Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-03-17
NEKOOSA.

child that is very sick this week with
pneumonia.
Miss Cournoyer, a teacher In the
public school, spent the Sabbath at
her home in Necedah.
August Ulrich, of the town of Port
Edwards, who has been very sick for
some time past is now convalescing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Mann are
rejoicing over the arrival of a
daughter, born to them Wednesday,
March Is.
DR.. R. A. Holtz, dentist, went to
Milwaukee Wednesday on professional
business and will be back at the end
OF the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Patrick, of West
field, Wis, were visiting the families
OIL FL. S. and A. e. Lapham the pre-
sent week.
Mrs. H, A. Morgan and son,
Richard, are both conYalescing from
an illness from the results of contract
ing bad cold.
Mrs. VIM. Bovee left Thursday for
500 ST. Marie, where she will join her
husband, who is employed in a paper
mill there, and make itstheir future
home.
Dugal McDugal, resident of the
town of Armenia, and who is 81 years
OF age, is reported Ia very poor health.
Mr.. McDugal's many friends in
Nekoosa and Grand Rapids will be
sorry to learn of his serious illness.
Mrs. III. A. Morgan organized a
Junior Endeavor society at the Con-
gregational church. Sunday afternoon,
with membership of forty-seven.
The regular meeting will be held
every Sunday afternoon between the
hours Of three and four o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Helke have the
sympathy OF the community in the
loss Of their youngest child, a son
seven months old, who died Sunday
March u, Of pneumonia. The older
children are also very sick with the
same disease.
The principal and teachers in the
public schools have been drilling the
pupils in the various departments for
the rendition of Mother GooSe's
Cantata," which was presented
Thursday night in Brooks hall to a
large audience. The pupils acquitted
themselves credibly and the net
receipts of the entertainment will go
to augmenting the number OF books
in the school library.
Mrs. August Buhlgren returned
Thursday from Ontario, Wis. where
she has been for the past two weeks
TO attend her father, who was seri-
ously sick and afterwards died. Her
father, Frederick Popp, who was
seventy-four years of age leaves wife
and three daughters, Mrs. Ada
Roberts, of Minneapolis, Mimi; Mrs.
Bertha Witt, of Ontario, Wis, and
Mrs, August Buhlgren, Of Nekoosa.
At the noon hour on Wednesday an
alarm OF fire was sent in announcing
the fact that Mike Pekarski's house
was on fire. On investigation it was
found that the fire caught from a
crack in the chimney near the peak of
the roof and only had a small start
when it was discovered. Being at
the noon hour, the men employed in
the mill going home for dinner dis
covered it and with a bucket brigade
it was soon extinquiShed.
Messrs. Ule Bros. and Playman with
a crew of eight men started on Thurs
day morning to make the improve
mentS in the Nekoosa Paper
COmpany's mill. As we understand
it the improvements will be similar
to those made in the Port Edwards
mill last year. Another story will be
added to the grinder room, new
cement floors will be laid, an entire
new roof with iron trusses will be
substituted for the timber roof and
other necessary changes will be made
in connection Herewith. 1t is
estimated that it will take about four
months to do this work.
They tell a pretty good story on one
OF our popular postoffice inspectors
who recently called at the postoff1ce
in this village and after introducing
himself to the local postmaster made
some inquiry Of the postmaster In
reference to watch that had been
lost in going through the mails. The
postmaster had no knowledge of such
an item and SO stated to the inspector.
After some discussion, pro and con,
between the postmaster and the
inspector, 1t was discovered that the
complaint originated from the post
office at Neshkoro, Wisconsin, instead
of NekooSa. After the inspector had
discovered the mistake he apologized
TO the NekoOsa postmaster and asked
for the time OF the first train that
would take him to thas city.
A large audience greeted those who
took part in wrestling match at
Brooks hall Monday evening, March
Ii. The preliminary boxing match
by the Pelot brothers was a fine
exhibition of boxing and is reported