Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-03-22

Mr.. and Mrs Orbie Francis of
Green Bay are in the city guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Sprise.
! Miss Katherine Gibson of MiIwau-
| kee will arrive in the city Thursday
for avisit with Mrs. E. B. BEDFORD.
! Mrs. E. B. BEDFORD returned yester-
day from visit at Appleton. Mrs.
BEDFORD was caught in the blockade en-
route home and stayed at Marshfeld
over Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Lutz Jr. have re
turned from Stevens Point wnerethey
attended the funeral of Simon Langos-
ky.
Miss Dorothy McTavish has return
ed from Wausau where she has been
attending business college.
The paper mill at Brokaw has been
shut down for several days on account
ofthe scarcity Of coal caused by the
blocking Of railroads
Claim Agent Brock of the Mllwau-
kee road has been spending several
days in the city looking after business
interests of his company.
Rev. VIM. Newing has returned to
Green Bay after visit in the city.
The A. 3. C. Prayer Circle will meet
with Mrs. o. R. Moore, at 317 Oak
street, Wednesday afternoon at two
o'clock.
Mrs, Frank Dresnak and baby have
been visiting with relatives at Pitts
vile.
H. Wachs is reported to be quite i'll
with pleurisy.
Agent L. A. Collar of the Western
Express Co., of Stevens Point con-
Quoted a lively menagerie at the of
ice last week, during the snow block
ade. The menagerie consisted of
white fox TERROR, a crate of chickens
and other live stock.
P. c. Eldredge, assistant manager
lof the Western Division of the Milwau-
llee road left this noon on Number 6
for Milwaukee after spending several
days at Rudolph looking after the
snow blockade.
Donald johnson went to Stevens
Point today to address the Merchants
of that city on the Cooperative Deliv-
cry System.
WEDNESDAY.
Mrs. Will Gombert of Mazzepa, Min
nesota, a sister of Peter Reiland ar
rived in the city today to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Reiland.
The funeral services of Mrs. NJ Far
rell will be held at SIS. Peter &Paul
Catholic church on Friday morning,
Rev. VIM. Reding officiating.
Judge Byron B. Park will return to
the city on Friday, March 23rd and
will spend the day looking after court
matters.
Lee Hoffman of Vesper was bust
ness visitor in the city today.
Mrs. Johannes Rochstroch entertain
ed the ST. Katherine's Guild this af-
ternoon at the vicarage.
SALESMEN:-Active men to sell
in Wisconsin, of an established Auto
mobile Company. Liberal commission
paid. Will stand the closest investiga-
ton. Write or call 932 First National
Bank Building, Milwaukee.
Mrs Kennedy of Merrill was a
guest at the NJ. G. Gordon home yes
terday.
Mrs. Robert Macdonald left last
hight for Ladysmith where she will
visit with her son Bert and wife
The latest reports from Mrs. Laura
Garrison who underwent an operation
FOR goitre at Wausau Monday is that
she is more than holding her own and
gaining, which will be agreeable news
to her many friends in this city.
The high school basket ball team left
this morning for Wausau where they
will play the Wittenberg high school
basketball team in an elimination
game this evening.
Mrs Fred Eberhardt of Biron re-
turned Tuesday from Wausau where
she had been with Miss Lillian Gets
af who was operated on there last Sat-
urday for goitre. She reports her get
ting along nicely after the operation
before she left there.
Everybody is delighted with the
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