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

government He wishes to be remem
bered to all his old time friends in
Grand Rapids
That man must have some place
where he and his fellows may con-
gregate for recreation and instruction
where toll and business cares may
| be cast aside for an evening of pleas
ure and social advertisement take
| their place, is recognized fact. The
lodge offers one of the best solu
lions of this question, as is evidenced
by the many orders that have sprung
up in this county within the last de-
cade. Besides these are the numer-
Gus older and grander orders, all of
which have been important factors
j in the educational and moral develop
ment of the people.
| No town will become a good busi-
ness center so long SIS its business
men rely on a few merchants to
make the effort to bring trade to
town Too often the men in a few
lines of trade are about the only
ones that reach out after custom.
men induce the people to come to
town and content themselves with
trade that naturally drifts to their
place. A public spirited man should
ask himself if he is doing his part to
attract people to come to town to
trade in helping the entire business
community, and no town is a success
unless all lines are working to ex-
tend the trade, as far as possible
and trying to bring a larger terri
tory to the circles in which the town
is the business center.
| MessrS Ben Hansen and Fred Jack
son purchased lots from the Lyon
estate located just below the G. &
N. w. railroad crossing where it
leads to thei" bridge crossing the
Wisconsin river. Ben Hansen pur-
chased three lots and Fred Jackson
one and these face the Grand Rap
ids Park. Clark Lyons also reserved
one lot facing on this same roadway.
The Reuben Lyon estate have a
crew Of men clearing about 80 acres
of land of underbrush, small trees,
ETC., just south of the North West
ern railway track in the vicinity of
what is known as Lyons Concrete
establishment. They are doing this
preliminary to plotting this tract OF
land and placing it upon the open
market They are leaving all the
large trees standing for shade pur-
poses. In time this will be an ex-
cellent building place.
Mrs. Joseph White of Vesper was
in this city shopping Wednesday.
Roy Parrish of Sherry transacted
business in this city Wednesday.
A. ]. Olsen left for Marshfield on
business Wednesday.
Miss Belle and Floy Quin spent
Wednesday in Port Edwards at the
F.. Brazeau home.
Miss Mary Berkey of Grand Rap
ids, Mich, arrived Tuesday to visit
relatives for some time.
Mrs. L. Cohen left Wednesday for
Necedah to visit friends for a few
days.
Miss Agnes DAILY returned Tuesday
from Chicago, where she had been
spending a few days.
H. !. Lamberton left Wednesday
for 1umah to spend a time visiting
relatives.
Mrs. Margaret Skee1 left Wednes-
day for Bancroft to visit relatives
for a few days.
Mrs. C. J. Connell, who has been
visiting friends in this city, left Wed
nesday for her home in Bancroft.
Mrs. James feeling of Merrill, who
has been visiting friends in this city,
left Wednesday for Milwaukee.
Mrs. c.. Kirkby of Frederick, Mich,
is visiting at the home Of her sister,
Mrs A. J. Olsen.
Mr.. and Mrs L. Mathis and family
returned from Pennington, H., Tues
day, where they had been visiting
for the past month.
Miss Grace Nowatney returned
Wednesday from Loyal, where she
had been visiting friends for few
days.
Miss Ida Bitch of Rhinelander,
who has been visiting friends in this
city, left Wednesday for Milwaukee
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