Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-07-14

eight miles south of the twin cities of Grand
Rapids and Centralia in Wood county. 1t is on
Lisbon to Tomahawk The Nekoosa Paper Com
pany, have their Pulp, Paper and Sulphite
plant located here and its thriving institution
and promising village.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Gurdy accom-
panied Miss Sue Beeston to her home
in Spring Greek, Juneau county, Tues
day. They made the trip distance OF
twenty miles over land by bicycle.
Miss Beeston has weeks vacation.
Lelah Lapham departed Monday
evening for Milwaukee to have bis eyes
treated.
Mrs. c. p. Thompson is visiting her
sister in Hancock for few days.
Word reached US here in the village
Saturday that a couple of women in
the town of Armenia, juneau county,
had difference over some bluherrles
and came to blows. No personal
damage was done to either, but one of
the women was short of considerable
linen when they were through. Blue
berries are too plenty and too cheap to
quarrel over.
c.. P. Thompson availed himself of
the opportunity to make short visit to
his parents in Necedah while his wife
was away. He spent the Sabbath with
them.
Knute Mills, of Chippewa Falls, was
in the village Monday on his way to
visit his brother on the east side of the
river who is operating his large 400 acre
farm. Knute has great confidence in
Wood county soil.
A. E. Lapham is extravagant since
his wife went away. He put up fine
new awning, had a runaway and been
to the city several times since she went
away.
Geo. Hinkley resigned his position in
the paper mill on account of his poor
health and departed Tuesday morning
for Minnesota.
Peter Dessaint has the job of painting
the interior of Brooks Bros. large store
building. They expect to have it. ready
for occupancy next week.
Miss Martha Rea departed Tuesday
for Milwaukee, Manitowoc and Chicago
for two weeks vacation.
Blueberries are coming into market
in large quantities. The present selling
price is cents per quart.
Miss Grignon of Kaukauna, is visiting
her sister Mrs. w. I. Early.
Rev. J. B. Dawson, of Milwaukee,
occupied the Congl church pulpit Sun
day.
Fern Wilson, DESTROYS of seeing his
sweetheart who resides in Spring Greek
Juneau county, invited four young men
to accompany him to that place. The
party went upon their bicycles a dis
lance of twenty miles or more and
when they reached there Fern learned
to his sorrow that his sweetheart was
not at home A round trip of over 40
miles on your bicycle to see your girl is
quite trip when rewarded with dis
appointment,
At the last meeting Of the School
Board, the principalship was rendered
to Harry Miller, of Grand Rapids, and
the assistant to Miss Edith Scott in this
village. They have both accepted and
will be in charge of the public schools
here during the coming year. The
School Board also decided to erect a
large addition to the present, school
building IN 1899 SO as to accommodate the
rapidly increasing population of school
children.
The Nekoosa Lodge L. o. Q. f. No
295 installed their recently elected
officers Friday night. They are:
n. CIV. H. Cook.
V. G.-S. L. Stevens.
Secretary-AlbertC Cook.
Treasurer-Wm. Hooper.
This lodge is in tiourishing condition
with over $1,000 on hand.
w. r. Blystone, student in French
| 70 hoe RI toI no ho
had on hand and won the prize which
comes from ardent efforts.
Emil Friend, manufacturer of fine
cigars, has opened cigar store, in the
building formerly owned and occupied
by R. schiebe. He intends to retail as
we'll as wholesale cigars. He keeps a
| large assortment of fine cigars and
solicits the trade of NekOosa and vicin-
ity.
Gran away with Susie B. and another
woman. Back $50 p. M" is the way a
card read that we found fastened to the
barbar shop door Tuesday morning.
Of course those who know the barber
can easily comprehend the message he
left.
It is generally known in Nekoosa that
A. E. Lapham brides himself in owning
| one Vi lD6 huCSb ullNi Ic0tCSp ulltA Ill
horses in Nekoosa. He decided to go
blueberrying Saturday morning and
took his son and daughter with him.
He drove west of the village about five
miles where they found the berries
very thick. He tied his horse, let the
children out and all hands were busy
picking berries. The horse for the time
being was forgotten in the eagerness to
gather berries. About II o'clock in the
morning the horse arrived in Nekoosa
with the outfit minus the occupants.
The horse was all lather and foam indi-
eating that he had been making his
quoted time-a 8 minute clip. Herb
Lapham went to the rescue and about
two miles out met Mr.. A. E. Lapham
and the children walking home, looking
sad and forlorn, with six quarts of blue
berries. 1t was simply a case where
the horse became weary of fighting flies,
united himself and came home for
better quarters.