in tour of the entire
| south.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Cameron gave a
large social function at their Wells
street home in Milwaukee last Thursday
a musical for Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
Page Tibbits, Mrs. Tibbits appeared
on the program for two numbers ''Span-
ish Songs" Mrs. L. NJ. Alexander OF
Port Edwards was among those IN at
tendance. Conroy, the popular caterer,
had charge of luncheon at the Cameron
musical.
George Houston made his appear
ance at the home in Centralia Saturday
evening after an absence of about seven
months travelling through Iowa, Mis-
souri,, Dakota and Kansas. He was
employed as advertising agent for the
Yeast Foam company and had a pleas
ant and profitable trip. George has
concluded that it is possible to ramble
over large portion of this country
without finding better state than Wis
Consin.
Mrs. Arthur Layton. of London, Eng
land, known to twin city people as Miss
Mabel Ingraham, sailed for this country
on the 10th inst, and expects to arrive
in this city on the Goth or 9th. She
comes alone, but expects to be joined
| by her husband in about month. She
contemplates making a three months