Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-09-27
bushes

resume MS StuuieS at the Hill IRE.
paratory school. His father, /. P
Witter, went as far as Chicago with
him.
Miss Marian Berkey, who is making
her home in this city with Mr.. Berkey
on Third Street South, left Monday
night for Grand Rapids, Mich, where
she will visit relatives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Slattery and
daughter Marguerite of Sturgeon Bay
Wisconsin, are in the city visiting rel
atives and friends.
Morris Perodin of Goodrich, Wis,
was the guest in this city of his broth
er A F. Perodin, the past week
Lieut. Earl Hill, who has been Wis
iting his parents and friends in this
city for the past week, left Tuesday
night for Battle Greek, Michigan,
where he is to report for duty. Ever
since he left Fort Sheridan, he had
been in Cambridge, Mass, where he
had gone to receive training in trench
work. He will probably be stationed
at Battle Creek, Mich, during the
winter months with other Grand Rap
| ids boys who are in the service.
Messrs. C. F. Kellogg, NJ. N. Weeks
Sam Church and Geo. F. LaBour Of
Grand Rapids were in Stevens Point
Friday night to attend special con-
clave of Crusade Commandery No. II
which was held in the Masonic Temple
Mrs. D. E. Carey and Emmett Carey
returned the past week from Milwau-
kee where they have bn visiting with
Messrs. John and Emmett Carey
While there they also took in the State
Fair.
The preliminary business meeting
of the Beacon Lights Club was held
Monday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. A. F. Perodin on Tenth street.
Bushes was transacted for the years
work and the clubs study for the year
1918 will be "a Trip Thru the
United States" The meeting was we'll
attended and the first lesson will be
taken up at>the next meeting.
FOR SALE-Horse manure at SIPS
per load delivered. Phone w. E.
Shultz 100, or call at home on Wash
ington Avenue.
We are informed by L. Amundson
Wood County Highway Commissioner
that they were through pouring &C.
Iment on the Seneca road Tuesday night
and the weather permitting, that the
highway would be open for travel in
two weeks. This highway has been out
of comission for long time and the
people will be glad to know that it
will soon be ready for service. The
long wait will be recompenced by the
Bossert Bros. are making splendid
progress on Market street in Nekoosa
They COMMENCED pouring cement Tues
| day morning. While Nekoosa business
men are being interrupted from the use
of this street, they will be delighted
when this work is completed and the
street wholly macadamized. This i'm
provement will be a valuable one to
our neighbor.
The Peterson Construction Company
of Kenosha, will be pouring cement
the latter part of this week on their
contract for the state just south of
the city of Marshfeld. The city will
join this work and altogether there
will be about one mile and a quarter
of excellent concrete construction on
the state road between Marshfeld and
Grand Rapids.
T. A. Lipke, a former resident of
this city, we are informed is suffer
ing from creeping paralysis and his
health is very poor. This will be sad
news to his many old time friends in
Grand Rapids. On his last visit in
Grand Rapids three years ago he was
in his usual good health and was en-
joying prosperity.
Mr. and Mrs. A D. Hill of this city,
received cablegram Tuesday an
nouncing the safe arrival of their son
Myron, who received the commission
of first lieutenant in the infantry at
the close of the first session of the
officers training camp at Fort Sheri-
dan, has safely arrived somewhere in
France. He has gone there for some
special training at the front
E. S. Potter a farmer living near
Plainfield was arrested Tuesday after
noon by officer Louis Painter on a
barge of drunkenness. He was brought
before justice E. N. Pomainville, pied
guilty to the charge and was fined
81 and costs amounting in all to 500
James Mack of Plattville, Wis, was