Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-08-12

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crew Of workmen The block already
shows signs of improvement with
the first coat Of paint.
A fire raging in the woods south
Of Cloyerdale addition on the west
side was the cause Of a fire alarm
being sounded Thursday about 100
O'Clock. It was a mile distant from
the nearest hydrant and therefore
was beyond the reach of the fire
company. No damage was done.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Roenius and
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Schneider
returned home Thursday evening
from Watertown, Wis, where they
have been visiting for the past ten
days. They made the trip to and
from Watertown in Mr.. Roenius
automobile
Tom Farmer of Minneapolis, who
has been the guest of Ernie An
drews for the past two weeks, left
Monday for Colby to spend the rest
Of the week. He will return to this
city Saturday and join his wife and
son. From here they will go to their
home.
Nick Tomschick's solid brick build
ing on Grand Avenue near the c.,
NJ. & St. Paul depot is enclosed pre-
paratory to the inside finishing. Whel
completed this building will be, oc-
cupied on the ground floor by his
saloon, while the upstairs will be
finished and rented for living pur-
poses.
Mr.. and Mrs. John G. Love and
two children Of Chicago spent Sun
day with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Love They returned Sun
day night on the c.. NJ. & ST. Paul.
John and his family are always glad
to come back to Grand Rapids for
a short visit with relatives and
friends.
On Monday last, August 2, Mr..
aud Mrs Aug. Walther of Chicago
took LIST prize at the Old Settlers
picnic held at Riverview park for
being the oldest married couple
present. Mr.. and Mrs. Walther are
the parents of Mesdames Ernest
Oberbeck and Chas. Kruger OF this
city.
NJ Weeks and family have moved
into their home at the corner Of 8th
and Oak st. The house has been
entirely remodeled and refinished in
side and reprinted outside. Mr..
Weeks also had it moved from it's
former position over to the edge of
the lot. 1t is very much improved in
appearance.
4. F. Dretzke, formerly employed
on the Wood County Reporter, ex-
poets to leave this week for a trip
west over the Northern Pacific and
will return by the way of the Can
adam Pacific He expects to be
gone about two months He wants
to look the country over with a view
to locating out there if he finds any
thing to his liking.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Youker expect
TO leave for Oshkosh on Friday of
this week. They have several Gus
tcmtGs who are talking of buying
their residence property. They also
have several customers who want to
rent the property. They prefer to
sell and will do so if they can prior
to Friday, but if they don't sell they
will probably lease it.
Cards have been received announc-
ing the marriage of Miss Bessie
Thomas, daughter of DR.. John Thorn
as of Phoenix, Arizona, to Dr. w. w.
Watkins also OF that city. Miss
Thomas is a niece of Prof. NJ H.
Jackson in this city and has made
many friends in this place during
her various visits at the Jackson
home.
Shawano County Advocate Thos
Boyle arrived in the city Friday
evening from Chicago and will visit
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Boyle,
a week. He is interested in the
Fox Paper Co. Of Chicago, and the
firm is doing very we'll. Of course
Tom will have to make a visit of
a few days at Grand Rapids before
he returns to Chicago.
Geo. w. Lyons is making excellent
progress on his new home on Third
Avenue South. Its now receiving the
finishing touches both inside and
outside, and will soon be ready for
occupancy. Mr. and Mrs. Lyons will
have a modern home, possessing all
the latest improvements with cleo