Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-03-27


this city.
Mrs. Jennie Ferguson has been
engaged as trimmer by Miss A. N.
Gordon and is now in charge Of her
millinery parlOrS.
Mrs. G.. W. Davis returned Monday
from her weeks visit with relatives in
Sparta and Necedah. George says he
lives once more,
J. A. Cohen is in Milwaukee and
Chicago this week buying spring and
summer goods and viii be home the
last Of the week.
Messrs. John T. Cole, John White.
and ], F. Bailey of MarShfeld, were IN
the city Wednesday to attend the
funeral of j. d. Witter.
II. L. Vachreau, assistant train
dispatcher from Babcock, was in the
city Tuesday Oh business between
trains.
Miss Jennie Wake. a young lady who
recently come from the cid country, is
employed as domestic at the home Of
VIM. Gross.
Mrs. Geo. r. Gardner, Mrs. Geo.
NJ. Hill and other ladies went to meet
Mrs. j. d. Witter and the funeral
party at New Lisbon, Monday.
Four of n. j. Richards children on
the west side, have been very sick with
the measles. The one that is six years
old has been very sick with lung fever.
Miss Ella Hasbrouck returned
Monday evening from Milwaukee
where she had been the guest of Miss
Maude Tibbitts since last Friday.
c. B. Carman, freight conductor on
the @. NJ. & ST. p Ry. with head
quarters at TOmahaWk, was here over
Sunday with his mother and sister Ida.
Miss Tena Jacobs, teacher in the
public schools of Rudolph spent the
Sabbath in this city and was guest at
the Witter House.
Miss Isabelle Bowen, stenographer
and book-keeper for the HileS Land
& Lumber Co. at Dexterville, was in
the city over Sunday the guest Of Miss
Ida Carman.
MessrS. Lara Ward of BabcOck, and
Mr.. Jehant of Meadow Valley, both
largely interested in lands, in the
drainage districts south of Babcock
were in the city Monday on business.
Mrs. Mary Warsaw, of Rudolph, is
and family on the west side to care for
his four children who are down sick
with the measles.
Oscar Bandeline, the popular base
ball league pitcher, is coaching the
University boys at Madison, and is
reported as an enthusiastic and eff
Gent coach,
W. NJ. Covert, of Bethel, was in the
city Wednesday on his way to Madison
to attend a Medical Missionary
meeting to be held there on Thursday
March u.
Mrs. Summerson of Chippewa Fails,
was here Monday with a fine line of
hand made Irish Linen lace which
she exhibited to some of the ladies of
Grand Rapids.
Mr.. and Mrs. Felix WallOch of the
town of Sigel, are rejoicing over
the arrival Of a daughter, born
Sunday night, March %.
DR.. M. Mellen was called to Wausau
Tuesday, professionally. He has
several patients there that he is
treating for rheumatism.
Fl. D. Baldwin the well known dealer
in monuments and marble-wOrks, of
Ripon, Wis. transacted business in this
city and vicinity this past week.
G. E. McDiu of Stevens Point,
Nf Io al Ln II Of
city, registered at the Dixon House
| Wednesday while on his way to AL
mOnd. where he has banking interests.
All of E. P. Arpin'S children have
had the scarlet fever and their home
is still in quarantine. NJ. J Slattery
has three children very sick with
scarlet fever and one of them is re-
ported dangerously sick.
The families Of VIM. Waldo, Latter,
Rams, SawatSkys, and MuehlStein are
all IN quarantine with the smallpox.
John Henry'S family are all cOnvalesc-
ing and will be out Of quarantine soon
Mr.. and Mrs. W. D. Conner of
MaTshtield, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. |. p. Witter on Tuesday and
Wednesday and assisted them in the
funeral rites of their father Mr.. J. d.
Witter.
W. NJ. Hatch, passenger engineer of
Z. 4 n. w. train arriving here at 1925
p. nj. was accompanied by his wife
last Saturday and they Sundayed at
the Dixon House.
T. A. Cady'S residence is connected
by phone with the Wood County
Telephone Exchange and his number
is 800 Mr.. Cady has not yet decided
upon office rooms.
Morse, Roy Nash, and Gerald Fritz
niger were among those who went to
Stevens Point to hear SOuSaS band
last Friday night.
Michael Clifford of Stevens Point
| was in the city Thursday and Friday
last on insurance business. Mike has
many old acquaintance here who are
always glad to see him.
J. G.. Hamilton's residence on the
west side has been connected by
telephone with the Wood Co. Tele-
phone Exchange the present week.
| His phone number is 81.
Geo. W. Nutter of Saratoga. went to
Madison, where his sister, Mrs. r. r.
Bates and his mother, Mrs. Jane NJ.
Nutter reside. His cousin, B. j.
Nutter was also in Madison two
| weeks ago.
MeSSrs Walter Burno, Frank Holder,
! William Currier and Pardy King, ali
of Stevens Point, were here'the first of
the week the guests Of Chas Currier
who recently purchased NJ. A. Bogo-
gers livery oItfit