Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-06-05
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home in Menasha on Sunday after a
successful school year as principal of
our public schools. He was re-invited
to return and accepted the offer before
he took his departure. The Professor
is favorite in NekooSa and takes a
great interest in his school work.
The following resolution was passed
by the local order of Mystic Workers,
which explains itself: Resolved by
the Mystic Workers of the World that
they allow the Modern WoOumen of
America the use of Brooks hall on
their regular meeting night, June II,
1902.
Mrs. VIM. Hooper departed Monday
noon for La Crosse, where she has
gone as a delegate representing the
local Swallow Rock" in the Rebecca
Assembly [. 0. O. Z. in session there
this week. Miss Rena Houston of
Grand Rapids, is looking after the
children and keeping house for VIM.
Hooper during his wife's absence in
La Crosse this week.
Great preparations are being made
by the people of NekoOsa and eSpec-
tally by the local members of the
order of Modern WoOdmen, to pro-
perly entertain the visitors who will
come to NekO0Sa on Thursday, June
II to attend the Lemonweir District
Picnic Association. Attractive
features will be presented during the
day and fine time is promised every
body who will attend. NekoOSa
never does things by halves.
There will be basket social dona-
tion at the United Brethren church,
about seven miles south of NekoOsa,
Friday evening, June Is. Baskets to
be sold to the highest bidder. Ladies
bring lunch for two in your basket
and gents purchase the baskets and
find the name OF the owner on slip
of paper concealed under the cover.
Proceeds for the benefit of the minis
ter, Rev. S. e. Taylor. Come one
and all.
By ORDER OF COMMITTEE.
Brooks Hall was handsomely de-
cOrated for commencement exercises
on Saturday May Both and the hall
was crowded by relatives and friends
of the graduates on that evening to
listen to the following program:
Benz Ray
Salutatory Lillian Bepple1
Mandolin Solo, .. .......... Gilbert E. Marvin
"Dc claration of Independence, ....Chas. K. Her
Duet, ..........Miss Katherine GaIiigan John Berg
DEBATE: Resolved that the policy of Great
Britain toward the Beers is Justlfiable.
Affirmative Negative
Lotie c. Frances Leach
Male Quartet, ........ go essrs. Ebert and Edgar
kellogg, Kleberg, and Lapham..; ......,.:..;"
Malidoli oolo';''...'.. hoy Earley
Inc boys
Naledlctory, Elsie H. Dupre
Presentation of Diplomas, .........Supt o. J. Leu
Each number on the program was
we'll rendered and heartily encored.
Each performer is entitled 10 great
credit for the able manner iD which
his part was presented. The class
motto was: 1--WE Launch tonight,
where will we anchOr?" Glass colorS:
"Military Blue and Silver White"
Glass flowers: "Red and White car
nations" The commencement dance
party on Thursday night was also a
pleasing event in the closing exercises
of our public schools.
We understand that the call for the
Republican county convention to elect
delegates to the state and congress
sional conventions has been issued
and that the time has been fixed for
July 1st and the place Brooks Bro
theirs hall at NekoOSa. Why NellOOSa
has been chosen as q meeting place
for this convention doth not yet
appear, unless it is on the same ground
that Madison was chosen for the state
convention, viz, on account Of its
These crafty politicians probably
think no stalwarts will go there.
Wisconsin Valley Leader.
There was no politics in asking the
Republican County Committee to
hold their county convention in
NekooSa but simply desire to have
Nekoosa honored with this conven-
ton, A. E. Lapham, {; member Of the
county convention from NekOoSa.
extended a cordial invitation to them
to hold their next county convention in
NekOOSa, and the invitation was
accepted. The editor Of the Leader"
don't find NekoOSa too ''diminutiye
in size and inaccessible" to find the
place once a week for subscribers and
job work. There was no good reason
for the slur paid Nekoosa in the above
paragraph and people here will not
forget it. Some people appear to
delight in msrcprcSenting others and
the ''Leader" is conspicuous in Til,
respect.