Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-09-18

Mimi, after a visit in the city with
the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Persohn.
Chicago women object TO the new
women members of the police force
being called "policewomen. . Why
not call them "copettes" or bobby
ettes.'
Mrs. Elizabeth DAILY has purchased
an electric stove from the Grand
Rapids Electric Light Company, and
she is delighted with its use and
convenience.
Sheriff A. J. CowelI and all his
deputies are kept busy now days cor
relling prisoners in the county jail.
There appears to be an epidemic of
variety of crime.
The special coat and suit demon
stration given by I. E. Wilcox in
the Wheir confectionery store Sat
urday attracted a large number of
ladies'
Mrs. J. H Chamberlain of Kau-
kauna, who has been visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Guy o. Babcock, for
several weeks, returned Saturday to
her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. George La Bresche of
Manitowoc spent Sunday in the city,
the guests of Mrs. Chas. Gauger.
The trip from Manitowoc was made
by automobile.
Jan Tice and family, Albert c.
Scholler and family, c. Weckler and
Ray Barton of Almond, motored to
the city Sunday, and took dinner at
the Dixon hotel.
This newspaper is the live mer
chants most valuable display win
dow In it he will exhibit, by pic
lures and words, his newest and
most attractive stock.
Judge Byron B. Park and Robert
Morse, court reporter, passed thru
the city Monday on their way to
Wautoma, where they open the fall
term of court in Waushara county.
Give it to Appleton for genuine
public spirit According to the APP
pleton Post, even the saloons of
that city propose to close their doors
On Appleton day at the county fair.
H. L. Binnebose left Saturday morn
| ing for Minneapolis, where he will
join his wife and together they will
visit relatives for one week. They
expect to return home next Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs Sydney Smith of In
dianapolis, Ind, who have been spent
ing several days in the city, guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jess Kenyon, left
Friday for Duluth, where they will
take a lake trip to theirhOme.
Among those who were successful
as hunters were Fred Eberhardt,
Cliff Bluett, H. Rohde and Will
Champley The party went to the
town of Remington and came back
with 81. Some hunters?
Louie Ule is home again after.
long absence in Eau Claire and 9th
er places, looking after business mat
tiers connected with his trade. AT
present he is putting in some gates
for the Consolidated W. P. & Paper
Co., in this city.
Miss Mabel Cutler, formerly sec
rotary and treasurer of the Wlscon-
sin Tract Society, spent the past
week in this city, the guest OF Mrs.
Mary Howell and other friends. She
returned to her duties at Bethel,
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs F. Link and children
spent Sunday in Marshfield with
friends They made the trip to and
from in their automobile and found
the roads all right except the piece
being worked by the County Commits
sioners. 1t was not ready for traffic.
Mr.. VIM. Knoll has returned from
TT. Wayne, Indiana, where he has
been spending the past three months
working for the Grand Rapids Foun-
dry Co. Mr.. and Mrs. Knoll left on
Friday for few days visit at Wau-
sau.
Word reached this city Friday, of
the death of Mrs. Ruben Conner, OF
Auburndale, who died at her home in
that town Friday after a lingering
illness with tuberculosis. Mrs. Con-
nor was formerly Miss Christy Hat
teberg of Marshfield.
NJ. B. SimcoX, proprietor OF the
Grand Rapids Five and Ten Cent
store left Sunday for Minneapolis,
where he will buy new stock for the
store. The big special sale which
has been going on for the last few
DAYS reduced the stock enormously.
The firm of Jacobson & Alderman
have secured the contract for draw
ing the plans and specifications for
new power plant to be erected in
Montello, by the Monticello Granite
Co., of that city. The work Of con-
struction will commence next May.
Mrs. Joseph Boheim of Ashland is
visiting with her brother, Joseph
Rick, and her sister, Mrs. Matt Der
| lex. Joseph Boheim will be remem>
bered as a partner with Mr. Rick
| in the establishing of the tlrst