Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-03


Girl wanted for general Homework.
Apply at the Stetnberg store. 2d-1w.
You learn to write well at the
Night School observation-disclosures.
The High school football team is
I developing fast The boys are get
ting into the game In earnest and
viii be in fine condition TO play the
/ Indians on Saturday. = mass meeting
Of the students viii be held Friday
! evening al which time IT is hoped
( that some real roofing may be prac-
riced There's nothing like some
good solid roofing to put heart into
the football warriors. The way the
/ boys are starting out ought 10 put
Grand Rapids in the running for the
high school championship Of the
state.
Supt. C. E. Urbahns and Train
master W W. Wade Of the 500 Line
northern division, with headquarters
at Stevens Point were in the city
Monday on business for the road.
Mrs. Theresa Gordon Of Lodi is in
the city a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
/ G.. Gordon Mrs. Theresa Gordon
was formerly a resident Of Grand
Rapids.
Misses Title Duchrow and Laura
GauIke returned Monday from a few
days visit with friends at Wautoma.
The millinery opening at the Poir-
Ter Hat Shop which closed Friday
evening was a decided success in
every way. The opening was start
ed Thursday morning and the ladies
Of the city showed a very keen mteres
in the display of millinery made at
this popular Hat Shop
Rev. G. E. Dewey who has been
confined to his bed for. over a month
with typhoid fever is able to sit up
and We trust soon to be about again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry stratton of
Wautoma are in the city for a few
days visit.
John Rassmusses and his Worknen
have started putting in q curb and
gutter from the Jail south along
the city library building property on
Baker street,
DR.. c. @. RowIey stopped a team
of runaway horses on Fourth avenue
this morning. The team was hitched
to a large wagon and had gotten a.
way from the driver.
Rev. and Mrs. H. C. Madsen of
DeForest, Dane county, Wis, are in
the city visiting relatives and friends
1t viii be remembered that they still
own their home here ON Fourth street
south and is rented to Mr.. and Mrs.
c. F. Kruger. Rev Madsen has been
at DeForest for about two years but
expects to come back to live in Grand
Rapids sometime. They note with
pleasure the many improvements go
ing ON in this city and are pleased
with the gradual improvements. They
expect to leave Friday for Green
Bay where they viii visit relatives
prior to returning home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Lusk of Au-
burndaIe arrived in the city Tues
day and will make their home for
the winter with Mr. and Mrs. A G.
Koch Mr.. and Mrs. Lusk are Mrs.
Koch's parents.
Arthur EsWein returned Tuesday
from Ladysmith where he has been
visiting relatives for several days.
J. R. Raglan left Tuesday for Chat
anooga, Tenn, to attend an Under
takers convention.
Ben Heker has resigned his POI
sition as car clerk at the c. & N.
w. depot and left Tuesday for Sioux
City, Iowa where he has accepted a
similar position. Herbert Roach has
accepted the position vacated by Mr.
Heger in this city.
Mrs. f. P. Daily and daughter Ag-
mes leave the last of the week for
Chicago where Mrs. Daily will pur-
chase a carload of pianos for her a.
gency in this city.
Misses Myrtle ULe and Gertrude
IRELAND and Donald Natwfck and
George Mullen drove up to Stevens
Point Saturday in the latter's car
and attended the football game betwee
Grand Rapids and Stevens Point.
Mrs. John Schwenk left Saturday
for a visit with friends at Mondovi,
Wis.
Mrs. E. A. Rector was called to
Fond du Lac Friday owing to the ser
ious illness of her son Carroll, who
has pneumonia.
Clarence Jackson and Albert Nat
wick left for Chicago this week to at
tend the university.
julius GiesseI, principal of the Ed
gar high school, Of Edgar, Wis, has
returned home after visiting with Mr.
and Mrs. J. F. Wolter on Third St.
About thirteen years ago T. J. Coop.
er planted the seed of a horse-chest-
nut or buckeye. This has grown
into a beautiful tree and from it this
year he picked about a busheI Of
horse chestnuts. He brought a sam
pie Of these chestnuts to this. office
Saturday morning and they were
very large and prolific The shucks
contain all the way from one to five
nuts very nicely encased. They look
large and beautiful, bright and shiny
The sample can be seen at this