Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-05-25
LOCAL AND PERSONAL



from visit at lola.
Edward Gleason has sold L. A. De
Guere an Oldsmobile touring car.
Mrs. Ignatz Frisch of Amigo, visit
ed in the city this week with friends
J. R. Raglan is having the interior
Of his home redecorated and beautifeC
this week.
Frank Snyder Of Minneapolis is il
the city to attend the funeral of Mr.
Chamberlain.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Duppler of Pitts,
vile were guests at the Louis Reiche
home on Wednesday.
Mrs. Arthur Madsen of Port Ed
wards was a guest of Mrs. Georgia
Olson on Wednesday.
Mrs. Louis Reichel and Mrs. J
Gross attended party given by Mrs
Babcock at Necedah on Tuesday af.
ternoon.
Miss Inez Reichel carried the birth
day cake for Ira Purdy at the Eastern
Star banquet given at the Masonic
Hall on Tuesday evening.
DR.. c. A. Boorman is having his
home on Fourth avenue north remod-
eled
Mrs. Bluett is housekeeping at the
Sheriff House and Jail and while that
is going on the Court House Commit
tee is having the interior decorated
for them.
B. Metzger, the city gardner at the
Library Park is remodeling the shrub
berry beds and renewing the soil a
bout the beds which makesthe Libra
ry Park look very much better.
A fine portrait of the late John A
Gaynor has been purchased for the
I. B. Scott Library, by the Board of
Directors. Mr.. Gaynor was a mem
Der of the board for twenty-five years
Fred c. Turbin, who has been in
New Mexico and Colorado Springs
for his health returned home last ev-
ening. Fred is tanned a real MeXi.
can color and is nice and fat. He has
entirely recovered and looks strong
enough to tackle Willard. When you
shake hands with him, watch that ht
does not hand you some Spanish lin
go. 'Manana."
Wednesday afternoon the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Weinberg on Drake
street was pretty scene when TWEEN.
ty-one little girls were entertained by
Miss Beatrice Weinberg in honor o
her ninth birthday. The home wa.
prettily decorated in spring flower.
and ferns. After Almost pleasant af
ternoon spent in playing games, etc
delicious supper was served. Mis-
Beatrice was presented with man,
beautiful gifts from her friends.
Mrs. o. I. Hougen is assisting a
the headquarters, Of the hospital as
ISOLATION at the old Johnson & Hill
grocery building.
John MahOney, sergeant in the u
S. Regular Army was discharged tn
eighth day of May at Plattsburg, New
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the military training camps at tina
point. We understand that John ha
been in the regular army of the u. S
A, for the past twelve years and ha
travelled more or less all over tn
world. While he is glad to be HON
and be with his mother and old tim
friends he is more or less lonesome flo
camp life where he has lived for S
long. He says that last year Their
were 5000 men intraining at tn
Plattsburg camps and this year the
expect at least $4,000. He may re
enlist in the service but he feels thu
he wants little vacation and an OF
portunity to visit with his mother an
friends.
Mrs. John Steib, ST., was pleasan
~ surprised on Wednesday afte
noon when, number of her frient
dropped in to help her celebrate h,
sixty-second birthday. After mo
delightful afternoon spent in soci
converse and sewing, a fine supp
which the ladies had prepared W;
served. Mrs. Steib ives presented wi
numerous gifts from her friends.
Mrs. Frank Kickbush entertain
Wednesday at her home in the Ly,
apartments, Hale street, in comp
ment to Mrs. Sam Cottrill. After