Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-09-26

drinks
It being considered all right to So
licit automobile drivers for ride. the
boys are asking to have their weary
bodies transported to the next street
corner a quarter Of a mile away.
When a woman energies hot and
fustered after scrimage with can
ming in the kitchen, it is hard to per
suade her that manufacturing talcum
is not ar essential industry.
The City of Grand Rapids have put
in cement curbing on Drake street
Jointly with ". c. Weisel and that
part Of Drake street has been graded
and put into better condition than it
was heretofore. This work has been
done just opposite the home of J. B.
Arpin, and has improved that part of
said street both in looks and for
travel.
Thursday night at about seven o.
clock the fire department was called
to the Bundy home on Ninth street
s. They had just moved their house
| hold goods into their new house that
day. They built fire in the fireplace
md a fire was started from defect
We fiue. burning out the partition near
he fire place.
The failure Of the Germans to do
much maliciuos damage on their re-
.reat before Pershing's men, is not so
much due to any growing spirit Of de
cency as to the speed with which they
lad to run.
| The people who wouldn't save men y
| last summer because the Liberty loan
wouldn't come until October, are the
anne ones who account for their poor
success in life by the fact that they
| lave no capital.
Birthday Surprise Party. About 20
friends of Miss Gladys Fiegel tender
| ed her surprise party at her home
On Chestnut street Friday evening
| last. The evening was spent in play
ing games, music and dancing Light
refreshments were served and at a
late hour the guests went home and
all reported having had good time
Some of the candy manufacturers
who used Indignantly to deny that
they used glucose in place of sugar.
are now strenuously arguing that they
use all glucose and no sugar.
The people who couldn't raise a
garden because it was too much work,
are now Juggling home tin cans from
the provision stores and struggling
with the can openers with which they
get out last years product
| These speeders on the motor roads
who won't take any mans dust, are
not bothered that way in the hospitals
"'""re they usually land.
Friday night while Fred Schreiner,
Lillian Knoll, and Evelyn Fahrner
were coming from Marshfeld in a
Ford car, they met with an accident.
They met car coming at full speed
and turning to the side of the road
stopped to let it by. The driver paid
no attention to this, but ran into the
Ford and turned it over. The large
2ar whizzed on, but help soon came
and the three were helped out from
1nder the car. The car was badly
damaged, but no one was seriously
injured. The driver Of the big car was
later found at Seneca Corners. He
was identified by the broken wind
shield and bent fender of his car and
a few remarks that were overheard.
The Germans who went to war to
enlarge their empire have gained their
object as far as their cemeteries go.
A man with trained brain can earn
almost as much as an ignorant immi-
grant just over from Europe.
The Pacifsts think it is wrong to
fight for the privileges of freedom
which other men died to gain for US.
Things are coming to the point now
where a skilled workman can get al
most as much pay as an unskilIed one.
Mr.. James Meehan of Milwaukee.
and his daughter, Mrs. E. J. Piffner,
of Stevens Point were in the city Fri
lay and Saturday of the past week,
guests at the home of Mrs. Clarissa
Arpin. Mr.. Meehan is Sc years of age
1 retired lumberman, who was former
y an early resident of Grand Rapids.
he and his brother Pat Meehan were
| n the lumber business and raised
heir families here. During their stay
n our city they called upon many of
their old friends that they knew when
they lived here. 1t gave them great
pleasure to renew their acquaintance
with old friends. They noted many
changes in our city which are great
improvements, but they missed MANY
familiar faces that they were so well
acquainted with. From here they re-
turned to Stevens Point by automobile
With Mr.. and Mrs. Roe Piffner.
The first thing that happens after
he government urges US to use food
substitute, is that the food dealers get
together and put up the price before