Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-03-18

James Dawes, town of Monroe.
Adams county, has the record of haul
ing the largest load of poplar wood
into Nekoosa, March 10, 1897, which
measured 391 feet, or cords and feet
of green poplar wood. This was hauled
a distance of twenty miles. Any one
doubling this item can verify it by call
ing at the Nekoosa Paper company's
office.
Thomas Mullen, of Grand Rapids,
travelling salesman for Joanes Bros ;,
Green Bay, was IN the village Tuesday
taking orders.
Fred Bunge. helper in the Nicoll
meat market, met with an accident
Monday night at nine O'Clock, by cutting
severe cash in his left foot while
splitting wood. DR.. McGregor dressed
the wound and the patient is getting
along nicely.
Olaf Oleson, an employe in the paper
mill, slipped and fell Thursday, dislo-
eating his shoulder. DR.. McGregor re-
placed the member with considerable
difficulty and the patient is doing
nicely.
Smith Lewis, who was reported very
i'll last week with congestion of the
lungs, We are pleased to note is improv-
ing.
A. H. Kleburg purchased of w. II.
Cook, a residence lot in the northern
part of the village upon which he eX-
poets to erect q house in the early
spring.
Mrs. L. Gutheil departed Monday
night to purchase spring and summer
goods for their store. She expects TO
be absent a week.
Mrs Tim Ostrum is very sick in the
town of Armenia and under the care
of DR.. A. L. Ridgman.
Mr. W. T. Early with the Whiting
Paper Co., Stevens Point, spent Sunday
with his family in this village.
The Nekoosa Paper Co.'s boilers
consume forty-fve cords of fuel wood
every day.
Emery Taylor, who has been confined
to the house for the past five weeks
with rheumatism, is improving and
able to get out some.
Brooks Bros general merchants,
received TWENTY-FIVE barrels of Albert
Lea flour, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Baukin departed Sun
day night for weeks visit at Edger-
ton, Wis, their old home
Mr.. and Mrs. Rafferty,, of Spring
Valley, Mimi, and MIS-. Theron LYON
and Walter Gardner, of Centralia, were
in the village Monday to visit the
paper plant.
Rev. F. S. Wheeler, pastor of the
Congregational Church at Grand Rapids,
and Rev. J. E. Searles, pastor of the
Congregational Church at Necedah,
were guests Monday of Rev. A. L. Nc
Clelland.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Longhurst, after
returning from Centralia Sunday night
left their horse standing at their gate
while they entered the house, and dur
ing their absence of few minutes, their
horse jumped the fence, leaving the
animal Oh one side and the cutter on
the other. No special damage except to
harness and cutter which can be re-
paired.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Gurdey, new
corners to the village, are busy settling
their household goods this week.
Mr.. Fred Leach, of Westfeld, pur-
chased of Geo. n. Wood a small resi-
dence property west of the paper mill,
for 100000 cash.
Inefe are elgnG cases Vi measles III
the family Of W. H. Cook, on Nekoosa
avenue.
Ely Taylor, the popular scaler of fuel
and poplar wood, has many peculiar ex
peIiences with the farmers in measur-
ing their wood. He has learned that
there are many tricks known to the
farmers for swelling the scale of their
wood, but Ely is equal to the occasion
every time.
Fred G. GAIL, employed by VIM.
Hooper, has purchased Of Geo. n.
Wood, eighty acres Of land west of the
village. Mr.. GAIL spent Wednesday at
Grand Rapids and closed the deal that
day.