Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-10-09

Help your public school teachers by
helping the children attend school
regularly and instilIing into their lit
QoBeL .UopP2npe 10 7AoL g spuIUu Of
them to respect their teachers.
Mrs. Sadie and Cora Hammel of
La Crosse who have been spending
several days in the city visiting with
friends returned to their homes Fri
day afternoon
Mrs. NJ. ]. Slattery and two chill
dren returned TO their home at Wau-
sau after a visit in this city with
her mother, Mrs Mary Collier and
other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waldo Calkins re-
turned to their home at Plover, on
Saturday, after a few days visit in
the city at the T. H. Thornton
home.
Mrs. James Topping and Miss
Lavina Baker of Endeavor, Wis,
arrived in this city Saturday and
are guests of Mr.. and Mrs, Geo. w.
Baker.
Mrs. Arthur Madsen will enter
| tain at a miscellaneous shower on
Thursday evening at her home in
Port Edwards, for Miss Georgia
Ridgman
NJ. B. Simcox, proprietor of the
Grand Rapids Five and Ten Cent
Store, met with painful accident
Monday evening, when he ran
nail through his Left foot.
Miss Laura Painter has resumed
her duties in the office of DR.. Pc
mainvilIe, after spending a three
weeks vacation visiting with friends
and relatives in Milwaukee.
Mrs. Milda Hahn was granted an
interlocutory divorce from Gust.
Hahn in circuit court Monday after
noon Gust Hahn was present in
the court but did not go on the
stand.
Miss Williams has informed this
office that she Will open her studio
on October 7th at 429 3rd street.
Miss Williams has. secured a nurse
to attend her mother, who is i'm
proving.
The old Peter Christman home on
the corner of Sth street and Wash
ington avenue, just vacated by
Joseph ReiIand has been rented by
Mr. Crook of Green Bay, who is
going to move here.
Edward Bodette has rented the
w. L. Scott house just north OF
the green house on the corner OF
Sth and Washington and the house
is now undergoing repairs on the
inside preparatory to his occupancy
Geo. w. Baker, Sr., We are pleas
ed to note is a little easier today,
and those waiting upon him belleVe
there are signs of improvement. His
many friends hope that he will rally
from this stroke.
A cat very seldom loves a dog, but
cat will learn that she must endure
the presence of dog on the premise
and will conclude to make the best OF
it. in which it shows more sense than
some married people do.
Al Sutors new house on the cor
ner Of ninth and Wiley streets is
rapidly taking on handsome proper
tions. When completed this will
make a splendid addition to that
part of the city.
News received from OcconomoWoc
is that Mrs E. B. Brundage, who
has been at the sanitarium there
for some time past, is improving
which will be good news to her many
friends here.
About fifteen lady friends of Miss
Louise BrostoWitz rendered her a
surprise party at her home ON the
west side, Thursday evening. The
evening was. spent in playing games,
and lghi REFRESHMENTS were served.
James Wheeler and daughter Miss
BeuIah, of Kilbourn, Wis, are guests
of his daughter III this city Mrs. II.
Standish, and Mrs. Gardner Smith
this week. They were called here
on account of the death of his grand
son.
Two years ago today, October 8,
1911. the Wisconsin river reached
the high water mark during the flood
of that year. While we have had
some high water since that time, 1t
has not been anything compared
with the flood of 1911.
Mrs. Geo. L. Warren 562 Arbor
street entertained at a six O'CLOCK
dinner Sunday, October 5, in honor
of Mrs. Mary Jane Warren, who
celebrated her SEVENTEEN birthday an
niversary ON Sunday. Covers were
laid for ten. A delightful time is
reported by those present.
The fall term of circuit court be-
gan Monday morning. The court
room was packed with those seek
ing naturalization and their wit
nesses. The calendar was called and
the cases set for trial. After call
ing the jury, the hearing OF the
naturalization was proceeded with.
From the Toppenish Tribune, pub
lished at Toppenish, Yakima Co.,
Washington, we see that the two chill
droD Mona Madeline and Willard b.