Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-03-03
Thursday, March 8, 1898,
PERSONAL.

Daly's Drug store. Telephone IS.
Mrs. John Sullivan of Babcock spent
day shopping in the twin cities this
week.
Mrs. F. D. Mccormick of Billings,
Montana, is in the city guest of Mrs.
M. Belanger.
DIR. w. d. Harvie has moved his office
furniture and fixtures in his office in
the Wood block where he can be found
hereafter.
August Lefelbein who has been en-
ployed for several months in Hancock,
Wis, has returned to his family in
this city.
Master Guy Lynch, son of Mr.. and
Mis-. Edward Lynch, las been very
sick boy lately suffering with infamma
ton of the stomach.
Miss Maggie Farrell departed for
Winnebago Monday morning where she
has acct pied II position as nurse in the
Northern State Hospital.
Miss Lavina RarIn of West Superior
arrived home Monday morning 10 re-
main permanently wit her mother " hu
is now alone and IN poor health.
Miss Lrttie Denmiston departed for
Milwaukee the first of this week to
accept employment in one Of the mil
linery establishment of that city.
F. L. Tibbits of milwaukee, was greet
ing his many friends on our street Tues
day, and found time to mix in few
pleasant chats among ye old timers
with his lumber business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wagner who
have been residents of Des MOines,
Iowa for the past year have returned
to this city to reside permanently.
Their friends were all glad to see them.
Miss Minnie Gets is expected home
or SUNDAY next from the Wis
consin Training School for nurses at
Milwaukee, she having been sent for
on account of the illness of her mother.
Messrs. Geo n Wood, Edward J.
Whitney and Emil Garrison, and Misses
Dora Douvile, Leila Treat and Mamie
Ward, composed sleighing party tina:
drove to Stevens Point and returned
Sunday last.
Mrs. J. H. Price and son Earl expect
TO return to their home in Neenah Sat
urday next. Mrs. Price has made an
extended visit with her brother Chas.
F. kellogg and family in Centralia and
won MANY friends here during her stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank J. Cameron took
advantage of the good sleighing Satur-
day afternoon and drove to Sherry
where they remained as guests of Mr..
and Mrs 4. E. Ramsdell until Sunday
p. M, then drove back home.
Chas. Demitz Jr., who has been alb
sent in the Dakotas for the last few
months, reached home this week.
Charles came direct from Casselton
where he had been employed for some
time assisting in putting up new cleo
trio light plant for that city.
Mr.. NJ. Klein, his son and daughter,
Geo. Klein and wife, and Miss Augusta
Means of Wausau, Mrs. Henry Palmer
of Hampton, Iowa; Messrs. John and
Fred Schultz of Parkersberg, Nebraska,
were in the city Wednesday to attend
the funeral of Jerry Klein.
Philip Kill, druggist for the past three
months with F. L. Steib d Co., re-
signed his position at the end of last
week ard on Wednesday departed for
his home at Oshkosh. Matthew J.
McRaith began work Monday morning
as clerk in the Steib drug store.
Mrs. John Henry ahd sister Norah
spent the past week at Lacrosse with
their brother Tom and family where
the latter has taken up housekeeping.
Tom enjoys a nice little run out Of
there, but we are surprised to find
that he mOurns the sad loss of his
muStache.
Silas Payne and family at South Cen
tralia were pleasantly surprised Tues
day evening by company of his COM
rades from Wood County Post No. %,
G. A. r., together with their wives, who
drove down to the Payne residence to
spend the evening, Mr.. and Mrs.
Payne provided an excellent supper on
short notice as we'll as other happy en-
tertainment and the twenty guests had
jolly time.
A. J. Bovles of Wausau has accepted
the position of book-keeper for the
Centralia Lumber Co. in place of Geo.
w. Laufer, who resigned owing to i'll
health. Mr.. Boyles is an experienced
man in the retail lumber business and
has been on the road for the last two
years. He is now handling the books
in the Centralia lumber office "on trial"
and if the new relations between en-
ployers and employee are go, he will
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