Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-01-10

confined under it for three hours be-
fore help came. He sustained no 9th
er injury, save the suffering from the
cold,
! Place your job printing orders at
the Wood County Reporter printing
office. If.
Grandma Hooten. mother Of Mrs
B. R. Goggins is quite i'll this week an7
under the care of a nurse.
Bert Smith the popular shoe mar
started for Chicago, Monday morning
o attend the Retail Shoe Dealers
convention. On reaching the C. G N.
w. R. R. depot in the morning he was
told that on account of the storm there
was no train thru, SO he went to the
Green Bay & Western depot in the af-
ternoon, thinking to make it that way.
He got as far as New London and had
to come back as there were no trains
from that point on. Milwaukee papers
state that Sundays storm was the
worst of the season.
Miss Janet Daily, teacher in the
II and 9Th grades of the city schools
of West Concord, Mimi, left for her
work again, on Monday, after having
spent the holidays with her parents
here.
Orestes Garrison has been at the
7oegins. Brazeau and Goggins office
the past week helping out with the
questionnaires.
TITS not the largest number of
subscribers always that makes the
best advertising medium. Advertise
ers want to reach the common peo-
Dle, who do most Of their buying local
Thomas Boinske, Of Kellner, who en-
stod in Troop G. of this city and went
to Waco, Texas, with the local boys,
is back home with an honorable dis
large, secured because of defective
vision. He reports all his comrades
we'll and happy and enjoying the life
of a soldier. They expect to leave
soon for somewhere in France"
A letter received from Mrs. Carrie
Cameron-Webster, the past week
,tates that her son Adrian was mar
lied the past summer and that later
'e enlisted and is now stationed at
Camp Grant at Rockford, Illinois. Mrs
lobster further states that she her
self is not in the best of health hav-
ing had several operations the past
"ar. She states also that she has a
1opted little boy four year old.
Mrs NJ. w. Vandenbrooz Of $50 4th
rtreet south. who has been in Bethel
Minnesota all summer, is now home
I'd laid up with an attack of typhoid
ever. 1t is a mild case however, and
is honed she will soon be on the
road to recovery.
Mr.. E. A. Palmer of Amigo was a
guest at the Witter, last week leaving
Early Friday morning for Neenah. Mr.
Halmer was in the city to install the
2. F. U. officers last Thursday night
friend Palmer who is a supreme off
| 'er of the Equitable Fraternal Union
| 5 also Chairman of the Langlade Co.
Defense League and quite active in
Red Cross Work. He was much i'm
pressed with Grand Rapids and its i'm
| provements.
B. r. Goggins is spending few days
his week in Milwaukee on legal bu-
/ siness.
Mrs. Mary E. Lord of Plainfeld,
sister of Mrs E. c. Smith and Bert
md Richard Smith, two sons of Mr..
md Mrs. Smith from Atlanta, are
ruests at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
E. c. Smith on Wiley street. Mr.
Smith, who has been in very poor
health for some time was reported
cry much improved Wednesday morn
ing.
Advertisers are rapidly being
convinced that the local newspaper,
gives better results than any other
! form of advertising. The local fam
| lily newspaper remains in the house
from week to week. Bills and circu-
ar advertising are glanced over and
hen thrown in the waste paper bas-
| 6et. If,
| Encourage your youngsters to buy
Thrift Stamps for themselves. II
will encourage them to save their
pennies-instiIl in them patriotism
make them feel that they are help
ing to win the war. Your letter car
rier will deliver the stamps and col
lect the money at your door
The cold wave of few DAYS ago
caused severe freezing weather owe,