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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-27
Bucojjc Ignorance

For horses suffering from inflamma-
ton of the lungs an old prescription
was a mixture of shot and powder in
milk. This has even been applied to
human beings. In 'Idlehurst" men
ton is made of sparrow shot, five or
six to the dose, to be taken twice a
day, as remedy for brown kiters,"
which is believed by the English farm
laborer to be caused by the Tights"
(their term for lungs) rising up the
windpipe. The shot is supposed to
weigh them down in their rightful
place. Sussex, England, is the scene
of 'Idlehurst." 1t was Sussex woman
who was ordered by the doctor to put
some ice in bag and bind it on the
temples of her sick boy. Inquiring
after his patient the next day the
physician received the reply: "Oh,
Tommy's better, but the mice are
dead"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-27
j, WHEN MEN WORE sHAWLs.
Only Article Appropriated by Them
from the Woman's Wardrobe.

On very rare occasions you now see
some old lady wearing a shawl, but
generally speaking this once univer-
sal garment has become obsolete. An
Indian or Persian shawl used to be
considered one Of the finest feminine
possessions in the world and they
were handed down from mother to
daughter. as priced heirlooms. But
now if you gave young woman even
very elegant shawl, costing pos
sibly hundreds of dollars, as many did,
she would turn up her beautiful nose
at it, and if she used it at all would
make portiere out of it for her
coy corner. She would never think
At wearing it, even if it were the only
thing she had.
The trouble is that shawls are out
Of style, and it is easier to drive
camel through the eye of a needle
than to get woman to wear anything
that is out of fashion. When wom-
ankind took to mannish tailor-made
and close-dtting clothes they cast
shawls aside, and if they ever come
into favor again it will only be for
one season." as a temporary within,
for they have an air about them that
is too old-fashioned.
Those children that are say 40 years
old or more can probably>remember
when even men wore shawls instead
of overcoats. For about ten years
they were considered lust the thing
This was the decade beginning with
about 1860. President Lincoln was
very partial to his big Scotch shawl,
which, according to the vogue, he
wore, not folded diagonally in fem
mime fashion, but folded lengthwise.
This folded shawl was passed over
the shoulders and around the front,
where it was either held by the hands
or pinned by huge shawl pin. This
case of the shawl is about the only
one where the men have appropriated
an article of wear from the women's
wardrobe-though the instances where
the reverse has happened are legion.
Even then, the shawl was originally
not woman's garment exclusively,
for the Scotch Highlander has his tar
tan plaid, and the men of northern
Italy still wear a cloak which is very
little more than shawl. - The
Pathfinder.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-27
Too MANY Bio Names.

He was the new elevator boy and
the brokers and bankers in the big
skyscraper were not familiar with his
name.
Charles" called the first broker
that entered the car, "the seventh"
The new elevator boy stopped at the
seventh flor.
Louis" said another, "the fifth"
The car slowed up at the fifth
floor.
ALBERT" persisted another, ''the
second"
The boy looked suspicious. Sud-
denly a tall clerk touched him on the
arm and chirped:
Joseph, the first"
This was too much. The new lad
looked around in disgust. Say, are
you fellows trying to guy me?" he
growled. ''Or do you think this car
is bunch of Roman history? Huh!
Joseph, the first, Ell? First thing you
will be calling Richard, the third and
I'll go daft and holler: Me kingdom
for a horse Cut it out!"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-27
Notice TO Creditors.

STATE OF WISCONSIN, WOOD COUNTY
In the matter of the estate of Ferdinand
Keup, deceased
Letters of administration on the estate OF
Ferdinand Keup, late of the town of Seneca,
in said County of Wood, deceased, having
been duly granted to Frederick Botcher by
this court:
IT is ORDERED, That the time from the date
hereof until and including the 9th day OF
February, A. D., 1909, be and the same is
hereby fixed as the time within which all
creditors of the said Ferdinand KeuD, de-
ceased, shall present their claims for exam
ination and allowance.
1T is FURTHER ORDERED. That all claims
and demands of all persons against the said
and adjusted before this court, at its court
room in the Court House in the city of Grand
Rapids, in said county, at the regular term
thereof appointed to be held on the first
Tuesday of March, 1909 and all creditors are
herewith notified thereof.
IT is FURTHER ORDERED, That notice OF the
time and place at which said claims and de-
mandS Will be examined and adjusted as
aforesaid, and of the time above limited for
said creditors to present their claims and
demands, be given by publishing copy OF
this order and notice, for four consecutive
weeks, once in each week, in the WOOD
COUNTY REPORTER, a newspaper published
in the County of Wood, the first publication
to be within fifteen days of the date hereof.
Dated this 4th day of August, 1908.
By the Court:
GEO. P. HAMBREcHT, w. J. CONWAY,
Atty. for Administrative. County Judge.
(First publication Aug 6, expires Aug. 81
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-27
WHERE EVERY ONE is HONEST.
North caroiinans Who Neither Lie
Nor Steal.

After a stay in an isolated mountain
settlement in North Carolina, where
the whirr of the spinning wheel is still
a commonplace sound, the dress of the
people homespun, where skyscrapers
are unheard Of and automobiles I'M
known, the ways of civilization sit
strangely just for the moment on
Henry Mitchell, 3439 Whitfield avenue.
He has been doing missionary work
in the Episcopal mission church and
school at Bat Cave, postoffice sta
ton in North Carolina, under the super
vision of the Sisters of the Trans
figuration, whose motherhouse is Beth
any home, Glendale. Although Bat
Cave is only % miles from Asheville,
N. c., the mountaineers of the commu-
nifty live much to themselves.
Il never in all my life," he said.
saw a more truthful, earnest, honest
people. The clothing of the people is
spun by the women and the wool
sheared from the sheep which the
men raise. 1t is quite an ordinary
thing to go into the log home and
find the wife busy spinning a wheel.
Families are large and the people are
Industrious. They work when there
worn. 1t is possible for man and
his family to live in this community
without dollar, year in and year out.
If he owes little taxes on his home
not much more than a dollar Or so
per year, he goes to a neighbor who
has actual cash now and then and
works out enough to cover the taxes.
Such things as lying or stealing are
unknown among these God-fearing
people. They are anxious to learn
and it is only because of their isola-
ton that they do not know.
'It seems odd to find persons who
do not know what lemons and oranges
are, yet many of these people have
never seen them. They don't know
what a skyscraper is, and would view
an automobile with awe. 1 had the
pleasure of giving one woman the first
hat she ever had. They make their
dresses in the old-fashioned way, sew
ing the skirt to the waist. The North
Carolina mountaineer is a fine-looking
man. The women are Woodworking
and kind-hearted. They are eager to
have their children study, and the
youngsters often walk miles to school.
Our school is doing a great work
among these people," Cincinnati
Times-Star
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-27
SPOKANE COMMERCIALLY
BY WILL LYON
Spokane, Wash.
Aug. 10Th 1908.

Aug. 10th 1908.
Dear Friend A. L.
AS per promise some time ago /
will write you of the business outlook
in and near Spokane as view it. l
have been about considerable and
have made extensive observations
along this line and find, as is usual in
any progressive city. that the various
lines of business appear to be over
done. The largest field of enterprise
and the one which seems to have the
greatest competition is the real estate
business. This business ranges from
the large Incorporated concerns who
own their own properties and ad-
ditionS. down the line to the COM
panies who put on additions and
handle property for private owners.
there the agents who have their Of
fees and make sales on commissions,
attend to rentals etc, and then down
to the individual who ruStleS about
town looking for some prospective pur-
chaser so he can act as sort of go
between buyer and seller and probably,
exact fee from both sides if deal is
put through.
There is no limit to advertising in
the booming of real estate in this To-
cality. Moving advertisements of
every description such as bands, special
trolleys covered with painted banners
of every description that run about the
city, individuals Dedecked in every
conceivable costume and carrying BAN
ners, clowns, rubeS, or Indians on
horseback or in autos crying out and
in other ways proclaiming the unap-
proachable, un-heard-of opportunities
for making money by buying such
property.
The large concerns furnish special
trains. special trolley excursions,
bands, lunches, etc, free for everybody
to GO and inspect their orchard lands
or acre farming tracts while others
Will Take you dUOuU III duUOIUOOllcS UT
carriages to view their wonderful bar
gain offers in scity property. Double
page ''ads'' are run in the dailies with
no apparent thought or care as to cost
and in every conceivable manner
known to the advertising world is the
property bargain heralded to the pub
lie.
This state of affairs is not so surpris-
ing when it is known that about 90
per cent is for sale. Everywhere is
the "for sale'', visible. Vacant lots.
houses old and new and of every de-
scription and price, established bust
nesses of all sorts, in fact everything
is for sale provided reasonable pro-
fit can be realized. / know of several
real estate men who have grown rich
here in the past five years. Others
have made money but lost it again
etc, as is always found in the realm
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-27
Why He Called.

you advertised that you had found
a pocketbook, believer he asked the
man who had come to the door in an
swer to his ring, according to Judges
Library.
81 did" .
you say it contained sum of
money!"
Yes
"a very large sum of money, in
fact ?"'
YES"
And that the owner could have
same by naming the sum found and
describing the pocketbook?"
Eyes. Go on
'"That is all l wished to ask
But you will have to give a de
scription of the purse you lost before
you can put in claim"
Il lost no purse"
"You didn't"
mo, sir"
Then why have you called?"
Merely to see what a, man looks
like who will find very large sum of
money and then advertise the fact in
the papers instead of hiding it down
cellar. Good day, sir" .s.e
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-27
ACQUIRING PHILOSOPHY,

A housekeeper who had rather a
small stock of patience went into her
kitchen one day to direct the prepare
ton for dinner. She found George,
her Japanese cook, porting over book.
what are you reading?" she asked.
"Schopenhauer," George replied. do
you think you can understand such
philosophy" the mistress inquired.
Yes, honorable madam, l understand
it; apply it. When you come to tell
me how to cook, it is good to remem-
Der what the white man says about
women. 1 read here, then l not mind
what you say"-Bellman.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-27
lEGALS
Notice Of Application for Proof OF Will.

WOOD COUNTY CoURT-In Probate.
state Woo of wisconsin TdHnfTs IS.
In the last will and testament of Max Ed
ward Neuber, deceased.
WHEREAS, An instrument, in writing, pur-
porting to be the last will and testament of
Max Edward Neuber, deceased, late of Wood
County, Wis. has been filed in this office:
AND WHEREAS, Application has been made
by Chas. w. Dempzie praying that the same
be approved and admitted to probate, ac-
cording to the laws of this state, and that
letters testamentary be granted thereon ac-
cording to law:
1T is ORDERED, That said application be
heard before this court, at a-special term
thereof, to be held at the probate office, in
the city of Grand Rapids on the 8th day of
Sept, A. D., 1908, at 10 O'Clock, a. m.
AND 1T is FURTHER ORDERED, That notice
of the tune and place appointed for hearing
said application be given to all persons in
terested, by publishing copy of this order
for three weeks successfully, in the WOOD
COUNTY REPORTER, newspaper printed and
published in said county, previous to said
hearing.
Dated August 10th, 1908.
By the Court,
w. j. CONWAY,
County Judge.
(FirSt publication Aug. 10, expires Aug q. J
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-27
County JUDI
First publication Aug. 10, expires Aug 2
Notice Of Application for Proof OF Will.

WOOD COUNTY CoURI-In Probate.
State of Wisconsin, So
Wood County,
In the matter of the last will and testament
of Lottie Lawrence, deceased.
WHEREAS, An instrument, in writing, pur-
porting to be the last will and testament OF
Lottie Lawrence, deceased, late of Rudolph
Wood County, Wis, has been filed in this
Office;
AND WHEREAS, Application has been made
by John S. Coulthart executor therein
named praying that the same be proven and
admitted to probate, according to the laws
of this state, and that letters testamentary
be granted thereon according to law;
1T is ORDERED, That said application be
heard before me. at the probate office, in the
city of Grand Rapids, Wood County, Wis,
on the Sth day of September, A. D., 1908, at 10
O'Clock, a. m.
AND IT is FURTHER ORDERED, That notice
of the time and place appointed for hearing
said application be given to all persons in
terested, by publishing copy of this order
for three weeks successfully. in the WOOD
COUNTY REPORTER, newspaper printed in
said county, previous to said hearing.
Dated August 7th, 1905
By the Court,
B. NJ. VAUGHAN, w. J. CONWAY,
Atty. for Petitioner. County Judge.
First publication Aug. 13. expires Aug. III
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-27
of speculation.

of speculation.
Money is not especially necessary in
order TO buy muse or lot in Spokane.
All you need is job and lots of peo-
pie buy without even having a Job.
Ten dollars down and ten dollars a
month is the general mode of pro-
ceedure for the purchase of
lots, but, of course. this price
differs according to value of property
purchased. As 1 have stated before.
l actually believe one could buy the
City Hall or court house by merely
making the city or county a substaD-
tial offer.
The manufacture:ofl lumber and its
by products is another extensive bust
ness in this locality. The chamber of
commerce reports that there are 400
saw and lumber mills within a short
radius of Spokane. The operations of
| these mills have been somewhat cur
tailed during the money stringency
| not for lack of operating capital but
because of the inactivity of eastern
markets, The west is not so depend
ent on Wall street for its money as
are some other portions of tine coun-
try. Plenty of capital right here.
Mining ranks away up 10 the world of
enterprise and huge fortunes have
been made in very short periods by
! unearthing rich strikes in ores. Min
ing stocks are active here on the board
of trade and business in thai line is
really brisk not withstanding the
shortage of money throughout the
country. The country hasn't begun
to be developed as yet in the mining
| line and hundreds of millions will be
spent and made in the near future in
this business.
The commercial lines are many and
the larger of the stores are forced by
strong competition to hustle for bust
ness and to also strive to keep in the
lead by up-tO-date methods and at
tractive features n their various de.
Iartments. Two of our largest de.
partment stores are about to move in.
to new buildings now being built by
themselves, having outgrown their
present quarters. These firms are the
Kemp & Hebert dept store and the
Palace dept. store, both very large
concerns. The building contractors
are among the busiest of the rrofeS.
Sional tradeSmen as building is going
on extensively from the Is story
Panken building on Riverside avenue
down the line in cost and size to the
hundreds of cottages etc. In this
connection comes the heating con.
tractors, plumbing contractors, etc.
who all figure among the leading bust.
ness enterprises in a growing city.
in this connection l wish to state
that the enormous volume of business
transacted in Spokane is due to the
persistent advertising. AS matter
of fact 50 per cent of the people are
subscribers to the local dailies. hence
the value of advertising to the bust
ness man. Advertising in the loca
newspaper stimulates the reading OF
the paper by the people. and the more
people who read the local paper, the
more it pays to advertise. The latest
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-27
Tax Deed Notice

Office of County Clerk Wood County,
Wisconsin.
Notice is hereby given that all of
the following described tracts of lands
and city and village lots, situated in
Wood County, state of Wisconsin,
were sold by the county treasurer of
said county on the 18th day Of May,
a. D.. 1906, for the delinquent taxes
of 1905, and remain unredeemed at
the Office of the county clerk of said
county. Now, therefore, unless the
taxes. interest and charges set OPP
posite the several tracts and lots here
matter specified, together with the
fees for redemption and advertising,
shall be paid at the office Of the county
clerk of said county on or before the
18th day Of May, A. D.. 1909, the same
will be conveyed to the purchaser
thereof, pursuant to the statute in
such case made and provided, interest
is computed to the last day OF re-
demption.
Given under my hand and official
seal at the office of the county clerk
in the city of Grand Rapids in said
county and state, this 18th day of
August, A. D., 1908.
GEO. W. DAVIS,
= County Clerk,
Wood County Wis
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-27
f. L. OLLIE LEAVES
STEVENS POINT

A great many friends of f. l.. Ollie,
who resides in this city will be sorry
to learn from the following item taken
from the Daily Journal that he
and his family have left Stevens
Point permanently
f. L. Ollie left on the early train
this morning for his future home at
Portland, Ore. Mr.. Ollie has been a
resident of the city thirty-three years.
No better citizen than Mr.. Ollie ever
made their home in Stevens Point
and his removal may be regarded as a
distinct loss in innumerable ways.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-27
Advertised Letters Aug. Is. 1908.

LADIES
Balch. Miss Garnet tcardl
Chamberlain. Dola (card)
Dunn, Miss Myra tcardl
Dulin, Mrs. P. J.
Frank. Miss Viola (card)
Hanson. Alma
Hefferman, Miss Ada (card)
Knoll Mrs. Henry
Laying, Miss Anna tcard)
Merritt, Mrs. Ed 2tcard)
Nohlleben' Miss Rose (card)
Smith Maggie
Thompson Fiorena fcard)
Weinberg, Mrs. j. F.
Whitney, Miss Ella (card)
GENTLEMEN
Bailey, E. L.
Baker, Chas.
Bergerson. Ole
Chugleski, Eige
Cornelison, Eben D: (card)
DriScOll, Dan
Elk, Arthur (card)
Hoffman, Dan
johnson, irving (card)
Kaiser, Valentine
LabuyewSki RutiS (card)
Merritt, E. D. (card)
Nuernberger, Chas. (card)
Smith, Peter (card)
Steib, John (card)
Vandermier, j. ]. (cardl
Wenzel, Herm (card)
White, Paul
WOodw0rth, A. e. (card)
Zurfluh, Frank
Persons calling for the above lie
,ers please say advertised.
r. A. MCDONALD P. NJ.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-27
FREEING British Slaves.

The LIST of August, 1884, was the
day on which the slaves of British
colonies were assigned to what was
called an apprenticeship which was to
prepare them for freedom. By the
terms of the act all slaves became ap-
prentice laborers to their masters in
two classes, one of which would re-
ceive its actual freedom in 1888, and
the other in 1910. About 100000, 900
was appropriated to pay the masters
for the loss of services based upon the
market price; 770,2S0 slaves were af-
fected by this.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-27

The little attacks of stomach trouble
and stomach disorders will I'M
doubleday lead to chronic dyspepsia
unless you take something for suf-
ficient time to strengthen the Stom-
ach and give it chance to get well.
If you take KOdol in the beginning
the bad attacks of Dyspepsia will be
avoided, but if you allow these little
attacks to go UNDECIDED it will take KO-
dol longer time to put your stomach
in good condition again. Get bottle
of Kodol today. Sold by Johnson Hill
Va
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-27

Does your back ache2 De you have
sharp pains in the side and tie small
OF the back? This is due, usually. to
kidney trouble. Take DeWitt's Kid
ney and Bladder Pills. They will
promptly relieve weak back. backache.
rheumatic pains and all Kidney and
Bladder disorders. S1id and recon-
mended by Johnson Hill Co.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-27
OBITUARY
Carl Neiman.

Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Neiman are
mourning the loss of their infant son
Carl, who died at their home on 9th
st. S. Friday afternoon.
The little one was buried Monday
afternoon in Forest Hill cemetery.
Rev. H. Mack of the German Luth-
eran church officiating.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-27
6. A. r. RATES
Toledo, o.. Aug 3l-Sept s., 1908. vi,
the North Western Line.

Round trip tickets on sale daily,
August 27-30, at excursion rates via
Chicago & North Western Ry., with
liberal return limits. Full informa-
ton on application to any ticket
agent, The North Western Line.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-27

Served as coffee, the new coffee sub
stitute known to grocer's everywhere
as DR.. Shops Health Coffee, will
trick even a coffee expert. Not a
grain of real coffee in it, either. Pure
healthful toasted grains. malt, nuts,
ETC., have been so cleverly blended as
to give wonderfully satisfying coffee
taste and flavor. And it is s.ma6e in
a minute, too. No tedious 20 to 80
minutes boiling. J. T. Schumacher.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-27

Mrs. Joseph Jarvis. of Menasha,
arrived Saturday to visit at the home
of her daughter Mrs. j. e. Bryan.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-08-27
Force of Storm Waves.

The average storm wave is 80 feet
in height; the highest storm waves
ever measured were between A feet
and As feet high. The gigantic force
of storm waves is shown by the fact
that at Skerryvore lighthouse, off the
west coast of Scotland, a mass of
rock weighing 51a tons was once
hurled to a height of 70 feet above the
sea level, while a mass weighing 49,
tons was torn from cliff IA feet high
Trip County. S. D.. Government Land
Opening.
The government opening of million
acres of fine agricultural and grazing
lands will probably occur about Oct.
1st. The Rosebud extension of the
Chicago g. North Western Ry., is the
only railway reaching these lands, and
Dallas, S. D., is the railway terminus
and the only town on the reservation
border. The q. S. land office will
probably be located there. Pamphlets
describing this land and how to Sc
cure quarter section homestead, free
on application to any agent Chicago
& North Western Railway. So