Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-03-21
Many of Mr., and Mrs. Geo. L, Will

Many of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. L. Will
Jams old time friends are trying to
induce them to come back to Grand
Rapids to live, when he RECEIVERS from
his present illness and returns from
Tampa, Florida, where they have been
sp ending the winter. We hope they
will decide to come.
About fifty members of Rainbow
Chapter Of the order of Eastern Star,
were present at the session Wednesday
evening. March Is at which time Mrs.
Jennie Gilky and daughter helen were
initiated into mysteries of that order.
Refreshments were served and a very
enjoyable evening was passed. This
order is growing rapidly and testing
the capacity of the Masonic Lodge
room.
The papers of the large cities are all
right if you want them, but it is your
own home paper that advertises your
churches, your numerous societies;
sy mpathizeS with you in your afflic-
tions and rejoices with you in your
prosperity. In short it is the local pa
per that mentions the thousand land
one items in which you are interested
during the year, and do not find in pa
perS OF large cities.
Architect Anton Billmeyer is hav-
ing busy time of it just at present.
He is re-constructing the J. D. Witter
home on Third street, and in addition
to this he has three sets of plans now
on the boards. One set is for the
handsome new Office building for the
Stange-Ellis Lumber Co. Another
set is for the new residence of Christ
Peterson at Port Edwards, and the
other is for the Catholic Parochial
School at Nekoosa.
Chirp! Chirp! BObolink. BObolink!
Pedestrians ont enjoying the blessed
sunshine Sunday began to rubber"
as the street gamin would say, to gee
where the cage was that containe the
robins. They looked in vain, how
ever, but scarcely did they turn their
eyes to earthward, when Mr.. Red
breast in all the glory of his spring
finery, hoped Out to look at the
weather AS is his custom, he came
in day, and it is the fondeSt hope of
the people in this ''neck- 'O-the-wOOdS"
that he.will not experience cold feet, but
that the warm and welcome spring
will come rapidly as forecast, with it's
feverS and buds. The sight of the
first robin is enough to make:one long
for the violetS and green grass,
A party of ten japanese laborers is
now located on 800 acres of the old
Cornell university lands, six miles west
of Spencer and about twelve miles
north of Marshtield. The Japs! were
hired by Madison, Wis, promoter as
an experiment. to determine whether
coolies can be used to good. advantage
in clearing cutover land and placing it
in a state of tillage. While, unskilled
in the art of using farming imple-
mentS and tools the laps are sturdy
lot of young fellows and are making
good progress in their work. 1t is the
intention of the promoterJtogincrease
the number of laborers to.Dtwenty or
thirty within the next few days. The
Japs main sustenance iss rice, they
having consumed nearly 1000 pounds
since their arrival at Spencer some
two months ago.
-"Now is the accepted time" to buy
real estate, in the best town OF 1000
people in Wisconsin-Grdnd Rapids.
We own apd offer for sale, at the right
price, $50 cultivated high level lots.
on west side near the factory district.
Also 225 acres of land on east side, on
main roads, near this city, with daily
mail, good neighbors. Land is level
and cultivated. viii sell in 10 acre
tracts and upwards to suit purchaser.
We have other good bargains listed.
Better come and see US and get
front seat. Terms ION or before five
years"
GUY R WOOD & Co.
Office open GEO. N.WOOD Mgr.
evenings Wood Block
Phone 81
QUEsTION-Why rent when you can
buy nice new house for $500 to Sl2OO