Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-05-12

Miss Daisy Mallow of Stevens Point
visited friends in our city Saturday.
Miss Celia Howe Of Manawa was
the guest of Mrs. Mary ]. Warren the
past week.
F. E. Bosworth and Crosby Grant of
Stevens Point were noticed III town be-
tween trains Monday.
Peter Henkes, coatmaker in the
Kruger & Cameron tailor shop, went up
to Wausau Sunday morning.
E. Oberbeck of the Oberbeck Mfg.
Co., Centralia, is spending few days
in Chicago this week on business.
Miss Kathryn Luft, sister of Mrs. D.
D. Conway, departed for Madison Mon
dav evening after a visit of one week in
Centrala.
Clarke jenkins, teacher of the school
visited with his parents here Saturday
and Sunday. His term will last two
months longer.
S. A. Spafford, Sr.,, made a business
| trip to Rhlnelander this week to be alb
sent two or three days. He was look
| ing after interests in the store of Spaf-
| Miss Nellie Nash, Centralia, went to
| Rhinelander, Saturday, to be the guest
of Miss Jessie Shepard, former uni
versity acquaintance, and Miss Nettle
Wheelan, both teachers in the public
schools of that city. Miss Nash intends
to visit friends at Ashland before return
ing home.
| Maurice SLIDER came home from Mil
waukee Tuesday noon. He spent three
days at the state metropolis viewing the
sights, particularly the soldiery at Camp
Harvey. Maurice visited with all the
boys from here and reports them In
good health, conteuted and anxious to
see more active service.
| Will Schultz and Arthur Pepin took
advantage of the low excursion rates to
Milwaukee, Sunday, and spent the day
among the soldier boys and 10000 visit
ors at Camp Harvey. The Wisconsin
| Central carried passengers from Stevens
Point and return for $3.50 round trip,
giving a full days time for sightseeing
in the cream city.
The latest addition to things orna=
mental as well as useful in the Cen
tralia drug store is a handsome soda
| fountain. It was put in place this
week and with it's pretty silver service
is an eye catcher. We won't attempt
| to describe it's graceful features. just
step in and see it for yourself.
Arthur Coppin of La Crosse stopped
off in Grand Rapids Wednesday after
noon on his way to Green Bay. His
many friends were glad to greet him.
| Arthur has been connected with an
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years. He is about 10 receive promo.
ton in rank due him on account of
faithful and regular service rendered to
the company.
Mrs. T.. A. Rousseau and two daugh-
from Madison Sunday morning to make
an extended visit of two or three
months in this section and in the north
ern part of the state. Mrs. Rosseau is
guest of her sisters, Mrs. Mark Martin
and Miss Dora Douville. Later she will
90 to see her mother at Arnott, and
from there will 90 to Merrill for short
stay with friends.
A little girl, aged one year and seven
months, the daughter of farmer John
Schmmick resident in Rudolph, fell
into a spring near her home Saturday
and was drowned. Mr.. Schmmick
was blowing in the fields, his wife was
busy in the house, while their two
daughters were at play out of doors.
The little girl ran away from her older
sister and the sad fatality occurred.
Funeral services were conducted in
the Catholic church at Rudolph on
Monday.
We close our stores Tuesdays and Thurs
days at $50 p. m. The following mer-
chants have added their signatures to
the early closing agreement as above
stated since the last issue of the
REPORTER: Robt. Huyck & Co., meat
market; J. W. Natwick, furniture;
Centralia Meat Market; Geo. W.
Baker, furniture: A. P. Hirzy, jew
cir; Mrs. n. E. Emmons. jeweler;
w. G.. Scott, jeweler: n. iceland, two
meat markets. The act is now almost
unanimous among our business houses.
only few having refused to sign.