Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-01-15
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Miss Kate Smith spent Sunday with
| her parents in NekoOsa.
Mrs. Henry Timm is suffering with
an attack Of whooping cough.
Three children of Mr.. and Mrs. E.
! |. Philleo are down sick with the
whooping cough.
| Lawrence Tuttle was in the city the
! first of the week to visit his father 1T
the Dixon Hotel.
! As we go To press we understand
! that Mrs. W. G. Trahern is very sick
! with pneumnilia.
NJ. Ii. Lynn, of Nekoosa was in the
tiveS i'm the city.
Miss Maude Preston, Of Saratoga, is
visiting Miss Myrtle Preston on the
west side this week.
Irving Brazeau departed Monday
for Marshfield, where he may accept
a position in a drug store.
Mrs. VIM. Collier, of NekooSa, came
up to Grand Rapids Tuesday to visit
with her mother for the day,
Fred Mosher and Albert Nimtz
departed Monday for Gldden to work
for The Nash Lumber Company.
Mrs. Otto Gotke, of the west side.
left Thursday for Eau Claire where
she will visit with friends indefinitely
Assemblymen F. A. Cady departed
for Madison Sunday, where he will
spend the winter in the trials IF
legislation.
Miss Florence Philleo returned the
first of the week from TOmahawk
where she has been visiting relatives
and friends
Miss Lucy Wood worth and Mrs. H.
e, Spears were in the city Wednesday
to attend Rainbow Chapter, Order of
Eastern Star.
Mrs. Chas. Barden. who has been
visiting her relatives in this city
departed for her home in WauSau
Monday evening.
Mike Griffin, of Marshield. was here
Monday and had in charge Paul
KurZ who had been sentenced to six
months in the county Jail.
Mrs. J. D. Cutter of TomahaWk,
arrived in our city Wednesday and
will visit with her mother. Mrs.
Isabelle Philleo for a time.
Mrs. T. E. Morey and Miss Louise
Morey arrived in the city Tuesday for
the purpose of having her household
effects packed for shipment.
Charles Podawiltz, mother and
sisters are now comfortably settled in
their new home, known as the Free
man residence on Oak street.
Mrs. A. j. Freund is one of the
several who is suffering the incon-
vences of whOoping cough, while her
children have the scarlet fever.
Mrs. Ellis Kroner and children.
arrived home Tuesday from Stevens
Point where they visited the past two
weeks with Mrs. Charley Oster.
Messrs A Fl. Dustin and Lucian
Berard, both employed in doing car
penter work in Babcock, were home
for few days the first of the week.
Miss Maudc Whaley, the genial
saleslady in Geo. w. Davis fruit and
confectionery store departed for her
home Tuesday in Necedah for a two
weeks vacation.
Mayor L. E. Colvin, of Pittsville,
was in the city Monday. He talks
some of locating in Grand Rapids
He will receive cordial welcome if
ne SO decides.
Miss Blanche Ferguson departed
for Milwaukee today (Thursday) after
few pleasant days visit in this city
at the nome of Mrs. Edward Lynch
and other friends.
+ AL KRONER, proprietor Of the Mer-
chants Cafe in Ashland, left Monday
for his home after visiting his father
l.. KRONER and brother Ellis, in this
city for few days.
John Bell ST.. packed his grip and
went to Madison Monday where he
expects to run the legislature as
member of the third house. If John
can't do it no one can.
Peter Diedrich, an expert in dam
building, has been engaged by the
Consolidated Water Power and Paper
company to oversee the erection of
their dam the coming summer.
Miss Mamie SearlS, of Walker
returned to her duties as clerk in her
aunt's store in Wautoma, on Tuesday,
after visiting her parents and friends
in this vicinity during her vacation.
E. G. Ketchum returned Tuesday
from Il weeks absence in Iowa and
illinois visiting relatives and at the
same time looking for horses. He
found horses pretty scarce and high
priced.
Charlie Lord has accepted position
as fireman with the G. NJ. & st Paul
Company on the Valley DivSion so as
to be nearer home. While he enjoyed
the same line of work in Pennsylvania
he Will be better satisfied with his
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