Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-06-16
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Mrs. II. f. Fitch arrived Wednesday
morning from Tomah where she has
been in the hospital the past week.
Mrs! Nathan Church, of Grand
Rapids, was here the first of the
week visiting among her many friends.
Mrs. Weitzel left Tuesday noon for
Tomah where she will enter the
Simonson hospital and undergo an
operation.
The crops on the bottom lands along
the Wisconsin river from NekOOsa
south were all destroyed by the
recent high water.
Henry Forbes is nursing very bad
felon on the thumb of his right hand.
Henry reports it not among the most
pleasant things to have.
Ruth Siewert, the infant daughter
Of Otto Siewert, has been sick since
Sunday with tonsilitis. The little
one has been severely i'll.
Mrs. William Harris, of Marshfeld,
and Mrs. F. A. Hanover. Of lima,
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs c. g.
Hanover the first part Of the week.
Mrs. j. Rosenheimer, of Schles-
singervile, and Mrs. N. Mullowney,
Of Milwaukee, were guests of Mrs.
Richard Scheibe the first part Of the
week.
Joseph Thomas, of Appleton, was
in Grand Rapids and Nekoosa on
Sunday. He came to join his wife
and child who were visiting here for
"a week previous.
Henry Ulrich, of Chicago, real
estate agent, has been in Nekoosa
several days this week showing
customers lands in the towns of Port
Edwards and Armenia.
Clyde Cronkeit, of Plainfield, but
recently employed in Grand Rapids,
has accepted position with f, X.
erode, and has been at work in the
barber shop here since Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Sayer, who
have been boarding at the Herrick
House for the past year, have rented
the Charles Oberly house, and have
gone to house keeping this week.
Messrs. A. f. Boles and f. x,
erode were in La Crosse, the first
part of the week attending the state
convention of Catholic Order OF
Foresters as delegates from the
NekooSa branch.
DR.. c. S. Staley, of Chicago, has
purchased the Nels Olson farm in the
town of Armenia, consisting of 100
acres and the buildings upon it. The
farm was purchased from Henry
Ulrich last week.
The business men of NekoOSa con-
tributed sufficient funds for the
erection of a suitable band stand
which is located just opposite William
Hooper's store. The NekOoSa band
furnish weekly evening concerts as a
result.
Miss Adelaide Kuntz, who has been
trimmer in Mrs. L. Gutheil's
millinery establishment the past sea-
son, departed Thursday for Fond du
Lac, where she will visit her sister
and then return to her home in Fort
Atkinson.
P. w. Stokes and wife, of Scranton,
Pa, in company with George N. Wood,
of Grand Rapids, were registered at
the Herrick House on Wednesday for
dinner. They had been down into the
town of Saratoga looking over some
land that Mr.. Stokes owns.
The new house for Superintendent
Cowie is all completed on the outside
except painting. The inside finish
ing is expected to be completed this
month and the superintendent is
promised the opportunity to move in
during the latter part of July.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Lapham and
daughter, Nora, departed Tuesday by
team for a visit among relatives in
the counties of Adams and Waushara.
Mr.. Lapham expects to return in a
few days, while Mrs. Lapham and
Nora will be absent for several weeks,
DR.. 5. A. MacGregor, of Milton
Wis, was here from Friday till Mon
day visiting. among his old friends.
and looking after some huSinass
matters. The doctor reports his
family all we'll, and getting accustomed
to their new home relations at Milton.
George Douglas, of Portage City.
and Miss E. S. Young, of Monroe
Center, were married in this village
at the Congregational parsonage
Wednesday forenoon by Rev. Pinkney
The young couple departed on the
one O'Clock train for Portage City
where they will make their future
home.
The following persons left on the
one o'clock train Wednesday for
CranmOOr to attend the JaSperSon-
Whittlesey wedding that afternoon
at the home of the brides parents at
two O'Clock: Mr.. and Mrs. George
Brazeau, Mrs. Edward Brazeau, Miss
Martha Rec, Miss Susan Beeston and
H. E. Fitch.
Clnders are being spread on the