Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-06-03

MukWOnag0 Chfef. As assurance
that a cutoff line from Mukwonago
to Grand Rapids has been reinforced
by recent decisions of officers OF
the 800 Line prospectors for
homes in thrifty village are FLOCK
ing this way
E. w. Ellis and his chauffer, AL
vim SCHNEIDER, recently made a trip to
Merrill from Grand Rapids in Mr..
Ellis new Mitchell touring car, a
distance of about so miles in three
hours and fifty-five minutes. This
is pretty good time with a new car.
Guy R. Wood departed on the
1890 C. NJ & st. Paul train today
for Spokane, Washington, where he
will join James B. Nash and to-
gether they will spend several weeks
in the coast states looking up in
vestments
Pete Marceau of Minneapolis and
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Fox Of Willow
Lakes, S. D., are in the city to at
tend the commencement exercises of
the Lincoln High School class Of
which Miss Beulah Marceau is one
of the graduates.
Orson P Cochran came home Fri.
day having been away three weeks
on his semi annual trip to Unity, Alb
bottsford, Dorchester and Loyal. He
made twenty-five tunings of pianos
during the time and finds many or
ders awaiting his return home.
Among the gentlemen who left Sat
urday for Merrill to attend the
Bankers Convention were L. C. Pom
eroy and Mr.. Flemming of Amherst,
L. H. Johnson of Ogdenburg, r. J.
Bestul of Scandinavia and G. w.
Mead, E. M. Pease, G. o. Babcock
and E. B. ~Redford of this city.
The regular meeting of the Eastern
Star will occur Wednesday evening,
June 8. There will be initiation and
a full attendance is desired. At this
meeting there will be collection
taken for the Eastern Star Home,
Will you kindly come prepared? Wis
itors are always cordially welcome.
There is an aesthetic side to the
good roads movement that is of no
little Importance. What is drearier,
what more depressing than to drive
along country road deep with mud
and furrOwed by ruts the water
standing in pools in the road and
where bitches ought to be.
A. S. Rintelman, Mrs A. l.. Fon-
tame and daughter, Ruth, and
Miss Gertrude Schneider were mem
bers of fishing party that were
taken to Tomorrow River at Nelson
vile, Monday trout fishing. They
made the trip in Geo. w. Davis auto
mobile touring car. They caught SO
trout and report an excellent outing.
The Home Economics Committee of
the State Federation of Women's
Clubs, consisting of Mrs. Arthur Ne
vile of Green Bay, Miss Ellen Sa-
bin of Milwaukee Downer College,
Mrs. II. N Weeks of Stevens Point
and Miss Emma Connley of Wausau
are in the city being entertained at
the |. P. Witter home.
Houses are scarce in our city and
hardly a week passes but what there
are applicants for number Of ten
ant houses. The town loses a num-
Der of good families each year who
would like to locate here if they
could find the houses. Those who
have the means to do so would find
the erection of a number of tenant
houses a good paying investment.
Mrs. Ella Schultz took her class
of music scholars to the South side
for recital at the home of Mr..
David Meyer. There were about 25
girls and young ladies in the party.
At the conclusion of the musical pro-
gram which was creditable to the
teacher and scholars alike, refresh
ments were served. The party re.
turned to Grand Rapids at 10 o'clock.
This is just the right size town
to settle down in and enjoy life
Everything for the comfort of life
can be bought here and SO will go
as far as s25 will in the larger
cities. When you want to leave the
farm, come to our town and build a
nice comfortable home and be among
the best people in the world.
Commencing June /, trains No. 5
and on the Green Bay & Western
will run between Hatfield and Wi
mona, instead of between Mcmillan
and Winona as at present. This will
enable passengers from Grand Rapids
n