Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-10-18

ever, that in this vicinity the frost
damaged the potato crop, but how bad
ly we are not informed. Everybody
reports pretty large crops Of potatoes.
You should buy a second Liberty
Loan Bond out of what you expect
to earn in the next six months if you
haven't the money now.
On other pages in this issue will be
noticed display advertisement making
inducements for everybody who can
afford to, to buy a Liberty Government
Bonds. Your money will be safe, in
terest fair, and you will be helping
your country in time of need. Don't
wait to be asked to subscribe but call
up any of the banks or any member
of the committee and they will be
pleased to serve you. Read the ad-
vertisement.
First class man wanted to employ
agents and sell McConnell's famous
historical maps to school boards. Good
pay to right man. Modern School Sup
ply Co., 327 S. Market ST., Chicago,
Ill. tip.
Miss Minnie Rablin, who has been
visiting with her sister, Mrs. F. J.
Wood, was called to Superior on ac-
count of the death of Tom Custer, who
was killed in an accident in that city
Saturday last. An account of the ac-
'ident may be found in another column
# this issue. Mr.. Custer was the
husband of Sherley Slocum, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Slocum, form
arly residents of Grand Rapids.
Mrs Geo. R. Gardner, Miss Mabel
Gardner and George Gardner return
ed last week from Milwaukee, Wis,
where they were in attendance at the
annual Wisconsin convention of the
Order of the Eastern Star. Mrs. Geo.
R. Gardner, who is a past high officer
of the Eastern Star for this section,
proved an ideal representative at the
gathering for Grand Rapids and acin-
ity.
Mr.. John Lychawek AL 8th Av N,
with the help of his sons is completing
new cement sidewalk on the front
and on the side of his home.
Your soldier boy likes to read, so
mark the interesting items in the home
paper and with it send him an oc-
casional magazine or illustrated week
! ly. Bound books are usually not de-
sired in camp.
Mrs. NJ. w. Vandenbrook $50 4th
! ST., who has been in Bethel, Mimi,
all summer helping Mr.. Vandenbrook
was here a few days this week pre-
pairing her house for winter Mrs.
] Vandenbrook expects to return to
I Grand Rapids some time in December.
The New York City banks showed
a gain of Sal 1874, 900 in deposits as
compared with the previous week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Babcock are ra-
pidly completing their new home on
the south side near the car barns.
Most of the uncompIeted work is in
side and the home will probably be
ready for occupancy by December /.
The Frank Kubisiak family Sth Az.
and High St., have offered their home
for rent and will probably move to
Marshfeld in the near future. Mr.
Kubisiak has been plying his butcher
trade in Marshfeld for some weeks
past.
The many friends of Mr. Geo. w
Purnell, now Of Madison, Wis, but
recently a resident of 3rd street south
this city, will be panied to hear that
he was taken to a sanitarium last
week to be treated for an abnormally
high blood pressure. The latest re
ports received in this city through
Miss Harriet Williams, seem to indi
cate that he is getting better.
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Macaben anc
Miss Helen Macaben and young sol
, Claude Macaben are back from sew
: eral months sojourn in the southern
city of Louisville, Kentucky, which
they do not like near as we'll as Crane
= Rapids, Wisconsin. Mr.. and Mrs. Ma
4 caben will put in a week or more Wis
r iting with relatives in this vicinit,
, preparatory to settling for the white
y on 3rd Az, and Grant St.
e Mrs Geo. 7. Nixon accompanie,
:, BY Mrs. Kate ]. Pepin was bushes
visitor at Meehan at Biron and on tn
!. | 2lover road last Tuesday evening