Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-12-21
GOING AND COMING

Mich. The company has lately
redistricted the state and Mr.. Dugas'
territory will embrace portion of the
lower peninsula. Joseph was formerly
American Express agent here as
predecessor to ChaS. A. Philleo. He
went from here in line of promotion
and all friends will be glad to hear
that Mr.. Dugas continues to go up the
heights.
Jacob SearlS reached home Sunday
morning from trip of one month into
the states of Illinois. Iowa, Missouri,
Kansas. Nebraska and Utah as repre-
sentative of the Cranberry Growers
Union. Mr.. Searls not only negotiated
for the sale of this years product, but
also appointed brokers and made other
necessary arrangements for efficient
| handling and sale of the crop next
| season.
Miss Bertha Adele Parker of Stevens
Point was the guest of friends in Cen
tralia from Saturday evening until
Wednesday afternoon. Miss Parker
is the Hatley SchOOlteacher who was
accidently shot few weeks ago while
riding her bicycle on the country road
near her school. Her wounds were
! slight and no arrests, as result of the
accident. will be made.
Atty. Chas. J. Kruger, who has
been under care of DR.. Oviatt in
Oshkosh, came home Saturday even
ing accompanied by Mrs. Kruger.
Mr.. Kruger is suffering from kidney
or bladder disease. but physicians do
not seem to be able to agree upon the
exact nature of his trouble. The
treatment at Oshkosh was not entirely
| successful.
Fred BarrowS of Tomah, student at
Stevens Point Normal school, has been
| teaching the eighth grade at Howe
Bradford. Mr.. Bradford has resigned
his position on accounted i'll health
| nervous diSease-and his resignation
took effect Friday. Mr.. BarrowS will
teach here until the holiday vacation.
Frank Kern, bookkeeper for the
Jackson Milling Co. in Centralia,
went south Tuesday noon to sell flour
| for few days to merchants in New
Lisbon, Tomah, Sparta and other
cities. Mr. Kern occasionally assumes
the role of travelling salesman for the
milling company and this is his fourth
| trip on the road.
Mrs. NJ. A. Bogoger and sister, Miss
Laura Schmidt, will go up to Merrill
next Saturday for the Christmas feteS
with their parents. Mrs. BOgoger eX-
poets to visit there week or ten days,
and Miss Schmidt, milliner, will not
return to Grand Rapids until the
spring season.
Supt. Geo. P. Hambrecht and Mrs.
Hambrecht will depart for Tomah
Friday evening. After Christmas
the former will go to Madison and
thence to the State meet of teachers
in Milwaukee. Mrs. Hambrecht will
go to Chicago from Tomah.
The familiar face of Hugh Nc
Gowan of Buffalo, North Dakota,
is again to be seen on our streets.
Hugh manages to hibernate with the
old Grand Rapids friends whenever
the cold season comes on and we are
| always pleased to greet him.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. Durga of Neenah
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. O. t
HOugen over Sunday. The REPORTER
office acknowledges social call from
Mr.. Durga whom we are pleased to
note is looking well and enjoying his
residence in Neenah.
DR.. SimonsOn, wife and little
daughter were guests OF Mr.. and Mrs.
| Edward BraZeau for supper last
evening. They came up from TOmah
at 5:39 p. m. and returned at $50.
Mrs. SimonsOn is expected here again
next Saturday.
| ~ !, ice in
man, came home from Chicago
taking care of his city business, and
will stay through the holidays with
his family in Grand Rapids.
Mrs. Samuel Church and daughter
Lucille came home from MOntfort,
Grant county, Saturday morning.
They visited relatives there for
eleven weeks and stopped in BarabOO
on the way home.
Chas. G. GuSSel of Hancock is home
on the -Four Mile Creek for visit
during the holidays. He is employed
in a livery barn at Hancock where he
has been steadily for over five years.
S. E. Karner of Centralia is in
charge of the office work of the John
Rice & Bro. Co. at Stevens Point
while the regular manager is absent
in the west.
Severe W. Belanger left this after
noon for Superior, where he will
gather up his belongings and proceed
to the new home in Billings, Montana.
Miss Mile Hayes departed for
Tomahawk, Monday a. m. after a two
weeks visit with her aunt and cousins
at the Warren home in this city.
Mrs. D. D. Conway of Centralia
expects to leave Saturday noon for
! Madison, to be at the home OF her
parents for Christmas turkey.
A. W. Rumsey, travelling represen-
tative and solicitor for the Milwaukee
Sentinel, made his usual Sunday visit
at home in Grand Rapids.
Mrs. H. H. Voss and Miss Ella
Perry expect to go to Tomah Saturday
noon to pass the holiday vacation at
the old home in that city.
Mrs. Jasper Crotteau, landlady at
Hotel Lyon, and daughter, Mrs. Mae
La Vigne, spent last Saturday visiting
friends in Stevens Point.
Mesdames E. w. Morrison and II.
NJ. Gelham of Babcock were among
the Christmas shoppers in the twin
cities early this week.
Mrs. J. E. Perry and son Alfred
went home to Tomah Saturday even
ing, after visit of ten days with Mr..
and Mrs. FL. II. NOSS.
j. W. Cochran departed for James
vile Tuesday noon to accompany his