Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-16
Mrs. R. Colby and daughter Mabel


Of Canton III, arrived in the cit!
Thursday and will visit relatives whC
live short distance from Grand Raj
ids for couple Of months.
Mrs. VIM. Lyons of Dowagiac, Mic
Is spending a few days at the Edward
home in this city this week. Mrs. E
wards OF Plover is also a guest al
the edwards home.
Miss Hattie ReicheI returned te
her home in this city Thursday to
spend the summer after closing g
successful year of school at Lancas-
ter. Wis.
The f R. A.lodge of this city gave
a dancing party at the Eagles hall
Thursday evening. A good sized
crowd was present and all report a
pleasant time.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A Kluge and niece
Myrtle Matthews, departed Saturday
for Milwaukee where they will visit
relatives and friends for several days
Geo. N. Wood, the real estate man,
left Saturday for Minneapolis in his
runabout. His nephew, Guy R. Wood
accompanied him to his place of bu-
siness at Eau Claire
Orson and Will Cochran left for
GAINESVILLE Monday morning to attend
The Alumni Convention of the School
for the Blind. Orson Cochran is
one OF the members of the program
committee
The following Normal studnets left
for Marshfield Saturday: Ethel Inglt
Ruth Stevens, Eulalie Markee, Elsie
kohl, Thyra Hansen, Cora Michaelis,
Katy Gleichsnel, Pearl Jeptner, Alma
Berdan and Lillian Wright
w. H. Carey who has been very
sick the past two weeks with an acute
attack of bronchitis was able to be
out on the street Wednesday. His
MANY friends will be glad to see him
out again.
Mike Lemense of this city who has
been employed at the Lundy black
smith shop in Pittsyille for the past
three weeks will open up a black
smith shop in the Saul Preston build
ing on the west side next week.
John B. Arpin, has bought back his
"Olds" auto from Guy R. Wood, re-
Gently exchanged for a six cylinder
''Wlnton". The car will be used in
connection with the Dredge Co, IS
work.
E. I. Bodette is having a new door
and casing put into his Shoe-shop
new siding put on after
which the entire building will be
freshly painted. John Martin is do
ing the carpenter work.
Mrs. Henry Rege who has been Wis
iting in this city left Friday for Mer-
rill where she will spend a couple
OF days with relatives and friends
and then return to her home in Toma-
hawk
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Aber formerly
of this city, now of Indiana, who
have been visiting in this city for
some time left Friday evening for
Stevens Point and other places wher
they will visit before they return to
their home.
Among those that went up to Mer-
rill to attend the Merrill Grand Rap
ids base ball game Sunday were the
following: Dan Noltner, Art MuIroy,
Otto Roenius, Curtis Crotteau. Chas.
Dixon, Joe Wrinkle and E. w. Ell
lis and family.
Mrs. Ferdinand Zeaman who has
been residing at Seattle, Wash, for
the past five years, returned to this
city Monday evening, where she will
make an extended visit among rela-
tiVes and friends.
Miss Tilhe Rofsky, who has been
visiting at the Max Steinberg home
returned to her home in Babcock.
ago. He will be remembered as one
of the old settlers of this city. He
also visited his sister, Mrs. R. w.
Lyons of Dowagiac, Mich.
John Bergstein of Cumberland. Wis
was a guest of Chas. Ekelund and
family for couple of days the past
week. Mr.. Bergstein has been away
for Is years and he was greatly pleas
ed to note the great changes and
in the city of Grand
Rapids.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Fry who have
been here for several weeks securing
charter members for the organization
OF social order of Owls have bee
successful in securing 24S charter
members. Mr.. Fry is the national or
ganizer
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Carton of She
Doygan, Wis, visited with Rev. New
lng's family Tuesday and Wednes-
day morning made an early start
on the RETURN journey across coun-
try IN their magnificent new sixty
horse power Kissel Car. Miss Ada
NeWing returned to- Sheboygan with
them for visit with Sheboygan
friends.
A ride with J. B. Arpin in his new
SIX cylinder automobile Winton car
soon convincesJ the rider that he not
only has handsome car but one of
great power. He gets over the roads
at a rapid rate and yet smoothly.
Grand Rapids now has a variety of
cars that are not only handsome in
but great in speed and
power of endurance. They are exper
sive cars as we'll
Mr.. and Mrs E. B. Carton and Rev
and Mrs. F. A. Nimitz and son, Chas.
les of 'Sheboygan, drove across coun-
try from Sheboygan to Grand Rap
ids in Mr.. Cartons six cylinder Kis-
sci car on Monday a distance of AS
miles to spend a couple of days
in this city guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. H. Linderman. They report the
roads excellent, but quite dusty and
sandy in some places.
The Chicago & Northwestern RR
R. Co. have a crew of men at work
on their property on Grand Avenue
this week moving the freight house
and office south to Grand Avenue, so
that the entrance to the office
which is now north will be accessible
on Grand Avenue They will also
build a platform at the rear of the
freight house to accommodate freight