Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-12-26

Miss Anna Hansen returned Thurs
day evening from Chicago where she
spent Christmas
W. T. Jones has been assisting
the City Clerk in preparing the
Grand Rapids tax roll
E. E. Ames, register Of deeds. left
Tuesday for Eau Claire to join his
wife. and to visit his daughter and
family few days Mrs Arthur
/ Podaw Lltz and new born babe are
getting along nicely.
The business men all report the
Christmas trade excellent and in some
instances better than it has ever
been. The weather has been ideal
thus far in every respect.
Miss Laura Fordfce of the Lowell
school is spending the holiday va
cation with her mother at Rosendale,
Wis.
Miss Florence holland of the Lowell
school is spending the holiday vaca-.
ton with her parents at Menominee,
Tis.
: Ernest Mcfarland is home from
Madison to spend the holidays with
his mother Mrs. R. f. Mcfarland.
IF. Weinberg is home from Shaw
ano to spend Christmas with his fam
lily.
Frank Kickbush left Tuesday for
Milwaukee where he will spend Chris
mas.
Miss Jennie Brady left for Tigerto1
Tuesday to spend Christmas.
Miss Amanda spearbraber, and Mr.
and Mrs. August Spearbraker left
Tuesday for CHntonville, to spend
Christmas
Albert Marceau of Minneapolis, is
home for the holiday vacation with
his parents and son.
Mr.. and Mrs. w L. Atwood and
daughter Marion have gone to Osh-
kosh to spend Christmas with their
son.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Podawiltz Of
Cooperstown, N. D., are in the city
visiting relatives during the holt
days. Charles Podawiltz was at one
tine Clerk of the Court for Wood
county, but has been away from Gran
Rapids for the last nine years. He |
is row a successful farmer near
CoOperstoWn in North Dakota. He
notices many favorable improvements |
in his home city since he left here. |
He is glad to get back and circulate |
among his old time friends and see |
the favorable improvements that are |
being made in his home city. They |
expect to be here several weeks.
Mason Bliss of Cornell arrived |
home Tuesday morning to spend the !
holiday vacation with his family. He
reports that they still have about |
IT'S feet of dam to complete and that |
the Grand Rapids workmen up three |
are all we'll and prosperous.
The jingle of the sleigh bells is
familiar sound nov days. The
change is very agreeable and every
one, who loves the winter season re /
joices- The snow flurries everyday |
add to it's condition and makes sleigh |
ing better.
Mrs. James Hewlett and two daugh |
ters spent Christmas with rela- |
tives il Merrill
Hyman Latinsky of New York City |
arrived in the city Tuesday. Mr..
Latinsky will have charge of the |
shoe repairing department at the
Johnson & Hill Co. store. Mr.. Lat /
insky is an expert shoemaker.
Miss Buelah Marceau is home
from her school duties to spend the
holiday vacation at home.
The Ideal and Bijou theatres were
so crowded on Christmas night that |
many were unable to gain admission
until 9 o'clock. These play houses |
are certainly popular.
From a card received this morn
ing from Will Lyon, Dallas, Texas, |
he says that 'fthey will entertain |
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Demitz and son /
Henry, of Dallas, on Christmas day.
He further stoys that Chas. Demitz |
is Superintendent of Construction |
for the local telephone company and |
is well and prosperous. VIII reports |
his family all we'll.
Herman Tewes- of Merrill is a |
guest at the John Hickman home.
Frank Manske who is employed at |
Milwaukee is home for the holidays.
Hugo ZiIlmer of Watertown, Wis,
spent Christmas in the city the
guest of Miss Lilly Brown.
Mrs. c. H. Beazan OF Fond du Lac
spent Christmas at the Al Voss home
Mr.. and Mrs. William Gross and
son John of Wausau spent Christ
mas with Mr.. and Mrs. George w.
Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reed and daughter
of Necedah spent Christmas with
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Kellogg.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Schenk of Cor
nell are spending the holidays with
relatives and friends in this city.
| Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Ellis and chill
dren were in Merrill to spend Christ
mas with their parents.
Earl Achilles of Indianapolis Ind,
/ is in the city the guest of his cou-