Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-07-26

WANIED:-G1rl Tor dlnlng room
work. Enquire of Englebright Hotel,
Ripon, Wis. 3twp.
Mrs. F. x. Pomainville left Satur-
day night on her second visit to her
husband in New York City, who is in
the Medical Reserve Corps awaiting
orders from the government, where
she will spend couple weeks with her
husband sight seeing.
President J. W. Crabtree of the
State Normal school at
River Falls, has been offered posi-
ton as secretary Of the National Ed
ucation association. If he accepts he
will make Washington his headquart-
ers.
The board of normal school regents
meets in Madison Thursday. They
will elect a successor to President A.
H. Keith of the Oshkosh normal school
WANTED FALSE TEETH:-Will
pay high as $3.50 for full sets. Mail
Cash for old Silverwear. Satisfaction
or goods returned. Western Metal Co.
Bloomington, III. 3twp.
Fifty rats on a farm will cost the
owner 800 to $500 year.
J. B. Null, with the Johnson & Hill
Co., returned home Monday morning
after a weeks absence in the Chicago
markets. He reports that the whole
salers all look forward to a good fall
business and that the crops in Illinois
and in fact all over the country are
looking good The recent warm wealth
er is helping corn and all crops are
fine While in Chicago he ran over
to Bushnell where his mother resides
and had splendid visit with her. Mr..
Null reports that he found the mark
cts and prices very much better than
he anticipated and that his firm will
have many fine bargains as result
of his trip.
Mrs. Meddough who resides on the
Plover road, recently was badly stung
by a swarm of bees while she was as
sisting her husband get one Of the
swarms back into the hive. Several
bees lit on her arms and stung her so
badly that it made her sick in bed for
a day and she was ailing for several
days after.
R. R. Williams of Marshfeld, sec
cretary Of the Central Wisconsin State
Fair Association was in the city Tues
day distributing literature and ad-
vertising the Fair which is to be held
there on August 81. He left few
copies of the official list Of the pre-
miums of the Central Wisconsin State
Fair which are for distribution. Any
one desiring a copy can have the same
by calling at this Office as long as they
last.
Mrs. Robert Eddy and son James of
Milwaukee, are in the city guests of
her sister Mrs. August E. Kringel on
9Th street north.
Oswald Mcneil, the we'll known pho
tographer, surprised the people of
Grand Rapids, Monday morning, when
they returned from the St. Paul depot
at noon, he had photographs of the
procession that went by his place at
10 o'clock the same morning, He haG
them on display in Gleue Bros. anG
F. L. Steib's show windows. They
were splendid pictures and people
could easily be recognized by those
who were acquainted with them. This
is photo service right off the bat.
The brick work on the new city hal
is now approaching completion, tht
second story is pretty near ready fol
the rafters. A. F. Billmeyer, the ar
chitect and his excellent crew of worl
men are psuhing the city hall right a
long.
Miss Olive Skinner 718 Main 81
Stevens Point, has returned to he
home after fortnights visit in thi
city at the home of her Uncle and Aun
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. j. Pritchard, O.
Baker street. Miss Skinner was quit
severely injured by an automobile i
Stevens Point early in July, but ha
now almost recovered.
Some heavy rainfalls occurred
Wisconsin and vicinity during the pas
week, notably on Sunday: At Lansin
Iowa 5.76 inches was recorded; L
Crosse, Wis, 3.82 inches, Wausa,
Wis, 1.22, inches; Portage, Wis, II
inches; Knowlton, Wis, 95 of an incl
i Mrs. Geo. T. Sherman of Appleton