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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-01-11
DEATHS HERE
AND NEAR
DIPHTHERIA CLAIMS VICTIM

Diphtheria, the worst of the dis
eases that spread themselves about
during the winter time, has claimed
its first victim in Grand Rapids for
this year. in the person of little Leo
Billmyre. the little four year old son
Of Mr., and Mrs. Frank s. Bnlmyre,
of 1850 Washington Ave. The little
fellow was taken sick only last week,
and the nature of the disease was not
suspected till too late TO save his life,
and death occurred on Monday morn
ing. Interment was made in Calvary
cemetery Tuesday morning, after
services in IS. Peter and Paul church,
Rev. Father Hugenroth officiating.
There are two ether children in the
family, both older, but no further
trace of the disease bias been felt in
this family.
Ia the family of A T. Billmyre, his
little son Carl, of the same aye as Leo,
his cousin, is IL, but is now on the
gain, and will recover. Both families
are quarantined. The home Of Henry
Binnabose, at $50 Ninth St s., is also
in quarantine, three of the children
being sick with diphtheria The health
authorities have taken the matter
well in hand, and no further spread of
the disease is expected.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-01-11
Calumet
Baking
Powder
The Standard of
Perfect Baking.
The Standard of
Perfect Baking.

given without the speakers knowing
whose words he is using. There is
scarcely sIong speech on civil and
moral improvement delivered any
where in America today, but that
some one or more of "POor Richards
homely sayings cannot be found.
Often the speaker has used them so
long he considers them his own, for
getting the good old American whose
name should be more reyered.
Franklin has been called the Ameri-
can Confucius, solely because of the
deep wisdom of his sayings and pro-
verbs. Second only to the proverbs
of the bible, Franklin's Poor Rich
ard" almanac, which was issued by
him for many years. has grown into
the language and word usage of today
till it is an inSeparable part of it. In
view of this, is it not a strange fact
that on the two hundredth anniver-
sary of the birth of this great man,
so few papers make allusion to it?
Were WaShingt0n's birthday to 60
past without great mention. it would
be held almost Sacrilege; why
should it not be SO of Franklin, as
great as Washington only in another
way. We Americans are accustomed
TO living so fast and Spectacularly, it is
coming to the point that we remem.
Der only those things that leave the
greatest red mark on our memory.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-01-11
BIRON

y. Schank is able to be about again
after short illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. LaBunker of Port
Edwards visited with Joe Faubart
Sunday.
Mrs. James Kappa was on the sick
list Sunday, but at the present time is
somewhat better.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Kappa were
at Sigel Sunday attending the church
services and visiting their many
friends.
The wood began to come in this
week at the mill, but at the present
time is coming in verify slowy on ac-
count Of the poor Sleighing.
A number Of 0. Rouchleau'S friends
from here rendered him surprise
Saturday evening. The party was
composed of men only and among
those present were; August Kempfert,
Joseph Faubart, H. Weaver, A. Akey,
U. Schank, E. Crotteau, w. Faubart,
Odillion Rouchleau, o. DeMars, Joe
LeRoux and A. A. Akey. They all
had very pleasant time and pro-
nounced Mr.. Rouchleau fine enter
tainer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-01-11
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS

1t is interesting to take the other
wise dry and unintelligible copies of
the congressional record that are sent
out every week throughout the
country, and see what the law makers
in the Federal Congress are thinking
about, what they wish to do, and
what they are trying to bring about.
Among various bills. mainly in the
joint resolutions of the House, we
find these that show the direction of
thought in some of the men in
Congress:
A bill for the repeating of the
fifteenth amendment. and for the
repeal of all of the fourteenth amend
ment, except tee first sentence. This
amendment would take from the
negro the right to vote, as the amend
ment in question is that pertaining
TO no mans right to vote being
abridged because of race. color or
previous condition of Servitude. This
new repeating measure passed, and
the great Civil war, with all it's dead
injured, and its living heroes was only
partly successful, and after it's result
has been attained, it would finally be
taken away.
Another bill relates to deepening
the Fond du Lac haroor on Lake
Winnebago to the same depth as
the remain der of the lake.
Another, introduced by Mr.. Hearst
of New York, asked that United
States senators should be elected by a
direct vote of the people. Mr.. Hearst
contends that all law-making officers
should be elected by the people for
whom the laws are intended. In this
stand he will find a warm friend in
Senator McGillivray of this state.
Another, 20 allow George Bridgman
to accept from the British govern
ment silver ink stand. No officer of
this government can accept present
from an outside government without
the consent of Congress.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-01-11
PITTSvILLE.

Art Eighme is putting up his supply
of ice.
Fl. Stein was in the city on business
Thursday.
Clyde Mccoy lost valuable draf5
horse one day last week.
Smith is seriously considering put
ting fangeS on "Sliver."
A. B. Cotey returned Saturday from
a business trip to Chicago.
w. Gross of your city transacted
business in this city Thursday.
Fl. C. Mccain of your city was trans
acting business here Wednesday.
Miss Myra UdeE returned to her
school at Sherry, Monday noon.
D. G. Mccoy and company unlOaded
a carload of flour and feed for S. n.
Baum the past week.
Will Ludwig of Elroy brother to G..
A. Ludwig, has been visiting in the
city for the past week.
Sol Merritt returned from a trip to
Madison Tuesday night. He brought
two fine hounds with him.
Deputy Speer of the E. f. U. was in
the city Thursday looking after the
interests of toe above order.
Miss Eccles arrived in the ciOy Sat-
urday to resume her duties as assistant
principal at the High School.
Prof. BurriS arrived in the city Sat-
urday morning after two weeks va
cation spent at his home in Leslie.
H. B. Parker came down from St.
Paul Wednesday, in the interests of
the Oftelie Stondall Land Co. of that
city.
Miss Lucy Plnney who teaches in
the Knudson Dist. is visiting friends
and relatives in Juneau county taking
we'll earned vacation.
Miss Nora Udell, who has been
spending the holidays with her par.
ents, returned to Ripon college Tues
day to resume her studies there.
Six new members were initiated in
the E. f. U. lodge Friday evening
Supper followed the initiation and q
general good time was had by all
This lodge is enjoying healthy
growth.
The Twentieth Century band of this
city has decided not to hold thell
weekly practice as heretofore for few
weeks, at end of which time they eX
pect to add a few more members tt
their skilled crowd.
| The following school teachers spent
their vacations at their homes in this
CITY: Lena Carley, Mary Krites
Laura, Stella and Gertrude Potter
Cassie Raymond, Cora Wilsey, Gladly
Balch, Celia and Kate McKewon
Mabel and Myra Udell.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-01-11
is FRANKLIN
BEING FORGOTTEN?

Are we, at two hundred years after
the birth of the American Con-
fucius," as he has been termed by
some, 20 forget the life, sayings, and
the eXiStance. in fact, of one of the
greatest philosophers that ever lived,
especially one who was born in
America? The one We have in mind
is Benjamin Franklin. The two
hundredth anniversary of his birth
will fall on January ID, of this year,
coming within week, yet from our
exchanges and from the magazines
we find but few who have made men
tion OF the fact, nor are there many
who have ANYTHING to say about the
life and teachings OF the great man.
Franklin may be considered to have
been the greatest philosopher in times
since and including the Revolutionary
period. There has lived no man who
is at this day quoted so much as he,
though the quotation is too often
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-01-11
PORT EDWARDS

R. Scholnover was a caller in your
city Monday.
e, Eichsteadt was business caller
IN your city Saturday.
Pat Smith and family have moved
in H. Fuller's house.
Olaf Boyer was visitor in your
city Saturday evening.
Miss Edith Cash was a Grand
Rapids visitor Friday.
Levi Leroux attended church
services in Nekoosa Sunday.
Miss Amelia Surprisen of your city
visited her mother over Sunday.
o. w. Dodge was business caller
at the Rapids last Thursday evening.
w. Surprisen was.gin the Rapids
Friday evening visiting his best girl.
Miss L. Dougherty was the guest of
her sister, Mrs. Frank Brazeau Satur-
day.
Mrs. W. Corriveau and son Allan
were shopping at the county seat
Monday.
L. M. Alexander made his first visit
as the new manager to the paper mill
this week.
Ben Burroughs who is employed at
Grand Rapids spent Sunday with his
mother.
Miss Freda Lille went to Minnea-
polls Thursday TO spend the winter
with her sister.
Joseph Noel of Milwaukee, arrived
home Friday for an extended visit
with his parents.
f. A. Garrison and daughter Rae
were the guests of Grand Rapids
relatives Sunday.
Miss Elisabeth Palm of Grand
Rapids, was here oyer Sunday as the
guest of her parents.
Miss Clara Jacoby of Grand Rapids,
has been visiting her sister, Mrs. c..
Martin the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Aucutt have
moved in the house recently vacated
by P. Smith and family.
Mrs. j. Bradner arrived home from
Menasha Saturday after spending the
holidays with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Krawl attended
the funeral of their little nephew in
Grand Rapids Wednesday.
Miss Clara Wendluud entertained a
few friends at dancing party Satur-
day evening. A good time is reported
by all present.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-01-11

transaction of their business. Still
we find hundreds and thousands of
merchants in the country towns who
look upon money paid tor advertising
as money thrown away. These mer-
chants can see no good in advertising
because they do not follow it out
Systematically and in a manner that
assures positive results. A man
would be very foolish to start to build
a brick house and after he buys three
or four bricks to stop there. This
appears to be the method followed by
some merchants who start in adver-
tising. This card appears in one of
the issues of the home paper, and
there they stop. 1t is necessary to be
persistent if success be achieved.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-01-11
POOR HUNTING AFFECTS
NUMBER OF LICENSES

In summing up the work for this
year. County Clerk George Davis
found that there had been issued from
his office during the year past just
1899 hunting licenses. The year be-
fore there were 1881 issued from the
same office, making the past season
232 behind the one before. The rea-
son for this is very apparent to those
who feel called upon occasionally to
take gun and pursue the festive in
habitantS of the woodlands and mOorS
to their native haunts and slaughter
them in their lairS.
During the past two years, and the
last one in particular, the high water
and excessive rains in the year have
drowned out the nest Of the prairie
chicken, which is the principal article
of game that tempts the Wood county
hunter. AS a result, there are but
few of the birds upon, the marshes,
the hunting of them is made very diff
tcult, many hunters refrain from GO
ing after them in order to allow the
birds chance to re-Stock the county.
and as the prairie chicken makes up
practically two-thirdS of the targets
for local hunters, there were much
fewer hunters took out license. In
the year 1904 there had been 1000
licenses issued by September |, while
this year there had been but 645 is
sued by the same date. Had there
been more hunting and better, on the
marshes near this city. there would
have been a much larger number of
licenses issued.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-01-11
DRAINAGE DISTRICT
CLOSED FOR WINTER

The Beuna Vista Drainage District.
of which the REPORTED contained
description this fall, has closed work
for the season, because of the freezing
up of the marshes to depth too great
for the practical operation of the
dredges. This marsh, lying to the
east of the city, in Portage county,
promises TO make good farming
country. Some of it can be used for
nothing but fine grazing land. while
there are many parts that will make
fine farms. In view of the opening
of the district Bancroft, in the heart
of 1t, plans on booming and expanding
into prominent little village next
year. When spring comes. three
dredges will be operated in the district
and will be kept going all summer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-01-11
FARMERS COURSE, UNI
VERSITY OF WISCONSIN

The college of agriculture has re-
Gently issued circular giving infor-
nation in regard to the Farmers
Course in Agriculture and the
Housekeepers' Conference to be held
at Madison, February to Is.
. Plain helpful instruction will be
given in soils, soil fertility, farm crops.
livestock, stock judging, dairying,
and horticulture for the farmers, and
lectures on foods, water supplies,
ventila ton, and house furnishing for
the farmers wives and daughters.
Farmers attending this course who,
next spring, may need help on their
farms will have an opportunity to
meet the 800 young men in the Short
Course, many Of whom will be
wanting positions on farms next
March or April.
The railroads have granted an open
rate of one and one-third fare.
For circular and further particulars
address
d. FL. Otis,
In charge of Farmers Course,
Madison, Wisconsin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-01-11
SPRING GREER.

Mrs. Cora Parks (nee Williamson is
visiting friends at this point.
Rev. Durfee began revival meetings
last Monday evening at the n. B.
church.
May the new year bring prosperity
and happiness to the editor and
readers of the REPORTER.
M. Erickson captured large gray
wolf in his trap one day last week.
Oscar Holmes of Arbutus, caught one
also.
There is to be an oyster supper at
the home of j. III. Thurber Tuesday
evening, January ninth for the
benefit or Rev. Forrest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dawes returned
home last Monday from a two weeks
visit among relatives and friends at
Marshfield and other points.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry George died last Wednesday at
the home of FRED Brodts. Funeral
was held Thursday, conducted by Rev.
Forrest.
The M. E. Quarterly meeting for
the second quarter was held at Big
Flats, January I. Rev. Joslyn of
Hancock, had charge of the meeting
in place of DR.. Tronsdale
Mrs. Urbatch returned to her
home at Austin, Mimi, last Friday.
Her mother Mrs. W. w. Burhite
accompanied her and intends to make
her home with her daughter here
after.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. III. Thurber enter
tanned company Of family friends
and Mr.. and Mrs. o. G. Ely on New
Years day. They served Sumptious
repast and a nice social time was en-.
joyed by all.
There are said to be several saw mills
around here and if they all have work
surely our forests must suffer greatly
1t is reported that everything the
size of saw log is to be cut this
winter on the Walker farm. Or
Woodman! spare some of the old shade
trees.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-01-11
TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS

We desire to remind all old sub
scriberS of the REPORTER and all
those who wish to become subscribers
that by looking after their SubScript-
ion during the month of December.
they can get the paper for the year
1906 for one dollar, if paid in advance.
This is we'll worth looking after, as
fifty cents saved is fifty cents earned.
In this connection we diSire to say
that on January first we will enlarge
the REPORTER so that while we are
cutting the subscription price, when
paid in advance, we will enlarge the
paper and give the readers more
reading matter than before. This
certainly ought to furnish good
opportunity for both old and new
subscribers. Many of our patrons are
availing themselves of this offer, and
we want all of them to get the benefit
of it. If
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-01-11
POST OFFICE HOURS

The following hours have been fixed
by the Post Office Department for the
Grand Rapids post office:
Office hours for every week day:
from : a. m. to p. m.
SUNDAYS
Lobby open from 1915 a. m. to 1:30
p. N. and from p. III. to p. III.
Windows open from 1890 to 1:30
,. III.
Mail from the south closes at p. m.
same as on week days.
LEGAL HOLIDAYS
Office open from ] to 10 a. m. and
from to p. N.
A. L. FONTAINE, p. NJ.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-01-11

First publication Dec. IS, expires Feb. 81
STATE OF WISCONSIN, WOOD CoUNTY-In
Circuit Court.
The Jackson Milling Company,
Corporation, Plaintiff
VS.
A. Scott, Defendant
Notice is hereby given that by virtue of an ex-
ecution issued out of said court by the Clerk
thereof on the 10Th day of December A. ID. 1905,
upon a judgment rendered in the County Court
for Portage County Wisconsin. before John A.
Murat, county judge, OF the 18th day of May
A. d. 1897 and thereafter duly docketed in the
Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Port
age County, Wisconsin by the filing of tran
script thereof ON the Goth day of May, A, d. 1897
and thereafter and on the 18th day of May, A. d.
1898. duly docketed in the Office of the Clerk of
the Circuit Court for Wood County, Wisconsin,
by filing with the clerk of said court tran
script ofthe original docket of said judgement
duly certified by the Clerk of the Circuit Court
for Portage County, Wisconsin, he then and
there having the custody thereof, and by virtue
of an order duly made by the Circuit Court for
Wood County, Wisconsin, on the 18th day of
December, A. D. 1905 granting leave to issue
said execution and pursuant to the statute in
such case made and provided. l shall on Fri
day the sth day OF February A. D. 1906, at two
~ o'clock in the afternoon of that day at the
north or front door of the Court House in the
city of Grand Rapids, Wood County. Wisconsin.
offer for sale and sell at public auction and
vendue to the highest bidder for cash the follow
ing described real estate and all the appurten-
ances thereunto pertaining, or so much thereof
as may be necessary to satisfy said judgment
with interest and costs of sale, to wit:
The west half of the northwest quarter wv n
of NWA) and the south east quater of the north
west quarter SEA of NW1D of section one u
township twenty live 20 north OF range No.
Dated at Grand Rapids, Wisconsin. this 22nd
- WE. LITTLE,
Sheriff of Wood County, Wisconsin.
Dahl & Nelson, Stevens Point, Wisconsin,
ATTORNEYS for Plaintiff.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-01-11
HOW ORDER HOUSES
GET BUSINESS

One of the reasons why the big
catalogue houses are going right
ahead is the fine art in advertising
and the liberal supply of printers ink
used. In fact the entire business of
the concerns is due entirely to adver-
tising followed out Systematically and
persistently. There is no better proof
of the power welded by the press of
the country, in an advertising sense,
than the growth of these concerns
who use the columns of the magazines,
the weekly and daily papers for the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-01-11
GRAND RAPIDS MARKETS

Here are some of the ruling prices
in Grand Rapids this week. They are
the latest reports we have received.
Dealers are selling the following arti-
cleS at the following prices:
Flour-bbl., $500
Feed-ton, $1,000.
MiddlingS ton, $500
Bran-ton, Sl4.50
Bolted Corn Meal-bbl., So. so.
Corn, shelled, per ton $3.50
Lald-10c to 123c.
Ham-whOle, l24c to lac
Mess Pork-bbl. $500.
Dealers are paying the following
prices for the following articles:
PotatoeS-35c to &c.
Rye-60c
OatS-25c.
Hay marsh, $500; timothy, $3.50
BeanS-Sl.25
PeaS-75c.
Beehive. pc to &C., dressed, &c
Pork-live. &c, dressed &c
Neal-live, 5c-dressed &c, 7c
Chicken-live, &c; dressed, 1Oc.
Turkey-live, 12tc: dressed 1Sc
These prices were obtained jan
uary i.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-01-11
Notice Of Final Settlement.
First publication Dec. %, expires Jan. 49,


WOOD COUNTY COURT-ID Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Christian L..
Petersen deceased,
On reading and fling the petition of Anna s..
Petersen Administrative of the estate of Chris
tfan L. Petersen, deceased representing among
other things that she has fully administered the
said estate. and praying that time and place
be fixed for examining and allowing her ac-
count of her administration, and that the
residue OF the said estate be assigned to such
persons as are by law entitled to the same;
1T Is ORDERED, That said application be heard
before me, at my Office IN the city of Grand
Rapids, on the 9th day of February. 1906, at 10
O'Clock a
AND 1T rs FURTHER ORDERED. That notice of
said application and hearing be given to all
persons interested, by publication of copy of
this order for three successive weeks in the
WOOD COUNTY REPORTER, newspaper printed
in said county, before the day fixed for said
hearing.
Dated this 26th day of December 1906
By the Court,
W. J. &C NWAY,
CouI ty Judge,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-01-11

.WANTED-By Chicago wholesale
and mail order house. assistant
manager imam or women) for this
county and adjoining territory.
Salary $40 and expenses paid weekly;
expense money advanced. Work
pleasant; position permanent. No
investment or experience required.
Write at once for full particulars and
enclose elf-addressed envelope.
COOPER & Co.,
1872 Lake Street., Chicago, Ill.
I'm 7-l0W
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-01-11

demands will be received, examined and adj
Justed as aforesaid, and of the time limited for
creditors to present their claims, be given BY
publishing copy of this order and notice for
four successive weeks in the WOOD COUNTY RE-
PORTER. a weekly newspaper published at the
city ofGrand Rapids, in said county the first
publication to he within ten days from the date
OF the order.
dated January 9th 1906
BY the Court,
w. j. CONWAY
County Judge.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-01-11
ICE CUTTING WILL
SOON BEGIN

The work of cutting ice for next
summers use will soon begin. The
ice above the bridge is now about
twelve to fifteen inches thick, and is
clear blue and of good quality. At
the Eddy it is not quite SO thick as it
is Immediately above the dam, but it is
rapidly deepening to the proper thick
ness for cutting. Several thousand
tons will be cut this year, according
to the estimates of the ice men. who
are planning on getting the ice up just
as soon as it is of sufficient thickness.