Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-05-03

4 very pleasant company of ladies
met at the home of Mrs. NJ. O. Potter
yesterday afternoon and organized the
West Side Ladies Aid society OF the
N. z. church. The following officers
were elected: PreSident-Mrs. C. II.
Brown. 1st Vice PreS.-Mrs. T. ].
Cooper, 2nd Vice Pres. Mrs. John
Bell, Sec'y-Mrs. Elite Gothke, Treas
Mrs. J. D. Gibson. The meeting
next week will be held at Mrs. T. J.
COOper's on Wednesday afternoon.
Every member of the county board
blOssOmed out Wednesday morning
like a real Milwaukee carnivalite on
ArbutuS Day. \ real buttonaire OF
the Wisconsin valley ArbutuS variety
heightened the manly beauty of nearly
all the graceful members of that body.
and if a resolution of admiration for
the ladies who presented them was
not passed, the honorable board is
lacking in that gallantry for which
we give them credit.
The city council has turned oyer
their former council room in the east
side city hall to the Scott Free Pub
lie Library. and it will hereafter be
used for a reading room in connection
with the library. 1t will make an ele-
CANT room for that purpose TOgeth-
er with the cOmmOdiOuS quarters
which the library already possessed.
this will make probably the finest IL
brary rooms of any in the state in a
city of this size.
The annual election of officers of
the Woman's Historical and Literary
club was held at Mrs. Isabelle PhilleO's
April 30. The following officers were
elected: President-Mrs. Hattie Muir.
Vice PreS.-Mrs. Isabella Tenant.
Sec'y and Treas.-Mrs. Charlotte
Renne. \ preliminary meeting was
arranged for Sept. and the first
regular meeting for Sept. l..
James Granger Of Sigel, one Of the
old settlers Of Grand Rapids. coming
here in 1857. was in the city Saturday
for the first time in about six months.
Mr.. Granger is enthusiastic on the
subject of sheep raising and believes
it one Of the most profitable features
Of farming in this section. He has a
flock Of 65 old sheep and so far -
spring lambs.
Emile Lambert Of the west side,
National Theatre Co. for the past
eight months, departed on the noon
train last Thursday for Kalamazoo,
Mich, where he has accepted posi-
ton with Davidson Co. of that city.
Last weeks REPORTER stated that
Emile had left to join some circus
which was mistake.
Tomorrow night the male portion
of Grand Rapids society give a
"return party and BALI in honor of the
ladies who entertained them so
elegantly earlier in the year at New
Century party. Elaborate prepare
tiOns have been made to make this
the finest party of the season.
A party of Grand Rapids young
people consisting of Chas. A. Poda-
Wilt, JAS. Vaughn and Misses
Hooking, st. Amour and KRONER
went to Marshfeld Friday evening
last to take part in the military ball
given by a local company there on
that night.
Clark Snyder recently found den
Of wolves four miles southwest of
NekOOSa. Out of quite an extensive
pack he secured three pups and the
mother Of the bruteS. The bounty
on them Melted him about 49,.
During the high water this spring
Photographer Mcneil took some of
the finest views of the rapids that we
have yet seen. Anyone desiring these
views can secure them at MenZel's
studio.
Carson Mosher started for his home
at ROseberg, Ore, Monday. He has
been there for the past ten years and
this visit to Grand Rapids is his first
return during that time.
Miss Laura Canning, bOOk-keeper
for the MacKinnon Mfg. Co., has been
very Sick for the past week, but at
present writing her condition is
somewhat improved.
VIM. Gross has just returned from
PittSVille where he has been for the
past two weeks closing out the Sam
Collier stock of groceries which he
recently purchased.
G. T. Hanson of OcOntO, travelling
correspondent for the Milwaukee
Evening Wisconsin, spent the Sabbath
in this city in the interest of that
paper.
First a funeral and the next day q
wedding in a west side family this
week lent sufficient variety of emo
ton to satisfy the most sensational
nature.
Leo Cerwenska of Star Lake, for
merIy with Sherry Cameron & Co. OF
! VeSper, arrived in the city last Thurs
| day evening for weeks visit with
| friends.
Mr.. Nick Schmitt of Merrill arrived
on the noon train for visit with his
daughters, Mrs. NJ. A. BOgoger anC
Miss A. Schmitt, the milliner.
NJ. Conway Of Orient, S. D., is in
the city visiting his brothers and old
time friends. He is accompanied by
his wife and children.
Frank Wuersch leaves the city to-
morrow fer City Point where he gOe:
to take charge of Briere & POmain
yille'S cranberry marsh.