Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-05-13
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Albert. Knoll


| The youngest child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard johnson is very i'll.
| Born the first of the week boy at
the home Of Andrew Steinbrook.
| Mrs. Emile Oestrich spent Thurs
day in Wausau, the guest of friends.
DR.. G. A. Boorman accompanied a
patient, from Tomah to Chicago
Thursday.
/ j. NJ. Richrick will lecture at the
M. E. church Tuesday evening, May
II, on Russia.
Go and see the rest, then buy the
best clothes money can buy at
Corbett's.
NJ. S. Moran, returned yesterday
from his business trip, to his old home
in Eagle River.
Mrs. j. f. DAILY has been quite i'll
the past few days, but at this writing
she is improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. A. Tenant are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. F. j Cameron,
at Milwaukee this week.
| The Misses Alice and Olive Whiting
and Chas. Downing are IN Stevens
Point this week visiting relatives.
E. J. Whitney and Miss Etfie
Goggins attended Dana's Military
Ball in Tomah Wednesday evening.
W. A. Sexton and wife of Marsh
field, stopped off between trains yester-
day to call on a few friends in this
city.
Cohen Brothers, have an elegant
display Of satin liberty, and wash
goods, displayed in their show window
this week. Their millinery window
is also tastefully arranged,
! Our No. 23O Valour Calf, Handwelt
shoes for men is the most popular shoe
in the city. We have sold 232 pairs
of them the past twelve months.
They lit like a glove, and wear like
iron, $3.50 pair. The Muir Shoe Co..
We are pleased to note that Miss
Julia Little is convalescing from her
recent illness with typhoid pneu-
monia. Her many friends will be
glad to see her at school again soon.
Frank Boyanowski, president of the
Grand Rapids Brewing Company.
yesterday purchased Henry Rablin's
residence in the first ward. Con-
Sideration in the transaction was
$4,000.
Sherman Cleveland, died yesterday
morning, at nine O'Clock in Oshkosh.
His remains were brought to this city
to day for burial. The funeral will
be held tomorrow afternoon at the
NJ. E. Church.
| Half rates to annual meeting Ger
man Baptist Brethren, Carthage,
| Mo-, via the Northwestern line.
Excursion tickets will be sold at one
fare for round trip May Is to "a
inclusive, limited by extension to
return until June 30, inclusive. Apply
to agents Chicago & Northwestern
railroad.
The May term Of circuit court has
but few cases ofinterest for this term.
The drainage case of Fred String vs.
William Stalk has gone to the jury
There is but one more case to be
tried by the Jury this term and that
will probably be closed by Saturday
night, yet court will continue through
most of next week. ~
Rev. Julius J. Looze of Tomahawk,
who has been visiting relatives, and
friends in Oconto, and Green Bay,
Stopped off between trains Wednesday
to visit his brother DR.. j. j. Looze of
this city. He was accompanied by
their mother, Mrs. A. J. Looze of the
latter city, who will visit at her sons
home in Tomahawk for a time.
S. L. Brooks and family departed
Thursday morning, for Seattle, Wash.
They will stop off at Minneapolis
MINI. and Webster, S. Dakota, where
they will visit his brother DR.. G.
Brooks. We are sorry, to have Mr..
Brooks, and his family leave the city;
but hope that some day they will re-
turn, to again, make Grand Rapids
their home.
He smiles, he is wearing one of our
S12 spring suits. Did you notice it,
Hugh G.. Corbett.
Postmaster A. L. Fontaine received
word this week that the salary of the
Grand Rapids postoff1cc had been
increased from 1900 to $1,000 on
account of the increase of business
done during the past year. Will
Teller, brother of DR.. D. A. Teller,
has been engaged as one of the clerks
in the poStOffice. He went to work
on Thursday.
Walter Burns, engineer on the
Green Bay s. Western railroad pur-
chased the r. w. Lyon homestead in
this city, consisting Of a ten-room
house aud lot and half AS he is
now resident of this city he will
occupy one-half of this house and rent
the other half. Walter is great
believer in the great future of Grand
Rapids and says he would rather live
here than in any other place in this
world. He loves his native city.
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