Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-23
PITTSVILLE.

Don't forget that adj roads lead to
this direction on July 4th.
H. E. Mccoy of Marshfield spent
Sunday at his home in this, city.
Mrs Clara Huckins intends to
leave i'm a few weeks for Washing
ton where she will engage in school
teaching.
large dairy barn has been
started on the Frank Hiles farm in
this city which will be round one
and 80 feet in diameter.
Miss Lucinda Mccoy has been on
the sick list for the past week but
is reported to be gaining rapidly.
Mel Armon captured a 12-pound
muskolonge in Hemlock creek.
Among, the barns in course of cou-
struction around here, is one on the
VIII Hiles farm just north of town,
which is 64x36 i'm size.
If you should happen to see a
bunch of small boys( and not always
small ones, either) wearing a cast
iron smile and in more of a hurry
than usual, just follow them-if you
like to walk fast-and dollars to
doughnuts you will fine them head
ed for the deep hole that popular
swimming hole on the south side.
When within a few rods of the wat
er there is the usual race to see
who will be first in, and the air
is full of wearing apparel and with
mighty splash there seems to be
Cn9rait- of 1Irchinc h1It tlU
up bobs a head here and another
there until all are in 0ldence and
then follows the most sport of the
many that are indGlged in by the
barefoot boy.
JOS. Seid' returned last Monday
after short vacation with his family
at KeWanee. He also acted as dele
gate at the l. o. O. F. Grand Lodge
at Green Bay.
Ask any farmer in these parts
what promises to be the best crop
this season and ten to one he'll an
swer potato bugs.
Considerable excitement was
created Sunday afternoon when the
cry Of fire was heard, which turned
out to be in the drug store. The
fire was caused by spontaneous com
bustion resulting from the sunlight
striking the display of fireworks in
the window, the window being broker
from the terrific heat The prompt
and efficient work of our fire. de
partment CD was no doubt the
means of preventing a serious fire.
The game of ball between the 10
calls and Veedum ON the home dia-
mond last Sunday afternoon result
ed in very one sided contest and
a score OF q to 6 in our favor.
Miss Mildred King returned last
Saturday after a short visit at Mar
shall and other points.
Edward and Susie KethI of Lind
sey visited at the McMuilin hO1te
over Sunday.
8 Arthur Archibald of Chicago is a
guest of Clarence Gardner this week.
| Several of our young people attend
ed the dance at Veedum Saturday
night.
Henry McMullin has traded his res
idence property on the north side
for a farm near Alma Center. The
family left Tuesday and we wish
them success in their new home.
Miss Mabel Mitchell of this city
has recently finished her term of
school at Athens and is taking a
summer course in piano instruction
at the Chicago Conservatory of Mu-
sic
The Misses Stella Mccoy and Eliz-
abeth Udell are attending summer
school at Stevens Point Normal.
Garth Nottingham was a visitor
at Arpin a few days last week
School house hill, as it is gener-
ally known, has been graded down
and a new cement sidewalk is being
built. We have a street committee
to boast of.
The band has added about fifteen
new members to it's list and before
long we will have band to be proud
of. We win give list Of names
later
A number from here attended the
dance given at John Haumschild's on
last Friday night
And still no rain.