Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-12-28

Alex Jones, who is with the Mad
son State Journal is home for shor
visit with his parents Mr. and Mr.:
: ". T. Jones. Alex will represent tn
Associated Press at the capitol at I'll
coming legislature. Alex is making
good as a newspaper man.
Arthur Sierck, owner of the Cit,
News Depot is one of the many bust
ness men that has been put to a grea
deal of inconvenience and loss by tn
delay of the mail on the milwaukee
road Sierck has 800 Sunday Chi
cago and Milwaukee papers that hs
did not receive until Monday noon.
The postal force on Wednesday
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday hand
led about 5000 Christmas packages
a day.
Attorney Frank S. Woodwork of
Pittsville has returned to his home
after spending Christmas at the DR..
Edw Hougen home.
Joe Kraus has returned to Stevens
Point after a visit atthe DR.. Edward
Hougen home.
NJ. and Mrs. Geo. K. Gibson, Miss
Katherine and Buzz returned to their
home at Milwaukee today after few
days visit at the I. P. Witter home.
George B. Mcmillan of Third ave-
nue. south left Monday noon for Mil
waukee to be gone for some time on
business trip.
Fred Haertel with the Wood Coun-
ty National bank spent Christmas at
his home at Lindsey.
George Forrand has sold the Geo.
Sherman home on First avenue south
just below the North Western tracks
to Axel Christensen.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Gross have re
| turned to their home at Wausau af-
| ter spending Xmas with Mrs. George
W. Davis.
Chas. Primeau, an old settler liv-
| ing in the second ward fell on the ice
Saturday and injured his hip very
seriously. He is confined to his home
and will be laid up for some time.
Frank Drumb who is with the Times
Call at Racine spent the Christmas
vacation at home with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. w. A. Drumb. Frank
is one of the many Grand Rapids
boys who are making good.
District Attorney John Roberts was
a Christmas visitor at Stevens Point.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Boles were
Christmas visitors at Marshfeld.
Miss Della Winger who teaches in
Illinois is spending the holidays at
home
Jack Carrigan is spending the holi-
days in Chicago.
Laird Warner of Milwaukee came
up to spend the holidays with his
family who are guests of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ N. Weeks.
The Ule Construction Co. have
charge of the rebuilding of the sui
phite mill at Eau Claire. Melvin
! Mann who is foreman for the Ule
Brothers spent Christmas in town with
his family.
Percy Daily is spending the holi-
DAYS with his wife and her relatives
at Madison.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Herschleb of
LA Crosse were in town for Xmas.
The Elks distributed about 100 bas-
kets containing provisions, toys and
clothing to the needy families of the
city, on Sunday afternoon.
Fred Snyder has returned from
Green Bay where he has been recelv-
ing medical treatment.
Miss Daisy Menier underwent ar
operation for appendicitis at River
view Hospital on Saturday afternoon
Dan Cooney left last night for Mil
waukee where he will visit a fe"
DAYS before returning to Chicago tc
resume his work.
Miss Martha NJ. Kell, principal Of
the Junior high school at Rhinelande1
is in the city to spend the holidays a
the home of Prof. and Mrs. Herman
Kell.
J. B. Estes returned to his home II
Beloit this noon after spending the
week end in the city. Mrs. Estes vii
spend the week at the Karberg home
Frank Natwick is spending the bad,
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