Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-03-02

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ters Of that city and is now getting
along nicely.
F. s. Gill, the painter and dacora-
tor has been painting the front of
his store building and otherwise beau
tifying his business place. He is al
SO re-arranging his stock of goods to
make room for new goods now arriv-
ing.
Ellis Kroner of Minneapolis arriv-
ed Saturday to spend Sunday with his
father and other relatives.
L. A. DeGuere is having quite a
serious time with sciatic rheumatism.
On Friday it was considerable of an
effort for him to walk.
The following teachers went up to
Marshfield Friday to take in the
basket ball game: Misses Lillian Gas
kell, Mary Brahany, Merriam, Mar
garet Sherman, Snow and Messrs. C.
W. Schwede, Kell and SHETLAND.
Messrs. and Mesdames, Geo. NJ. Hill
Victor Thompson, Al Sutor and Mrs.
Nels Johnson went up to Marshfield
Friday night to witness the basket
ball game.
George T. Rowland and Sons now
have everything in readiness to start
the erection of their new brick store
building as soon as the weather per-
mits. They intend to tear down the
present frame buildings located on
their site and utilize the material in
their new building. At present they
are being used for storeroom pur-
poses.
About fifteen of the friends of
Misses Eunice and Agnes Dolan sur
prised them at their home Saturday
evening The evening was spent in
playing games and delicious refresh
ments We're served. All present re
port a good time
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Brazeau
and son left for Madison, Monday,
Mr.. Brazeau on legal business and
Mrs. Brazeau to visit friends.
Peter DiedriCh who is employed
at Mosinee spent Sunday at his home
in this city.
Mrs. NJ. Weeks returned Monday
from a few days visit in Wausau, the
guest Of friends.
E. T. Bennett, superintendent of
the Oberbeck Mfg. Co., spent Sun
day in Merrill visiting friends
l. P. Witter and son, Jerry and
Stanton, Walter and Emily Mead
LETT for Milwaukee, Monday, where
they will visit Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w.
Mead. Mr.. Mead is getting along
nicely and Mr.. and Mrs Mead ex
pect to leave for Biloxi, Miss, in
a few days where they will spend the
remainder of the winter.
Mrs Frank Hubbard of Merrill was
the guest of her husband Saturday,
Sunday and Monday in this city Mr.
Hubbard is filler for the Ellis Lum-
Der Company.
Russell Hanson returned to Mos
nee Monday where he is employed
after spending Sunday at his home in
this city.
Miss Mary Jones is able to be out
again after an extended illness
Fred Gaffney and Will Johnson
spent Sunday in Wausau visiting
John Gross
Percy DAILY returned to Madison,
where he attends Wisconsin univer-
sity after being confined to his home
in this city the past week with La
Grippe.
John Kester of Stevens Point has
purchased the lot on Fourth avenue
belonging to John Christensen
While in Stevens Point Friday B.
R. Googgins delivered an address on
Commission Form of Government .
before the Business Mems associa-
ton
w. A. Owen left Monday for Post
vile, Iowa, where he will spend two
weeks visiting friends He will al
SO visit at the K L. Thompson home
at Madison
A number of friends of Mr. and Mr.
Joseph Rick rendered them a surprise
party at their home on Third street
south Sunday evening. The occas-
| ion being Mr. Kicks birthday. Re
freshments were served and a fine
time reported by all present Those
present were: Messers. and Mesdames
Henry Binneboese, Henry Yachts,
Herman Locke, Mrs. Klevene, and
Rev and Mrs. Mack.
Rob Lemley spent Sunday in Wau-
sau visiting friends
| Mr.. and Mrs. John La Hale return
ed Saturday from Stevens Point where
they visited friends and relatives
the past week.
The funeral Of Mrs Barney Halvor-
sen took place from the Congregation
al church Sunday afternoon
Rev. L. Peokham spent Sunday in
Lindsey where he occupied a pulpit.