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

pany, have their Pulp Paper and Sulphite
plant located here and its thriving institution
! and a promising village.
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas of Westfeld
are guests Of their son.
Mr.. L. Goodness has gone to Plain
| field where he has accepted position
IN blacksmith shop.
Mr.. Z. Scott of Westfeld was here
the past week on a visit to his children
who reside here.
G. a. Bolster, representing Wilson &
McCalay of Chicago, reports that he
sells over one ton of chewing tobacco a
| year to the business men of Nekoosa.
| The kingbolt and Goldrope brands are
used the most.
Messrs. Carl Sahlen and Oskar Fors-
gren of Talem, Sweden, were III Ne
koosa Friday, inspecting the Nekoosa
Paper Co.'s mills. They have been
over on the Fox river inspecting the
mills there. They intend, upon their
return home, to erect a similar plant.
Messrs. Henry Mccain and Seth
Spafford, Jr., Of Graud Rapids were in
lections for Spaftord, Cole & Co.
Joseph Corriveau was in the village
Tuesday on business.
Nekoosa's population is increasing
right along, three families have acces-
sions this week. Born, unto Mr.. and
Mrs. George Pratt, girl, on Thursday,
the 4th; born, unto Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard Dunkel, a daughter, Saturday, the
9Th born, unto Mr.. and Mrs. A. X.
Kleberg, a 10-pound boy, Monday,
November the 8th. All are reported
doing nicely. DR.. McGregor in attend
anCe.
Messrs. John HollmIller of CentraIia
and Frank Hamm of Rudolph were in
the village Tuesday on business.
The young ladies Of the Christian
Endeavor society will serve supper and
oysters on Friday evening, November
10Th, in Buhleren's hall, for the benefit
Of the church.
Nekoosa sportsmen have done their
share of deer hunting with fairly good
success. Henry Mann killed three on
Black river; Ora Billings, one; Walter
Ellis, two, and Geo. Fenner, one. There
were several members in each party
but the abOve-named persons were the
ones who did the act Of shooting
John Nlcols opened his meat market
on Saturday and is now doing business
again as if nothing had ever happened.
Mrs. A. L. McClelIand returned home
Wednesday after an absence of three
months at her home in Beloit Mr..
McClelland smiles again.
Mr.. Ayles, the superintendent of pa
per making in the NekOosa mills, is
happy over the arrival of his wife and
two sons this week. They are boarding
at the Herricll house and find western
life much different from that at their
old home in Franklin Falls, New Hamp-
shire. The good people of Nek0osa
will do all in their power to make Mr.
sations of Nekoosa hospitality.
L. J.. Smell has his new house nearly
enclosed. 1t is located on lots north of
TayIor's.
Fred Flyatt, employee in the mill
here, has new house we'll under way
on Third street.
Mr.. Pavlick Of Centralia mas pur-
chased an interest in the Zurtlu meat
market and moved his family to Ne
koOsa. They will do business under the
firm name Of Iurflu & Co.
c. L. Kruger. who has been EMPLOYED
as carver for Zurfu & Co., has gone
back to his home in Grand Rapids.
A dance will be given in BuhIgren's
hall Friday evening, November 10, by
Messrs. Nathan Church and Will
George.
VIM. Mcfarland ard wife Of Grand
Marsh, Adams county, are guests of
their son, Shep. McFarlanu
For some reason w r. Blystone, the
popular meat market man, is constantly
giving the boys some fun at his eX-
pense. The other day he left the shop
at 10 a. m. and told the boys he would
90 out couple of miles, buv and kill a
! hog. He did not return until the next
: night at O'Clock. OF course the boys
worried and could not account for his
absence except that he had gOue in a
direction the points of compass of
which he was very familiar with. When
he did come, however, he had the hog.
Ask him for particulars.
One of Nekoosa's society events in
which the elite took part occurred Sat
urday night in Buhlgren's hall. The
| Mandolin club Of the twin cities was
excellent music The following persons
were in attendance: From Grand Rap
ids-Misses Laura Canning, Dora Dou-
vile, Leila Treat, Ella Hasbrouck, Nellie
| Nash, Alice Nash, Grace Pratt, Mamie
| Ward; Messrs. Edward Whitney, P H
Corriveau, Geo. n. Wood, Guy Nash,
Emile Garrison, w. H. Wheelan; Mr.
and Mrs. T. j. Cameron; from Nekoosa
Joseph Thomas, A. Z. Lansing, MIR.
and Mrs. Ayles, MIR. and Mrs. Lapham
and Miss Susie Beeston. Refreshments
were served at the Herrick house and
the spread lacked nothing Mr.. and Mrs
| Herrick could supply from the markets.
Mrs. Herrich has won the good will of
| everyone Of her bOardeTs and patrons
on account of the excellent way in
which she serves them.
The Port Edwards railroad extension
from Port Edwards to Nekoosa hugs
closely to the G. NJ. 4 ST. 2. right-ofway
on the east all the way down and, there
fore, crosses and re-Crosses the old
wagon road several times between
these points and necessitated the lay
! ing out of new wagon road. The rail-
road grade is progressing nicely and IS