Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-12-06

Carleton spent thanksgiving with
friends at their home in Madison.
A. II. Dustin spent several DAYS the
past week with friends at Merrill.
returning to the Rapids on Sunday.
Mrs. Dewitt and Mrs. Bronson of
DeXterville are in the city today,
shopping, and called at the REPoRTE
office.
F. A. HutcLins of Madison, was in
the city Tuesday looking after
interests connected with the travelling
libraries.
Clerk of Court Will White enioyed
short visit with his parents. who
came over to the county seat Monday
from Pittsville.
Ebert Kellogg. came up from
Madison where he is attending the
University, to spend Thanksgiving
with home folks.
Laura Houston who has been
attending Toland'S Business Univer-
Sity at Wausau spent Thanksgiving
with home people.
Geo. Delap came down from Marsh
field Thursday to spend THANKSGIVING
with his lady and gentleman friends
at the county seat.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Ramsey of Appleton
will arrive tonight for few DAYS
visit in the city, the guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. Mackinnon.
John Jeffrey came up from the
University at Madison to attend his
sisters wedding and spent Thanks
giving with home people.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Platt of
ManitOwoc spent Thanksgiving
with Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. E. Hoskinson
of Maple street, west side.
John DAILY returned from Chicago
the past week where he went on bust
ness with the C'M.& St. Paul Company.
He was we'll pleased with the results.
Ed. Whitney came down from
Grand Portage, Mimi, Wednesday.
and leaves for New York City today
for course of medical treatment
Bert Brown of French street, west
side, who has been spending the
summer on his farm in North Dakota,
has returned to his home here for the
winter.
f. Adams, leader of the MarShtield
band. has been employed to instruct
the Star band of this city and will
begin his engagement here this week
Thursday.
Edward Sargent, civil engineer, who
lived here for a time and assisted E. [.
Philleo in making map of the two
cities, died at his home in New Lisbon
last week.
Alfred Sweet started for New
Orleans on Wednesday where he has
secured employment in the Union
depot. Mr.. Sweet taught the school
at Port Edwards last winter.
S. L. Alexander of the Grand
Rapids Pressed Brick Co., was at
Manitowoc. the first of the week,
| inspecting a large brick plant for the
Wisconsin Railroad company.
Mrs. Vaughn, mother of Register of
| Deeds James Vaughn, is moving her
| household goods to MarShfield today,
where the Vaughn family will make
| their home after the first of January.
Among the Grand Rapids young
ladies who teach school abroad and
|
Thanksgiving were Miss Louisa Brown,
the LeSSig sisters, Blance Ferguson
and Addie Skeeles.
J. E. Broadwell of Sparta, state
agent of the Fidelity Mutual Life In
Surance Co., has been looking after
his company's interests in the city
this week. Mr.. Broadwell is cousin
of Mrs. Fl. H. Voss.
ChaS. Noetzel of French street, west
side, has returned from the state of
Washington where he spent the past
summer. He likes the country there
very much and will return if he can
sell his property here.
Charley Smith, who has been in the
employ of the Wood County Telephone
Co. and on the new toll line, finished
work this week and returned to his
home in Marshfeld. Charley is a very
competent telephone man.
Mrs. Walter Buchanan and two
children of Marshall, Wis, are
spending the week as guests of Mrs.
Geo. M. Hill. 1t will be remembered
| that Mr.. Buchanan was a member of
the firm of Johnson & Hill Co.
Mrs r. Fobert of Milwaukee and
daughter Lizzie left for their home
on Tuesday. They came here to
attend the funeral of Mrs. Fobert's
brother, Charley Pagel, who was
killed in the mill accident last week.
The Misses Nora Slattery, Bertha
and Louisa POdawiltz and Arvilla
Demarais spent Sunday at Rudolph,
the three last named young ladies
being guests of Miss Maud Sharkey,
who was home from Wausau on a
short vacation.
Charles and Andrew Stamm have
returned from Washington where
Charles has been for the past y years
and Andrew for the past four years.
They are visiting their brother Fred
and expect to spend the winter in
this section of country.
W. A. Dredge, of Lake Crystal.
Mimi, arrived in the city Thursday
evening for a short visit with his
uncles, the McMillen Bros. of this
city. Mr.. Dredge is dentist and
left Monday moraing for Minneapolis
where he will finish special course
of study in his profession.
DR.. l.. J. Rhoades and wife of Plain
field started Tuesday for Golden, New
Mexico, where they will spend the
winter on account of the doctors
health which has been poorly of late.
The doctor is sOn-in-law of
DR.. John Phillips of Stevens Point,
well-known to most of the older
settlers of this community.