Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-09-27
LOCAL and
Personal

Messrs. Weiland and Refs, the new
sausage manufacturers, are receiving
their new machinery and working out
fit and they are being installed as
rapidly as possible. 1t now looks as
though they would be ready for bust
ness in a week or ten days. The carp
enters are through with their work,
the masons have completed the smoke
house and laid the brick for the large
kettles and fixed the fre-boxes. AS
soon as the machinery is placed and
put in working order the new firm
will be able to manufacture their pro-
duct
Miss Gladys Rose of Saratoga, has
accepted a position as stenographer
at the Grand Rapids Milling Companys
office in this city.
Mr. and Mrs. O. Leroux of Sherry
motored to Grand Rapids Saturday
afternoon to meet Mrs. Leroux's cous-
ms, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. BerOdin of
Milwaukee, Miss Pearl Leroux, who
teaches at Port Edwards, accompanied
them home and was present at the
homecoming which took place at the
Paul Juneau home Sunday Sept. 23rd
August f. Kringle an employee in
the state highway commissioner of
flee in this city, spent the week look
ing after survey matter in the central
part of Wisconsin.
This beautiful weather makes spe-
cial inducement for everybody to dig
their potatoes and harvest their gard
en- truck. While the crop of potatoes
hereabouts is not particularly large,
the potatoes are of good size and quail
ity.
A. L. Arpin and family will spend
the winter in Louisiana and will rent
the Baker ST. Residence fully furn-
ished if desired. Two families might
be conveniently Accommodated 2tw
Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ. Hill were
greatly delighted last week to have
their five sons at the family freside
for several days visit. These five boys
all have a very promising future
Miss Vida Sharkey of Milwaukee,
who has been visiting at the home of
her sister, Mrs. W. J. Berard left on
Tuesday for Canada accompanied by
her father, Bat Sharkey of Rudolph.
Monday afternoon the following
ladies were members of party who
drove with horses down the west side
of the Wisconsin river as far as Ne
koosa and crossed the river and came
back again along the east side of the
river They stopped along the way
and gathered plants, flowers and au-
tumn leaves and enjoyed a delightful
trip:
FOR SALE-Brand new 1917 twin
Harley-Davidson 16 H. P. motorcycle
Electric equipment Run two hundred
miles. J. Alexander Port Edwards
Wis. 4tp.
DR.. w D. Harvey of Oshkosh, re-
ceived commission the first of August
in the u S. Medical Corps and expects
to be called any day into actual service
His many friends in this city wish
him we'll.
Father Rockstroh leaves this weel
for Illinois where he is to officiate a
a wedding on Saturday, Sept 29th.
The Historical and Literary Society
met Monday night with Mrs. j. ]
Canning. Two interesting paper
were read, one by Mrs. B. J. Closui
and the other by Mrs Edward Hougen
Light refreshments were served ant
a delightful evening is reported
Our neighbor, Edward Smith, ha
been confined to the house and hi
bed with heart trouble. We are pleas
ed to announce that at this writin;
he is stronger and feeling better thai
he has for some time.
1t is not often that you can gathe
raspberies out of garden on the 26t
day of September in this locality, bu