Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-06-29


Rapids and Centralia in Wood county. 1t is on
the C. NJ. & St. P. Ry running north from New
Lisbon to Tomahawk The NekoOsa Paper COM
plant located here and its a thriving institu-
ton and promising village.
The following persons from Grand
Rapids were members of a jolly picnic
party to this village last Friday after
noon: Misses Ruth Witter, Floy
Philleo, Maude Tibbits, Nettie
Wheelan, Jennie and Ella Hasbrouck,
Charlotte Gibson and Mrs. Helen
Cutter of TOmahawk. For this pur-
pose they selected a beautiful shady
spot on the bank of the Wisconsin
river half mile south of the village.
In the evening while the NekOOSa
Paper Co. plant was lighted with
electricity, Guy Nash conducted them
through their large plant.
The people Of Nekoosa have decided
to celebrate the 4th of July in the
good old fashioned way. For this
purpose they have had circulated bills
announcing prizes for running, trot-
ting. boys, sack, wheelbarrow,
bicycling and boat races. A grand
street parade in the morning, an
Grafton in the afternoon by W. II.
Anderson. Music during the day will
be furnished by the .NekOOsa band.
Display of fireworks in the evening.
Dance in Brooks Bros. hall to which
all are cordially invited. Marshal of
the day Chas. Oberly.
Adolph Reissig, the ferryman, has
circulated dodgers announcing 4th
of July celebration at his picnic
grounds on the east side of the Wis
consin river. First class music will be
in attendance during the afternoon
and evening for those who want to
dance. He will have on sale, beer,
lemonade, pop, ginger ale, sandwiches
and cigars. Tickets for dance 80 cents.
Everyone cordially invited to attend.
Nekoosa will be pretty well repre-
sented at the carnival this week. We
note the following persons departure
on Monday and Tuesday: A E.
Lapham and son Elah, Frank Boles,
August Bentz and daughter, Mrs.
Robt. Viles, Ida Lapine, Lille Murray,
Richard Scheibe, Ed. Mills, Edward
Murray, Mamie and Nellie Horton and
Mr.. and Mrs. Warzkievier. They
expect to be absent most of the week.
J. V. Hobbs, NJ. D., Fort Valley,
Ga, says: II have been practicing
medicine twenty-five years and known
piles to be one of the most difficult of
diseases to cure, but have known
DeWitt'S Witch Hazel Salve to cure
numbers of cases and do not hesitate
to recommend it," Be sure you get
"DeWitt's;;" there are injurious
counterfeits on sale. Wood County
Drug Co.
Verne Wilson, leader of tie local
band, is entitled to great credit for
the progress they are making. The
band was organized two months ago
with twelve members and they all take
great interest in their work. They
make their first public appearance on
the 4th Of July.
w. r. Blystone and Miss Emelia
Evelyn Joyles were married at the
Catholic church at Grand Rapids
Wednesday, June p, Rev. Van Ross
malen officiating. They went to house
keeping Immediately at her fathers
home who resides on farm south of
this village.
r. E. Nash, superintendent, and
Joseph Thomas, boolkkeeper of the
NekOOsa Paper Co., were in Chicago
Tuesday and Wednesday to attend
meeting of the western jobbers and
manufacturers of paper. A banquet
was served at the Auditorium hotel.
Dan Graham, machine tender in
the mills here, hired a rig last Sunday
for a special purpose. He finally drove
to Grand Rapids unaccOmpanied. The
appointments come often and I'M
eXpectedly in this life and we have to
make the best of them.
Gus. Dahlke of Grand Rapids has
been given the contract for laying the
rock in the foundation walls for the
new addition of the public school
building. Work eXcavating was COM
menced Monday.
Pure, clean blood and healthy
liver result from the use of DeWitt's
Little Early Risers, the famous little
pills" They cure constipation, bilious
ness and sick-headache. Wood County
Drug Co.
Eli Taylor departed Sunday evening
for West Concord Minnesota, to join
his wife who has been visiting her
sisters there the past two months. He
will accompany her home.
A daughter born to Mr.. and Mrs.
A. H. Kleberg Monday, June 26, is the
reason why Mr.. Kleberg's face is all
lit up with smiles these days.
Mrs. A. E. Gurdy and Mrs. A. E.
Lapham expect to 60 to Westteld
next week on their wheels for visit
among old time friends.
The Catholic church society held
services last Sunday in the school
house. Father Van Siever of Rudolph
Otficiated.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Goodness of Plain
field were guests of Mrs. Scott and
daughter the fOrepart of the week.
Dougal McDougal ex-postmaSter in
the town of Armenia was in the
village Tuesday on business.
Peter Huber is shipping from twenty
to thirty baskets of blueberries from
this market everyday.
Mr.. and Mrs Wallace McLane are
happy over the arrival of a son born
Saturday, June "a.
Andrew Zurfiuh has purchased
new driving horse that he thinks
great deal of.
Mrs. Pritchard of North Dakota is
in the village visiting her mother and
sister.
CRANMOOR.