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


The old time doctrine of total de-
pravity doesn't look so bad after a lot
Of the things done in this war.
Mrs. Louis Meunier spent last week
visiting at the John Meunier home in
Merrill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitman entertained
a few relatives and friends at their
home for dinner on Thursday.
Mrs. VIM. Bodette is very sick this
week with the smallpox and her home
is under quarantine again.
Mr.. and Mrs.sdw. Bassett are spend
ing a few days in Milwaukee visiting
with relatives and friends.
An exchange having advised the
people to take their hats off to the
June bride, some of the people will
proceed also to fire their shoes at her.
Mrs. VIM. Frederick and Mrs. 8.
Quinn of Mukwonago are in the city
guests of Mrs. J. E. bennington this
week.
Mrs E. Murgatroyd and children is
spending the week in Vesper where
she formerly resided, with relatives
and friends
If the July Fourth celebrators real.
ly need to burn any buildings this year
they might wait until some cold day
next winter when it will help us ge-
warm.
Miss Nellie Palmatier, who has beer
teaching in the public schools of Memo
minee during the past year is hom'
to spend the summer vacation will
} her mother.
Miss Anna Anderson who is employ
ed at Grand Rapids was an over SUI
day guest at the Gust Anderson hom
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Collier are happ,
over the arrival of a son born to then
on Friday June 7.
Mrs. R. E. Mcfarland is in Plain
field, Wis, where she was called o.
account of the serious illness of he
sister, Mrs. P. ]. Johnson.
Mrs. John Sandwirk and two chi
dren Alise and Mabel arrived here o
Saturday from Knife River, Minnesc
ia and will spend a month with rela
tives here.
Arthur E. Berg left on Sunday fo
his home in Grand Rapids after spend
ing four weeks with his grandparent
here.
The public is urged not to trav.
more than necessary this summer.
only we can learn to appreciate tn
surroundings of Grand Rapids as we
as our visitors do, it will be pleasur
to comply with this request.
Miss Irma Johnson has gone to Mi
waukee where she will take summs
course of study at the Marquette Tn
versity.
u That sinking of American ships o
our coast would have helped the Re
Cross drive quite lot if it had on.
come then.
Mr. and Mrs. w. C. Weise1 ha,
moved into their home on tt
corner of Washington Ave, and Oral
st. this week. They are making mar
minor improvements about the prem
- Uses which will add to it's beauty al
attractiveness.
Our only complaint of the dear CIR
&c that wear their furs in summer,
u that they don't make the thing CO
'e sistent and complete by wearing the
e bathing suits in winter.
J J. R. Raglan was called to Woo
! stock, ILL.,, the first of the week
attend the funeral of a cousin. T
returned on Tuesday.
s It is denied that the Germans wi
S make a public holiday for the sinl
/ ing of our ships, as the subs didn
+ get enough women and children.
d Lenore Fridstein entertained
little girls on Friday afternoon in hol
t or of her 10th birthday. The afte
Al noon was spent in games and contes
r after which the young people enjoye
j. themselves. After the refreshmen
e the little folks all attended the Palat
It theater.
o Hover, the Kaiser by sinking OIL
+ ships will succeed in greatly increa
: ing enlistments in our Navy.
s It's all right to glorify the exploit
D of the American soldiers but hardl
s necessary just now to put a 96 poir
head over the fact that they hay
captured two miserable Hun prison
ers.
The baseball playing American
that the Germans so despise will /
able to plug a hand grenade wit
great accuracy into the comfortabl
machine p11n Shelters of tho Huns