Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-04-10

the. middle. When the officers get
their new summer helmets, our police
force Will be right in it with any OF
them
Mrs Fred Staff has received let
ter from her husband saying that he
reached his destination on Friday
several hours late. He occupied the
Congregational church pulpit last Sun
day and was enjoying the warm CHM
ate and beautiful flowers OF that sec
ton He had been automobile rid
ing without the need of an overcoat,
while here We were enjoying a snow
storm.
Sheriff Cowell has appointed Julian
Welch undersheriff to act during the
illness of Geo. Davis.
The celebration at the expiration
of the first year is called the cot
ton wedding; two years, paper; three
years, leather; five years, wooden:
seven years, wooden; ten years, tin;
twelve years, silk and fine linen; fif-
teen years, crystal; twenty years, chi
ma; twenty-five years, silver; Thrift
eth year, pearls; forieth year, ru-
bies; fiftieth year, golden; seventy
fifth year, diamond wedding.
Every man talks in an important
way about his mail. He has to go
down Sundays to get his mail; hates
to leave town because he misses his
mail, and all there is in it is a bill OF
two and circulars advertising mining
scheme. Ii he chances to be at home
when he opens it, hush" the mother
will tell the children, don't disturb ia
Their while he is reading his mail.
An editor sat in his easy chair,
with troubled look and dishevelled
hair. An irate subscriber was stand
ing by, with awful look and blood in
his eye. The subscriber meant the
writer to thrash, his optics to bruise,
his nose to NASH. He would wipe
telling facts he shouldn't have told
The battle was brief, the carnage
great, and the subscriber found out
his mistake, ah-too late. He re-
tired from the scenes with bruises
and pain and he'll never tackle an
editor again.
F. Boyanowski of Stevens Point
sold the old John Rabhn house and
six lots to Bat ODay this week. Con
sideration lis reported to be $4,000
cash. This property is located just
opposite the Grand Rapids Brewing
Company's plant on First St. N.
R. ]. Strauss ofM arshfie!d was a
busines visitor in the city Tuesday.
Miss Anna Wheir returned to Mer-
rin Tuesday afternoon after a few
days visit i'm the city with her par
ents
Herman Smith, the carpenter, just
completed a nice job of screening in
the front porch on J. R. Ragan's re-
sidence. The mosquitoes and flies
want have an opportunity of disturb
ing J. R. Ragan's comfort this sum-
mer while enjoying a snooze ON the
front porch.
FRANKIE arey is having his porch
Herman Smith is doing
the work
Miss Bertha Akey spent Sunday
with her sister, Mrs Eugene Croft
teau at Mosinee.
Misses Loretta and Margaret
Noltner returned Monday night from
a few days visit in Milwaukee.
Herbert Fraze and w. H Roeming
of Milwaukee, who have been spend
ing the past two months i'm the city
doing special soliciting and adyertis-
ing work for the Wood County Nation
al bank left Tuesday afternoon for
Eau Claire.
Earl Minnehan of British Columbia
arrived in the city Monday for a Wis
it with his mother Mrs. G. Minnahan
This is EarPs first visit to the city
in fourteen years.
Dr. and Mrs Kickbusch spent Sat
urday in Wausau visiting with re-
Iatives.
A few years ago it was the man
in the automobile who was consider
ed the road hog; now it is the man
who has a team that is not afraid,
and who is stingy with giving up part
of the travelled track to the alltoist.
If both drivers are gentlemen there
is no trouble
Mrs. Lima Johnson, deputy of the
Lady Macabees OF Amherst is in the
city on business.
The road to success is pavsd with
good advertising
In advertising, always sayw haty on
believe if you want people to be-
ieVe what you say
T.. A. Taylor, underwent an opera
ton for appendicitis Tuesday morn
ing at the Riveryiew hospital, which
We underst and was thOrOlBghly Sic
cestsful DR. D. Waters of this city
officiated, assisted by his brother H.
F. Waters Of Nekoosa and DR.. F. X.
Pomainvi44e of this city.