Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-09-26


on the west bank of the Wisconsin river about
eight miles south of Grand Rapids, the county
seat ofWood county It is on the C M & st Ry
running north from New Lisbon to Tomahawk,
also on the Wisconsin Central R. R.
running from Nekoosa to Marshield. The
Nekoosa Paper company, have their Pulp,
Paper and Sulphitc plant located here and tits
thriving institution and promising village
Merrill Advocate: Mr.. G.. L. Ste
phens, formerly with The National
Bank, will open a bank at NekoOSa on
October IA, next. Mr.. Stephens will
move his family to Nekoosa, too,
about that time. Mr.. Stephens thor
oughly understands the banking
business, having been employed in the
banks here ever since little boy,
first with the First National and
later with the National. He is a
genial and pleasant young man,
honest, upright and of good business
ability. We are sorry to see Mr..
Stephens leave Merrill yet pleased at
| the promising outlook for him down
there. NekooSa is growing and
progressive town.
Otto Paulsen, delivery clerk for
VIM. Hooper, had close call Monday
morning from being seriously hurt
while hauling water from the river.
He was driving single horse attached
to two wheel cart supporting a large
| size water barrel. In going to the
river the rattle of the barrel fright
ened the horse and the horse made a
sudden start and ran away dragging
| the boy whose feet were caught in the
fills about 50 rods before the horse was
stopped. Fortune favors some people
as it did this boy.
August Walters, who is employed in
the NekoOsa paper mill, while upon an
extension ladder about twenty feet
long Oiling some pulleys in the roof of
| the mill over machine number one
Sunday night, the ladder slipped on
the concrete floor and he fell a
distance of twenty feet to the floor
breaking one arm and otherwise
bruiSing him. 1t is feared he was
hurt internally.
MeSSrs. Nick Berg of Auburndale.
and Harry Thomas of Sherry, members
of the county board and also of the
! roads and bridge committee were here
| Monday making an inspection of the
new bridge across the Lynn creek.
| Mrs. J. E. German and son of St.
Louis who have been guests of the
Fitch family at CTanmoor, the past
summer, departed Tuesday accompan,
led by Miss C;lrolyne Fitch on their
return to ST. Louis.
! Frank WitherS has purchased two
lots of VIM. Binger, in the north part
of the village upon which he will
build him new house 24X24 feet two
stories high.
J. c.. Thompson is making improve.
mentS upon his store building next tC
Long Johns place, preparatory tC
occupying the same himself when
ready.
Mrs. John Moore, who has been the
guest of her Sister-in-law Mrs. John
Fogarty the past summer returned to
her home in Maine the past week.
Miss Katie Tucker and Goldie
Alpine. who are attending the BOyles
Business College in WauSau, were al
home over Sunday.
Gus. Buhlgreen is having his outside
! stairway to bis store building covered
this week To keep off the fall and
| winter storms.
The dance given Saturday night in
honor of the Cashton boys was largely
attended and a fine time is reported
by all present.
! C. L. Stephens of Merrill. has rented