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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-02
NOTICE OF
MUNICIPAL ELECTION
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
WOOD COUNTY,

WOOD COUNTY, SIS.
CITY OF GRAND RArIDs
Notice is hereby given that NUM-
cipal and judicial election will be
held in the several precincts of the
City of Grand Rapids. Wood County,
Wisconsin. on the first Tuesday in
April. A. D. 1908, being the seventh
day Of said month for the purpose of
electing the following officers:
Mayor, in place of William E.
Wheelan.
Treasurer, in place of Frank Stahl.
Assessor, in place of William T.
Jones.
Justice Of the peace, in place of
Burton L. Brown.
Alderman, First Ward in place of
John B. Arpin.
Supervisor, First Ward in place of
Edmund P. Arpin.
Alderman, Second Ward in place of
Samuel j. Rowson.
Supervisor, Second Ward in place of
Amos J. HaSbrouck.
Alderman, Third Ward in place of
Christ n. Nilsson.
Supervisor, Third Ward in place of
George "a Hambrecht
Alderman, Fourth Ward in place of
Christ Getzlaff.
Supervisor, Fourth Ward in place of
Geo. T. Rowland.
Alderman, Fifth Ward in place of
John Kubisiak
Supervisor, Fifth Ward in place of
Edwin R. Griffith.
Alderman, Sixth ward in place of
Herman f. Ristow.
Supervisor. Sixth Ward in place of
Ernest Oberbeck.
Alderman, Seventh Ward, in place
of Emile G. ROSSier.
Supervisor, Seventh Ward in place
of Patrick Mulroy.
Alderman, Eighth Ward in place of
Benjamin Hansen.
Supervisor. Eighth Ward in place
of James B, Nash.
The polls and voting places for the
several wards will be as follows:
First ward at residence Of Edward
Mahoney.
Second Ward at the Library Build
ing.
Third ward at the G. A. r. Hall.
Fourth ward at the residence Of
John Plenke.
Fifth ward at the Power House.
Sixth ward at Brainard Worthing-
tons shop (nOw John Alpine's).
Seventh ward at the City hall.
Eighth ward at the residence Of M.
P. Nilsson.
Said polls will be opened at six
O'Clock in the forenoon and close at
five O'Clock in the afternoon Of said
day. Said election to be held and
conducted, votes cauvassed and re-
turns made in accordance with law.
Given under my hand and official
seal at the City of Grand Rapids,
Wis, this 23rd day Of March, A. D.,
1908.
C. E. BoLEs, y
City Clerk.
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sary as many other things now pro-
vided. If we are tn give to every child
in the city the complete education
which he ought to have. The citizen
who helps the boys and girls of his
own city to any of these things is
doing them lasting service, He can
see the results of the work and will
find il A source of continued pleasure
to himself.
Grand Rapids has every reason to be
proud of her educational history. She
has generously, and We belle We wisely,
met the demands of the public school
system. This public school system
educdtes the coming generation. 1t
is important then that it be locally
supported in the future as in the past
by the best public sentiment of this
citv. This school system IS. what it
is today, because few public spirited
citizens have been willing to sacrifice
for the schools. This sacrifice mas
been of their time, of their convent
ence, and often of their business in-
tereStS. After the Witter building
is in operation the period of expansion
in our school system will be past
What will be needed for the future
will be the loyal support of the city in
order that this educational system
may secure the largest pc e re-
suits.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-02

Mr.. F. ]. Wood in equipping our
gymnasium in the Lincoln building. is
building up many boys and girls each
year. 1t is leading these boys and
girls to be more manly men and
womanly women.
Toe work of the Womens' Clubs in
helping the schools to secure beauti-
full pictures through art exhibits is
another example. Every grade room
in the city has secured at least one
beautiful picture, while several have
secured larger number These will
be an uplifting force for many years
TO come.
1t will always be true that public
schools will need many things, which
cannot be obtained with the money
raised by taxation. Beautiful pictures
and statuary, beautiful school grounds.
museums of material which bring be-
fore the pupil the products of the in
duStrieS of the world thus making the
school work much more real and
vital, StereoScopic views and lantern
slides which bring all the world tn
the child and give him the advantages
Of travel, school gymnasiums in the
ward buildings, play ground gym
naSiumS apparatus, and MANY other
things which Can be named arr
needed by every public school system
THESE things are really quite as neces-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-02

different cities several facts must be
kept IN mind, The amount of money
expended on school system will de.
pend on the variety OF education
offered. Where city does not have
as part of school work, music, draw
ing, manual training, domestic
science, commercial work. or kinder
gartens, of course the school expenses
will be light when compared with
another city which offers all these
lines of educational work.
+ The expenditures will depend on
how school work is carried on. some
schools advertised that they give
manual training as a part of their
course, when the manual training
they give consists simply Of little
knife work, paper folding, card board
work, done by the regular grade
teachers without competent direction
and supervision. Other school sys-
TENS believe that if this work is
worth doing. it is worth doing well,
and hire competent person to super
wise the work.
The amount of money spent on a
school system will depend also on the
preparation required of teachers.
the high school graduate who has had
no preparation for teaching and but
little experience, while other cities
require training in good college or
normal school, or enough successful
experience to be fair equivalent for
this of everyone who is employed to
teach in the grades. Some school
systems employ teacher TO supervise
II lNn sin ly
the limited amount of drawing or
music offered in our state normal
schools, the amount which nearly
everyone of the grade teachers 10 this
city have had. Other cities employ
for supervisors of these or other
special Iiaes of work only those who
have had in addition to this normal
training in course or two or more
years devoted exclusively to the
special study which they ale to super
wise.
The expenses of a school system de-
pend on the number Of male teachers
employed. 1t is well known that
pupils in the grammer grades and in
the high school make much better pro-
gresS if part of their teachers are
competent men. But given grade OF
Udl6uU duu GApGIlGuCt III I1dlo USdCuCiS
costs at least twenty-five percent more
than the same grade Of talent in fe.
male teachers. There are cities in
Wisconsin as large as Grand Rapids Oh
even larger ia which the superinten
dent is the only male teacher EN-
| ployed, and others in which only one
male teacher aside from the Superin
tendent is employed.
The expenses Of school system de
pend on the number of pupils enrolled
in the public schools. La cities where
a large part of the children are edu
Gated in she parochial schools of course
the expenses of the public school are
much less. In Menasha, a city which
has a school population a little larger
than ours, about half the pupils il
school are in the parochial schools.
Expenses of School Systems OF Crane
Rapids and Marshfield.
We often hear comparisons of the
school expenses of Grand Rapids anC
Marshfieid. While the reasons why
Grand Rapids eXpeud> more money or
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-02
Notice OF Hearing.

STATE OF WISCONSIN, WOOD COUNTY COURT
In Probate.
In the matter of the VIII of Ernestine
Fontaine, deceased.
Order For Hearing Petition.
On reading and filing the Petition of A. l..
Fontaine executor of the will of Ernestine
Fontaine, deceased representing among
other things that the said deceased, died
seized of certain real estate, therein des-
cribed, and that it is necessary to sell or in
cumber same to pay the debts OF said
deceased, and praying for license to sell
the same; and, it appearing to the court
that it is necessary to sell said real estate
for that purpose.
IT IS ORDERED that said petition be heard
at a special term of said County Court, to be
held in and for said county, at the Court
House, in the city of Grand Rapids, on the
second Tuesday, (being the 18th day. of
IT Is FURTHER ORDERED that this order be
published at least for three successive weeks
before said day fixed for the hearing of said
petition in the WOOD COUNTY REPORTER, a
weekly newspaper published at the city OF
Grand Rapids, in said county, and that a
copy thereof be served personally on all
in said County of Wood at least twenty
DAYS before said day of hearing.
Dated at the city of Grand Rapids, Wood
County, Wisconsin, this 24th day of March
A. d. 1908,
BY the Court
w. j. CONWAY,
County Judge.
First publication Mar rs expires April 49,
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Notice Of Application For Final Settlement

WOOD COUNTY CoURT-In Probate.
In the matter OF the Estate of Edmond j.
Fuller, deceased.
on reading and filing the application OF
Emma Fuller administrators OF the estate OF
said 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 account of her administration, and that
the residue of the said estate be assigned to
such persons as are by law entitled TO the
same;
IT IS ORDERED, That said application be
heard before this court at special term
thereof to be held at the probate office, in
the city OF Grand Rapids on the Is day OF
April 1908 at 10 O'Clock A. NJ.
AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That notice
OF the time and place Of examining and
allowing said account and OF assigning the
residue ofsaid estate, be given to all per-
sons interested, by publication of copy
OF this order, for three successive weeks, in
the WOOD COUNTY REPORTER a newspaper
published in said county, before the day
fixed for said hearing.
Dated this Il day of March 1908.
BY the Court,
w. j. CONWAY,
County Judge.
First Du blicatiOn Mar 26 expires ADriI 16O
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-02

! its schools systems than Marshtield
have been often given, it may be well
to briefly reState them.
In 1906-1907 the school population,
that is the number of children between
! four and twenty years residing IN
these cities, was as fOllOwS:-Orand
Rapids 2Oo7, Marsh6eld 2316. In the
same year Grand Rapids had enrolled
in its public schools 1919 children,
| MarShtield 999 Marshtield drew state
and county school money on about
{ three hundred more children than
! Grand Rapids and at the same time
educated over three hundred less
children in its public schools. These
children are in the parocnial schools
in MarShfield.
In this same year Marshfield en-
! ployed TWO male teachers in it's school
| system, Grand Rapids employed four
male teachers. MarShteld employed
two Kindergarten teachers, and main
| tanned two kindergartenS, Grand
Rapids employed four kindergarten
! teachers and maintained four kinder
| gartens. Marshheld employed one
! special teacher for music and drawing
com bined, and one for domestic
science. Grand Rapids employed four
! special teachers, one for music, one
for drawing, one for commercial work,
and one for Manual Training.
In short, Grand Rapids employed in
| 1906-1907 thirty-six teachers, Marsh
| field one third less, or twenty-Seven
| teachers.
Grand Rapids maintains a larger
number of school buildings. hires
more janitors, uses more fuel. Dur
ing the year 1906-1907 Marshfield ex-
pended 1920 Is for repairs on school
buildings. Grand Rapids spen in the
same year S8339. IL for this purpose,
| 1t ought to be evident to anyone
why our schools cost more than Marsh
field and why the Marshfield school
/ treasury has larger bank account at
the present time than Grand Rapids.
/ No loyal citizen of Grand Rapids need
| to apologize on account Of the COM
| parisOn. The comparison shows
rather the greater size and effective
Dess of our school system.
Expenditures of School Systems Of Grand
Rapids and Neenah.
The City of Neenah had in the
year 1906-1907 school population of
2076 with a school enrolment of 1916.
The cities of Neenah and Grand
Rapids employed thirty-five and
thirty-seven teachers respectively.
They each employed four male teach
ers. They each maintained the same
special line of work. Aside from
building and repairing, the school
expenses of Neenah were somewhat
larger than Grand Rapids. These
two cities give fair comparison. In
general, conditions are about the same,
the cities furnish about the same
kind of an education, and the schools
cost about the same amount.
Public Schools an Investment.
The expenses for schools ought to
be looked upon as an investment. The
schools exist to train your boys and
girls, in order that they may become
good citizens, may earn better
living in the world, may live happier
lives, and in turn may care for you in
your declining years. The schools in
many cases Induce people to move
L i l.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-02

Chas. Fl. Pratt, the estate man
who divides his time between his
home town of Piaintield and Grand
Rapids, spent Tuesday in this city
on business trip. Mr.. Pratt is one
of the commissioners of the Leola
drainage district comprising some
1900 acres of marsh lands in Wan.
shara and Adams counties, and which
will be drained this year under the
direction of John Corbett, who for
the past couple years has been in
charge Of the Buena Vista district.
Digging will be commenced about
April 18th and may be completed
before the close Of the year. The
Leola soil is very similar to that of
Buena Vista. - Stevens Point Gazette
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-02

Rapids. was guest of honor at a card
party given by Mrs. 0. c. Dreyfus, of
Milwaukee Mon. Those present were
Mesdames Meinecke, Greenwald,
Young. Hatch, Carpenter, F. j. Drey-
fus, Marbaker, Heteington, Piper,
Wurgeler, Walsh and Wolf. Prizes
were won by Mesdames Meinecke,
Heteington and Walsh. The dining
room was beautifully decorated in red
and white.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-02

We note with pleasure that the
farms in this county are developing
into higher stage of cultivation.
The young farmers have certainly
improved upon the old fogy methods
of their fathers, and the more modern
way Of farming is causing Mother
Earth to produce her largest and best
crops.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-02

From letter we received Tuesday
from 81. G. Smith, station agent on
the G. & N. w. railway at Pierre, S.
D., he says that South Dakota's star
is in the ascendency. Emigrants
pouring into the country, west of the
river at the rate of 100 oarloards per
week. The cow boy has followed the
Indian over the western hill. and the
steam pillow is fast turning the grazing
lands into grain fields. He reports
himself and family well, all of which
is pleasing to his old time friends in
Grand Rapids
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-02

DR.. Frost, prominent Plainfield
physician and brother of Atty. Dan
Frost of Stevens Point, died at his
home in that city Thursday from
quick consumption, Deceased was
well known in this city.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-02

George Favell has moved his family
back to PittSville, where they resided
previous to coming to this city.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-02

When you want good job of print
Ing done just take your copy TO
printer and tell him to do you a good
JOB. and he will. If you think you
know more about the business than he
does and select your paper and instruct
MIN what type to use and all the
little details, yon will get a botch job
A printer working under instructions
from one who knows nothing about
the buSinerr. M matter if he is an
expert, cannot get out a neat lob.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-02

George Breese: the seventeen year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Breese, of Port Edwards, died Sunday
from appendicitis. The funeral was
held Tuesday afternoon and inter
ment took place in Nekoosa.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-02

Vine Wales, who has been very i'll
for some time past, remains in about
the same condition. His many friends
will be sorry to learn of this.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-02

This office is in receipt of a post
card from Will Lyon, who says that
he arrived in Spokane, WASH, on the
night of the 25th. He is being shown
the city in an automobile by
Harry Rablin, an old school mate
whose home was formerly in this city.
Will says he is favorably impressed
with Spokane.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-02
lEGALS
Summons.

CIRCUIT COURT, WOOD COUNTY
B. g. Chandos, Plaintiff,
VS..
Mary G. McGraw and SSummons
Clara McGraw
Defendants.
THE STATE OF WISCONSIN ITO the said de-
PENDANTS;
You are hereby summoned to appear with
In twenty days after service of this sum-
mons, exclusive of the day OF service, and
defend the above entitled action in the
court aforesaid; and in case of your failure
50 to do, Judgment will be rendered against
you according to the demand of the COM
plant:
Il. NJ. VAUGHAN,
PLAINTIFFS Attorney.
p o. Address Gardner block, Grand
Rapids. Wood County, Wis.
first publication Mar. 5, expires Apr. 81
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-02

Ed. Pomainville has opened up a
Fire Insurance Office in the rooms
formerly occupied by his brother DR..
Charles Pomainville.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-02
EMPLOYMENT AGENCY

If you want work or want
workman or workwoman, call
at the BEADLE Employment
Agency and make your wants
known. Office 1OS Grand Ave.
West Side. Near the Biidge.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-02

Ii you want to rnin your boy just
take his side on every question and
dispute he has with his teacher
your neighbors' children. just let
him know you are with him, right
or wrong, in all his disputes. This
will give him a good start in the
downward path.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-02

Why is it, careless seven year old
kid can drop half burned match in
an alley and burn up all the barns in
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-02

Mr.. Ridgman, ST., father of DR.. A.
L. Ridgman, is reported very sick.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-02

block, while and able bodied man
has to use up whole box of matches
to get fire started in a heater that
has draft enough to draw all the fur.
niture up the stove pipe?
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-02

W. III. Brown is reported very i'll at
his home.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-02
Opportunity.

The public school is the one institu-
ton which effects all classes of people.
The children of all classes sit side by
side in the school room. There is no
place where money donated by gener-
GUS and public spirited citizens brings
larger and more immediate results.
This Manual Training building is a
most splendid example. The work of
generous citizens through the
Womans' Clubs which made it pos
sible for Manual Training TO be intro
duced here five years ago is another
illustration. This has held many
boys IN school longer, interested them
in school to much greater degree
and has given them valuable practical
training which will help them to live
more useful lives. The generosity of
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Mrs. VIM. Meinecke, of Grand
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-02

away. Good schools make your city a
more desirable place TO live IN and en-
hance the value of property within
your city. The money spent for
schools remains here for the most
part because nearly all the salary of
the teachers is spent in your CITY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-26

offices out of the state. If this letter
doesnot bring the required result the
board will take further action to pre-
vent the removal of the offices
The Leavenworth, Kansas & West
ern was incorporated FL years ago and
has a line through the northern part
of the state. Its general offices al
ways have been at Leavenworth.
When the city and county of Leaven-
worth voted bonds to aid in building
the road an agreement was made that
the general Offices should always re-
main in Leavenworth.
few months ago the road was
sold to the Union Pacific Railroad
company and is now part of the
Union Pacific system. As the general
affairs of that company are conducted
in Omaha it was only natural that
the general offices of the Leaven-
worth Kansas & Western should be
consolidated with the general offices
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contestants. Boston, it is said, will
serve notice that next year 1t will pre-
sent a demand for the 1910 conven-
ton.
President E. G. Cooley is not ex-
pected to return from Europe in time
to preside at the sessions of the con-
vention next week. In his place First
Vice President Shaefer of Pennsyl-
vania will officiate.
A school boys chorus of 400 voices
is to be heard for the first time during
the convention 1t will be led by j.
Powell Jones, musical supervisor.
The work of decorating the city
streets is proceeding rapidly. Superior
avenue already presents a color
scheme of richness in it's display of N
E. A. flags.
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HAM IS PLEASED.
Says He Believes That He Will Win
His Fight.

W. H. Ham of Stockton, Kan, who
Is a candidate for the Republican NOM
nation for congress in the Sixth dis
( trict against w. H. Reeder came to
Topeka Thursday and flied his nomina-
ton petitions with the secretary OF
state. Mr.. Ham seems very much pleas
ed with conditions in that district.
Il am confident of winning the fight"
he said today. Il have been all over
the district and have talked with hum
dreds of people and things look very
favorable to me. 1 have found that
strict lines are not being drawn out
there. Ordinarily it would be expected
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of the purchasing company and moved
to Omaha.
EDUCATORS GATHERING.
w. o. Thompson of Ohio Talked of as
the Next President.

Cleveland, June 26.-Though dele
gates to the National Educational as
ISOLATION convention have only begun
to arrive there is plenty of convention
politics in evidence. President w. o.
Thompson of Ohio State university, Is
talked of as the next president of the
association. Several cities are in the
race to get the 1909 convention. Den
yer with its new coliseum, seating TO-
600. has "a strong position. st. Paul.
Atlantic City and Asbury Park will be