Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-09-03

y enjoyed the outing and report a fr
time.
A post card received last wee
0 from Will Lyon, in Spokane, Wash
: says they are enjoying visit from hi
sister Mrs. E. f. Carver of Everett
| washington. whom they had not see
, for sixteen years.
MISS Alta Shermer, who has been Il
Milwaukee getting the fall styles il
hat trimming arrived home Friday
She has accepted a position in /;
millinery store at Portage for tn,
coming season.
The work on the opera house Il
progressing nicely and the water con
nectlon and sewerage has been pro,id
ed Tor. We understand there has
been applications made to rent both
stores.
Mrs. L. II. Haupt of Milwaukee, is
visiting in Port Edwards, the CUES
or Sophia Noel. They were in the
city yesterday looking after business
matters and calling upon old time
| friends.
DR.. Geo. Mcintyre was an Almond
business caller Tuesday. DR.. Mcintyre
has number of patients that require
his services, and in consequence he is
Obliged to make regular trips to the
above town.
hoy and Edward BeardSley who
have been the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Warren at Wausau for several
days, returned to their home in this
| city Sunday night accompanied by
Mr.. Warren. The latter departed
for Wausau again Monday morning.
f. Link, the butcher was down in
Adams county Tuesday looking for
beef cattle and found very little for
sale, or suitable. He said he saw some
fine corn and the sentiment was very
favorable for the new railroad
venture
Will Henke who has been conduct
ing saloon on the Sigel road, has
disposed of his place of business to
Joe Monian of this city. Mr.. Henke
will move his family to Grand Rapids,
where he expects to make his future
home.
W. II. Shaver, who Is employed in
the j. r. Raglan furniture store, Is
expecting his wife and family this
week from Sherman, Mich, their
former home. Mr.. Shaver has rented
the house on Seventh street north
formerly occupied by-J. q. Werle into
which he will move his family. Ell.
J.sfsJ. Hazard returned Tuesday
from Prairie du Chem, where he had
been for the past ten days attending
the reunion Of the Sixth Wisconsin
Battery of which he was a member.
There were thirty of the, old comrades
present and very enjoyable time is
reported.
Mrs. Rogers of Des Moines, Iowa,
National organizer for the Ladies
order of Catholic FOresterS, and Mrs.
Peter Doyle, of Medford. deputy, were
here to organize branch in this city
Thursday. About twenty-five Catholic
ladies have Indicated desire to join.
Hiss Charlotte Shermer has been in
Salt Lake City visiting relatives and
friends since the first of July. She is
expected home soon. She will return
to Sparta on September 18th to re-
sumo her duties as teacher of the deaf
In the state school.
f. L. Steib received word from his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Steib last
week who are visiting their son John
Jr. and family in Portland, Oregon,
that they are well and having fine
time. They expect to return home
in about one month.
The following Grand Rapids people
went up to Marshfeld Friday noon
to attend the fair: Louis Rel
chez, John Hartl, Vim. Raymond, VIM.
Podawiltz, Chas. Lester, MIR. and Mrs.
Theo. Brazeau, Inez Witter, Bernice
johnson and Elsie Baruch.
DR.. o. T. Hougen and family and
DIR. Edward Hougen and family, of
Pittsville left Sunday morning early
for Manitowoc county where they
will visit the old home and their
parents. They expect to be absent
one week. 475'
Mr. and Mrs. Win Henke and visit.
ing friends Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Pick
ering of Pittsville who have been en-
joying two weeks camping and fish
ing trip up the river at the club house
returned to the city Friday well
pleased with their summers vacation
1t has been sometime since we have
seen Henry Ticknor down town, and on
inquiry last week we learn that he has
been in poor health and indisposed for
sometime but is now better. He is
about the house and his many friends
are anxious to see him in his accus-
toned chair at E. T. Bodette's shoe
shop.
Francis Thatcher, the little daugh-
ter of Mrs. Laura Thatcher, died at
the home of her cousin Mrs. Grant
Babcock Friday morning, August
2Sth, 1908, Of spinal meningitis. She
had been sick about two weeks. Mrs.
Thatcher will be remembered as Miss
Laura Fuller, daughter OF E.J. Fuller
who died a year ago. Funeral SER
vices were held Saturday afternoon.
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