Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-04-29
PITTSvILLE

daughter, Sara, accompanied him.
Mrs. Edw. Clack is reported to be
on the sick list this week.
Rev. Mr. Bolten of Babcock con-
Quoted services in the Methodist
church in this city last Sunday af
ternoon.
John Hohenstine returned from FIT.
Atkinson last Tuesday, where he has
spent the past few months.
Loren Shumway, Sr., of the state
of Washington, former Pittsv-l cite,
is visiting friends in this city.
George Favell is a victim of La
Grippe this week.
Ole Dixon came up from Freeport,
ILL.,, last Sunday.
Mrs. Cole, mother of A. R. Cole,
died last Saturday at the age of SO
years of general debility. The re-
mains were taken to Oshkosh on Mon
day for interment.
Frank Rollins returned from Two
Rivers last Friday, where he has
been working for the past few
months
The Mccoy saw mill started up
Monday for the seasons custom saw
ing.
Miss Anna Kumpf of Junction City
was a guest at the Schrinner home
few days last week.
Bills are out announcing a concert
and dance to be given by the Warn
Bros Travelling Orchestra at Hong
ems hall on May IS.
G. F. Wells spent Sunday with his
family in this city.
The N. Arntz family left Tuesday
for their new home at New Lisbon,
where Mr.. Artz has a position as
Section Foreman. His son, Henry,
will remain here in charge of the
Pittsville- Babcock branch
There will be two different grad
uating exercises this year at Hou-
gems hall, the High School and the
Grammar School. T hese exercises
will occur on June and respeo-
School class and 10 in the other. We
may anticipate something very 5000
in the way Of programs, we under
stand.
A house belonging to De Dixon
which is located about three miles
west of this city was destroyed by
fire last Wednesday. 1t appears
that the tenant of the farm went to
town and left fire IN the stove
and when he returned he found every
thing in ashes. The fire caught
from stovepipe chimney and we
understand that there was no in
surance carried on the property.
Marie, the seventeen year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Hack
bart, died last Wednesday at 6
O'Clock a. N. Of stomach trouble.
She had been sick for some time
SO that death was not unexpected.
She leaves besides her parents, two
sisters and one brother, to mourn
her untimely DEATH T he funeral was
held from the Lutheran church in
this city on Sunday afternoon, Rev.
Mr.. Gruber delivering the sermon.
A large gathering of friends was
present to pay their last respects.
The family have the sympathy of
the community in their sad loss.
A double wedding occurred at the
Catholic church in this city last We'd
nesday at 8 o'clock a. NJ, Father Will
liter performing the ceremony. The
SO1ICl t1SCiuS pal IlC0 Wei 7 NIL ILu al u
keenan, and Miss Lucy Pinney and
Mr.. George Severson and Miss Anna
keenan,, all of DeXterville. These
young people are all well known and
popularly known in this vicinity and
we join with their many friends in
wishing them long and happy welded
lives. Mr.. and Mrs. keenan, left
Thursday for Lacrosse, where the
groom has position as Section fore
man and where they intend to make
their future home Mr.. and Mrs. Sc
version will reside at Dexterville,
where the groom has a position as
Foreman of the F. P. Hfles Dairy
farm.
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