Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-09-19

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Susan Scribner and her sister Mrs. E.
S. King of Merrill.
Mrs. A. II. STANCE Of Merrill was
the guest of Mrs. R. Rogers and Mrs.
E. W. Ellis the past week.
The eagerness with which the Ger
man soldiers advance to the attack
seems to be explained by the hope
they entertain of being taken prison
ers.
These Huns that said America
would never fight seem to feel it ne
cessary to move back whenever the
Americans show their heads outside
their trenches.
Mesdames A. Reinert Sr., and A.
Daiaer5 IF, and daughter Gertrude
returned Saturday from Racine, where
they had been to visit the formers
daughter, Mrs. W. Blish.
Some people can't save any Of the
gasoline they use in pleasure driving
now, as it is only needed to carry food
to the men in the trenches and take
the desperately wounded men to the
hospitals.
AS we are urged by the government
to survey all our resources, the boys
have carefully marked the number
and location of all jars of jam and
preserves.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Mccain of
Michigan are in the city visiting his
mother, Mrs. John Mccain. They
were formerly residents of this city
and their old time friends will all be
glad to see them.
The men who don't dare wear a
straw hat down town on warm day
after fall hat day, are usually among
those who deplore the folly Of wo-
mems fashions.
Mrs. A. L. Fontaine and daughter
Janet, left Friday morning for Mel
len. where they will visit couple OF
weeks with Mrs. Fontaine's mother
and sister Mrs. Chas. Humphrey. They
expect to be absent two weeks.
That loud tumult you heard among
the non-English speaking citizens or
the way to register, was not plot
against the United States, but merely
discussion on which is the best fight
eT.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Gilmore Layton
have been blessed with gift in the
form of a little white bundle on the
afternoon of September II, 1918 {
beaming eight pound baby boy. Mrs
Layton is the daughter of Mr.. anC
Mrs. Chas. Dickoff on Fourth stree
south
Instead Of having to send out polic'
to drag the registrants in by the scruf
dicted, the draft boards almost had t.
call on the police to protect them from
the clamors of the men demanding
to be registered.
Mrs. J. n. Reiland entertained a few
of her lady friends Friday evening a
which Auction Bridge was played. A
the close of playing it was found tina
Mrs. R. F. Matthews won first priz,
and Mrs Carson Burt the second prize
Refreshments were served and a mos
enjoyable evening was reported.
Some one asks what became of tn,
men this year that used to hang a
round the bulletin boards and tele
graph offices to get the news Of tn,
World Series ball games? Well, sew
eral of 'em were hanging around the
draft boards to see who'd get the
chance to go to camp first.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Weisel accomp
anied by Mrs. Heinemann of Merrill
who has been visiting here the past
two weeks, left Saturday by auto fol
Merrill where Mr.. and Mrs Weise
spent Sunday and returned home or
Monday. The trip was very pleasant
| bOth gong and coming.
We desire to call your attention tc
the bargains offered by w. c. Weise
in an advertisement in this issue OF
the Reporter. Mr.. Weisel carries q
fine line of ready-to-wear goods as
we'll as other merchandise which will
pay the ladies Of Grand Rapids and
vicinity to investigate.
Mrs. ]. A. Bogie entertained few
of her lady friends at her home on
list Street n. Friday evening in honor
Of Mrs. E. A. Andrews who left Sat
urday for Milwaukee where she will
join her husband and they will make
that city their future home The popu
lar game of 900" was played at the
close of which delicious refreshments
were served. Mrs. Andrews was pre-
sented with a present as a token of
the esteem in which she IS held bv her
lady friends
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