Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-12-13

Teddy Bears, large assortment, prize
es from so cents to $1.75, at the Mil
Ter Bargain Store, West end of the
/ bridge. 1t.
Lieut.. Elmer .Babcock of Biron, is
now in the employ of the Rothschild
paper mill.
| Robert Bender of 18th avenue south
| has just returned home from North
| ield Mimi, where he has been en-
oloyed for the past three months, l.
stalling water wheels in a flour mill nj
that city. The contractors were a
Minneapolis concern.
| Letter carriers as representatives OF
| the Government are obliged to conduct
! themselves at all times in a manner
which will reflect credit upon the SER
vice. They must meet their obliga-
tons promptly, live decently, and
while on duty present neat appear
ance in uniform, which they must pur-
chase from their salaries and which
have advanced in price approximate
y so per cent since 1907. They must
possess and wear other apparel which
The. ordinary citizen does not require,
and their financial outlay in this re-
spect is far in excess of that of en-
ployees in private occupations.
Mrs. r. NJ. Gibson Of S66 Third St.
S., is probably at Camp Macarthur,
Waco, Texas, by this time visiting
with her husband, Capt. Gibson, who
is Battalion Adjutant of the -120th
Field Artillery Mrs. Gibson left
Grand Rapids last week and contem-
plated stopping at Chicago, Kansas
City and other places enroute to Waco,
Texas, where she will probably stay
until January.
We take pleasure in calling atten-
ton to the Christmas ad Of the Miller
Bargain Store in another column of
this issue. They have a fine selection
Of what most anybody would want for
The Christmas holidays Read their
ad in this issue and then go and make
your selection early.
Every citizen of Grand Rapids is
proud Of the excellent standing Of our
local banks. They are all responsible
banking institutions. The people have
confidence in them. The First Nation
al Bank is the Oldest banking institu-
ton in Grand Rapids and Wood county.
They believe in judicious advertising.
We invite your attention to their half
page ad in this issue.
Born to Mr. and Mrs Arthur Null,
! Monday morning, son.
Word was received in this city the
past week that baby girl was born to
Lieut.. and Mrs. James Wade Jenkins
at Ashtabula, Ohio, on Nov. 9Th.
Mrs. John Null, wife of J. B. Null,
former window trimmer at the John
son & Hill Co. store, is very serious
ly i'll with appendicitis, and is in a
hospital at Macomb, Ill.
Miss Reynolds, former teacher
in our city schools, but now doing
work among the poor children Of Mil
waukee, is visiting with the teachers
| here this week.
Mrs. Geo. L. Williams has returned
| from visit in Milwaukee,
Watch the window displays at the
Miller Bargain Store at the West end
of wagon bridge, for the new char
acter baby dolls, priced from $1.25
up to $3.50 each. 1t.
Mrs. Arthur Arpin and daughter Ar
dith, are expected here for the hol
days, and will be at the Williams home
on Third street south.
Mrs. Merrill who has been visiting
here for few days past, left on Thurs
day for Sparta, where she will spend
the winter. Dr. Merrill is at the coast
waiting to go across to France.
One of the fine new monuments IN
Forest Hill cemetery has been erected
by Mrs W. F. Parker in memory of
Chas. Whitrock who passed away in
1881. The lot has been sodded and a
curbing placed around the same and
with the monument presents very
nice appearance.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Cunningham, of
Milwaukee, were the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. j. bennington at the sheriff
house the past week, from here they
will go to st. Paul to spend a part
of the winter with son. Mr.. and
Mrs Cunningham have one son some