Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-11-23
Louis Schall of Centralia spent
SATURDAY. with a friend at WauSau.

} PARENTS. MI. anu NtES. jasper ATOOISdu
at Hotel Lyon this week.
Mrs. W. \. Johnson of Centralia
has been on the sick list this week
from nervous weakness but is at
present gaining nicely.
Cal. II. Wood. our popular milkman.
went to Milwaukee Wednesday after
noon to consult an ocuiist. He eX-
poets to be absent four or five days.
Mrs. Caroline Rossier of Centralia
was the guest or her son Edmond and
I family at Plover the latter part Of last
week. returning home Saturday even
ing
Miss Celia Burr, teacher in the Lynn
district. town Of Saratoga. and Miss
| Lillian Smith. teacher 1T CranmOOr,
spent Saturday and Sunday at home
in Grand Rapids.
Miss Celia EmmOns returned to her
books at Stevens Point Normal school
Monday morning after having been at
home in Grand Rapids for week on
account Of sickness.
Rev. j. J. LOOze of Wausaukee,
Marinette county, was the guest of
his brother DR.. LOOZe and family.
Monday and Tuesday. He returned
home Wednesday morning.
William Bradford, teacher in the
| Seventh and Eighth grades at Howe
| High school went to his home at
Stevens Point Saturday. returning
Sunday evening by way Of Junction
city.
Albert Crawford, freight agent and
! baggage master for the Northwestern
Ry. Co. at Marshtield, is expected home
Saturday morning to visit with his
parents, Dr. and Mrs. \. B. Crawford,
until Monday.
Stevens Point JOurnal-Mr. and
Mrs. S. E. Aarner Of Centralia spent
Sunday in the city on their way home
from Milwaukee. Mrs. karner left
for home Monday morning but Sam
will spend a few days here.
Joseph Rick has again taken charge
Of his farm and saloon on the VeSper
road which was until recently rented
to Anton ChriStman, now agent for
the Hagemeister Brewing Co. with
residence in Stevens Point.
1t is reported here that Rev. Fl. a.
ChOuinard, better known in Grand
Rapids as Bert Sweeney, will be
married soon to a young lady of st.
Peter, Minnesota. Mr.. Chouinard is
pastor of the Episcopal church at st.
Peter.
Wallace Balderston came home
Monday from New Richmond where
during the last three months. Wal
lace expects to spend the winter in
I Grand Rapids. He reports Billy
Dessaint at work in New Richmond
and very busy.
Michael Kronholm, an industrious
farmer in the town of Sigel, was
pleasant caller at this office Saturday.
He reported his crops pretty good and
the times prosperous and perfectly
satisfactory. Farmers and laboring
men are all contented with the present
condition of things.
Mr. and Mrs. A. G.. Bennett departed
Wednesday for California where they
will spend the winter sight seeing.
Mr.. Bennett has shipped two car loads
of cranberrieS ahead of him that he
will dispose of on the trip. They eX-
pect to visit all the principal cities
along the western coast and will be
absent until March next We wish
them bon voyage and safe return.
Mrs. /. L. Mosher was more than
happily surprised on Monday of this
week by the unexpected appearance
of her son Carson at the old home, who
announced that he had come to stay
with his mother all winter. Carson
MOSher has been away from Grand
Rapids for fifteen years. making
short visit here once dnring that
time. Eleven years have passed since
that visit and Oregon has been Car
sons stamping ground most of that
period.
Mrs Winfield Scott of Rudolph, who
was shopping in the twin cities last
Saturday, was taken sick with diph-
liberia Immediately upon her return
home and was obliged to send back to
town at once for a physician. We are
pleased to note that Mrs. Scott is
improving from the siege rapidly.
Diphtheria germs are frequently
spread in just such manner, without
the knowledge of any parties con-
cerned. Who can say how many per-
sons were unknowingly exposed by
this one case, and certainly none can
be held to blame.
f. W. Krug of Green Bay, conduc-
tor on the Green Bay & Western
"scoot," was off duty few days the
past week on account of the death of
his mother-in-law. Mr.. Chas. H.
Smith had charge of the Krug train,
and Saturday evening he was accom-
panied to Grand Rapids by his wife,
Mrs. Nellie Smith and son, Norman
Lester. The trio were guests at Hotel
Witter over Sunday, improving the
opportunity to call on relatives and
friends in town. Mrs. Smith went
to Stevens Point Monday morning to
visit her mother. Mr.. Krug resumed
his run Tuesday a. m.
Mrs. Elsie Marceau of Big Falls,
Wis, who came to the city last week
to nurse her mother, Mrs. Ellen Bean.
was herself taken sick with diphtheria
last Saturday. Mrs. Bean is well
again and now acting as nurse for her
!, daughter. 4. t. Marceau came from
Big Falls Wednesday and is the guest
Of his parents in Centralia with his
son where the latter happened to be
last Saturday when the Bean home
was quarantined. Mr.. Marceau will
remain here until he can see his wife,
, whom we are pleased to say is i'm
proving.
Mrs. J. W. Cameron of Milwaukee,
who has been spending the week with
her son Frank in this city, will start
the middle Of next month to winter
at Pasadena California. Mrs D. T