Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-08-15

Geo. Hamm and wife visited with
friends in Green Bay on Sunday.
Mrs. Bert Smith and Miss Esma
Zeama1 Left Monday for Milwaukee
where they will visit at the Geo. An
derson home Mr.. Smith viii visit
q. week with relatives in Iowa
Misses Fern and Margaret Stat
| terry of Sturgeon Bay are in the city
guests at the D. Mccarthy home.
Mrs VIM. Slattery is visiting with
friends at Rudolph.
Miss Rose Metzger is having her
vacation from her duties as sales
lady at WeisePs and left Monday for
a visit with friends in Milwaukee.
R. W. Lyons wife and mother, who
have been making their home at
Dowagiac, Mich, since they left
Grand Rapids are moving to Dallas,
Texas, where Mr. Lyons will act as
Southern representative for the Up
John Co., of Kalamazoo. He will
handle drugs and doctor supplies.
Miss Helen Kroner entertained
few guests at bridge whist Friday
evening in honor of her guest Mrs.
Will Scott of Port Arthur, Canada.
. | A
E. Martinson and Jimmie Dickson
have returned from a visit at Apple
ton and Neenah
F. NJ. OKeefe of Plymouth was a
business visitor in the city Satur
day.
A Swede was counting his girl
Que night, and, overcome by the ten
der passion, asked her to marry him,
She readily consented, after which
both were silent for long time. FL
nally the girl asked Ole why he did
MT say something. He replied 81
tank der bane too much said all
ready"
Mrs. Chambers left for her home
in Canada, Saturday after an ex-
tended visit in the city with her
sons, A. l. and w Chambers.
It is estimated that the great
Ischool army eligible to school privi-
leges in the United States will num-
Der approximately fourteen millions,
for according to the census of 1900
there were 1857 ,147 scholars of
which 80 per cent were white. Of
the total number about one-haIf of
them are between ten and fourteen
years of age; those from fifteen to
seventeen constitute less than thir-
teen per cent and those of eighteen
and over about five per cent. There
is a significant fact in the research
which was made in estimating the ac
tuaI and the possible strength of the
school army of the United States
that out of the entire number of
children ranging between five and
nine years of age available only half
attended school; of those from ten
TO fourteen years of age substantial
ly four-fifths, and those of from fl
fteen to seventeen a little over two
fifths.
Mrs. Sam Rowson and children left
Friday for Plainfield where they will
be guests at the Jack Rowson home.
Geo. H. Hoslo of Milwaukee is in
the city guest at the August Stat
field home.
Rev. F. Staff and family left here
Saturday for Oconomowoc where they
Will spend most of their summer va
cation with Mrs. Staff's mother.
Mrs. Will Vaughn and children
left Saturday for a visit with rela-
tives at Wausau.
Miss Ia Shearier left Friday even
ing for her home at Merrill after a
couple of weeks visiting in the city
with Miss Emma Schroeder.
Mrs. A. c. Otto entertained a few
, friends Of Miss Vera Rockwell at
, dinner Friday night, after the dane
ing party at the pavilion. Those pre-
sent We're Misses Vera Rockwell, Bes
sic Parrish, Grace Goggins and Chas.
Loeffelbein, Cable Krause and Les
lie Smith
Mr.. and Mrs John Omholt and Mrs
Henry Shearer of Rudolph were
visitors in the city Friday
Miss Jessie Hackbarth of Vesper
was in the city Friday calling on
friends.
H A Langord of Black Duck, MINI
salesman for the Jewel Nursery Co.,
: of Lake City, Mimi, arrived in this
: city to attend the funeral services
l of Jacob Winger, his brother-in-law.
Mr. Langord and Mrs. Winger being
i brother and sister Mr. Langord
d was formerly a resident of Grand Ra
e pids and lived here many years. He
I left here SO years ago and went to
Fargo, n. D. He viii be remembered
by many of the old settlers as a
;, partner in the mercantile business
with Mr.. Nels Johnson. He express
ed himself as very favorably impress,
:, ed with the great changes which have
occurred in Grand Rapids since he
left here So years ago. He was pleas
ed to renew his acquaintance with
5 many old time friends. This office
Acknowledges a social call
Miss Grace Doughty is now en-
> ployed by the Matthews Tailoring Co