Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-26
Swan OF Lemon. South Dakota.

Swan Of Lemon, South Dakota.
Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Baker re
sidents Of the west side in this city
have the sympathy Of the community
in the loss of their infant child. The
funeral service was held from their
home On Tuesday afternoon.
Messrs. F. ]. Wood, J. A. Gaynor,
and ]. R. Ragan left Wednesday by
auto for Friendship, where they have
business matters TO attend to before
the probate court.
| J. A. Marshall, station agent for
the c. N. & St. Paul railroad at
Rudolph was in the city Tuesday
on business.
3. Metzger is erecting an elevator
size IOx16, two stories high at
the rear OF his wagon shop build
ing now occupied by the Anderson
Carriage Works. This elevator will
be used for raising and lowering au-
tos, wagons and buggtes to and from
tie first and second floors. This
wiz be a valuable addition for Mr.
Anderson.
The shipment of asphalt for the
paving of the Library block on First
street has been lost. a new ship
ment has been made from Minneap-
oils and this last shipment is expect
ed to arrive in the city today. The
paving of First street would undoubt-
eddy have been completed by this time
and the street open for traffic had
the first shipment of asphalt arriv-
on time.
The East side fire department was
called to the residence of James How
lett, Vine street Wednesday morn
mg at 1916 o'clock. A chimney fire
was the cause of the alarm.
Miss Margaret Kellogg left Tues
day for Fond du Lac where she will
resume her studies at Grafton Hall.
Mrs. o. F. Kallman and son Os-
car, who have been visiting at the
C. Kallman home returned to their
home in Green Bay Tuesday.
Over two hundred people gathered
at Days Opera House Friday even
ing to hear Carl D. Thompson, So
ciaI Democratic candidate for gov
ernor A contribution was taken up
and $1,000 collected. About Sc worth
Of AUoI allure was also sold Mr..
Thompson is a speaker of unusual
magnetism and holds his hearers at
tention every minute he is speaking.
His expounding of the ideas of So
cialism are Logical and convincing ant
there is just enough humor intersper
sed in his talk to relieve the mono
tony of a single theme.
Mrs. G. F. Harrington and daughter
Pauline of Preston, Mimi, and MRS.
A. ]. Podawiltz are guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Ames.
Mr. and Mrs. John Heath of Fond
du Lac and Mrs Charles Beers Of
Eustace, Florida arrived in the city
Saturday and will visit at the w.
H. Heath home on Second avenue
for a few days.
A partridge is a vain bird. One
young partridge is now a captive and
all because of his vanity. The bird
was adniring himself as reflected in
one of the basement windows of the
Paulus home on Third avenue north.
Mr.. Paulus quietly removed the win
dow and the bird flew into the base
ment. The partridge now has the
large screened porch of the Paulus
home as play house.
Dr. F. X Pomainville and F. L.
Steib were in Friendship Friday at
tending the Adams county fair. They
report hard trip through the sand.
and rain.
Mrs. NJ Pomainville has returned
home from Chicago.
Ryland Boorman and Raymond Van
Heukleon left Friday for Madison,
where they will attedn the university.
Mrs. o. T. Hougen and son Leslie
left Friday for a few days visit with
friends in Milwaukee.
Alex Jones left Friday for Houston
Texas, where his headquarters will
be hereafter, after a visit with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Jones.
Miss Grace Goggins left the past
week for Milwaukee where she will