Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-01-24

p, 1918.
Mrs. H. W. Lord, who has been as
sisting her sister, Mrs. E. c. Smith in
the care of her husband, who is seri-
ousIy sick, slipped and fell, in the
house, Thursday receiving quite a Sc
we're sprain of one lower limb. She
returned Friday to the Soldiers Home
where she makes her headquarters. We
understand Mrs. Lord was going into
the hospital there for treatment of her
injuries.
Subscribe for the Wood County
Reporter and in that way get all the
local news of city and county, in
which you are interested. The ancient
history item in the Reporter is well
worth the subscription price alone. If
Mr. and Mrs. c. E. Marvin of Ne
koosa are rejoicing over a baby girl
born at Riverview Hospital in this
city, on Friday, Jan. IS, 1918. Mrs.
Marvin was Miss Jeanette Muir, of
this city, before her marriage, and her
many friends here who will be interest
ed to know that both she and the baby
girl are doing nicely.
Ray Johnson, left Sunday evening
for Sartell, Mimi, where he attended
the annual stockholders meeting Of
the Watab Pulp and Paper Co., which
was held Tuesday, Jan %, 1918.
IT'S not the largest number Of
subscribers always that makes the
best advertising medium. Advertise
ers want to reach the common peo-
pie, who domost of their buying local
ly. If.
All the merchants and manufacture
ers in the city of Grand Rapids, COM
piled with the Federal Governments
closing order the past week. While
the order was drastic and sudden, it
was willingly complied with, but no
one appeared to believe that the condi-
tions in this country warranted such
a drastic measure. If the results war
ranted the means, everybody is content
ed and satisfied We are all willing
to go dry, hungry, and cold, if it will
only win the war and bring it to an
early close. The people of this coun-
try, as we'll as of the old world, are
largely of one opinion, and that is, that
we all want peace. The world has al
ready suffered enough.
Mesdames VIM Judkins of Oshkosh,
| ]. n. Menier and A A. Dutrisac of
| Tomahawk were in the city the past
week to attend the funeral of their
mother, Mrs. J. NJ. Thorne. Since then
they have all returned to their re-
! spective homes.
You get better advertising re-
suits from the local newspaper than
any other way.
Mr.. and Mrs J. E Farley are back
from Milwaukee, where they spent
a week visiting relatives and attend
ing the State Plumbers Convention.
They both report pleasant outing
Mrs. Elizabeth DAILY has closed her
home, for the time being and is spend
ing the cold weeks with her son, P. C.
DAILY.
Miss Belle Quinn, who has been max
ing her home with Mrs. Elizabeth
Daily, is staying at the VIM. Henke
home on Baker street, while the DAILY
home is closed.
The Mothers meeting at the Irving
school, last Friday, was quite we'll at
tended, considering the weather, and
very pleasant and profitable after
noon spent, by both the mothers and
the teachers. The program was ar
impromptu one as the ones who were
to-take part, were most of them de-
NS'iitSN1 1OA SOiIiS 1SdSOu VI OlIlSI.
| Mrs. J. ". Cochran and sons are
visiting at the home of Mrs. J. E
Ingraham this week at Babcock, Wis
The city engineer department with
its four horse scraper was out early
several mornings last week pushing
back the snow and making the streets
passable.
Mr. and Mrs. Crowns of Nekoosa, ri
ceived word on Tuesday, that their sol
Lieut.. Crowns, had arrived safely
Somewhere in France"
The ladies of the D. A. R. are hold
| ing their annual meeting today at tht
home of Mrs. L. NJ. Alexander at Por
Edwards.