Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-26
city this week visiting relatives,

ter two weeks vacation.
Word has reached this city that
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur G. Holmes of
JanesTille, are rejoicing over the ar
rival Of a son born TO them on Sep
TENDER %. Mrs. Holmes will be
remembered as Miss Lefty Courtney
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Courtney. We Join with their friends
in congratulations.
Mrs. 0. T. Hougen and son Leslie
have returned from a few days visit
with friends in Milwaukee.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Knoll left Tues
day for a visit with friends at Phil
FPS.
Miss Title Pohn left Monday for
her home at Chicago after a visit in
the city at the Vannatta home.
Miss Dorothy steen has returned
from a tive weeks vacation spent
in Wausau, Merrill and Amigo.
The County Democratic convention
was held in the west side city hall
Tuesday morning. The county was
pretty well represented. Richard
Strauss of Marshfield was elected
chairman. Guy Gets Secretary and
Henry Fitch Treasurer
Work on the cutters for the Grand
avenue paymeent is progressing at a
rapid rate.
J. G. Jacobson, the architect and
builder returned home Tuesday morn
ing from Ladysmith where he has TAX
en- a job TO rebuild the dam for the
Menasha Woodenware Co., at that
place This is an old piling dam and
will be re-enforced with concrete A
force of men have already started on
building the cofferdam. Sheet steel
is being used. Herman Shearier Of
this city has charge of the work.
Miss Margaret Sullivan of Merrill
who has been visiting for several
days with Miss Agnes DAILY return
ed home Wednesday morning.
Ray Kraus will not return to Madi-
son but will continue in the employ
of the Consolidated Water Power &
Paper Co.
Advertising teaches the housewife
tic business of buying things at
hire
Mrs. Ed. Wheelan of Sand Point,
Idaho who has been visiting with
her people at Ashland arrived in
tile city Wednesday and is a guest
of Mrs. Edward Wheelam on Oak St.
She will he here for week.
The Emerson school was closed
Tuesday and Wednesday on account
of having trouble with the sewer.
Lloyd Miller who has been at
work during the summer vacation at
Radd:son arrived in the city and ex-
poets to leave tonight for Madison
to resume his studies. at the Univer-
shy.
Mrs. Tom Kane of Fond du Lac is
in the city a guest at the owen Love
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Fitzsimmo1
of Appleton who have been guests
of friends in the city left for their
home Thursday.
Miss Mary Vadnais has resigned
her position as stenographer for the
Oberbeck Mfg. Co.
Mrs. A. L. Young of Baraboo is
in the city a guest of her sister Mrs.
T. J. Cooper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Herschleb have
returned from a visit with friends in
Castleton and Fargo, N. D., and Owa
tonna, Mimi.
Miss Bertha Greenberg left We'd
nesday for visit with friends in
Chicago.
Mrs. Minnie Pamatier and daugh-
ter Nellie returned to their home at
Madison Wednesday after a visit in
the city with relatives.
Ernest Oberbeck, Jr., was taken
home from Riverview hospital Thurs
day, where he underwent an opera
ton on Tuesday.
Miss Nathalie Demitz has accepted
position as stenographer at the O.
berbeck Mfg. Co.
Miss Matilda Sundet left Thurs
day for Chippewa Falls where
she will visit with friends for some
time
The East side bowling alleys have
been put into fine condition for the
coming season. Z new return has
been put in between and 2 alleys,
seat placed across where the old
return crossed the front of the al
legs. A new score board has been
put in between the alleys. The al
Ieys have been polished and four,
coats of shellac put on which makes
them practically new. Cushions with
heavy springs have been placed in
the pits which will make the alleys
very quiet.
When the First National bank
moved from the old building into
their new one, the old office desk
and counter, used in the old build
ing, was moved into the American
Express Office building and has
been used there ever since. D. B.
Philleo having rented the American
Express office building for office
rooms, this old desk took up too mucf
room and had served its usefulness,
so Mr.. Pease sold the desk or coun-
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