Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-15

ter spending several days in the city
visiting friends.
George Arpin has returned to Ma
olson TO resume his studies a [ the
University after spending a few days
in the city between semesters.
WANTED-A girl for general house
work Enquire Of Miss Inez Witter,
Third street south. tfd-w.
Prof. Albert Waltz closed his en-
gagement at the Roller Rink on Sat
urday evening with an exhibition full
" if not better than the exhibitions
given the two proceeding evening.
Miss Pearl King has returned to
her home in Stevens Point after
visit in the city with Miss Beth Lam
berton.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. ". Mead, de-
parted Monday for Biloxi, Miss,
where they viii spend the remainder
Of the winter. They also intend to
attend the Mardi Gras at New Or
leans while in the South
Guy R Wood. who had been in Chi
cago on business the past week spent
Sunday in this city with his parents
on his return home to Eau Claire.
His wife has gone down to her home
in Kentucky for a short visit.
Mrs. Frank CaIkins entertained at
q China Shower Friday evening for
Miss Lille Oberbeck, at her home
on Birch street. Mrs. Frank Nat
wick and Mrs. Albert Ntmptz were
successful in winning high honors in
two guessing contests. Dainty re-
freshments were served. Miss Ober-
beck received many beautiful pieces
Of china
Kirk Kintster is on the sick list
this week.
John Amundson Of Madison arriv-
ed in the city Saturday to spend sew
araI days on business.
Misses Helen and Frances Ander-
son entertained at the Junior Lea
que members and friends at a party
at their home on Saturday afternoon
from two until four O'Clock. Games
were played and refreshments serv-
ed
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Cooper of Ru-
dolph spent Saturday in the city
guests at the c. E. Kruger home.
Miss Daisy Menieur has accepted a
position in the Kramer Confectionery
store.
Miss Irma Nfssen has accepted a
position as stenographer at the Bad
ger Box Factory.
Mrs. A. Potter of Hancock is Wis
ittng at the home of her daughter,
Mrs John WooddelI
P. Bease of Merrill was in the city
Saturday getting information regard
ing the building Of a green house
in this city.
The door knob which grandma US
ed to use. in making stockings was
once a piece Of mother earth having
been transformed from the raw clay
to the finished product by machinery
Most of the door knobs are still
made of clay though metal and 9th
er lines have come into popular IA
vor of late years. The clay knobs
are only one feature of the big clay
industry which win be completely
covered in every detail at the Clay
Products Exposition in Chicago,
March Z to u.
Earl Hill and Kenneth McCamley
returned Saturday from Milwaukee
where they have been attending the
Hardware Dealers Convention.
Frank Abel spent Friday in Ste
vens Point on business for the Abel
& PodawiItz Co.
The interior of Cohen Bros. store
will be re-painted and re-modeLed.
Work began the early part Of
this week. A color scheme will be
next week. A color scheme will be
worked out that will add to the at
tractyeness of the store and reflect
the light to the best advantage.
Frank Natwick OF the firm OF
Staub & Natwick is spending a cou-
pie of weeks in Neshkora and Red
Granite doing some electrical work.
This office is in receipt of a let
ter from Mrs. Jane Jenkins of Los
Angeles, Cal, in which she says that
her family are now nicely settled in
one of Los Angeles famous bunga
lows. They are enjoying the beau
tifuI climate of southern California
which is a great change from Wis
cCnsin. She wants her friends il
Grand Rapids to know that they vii
be cordially welcome at their home
if any of them should happen to come
that way. They have an invitation
to call and see them. Their house
number is POSI-, West 31st street.
Mrs. George Gibson of Chicago
is in the city a guest at the Isaat
P. Witter home.
Mrs. Alex Perrodin is spending
few days in Appleton called there b,
the illness of her mother who wa
hurt when the family residence wa
burnt out.
Mrs. Eugene Miller left Tuesda
evening for Reader, S. D, called Their
by the serious illness Of her father.
August GottschaIk who underwer
an operation for appendicitis at Ri7