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

Her son, Timothy, returned Monday
bringing with him Homer Olsen OF
independence who will visit at the
Lemley home for a short time
Mrs. Libbie Demarias, who has
been visiting her father, Lemuel
Kroner, for a few days, leaves this
morning for Minneapolis and will be
accompanied by Mrs. NJ. H. Lynn of
the Town of Port Edwards and her
daughter, Miss Edith Lynn, who ex-
pect to visit among relatives and
friends in Minneapolis for three
weeks. Miss Edith Lynn while there
may take a trip farther west.
A party of girls consisting of
Misses Mae and Elsie Baruch and
their guest, Mae Heineman of Mer-
rill, and Ellen Kallman and her guest
Roselyn Weber, of Dubuque, Iowa,
feeling the need Of strenuous ex-
ercise tramped to Nekoosa Tuesday.
It was noted that the walk one way
was sufficient exercise for them
however, as they rode back on the
train. The girls claim that they en-
joyed their walk immensely.
Fred Newton, present agent at the
North Western depot in this city,
left the latter part Of last week
for Neenah where he will hold the
same position in The depot at that
place. Mrs. Newton and family will
leave in two or three weeks. Their
many friends in this city will re-
gret their leaving here but all wish
them success in their new home.
Mr.. Basjrg Of Ripon will take Mr..
NeWtOn'3 place in this city.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Raglan and two
children returned Thursday night
from Neenah, where Mrs. Raglan and
the two children have been visiting
her brother and family for over two
weeks. Mr.. Raglan went down to
come home with his family, and al
SO to attend the 50th wedding an
niversary Of his wife's uncle. They
all report a delightful time and ex-
cellent visit.
Portage County Press: Miss Mollie
Stahl of Grand Rapids was the guest
of Miss Marie Runcorn this week
Miss Juanita Jackson Of Grand Rap
ids is a guest at the A. w. Adams;
home this week-Fred Karnatz of
Grand Rapids is in the village visit
ing with his brother, Chas. Karnatz.
Atty. w. E. Wheelan of Grand Rap
ids was a professional visitor in
this village Monday.
Geo. T. Rowland & Son have pur-
chased the old steam laundry building
of the Grand Rapids Park AssocIa-
ton and have workmen now busy
tearing it down. The material is be-
ing moved to the hill at Robert
RowIand's residence awaiting some
future use of said property. This will
remove another offensive building on
the west bank Of the river in sight
of the bridge.
A party of young people consist
ing of the Misses Caroline Garrison,
Clara Ames. Bernice Johnson, Ethel
Sayle of Milwaukee, Emmagen Hay
ward Of Aarshfield and Messrs. Guy
Wood. John Hildner, Robt. Nash, o.
]. Mills AM Rogers Mott of Milwau-
kee let Friday to spend few days
in the Garrison club house few
miles up the river on the east bank.
Mrs. F. Garrison will chaperone the
party.
Martin Jacobson and helper have
been busy the past few days putting
in an improved and modern front to
the Kruger & Warner Company store
This change is being made to COM
ply and be in harmony with the
Wood County Drug store and A. P.
Hirzy store fronts. This will also
give the firm a deeper and better
display window for the display of
their wares.
NJ. A. Bogoger has one team and
crew of five men digging and
scraping underneath his barn build
ing on Vine Street for a cellar and
basement. The soil that they take
out of the cellar is being delivered
on the strip of land belonging to L..
Fourier recently purchased of Mr..
BogOger with which he is filling IN
and leveling the lot. When COM
pleted this work will add to the looks
of Mr.. Fournier's residence property.
The Bedford stone is being laid on
the new Wood County National bank
block by masons who came here from
Milwaukee. The other brick work is
in charge of the Weinburg Construc-
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