Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-08

ton OF about 800 people and favored with two
Southeastern. The John Edwards Mfg. Co.'s
Pulp & Paper Mills are located here.
Some of Mrs. Frank Noel's lady
friends gave her pleasant surprise
last Friday afternoon. They came
armed with thimbleS. needles and
lunch and spent the afternoon very
pleasantly sewing carpet rags and
eating OF the bOunteOuS repaSt spread
out for them.
On Sunday last a crazy man was
taken up to the Grand Rapids jail.
All that could be learned of him was
that he had put in some machin-
cry in mill up the line somewhere.
From all appearance he had been
drinking to excess.
Have | not hidden We beware of some
thing said to be the same as Rocky
Mountain Tea, made by the Madison
Medicine Co.? If We are truly wise,
heed this warning. John E. DAILY.
Messrs. Bert Daynard and Frank
Powers, two of the mill employees,
have been quite i'll this week and in
quarantine for scarlet fever. DR..
HOugen was in attendance.
Mrs. Geo. LaVigne moved to Merrill
last Thursday where she and her
husband will make it their future
home. Mr.. LaVigne is employed in
one Of the mills there.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. Mullen Of Grand
Rapids were in town Monday eve:
Mr., Mullen on business and Mrs.
Mullen calling on friends.
Maude--Is and 50 too old to hope
for improvement? I should say not,
one just begins to live. Take Rocky
Mountain Tea. You'll be blooming
fair at 60. John E. DAILY.
L. NJ. Alexander and daughter
Pauline came up from Milwaukee
Monday night and are guests of Mr..
and Mrs. w. \. Brazeau.
E. Garrison went to Merrill Friday
afternoon and with his best girl from
Grand Rapids, attended a club party
there in the evening.
Mrs. Chas. Kruger and son Carl came
down from Grand Rapids Saturday
evening to spend Sunday with Mrs.
Frank Noel.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Leverance have
welcomed baby girl into their home
this week. The little one came
Sunday.
Otto Thorsen, who is employed IN a
saw mill at Merrill. is the guest of his
sister, Mrs. Chris. Peterson, for few
days.
John Cumberland came up from his
farm located near Strongs Prairie and
spent Sunday with his family here.
Miss Matte Hammel went to her
home at Hansen last Saturday called
there by the illness of her father.
II. LeTendre has been confined to
his home with illness a few days but
is now able to be around again.
Will Miller of Ashland. salesman
for the Duluth Shoe Co., was in town
this week.
Henry Mundinger was here from
Nekoosa to spend Sunday with his
parents.
The three children of Mr.. and Mrs.
John MOrriSey have been quite i'll the
past week.
Messrs. John Morrisey and p. Cahill
were twin city visitors on Sunday.
Little Clark Chose has been i'll this
week, but is now much better.
SCHOOL NEWS.
During the month of January there
we're 10 pupils that were neither
absent nor tardy, viz; Edna DeyO,
May Cahill, Emma Mundinger, Clara
Wendland, Laura DeyO, Ray Shell
hammer, Burt Chose, Joseph Noel,
Hartman Leverance and Otto
Wendland.
The \ Literature class have just
finished the poem of Snow Bound
written by Whittier and are about to
read, Among the Hills, by the same
author.
The average attendance Of the Port
Edwards school during the month of
January has reached its highest, that
being ST per cent.
Miss lzora Armon, Miss Jennie
Fitch and Calvin ArmOn have with
drawn during the month.
The late war between England and
the Beers is very interesting one for
school children.
There are to regular attendants in
the primary room at pTeSe Mt and y IN
the upper room.