Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-25

Monday afternoon in Geo. P. Ham
brecht's office.
The Home Economics club net on
Monday with Mrs. George ". Paulus.
Earle Price, who is in the navy is
in the city for a few days visit with
relatives.
Miss Sylvia Pleckham of Marsh
field underwent an operation for ap-
pendicitis at Rfverview hospital on
Monday She is getting along nicely.
Alex Merkeline spent Sunday in
Wausau visiting friends.
Miss Mabel AItenberg Of Plover
has accepted a position in the John
son & Hill Co. store.
Mr. and Mrs NJ o. Potter left
Tuesday for Ladysmith, to attend
the funeral of Edward Tiffany, Mr..
Potter's brother-in-law
A daughter was born to DIR. and
Mrs Geo. PomainviHe of Nekoosa,
on Monday.
John Alpine of Ladysmith is ex-
pected in the city Wednesday to pre-
pare for the removal of his household
goods to Ladysmith.
Mrs. Corrine Baldwin expects to
leave Thursday for Port Francis, Can
ada, where she will reside.
Mrs. George Otto has returned
from Amigo where she has been
spending several days.
Edmond Rossier of PIover is in the
city a guest of his brother E. C.
Rossier.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Mosher ex-
pect to move to Woodruff, soon.
where Mr.. Mosher will be employed.
Mrs. Geo. L. Williams left Monday
evening, for Milwaukee where she
will spend a few days.
DR.. s. E. Cottriu returned Tuesday
evening from a brief business trip
to Milwaukee.
The Beta Gamma Sigma entertain
ed their friends Wednesday evening
in the Baptist church parlors. About
twenty sat down to very pleasing
supper, after which toasts followed
Miss Leila Merriam acting as toast
mistress. The following people rem
dered tOasts: Miss Daisy Thornton,
Mr.. Lee Rumsey, Miss Margaret Dor
ney, Mr. Roy Thornton, Mr.. Ed.
Stamm, and Rev. NJ. B. Milne. AT
ter the toasts games were played
and a very enjoyable evening passed.
The ladies of the Maccabees and
their friends enjoyed a seven o.
clock dinner in the I. o. o. F. Hall
on Friday evening. After dinner the
company was addressed by District
Deputy, Mrs. Jessie Klevene, of Mer-
rilL- The remainder of the evening
was spent in playing cards. A very
enjoyable time is reported by all
present.
The regular Saturday afternoon
fire alarm was turned in about three
thirty. The alarm came from the
First ward. brush fire in Robin
sons park was what caused the ex-
element.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Vadnais and baby
left Friday for their home at Little
Falls, Mimi, after spending a cou-
pie of weeks in the city visiting at
the Chris Nissen home.
Mrs. N. E. Emmons and daughter
Stella and Mrs. F. w. CaIkins spent
Saturday at Elm Lake guests at the
A. Searles home
William Brennaman, a guard at
the State Prison at Waupun, is spend
ing his vacation with relatives in
the city.
There is some question whether or
not the eating of fish produces brain
power, but there is no bubble over
the fact that catching fish produces
liars.
/ Kenneth Smith has received word
from his father G. w. Smith, that
he left the past week for San An
tonic, Texas, in the interest of
his health
Miss Tessie Yetter of Crandon is
in the city visiting friends.
0. Belanger returned to Merrill,
Monday evening after spending the
week end in the city.
Miss Christina Hage is on the sick
list this week.
George Roe of Saratoga was in
the city Tuesday on business.
Mr. and Mrs. c. T. Lemley of Yes
per have moved to this city and have
started the erection of a new home
in Wickham's Addition.
Miss Mae johnson has. been trans
fered from the telephone exchange
to the Hosiery department in the
Johnson and Hill Co. store.
To run a newspaper without ooca-
| sionally publishing AN item that is
untrue, or without giving offense, is
like running railroad without hav-
ing accidents and smash-ups. 1t
can't be done.
When mother and the youngster
ask father to go with them for a lit
tie picnic panty there is one kind of
EN- who says this: Whats the use
of going away for a picnic Throw
the dining-room table out and spread