Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-10-21
NEKOOSA

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 CenfIalia in Wood county It is on
Lisbon to Tomahawk The NekoOsa Paper Com
pany, have their Pulp, Paper and Sulphite
plant located here and its thriving institution
aud promising village.
Mrs. Henry Young and daughter of
Neenah are guests of MIR. and Mrs. A.
II. kleberg.
F. Z. Murray, landlord of the Grand
View House in this village, is having
new house erected upon his land south
Of the village,
II. ?. Corriveau Of Centralia has been
engaged as bookkeeper by the Nekoosa
Paper Co. in place Of Mr.. Freund who
has accepted like position with the
Northern Paper company ut Grand
Rapids
Miss Sue Beeston is back and at work
again after her summer vacation.
4 petition with over ninety sianers
has been filed with the village clerk
protesting against the granting of a
saloon license for q saloon within 275
feet of the Congregational church. 1t
is expected that the village board ill
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and refuse the license for that location.
Mrs. A. Z. Gurdy departed Saturday
for WaupacG to attend the funeral SER
vice of friend.
The loss of the postoflice don'tappear
to make any difference with VIM.
HOOper's trade. He does a nice bust
ness.
A Farmers Alliance has been formed
by the farmers in this vicinity for the
purpose Of shipping their own potatoes.
An executive committee, consisting Of
Messrs. Ed. Elliott, r. NJ Burroughs
and August AithOuse, have purchased a
five ton stock scale which is being placed
in front of Brooks Bros. store for the
use of the members.
A. F. Roach, The new ieweler, reports
an excellent trade in his line for a
starter and hopes his business will con-
tiuue TO improve.
Samuel II. Spencer OF Necedah and
Miss Cora Mae Smart of NekoOsa were
married at the Congregational church
parsonage Monday evening, October Is,
Rev a. l.. McCelland officiating. They
will reside upon farm near Necedah
VIM. QHinn has lost thee head of
sheep the past week. which were killed
by dogs. There will be Il few less dogs
if the owners don't keep them upon
their own premises.
Brooks Bros. have extende! their
storeroom ten feet to make room for
their increasing stock.
Mrs. Chas. Brooks departed Tuesday
for Amigo where she will visit her
brother two weeks.
Miss Anna Lueps Of Manilowoc is
the guest of Mrs. l.. Guthiel.
James Avles, superintendent of the
NekOosa Paper Mill, was confined to
his bed the first Of the week with an
attack Of rheumatism.
Rev. A. S. McCIelland is back and
holding services at the Congregational
church as usual.
7. L. Smell, beater engineer, has pur-
chased a residence lot from the paper
COMPANY, north Of Elmer Tavlor's place,
upon which he is going to have erected
a residence.
II. E. Reed, carpenter, is adding a
large addition to and otherwise improv-
ing his residence property.
Nathan Loyeless, ex-city marshal, de-
parted Tuesday for Minneapolis, where
he will spend the winter.
Considerable excitement was created
here Tuesday morning when it was
reported that three tramps, probably
those who had burglarZed Brazeau
Bros store the night before, were
camping upon the bluff opposite Ne
koosa. The sheriff was summoned and
he called to assistance the following
persons in Nekoosa, who were noted as
accurate marksmen, to help capture
them if they could be found: A. E.
Gurdy, with repeating shot gun loaded
with huckshot; Frank Boles. with
1910 Winchester rifle; Geo. n. Wood,
with a Smith & Weston self-cocking
revolver; II. +. Herrick, with bull
dog revolver of 3S calibre; A. l.. Fon-
taine, with 3S Marlin rife, and E. H.
LaNignc, with his note book and pencil
with which to note the daring 1eats of
his assistants. Thus armed, the COM
pany proceeded to the woods in com
mand Of Sheriff Smith and ransacked
the vicinity for a mile in circumfer-
ence but only found the track of one
man. Sheriff Smith says his troops
would have fought nobly had an oppor-
tunity presented itself.