Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-11-29

Their investigation. This is another
instance of the very efficient work of
the sheriff.
The many friends of Mrs. Edw.
Morrill, will be panied to hear that she
is not gaining as rapidly as could be
expected and that she is still confined
to her bed most of the time.
Sheriff bennington informs US that
all of the detectives who met such a
shocking death in the explosion in
Milwaukee were personal friends of
his and that, were it possible for him
to leave his official duties at this time
he would have gone to Milwaukee for
the funeral.
If you need bath towels, don't for
get the special price on towels at OF
to's Pharmacy on Saturday, Dec. /.
Word was received in this city the
past week that Mr.. Lewis Steinhardt,
who had been in a hospital for the past
few weeks was able to be brought
home Mrs. Steinhardt will be better
remembered here, as Mrs Baruch
Mr.. Jack Worden of Bancroft was
in the city yesterday to call on Edw.
Smith who is in very poor health.
Geo. Corriveau, Ethel Barnes, Ruth
Wuersch and Helen Hougen all stu
dents at Lawrence College, Appleton
are expected to arrive home Wednes-
day night to spend the Thanksgiving
vacation.
Word was received IN the city on
Sunday that Mr.. and Mrs. Frank WI
ersch, who have been working near
International Falls, Mimi, the past
season would start for home Sunday
morning, by auto expecting to arrive
home for Thanksgiving.
WANTED:-Girlsa at Hotel Witter
The recruiting station reports that
so far they have sent II young men
from Wood county among the number
being Young F. Carlson of this city
who went in the 23rd Engineers Corps
Two more are expecting to leave this
week, Chas. Starks, aviation and VIM.
C. Bushlen of Arpin, 23rd engineers.
There is on display in the window
of the W. c. Weisel store a knit robe
made by Mrs. Hooton, mother of Mrs
3. R. Goggins, for use in the GONZALES
cent ward of the Red Cross hospital
1t is very beautiful, and any one who
has stray bits of yarn would help the
good cause along by leaving them in
the basket provided, either at WeiseP:
or Johnson & Hills stores. This il
the fourth robe made at the Goggin':
home out of bits of yarn that have
been contributed.
Miss Edna Roach of Fond du Lac
spent the week end with her brother
and wife in this city.
Miss Dorothea Rousseau who is at
tending school in Stevens Point spent
Sunday with relatives here.
A class of between thirty and fort!
ladies have been working in the da!
| and evening classes at the Red Cros
rooms for two weeks and expect t.
| take an examination for Instructor il
Surgical Dressing, on Friday of thi
week.
The Misses Genevieve and Beulal
Otto, daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo
A. Otto, 326 Jackson ST., last weel
! submitted to an operation for tonsili
tbs.
Miss Bessie Lavigne, the popula
school marin at Rudolph, whose hom
is in this city is an ardent Red eros
worker and often reports at head
quarters in the Elks building with
large bundle of work made up by tn
patriotic women of Rudolph workin
under Miss Lavigne's supervision.
DR. c. F. Lain, the nerve specia
list formerly of the Seneca Road move
to town the past month to be neare
his patients. He having rented nous
| Number 551 Cleveland street.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Hayward wer
called 60 Hancock, Sunday morning
by the serious illness of Mrs. Hubbar
mother of Mrs. Hayward. Later j
the day DR.. Hougen was called and i
!, left for Hancock in the evening takin
a trained nurse with him.