Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-12-16
NEK00SA

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Is village of over five hundred people situated
on the west bank Of the Wisconsin river about
eight miles south of the twin cities of Grand
Rapids and Centralia in Wood county. 1t is on
the c. NJ. d st. P. Ry running north from New
Lisbon to Tomahawk The Nekoosa Paper Com
pany, have their Pulp, Paper and Sulphite
plant located here and its thriving institution
and promising village.
NekOosa people will celebrate Xmas
eve with a large Amas tree loaded With
presents for the children at the C0ngre-
gahOnal church. Great preparations
are being made for good time on that
occasion.
W. 7. Early, who resigned his posi-
ton in the paper mill recently, has ac
cepted one with the Port Edwards Mfg
Co., to fill the place made vacant there
by the resignation of G. II. Morrison
Mr.. Early drives TO and from his work
and retains his residence here.
John Alpine, who has peen in Mime
sofa, returned Friday and has now gone
into the Fox River valley.
Levi Lereaux, who is employed in
the paper mill as third assistant on one
of the paper machines, met with what
might have been very serious acct
dent. While doing work between two
of the rollers on the machine his hand
was caught and drawn in between the
rollers clear up to his body. If the ma
chine had not been stopped when ii
was, it would probably have torn the
arm from its socket. AS it was he came
out with severe squeeze of the arm but
no bones broken.
The ties and iron upon the Port Ed
wards railroad extension to this village
are now all laid and trains will be run
ming regularly into NekoOsa soon. A
depot will be erected near VIM.
| HOOpeT'S store. NekOOSa will now have
four more trains day for her conven-
| fence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. McLain are happy
over the arrival of a son, born to them
Monday, December Is.
A north and south wagon road is being
opened from Henry FulIer's farm to the
Leach place in Nekoosa, distance of
one and one-half miles This work is
being paid for by Wood Bros. and
Messrs. BROOKS & MURRAY who own
land in that vicinity.
VIM. Hooper, one Of NekoOsa's lead
ing merchants, has large trade and we
are told by the travelling men that his
customers require high glade of fancy
groceries. He has fine trade in canned
goods and lakers' fancy bon bOns.
] homas Mullen says that Mr.. Hooper's
trade IN these lines is remarkable for a
village the size Of Nekoosa.
Mr.. Emile Friend, an employee in the
paper mill, and Miss Lena Kinsel OF
New York were married Sunday, II. A.
Morgan officiating.
F. J. and Geo. n. Wood will deliver
$500 cords of fuel wood to the Nekoosa
Paper company this winter from their
lands adjoining this village.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". Pavlck are delighted
over the arrival Of a new born daughter
Sunday. December y.
Sidney Brooks is quite sick with an
attack Of tOnsilitis.
The Farmers Alliance shipped an
other carload Of potatoes from this sta
ton on Tuesday.
a new face wash for ladies is among
the new articles now on sale in NekOosa
1t is highly pertnmed and possesses
many healing virtues for the skin and is
the invention of one of Nekoosa's hard
working and deserving young ladies'
If yOu desire to purchase a bottle in
quire a. Guthiel's where the young lady
has decided to keep it on sale.
"Will George" is one of the popular
young men in Nekoosa and quite a ia
vorlte with the young ladies. Recently
he has been making frequent visits to
Port Edwards and the knowing ones
say that there is some magnetic attrac-
ton in the paper mill there. We al
ways thought he made these visits to
build up his meat trade.
Little Nora Lapham who had been
visiting at a neighbours house recently
overheard a conversation in which her
mother was interested. On her return
home she posted her mother as to Just
how the ladies were going to initiate her
into the mysteries of the reading circle.
Bert Harrison Of New Rome and Miss
EIecta Warren Of Nekoosa were mar
rled recently in that town, Rev. John
Ford officiating. They will make their
home for the winter with w. A. Har-
risOn.