Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-03-28

~. hfVmer and his son were both
| oorn IN Grand Rapids and consequent
ly enjoyed their visit here. Their
many friends were all glad to see them
Miss Ethel ENNIS, nurse, was in
Pittsville this week, called there pro
fessionally.
Mrs. George Kinister was the guest
Of relatives at Loyal, Wis, for a few
days this week.
| Ralph Otto is back from Davenport,
Iowa, where he had been visiting his
father for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hickman were
guests Of relatives in Merrill the past
week
Miss Ella Kurtz was on short
visit to Milwaukee with relatives, this
week.
Miss Ella Hasbrouck and Miss Ruth
Richer, spent the week end in Milwau-
kee shopping and visiting
Mrs. Geo. ". Davis and Miss Mil
dred Kruger were guests of Mrs. ".
Gross at Wausau the past week.
Mrs. l. Colvin of Mansfield was
the guest of Mrs. Geo. Kinister the
fore part of the week.
E. B. Redford was in Washington,
D. c., this week on business for the
Consolidated Water Power & Paper
Co.
Miss Dorothy bennington and Miss
Kathryn McGIynn were in Appleton
on Friday and Saturday where they
attended the basketball tournament.
They report most enjoyable time.
5 C. H. Crownhart, candidate for
Judge of the Supreme Court, has a
display in this issue of the Reporter,
to which we call your attention. Mr..
Crownhart is a Republican of the La
Toilette type and we understand is
being favored by that branch Of the
Republican party.
1t is reported to this office by DR.
, J. ]. Looze, health officer, that the
last analysis of water samples sent
to Madison shows that the present
water supply is pure, and can be used
without boiling This will be pleas
ing news to the citizens of Grand
Rapids.
We call your attention to the pc
litical advertisement in another col
umn of this issue of Judge Marvin B
Rosenberg, who is a candidate to the
Supreme Court bench to which he was
appointed the past year. Mr.. Rosen-
: berry has many friends in Grand RAP
2 ids who will be pleased to remember
/ him on election day.
= F. J. Wood went to Stevens Point {
week ago and accompanied Mrs. Kate
e Townsend to this city. She is at Riv.
!. erview Hospital convalesing from the
| recent injuries she received in a fall
: while visiting friends at Stevens Point
Mrs. Townsend has not sufficiently re-
covered to be able to walk, and is o
biged to use an invalids chair.
t In addition to the efforts being made
J. by the State Council of Defense anC
the state seed stocks committee, Bar
ron is another of the counties contrib
, uting strongly to improving the seec
corn situation. It's council of defense
g has advanced $4,000 with which to buy
and sell seed.
Poor ventilation causes many deaths
! in Wisconsin. Fresh air twenty-fou1
. hours of the day is one of the great
est medicines in the world. Nearly
anyone can get fresh air. A Good
walk in the daytime and circulation
Of fresh air in the house, school and
office, both night and day, are great
disease representatives..
The motion picture is the most pow
n erful material foe war has ever hac
to face. To see the scenes of devas.
tation, ruin, barbaric savagery even
IN laying waste cities, hamIets, or
chards, and in razing to the ground
, unnumbered homes, is to realize, as
only an eyewitness can, that in the
presence of war hell must hide its
head in shame.
Alfred LeuthoId, buttermaker for
the Chambers Creamery Company for
the past three years, has resigned
his position with that Company since
they sold out the buttermaking de-
partment to Mott & Wood Co. He and
his wife have gone to New Richmond
where they will visit her people for
several days. Mr.. Leuthold has ac-
cepted position in Rhinelander where
he expects to start in work on April
first. Mr.. and Mrs. Leuthold leave
many friends behind who will wish
them we'll in their new home.