Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-06-12

Paper and Sulphite plant located here and it's
a thriving institution and promising village
A son was born unto Mr.. and Mrs.
CleOfus Marceau on Friday, June 9th.
a daughter was born unto Mr.. and
Mrs. John Fogarty Tuesday, June 3rd.
Roy White, of the town of Port
Edwards, lost d valuable COW last week |
with heart trouble.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will George are rejCic-
ing over the arrival of son born on
Thursday, June 9Th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Antoine Hendricks are
happy over the arrival OF daughter
born Saturday, June 7th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Nashs little
daughter is cOnvalesCing from SER
i0us attack of diphtheria.
H. r. Ellis, the strawberry grower,
has had a new phone put into MS
residence this week Monday. 1t IS
No. Al.
DR.. F. d. Humphrey has been
called to our city quite frequently
lately. Three times in one day this
week
The repairs on the Wisconsin Cen
trail depot have all been made and the
evidences of damage by fire have all
been removed.
Mrs. II, e. Young, of Alexander,
Indiana. and Miss Mary Jape of Nee
nah, are guests of Mrs. A. Fl. Kleburg
the present week.
Mrs. A. II. Kleburg and children
returned home Monday from Neenah
after an absence Of six weeks, visiting
with her parents.
Preparations are all made for the
coming session of the Republican
County Convention, to be held here
on the first Of July.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Huxley were
in Grand Rapids the past week to see
Henry Timm who has been very sick
with an attack of appendicitis.
Brazeau Mercantile Co. have their
show windows nicely decorated i'll
honor of the NJ. W. A. Picnic which
is to meet here on Thursday the 18th.
Mrs VIM. Hooper returned home
Saturday evening from La Crosse.
While she was away she visited with
Manly Hill and family at st. Charles,
Minnesota.
Messrs. J. e. Brazeau, I'll. e. Fitch,
VIM. Hooper, A. e. Lapham, and A.
II. Kleberg were in Grand Rapids the
past week to attend the sessions OF the
MunicinalitV T,paUIlp
Andrew Zurfiuh, manager of the
NekOoSa Base Ball Association has
strengthened his team by engaging
the services of John MahOney of Grand
Rapids and Frank Waterman of New
Lisbon.
Mr.. and Mrs Ed. Warner of Rudolph
will be the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Otto Siewert on Thursday and will
also attend the picnic association.
Mr.. Baxter of Rudolph is also expect
ed here that day.
VIM Polzin delivered eight boxes of
beautiful home grown strawberries to
VIM Hooper on Monday which were
gathered from his farm west of the
city. They are among the first home
grown berries in the market.
Messrs. r. Scheibe, M. Mackstrike
and Eugene Phelps were in GraDd
Rapids Monday on business. Eugene
Phelps was going to show them the
city and give them a time, but the
tables were turned and Eugene had
the time.
Next Sunday the German Lutheran
Church Society will hold a Missionary
Festival at Riverside Park at which
time Rev. KruSche Of the town of
Grant and Rev. Mack, of Pittsville
will address the people. Everybody
is cordially invited.
A. II. Kleburg spent considerable of
his time this week at his general store
in Kellner where he has been re-
modelling and improving the building.
He expects to purchase the telephone
line from Grand Rapids to Kellner
and operate the line upon his own
resources.
August Bulgreen has been given the
contract to reduce the sand hill lead
ing from Woods farm, vest also
the Haas hill, bv the board of the
town of Port Edwards. This will
require the moving Of twenty-five
hundred cubic yards Of dirt in the
next sixty days.
Messrs. J. NJ. Gage and Carson Burt,
BARRIERS have decided to open their
shops on Sunday mornings, but will
close them on Tuesdays and Thurs
day evenings except when the 10th
occurs on those evenings. Please
take notice that these rules will &C
into effect on June 18th
The game of base ball which took
place at Riverside Park Sunday after
noon, June Sth between the New
Lisbon and NeRl00Sa mines, was a hotly
contested game. and resulted III the
score of to in favor of New Lisbon.
The Nekoosa nine as now organized,
put up an excellent game, and the
last one was very interesting indeed.
Mr.. and Mrs. August BennebOSe
have the sympathy Of the community
in the loss of their little three year
Old daughter and four year old son
this past week. of diphtheria. The
former died on Friday and was buried
Saturday. The latter died on Satur-
day and was buried Sunday. We are
pleased to note that the other two
children are cOnvaleScing.
Landlord HerriclI met with an
accident Friday last that caused him
eXcruciating pain. He was mending
the tar roof of his hotel and had a
kettle of hot tar and a pail Of gravel.
Inst how no poa6o tho mist l.p hp