Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-12-28


days this week.
The Ladies Aid society of tn
Catholic church will meet at the resi-
dence of John Steib, ST., Centralia
Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. S. Z. Karner went to TOma
hawk Sunday morning where she ha
been spending the week with he
sister.
Misses Maurine and Iona johnson
gave candy pull for a number o.
their friends at the Centralia home
Monday evening.
Mrs. G. W. Summey departed Mon
day morning to spend this Weel
visiting with relatives and friends a
COloma and Westtield.
Royal HavenOr Of Waupaca has beef
the guest of his parents in Central;
this week. He attended the show a
Opera House last evening.
The "big four" dance IN Pomain
vile hall, Centralia, Tuesday evenin!
was a jolly event, attended by gOoC
crowd of young folks.
Stephen D. Brazeau, teacher a
Commonwealth, Florence county
Wis, near the Michigan state line
came home Saturday for a vacation o
one week.
Mrs. J. W. Cameron of Milwaukee
and assistant, Miss Caroline Kuntz
are now in Pasadena, California, TO
the winter. They have quarters d
La PintOreSca.
County superintendent of schools
Otto J. Leu, in company with hi
wife, spent Christmas at the home 0
her parents in Oshkosh. Mr.. Lee
went from that city to the teachers
meeting in Milwaukee.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. O. Potter enter
tanned large company of frie ndS a
the Commercial Hotel last Thursda
evening, the occasion Of Mr.. Potter
fOrty-Seyenth birthday.
David GrignOn came home from
Ashland to spend Christmas with hi
parents in this city. Dave is wei
pleased with his employment a
Ashland and returned to that plac
Wednesday.
Holiday trade in the twin cities
Friday and Saturday last PARTICULAR
were reported by merchants as tn
best ever enjoyed here. In some store
those days were record breakers whel
compared with all former periods 0
similar date.
Thomas J. Cooper, city treasurer il
Centralla, reports taxes coming il
comparatively fast and that many 0
the smaller tax payers seem to be mos
anxious to get to the front with thei
money i'll order to save that three pc
cent. Such evidence is whOlesom
argument for the prosperity advocates
Next Monday night, January /,
the date of the Annual Ball at Opes;
House, Grand Rapids, under auspice
of the Centralia Fire company. Al
the dancers are going. The annua
function has always proven delight
full function. 1t will prove the sam
this time.
Four new telephones have bee
ordered at the Wood county eXchang
this week-ReV. T. A. NimitS. resi-
dence; Mrs. John Hamm, residence
John E. DAILY, residence; Rude
Brewing company, office in Centralia
-Four more shares of stock have bee
taken this week-B. r. GOgginS. Rev
NimitS, E. Oberbeck, J. D. Witter.
Accounts of the Christmas fair AM
supper, given by the NJ. W. X. clu
and Ladies Aid society of NJ. Z. church
were audited this week when it wa
found that the total receipts of thi
successful event we're Sl30. The ladie
cleared from this amout $l05 for thei
treasury.
At Hurley, Wis, on New Year day
will occur the marriage Of Mr.. Natha
Cohen of Waupaca, brother OF Josep
Cohen Of Grand Rapids, to Mis-
Annie ScherbacOW of that place
Nathan Cohen is one of the progress
Sive business men Of Waupac
and the Record says that by clos
attention to business he has eStat
liShed lucrative mercantile patron
age that has compelled the eXtenSiO
OF his business quarters to be one Q
the largest concerns in that city.
Harry Miller, who was lately force
to give up his studies at Wisconsin
University on account of weak eyes
expects to leave for New York in a fey
days to resume his work as salesman
for the Youths Encyclopedia. Nh
Miller was engaged in the east as sales
man for this book all last year.
/ John Mclaughlin, who spends mos
of his time in the northern woods Q
Wisconsin for the John Arpin Lumbe
a visit to bis family. He returned t
his labOrS at Bruce Wednesday.
\ telegraph line is being built b
the MarShtield x Southeastern raj
way along its road from MarShieId [
| Nekoosa. The poles were set some tim
ago and men are ROW Stringing tn
line, having reached Centralia wit
the wire last evening. The work i
being continued between the las
named point and NekOOSa.
Among our older residents VIII
thoroughly enjoyed the Christmas da
of 1889 was Mrs. NJ. Slattery, tn
occasion of her special pleasure bein
the gathering Of a number Of childrel
at mothers house at turkey time
There were present three daughters
two sons and d s0n-in-law from othe
cities-NIr. and Mrs. John Murphy 0
Berlin Falls, New Hampshire: Mrs
John Henry. Mrs. Thomas Doyle an
/ children. Thomas SlaJtery, all @
Rhinelander: William Slattery an
wife of Rudolph. It was indeed
merry Christmas in the Slattery home
: Nr. and Mrs. MurnllN will Snand tn