Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-08-22

rev. PautZ and h. I. R1cherC le1I
for Minneapolis Monday morning for
an extended visit.
Mr. B. J. Johannas of Stevens Point
was a business caller in this city on
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Fiegel and son
Roy motored to Necedah to spend
Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Hill received a
letter Saturday from their son Harold
who has arrived safely overseas.
The Russian people begin to show
signs of waking up the morning after
the night before
Roy Beardsley left Saturday for
Star Lake tn spend week with
camping party.
Mrs. Herman Rothenberg and daugh
ter Shirley of Chicago are visiting
at the J. Levin home
The people who have spent the sum-
mer sitting on shady piazzas have paid
mighty high prices for vegetables.
Leo Mathew who is stationed at
Camp Dorfeld, Arcadia, Florida, is
home on ninety day furlough.
Mrs. John Lindahl and daughter
Emily is visiting Albert Lindahl at
the Great Lakes Naval Training Sta
ton.
Mrs T. E. Mullen who has been in
st. Vincent's Hospital in Green Bay,
returned home Saturday accompanied
by her nurse, Miss Tonella.
Mr. and Mrs. Harland Stetson of
Ironton. Mimi, returned to their home
after visiting Mrs. Stetson's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs J. Schnabel Sr.
Mr.. and Mrs Melvin Lynn who have
been visiting at the John Schnabel
ST., home returned to their home in
Hillsboro Monday.
The Germans only get one-ffth as
much nutrition as in peace time, when
judging by their rotund size they pro-
badly had twice too much.
Miss Flossie Mullnix of East New
Rome is spending few days with
Miss Blanche Camp.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hanneman of
Bancroft spent the week end at the
home of the formers parents.
Mrs Geo Richert has gone to Pitts
vile to spend few days at the home
of her parents.
Leonard Kinister and several Boy
Scouts returned home Wednesday af-
ter spending two days in camp at
Nekoosa
R. E. Mcfarland and wife of Chi
cago arrived in the city Thursday
to spend two weeks with his mother
Mrs R. Mcfarland.
Mrs Frank Calkins returned to her
home Friday evening after having
spent two weeks with her sister, Mrs.
J. R. Montgomery at Springfield, Ill.
Mr.. and Mrs Orestes Garrison and
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Natwick, returned
home from a trip thru the northern
part of Wisconsin, fishing and camp
ing.
Anyone would jump at an 8 per
cent investment, but there are some
who won't buy advertised bargains in
summer goods that will cost % to so
per cent more newt summer.
In another column of this issue of
the Reporter will be found the dis
play advertisement Of Congressman
Edward E. Browne Your attention
is called to his advertisement as being
worthy of perusal.
Miss Katherine Whittelsey left for
her home at Fargo, N. D., after spend
ing seven weeks with relatives. She
was accompanied home by her Grand
mother, Mrs: S. N. Whittlesey of Gran
moor.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. M. Nash and daugh
ter Isabelle and Mrs. Leonard Bender
left Friday for Camp Grant, Rock
ford, Illinois. The former to see their
son Neil and the latter to see her broth
err Ward Johnson. On their return
they will stop at the Great Lakes
Station to see their son George Nash.
Ward Johnson leaves Tuesday for
"Overthere"
The politicians are looking around
to see which of the gang the offices
belong to. Meanwhile the people con
tinue submissively to pay the salaries.
The new city fire engine building is
approaching completion inso far as
the brick work is concerned. The
workmen are now busy in preparing
for the roof. The carpenters and fin
ishers will soon be at the interior work
and it is to be hoped that the fire
company with it's engine and accessor-
les will be able to occupy the same be
fore cold weather sets in. 1t will be
a fine looking building facing on first
and second streets.
Misses Ruth and Stella Emmons,
Elizabeth Herschleb and Mrs. Guy
Thornton motored to Marshfield Sun
day
A great many of our citizens are
making the most of the beautiful
weather at this time by fishing and