Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-07-10

cagO and Northwestern Railroads run-
ming from NekoOsa to Marshheld Inc
Neko0sa Paper company, have their Pulp,
Paper and Sulphite plant located here and tits
thriving institution and promising village
tv the annual meeting of the vii
lage School Board Monday night it
was decided to build a second story
upon the old part of the school build
ing so as to provide room for the IN
creasing population of school children.
Nose MarceauX has been engaged to
take charge Of the work. Two higher
grades will be added requiring another
teacher. The contemplated improv-
mentS to the building will cost
about 81, 800.
It will probably be Of interest to
some of the old settlers in Grand
Rapids to know that VIM. P. McCOr-
mick that formerly lived in Grand
Rapids in the seventies is brother Of
d. NJ. Nc COrmick. who is in business
here in NekoOSa In talking with
him the past week we learned that
VIM. Mccormick is now resident OF
Denver Colorado, and has been for
the past twelve years. He is in the
mining business.
Members of the Good Templars
Lodge gave a very enjoyable enter
tainment in the lecture room Of the
Congregational church Monday. A
recitation by Miss Louise Henderson,
and a Magic Lantern Exhibition of old
scenes in and about Jerusalem were
the attractive features. A large num-
Der were present.
The manager of the Neko0Sa Base
Ball Club. and all the players are dis
gusted with the treatment they
always received at the hands OF the
aggregation Of base ball players in
Grand Rapids, and they have decided
to Quit the city. The treatment they
received on the 4th Of July was fair |
sample Of it.
The NekooSa Base Ball aggregation |
met with defeat last Sunday at Mana |
wa on a score Of 10 to s. However the |
game played was interesting through !
out and the treatment shown our boys |
was excellent. Every one of the play |
erS came home delighted with the |
outing even though they met with
defeat.
The local order of Mystic Workers |
have issued invitations to other lodges |
of this vicinity to meet here in Ne |
koOSa on the 18th day Of July for the |
purpose OF organizing Wood County |
Picnic Association of Mystic Workers. |
A large attendance is expected.
An alarm Of fire was turned in Sun
day on account of smoke seen issuing
from house in the west end of the |
village. On examination it was dis
covered that the stOvepipe had fallen |
nd hA
a smoldering fire,
e. G, Dennis and his father pur-
chased thirty acres Of land of the |
Wood Bros. on the west end of the |
Wood farm the past week. They eX-
pect to erect two houses on this |
property for themselves Immediately. |
John PelOt had his collar bone brok-
en- on the left side in bicycle collision |
he had with another bicycliSt Satur-
day night. DR.. McGregor reduced the |
fracture and he is now doing nicely. |
ChaS. Penney of the town of Ar
menia, was in town Tuesday and |
reported an interesting school meeting |
in District Number Seven, in which |
some OF the diSputantes came to blows |
MesSrS. Brazeau Bros Peter Huber
and Otto SieWert are buying blue
berries. They have paid as high as |
scents and as low as cents per quart |
Not great many are coming in.
Levi LeRoux and Miss Anna Allen
OF Port Edwards were married here in |
NekooSa, Wednesday morning July
9TH at the Catholic church, Father
Feldman officiating.
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Stillmacher
have the sympathy of the community
in the loss of their little two year old
son with diptheria on Sunday.
II. J. Westfeld returned from Green
Lake, Monday where he had been to
spend the 4th Of July with friends. |
Mr.; and Mrs F. S. Brazeau and
daughter departed Monday for Berlin
on visit to friends and rela tiveS.
At least three hundred people
went from NekOOSa to Grand Rapids, |
on the 4th of July to celebrate.
Mrs. Van Meter of Hudson, was the
guest of her parents Mr.. and Mrs. d. |
NJ. Mccormick the past week.
John Chebenski and his father have
49, iloNSSS III IOuiSC vi eICCUlOD on
the south side of the village
John George, a machine tender in
the mill here, has accepted position
at CloQuet, Minnesota.
Mrs. John Ganiak expects to move
to Alpine, Michigan, this week to
join her husband there.
N ISIS Tena Bel0t has taken Miss
Spahn'S place in the dining room of
the Herrick House
MIR, and Mrs. c. P. Thompson spent
the 18th of July in Necedah with
relatives
Mrs. ". \. Gillett, of Oregon, Wis
conSin, is the guest of her sister Mrs.
Marvin.
Mrs. G.. G. Hyde and children are
visiting her mother in ST. Paul this
week.
Mrs. Edward Weitzel of the town of
Port Edwards is quite sick this week.
PORT EDWHRDS