Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-10-09
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

B. vanBergen, Grand Rapids, R. 1,
Box 90. 3tp.
Geo. n. Wood returned home Mon
day from Chicago, DesMoines and st.
Paul on business trip.
VIM. w. Meade of Trout Lake, Wis,
was the guest Of Ed. Spafford and fam
lily the past week. Will looks well and
said he never felt better in his life. He
likes it up there in Gods country,
close to nature.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Fishbeck
have returned from Wausau where
they spent the past month.
Mrs. Geo. W. Davis is visiting her
brother Will Gross and family, at Wau-
sau for a few days.
Mrs. Fern Arpin left Monday for
her home at Minneapolis after visiting
with her mother, Mrs. Geo. L. Will
liams on Third street south
Attorney Glenn Williams of Lady
smith was in the city on business Tues
day and the guest of his mother, Mrs.
Geo. L. Williams.
Every day brings it's payroll rob-
berry and bank robbery in our large
cities. The public has become SO fam
iliarized with the features which are
standard in all the exploits that it
hardly gives any recognition to the
news. 1t merely compares the amount
of the loot with that obtained yester-
day, and forgets about it. Why get
excited? There'll be another tomor-
row.
The Ministerial Association of
Grand Rapids met Monday at 2
o'clock in the Wood County Bank
Building. The meeting was address
] ed by Scout Executive James L.
Knapp who explained the plans and
policies of the Boy Scout movement
as applied to the local situation. AT
the conclusion of the discussion on mo-
ton of Rev. Theodore Reinke, reso-
luton was adopted endorsing the move
ment locally and pledging the support
of the churches.
George Moulton left Monday for
Flint, Mich, where he will be EN-.
ployed at his trade as mason this
winter.
Mrs. Oscar Bender and daughter
Myrtle, returned to their home al
Wausau Monday after spending the
week end at the E. NJ. Allerton home
DIR. J. K. Goodrich and wife left
Monday for Maine where the doctor
hopes to regain his health. They ex
pect to be gone month or six weeks
Charles Krause, who has been il
the u. S. Service on the Mexican
border, arrived in the city Sunday
for a visit with relatives, having re
ceived an honorable discharge.
Mrs. Mae o. Franklin, sister OF
Mrs. H. s. Wagner of this city, ane
who has been overseas in Red Cross
work, is now superintendent of 6
large hospital at Topeka, Kansas.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Hayward of Chi
cago arrived in the city last Friday tx
visit friends and look after business
matters connected with the sale OF
their home located on Eighth street
north.
Mrs. A. L. Fontaine and daughter
Janet returned from Mellen Tuesday
afternoon. While there her mothe,
Mrs. Fred Rintelmann died Monday
morning, October 9Th, at $3.50 o'clock
Her remains will be shipped to Muk
wonago, where they will be laid away
IN their last resting place along side
of her husband who preceded her il
death about four years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dougharty Of
Muscle Shoals, of Alabama, are in the
city visiting with his mother on First
street north. Mr.. Dougharty will b.
remembered as an electrician who for
merly conducted an electric shop il
this city for several years. He anc
his wife are always glad to get back t.
the home of their birth and visit with
old time friends.
Step lively, or the other fellow will
step ahead of you. The early bird gets
the big worm these days.
Attorneys B. NJ. Vaughan and B. R
Goggins left Monday noon for Madi-
son, where they both will appear be-
fore the State Supreme Court to ar
que the case of the Cranberry Greek
Drainage District VS.. the Elm Lake
Cranberry Company ct. al, which
came up for hearing before said court
Tuesday morning. This case is one of
great interest to everybody owning
lands in any drainage district.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Waldvogel
having sold their home have moved
into the house on Third Ave. S., for
! H. M.