Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-08

ander at her Port Edwards home
Miss Rose Lader left today for {
) visit at Dancy
Geo. Schisler and Guy Upful, O
Marshfield, have returned to theil
home, after a visit in the city with
friends
George Hill has returned to juno
ton City, where he is employed, af-
ter spending Sunday in the city
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
N. Hill.
Miss Rose Johnson has returned
from RhineIander where she spent
her vacation and has resumed her
work at the Consolidated office.
Miss Lucy GazeIy entertained a
club Of young people at their home
On Washington avenue Friday even
ing. About twenty were present.
Games We're played and a musical
program was carried out Light re
freshments were served and good
social time enjoyed.
The young people C the east side
Lutheran church held a social hour il
the school house on Friday evening.
Games were played and light refresh
ments were served. In playing games
prizes were AWARDED to Arthur Lad
! er, Frank Hickman and Viola. PIenke.
/ The entertainment was in charge of
Erwin Gleue, Martha Kaufert and
Mabel Hickman.
Mrs. Bertha Vaughn was rendered
a surprise party at her home on
| Seventh avenue south on Friday eve
| ming by a number of her neighb ors
and friends in honor of her birth
day. The evening was spent in so
cial converse, etc. A dainty luncheon
was served, and a very pleasant eve
ming reported by those present.
Fred Thompson, quite well known
in this city, as he has been here off
and on many times, and a brother of
John Thompson, proprietor of the
Badger Box and Lumber Co., died
suddenly while in Chicago early Fri
lay morning. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Thompson left for Chicago on receipt
Of the news to attend the funeral
c. E. Weston, who says he came
from Divide. Col, was arrested Sat-
urday ON a yagrancy charge and was
sentenced to days in the county
Jail by Judge Edw. n. PomainWlle.
Weston is, on his own admission, a
drug fiend, and was begging for mo-
ney with which to procure the drug
he uses which lis known as Heron.
There were quite a number of at
.orneys from out of the city in the
court room Monday a. m.,when cir
;uit court opened. Among them were:
Charles Cashin, Stevens Point; Lloyd
Smith and JIG Hart, Waupaca; G.
B. Edwards, E. Pors, R. E. Andrews
and P. A. Williams, of Marshfield;
w. c. Quarles, Milwaukee, and H.
D. FairchiId, Green Bay.
Mrs. L. Morzyski was rendered a
surprise party at her home on Nc
Kinley street Thursday evening, in
honor of her birthday. The evening
was pleasantly spent in playing cards
Favors We're awarded to Mesdames
Cola, TRACER, Hammer and Sucho--
wski. Light refreshments We're SER
we'd and a very pleasant even
ing spent by those present.
The Sunday afternoon rehearsal of
the Elks for the minstrel show was
well attended and went off nice and
smooth Nearly all the guests have
been selected and things are begin
ming to shape themselves into real
form. Some of the songs will be
humdingers. CIeve Akey is composing
-wo songs besides the opening
chorus.
A number of the friends of Miss
Olga Martinson rendered her an
apron shower at her home on 7th
avenue S., Friday afternoon. Eigh-
cen young ladies were present. The
guests took a delicious luncheon with
l+f, ioJ,
| son will be married to a young man
| from Minneapolis this fall.
The little four year old daughter
of MIR. and Mrs Peter Peterson who
resides at the end Of Lincoln street,
south of the city, was badly scalded
Saturday a. m. at 10 o'clock. She
was playing in the kitchen and her
mother had a tub of hot water set
ting ON the floor and in some man
ner the little girl accidentally fell
into the tub of hot water, scalding
half of her body.
DR. F.. X PomainYilIe was called
and took care of the little girl and
it is hoped she will recover.
Letters Patent have been received
by Otto R. Roenius and VIM. F.
Gleue for a button marking de-
vice for fitting shoes. The patent lis
the invention of Mr.. GIeue and is a
device with which the shoe filter
can change the buttons on a shoe
so that they come in perfect align
ment and make a perfect fitting shoe
The patent number is l ,112y096. The
date of the patent is Sept. %, 1914,
and runs for seventeen years.