Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-05-22

PAPER and Sulphite plant located here ana luis
thriving institution and promising village
MesserS. A. e. Lapham, H. Il.
Herrick, and Eugene Phelps started
Saturday night for Chicago over the
C. M. and St. Paul r. r. on the ex-
cursion advertised by that company.
On account of washOut and other
delays. they did not reach Milwaukee
until late on Sunday and therefore
spent what remaining time they had
in sight seeing in Milwaukee and
returned home Monday after a long
tedious and unsatisfactory trip. The
only consolation they had was the
fact that it cost them only So. 25 for
railroad fare.
s. l.. Stevens has commenced the
erection of the block that was recent
" consumed by fire. 1t will De the
same size az the former one, facing
% feet on Market street, &c feet on
Prospect Avenue and 60 feet on Villas
Avenue. the whole being two stories
high with 30 foot posts. The plans
are practically the same as the OLD
block. Eugene Reed is in charge of
the carpenter work and has several
assistants. -,
Programs have been issued for the
| Third Annual Commencement or the
Nekoosa Graded school at Brooks
hail. Nav Goth. The Baccalaureate
sermon will be delivered by Rev. B.
Raw Sunday morning, May 18th at the
Congregational church. Everybody
is cordially invited to attend and hear
if. Commencement ball will take
place Thursday night, May 20. All
these exercises will be well worth
attending.
Bills are out advertising the Mod
ern WOOdmen Picnic which is to De
held in Nekoosa. Thursday June l2tn.
This is the second annual picnic or
the Lemonweir Valley Picnic AsSocla-
ton and will be held at Riverside
Park. WOOdman speakers OF prom
inence will address the meeting.
Great preparations are being made to
make this regular holiday.
Work is progressing nicely in set
ting the telephone poles and putting
| on five cross arms on each all along
The south side OF Market street.
This will increase the capacity of the
TELEPHONE exchange and will be ex-
tended out to the Wood Farm, dis
lance of about one mile.
Mes SIS Karl Rhode, August Benz,
Joseph Berard, L. Wakely, VIM POlzlp
| and Mrs. Carlson availed themselves
of the excursion rates, Saturday and
went in company with many others to
Chicago over the Northwestern and
all report delightful trip.
Bills are out announcing game of
base ball at Riverside Park, Nekoosa,
for Sunday, May 25th, between
Plaintield and Nekoosa mines. "
This promises to be an interesting
game, we'll worth attending. Ad-
mission IS cents.
Thomas Brooks, an employe in the
paper mill, had the right side of his
face cut Monday by lever, which
flew up and hit him while in the dis
charge of his work. DR.. McGregor
fixed up his wound.
Mrs. Dell White went to Stevens
Point, Monday after pleasant two
weeks visit with her parents Mr.. and
! Mrs NJ. II. Lynn in the town OF Port
Edwards.
Messrs August De Their, Jake Koss
and John Janack, paper makers de.
parted Saturday for Niagara Falls, n
Y. where they have employment in
the mills there.
Marfke Brothers who have recently
completed a new store building. just
west of the paper mill expect to open
/ their store for business on June 1St.
Robt. Wakely and his mother Mrs.
Dan Wakely departed Monday night
| for Spokane, Washington, where they
expect to live in the near future.
Mrs. j Rosenheimer left Friday
evening for her home in Schleisinger-
vile after spending week with her
sister, Mrs r. Scheibe.
| Stanton Ford BraZeau, the five year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. e. Bra
zeau is recovering from a serious i'll
ness OF pneumonia.
Miss Emma Heiser Of Grand Rapids
spent the Sabbath in NekoOsa with
her sister Eta who is teacher in
the public schools.
Clarence Hamilton of Grand Rapids
was in NekooSa Tuesday interviewing
| the business men and others on life
insurance.
Edward Gotchey departed Monday
for Grand Rapids MINI. where he has
accepted JOB in the paper mill there.
| Leo Polzin, clerk in Otto Siewert's
meat market was laid up the fore part
of the week on account Of sickness.
Miss Switzerland, of Oregon. Wis
conSin, was the guest of her sister
Mrs. Marvin few days the past week.
Miss Sophia Maggie, of New Holstein,
Wisconsin, was the guest of Mrs.
Gutheil the first of the week.
Mrs. E. H. Arnold returned home
Friday after Il few days visit with
relatives in Stevens Point.
Mrs. Frost returned home Thurs
day after thrce weeks visit with
her sister in Oshkosh
Mrs. Golan's son who is about il
years of age is very i'll with an attack
Of pneumonia.
Seventeen young people were con-
tirmed IN the Luthern Church Sunday
morning.
William Hooper sold his five year
old driving horse to A. E. Lapham on
Tuesday.
Otto Siewert made a business trip
into the town OF Rudolph on Monday
!, Fred Frederickson is in Nccedah
this week on visit to his parents.