Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-08-09

NekOOSa Paper company, have their Pulp
Paper and Sulphite plant located here and It'll
thriving institution and promising village
The large addition to the paper mill
l46Xl66 feet in dimensions. of sole
stone and brick work is ready for the
roof this week. This is on the west
erly side of the plant, and is SO ar
ranged that five freight cars can be run
into the mill and loaded at one time
The company expect to have theil
fourth paper machine, l2S inches wide
ready for operation Oct. lSt. Two OF
the machines in this big mill are
making newspaper print ana one the
better grade OF MANILA. 1t is eX-
peCted that the fourth machine will
make express fiber paper. The
MANILA and fiber papers are both new
departures at this mill, as the first
MANILA product was turned out only
about three months ago.
The work of raising the apron OF
the dam of the NekOOSa Paper Co. is
progressing nicely. From the appear
ance of the western portion of the
dam which is completed it would seem
as If the ice hereafter would have but
very little effect on IT, The magni-
tude Of the job may be judged from
the fact that in these improvements
2O0O cords of stone and many thou
sands of feet Of 1Ox12 timber are used.
This work was not done to prevent
the dam going out at any time, but tC
save the annual expense of repairing
the plank of the apron, damaged every
spring when the ice goes out of the
river, 1t is expected these improve
mcntS will be completed before cold
weather.
We have been surveyed to oul
hearts content during the past ten
days by the Chicago & Northwestern
surveying crew. Lines have been run
crossing the river below the dam,
running west through the Wood farm.
and crossing on the north above the
wood yard, down the west bank of the
river to the paper mill, then crossing
the river again at the head of Market
street. The two crews are now work
ing between here and Port Edwards,
between the NJ. & 5. E. tracks and the
river.
E. II. Thompson of MarShfeld and
Miss Sue BeeStOn went up the river
Tuesday evening in a row boat a
distance of four miles and called on
DIR. Frank POmainyille'S campers, who
are located at the mouth of the -Four
Mile. They report the camp IN a
pitiable plight from their point of
view, that is they have no boats for
boating and no suits for bathing and
their principal occupation in the
evening is fighting mosquitoes.
Alfred Brooks, Geo. Hinckley. \. j.
BoyleS and young brother Roy, left
here at midnight Saturday in row
boat on Il fishing expedition down the
Wisconsin. They went down as far
as the mouth Of the Fourteen-M Mile
and returned about midnight Sunday.
Their catch was 6S small mOuthed
black bass, weighing from 4 to 81
pounds. including two pike. These
were all taken with hook and line,
making the best catch 50 far reported
this season.
The MarShtield campers and summer
visitors. who have Il CONNEXIONS cot
tagc and many tents on the EasU bank
of the Wisconsin river, opposite this
village. are enjoying the beauties of
the scenery along the river and the
many advantages for summer reSOrterS
here about such as, boating, bathing.
fishing, wheeling and driving. They
seem to better appreciate these ad-
NantageS than the people who reside
along the river.
The enterpriSing people of the town
are preparing TO improve the grounds
OF the First congregational church.
which comprises fine plat of ground
on the banks of the river ON which are
many valuable shade trees. The
StumpS will be removed and the
grounds put into park-like shape.
Gavin w. Young. formerly superin-
tendent of the paper mill here, and
afterwards going to Menasha, Wis.
then TO Alexandria, Ind, has returned
to his old position as uperintendept
at McnaSha. and his brother Henry
takes the position he vacated in
Indiana.
Miss Martha Rec accompanied as
far as Grand Rapids. Tuesday. her
friend. Miss Laura H&nnaman, who
was returning home at Plymouth.
Wis. after a short visit there. The
two ladies spent the day in Grand
Rapids together.
Westfeld Union-Miss Edith Scott.
aformer Westtield girl. is one. of this
years graduates from the Stevens
Point Normal school. and will teach
the intermediate department of the
Rib Lake school the coming year.
Prof. John Nagler of Milwaukee and
Dr; Glenn visited the mammoth paper
mills and the NJ. II. Lynn cultivated
cranberry marsh and dined with their