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

daughter, Mrs. Geo. W. Smith in Seat
tie, Wash, returned home last Thurs
day morning Her son, Atty. Chas. E.
Briere went as far as New Lisbon to
meet his mother. Mrs. Briere reports
a very pleasant stay in Seattle and
Mrs. Smith and family all well.
A baby boy was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. August C. Miller on Wiley street
the first of last week. Mother and
child are doing well.
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office. If.
Leonard Kollenda, IN the Navy SER
vice for "Uncle SAM" who has been
visiting at his home in this city the
past week, returned to New York to
resume his duties again, on the battle
ship, Connecticut.
Corporal Edw. Painter, who is in
the drug department of the U. S. army
service and now located at Camp
Grant, Rockford, Illinois, spent a few
days the past week in the city visit
ing relatives, returning last Sunday
evening.
Mrs. E. C. Otto left Sunday for To-
NAH, where she will visit her husband
and at the same time attend the funer-
al of Private Lester McNutt which
was held Monday afternoon.
Advertisers are rapidly being
convinced that the local newspaper,
gives better results than any other
form of advertising. The local fam
" 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-
Iet. If.
Earle Pease, President of the First
National Bank of this city left Sun
day evening for Lakeworth, Fla,
there he will visit for few days with
his wife, who is spending the winter
here. While in Chicago he will also
attend to business matters.
Miss Natalie Demitz and Miss Ina
oodawiltz were in Appleton the past
eek guests of their friend, Miss Ber-
nice Cundy.
Mrs. VIM. Morgan of Appleton was
the guest of her mother, Mrs. Lucian
Berard, also the guest Of her sister,
Mrs. Geo. Pomainville, in Nekoosa,
the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Smith have
received word from their son, Ernest,
no is in the U. S. service at Waco,
Texas, that he has been transferred
from the 120th Field Artillery to the
7th Brigade as Mounted Orderly to
Capt. Mccullough and one of the
'rench interpreters of the division.
This promotion for Ernest will be
>leasant news to his friends in this
ity.
Miss Marian Berkey who has been
visiting friends in Grand Rapids, Mich
or several weeks past, returned home
the first of the week.
Mrs. C. F. Youngman of Wautoma
arrived in the city Tuesday to assist
in the care of her daughter, Mrs. E
B. BEDFORD who is quite i'll this week
! Mrs. Charlotte Lynn-Campbell as
sisted by Mrs. Geo. ". Mead entertain
| ed few friends at luncheon on Tu-
| asdav at the Charlotte Lynr-Campbell
studio.
| Miss Helen KRONER entertained {
number of friends at dinner Wednes-
day evening at her home on First St
The St. Katherine's Guild met CT
Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. F
Mackinnon. This was the first regu
lar meeting of the new year and a gen,
eral outline of the years work was
| talked over and plans made
The Travel Glass met in regular
session on Tuesday afternoon at tn;
home of Mrs. c. E. Boles. The worl
of the afternoon was taken up by Mrs
W F. Kellogg, who gave an outlin,
and readings from the life and work
of Eugene Brieux, the greatest mad
ern French writer Of the day. TIL
members Of the Travel Class have rails
ed S225.00 with which to furnish
room at the Riverview Hospital am
have chosen for their special care
four room ward. The furniture ha
been installed and they also propose t
install cabinet containing toys an
= books for convaleseent children. The