Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-08-26
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during his absence down the river.
Joseph Pelot's little five year old
daughter is very sick with black
diptheria. Her recovery is in doubt.
Mrs Warren Beadle returned Tues
day from two weeks vacation with
relatives and friends in Milwaukee
and Eau Claire.
The Nekoosa Paper Company have
had their high board fence white
washed this week. it adds greatly to
its appearance.
Henry Fisher, of Grand Rapids with
the Wood County Telephone Com
pany was here Wednesday fixing up
the telephone line.
John Rasmussen and assistants are
busy this week laying cement road
| crossings for the village of NekooSa.
They are doing excellent work.
A party of twelve persons assisted
Miss Nora Lapham in celebrating her
tenth birthday August "a. They
gathered on the west bank of the
Wisconsin river.
Mrs. Gus. Buhlgreen has been con-
fired to her bed and the house the
past week with serious stomach
trouble. We are pleased to note that
she is convaleScent.
Miss Anna Hester, Of Grand Rapids,
will have rooms with Mrs. Robert
Villas in this city where she will do
dressmaking. Parties desiring her
services can leave word at the house.
Valentine Spice, of the town of
Armenia, was in the village Wednes-
day to have DR.. Waters operate on a
felon in tn palm of his right hand he
suffered excruciating pain for several
days.
M. A. BOgoger of Grand Rapids.
representing the New York Life In
surance Company spent two days in
NekooSa on business and while here
was registered at the Grand View
hotel
Mrs. Thomas McLain and son.
Frank, of Wausau. spent the week
here with relatives and friends. On
her return Monday she was accom-
panied by her son, George, who went
to Wausau for weeks vacation
Application for rural route from the
NekooSa pOstoffice has been made and
the intention is to have it extend
through the town of Port Edwards
into the town of Armenia, for a dis
lance OF about twenty-five miles. The
application will probably be granted.
George w. Brown OF Pittsville.
deputy state game warden was regis
tered at the Herrick house in Ne
koosa the past week and was looking
after violatOrS of chicken hunting.
The season opens September 1, and so
far no one has been arrested for the
violation of the law in this county.
Messrs. L. M. Alexander of Mil
Waukee, John McNaughton of
Appleton, and e. Garrison OF Grand
Rapids, directors in the Nekoosa
Paper Company were here Wednesday
comforting with T. E. Nash, manager
of the Nekoosa plant, on business
interests with that institution.
MeSsrs. Oscar Weise, FL. Gateman.
OF Wausau, F. x. erode, Andrew
Zurfiuh and John Pelot, departed
Monday afternoon in two boats for
trip down the Wisconsin river to the
Dells. They expect to be absent
about two weeks and will spend some
OF their time fishing on the way down.
The regular monthly stock fair was
held Saturday and was well attended,
considerable property changed hands
and those present from the surround
ing country were well pleased with
the days doing. While the attend
ance was not as large as upon some
former occasions, it is due to the fact
that the farmers were busy with their
crops.
Frank Pelot and family have the
sympathy of the community in the
death OF his wife with consumption
on Saturday, August 20, 1904, after a
years illness. She leaves a husband
and one child to mourn her death.
The funeral service was held Monday
afternoon and was largely attended
by relatives and friends who were
anxious to pay their respects to one
they had learned to love in life.
MesSrs. G.. s.. Francis and Walter.E.
Warren, Of Chicago, ILL.,. represent
ing the Practical Gas Construction
Company of Chicago, were here Tues |
day and Wednesday comforting with
the committee who have in charge
the matter of erecting an electric or |
gas plant for the village of Nekoosa,
The committee after visiting Fox
Lake, where they have gas plant in |
operation and have had for several |
years, are very favorably impressed !
with said service and are inclined toll
recommend it to the village of Ne
koosa, as being the best light at the
least cost of any plant that they have
yet inspected, An itemized and de-
tailed list Of what is necessary to
install such plant is being listed and