Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-14

amount of hay available nov but Mr.
Tinlm is still in the market for more
and can be found at the Witter ho-
tel, or if absent, orders can be left
there for him.
The Empire saloon business, that
has been run for several years by
Edward Krause was sold out Tues
day and the transfer took place We'd
nesday morning Edward Krause
sold all his interests to Nessrs. E.
Andrews and VIM Bodette, both en-
ployees in the place The new pro-
prietors are well liked by the trade
and will continue to enjoy the excel
lent patronage this place has been
enjoying.
Tuesday was market day on the
eaCt side and many laughable Incl
dents took place. 1t is the practice of
farmers and others who have anything
for sale or exchange or trade, to
bring it in on market Gay and dis
pose Of it to the best advantage pos
sible One laughahle incident that
came to our attention was where a
couple Of ten mile creek farmers We're
trading horses. After lauding the
virtues, age etc, of their horses
they made & trade in which dollar
and seventy-five cents to boot was
paid to one of the parties, when they
traded The farmer in accepting the
dollar and seventy-five cents said if
he really didn't need the money he
wouldn't make the trade.
We are requested to notify the
parents of the 9Th B grade and the
5th A grade in the Howe school to
visit these departments and see what
progress their children are making
and how they are handled. Teachers
are always glad to have the parents
visit the schools and have an inter
est in the work their children are do
ing.
Two strangers, residents of Wash
ington, were going north on the c.
NJ & st. Paul Wednesday morning,
and while in conversation, a game
warden who sat right back of them
overheard their conversation, ar
rested them for simply having a
county hunting license, when they
should have had a transient or out
side of the state, license. They were
arrested and taken off at Grand Rap
ids where they each paid twenty-five
dollars for the violation
Mr. and Mrs. W. Fredericks have
moved from First street north into
the Cooley flats formerly occupied
by NJ S. Bush and family.
Mrs. John Slusser and daughter
Miss Pansy and son Howard left Wed
nGsday morning for Stevens Point,
where they will take in the fair and
visit friends for a few days
Joseph Cohen, of Cohen Bros, has
offered to give two acres of land for
a site for an automobile factory and
will sell three other acres adjoin-
ing for 500 an acre. However, it
will not be necessary to buy the three
acres in order to obtain the other
two. He is willing to turn over the
two acres regardless of whether the
three are bought or not. That's the
booster, "Out To Win" spirit.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Yaeger of
this city have the sympathy of the
community in the loss of the little
infant child on Monday, September
II. Burial took place on Tuesday
in Calvary cemetery with J. R. Ra-
gan in charge of the burial.
The ten months old child of Mr..
and Mrs Theodore Mandley of the
west side in this city died on Septem
Der 18th and was buried Wednesday
in Forest Hill cemetery, J. R. Ragan
in charge of the. burial A short ser
vice took place from the family resi-
dence, Rev VIM. Nommenson pastor