Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-08

been visiting in Omro, returned home
Saturday.
Miss Lenore Gouger returned on
Tuesday from a weeks visit with
friends in Wausau
Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Harrington
and daughter. Pauline, are guests al
the E E. Ames home
Mr. A. Better and wife OF Merrill,
are in the city, guests at the Err
est Better home.
John Helwig has gone to the north
ern part OF the state on a business
trip for the Hart Heating Co.
w F. Esch of Lodi, Wis, q. S.
postal inspector for this district,
is in the city, stopping at the Hotel
Dixon
John Davies has returned to his
home in Madison, after a two weeks
visit in the city at the A. L. Arpin
home
w. A Owen, 662 Second street,
who has been confined to his room
with a bad cold was able to be out
Monday.
Mrs. Ira Jones and daughter, ar
rived in he city Monday might after
spending two weeks with relatives
at Sparta.
Miss Mabel J. Greene returned
home Monday from a pleasant fort
nights visit with friends at Apple
ton and Shiocton.
Miss Edna Kruger has returned to
Minnesota, where she teaches school
after spending the holidays at her
home in this city.
Miss Celia Burr has returned to
Milwaukee to resume her school
work after spending the vacation at
her home in this city.
Miss Vera Mueller has returned
to Stevens Point where she attends
school, after spending the holidays
at her home in this city.
George Germamson left Tuesday
for Chicago on business trip. While
away he will visit with his SON, Roy
and family, in Milwaukee.
Miss Florence Arpin has returned
to Madison, to resume her work at
the University, after spending the va
cation at her home in this city.
Leander Nordstrum has returned
10 Lacrosse to resume his work at
the La Crosse Business College af-
ter spending the holidays in this city.
Geo. F. LaBour, manager of the
Ahdawagam Furniture Company in
this city, has, gone to Grand Rapids,
Mich, to look after matters there
for his people.
Mr. and Mrs. Selmer HasselI and
family left Tuesday for Alabama,
where they will make their future
home, and where Mr.. Hassell has Sc
cured employment.
The Philippine bureau of forestry
uses launch for services between
islands. The U. S. forest service
employs several, both on inland
lakes and in salt water, in Alaska
and Florida.
Misses Irma Johnson ard Isabel
Nash have returned to Baltimore,
Md, where they attend college af-
ter spending the two weeks holiday
vacation at their respective homes in
this city.
Misses Marion Jackson, Grace
Goggins, Esther Gill, Hazel Williams,
Eva Lind, Mary Jones and Jessie
Volt returned to Stevens Point on
Monday to resume their school work
after a two weeks vacation
Trunk manufacturers in Colorado
are abandoning the usual Eastwood
and cottonwood for the trunk box,
and are TURNING to Engelmann spruce
which combines lightness, strength
and ease OF working.
While there are five hemlocks in
the United States, only two are Of
any commercial Importance, common
hemlock and western hemlock. OF
these two western hemlock makes
the better lumber.
A number of the friends Of Arthur
Binneboese rendered him farewell
party at his home Sunday evening.
The evening" was pleasantly spent in
music, games, etc. Mr.. Binneboese
left Monday for Chicago where he
attends school.
The ''Snow shoe slip" is said to
be the latest variation of the many
sided tango sprung On an unsuspect-
ing public. If it in any way re-
sembles the banana peel slip or the
icy sidewalk slip as seen performed
ON the streets it must be All exceed
mgly graceful and entirely spontane-
Gus little stunt.
Mrs. George Frechette entertained
Tuesday evening in honor of her
guest, Miss Isabel FTechette of City
Point, who spent the holiday
vacation in this city, as her guest.
Games were played and at the close
of which Miss Isabel Mclaughlin
was awarded the first two prizes, an