Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-10-30

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morning at one o'clock. She was
twenty one years of age and trust
worthy employe in the NekuoSa
Paper Co.'S. mill and boarded with her
sister, Mrs. Xavier Gamma She was
an exemplary young lady who was in
high esteem by all her associates in
the mill and her acquaintances in
NekoOsa where she had many warm
friends. The funeral service took
place Wednesday forenoon at the
Catholic church in Altdorf.
S. l.. Stevens, potato buyer, received
several bushels of potatoes Monday
known as the Carmen, No. g." none
of which weighed less than one pound
apiece and some as high as two pounds.
They were the finest assortment of
potatoes considering size, quality, etc,
ever brought into his warehouse since
he has been in business. The highest
price paid for potatoes thus far is 30
cent per buShel.
Lawyers Thco. w. Brazeau and Geo
Fl. Metcalf, addressed large audience
in Brooks Bros hall in this village
Saturday night, upon the political
issues OF the present campaign. They
were cordially received and left a
favorable impression with their
bearers.
A Halloween party is to be given
Friday night at Brooks hall by the
ladies Of the Congregational church.
An excellent supper will be served and
variety of games have been planned
for the evenings entertainment. A
cordial invitation is extended to all to
attend.
Leet Withers, while employed as
carpenter in the construction of a
| building, fell from the second story
Monday and had two ribs broken,
| dlSlOcated his wrist and was otherwise
| Injured internally. At this writing he
is very sick.
FL. A. Morgan received a nicely
mounted deer'S head Saturday from
his father-in-law L. J. Melcher, of
SPARTA taxdermist. The work is
excellent and life like, and is now on
display at Otto Siewert's meat mar
ket.
Messrs. Geo. Quinn and James
Short are building new barn, 32x6O
feet in which they will start a livery
stable. They recently purchased of
Neil Crowns his livery outfit consist
| ing Of horses, buggieS, harnesses, etc.
The Sunday school will have charge
of the service at the Congregational
| church next Sunday evening. There
| will be recitationS and responsive
readings. An offering for missionary
work will be taken up.
Matt Cass, of the town of Armenia,
sold his farm consisting of 105 acres
of land, buildings thereon, stock,
machinery, etc, to Phillip Ramberg,
Of Chicago, Monday. Consideration
5000.
J. M. Gage, the barber who recently
sold his outfit to Mr. Rhode, Of
Neenah, moved his household effects
TO Kellner, Tuesday, where he will
enter the general mercantile business,
Chas. Baker assistant in Frank
| Dudley'S barber shop in Grand Rapids
is running the J. M. Gage barber shop
| here the present week for the new
proprietor, Mr.. Rhode, of Neenah.
w. L. Early, who is employed as
machine tender in the Port Edwards
paper mill, will move his family there
| next week and has rented the house
now occupied by Hugh Boyles.
Mrs. H. E. Herrick, landlady at the
Herrick House has sufficiently
recovered from her recent illness to
| take charge again of the culinary
department of that hotel.
Andrew Zurfluh purchased 80
! Marlin rifle With which he expects to
90 hunting this fall for deer, with d
hope that he may have one CT two
deer to his credit.
FOR SALE.
House and lot facing on Second
street in NekooSa. For terms and
particulars inquire Of Andrew Zurfuh.
30-3w
Mr.. and Mrs, Fred Armbruster have
rented A. II. kleburg'S house west of
the paper mill and will go to house
keeping on their own account this
week.
Fred GAIL sold so acres Of land in
the town of Port Edwards to George
Potts, of RosSville. Illinois the past
week Consideration $500.
Messrs. l.. j. Yule and VIM. Dahlke,
masons from Grand Rapids were here
Tuesday repairing the dutch Oyen'
in the NekOOSa paper mill.
How about your watch is it keeping
perfect time? II not leave it with A.
f. ROACH, expert watch repairer,
LaBreche building.
Joseph Arnold, night engineer on
the Nekoosa Paper Cos. switch
engine is reported quite i'll with
typhoid fever.
Chas Rauffereau returned Tuesday
from ClOQuet, Mimi, where he has
been employed for several months
back.
Edward Footit returned Monday
from Plainfeld, where he has been
for some time employed in the potato
fields.
Rev. f. Selle, pastor of the
Lutheran church here was the guest
of Rev. Krusche at Kellner on Tues
day.
August Benz went to Milwaukee
Friday on business connected with
the sale of the Sherman House.
Frank Weiniger is building an addi-
ton to his house which faces on
Second street.
F Patefeld is building a new house
southwest of the paper mill.
The Worst Form.
Multitudes are singing the praises