Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-21

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Born to Mr.. and Mrs. George OF
to, Monday, March IS, a daughter.
The Elite Millinery Co., are get.
ting ready for their opening.
The carpenters and decorators are
through with their work in the 7
R. Ragan furniture store.
Miss Lucille Poirjer has rented
the Gilkey & Briere building on LIST
street north, just north of the DAILY
drug and jewelry store and will move
the millinery business to the new
| location after April LIST.
P. B. Pease, a sign painter and
decorator is busy Just now putting in
some gold leaf signs for J. R. Raglan,
the furniture man. He is doing first
class work that speaks for itself.
Miss Pagan of the Johnson g.
Hill Co., left Tuesday evening for
Chicago to attend the dressmakers'
convention. Miss Pagan will study up
all of the latest ideas in dressmak-
ing while away
Miss Bessie Bushey Of Appleton
Mrs. Chauncey Walker of PIainfield
Chas, Johnson and E. A. Bender of
Plainfield, and B. F. Bender of Brad
ley, S. D., were in the city Tues
day to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Mary Ann Patrick.
The Minneapolis Journal, of Sun
day March II, contained a picture of
Morril Tunnicliffe Warren, the two
Cyear old son of Mr.. and Mrs. L. E.
| Warren, 3103 Logan Ave. N. It will
| be remembered that Mrs. Warren
was a school teacher in the public
schools of Grand Rapids several
| years ago and will be remembered as
Miss Ada Hood, who boarded with
her sister at the home of T. J. Coop
er on the west side.
Rev Richard Evans, formerly pas
tor of the NJ. f. church in this city
has accepted a call from the NJ. E.
church at Wausau, Wisconsin, and
expects to take the pastorate of that
church on or about the first of
June. 1t will be remembered that
Mr.. Evans left about two years ago
to take a position in school in
New York state, and will now resign
the said position to accept the call
at Wausau. His friends in Grand
Rapids will be glad to know that he
will return to Wisconsin.
w. A. Owen has returned from a
visit with relatives at Postyille, Iowa.
Mr. Bowden of Babcock is taking
treatment of DR.. Hoff for Asthma
from which he has suffered for some
years.
The local polo team are preparing
for a game with a polo team from
OAlu W. LRS NuACu Will COiuS OIL at
the amusement hall in this city on
March %.
There is no foundation to the ru-
NOR that Miss Poirier intends to
close out her millinery business in
Grand Rapids Miss Poirier stated
to a Reporter representative that
she intends to continue in business
and will soon announce the new To-
cation of her business.
Brother, if you can't get into har-
ness and help pull the vehicle of
progress, or won't get into the cart
and drive, for the love of country
don't get down on the back end and
hang your feet out and track the
sand with your heels and make the
drag that much heavier for a few of
your friends who are going to pull
their load and yours too, in spite of
all your frantic antics.
There are fathers who grandlv
struggle against the tides of fate. and
never lisp the secret of their despair,
whose young dreams have all faded
but who patiently bear their allotted
burden with what tries to be resig-
nation. There are noble women whose
domestic Affections xwould crush
them if they were not heroines, who
silently suffer and make the most OF
their disappointed years. They sins
in the minor key, but still they sing
and so the world thinks them happy
when they are only brave
Mrs. j. c. Werle returned Monday
evening from a visit with relative:
in Fond du Lac
A. w. Lambert, foreman in the Re
porter Print Shop, left Saturday at
: ternoon for Ripon to spend Sunda,
and Monday with his family who wer
, visiting relatives there for the pas
three weeks. They all returned HON.
Monday night
, | Word has been received from Mrs
Chris Gettslaff who underwent a.
operation some time ago in q Chi
cagO hospital, that she is getting g
long nicely and in hopes that sh
= will be able to return home soor
: Her many friends here in Grand RAJ
5 ids will be glad to hear of her re
: coyery.
h Warren Sanderson left for Minnea
oils Tuesday, from which point h
expects to so to Colorado TO look {
o yer business prospects.
V There is no man that cannot as
r slst the growth and development c