Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-07-31


Ira has gathering in the ear which
is very painful.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy O. Babcock and
sons Harold and Dean, were called to
Neenah Monday to attend the funer-
al service of Mrs. C. A. Babcock, who
died on the Saturday previous after
a long illness.
WANTED:-To buy Ford cars out
of running order. Write or call on
Fred Zwicke, SCI Rosencranz st. Grand
Rapids, Wis. 2tc.
Sergt. C. J. Odegard and Corporal
Searls of Co. K are attending the
state rife meet at Camp Douglas and
competing for places on the team
that is to go to the National Shoot at
Seagirt, N. ].
The party of clammers who have
been at work between Grand Rapids
and Biron near the Taylor farm, have
pulled up and gone back to Oregon, I'll.
While here they got out one big car
load of fine shells for which they re-
ceived $4,000 per ton.
Miss Caroline Fitch, Mrs. Farrar
and son Jerome, of st. Louis, Mo-,
and Miss Mary Jones of Grand Rap
ids, are back from an auto trip thru
the cherry country. They visited at
the Chain o. Lakes, Waupaca, Green
Bay and Sturgeon Bay.
Albert Huxhold of Grand Rapids
township has returned from the
wheat fields of Dakota. He states
that laboring men should not go west
seeking work as there are more men
there than jobs and wages not so high
as commonly reported.
Mrs. Chas. DAILY, accompanied by
her son, Norbert, and Miss Priscilla
| Akey, have returned from motor
trip to Milwaukee and Chicago. They
were accompanied here by DR.. and
Mrs F. L. Joyce and two sons of
Waterloo, who will be here during
che Home Coming.
Oswald Sharkey of Alberta, Canada,
is here for an extended visit with rela-
tives and friends. Mr.. Sharkey left
Grand Rapids eleven years ago and
has not been back since. He is very
much surprised with the many changes
and improvements that have occurred
during his absence.
Loyal Giese, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Giese of the town of Grand
RAPIDS, who has been spending thirty
day furlough with folks at home and
friends at Marshfield, has returned to
Great Lakes Station where his naval
duties will be resumed, Loyal states
that he has had very pleasant visit
among his friends in Wood county.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Coats, and two
daughters, Susie and Gertrude, Mr..
and Mrs. Roy Saxton, of Chicago, are
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
A. L. Fontaine. They have been in
Kilbourne for two weeks and drove
up here in their car to spend the Home
Coming period. Mrs. Coats is Mr.
Fontaine's oldest sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ludwig Gross of PEG
ria ILL.,, formerly residents of Grand
Rapids were in the city Saturday Wis
iting and calling upon some Of their
old time friends. They had been in
Wausau visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Gross While here they were guests
of Mrs. Geo. w. Davis. From Grand
Rapids they went to Necedah, where
Mr.. Gross had been in business for
several years. From there they go to
Milwaukee, thence home. Mr.. Gross
has been in the wholesale liquor bust
ness and now in the light drinks bu-
siness including the package grocery
and foods. They were glad to note that
Grand Rapids was forging ahead and
making improvements.
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Groves of DesMoines, Iowa, are the
guests of Frank Wagner They came
two weeks ago and Mr.. Wagner took
a vacation and with his car took them
to the lakes of Northern Wisconsin,
where he gave them the fishing time
of their life. Both gentlemen will new
ar forget the % ID. "muskie" they
caught for he nearly swamped the row.
boat they were in while landing him.
Smaller fish were plenty, but muskies
are scarce this time of the year. They
returned to this city Sunday and will
be here all the Home Coming Week
Mr.. Gass, was an engineer on the
Green Bay & Western Ry., about 80
years ago and was highly thought Of
by those who knew him then. He mar
ried one of Grand Rapids fairest
daughters, Miss Mary Wagner, who
was here early this year. Mr.. Gass
| is pleased to note the many favorable
changes made in our city since his
last visit here about 20 years ago. Mr.
Gass is conducting a successful mer-
camille business in DesMoines, Iowa
| His many old-tir1e friends were all
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