Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-09

Thursday and Friday evening in tn,
Congregational church. The meet
ings will begin at 100.
Mrs. John Loock is confined to be
home with badly sprained wrist.
The third concert of the Grand
Rapids City band will be held in thu
Grand on the evening of January Both
The Grand Rapids Business college
resumed Monday. agn.d all the
students are enthusiastically taking
hold Of the work.
Miss Helen Smith acted as steno
gTapher for DeGuere & Jacobson anC
Atty. Louis A Bauman during the
absence Of Missfva Woodden.
According TO County Clerk Geo. W
Davis note book he has written 2.O5=
letters during the 312 working DAYS OF
1907.
J. a. Bradt, OF Auhurndale, applied
to County Clerk Geo. w. Davis for
the bounty of three dollars each. on
two foxes shot by the applicant last
week.
Mrs. Frank ZoeIle, who has been
confined in an Oshkosh hospital
where she underwent a successful
operation, arrived at the home of her
mother Mrs Barbara Bever, Wednes-
day, Mrs Zoelle's many friends will
be pleased to learn of her complete
recovery.
Mrs. Hugh Olson entertained a
number of her lady friends at her
home New Years eve. Games and
refreshments helped to make the eve
ming a very delightful one, and all who
were present speak in highest praise
of their host.
The First National Bank is placing
in the down town offices and stores
one of the handsOmest calenders
which has appeared in the city this
year. The picture is in imitation of
the original painting by J. L. G.
Ferris, entitled "Courtship 1t is a
beauty.
Twenty-six relatives and friends
gave MIR. and Mrs. Roland Baldwin
a pleasant surprise Friday night, in
honor OF his twenty-siXth birthday
Music and games helped to make the
evening delightful one, and the
dainty refreshments added much to
the occasion.
There are large number of cases
of la grippe in this city at the present
time. The disease is not confined to
this city, however, as there seems to
be an epidemic in many sections of
the country, and it cannot be said to
have assumed so serious an aspect in
Grand Rapids.
The Wisconsin Tract Society, of
the Seventh Day Adyentists church
has moved it's Office from the building
near the Bogogor store on First
street, to the new church and
office building on Oak street. Here
after all business of this society will
be transacted from the new build
ing.
Wisconsin colleges will give no more
free scholarships to high school
students. This was the decision ar
rived at by representatives of the
leading colleges of the state at
recently held in Milwaukee.
Lawrence university, Appleton, Be-
lott, Carroll and Ripon colleges were
and the opinion is said
to have been unanimous.
Justice James Keyes performed the
service Thursday afternoon which
made Miss Jennie Knutson, of the
town Of Saratoga, Mrs. Oscar Nelson,
Of Kilbourn. Norman Dahl and Miss
Nora Nelson attended the young
couple, and they left shortly there
after for the latter city, where they
will make their future home. The
extends congratulations.
Emil Rasmussen has resigned his
position with the Wood County Drug
TO-, and expects to return to Racine
in about a week. Emil's many friends