Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-08-22

Mrs. Henry Giese was very pleas
anJly surprised on Friday last by
about fifty of her friends. A surprise
was given her son LOYAL it being his
fourth birthday, and the ladies
improved the opportunity to surprise
Mrs. GieSe. All report a good time.
The last and most interesting feature
of the evening being a sack race by
the children, led by Mr.. Giese and Mr.
Grant. The ladies report the race
great entertainments.
DR.. f. D. Humphrey, homeopathic
physician of Clintonville, Wis, was in
the city Tuesday and rented rooms in
the Alexander building over the
White Front store building, occupied
By j. Marcus. and will come here next
week to open an office. The doctor
comes with the best of recommended
tlonS and as he is the only representa-
tive of his school of medicine, he
should enjoy lucrative practice.
Friday afternoon Miss Viola Garri-
son gave tea party to a number of
her young lady friends at her home on
the west side, which proved a most
enjoyable occasion. The guests
present were the Misses Nellie Ward,
Ethel Kelly, Effie Goggins. Cora
Vaughn, MarShtield, Matilda Bunge,
Maurine and Iona Johnson, Isabel
Mashail and Eva Jones.
Some progress has been made with
tho wa tarUOrlyC inh ha most
especially at the reservoir and pump
house and along High street and Oak
street. Contractor Pope has made
deal with John Simon of Chicago who
will have immediate charge of the
laying of the and 6 inch mains, and
the completion of the work will be
FASTENED by this change
The Young Ladies Sodality have
purchased a l, 400 pound bell for S. S.
Peter and Paul's church to replace the
old one heretofore in use. This bell
will be blessed on Sunday afternoon
next at 3 O'Clock. and the Rev. Bishop
MeSmer of Green Bay will conduct
these solemn and impressive services.
Now is a good time to decide to
enroll at the Stevens Point Business
College on Sept. 2.
The long summer vacation will
come to an end after one more
week, when the scholars and teachers
will begin another years process of
education. The world would be the
gamer if all would regard life as a
perpetual school for the cultivation
and development of the mind.
Judith Barney of Grand Rapids,
west side, rejoices over the fact of
having secured an original widows
pension of So per month, through the
efforts of her attorney, T. j. Cooper.
Her first installment including hack
pension will amount to about SIG.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. kellogg enter
tanned the following party at the Club
| House Tuesday: The Miss Fitch of
CranmoOr, Mr.. and Mrs. Edw. German
of St. Louis, the Misses Briere and
Stetzer and MesSrS. H. e. Fitch of
Nekoosa and E. J. Whitney.
Insist on having Maple City Soap if
you want the best. If your dealer
does not keep it he will get it for you.
For sale by all grocers.
| Hundreds of young men and women
who are now filling the best positions
throughout the northwest feel thank
full that they took a complete course
at the Stevens Point Business College.
Send to the Prin. W. E. Allen for one
of their elegant new cataIogS.
BisSig Bros, cranberry growers
near CITY Point, left us some
remarkably fine specimens of the
cranberries grown upon their marsh
this year. We can wish them nothing
better, than that they may safely
harvest this years crop.
Johnson & Hill Co. have had a great
sign painted on the side of their
grocery store the past week. 1t is
brilliant in color and great in design.
Some travelling painters did the job.
The musicale at Chas. Kellogg's
home on Maple street Monday evening,
given for the benefit of the NJ. E. choir
was quite well attended, and was a
success in every way.
/ DR.. Chas. Pomainville is entertain
| ing house party at the summer
cottage recently purchased by Grand
Rapids young men located just below
Nekoosa.
The ladies of the Woman'S club are
enjoying this afternoon at the home
of Mrs. T. A. Lipke on High street
another one of their series of porch
| picnicS.
We see by the Sentinel that Geo. f.
| Sherwood of this city has just been
granted pension of S24.
Watch for dates of the watermelon
lawn social to be given by the Young
| Ladies SOdality.
Free books and stationary also free
car fare for all students enrolling at
the Stevens Point Business College in
the near future. Send for catalog
| and free list of graduates.
Notice is hereby given, that the
assessment roll for the year 1901 for
the city of Grand Rapids, Wood
County, Wisconsin, has been COM
pleted by b. r. Chandos, assessor of
said city, and is now on file in my
office.
You will further take notice that
| on the End day of September. A. D.