Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-09-06

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at Baraboo with relatives and also
visited Troop G. at Camp Douglas.
Herman Jantz of Sherry, transact
ed business in this city last Tuesday
Leon Deider, who has made his
home in this city for the past four
years, and a member of the gradual
ing class of the Lincoln High school
Of 1917, has been engaged to teach
school the coming year at City Point.
Mr.. Reider is young man of sterling
qualities and has made many friends
in Grand Rapids who wish him sue
cess in his chosen profession.
John Fritsche, and son, William,
motored thru the city last Sunday
from Veedun1, where he went to take
his daughter Leona, who teaches
at that place. On his return trip, he
stopped at Dexterville and took fond
look at the place he once called home
1t goes without saying that he found
many changes both in the place and
surrounding country, having never
returned since he and his parents
moved from there thirty-six years ago.
Miss Gene Whitney of Sherry, was
in the city shopping and calling on
friends the first part of this week.
She was graduate of the Wood Coun-
ty Normal with the class of 1917, and
will teach school at Cranmoor this
year.
A soldier has a sweet tooth-satis-
fly it with candy and chocolate in small
lots only, each piece wrapped in oiled
paper, that it may not reach him a
sticky mess.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Witt are now
occupying their new residence, corner
Fourth avenue and Butler St., which
has been building the past summer.
The new house is neat in design and
a welcome addition to Fourth avenue
north.
VIM. Kroening seton foreman, $50
Cleveland St., who was knocked down
and run over by hand car recently
is recovering and will soon be able to
resume his work with the railroad
company.
The recent automobile accident at
the Green Bay tracks and 10th avenue
recalls the fact that this city has some
dangerous grade crossings without
saefty gates such as are maintained
in other cities of the same size and an
ounce of prevention is worth a pound
of cure.
Mrs. Edmund Herschleb and daugh-
ter of Duluth, who have been visiting
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. S. .Ad-
ans the past week, left today for a
weeks visit with Mrs. C. F. Smith at
Green Bay.-R. w. Morse and family
returned Sunday from a ten days trip
to Lancaster, Wis, where they had
been visiting relatives. They also
visited in Columbus, Wis, at the home
Of Mr.. Morse's sister, Mrs. NJ. M. Bart
ley.-Stevens Point Journal.
Mrs. FRANKLIN, superintendent of
Riverview hospital has gone to Chi
cago en- business for couple of days.
She left Wednesday.
Merville Tyler, the IS year old son
of one of the contractors from Mer-
rill, Wis, who met with an accident
Tuesday afternoon, while at work on
the new sulphite mill being erected at
Nekoosa, and was taken to the River
view hospital in this city, is getting
along nicely. He was struck on the
head by block falling from a wall.
1t caused severe wound on the skull
and it was close call for the young
man. He might have been killed.
Miss Ruth Wyman, and her sister.
Mrs. Chas. Natiwck left Monday for
Minneapolis where the former will
teach in the public schools of that city.
Mr.. and Mrs J. P. Glennon are re-
ioicing over the arrival of a son born
unto them Monday of this week-La-
Dor Day.
Ernest Kringel of Wauwautosa, has
been in this city for several days as
a guest of his brother August Kringel
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Rudolph of
Milwaukee, are guests of Sheriff and
Mrs. ]. E. bennington. Albert Ru-
dolph is an attorney at law who was
recently married and stopped here on
their wedding trip. They are enjoy
ing their visit in Grand Rapids.
Miss Cecile Smith left Wednesday
for Marinette, where she has accepted
position in Lauerman Bros. & Co.
store in the underwear and hosiery
department. Miss Smith filled this
position in the Johnson & Hill Co.
store in this city very creditably and
understands this work.
Mrs. F. L. Steib has gone to the
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