Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-01-08
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Charles Oberly, formerly a paper
maker in the Nekoosa Paper Cos
mill and superintendent of the new
paper mill erected at Grand Rapids,
Minnesota, has been engaged as super
lntendent of the new paper mill to be
erected this year at Grand Rapids, by
the Consolidated Water Power and
Paper Company in this city. His
selection for this position is an excel,
lent one, as Charlie is we'll known here
and we have it upon good authority
that the paper he has been making in
Minnesota is equal to the best manu-
featured anywhere in this country
We understand that he has made a
contract to come here next month and
has rented the Dixon House annex,
and will move his family here about
the first of February. His return to
Grand Rapids will be pleasing to his
many friends in the Wisconsin River
Valley.
J. A. Gaynor was invited by the
Business Mems Advancement AS
ISOLATION, of Neenah, to address them
Friday evening On the subject Of
organizing local electric light
plant in that city. He accepted the
invitation and met with large dele
CATION Friday evening and told them
or the success we are meeting with
here and how we organized. Their cleo
trio light is furnished by an eastern
corporation and they pay three times
as much for light as we Go. If the
people of Neenah are wise they will
organize a local cooperative company
and furnish themselves light at just
what it will cost to produce 1t. The
sooner they wake up to the fact they
are paying exorbitant prices for
light The better. There is nothing
like unity Of local action in these
public utilities.
The county treasurer, Jacob Searls,
received information from state
superintendent l.. D. Harvey, of Madi-
son, that sufficient evidence had been
filed in his office TO show that owing
10 an error in reporting the number
OF persons of school age in the town of
Rudolph and that 122 persons of school
age were not included in the annual
the year ending June 30, 1901, now
therefore, under the provisions of
Section $50 of the Wisconsin statutes
the further sum of S269.l3 from the
school fund income is hereby allowed
said town.
The latest report in connection with
the {. NJ. & st. Paul surveyors who
have been in the city recently runnin.
out that cOmpany'S switch track prop
perty is, that they contemplate the
crossing of the Wisconsin river above
this city to the Grand Rapids Pulp s.
Paper Co.'S. plant at liiloli ana ,!il.
proceed up the liver W Stevens Point
This is a feasible line for the st. Paul
Company at a small expense except
bridging the Wisconsin river We
sincerely hope the rumor is founded
upon fact and that this improvement
will materialize.
}. A. Cohen is making early prepar-
ati0nS to commence the erection of
his new solid brick and stone building
the coming season. The purchase Of
the Geo. n. Wood lot on Center street
is to make room for the two frame
buildings which he now owns on
front street We would not be very
much surprised if +. J. Wood would
join him by the erection of similar
block next TO him. The indications
now point to considerable building
the coming season.
John Martin, carpenter, has been
engaged by the court house committee
to erecta stairway leading from the
garnet over the court room to the top
of the court house tower on the in
side. This is done to accommodate
those who have business in the tower
to display Uncle Sans colorS on
holidays and also to display the
weather signals each day. This i'm
provement was greatly needed.
Micheal Joseph Farrell, of this city
and Sophia Hermann of the
town OF Rudolph were united in
the holy bonds of matrimony in the
Catholic church Of this city, Wednes-
day morning January 18th, Rev. Van
RosSmalen officiating. The young
couple will make their home with the
parents of the groom the balance of
the winter.
The Wisconsin Central crew of sur
veyors have entered the city at point
just south Of the Green Bay & West
ern railroad and it would appear that
this company is now figuring to cross
the Wisconsin river at the north end
of the city instead of the south side.
A north CROSSING could prOhah lv no