Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-08
NEKOOSA.


George Sherman arrived home on
Friday from Elroy, Wis, where he
has been since last spring.
Mrs. l.. Gutheil left on Tuesday for
the city markets, where she will
purchase ner fall and winter stock of
goods.
Mrs. Joseph Rosenheimer and son,
OF SchlessengervilIe are guests of her
sister, f1rs. Richard Scheibe and
family.
Mrs. Edward German Of ST. Louis
and Miss Caroline Fitch, Of Cranmoor,
are the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. ii. E.
Fitch this week.
Clarence Tricky, of Chicago was
here Wednesday, on his way to visit
friends in the town Of Armenia,
where he formerly resided.
Twenty-six prairie chickens were
secured by f. A. Boles, AL. Smith, and
Joseph Thomas Of Appleton, on the
first two days of this month.
George FOotft, E. X. erode, Arthur
Crowns, and Steve tootit made up a
hunting party the fore part of the
month, but were able to get not more
than three birds.
William Hooper, John Nash, Otto
Siewert, A. E. Lapham, and A. Ell.
Kleberg went to WauSau on Thursday,
where they spent the day in at
tendance upon the Marathon county
fair.
Emery and Frank Taylor, Howard
Richmond, and DR.. Holtz, in party,
spent two days 10 the town of
Armenia, and were able to get thirty
seven chickens the first week of the
season,
III. e. Herrick, William George,
Emil Garrison. and r. Scheibe were
members Of the hunting party, who
were successful in bagging thirty-two
chickens on the first and second of
September
Bills are out announcing stock
fair TO be held in NekOOsa on Satur-
day, September Is. Farmers from the
surrounding country are cordially
invited to come to Nekoosa on that
date with any stock or other artlc' rs
they may have for sale.
Henry DeLeon of the town of
Armenia, lost his horse and contents
on Monday, September 4. Loss will
reach at least $500 and was insured
for only 5000. The origin of the fire
is unknown, but is supposed to have
caught from a defective chimney.
r. 0. Whittier, editor and publisher
OF the Pittsville Times, moved his
plant to NekoOSa on Thursday last,
into the Win George building, where
he will hereafter publish what will be
known as the Wood County Times
and the Yellow River Pilot, on Thurs
day Of each week.
The public schools of NekoOsa
opened up Monday morning with
Principal HouSeworth in charge, and
all the teachers present. Two
hundred students were enrolled One
department., the second and third
grade, showed an enrolment of sixty
two pupils, which is more then one
teacher can well take care of, and for
that reason the school board will
employ another teacher, and this
department. will be divided. This
promises to be an excellent school
year.
Ernest Jones, who is employed in
the NekoOSa paper mill, will resign
his position on the tenth, to go back
to Elroy, where he has employment
on a railroad. When he leaves, w.
III. Mogg, station agent for the
Wisconsin Central, will occupy the
Gould house to he vacated by Mr..
Jones. Likewise, Miss Sue Beeston
and her mother will then 60 to house.
keeping in their house, known as the
McGregor place, to be vacated by w.
III. MOgg and family.
About twenty-five ladies, all friends
OF DR.. Hugh Waters, prepared a
pleasant surprise for him at the home
ofC. M. Sayers, Tuesday evening. He
was called there professionally, as he