Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-01-11

+ Mrs. James Wade Jenkins will en-
terrain the Girls Club at the home Of
| her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Falkland
MacKinnon on Saturday afternoon.
The members of the Modern Wood.
men of America and the Royal Neigh.
bors held joint installation last ev.
ening. Following the business SEES
sion, the remainder of the evening was
spent in dancing, an elaborate ban
quet being a big feature of the even
| ing's entertainment.
SATURDAY.
Mrs. Mike Farrell and Mrs. R.
Voight were guests of Mrs. Frank
Binger at Biron the past week. They
attended the Club meeting.
Miss Anna Manske who has been
employed at the Johnson & Hill store
left today for an extended visit with
her sister at Edgerton.
Miss Frances Knoll who has been
employed at Cohen Bros. store has
resigned her position, which takes eff
feet tonight.
Kenneth McCamley is confined to
his home with a bad case of lagrippe.
VIM Lawrence, the Portable Saw
Mill man, of Rudolph is moving his
saw mill today from near the J. D.
Herring farm in Juneau county to the
town of Grand Rapids, near the Link
farm, where he has a hundred thou
sand feet to saw for Link and others.
Judge E. N. Pomainville is in re-
ceipt of a letter from Prof. George
Peltier of Auburn, Alabama, in which
he states that they have to keep the
doors open most of the time on ac-
count of the heat. He is connected
with the Alabama Polytechnic Insti-
tute and enjoys his work and the coun-
try. The professor desires to be re-
membered to all of his friends.
Steve Schwebke and Art Sierck
were in Marshfeld yesterday to bill
the town for the Elks Minstrels that
will play in that city on January Is.
The Marshfield people gave the Grand
Rapids boys to understand that if
they would give the people of Marsh
field a show that was one-half as good
as the previous ones they would turn
out in full force
Mr. and Mrs. Myer Fridstein and
daughter have returned from holiday
visit in Chicago.
Mrs. W. J. Berard is confined to her
home with an attack of lagrippe.
Clarence Christensen leaves tomor-
row night for Chicago where he has
taken a position.
Mrs O. Moore returned last night
from a visit with relatives at Baraboo
Mr.. Moore went as far as Marshfield
and accompanied her home.
Victor Jersohn of Minnesota is in
the city for an extended visit with his
sister Mrs. Jack Smith.
Miss Nettie Sandman is visiting
with her sister Miss Anna Sandman at
Stevens Point.
Two of the employees Of the local
telephone received checks this week, |
as bonuses. The bonus equals two
weeks pay to those that had been in
the employ of the company for less
than a year and more than three
months and three weeks to those hav-
ing been in service year. The checks
were sent to this city from the Stew
ems Point office.
The Port Edwards Telephone Ex-
change that is controlled and owned
by the Wood County Telephone Co.,
of this city has been transferred from
the Shellhammer home to the home
of Mrs. R. Cahill. Manager Smart was
reluctant to accept Mrs. Shellham-
mer's resignation for during the five
years Mrs. Shellhammer has had
charge of the system he has never had
one complaint on her line. Port Ed
wards has 40 phones now, which is a
part Of the local system. Before Mrs.
Shellhammer was married she was
employed by the Bell Telephone Co.,
of this city, and will be remembered
as Miss Mollie Williams.
Miss Estella Douville entertained
last evening for Miss Marie Hayes of
Grand Rapids. The evening was
spent in games and stunts and re-
freshments were served by the hos