Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-10-28
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 Centralia in Wood county. 1t is on
the c. NJ. & st. 2. Ry running north from New
Lisbon 10 TOmahaWk The NekOOSa Paper Com
pany, have their Pulp, Paper and Sulphite
plant located here and its a thriving institution
and a promising village.
Rev A. Martin, pastor Of the Con-
gregational church, Pittsville, was the
guest of Rev. A. L. McClelland over
Sunday.
The local library was replenished
Monday with a large assortment OF mag
azInes from Madison. The reading
people will enjoy their contents.
Mr. and Mrs. John Nicol arrived Tues
day morning from Sparta. They will
probably sell their property here and
move to that civ where Mr.. NicOl has
two positions offered him.
The Farmers Alliance has its scale
located in front of Brooks Bros store
and is using it every day. The farmers
will now have confidence in the WeIgher.
Mrs. J. NJ. Baukin, who formerly re-
sided here, was among the depositors
who will probably lose some of her
hard earned money III the EdgertOn
bank which failed recently.
II. A. Morgan has made many i'm
prOyements to his residence this sum-
mer and now has comfortable home
for winter
Potatoes are coming into market quite
plentifuily now. Tuesday the buyers
were paying 30 cents per bushel.
The village board has been condemned
by residents here because Of the dispo
sition they showed toward the petition
presented to them Thursday night,
praying that no license be granted the
parties who desired 10 start a saloon
right opposite the Congregational
church. The license was granted in
spite of the prayer of eighty-three pc
titioners. This hardness awakened
some of the business men who de-
| handed that they call special meeting
and rescind their action or they would
! have the hottest legal fight on their
hands in the history Of the village.
| The special was held on Saturday after
noon and the members of the board
| thought better of their action, reconsid-
cred the matter and revoked the license.
Peace now reigns supreme.
A. F. Roach, the jeweler, has rented
the store building occupied by John
y
and hold his shop.
Nathan Church has rented the new
store building next to the Grand View
house in which he Will open d billiard
| hall and temperance store. This will
be the exact counterpart Of what they
intended to start therein.
Quite little excitement occurred
Sunday afternoon when certain party
was thrown out Of q buggy while the
team was running away. He was picked
up unconscious and some feared that
! he had been killed. He was taken to
his boarding place by friends and DR..
McGregor was called, as he is in all
cases here. The doctor arrived upon
the scene and thought he had "des-
perate case" He had the patient par
! TALLY undressed when he regained con-
seriousness, arose from his bed sudden y
and began to make things lively. He
wanted TO know "who struck Billy Pat
terson" and wanted to fight. The doc
tor, and others present, made their exit
promptly aud reported the patient
wholly restored.
Edward PhilleO, civil engineer, has
been spending most of the week laying
out roads and sub-dividing land owned
by T. j. and Geo. n. Wood.
Mr. and Mrs. John Durgin of Coloma
Station are guests of Edward Primeau
and family.
VIM. Andrews, reported crack shot
in this village, was coming home from
Port Edwards the other day with Will
George and they saw six crows sitting
in tree near by, Andrews sneaked up
to within six rods of the crows and shot
both barrels of his gun at one time, ex-
pecting to kill the six ofthem, but when
the smoke cleared away not one crow
was touched. Andrews treated and
asked Will George not TO give it away.
OF course Will didn't.
w. r. BIystoue had runaway re-
Gently in which his top buggy was badly
smashed up. 1t is said that he had
been down in the country to buy cattle
but some of the boys surmised he had
been down to see lis girl and the team
got the start of him while he was busily
| engaged with his sweetheart.
The right-of-way for the Port Ed
wards extension has been cut out anC
work was commenced Tuesday upon
the grade. A large crew Of men are a