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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-03-07
MUSHROOM SHAPE
BONNETs
Early Approach OF Easter In
spires Thoughts OF Millinery.

The early approach of Easter this
year has caused the ladies to be-
gin to think of their new Easter bon
nets and according to local milliner
there will be all sizes and shapes to
choose from according to the desires
of the customers. A shape that will
be most extensively used is the mush-
room shape, which will be made up in
chiffon, others entirely of roses, for
dresSy occasions and trimmed with
plumes and lowered ribbons, the
Bernhardt bow being very conspicu-
Gus.
Fruits will be used as a trimming,
grapes being the principal fruit used,
while Powered ribbons will play an
important part this spring also. Roses
will be used extensively both in the
making and in the trimming, and the
larger the rose the better.
The street hat will be hobby and
the small shape will again be worn
the Gage shape having become exceed
ingly popular.
The hats are made in the soft
shapes and are as light and airy as
can be made, with a high bandeau and
worn at different angles, given the
desired tilted effect.
Wells will again form an important
part in headgear, the auto wells being
draped over the hats, large and small
and tied in a bow under the chin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-03-07
PORT EDWARDS

Mr.. and Mrs. John Smith and daugb-
ter Emma of Grand Rapids, were sun
day guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Z. Eich-
steadt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Grant and
children of south Centralia were Sun
day guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. E Au-
cult.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Sosnufsky are re-
iOicing over the arrival Of their first
born sou Sunday morning. Mother
and child doing well.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Codare of Ru-
dOlph, were guests Of their daughters
MesdameS NJ. Proteau, ChaS. Helke
and J. E. Aucutt Saturday and Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Corriveau attended
church in your city Sunday morning.
Miss Lily Meyer of the south side
was the guest of her sister, Mrs. Fred
LeVerance Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs E. Eichsteadt attended
| services in the Rapids Sunday.
Mrs. Hugh BoyleS of Shdwno was
guest Of Mrs. Ed. BOyleS one day last
| week.
Mrs. Frank Noel was the guest OF
her parents ia your city Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Preston were
visitors in Grand Rapids Monday.
Mrs. MILDLY Proteau was shopping
in your city Monday.
Ed. Boyles was caller in the Ra-
pidS Monday.
Little Mildred PrOteau Sprained her
wrist last week but is getting along
all right.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-03-07
PRICES HIGH DURING LENT

The egg market is holding excep-
tionally strong this year according to
the merchants in this city. At the
present time the ''hen fruit" is re-
failing at twenty-five and twenty-six
cents, and even at these prices there
is not an over supply in this locality.
1t is hoped by the dealers that a
few days of warm spring like weather
will see greater activity in the egg
market, for the season is now at hand
for the packing concerns to get busy
and buy literally of this product. The
stability of the price of eggs at the
present time is due in measure to
the early approach of Easter, and it is
thought that Immediately after Lent
the price will drop considerable.
The price of butter is also pretty
high and there does not seem to be
any Glance at the present time for a
slump in the price of this necessity
The pound prints of creamery butter
are now retailing at thirty-six cents,
and dairy and country butter retail
at prices in accordance.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-03-07
PURCHASED THREE YARDS
Madison Parties Take Over fold.
inEs of Three Lumber Yards.

The east and west side lumber
yards of the Grand Rapids Lumber
Co., exclusive of the real estate; and
the west side Lumber Co. including
the real estate, were taken over by the
ParkinSon-Marlin Lumber Co., of
Madison, Thursday afternoon, for
consideration which is private. The
companies in question are now en-
gagged in invoicing the property, and
the new company expects to assume
control as soon as the business mat
tiers can be properly adjusted.
Just what the intention of the new
company is regarding their new pur-
chase, or what the policy will be, is
unknown, and further particulars will
be announced in the REPORTER at
later date.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-03-07
PAPER MILLS In
NEW AGREEMENT
Missouri Pacific Official Will
Oversee Shipments Under the
New Plan,

Evidence that the various paper, pulp
and sulphite mills which formerly were
associated with the General Paper
Company, better known as the paper
trust, which the United States govern
ment dissolved, are about to resume
operations under agreements came to
light Friday night, when the announce
ment was made that w. III. Hurlbut,
general freight agent of the Missouri
Pacific, with headquarters at st. Louis,
had been appointed general traffic
manager of all the mills in the north
west that were formerly associated in
the trust.
| Mr.. Hurlbut was formerly general
traffic manager of the General Paper
Company and is, therefore, familiar
with the work. He assumed his
duties Friday and has opened head
quarters in Chicago.
| While since the decision against
the trust the mills have been operat-
ing independently, it is known that
some sort of plan or agreement among
the mills have been reached, though
the details of the new scheme have
not yet been learned.
1t has been learned that under the
new arrangement Mr.. Hurlbut will
have charge of all the shipping and
routing of the output of the various
mills. His salary, it is said, will be
paid jointly by the mills affected by
this new arrangement. While he will
not have anything to do with the sales
of the mills, the fact that all mills
are shipping under joint arrange
ment shows how closely the various
interests are allied. Just how far
the understanding among the mill
owners goes is not known, but there
does not appear to be serious competi-
ton between them.
Among the mills represented in the
new traffic arrangement are said to be
those at Tomahawk, Merrill, Wausau,
Brokaw, Neenah, Menasha, Marinette,
Kimberly, Little Chute, Kaukauna,
Green Bay, Grand Rapids, Port Ed
wards and Nekoosa, Wis, and Nuns
ing, Mich, and Cloquet, Mimi.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-03-07
ENTERTAINED THE STOCK
HOLDERS THURSDAY NIGHT

Mr.. and Mrs. A NJ. Muir enter
tanned the stockholders in the Muir
Shoe Co. at their home on First St.
Thursday evening. 1t was the annual
meeting at which the following stock
holders were present: Messrs. E.
Roenius, Mic Reiland, DR.. D. A.
Teller, Geo. W. Baker, E. S. Renne,
Edw. Lynch, A. L. Fontaine, and A.
nj. Muir.
The report of the annual business
read and made an excellent showing.
A transfer of stock was made and the
general condition of the company is
excellent. This company expects to
increase their stock this year and
hope to do larger business than ever.
Mrs. Muir served an excellent ban
quet to the stockholders and a very
delightful evening was spent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-03-07
HALF A MILLION A SECOND

That is not bad for a new man in
the senate, when it comes to saving
that amount Of money to the govern
ment, is it?
That is Senator LaFollette's re-
cord for Saturdays session. 1t was
on the postal appropriation for the
term, and he did it in just fifteen
seconds.
The government pays the railroads
so much a pound-or ton-for carry
ing the mails The amount to be paid
for is ascertained by weighing all the
mails for given period-Says a month
and the plan heretofore followed has
been to divide the total amount of
mail handled during the ''Weighing
period by the number Of days, not
counting Sundays. Naturally the
average has been larger by one-sixth
than it would be if the Sundays had
been counted. The size of the divisor
makes notable difference. 1t had
been six when it should have been
seven-making the quotient 16 % per
cent larger than it ought to be.
Senator LaFollette, who is some
thing Of fgurer, and who has long
been impressed with the cost of carry
ing the mails, objected to this evident
fraud, offered simple amendment
correcting it, thereby cutting off one
sixth of the cost. This amounts to
the muniicent total of 100000 a
year. "If," as suggested by our
Washington representative, this
amendment stays in the bill"
The senate should insist that it
must remain in the bill. 1t was
adopted as Senator LaFollette's
amendments are coming to be adopted,
without dissenting vote. Senator
LaFollette got it by merely offering
it.
Over in the house there was another
story.
Representative Murdoch of Kansas,
an earnest refOrmer, proposed the La
Follette'S amendment, but 1t was
voted down.
Why such a measure should be
voted down we cannot understand;
and why it should lose in the house is
past understanding.
The fact appears to be that the
senate is becoming more representa-
tive of the interests of the people
than the house. How much of this is
due to new senate leadership may not
be OF any special value although it
would be of some inUereSt-to know.
There is one patent fact, and that
is that the senate sits up and listens
now when Mr.. LaFollette has any
thing to say to it.-Milwaukee Free
Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-03-07

STATE OF WISCONSIN, IL CIRCUIT COURT
PORTAGE COUNTY.
c. f. PIERCE, Plaintiff,
VS..
Hannah E. Henderson. formerly Hannah
L. Bailey, Isaac A. Roe and Amanda NJ. Roe
his wife, Chas. W. WaddelI. and Eva c.
Waddell his wife and Chester T. Tallmadge,
Defendants.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue Of a
Judgment of foreclosure and sale rendered
in the above entitled action on the Sth day
OF December, 1905 and entered Of record in
the office OF the Clerk of the Circuit Court
Tor Portage County, Wisconsin on the 14th
day OF December, 1905. and pursuant to the
Frank Guyant sheriff, Sheriff of Portage
County, Wisconsin Will on the 22nd day
of March, A. d. 1907 at the hour of O'Clock
in the afternoon OF that day at the west front
door of the Court House in the city Of
Stevens Point, Portage County, Wisconsin
ofier for sale and viii sell at public auction
and yendue to the highest bidder for cash
the following described mcrtgaged real
estate, to satisfy said Judgment, with in
terest and costs of sale, to-Wit: the South
one-half OF the Southeast quarter OF Sec
ton twenty-five, Township twenty-one
North, Range six East OF the fourth principal
Meridian in Wood County. Wisconsin and
the West fractional one-half of the South
west quarter of Section thirty, township
twenty-One North, Range seven East, of the
fourth principal Meridian in Portage county,
Wisconsin,; said land amounting in all TO
One Hundred Fifteen and Ten One Hundred
tbs t115.fOJ acres more or less according to
Government Survey, together with the
buildings and improvements thereon.
Dated at Stevens Point, Portage County,
Wisconsin the Goth day OF January, A. d.
1907.
FRANK GUYANT,
Sheriff CT Portage County, Wisconsin.
W. 3. Angelo, Plaintiffs Attorney.
First publication Feb. Z. expires Mar. a.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-03-07

-''In 1897 | had a stomach disease.
Some physicians said dyspepsia, some
consumption. One said | would not
live until spring. For four years [
existed on boiled milk, soda biscuits.
and doctors prescriptions. l could
not digest anything l ate; then /
picked up one of your Almanacs and
it happened to be my life-Saver.
bought fifty-cent bottle of Kodol
and the benefit | received from that
bottle all the gold in Georgia could
not buy. In two months l went back
to my work, as machiniSt, and in
three months / was we'll and hearty.
MAY you live long and prosper. &C.
n. Cornell, ROding, Ga, 1906. The
above is only sample of the great
good that is daily done everywhere by
KOdol for Dyspepsia. 1t is sold here
by f. L. Steib & Co.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-03-07
The work, or at least the prepare

The work, or at least the prepare
tory work, of remodeling the old
Grand Rapids Lumber Cos. plant,
now the Stange-Ellis Cos plant. has
been started, and it is expected that
some time in July will see the work
at this place well underway.
Then comes the Wood County
Training school, the new county
building to be erected on the old fair
grounds near the present Lincoln
building. This school will be COM
pleted, it is expected, by the time
school opens in the fall. Therefore
work will be rushed from the time it
is begun until the building is COM
pleted.
By interviewing the contractors of
this city it will be found that there
is more work in contemplation for
this summer, than for many years
back. People are planning on build
ing new homes in every part Of the
Sltt. y Vi IlICoC w LII NC ldl
and attractive ones, while others will
be smaller. In fact, the contract rs
will tell you that there is an unusual
demand for small dwelling houses
this year, and many are compelled to
| build in order to have house to live
in. The demand for small dwelling
houses now exceeds the supply, and al
such times, there is but the one So
luton of the problem and that is tc
| build.
This condition can speak of nothing
but prosperity. Building materials
are much higher this year, than fol
some time past. And yet this does
not seem to retard the building
activity. This fact is a sure indi
cation that the people are better able
to build homes this year, than they
have been for many years.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-03-07
EFFECT OF THE FOOD LAW.
Driving Many Worthless Catarrh Medicines
Out Of Existence.

Many worthless remedies that have
been advertised for the cure of ca
tarrh nave been driven out of exist
ence by the Pure Food Law.
rms has naturally increased the sale
or reliable remedies. and those that
fulhll the provisions of the law.
Hyomei. for example, hasa larger sale
than before, and Wood County Drug
GO. still sell it under a guarantee that
IL Will cure catarrh or the money will
be refunded.
Breathe HyOmei three or four times
daily through the neat pocket inhaler
that comes with every outfit. and its
healing air will reach the most re-
mote parts of the nose, throat and
lungs, killing all catarrhal germs and
soothing aud healing any irritation
IN the mucous mem brane.
The complete Hynmei outfit costs
81 Of. extra bottles, SOC. and sold by
Wood County Drug Co. under the
guarantee that it will cure or cost
nothing.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-03-07

We are sorry 10 report that Pitts.
vile will soon be without restaurant
and bakery, as Mr.. and Mrs. Jos.
Scheidecker have decided to locate
elsewhere. Mr.. and Mrs. Scheidecker
have been in business here for about
three years and we do not like to have
them leave here
Joseph RoSplock who lives south of
town has been very i'll the past week.
Mrs. A. B. Cotey and Mrs. Chas.
Houston returned Saturday from Mil
Waukee.
Ed. McCrellis has moved on a farm
east OF town.
P. McKeweon returned from STRAIT
ford last week.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-03-07
OUT FOR STATISTICS
State Department Ask Valuable
Information From Manufac.
turerS.

Grand Rapids manufacturers for the
most part have received blanks from
the state commissioner of labor and
industrial statistics, which are to be
filled out and returned to that depart
ment within a reasonable time. The
blanks are used by the department in
procuring data of the manufacturing
interests in the state, which appears in
the industrial report issued annually.
These blanks will reach about 5000 of
the manufacturers in the state, both
large and small, and when returned
filled out will place at the disposal of
the commissioner, data of all kinds
and description relative to the number
OF persons employed and the wages
paid each year, the value of the raw
material used and the amount and
value of the manufactured pro-
duct, the valuation of the real estate
used by manufacturers and the CAPT.
tai invested as well as the amount of
borrowed money and the interests
held free from liens of any kind.
This information, when received, is
held in the strictest confidence and
while it is used and published by the
department, it is done in such a
manner that the results of combina-
tions are available, rather than the
data of each individual concern or
plant. These inquiries are sent to
the same people each year and the
comparison of the findings resulting
from these compilations made in the
same way each year, show conluSively
the relative conditions of labor and
wages paid in each particular kind of
employment, the relative amount of
raw material used from year to year
and the amount of money invested in
this way.
The manufacturers are compelled
by law to furnish this report as
asked, subject to fine if they do not,
but the department has no trouble
in obtaining the returns, for each
one of the men who furnish data is
provided Immediately, upon publica-
ton, with one Of the reports and the
value to him is many times the in
OF the filling out and re-
turning the blanks, such as these
which are now being sent out.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-03-07
FRED BELL WILL
MEET HACKENSCHMIDT

A Kansas City dispatch Monday
says that the athletic club under
which Beell met Gotch some months
ago, has offered George Hacken-
schmidt, the Russian lion, a match
with Fred Beell of this city, for a
purse Of $1,000. The match to take
place before the Russian meets Gotch
for the championship of the world.
Hackenschmidt is now on his way to
this country and will probably take
up the offer, which would make nice
tidy sum to take back with him if he
succeeds in winning from both Beell
and Gotch.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-03-07
CONTRACTORS WILL
BE VERY BUSY
The Spring and Summer Pro.
misses to be Unusually Active.

Grand Rapids will experience one
of the most active building seasons in
number of years, this coming sum-
mer. This is undisputed by anyone
who has given the subject the slight
est thought. There will be new homes,
new factories, and new public build
ings erected, and all these will add
greatly to the value an attractiveness
of the city.
Already the stone for the founda-
ton of the large new packing house
to be erected by the Reiland Bros. is
on the ground. and just as soon as
the spring is settled sufficiently for
work to be started with any assurance
that it will be uninterrupted, work
will be started on the new plant.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-03-07
VANDRIESSEN.

Miss Lottie Blount, of Quincy, is our new
teacher in Dist No. 5.
The concert, booked for the 18th. did not
materialiZe.
j. II. Mullenix was called to Wheaton, Ill.
where he ministered to his father during
his last hours upon earth. Mr.. Mullenix re-
turns this week.
Geo. Apps, and family, moved last week to
Wild Rose, where he has rented large farm
Blanche Camp spent Saturday and Sun
day at home returning to Grand Rapids
Sunday evening
Garfield Lord and Ned Hewitt returned
from camp life in the woods recently.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-03-07
GRAN

G. FL. Munroe is quite seriously i'll.
F. Klug sold a fine colt last week.
consideration S125.
Report says that Mr.. Dixon has sold
his farm here and will return to Hi
noiS this spring.
Miss Elena Klug who has been
spending the past few weeks at Grand
Rapids, returned home Saturday.
Bad roads and good work are respon-
Sible for the rush of business at Gus.
Miller'S blacksmith shop.
G. Painter of Grand Rapids called
here last week.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-03-07
Nursery Stock Cheap.

This land must be cleard this spring
All appletTeeS grated on crab apple
roots. Grown here at Waupaca and
will be fresh. hardy and adopted. Not
dug till wanted. No charges for box
ing or baling if cash is sent with Or
der. Choice selection of summer, fall
and winter varieties. Winter sorts
predominate.
Tell me the quality of your soil and
let me select the varieties. No better
stock in the United States.
Apple and crab trees to 4 years to
feet, $3.50 per doz so for $500, 100
for Sl3. Extra heavy to 4 years to
7 feet So per doz., so for SO, 100 for
SIS.
Red and White currants years No.
plants 81 per dOz., 3 doz. for $3.50.
Box Ceder and Carolina poplar shade
trees to feet So per doZ., s. per
hundred. Extra heavy 81 per doz., 500
per hundred. Strawberry plants,
shrubs, other goods and etc. etc. Or
der quick.
WAUPACA ARCTIC NURSERY.
Waupaca, Wis.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-03-07
Letter TO Mr.. VIM. Ross.
NEKOOSA, WIS,

Dear Sir: Why, do you think, can
Devoe sell pure paint as low as others
sell adulterated paint?
There are 80 or 40 or so different
makers of paint, That rank, in a way,
as ''frst-class;" they have their reg
ions: ones region is large, another's
is small: everyone is "tirst-class" in
its region.
OF these 80 or 40 or so, one is best,
another next. and SO on down, but the
prices are all the same or about the
same-you can buy one for less than
another though; personal matter
sometimes.
But how, do you think, can Devoe
sell the best for more than the rest?
The answer is: it costs less to sell it;
more to make, less to sell. Reputation
helps sell it. Its $50 years help sell it.
Go by the name. Yours truly
T. w. DEvoE & Co,
New York and Chicago.
A. II. KELBERG sells our paint.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-03-07
NEW ROME

Ed Thurber and family of Hancock are
guests OF relatives here this week
August Bulgrin purchased horse of C.
Cotey at the sale Monday.
Annie Chopie died OF pneumonia Sunday,
and was buried Tuesday from the Union
church, Robert York OBLIGATED.
Jas. Webb is working for VIM. Sweat this
week.
E. Davis had the misfortune to lose nine
little pigs recently.
Mrs. NJ. Smith spent Sunday with her
sister Mrs. ]. Amundson.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-03-07
Claims of Creditors.

STATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY COURT FOR
WOOD COUNTY. In Probate
In the matter of the Will of Ernestine
FOntaine deceased.
Letters testamentary on the viii of said
ErneSune Fontaine, deceased, having been
granted and issued to A. L. Fontaine on the
18th day OF February, a. ID. 1907, ii is now at
this special term of this court,
ORDERED, that all creditors of said Ernes-
tine Fontaine deceased, do present their
claims for examination and allowance to
this Court on or before the 2nd of day
of September, 1907, which time is hereby
allowed and limited for that purpose.
ORDERED FURTHER, that the claims and
demands OF all persons against said de-
ceased be presented to, received, examined
and adjusted by this court at the regular
term thereof TO be held at the probate office
in the city OF Grand Rapids, in said County,
on the first Tuesday, being the 3rd day of
September, 1907.
AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That notice
OF the time and place at which said claims
and demands will be received, examined
and adjusted as aforesaid, and of the time
limited for creditors to present their claims,
be given by publishing copy of this order
ana notice for four successive week in the
WOOD COUNTY REPORTER, a weekly news
paper published at the city of Grand Rapids,
IN SAID county, the first publication to be
within ten days from the date OF the order.
Dated February 18th 1907.
By the Court
w. J. CONWAY,
County Judge.
Wipperman & Hambrecht Attorneys for
Executor.