Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-03
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M. S. Pratt and daughter, Cora
are expected home from Michigan on
Thursday afternoon, after the Sum
mer's absence in Michigan. Their
friends will be glad to see them.
Theodore Shiffer of Chicago, press
man for the w. B. Conkey Co. Manu-
featuring Printers at Hammond, In
diana, was in the city Wednesday to
visit our paper mill While here he
called at the printing offices. This
office acknowledges a fraternal call
His wife is visiting relatives at Ne
cedah and while there he took this
opportunity to visit Grand Rapids
and see our industries. He was
fayorably impressed with our city.
Gust Giese of the town of Grand
Rapids, who is employed as machinist
on the United States Ship, panther"
underwent an operation for append
citis on July 20, at the United States
Naval Hospital at Boston. Mr.. Giese
intends to come home as soon as he
is able His many friends in this
city will be pleased to know that he
is getting along nicely.
Misses Alma Seidel and Rose
Strauss left for their homes at Mil
waukee Tuesday after a visit in the
city at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gust Geise.
Alfred Weight who is employed in
Milwaukee is spending a few days in
the city visiting at his home.
| Roy Germanson who recently com
pleted the pharmacist course at Mar
| quette College is visiting his par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. George Goodman.
| Miss Dorothy John of Chicago ar
rived in the city Tuesday evening for
two weeks visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
M. Freidstein.
Mr. and Mrs. H. II. Comstock of
Fond du Lac are guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Jackson this week.
Egbert Bunge who is employed in
the Shoe Department of Johnson &
Hill Co. is taking a two weeks va
cation
Messrs. Ira Purdy and Lee Rumsey
have returned from a weeks visit
| with relatives and friends in Milwau-
| kee.
| Bert McLafn left Wednesday morn
ing for his home at Florence after
few days visit in the city at the
home of his sister Mrs. Jack King
ston.
Miss Pearl Jorgenson of Montana
arrived in the city Tuesday for an
extended visit with relatives and
friends
The Misses s1attery entertained a
number of young ladies at a picnic
near the pavilion Tuesday afternoon
and evening.
F. E. Daley and William Helm re
turned Wednesday to Milwaukee af-
ter spending a few days in the city
at the Jacob Bever home.
Mrs. Charles Swanson Of Bessemer,
Mich, is in the city for an extended
visit at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob Bever. Mrs. Swanson was call
ed here to attend the funeral of her
aunt, Mrs. f E. Daley.
Mrs. Ripley and children of Rich
land Center, have been visiting at
the home of Mrs. S. L. Brooks in
this city and with friends at Port
Edwards.
E. C. Ketchum's ice wagon load
ed with 1900 pounds of ice, broke
through the east side scales Thurs
day afternoon when a team belong
ing to Mr.. Ketchum drove upon the
same. They were probably weaken
ed by Wednesdays experience when
circus wagon. loaded with canvas
weighing 1000 pounds, was driven on
the day before. On that occasion
only the plank were broken, but in
this case the scales We're broken
and the load dropped down on one
side about three feet. The team pull
led the loaded wagon out Of the pit
and the scales viii be out of service
for some time.
Alex Bandelin, the impartial UNI
pire of the city, who has been Civ
ing such excellent service in that
capacity here, is said to have re
ceived on Wednesday a flattering of
fer from Charles Comisky, President
of the American association.
Many inquiries have been male by
Mr.. Bandelins many friends &C the
Dixon hotel as to whether or not he
will accept the offer. We were m
able to get a decisive answer on
this point
The law supplements for 1911 are
being circulated last week in the Da-
lily Reporter and Wood County Re
porter from this office 1t is made
up of 40 pages of solid matter and
should be preserved and read over
carefully by every body. l. contains