Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-10-29

MISS MAUD waterman VINO mas Deer
visiting friends and relatives at Plain
field for several days returned home
Tuesday evening
Mrs, j. NJ Baukin Of DeXteryille,
Wis, who has been tie guests of Mr.
and Mrs. j. E. Batty for several days
returned home yesterday.
James Duncan, of Wausau, arrived
here Thursday to give instructions in
music to a class at the Wood County
Training school for teachers.
Mrs. Anna Merrill, of Chicago, was
here to attend the funeral of Mrs. E.
B. Rossier. She was the guest of her
sister, Mrs. E. G. Rossier.
Mrs. John Fraser, who has been the
guest of friends and relatives in
Northern Michigan for several weeks,
returned home Thursday.
Miss Jessie Johns of Portland. Ore
gon, who has been the guest of Mrs.
VIM. McGlinn during the past week,
left for Colum bus Monday to visit
friends and relatives.
Madames Altenberg, Beach and
Hughes of Plover and Mrs. Sheath Of
Merrill. were guests OF Mrs. W. Fl.
Gets during the W. r. G. Convention.
Henry DemItz and Wilbur Her
schleb left for Cranmoor Saturday to
spend Sunday, the guests of Arthur
Po0awiltZ at the Arpin Cranberry
marsh.
Mrs. Harriet A. Yout, of Chicago,
and Mrs. Ella V. Atcherson, of
Friendship, arrived here last week to
attend the funeral of their sister,
Mrs. Martha DAILY.
We are glad to note that Peter
Christman ST.. who is in the Presbyter-
ian Hospital in Chicago for treatment
in DR.. Billings care, is improving
nicely
Howard McCamley was home from
Wild Rose over Sunday. He is en-
ployed there by c. NJ. Dougharty do
ing work in electric light wiring. He
returned Monday afternoon
Miss Rose Goldamer OF MaTshtield
who has been the guest Of her sister
Mrs. Harvey Eimerman of this city
during the past week, returned home
Monday, accompanied by the latter.
Timothy Riley, telegraph operator
at the G.. M. & st. p. Ry. station OF
this city, and wife, who have been
spending the past two weeks on tour
of the eastern states, returned home
Thursday morning.
Mrs. Jennie Clements and little
daughter of Burr Cakes, Michigan:
Ms. Grace Sanderson or Excelsior,
Minnesota; and Miss Lucy Woodwork
of Pittsville, are guests Of Miss Cora
Pratt this week.
! Messrs Earl Pease and Geo. Mead
have a crew of men engaged in build
ing the concrete bridge from the main
land to the island, down the river.
Building operations were begun Tues
day.
Kirk Muir left for Fort Smelling,
Mimi, Tuesday to spend few Gays
visiting with his former comrades in
arms of the Sth Field Battery United
States Artillery, who are stationed at
the above fort.
Martin Jacobson has his new house
on Fifth street enclosed and he hopes
to have it ready for occupancy about
Christmas time. 1t is neat little
cottage and will contain all the con.
Veniences of a modern home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Pellersal left
for Chicago Tuesday. After a
short sojourn in the WINDY city"
they will leave for New Mexico or
southern California to spend the
winter.
William Downing has a large house
enclosed and we'll under way upon
his lots on Fifth street south. He is
making use of lumber and material
brought from Dexterville where he
formerly resided. His house will con-
tain all the modern up to-date i'm
provements.
The attendance last night at Won
| lorlop5 Elon+rio tbootro to COO tho
Gans-Nelson prize fight was large and
well pleased. They say IL was an
excellent reproduction of that contest.
Its not as good of course as the real
fight but it gives a good idea of how
these fights are carried on.
Mrs. L. ]. Cooper returned from
Baraboo Thursday evening where she
has been during the past week nursing
her mother Mrs. r. Fl. Douglas, who
had the misfortune to fall and break
her hip some time ago. Mrs. Cooper
| left her mother resting as comfortable
as could be under the circumstances
Mrs. Mary Scholvin, who has been
visiting with relatives and friends here
the past two weeks left Monday even.
ing for Milwaukee and Chicago, where
she will visit with friends prior tC
her return home in Dubuque, Iowa,
She enjoyed her short stay in Grand
Rapids. the home of her childhood.
From a post card received today
from Oshkosh we are pleased to an.
nounce that Miss Hazel Chapman,
who underwent an operation recently
for appendicitis, is getting along
nicely and it is hoped that she will be
au,e to go home from the hospital on
Saturday next.