Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-09-13

engaged as advertising man and WIN
dow trimmer by the Johnson & Hill
! Co., to fill the place made vacant by
/ the resignation of J. B. Null. He en-
tered upon his new duties Monday.
Saturday evening, Mr.. and Mrs. G.
x. Gibson entertained a number of
their friends at a dinner party at
their home on 18th street in honor Of
Mr.. and Mrs J. B. Schroeder of San
Francisco, Cal, who are visiting rel
atives and friends here. The home and
tables were prettily decorated for the
occasion and a several course dinner
was served. After dinner card play
ing was INDUCED in.
Mrs. Carl Oelschlager, of the Town
Of Grant, was a visitor at the Emil
Reinert home the past week.
Hubert Starks, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Starks, and a member of Troop
[ G, at Camp Douglas spent couple
Of days at home the past week.
! Geo. K. Gibson of Chicago, arrived
home Saturday and spent Sunday in
this city with his family.
The thermometer was down to %
degrees in this city and to 10 degrees
on the cranberry marshes Sunday
night. This report comes to US from
the weather bureau.
Workmen on the Grand Rapids
Street Railway track on Third Avenue
South, are laying brick and putting
on the finishing touches to complete
: their work on this street.
Mrs. Al. Knipple, formerly of this
city but now of Green Bay, was
visitor at the Emil Reinert home on
Baker Street, the past week.
By mistake the past week the ma
chine operator made US say that Mar
tin Jackson ran into Miss Kollock on
the wagon bridge with his car, when
it should have been Martin Jacobson,
as it was written. We apologize to
Mr.. Jackson for the mistake as it was
not intended.
Messrs. Lieutenant Babcock of Troop
r G, of Camp Douglas and Private Gust
Fiegel and Geo L. Mccarthy were
guests of relatives in this city the
first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Owen 662 End
5 street have returned from months
> vacation by automobile which was
spent in several states but principally
r in Iowa, where Mr.. Owen spent some
!, time in the heart of the corn belt.
|. Mrs. Oscar Lecey and daughter Miss
) LaRena $50 8th avenue north, have
returned from Wausau where they
u passed several pleasant days taking
@ in the sights attending the Marathon
Y County Fair and visiting with friends
n Miss Harriet Williams formerly of
429 3rd street south and who has been
;. summering at Mcmillan, Wisconsin
has returned and is now located in the
= Pomainville residence 324 Bird street
: south.
n At the biennial session of the Ma.
e tional Association of Letter Carriers
held at Dallas, Texas, last week, {
Il resolution cOndemning window en-
S yeIOpes was said unanimously adopt
ed. 1t was declared that said envel
n Opes are a hindrance to accurate worE
and provocative of eye strain, and the
Post Office Department to close al
Z" such envelopes as unavailable.
B. D. Wells, teacher in the public
schools in this city, has resigned hi
er position to accept similar one a
n Appleton, Wis. He will leave Crane
Id Rapids just as soon as his place i
lie filled, probably at the end of this weel
T. Mrs. R. NJ. Levin is back from Chi
III cago, where she has been pur
chasing her fall and winter stock o
m dry goods including millinery. Sh
ee says that the wholesale houses ar
enjoying good trade and are looking
: forward to good business. Will
- prices are high the demand for good
is strong.
n, The Kruger & Turbin Co., have
RS fine line of gents furnishings in stoc
and are in a position to supply the
customers with up-to-date clothe
:er made up of the latest fabrics. Rea
as their advertisement in this issue
the Wood County Reporter and the
en- purchase your fall and winter suppl