Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-08-19
NEKCCSH

NEKCOSH
II. A. Morgan made business trip
to Kilbourn on Friday.
Elah Lapham spent a few days in
Milwaukee this week on pleasure and
business.
Mrs. 81. e. Young and daughter, of
Neenah, are guests this week of Mr..
and Mrs. A. H. KleEerg.
Miss Evelyn Fowler, OF Meehan Twas
the guest of Miss Maude Burroughs,
the fore part OF the week.
Olaf Croghan, Of Rudolph, isstation
agent at the st. Paul depot during G..
G.. Hanover's absence On his vacation.
Charles Latter, of Pardeeville, Wis,
was the guest of John Roberts, an
employee in the paper mill on Thurs
day.
A. II. Kleberg and family returned
home Monday from their extended
visit in Oshkosh, Neenah and Apple
ton.
Morse Burroughs drove DR.. Mac
Gregor's horse and carriage overland
to Milton. While there he Twill visit
old time friends.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Hickey Saturday night, August 13.
This family is happy as the conse-
Quence Of this event.
Andrew Zurfluh's little boy, Joseph,
Is very sick this week with bowel
trouble. 1t is hoped that he will soon
regain his former good health.
Miss Kathryn Galligan departed
Monday for York state on an extended
visit with relatives and friends. She
expects to be absent one month.
Bills are out announcing the
monthly stock fair to take place on
Saturday, August 20. The usual pro-
gram will be carried out and every
body is cordially invited to attend.
Bills are out announcing base ball
game at Riverside Park at Nekoosa
on Sunday, August 81, between the
mines of Grand Rapids and Nekoosa.
A good game is promised and every
body is cordially invited to attend.
G. G.. Hanover, the popular station
agent on the G. M. & st. Paul railroad
and his family departed Wednesday
morning for Clear Lake, Wis.,, to
spend his vacation with his father and
brothers who are camping at the same
body of water. They expect to be
gone week,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Simonson and little
daughter, Of Tomah, arrived here
Wednesday. The Doctor to perform
an operation in company with DR..
Waters, and his wife and daughter
are the guests of Mrs. J. E. Brazeau.
The Doctor returned Wednesday
evening.
MeSsrs. John Rasmussen and Irwin
harrington were registered at the
Grand View Hotel this week and are
the gentlemen who are going to lay
the cement crossings for the village
OF NekO0sa. The cement is to be
eight inches thick and the crossings
first class in every respect.
DR.. S. A. MacGregor and family
departed Wednesday for Milton, Wis,
where the doctor will locate per-
manently. In leaving Nekoos" they
leave behind large number of nds
who are sorry to have them
leave. In going though, they
take with them the we'll wishes of
their friends and neighbors.
The three local railroads out Of
Nekoosa carried about two hundred
and fifty people to Grand Rapids on
Wednesday for the purpose Of attend
ing the circus, to say nothing of the
large number that went by team,
bicycles, etc. Nekoosa was practically
dead during the progress OF the cir
Gus In That city.
Melvin Sutton, an employee on one
of the paper machines in the NekOOSa
mill, met with an accident Tuesday
in which his right hand was badly
at the wrist. He bled pro-
fusely and DR.. Waters was obliged to
take several stitches to close up the
wound and stop the excessive flow OF
blood. The patient Is doing as well
as can be expected.
J. w. Natwick and family, of Grand
Rapids, and Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Hooper and family, are camping in
tents on the west bank Of the Wiscon-
sin river in beautiful grove on what
is known as the Quinn place now
owned by Mr.. Swinggan. A ten
pound pickerel was caught by Mrs.
Natwick this week and the members OF
the camp have been living on brain
food ever since.