Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-04-23

seat OF WOOd county. 1t 1S the T. NJ q st + KY
running north from New Lisbon to Tomahawk.
also on the wisconsin Central and the Chi
caRo and Northw estern Railroads run
ming from Nekoosa to Marshfeld. The
Nekoosa Paper company, have their Pulp,
Paper and Sulphite plant located here and tits
atbriving institution and promising village
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Oberly, of Grand
Rapids, spent the Sabbath in this
village with friends.
Charles M. Dougherty. Of Grand
Rapids, was here on Tuesday doing
some work for Andrew Zurfluh.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Nash are re-
joicing over the arrival of a daughter
born Tuesday morning, April q.
Chas Goult has the contract of
painting Orrin Billings house and out
buildings and is doing the work this
week.
Geo. N. Wood has 25 forties of land,
for sale near NekOosa, in lots to suit
purchaser, from one acre upon five
years time. TT
u. S. PoStoff1ce Inspector Frazier,
of Chicago was here the past week
inspecting our local pOStOf1ice. He
found the books and records well kept,
Ed. Warner, of the town of Rudolph
was In NekoCSa Tuesday looking after
the purchase Of some seed corn. While
here he was the guest Of Otto SieWert.
Mrs. Joseph Treat, of Tomah, was
here to visit her daughter, Mrs. Joseph
Thomas, who was quite i'll the past
week. Mrs. Thomas was threatened
with typhoid fever.
Thomas Lewis sold his farm con-
sisliDg OF Isl acres and buildings
thereon in the town of Armenia To
Frank N. Clark, of Mauston, the first
Of the week. Consideration $1,000
Russell Putnam and J. J. Pud-
win, back tenders in the NekoOsa
paper mill, departed Tuesday for
Menominee, Michigan, where they
will spend a week visiting relatives
and friends.
The ladies Of the Catholic church
were very successful in their recent
fair, held in Brooks hall for three
days this past week. The attendance
was large and the articles on sale were
fine and nicely assorted. From the
receipts the society netted $3.50. The
iduiCo arc LlShiy CldlCu oNOl ollN
results.
NekOoSa has an excellent volunteer
fire company and occasionally sound
the alarm and give the members of
the company practice service. The
last practice was held on Tuesday
afternoon at which time we were
agreeably surprised to note how
promptly the members of the COM
pany responded to the signal of the
bell. For volunteer service the
Nekoosa fire company is excellent
MessrS Chas. Bender and G. Otto,
OF the town of Seneca, were in Nekoosa
the first of the week and spent Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday circulat-
ing through the towns of Saratoga,
New Rome and Port Edwards inter
viewing the farmers of this section in
reference to the keeping of mich COWS
and patrOnizing the creamery in the
town Of Port Edwards, now operated
by Mr.. Otto.
Warren Beadle, of Cumberland,
and went to work Monday morning as
superintendent of the sulphite depart
ment of the NekooSa paper mill and
succeeds II. WeStfeldt. Mr. Beadle
is well known and highly thought of
by the people Of NekoOSa, among
whom he formerly resided. He owns
home here and as soon as he can
gain possession will GO to housekeep-
ing the same as before. Their many
friends cordially welcome them back
TO the village.
The village board was in session
Friday night and organized by the
election Of the following officers:
Health officer, DR.. S. A. McGregOr:
attorney, Fl. e. Fitch: marshal, r.
N. Burroughs: street commissioner,
George Pratt. The new village
interest and intend to make improve
mentS upon our streets and Sidewalks
New cement sidewalks will be laid
Immediately beginning at A. E.
Lapham'S store corner, extending as
far east as August Bulgrin'S corner
This will make decided improvement
in the east end of the town. This
will be followed with new cement
walks from VIM. HOOper'S store
building running west and across the
railroad tracks to the depot grounds
OF the ST. Paul railroad. With these
Improvements completed, NekOoSa S
main thoroughfarc will have d decided
metropolitan appearance Of which
every citizen can justly be proud
E. J. Brazeau, a member Of the firm
Of the Brazeau Mercantile Co. is a
great lover of rabbit hunting, Ever
since his advent into NekooSa, he has
made much Of, and taken great
interest in the annual rabbit hunts
held in this vicinity. He knows the
value of good rabbit dog and has had
his heart set in obtaining a Beagle
hound, for this purpose. His wants
in this respect were made known to
the popular travelling man. t. E.
Mullen, who promised that he would
purchase him just such Il dog as was
wanted. Mr.. Brazeau gave him the
order, and for the past week Mr..
BraEeau has been receiving on an
average of a dog day by express, and
they have varied from the extreme
size of greyhound to the small size
of water spaniel and as many
varieties, as TO color, breed and
complexion as one can imagine. Mr..
Brazeau informed your correspondent
that if the dogs did not stop coming
pretty soon lie would be kept Door