Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-07-29

once a year l will break the head
!. off sickle and occasionally the pit
man rod will go busted. By the way
| have learned that wooden pit
man rod is less apt to break the
sickle than a metal one.
If, perchance, copy of this paper
should fall into the hands of any
!; who are in search of a new location
place where church, school and So
! cial advantages are given emphasis,
and where you can live out your
, allotted number of years without fear
!; of pestilence or famine, we say, like
che of old ''Come with US and
We will do thee, good" without en-
phasis on the do"
Geo. Rouse of. Chicago, salesman
for the Sere Soto Flour Company of
Minneapolis, has been visiting his
parents and other relatives in this
city for the past week. He returned
to that city Friday so as to be
ready to resume his labors on Mon
day morning. George keeps his in
terest in Grand Rapids and her peo-
pie, and always looks forward to his
home coming every year with great
deal of pleasure. This office &C
knowledges social call.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gross of Sparta
of this city, who have been making
automobile trips out of Sparta for
{ the past week. arrived in this city
4 Thursday reporting a most delight
) full trip. The only objection that
} they raised to the weather condition
5 was that it had been very dry and
dusty. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gross eX-
pect to spend a week or ten days
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. A L. Gross
and other relatives in this city.
Fred B. Warner received a letter
Tuesday from F. Turbin in which he
says that they are having a delight
full outing at the Waupaca Lakes
5 and that he and another gentleman
: We're out fishing Monday and caught
125 fish. The letter did not state
: suggested as a joke that possibly
e they were minnows caught in a net,
S but from our knowledge and &C
d quaintance with Fred We know that
I they must be pike and bass.
Mrs Ivah Babcock arrived in this
f city Friday evening to spend her va
s cation with her mother, Mrs. NJ. J.
v Worden. Mrs. Babcock was appoint
J. ed a delegate and attended the In
q dian Institute at Denver, Col. This
l. institute was in conjunction with the
n annual convention of the National
Education association.
t William G.. Muhlstein of Grand Rap
d ids, who took his degree of bachelor
e of science in the civil engineering
f course at the University of Wiscon-
sin this year did his senior thesis
e work on "Tests of concrete columns
S reinforced with high carbon steel
wire spirals and longitudinal rods OF
mild steel" A copy of the thesis is
1 now in the university library.
J. Few business men have more to
Y contend with than an editor. The
r only means the editor has of max
e ing living for himself and family
is by selling space in the columns
of his paper. His newspaper columns
| are the same to him as the shelves
of dry goods are to the merchant
> No one thinks of asking the mer-
; chant to give him the dry goods from
y his shelves, but few they are who
. hesitate to ask the editor to give
. them a few columns free in his pa
| per.
We extend to you cordial invita-
Ii ton to call and examine the largest
t and best selected stock of furniture
. in Wood county. If you are contem-
U look over our stock and see how nice
Il We can fit you out and you don't
,. have to pay all cash down. Just a
i reasonable payment and the balance
= on monthly payments. Also a large
stock of carpets and rugs shown on
r. second floor. R. Raglan, Spafford
$ building, East Side. Freight paid
on all outside shipments. We de-
liver the goods to your home 4d- W
The additional land consisting of
about a 3-acre tract purchased by the
L Grand Rapids Park association upon
: the Lyon estate below the G. & N.
! w. bridge has been cleared of rub
bish and cleaned up so that it makes
a more presentable appearance Ben
Hanson opd thoco ORC u,orIzin