Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-08-04
NEKOOSA.
+ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS


to leave on August 10, for San Fran
cisco, Cal, where they will work In a
paper mill.
Miss Mayme Puerner, of Marshfield
has been engaged by the school board
as assistant kindergarten teacher in
the public schools.
Miss Ella Kruger, clerk IN A. E.
Lapham's drug store, spent a few
days the past week with her sister,
Mrs. Taylor in Waupaca.
Rev. and Mrs. G.. w. Pinckney
departed Tuesday for a visit with
relatives in Wheaton, ILL.,, where they
will spend their summer vacation.
DR.. and Mrs. Kratch, Mr.. and Mrs.
Waldmer, and Alfred Krieger, all
of Milwaukee, were guests of Mrs.
Gutheil and family the past week.
Miss Lucy Cournoyer, of Marshfleld,
teacher in the schools of NekOosa
was here Wednesday making prelim-
mary arrangements for the next term,
getting boarding place, etc.
Miss Marie La Brot, of Grand Rapids,
has been engaged as teacher Of the
first grade in NekOosa's public schools,
This completes the corps of teachers
and the schools will open on the first
Monday in September.
Eli Taylor, the carpenter, just COM
pleted seven room farm house "a
feet square, two stories, for William
Wilson, who now owns the Cook farm.
A fine concrete cellar was put in the
entire size OF the building
Miss Martha Rea returned home
Monday after ten days trip on the
lakes with friends from Grand Rapids.
She says that with the exception of
being little seasick, it proved to be
one of the most pleasant trips Of her
life.
Fred GAIL entertained about So Of
his friends at a chicken chOWder on
the west bank of the Wisconsin river
Sunday, July 80, just north OF the
village. Everything passed off nicely
and Fred was voted an expert at
preparing chicken chowder.
Relatives of Mr.. and Mrs. C. P.
Thompson, who have1receiyed letters
from them, report them as getting
along nicely in Colorado, and doing as
well as could be expected under the
circumstances. They are all confident
that the climate will prove beneficial
to them all.
S. l.. Stevens sold pair Of fine four
year old silver named, thoroughbred
fancy drivers to f. r. Roberts, of
Chicago, the first Of the week. Mr..
Roberts happened to be here, took a
fancy to them when he first saw them
and bought the team and they were
shipped Monday.
A party consisting of the two
Taylor brothers and sister, Wesley
YOungchild, and the two Ross sisters
were fishing in the town of Saratoga
on what is known as the Ross lake
Sunday last and caught many nice
pickerel. They had a very pleasant
outing.
Eli Taylor has taken the contract
for building horse barn 24x36 feet in
size with II feet posts. 1t also
includes large granary and wagon
shed. In addition to this he is to
erect kitchen 16x24 feet in size for
Mr.. Borgeson, who now owns the old
Ford place in the town of Port
EdwardS.
Messrs. Albert Kellogg, H. E. Her.
rick, Clyde Herrick, Edward Brazeau,
and Emery and Frank Taylor drove
down to the bayou Sunday last where
they caught sufficient fish with which
to serve an elegant fish chowder. DR..
Waters drove down in time to take
dinner with them He reported the
layout fine.
On an average, about ten young
people from the city of Grand Rapids
have been in camp in Birch Lodge on
the east side of the Wisconsin river
opposite NekOosa during the past
week. They report delightful time,
excellent appetites, and will continue
to camp there for several weeks.
Mrs. f. H. Richmond was the
recipient Of barrel of Marvel flour as
a gift of the LiStman mill company of
Lacrosse, through Mrs. j. Gutheil,
who acts as their agent in Nekoosa,
as she was successful in a contest
recently instituted by that flour
company. She was notified of her
success through her grocer this week.
Messrs. Emery and Frank Taylor
are busy now days filling contract
to build three residences for Francis
Patefield. Que Of the houses is to be
26 feet square, with ten feet posts;
the second is to be % feet square with
eight feet posts; the third is to be 20
feet square, two stories high. They
are to be erected on his lots just below
the Nekoosa Paper company's mill.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Brazeau
returned Monday night from Scion
Springs, place about thirty miles
south Of Superior where they were the