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TO WED MISS MAurx

Miss Margaret Mahin, daughter ~
Mr. and Mrs. John Lee Mahin OF s75
Park avenue. will be married Saturda :
at her parents home TO Mr.. John Rev
nolds Hammett. Following the core
mony. which Will be performed by the
Rev. DR.. Croweli. there will be a re-
ception. Miss Marian Mahin will be her
sisters only attendant. Mr.. Herbert
Dcnnelly Hammett will be best man for
his brother
The engagement of Miss Marian
Mahin to Mr.. Charles T. Adams has Just
been announced
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WESLEYAN TO RECEIVE
S529,524 FROM ESTATE
Cohoian Orders Armstrong
Residuary Surrendered.

Wesleyan University will receive
s529.524 as the res,duary estate OF
William +. Armstrong formerly of IFS
West Fifty-seventh street. according to
a decision yesterday by Surrogate John
+. Cohalan.
The estate was valued at s2172S2S.
A large part Of the Armstrong property
was left TO Methodist churches. In addi-
tion Surrogate Cohalan ruled that
lesacies to the children OF Mrs Jessie
Armstrong Thompson be Paid
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TO MARRY MISS LoUsoN.

Mr.. and Mrs. John J. Louson OF 4A5O
Avenue road. West Mount, Montreal.
have Issued Invitations for the marriage
or their daughter. Miss Margaret Louise
Manning Louson. TO Mr.. Bella winslow
Norton Of New York on September 81
" the Messiah Church, Montreal. Mr..
Norton is member of the staff az -rur
NEW York HERALD.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-09-13
PADEREWsKI TO PLAY HERE.
VIII ne Heard with the SYMPHONY
December Z and =.

The symphony Society Of New York
has engaged Tgnace Jan Paderewski for
his only appearances with orchestra In
New York the coming season. He will
be heard with the symphony under
Walter Damrosch at Carnegie Hall.
Thursday afternoon, December Z. AMI
Friday evening. December s. playing
Bcethoven's Concerto in r. Flat for piano
with orchestra.
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GA GrocoNDA. IN BROOKLYN.

La Gioconda" was the EURO Opera
Company's second offering OF It's Brook
Ign season in the Academy Of Music
last night. There was a good sized
audience and hearty applause for cast
that included Miss .Edyth de Lys in the
title role. Ruggiero Baldrich az Enso
and Augusta Ordones as Bdrnabd.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-09-13
AZ Washington Hotels.

New York arrivals at Washington
hotels include:
The Willard--Mr. and Mrs. p. S.
Chancellor. Il. J. Clode. Jr., w. A..
Casey. John Wesley HILL J. r. Murray,
a. II. Dodge. Albert II. Green. @. Bart
lett.
The Shoreham--Lillian X. Sirz. Mrs
Harry IL. Meneges. Thomas b. Fielder
Thomas r. Spellane.
The Ebbitt-R. $. Callahan, G. A. Co.'S
ter. A. J. Van Suetendal.
The Harrington-Samuel Joffe, Mrs.
II. w. Garrett. w. s. Crostan. ]. w.
Blandt, NJ. l.. Grodell
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OBITUARY NOTES.

ALMA ~ MALLON, for thirty seven years a
TEACHER at Public school No. IL. in Adelp.i
street, Brooklyn. died suddenly at her home.
Ist prospsct Park West. Brooklyn. she
leaves hcr husband Francis r. Mallon. In
terrncnt VIII b. made to-day At 81. Johns
Cemetery following funeral services
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Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas r. Brady are
in Roslyn, l.. !.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Ledgard Blair will
return from Europe early in October.
Miss Helen Clay Prick will go to her
house in Mount Kisco. y. r. this week
from Pride's Crossing. Mass.
Miss Belle Skinner and her brother.
Mr.. William Skinner. sailed last Satur-
day from France for New York.
Mrs. william X. Vanderbilt I'd had
ten guests at dinner last evening in
Delmonico's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Moore have
left their apartment in Paris and are
visiting her mother. the Hon. Mrs.
Alfred Arson. in the south of France.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Aston Bristed.
who spent August at Aix-es-Bains. are
visiting in Paris. They will pass the
winter In southern France.
Mrs. Arthur Ryle has returned 20 Bar
Harbor. She came to New York for the
marriage OF Miss Emily S. Hammond
to Mr., John Marryman Franklin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Livingston Bur-
rill. who returned from Europe by the
Aquitania. will so to Newport this week
and later to Tuxedo Park.
Countess de Viliars. who re-
turned from Europe by The Majestic
has taken an apartment at the st.
Regis
Mr.. and Mrs. Gustave ]. S. White. who
have been visiting DR.. and Mrs. Preston
Pope Satterwhite at Great Neck, re-
turned to Newport yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Rich Steers have re-
turned to their country home. FAIR
croft. at Port Chester. after motor
trip in Massachusetts,.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Steele will sail
from Europe for New York to-day on
board the Olympic. They will go to
Westbury. l.. L.. to remain until after
Christmas.
parte entertained at luncheon yesterday
in the Ambassador Hotel. Mrs. Morgan
La Montague gave a luncheon there for
Mrs. August Belmont.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Manice. who
motored from Hot Springs to their farm
In North Carolina. have returned to
New York and will leave on Monday for
months shooting Ia canada.
Miss Abby Putnam Morrison has re-
turned from Europe TO 20 East Forty
ninth street. after an absence of three
months. White in England she was a
guest for several weeks OF viscountess
Maitland.
Mr.. r. Livingston Beeckman, former
Governor of Rhode Island gave a din
ner at Sherrys last evening. Among
those who entertained at luncheon there
Were Mrs Moses Taylor and Mrs. James
G. Aver
The Serbian Minister and Nine.
Slavko y. Grouitch. in from Stock
bridge, Mass, where they were guests
of the Rev. and Mrs. George Grenville
Merrill. are at the Lorraine Hotel be-
fore going to Washington.
Mrs. Rufus L. Patterson entertained
at luncheon at Pierre's yesterday.
Among her guests were Mrs. Goodhue
Livingston and Mrs. Casimir de Rham.
The Count and Countess Pierre de We'll
Castel also gave a luncheon there.
Mrs. George Marshall Allen, who
came from her country home at Con-
vent. N. j.. Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Pratt
and Miss Virginia Pratt. who soon will
open their city house Mr.. and Mrs.
stephen c. Millett, who will open their
apartment In Park avenue later. and
DR.. and Mrs. r. Tunstall Taylor of
Baltimore, who are touring by automo-
bile. are stopping at the Plaza
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B l R L H S

O'cONNOR-Mr and Mrs. Eugene Felix
O'Connor nee Elizabeth Ludlow Clements.
announce the birth OF son on September
10, 1922. Lying-in Hospital.
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Wearing Apparel.

ICST-Neckpicce. Hudson hay sable. los. w
23d a. station OF the Hudson tubes or .ie.
phone booth. Reward Tor rnturn 70 DANIEL
Il. MORAN. Jr., 18Th floor. IA Madison av.
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The Minister OF China and Nine SEE
have returned 10 Washington from
Ithaca. ". Y. where they attended the
Chinest students conference at Cornell
University
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IoST.-Chow dog, llght brown, AZ Long
Beach, sunday, Sept. 3 reward, no ques-
tlons asked. Call WEINGART. Long Beach
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Mr.. William c. Redhed, Secretary of
Commerce in President Wilson's Cabi-
net. Is in Washington for few days and
Is stopping at the Shoreham.
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JCHN n. QUICK. aged 80. formerly a
serg, ant-riaior at the Marine Barracks.
Rrooklyn and holder Of the Congressional
Medal 81 Honor and Distinguished Service
I ro = died yesterday while visiting friends
n, II Iopie He retired from the Marin
Corns in 1927 after completing thirty years
~ service He vas awarded the Medal -
Honor during the Spanish American War At
Guantanamo Bay aud ire DISTINGUISHED SER
vice Cross during the World War
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DIR. Jose Barnet, Cuban Minister to
China. and Nine. Barnet are In WASH
ington for few days en- route to their
post and are staying at the Brighton.
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WASHINGTON.

Commander and Mrs. Herbert S.
Howard have returned to Washington
after spending the. summer at Oginquit,
Me.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-09-13

Mrs. Guy #. Scott has returned from
Georgia. having spent part Of the time In
Griffin with her daughter. Mrs. Dan B.
Searcy, and part in Atlanta with Mrs.
Preston Arkwright
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rOt;Np. --ffoth street, Amsterdam avenue \
pin. Inquire i13 West i65th.
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LOST AND FOUND.

KEYs-Teo. o. ring. Thursday. sept. :. be-
twnsn Eart Seth 81. nnd Grand Central.
Telephone Creamery 1in1 Reward.
LOST or STOLEN
Ford sedan september p, Livingston efrcet
bet Film niaco a"d Bond strc"t B7cosiy1
Gar 80 ail0T05 license No. 6aT2ot Inform
piiar Of Fire III SSH avcnus, nrooliyn
i OgT -pre~s suit Gaze. small, black. mi. ats
fe r. Jeff iu yellow taxi Tue~day morn.
ing. reward N returned 70 lis Eas' sG'h =
LoST-Blue SILK purse, owners cavd inside (.
keep money, return the rest. 1889 Sd av.
500 REWARD,
lost September T. broadway and i35ih-
t.Sth. Ciaremont Thcater. blue more hand-
81 q money. rings, channels case. CTS w.
iaE'h. apartment ~. Morninesidc $40.
ieweiry.
ICgT-Friday night, ~ the Boardwalk. dia-
nond ana platinum pin. large stones ard
small cluster diamonds; reward Can Cort-
lard, s3Ti,
LOsT-Agate cigarette case. iawctcd ~. RS
and clasp no questions asked 500 re.
ward PHONE PLAZA plnf.
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MRS. ELIZABETH J. J. pEvINE m i7j
Warren street. BROOKLYN. mother ~ The Rev
Dennis J pevlne Of the pauiist order died
suddenly Yesterday AZ her home. She leaves
her husband. Dennis. three sors and twn
daughters. Furerni services viii be hf3d a.
IN Il II on Friday IN It paul's Roman
Catholic church Hicks and Warren streets.
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NEW YORK.

Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas r. Brady are
In Roslyn, l.. !.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Gustave J. s. White. who
have been visiting DR.. and Mrs. Preston
Pope Satterwhite at Great Neck, re-
turned to Newport yesterday.
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Mr.. and Mrs. c. Ledgard Blair will
return from Europe early in October.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-02-16

to clear and break strip of land
nearly one mile long, of sixty acres at
$500 per acre on what is known as the
Wood Farm, which they did in a,short
time, using a % inch plow, with 8
horses, four of them abreast, and the
same summer Louis Wakeley and
Frank Ross built fence for me,
around the whole tract, which was the
south one-half Of Sec. 9, 800 acres.
The same summer | sowed the whole
sixty acres to rutabagas and I had
some ''beggies' too I shipped most
of them to Minneapolis and they
netted me 25c per bushel on board
cars at Nekoosa.
The only wagon roads into Nekoosa
at that time from the west were,
by the Lynn Hill read or around by
Moccasin Greek. The winter of 1894
and 8, | opened up the road thru the
swamp and the hill now known as
Wood Hill at my own expense and the
town of Port Edwards was very liber-
ial y with me, in giving me $3.50 for a
mile and a quarter of right away thru
my farm and all the work I had done
in filling the swamp and grading the
hill.
On May 6, 1898, sold to the Nekoo-
sd Paper Company the Sc of the NV
of 10-21-5 for $500. The Loop Dis
trict and the depots are on this forty.
In several histories of Northern Wis
consin find so many errors rs to the
dates, they are very confusing. One
of the histories says Ira Purdy came
here in 1843. Mr. Purdy tells me it
was April l, 1916, and another claims
the Whitney mill was built in 1887 and
from my best information it was either
1880 or 81. These are only few of
the many errors that find
| realize there is much in this letter
that will not be of interest to anyone
but myself, but l shall keep copy
for reference. You have my per-
mission to allow the high school
students to read it and to use any
part which they may care to and |
shall be pleased to help the students
in any way possible. Later | shall
revise this Nekoosa sketch and add
my many personal interviews which |
| have had with old settlers.
| Trusting that this will not give you
heart failure, | am,
Yours in the faith,
GEO. N. WOOD.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-02-16

G. ]. Kaudy, the designer and paint
err of beautiful advertising signs, has
turned out for the First National
Bank of this city, four large signs and
placed them in position on the West
Side this week Monday. These signs
are by 10 feet inclosed in frames
They read: First National Bank of
Wisconsin Rapids Oldest Bank in
Wood County. Safety plus Service. y
Each sign is painted in three colors,
plainly legibie at considerable dis
lance. They are plain block letters
easily read and artistic in workman.
ship. Mr.. Kaudy is gaining an en-
viable reputation for his beautiful
signs placed in different parts of the
county.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-02-16

The second monthly sales day on
Tuesday was the occasion for large
gathering of interested people at the
West Side Market Square. The auc-
ton sale was we'll attended and every
item was sold, many of the articles
going at very low prices. Quite a
number of unadvertised articles and
items of farm produce were sold at
auction on bartered there. Sales at
the stores were reported good for the
day also.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-02-16

The Wisconsin Rapids Auto Service
Co. was Incorporated last week with a
capital of $4,000. The following are
the officers of the new corporation:
William Knapp, president; C. L. Frey,
vice president and secretary; Mrs. Will
liam Knapp, treasurer. William Knapp
{. L. Frey and A. j. Midthun are di-
rectors. The company will carry on a
general repair business at their gar
age on Fourth avenue south, and will
handle the Hudson and Essex cars and
International Trucks and Tractors.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-02-16

these wing dams on the whitney
Rapids one near the mouth of Moe
casin Greek, one near the east end of
Market street. one opposite Swallow
Rock, one where the mill now is and
one near the foot of the island below
the dam. The most of these wing dams
were constructed about 1870. There
is about a twenty three foot fall in the
whitney Rapids"
The following item was taken from
the Wood County Reporter of June 2
1850.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-02-16

Mrs. Florence Inez Dustan, 1885
18th street north, died at her home
Monday morning at ten-thirty o'clock.
She was twenty-seven years, four
months and three days of age at the
time of her death. She is survived by
her husband Alfred Dustan, and three
small children. Funeral services will
be held Wednesday afternoon at two
o'clock, Rev. j. Rockstroh officiating.
Burial will be made in Forest Hill
cemetery.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-02-16
1T WENT TO THE SPOT

Henry E. Campbell, R. F. D. No. 3,
Adrian, Mich, writes: 81 had a bad
cough for three years. Tried several
cough remedies. Got little relief.
tried Foley's Honey and Tar. 1t went
to the spot. There is no better remedy
on the market" Good for coughs,
C Ids, Group and whooping cough. Chill
dren like it. Sold Everywhere
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-02-16

The Wood County National Bank
has announced the appointment OF
Charles Stark, who has been in charge
of the Savings Department in that
bank, as second receiving and paying
teller, to assist Fred Haerta!. I'll s
Maurine Lindahl, who has been VIII
the bank for number of years Will
be in charge of the Savings Depart
ment. The Cage System in the bank
will be re-arranged and increased to
take care of the rapidly growing COM
mercial banking business of this thriv-
ing institution.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-02-16

Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Fontaine spent
Friday and Saturday Of last week in
Milwaukee, where Mr. Fontaine went
to attend a school Of instruction for
newly appointed postmasters. Two
others were in attendance there at
the same time, one from New Rich
mond and one from River Falls. While
in the city, Mr. and Mrs Fontaine Wis
tied with a niece, Mrs. Roy Saxton
and family.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-02-16

The Auditing Committee Of the
County Board Of supervisors has COM
pleted the wra e examining and
checking eve, the books and accounts
of the various equity officials. They
report everything in excellent con-
dition, and emplimented the County
Clerk, Treasurer and ether officers on
the systematic neatness and accuracy
of their work in keeping the County's
records.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-02-16

Five years from now we will be able
to determine whether Mr.. Harding's
arms conference has elevated him to
a plane Of greatness or whether it was
simply the beginning of the end of
another American president. An en-
phatic statement today, pro or cen,
is mere partisanship. Only time can
divulge the truth.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-02-16

NJ. j. Cypress, assistant cashier Of
the First National Bank of this city,
has accepted the position of cashier
of the First National Bank of Eagle
River, newly created by the reorganiza
ton under E. w. Ellis, of the old State
Bank at that place. Mr.. Cypress will
assume his new duties about Feb. %.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-02-16


The vacancy which was created by
the resignation of Mrs. Olga Brooks
as school nurse last November was fill
ed recently by the appointment of Miss
Alma Schroedel, who started work
here Saturday. Miss Schroedel is a
sister of Will Schroedel of this city
and is, herself former resident OF
this city. She has for two years held
the position of Red Cross nurse for
Grant county, with headquarters at
Platteville. She will hold examina-
items IN the Office of the county health
officer, DR.. F. K Pomainville, every
forenoon, and in the various schools in
the afternoons, it is stated.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-02-16

A Wood County Poland China
breeders Association was organized
at meeting at Marshfeld Saturday
VIM. Schultz of .Auburndale was
named president, Mike Redig OF
Marshfeld, president and ]. E
Rosploch of Arpin secretary and treas
urer. Directors of the Association are
|. j. Payne of Nashville, R. E. Pet
rick of Marshfeld and VIM. Reichen
bach of Auburndale The association
will meet again at Marshfeld March
IL, to make definite plans for the fu-
ture. 1t IS planned to conduct a num-
Der of sales during the year and to
push the pig club work.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-02-16

The voters of the City of Stevens
Point, at a referendum election last
Wednesday, authorized city bono
issue for the purchase of the city wat
er plant, which has been privately
owned and operated. A new pumping
station is also to be built to secure a
new supply of spring waite which has
been found available.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-02-16

A large crowd of loyal people, be
sides nearly three hundred from
Marshfeld witnessed an excellent ex-
hibition at the local Armory Thursday
evening, when the Tri-City basket
ball team defeated the Company c
team from Marshtield by q score of
% to 10. The return game on We'd
nesday evening at Marshfeld was
won b the Company C team by a
score CT 81 to s..
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-02-16

Some forty men and twenty teams
are soon to be put to work by the
Brown Bros. Construction Co., at the
quarry at Pittsville, where they will
be engaged this summer in getting out
stone for county road work. The men
will all be Wood County men if enough
of such are available.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-02-16

Sixty-fve men have been given en-
ployment by the city, most of them on
half-time work at the Oak street wa
ter station, digging the new lateral
collection line. A number of men have
been put to work at snow removal en-
the down town streets
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-02-16

Lester Rayonne of Rudolph is pa
tient at the Riverview Hospital as a
result Of falling against a rotary
wood-saw Friday. He received a deep
cut in the shoulder and will be laid
up for some time.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-02-16

Officials of the Consolidated Water
Power 4 Paper Co. have emphatically
denied the rumor that the registration
Of unemployed, WHICH is taking place
at their mill office, is for union men
only. Union and non-union men alike
will be impartially registered, and
placed, SO far as possible, they state
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-02-16

Men of the M. f. Church and others
interested are to meet at the First
NJ. e. Church at the corner Of Fourth
and Oak streets Friday evening. 1t is
planned to hold this meeting weekly
to promote the spiritual development
of the church and its lay members.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-02-16
NEVER WANTS ANYTHING Else

L tried many different kinds of
cough medicine" writes Mrs. E. K.
Olson, 1917 Ohio Ave., Superior, Wis.
but | never want anything else than
Foley's Honey and Tar. 1 used it for
all my children and also my srandchild
1t always did fine work" Folev's is
pure, wholesome and absolutely safe.
Sold Everywhere.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-02-16

The fire department. responded to a
call Wednesday morning to the res
idence of DR.. Clark at Oak and 9Th
streets. Sparks from the chimney had
caught in the roof and a considerable
hole was burned out. The blaze was
extinguished with chemicals. Damage
estimated at some twenty five dollars
was done to the roof of the house by
the fire.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-02-16

Considerable relocation work on the
county and state trunk highways in
this county is being done, with the
purpose of doing away with curves and
sharp turns. Corners are to be con-
structed on a 200 foot radius and
banked and curves are being straigh-
tened wherever possible.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-02-16

Nearly $50 invited guests enjoyed
"a fine Valentine party at the Dixon
Hotel last Saturday evening The
hotel was finely decorated for the oc-
casion, an elegant dinner was served
and dancing was enjoyed until 1880.
Everyone present reports a very en-
joyable evening
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-02-16

f. j. HARDWOOD of Appleton will ad-
dress meeting of men of the church
and community at the First Congre-
gational Church here Thursday even
ing. 1t is planned to organize a per-
manent club of men whose activities
will deal with church and civic af-
fairs.