Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-11-02

Wednesday. October 25th. G. E. Man
ming of Beloit has charge of the To-
cal office during Mr.. Wndish's alb
sence.
Mrs. ". H Lake of Kewaunee, is
in the city a guest at the home OF
her daughter, Mrs Ed. Bodette. Jr.
H. C. Timm who has been spend
ing the past couple of months in
the west has returned to the city
to spend the winter.
Misses Martha Yonkowsk and Ida
Hammer returned Monday from a Wis
it with friends at Oshkosh.
Oscar Rockstead who is employed
at Days drug store had the mis-
fortune TO drop a box on his left
hand, Monday smashing the third fin.
ger.
Joe Steinberg of Rudolph is visit
ing his parents for few days.
F. MacKinnon left Monday evening
for Chicago where he will meet his
daughter Ellen, who left home on
Saturday on her way to New York,
where she will continue her violin
studies this coming winter under the
same teacher, Phillip Mittell Mr.
MacKinnon will return home Tues
day evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Alexander of
Port Edwards expect to leave Thurs
day for San Francisco, Cal, where
they nteniid to reside Mr.. Alexand-
er resigned his position with the
Nekoosa-Edwards Paper Co. Tuesday,
October 81.
The Sunday train on the Chicago
& North Western road that has been
arriving in Grand Rapids at ITO
has been discontinued and the par
lor car on the morning and evening
train has also been discontinued
Misses Lenore Asher and Thelma
Finney of Dubuque, Iowa are spend
ing several days in the city on their
way East where they will spend the
winter with relatives.
Mrs. Geo. w. Purnell delightfully."-
entertained the ladies of the Beacon
Lights club Friday afternoon at a
Halloween party. In a millinery con
test prizes were awarded to the fol
lowing ladies, Mrs F. B. Warner, Mrs.
E. J. Clark, and Mrs. L. Reichel. De
licious refreshments were served.
Considerable change is being made
in the clothing store of the Abel &
Podawiltz Co. Alterations are being
made so that more room can be OBJ
tanned A large alcove mirror has
been installed on the north side of
the store and is lighted with so
candle power electric light. A large
rack has been placed down the mid
die Of the store to better display
overcoats. Shirt boxes made Of wood
that matches the rest of the fixtures
have been placed along the wall at
the front of the store on the right
hand side. Other changes have been
made in the rear of the store so that
more room can be had for the display
of goods and to make it easier to wait
on customers, especially when the
store is crowded, as it is very often.
The store as formerly arranged was
not large enough to take care of
the increasing business This enter
pPising concern is doing everything it
can to make it's store an easy and
desirable place to trade in
You can begin to teach a child to
take pride in his or her home town
very early in life. Explain to them
how it detracts from the beauty and
values of town to disfigure its side
walks by piling dirt on them or mar
ing them up with crayon. Let them
feel that they have great responsi-
bility in keeping up the pride of theil
town. Children like to feel that they
are important.
Miss Helen Genrich of Wausau was
in the city a guest of Miss Gertrude
Reiland coming down to attend the
Wausau-Grand Rapids foot ball games
Our excellent schools is a feature