Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-29

after a visit with friends in the city.
Miss Title Cizon has returned
from a visit with friends in Stevens
Point
Ii there is an enterprise that owes
its success to the cooperation of
the community it IS the local news
paper. However, there is not an
enterprise where the benefits are
more reciprocal
A Nebraska girl in packing eggs
wrote her name on one OF them. A
way off in California it fell into the
hands of a young man who immedi-
ately started a correspondence. Last
week he packed his trunk and came
to Nebraska to claim his bride. This
is believed to be the first time in
the history of Nebraska that an
egg ever Matched out a wedding. But
don't be surprised at anything in
Nebraska
If You want to know how long to
allow COWS TO stay out in the winter,
just take off your coat and go out
into the yard and stand around
while. When you begin to feel I'M
comfortable, and feel like going in
to the house put the COWS in the
barn.
LOST-A brown muff on Tuesday,
Feb. 20, somewhere between the Creel
Hill by Charles Helke's place and
Kellner, Suitable reward by leav-
ing at this office or in Munroe's store
at Kellner. 1td-1tw.
Spring Clearing Sale of residence
lots in GIenwood addition at Nine
teen dollars and ninety-nine cents
each. Lots are level, dry cellars,
good water, daily mail, main road,
best of neighbors and nice houses.
Also good farm near Grand Rapids,
at a bargain. See Geo n Wood,
owner. 2td-1tw
The dry goods and shoe department
of Johnson & Hill Co., have been
moved and are now located in the
new building. 1td-1tw
The grand opening of the Johnson
& Hill Co.'s new store will be an
nounced later. 1td-1tw.
The Johnson & Hill Co., have en-
gagged the services of a first class
milliner and trimmer from the East
and will carry complete line of mil
linery goods. The millinery depart
ment being now located on the Sc
cond floor of the new building with
the Ladies' Ready-to-Wear depart
ment 1td-1tw.
accompanied by Mrs. William Tomel-
ty left Tuesday for Hancock, Ban
croft, Almond and other places for
visit the balance of this week
Joe Kirschling is seriously i'll at
HIS nOIllC O1 street.
Mrs Geo w. Paulus has gone to
Marshfield for a visit with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Durga will
leave this evening for DeKalb, H.,
where they will reside Mr. Durga
shipped his household goods to De-
Kalb Tuesday.
Mrs. A w. Lambert and son Cor
don are visiting relatives at Ripon.
E. F. Kramer is spending several
days at Colby visiting relatives and
friends.
Miss Miranda Mosher has resign
ed her position as singer at the
Grand Theatre
Joseph Rick has been induced by
his friends in the Third ward to be
come a candidate for alderman. If
elected h promises to do the duties
of that office and give his best at
tention and will serve the people to
the best of his ability.
A horse that seemed to enjoy run
ming away caused some excitement
| Monday morning. The horse, which
was hitched to a cutter, started some
where ON the east side and ran a.
cross the bridge and into the sheds
| back of the Johnson & Hill store
From there it was driven back across
the bridge and within a half hour
the horse came tearing across the
bridge again This time without
the cutter but with parts of the har-
ness trailing along with it. The
horse ran up along side of Otto
Siewert's delivery wagon, which was
IN front of the market, and stopped.
The name of the owner could not be
ascertained.
The residence of August Brandeck-
er, tinsmith in Nekoosa, caught fire
Sunday night, about eight o'clock,
from the chimney in the second story
The fire company was successful in
extlnguishing the flames before it
had done very much damage The
damage IS, estimated at about two
hundred dollars fully covered with
insurance
Phil Gouger who attends Business
College at La Crosse spent Sunday
in the city visiting with his mother
and sisters. He returned to Lacrosse
Monday noon. !
The funeral of Mrs. Henry Ebert
took place Tuesday afternoon,
February q, at the home on Eighth
avenue north at 2 o'clock. Burial