Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-10-11
PERSONAL.

Rev. Father Van ROSSmalen went
to Green Bay Wednesday.
L. NJ. Nash went to Chicago Wed
neSday night on business.
Miss Nellie Lumberg is in town
from Portage, visiting friends.
County Attorney D. D. Conway
made a trip to Chicago Sunday.
The Glover Leaf Club will meet with
Mrs. \. L. FOntaine Wednesday after
noon.
Joe DemrOe is very i'll on the West
Side. His malady is said TO be con-
sumption.
Mrs. Samuel Burg. and three chill
dren from Chicago are guests in the
city this week.
The ladies of the first Cong'I church
viii meet with Mrs. c. Z. Kruger
Wednesday afternoon.
Ed. Spafford has moved his family
back to the Rapids from Shantytown.
They arrived Tuesdey,
Miss Nan White of Pittsville is
visiting her brother Will. the clerk of
the circuit court, this week.
E. T. Harmon took the evening train
on the Milwaukee road Monday for a
short business visit to Milwaukee.
Miss Julia Collier has returned from
her visit of about two months
with relatives and friends at PeShtigO.
viii Miller aud wife of Ashland are
in the city, the guests of A. G. Miller
and wife. They arrived Saturday.
Mrs S. c.. Karner of Stevens Point,
who formerly run millinery shop
here, is in the city calling on friends.
Annie Pagel is a new clerk in
SpatfOrd, Cole < Co.'S store. She has
considerable experience in this line.
Miss Louise Peterick is visiting
friends in her old home at Lacrosse.
She has been absent a little over a
week.
\. W. Tressler of Madison, Univers-
ity inspector of high schools, was in
the city Tuesday inspecting the city
schools
W. G.. Scott was taken very suddenly
sick Monday night, but by prompt aid
secured he was enabled to resume his
duties Tuesday.
Mrs. W. H. Barnes leaves today for
Lansing, Iowa, where she spends
d couple Of weeks visiting her parents
and other friends.
Mrs. John Hill of WinOna, arrived
in the city Wednesday, for two
weeks visit with her son, A. d. Hill
agent of the Green Bay road.
Mrs. d. E. Roberts and children
left Tuesday for Chicago where she
will visit her parents and other rela-
tiyeS. d. E. says he is lonesome
already.
Fred Warner and Mrs. Franks, of |
brother and sister of Mrs. d. |
NJ Huntington, have been spending |
couple of weeks visiting relatives in |
the city.
John Parrish spent several ola Us the |
latter part of the week in the western |
part Of the state, buying hay and oats |
for the use of his stock here and in
the woods.
Geo. n. Wood returned Tuesday |
evening from a business trip TO St. |
Paul and other northern points,
where he spent several days of the
past week.
Mrs NJ. Slattery and daughter Nora
Friday from Rhinelander
where they have been visiting for two |
weeks with Mrs. Thos. Doyle and Mrs.
John Henry.
Mr.. t. H. Smith came to Grand |
Rapids from Marshfeld, Tuesday, to
invest some little capital in crafber-
ries, but bought very little on account !
of the high prices.
S. A. Spafford & Sons have sold their
mill at ShantytOwn to Daniels & |
Lecum. They still have large logging |
interests in that vicinity which they |
will continue to operate.
T. B. Seymour of Green, superinten- |
dant Of the Green Bay Road, has
spent considerable time here this |
week, looking after the interests of
his road during high water.
Rev. and Mrs. Nimits returned
from their conference trip Tuesday,
in the best of spirits and anticipating
an enjoyable and useful field Of work at
their new charge at Amigo.
Ex-Mayor Geo. L. Rogers. Alder
man r. Ii. Cook and B. B. Park of
Stevens Point were doing this city
Monday. They had some business
before the circuit court now in SesS-
ion.
The bridge over the slough on the
Green Bay road was moved out of
line about eight inches Saturday by
floating debris. 1t was finally got
into line again without much inter
ruptiOn of traffic.
Mrs. E. Miller of Valley Junction
is visiting relatives in the city. She
is seventy-SiX years old and this past
summer amused herself cultiyating
sweet potatoes She sends us one
weighing , lbs, % OF.
Geo. L. Humphrey, teacher in the
It'll and Sth grades, East Side, had
his face badly poisoned by ivy early
in the week, and Miss Carrie Briere
has been teaching in his place during
his enforced retirement.
Miss Margaret Farrell departed
Wednesday noon tor Clarinda. Ia,
where she has accepted a position DIS
nurse in the state hospital for the
insane at that place. Miss Farrell |
has had about four years of experience
in this kind of work. The best Of |
wishes 90 with Miss Farrell to her
new position.
Geo. L. Williams of Milwaukee was |
in the city attending court this week
and at the same time shaking hands |
with old friends. George has not
been gone long enough to be weaned