Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-01-11

Buckley goes to Washington, D. c.,
and from there she goes to WoonsocE
e. R. l., to visit her sister, Mrs.
( DeNevere. Miss Florence Arpin is
on here return to Baltimore, Nd,
where she will resume her school
duties. A l. Arpin went as far as
Chicago with the two former where
lie has business.
It viii be pleasing information to
the friends Of Mrs. Pepin and her son
Arthur to know that Mrs. Arthur Pc
pin Of Milwaukee sang two soprano
solos in New York City on Deem
Der IS, 1911. The entertainment
was given under the direction of the
noted monologist and composer, Mrs.
Josephine Merwin Cook, at the Hotel
Empire
Miss Lydia Ekelund, who has been
employed as bookkeeper and steno-
grapher for the Centralia Hardware
Co., has resigned her position and
accepted one with the c. w. Rood
Construction Co, who now have then
offices in the front room over the
Bank of Grand Rapids. She will act
as bookkeeper and stenographer for
this company.
Mrs. Wilbur DoIan of Sioux City,
Iowa, is in the city visiting friends
and relatives.
Mrs. NJ Friedstein is spending a
couple of weeks in Chicago visiting
relatives.
Miss Elizabeth Campbell of Eau
Claire is spending several weeks in
the city visiting friends.
Miss Blanche Lampert of Wausau
was in the city Friday on her way
to Oshkosh where she will resume
her teaching after spending the holi-
days at home.
George HaIyorsen who has been
spending several months in Califor-
MIA returned to the city Friday and
resumed his old position as bookkeep
er for the Oberbeck Mfg. Co.
Miss Edna Kruger left Saturday
for Glenwood. Mimi, where she
teaches school after spending the
holidays at home
Miss Celia NJ. Burr returned to
st. Croix Falls, Wis, Saturday to
resume her school work after spend
ing the holiday vacation at home.
Miss Amy Bloye of Stevens Point
was the guest of Miss Margaret
Dorney the past week on her way
to Black River Falls.
H. A. Herschleb is confined at
home with illness.
Miss Madeline Conroy of Wausau
who has been guest of Miss Lenore
Gouger has returned home.
Mrs. Alfred Hansen returned Sat
urday from La Crosse to attend the
funeral of her sister Miss Minnie
Young which took place on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Pratt of
Los Angeles, Cal, arrived in tn city
Monday for an extended visit with
relatives.
The three children of John Marge-
son who have been seriously i'll with
diptheria are now out of danger.
Clarence Emmes who had an at
tack of typhoid fever is so far re
covered as to be able to be out on
| the street.
In the case of L. P. Moen as pub
lie administrator of the estate of
August Arendt, deceased, VS.. Karl w.
Doege and John c. Hayward of Marsh
field, which has been on trial here
for the past two days was disposed Of
| by the jury bringing in a verdict of
] ~ NeLuSG VI oCIAOAAs luOSS WIZ Icf Z
heard the testimony on both sides of
| this case were of the same opinion
and therefore the jury's verdict was
in harmony with the best judgment
of those who hearI the testimony in
the case.
On coming to the office Saturday
morning We noticed twenty-five or
thirty sparrows on the corner of Sth
and Baker streets. They were lying
in the snow scattered about and it
looked to US as if they had frozen to
/ death. There was no other cause of
death that We know of and it appeared
as if there was a whole flock of them
The temperature this morning was
thirty-four degrees below zero by the
government thermometer and this was
probably sufficient to be the cause
of their death.
Miss Lottie Patton of Ashland,
Wis, is in the city working in the
interests of the National FraternaI
League. Thus far she has been sue
I CeSsful in securing several new. mem