Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-08-30

start horses during the races of fair
week. He is an old hand at this
business and greatly sought after.
Miss Ella B. Byrnes departed Mon
day for Everett, Washington, where
she has accepted position In the
public schools of that city. She will
stop two days in st. Paul on her way
out west.
Mrs. Stella Bradley and her
daughter Daisy. of Dayton. Ohio, are
guests of Mrs. J. J. Hazard this
week. Mrs. Bradley is sister of
Mrs. Hazard and will make an
extended visit.
Edward Bramsteadt took Fred
Fiegel's place driving the stage on
the star route out here while Mr..
Feigel took in the excursion over the
Wisconsin Central to Duluth, Minn.,
the first of the week.
T. j. Cooper dug eight and one half
bushels of potatoes from a strip Of
ground thirty feet long and twenty-one
feet wide in his garden, west side.
Potatoes early rose and potatoes and
ground actually measured correct.
Rev. w. A. Whitcomb, will occupy
the pulpit of the First Congregational
church on Sunday, Sept. 4. He comes
as candidate and is recommended by
Rev. VIM. Kilbourne.
Albert Chambers, mail clerk on the
Chicago s. Northwestern railroad,
spends his Sundays in Grand Rapids.
He leaves this city at 5 O'Clock In the
morning and returns at 10 at night
At present he stops at the Dixon
house.
A handsome decorated forty-two
piece dinner set, given away with
Victoria and Sunbeam flour. ASK
your grocer about it. tt
J. D. La Breche has moved his shoe
shop into his new addition and
rented his store building to Fred
Stamm who will open a barber shop
as soon as it is ready for occupancy.
1t is being papered and otherwise
improved.
Henry Getzlauff, clerk in John e.
Days drug store has resigned his
position and will leave next week for
Chicago where he will attend the
Northwestern Pharmaceutical college.
He expects to take the regular
course.
Archie ShounOuard, of Star Lake, |
has made arrangements for room In |
the back end OF the Muir shoe Co.
store where he will have bench room.
He is an expert shoe repairer and
will be ready to do any kind OF shoe
work.
For RENT-A store building on the
west side formerly occupied by the
Yellow Front restaurant. For terms |
and particulars inquire at this Office
If
About twenty-five young friends OF
Miss Hilda Alexander greatly sur
street last Friday evening. The
evening was spent in playing games.
Refreshments were. served and all
present report of having a most
enjoyable time.
Harry Richardson of Davenport, Ia,
Claude Morse OF Chicago, Ray Johnson
Kirk Muir, Bernice Johnson, Caroline
Garrison. Ethel Kelley, and Emagene
Hayward OF Marshfield spent Sunday
up the river. No fish are reported as
having been caught but all had al
good time.
C. E. Davis travelling salesman for
SELF Schwab s. Company, Of Chicago
has rented rooms of Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. w. Davis, in this city. Mr..
Davis expects to make Grand Rapids
his headquarters on account of the
favorable railroad location. His wife
will be here permanently and he
expects to spend his S undays here.
For sALE-Span Of work horses.
heavy farm wagon, one single buggy
and light harness, for sale cheap.
Inquire of Otto KrluSkeW, near
Green Bay & Western depot.
A. P. Pray, OF Star Lake, Wis, but
formerly a resident OF Wood County
for ten years, is in the city and has
been for four weeks undergoing an
operation for his right eye, and
treatment for inflammatory rheu-
matism. He has suffered considerable
pain but is now improving rapidly
under Drs. Looze and Bellins treat
ment. He expects to return home on
Tuesday.
Several hunting parties will go from
the city tomorrow to establish their
camp and get ready to match their
cunning with the prairie chicken.
| Among the different parties going out
are; A. NJ. Muir, E. S. Renne, Geo. w.
Baker, DR.. and Mrs. Hougen, also
D. B. Philleo, Will Reeves, Amos
Hasbrouck, Thes. Taylor, and Ernest
Oberbeck, Ernest Gilmister, V. p.
Norton.
Last Sunday morning when Rev1
Peterson entered his pulpit at the
N. e. church, he found a floral tribute
tastely arranged by Miss Ella Scott,
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