Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-01-02

popular clerk in Sam Church's drug
store leayes the first Of the year to take
course in pharmacy in a college in
Milwaukee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Mullen and
guests, the Misses Hewlett and Celia
EmmonS and Mrs. Geisenberg. spent
Monday afternoon calling on friends
at NekOosa.
County Superintendent and Mrs. O.
J. Leu, have been Milwaukee visitors
the past week, attending the state
teachers and county superintendentS'
convention.
Mrs. Madge Kinney of Sioux City,
Iowa, is in the city on visit with her
brother Edward and family and numer-
GUS old time friends he acknowledge
social call.
Miss Myrtle Kellogg, who is
employed asa stenographer at Chelsea,
is spending the holidays with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Herb. Kellogg
of the west side.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Freund are
getting added pleasure out of life by
residing in their new home in the
First ward which they have occupied
for the past week.
The Misses Laura Whitrock and
Alice Nash will entertain the
WomaD's Club Monday evening,
January 6, at the home of Mrs. W. A.
Drumb on High street.
VIM Reeves entertained about four
teen Of his gentlemen friends at a
Pink Tea party at his home on Water
street New Years eve., that was pro-
nounced a great success by all present.
Miss Ellen Minnehan. former
teacher in the city schools, and now
employed in that capacity at Mari
nette, Wis, is the guest of her sister,
Mrs. Dean Philleo of Milwaukee
street.
w. H. Carey's house on the west
side is slowly nearing completion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carey do not expect to
occupy it much before spring. Mr..
Carey is getting about again after a
long siege with diphtheria.
Mr.. and Mrs. Garrison Babcock
arrived in the city Friday evening
from their wedding tour and are
pleasantly located in their rooms in
the Wood block, formerly the rooms
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. G.. Bennett.
Geo. Hill of Johnson & Hill CO. is
sick and has been confined to his home
on the west side since Saturday last,
but he is getting along nicely and is
expected TO be able to resume his
duties at the store in few days.
Thomas B. Reid of Appleton,
United States marshal for the eastern
district Of Wisconsin with headquart-
erS in Milwaukee, was here Monday
on official business. While here he
took time to call upon his friends
Mr.. and Mrs. Oster of Stevens
Point are guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Ellis Kro~ i. Mr.. OSter goes to New
York fro-..'here and will make bust
ness tor in the south for the balance
of winter, his family remaining
hefo.
Miss Florence Gardner, of Stevens
Point came to the Rapids to spend the
holidays with her sister, Miss Eva
Gardner of the west side. While here
she was Frustrated with typhoid fever
and is quite sick at the home of Mrs.
Houston.
VIM. Terrence, the assistant
engineer in charge of the North
western work here the past summer,
made short visit to the city on
His wife, who made many
friends in this city the past summer,
is spending the winter in the east.
C. H. futile formerly at Dexter
vile, now Of HiXon in Jackson County.
in the employ Of the La Crosse Farm
ing Co., was in the city Monday for
a short visit and called at this office.
He is taking short vacation which
he has been spending at Wild Rose.
Chas. w. Scott, who is employed by
the Vaughn Seed company of Chicago
as travelling salesman, has been spend
ing the past week with his parents
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Scott on Milwau-
kee street. He will leave Chicago on
January the 5th for trip through
Texas, California and other western
states.