Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-11-12
CATHOLIC BAZAAR
A BIC SUCCESS
Country Store a Unique Feature
Winds up With Chicken Pie
Supper.

The bazaar, given by the ladies of
the st. Peter and Paul church com
manced Thursday am. at 8 o'cIock,&
wound up with a chicken pie supper,
which started at $50 and continued
until 8 o'clock.
The Amusement hall was the scene
Of this attractive entertainment and
display. Liberal patronage was given
to the ladies and many persons Sc
cured handsome, pretty and useful
things.
A number of booths were arranged
across the westerly end of the big
han. First came the general utility
booth In charge OF Mrs. In Mash
and Mrs. P. Reiland. Quilts, blank
cts, pillows and lots Of other useful
articles We're on sale at this booth.
The art and fancy work booth was
next and was in charge of Mrs. Nels
Laramie, Mrs. John HollmuIler and
Mrs. l. Zimmerman. Many dainty
and pretty articles were on display
In this attractive booth The fond
parents heart was delighted with the
articles on sale in the next booth,
which was the children's booth This
booth was in charge of Mrs G. J.
Kaudy and Mrs. f. Y. Pomainville
Next to the childrens' booth was
the apron booth, in charge of Mrs.
Matt ETnser and Mrs. d. d. Con-
way. Dainty, snowy aprons and sub
stantial aprons could be found in
this department
The candy booth on the southerly
side OF the building, was presided
over by the Misses Isabel Nash, Ruth
MeCamley and Irma Johnson. Here
were candies. made by the ladies of
the association and they were usual
" fine The high cost of sugar did
not prevent these candy-mallers from
putting in the right amount
Across the han from the candy
booth WIS the Country Store. How
time does fly, land sal1es, Mandy but
didn't 1t take you back to when we
Wus little children ourselves. Fritz
do you remember when Ma sent you
down to the store for a quart OF
picked pigs feet, a ward of sausage.
8 spool q number eight dark black
cotton thread and dimes worth of
nails. How time does fly. Land of
Goshen, but them was the happy, days.
Fritz and the newspaper man wan
dered into the country store and wer
soon seated on a cracker box back Of
the store. nibbhng cheese and crack
eTs and having a talk fest about the
days goue by. Fritz remembered
when his dad, by chowder used to
80 down and talk poly ticks with
the newspaper mans dad, way in
SQuedunk, Cabbage county, by heck.
Yes, 1t was a real country store.
You could buy anything from a pa
per OF tsckS to the Wood County
National bank. Prunes (shades of
Yea boarding house,. The decorators
had done themselves proud and the
goods We're beautifully displayed. and
ETouped-fruits and shoes. vegetables
and tobacco, jeweIry and meats. sau-
sage and pipes, Sauer kraut and no
ney, dry goods and pipes, canned /
goods and chloride of lime. VINEGAR I
and maple syrup well, nearly ev-
erythIng that a human being needed +
could be purchased-even TO over
slls and iewelTy. This unique exhf-
bihon and sales center was in
charge OF Mrs. S. Cottriu ably as
sisted by Mesdames J. J. Looze- J.
B. Arpin, n. ReilaId, E. I. PhiIIeo
and Messrs- George Mullen and I
Fritz Raglan were the store decor
stors, AID writer's and window trim
mers-trimmers was right Fritz
liked to be in the department with
the sweet things-the candy.
The beautiful golden oak library
table presented by G. ]. Kaudy. at
tracted a lot of attention and some (
one will be lucky enough to pur-
chase it The table is work of art
and was designed by Mr. Kaudy.
The bazaar was a success, and
when the several hundred get