Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-05-23
Personal and Local

J. r. Ragan was in Milwaukee the
first of the week on business.
The Congressman are beginning to
think that the cause of American Pre-
paredness will require them to ad-
| journ and prepare for the fall elections
John Love of Chicago. who is with
the c. M. & st. Paul Railroad Co.,
spent Sunday in this city with his
parents and friends.
The time the Germans put out some
very conciliatory talk about peace is
the time for everyone to put on their
gas masks.
However, some people will be so
busy detecting the mistakes of the
government that they can't see the
weeds in their garden.
The fat witted loafer on the grand
stand is very angry at bonehead base
ball by the player who did not think
correctly in twenty-ffth of a sec
ond
The public won't feel satisfied that
real justice has been done until the
sugar hoarders get sick from eating
too much sweet stuff.
1t is confdentially predicted that
the Germans will rise to the occasion,
when our aviators begin to drop some
bombs under their feet.
Present indications are that the A
nanias Club, which teo lor g has been
inactive, is going TO initiate a large
class of new members connected with
the aircraft business.
However, some men can't do much
to help the Red Cross save the life
of some soldier boy, as they couldn't
do business if they didn't smoke six
or eight expensive cigars day.
Mrs. M. E. Husin and two children
and Mrs. George Gelorine of Green
Bay, were guests Of their sister, Mrs.
Frank Leland, the past week They
report very pleasant visit while here
in Grand Rapids.
The fact that a man wouldn't go
into the trenches for $4,000 does not
prove that he will come across with
$40 to help pick up the fellow who
has to go there.
While the war department is max
ing such stupendous plans for 1920.
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that large amount of fighting has to
be done in 1918.
Next Sunday evening at the Mora
Wan church the English service will
be conducted by Rev. Henry Kuehl
| and he will preach the sermon. Ser
vices begin at 7:30 p. m. All invited.
Leonard Reinhart, credit man for
Johnson & Hill Co., left Sunday ev-
ening for Watertown, Wis, to attend
a state convention Of the Knights of
Columbus, as a delegate for the local
lodge.
The boy who can't wait a minute
to have his mother fix up his clothes,
is the same one who can watch a
cork at the end of a fish line for two
hours without a bite.
The annual Memorial sermon before
the G. A. r. and W. P c.. will be
preached at the Methodist Episcopal
church next Sunday morning at elev-
en- o'clock by the pastor, Rev. c. c..
Becker. The local military company
will also attend.
Mrs. Hugh Goggins is in the city
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
B, R. Goggins. She has just returned
from Memphis, Tenn, where she vis-
ted with her husband, who is in the
aviation department of the U. S. Ar
my.
Splendid repair work is going on
on the west side on Grand Avenue,
from the bridge running west. This
work is being done under the direc-
ton of A. 7. Thompson, City Engineer.
This street will be as good as new a.
| gain when the repair work is COM
pleted.
Rev. Henry Kuehl and his bride,
who are travelling by easy stages from
Bethlehem, Pa, are expected to arrive
n this city Friday evening, and they
will be at home with Mrs. Herman
Kuehl. his mother, until further notice
His many friends will be glad to
welcome him and his bride back home
Major K 3. Ferguson, Royal Bri-
tish Artillery, while in this city Sat.
urday. May 18th, in behalf of the Red