Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-27

H. Ridgman's birthday on Tuesday,
October 25th.
T. H. Lamberton sold out his bus
line on Saturday to Charles Water
man who will have charge of the same
in the future.
Miss Margaret Sullivan of Merrill
left Saturday for Milwaukee where
she will visit friends after spending
a few days in the city a guest Of
the NJ Griffin home.
Miss Lillian AItz of Chicago is
visiting at the home Of her sister,
| Mrs. n. H. Robinson who is quite
sick at this time.
Mrs. Anthony Siverling and infant
daughter Irene, of Bloomer, Wis, who
have been visiting at the home of Fer
dinand Link the past ten days re
turned home Friday.
Miss Louise Ruff of Boomer, is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. F. Link, and
expects to make an extended visit.
Another week will see the carpen-
ter work all done on A. l. Fontaine's
new house and the finishing and de
corating Will be we'll under way. Mr..
and Mrs Fontaine hope to be able
to eat their Thanksgiving dinner there
III if there is no unexpected delays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Rein of Gran
moor were called to Rudolph Friday
by the serious illness of the formers
mother, Mrs Daniel Rein.
F. B. Seymour of Green Bay was in
the city Friday transacting business
matters with J. A Gaynor for the
Green Bay & Western R'y.
Frank Spengler Of Menasha left
Saturday for Tomah after spending
few days in the city ON business.
Ralph Korngold of California delive
ed a socialist speech at Days thea
ire Friday evening October 21st, on
Political Action and the Working
| Class which was we'll attended in
spite of the bad weather. Mr.. Korn-
gold is a very talented speaker, and
linguist of note speaking six diff
ferent languages fluently He spoke
in the Pittsville Congregat ional churc
on Thursday. Mr.. Korngold was at
one time tutor to Joe Cannon's grand
children.
Mrs. Reeves of Chicago is a guest
at the home Of her sister Mrs. D. Wa
tiers for a couple of weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. E. Phileo are spend
ing a week in Milwaukee. Mr.. Phil
leo is attending to some business
matters while Mrs. Philleo is visiting
| friends.
Among the Nekoosa people that
spent Friday in Grand Rapids shop
ping and calling on friends were Mes
DANES F. H. Richmond and Sgd Denis,
and the Misses aKtherine Galligan,
Bess Richmond and Anna Arnold.
w. E. Bowman of Spokane, Wash,
is a guest of friends in the city
this week.
Mrs. ais. McCamley left Saturday
for her home in Merrill after spend
ing a few days in the city at the homt
of Misses Mary and Rose McCamley
being called here by the Illness of
Miss Rose McCamley.
The EIks gave one of their social
dancing parties at their hall Friday
evening and every one attending en-
ioyed themselves immensely.
Henry Hanson and Herman John
son of City Point were in the city
Saturday transactting business.
Miss Inez AItenberg who has been
seriously i'll with scarlet fever the
past three weeks is able to be about
again.
The work on the new Johnson &
Hill building lis progressing rapidly
The brick work being nearly complet-
ed. Grand Rapids people are taking
great deal of interest in. this build
ing which will be one of the finest
in the northern part of the state
when finished.
M. H. Lynn has just completed the
installation of water works system
at his home, water being pumped to
the house by a hydraulic ram operat-
ed by water from the pond near the
residence. Mr.. Lynn also built new
boat house and bath house on the
pond and has otherwise added to the
beauty and comfort of the surround
ings. But the most important thing
out there just now is the cranberry
crop which amounts to over 500 boxes
and the berries are of unusual good
size and quality.-Nekoosa Times.
Ernest and Caroline Oberbeck are
on the sick list this week.
Mrs. DR.. Daniels of Mosinee spent
a couple of days in the city this week
a guest of Mrs. Ed. Young on her
way home from visit in Minneapolis
Miss Helen Rector who is teach
ing school at Plainfield is spending
couple of days in the city at her
home.
Miss Resso Winslow of Stevens
Point is spending a few days in the
city the guest of Miss Alma Abel.
Mrs. T. w. Brazeau and SON spent
Saturday in Wausau the guest Of
| friends.
Mrs. ]. W. Bovee and children OF
| Plainfield arrived in the city Saturday
and will spend a few days here as
guests at the Alfred Emmes home.
NOTICE TO THOSE INTER-
ESTED In PORTAGE co.