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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
vESPER.

Spring is here and to prove that
it really is spring Wen state that
Jule Kluge saw four snakes the other
day. and the frogs are singing IN
the bitches.
Miss Kate Hoeneveld was a Grand
Rapids visitor Wednesday
Mesdames VIM. Cole and T. Fahr
returned from a business trip to Chi
cago Thursday.
Miss Katie Vanderpan of Lacrosse
is visiting with Katherine Hoeneveld.
Henry Staven spent Saturday at
the Rapids accompanied by his best
girl.
Mrs. Fred Schultz suddenly died
Friday morning. She had a slight
headache Thursday evening and alone
about two o'clock in the morning she
got worse. The doctor was sent for
but when he arrived it was too late.
The bereaved family have the sym
pathy of this community.
VIM. Cole was a Grand Rapids VS.
itor Saturday as were also Mike ana
Albert Adams.
Hoeneweld Bros. purchased bunch
of shorthorn cattle at Marshfield
and drove them home Monday.
The Vesper High School now mas
two teachers, Miss Myrtle Rowland
of the Rapids being the new teach
er.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
PiTTSVILLE
(Last weeks items. }

Our schools close Friday. March 2
for weeks vacation.
Miss Lizzie Protz of Chicago i
visiting at her home here.
Isaac Baum left last Wednesda.
for Kansas City.
Amos Dawes is spending the week
at New Lisbon
Some of our farmers are able te
plow parts of their farms which is
an unusual thing for this section
Indications point toward a hot dry
summer.
George Weisberg of Chicago was a
guest at the Baum home recently.
w H. Stein, our creamery man
intends to leave for Dakota, in the
near future where he has employment
IN creamery.
.. w. Wells the land man is kept
pussy now days showing lands in this
section He has been here but two
weeks and already has closed up sew
eral deals He has a large auto for
use in showing his buyers around the
country and will put it in use as
soon as the roads permit.
Messrs. C. A. and Harold Salter
and the Misses Bertha Betke and Ma
garet Cushman spent Sunday at Marsh
field.
Verne Mccoy entertained a number
OF his friends last Tuesday evening
at his home. A delightful time is
reported.
{. A. Fellows face is wreathed in
smiles now days and upon question
ing him We were Informed that 'it''
was a boy, and the only one on earth
in his estimation. Smoke up.
A class of fifteen was confirmed
at the Lutheran church by Rev. V. P.
Gruber last Sunday.
Ed Keenan, of La Crosse who is
visiting at his home in Dexterville
was shaking hands with old friends
In this city last Thursday evening
Miss Bessie Hutchins was pleas
antly surprised by a number of her
friends last Thursday evening, the
occasion being her birthday.
Cyril Gross of Grand RAPIDS was
business visitor in our midst a few
days last week.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24

| out the fact that Mr.. Edison's royaI-
ties average 1920 a week. There
lore, an invention which was a. sort
OF by-product with Edison, yields him
In connection with the phonograoh
SO large an income that he may Aow
De deemed as in receipt yearly of one
OF the very great American incomes.
The photograph is one of the very
rare, purely original, absolutely new
inventions. The conception of it
came to Edison incidentally. and
While he was busily occupied upon
matter involving an applied use of
electricity. So, too, out of the phono-
graph was developed the perfected
megaphone and also the first idea of
the moving pictures.
1t must be, therefore. that with
The automobile, the moving picture
and the photograph, brought into a
common computation the American
people are paying or will pay this
year something like $500, O00, 600.
And that, too, for products which
have been perfected within the last
20 years, and to ag reat extent de-
signed for pleasure
Mr.. Edison is still confident that, if
he has the time to devote to it, he
may perfect apparatus which will
serve the eye as well as the ear. that
is to say, his moving pictures may be
associated with apparatus which will
cause the figures in the pictures to
appear TO speak and sing.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
MILLIONS Of DOLLARS PAID
TO SEE MOVING PICTURES

When James J. Hill stated. as he
that the American people were to
pay s400, 0O0, 900 in the year 1910
for automobiles, it seemed to those
who looked into these figures as
though they told the story of the
largest investment ever made by any
people chiefly for pleasure.
But injunction proceedings brought
before the United States supreme
court, based upon a dispute between
various Companies making use of the
moving pictures. films, have furnished
some general statistics which go to
show that this new, but now widely
prevalent form of entertainment, may
speedily match in the investment the
paid for automobiles.
The statistics seem to show that
in the United States something like
4, 0000 900 persons on an average
visit the moving picture shows each
day. Each one pays for that enter
tainment either or 10 cents so that
the average is 71a cents.
Two Million Dollars a Week.
The people are therefore paying
each day approximately 100000, or
a little over S2,000,0O0 week
since many of the moving pictures
are exhibited on Sundays. Or, to ex-
lend the estimate, the American peo-
pie are paying at this time approx
mately 500, 900, 900 a year for what
s exclusively an amusement.
The injunction proceedings brought
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24

noon by officer oJhn Garihee
for being drunk and Great ting a dis
turbance by fast driving. They were
brought up before Justice E. N. Po-
mainville and plead guilty to the of
tense as charged, whereupon the JUS
tice made it a fine of $500 and costs
amounting to 1856 for each man,
which was paid
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
PITTSViLLE.
(LaSt Weeks Items !

Mrs. R. Conner of Auburndale is
visiting at the home of her sister,
Mrs. J. J. Ebbe.
Miss Ethel Clack who has been
attending the Wausau business
college is visiting at her home, the
school being closed on account of
an epidemic of scarlet fever.
Leroy Dawson of Rockford, H., is
visiting at his home in Dawesville
R. B. Salter returned to his home
at Colby last Saturday after spend
ing the week in this city.
Isaac Baum who has been working
on the Santa Fe lines in Arizona,
and Southern California, is visiting
at his home in this city
An Alumni Society Of the Pjttsville
High School was organized last
Thursday evening and the following
officers were elected President:
John Udell, Jr.; Vice Pres, Arthur
Mitchell; Treas, Amos Dawes; Secy.,
Miss Mildred King.
Mrs. Carl Hackbart has recently re
turned from an extended trip to
Rockford, Illinois.
Serene White and family of Dawes
vile left Saturday for Northern Min
nesota where they have taken up
homestead. We are sorry to lose
them from our midst, but wish them
success in their new home
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Cotey spent
few days of last week at the
county. seat
We have heard someone say some
thing about giving another party a
joy ride on a fence rail to the out
skirts of the city, and the trip to
be a charity one at that. Now, if
they want to be up to date and
show that our city is keeping up with
the times, why not use a stretcher
made of woven wire fencing.
Mrs. Chase left last Friday for
Evansville after spending the win
ter with her daughter, Mrs. Clyde
Mccoy.
F. J. Wood of Grand Rapids was
business visitor in this city last Fri
day.
Miss Martha Hackbart of Madison
is visiting with her parents south of
the city.
Nearly every one seems to be Ii
able to any of the following these
days: sore throat, la grippe, stiff
neck, or the old reliable Spring
fever"
Isaac Baum was a visitor at the
county seat last Saturday.
Speaking about metropolitan airs,
when the General Manager of the
Santa Fe lines spends a day or so
in our midst, it looks as if there was
to be something doing before long.
The only wonder is, how did he get
in and out of town.
Mrs. Henry Wegner spent a few
days of last week with friends at
Chicago.
A reunion of the class of '0S of
the Pittsville High School was held
at the home of Amos Dawes in Daw-
esville on Monday evening. With
the exception of one, the mem
bers were all present and report a
most enjoyable time.
The following program was given
at the Literary Society last Friday
evening: Roll call Instrumental
solo, Miss Bessie Hutchins; I'm
promptu, T. J. Crowley; Debate-Re-
solved, That the United States
should retain permanent possession
of the PHILIPPINES. Affirmative, Prof.
Reyer, John Udell; Negative, DR.. C.
A. Salter, Amos Dawes. The affirm
alive side was victorious. Vocal So
10. Art Mitchell, Faithful as the
Stars Above" Adjournment
| Mrs. n. Arntz of New Lisbon spent
a few days of last week in our midst
We understand that the ArntZ fam
! lily will move back here at once.
Mrs. J. Hatteberg of Marshfield is
a guest of her daughter, Mrs ]. J
/ Ebhp
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
STREET SPRINKLING
COMMENCED MARCH 70

Street sprinkling on March 23rd is
a record breaker in this city. We
have been a resident of Grand Rapids
for fiftv wears and we can not recall
a time during that period that we
have had such beautiful summer
weather in the month Of March
that we are enjoying this month. On
Tuesday of this week our streets
were so dry and dusty that with a
light gust of wind our streets were
clouded with dust. 1t was necessary
to start the sprinkling of our prin-
ciple streets on Wednesday morn
ing, March 23rd.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
PAPER ON WALL
DECORATION
Read by Miss Alice Meyer, at
Federation of Women's clubs
Meeting Held at the Resi-
dence of Mrs. Hatch, March
3, 1910.

IN discussing the subject of wall
decoration we find ourselves temper
arily transported to the time of it's
beginning, so far as we know, to the
land of the Nile. The interior of the
Egyptian domicile was not devoid
of decorated walls, tho the first
reason Of the colored figure paint
lngs, may not have been desire to
make beautiful. The study of the
home thru subsequent history re-
veals many interesting changes.
These changes have usually been sug
gested by the material at hand and
the conditions to be met. While
southern Europe has given us the
beautiful frescoes, stucco and marble
panelling, and the scenes and weav-
ers of tapestry, she has left the use
of the tapestries to the convenience
of northern Europe, as the house
holder in the early unsettled state
required portable material. In north
ern Europe, wood panelling gave way
to southern stucco and marble as a
more effective shield from cold and
damp. The more elaborate wall
reatments of the past, we remember
are during the time when the wall as
stunned more Importance as a part Of
the rooms furnishings: furniture be-
ing limited in quantity. In our own
country this phase of decoration has
perhaps played less important part,
in that much of it cannot be styled
grand" 1t plays very important
part, however, when we consider it's
universally, that the question is not
left to the mansion only, but is be
ing made applicable to the home in
general.
Walter Crane has said that house
decoration is Synonymous with civ
ilization; that it affords the best
evidence of our standard of living
and refinement. All of which we ac-
cept as true when we consider that
nothing can reflect our personality
more clearly than a thing with which
we are so closely associated. The
home is a sign of the times
In the study of appropriate wal
decoration we are to remember that
our walls are not mere partitions, Sc
arat1ng one room from another, but
areas to be duly considered in the
artistic treatment of the whole. They
supply the background for people, ful
niture and pictures and l believe are
the most important factor in making
or marring a room.
One of the first essentials to sue
cessful room is harmonious color. To
many colors or combinations of I'm
sympathetic tones affect us like the
noise of many voices or discordan7
notes. To each color is given the
power to awaken in US cretaiI
sensa ton, which may be Influenced
to some degree by personal TASTE
or preference. One frequently asso
ciates certain persons with certain
colors. A friend of mine once tolt
me she always thought of her mothe
in connection with pink, tho her mo
Their made very little use Of the col
or. The point is, that color possesse.
character capable of arousing in u
sensations, agreeable or otherwise
In the catalog of colors are the si1
OF positive hue: red, blue, yellow
green, orange and violet, none o
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
FOUR MARRIAGE
LICENSES ISSUED

T. H. Eberhardt, County Clerk, is
sued a marriage license Friday to
Jackson NJ Hunt of Baraboo and
Miss Louise J. Gachnaug of Pittsville
and one to Ernest NJ. Weichelt Of the
town of Day and Miss Anna C. Doll
of Auburndale, Gotthef Isler of
Clark county and Miss Mary Gachnang
of the town of Wood, Quite Tue Wen
and Miss Jessie An Wa Saw both Of
Arpin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
CANDIDATE FOR
CITY TREASURER

l hereby announce myself as an
independent candidate for reelection
as city treasurer. If reelected, will
perform the duties of said office with
the same efficiency that l have the
past term.
Respectfully yours,
If. Sam Church, Treas.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
CONWAY AS A COMPROMISE
FOR GUARDIANSHIP

Dennis Conway of Grand Rapids
is now being mentioned as candldats
on whom both sides could unite
for chairman of the Democratic state
central committee.
When he was first mentioned Tor
the place it was said Mr.. Conway
would not take the chairmanshlp'
It is now said, however, that if he
is elected by the committee to the
place he will accept it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
other State offices.

No candidates have yet been an
nounced for Secretary of State, State
Treasurer or Insurance Commission
err but it is believed the present in
eumbents may again become candi-
dates.
For Attorney General, A c. Titus,
one of the present assistants, made
an announcement some weeks ago and
the Madison Journal, one of the lead
ing opposition papers in the state
is responsible for the report that he
would be backed by the anti-La Fol-
Iette forces. He is one of the many
former progressives who have Joined
hands with the standpatters.
Frank T. Tucker, another assistant
Attorney General, is known to be a
candidate for the place although he
has not made public announcement.
Ele served two terms in the leglsla-
ture, was staunch supporter of the
principles advocated by A. r. Hall an
has taken a leading part in the pro-
gressive movement since its in
eeption.
Henry Gunderson, district attorney
of Columbia county, is an ayowed car
didate for Attorney General He
is unknown outside his own county
and has no record back of him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
SARATOGA LANDS

The SW NV and NV SW Section
27, T. 81, R. s for sale at $3.50 per
acre. Adjoining lands sold for SIS
per acre two years ago. Geo. n.
Wood, agent. tfdw.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
SHOT BY AN UNKNOWN MAN

GLIDDEN, Wis, March Coco.
Coulton, timekeeper for the Mellen
Lumber company, while walking along
the company's track, met a man who
shot him in the shoulder without ut
tering a word. Coulton claims he
XIX ked him when he fell and then
disappeared in the darkness.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24

The Reporter Printing Office Job
Department is in receipt of some new
up-to-date job faces, that will be used
in all kinds of commercial printing.
for job work If.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
DRUNK AND DIS
ORDERLY CONDUCT

A party Of three young men of this
city were arrested Monday after
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
THE FAR SOUTHWEST PART Of
OUR COUNTRY We Do NOT KNOW
Trip Down DEVILS River From Source to Mouth-a Weird
Burnt up Locality Our Frontier.

(By NJ. ]. Brown, Editor Little Valley N Y, Hub1
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
Lieutenant Governor.

Senator Thomas Morris of LaCross
is the only announced candidate for
Lieutenant Governor. He is pro-
gressiye of the most pronounced type
and one of the most popular member
of the upper house. He was urgeu
by many friends to become candl-
date for governor but believed that,
under existing conditions, he could
better serve the progressive cause
by accepting second place. He did
not do this at the suggestion OF Capt.
Lewis as was reported by his enc
mics.
Assemblyman VIM. M. Bray is fire.
auertly mentioned as the probable
stalwart candidate. He is a radical
conservative but does not possess the
courage of his convictions and poses
as an independent He is a lum-
herman, reputed to be a millionaire
and a" his affiliations are with the
Ultra conservatives and standpat-
terS
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-08-04
WRITE TO THIS LITTLE GIRL.

Dear Daddy Jim:-I shut-in. I am in my
thirteenth year, and have been suffering from
heart dropsy for two years. At times l am swelled
beyond recognition He Who has infinite wisdom
alone knows what suffer. l am up most Of the
time, but rarely able to take any exercise.
Father and mother do all in their power for my
comfort, but father has all the farm work to do,
and deprves himself of much needed rest when
he ministers to my needs. Mother has all Of the
household drudgery to do. Consequently it falls
to her lot to wait on me through the day. You
who have suffered like us, do sympathize with US.
You all certainly have my deepest sympathy.
Now want to join the Brotherhood, not as beg
gar, but | would like to have any who will to
send me any interesting books or literature They
will help me many lonely hours. want to
say before 1 quit, that read Mr.. Watsons Jehs,
and enjoy them very much. Papa is a great adj
mirer of Mr. Watson. He is AZ years old, and has
never voted for any other man for President.
Money is very with me. We have spent
almost all we have to pay my doctors bills, but
l have one dime which you will find inclosed.
Please it for some good purpose, and send me
a button-MARY PHILLIPS PATTERSON, RI,
Miner, Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-08-04
THE STORY OF A SHUT-IN.

In reply to your request l will say that l am 26
years Old, and have been crippled from rheuma-
tlsm Tor twenty years, utterly unable to work or
even walk STEP and in addition to this was down
SICK i've months Of last year Being poor | must
necessarily find the material things of life ex-
tremely hard to obtain, but allow me to say, right
here, that thank God every day of my life that
there are people who have enough of sympathy
with suffering, neglected shut-ns to do these low
ing deeds of kindness without any hope of re-
ward save the sweet promise Of Him who has
said: lnasmuch as We do it unto one of the least
of these, We do it also unto Me- l am thankful,
for the sake of other unfOrtunates as we'll as my
SELF and I appeal to all who may chance to read
these lines, to lend helping hand to push the
work of the S. S. B., and successfully make of it
all that the name implies. Anything you may do
for me will be appreciated to the fullest extent.
never able to attend school very much, but
tried to improve my limited education at every
opportunity. l write with the left hand, holding
the pen between the fore-fnger and thumb. With
kind wishes for all, l am your shut-in brother,
JOHN H. KEAON, RI, Winston, Ca
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-08-04
AN APPEAL FROM MISSISSIPPI.

Dear Daddy Jim:-I don't see any donations to
the needy ones of Mississippi in your columns.
Grandpa says Old Mississippi is the grandest
State in the Union, but sorry to say we have
some worthy citizens who are unable to procure
most OF the neceSsaries and none of the luXuries
OF lie. We have in vicinity a worthy old
lady, who is more than 80 years old, and is de-
pendent on son-ln-laW who has a large family
OF children and finds it difficult to give them the
necessarles. | have persuaded Grandpa to send
you one dollar, and ask you to send it to her. ADJ
dress Mrs. Stevens Satartia, Miss care of Dray-
ton Jones' | am a little girl, IL years old. My
mother died nine years ago. have sister 10
years old. live with Grandma and Grandpa
EVLYNE HART Germania, Miss.
We have sent the dollar to Mrs. Stevens and
Will send her some more If you will talk and
write to some OF your friends about the Brother
mood, we will get up some clubs in Mississippi
and then we shall get to know about those who
need help. We will send you a button, which you
can show to your friends.-DADDY JIM.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-08-04
STATEMENT.

we nave received the following amounts this
week:
Miss raullne smith, R-2, Lincoln, Ala. S 10
mr.. and Mrs j. D. Smith, Lincoln Ala - 80
y. Coleman, "a Fairview Ave-, Atlanta, Ca 100
MIS-. ). D. McEWen, re-, Huntingdon Tenn. 10
MISS beatrlce Downing, RI, Register, Ca. 10
=. T. Dodson, Bremen, Ga. ............ rs
:. =. MARSH, Okolona, Ark. ............ LOO
Mrs. Marietta Nelson, RE- Montezuma, Ca. 10
Evan Johnson Sparta, Ga. ............. rs
L. Feroue, Sparta, Ga rs
:. ). MADDEN, Jewels, Ga. ............ 20
Mr. and Mrs. NJ w. Sheehan, RI, Talbert
Texas .......... ............ LOO
MISS Stella Bradshaw, Ryan Va. rs
w. M. Edmonds Leesburg, Fla. " 100
Miss Beatrice Rice, Brittany, La. ......... 10
Robert M. Howard, Boards Greek, Ga. go. 10
Gladstone Howard, Boards Creek, Ga. 10
Mrs Amanda Mckay, Lyons, Ga. ......... 100