Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-20


Frank Althouse, of Camp Douglas
and John Quirk, who is spending the
winter with him, were in this village
and vicinity for a week visiting relatives
and friends.
Since the good sleighing reached
Nekoost cordwood has been coming in.
at the Paper Company's yard in large
quantities. An average of one hundred
teams day come in here with two and
three cords of wood to the load.
c. P. Thompson, the shoemaker and
harness maker, does nice business.
He also handles bicycles and does all
kinds of bicycle repairing. He is pre-
pairing for the spring trade.
Messrs. Glines, Wakely and Hem
ling have contracts TO put in certain
amount of ice for the business men.
Some of Nekoosa's ladies have or
gained novel club. 1t is known as
the Talking Club" We did not be-
lleve there was any need for such an
organization In Nekoosa among the
ladies We took it for granted that
nature had supplied them with suf-
ticient quantity of that art. They are
to meet every two weeks and the follow
ing ladies are members: Mrs. Mat
Alpine, Mrs. Nathan Church, Mrs.
Joseph Golemboski, Mrs r. Schiebe
and Mrs. w. L. Early. We hope what
ever they do thew will not talk of each
other for that would disrupt the society.
Mr.. Louis Goodness, of Plainfield
was in the village this week on visit
TO his family who reside here.
A son was born Sunday Jan. Is, TO
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Marcoe.
GUY Warner has sufficiently recovered
so that he was able to 90 home on Mon
day.
The Baking Powder Club" is another
recent organization among the ladies
of NekoOsa. This society met SATURDAY.
evening with Miss Sue Beeston at the
Herrlck House and the Landlord said
he thought the society was we'll named
from the noise they raised Just what
The ladies do at their meetings is a CO.
nundrnm among the men for they ap-
pear to have lively times.
Mrs, A. 2. Gurdy's friends gave her
pleasant surprise Tuesday evening by
walking in upon her unaware. Mrs.
Gurdy, was equal to the occasion and
treated her lady friends of the Read
ing Circle" right royalty. A very en-
joyable evening vas passed at her home
Your correspondent over heard a
gentleman remark, that if you wanted
10 learn French you should do as W.
Il. Blystone does. 60 where they speak
nothing else but French. He tumbled
do You?
Tie latest novelty In dance parties
will take place st Bentz's hall Friday
Jan. %, to be given by Clifford Juneau
1t is expected that everyone who at
tends will wear shoepacks. For any
other particulars see bills.
Charles Green's single horse attached
to a cutter ran away Monday afterr Don
and badly damaged the cutter. The
horse was frightened by some calves
who were running at large.
Geo. n. Wood and his best girl was
seen in Nekoosa on Sunday afternoon
Mr.. Will Johnson, back tender in the
mill here, is delighted over the arrival
of his wife and will 90 to housekeeping
Mr.. John Nash has been here several
days lining up and laying the Paper
Company's track in the mill yard.
". H Cook is agent for the celebrated
Blood Purifier and Liver Regulator
manufactured by "The Alonzo o. Bliss
Co. of Washington, ID. T.. This medi-
cine is manufactured from native herbs
and is giving excellent results wherever
introduced. Don't fail to try package
when Mr.. Cook calls upon you and you
will never regret it.