Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-11-19

Ell meteorological instruments from
| the weather Bureau at Washington,
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Miss Katherine Gibson, who has
been attending school at Mt. HoIyoke
Mass, has had to give up her school
work on account OF i'll health and has
returned TO her home in this city.
August Miller, Neil Brennan, Otto
Heinski, E. Church and Herman
HessIer have returned from a sue
cessful deer hunt. Each man got a.
deer
Miss Cora Hanlin returned to Stew
ems Point Monday, where sch attends
the Normal, after spending the week
end in the city a guest at the T. E
Mullen home.
Several of the young people from
Ibis city attended the dance at Ne
koosa Friday evening. All report haY-
ng a good time and that there was
a big crowd at the dance
Mrs. George Courtney and son,
Charles, and Edward Courtney, of
GAINESVILLE, arrived in the city Friday
night for weeks visit with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Parker
Miss Martha Kaursrt entertained
the members of the Busy Ten Sew
ing Club at the home of her sister,
Mrs. John Codding on Thursday ev-
ening.
Mrs. Arthur Heger returne1 ito her
home at Fit. Atkinson today after a
two weeks visit in the city with her |
parents Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hack
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Mindak and |
daughter, Ruth, and son, Harry have |
returned from Pine River where
they went to attend the wedding of a
friend.
Mrs. c. w. Volt, cateress, will
have charge of the banquet to be Civ
en- the Potato Growers Association, at |
The Amusement Hall on Thursday eyeI
ming, Nov. 10.
The Weekly Bridge club was en-
tertained at the home of Mrs. Orestos |
Garrison on Thursday afternoon. The |
highest score was won by Mrs. E. |
bennington. An elaborate luncheon |
was served.
Mrs. w Blist of Racine, formerly |
Miss Olga Reinert, of this city, and |
neice, Bernice, Hagendorf, arrived
Monday evening. They will be guests |
at the A Reinert, ST., home on Wis
consin street.
Mrs. R. H. James ard Mrs. w John |
son returned to their homes at Wau-
sau Thursday after spending couple |
Of days in the city guests at the |
A. l. Ridgman home, coming down to
attend the Sunday school convention.
Fred Desper, who has been work |
ing as baggageman at the st. Paul
depot, is now working as fireman ,on |
the switch engine. Albert Diclman |
has taken Mr.. Desper's place as bag
gageman.
Mrs. ]. F. Young of Cuba, N. M,
who has been visiting in the city |
with her sister, Mrs. Edgar Kellogg, |
left Friday for visit at Eau Claire.
She was accompanied by Mrs Kellogg
and children who will visit there for
a few days.
Misses Celia Prockpetz and Flor
ence DuPre entertained on Thurs
day evening at cards at the Prock-
petz home on Baker street. Dainty |
refreshments were served and a very |
pleasant evening spent by those pres
ent.
Reports from a Rock county skunk
| farm say the animals when properly |
handled are odOrless. We are per-
| fectly willing to take the propriet--
or's word for it, waiving the right
Of personally verifying the state
ment.
Misses Vera Muller and Eva Lind
| have returned to Stevens Point, to
resume their duties at the Stevens
Point Normal, after spending the
few days in the city, assist
ing at the dining hall of the S. S.
convention.
The annual job of driving in the
| spikes on the walks of the bridge, was
done today. The spikes stick up pref
ty well through the board of the
walks towards fall and it is neces-
sary to have them pounded down SO
that they will not catch the points
of the snow shoveIs.
Miss Laura Painter, the only daugh-
| ter Of Mrs. Adolph Painter, was
united in marriage on Wednesday at
ternoon, Nov. IS, 1914, to Mr. Nile
| Thompso at the home of the bride.
The wedding was a very quiet one
only the near relatives of the con-
tracing parties being present.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Rogers. of Adrian,
Mich, arrived in the city Sunday
morning and are guests for the pres
ent at the E. w Ellis home on Third
street. MIR. and Mrs. Rogers expect
to make this city their home. They
will reside in the Gardner home on
Third street, which they recently pur-
chased.
Attorney D. D. Conway, OF Grand
Rapids, as d respite from his recent
political struggles, passed through