Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-10-17
Personal and Local
Frank Neibauer leaves this week
anlis+ in the IL s. NAVY.

Frank Neibauer leaves this week
to enlist in the U. S. Navy.
Miss Mary Fadner, who teaches
school at Wautoma, is visiting home
relatives, her school being closed on
account Of influenza.
The Stevens Point Normal school
closed indefinitely on account Of the
prevailing epidemic Of influenza.
The influenza is considered an act
Of God among the people who sleep
with closed windows.
A baby girl was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Amundson on Thursday
October 10th. Both baby and mother
are doing nicely.
Among the other bountiful bless
ings which Socialism in Russia has
presented to a long suffering people,
is butter at $1,000 a pound.
Miss Maude Waterman left for
Chicago Saturday where she will at
tend the Gregg Institute and take
a course in shorthand and bookkeep-
inc.
The widespread increase of trolley
fares has persuaded some people that
by a do-or-die effort, they may pos
sibly be able to walk half a mile
Woman suffrage having been de-
feated in the Senate, the polling places
can go unswept for a time longer.
We have a few Stoughton Trucks
and wagons and few top buggies at
last years prices, which means a saw
ing of twenty-five per cent. Nash
Hardware Co
Some peoples theory of how to
raise money for Liberty bonds is to
raise their prices on everything they
have to sell to the people.
Irving Henry, the drayman, has
been very sick the past week with the
prevailing disease of influenza. We
are pleased to note he is now on the
mend.
1t is claimed there are too many
stray dogs running around loose in
Grand Rapids. The food administra-
ton should not overlook this.
Mr.. and Mrs A. P MuIroy who
had expected to go to Milwaukee to
live, have changed their mind and
will continue to make Grand Rapids
their home Mr.. Mulroy has accept
ed a position in Nekoosa.
Now if some of our people would
spend a little less time reading about
our slow war preparation, and a little
more in carrying their own bundles.
lot of men would be released to help
on the war work
Miss Alma Bissig has received her
call from Washington, d. c., to enter
the hospital at Galesburg, H., as a
student nurse, having already enter
ed the Riverview hospital she has
decided to remain here
The public having been requested to
confine social visiting over the tele-
phone to the minimum, it is suggested
that ourwomen friends not gossip
more than half IN hour with any one
person.
Fred Raglan arrived home Saturday
from Camp Grant on ten day fur
Tough. He was accompanied home by
his wife who was employed nearby.
Fred reports the experience of soldier
life quite interesting. However, he
is always glad to get home and. see
father and mother just the same.
Not much has been heard of the
Paeifists lately. They have probably
concluded that they will have to en-
JOY the blessings of American liberty
Cat some ones else eXpense) whether
they want to or not.
Anyway the Huns think it mighty
unprincipled that we won't stop and
talk peace two months while they
get up new supply ON ammunition to
kill ourboys with
irwin I. (Sturgy) Johnson, who is
in the aviation department of the U.
5. Navy, at Cape May, n j., states
that he has been in the hospital for