Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-07-28
NEKOOSA

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Is a 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. ST. & St P. Ry running north from New
Lisbon to Tomahawk The Nekoosa Paper Com
pany, have their Pulp. Paper and Sulphite
plant located here and its thriving institution
and promising village.
The school census was taken by Mr..
VIM. Hooper the past week which
shows an increase of only SIX over last
year. The total number is 19S between
the ages of four and twenty years of
whom SO are male and lis female. The
financial standing of the school district
is excellent At the last meeting the
treasurer reported balance of Sl243.7S
cash on hand
The Marshfeld & Southwestern
railroad company have been moving
their side tracks this week to make
room for the erection of a depot near
| VIM. Hooper's store building. The
people of this village are in hopes that
they will not delay the construction of
the depot too long.
Mr.. VIM. Nights and Miss Iona
Colvin were out blue berrying Sunday
afternoon and while crossing the
| Wisconsin river their row boat sprung
a leak and pretty near subjected them
to bath. Thew landed just in time
to prevent capsizing with only wet feet.
The Geo. C. Smith farm in the town
of Port Edwards, purchased at pubic
sale recently by Messrs. VIM. Hooper
and D. d. Conway, was sold by them
this week to August Rumschneider, of
Cook county, Illinois. Consideration
is reported as $500.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. Bardwell, Mr.. and
Mrs Joseph Ratelle of Centraia, Mrs.
L. LaVaque and daughter Hattie of
La Crosse and MIR. and Mrs. Dawes { f
Nebraska, were guests at the Grand
| View house on Sunday.
At the Republican caucus held
Saturday night Messrs. VIM. Hooper
and DR.. S. A. McGregor were elected
delegates 20 attend the county conven-
ton to be held in Grand Rapids
Saturday, July 80.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Potter and Mrs.
Lament and son of Stevens Point were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Gurdv
oyer Sunday. They made the trip to
and from, of thirty miles, upon their
wheels.
Mr.. G. w. Huntley of Plainield, a
jeweler, has rented one show window
in VIM. Hooper's store building where
| he has bench and stand ready to do
all kind of watch and clock repairing.
Lelah Lapham returned home
Sunday morning from Milwaukee where
he had an operation performed upon
his nose. He reports the operation as
quite painful.
| Clifford Juneau resigned his position
as switchman IN the yards of the Paper
Company Wednesday because he
could not stand the long hours he had
to work.
Messrs. Levi Leroux and VIM. Heron
while out fishing early Monday
morning caught a spoon bill cat fish
below the paper mill weighing thirty
pounds.
Robert Houston, who has been
employed IN the sulphite department
of the Nekoosa Paper Co. mill resigned
his position and departed for his home.
| Messrs John Nagler and w. II.
| Luehr were visitors in NekOosa on
Friday last. While here they called
upon some Of their acquaintance.
| Herman Guildenzop has his new
house on the Wood farm completed
and its now being treated to a coat of
paint.
Miss Martha Rea returned Wednes-
day after a two weeks vacation which
she spent in Milwaukee and Manitowoc.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Friend are
rejoycing over the arrival of a son, born
to them on Saturday, July %.
Miss Laura Houston of Centralia was
the guest of Mrs. VIM. Hooper over
Sunday and Monday.
1t is reported that ninty-six people
took meals at the Grand View house
on Sunday last.
Brooks Bros are now nicely located
in their new store building and appreci-
ate the change.