Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-09-05


there is place at the very outside
listening post of the front line trenches
especially reserved and ticketed for
them
The soldiers who get promotion are
not the ones who criticise their SUI
periors with the most ability, but
those that do their own job better
than anyone expected.
Formerly you could interest people
at public gatherings by having base
ball bulletins read Now the base
ball managers might be able to inter
est the public at their games by hav-
ing war bulletins read
Those who find fault because not
enough Pullan cars are run in this
country, might like it better in France
where our boys have to travel III cars
used indiscriminately for men and
horses.
Mrs. John Liebe, Of the town of
Grand Rapids, brought in some of the
first home grown water and musk
melons grown upon their farm and sold
them to the dealers in this city. They
expect large crop this year.
Recently party Of former Grand
Rapids residents enjoyed reunion in
Portland. The party consisted of J.
J. Martin, Mrs. c. A. Hall formerly
Miss Louise MARTINI Mr. and Mrs.
John Steib and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Antes.
The newspapers, full of information
are restricted in size owing to paper
shortage; but silly novels that are sold
only by sensational pictures on the
front cover, seem to be issued as free
" as ever.
The new fire engine building is now
complete SO far as the brick and stone
TX is concerned and the rc0t is OF.
1he carpenters are busy getting the
interior work ready for the plastering
Ii row looks as Is Oct. 1, would see
the building completed.
Mrs. Louise Akey and Mrs. Geo.
F'rechette entertained ten of their lady
friends at six o'clock dinner at the
home of Mrs. Akey Friday evening
in honor of Miss Vera Mueller, who
left Saturday for Sheboygan where
she will teach the coming year. The
evening was spent in social converse,
games and music.
Prof. C. W. Schwede was in our city
Saturday looking after some business
matters prior to leaving for Chicago
| where he will enter the Chicago Uni
| versity. He called upon many Of his
cid time friends to bid them goodbye
as it would probably be some time
before he came to Grand Rapids a.
gain. His friends all wished him well.
| j R. Raglan was in Milwaukee the
| past week on business and on his re-
turn home noticed 43 four-wheel drive
Trucks being conveyed to Milwaukee
o. four soldiers i. each car. The cars
were manufactured at ClintonviiIe and
were undoubtedly destined to be ship
ped to the front. 'rhe list Of cars
made a fine appearance
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Lem1ey who have
been spending the summer at their
home in this city expect to leave for
Kansas City, Mo-, where they will
spend the winter with their daughter
Lillian A. Lemley. The summer
months are pretty warm in Kansas
City and therefore they enjoy the sum
mer months at their old home here
in Grand Rapids.
Leonard Kinister who has been in
charge of the Boy Scout organization
for the past year, left the past week
for Decatur, H., where he has ac-
cepted a similar position with the Boy
Scouts of that city. We take pleasure
IN commencing him to the good citi-
zens of that city who will find him
painstaking and efficient in the dis
charge of his official duties.
Mrs. c. Hewitt and daughter Bea-
trlce left Saturday for Waupun where
they will make their future home. Mr.
Hewitt left for the same place this
week where he will conduct a hotel
that has recently been purchased by
himself and Edw N. Pomainville. who
deal in real estate together. The
members of the Hewitt family have
the best wishes Of their friends in
Grand Rapids for their future success
in that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. J. Lemley of Chi
cage, were in the city guests of his
parents over Sunday. They were MAX
ing trip thru Wisconsin visiting rel
2tlves and friends and the northern
lake summer resorts. Mr.. LemIey en-
Joys fishing and usually spends his
summer vacation in northern Wiscon-
sin. He paid Wisconsin this compG-
ment that our roadways taket as a
whole were the best of any state that
he has ever travelled in, excepting the
boulevards in the larger cities. While
here they visited his sister who re-
sides in Auburndale.