Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-09-08


The Brown hotel is being papered
from cellar to garnet and otherwise
improved Mr.. Brown intends to
build a large new barn for his livery
just east OF the hotel.
Atty Geo P. Hambrecht Of Grand
RAPIDS received a warm welcome.
here last Thursday night. His friends
urged him TO deliver a speech that
evening and despite the fact that it
hand not been advertised a. good size
crowd turned out.
last Weeks Items.)
Leo Wendland returned from Rock,
ford last Wednesday where he has
spent the summer.
Frank Grove returned to his home
at GAINESVILLE Saturday after a weeks
visit at the home of his brother Ell
mer- on the South Side.
DR.. Chas. Salter returned last week
from a two weeks. trip to Colorado.
Richard Matthewson came down
from Minneapolis last Friday where
he has been employed during the sun
mer.
Among those from this city who
were in attendance at the MarshfieId
fair were: Ed. Clack and family, E.
J. Peart and family, Elder Funk and
family. Messrs. Joe SeYerns, Pratt,
4ViIsey, Gearge Brown, Nash Mitchell
Leslie Mccoy, Stanley Peart, C. E.
Mckee. Garth Nottingham, Will and
Clifford Gardner and Robert Lunday,
Mesdames John Nottingham and
Joe Sanville and Miss Bertha Nit
cheI
Howard Galloway of Wausau was
the guest Of relatives here the fore
part of last week.
Mrs. Henry Wegner was on the sick
list last week.
Arthur Mitchell was business
visitor at Grand Rapids last Friday.
Miss Rena FayeH has gone to Chi
cago to purchase her fall stock of
millinery.
Miss Stella Mccoy is hello girl
at the local office at present.
Mrs. Hart Boyer and Miss Mabel
Mitchell drove to Grand Rapids last
Thursday.
Miss Jessie Salter of Chiffon is a
guest of her brother Charles.
Mrs. Ben Lynn and daughter Mau-
rine returned the fore part of last
week from & short visit with relative
at Nekoosa.
Miss Alice Mccoy left last Thurs
| day for Lake Geneva where she went
as a delegate to the Y. w. C. A.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. c. Gardner and
son Clarence returned last Tuesday
from a short visit at Chicago.
A. J. CoweIl of Arpin was in town
last Wednesday.
Miss Ethel Clack returned from Wa
sau she having completed her course
at the Business College. She has
accepted a position at the Baum Dep
Store as bookkeeper.
After the 10th of September the
| daily stage between here and Babcocl
will be discontinued. Posters are VI
in various places requesting bids fol
| the carrying of the Sunday mail be
|
Mrs. H. E. Mccoy returned last
| Tuesday after an extended visit with
relatives at Baskerville, Iowa.
Glen Junkman of Aver Falls, form
erly our High School principal has
| been renewing old acquaintance a.
| round town the past week.
Rock is being hauled for the new
| bank building. The &antract for its
erection is in the hands of Marshfie1
parties and we understand that the
work is to be pushed as much as
possible.
Miss Myra Udell is visiting friends
| IN Marshfield.
| Percy Pease of Chicago is the
guest of his cousin, Clarence Gard
her.
Miss Ethel Bernbrock of Chicago is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. M. B. Wood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Galloway Of
Wappaca are guests OF relatives and
friends in this city and DaWesviIIe.
Our schools open Sept 9Th with the
following corps of instructors:
Principal-Milo Wood of Stevens
Point.
Assistant-Miss christina Gerald
son, Stevens Point.
Grammar Room-Miss Elvia Hutch
ms, city.
Intermediate-Miss Cora Wilsey
First Primary-Miss Gertie Potter
city.
INTERCHANGEABLE Margaret Cush
man, Stevens Point.
The Misses Lottie Pullen and Edna
Oliver left Monday for Spokane Was
ingt0n, where they will engage in
school teaching.
The sudden drop in the mercury
last Thursday caused many to look TO
a severe frost Friday morning but
right glad we are to report that
| they were disapp ointed, for attic
| the mercury reached as low as Al a
boVe freezing, the freezable Vegeta
ton escaped for a time a least. A
frost at this time would be very cost
| ly for pickle growers and farmers in
general, as it will be several weeks
before corn will be ripe and other
crops will need some little time tC
| fitabIe year for pickle growers with.
in the past five or six years and aIth
the acreage is smaller than in form
er years as high as 5000 pounds are
received daily at the station.
Scraps of paper have been picked III
in this city that were carried here
by the NeiIlsvilIe cyclone last week
We are satisfied with the scraps this
time instead of the genuine article il
the breeze line.
About twelve couple of our young
people enjoyed a social dance in Nc
Laughlinis Hall Monday evening, mu
sic being furnished by an Edison
photograph.
SARATOGA.