Wood County reporter. [volume], September 18, 1919, Image 4

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LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Two persona will not be friends
long if they cannot forgive each oth
er’s failings,
WANTED: —An experienced girl at
the Witter Hotel. Inquire at once.
Good wages. Itc.
The new front in the Steinberg store
is receiving its finishing touches after
which it will be ready for business.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Arpin of the state
of Mississippi, are guests of his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Arpin this
week.
Miss Caroline Overbeck of De
troit, Mich., is visiting at the home
of Miss Marie Kruger for a few
days.
George Corriveau and Delbert Row
land gone back to their studies
at Lawrence College, Appleton. This
is their second year there.
John E. Daly is having his small
frame building next to the Carnation
store torn down this week. In its place
anew cement block store building will
be erected.
Mrs. Gus, Johnson returned Wed
nesday night from Gary, Ind., Chi
cago, Milwaukee, Racine and Paxton,
111., where she spent som time visit
ing friends and relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Partridge and son,
Rexford, who have been visiting rela
tives and friends in the city the past
few days, returned this noon to their
home at Winnipeg, Can.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Weiland have
rented the house to be made vacant on
October Ist, by Henry Ebbe. It is lo
cated on Eighth Street North and own
ed by Messrs. F. Link and A. P. Hirzy.
M. J. Favel, the carpenter, is rap
idly completing the work of installing
shelving, counters, cases and show
windows, in the R. M. Levin store
building next, east to the Reporter
Printing Office building.
When a man passes the thirtieth
mile post and has loved no good wo
man, he has lost his best chance of
life for happiness, and the sooner he
calls a halt and thinks it over the bet
ter.
Men give up a great deal for their
families—their time, their strength,
the knowledge they have gained in
life’s experiences—they snend every
thing freely for their home’s sake, and
the home should pay its debt in much
outspoken love.
F. S. Gill is fitting up his new store
building in the old Baker block for the
reception of his stock of wall paper,
paints, glass, etc. When completed it
will be conveniently ai-ranged for his
stock of goods.
WANTED:—Married man for gen
eral farm work in Wood County. Wife
to help milk. Free house rent, garden,
milk and fuel wood. Good wages. Per
manent position. Address this office.
The John Hartl store building ap
pears with a brand new front and it
makes a great change for the better
in the place. Carpenters are still busy
putting in partitions and re-arranging
the interior for the new business ven
ture.
Boys, as well as girls, should be
taught to help in the house. How often
we have been disgusted to see that
the girls are made to help with the
housework while the boys are allowed
to play checkers, or sit at the fire
toasting their toes.
Mrs. Nellie Horr and son, of Rhine
lander, were in the city the past w ek
looking after the Cole house pr ( ~cty
on Oak street. They are anxious to
sell the property as it requires consid
erable time and attention to look af
ter it.
The street work, sidewalk, and curb
ing on Ninth street north is approach
ing completion. This week will pro
bably see the close. A great and fav
orable change has been made. All
connected with this work are to be
complimented in the part they took in
making the improvements.
One of the sweet occupations of old
age is recalling the scenes and oc
currences of one’s youth. So try to
store up as many pleasant recollec
tions as possible for a future supply.
Among the happiest will be found
those of the good we did for others,
and the innocent fun we enjoyed.
Mothers, train your boys to be neat
in the house. They should be taught
to look after themselves, and to keep
their hats and coats in their proper
places. Teach them this habit and
you will also do a kindness to the
boys by teaching them neatness and
self-respect.
The families of Dr, F. X. Pomainville
and F. L. Steib, in their respective cars
made a trip Sunday to Neillsville via
Pittsville and returned home via
Marshfield. They had a picnic lunch
and were back in time for supper. The
outing was a pleasant one which tjiey
all enjoyed. Good roads and no car
troubles.
You may set it down as a fact that
there isn’t a twelve-year-old boy in
the neighborhood who hasn’t his opin
ion of you—and he wouldn’t be slow
about expressing it either, if a strang
er should ask him for it. Every man
! is always making character whether
he is doing anything else or not. Why
not build character that you may ever
look back upon it with pride.
Mrs, Eugene Miller entertained
the girls o * the class of Second Year
Junior Girls of the Methodist Sun
day school at her home on Ninth St.
S., Saturday afternoon. Twelve mem
bers of the class were present and
the afternoon was pleasantly spent
in playing games, contests and music
after which dainty refreshments
were served by Mrs. Miller.
One reason why so many girls and
boys, men and women, too, are un
interesting, is because they try so
hard to bze like somebody else rather
than be content to remain himself or
herself in life. In nature you don’t
see an oak posing as a willow, or a
black duck as a yellow leg, or a lilac
as a peony, or a dog as a cat . Be
natural and you’ll be all right.
The hearing and seeing of aero
planes as they pass to and from their
destinations are becoming quite fa
miliar sights. On Friday noon one was
heard passing over Grand Rapids and
seen to alight east of the city. The
aviator was in need of gasoline and
was obliged to land to secure it. Sev
eral drove out to see the machine and
witnessed its depr rture.
We fear many good housewives
make a serious mistake in giving too
much time to Sunday cooking. Others
perhaps are equally in error by over
working on Saturday, so that they
cannot properly rest or enjoy the Sab
bath day. Parents and children ought
to be more to each other. A day of
uplift and delight it ought to be made
in every home.
Place a young girl under the care
of kind-hearted women, and she, un
consciously te herself, grows into a
graceful lady. Place a boy in the es
tablishment of a thoro-going, straight
forward business man, and the boy be
comes a self-reliant, practical busi
ness man. Children are susceptible
creatures., and circumstances, scenes
and actions always impress.
The social neighbor is not always
the useful neighbor, yet each in her
place has special influences to exert
of equally beneficial consequences.
The sympathetic neighbor is also a
popular one, but she has to exercise
continuous tact, lest her solacing in
fluence may occasionally be overdone
or utilized at untimely periods. The
inquisitive neighbor is always a dread
to everybody within the reach of her
inquisitive curiosity, as she does not
seem to have any intuitive respect for
others’ feelings as regards their di
vulgence of personal affairs to an out
sider.
Right here is the secret of awk
wardness. It is self-consciousness. A
girl who thinks about how she is go
ing to look when she extends her
hand will hold it out as stiff as a
pump handle. If she is worried about
the appearance of her walk she will
stalk over the landscape like a wood
en dummy. What a person does grace
fully is done unconsciously. So if a
person would learn grace she must
first learn how to do things uncon
sciously and she can only learn to do
things unconsciously by doing them
often.
C. T. Purdy, of New York City, Mrs.
Emma Kensler, son Paul, and daugh
ter Ruth of Madison, were in the city
Monday and Tuesday, guests of Mr.
and Mrs. F. J, Wood. Corrydon Purdy
and his sister, Mrs. Kensler, were born
educated and raised to womanhood and
manhood in Grand Rapids before they
left here years ago. Their father and
mother are both buried in Forest Hill
cemetery and they are greatly inter
ested in keeping up the family lot.
They both admire Grand Rapids and
pay the city many compliments in keep
ing up the city and her cemeteries.
They both have traveled much, and
they say Grand Rapids, for her size
and population, will compare favor
ably with any city in the U. B. for
scenic beauty. Their old-time friends
are always glad to see them.
NEKOOSA
Mrs. G. E. Marvin entertained the
members of the Recreation Club at
her home Saturday afternoon. A
number of games of auction bridge
were played after which dainty re
freshments were served.
Darrel Bucfcanan, who has been in
the Navy for the past three years,
arrived home the latter part of the
week having received an honorable
discharge.
Mrs. Harry Meyers and daughter,
Elizabeth of Milwaukee are guests
this week at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. F. H. Richmond.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Peck and
family, who have been residents of
Nekoosa for many years have moved
to Grand Rapids where they will re-
side.
Word has been received from Wal
ter Radtke, who has been in the
Quartermaster’s Department overseas
stating that he has arrived at Camp
Merritt and will be home shortly.
Mrs. H. Helke, and daughter,
Elizabeth, returned Saturday from
Pittsville where they spent the past
ten days.
S. A. Denis arrived home Sun
day from Milwaukee where he at
tended the State Fair. He drove
home an Auburn car.
J. E. Brazeau spent Saturday and
Sunday in Milwaukee and Chicago on
business.
Charles Herrick arrived home Sun
day to visit with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. H. Herrick for a few days.
Ray Youngchild and wife of Ore
gon City, Ore., arrived here the lat
ter part of the week. Mr. Youngchild
has accepted a position with the Ne
koosa-Edwards Paper Cos.
H. H. Voss and family and Mr. and
Mrs. Rohr were guests Sunday at
the H. E. Bennett home in Cranmoor.
Mrs. J. W. Krenhke and children
who have been visiting relatives at
Brokaw the past week arrived home
Sunday evening.
Mrs. Charles Farrar, who has been
a guest at the H. E. Fitch home the
past summer, left Saturday for her
home at St. Louis, Mo. She was ac
companied by Miss Josephine Fitch
who will attend St. Mary’s Academy
there this year.
Charles Sybula, who has been in
the services overseas in the Austrian
army, arrived here Saturday having
received an honorable discharge.
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Mr. and Mrs. Hibbner departed on
Monday for Kilbourn, where they will
spend a couple of days while enroute
to their home in Milwaukee after spend
ing a couple of weeks at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brostowitz.
Miss Hulda Bergeson of Grand Ra
pids was an over Sunday guest at the
home of her parents here.
School began in District No, 4 on
Tuesday.
, Miss Aurelia Oleson has gone to
Grand Rapids where she is attending
Training School.
Mrs. David Sharkey and son Carl
left on Wednesday for their home in
Grand Rapids after a pleasant visit
of a few days at the Ole Holstrum
home.
Eric Jacobson has had anew house
built on his farm.
Mrs. John Sandstrum entertained
the ladies aid society at her home on
Thursday afternoon.
Rev. A. E. Monell of Merrill held
services at the Swedish Lutheran
church here on Thursday forenoon.
Miss Elsa Crunstedt entertained
the members of the Dorcas Society at
her home on Friday afternoon.
Frank Mozenski of Milwaukee was
a guest at the Frank Brostowitz home
the past week.
Fall Opening Sale
FOR FIVE DAYS ONLY INCLUDING SEPTEMBER 24
We welcome your attendance during our Fall Opening Sale. We advise you to choose
early as this is a most remarkable money saving opportunity. If you are contemplating the
purchase of a New Fall Suit, Coat or Dress, either how or later, it will more than repay you
to investigate the values we are giving during this sale.
COATS FALL MILLINERY AT UNUS- SHOES
Plush Joats value $30.00 r A UALLY LOW PRICES We are closing out our shoes at less
at this sale tPZD.DU street hatg> tailored hats> and dres3 hats money than they can be bought at wholesale
Plush Goats, with fur collars, values $35.00 to are clever in style as hats usually are
$40.00, at this anc l se H f° r much more. All the newest ana . AJress department, nence tms special
sale JKzSJMI shapes and trimmings. closing out sale You owe it to yourself to
NFWFST IN VOTI FS VFT vftq 3 6 advantage of these money savmg pr,cei ”
Plain Hudson Seahne Coats, flowered linings, 1 h
\alue SIOO.OO at this (POK AA AND SILKS for less than $4.00 to $4.50 A C
• We have a beautiful line of the very la- closing out price
Great Saving in Ladies’, Misses’ test patterns in Voiles, Silks and Vel\ets at Boy’s shoes sizes 12 to 2 regular price 3 50
Cloth CoatS
See our great selection of Coats We have SPECIAL FOR THIS SALE , .
the largest and most up-to-date line of Coats We have iust received a lame assortment Zno T-’ me3 t TeS ££ K
we have ever had. Our Coats represent the of the 54,-00’eloslng s 4, -0 0 ’eloslng out pnce at thls Q 9.5
best of workmanship and materials. Waists newest ana latest in Georgette sale tPO.ZU
Come and see them we know we can save Georgette Waists, regular price (PfT Men’s dress shoes, regular price $5.00 clos
you money on your Fall Coat. $7.00 and $7.50 at this sale tP*/* < O ing out price at this (PQ QO
FALL DRESSES AT §23.50 Big Bargains in Children’s Suits sale IT
• . 0 0 * During This Sale. thTs safe 9 ’ * $3 95
They come in Serges, Satin and Jerseys tßls sa * e
and in all the new Fall shades. Materials and Children's all wool serge suits, made in the j . _ , , . _
workmanship are of the best and cannot be latest st > rle ’ a^e Bto 17 ’ regu ‘ V£Q Ladies SB.OO shoes, closing out C A
duplicated for less than $30.00. lar price $12.00 at this sale__ at this sale
Boy’s suits, regular price SIO.OO, age 8 to 17 . ■"
One lot Silk Dresses, regular (JJ t A A A Our price during this Q A A Misses’ and Children’s Shoes going re
price sls, at this sale • sale gardless of cost.
OUR STORE WILL BE CLOSED THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
Levin’s Store
East Side, Grand Rapids, Wis. Opposite Postoffice
ANCIENT HISTORY OF GRAND
RAPIDS, AND WOOD COUNTY
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Taken From Wood County Reporter Files in 1888
—3O Years Ago—Fontaine Brothers
Publishers
June 7, 1888.—
The Vesper Mining Cos., are pushing |
work vigorously at the mines. They
are getting through the slate rook and
are feeling quite jubilant over the fine
show of superior quality of ore.
Married at high mass, Miss Mary
Louise Belanger to Edward Lynch,
Wednesday morning, June 6, 1888.
Dr. De Mars has changed his mind
about moving to Chicago.
Geo. N. Wood, while out sailing in
his brother’s boat was suddenly an un
willing bather. No explanations or
comments are necessary.
N. Johnson’s friends in Centralia
and Grand Rapids are smoking in hon
or of the arrival of anew born son
at their home Tuesday morning.
Miss Ella M. Hecox of Helena, Mon
tana is home visiting with her aged
mother in Centralia.
June 14. 1888.—
Mrs. Ella Schultz and family, and
her mother Mrs. Worden, are expect
ed home from California on the 18th
inst.
Thomas E. Nash is back home again
afW bidding Washington and his dem
ocratic friends good bye, until he re
turned to them a full fledged congress
man some day.
Will Jcott has sold out his stock of
jewelry to Mr. N. E. Emmons and his
Frank Brostowitz Jh., who is em
ployed in Tomahawk w T as a week end
visitor with relatives here.
Kenneth Ratelle has returned to his
home in Rudolph after spending a cou
ple of weeks here.
Mrs. Harry Swanson and two chil
dren of Port Edwards are spending
the week with relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Marseau of Ru
dolph, were guests at the Albert Pe
terson home last week.
Robert Berg of Grand Rapids spent
the week end with relatives here.
Mrs. Carl Rosander and children of
Prentiss, have been visiting with
friends here.
John Hedin, Simeon Worlund and
Emanuel Kron.holm are home from
Milwaukee, where they went to attend
the State Fair. They made the trip
home to Messrs. Emmons and Gaynor
and expects soon to leave for Seattle,
Washington.
June 21, 1888.—
Miss Vede Arpin, second daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John Arpin, died Sun
day evening, at 8 o’clock at the age of
21 years, 6 months and 2 days.
Wednesday afternoon a blinding rain
storm and cyclone passed over this
city breaking trees, unroofing barns,
sheds, blowing down fences and took
out one span of the Green Bay rail
road bridge, which spans the Wiscon
sin river at this point. It was the
second span from the east side.
Our respected townsman I. L. Mosh
er, is lying dangerously ill at this
writing.
Miss Jennie liuban is home from
i Sherry, where she taught school the
past year.
John Clock was lately appointed
conductor on E. LaVigne's ferry boat.
Miss Stella Jackson is home on a
vacation.
Mr. Chas. Kipp is visiting with his
father and brother in Centralia.
Matt Carey collects the fare and
blows the whistle for the arrival and
departure of the Centralia ferry boat.
D, D. Bishop arrived home Wednes
day morning looking quite well.
by auto.
Harry Swanson of Port Edwards
spent Sunday with friends here. He
was accompanied home by Mrs. Harry
Swanson who has been spending the
week here.
Misses Celia Hedin and Ina Kron
holm spent Wednesday at Marshfield.
Walter and Clement Nystrum who
are employed at Sherry, Sundayed with
home folks.
Born unto Mr. and Mrs. John New
man, a baby boy, last week.
Mr.and Mrs. Gust Anderson and
Mr. and Mrs. Seth Whitman attended
the Fair at Marshfield on Wednesday
of last week.
Miss Anna Nordstrum entertained
the members of the Dorcas Society at
her home Thursday afternoon.
Robert Berg of Grand Rapids was
HAVE YOU MONEY THAT IS LOAFING?
Idle money is useless, and if you now have,
or expect to have a sum of money that you do
not intend to use for a time, we suggest that
you invest it in one of our interest bearing Cer
tificates of Deposit.
The money is always available and if left six
months you receive interest at the rate of 3
per cent WITH NO TROUBLE OR WORRY.
We have many customers who depend entire
ly upon this plan foi their permanent invest
ments.
Wood County National Bank
Captial and Surplus $200,000.00
GRAND RAPIDS. WISCONSIN
an over Saturday guest of relatives
here.
Mrs. Charley Blomquist and son
Stanley are home from a few weeks
visit with relatives and friends at
Rockford, Illinois.
Gustave Anderson of Cranmoor is
visiting at the home of his grandpar
ents here.
Mrs. Charley Jasperson of Minnea
polis. Minnesota visited with relatives
and friends here last week.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Frederickson of
Rockford, Illinois, Mrs. Frank Swan
son and Clifford Hills of Belvidere, 111.,
visited at the John Hills home here
last week.
Mrs. Anna Johnson has returned
home from Rosseau, Minnesota, where
she has been spending a week.
Mr. and Mrs. Matt Steenes left last
week for Stratford, where they expect
to make their future home.
A. J. Coburn of Gray Bull, Wyom
ing, spent several days here last week
visiting at the R. D. Webster home.
Walter Berg came up on Thursday
from Grand Rapids and will spend
some time at the E. Berg home.
Miss Pearl Duncan of Walworth,
Illinois, is a guest at the Hanifin home.
Fred Stamm, the well known barber,
has sold his house and lots to George
Bronson and expects to move to Min
neapolis in the near future to live.
This move on Fred’s part was quite a
surprise to his friends and patrons,
Mrs. Fannie King and sister Susie
Scribner of Merrill, were guests of
Mrs. Elizabeth Daly the first of the
week. They expect to leave for Flo
rida soon, where they will spend the
winter as heretofore. Mrs. King is
not quite as well as formerly.
ENTERTAINS FOR MRS.
JOHN ALEXANDER
Mrs. L. M. Alexander of Port Ed
wards entertained “at home” Tuesday
afternoon from 3:00 o’clock until 6:00
o’clock in honor of her daughter, Mrs.
John L. Alexander. Her house guests
were, Mrs, Louis Pradt, Mrs. Jeanette
Coates, and Mrs. B. Lyon, all of Wau
sau. Mrs. Alexander was assisted by
Mrs. F. MacKinnon in the music room;
in the sitting room by Mrs. Buckley,
Mrs. T. W. Brazeau. Mesdames G. Bab
cock, Lawrence Nash, Richard Gibson
and Miss Irma Johnson were assistants
at the reception table in the dinirig
room. The color scheme was laven
dar and yellow. A delightful after
noon was spent and all the ladies
found pleasure in becoming acquainted
with Mrs. John Alexander.
STRIKE STILL ON
It appears, at this writing, as if it
will be an utter impossibility for the
strikers and the Nekoosa-Edwards Pa
per Cos., to get together upon any mu
tual ground that the Company will ac
cept. Many of the strikers, during
the past thirteen weeks that the strike
has been on, have conducted them
selves in such a manner that they will
not employ them again upon any con
dition. The strikers want all the men
taken back or none, so the matter
stands unsettled. The Company are
organizing anew crew entirely.
Albert Cells, Route No. 7, was fin
ed $1 and costs Monday by Judge
E. N. Pomainville. He pleaded guilty
to turning his car on Grand Avenue
with the cut out open.