Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-04

E. W. Murray was over from Hansen
to attend the Firemen's dance on
New Year night. He left for home
Tuesday noon.
Miss Ethel Yout and Miss Gussie
Henning of Stevens Point were among
the dancers at Opera Hall in Grand
Rapids Monday night.
Miss Mamie Brill of Stevens Point
was guest at the home OF Julius
King in Grand Rapids from Saturday
until Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Belle Philleo departed Saturday
for. TOmahawk for an extended visit
to her daughter Mrs. Helen Cutter,
who resides at that place.
Miss Edith Nash returned to her
studies at Rockford, Ill, Tuesday
noon. James B. Nash went back to
Madison at the same hour.
Mrs. Jennie Bailey, a former resi-
dent, is the guest of Mrs. Warren this
week Mrs. Bailey is en- route to
Hancock to visit brother.
Frank Collier of Centralia spent
New Year among friends at Merrill,
going to that city Saturday last and
returning Tuesday evening.
Frank Brundage, of Dawson, n.
Dakota, arrived in the city WedneS-
day for an extended visit with his
brother Edward and family.
Charles BOles, Misses Glide Marceau
and Celia EmmOnS have concluded
their holiday vacation and returned
to the Stevens Point Normal school.
Misses Mary and Anna Mcmillan,
who are at home in Centralia for
vacation, will return to their work as
teachers at Marinette the last of this
week.
Miss Mile Hayes departed last
Thursday for her home in Adams
county, after spending Christmas with
her aunt and cousins, Mrs. Warren
and sons.
Mrs. J. w. Cochran of Centralia
accompanied her children back to the
GAINESVILLE school Tuesday noon, they
having been at home through the
holiday vacation.
Mrs. Geo. w. Davis was numbered
among the real sick ones early this
week, but we are pleased to say that
she was we'll enough to attend the
opera last evening.
w. II. Fitch, secretary of the Wis
cOnSin State Cranberry Growers
Association, of CranmOOr, was in the
city Thursday to attend the funeral
service of his Old friend c. j. Kruger.
Lee Love was up from Babcock
Saturday evening to attend the dance
meeting of "Bandanna Camp in
Centralia, and he was here again
Monday evening for the Firemen'S
party at Opera Hall.
Druggist II. Fl. Voss was a guest at
the j. E. Perry home in TOmah from
Saturday afternoon until Monday
evening this week. Mrs. Voss is at
the home of her parents in Tomah
during vacation days.
DR.. and Mrs. r. H. Sweetman
returned to their home in this city at
noon last Monday from Dundas,
Calumet county, where they attended
the funeral of Samuel G. Beach, an
uncle of Mrs. Sweetman.
Louis Schall and Joseph Ratelle of
Centralia started out for MOSlnee with
teams Saturday morning. They will
be engaged in hauling logs this winter
at the logging camps Of the Joseph
Dessert Lumber company.
Mrs. Thomas Love, who has been
visiting with her son John G. Love
and family in st. Louis through the
holidays is not expected home for
another week. She reports a happy
visit in the Missouri city.
John White Of PittSville was enter
tanned at Hotel Lyon yesterday and
today by his son Will, clerk of court.
L. E. COlvin has also been over from
PittSville and the trio attended the
show at the Opera House last night.
Harry Miller departed for the east
Tuesday noon to renew his work as
agent for the Youths Encyclopedia.
Mr.. Miller went direct to New York
city and will have headquarters at
YOnkers, just few miles from the
city.
Special Revenue Agent Reed of Mil
waukee, while gOipg through this city
Friday, paid G.. J. Carman a visit and
inspected his office. He paid the old
gentleman d high compliment in the
way he was handling the business for
a new beginner.
Mrs Hattie 1Out. former dress
maker in Grand Rapids, who moved
to Stevens Point about four months
ago where she has been keeping
b0arders, cOntempiates returning to
this city. She has been looking for
suitable quarters to rent here.
Chas. Whittlesey, teacher of the
rural school on the PittSville road in
district 80. ,. town of Sigel, spent
New Year day in Centralia. Charles
spends his winter months in the school
room and the summer season at the
home cranberry marsh near CranmOOr.
Miss Harriet Whittlesey of Gran
Im0Or was in Centralia Saturday
evaning to attend dance party Of
.-BIndanna Camp" given by the
cha DeroneS Of 1899. Fifteen Of the
Young folks included in the personnel
IF the camping crowd last summer at
Fuller's Ferry up river, were present
Saturday night. Miss Whittlesey has
been entertained since Saturday by