Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-11


Monday the 18th with the following
corps of teachers: Principal, N. B
Wagner; Miss Kathryn Treat
assistant; Miss Sadie Kaufman anc
Miss Eta Heiser, intermediate
department; Amelia Sorenson
primary; and Miss Lucy Conoyer
kindergarten. The new addition
to the school building will be en-
tirely completed for the opening
Of school.
J. ]. Phillips, Of Grand Rapids
took the job Of laying $50 feet o.
n inch pipe for S. L. Stevens
running from the pump inside his
livery barn to the Wisconsin river
through which they expect to
pump water for livery stable use
"A crew ofmen were busy Tues
day digging the trench in which
to lay the pipe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gable, Henry
Gable, Katy and Mary Arnold
Paulina Bricker and Robert Bep-
pier departed for Milwaukee
Saturday for the purpose of attend
ing the State Fair and Jahrr1arkt
Fred Gable returned home Tues
day morning and reported the
rest Of the party having a fine
time.
The choir has arranged some
special music for the service at the
Congregational church next Sun
day evening. There will be a
Ladies Trio and Mrs. Shartle will
sing The Holy City. The offering
will be for the benefit of the Wis
consin Home Missionary Society
All are cordially invited to attend
R. Scheibe has made circuit
of the county and received very
favorable encouragement among
his Democratic friends for the
nomination of sheriff on the county
ticket. If one-half of the persons
who promised to support him, do
so, he will have no trouble in
getting the nomination.
Henry Beckin, Of the town OF
Armenia, while riding into town on
his bicycle Monday had the mis-
fortune Of getting his left hand
caught into the gear of his bicycle.
1t was SO lacerated that DR.. S. A.
MacGregor was obliged to amput-
ate a part of the second and third
fingers Of the hand.
Messrs. VIM. H. Hardy Jr. and
John T. Ingersoll, both of Wau,
kesha, accompanied by w. A.
Reyes, of Grand Rapids, were re-
gistered at the Herrick House on
Tuesday. They made a trip out
into the country for the purpose OF
inspecting Mr.. Loveloss' farm.
The German Lutheran church
society will dedicate the compile
ton of their school building Sun
day by holding suitable exercises
on the picnic grounds south of the
village on the bank of the Wlscon-
sin river. A cordial invitation is
extended to all to attend.
Mrs. A. E. Lapham and daugh-
ter, Nora, departed Tuesday noon
for Milwaukee, where they will be
the guests of Mrs. Charles Robley
this week. They expect to attend
the State Fair, exposition and
Jahrmarkt, and expect to see
"Florodora."
Mrs. L. Gutheil departed We'd
nesday for Chicago and Milwaukee
where she will buy her fall and
winter stock of goods, millinery
etc. and obtain the fall styles.
She will be away two weeks.
E. w. Schultz, of WATERFOWL,
was here Tuesday comforting with
stockholders who were interested
in the starting of a new creamery
in the town of Saratoga. The
result of his visit is not known.
A. c. Gurtler and Arthur Gil
lette of the town of Port Edwards,
departed Monday for Milwaukee,
the former to take in" the fair,
and the latter to consult DR.. Sny-
der in regard to his eyes.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. ]. Mclean, of
St. Louis. Miss A. Fitch, of Louis
vile and Miss Carolyn Fitch, of
Cranmoor, were guests of Attorney
H. E. Fitch at the Herrick House
over Sunday.
B. Levins, of Neenah, was here
Tuesday delivering pictures that
he had enlarged for customers in
Nekoosa.