Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-08-11

NEKOOSA. Ill :
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Children Rescued From Drown.
ing-- Other Items.


Margaret and Bessie, and Miss
Margaret BOehmer and Roy. Weily,
were members of party who took a
row boat and crossed the Wisconsin
river to spend the day at Birch Lodge
on the east side Of the river, Friday.
While Mrs. Richmond and her
daughter Margaret were visiting
friends at Birch Lodge, the other
young people, Miss Bessie Richmond,
fourteen years old, Miss Margaret
Boehmer, fourteen years old, and Roy
Weily, fifteen years old went in bath
ing. Shortly after Mrs. Richmond
arrived at the lodge she was alarmed
at hearing cries for bel p in the direc-
ton Of the river behind her. Running
at once to the bank, she perceived
that the children had Waded out
beyond their depth, and were floating
away from shore. Mr.. Gutheil OF
Milwaukee was visiting at NekOoSd
and was at the lodge that day. He
also heard the cries and he too, ran TO
the river bank. Seeing what the
trouble was, he threw of his outer
garments and rushed into the water
in rescue of the drowning children.
With great presence of mind Mrs.
Richmond and her daughter Margaret
dashed down the bank short way TO
where boat was mOOred and getting
into 1t, rowed with all speed TO the
scene of the disaster. Meanwhile MI.
Gutheil had rescued Miss BOehmer
and was preparing to return Tor the
Richmond girl and the boy, but he
was beaten to them by Mrs. Richmond
in the boat. She was just in time TO
save them, as the children were going
down for the last time, and she was
compelled to reach in under water
to grasp them. The little girl was
taken into the boat, but the boy, who
was too weak to help himself, was too
heavy to lift out Of the water, and he
was hurridly lowed to shore. All
three of the children were nearly
gone, and it took nearly a quarter OF
an hours hard work to reSuScitate
them, but it was finally accomplished,
and all three were put into the boat
and were taken home. No serious
injury resulted, but it was due only
TO the efforts OF Mr. Gutheil and those
of a cool headed and brave mother and
courageous daughter that they
escaped drowning.
John Gage of Babcock. was in
NekOosa, Tuesday on business,
Mrs. 2. Nj. Krough, of Necedah,
spent Sunday with her husband in
this village.
G. G. Hanover and family are guests
of his father and family at Hefford
junction this week.
MeSSrS. h. l.. Sands and A. e.
Renney of Chicago, statesmen of relief
maps were here on Tuesday.
Mrs Frank Weineger is in Deer
River, Mimi, this week, visiting heI
daughter, Mrs. Richard Lewis.
Antoine Garvra, the butcher, and
family are happy over the arrival of a
baby boy born Wednesday morning,
d. ID. Conway and family of Grand
Rapids, drove here Sunday and spent
the day, returning in the evening
DR.. j. j. Looze, of Grand Rapids
was called here Wednesday noon tC
see Mrs. John Smolark who is very
i'll.
G. L. Manske, of Buffalo, N. Y,
was home this week to attend the
wedding ceremony of his sister or
Tuesday.
Otto Sievert moved his family and
household goods from rooms over his
shop building into his own home on
Tuesday.
James Nash returned Tuesday night
from Chicago and Milwaukee where
he had been on business for the
Nekoosa Paper company.
The local order of Beavers have
loSuSu lOl 81 pdt W
TO be given by them in Brooks hall
Friday evening, August II.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cowie expect to move
into the new home recently erected
for them by the NekooSa Paper
company on or about the first of
September.
A. III. Kleberg left Saturday morn.
ing for Dale, Wis, where he will
visit his parents for few days, and
then go to Oshkosh to attend the
undertakers state convention.
Clyde Cronkheit, barber for f. X
erode was visiting in Plaintield and
Portage last week. Clyde has eStab.
liShed the reputation of being an
expert shot with the revolver
especially after dark
Clark Lyons of Grand Rapids, is
here in charge of the erection of a
warehouse 20 by 40 feet along side the
Wisconsin Central railroad tracks
The building is being constructed 70,
the Grand Rapids Milling company
Miss Olga ManSke of this village
and Emil Gross of Buffalo, N. Y.
were married at the Luthern church