Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-05-14


his family therein last week He is a
friend and acquaintance of Messrs Egg
CERT and Pratt. They will be cordially
received by the people of this city.
Messrs. 1. E. and r. A. Dunaven,
who are employed on the Kilbourn
dam and who have been visiting with
their respective families in this city
during the past week, returned to
Kilburn Sunday. Messrs Dunaven
report that excellent progress is being
made on the dam and that it is eX-
pected to be fully completed in an
other year.
Jos Arpin, Of Att anita, spent Sun
day in this city. Mr.. Arpin returned
from Chicago Saturday night where
he accompanied his wife, who is on
her way to Providence, R. l., to visit
her daughter attending school there.
Mrs. Arpin intends to remain with
her daughter until after commence
ment, when the latter will accompany
her home.
These who believe that this is a
late spring for Grand Rapids will be
pleased to know that we .are IA days
early than last year, Edward Ma
honey, who keeps the record on the
"blossoming of the Plum tree" says
that there has only been about two
times that the spring was earlier and
then only two days in seven years.
You know we cannot 20 back of the
record.
Albert Yetter has an eight room
house nearly enclosed upon bis lot face
ing on 10th street that he purchased
.Of JuCge Chas. NJ. Webb. The up
right part Of the house is 26x26 feet
with IA foot posts. The wing is 14xl6
feet with y foot posts. His brother
William, and Joseph Andrew are help
ing him with the carpenter work.
The impression received by strangers
passing through or entering our city
on the G. NJ. & St. p. railroad is very
favorable when they look upon all the
buildings painted white that belong
to the Stange-Ellis Co., on the north
side Of the track. The orderly and
systematic appearance about the
various building gives favorable i'm
preston of the public spirit of the
firm.
Carl Peterson, who correspondent
with Belle Guinness, the man-killer
Of Laporte, Ind, it has developed,
lived at Wild Rose, Wis. a few miles
from here, and not at Naupaca, as
reported He happened to be at Wau-
paca when he sent letter which was
opened by the executor Of the wOman'S
estate after her departure, Peterson
has disappeared from Waupaca be
cause Of his embarrassment and only
friends know Of MS whereabouts.
The case Of Ole NJ. Knudson VS..
MilladOre Lbr. Co. is being tried today.
This is a case where there is dispute,
OF difference, between the laboIer and
the employer as to wages earned.
Mr. KundSon claims So per day and
full time, while the company allowed
him So per day for part Of the time and
$1.75 per day for the balance. D. D.
Conway is attorney for the plaintiff
and Park & Carpenter attorney for
the company.
From a private letter we received
this week from Will Lyon he reports
his wife and mother well and enjoying
life in Spokane. He says he is work
ing hard in the postottice, but is not
particularly stuck on the present
work he is doing. He has taken up a
timber claim of $50 acres which has
about l, 100000 feet of yellow pine on
it. 1t cost him 1925 per acre and he
expects to hold it for future prices.
They all want to be remembered to
their Grand Rapids friends
Sunday was a beautiful day and
everybody who could secure a vehicle