Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-25

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pany have an excellent assortment
of fine blankets and quilts, quality
and grades according to price. If
in need of any for the approaching
cold winter, call and inspect 'em
and get prices.
Mrs. Peter Huber, who has
been very poorly for several weeks
is now on the road to recovery.
Mrs. Huber, of Marshheld, is
visiting her son Peter and assist
ing during her daughter-in-law's
illness.
The base ball association are
preparing to give swell dance
party in Brooks Bros hall,
Nekoosa for October Ia, at which
time they hope they may receive
liberal patronage as a benefit to
help liquidate their present debt.
Mrs. H. E. Herrick, who has
been very sick with typhoid fever
the past three weeks is slightly on
the mend. With it she has suf-
fered greatly with muscular
rheumatism. Her many friends
hope to see her up and around
the Herrick House in the near
future.
F. O. Berard, of the town of
New Rome, brought up on Tues
day, two veal calves to market,
one weighed 2I4 pounds and was
only 4 months old, and the other
weighed $50 pounds and was only
~ months old. He has 20 more
head that will average equally as
good as these. They are all
short horn stock.
Bills are out announcing one Of
the best base ball games of the
season to take place Sunday
afternoon at Nekoosa at Riverside
park. Nekoosa will cross bats
with the Tomah Indians aggre-
CATION who are reported to be
equal to the best mines outside of
the league in the state. Admis-
sion IS, IS and 10 cents. Lovers
of base ball are promised a good
game.
Miss Alma Benz and Fred
Armbrustcr were united in the
holy bonds Of matrimony on the
9th day of September, and are
boarding at Hotel Crowns where
they are receiving the congratula-
tons of their friends. Mr.. Arm
bruster has been faithful employee
in the sulphite mill for the past
five years and has many warm
friends among the crew who wish
him we'll in his new relations. His
wife is the accomplished >daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Aug. Benz and
who own and operate the Sher-
man House.
HOTEL CROWNS.
Early this spring, Neal Crowns
who was renting the VIM. Hooper
hotel property, DECIDED to purchase
it, and did SO. His business was
constantly increasing and he there
fore decided to enlarge the hotel.
He engaged Sever Johnson, of
Grand Rapids to move the west
wing back to be used for kitchen.
In its place, he had an addition
2ox32 two stories high erected.
He then had another addition 22x
80, two stories between the dining
room and the kitchen erected.
These additions give him 2o bed
rooms where he only had 10 in
the old structure. 1t also gives
him an office Fl by 2S feet, dining
room 24x25 feet, parlor IoxIS feet,
sitting room 1oxIS feet, and
kitchen I6x2o feet, besides back
and front stairway, pantry, closets,
etc. He now has one of the
largest hotels in Nekoosa, well
planned and finely finished.
Messrs. John Esswein, Eugene
Reed, Robt. Day and Emery
Taylor were employed as car
penters in its construction. Frank
Roberts, ofStevens Point did the
plastering, James Dalzin, John
Ward, of Grand Rapids, and Eli
Taylor, of Nekoosa, did the paint
ing, papering and decorating.
The workmanship throughout is
first class and is a credit to all who
had part in its construction. Mr..
Crowns and his estimable wife and
family will now take great pleasure