Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-11-01
sition as teacher in the reform school.

sition as teacher in the reform school.
A. P. Bean of Vesper, was in the
city Tuesday making his report on the
sale of Liberty Bonds in his section
of the county. While in the city he
| was a social caller at the Reporter
| office and in the course of conversation
we found him a devoted friend to Bob
La Toilette. He said that most of the
farmers in his locality took bonds,
most of whom were Germans.
Mrs. w. L. Wood is in Marshfield
visiting at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Blodgett.
Mrs. J. S. Thompson entertained the
members and few friends of the Fig
! gomah Club Thursday afternoon at a
regular meeting at her home on Third
street south. A series of games of
| Auction Bridge were played at the
conclusion of which it was found that
| A. C. Normington was entitled to the
| club prize and Mrs Geo. W. Davis
was given the guest prize. A light
| luncheon was served.
Mrs. Flora Tebo, with the Johnson &
Hill Co. is back from Chicago where
she spent a few days making selec-
| tions of merchandise for her depart
ment in the Johnson & Hill Co. store.
Mrs. Mary McGregor of Ripon was
here to attend the funeral service of
her sister Mrs James Gibson, the past
week.
T. J. Gibson of Delevan, MINI, bro
Their of James Gibson, was here the
past week to attend the funeral of his
brothers wife.
Mr. and Mrs. Reinert Eager of ON
70, Wis, were in the city the past week
to attend the funeral of their old time
friend, Mrs. James Gibson.
Mrs. J. H. Lake and daughter, En-
ma, of Kewaunee were guests at the
home Of their daughter and sister Mrs.
Edward Bodette Jr., who resides on the
corner of Washington Avenue and
Eighth street north.
The people of Grand Rapids and vi
entity were greatly surprised at the
great fall Of snow that reached this
locality October % and 20. It really
had all the appearances as if winter
had set in for good.
''The American" published in Ber-
lin, Wis, is a new paper, a copy OF
which reached our desk this week is
No. 1, Vol 1, six column eight page
paper 1t is published weekly and has
all the ear marks of successful
newspaper.
Mr.. and Mrs Chas. T. Raglan of
Chippewa Falls stopped off at this
place on their way home from New
York City where they had been to
visit their son who has enlisted in the
army and expects to go abroad soon
They spent few days here as guests
of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Raglan and fami-
ly before going home.
The disagreeable weather Of the
| past week has been very discouraging
to the building of good roads. The
highway commission both Of the state
and the county report very poor pro-
gress. They are anxiously waiting
good weather to complete jobs already
started.
John Kreutzer Jr, with the Nekoo
sa-Edwards Paper Co., at Port Ed
wards was called Sunday to Sleep.
Eye, Mimi, and left for that place
Sunday night.
Eugene Myers, the well-known farm
er in the town of Saratoga near tn
. mouth of the Five Mile Creek, ha
traded his farm for city property OF
Seventeenth avenue south near tn
|. Edison school. This will be a grea
change for Mr.. Meyers for he has bee1
resident on that farm as long as tn
t writer can remember.
I Word was received Tuesday announ
e cling the death of Frank, the II yea
n old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Emile CARR
son which occurred at their home i
> San Diego, Cal Death was due t
diabetes. Mr.. and Mrs. Garrison cer
tainly have the sympathy of thei
many friends in this city in this hou
of their bereavement
If anybody's up, why do we wan
VI to take him down? Do we want t