Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-06-13

Derdean Barber and Ruby Barber
of Junction City were guests at the
Reichel home the past week.
Miss Hattie Reichel is home for the
summer vacation from Prairie Du
Chem where she has been teaching in
the public schools of that city as sup
ervisor of music.
At the June weddings, the bride
groom is almost as conspicuous and
popular as the waiter who serves the
refreshments.
Automobile owners are certainly de-
lighted and appreciated the god roads
in the country districts east and south
of our city especially in the 7, 10 and
IA mile districts where the lupine,
honeysuckle and other wild flowers
grow. Just at this time of the year
the wooded districts in parts of this
country is a picture garden and lovers
of nature appreciate fully an automo-
bile trip thru this country. The seen
cry along the bluff from Nekoosa
south on the east side of the river
give the automobilist a variety of
valley scenery at this time of the year
that can be surpassed by very few
streams. If you have never driven
thru this part of the country do so at
| this time.
Mrs. VIM Brehm was rendered a
surprise party at her home on Grand
| Ave-, last Thursday afternoon June
6. The Afternoon was spent in sewing
and social converse and at o'clock
delicious lunch was served. Mrs.
Brehm received many useful gifts.
Those college students who think
the Kaiser is the greatest man in the
world, should be presented with spiked
helmets instead of college degrees.
John Ernser went to Wausau Tues
day morning to accompany his wife
home where she has been for the past
three weeks in the hospital where she
underwent an operation. She feels
very much better and was overly arx.
ious to get back home with her fami
ly. Her many friends sincerely hope
that she will now enjoy normal gooc
health.
Of course the baseball pitcher cam
deliver the proper curve until he points
his toe at the Zenith, and touches the
ball to the ground.
This Office is in receipt of a beau
tiful pamphlet entitled ''The Call o.
the Open Road" consisting of charts
from 1918 which were compiled b!
the Milwaukee Journal These chart.
are very valuable for automobilist
who are travelling in the State Of Wis
consin and portions of Illinois. The.
are all brought up to date under tn
new Federal Public Line System. w
extend our thanks for copy of tn
same.
r Mrs. J. o. Winger, Mr. and Mrs
! Rollo Darlington and Mrs N Caring
ton attended the funeral of A. c
Langord in Arkdale last Saturday
a Mr.. Langord, father of Mrs. J. {
o Winger died Thursday June 6, 191
q of old age, having reached the ag
y of Sc years. Mr.. Langord is an oil
settler of that locality and is we
/ known and highly respected.
FOR SALE-Property at 939 Is
. st. N. Inquire A. H. Anderson. 81
$ Doty ST., Eau Claire, Wis. ct
Ferdinand Links residence is i
p quarantine for smallpox this week O
account of the illness of his daughte
Ruth. She is having the disease YER
y light and it is hoped that they Wi
not be in quarantine very long.
The brick work on the new City En-
| CINE building is progressing nicely an
will assume considerable proportion
I The contractors Messrs. Schroeder an
Miller, expect to push the work a
3 rapidly as possible.
Some one having announced tina
for the sum Of s1.00 he would tell an,
one how he could make cents into dol
! lars, various Easy Marks were toll.
$ to raise skunks and get scents tina
q were thus salable.
Some peoples idea of the way II
r encourage young people who are fnisl
ing school and about to take I'D thei
life work, is to tell them all tn,
) troubles and difficulties they are go
, ing to encounter.
Since purchasing his new home w
, c. Weisel has commenced improvin,
his grounds by moving the lawn, ad
ding new shrubbery and plants ane
will erect on the north side of thu
, building an enclosed screened porch
and a new garage. This will add tt
the beauty and convenience of hi:
property.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Williams ane
children who have been visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. L. Viii
liams the past week have returned tt