Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-06-06

Of the state is home to spend her suM
ner vacation,
Mrs. August F. Kringle left Tues
day for Milwaukee where she will at
tend the wedding Of her cousin. She
expects to be absent about two weeks.
Miss Erma Gurtler resigned her po-
sition at the News Stand and left on
Monday June for Milwaukee where
she will be employed.
1t is no doubt true that the man who
doesn't advertise can reduce his ex-
penses, as the small volume of his
trade will permit him to let his help
go.
Messrs. F. ]. Wood and Theo. W.
Brazeau were in Milwaukee the past
week to hear Theodore Roosevelt who
spoke there on the political situation
| of the country.
The Misses Ruth Wuersch, Helen
Hougen, Ethel Barnes and George
Corriveau who have been attending
Lawrence college at Appleton during
| the past year are home for their sum
mer vacation.
A baby boy was born to Mr.. and
Mrs, Carol Rector on May 80, and
died the following morning at 800
o'clock. The young people have the
sympathy Of the community in their
great loss.
Chautauqua Week will open here
June 10th and last the entire week
A splendid program is advertised and
the benefits derived from this weeks
benefits will be turned over to the Red
Cross organization.
Miss Vivian Hayes arrived in the
city to spend her summer vacation.
. Miss Laura Reeves teacher in ou1
! public schools has gone to Detroit
! Mich, to spend the summer vacation
with her mother and her sister, Mrs
F. S. Solar.
Rev. c. C. Becker, pastor Of the M
E. church in this city has been grantee
a leave of absence for weeks t
v assist in an educational campaign il
South Dakota His pulpit will be file
g during his absence by different speak
r. ers.
= w. C. Weisel has purchased the neN
home located on the corner of Wash
ington Ave. and Drake Street, of {
~ E. Blodgett. The consideration
reported to have been about $8,00'
The deal was made thru C. E. Bole
y real estate agent. Mr.. and Mr.
e Weise1 expect to occupy the same
the near future.
IS Miss Hazel Croft of Beloit, who ha
d been engage as Assistant in the Coz
gregational church work in this cit
er entered upon the discharge of her ne
tie duties in that church the first of Jun
Miss Croft is reported to be an expe
ii enced musician and church worker ar
70 therefore will be valuable addition
the present working force of tn;
~ church society.
T The many friends of Reginald Ma
Kinnon, son of Mr.. and Mrs. F. Ma
W Kinnon of this city, who has bee
10 stationed at Waco, Texas the pa
" three weeks reports that he was OF
m of three men chosen out Of compar
AZ of 259 for the Officers Training can
at Waco. His friends can reach hi
ia by addressing their letters to him ca,
n of Officers Training Camp, 7th Div
sion, Camp Macarthur, Waco, Texa
n Mrs. Paul Fontaine of Minneapol
W., is a guest this week of Mr. and MI
C. E. LaVigne at Washington, D.
II Mrs. Fontaine went to New York Cit
ia to bid good bye to her son Jean, sal
q ing for France to enter army servit
with the American Expeditionary TO
HI ces. Mrs. Fontaine missed her so
RI and has since received a telegram a.
" nouncing his safe arrival in Franc
She will go from Washington to Blu
= falo, to visit at the home ofMr. al
RI Mrs. Newton Higbee, later stopping
al Ohio points to see other relatives. b
fore returning to her Minneapol
"A home.