Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-01-23

bOIOLIy anu AdIJOrlS are visiting re
atives at Belvidere, Ill.
Mrs. VIM. Daniels of Nekoosa. wa
in the city Tuesday on business an
shopping. While here she was a 50
cial caller at the Reporter office.
/ Miss Florence Rector who teache
at the Irving School was confined /
} her home by illness the first of tn
week
Mrs. A. Marceau and daughter
Miss Artemese, were guests at tn
W. A. Corriveau home in Port Ed
ward Sunday.
Miss Irma Gurtler, who has beer
employed in Milwaukee the past few
months is in the CITY visiting rela
tives and friends. /
Roy Beardsley returned to Camp
ion College, Prairie au CHEN, afte,
spending the holiday vacation with
home folks.
Messrs. F. W. Kruger and Fred
Turbin of the firm of Kruger &
Turbin, left Monday noon for Chicago
and Milwaukee on business.
Mrs. Edward Hougen entertained
the members of the Woman's Clut
at her home at 439 Fifth Street n,
Monday evening All members pres
ent report most enjoyable time.
Miss Flora Tebo left Tuesday ev-
ening for New York City to be gone
three or four weeks in the interests
of Johnson & Hill Co. by whom she
is employed.
Fred Fraley, jeweler at the John
E. DAILY drug store, was taken i'll
Saturday and was taken to the River
view Hospital He IS getting along
nicely.
Sergeant George Demitz arrived
Monday from Camp Sherman, Ohio
having received an honorable dis
charge. Sergeant Demitz belonged to
the Medical Corps.
Mr.. and Mrs Bert Smith returned
Saturday evening from St. Louis,
Mo, and Tuscola, ILL.,, where they
spent the past few weeks on business
and also a pleasure trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Case left Sun
day evening for their home at Chi
cago. They were accompanied by Mr..
and Mrs. L. L. Bender who will visit
there for some time.
Fred Ragan is preparing to open
his salesroom in the Baker building
which he vacated to enter the U. S.
Army. He expects new automobiles
and supplies of which he will carry
a full line the same as he did before.
Frank Wuersch received a telegram
Monday from Camp Travis, Texas,
stating that their nephew, George Vier
tel passed away there Sunday of pneu
monia. The deceased was the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Viertel of Alt
dorf and we'll known in this city. He
leaves wife and one child.
Earle Pease left Sunday evening
for Miami, Florida, where he will
spend his annual vacation with Mrs.
Pease and her mother, who are there
for the winter, Mr.. Pease did not ex-
pect to go south until February but
an acute attack of rheumatism caused
him to hurry away to where his re
covery would be hastened.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. HeIke of Port
Edwards entertained a number of
relatives and friends at six o'clock
dinner at their home Saturday even
ing in honor of Cliff Protteau who is
home on a fifteen day furlough from
the U. S. Navy. The out Of town
guests were Mr. and Mrs. John Little
of Rudolph.
Miss Emeline Hughes entertained
a number of young people at hel
home at 214 9th Street South Monday
evening at a six o'clock dinner, the
! occasion being her fifteenth birthday
The evening was spent in music
games and guessing contests, the
first prize being won by Miss Grace
Barnes
| Messrs. Frank B illmeyer and R
| Muelstein, carpenters, are busy thi:
week cutting an opening 8x9 feet il
the east lobby wall of the Wittel
Hotel so as to connect the annex witt