Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-01-03

floU, on GtGONuL OI the Slo1tdSS VI
coal. This is denied by the Stevens
Point Journal, which stated that the
normal school located at that place will
open on Thursday Of this week and
that Nelson Hall will also open to ac-
comodate the students rooming there.
The schools ar Platteville, Oshkosh,
and Superior, did not lengthen the va
cation and will all reopen at the sched
uIed time
Miss Lucille Lawrence OF Wausau
was a guest of Miss Mary Jones for
few days the first Of the week.
Leslie Schallberg of Moline, Illinois,
was visiting friends in the city few
days this week. Mr.. Schallberg at
tended the Stevens Point Normal the
past two years, and so far this year
has been at the State University of
Illinois, where he played on the Uni
versity football team. He has now
enlisted in the aviation and is waiting
for his call.
c. W. Coye Of New London was a
guest of friends here for few days
the first of the week.
The selling price Of Victoria flour
in this city on Wednesday was $11.75
and the government flour sold at Sill
SIS. This is very much lower than it
was several months ago when it reach
ed the $1,000 mark. Uncle Sam is GER
tainly entitled to credit for keeping
the price of coal, -four, etc, down to
normal prices.
The annual meeting of the Sunday
school board of the NJ. E. church will
be held Monday evening. At $50 o.
clock a super will be served which will
be followed by the regular order of
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Rablin left last
Saturday for Eau Claire to spend a
few days at the home Of their son Har-
ry Rablin, who is employed with the
Tanberg Auto Co. of that place.
The city schools will open again for
work on Monday, January 7, 1918.
The laying of the cables for the
"White Way" is rapidly nearing COM
aletion as there is only part of the
work left on the East side. Then
there will be the wiring and erection
Of the iron posts after which the lights
may be turned on.
Mrs. Carol T. Lamberton, former
w Miss Della Drewson of this city,
but now a resident of Milwaukee, Wis,
is spending the holidays as the guest
Of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leo
Cook, $50 Grant st.
Mrs. May O. Franklin, superintend-
ent Of the new Riverview hospital who
has been quite sick the past month
IS recovering and hopes soon to be
out again.
Twenty-siX degrees below zero was
The worst the recent cold snap record
4 by Geo. T. Nixon local weather OBJ
server. During December the thermo-
meter touched below zero Is times.
Louis Young the we'll known veter-
an, who has been confined to the house
most of the winter thus far, is now a.
bic to be out again, and was down
town the first of the week. He says
he has been troubled considerable with
rheumatism.
Edward C. Smith, who lives on Wi
~ street has been confined to the
house for several weeks and is not in
his usual health.
Mrs. Walter L. Wood is in hospi-
tai at Marshfeld, having had an OPP
GRAFTON for appendicitis and some 9TH
er minor work done. She will not be
able to be home for some time.
The New Year was ushered in by
quite a heavy fall of snow. The storm
lasting all day, and since that time we
have been having good sleighing.
We envy J. B. Arpin's sons, the
pleasure they get in driving their po-
MES hitched to variety of vehicles
NJ slaigts II is nothing to see OF
10 hand-sleds following each other
and hauled by the ponies. The boys
have heaps Of fun and the ponies seem
to enjoy it as much as the boys do.
The Wisconsin State Cranberry
! Growers Association will hold their
annual meeting in the Foresters' Hall
Tuesday, Jan. 9, 1918 at.9 a. m.
Mr. and Mrs. August Kringle, who
have been visiting relatives, the past
week in Milwaukee, at their respective
| homes, are back and report delight
ful holiday vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Arpin of Du
luth are in the city visiting relative:
during the holiday times.