Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-02-21

and careful delivery of merchandise
at the homes the drivers will become
very popular in the discharge of their
duties.
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-
lar advertising are glanced over and
then thrown in the waste paper bas-
ket. If.
Word has been received here that
Bill Metzger has been transferred
from Camp Grant, Rockford, Illinois,
to Fort Dodge, Iowa.
John BEDFORD has gone to Wautoma
to spend the time while his mother is
in the south, with his grandmother,
Mrs. Youngman.
Mrs. E. B. BEDFORD left on Monday
for Camp Mead at Petersburg, Vir-
ginia to visit her brother and from
there she will go to Miami, Florida, to
spend a few weeks there in company
with Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Mead.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Mead and
daughter, Emily left the past week
COR New York, where they will spend
4 few days before going to Miami,
Florida to spend about six weeks.
Senator I. P. Witter left Monday
hight for Madison to attend the spe-
'ial session of the legislature
After every snow storm, the street
commissioner or committee should
make it point especially on the bu-
siness streets of cleaning the snow
from the walks opposite vacant lots
md vacant buildings. For instance,
opposite the Poirier Hat Shop, the
awning is down and low and with the
accumulated snow on the walks, every
body of medium height must bow to
.. pass under the awning. These are
little things but look bad on our main
thorofares. Everyone should take
pleasure in cleaning their side walks
after every storm, promptly and SO
aid pedestrians, especially women and
children in travelling along the walks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Hummer of
Vesper were in the city Friday, on bu-
'iness and while here made the Re-
porter Office a social call
Workmen are busy on the new Wood
County Telephone switch board con-
Meeting up, but it is a complicated job
and will take considerable time yet to
| make 1t complete. The new switch
BOARD is an intricate one and requires
many connections and changes of wires
over the old system. When entirely
completed ready for use it will add
greatly to the telephone service of
Grand Rapids and vicinity.
Louis Joseph, the hide dealer and
Junk buyer has vacated the Levin
building next to the Reporter office and
hopes to establish himself in larg-
ar building and better location.
l. Miss Houston of the Library School
1t Madison is doing practice work here
| at the T. B. Scott Public Library for
I month and during that time is CIV
ng talks and having story hours for
the children of the different grades of
our public schools that are very much
| appreciated by the children. The talks
| md story hours are held in the chill
iren's room at the library.
| The Central Wisconsin Holstein-
| Friesian Association will hold its an
lual meeting at Vesper on Wednes-
lay, March 9th.
Miss Richardson of Menasha is the
! guest of Mrs. Ruckle for a few days
| his week
Mr.. and Mrs. Lacy Horton and son
Howard are spending the week in Mil
yankee as guests of Mrs Horizons Sis
GER, Mrs. Harry Meyers.
NTED:-Salesman, by a Mil
yankee wholesale tea and coffee house
o cover territory in the nearby coun-
| les; salesman must have experience
n this line and be able to develop a
arge business. Straight salary and
expense. 1tp.
I Mrs. 0. \. Mortenson entertained
the members of the Beacon Lights