Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-06-20

Miss Lillian Christoferson left
Monday for Stevens Point where she
viii attend summer school
Gfrs. Severt johnson and Mrs.
( Waiter Denis spent Sunday at Am
herst visiting friends.
Mrs. Sam Springberg and children
returned to their home at Merrill Mon
day after a few days visit in the
city with Mrs Sarah Steinberg.
Mrs. VIM. Wright left Monday for
a visit with friends at stoughton.
Miss Hazel Calkins Of Plorer and
Edith Calkins Of Stevens Point ar
rived in the city Monday for a weeks
visit at the Frank w. CaIkins' home.
Bert McLees returned Monday from
Oshkosh where he has been spending
several days visiting his wife and
daughter.
Billy Allen of Minneapolis spent
Sunday in the city with friends.
Miss HtIda Martinson left Mon
day for Arpin to assume her new po-
sition as stenographer with the Arpin
Mercantile Co.
Mr. Brill Of Stevens Point spent
Sunday in the city visiting at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. John &C.
press.
Rev. VIM. Reding returned Satur-
day from Washington, D. c., where he
attended the unveiling of Christopher
Columbus monument. He also visit
ed at Niagara Falls, while away.
Miss Wayne Conway left the past
week for Minneapolis, where she will
spend several weeks visiting with
relatives.
R. L. Nash left Saturday evening
for Milwaukee and Detroit, where
he will spend several days on bu-
siness
Frank Schmeling of Wausau spent
Sunday in the city a guest of Mollie
StahI.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Leonard and
daughter of Marshfield spent Sunday
in the city guests at the Earl Bren-
nan home.
The marriage of Miss Sadie Baker
and Frank Nimptz took place
Wednesday morning, at SIS. Peter &
Paul church, at eight o'clock a. m.
Harry Britton, who has been en-
pIoyed at the Grand Theatre as op-
orator the past year, was arrested
last week and taken to Watertown
where he is wanted for an old offense
Mr.. Smart has been acting as op.
orator since his departure.
The 10000 pound steam roller pur-
chased by the city from the Buffa-
10 Road Roller Co., arrived in the
city Monday via the @. NJ. & st. P.
Ry. A representative of the compan.
will come here and unload and demon
strate the machine. The representa-
tive is to remain here ten days.
Miss v'rgie Chase left Monday for
her home at Necedah after spending
several days in the city visiting Miss
George Ridgman.
Miss Effie Richards has accepted
a position as saleslady at Chapman's
bakery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smanske of Pine Ri
yer have returned to their home af-
ter a brief visit with friends in the
city.
Orson P. Cochran, came home
last Saturday after two weeks alb
8ence at Loyal, in Clark, county. tun-
ing pianos. He found much more
work than he expected and was O.
bliged to go back there Monday for
several more days work to finish up
with his old customers. He tuned
sixteen pianos during the two weeks,
and has quite a number more to
tune this week. Farmers around
Loyal are prospecting, many of them
have furnace-heated houses with all
modern improvements, and they are
not behind the times in the line of
autos, and first class pianos.
J. J, PateHck, freight conductor
on the Green Bay & Western rail
road, resigned his position the past
week after serving that company for
a period of 26 years. He was one
of the most faithful and efficient
employees on that road and they
will undoubtedly miss him. Just
what he is going to do has not been
given out.
Mrs. Peter McCamIey and Mrs. F.
L. Steib entertained a number of
ladies at a miscellaneous shower
at the home of Mrs. F. L. Steib Mon
day evening, in honor of Miss Gene
We've Garden. Miss Garden receiv-
ed many beautiful as we'll as useful
gifts from her friends. The evening
was delightfully."- spent in social con
verse and dainty refreshments were
served. Miss Ethel McCamIey Of
Merrill who is a guest at the P. Nc
Camley home was the only out OF
town guest present.
Mrs. Herman Wachs underwent an
operation at Riverview hospital Mon
day. At this writing she is getting
along nicely.
Victor MARCEL of Columbus arriv-
ed in the city Tuesday to spend the
week visiting friends.
The Steinberg store is closed dur
ing this week while invanfOrrv is