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

Oshkosh, where they were called to
attend the funeral of a nephew-a
boy about 10 years of age. They
will return on Thursday
Jesse Westover, an employee in
the paper mill at South side had his
knee dislocated Thursday of last
week. 1t was caught between two
rollers in such manner that it dis
located the knee cap.
The Lemonweir District conven-
ton of Congregational churches will
be held at Hancock this coming
week and it is expected that several
of our Grand Rapids people will at
tend.
The dollars are beginning to come
IL for the work in the cemetery,
which will begin SOON Members of
the association are requested to
send their dues to the treasurer
Of the association as soon as possible
We are pleased to note the gen.
eral tendency manifest on all sides
to clean up the lawns, taking down
of fences and otherwise identifying
and improving their residence proper
ty. We hope this spirit may become
imbued in everybody.
Mr.. Lauren Shumway of Hillwood,
Washington, was the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. William McGlynn Saturday
between trains, while on his way to
Pittsville. Mr.. Shumway was re-
turning from the southern part of
the state where he recently buried
his wife.
We are pleased to note thas
Clarence Jackson is now safely on
the road to recovery, since an oper-
alton has been performed in which
they removed considerable fluid from
the pleuro cavity. Mrs. Jackson is
still with him.
Henry Voyer, who has been here
for a couple of weeks, left Monday
for Lombard, Mont. He took Alex
Wheir, Carl Fritzinger and Emanuel
Voyer with him to work on a tele-
graph line along the western division
of the G. M. & st. Paul railroad, be-
ing built to the coast.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mazur and
seventeen of the Training school
students went to Saratoga Monday
to attend the funeral services of
Miss Myrtle Ross who died here
last week. Miss Ross was Train
ing school pupil.
E. w. Ellis has had his old barn
torn down and the material is being
used in the erection of a new barn
and automobile storage room. T he
new structure is larger and will be
more commodious than the old one.
The new barn is almost enclosed,
John Henry of Rhinelander, who
has been visiting his sister, Mrs.
H. Vandenberg, of this city, for
several days during the past week,
returned home Saturday morning,
accompanied by the latter for few
days visit.
Robert Nash was out automobiling
Sunday in his new car, the Moline"
which he received Saturday, and
which he gave a tryout on our
streets for the first time. Robert
seems highly pleased with his new
machine, and says that '<She skins
over the ground like Bird
E. P. Arpin's new 30-horse power
Mitchell touring car arrived Sat
urday. A new building had been
erected upon his residence lots for
it's reception. It's handsome car
and Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Arpin and
family will take great pleasure in
enjoying trips about this city and
surrounding country this summer.
Mrs. Mary Jones, mother of Mrs.
D. A. Teller, was taken i'll with
pneumonia Saturday and her con-
dition is considered serious Mrs.
Jones has been in feeble health for
some time past as the result of
fall Her many friends will be an
xious to learn of an early recovery
from her present illness.
Henry Neiman, the shoemaker,
formerly of this city, but who during
the past winter has conducted a
shoe mending shop at Wausau, will
return again to this city by May 1st,
to assume the duties Of cobbler for
the Johnson & Hill Co. He will fill
the place recently vacated by Fred
Bruderli.
H. G. Wipperman has rented a
part of the Central House property
to the new tailor A T. BiOrk and