Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-03-03
Friday, March 3, 1905.
NEKOOSA.


Mrs. Carl Polensky on Friday, Feb. "a.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Oaks, of Necedah,
are the guests Of their son and family
for a week.
Two of Walter Ross children in the
town Of Saratoga, are very sick this
week with bad colds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bole's little
daughter Margaret, was quite sick
the past week with cold.
Robert Beppler sold his house and
lot in Nekoosa on Tuesday to MI.
Ostrum. Consideration $3.50.
Tom Lundy, of the town of Armenia,
sold his 10 acre farm and buildings
thereon recently to Chicago parties
Wm. Hooper, supervisor spent Tues
day and Wednesday in Grand Rapids
in attendance upon the county board.
Miss Sue Beeston, stenographer for
the Nekoosa Paper Company spent
Sunday with her sister in Grand
Rapids.
The school children in the public
schools are ia training for an enter
tainment to be given in the near
future.
Sam Vinegar departed Monday
evening for Chicago where he will
visit his cousin, Elah Lapham for a
few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Gilman are
happy over the arrival of their first
born, a ten pound girl, Saturday
morning, Feb. rs.
Through II. e. Fitch, agent, Chas.
Henchell received full settlement on
his loss by fire Tuesday. He was paid
$S63.20 in full settlement.
Mrs. b. B. Mathewson, of Pittsville,
mother OF Mrs. Edward Brazeau,
is going to make her future home
with her daughter in Nekoosa.
S. l.. Stevens will move his office
furniture into the newly decorated
room on the east side Of his block
next week, where he will hereafter
hold his office.
Mrs. J. Guthei left Monday for
Chicago and Milwaukee, where she
will select her summer stock Of mil
linery. On her way down she visited
friends in Manitowoc.
Mrs. A. Buhlgren left Thursday for
Ontario, Vernon county, Wis, to see
her father, who is very sick. She has
been absent already week and will
stay until he gets better.
Mrs. s. Cleveland and daughter,
Retta. and Mr.. and Mrs. Garry
Mason all Of Grand Rapids, spent
Tuesday in this village the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Lapham.
Miss Retta Fitzgerald, who has
been clerking in Mrs. Gutheil's store
for some time, resigned her position
Saturday and departed Monday for
Glen Falls, N. Y, where her parents
reside.
Mrs. Edward Brazeau and Miss
Lillian Beppler returned Tuesday
evening from Milwaukee, where they
spent ten days buying a stock of
millinery goods and getting the new
styles in spring hats.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus. Hinkley have the
sympathy of the community in the
loss of their child Thursday evening.
The funeral service took place from
the house and the-remains placed at
rest in the Joslyn cemetery in the
town of Armenia.
A Polish laborer had his leg broken
in two places in the wet machine
room in the Nekoosa paper mill on
Tuesday night. In some way his leg
was caught between the belt and
pulley. This accident will undoubtedly
lay him up for several months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace McLain have
the sympathy of the community in
the loss of their six weeks old baby.
which died on Monday morning, Feb.
81. of brain fever. The fuperal
services was held on Tuesday from
the home and the remains deposited
in the Joslyn cemetery, Rev. Pink
ney officiating.
About twenty of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Spices friends gathered at their
home on Tuesday, Feb. %, to help
celebrate Mrs. Spices 44th birthday
and her father, Dugal McDugal's Slst
birthday, which occurred on the
same day and date. An elegant
dinner was spread in honor Of the
occasion and all those present en-
joyed the festivities of the day.
Sigfried Rea arrived home Friday
evening from his extended six weeks
visit in the western states. On his
way vest he stopped in Colorado where
he paid visit to old Nekoosa friends.
Albert Brooks and family and Geo.
Hinkley and family, whom he reports
in good health and prospecting. He
also visited two of his brothers in
California. While he enjoyed his trip
and saw many interesting cities he
still feels that it would require quite
strong inducementsto have him leave
Wisconsin. where he has spent all his