Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-05-14

Rev. Gustave Baum of Grand Rap
ids spent Tuesday in Nekoosa with
Rev. Selle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harris have moved ont
of the Oberly house into one thew
have rented of A. Abrams, Monday.
Mr.. and Mr.. P. NJ. O'Brien are de-
lighted over the arrival of a son who
made his appearance on ''pay day"
May 10th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Ross of the
town OF Saratoga are rejoicing over
the arrival of son born tc them this
past week
Mrs. August Buhlgrin and Miss
klttle SPAIN drove to Grand Rapids
one day this past week on shopping
expedition. Q
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. BOvee went to
| housekeeping this past week in part
of ChaS. Brooks house facing on Mar
ket street.
Mrs. II. A. Morgan and little son
departed Wednesday for Plainfield.
where they will visit relatives for
about two weeks.
The Methodist people in this burg
have organized church society and
are talking of the erection of a new
church editice here next year.
The work of laying the new cement
sidewalk along Market street is pro-
crossing finely and the contractors
are doing fine work for the property
owners.
Rev, A. J. Arm of New Lisbon
preached in the Congregational church
Sunday afternoon. A fair audience
greeted him and were highly pleased
with his sermon.
E. l. Philleo was here monday and
established the grade on several of
our streets, so thaG property owners
will know where and how to build
their sidewalks.
Eli Taylor has taken the contract to
erect a granary, wagon shed, machine
shed and corn crib, all under one roof
ninety feet long, for Felix Berard on
bis farm in the town of Saratoga.
VIM. Carr, conductor on the Wis
conSin Central railroad running be-
tween Nekoosa and Marshfield, de-
parted Monday for Pittsburg, Penn
sylvania, to attend the National Con
ductors' convention.
The Nekoosa Paper Co. has installed
a large railroad scale for weighing
cars. This was placed inside the ia.
closure near the paper mill. This
was done so they might weigh all
loaded cars that came to them.
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estate agents, who own the three jim
| WltherS' residence properties in this
village, are having them all freshly
painted and two new porches added.
Eli Taylor is doing the work for them.
August Pohrman sold his residence
property, consisting of buildings and
fifteen acres of land on the Wood
farm west of this village, to Thomas
Lewis the past week. Consideration.
$1,000. Mr.. Pohrman and family have
moved to Grand Rapids, where they
will make their future home
Mrs. George Hinkley and children
departed Tuesday for Grand Rapids,
where they will visit with her sister.
Mrs. Henry G. Timm, until Monday
when she will leave to Join her huS-
band in Eldora, Colorado, where he
has an interest with Alfred Brooks in
a general mercantile store.
DR.. A. L. Ridgman was in the vii
lage Tuesday and, in company with
Messrs. A. E. Lapham. II. E. Herrick
and DR.. S. A. McGregor, strung two
strands of barbed wire across the
Wisconsin river at point about op-
posite to III. A. Morgan's residence.
The wires were suspended from floats
which held them a certain distance
from the Surface of the water. with
the ends fastened to trees on the
banks of the river.
The base ball game which took place
at PataSka's farm in the town of Port
FdHardS. Sunday afternoon, letween
the NekOOsa and Port Edwards mines