Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-08-08

! Miss Helen Genrich OF Wausau il
: in the city the guest of Miss Natha
lie spafford
Miss Dorothy Brundage who has
been visiting her aunt in Ashland
and Miss Ruth Fontaine who has
been visiting her aunt in MeIlen,
both arrived home Friday afternoon
after a two weeks absence.
Mrs. J. R. Raglan and daughter Mar
garet and Marion Philleo, who have
been visiting relatives and friends
in Green Bay and Neenah for the
past two weeks arrived home Fri
day.
Just after the $50 car had cross
ed the c. NJ. & St. P. switch track
on 3rd Ave, Friday night, the motor
man, Ed. Kruger, discovered baby
carriage with a baby in it on the
tracks. Mr.. Kruger brought the car
to stop, got off the car and wheel
ed the baby to the side walk. No
one was in sight. Some one is gull
ty of criminal carelessness in leaving
the little baby in the baby carriage
between the rails OF the street car
line.
Jeff Howard, a coiored light weight
who hailed from Fond du Lac put
Jack Monohan of Wausau out in one
round at a fistic carnival held in Red,
Granite, Thursday evening. The pair
We're scarcely introduced to the crowd
when Howard uppercut and Monchan
went down for the count Tommy
Tucker of Fond du Lac was matched
against Young Kilbane for an opener
KiIbane fouled Tucker three distinct
times. Kilbane finally got the decis-
ion
Michael Korleski, a resident of
Neshkoro was killed Thursday even
ing, by G. & n. W. train No. 416
which leaves Grand Rapids at 1 p.
m. Mr.. Korleski was walking on the
right of way and evidently did not
hear the approaching train as he
| stepped in front of the engine He
was fatally injured but was taken
| to his home where he died twenty
minutes later. He was about 80
years old, married and leaves a wife
and two children.
Elmer w. Burr, Supt. of Produc-
ton, at the Reliance Factory at O.
wasso, Michigan, for the General Mo
tor Company, is in the city visiting
| his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Burr this week. Elmer has
not been home for seven years and
sees many favorable changes in the
home town of his childhood.
Miss Rena PhiIIeo has resigned her
position as saleslady at Johnson &
Hill Co. Miss PhilIeo will attend
Milwaukee Normal the coming year.
Miss Cordelia Richards returned
Friday evening from Bancroft where
she has been visiting friends.
Mrs. Durga of DeKalb, Ill, arriv-
ed in the city Friday evening for
visit with Miss Jessie Stetzer.
Miss Anna Klug returned Friday
evening from four weeks visit with
friends in Detroit, Mich, and Cana
da, and has resumed her work at the
Wood County Drug Co. drug store.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Walter HUI
berg, Two Harbors, Mimi, on July
7, a baby girl.
Mrs. Edward B. DeNevers of
Woonsocket, Rhode Island, arrived
in the city Thursday morning to be
present at the funeral service of
Miss Alice Arpin on that day
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Karnatz of
Milwaukee are in the city for a Wis
it with Mr.. and Mrs. John Weyers.
Misses Edna Lounsberry of Water
town and Bessie Lounsberry of Sher-
dy are in the city for visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Lounsberry.
Mrs. Georgiana Buckley of Monuose
Colorado, arrived in the ethyl Friday
too late to attend Miss Alice Arpin's
funeral She will visit her mother
and other relatives for several weeks
w. c. Slayter is in Madison, Wis,
| this week on business. Mrs. Slayter
has gone to Plainfield for a ten day
visit with friends.
Mr. and Mrs. John Heath of Fond
du Lac, arrived Saturday af
ternoon and will visit at the home
of their son, w H. Heath, for few
days.
The Grand Rapids band has been
engaged to go to Marshfield ON Aug.
21st. Wednesday, Aug. q will be
Grand Rapids day at the Marshfield
fair.
Mrs. Nell Billings of Seattle, Wash
ington, left Saturday after two days
visit with Mrs. Geo. w. Davis in
this city.
Donald and Kathlyn McGlynn left
Saturday for Madison where they will
visit with relatives for a week. or
ten days.
Mrs. Julian WEIGH left Saturday
morning for Neenah, where she will
join her daughter Verna for a few
days then return home together.
w RyIand Boorman, who has been
spending a few weeks with his par
ents Dr. and Mrs. G. A. Boorman has
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