Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-06-19

between Lle NekOOSd team AHO teau
from Merrill resulted in a victory for
the Nekoosa team by a score OF 9
to 5.
James Hamilton representing the
Grand Rapids Building Supply Com
lpany was in Friendship Saturday
and secured the contract for the fac
ed brick to be used i'm the construc-
ton of the s35, 900 court house that
is to be erected there.
John DAILY, agent for the Wurlitz-
er self-playing instruments, has in
stalled a self-playing piano and or
chestran In the barroom Of the Hotel
julien
The Sunday train service for the
summer between Fond du Lac and
Grand Rapids was commenced Sunday
June Is. The train arrives at 1:25
p. N. and leaves on the return trip
at 3;15 D. N.
Miss Frances Babcock Ia visiting
with friends at Rudolph
Berry Winn of Granton, Wis, spent
Sunday visiting at the NJ. O. Potter
home at Cranmoor.
Mrs. Smith of Coloma Station, who
has been visiting at the Wooddell
home On Second Avenue South, has
gone to Minneapolis for a visit with
| friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Normington, en-
tertained at a seven o'clock dinner,
Saturday evening In honor OF their
fifteenth wedding anniversary. A
most delightful time Is reported by
those present.
Mrs. Frank Pomainville delightfully."-
entertained at one o'colck luncheon
on Thursday in honor of Mrs. George
Smith of Seattle, Wash. Covers were
laid for ten, the guests being old
time friends of Mrs. Smith. Fol-
lowing the luncheon the afternoon
was spent In playing bridge whist.
Mss Hebeni Kroner and VIM. II.
Reeves, Jointly, were awarded the
contract of re-indeNng The Tract In
dex in the Register of Deeds office.
This will require several years to
complete and we are pleased to know
that two of our local people were sue
cessful in securing the contract. Both
Miss KRONER and Mr. Reeves are
| well qualified to do this work. The
contract was let at four o'clock this
afternoon by Messrs, Frank Rourke.
P. j. Krause and VIM. Hooper, Coun-
| ty Board Committee.
Train 416 on the c. & N. w. railway
which is scheduled to leave Grand
Rapids at l p. m. was an hour and a
half late Monday The little kettle
which pulls this train was probably on
one of it's very frequent periodical
| break-downs. Some day within the
next hundred years. new engines wall
be put ON this division and the trains
will them ouly be delayed because of
| the main line trains.
Mrs. Nan Schlatterer and son are
visiting with relatives in Necedah
| this week.
Mrs. Owen Love Is confined at
hoD,o with jlInaCa
Clayton Garihee Is visiting with re-
latives at Merrill.
Mrs. A. Petrick and Grace Carl
hee are visiting at the Horrick home
at Biron-
An inYesti cation OF a number OF &C
| cidents has led Pennsylvania railroad
| officials to place the responsibility
for a large percentage of them to the
high heels and noble skirts to which
women are addicted these days. The
| high heels and the tight skirts cause
women to stumble and fall and suffer
Commissions and bruises and yet there
will be no thought of seeking freedom
from the slavery of these styles the
chief province of which seems to be
discomfort and danger.
Mrs. ]. King left Monday for Chi
eago after a pleasant visit at the
Eric Berg home.
NJ. Goetz, president OF Norwalk
State Bank, left for Norwalk, Wis,
after. a short visit in this city with
his daughter, Mrs. W. G. Corcoran.
Mr. and Mrs. Zachery Lansdowne,
whohave been guests of Mr.. and Mrs
F. MacKinnen for a few days left
Tuesday for Granville. Ohio, where
they will visit his mother for a few
days. From there they will go to old
Point Comfort for a few days, then
they will sail by boat for New York
City, where they viii spend the 4th
Of July.
( Ralph Atwood who is employed at
Beloit, Wis, was in the city Mon
day to attsrd the funeral OF his grand
father Abner Atwood
Geo. Mullen left Tuesday morning
for RhineIander, where he has &C
cepted a position with the Robbins
Lumber Co.
Mrs. T. E. Mullen and SONS How
: ard and Raymond, and Mrs J. j
D Looze left Tuesday for Green
0 Bay where they will spend the
. week visiting friends making the tril
9 in their auto.
i. Wednesday afternoon Oliver Tru
dell caught a four foot Sturgeon nea
the Consolidated plant