Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-05-30

| iHe spy IS usually thought 81 d.
man who does lot Of listening. but
in this country his business is to talk.
Miss Helen Sparks who has been
seriously i'll with measles is improv-
ing.
Mrs. ". Worden and Mr.. and Mr.
Douglas Grosskopf of Biron motored
to Wausau on Saturday returning on
Monday.
Leon Arpin son of Mr. and Mrs. J
B. Arpin, is home from Greenville,
Miss, where he has been in the employ
of his fathers dredging company.
Probably the Congressman who are
holding up draft legislation will be the
same ones who will kick little later
because we arn't doing anything in the
war.
Miss Stella Kinister, the well known
and popular clerk at the Wood Coun-
ty Drug store, has resigned her po-
sition and Miss Jessie Parrish has
been employed to take her place.
The man who wonders why in thun-
der the farmers don't get busy and
plant more crops, is often the same
one who sits on the porch and smokes
while his back yard goes untitled.
A letter received from Earl Orig
non the past week announces his
safe arrival in France. He is with
the 10Th Field Artillery and says that
he is enjoying life in that country.
Some people deny that they are not
suffering by the war, as the allotment
of sugar for candy has been cut down
20 per cent.
Miss Constance Boorman who has
been teaching school the past year
in Wausau, returned home Saturday
where she will spend her summer va
cation.
The men who are selling their Lib
erty Bonds Immediately after buying
them. may have marched with their
heads very high in the Liberty Loan
Parades.
The Germans piously show how
much they love God and the Catholic
0 church by destroying a lot of their
cathedrals.
r The home of VIM. Burchell is the
e latest one placed in quarantine for
). small pox.
o In spite of heavy losses the Germans
: have plenty of soldiers left, particu-
larly in the cemetery.
d Mr.. and Mrs. C. R. Telyea enter.
t tanned visitors from Stevens Point
over Sunday.
) 1t was sign of growing intelligence
e in handling the ship builders, wher
, they stopped arguing with the slackers
and started competition for the riv
d citing championship.
G Lloyd Allie, who has been in this
r city the last three months recuperating
left Tuesday morning on the specia
e train to join the contingent who lef1
u Marathon County for Camp Grant OF
r. Tuesday.
A man who wants assistance in tax
e ing an all over bath in the neares
e water course, can usually get it b.
l. expressing sympathy with the German
is Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Mol, farmers
who reside on the Plover road enter
e tanned members of their family Satur
). day in honor of their son Leonard
s who left on Tuesday for a training
camp in Washington, D. c. The
= guests present were Mr.. and Mrs
: Arthur Moll and son Robert. Miss Ell
sic Abel and Miss Lula Moll of Lena
Wisconsin. A social good time is re-
= ported.
! FOR RENT-A seven room house
south of Lincoln school building. En-.
quire of A L. Fontaine If
Some men who won't advertise be-
>, cause they think they are risking 6
few dollars, are taking the risk of not
selling stock worth thousands of dol
lars.
9 Although Paint Up Week is an ex-
: cellent idea, the girls don't need tc
observe it all the year around.
Rev. A. E. Mcneil of Merrill, held
: services here on Thursday.
e 1t is amazing how promptly the pol
iticians favored giving a raise to the
: New York City school teachers after
they got the ballot
y The trouble with the sheep and
n wool industry seems to be principally
. that in spite of all our eloquent at
), tempts at persuasion the dogs of the
4 neighborhood persistently refuse to
observe any meatless days.
WANTED-Cabinet makers, mach
inc hands, fnishers, GLACIERS and pack
ers. Steady work. Good wages. Ap-
ply c. F., Kade Fixture & Show Case
Co, Plymouth, Wis. 2tw