Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-11

sition at ]. T. Schumacher store
f. B. Laabs, of Wausau. was a bust
ness visitor in this city Tuesday.
Miss Leila Cary, of Manitowoc, is a
guest at the home of Miss Lily Ober-
| beck.
A. P. Hirzy was registered at the
st. Charles Hotel, in Milwaukee Mon
day.
Mrs. Dillon Bromley left Tuesday for
Milwaukee where she will join Mr.
Bromley and make their future home.
Mrs. Staggering left Tuesday for
West Allis where Mr.. Slingerling is en-
ployed. They will make their future
home in that place.
L. F. HinteTthuer, wife and child of
Mason City, Iowa, and Mrs. Henry
Engelhardt, OF Wauwautosa, are
guests at the j. r. Ragan home on
Washington Avenue.
Mr. and Mrs Dan O. Brien, of Tomah,
were in the city Friday and Saturday
on business. When they left Sat
urday noon they went through to
Chicago where they visited their rela-
tives.
Mrs. j. W. Bovee and son Llyod
and daughter Bessie of Plainield, were
in the city last week the guest of
relatives and friends Mrs Bovee
will be remembered by old friends as
Mary Margison.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Baruch entertained
the following friends Thursday: Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Weisel, Leo Miller, and
MessrS SLIDER and Webster. of Heine-
man. Wisconsin, and Mr.. Perry
Miller, of Chicago.
S. G. Alban, of Stevens Point, was
in the city Friday after visiting his
daughter, Mrs. J. NJ. Gage, in Ne
kooSa. Mr.. Alban will be remem-
bered by the old residents of this city,
as former teacher in the Centralia
schools.
Elmer Cronau, and A. Matthews of
Milwaukee, who have been visiting at
the G. A. Kluge home, where Mr..
Matthew's little daughter Myrtle
makes her home, returned to the
Cream City Sunday. Mr.. Matthews
was accompanied by his daughter, who
will spend the summer vacation with
him.
Cape Colony has 10000 acres of vine
yard, with 100000 vines.
The largest vineyard in the world is
near San Gabriel, Cal.
VIM. Buchanan, of Pittsville, was
visitor in this city Tuesday.
Mrs Albert Viertel, of Elm Lake,
was visitor in this city Tuesday.
Atty. B. r. Goggins was Wausau
business visitor Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Mass have re-
turned from their visit with Wausau
friends.
Miss Smith, of Wautoma, is guest
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Battell.
Geo. W. Purnell returned from a
business trip to Minneapolis Tuesday
evening.
Rev G. Madsen, will preach next
Sunday forenoon ia the German Mo-
ravian church.
Mr. Chas. Herschleb will preach in
the Scandinavian church Sunday fore
noon.
The human voice will carry three |
miles through a 20 foot speaking |
tube
Argentina has 245, 100000 acres of |
un-occupied land which is suitable for
cattle grazing.
The average man requires 1900
pounds of food in the course OF the
year to sustain him.
Henry Podawiltz is building an ad-
dition to his Lincoln street residence.
The work on the new residence of
Mrs. John Hamm, on Fifth street, is
progressing rapidly.
Frank VanKeuren left for Stevens
Point Tuesday where he has secured
employment.
Atty. Fl. E. Fitch, of Nekoosa, was
a business visitor in this city Tues
day.
d. Y. Troxell, father of Mrs. A. i.
Chambers, of Rudolph, met his death
in the storm which visited Berlin, on
July Bird.
Jack Baker lost his residence and |
most of the furniture just north of |
the city Thursday night from fire
caused by the tightening.
VIM. Scott, of Port Arthur, Can,
arrived Tuesday to visit with his
family and look after business matters.
He will remain about two weeks.
Alfred and Harry J. Miller recently
purchased two lots each, located on
Ninth street, from Elizabeth Case. |
The consideration was 500 per lot.
Miss Sophie Steiner, who has been |
visiting relatives in this city for the |
past several days, returned to her |
home in Mansion Tuesday. Il
Germany uses 225, 900, 900 tons of |
potatoes yearly in the manufacture of |
alcohol and only 900 tons of grain |
for the same purpose.
Among persons of social standing |
generally the world throughout. the
average age Of marriage Is at present,
men 81 and women %.
Fred Pagel has started to clean up
and prepare for the rebuilding of his
Lincoln street home. This house was