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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-14
INDIGESTION is
ENDED FOREVER
Misery for an Upset Stomach
Vanishes Five Minutes Later.

Why not start now-today, and for
ever rid yourself of Stomach trouble
and indigestion? A dieted stomach
gets the blues and grumbleS. Give it
a good eat, then take Pape's Diapep.
sin TO start the digestive juices work
ing. There will be no dyspepsia or
belching OF Gas or eructations of undi-
gested food: no feeling like lump of
lead in the stomach or heartburn, sick
headache and Dizziness and your food
Will not ferment and poison your
breath with nauseous oderS.
Pape's Diapepsin costs only so cents
for large case at any drug store here,
and will relieve the most obstinate
case of indigestion and Upset Stomach
in five minutes.
There is nothing else better to taxi
Gas from Stomach and cleanse the
stomach and inteStineS. and besides,
oUe triangule will digest and prepare
for assimilation into the blood all your
food the same as a sound, healthy
stomach would do it.
When Diapepsin works, your Stom-
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up-and then you feel like eating
when you come To the table, and what
you eat will do you good.
Absolute relief from all Stomach
Misery is waiting for you as soon as
you decide to begin taking Diapepsin.
Tell your druggist that you want
Pape's Diapepsin, because you want to
be thoroughly cured Of Indigestion.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-14
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
Big Arrangements Have Been
Made For Their Annual Con-
vention in Oshkosh Next
June.

J. R. Ragan returned from Oshkosh
last week, where he had been for
several days to attend meeting of
the executive committee of the Wis
consin Funeral Directors and En-
balmers association. Members of the
Wisconsin Retail Furniture Dealers
association and members of the Com
mercial Agents club also met there
last week for the purpose of complet-
ing plans for the twenty-eighth annu-
al convention which is to be held
in that city Tuesday and Wednesday,
June "a and % inclusive. All three
organizations named will convene
there on that date.
Plans for an elaborate program
have been made as it is expect
ed that between 500 and 700 dele
gates and guests will partake Of the
hospitality of the city of Oshkosh
when the associations gather in that
city. The convention last year at
Eau Claire, was huge success, in
fact the best the association ever
held, but the plans for the Oshkosh
convention are to be more elaborate
than any made heretofore. Oshkosh
has rapidly come to the front as a
convention city, and is now recogniz-
ed as an ideal place for an annual
gathering. Its excellent railroad con-
nections, waterways, beautiful seen
cry and congenial surroundings are
all that could be wished for.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-14
ALL TIRED OUT.
Hun Its Noe in Gran Rapis in tn
Sam Plight.

nun " " tie III Uiou hopiS III III
Sam Plight
Tired all the time;
Weary and worn out night and day
Back ackes, side aches,
All on account of the kidneys.
Must help them at their work.
A Grand Rapids citizen shows you
how:
Mrs. Emma Eaton, living at 34C
Eleventh ST., N, Grand Rapids, Wis,
says. ''Doan's Kidney Pills have done
me a great deal of good. 1 suffered
from backaches and sharp pains across
my loins for a long time. My head
ached a great deal and in the morning
the pains in my back were so severe
that / was hardly able to dress myself
| felt tired and languid all the time
and suffered from dizzy spells. Doan's
Kidney Pills were a. last brought to
my attention and | procured box.
They gave me prompt relief, L con-
tinued taking them and now feel
better in every way"
For sale by all dealers. Price 90
cents Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo.
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-14

tenn. AS a result of the work it per-
formed, stacks of letters are care
fully filed in executive offices COM
plimentary to the efficiency of the
organizations.
Other tests the telephone has been
subjected to would make interesting
reading. For instance, during the
pennant winning games at Detroit
last fall the city was baseball mad.
During the last two weeks of the
season the enthusiasm of the fans
was bubbling over with every game.
The climax was reached on the pen
nant winning Tuesday, however. The
telephone exchanges were besieged
with enquiries.
To prepare for the emergency the
telephone companies organized bull
letin squads whose only duties were
to answer baseball enquiries. The
large number of young ladies who
comprised these squads handled in
some cases over 1000 calls an hour,
or, in other words, some operators
handled about seven calls a minute,
although each one insisted they
handled three times as many. One
operator on that memorable day
handled, by actual count, twenty-one
calls a minute from an outside eX
change, apparently without confusion.
This was at the rate of 1900 an hour
These are but two instances out
of many that are happening day after
day which prove that the telephone
has become our most indispensable
servant. 1t is becoming a necessity
in every home and office, whether in
town, city or country. 1t is lock
stepping with progress at every
stride.
These two instances also serve to
indicate the increased number of pur-
poses for which the telephone is used
and also tends to show the depend
ence the general public places upon
it.
But to get a definite idea of the
growth in popularity of the telephone
and the increase in the number in
use, one should takenote of the
growth of the Western Electric Com
pany, the principal manufacturers of
telephones and telephone supplies
in this country. In 1902 telephones
shipped by this company numbered
one million and a quarter, in 1904
million and half and in 1906 two
million and quarter, an increase in
five years of a million telephones,
or approximately over 80 per cent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-14
HANDlCAPPEOF0R WANT
OF SAVING TIMBER

The Stange-Ellis Lumber Co., of
this city, who recently started up
their saw mill, are at the present
time experiencing considerable trou-
BILE in getting enough logs to keep
the mill in operation. 1t is not be-
cause there is a shortage at the
source of supply, for the company
owns an abundance of good saving
timber, in the vicinity of Star Lake,
enough to keep their mills in opera,
ton for years to come. Owing, how
ever, to the unusual cold weather
prevailing throughout the northern
part of the state, the G. M. & St
Paul r. R. Co., who haul the timber
for the Stange-Ellis plant, have been
unable to haul as big loads as they
can in milder weather, which has re
suited in shortage at the local mill
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-14
MAD QUIT WORK
READY To GIVE UP IN DESPAIR

AsO0bSA GA W AAOCAAtAA SJ khOl
II was sick, rundown and finally
had to give up work. After trying
number of remedies and several ply
slcians, was just about ready to give
up in despair. l saw Vinol ad-
yertised and decided to try it,
and it has done more good for
me than all other means combined 1t
has built me up and restored my
strength until l now feel twenty years
younger, and am able to attend to my
work again as usual" Job Jeayons,
1896 Lind street, Wheeling, w. Va.
The reason Vinol is so successful in
such cases is because it contains tonic
iron and all of the strengthening
blood-making and bodybuilding ele-
ments Of cod liver oil, but no oil.
Vinol is unexcelled as a strength
creator for old people, delicate children,
weak, rundown persons, and after
sickness-and is the best known rem
edy for coughs, colds and bronchitis.
We return your money if Vinol fails
to give satisfaction
John E. Dalv, Druggist
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-14
TELEPHONE SUCCESSFUL
IN GATHERING RETURNS

With the presidential election near
ly two months past the excitement
attending thereon has died away.
But there are stories and anecdotes
connected with the campaign that
will not die for many years.
Many of these stories, and perhaps
a majority, have to do with the gett-
ing of returns. Every instrument,
every news getting agency and every
being who is directly concerned in
getting results on election day and
night are kept on the qui vive. Press
associations, newspaper correspon-
dents, news tickers and every other
news getting agency make supreme
efforts to be first in getting re-
turns before the public. The extent
this competition reaches, the inten-
sity of the rivalry and the means en-
ployed to get the results first are
hardly believable to one who has not,
directly or indirectly been a partici-
pant
In the presidential election of 1908
this rivalry was unprecedented. The
utmost efforts were put forth and un-
usually large expenditures of money
were made to score what in news
paper parlance are known as beats. "
In the late campaign the plum for
the most efficient, feasible and sat
isfactory way of getting complete and
authentic returns, went to an agency
which a few years ago was consider
ed impracticable and too expensive
This agency was the telephone.
Some years ago the telephone COM
panies gave out their bulletins direct
in the large cities. In the last cleo
tion they gave them to the newspa-
pers, who, in turn, gave them to the
public over the telephone or on
screens. In these large cities extra
stations and lines were installed in
newspaper offices without extra
charge. The completeness and ac-
bulletins taken in conjunction with
the smooth manner in which they
handled the extra rush of business
have prompted the various newspa-
pers throughout the country, who
enjoy the benefit of the service, to
give liberal credit to the telephone
companies.
The Philadelphia Times, new
evening paper, in expressing its ap-
probation says: ''This is the first
time we have received anything with
out paying for it since we have
been in business
The Baltimore World, says: 1.-The
CteIephone) service was perfect and
enabled us to put more complete
extra on the street by eight O'Clock
than ever before.
Although the bulletins of the tele-
phone company were first at hand
in nearly every instance, the accur-
acy of the reports was not sacrificed
to obtain this result In so far as
possible every bulletin was rigidly
censored. Wildcat guesses, prophec-
les based on hearsay, ETC., were elm
mated Consequently the bulletins
had real value.
Department heads and traffic Off
cials of the telephone companies are
elated at the highly successful out
come of this rigid test of their sys-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-14
Dated January 5, 1909.

On motion, by unanimous vote the
Clerk calling the roll, the Deed from
the Grand Rapids Improvement AS
sociation to the City of Grand Rapids
conveying park property. wa acrepc'
ed and the Mayor and Clerk author
lied to draw and deliver to the Grand
Rapids Improvement Association the
order for $4,000 as consideration
named in the Deed.
There was presented Ordinance No.
122 ''To amend the ordinance
passed by the Common Council OF
the City of Grand Rapids, May 3rd,
A. D. 1904, numbered Ordinance No.
SO entitled, "An Ordinance to regu
late the closing of places licensed to
sell intoxicating liquors under the
provisions of Section 1548, of Wiscon
sin Statutes" and, on motion, by
the following vote, the Clerk calling
the roll, said Ordinance was adopted
AYES:-A. D. Hill, Steib, Sampson
! Ellis, Briere, Painter, Lukaseski, Gil
master, Jackson, Ristow, Rossier
Lyon and G. NJ Hill, 13. NAYES:-
Bamberg, 1.
(Same may be seen in legal form
| There was presented Ordinance No
| 123 entitled, can ordinance to pre-
vent stalls and wine rooms il
! Saloons" and, on motion, by the fol
lowing vote, the Clerk calling the
roll, the same was adopted. AYES
A. D. Hill, Steib, Ellis, Briere, Painter
Lukaseski, Gilmaster, Jackson, Ris
tow, Rossier, Lyon and G. M. Hill, Il
AYES:-Bamberg and Sampson, 2.
| (Same may be seen in legal FORM
! Mr.. D. d. Conway, secretary of the
| Electric & Water Company, and Man
ager M. Weeks, of said company, ap
peared before the Council with refer
ence to the matter of the proposed
change from cooperative ownership
of said Company to that of private
ownership, which matter will be
brought up at the annual meeting O.
said Company on January 18th, anC
requesting the Council, in-as-much a:
the City has an option on said prop
erty, to give an expression as t
| whether the city prefers the Com
pany to remain on cooperative own
ership.
Moved and seconded that it il
the sense of the Common Council
that the ownership of the Electric
& Water Company should remain a
a cooperative Company. Motion car
ried.
Motion made and seconded tha
Edward Lynch be elected supervis
or of the Third Ward to fill vacancy
caused by the resignation of Geo. P
| Hambrecht. Motion carried and Ed
ward Lynch declared elected super
visor of the Third Ward.
Motion made and seconded tina
BERNARD r. Goggins be elected super
visor CT the Eighth Ward to fill va
cancy caused by the death of Chas
E. Lester. Motion carried and Ber
nard R. Goggins declared elected
supervisor of the Eighth Ward.
The matter of having genera
polise alarm installed in the cit!
Twas referred to the committee OF
j general business with instructions tt
investigate the advisability and cos
of the same, and to report back tt
the Council Motion carried.
On motion, the City Clerk was in
structed to draw a resolution, &C
cepting the cannon as presented Il
the City by G. A. Corriveau.
1 Moved and seconded that the Cit.
Engineer make plat of the water
works system of the City Of Crane
Rapids, and, on said plat, to desig
u nate all hydrants, valves and shu
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-14
GOOD RESOLVE MADE BY
EXCESSIVE DRINKERS

II have made up nv mind that the
money spent for drink has purchased
for me nothing but misery and sin.
have something better to do with
my money than to bring on myself a
curse"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-14
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

Council Rooms, Jan. 5, 'O9
Council met in regular session May
or Pomainville presiding. Present.
Aldermen, a. d. Hill, Bamberg, Steib
Sampson, Ellis, Briere, Painter, Luka,
seski, Gilmaster, Jackson, Ristow,
Rossier, Lyon, and G. M. Hill, IA.
Absent Aldermen, Roenius, and
Payne, 2.
On motion, the reading of the min
utes of the last regular meeting was
dispensed with.
On motion by unanimous vote. the
Clerk calling the roll, the following
bills were allowed.
Labor on Water-works (Dec.)
Fred Otto, work at pumping station. ~ w
I r pinsonneau 20 hrs IA f71zc. 3.5U
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-14


the following report on the claim of
the F. Garrison Estate, on account
of taxes paid for alleged defective
sidewalk and, on motion, the report
of the City Attorney was accepted,
and action on the claim by the Coun-
Gil deferred until spring.
To the Honorable Mayor and Com
mon Council, Grand Rapids, Wiscon-
sin.
Gentlemen;-Concerning the claim
of F. Garrison Estate against the
city for $S6.98 on account Of taxes
paid for defective sidewalk construct
ed opposite lots 4, and 6, block
13, Gardners Addition, with interest,
l wish to state that such taxes
would be recoverable if the walk
laid by the city is defective, provid-
ed the taxes were paid under protest
Judd. VS.. Fon Lake-2S Wis. $50
If paid voluntarily without protest
they cannot be recovered in a suit
against the city.
Harrison VS.. Milwaukee-49 Wis
247.
However, l believe that the Council
would be acting within bounds to re
fund the taxes paid even if paid
voluntarily, if they succeed in get
ting a like refund from the contract
or who laid the walk. Or the city
might leave the taxes as levied and
paid, and rebuild the walk
Respectfully submitted,
Geo. P Hambrecht,
City Attorney
Dated January 5, 1909.
City Attorney Hambrecht present
ed the following report on the mat
ter of the request of the RivervieW
Hospital for rebate on taxes and OF
motion, the report was accepted.
To the Honorable Mayor and Com
mon Council of the City of Grand
Rapids, Wisconsin.
Gentlemen :-Concerning the rebat
ing of taxes on the Riverview Hospi
tai property, of this city, which sait
property is owned and controlled by
the Grand Rapids Hospital Associa
ton, a corporation, beg to say tha
l have searched carefully for some
provision in our laws which would
permit the council to rebate the take
on this property, and to exempt i
from taxation in the future, but
can find no authority permitting tht
Council so to do.
The owner of the Hospital is a pri
vate corporation, and while its princi
Piles and objects are 1audable, it il
not a philanthropic institution con
templated by 1888, Statutes o
| 1898, since any profits that might a
rise from it's management would &C
crue to the benefit of its stockhold
ers.
Respectfully submitted,
Geo. P. Hambrecht,
City Attorney
Dated January 5, 1909.
| City Attorney Hambrecht presentet
the following report concerning tn
| location of the Wisconsin Centra
Railway depot on city ground and
on motion, the report was accepts
and the City Attorney instructed t
take up the matter further with MI
E. F. Potter, General Superintendent
To the Honorable Mayor and Com
mon Council, Grand Rapids, Wiscon
sin.
| lemen:-Concerning the loce
ton of the Wisconsin Central Raj
way depot in this city, wish to say
that l have taken the matter up wit
the company, and made claim, on be
half of the city to the land on whicl
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-14

Besides 90 large cups from each 25c
package of Dr. Shoop's Health Coffee
now put in 25c clever siIvered No
Drip" Coffee Strainer Coupon. Look
for it. The satisfaction of Health
Coffee is, besides, most perfect, Made
only from pure toasted cereals, malt
nuts, etc. Sold by all grocers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-14
1t Is a Finished Job

when we get through with it.
However badly damaged your
vehicle may have been, there will
be no traces OF injury left when
we have completed the repairs.
Our work always gives the
greatest satisfaction because 1t
is so thorough. We use only the
best materials and employ only
skilled and reliable workmen.
Whatever Carriage Repairing
you have to do, bring it here and
it will be done to your liking at
right prices.
Goodness & Chapman
Second St. North.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-14
offs. Motion carried.

offs. Motion carried.
The following report of the City
Treasurer for the month of December
was presented and, on motion, order
ed spread upon the minutes and
filed.
Grand Rapids, Wis, Jan. 1st, 1903,
To the Hon. Mayor and Common
Council, City of Grand Rapids, Wis.
Gentlemen:-I hereby respectfully
submit the report of my office for
the month of Dec, 1908.
Dec. 1, 1908, balance in banks 45.51
Dec II 1QO9 rood from z
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-14
A. L. FONTAINE, Publisher.
Homeseekers Rates

The Wisconsin Central Ry.w i'll sell
hOmeseekers tickets to points in the
west, northwest aud southwest on the
first and third Tuesdays Of each
month. Apply to local agent for
information. 2d3-"6
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-14
Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the
firm of Keener & Brey heretofore ex-
listing between T. c. Keener and Nor
bert Brey is hereby dissolved by
mutual consent L. g. keener.
3 n. Brey.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-14

matter and advise me the action
proposed by the company
Respectfully submitted,
Geo. P Hambrecht,
City Attorney.
Dated January 5, 1909.
City Attorney Hambrecht present
ed the following report on the mat
ter of the Deed from the Grand
Rapids Improvement Association and
on motion the report was accepted.
To the Honorable Mayor and Com
mon Council of the city of Grand
Rapids, Wisconsin
Gentlemen:-I have carefully ex-
amined the deed Of the Grand Rapids
Improvement Association to the City
of Grand Rapids, and from such ex-
animation l find it in good form and
correct, conveying the property there
in described and purporting to be
thereby conveyed.
Respectfully submitted,
Geo. P. Hambrecht,
City Attorney.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-14
WOOD COUNTY'S
SCHOOL SYSTEM
Statistics Gathered Show
Standing of Rural Schools.

Wood county employed 125 teach
ers in its rural schools last year.
There are 104 districts in the county,
of which 1O2 maintained school dur
ing the past year. Two schools pald
tuition to other districts, one OF
which has opened it's school again
this year. The reason for the clos
ing of these two schools was too
small attendance. Transportation
was provided for the pupils in one
of these schools, while in the other
the children of school age lived with
N two miles of the school house in
neighboring district and attended
there.
The total enrolment in the schools
of the county during the past year
was 4,182 This makes an average
of 80 pupils to each teacher in the
rural schools. This average will most
likely be considerably increased dur
ing the present year The total num-
ber of days attendance of differ
erent pupils was 429066. The cosi
of maintaining all the schools OF
the county was $72, 1921. The a
mount paid out during the past year
was:
Building and repairing S 9910.6S
Apparatus 217S.39
Service of male teachers 5276.25
Service of female teachers 361S7.5O
Old Indebtedness 5465.64
School furniture 127O.62
Service of district officers 1323.73
All other purposes 1O53l.1O
Each school has loan library to
which the pupils of the different
schools have free access at all times
during the regular school term.
Nearly all our rural schools are
organized under a regular course of
study.
The roads to nearly all of the coun
try schools are in the best of con,
dition and allow the children to
attend school at all times of the
year
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-14


Respectfully submitted,
Sam Church,
City Treasurer.
On motion, the Council adjourned.
G. E. Boles, F. Pomainville,
Clerk. Mayor.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-14

said depot is located, and l have re-
ceived reply stating that the matter
had been referred to their Mr.. E. F.
Potter General Superintendent, Chica
go, and that he would investigate the
proposed by the company
Respectfully submitted,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-14

John E. Dalv, Drug gis
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-06-03
THE BIBLE.

The book contains the mind of
God, the state of men, the way of
salvation, the doom of sinners, and
the happiness of believers. Its
doctrines are holy, it's precepts
binding, it's histories are true, and
it's decisions are immutable. Read
it to be wise, believe it to be saved,
and practice 1t to be holy. 1t con-
tains light to direct you, food to
support you. It is the travellers
map, the pilgrims and pilots
compass, the soldiers sword, and
the Christians character. Here
paradise is restored, Heaven open
ed, and the gates of hell closed.
Christ is it's grand center, our good
it's design, and the glory of God
its end. It should fill the memory,
rule the heart, and guide the feet.
Read it slowly, carefully and pray
erfully. 1t is q mine of wealth, a
paradise of glory and a river of
pleasure. 1t is given you in life,
will be open at the Judgment, and
be remembered forever. 1t in
wolves the greatest responsibilities,
rewards the greatest labor, and
condemns all who trifle with its
contents.