Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-09

to this city to-day and took in tn.
town.
Miss Vivian Hoffman leaves to
morrow for WeyauWega where sht
| vii teach the coming year.
! J. c. Runk. who had charge Of ii
| local business college last year has
| taken position at Pierre. S. D.
as head OF the commercial depart
ment Of the schools IN that city.
a. G. Koch, window trimmer an1
advertising man at Cohen Bros. De
partme1t store has put III a nifty
fail window display The back.
gIound IS made up Of branches OF
trees bearing twigs and leaves.
The story is told by an authority
that two Italians started in the re
tail peanut business recently with ,
stock of twelve peanuts. However,
We advise prospective retailers TO
carry a heavier stock in order 10
advertise it.
Push and publicity will combine to
make prosperity.
Miss Hazel Bliss has resi- gneo
her position at the Gets Paint shop
and viii resume her school duties
next week. Miss Agnes Hanneman
will take the position.
Miss 81. SChnable leaves Saturday
rCr superior, Wisconsin where she
viii spend Sunday with relatives.
Monday she wall leave for Colby Min
4esota where she has been engaged
as director of the Kindergarten OF
chat city.
Miss Loretta Gee, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Gee had a birth
I,day this week at which time she en-
tertafned a few Of her little friends
at birthday party. Games were
played and a delicious supper was
served.
George Warren has purchased a
il" Maxwell touring car.
4rs. A. NJ. Wilde and son of Eau
elaine are guests at the E. J. Clark
home.
Miss Eleanore Slattery has re
sumed her work at Goggins ana
.-razeau' office after a two weeks
vacation.
Mr., ard Mrs. L. NJ. Alexander have
been spending a few days in Mil
waukee, going down to attend the
funeral of w. 5. Paddock.
The H. c. Timm home is under u
quarantine with Scarlet Fever.
Mrs. 7. J. Cooper left Wednesday
lor her new home at Baraboo.
Mrs. Clare M. Confare returned
Thursday morning from her vacation
spent III Chicago and Indiana and
mas resumed her work as manager
II the ready to w ear departmental
Johnson q Hil's store.
Miss Rachel Hudson who has been
employed by the Nekoosa- Edwards
Paper Co, as stenographer has re-
urned to her home at Wausau.
Dr.. and Mrs. f. ~ Pomain Vile ex-
pect to leave next week for the
West where they Will attend the ex-
position. ]
Miss Elizabeth Gaynor left yes
terday for Urbana, ILL.,, where she
will teach the coming year. She wa.
accompanied by her sister. Miss Ger
trude who will spend the year with
her.
Miss Rose Helbah CT Phillips is a
guest at the Warren Baker home. ;
Barney, Fred and Albert shearier
and Geo. Schroeder left this MORN
ing by automobile for Thief River
F'aIl,s, Mira., where they will be EN-
ployed by Charles Shearier, who has
a large contract for building "a
dam near Thief River Falls.
Misses Ethel and Irma Nfssen n
tertadned at a miscellaneous show
or on Wednesday evening in homer
of their cousin Miss Hazel Nissen,
Ia guessing contests which were feat
ures of the eve ning&s entertainment
favors were awarded to Misses Ruth
E5mrnons, Gladys Natwick and Daisy
Thompson. Dainty refreshments wer,
served. Miss Nissen was the reel
pient many pretty and useful
gifts.
]. R. Raglan, has on display in ONE
of his show windows in his furrft
ure store a beautiful display ofpaT-
| Tor, library andbedroom electric lamps
and shades i4 all colors beautifully
arranged and at might they make
very attractive e1reot. We IN
derstand that they are manufact ur-
ed by the Obn"becks in Chicago. 1t
IS a beautiful line and the ladies
certainly Will be interested in
/ them.
The Retail Merchants bureau OF
lie chamber of commerce of Des
| M0ines, Iowa has, refused to endorse
but few of the ordinary chaIdty sub
| scpiptiOn or programme advertis-