Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-06

the VIM. Knoll home on Friday eve
ming. Games were played, music Ell
joyed and a very pleasant evening
spent by the young people. A Hgh
luncheon was served.
Joseph Exner paid a fine and costs
in Judge Roberts court Thursday
morning. Exner pleaded guilty to tht
charge of cruelty to animals. The
complaint was sworn to by Officer
Hewlett District Attorney Chas. E
Briere appeared for the state.
T. E. Mullen and son, Howard, re
turned Thursday, from months visit
at Vancouver, B. c., with relatives
They were accompanied home BY
Miss Marcia Mullen, of Vancouver
who viii visit at the Mullen home
on Third street for several weeks.
Mrs. H. B. Weiland and son, Geo,
left Thursday for Appleton, where
they will spend a couple of weeks
with relatives. Mr.. Wenand left
on Saturday to join them. Al
together they will go to Milwaukee
ito spend a few days with other rela-
tiYes.
Emmett Carey is conyalescing from
his illness with scarlet fever, the
change for the better taking place
on Thursday. 1t is now hoped he
will soon be himself again. He may
have to undergo an operation for APP
pendicitis when he RECEIVERS suffici-
ent strength to do so.
The inquest regarding the death
| of William Wallace who is alleged
to have been killed by the cars at
Rudolph last week was adjourned
one week. D. D. Conway appeared
for the c.. NJ. & st. P. Railway Co.
and District Attorney Chas. E.Briere
appeared for the state.
The Rood Construction Co. have
secured the contract for eXeavating
about 5000 yards of rock for the
purpos~ of deepening the channel in
the Little Eau Pleine River, from
what is known as the Altenberg and
Stoddard saw mill near Dancy, Wis,
to the railroad bridge of the G. M. &
ST. Paul Ry. track.
The ladies' of the Catholic Fores-
tiers rendered Rev. G. B. Riegelsper-
ger, Catholic priest in this city dur
ing Rev. VIM Reding's absence, a
reception Friday night in Foresters
hall. About fifty wer present and
a musical program was rendered. De
licious refreshments were served,
and an excellent social time is re-
ported.
Mrs. Henry Demitz was hostess
at a ten o'clock three course break
| fast Thursday am, in honor of Miss
Grace Goggins. Covers were Laid
for eleven. Those present were the
Misses De Nevers, Bessie and Clar-
isse Buckley, Myrtle Ule, Mary Jones
Marion Jackson Witter, Helen Cen
sor and Mrs. L. A. Blumenthal, OF
Kansas City, Mo.
Mayor ]. A. Cohen arrived home
Friday night from a months stay
ait Hot Springs, Ark, in the inter
est of his health He comes back to
his business and duties as mayor OF
Grand Rapids very much refreshed
and built up from his stay at the
Hot Springs. He says the city is
we'll named for it is a hot place this
time of the year.
Messrs. james and Frank Hiles,
Of Dexterville, were in the city Satur-
day ON business, and while here We
learned that Frank Hiles was buy
ing a large number of head OF
blooded guernsey and Holstein cat
tie to put ON his large farm at
Pittsyille. Messrs. Hiles are going
into the dairy and stock raising very
heavy from now on They believe
that the greatest amount of profit
can be made off of a dairy farm.
Mrs. D. E. Thompson and son and
daughter, Reginald and Virginia who
have been camping at Lake Huron, fo1
several weeks past, broke camp on
Thursday of last week. Mrs. Thomp-
son and Virginia went to Westfield
Friday, in company with Mrs. David
Hicks and son Homer, for visit at
the s. E. Hicks home, while Regin--
aid returned to his home in Madison.
Almond Press.
The school district officers of num-
Der 4 of the town of Sigel, let the
contract for the reInodeling of the
school house in that district to the
architect and builder, Geo. B. Mil
Ter of this city. The work is to be
done Immediately and when complet-
ed will give this school district
two room graded school. John Gran.
ger is the school clerk of this dis
trict and has these improvements in
charge.
Policeman James Hewlett arrested
John Adrian Thursday afternoon,
boy about thirteen years of age for
stealing bicycles, one at the swim
ming pool last week, the property
of Roy Fiegel. He afterwards re
turned the bicycle to the Feigel
home. On June 30, the other was
stolen while left at the side of Otto's
Pharmacy, and the property Of Mark
Whitrock. The boy WAS arraigned
before the County Judge on Mon
n