Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-11-25


| Mrs. Maude Robbins of Rudolph
was in the city yesterday to attend
the Catholic Bazaar.
Mrs. D. Kammerer has been confn-
ed to her home this week with illness.
Mrs. Brown of Grand Rapids, Mich.
is guest Of her son Harry E. Brown,
/ athletic instructor at the High school.
Mrs. Will Hayes of Wausau is in
| the city a guest at the E. NJ. Hayes
| home.
Mrs. W. F. Kellogg was a Milwau-
kee visitor this week.
Rev. and Mrs. H. B. Johnson enter
tanned the Dorcas Society of the Scan
dinavian Moravian church. this after
noon at the parsonage.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Wright of Apple
ton are guests of relatives in the city.
Mrs. W. E. Collins of Kaukauna is
guest of Misses Eunice and Agnes
Dolan and Mrs. Fred Dessert.
Donald Johnson went to Madison
today to attend the football game.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Nash left to-
day for Madison to attend the football
game.
Lewis Rustad, chairman of the town
of Lincoln, Wood county, is an old
time resident of that town. He has
been continuous resident on the
same farm for SO years. Mr.. Rustad
came to Wood county from Necedah
and worked at Barnum sawmill on
the Wisconsin river in Adams county
during the summer of 1876. The mill
burned in November of the same year
He then went to Marshfeld and from
there purchased this farm in the town
of Lincoln where he has been success
full as a farmer ever since. He tells
many peculiar Incidents that happen
ed to him in those early days when he
worked in saw mills in this section of
Wisconsin.
The state highway committee con-
sisting of George w. Brown, E. Eich-
stead and J. A. Chapman met this
morning in the County Highway Com
missioner Office at Court House and
elected George W. Brown chairman,
and j. 4. Chapman, secretary. A
general discussion of the work in hand
and went out to purchase a new car
for the County Highway Commission.
The county board appropriated $500
yesterday afternoon to be used for
state aid highway work. Report of
finance committee was read and adop
ted, as was also the report of per
diem and mileage committee after
which the board adjourned subject to
the call of the county clerk.
Emmett Forbes of Webster, South
Dakota arrived in the city last even
ing.
Miss Minnie Gerholz, who is en-
ployed at Grand Rapids, arrived in
the city last evening for a brief visit
with relatives. She was one of the
bridesmaids at the Wiike- Camps
nuptials today. Miss Gerholz was &C.
eompanied by Miss Margaret Schuetz
of Grand Rapids, and both young
ladies are guests at the Gus Stretch
home.-Merrill Herald.
Mrs. Ida Moberg returned last eve
ming from Grand Rapids, where she
spent several days visiting with rela-
tives. She will store her household
effects in this city and return to Grand
Rapids to make her home for the Win
ter at the Peter Moberg home.
The excitement weather kept a num-
Der away from the meeting of Wood
Camp No.s1358, Modern Woodmen of
America last night. The initiation did
not take place, but the members who
were present enjoyed the big feed
that had been prepared.
Henry Clark of the town of Lin
wood, Portage County was in the city
Thursday, registered at the CONNER
cia1 Hotel. He brought and sold some
stock to the Reiland Packing Co. Mr..
Clark was formerly resident of the
town of Rudolph and left there about
thirty years ago. He comes to Grand
Rapids not very often but every time
he comes he comments upon the favor
able improvements that we are con-
stantly making.
SATURDAY.
Mrs. Ernest Hobbs of Neilsville is
in the city on business and is stopping
at the Moran Hotel, near the Green
Bay depot. She reports that her hus-
band sold out his business and pur-
chased asmail tract of land near that
city upon which he is raising chickens
She reports him well and happy. He
will be remembered by many having
been employed here in several drug
stores.
Mrs. w. D. Connor, Mrs. Robert
Connor and Mr.. and Mrs. r. R. Will
liams of Marshfeld were in the city
last evening to attend the Musical at
the Mead home on Belle Isle
Chas. F. Kellogg returned to-day
from Milwaukee where he has been
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