Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-11-20
the past week with a cold.

was cnofned to the house a few days
ence, and Miss Ethel Clack of Pitts
vile were visitors in the city this
week
Miss Laura Eberhardt was a guest
at the home Of Mrs Julia Verbunker
at Port Edwards Sunday.
Miss Emma Bates, of Port Edwards
visited at the Roy Bates home at the
South Side Sunday.
Mrs. Otto Radtke left Monday for
International Falls, Mimi, where she
will make her future home.
Casimir Andrewski returned Fri
day from Mahnomen, Mimi. where
he has been employed the past few
months.
Miss Carrie Miller who has been
with the Ray Johnson family on 3rd
street for some time has returned to
her home in Kellner.
Mrs. Eric Nelson is expected to ar
rive in the city soon from Canada
where she spent the past few months
with friends and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. M. Gibson return
ed Saturday from Rochester, Mimi.
where Mrs. Gibson has been in the
Mayo Brothers Hospital the past few
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Thompson, Mrs.
Jessie Bates and children and Mrs.
Rosencranz visited at the Jake Pet
erson home the fore part of the week.
Mrs. George w. Mead, who has
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Ketchum re-
turned Monday from Trempealeau
Wis, where they spent the past four
weeks visiting at the home of their
daughter.
Mrs. L. NJ. Alexander left Tuesday for
Florida where she will spend the win
ter. She was accompanied as far as
Chicago by Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Alex
ander.
At. the First Congregational Sun
day school next Sunday it is expected
that the High School Orchestra under
the leadership of Fred Reichel will
participate at the opening service.
G. Joseph, the well known junk. man
had the misfortune during the recent
cold snap to fall on the ice and cut
a deep cash in his forehead.
An immense trans-continentaI Good
year truck arrived in this city Friday
and attracted considerable attention on
account of its size and embellishments
1t was making a tour of Wisconsin
cities IN the interests of the Goodyear
people. 1t had recently returned from
California on the same errand.
been confined to her home on Belle
Isle for several weeks by illness. has
gone to Clifton Springs Sanitarium,
Clifton Springs, N. Y, for a rest
cure. She is accompanied by her
nurse, Miss Agnes Schwab.
Paul Katzke, an employee as mill
right IN the Nekoosa-Edwards Paper
null at Port Edwards, met with an ac-
cldent In the mill this week in which
his arm was broken and one finger cut
off.
+. A. Andrews, night clerk at the
Witter Hotel for several months has
resigned his position to accept the
management of the STANCE Hotel and
theatre at Merrill. He left Wednes-
day morning for that city to assume
charge of his new position. His wife
VIII follow him in a few days to assist
HIM IN the management work.
Major and Mrs. W. G. Merrill. who |
have been located at Fort Thomas. |
Kentucky, since they were here in
Grand Rapids last summer are now
moving to San Antonio, Texas. From |
a letter received at this office they de |
sire to be remembered to their Grand |
Rapids friends and report themselves
we'll and enjoying southern hospital
ity
Postmaster Woodwork informs the |
Record that the salary of the postmas-
ter IN Pittsville has again been boost
ed, the pay now being S140O PEI. yea,
The salary of any office, over a fourtb
class, is determined by the amount of
sales of stamps and other business
transacted through it and the raise in
the Pittsville Office came unsolicited,
This is the second time the office sal
airy has been raised since Mr.. Wood
worth has taken possession and COM
ing as it did unsought is likely rec
ognition of able service at the local
postotiice. Pittsville Record.