Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-02-05

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was a business visitor in the city
Monday.
Marion Atwood has accepted a 20.
sition as stenographer at tie Consoli-
dated office.
Mrs. Caroline Gr,swold Of Tomah
is in the city. a guest at the Mentor
Gordon home.
Leland Johnson. who attends the
University at Madison is home be
tween semeste1s.
S. ". Howard. proprietor Of How
ards Variety store, s in Chicago.
on business trip.
Fred shearfer, who hes been en-
pIoyed at Sterling, III, is home Tor
short visit
Mrs. Olga Sowaske spent Sunday
at Wausau, visiting with her sister.
Mrs. Fred GeIrich
Miss Dogmar Mart:nson left Mon
day for Lacrosse where she will
visit with relatives
Miss Mary McCamley has gone to
Sturgeon Bay fer visit with the
Steve Slattery family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Abel left Sun
day evening on. business trip to
Milwaukee and Chicago.
Miss Hattie Whitrock has resigned
her position in the hardware depart
ment of johnson & Hill store.
Walter Kruger of Stevens Point
spent Sunday in the city with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs c. E. Kruger.
Miss Emma Nelson resumed her
work at Johnson & Hills store on
Monday after a three weeks illness.
At the NJ. e. Sunday school yes1er-
day the total attendance was 275.
Same Sunday one year ago it was
1862.
Miss Della Winger VIII leave this
week for Appleton, where SIC WI
enter Lawrence college for the spring
semester.
Mrs. Guy Nash entertained insor-
mally at a seven o'clock luncheon
Sunday evening. Covers wree lad
for eight.
Miss Lillian Kruck of Mansfield
spent the week end with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. A KrUck, Jr,
on First street north.
Miss Rena PhiIleo, who spent the
week end with her parents, MIR
and Mrs. l. E. Phi Leo, returned to
Milwaukee this morning.
Miss Isabel Johnson, 126 First
street, who has been in Babcock for
few days visiting with her numer-
GUS friends, is home again.
During the first twenty days OF
1914, SO marriage fcenses We're issu-
ed in the city of Milwaukee, as
against $40 for a like period of 1918,
On Dec. 81, 1913, Milwaukee con
tanned 3,175 manufacturing firms EN-
ploying $50, 388 hands, an increase
over 1912 of 112 firms and 11,174
Rev. Tippet, of Appleton, suDerin-
tendent of the Methodist churches of
the Appleton district, was IN the
city Sunday, and filled the pulpit at
the Methodist church.
Leonard Litkie is spending a few
days in the city visiting with friends
before going to MarshfieId, Oregon,
where he Will join his father and
make his future home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Jones, 834 First
street, are pleased to note that their
daughter, Miss Fay, who has been
under the doctors care for some
time past. is now showing marhe1
Improvement.
John Rasmussen, the cement con
tractor, estimates that he has Laid
80 900 feet Of side walks in the city
of Grand Rapids during 1913, all
on the east side. Mr.. Rasmussen a1-
so put in 20 1000 fet at Biron.
Violet Rose Bogoger entertaine-
ten of her friends Friday evening
at her home on Vine street. Games
were played after which eiciots
refreshments were served and all
present report a delightful time.
Miss Martha Syferth of Milwaukee
county spent the week end Win
relatives, Mr.. and Mrs. H. a. Krlyck,
and family, on First street north
She leaves today for her home alter
visiting relatives in other northern
cities.
Miss Celia Podratz has resigned
her position in the millinery depart
ment of Johnson & Hill store she
will leave on Wednesday for Milwau-
kee where she VII enter the whole
sale house of Blumenfeld, Locher q
Brown. where she VIII be employed.
The many friends of Miss Bessie
La Vfgne. the popular pa.nstak ng
and efficient school mar IN OF Dis
trict No. ?, town OF Grand Rapids;
who has been under treatment on
account OF the serious condition OF
her vocal cords; which nearly caused
the loss of speech, VIII be pleased
to hear that she is improved.
Masters Harold WooddelI Harold
and Ralph Gets en+erta ned their
young friends at comb5nat on