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

FOR RENT One-half of house
back of Lincoln school building 5000
per month. Apply at this office. If
The announcement by Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Reed of Necedah, of the en-
gagement of their daughter Helen, to
Lieut.. Glenn William Stephens of
Louisville, KY, will be of interest to
many of the people Of this city, as
Miss Reed has often visited here, she
being a ncice of Mrs. W. F. Kellogg.
Mrs. Eva Jeffers, who has been a
teacher in the Continuation School
for a number of years, has resigned
her position and with her daughter
Doris and Mrs Mary Runkle, her sis
ter, expect to leave very soon for Flor
ida to make their home.
Miss Martha Murray who for the
past two years has been a Commercial
teacher in the Lincoln High School
will succeed Mrs. Jeffers as teacher
in the Continuation School
Mrs. C. Schwede and children, left
Monday morning for Forestville, Wis,
to spend a few days with relatives.
They were followed later in the day
by Mr.. Schwede and will all spend
New Years day together.
Miss Ruth Fontaine has been en-
gagged to assist Miss Hayward in the
Lowell School 6n the West Side. This
arrangement was made necessary by
the transferring of Miss Murray to the
Continuation School
Mrs Edward Hougen and two young
err sons, Edward and Dickie, left Fri
day morning for Manitowoc, to spend
a few days with DR.. Hougen's mother
and other relatives. The DR.. expects
to join them later and return with
them.
Mrs c. c. Rowley, nee Agnes DAILY
arrived in the city on Christmas day
to spend some time at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Frank Daily. Mrs. Row
ley states that DR.. Rowley is now sta
toned at Camp Devon, Aver, Mass.
in the Neurological and Psychopathic
Base Hospital.
Mr.. Geo. Martin of Mosinee, a for
mer resident of Grand Rapids was il
the city the past week on business con,
nected with the death of his son who
was killed in Dodge Bros, factory al
Detroit, Michigan. Mr. Martin states
that his son, Harold by name, had beer
in the employ of the Dodge Bros. fol
several years, and had worked up IL
the electrical line, until he was SECOND
to chief engineer. He was working
on a ladder or scaffold, about Is or q
feet from the floor when a large crane
swung around stricking him and knocl
ing him to the floor where he strucl
on his head, fracturing his skull an(
breaking his neck. The young MAJ
lived about two hours after the acct
dent. He was 26 years old and I'm
married
Lieut.. Clement ]. Freund of CAM
Upton, Long Island, New York, wa
il the city the past week on shor
furlough, which he spent at the HON
G.s parents, Mr.. and Mrs A.
Friend. Lieut.. Freund is with the In
fantry.
S. F. Trickey of Waupun who is Wis
ting at Vesper, was in the city o
Friday and while here was socia
caller at the Reporter Office.
Harold and Dean Babcock Will
s~0C7ia@ their Christmas vacation her
at home joined the order of Free an
Accepted Masons of this city.
Hiss Lucy Woodwork, of Pittsvill
arrived in the city on Friday and
1-@95ing the week visiting wit
friends.
The Misses Helen Hougen, Eth
Barnes, and Ruth Wuersch and NJ
Geo. Corriveau raturned to Appleto
on Monday morning to again resum
their studies at the Lawrence coIIeg
Francis Pomainville, son of DR.. an
Mrs. F. K. Pomainville, left on Wee
nesday for Depere, where he will ente
St. Norbet's school for boys
B. R. Goggins was a business visitc
at Oxford, Adams County, the fir.
of the week.
Carson Burt returned from Nebra
ka City, Monday evening where