Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-07-31


| Paper and Sulphite plant located here and tits
| athriving institution and promising village
Miss Fannie Palmer, of Grand
Rapids, was the guest ofMrs. Geo.
Huxley.
c. E. Lester, candidate for
sheriff, was in Nekoosa, Sunday to
witness the base ball game.
Rev. and Mrs. B. Ray departed
Tuesday for Rockford, ILL.,, where
they will spend the summer vaca-
ton.
Geo. Goult, of Plainheld, was
here Tuesday on business. While
here he drove down to the Quinn
farm.
A local order of the Royal
Neighbors will be organized in
the village of Port Edwards on
August II.
VIM. Paulseen and family
departed Wednesday for Milwau-
kee, where they expect to make
their future home.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Lapham
and Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. Hanover,
were in Merrill on Sunday to
attend the Saengerfest.
A. G. Gillett has very bad eye
from the effects Of paris green. 1t
is thought that he poisoned it
while paris greening his potatoes.
G. P. Gillett brought in sample
of the winter wheat grown upon
his farm. The sample was fine and
better than any we have seen this
season.
Mrs. L. Gutheil returned home
Saturday night from her two weeks
vacation visiting relatives and
friends in Wittenberg, Merrill and
Wausau.
Mr.. and Mrs. John M. Georges
and Mrs. Frost departed Saturday
for Millinocket, Maine, where he
has accepted position as machine
tender in a mill.
Fred Langton, an employee in
the Nekoosa paper mill, had the
thumb on his right hand badly
lacerated Saturday, while working
on paper machine.
DR.. S. A. MacGregor moved his
office furniture into his suite of
rooms in the c. P. Thompson
building Wednesday. He now
has very pleasant quarters.
Richard Schelbe departed Tues
day for Marshheld and from there
he goes to Milwaukee to join his
wife and daughter on a weeks
visit among relatives and friends.
Mrs. Will Johns underwent on
Operation at the home of August
Johns in Nekoosa the, past week,
DR.. Humphrey officiating. Since
the operation the patient is doing
we'll.
A. ]. Boyles, of Wausau, was
visiting among his old-time
friends in Nekoosa the first of
the week and at the same time
advertising his fathers business
college.
S. L. Stevens new block is now
about completed and ready for
occupancy. 1t is greatly improved
over the old block as the defects
have all been taken out in recon
struction.
Mrs. G. P. Gillett departed Mon
day for Knowlton and Ashley,
where she expects to visit friends
for few days. On her return she
will stop in Stevens Point to visit
with her sister.
An informal dance party was
given in Brooks hall Saturday
night which was largely attended
by the young people. 1t was
great success and everybody
present report delightful time.
Messrs. F. S. Brazeau, Geo.
Hinkley and Hugh Ellis made up
a party who went trout fishing the
fore part of the week on Chester
Creek, They had pleasant out
ing and brought home several fish
and tell great stories about their
experience piercing the jungles of
that popular creek.
Mrs. w. H. Hooper, of Nekoosa,
Mrs. Clark Lyons, of Grand
Rapids, and Mrs. G.. Cleveland,
Mrs. Harris, Mrs. Shellhammer, of
Port Edwards, were guests Of Mrs.
g. P. Gillett, on the Quinn farm
last Friday. They report a very
pleasant day and Mrs. Gillett an
excellent entertainer.
VIM. koth, a farmer in the town
OF Port Edwards, lost four head of
cattle the past week by poison.