Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-24

eral days last week with Mrs. KAN
iel Marseeau. They returned Mon
day.
Oliver Dudley of your city lost
his driving horse one day last week,
while on his farm in South Rudolph.
1t seems the horse rolled over and
when he got up his leg was broken
and had to be shot.
The hum Of the threshing machine
is now heard in our midst.
Arthur Clark and Raymond Crottea
home Thursday from Lake
Villa, H., where they had been for
some time.
Henry Mccain, of Bay City, Mich.
was a caller up here last Wednes-
day between trains.
Fred Schultz's baby is quite i'll
DR.. and Mrs. Jackson, Mr.. and Mrs
A. j. Kujawa, went to Stevens Point
Sunday afternoon in the Doctors car.
Fred Schultz is entertaining some
of his folks this week.
A good many from here attended
the circus in your city Wednesday.
Mrs. George Elliott and Mary Grab
were in your city Thursday.
Nick Ratelle and Dave Sharkey at
tended the fair in Stevens Point
Thursday.
Selma Kruger of your city visited
friends up here several days last
week.
Nose Sharkey hauled the lumber
for his new house from the cars Mont
day. 1t came from Mosinee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Baker Sr., Mrs
Geo. Baker Jr., and four children of
your city, spent Sunday with the
Nick RatelIe family and enjoyed
little roast pig.
Mrs. Eveline Crotteau returned
from visit in Eau Claire and Marsh
field.
During a heavy electrical storm
Monday evening the barn of Joe E
bacher was struck by lightning and
burned to the ground with hay. They
saved one stack of hay and the grain
stacks.
Norma and Armetta Babe went to
Nekoosa Saturday noon and visited
until Monday evening at the Witten
berg home.
august 14).
Mrs. Caspberg of your city came
up Wednesday evening and spent sew
eral days with her sister, Mrs. C.
o. HasseIl
Irma Hassell went to the Rapids
Tuesday noon to visit Mrs. Cora Han
Benson
DR.. Jackson and family are enjoy
ing their new auto very much Did
you notice Doctors eye?
The masons are getting along nice
ly with Allie Koch's new house. They
have the cellar and foundation walls
nearly ready for the carpenters. 1t
will be a 24x26 g two story build,
ing.
Matt Schiltz expects to begin Mon
day to fix the cellar VOLS for Nose
5harkey's new house. He found that
two of the walls can be fixed up will
lew mortar 1t is to be hoped their
house will be ready by fall.
Heartfelt sympathies are extended
to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hill in their
hour of bereavement
We were greatly shocked to hear
Of the death of Judge Chas NJ Webb
who passed away last Saturday morn
ing. The bereaved family have the
sympathy of this community.
The sad news reached us Friday OF
the death of an old and respected
townsman, Jasper Crotteau, who pass
ed away at the home of his son
n-law at Everett, Wash, where he
went a couple of weeks ago to visit.
He owned a farm one and one-half
miles south of the station where he
spent most of his life. and which he
had sold this spring. He leaves
family OF four married daughters and
four married boys. The remains ar
rived Wednesday and were laid at
rest in Grand Rapids on Thursday.
Misses Della Caspberg and Ma
t'da Sundet of Grand Rapids spent
Sunday with Clara and Irma Hassen
Lightning struck George Bushma-
ker's barn Monday morning which
he bought this spring of Mr.. Deyo
and formerly owned by Louis Lyon
nais. 1t was burned to the ground
with hay and grain, one load of grain
was taken out and the horses and
pigs and manure spreader The
building was insured but none of the
hay and grain.
Mrs. Delight Livernash of Wau-
Sau who has been visiting in your
city spent Sunday and Monday with
Mrs. Geo. Elliott.
MIR. and Mrs. Oliver Dudley o.
your city drove up to see their farm
afternoon and drove around
this way and took tea with Mrs. Geo
Elliott.
Theo. DeByle hal a raising bee
Saturday to raise his new barn.
Mrs. DeRuchaa of Stevens Point |
who was here visiting her aunt, Mrs |
Peter Akey was called to Fond du Lac
asst Monday by the death of her
mother, Mrs. Mike Rayome.
A. J. Kujawa, departed Saturday
noon for Green Bay to attend the |
oostmasters' convention. He will re
urn Tuesday