Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-07-04
NEKOOSA.

NEkOOSA.
Is q village of one thousand people situated
on the west bank of the Wisconsin river about
eight miles south of Grand Rapids, the county
seat of Wood county; 1t is on the N d st Ry
also on the Wisconsin Central R. r.
running from Nekoosa to Marshteld. The
Nekoosa Paper company, have their Pulp,
Paper and Sulphite plant located here and tits
athriving institution and promising village
Mrs. R. III. Higgins was badly
burned Tuesday morning while dis
charging fire crackers. 1t appears
that they had Il small can of powder
on the porch and j n some way d spark
fell into the can from fire cracker
and the powder exploded into her
face burning her entire face severely.
Her clothing caught fire and her
husband removed her apron immedi-
ately and saved her from any further
damage. DR.. S. A. MacGregOr was
called and she is now doing as well as
can be expected. She had close call
of losing her eyesight.
At the annual school meeting which
was held in the school house Monday
night DR.. S. A. MacGregOr was
reelected treasurer, and the follow
ing persons elected as an auditing
committee: Henry E. Fitch. John c.
Fogarty and T. s. BraZeau. They
also ordered tax levy of S2295 against
the taxable property of Nekoosa for
school purposes next year. They also
passed a resolution requiring the
directors to comply with the law
passed last winter granting state aid
under certain provisions.
Nick Berg representing Wood
county, and members of the town
board of Port Edwards met the past
week at Lynn Creek and let the con-
tracts for a new iron bridge across
that creek. The contract for the stone
work was let to John Lindahl and the
| iron work was let to the Milwaukee
Bridge and Iron works. The total
cost will reach nearly 81 1000, one-half
of which will be paid by the county.
The bridge must be ready by the 10Th
Of August.
The base ball game which took
place here Sunday afternoon between
the local team and Grand Rapids nine
was hOtly contested and the score
resulted IA to in favor of NekOOSa.
Grand Rapids will have to look we'll
after her laurels on the 4th Of July.
Bills are out announcing a base ball
game in this city next Sunday after
noon July 7, between the CaShtOn and
Nekoosa mines. This game promises
| to be an exciting one Us the CashtOn
boys are reported excellent players.
Admission to the grounds % cents.
John Mccormick, an employee in
the finishing room Of the Nekoosa
Paper mill had his thumb and fore
finger of his right hand badly squeezed
and cut Saturday forenoon between
the press rolls. DR.. S. A. MacGregoT
| dressed the injured members.
The village board met Monday night
in regular session and granted licenses
to the following persons for the enSu'
ing year: August BentZ, A. +. BOleS.
Andrew Zurtiuh, MarceauX Bros. and
r. Schiebe.
| Mr.. Heartgrave'S four-year-Old son
| that drank the carbOlic acid last week
died Tuesday night after untold agony
from the severe burning he received
| The board of review in the town OF
Port Edwards adjOurnedfrom the 24tt
of June to the 10Th of July to give the
assessor more time to prepare his roll
Chas Oberly departed Saturday fol
Grand Rapids, Minnesota, where he
will take charge Of paper machine
in the new mill being erected there.
Miss Ellen DCugherty, teacher il
the public schools of RhinelaudCr, i:
in the village "a guest Of her sister
Mrs. T. S. BraZeau.
Mrs. Edith Stinchtield, of Waupaca
who has been the guest of Mrs. A. E.
Gurdy the past month returned to hel
home on Tuesday.
Miss Sadie Wineger and Nora
Lapham returned Monday from {
pleasant visit in KilbOurn City with
relatives.
MeSSrS. Andrew Zurfiuh and W. p
Brindle were in Babcock Friday in the
interests of the 18th of July celebration
here.
S. l.. Stevens private Office has beer
freshly painted on the inside and adds
greatly to it's general appea rance.
Miss Kate Dougherty, the dentist
has opened her parlors in the Stevens
Block Tuesday.
August Fritz has a large barn il
course of erection on his lots.
A. J. Boyles made business trip tC
WauSau on Saturday.
Piles, letter, Eczema.