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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-25

Plans Being Pushed to Get More
Representation on County
Board.

Active steps are to be taken at once
in regard to extending the boundary
of Nekoosa to include the Wood Farm
settlement, the people living there de-
string to have that territory annexed
and made part of Nekoosa.
A census is to be taken and if the
population is found to be $50 or more,
the village and annexed territory may
be incorporated as city with three
wards, thereby given Nekoosa three
representatives on the county board
instead of one.
1t is thought that special election
would be the better way to proceed
and arrangements will soon be under
way for a survey of the village and
outlying territory in case the census
figures are satisfactory, which they
no doubt will be.
In 1894 there were Ais people in n e
koosa, the United States census OF
1900 shows population of 745 and in
1905 it had increased to 1899. The
population of the, village at present
must be considerably more than in
1905, probably 1850 at least. In the
territory to be annexed there are pro-
badly between 300 and $50 people,
which would make total of over
1900. Wood County Times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-25

On the east side, the new County
Normal school building is progressing
nicely, and at the present time the
roof is nearly completed. The con-
tracts have been let for the building
of the new Witter Domestic Science
and Manual Training school building,
and the work on this will be begun
Immediately.
In addition to all this. new resi-
dences are going up in every portion
of the city, and some of these like the
new |. p Witter home on Third
street, are large and beautiful.
In addition to all this there is no
end of repairing, remodling, and i'm
proving going on, and these jobs while
just as important as the erection of
new buildings in many cases, have to
wait for the lack of help.
There is surely no question
but what the summer of 1907 will be
a record breaker for Grand Rapids in
the building line, and shows plainly
the prosperity, and push of the people
who are living here.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-25
NEW GROCERY is NOW
OPENED FOR BUSINESS

Henry Gaulke opened his new
grocery store in the remodeled J. E.
DAILY building on Second street last
week. While the new stock has not all
arrived, and much renal = to be dis
played, the shelves prese eat and
attractive appearance and the gu..eral
air of business around the premises
augurs well for Mr.. Gaulke's success.
Henry is well known to all Grand
Rapids people, and has an extensive
acquaintance among the rural popula-
tion. His experience has been ex-
tensive and he is thoroughly ac-
quainted with the business in which
he has engaged, and everyone may be
sure of courteous and prompt atten-
tion. His many friends including the
REPORTER wish him the best of sue
cess.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-25
"SKETTERS" ARE
NUMEROUS
Life is Made Miserable Out of
Doors This Year.

On account of the large amount of
wet weather this summer the ''crop of
mosquitoes in Grand Rapids and
vicinity has been unusually large and
luXuriant. In fact, seldom before
have these insects been so numerous
and pestiferous as this season. No
exposed place is free from them and
in localities where the land is low
and marshy life is made miserable to
every human being. They are no re-
spectors of persons and attack every
one they can reach. 1t is observed
that these diminutiye flies are larger
than ordinary and are very active
this year. About the only comfort
persons can take out-of-doors evenings
is to get behind fine wire screens and
many verandas of homes in the city
and at the various club houses along
the river are completely enclosed with
the netting.
Some persons the bite of a mosquito
does not bother to any great extent,
while other persons are as much
afraid of these skin-puncturing pests
as of a snake, so painful and poisonous
is the effect and so Notwithstanding
is the constant buzzing and frequent
sting. In Longfellow's Hiawatha
''the Suggema, the mosquito, sang his
war song" and he is doing it more
than ever this year and is waging war
with a vengeance.
1t is not difficult to account for the
presence of unusually large swarms of
mosquitoes-or would flocks be
more suitable term on account of the
size Of these "birds"? The weather
has been very favorable to mosquito
breeding since early in the spring as
there have been frequent rains. Mos
quitoes place their eggs where the
larvae will get water, for the larvae
need standing water to develop.
Therefore the marshes and cess pools
are the breeding places of the insects.
Besides mosquitoes there are un-
usually large number of dragon-fiies,
which are known as mosquito hawks
and feed upon mosquitoes. These
dragon-f1ies appear fat and healthy
for they have plenty of food in the
form of tempting morsels of ''sket-
ters." There also seems to be a vast
army of wasps this season and the
gnats and flies in general have been
more numerous than usual in conse-
Quence of the wet season.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-25
HOW TO ATTRACT
HOME TRADE

Some merchants and other business
men complain because the people do
not patronize home industries.
This newspaper is home industry.
A great many of these complainers
do not patronize this paper.
Now, this paper has advertising
space for sale. 2"
You Mr.. Merchant have goods for
sale.
Suppose man or woman wants a
certain thing, finds it advertised in a
mail order catalogue and does not
find it advertised in the home paper,
what will the man or woman do?
Why send to the mail order house of
course.
By persistent and intelligent adver-
tising you are sure to attract and
keep much OF the trade that now goes
to the city by mail.
Did it ever occur to you?
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-25
VOLUME so, NUMBER %
Bidding you all good bye, I am A.
q. S. Marine, Co. d. End Regt.
G. e. JOHNSON.

John Monian moved his family
to this city last week.
Assemblyman c. r. Goldsworthy
was a visitor in this city this week.
ChaS. Karnatz of Almond, was in the
city Friday visiting relatives and
friends.
Miss Laura Gaulke spent Sunday
with her parents in the Town of
Grant.
MessrS G. Mason and Ed. DAILY went
to WauSau last week to witness the
Wausau-Freeport game.
Chas Loeffelbein, clerk at Otto's
Drug store left Friday for Merrill for
week or ten days visit with friends.
Mrs. J, r. Ragan and Mrs. Henry
Earhardt were guests last week. of Mr..
and Mrs. John Thomas, of WauSau.
Mrs. Lima Corriveau and son George,
aud Ruth Richards departed last
week for Madison where they will
be the guests of Mrs. Emma Kensler
who will be better remembered in
Grand Rapids as Emma Purdy. They
expect to stay several days.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-25
MORE FOR YOUR MONEY
IN POST CARDS NOW

A new departure in postal cards
was decided upon by the postoffice de-
partment last week. Beginning Aug.
l, the consumer will get more for his
penny than heretofore. The front
side. for years reserved by an inexor.
able rule for the address, will be in
vaded by advertisements, pictures and
messages.
A vertical line will be placed about
one third of the distance from the left
end of the card. The space to the
right of this line will be reserved for
the address and the remaining portion
OF the front side may be devoted to
details of how all the children are, or
any other of the things that hereto
fore have been con fined to the back
side.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-25
WILL BE RECORD YEAR
A Great Amount OF Building Here
This Year.

There is probably more building
going on in the city of Grand Rapids
today than at any time since the Con
solidated mill and dam was built.
This work is not on so large d scale,
but every conceivable person skilled
i'm the building line, or any branch of
it, is pressed into service and yet
there is room for more. Carpenters,
masons, painters, plumbers and all
are busy as bees, and the promise is
that the work now laid out will not
be completed until long after snow
flies.
On the west side, the large STANCE
Ellis Lumber company's plants are
being built, and also the Reiland Bros.
Packing house. The Pavlick & Ebert
sausage factory and butcher shop is
also being constructed at the present
time.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-25
WILL HOLD EXAMINATION
Congressman Morse Will APP
point Highest Competitor to
Annapolis.

Congressman Morse, of Amigo, has
received notice from the Navy de-
partment that he will be allowed to
recommend for appointment a young
man from the Tenth Congressional
District as amidshipman at Annapolis.
He believes that this excellent chance
for an education at the expense of the
government should not be given to
some political favorite, but rather
should be open to competition to all
the young men between the ages
of 10 and 20 years, and if there are
enough applicants for the position, he
will hold an examination probably at
Wausau, or as near the center of the
district as possible and he will recon-
mend for this appointment the boy
who secures the highest standing at
this examination.
He also has received notice that
there will be placed at his disposal
twenty thousand packages of seeds.
Part of these seeds are garden seeds
and part are flower seeds. He will
gladly place on his list the names of
all people residing in the Tenth Con-
gressional District who desire seeds.
He requests that ali who wish to be
placed on this list send to him at
Amigo postal card with their name
and address carefully written on the
card. He desires that they designate
whether they want vegetable seeds or
flower seeds.
He also has for free distribution
100 copies of the Agriculture Year
Book of 1906. Mr. Morse also has at
his disposal other government publica-
tions which he is distributing through
ont the dist rict
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-25
HAVE CUT OFF HALF FARES
Railroads Make Sweeping Order
as Result OF Two Cent Rate.

IF Won are minister and have been
shouting "Halle-luyah!" because you
could ride for half-fare on the rail-
roads while your parishioners have
had to pay full-fare, just cease shout
ing and come back to earth.
Henceforth you will pay full-fare
with ordinary mortals, or you will
walk to wherever you want to go-un-
less you travel in Michigan or South
Dakota.
If you are an old soldier and have
been boldly boasting because you
could ride for half-fare on the rail
roads, while your civilian brothers
have had to pay full-fare. lust cease
boasting and try to realize that civil
lians are no longer Disseminated
against.
Hen cefOrth you will pay full-fare
with common civilians, or you will
walk TO wherever you want to gO-un-
less you travel in Michigon or South
Dakota.
In fact. If you have been any sort or
a privileged person on the railroads
unless you are railroad emploYe, you
will no longer ride for half-fare, but
you will have to come to the front,
with the price of regular ticket like
the everyday passenger.
Milwaukee railroad officials Fri
day received from their superiors in
Chicago notice of the sweeping re-
moval OF half-fare rates. They have
discontinued the sale of half-fare
tickets. The railroads have with,
drawn all half-fares in Illinois, Iowa,
Minnesota and Wisconsin as the result
it is said, of the recent 2-cent fare
legislation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-25
CONCRETE BEING USED
FOR BUILDING MATERIAL

The Rev. Dewey's residence on the
east side is now practically completed.
This is a roomy and well ventilated
residence constructed with concrete
blocks, furnished by the Grand Rapids
Hollow Concrete Wall Co. 1t is the
first residence in this city made of
this material.
This company now has large crew
of men at work Oh the construction
of residence in Port Edwards for John
J. Gavre. 1t is also furnishing the
material for residence for Caspar
Gnos of the same village.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-25
HAS 1000, 900 FEET
OF TIMBER BLOWN DOWN

On July cyclone swept through
tract of timber owned by the John
Week Lumber Company of Stevens
Point. The tract is located about
five miles northwest of Mosinee, the
timber on it consisting of grove of
white pine and hemlock and hard
woods.
The track of the storm was about a
mile long and from few rods to half
mile wide. Wherever it struck
everything was felled to the ground
and the trees were mixed together in
apparently inextricable confusion.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-25
Realty Items

MONEY:-We loan money in large
and small amounts at per cent. No
extra commission on approved farm
and city loans.
BARGAIN-A new 7 room house and
4 lots for $775. House is on stone foun-
dation and has fine cellar. 1t is tn-
ished inside with Ga. Pine and painted
white on outside. Good woodshed,
we'll and young shade trees on place
Located on outskirts Of city. We
have 50 homes listed. See what we
have before buying,
WANTED-We want options on two
or three good sand loan farms, as we
have customers from the south want
ing to buy such farms including stock,
machinery and crops. Perfer farms
within few miles of city or railroad
station. If your price is right we can
sell your farm. We have furnished
buyers for three such farms within
last ten days Call at office or drop us
postal.
INsURANCE-We handle fire, acci-
dent and sickness and life insurance.
Wis. Ins. & Realty co.
Phone Isl. J. II. Linderman. Manager.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-25

The gathering of boys on street
corners, and in front of down town
saloons, has furnished no end of annoy
ance to many people. In some special
places these young men gather and
their language, while not aimed di
rectly at passers-by, is insulting to
ladies and unb4coming gentlemen.
The police officers should compel these
gatherings to diSperse and keep the
sidewalks clear for the convenience
of those who use them for the pur-
poses contemplated. Neither the
sidewalks or street corners are de-
signed as gathering places for those
who desire only TO loaf.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-25

ting on the floor. Close by is cocoa
nut hull with water in it. This is
used as finger bowl and is frequently
used during the meal to keep the rice
from sticking to the fingers.
When the meal is finished the dogs
gather around and see what they can
find. l would not like to be dog,
for even canary bird would have to
go hungry.
Each shak has pet chicken or two,
which are used as fighting cocks
This is the National sport and on
Sundays, everybody comes for miles
around, to witness the fights. Mainly
they come to gamble away their
money by betting on their best
roosters. Many return to their huts
with dead rooster under their arms
and no 'dinero' (money) in their
pockets. They do not seem to care
for this and say. ''Pocotiemio SAGA
mas dinero." {After a while 1 get
some more money. y
The chickens have tLo.r favorite
roosting place on the door step, or on
the roof, while the pig, or razor-back,
makes his head quarters under the
parlor floor.
When the razor-back is full grown,
it is sold to buy cigarillos for the
father, mother and children. Every
body smokes the native cigarette in
the Philippine Islands. They are
very strong, and they retail at 5
centavos (2f cents) a package, contain
ing thirty.
Most of the natives work consists
in fishing. Quite a number are en-
ployed in the Navy Yard as common
laborers. They get thirty cents per
day. The females sell fish, take in
washings, and do all kinds of odd
work. They do all the washing for
the Marines and Sailors, charging US
two dollars per month.
This is very quiet place and we
have very little amusement. The
greatest pleasure is the base ball
games between the Marines and the
Sailors.
We do not get SO very lonesome for
there are always ships going and
coming, on account of the big floating
dry deck Dewey. Never -the-less, /
will not be sorry when l get orders to
pack my clothes and get ready to 60
back to the States again. We are
elected to stay out here with our
little brown cousins for thirty months |
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-25

Sunday was another one of those
numerous wet days that Grand Rapids
has been having of late. Early in the
morning the rain began, and there
was no let up. About O'Clock the
rain came down in torrents, and the
display of lightning accompanying the
precipitation almost rivaled the cleo
trio storms of a few weeks ago. The
REPORTER is informed by those who
drove into the country that consider
able damage was done to standing
crops.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-25
TWO CONGREGATIONS
MAY CONSOLIDATE

The official board of the Christian
Church held business meeting last
Thursday evening, and it was decided
to hold a conference with the official
board of the Baptist church relative
to the consolidation of the two con-
gregations. This is matter that has
been discussed quite little and all
interested parties will watch eagerly
for the outcome.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-25

Bert brakes little daughter acci-
dentally shot herself through the right
foot last Thursday while carrying
% short rifle from the house to her
uncle who was in a boat. The girl
did not know the rifle was loaded and
in walking along she touched the
trigger with the result that the bullet
went through her foot, but luckily did
not break any bones. DR.. Waters ex
tracted the bullet from the bottom
of the foot. At last reports the patient
was getting along nicely.-Wood
County Times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-25
PUBLIC LIBRARY

New books, July Goth 1907.
Barbeur-On Your Mark.
Barr-Maid of Maiden Lane.
Burkett-Cotton.
Comstock-Bees, How to Keep Them.
Couch-Poison Island
Davis-Price of Silence.
Doyle-Adventure of Sherlock
Holmes.
yle-Memories of Sherlock
Holmes.
Duncan-Cruise of the Shining
Light.
Frothingham-Se Waves of Seven
Shores.
Funtington-His Majesty's Sloop
Diamond Rock.
IleS-Inventors at Work.
Johnson-Highways and Byways in
the South.
Lincoln-Old Home House.
Little-Lady of the Decoration.
Mitchell-Hugh Wyrfhe.
Moody-Pick Wick Ladle.
Paine-Story OF Martin Coe.
Perry-Walt Whitman.
Pyle-Otto of the Silver Band.
Quirk-Baby Elton, Quarter Back.
Standardization the Field of Glory.
Smith, T. H,-Veiled Lady.
Snith-Boy Captives of the Old
Deer Field.
Stockton-Rudder Grange
Sweetser-Teddy Baird's Luck.
Tappan-In the Days of Owen
Elizabeth.
Tappan-In the Days of William
the Conqueror.
Van Dyke-Studies in Pictures.
Warner-Seeing France With Uncle
John.
Weyman-Chippinge Borough.
Wharton-Madame de Treymes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-25

Early Friday morning Grand.Rapids
was visited by another hard rain, hail
and electrical storm. Much garden
truck in the city was cut down, and
several trees were struck by tighten
ing. The storm lasted only for about
half hour, and during most of that
time the hail was quite heavy. Very
little damage resulted.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-25
SUCCESS SEEDS

A fellow that makes the most
''easy money" generally beats the
whole bunch through the bankruptcy
court.
Dead ads make no sales.
Advertise, and the world trades
with you.
It's better that your ad should wear
out than rust out.
It's a wise chap that knows when
the advertising appropriation begins
to eat into the profits of his business.
Most folks think they want to get
rich quick. Say, that's the worst
thing that could happen to nine men
out of ten.
A fellow asked me what success is.
[ told him it's adding two and two
together to make five. 1t isn't every
body can do it.
People don't like the kind of store
that acts all the time as if it wanted
to say, IF you amt got no money
you needn't come round"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-25


this one was mislaid
EDIToRl
OLONGAJo, P. /.
Marine Barracks
Mr.. A. L. Fontaine:
L have seen many letters in YOUR
paper from Grand Rapids boys who
are in different branches of the army
and navy. l have an idea that a
Rudolph boy, in the United States
Maurine Corps, would be permitted
to "but in' for little space in the
REPORTER. so here goes for a letter.
We left San Francisco, Cal, on the
q. S. Army Transport Thomas, March
26th 1906, for Manila, p l., where we
arrived 26 days later. We went by
way of Honolulu where we stopped
and were given liberty from 1890 a.
m. until I. a. m. the next morning.
Thus we had good chance to see the
place which is very attractive. We
had very nice weather coming across
and arrived at Manila in good time
and were transferred by government
tug and taken to Olongajo, sixty
miles west from Manila.
The town of Olongajo is like every
other Filipino barrio, with it's dirty
streets and bamboo shaks. The word
Olongajo, in Tagal, means "By the
Sea-"
The navy yard consists of machine
and boiler shops, used for repairing
government vessels. The harbor is
large and landlocked, offering refuge
for vessels needing safe place to
anchor in case of typhoons, which are
frequent, fierce and destructive in
this country.
The English sailing schooner,
Escas0ni from Portland, Oregon, has
just finished discharging two million
feet Of lumber. This will be used by
the Marine Corps for building new
barracks, etc. The Filipinos live in
bamboo shaks.
OA bamboo shak, or Casa, is a |
mere frame work with covered sides, |
and roof of the leaves of the cocoa
palm, which is called "nipa" Some
bamboo poles are fastened in the
and the roof is placed on
them for support. The floor rests on
poles four or five feet high.
The Casa has only one door and has
several openings like windows, on
every side. In the rainy season these
openings are closed down and covered I
with nipa. The floor is not made of /
solid material like ours, but of bam-
boo strips woven criss-cross, like |
lattice, or wicker work. 1t is coarse
enough for the dirt to fall through.
There are but two living rooms in
these casas. One to sleep in, and one
for dining and sitting room. The
division is made of bamboo screens, I
or curtains,
The people here have no beds, but !
simply mats, to sleep on. These are !
spread on the floor, and an old sail or
rag may serve for pillow.
The cooking is generally done on
the out side. Three stones form the i
stove on which rests a pot, which is
made of clay. The fire is built under
and around the pot, Gust as our
mothers used to make soap years
ago.. A banana leaf is placed in the
bottom of the vessel to keep the rice |
from burning.
They never use table, or table
service. Some of the higher class use
a table spoon to eat with, but the
lower class use three fingers. They |
all gather around the basket of dried |
fish and rice, Ito which is sometimes
added bananas or cocoanut,) all sit |
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-25

If you are contemplating going so
house keeping, call and see how nicely
we can fit you out and we will sell you
on easy terms if desired. j. r. Ragan
Spafford and Cole Building East Side.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-25
Scandinavian Church Services.

Morning service at 1880, Sabbath
school $50 a. M, Junior Christian
Endeavor 2:30, Christian Endeavor in
the evening at 7:30. If.