Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-01-31
LOCAL And
PERSONAL

FOR RENT One-half of house
back of Lincoln school building $500
per month. Apply at this office. If
Geo. K. Gibson of Chicago was bu-
siness visitor in the city the past week
and while here had the pleasure of
calling on a few Of his friends.
Mrs. Ella Baker Martin of Ritzville,
Washington, was unable to come east
to attend the funeral of her mother,
Mrs. Geo. w. Baker on account of i'll
ness.
Reginald MacKinnon was away on
business trip this week, for the Mac
Kinnon Mfg. Co.
Mrs. STANCE of Merrill and Mrs.
Kinzel and daughter are guests at the
Ellis and Rogers homes. Mrs. STANCE
is mother of Mrs. Ellis and Mrs. Rog-
ers.
FOR RENT:-160 acre farm, 6
miles south of Grand Rapids Farm IS
well improved, good buildings, 80 a
cres under pillow, balance timber and
pasture Enquire at Reporter office. ct
Dan Arpin, Jr., who has a logging
contract in the northern part of the
state spent a few days the past week
with his wife and son, who are spend
ing the winter with Mrs Arpin's mo-
Their, Mrs. Jennie Taylor.
Laird Warner of Chicago spent the
week end with his wife and children,
who are at the M n Weeks home
this winter.
The members of the Travel Glass
are planning to hold a bridge party,
at the home of Mrs. l. P. Witter on Feb
ruary 8, 1918, the proceeds to go for
the benefit of the Red Cross. The plan
is for each member to invite three
which with herself will make up one
table, each one to pay fifty cents. This
will bring in $500 a table which ought
to net quite sum for the cause.
f. c. ,Pors of Marshield was down
on Monday and took in the business
mems lunch at the Elks' Club.
Try an advertisement in the Wood
County Reporter, and see if you don't
obtain results from it. Use no other
paper for advertising at the same time.
Test out your advertising mediums. If.
Capt. V. A. c. Herman, nephew of
Chas. E"klund of this city, has been
appointed head of the Aviation Ex-
aiming Board of the state Of New
York, with offices in the Syracuse Free
Dispensary in Syracuse.
Mrs. Rachel Demeroe has been very
i'll for the past few days
Dean c. Babcock left, Friday fol
Rock Island, H., where he will enlist
for a special six weeks war service
at the arsenal.
Subscribe for the Wood County
Reporter and in that way get all the
local news of city and county, in
which you are interested. The ancient
history item in the Reporter is well
worth the subscription price alone 4
Mrs. G. w. Boord nee Miss Emme
K. Lessig now of Turtle Greek, Pa. Is
in the city visiting relatives enc
friends Her husband being detained
at home on account of his business, he
being q builder and contractor. Mrs
Boord is very favorably impressed
with Pennsylvania and her new friend.
Her husband has two brothers in tht
niniStrr-, one being in the Lutheran
church and one in the Baptist. Ano
Their brother having been a candidate
for Vice President on the Prohibition
ticket
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Arpin and littl
daughter, Mary Jane returned Satur
day from ten days trip to Texas.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. P. Witter spent
few days the first of the week visitin,
friends in st. Paul and Minneapolis.
IT'S not the largest number o
subscribers always that makes tn
best advertising medium. Advertis
ers want to reach the common pee
pie, who do most of their buying local
~. If.
Mrs. Minnie Laken is at the Ed. Nc
rill home helping in the care of Mr.