Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-07-21

Dampier found a large sized pear,
which proved to be very valuable.
Miss Eve Nilsson is on the sci
list this week
Miss L. Griffith of Minneapolis Is
visiting at the home of her brother
E. R. Griffith In this city this week
Miss Stella Snyder is able to be
out again after a few days illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Elwood of Waupac
are visiting at the home Of tdea
daughter Mrs. G. Minnehan this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Menier of Wat
sau visited with the Herman Smith
family in this city a few days the
past week.
Mrs. August Kraske left Tuesday
for Wausau where she will visit with
friends and relatives for a couple OF
weeks.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Huber
on July 18th a baby girl.
Mrs. Whiting and daughter Olive
are guests at the Will Reeves home
IN this city this week.
P. Skolsky district manager of the
Wisconsin Telephone Co., was in the
city Wednesday on business.
The Misses Grace, Pansy and Els
Their Pearson of Appleton are visit
ing at the Sam Darlington and Chas.
Dougharty homes this week.
Harry Hackette of Chicago, is Wis
iting at the J. F. Johnston home in
this city for a few weeks.
Walter L. Wood has gone to Eau
Claire to spend his summer vacation
working with his cousin Guy R.
Wood in the automobile business.
John B. Arpin with his six-cylinder
Winton with seven passengers made
the run to Wausau a distance of Sc
miles via of Stevens Point in two
hours and ten minutes This is con
sldered an excellent run on account
of the poor condition of the sandy
roads.
Miss Theresa Pyscki of Chicago
is visiting at the home of her grand
mother, Mrs. .Chas, Wasser, this wee
Freeman Otto is spending the weel
with relatives and friends in Wau
paca. i
The Misses Esma 1aath, and Paul
inc Wheir and John Gross who have
been spending several weeks at Wan
paca Lakes, returned to their home
in this city Saturday.
Mrs. H. Simons and children &C.
cOmpanied by Miss Leanore Lemley
left for their home in AuburndaIe
after a few weeks visit at the J. w.
Lemley home in this city.
c. Bennett superintendent of the
Oberbeck Mfg. Co., who has been
in Chicago and Grand Rapids, Mich,
on business, returned to this city
Monday.
Ed. Spaulding of Tomah, arrived in
this city Sunday and will visit few
days at the F. H. Lamberton home.
The Misses Grace Nowamey and
Cora WiIsey who have been spend
ing a few days at the Arquette home
In Loyal returned to their homes in
IulS city MONDAY.
The Misses Title Summer and Az
mes Prince of Stevens Point spent
Sunday with friends in this city.
The Nick Reiland home is quarant-
ined with scarlet fever this week.
Mrs. J. Paterick and daughter, My
rite, and Miss Reulah Wright who
nave been visiting Mrs. Paterick's sis
ter, Mrs. VIM. Blow, at Aberdeen,
South Dakota, returned to their home
in this city Saturday
David Christensen, of Merrill spent
saturday and Sunday in this city
coming down to attend the Grand Rap
ds-MerrfI base bali game.
Miss Anna Meuhlstein left Mon
day for Tomah to spend a couple Of
weeks visiting friends.
Miss Inez Altenberg has resigned
her position az the Grand Rapids
Plumbing and Heating Co., office and
will be succeeded by Miss Agnes Per
sohn.
Frank Burkhart and Jack Qyicking
spent Sunday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. M. Palmer in this city.
Bert McClees returned Monday
from Camp Douglas after spending a
week in camp with the second regi-
ment. Mr.. McClees, was formerly Lii
eutenant of Co. A. End Reg. Wing.
Miss Dora Benson returned Monday
from Meehan where sh eattended the
funeral Of q rn1a tiUyn
M. J. McRaith, of the Soldiers
Home, Milwaukee, arrived in the city
Monday morning for a few weeks Wis
1t at his old home in Grand Rapids.
He is feeling we'll with the exception
of rheumatism in his ankles which
his using clutches While
walking about. He is stopping at
the Heron House where he will be
glad to see any of his old friends
while here.
At meeting of The directors of the
Jackson Milling Co. at Grand Rapids
Tuesday, an appropriation IF $1,000
was made for the purpose Of rebuild
ing the rye mill in the local mill oper-
ated by that company. Fl. H. Pagel,
the local manager, states that the
material will be ordered at once and
the work will probably be under way
in the course of few weeks, although
there is usually some delay in getting
material Of this kind. The new
equipment will Include an entire new
set of 9X24 rollers, dust collectors
reels, bran busters, betting. etc, max
ing it practically new mill through
Out.-SteVens Point Journal.
Petitions were circulated the first
of the week among the property own
erS on Main street, asking that the
sprinkling of the streets be let to
the lowest bidder, and the cost of
the sprinkling charged up to the
abutting property owners. It seems
as tho this would be a good method
Of sprinkling the streets plentifully
and at the same time having it done
at minimum cost for everyone con-
Cerned.
The interior of the building form
erly occupied by Krieger, now owned
by Messrs. Taylor & Scott, is being
fixed nm and the pity club rooms