Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-30

Mt. Vernon, Ill. The tables were
specially decorated for the occasion
and a delicious course dinner was
served
Lieut.. Babcock of Troop G, at Camp
Douglas, and the following privates
Elmer Zeaman, Willie Pribbanow, Ed.
Nash, Joe Richards, Chas. Reeves and
valentine Siewert spent a few days
visiting relatives and friends in this
city.
The Misses Elizabeth Lindahl, Elsie
Podawiltz, and Esther Hansen, who
have been spending the summer in
Michigan, are back home and report
splendid visit.
Mrs. Frank Walsh is back from her
extended visit in Grand Rapids, Mich,
where she has been visiting her par
ents She was accompanied home by
Miss Hastings, who will be her guest
for some time.
Messrs. Thomas and Robert Morgan
Of Elroy, Wis, stock buyers, motored
to this city the past week. They reg
istered at the Commercial Hotel and
while there it was learned that they
resided on the Morgan Hill, two miles
west of the Pavilion at Moccasin Creek
They left here fifty years ago. Robert
was back here for part Of a day
seventeen years ago. Thomas has
never been here since he left. You
can imagine the great changes that
they note, not only in the city of Grand
Rapids and vicinity, but the whole
country including the river. The ad-
vancement and progress have been so
great since they left that they could
hardly recognize the place. When
they left fifty years ago their family
consisted Of widowed mother, six boys
and five girls. All that now remain
Of the family is George and the two
spoken of above. The three brothers
expect to visit Grand Rapids again
in the near future, when they will
come prepared for a more lengthy
visit with their old time friends.
If weather conditions permit, the
work on Third Avenue south will be
far enough advanced so that the street
car services will be restored back to
the bridge. The value of the street
car service has been convincing the
public that it's absence on Grand Ave,
has been greatly missed, especially
to the working class who have oc-
casion to use it daily.
Mr.. and Mrs Geo. Mills of Tacoma,
Wash, and Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Mills
of Chippewa Falls, were in this city
Tuesday looking after business mat
tiers connected with the estate of their
brother, Knute Mills Geo. Mills left
Grand Rapids forty three years ago
and thts is his first return visit. He
said that the changes are SO many
and great that he finds only a few
familiar buildings and views. Even
the Wisconsin river has changed in
it's appearance. He was highly pleased
to meet old friends and acquaintance.
First Street north extending two
blocks east of the Christian Science
church is being graded and macada-
mized by the city and consequently is
closed for travel until repaired. This
throws all traffic via Baker, Eigth
street, Washington Ave-, and Drake
street.
The Golfer dam construction just
below the Consolidated Paper Mill is
progressing rapidly and it will not be
very long before the blasting work
will be commenced in the tail race.
The yexpect to lower the tail race six
feet near the mill and gradually slope
it down stream to the level of the river
basin bottom, to a point opposite the
Witter Hotel
R. R. Baldwin, city letter carrier No.
5 and Mrs. Baldwin and son Clarence
left Saturday afternoon for Ieillsville
to be gone several days. Mr.. and Mrs.
Baldwin made the trip in their car
with which they expect to tour the
western part of the state for week
or more.
Mrs. C Chapman left Tuesday by the
Green Bay & Western for her home in
Winona, Mimi, after a pleasant visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph
Zanow, Third avenue north.
Miss Edith Lucier of DesMoines Ia,
who has been visiting with her uncle
and aunt Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Trudell
1888 Third avenue north during the past
month will leave for home this week to
resume her school studies in the Iowa
City Miss Lucier is a native of Grand
Rapids having been born here and this
is her first visit for some years.
Bonnie Jacobson of Camp Douglas
was visitor in town this week. Mr..
Jacobson has a concession at the mill