Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-09-03

dainty luncheon was served and 9
very pleasant afternoon reported By
those present.
The following young people drove
to the c. Crotteau home in the
town Of sige1 Friday evening and
spent the evening: Misses Laura
Painter, Esther Bruderli, Lulu With
eral, Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Bruderli,
| Nyles Thompson, Ed Jacobson and
Lloyd Crotteau.
From a letter received this morn
ing from W E. Coates dated from
| Minneapolis, Mimi, We learned that
his wife, while visiting in Minneap-
oils was taken very seriously i'll. She
has been so for three weeks. We are
pleased to note from his letter that
she is slowly mending.
Miss Lillian Knoll entertained a
number of young people at her home
Friday evening il honor of her
guest, Chas. Karnatz, of Chicago.
The evening was pleasantly spent in
playing games, Light refreshments
We're served. A very pleasant even
ing was spent by the young people.
| Mr.. and Mrs. F. D. Abel returned
| Wednesday from Milwaukee, and
Lake Mills, where they have been
spending several days Mr. Abel is
telling some nice fish stories about
big fish. Frank said he left quite
a number of fish in the lake so that
others could have a chance at them.
c. E. Hewitt of this city and
Jacob Sturm of Marshfield, have sold
out the general store that they own
ed in Manawa to Charles Speck of
that town. The consideration was
$11 1000 Mr. Hewitt has returned to
Grand Rapids, after being in Mana
was managing the store for the last
few months.
We regret 10 see a disposition on
the part of a few of our young peo-
pie to quit school. Stay at school an
ether year or two, and don't be ash
AIMED of what ought to be your glory,
that you want to learn more. Step
from the district school to the High
school, from the High school to col
'ege, if you can.
Mrs. H. F. Loock entertained at
her home on Tenth street Wednes--
day afternoon in honor of the Mes
danes Martin Ring and James Ring,
of Chicago. Thirty-five ladies were
present The afternoon was pleas
ing cards and music. A delectabIe
luncheon was served.
w A Jacobs, socialist, spoke to
fair sized audience Thursday eve.,
from the west side band stand. Mr.
Jacobs commenced his address with
short review of the European war
and led into his subject of social
ism. The listeners were very atten-
tive and much interested in the
remarks made by Mr. Jacobs.
Chas. Soucek came down from
Grand Rapids Saturday and Joined
his wife and little son who have
been visiting for some time at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Splitek in the town of Pretson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Soucek will make
their future home on their farm in
the town of Preston Adams Coun-
ty Press.
Miss Priscilla Akey entertained II
of her young lady friends Wednes-
day afternoon in honor of her six
teenth birthday. Their home was
decorated with sun flowers. Games
and music were the means of enter
tainment and delicious light refresh
ments were served. Miss Annita
Link won the prize. All report
pleasant afternoon.
Lemuel McCord, who claims to
come from Plover and Paul Compan-
ion, claiming Chicago as his home
town, were arrested Sunday evening
by Chief of Police Gibson on COM
plant of Officer Berg. Both men
pleaded guilty in Judge PomainVille's
court to the charge of being drunk,
and were sentenced to ten days
each in the county Jail.
Since the cool weather of
the past week there has been no at
tendant at the swimming pool. Mon
day it was warm enough and some
children were in swimming. Par
ents will please bear in mind that
there is no attendant at the swim
ming pool and they are cautioned to
have some one attend their children
when they go to teh pool from now
on.
Work ON the laying of the three
new alleys for the west side bowl
| ing alleys was commenced Saturday
morning. VIM Battling of Milwaukee,
has charge OF the work. 1t Will be
| all of three weeks before the new
alleys are ready for use. In the
mean time, the original two alleys
are in commission and have already
been used quite extensively by the
| bowling bugs.
The cranberry picking season has
begun and nearly three hundred
men, women and children from Stew
ems Point and vicinity have gone