Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-11-15

Mrs. NJ. J. Feavel pa Birch street
and Mrs. Rose Slusser LOT 3rd street
left Thursday noon for Madison, Wis,
to visit with the Jesse Slusser and
V. L. Thompson families in that city,
during the month of November.
Mrs. w C. Rowland R. F. D. 7 Box
100 was the guest Of Mrs. Geo. T. Nix
on Friday and Saturday of last week
Mr. w. C. Rowland is busy pulling
stumps with automatic steam stump
puller this week.
The Reporter will print the letters
which Grand Rapids boys in Texas,
Camp Custer, France, or in any other
military station, write to their rela-
tives. Patrons of the Wood County
Reporter are invited to furnish the ed
tor with these communications, which
will be returned promptly.
Among the Badger boys who were
promoted from the Ranks at Camp
Grant, Rockford, Illinois, the past
week we note that Arthur H Modem
hauer of Marshfield was made Corpor-
al, and Dominick A. Schiller, of Grand
Rapids was appointed cook.
Married-Mr. Henry Guessing of the
town of Hansen, and Miss Alice Ul-
berge of Taylor, Wis, Monday morn
ing at the NJ. E. Church parsonage, at
$50 o'clock Rev C. C. Becker officiat-
ing They were attended by Royal vi
berg of Taylor and Miss Aloma Clues
;ng of Gilmanton, Wis. The young
couple will go to house keeping on a
farm in the town of Hansen.
J. r. Raglan, the well-known furni-
ture dealer and undertaken, left Sat
'rday for Jacksonville, Florida, where
| he will attend as delegate the Ma
tional Funeral Directors Association,
which is in session there this week. He
went direct to Chicago where he joined
the other delegates and will leave that
city on Sunday. He expects to be
absent about ten or twelve days.
Carson Burt will leave Grand Rap
ids on or about the Goth of Nov. for
Nebraska City, where he will have en-
/ ployment under Mr. c. P. Gross, who
| left here some time ago. Mr.. Burt
will be joined by his family some time
in the near future after they make
| the necessary arrangements to sell OF
rent their home and pack their furni-
ture preparatory to shipping the same
The Grand Rapids people will be sor-
ry to lose this estimable family and
wish them success in their new home
The recent so per cent raise IN let
ter postage recalls that prior to 1888
! the rate for 1st elias mail was cents
per half ounce; or just twice the pres
ent rates and the United States was
not at war either.
At Pueblo, Colo, late in the evening
of October 27 the thermometer regis.
tered 70 degrees and early on the morn
ing Of the 10Th it registered 4 degrees
| below zero. Some drop?
Anyone who doubts that Grand Ra
pids is rapidly becoming an important
railroad center, should make a trip
any morning Sunday Excepted) t,
the vicinity of the St. Paul depo
shortly before noon. All the track:
are occupied with heavily loaded
| freight cars and several putting en-
gines make this a noisy and busy
neighborhood
Mrs. Chas. Yeskie of Milwaukee i
visiting with her parents Mr.. and Mrs
Zanow 3rd Av. n, and is assisting il
caring for Grandma Zanow who i
quite i'll and helpless with the infrm
tiles of old age.
Mrs W. E. Little returned home Sa
turday from a three weeks visit il
Milwaukee with relatives.
: Mrs. J. c. Sales of Loyal arrive
Monday to visit with her son, DR.. .
S. Sayles and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Krause wer
in the city over Sunday, guests of D
and Mrs. Edward Hougen. They wer
on their way home from Chicago wher
they had both submitted to operation
in the interest of their health. The
left Monday for their home at Bruc
: Wisconsin. Mr.. Krause is brothe
a of Mrs. Hougen.
W. E. Nash returned home Saturda
= from one Of his regular visits ar
while away he spent Sunday in Wac
Texas, and had delightful visit wit
r the members Of the Grand Rapit
g Troop and found them all we'll and