Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-01
pearance Of the same.

MI dI1 MIS-. carol Rector nave
returned from their wedding trip
which took them to Chicago, Racine,
Milwaukee and the Dells.
Guy r Wood and Arthur POda-
wiItz passed thru Grand Rapids Thur
day afternoon IL their autos 0 I thei
way from Milwaukee to Eau Claire.
A. K. HOwarth and Joseph McInnes
Of WausaR passed thru the city to
Jay on an automobile trip. They
- saInner at the Commercial House
Miss GeneyieYe Pelerseu left Fri
Jay noon Tor Ames, Iowa, from there
she win 50 10 Texas and Tennessee
LOT a few months accompanied by
ner grandfather.
Miss Ella Marian Left Thursday
mroning for san Francisco oYew the
80 Line and VIII attend the Panama
exposition. She win be absent a
bout two months.
Herman Boecher, an old resident
81 Wood county ard prominent tar
mer in the town OF SfgeI, who has
Deen in Florida for some time, has
returned TO his home. Mr.. bosch
er stopped off IN Milwaukee for sew
~ral months taking treatment for his
y es. The treatment seems TO have
en- pf 10 avail as he is still trou-
- ed with his eye sight.
Mrs. G. E. Hoskinson accompanied
Uy Mrs. SlmCns and her two chill
4reL viii arrive IN Grand Rapids
MS evening. For the present Mrs.
1osklnson will stay at RiverYieW
Ii hospital as she has been i'll since
lie burning OF her home and needs
special care. Mrs. Simons will re-
main in the city for few days. Re
ginald MacKinnon went down to Nes
London this afternoon to accompany
his grandmother to the city.
F. MacKinnon is i'll at his home
with la grippe, caused by taking a
bad cold which he contracted while
FISHING at HazeIhurst. Mr.. MacKin-
non reports the weather in northern
WISCONSIN very cold and the fish
ing poor. It is hoped he will be
ut again in a few days.
E. J. Mabbott, of Spring Green
was in thee city this week. Mr..
Mabbott was formerly a river pilot
in this. city. He has not been here
for nearly forty years and was Osme-
what surprised at the wonderful
growth of the city. So many great
changes had tal-en place that he was
forced to ASK where the OLE Rablin
dam stood and where the eddy was
where they used to land the lumber
The old residents of the city can
Well imagine how confusing it must
be to one who has not been here
fer nearly forty years to try and To-
cate the sites of those early days.
Miss Helen Miller entertained a
number of her little friends at her
home on Fourth Ave. N. yesterday
afternoon at a CObweb party in
honor of her eighth birthday. The
party was a lawn party and forty
of Miss MflIer's little friends partf-
cipated. Delicious refreshments wer
served. Each guest received a sou.
venir box of candy.
The Bossert Bros. Co, which is
doing some of the county road work
in this vicinity have finished up the
work at Port Edwards and have COM
pleted fine job. They are now
working on the Nekoosa part of the
work and are making Rapids pro
gress. The fine weather the last
few days has helwed matters quite a
little. There is great satisfaction
in knowing that this work is being
done by Grand Rapids concern
and done in a workmanship manner.
raufNand MacKinnOn Lansdowne, |
the infant son of Lieutenant and Mrs
Zachary Lansdowne was christened
Wednesday afternoon on the evening
q st. Johns day by Rev. Father
tTeidner. The baptism was private
owing to the departure Of the father,
Lieut.. Lansdowne who left last night
Cor Cleveland, Ohio. The young
sor. was attired in the same clothes
woik by his mother. The Gbdpar
ents were Mrs. I. P. Witter, Miss
Mildred Mackmon and Messrs.
Reginald MacKinnon and w. F.
kellogg.
The Thursday Afternoon Third
street Bridge Club were invited by
Mrs. D. NJ. Huntington to hold bas-
iket picnic at the Huntington home
near the Eddy on Thursday after
r on. The members and a few in
viteG guests responded to the inyi
tation and a delightful afternoon
was spent by the ladies playing at
Bridge. A basket lunch was served
which was a feature of the af-
ternoon' $ entertainment.
Miss Mabel Riclman entertained a
number of her young friends at her