Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-11-04

Mr.. Alfred Brooks is in Chicago this
week selling potatoes,
Married, at the residence of Frank
Withers on the Wood farm Friday even
ing. October Is, Mr.. VIM. Lawrence
and Miss BeestOn both Of Adams Co.
II. \. Morgan Justice of the Peace
ofIiciated.
Messrs. Archie Mcmillan of CentraIia
ard Hans Oleson of Waupaca were
here on Tuesday buying potatoes.
viii George of Nekoosa and VIM.
Hadley of Grand Rapids traded dogs on
Tuesday and each one thinks lie was
bettered IN dog flesh by the trade. One
Of the boys was wondering how the
dogs came out.
Mrs. 0. Oleson Of Port Edwards. is
visiting her daughter Mrs. Nathan
| Church.
Walter Ellis sold his place this week
to Chas Brooks. Consideration report
ed at $500.
A dance will take place in Bentz
Hall Saturday night, November Is.
Dominick Whitley had his right hand
badly cut while working at the barker"
! in the wood room. DR.. McGregor
| dressed the injured member and the
patient is now doing nicely.
One of Nekoosa's popular Young men
in the person Of Frederick GAIL, clerk
in VIM. Hooper's store, was married
| Wednesday morning, to Catherine
church in Grand Rapids, Rev. Van
| Rossmalen officiating. The young
couple will 90 to house keeping IN
| Joseph Arnold's residence. We join
with their MANY friends in congratu-
lations.
II. Z. Herrick, proprietor of Nekoosa's
leading hostelry, arrived home Saturday
evening from the twin cities where he
had teen called upon important bust
ness with a severe cut the full length Of
his nose. He made the trip upon his
wheel. In going up he met with no
accidents, but on his return in some
manner he met with this accident.
What happened him in the cities is
wholly surmise for he offers no expla
nation. The boys say he was hypno-
TIED and the 'spIrits'' over balanced
him as he approached the Port Edwards
railroad crossing and he WAS thrown
from his wheel head foremost into the
ditch. Others think that it occurred on
George Woods bicycle path and he run
off on the nigh grade. Just how it hap
pened the world will never know be-
cause he viii not even render an &C
count to his wife who worried all the
while he was gone.
John Nicols sold his lot, store building
and barn to Herbert Lapham, cOnsid-
Grafton 500. He turned around and
leased the shop in which he will open a
meat market. He expects to be ready
for business on Saturday, Nov. 9th.
VIM Smith of Plmnfeld, who intend
ed to start saloon and then livery
stable. changed his mind and returned
to Plainfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Day lost their six
year old daughter suddenly Saturday
night. She never had been we'll and
able to get about like other children but
her death was not looked for. The
funeral service was held on Tuesday
and the little ones remains laid at rest
in the town of New Rome, Rev. Me
Clelland officiating.
! Mcssrs. A. T. Lansing and Frank
! Neulza, of WatertoWn, New York, who
| have been here for several weeks put
ting a new patent self feeding barker
into the Nekoosa Paper Co.'S. wood
room have completed their work and
the machine tested. 1t banked one
cord of wood in seven minutes and did
| it nicely, apparently without effort. It's
a great labor saving machine.
Work is progressing nicely upon the
grade of the Marshtield & Southeastern
railroad from Port Edwards to Nekoosa
a large crew of men and teams are at
work.