Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-12-31

ing health and we are sorry To report
that he suffers a great deal of pain.
His advanced age is largely the cauSe.
Miss Anna DAILY, stenographer for
D. d. Conway, received notice of her
appointment to a state position as
stenographer, as a result of the civil
service examination she had taken
recently.
J. A. Cohen was circulating hand
some calendars Thursday with the
compliments of the season to his Gus
toners and friends. He reports an
increase in his holiday trade this year
over that Of the last year.
The Misses Elsa Book and Erna
Spengler of the firm of Book and
SpengIer west side millinery, departed
for their respective homes Thursday
10 spend XmaS, the former TO
Neenah and the latter to Dale, Wis.
F. L. Holiday, manager and pro-
prietor OF the east side Automobile
garage on First St. north, who has
been spending the past months at
Boulder, Col. on account Of his health
arrived home to spend Christmas with
his family in this city.
J. B. Arpin left Saturday for
Thief River Falls, Minnesota, on
business connected with his dredging
contract. His brother Arthur who
has been very sick with typhoid fever
for several weeks is improving but
very slowly.
Frank Abe was in attendance at
the dancing party given at Necedah
Friday evening, returning to this city
SATURDAY.. Frank reports very
good time and though tired was very
much pleased with the evening spent
at Necedah,
Fred JorgenSen, who is employed on
the Water Power dam at Kilbourn,
spent Sunday in this city with his
daughters. He has been employed
there for a year and a half and eX-
poets to be there several months yet
before the work is completed
We are sorry To note the serious
illness Of Vigne CIrey, son of Mr.. ard
Mrs. Matt Carey, with typhoid fever.
His grandpa Joseph LaNigne is also
very sick with kidney trouble. Mr..
and Mrs. Carey have their hands full
in locking after the sick in their house
hold.
This Office is in receipt of d letter
from G. B. Stone of CuXSackie, n. Y,
who will be remembered by many old
time residents Of Woo County. Mr..
Stone reports mild winter and very
little snow thus far. He wants TO be
remembered to all inqniring friends.
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Black OF Sha-
wano, Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Hadfied and
son Raymond Of Wausau, Mrs. J. II.
Mulroy and children Lucille aud
Harry Of Walrnm, North Dakota,
spent Christ mas the guests Of p Null
roy and family at the Commercial
hotel
Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ. Wooster and
children left Friday for Linden,
Wis, where they will visit relatives
and friends few days, then 90 on to
Angleton, Texas, where Mrs. Wooster
will stay several weeks, before re-
turning home. During her absence
her mother viii take care Of the
children.
The beautiful winter weather we
have been having the past week has
given our people an opportunity to
make the most of our excellent
sleighing and skating and nearly
all have ayailed themselves OF
one or the other or both. The skat-
ing has been fairly good below the
wagon bridge.
A friend at our elbow suggests that
the bpSj way to head off the mail
order houses is for the local merchant
to advertise literally and get the
trade themselves. 10 does look rea-
Sonabe All Of the successful mail
order houses are heavy advertisers
and if they can make it pay why not
the local merchant.