Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-22

the High school gymnasium Friday
evening, February %. Our team is
fast and clean and intends to win
over its old rivals Don't miss it.
Turn out in large numbers and give
the home boys your support by your
attendance and hearty applause.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Bossert have
returned from their honeymoon trip.
A high grade government tested
thermometer has been purchased by
the First National Bank and placed
on the west side of their building for
=! the convenience of the public. This
thermometer will be watched with in
terest both during the hot as well
as during the cold season, and will
be a means of settling many a doubt
as to how cold or warm it really is.
The members of the women's Re
lief Corps met at the home of Mrs
d. E. Carey, Thursday afternoon for
the purpose of sewing carpet rags,
which will be made up into rugs for
! the veterans home at Waupaca. De-
licious refreshments were served by
| Mrs. Carey and all the ladies present
enjoyed the afternoon and accomplish
ed considerable work for this purpose
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Kappa OF the village of BIZ
ron died on Wednesday, Feb. IA
The child was only six weeks old
and was not Well from birth. The
funeral service took place Friday
morning, at 9 o'clock from IS. Peter
& Paul church, Rev Reding officia-
ting. Burial took place in Calvary
cemetery in charge of J. R. Raglan.
Messrs. Link and Werle, the bu-
tchers, have on sale some delicious
home cured ham, similar to what they
had last spring that met with such
favorable demand which they could
not fill. They have a larger stock
on hand this spring than Isat and those
who appreciate a first class home
cured ham will do we'll to place their
orders at an early opportunity We
have sampled the product and take
pleasure in recommending it to our
friends as being delicious and saw
DRY.
The many friends of T. E. Nash
will be pleased to know that thus
far he has gone through the cold win
ter weather very comfortably and that
his general health is fairly good. He
like the rest of us, is anxiously wait
ing for the beautiful spring weather
which We hope will follow soon after
this rugged cold winter.
George Fay has resigned his po-
sitfon with the Edwards Pap
| er Co., to accept a similar one with
the new paper company at Cornell.
1t will be pleasing to Mr.. E. Roe
MUS many friends to know that he
is able to get down town after con-
finement with an attack of lumbago
ever since last November. He is
feeling better but is still pretty weak
He hopes however, to be restored to
his former good health
There is considerable talk of many
new homes being erected this sea-
son but thus far none have sufficient
| ly materialized to be positively an
nounced at the present time.
| Don't forget to witness this sea-
sons last home game of basketball
Friday, Feb. 2Srd, in the high school
gymnasium between Grand Rapids
and their old rival, Marshfield. w.
A. Baldouf of Stevens Point will re-
/ fierce the entire game. Our boys
always put up a fast and clean game
Give them your support.
The ladies of the Catholic church
entertained card party in Forest
ers' hall Tuesday afternoon.
The interior finishing of Geo. w.
Mead's new residence on Belle Isle,
in this city is gradually approaching
completion. Mr.. and Mrs Mead hope
to be able to occupy their new resi-
dence early in the spring. This
new house will be one of the finest
in all its appointments of any home
thus far erected in this city.
Mrs. Walter Mason of Ontario,
Canada, and Mrs. Dr. d. Mason
of Marshfield were IN the city Satur-
day guests of Mrs. R. NJ. Levin.
The recent warm spell has made
the snow melt very rapidly and look
very dirty. A few days of nice
spring weather viii soon do away
with the sleighing,
Ben Anderson of Stevens Point
spent Saturday in the city a guest
of his brother A Anderson the bak-
er.
Ben Hager has returned to Fond
du Lac where he is employed after
spending several days in the city
visiting friends
Miss Lottie Sparrleigh who has
been a guest of her aunt Mrs. B.
johnson for few days left Tues
day for her home at Milwaukee.
Ernest Oberbeck returned Tuesday
from Cambria where he has been
spending several days visiting friends
VIII Franson is spending few
days in Ladysmith on business
The Knights of Columbus gave
an informal dancing party at Spaf-
ford's hail on Monday eyneing. A
good crowd was in attendance and a
good time reported by all present
Misses Hazel GRANGE and Larna
Horne of Stevens POINT visited