Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-03
NEKOOSA.

Mrs. Geo. B. BraZeau was in Grand
Rapids Friday visiting friends.
Harry E. Fitch attended a gather
ing of Democrats which was held In
Milwaukee last week.
The farms of Herman Koehn and
Frank EsSwine were sold by NJ. Luther
of this place to Valparaiso parties.
About four car loads of horses, cat.
tie and hogs were unloaded here and
taken out to the Chicago NewsboyS
association farm, located south west
of this village.
DR.. H. D. Hill, of Westfeld, who
owns considerable NekooSa property,
was in the village Oh business on Fri
day aud Saturday. While here he was
the guest OF Postmaster A. E. Laphan.
III. L. Lutz, formerly agent at
Mosinee, arrived Thursday to accept
position as agent on G.. M. & ST P. Ry.
to succeed G. G. Hanover. Mr.. Lutz
has been agent at MoSinee for four
years and comes highly recommended
as a successor to Mr.. Hanover.
CT. Wedel. of Franklin Park, ILL.,.
has arrived and entered upon his du-'
ties as station agent for the Wisconsin
Central Ry. W. II. Mogg, who has
been station agent here for the past
two years has gone into Illinois to &C
cept better position with the Rock
Island Ry. Co,
The subscribers for the stock in the
new ferry company met at the fer
rick house last week and elected the
following directors and officers:
Presidential. E. Herrick.
Vice PRESIDENT. B. Weber.
ecretary-Siegfred Rec. e..
Treasurer-H. e. Fitch.
DirectorS-F. e. Roberts, M. L.
Townsend, S. L. Stevens, G.. B. Bra
zeau, Geo. Nutter.
| Henry Ulrich, who was recently ar
rested in Chicago charged with OBJ.
tanning money under false pretenseS
and operating confidence game, was
honorably discharged by Judge Asa A.
Adams, of all the charges of fraud al
legged ia the complaint of r. Wach-
holz. Mr.. Ulrich claims that the
trouble arose over the purchase of
farm three miles below Nekoosa, and
that the deal between him and Wach-
holz was all straight and legitimate.
The new officers appointed at the
last meeting of the village board were
as follows:
Village Marshal and Superintendent
of Gas Plant-George Feetit.
Assistant Marshal-S. J. Rogers.
Street Commissioner-Hugh Clan
Sey.
Committees
Street and Sidewalks-Fred Gahi.
Gotlieb Armbruster, Jos. Shortt.
Fire department, Gas and Water
works.. Rec, R. G. Scheibe. g4-
A meeting of the farmers of the
town uf Port Edwards has been called
for Saturday, May 5th, at the town
hall. A lecturer Of the American So
ciety of Equity will address those who
gather on the object and principals of
the society. 1t is stated by those
familiar with this society that it is a
cooperative selling agency which does
away with the commissions usually
paid to midlemen. 1t is quite pro-
bable that the meeting will either re-
suit in the eSta bliShment of lodge at
this place, or in local farmers becom-
ing members of the lodge now in ex-
iStance at Saratoga.
G. G. Hanover, who recently re-
signed his position as station agent
for the G. NJ. & st. P. Ry. to accept
higher position as travelling auditor
for the same company. departed for
Milwaukee Friday evening to meet
with the Superintendent of the Su-
perior. Northern and Lacrosse divi-
sions, over which he will be obliged to
travel, in addition to the Wisconsin
Valley division. In all Mr.. Hanover
will have to cover HOO miles of rail
road-Milwaukee to Lacrosse, Mil
waukee to Champion and from New
Lisbon to Star Lake. For the present
Mr. Hanover's family will reside 10
Nekoosd, and his headquarters will be
in Milwaukee.