Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-09

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| Mrs. C. G. Hutton of Minneapolis
Mimi, is in the city the guest of
her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Cas-
berg.
Miss Celia Burr left Sunday even
ing for Milwaukee where she teaches
school after spending the holidays
at her home In this city.
Miss Mathilda Sundet resumed her
work at Johnson & Hill Co.'S after
several days illness.
| A R. BassiWin, route agent for the
Wells Fargo Express Co., was bu-
siness visitor in the city Tuesday.
Merritt Blanchard of LaValle was
in the city Tuesday visiting his sis
ter, Mrs. Grant Babcock.
Miss Fern Eggleston dis on the
| sick list this week
Mrs. Gust White left for Monticello,
Tuesday called there by the death
of relative.
Miss Beryl Thompson has return
ed to Minnesota, where she teaches
school after spending the holidays
at her home in this city.
| Miss Cecil Arpin has returned to
st. Louis, where she attends school
after spending two weeks vacation
in the city with relatives.
Miss BeuIah Miller is confined at
home wi II illness.
The marriage of Miss Irene Binne-
boese and Herman Hill both of this
| city Win take place Thursday even
ing at six thirty O'Clock at the east
side Lutheran church, Rev. Pautz
officiating. A reception will be held
at the home of the bride immediate
| Iy following the ceremony.
E. Riley has moved his stock Of
goods from First avenue north into
the Taylor & Scott building across
from Johnson & Hill Co, on the wesi
side
Mrs. John Ccdding and Miss Mar
tina Kauferu returned Tuesday from a
visit in Fond du Lac and Milwaukee.
Homer G. Zimmerman returned to
Chicago Monday evening after brief
business trip to this city.
f. Leonard Litkie, charged with steat
ing hides to the value of SS9.21 from
Balkanski & Son of Sheboygan, Wis,
waved examination i'm Judge Edward
n. PCma;nville's court Cn Tuesday.
Litkie was bound over until the May
| term of circuit court. Bail was fixed
at $500 which was not produced and
Litkie was taken to the Jail to await
trial.
A fair sized audience greeted the
re-opening of the Grand Theatre Mon
day evening under the management
of, Carson Burt The pictures were
fine and everybody who attended
speak in the highest terms of them.
The management says they viii bs
equally as good if not better
every night The best is promised.
None, too good.
Mrs L. Amundson Of City Point
is rapidly recovering from an opera
ton she underwent at the Lutheran
hospital at La Crosse some weeks "a
go Mr. Ammdson went to La
| Crosse last Wednesday and brought
his wife home with him. Mrs. A
mundson's many friends throughout
the county will be pleased to learn
of her rapid recovery.
The big candy factory AT Fond du
Lac which was partially destroyed
by fire Sunday morning was equip
ped with one of the ice machines that
are making Grand Rapids, Wis. ia
nous and which are made by the Wis
consin Ice Machine Co., OF this city
| In the engine room, alongside of the
/ big Corliss engine. the ice machine
is located. This machine was used
| for cooling the dipping room in the
chocolate department.. Neither the
engine-room or boiler room We're dam
aged during the fire.
Burdett B. Skinner, died at his
home in this city on First street
north at 1870 o'clock Tuesday, Jan.
| It'll. Funeral will take place on
Thursday morning at Van Driessen,
Wis, Adams county. The remains
will leave Grand Rapids at a. NJ
His obituary will appear in later
issue.
The young people are enjoying them
selves on the Arpin Hill now -a-days.
~. B. Arpin has an electric light in
front of his residence so as to light
up the hill for the young people.
This helps avoid accidents and the
young folks can see the coasters com
ing when returning from the base of
the hill.
Miss Adeine Koch of Vesper was
in the city Saturday shopping.
4 Miss Floy Quinn has resumed her
work at Johnson & Hill Co. s after
few days illness.
Leonard KiniSter returned Friday
from weeks visit at Marshfield
and Loyal
Miss Clara Carlson left Saturday
for Hepburn, Iowa called there by
the Illness of her mother
George Polier of Bagby, Wis, has
been spending several days in the
city visiting friends.
R. w. Morse returned Saturday
from a short business trim TO Ste