Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-01-08

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Vice President, Mrs. B. J. H. Shaw:
3rd Vice President, Mrs. r. Demroe:
4th Vice President, Mrs. Theron
Lyons; Treasurer, Mrs. e. Oberbeck
Secretary, Mrs. A. G. Otto. This
years receipts exceeded that of last
year by s569l. The next regular
MEETING will be held Wednesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. E.
Oherbeck.
MesSrs. W. Fl. Barnes and Henry
VOyer took possession of the Aiken's
Candy Kitchen Monday morning and
they intend to continue the same line
of business. They will carry a larger
stock and make a speciality of home
made candy. Mr. Barnes is well
known to the trade in Grand Rapids,
and Henry VOyer. while he IS a new
conner in this city is we'll known to
many Of the Old settlers He halls
from Junction City where his parents
reside. The new firm extend cordial
invitation to the trade to come and
see them.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Nelson. who
have been visiting with her parents
| in this city during the HOLIDAYS
returned home Wednesday. 1t will
| be remem bered that Mr.. Nelson had
the contract of erecting the first
ward school building in which he did
a tipe job for the school district and
made many friends while here He
is now one of the leading contractors
and builders in Merrill where he has
all the work he can do Both East
and west Merrill are growing and max
ing valudb bic improvements
Mrs. Sarah E. Vaughan, who was
stricken with paralysis at the home of
her son, B. NJ. Vaughan, in October
last, is still critically i'll. The paralysis
has passed off but she is so weak and
shattered that the doctor in charge
has little hope Of her ever recovering
her former robust health. Mrs.
Vaughan taught in the city schools
for l3 years and many inquiries are
received as to the state nf her health
from her many arqnlintanceS.
Miss Hughes director of the kinder
garden informs us that upon the
opening of school, Monday, that
seventeen of her scholars failed TO put
in an appearance, all down with the
whooping cough. Miss Hughes says
further that with first the measles.
then chicken pox and now the whoop-
ing cough has made the attendance in
that department very irregular and
greatly interfered with the progress
of her work.
We are authorized to announce that
DR.. III. ID. Morris, a graduate of the
American school of Osteopathy, now
OF Berlin, Wisconsin, will visit Grand
Rapids within thirty days to open an
Office for the practice of OSteOpathy
with the intention of locating here
permanently. The Doctor is highly
spoken Of by those who know him and
will find Grand Rapids a pleasant
place to do business in.
The city Of Grand Rapids, through
their attorney J. a. GavnOr settled
the matter of difference between them
and the G. u. & st. Paul Railroad
Company by the company agreeing to
put on a fiagman from 1880 d. m. to 7
O'Clock p. III. each day, This protect
ion was very much needed and we
will all be glad that a fagman has
been established at very dangerous
crossing in our city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. A. Herschlcb gave
a very pleasant party last Saturday
evening to a number of young people
at their home in honor of their nephew
Charles HerSchleb, who is attending
| the Lawrence university at Appleton.
After the young people tired of play
ing all kinds Of appropriate games,
their hostess had prepared a
sumptuouS spread to which all present
did ample justice.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Aikens expect to
move TO Appleton, where they enter
the same line of business This
they remained here and made many
warm friends who are sorry to have
them leave Grand Rapids. We join
with their friends in a sincere wish
that their future lot may be cast in
pleasant places.
The action commenced by John
Margeson against the G. NJ. q st. Paul
Co., for damage through his attorney,
II. G. Wipperman. was settled this
Thursday morning by the COMPANY
paying the plaintiff literally for
damages received in the recent acct
dent which occurred on the Cranberry
street crossing on the West side.
Earl Doty, supported by a very
| competent company will appear at
the grand opera house, January 13, in
Dumas great drama. THE Man in
| the Iron Mask" Mr.. Doty will be
remembered by local theatre goers,
who had the pleasure of seeing him in
| his production Of Faust two years ago.
Mrs. Harriet Yout sold out her
household effects Wednesday to Mr..
| Stevens, head carver in the Oberbeck
Furniture Co.'S. plant who will con-
tnue to keep borders. Mrs. Yout and
daughter expect to go to Milwaukee
where they have employment.
Henry Harding, the efficient
| electrician in charge of the Electric
| Light Plant, day times. has been very
sick the past week with bowel trouble
| For Il time IT was feared that an
operation would be necessary for
| appendicitis. We are glad to note
that he is now very much better.
MeSsrs. Walter and Will Gardner
have been busy the past week planning,
filling and waxing the X. P. Hall floor.
| They did an elegant piece of work and
members of the local order appreciate
it. They now have one of the best
dancing floors in the city.
Mrs. Fred B. Warner accompanied
her husband from Marshfeld to Grand
| Rapids Friday. Mr.. Warner has
rented the John Kline residence in the
second ward and will move his family