Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-09-07

reach Grand Rapids next Wednesday.
Bat O'Day spent Sunday with h is
family in Grand Rapids. returning to
HarShaw Monday morning. where he
has charge of O'Day x Daily camp.
Miss Sylvia Hansberry. former
teacher in Centralia. was the guest of
Mrs. {. II. Brown Saturday en- route
to MarShtield, where she will teach
| this year.
B. E. Walters of the PittsviIle Pilot
wheeled up from BabCOck Tuesday
afternoon, spent the night in Contra
liza and continued hOmeward WedneS-
day morning.
! Mrs. Mary Hewlett. mother OF
patrolman James Hewlett, and one Of
the oldest settlers in Wood county. is
reported as slowly improving from a
serious illness.
Nels Sundet. expert tailor in the
Wood block. works wonders with a
piece of suiting cloth. You get fit
that fits when measured by Mr.. Sun
Diet. Try him.
John Clements, of the Stevens
Point Journal force. and Joseph
Binder Of the Point took Sunday
dinner in Centralia. being down this
way for a bicycle outing.
Schools have opened in La Crosse,
but Miss Carolyn Briere of Grand
| Rapids, engaged to teach in that city.
| has been granted five months leave
| OF absence on account of illness.
Emanuel and Severe Voyer returned
| Saturday from their trip into Michigan
where they visited with their father.
They covered the distance both ways
by team and report fine outing.
c. c.. HerbSt of Faribault, Mime
sofa, joined his wife here Monday and
is a guest with his wife at Mother
| EOntaine'S home in Centalia. They
expect to return home the last of this
week.
Miss Caroline Kuntz, stenographer
in the law office Of Mayor II. Wiper
man, is absent for vacation of two
weeks 10 be spent among friends in
Green Bay, Appleton, Oshkosh and
New London.
Judge ChaS. VI. Webb and his wife
| returned home this morning from
their extended visit among old friends
and scenes in PENNSYLVANIA. They
report most delightful trip but CON
siderable bad weather.
"Creamo" Sherwood, who is supply
ing the Centralia Enterprise columns
with spicy and numerous local news
notes while Editor Brundage is in
Dakota, spent last Sunday with his
wife and son in Stevens Point.
Miss Celia Emmons, Grand Rapids,
and Mrs. W. A. Brazeau of Port
Edwards returned to their respective
homes this morning from a pleasant
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. John n.
Brundage in Eureka, South Dakota.
DR.. Frank Pomainville went out to
the Briere & POmainville cranberry
marshes at City Point Monday morn
ing to start the crews of pickerS and
to look after the gathering and
handling Of his crop for a few days.
c. Hanscom and daughter came
down from Merrill Wednesday even
ing and are guests at the E. G. r OSSieI
home in Centralia. Mr.. HanScOm is
hunting chickens today with Ed mond
and Emil ROSSier and Walter Dickson.
Mrs. Smith Benedict of Merrill, sis
ter of James Hewlett, who has been
in the city during the illness of hel
mother, Mrs. Mary Hewlett, expects
to return home this evening or Friday
morning. Her two children will
accompany her.
Mrs. K. NJ. Karner Of Centralia
returned home last Saturday from
| Chicago where she spent several days
selecting d choice fall and winter
stock for her millinery store in the
COrriveau block. Mr.. Karner is now
in Colorado.
Mrs. Fred Perry and daughter OF
Lucerne, Missouri, were Sunday guests
at the II. II. NOSS home. j. A. Perry
Of Lucerne also visited here the past
week and after short stay with rela
tiyeS at Port Edwards, is again in
Grand Rapids.
Walter henderson, we'll known
farmer in the town of Rudolph, has
sold his farm near the station to Paul
Ocksteadt. Mr.. henderson came from
Milwaukee five years ago and will re-
turn to that city this week fol
permanent residence.
MeSSrs. Arthur Week, j. n. WelSby,
Joe Ash, Bob Finch and a fifth party
from Stevens Point drove throug b
town Monday evening on their way
home from the marshes near Gran
moor where they had spent four days
hunting prairie chickens.
Frank Ford, well known in Grand
Rapids, expects to return soon from
the east to his home in Plainfield
| / n0jLr to tnT hiC, l1n
more year at the University of Wis
the Howe High school with the class
Of 81.
Dolph Bezoir, graduate of the Grand
Rapids High school, class of 81, now
travelling salesman for a Minneapolis
grocery house, spent few days in
town tranSacting business and circu-
lating among friends during the past
week. He came Friday evening and
departed Tuesday.
Harry Miller. who has been selling
The Youths Encyclopedia in the east
this summer, is expected home on any
train. He will visit his parents here
until opening of Wisconsin University
when he will go to Madison to take up
course of studies at the university.
Harry graduated from Howe High
school in 1895.
J. J. Fruit, of the law firm of FIdit
& Gordon, of La Crosse, was in the
city Tuesday on business before the
probate court which was in session on
that day. We acknowledge social
call from the gentleman whom we
have known for many years. He is an
ideal gentleman and a good lawyer
with whom it is pleasure to meet.