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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-10-21
PIANO TUNING BY
ORSON P. COCHRAN

Orson P. Cochran returned Thurs
day from Athens, where he has been
continuously engaged in tuning pi-
amos for the past two weeks. He
was called there by special request
from entire strangers and expected
to have only six or seven pianos to
tune; made the trip reluctantly, but
was agreeably surprised having tuned
sixteen instruments while there. He
was recommended to the people of
Athens by Miss Mitchell of Pittsville,
who is a teacher in the public school
at Athens.
Athens is a prosperous village Of
about 1900 inhabitants thirty miles
northwest from Wausau, in Marathon
county, and is reached by rail from
Abbottsford.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-10-21
THE MODERN GIRL AT HOME
Dainty and Pretty, and All That, But
Their Ways Would Shock
Their Grandmothers.

The two girls had written, asking
the woman to tea. They wanted to
meet her, to see how she looked and
behaved, for some reason or other
when she arrived she found a beauti-
full studio furnished in exquisite style,
for one OF the girls was an interior
decorator. She found the two girls of
much daintiness and prettiness and
exceedingly modest and lovely, so
mucn so that she was half afraid to
breathe in their presence, afraid she
Nigh say or do something to shock
them, having lived for some years in
bohemian set. She drank the tea
they gave her and talked on different
topics which she thought would inter-
est young girls. Finally one of the
girls, pointing to cigarette stub in
an ash tray on the window sill. said
apologetically:
/ suppose that shocks you awfully,
doesn't it? 1t belongs to Stella. She
Will smoke now and then"
The woman took heart. cit doesn't
shock me 80 very much" said she.
I'D like one"
Stella fastened to find the box of
cigarettes.
That was why left home" she
said. my father told me had either
to leave home or quit smoking"
The other girl, in the beautiful and
dainty white lawn, with small pink
roses In 1t, arose and going to the
drawer Of her desk brought out a box.
She opened 1t and took out a. small
perfumed cigar.
These" said she, "suit me better.
Cigarettes are too mild"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-10-21
i-EGALS
Notice OF Sale on Foreclosure.

STATE OF WISCONSIN, WOOD CoUNTY-In
Circuit Court.
F. j. Wood, plaintiff; VS.. Christine Ander-
sen, Andrew Andersen and Rasmus Ander-
sen, defendants.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue of
and pursuant to a Judgment Of foreclosure
and sale duly rendered and entered in the
above entitled action in said court on the
18TH day Of October, 1908 (more than one %
year having elapsed since the date Of said
judgement and no part thereof having been
paid I, the undersigned, Michael Griffin,
sheriff of the said Wood county, will on the
4th day of December, 1909, at one O'Clock in
the afternoon on that day at the north or front
door Of the court house in the city OF Grand
Rapids in said county offer for sale and sell
at public auction to the highest bidder for
cash all of the following described real es-
tate and premises situated, lying and being
in said Wood County, and being Improperly
described in said judgement Of foreclosure,
to-wit: The southwest quarter of the
northeast quarter and the northwest quart
er of the southeast quarter of section No.
twenty-siX, (26) in township No. twenty
four (24) north Orange No. two ~ east to-
gether with all the privileges and appurte-
nanceS to the same belonging.
Dated at Grand Rapids, Wood County,
Wisconsin, this 18th day of October, 1909.
Geo. L. Williams Michael Griffin,
Attorney for Plaintiff Sheriff.
Wood Co., Wis,
(First publication Oct, 81, expires Nov. 25)
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-10-21
"Bread" and "Piueonv Seed

School children in the crowded
parts of New York do not speak of
corn and oats and wheat by those
names, but always refer to them as
seeds" The other day in one of
the big schools the teacher was talk
ing to her pupils about gardening.
She ended with a request for each
pupil to bring few seeds the next
day to be planted in the window
boxes. The following morning the
children appeared mostly with either
oats, wheat or corn. While putting
few grains of each in the earth the
teacher referred to them by their ia
miliar names. One of the girls in
the class took courage to "set the
teacher right" and said: "Some one
must a told you wrong, teacher.
That'-pointing to the wheat-"is
bread seed, an that yellow stuff amt
corn; it's pigeon seed. We always
call them that in the block where we
live"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-10-21
The Blot on His Past.

Haven't you anything to confess to
me before it is too later" she asked.
Remember that it will be much bet
ter for us to part even now than it
will be after tomorrow. Think. Isn't
there in your past something that you
have hidden from me? Don't be afraid
to confess it. l will forgive you if it
is not too terrible, and then we can
begin our married life with no shadow
to darken the pathway before u.s.
We'll, Bessie he replied, as he
avoided looking into her eyes, there
is something. l am going to throw
myself upon your mercy. Don't Judge
me too severely. Have pity. I once
carried on stamp Irritation with a
girl for two months
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-10-21
Notice of Sale on Foreclosure.

STATE OF WIsCoNsIN-In Circuit Court for
Wood County.
R. W. Winfield, plaintiff, VS.. B. G. Chan
dos, Celina NJ. Chandos, his wife; and john
son & Hill Co., a corporation, defendants.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue OF
and pursuant to Judgment of foreclosure
and sale duly rendered in the above en-
titled action in the circuit court for the
said County of Wood on the 18th day OF
May, 1908, in favor of the above named plain
tiff and against the above named defendants
therein more than one year having elapsed
since said entry and no part of such iudg-
ment having been paid l, Michael Griffin, as
sheriff of said County of Wood, will on the
18th day of November, a. D. 1909. at II O'Clock
in the forenoon Of that day at the front door
of the Court House in the City of Grand
Rapids, in said Wood County, offer for sale
and sell at auction to the highest bidder for
cash all the following premises described in
said Judgment, to-wit:
The south One-half of the southeast quart
er of section twentyfour ga, and the north
half of the northeast quarter of section
twenty-five (25), all in township twenty-one
cd north, OF range three 60 east
Dated September oath, 1909.
Michael Griffin,
Sheriff of Wood County, Wis.
Goggins, BraZeau e Briere,
Plaintiffs Attorneys, Grand Rapids, Wis.
First publication Sept. 80, expires Nov. A.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-10-21
Notice OF Application for Final Settlement

WOOD COUNTY COURT-In Probate.
In the matter of the estate Of Gotfried PO-
lensky, deceased.
On reading and filing the application of
Edward Polensky, administrator of the es-
tate of Gotfried Polensky with the will an
neXed representing among other things that
he has fully administered the said estate, and
praying that a time and place be fixed for
examining and allowing his account of his
administration. and that the residue of the
said estate be assigned to such persons as
are by law entitled to the same:
1t is Ordered, that said application be
heard before this court, at special term
thereof to be held at the probate office, in
the city of Grand Rapids on the Both day Of
November, 1909, at 1000 O'Clock, a. m.
And 1t Is Further Ordered, that notice of
the time and place Of examining and allow
ing said account and of assigning the residue
of said estate, be given to all persons inter
ested, by publication of coby 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 9Th day of October, 1909.
By the Court.
w. J. Conway,
County Judge.
(First publication Oct II, expires Oct. 2S)
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-10-21
DON'T MISS THIS STORY

If you were driven to desperation
through want, and were prepared to
commit suicide, what would you do
if you were offered a large salary TO
do another mans bidding for seven
years?
Would you accept the offer? Would
you undertake the task blindly, ask
ing no questions, and be prepared to
commit any deed including murder,
which he might outline for you to do?
This is the problem presented to
Paul Jarret, "The Deputy Avenger"
by the man who snatches him from
a suicides grave. Paul accepts
the commission, and, as you may
readily imagine, enters upon career
Of strange adventure and unusual
deeds, performed without a true
knowledge of the reason there
fore. Numerous complications en-.
sue, and there is an endless chain of
exciting scenes before Paul finally
frees himself from the unwelcome
state of affair into which his rash
promise has plunged him.
The Sentinel began the publica-
tion of '"The Deputy Avenger" Mon
day evening Oct. IS. The story be it
known, is novel from the pen of
Hedley Richards. the we'll known
author of adventure. 1t is pro-
nounced by those who have seen the
script to bear unusual promise.
Exclusive rights to the novel have
been secured by the The Sentinel.
It will be published in installments
every evening beginning next Monday
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-10-21
LIBRARY MEETING

The second regular meeting of the
city Federation of Women's Clubs,
was held at the home of Mrs. L..
E. Nash, Thursday, p. m, Oct. 14th.
The meeting was opened by the
President, Mrs. George NJ. Hfll.-Re-
solutions expressing the deep sorrow
and great loss sustained by this or
ganization in the recent death of its
dearly beloved President, the late
Mrs. J. w. Rockwell, were read a.
dopted and spread upon the minutes
copies of the same to be sent to
the bereaved family and friends.
The usual routine of business fol-
lowed, after which the afternoon was
devoted to talks and papers upon va
rious topics. The report of the IL
brary committee was read and &C
cepted and will follow later in full.
A most excellent paper upon Glow
to Increase Our Book Circulation"
was read by Mrs. George P. Ham
brecht. A short talk upon ga Lii
brary Site and Auditorium" with
discussion followed. Then a most
interesting paper on ''The Value of
a Good Library" written by Mrs
George Gibson and readily Mrs. E. B.
Brundage was enjoyed by every mem
Der present.
Suggestions and discussion then
followed on Glow to Increase Our
Book Circulation A number of ex-
cellent suggestions were given, which
might if carried out add to our Book
Circulation considerably. Some de-
lightful musical numbers given by
Mrs. I. P Witter and Miss CIarabel
Ames added to the general pleasure
of the afternoon. This closed the pre-
gram,-an informal social hour and
afternoon tea following every
one present realized that taken alto
gether this meeting had been one tof
the pleasantest and most profitable
ever held by the Federated Clubs.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-10-21
Unfortunate New Workers.

In New York we have become so
hardened to eating the strange prod
ucts Of the cold storage vaults that
the fresh foods of our childhood
would probably seem unpalatable. To
the diner accustomed to the pale,
tasteless chicken of our hotels and
restaurants, a real full-blooded broiler,
slain within the current year, would
taste Strong" and obnoxiously as
sertiYe. Similarly, really fresh egg,
neither iced nor partially Matched,
might seem to our sophisticated pal
ates to possess too many of the at
tributes of the ngenue.-New York
Evening Sun.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-10-21
Collections.

Does anyone owe you money? We quickly
collect your bills, notes, rents, wages or any
such commercial or professional claims.
anywhere in the United States, and can col
lect your accounts where others failed, and
better at your place than anywhere, than
yourself, your collector, or your attorney.
Write for our plan OF collecting. Business
for collections. The International Com
mercial Co., Law and Collections, 7S7-12th
ST., Milwaukee, Wis.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-10-21
WILLING to Say Good-By

81 pay as I CO." declared the loud
mouthed person.
mo doubt you do answered the
quiet man, "but I'd rather see the
style Of your departure than the color
Of your money"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-10-21
Business Opportunities.

We have elegant chances for you to invest
in business of any kind. Stores, general dry
goods, butcher-shOp, groceries, livery
stables, saloons, factories, farms, lumber
business, or any kind of business for sale.
The International Commercial Co., 787-12th
St, Milwaukee.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-10-21

WANTED MALE HELPING want agents
and solicitors in every city and town in the
United States to solicit accounts fbr collec-
ton from merchants and professional men
on contract. Good proposltson to right
party. Write or call at the International
Commercial Co., 7S7-12th St. Milwaukee, Wis.
Law and Collections.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-10-21

If you wish to invest business of any kind
want to sell your business, want partner
with capital, wish to incorporate, call on US
or write, The International Commercial Co.,
787-12th ST., Milwaukee, Wis.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-10-21

Charters Obtained. All kinds Of legiti-
mate business in the city and all other parts
of the u S., for sale, lease and exchange.
brokerage of every description. Pensions.
The international Commercial Co., 787-12th
ST., Milwaukee, Wis.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-10-21
Mrs. VIM Aucutt spent few days
last week in Northport at the home
of her aunt, Mrs. Frank Gerard.
Want Column

WANTED MALE HELP.-Two good solicit
ors to solicit accounts for collection from
merchants and professional men. Good
proposition to right parties. For particulars
write The International Commercial Co.,
Law and Collections, 7S7-12th ST., Milwau-
kee, Wis.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-10-21

Money loaned on collateral, real estate,
bought and sold on commission, stock and
bonds negotiated, corporations financed,
loans, patents. The international Com
mercial Co., 7S7-12th ST., Milwaukee, Wis.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-10-21

Farms bought, sold and exchanged.
Timber lands bought and sold. The Inter-
national Commercial Co., 7S7-12th ST., Mil
waukee, Wis.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-10-21
For Sale.

Timber lands. farms, houses, lots, fiat
buildings in all parts of the U. S. The Inter
national Commercial Co., 7S7-12th st, Mil
waukee, Wis.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-10-21
MERRILL P0STOFFICE FIGHT

MERRILL, Wis, Oct. 14-C. n.
Johnson, who is a candidate for re-
appointment to the position of post
master will have opposition in F. w.
KubaSta.
The above news item probably &C
counts for the editorial our friend c..
n. Johnson published in the interest
of. Congressman Morse. Perhaps Mr..
Johnson judges us by himself.
Kirk Muir spent Friday in Marsh
field on business for the Muir Shoe
Co.
Game Warden, W. A. Cole, trans
acted business in Grand Rapids Sat
urday.
]. n. Hayes OF Vesper spent Thurs
day in Grand Rapids on his way to
Rockford, Ill.
Arizona republican., 1909-05-20
.ALLOTT|NG OF STOCK
ON NATIONAL FORESTS
The Benefits to All of the Bureaus
Policy.

There is probably no policy connect
ed with the administration of matters
upon the national forests that comes
closer home to the stockman than the
system under which the number of
stock each man may grazc is determin-
ed by the supervisors.
With the rapid increase in popula
ton of most of the western states, the
demands for grazing privileges upon
the national forests, especially from the
men interested in sheep raising in
crease every year. The new settlers
locating the country adjacent to the
national forests are nearly all desir-
Gus of entering the stock business as
cattle raisers or sheep growers.
In order that they may more sue
cessfully handle their stock, they apply
to the forest service for a permit to
enter the nearest forest, which, very
likely. is already stocked to its fullest
capacity. The question then before the
supervisor, with whom the applications
are filed, is how to accommodate these
new settlers without injury to those
who are already occupying the ranges.
1t has been the consistent policy of
the service to take care of the new
men just as far as possible without
too greatly restricting those already
using the ranges. and in order to do
this it has been necessary to reduce
the number allowed the larger men on
a pro rata basis in order to give the
new men an opportunity. These re-
auctions are only made after full
consideration of the conditions sur
rounding each permit. and every eff
fort is made to carry out the system
with as little injury to the individual
stockman as is possible.
The result of this system of reducing
the larger owners in order to admit the
new settler is. that many of the own
ers of large numbers of stock are con-
tinually appealing to the forester
against the cutting down process.
claiming they are being injured in their
business and deprived of their rights
as citizens, to increase and build up
a legitimate industry. On the other
hand. some of the little men are equal
~ persistent in their appeals for fur
Their recognition than that already al
lowed them. In handling this matter
the forest officers must act as fair and
impartial judges for both classes.
There is one fixed and immediate
point in this entire proposition which
can not be changed except through
improvement Of the ranges. and that
is. the number of stock which a given
area will ordinarily support When
the forest ranges are carrying the full
number Of stock which they safely can
the only thing that can be done to
meet the demand from new settlers is
to reduce the number which any one
man can range and give the new set
tier the benefit of this reduction
On one of the national forests in the
state of Wyoming at the time it was
created six years ago. the area was
supporting a large number of sheep
which were owned by a few large COM
panies and individuals. The little man
was almost an unknown factor in that
region. The largest owner was graz
Ing some sixty thousand head of sheep
which was forty-seven per cent of the
Arizona republican., 1909-05-20

POST CARDS, PHOENIX VIEWS,
lie. EACH. PHOENIX VIEW BOOKS,
15c. EACH. AT THE BIG cURlO, ON
ADAMS ST.
Arizona republican., 1909-05-20
PAINTING,

FIR go1d; mere to
stay; here for business. Collyer, the
painter. Paint your house, hang
your paper; timing walls a spe-
cialty; work guaranteed; bonds, ref
erences and estimates furnished. j.
NJ Collyer, The Moss, 4O1 w.
Washington. Phone Black 1892.
Arizona republican., 1909-05-20

total number on the forest. The next
year there were a number of settlers
who desired to enter the forest whose
claims were legitimate and in order
to admit them a sliding scale reduction
was made upon all owners over and
above a certain number. the surplus
being used to allow the new men to
enter the forest.
Each succeeding year more new set
tiers desired to Craze their sheep and
cattle on that forest and the same sys-
tenn was followed to obtain the neces-
sary room for these new men until,
at the beginning of the present graz
ing season, the man who six years ago
owned forty-seven per cent of the
stock had been reduced in numbers un-
til he was grazing but 10000 head Of
sheep. which was about four per cent
of the total number Of the forest In
the meantime the number of individ-
uals and firms grazing stock in that
forest had greatly increased until there
are almost three times as MANY men
using the range as were at the time
of its creation as a national forest.
This certainly proves that the govern
ment is not maintaining the nationl
forest ranges solely for the big COM
panies. to the exclusion of the small
owners and new settlers.
In order that the larger holders may
not be too seriously reduced from year
to year. they are guaranteed that they
will not be reduced below a certain
point and the new owners are restrict
ed to a certain established number to
begin with and allowed to gradually
increase their number from year to
year until they have reached the limit
which is set for any one man or COM
pany. In this manner the reduction is
spread over several years and the
larger owners are given time to meet
it. But the small men are quite as in
sistent that they are being discrim
mated against. as are the larger men,
because many Of them claim that in
stead of starting at the low figure they
should be allowed to enter the forest
if they wish with a number equal to
the full limit. which would result in
making the annual reductions on the
large holders several times heavier
than they are under the present sys-
tenn
For the year 1909 there were thirty
two new settlers who deserved to enter
a particular forest with their stock,
but with the reductions made upon the
older users it was impossible to take
care of but five of them: and while
the older users complain of the re-
auctions necessary to meet this de-
mand from the new men, the new men
also complain because they are not al
lowed a larger number at the begin
ming. One of the basic principles in
handling grazing matters on the ma
tional forests is that it is better to help
a small man make living than a big
man a profit
The policy of the forest service in
making these reductions and restric-
tions is not to injure any person nor
to allow the new men to enter the for
est with such a large number as will
necessitate unnecessarily large reduc
lions to meet them. The number al
lowed each individual is believed to be
that which will furnish a modest in
come to a man sufficient to enable
him to establish his home. support and
educate his family and advance his
own interests as we'll as the interest
of the community and state.