Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-24


Mr.. Peabody who has had charge
Of the Singer Sewing Machine Agen-
cy in this city has returned to Wau-
sau, and Mr.. E. F. Kramer Of this
city wiz have charge Of the local a
gency from now on The office is
located on Second street north, in
the building adjoining the Phillips
Flower store. Office hours to u
a. m. and from 100 to 6 p. m. The
store will be open on Saturday even
ings until o'clock. When in need
Of a sewing machine, don't forget
to see Mr. Kramer
Eugene MCCLELLAN, with the House
Of A Thousand Candles, was a guest
OF his cousin, Miss Babe Poirier
while in the city Thursday and Fri
day.
Mrs. Hoskinson arrived in the
city Saturday afternoon from Eau
Claire for an extended visit with
Mrs. F. MacKinnon.
Messrs. Victor BIasezyk and Sheriff
Link Knight of New Friendship mo-
tored to Grand Rapids Friday. Mr.
Knight is quite well known here
while Mr. Blasezyk is more of a
stranger to the local people. They
are advertising a subdivision to the
village of Friendship
Mrs. Herman Wenk and children
will leave this week for a months
visit with relatives at KiIbourn-
Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ. Coyle arrived
in the city Thursday and have rent
ed one of the flats in the Taylor &
DAILY building on the corner Of Second
and Oak streets. Mr. CoyIe is the
man who purchased the Wood Coun-
ty Drug store
Sol Youmans, agent for the Oliver
typewriter, with headquarters in Osh.
kosh, was in Grand Rapids on Thurs
day and Friday looking after business
This office acknowledges a social
and business call.
Mrs. Ernest Oberbeck and daugh-
ter Caroline and Miss Edna Kruger
returned Thursday from a two weeks
visit at Chicago, Milwaukee and Fond
du Lac
c. Arnold, who is representing the
American AsphaItum & Rubber Com
pany in this city and experimenting
the laying of the asphalt on the Firs
street north paving met with a pain
full accident Thursday afternoon. Mr.
Arnold was holding a pouring can
While one of the workmen poured hot
asphalt into it, the man oyerpoured
and the hot liquid ran over Mr.. Ar
nOld's right forearm burning it Sc
vereIy from the wrist to the elbow
The burn is deep and very painful
Arrangements were made Thursday
evening to the effect that Mr.. Arnold
Will remain in the city and superin-
tend the laying of the asphalt on the
Grand avenue pavement.
Mr. and Mrs Peter Stimson OF
| La Crosse who have been guests of
friends in the city Left Thursday for
a visit in Amigo before returning
to their home.
The ticket office at the GRAND
Theatre has been rebuilt The of
flee is now entirely enclosed which
makes it easier for the ticket sell
er to hear patrons. The piano be
ing located at the back of the tick,
ct office and the office being only
enclosed with draperies has always
made it difficult to hear in the ticket
office. An opening will also be made
in the glass window of the ticket
office.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Paulus
and family and Mrs. w H. HEATH
and children spent Thursday on the
Gaynor and Henderson cranberry
! marshes.
A person whose veracity is I'm
questioned saw flock of wiIt
geese flying north Thursday after
noon. According to tradition, that /
a sign of continued warm weather.
Pete schriner of Stevens Poin
was a business visitor in the cit
Thursday
Miss Carrie Johnson left Thurs-da
for a visit with Ben Heger at Siou,
City, Iowa.
/ Atty J. W. Cochran has frame
under glass and put on. exhibition i
the Post Office $4,000 Of Confedel
ate money which he received Thurs
day from the United States Treas
urer, to be presented to Wood Cour
" Post No. %, G. A. R. OF this city
The letter from the Z. S.Treasure
accompanying the same. dated Dc
/ 4oth, 15IG - IOIUSN ana framed
with the money, and states that
r is part of the large amountwhich W.
a taken at the close of the Civil Wa
Il from the Confederate Treasury ;
/! Richmond, Va, and has ever sine
Q been in the custody of the U. S. w
e and Treasury Departments. 1t
d presented to the Grand Army Pc.
e as a memorial to be placed in til
> Post room.
Peter Ule, for many years a We
known and respected resident of st
Il vens Point is near deaths door
Y Riverview Hospital in this city,
d the result of cancer. Mr.. Ule can
n to Portage county in 1877, but Tor
lie number of years has been living wi
: his son, Louis, here Five of h
, seven children are at his bedsid
Il A daughter, Mrs Roemus. has bet
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