Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-05-31

Anuo nCySSI uIuSu lIOA - d SnuCAC
yesterday, after pleasant visit in oul
neighboring city.
Mrs. II. l.. Miscoll and little son,
Wendell, departed for Marshfield
Saturday, where they are visiting
friends and relatives for few days.
Chas. s. Maltby, of GAINESVILLE, sold
his two south lots and barn on
Milwaukee street to NJ. ]. Favel, OF
this city today for $500 through the
Wipperman Land Agency.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Arpin and two
sons returned from their trip TO st.
Louis, and the Worlds Fair Saturday
night. They report very pleasant
time, the weather favorable, but an
unfinished condition of the displays.
A. j. Hasbrouck has about decided
to have their present house moved
back on their lots facing east and
then erect new modern residence on
the present site. This is good move
which the family will appreciate.
Farmers you should insure your
building and crops. For particulars
Inquire of F. G. Gilkey.
MIR. Porter, commander of the G. A.
r. post wishes to thank all the
citizens who SO kindly assisted in
making the memorial services q
pronounced success and especially
E. P. Arpin who was instrumental Ia
providing carriages for the old soldiers.
Sam Zion, manager OF the Live Oak
has had the interior of his place Of
business redecorated and the wood
work vanished. Tue artistic mora
panels on the ceiling were hung by
Marselle Mccarthy who is establish
ing reputation as paper hanger and
decorator.
Miss Matte Larkin, teacher of the
first primary department in the
Lincoln building, leaves Wednesday
for her home in Iowa. Miss Larkin
has been a teacher in our public schools
for the past six years and has accepted
her old position for another year.
She is considered an excellent primary
teacher and the school board are
delighted to know that she will
return.
DR.. j. J. Bellin, who recently
graduated from the Milwaukee
Medical College, arrived in this city
Sunday morning and intends to locate
here permanently. For the present
he has secured Office rooms with DR..
j. J. Looze in the Wood Block, In
connection with the Wood County
Drug store. The doctor already has
quite an acquaintance here, aud his
friends will be glad to know that he
has decided to locate among US. We
wish him well.
We received a letter from DR.. F. d.
Humphrey dated May 10 Glasgow,
Scotland, in which he says that he
reached that city in pretty good
shape" May 18. His voyage was very
pleasant. He expects to spend about
three weeks in that city when he will
90 to Edinburgh and thence to
London, England. He reports the
hospitals full of patients and Interests.
We shall expect a letter from him on
the old country and his impressions OF
it.
While on the west side last week,
we called upon G. e. Lester and asked
to see bis livery outfit. He did SO and
we found sixteen handsome horses,
five rubber tired two seated canopy
buggies, eight single seat covered
buggies; three runabouts or road
wagons, and two three seated hacks.
He also has suitable harnesses, robes,
whips, etc. He is enjoying good
business and intends to keep up a first
class outfit. He expects to enlarge
his stables to make room for the
increase he has and expects to add.
Those who attended the services at
the First Moravian church last
Sunday evening, had the rare pleasure
of hearing the solo entitled Come
unto me" from Handles Messiah, sung
by the Rev. Emil Suemter, who Is
one of the former first tenors OF the
famous Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Pa.
Mr.. Suemter's voice is one of except
ional sweetness and power. He
received his musical training at the
hands of Prof. Fred Wolfe, Of
Bethlehem, the only musical director
that ever attempted to render Bach's
mass in B. Minor and Bach's Christ
mas oratorior in full in the United
States. Mr.. Suemter was first tenor
of this full rendition.