Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-12-21
Mr.. and Mrs. James Wade Jenkins


of Madison will arrive in town on FIR
days at the F. AacKinnon home,
Reginald MaeKinnon is expectes
home the latter part of the wesk from
tea days business trip In Clevs
land, Ohio and eeaer eastern cities. :
Kenneth Smith left today for Chi
cago after visit in town with his
grandmother, Mrs. o. Denis. He re-
ports that his father Chas. w. Smith
who has been Ill for year with rheu
matism is able to be around again.
John Mccarthy and little son re.
turned to Balfour, n D., today afte,
spending several days in the city call.
ed here to attend the funeral of his
mother
Mr. and Mrs. Guy r. Wood and two
sons of Eau Claire are expected in the
| city to spend the holidays at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. F. J. Wood.
W. B. Raymond, and William Comp
ton of this city and VIM. Wolf of Alt
dorf arrived home this morning from
Northern Minnesota where they have
been operating dredge. Enroute
home they witnessed $4,000 fire on
Washington Ave, near Nicollett, Min
neapolis last evening Help had to be
summoned from st. Paul
Mrs. Chas. Jackson and children OF
Seymour will spend Christmas with
Mr.. and Mrs r. F. Matthews.
Okla Sommers of Shelbyvile, Ill. will
arrive in the city Saturday for Wis.
it with Miss Irene Somraers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Rablin and fam
lily of Spokane, Wash, will arrive in
the city the last of the week for visit
with relatives over the holidays.
Isn't is pretty early for the high
school students to short across" the
ice on the river? The ice has not
reached a thickness that is safe to
cross the river.
Edward n Pomainville has sold his
one-half interest in the Grand Rapids
| Variety Store to E. F. Scarf. From
now on Messrs. Searls and Hewitt will
conduct the new store which is enjoy
ing a very good business, due largely
to the extensive advertising in the
newspapers.
Misses Ruth Fontaine, Anita Holl-
muller, Eichstead and Padgham who
| attend the Normal at Stevens Point
are home to spend the holidays.
Ernim Smith, Leslie Hougen, Louis
Schroeder and Will Metzger arrived
home last night from Stevens Point
where they attend the Normal and
will spend the holidays at their re-
spective homes.
The Wood County Telephone Co.,
are distributing 1900 new telephone
directories. The company pick up the
old ones to avoid any confusion as
many users continue to use the old
book and the old books are salable as
waste paper.
Lawrence Brost, Lincoln high
school graduate has resigned his po-
sition with the Grand Rapids Milling
Co. and is now with the Natwick Elec-
trio Co., of this city.
The $3.50 street car in the morning
brings up about twenty-five students
from various points along the line
who attend the various schools in this
city and return home on the Afternoon
4:30 car.
Mrs. Fred Karnatz and son Harry
spent Sunday in Wausau with MI.
Karnatz who is taking treatments at
the hospital Mr. Karnatz is getting
along nicely.
Miss Francis Allen has accepted a
position in the Drug Dept. at the John
son & Hill store during the holidays.
| Roy Weeks who is employed in Chi
cago will spend the holidays with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ n. Weeks.
Miss Bernice johnson who teaches
at Emporia, Kansas will spend the
holidays at home.
Miss Gertrude Cola who attends
the university at Madison will spend
the Christmas vacation with her par
ents. -.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Estes of Beloit
are expected in the city this week TO
spend the holidays.