Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-27
Mrs. Fred Painter entertained

Mrs. Fred Painter entertained :
number o. her lady friends on FRIDAY
afternoon N honor OF Mrs. Mazader
OF Milwaukee, who is a guest OF
friends in the city.
I Misses Arvflla and Hildegarde
Brown who have been spending the
past month at Watertown visiting
with their sister, Mrs. Hugo zillner,
have returned home.
Misses Ella Hasbrouck, Helen Tay-
lor and Inez Reichel, who have been
spending the summer on the CONT
nent, expect to sail on Wednesday
August 26, for home.
The Royal Nenighbors enjoyed
a basket picnic in the grove of Mr..
LaBarge on the Plover road, above
the cemeteries. A large number en-
joyed the afternoon together.
James Holmes is 95 years of age
and is reported to US as being very
feeble. Everybody VINO enjoys the
acquaintance of Mr.. Holmes will be
sorry to learn of his feebIeness.
Miss Corine Weatherby and John
and Priscilla Amsby of Waukegan,
H., are in the city for a short visit.
They are making a trip through Wis
consin in Mr.. Alnsy's Stutz runa-
bout.
Miss Irene Greenwood of Green
Bay, who has been spending the
week in this city the guest of her
cousins, the Misses Stella and Alma
Leland, returned Saturday to her
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Gottschalk
and son and Mrs. R. E. Mcfarland
have returned to Three Lakes, where
they have been spending the past
week. They made the trip by auto
mobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Carey have pur-
chased lot 20, in block 1, of Lyons
on the west side of Mrs.
Esther Hooper, upon which they in
tend to erect a new house in the
near future.
The E. G. Rossier house on the
river front in the Lyon Park addi-
ton is rapidly nearing completion. Mr..
and Mrs. Rossier expect to move in
to their new home shortly after the
first of the month.
The plans are nearly ready for the
changes and improvements in the |
Witter Hotel Geo. Miller is the ar
3hitect,l and he is making a fine lay
out of plans. It's expected that
bids will be called for soon.
F. T. Hoff, the Chriopratic doctor,
who operated here for couple of |
years left Monday for Stoughton for |
WISH Will lC1Cli1 OCAOIS SOiAiS
% California, where he will teach in |
/ Chriopraic school the coming year.
Work on the Roger Mott house on
he river front in the Lyon Park |
addition is progressing rapidly. Near
Y all the outside work has been
and rapid progress is be-
ne made on finishing up the inter
or.
Mrs. Black returned from Saginaw,
Mich On her way home she stopped
It Chicago and Milwaukee. Her lit
le daughter, Ruth, stopped off at
Iew Lisbon to visit with relatives.
Gsr. Black has been gone about six
weeks.
A terrific rain and electric storm
listed New Lisbon and vicinity late
Saturday night. Between Camp Doug
as and Elroy, on the Northwestern,
raffic was at a standsti1l for sew
raj hours, on account, of crippled wire
ervice.
Rufus Underwood, a negro claim
ng Terra, Haute, Ind, aus his home,
vas given ten days in the county
all by Judge Pomainville Monday
Underwood was arrested by
officer Berg and charged with be-
ng drunk.
The brick paving is progressing
nicely and about one-half of east side
market place is laid. Another week
will see the brick all laid unless bad
Weather steps the work. The east
side market place will then be a
hing of beauty and q joy forever,
We hope
Harold Gilmaster paid a fine of |
s. and costs in Judge Pomainville's
court Saturday afternoon for speed
ng with a motorcycle. Gilmaster was
on a warrant sworn out by |
Chief Gibson Thisi s the second time
has been arrested flor |
speeding.
The case of the state of Wisconsin
against NJ L. Egan was dismissed in |
Judge PomainvilIe's court on motion
Of the District Attorney Chas. E.
Briere on the defendants paying the
amount of the disputed checks and
the costs of the case District Attor-
ney Chas. E. Briere appeared for
the state and the defendants attor--
ney was F. W. CaIkins
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Normington
and Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Morning
ton entertained the employees Of the