Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-24


Inez Witter. little daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. D. Witter. came home
Tuesday evening from visit Of one
week with the family Of D. r. Coon
at Auburndale.
Dan Brown, nightWatchman in Cen
tralia, went back on duty Monday
after an absence of one week from his
regular beat. Chas. Heiser acted as
temporary watch.
Mrs. Joseph Gass returned to her
home in DeS MOines, Iowa, last Fri
day. She was the guest Of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wagner in Grand
Rapids, for nearly two months.
Edmond Rossier joined his wife and
child here on Thursday last and
spends most Of his time near PIOyer,
where he, with others. are interested
in the erection OF new Touring mill.
Mrs. Ada Byers of Seattle, formerly
resident of Centralia, has been q
guest of her sister Mrs. w. @. Scott
since last Thursday. Mrs. Byers eX-
poets TO prolOng her stay until Mon
day.
Nir. and Mrs. Edmond II. RosSier
have been at PIOyer this week getting
their new home settled for occupancy.
They are expected back in the twin
cities today to remain for Il few weeks
among relatives.
Mrs. z. I. Atwood, sister 0f jeweler
J. r. Chapman. departed for her home
in Beaver Dam on Monday afternoon.
a second sister who has been visiting
him, Mrs. VI. Flanagan Of Fond du
Lac, returned Wednesday.
viii B. Raymond has accepted a
position in the clothing department
of the Johnson & Hill Co. stores, Cen
tralia. He was formerly employed in
the grocery house Of this firm, having
resigned to take his trip west.
Erwin L. Schultz is back at his old
position in the J. e. Daily drug store.
He resigned about six weeks ago in
tending to travel toward the west,
but has been induced to change his
mind and stay in good town.
Mrs. Mary Panther who has been
visiting with her parents in Centralia
the past seven weeks departed We'd
nesday morning for Appleton to make
! her sister a short visit then proceed
home to Cripple Creek, Colorado.
Mrs. ZoelIe Turcotte of HoIyoke.
| Mass. sister OF Mrs. John Arpin, de-
parted for home Tuesday evening.
She was accompanied as far as Chi
cago by ArSin L. Arpin, who expects
to make another trip to New York.
DR.. Byron Robinson and his wife
! DR.. Lucy Waite. Of Chicago. who have
been camping at Lake Emily for the
past three weeks were in the city
| Tuesday and Wednesday circulating
among their many friends. This office
acknowledges q social call.
Chas. Dougherty, manager at the
| Wood County Telephone exchange,
came home Tuesday afternoon from
Alexandria. Mimi, where they passed
| three pleasant weeks visiting with a
brother Of Mrs. DOugherty.
Misses Mabel McCamIey and Ethel
Kelly went to Merrill Friday evening
where they were entertained by
friends until Monday afternoon. The
young ladies attended the race meet
and gymkhanna of the Lakeyiew Cycle
club in that city on Saturday.
Chas. POdawiltz, the hustling clerk
at the New Central hotel. went to
| Lancaster, this state, Sunday evening
to be d guest Of his friend r. W.
! Morse, court reporter for Judge Webb
! He will take in the Brown county fair
while there and has vacation of one
week.
Glenn II. Williams. stenOgrapher in
| the office of Attorney General Emmett
r. Hicks at Madison. came home
Saturday evening for a vacation Of
about one month. y pleasant side of
positions in the state house is that
salaries of employees continue during
| the recreation period.
Mrs. G.. L. Kelly of Andover, New
! Brunswick, arrived in Grand Rapids
Monday to yiSrt at the home of her
son, L. B. Kelly, until fall. She was
accompanied by her brother, J. W.
Cameron OF Milwaukee, whose guest
she had been IN the Cream city. Mr.
Cameron departed Tuesday morning
Mrs. B. SLIDER departed Wednesday
noon for Milwaukee. where she will
her future home Ter two daughters
Jtiltu uGf at NGCSudii NIiSEt they lldu
been visiting. Mrs. SLIDER left Grand
Rapids reluctantly and chose Milwau-
l1ee as he future home because her
daughters would have greater advan-
tageS there.
) Editor e. B. EgGndage took his de-
parture yesterday for Dawson, North
Dakota, where he intends to recuerpate