Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-08-15

visit few days with his sister Ida
line before returning to Minneapolis.
Miss Marie and Katherine Pazer,
and Miss Julia Meri1y Of Appleton
are in the city guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Weiland on Washington
avenue
Charles E. Rriere, Roy Lester, Ed.
Painter, and Ed PomainviIle left
Saturday morning for Boulder The
party viii go from Boulder to Fish
Trap lake and follow the river down
TO Park Falls. Two boats have been
sent on ahead Of the party One boat
is equipped with a gasoline kicker
and will tow the other boat. The
party viii be gone a week and expect
to do some fishing.
Mrs. John Wooddell and son, Har-
old, returned Saturday from Almond
and Hancock where they have been
visiting for the last two weeks.
! Alvin Schneider who has been In
the employ of the Northland Motor
Co. as demonstration and salesman,
| is home for a few weeks vacation
which he viii spend visiting with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs R. Schneider
and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs C. P. Larson of Red
| Granite arrived in the city Wednes-
day for weeks visit with friends.
Mrs. VIII Scott and son left We'd
nesday on their return home to Port
Arthur, Canada. They will make the
return trip by automobile as far as
Duluth, then by boat
The annual stockholders meeting Of
the Grand Rapids Amusement Com
pany will be held at the Wood Coun-
ty National Bank on Saturday, Aug
ust 18th, at o'clock in the after
noon.
Charles P. Nuber Of New York
City has purchased an interest in
the Bijou theater. The change TAX
ing place Tuesday. Mr.. Nuber has
had eleven years experience in the
moving picture business and will put
this experience to good use in this
city. 1t will be the aim of the new
firm to give the patrons OF the mo
vies" in Grand Rapids the best there
is. Work on re-decorating the inter
ior of the theatre has been started
Mrs. J. C. Werle and children left
Wednesday for a ten days visit with
relatives at Fond du Lac.
John Bamberg is suffering with
blood poisoning in his left hand
Raymond Mullen is visiting at the
Holett home in Green Bay this
week
VIII Gross of Wausau is in the
city on business.
Miss Clara Lanai has returned
from her vacation spent at Rudolph
and resumed her work in B. NJ. Vau-
ghan's law office.
Mrs. w. w. Mitchell Of Stevens
Point is in the city visiting with Mr..
and Mrs. Peter Mitchell and other
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gross and E.
S. Mason of Sparta drove up in their
automobile and will visit friends for
several days. Mrs. Geo. Davis of
this city and Mrs. VIII Gross Of Wau
sau went down to Sparta and made
the trip up with Mr.. and Mrs. Gross.
They left Sparta at $50 a. m. and
reached this city at seven p. N.
Miss Evelyn Nickles of Wausau
is in the city this week the guest
of Miss Hazel Bliss.
John Leverance of Port Edwards
was a business visitor in the city
Wednesday. T his office aoknowledg-
es a social call.
Miss Maude Richards OF Chicago
arrived in the city Wednesday even
ing to visit with her aunt Mrs. Addie
Dougherty and her cousin Mrs D.
E. Carey and family for a few days
IL l.
ers are busy this week building
new porch and otherwise remodeling
the James Miller building, recently
purchased by A. P. Hirzy, jeweler.
We understand that this house Will
be heated by furnace, electric light
ed, and modeTnized in every respect.
Several of the local coal barona met
Wednesday evening and we may sooIJ
expect to hear of the shortage of
coal and the necessity of advancing
prices.
The case of the State OF Wiscon-
sin versus DR.. A. L. Ridgman was
adjourned until the 22nd in Judge
Burton L. Browns court Thursday
morning. Theo. w. Brazeau, attor-
ney for the defendant is out of the
city and the adjournment was taken
for that reason.
The plate glass wiz 'oWs are being
put in the store in the Daily C Tay-
lor block which will soon be oceu-
pied by the Curtis Variety store.
Misses Marjorie kellogg, and Janet
Leaverns of Neenah are the guests
of Miss Helen Reed at Necedah this
week.
Miss Blanche LampeEt arrived in
the city Friday for weeks visit
! with Mrs, Frank w. CaIkirbs.