Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-10
RUDOLPH NO. I.

attended the wedding of a relative
in Schiocton last week.
Mrs. Oliver Akey entertained a
cousin from Alabama a few days last
week.
Miss Hayme Hanna of Manawa is
visiting her sister, Mrs. VIM. Carew.
Mr.. Shaw, who is in the employ of
F. G. Steel at Port Edwards, was up
here a few days last week looking fol
hay. He contracted for ten tons of
c. o. Hassell and Is tons of Nels Lar
son for $500 per ton, and yet peo-
pie say hay will be $4,000 before
spring.
Nose Sharkey has begun the build
ing of new home.
Mrs. Geo. Elliott went to the Rap
ids Saturday noon and visited her
brother, N. J. Richards and family
until Monday evening.
Mildred and Kenneth Bowker spent
Sunday and Monday with their sis
ter, Mrs. Stiles in Babcock
Peter Akey has moved an old black
house that was on the west side of
his farm up near his barn and will
use it for a sheep shed.
N. G. Ratelle was a business call
er in your city Monday.
Mrs. Peter Akey is entertaining
her neice from Stevens Point for a
few days this week.
Mrs. F. P. DAILY and daughter, Miss
Agnes were up here between trains
| Saturday evening. The school board
| in District No. has no teacher yet
and Miss Agnes was up to see about
| it.
Mrs. Es Sharkey was shopping in
your city Monday of this week.
Mrs. Aug. Jacoby and daughter
Esther were shopping in your city
Wednesday.
Ray Coulthart has finished a 60
foot we'll for Mrs. S. Crotteau and
viii now drill one for Mrs. Morgan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kujawa of Ste
vens Point are visiting their son
Alex.
Mrs. George Elliott had her back
porch heightened to reach the pump.
She will soon have a wood shed erect
ed Frank Akey is the carpenter.
Dave Sharkey won the wrestling
match Thursday night at KnoWlton,
throwing Krech of Marshfield twice
in 25 minutes.
There was an extra steel gang work
ing on the railroad track along here
last week raising the track.
Our railroad service 20 years ago
was better than it is today. The
company can not even afford to fur
nish keorsene to light the lamps in
the posts or hire anyone to light
them. 1t seems to bad as much traV
Ell as there is in and out OF our
thriving town, that strangers have
to guess where the depot is and nc
one there to buy a ticket from and
yet the R. R. Co. says leach person
has to have a ticket or be charged
10 cents extra There is even no
lgiht in the waiting room. Not long
ago man With a baby in his arms
fell flat into the ditch at the end of
the platform, also a young lady who
got on the train here. The bank is
very high and the train stops so far
from the platform that maybe we will
have to go up to Junction City to
board the train soon.
Mrs. Keitzman, of Westfield ar
rived Monday noon and spent the
week with her sister, Mrs. Allie Koch
Saturday noon she departed for your
city to take the train for Marshfield
and thence to Spencer, where she will
visit an aunt before she returns HON
Mrs. Allie Koch and sister, Mrs,
Keitzman, We're visitors in your city
Tuesday.
Mrs. Crown nee, MaRda Rayome,
of Nekoosa is visiting her mother,
Mrs. LEILA Rayome.
Mrs. Chas. Sullivan of your city was
up couple of days last week taking
orders for the California Perfumery
Co..
Mr.. and Mrs. Hanna of Stevens
Point came over in their automobile
Saturday and spent Sunday at the
home of his sister Mrs. VIM. Carew.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rqyce, returned home
Wednesday after spending a few days
with his mother who is very sick.
N. Ratelle has put up a new woven
wire fence around a large piece Of |
meadow for pasture for his valuable |
horses and colts.
Mrs. Kamiel Mafsceau drove to Ste
yens Point, Wednesday, returning
home Thursday. She was accompany
led by her father Frank Russell who
will make an extended visit.
Mrs LEILA Rayome had a quilt
ing bee Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. VIM. Babe entertained the /
Ladies Aid Society of the NJ E.
church, Wednesday afternoon A
good time is reported by all About
$500 was collected.
A. J. Kujawa and sister-in-laW
Louise Spalenka drove to Stevens
Point, Sunday to see the new baby
at the John Wilkins home
Miss Anna Krommennaker returned
home Saturday from a weeks visit at