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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-05
CITY FATHERS In
REGULAR MONTHLY SESSION

The city council met in regular
session at the city hall Tuesday even
ing. All the aldermen were present
except John Bamberg. The regular
routine business was gone through
with. A number Of petitions were
referred to the respective committees
having charge of the matter. The u
sual batch of bills were allowed The
report of the committee that was ap-
pointed to look into the matter of Sc
curing a physician to act as health
officer and inspector was adopted.
This report carries with it a recommeI
dation that the Mayor appoint a ply
stefan to act in the capacity of heal
tn officer and inspector The Mayor
will go into the matter and if he finds
that the city has authority to make
this appointment and have the work
of inspecting pupils of all schools
carried out, will probably make The
appointment. The council adjourned
until next Tuesday evening, Oct. 10th
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-05
BETH Ell

Mr.. and Mrs. Abbey drove to Marsh
field Monday
1t must be that VIM. Palmer is
going to do some building this fall
judging by the loads of lumber and
other building supplies that he is
hauling home.
We forgot to mention that Miss
Lavina McChessney has gone to Mad
son to take the nurses course in the
sanitarium.
The school teams are hauling their
grain to Marshfield this week. They
| have quite a little considering the
small acreage. The other crops are
| looking fine, which speaks pretty well
for the present management
Word came to us that Miss Anna
Ashley is very low with tuberculosis.
She will be remembered as one of our
canvassers by those who attended
the institute two years ago.
The rapid increase in the popula-
ton of Arpin is certainly something
phenomenal, judging by the number
OF calls our popular nurse has down
there
Mr.. and Mrs. McCIafflin are now
nicely located in their new home and
no doubt the song their hearts are
singing is fHome Sweet Home
Mr. Putnam and daughter Grace
from Oshkosh are here visiting at
Steve Brigham's. Grace will remain
about month and Mr. Putnam will
stay and work until cold weather.
A letter from Mrs Ed Allen says
they are all we'll but it don't appear
that they are raising much to feed
a large family on during a long cold
winter. Maybe after all, Bethel seem
to them like the best place.
Mr.. and Mrs John Cutter drove to
Pittsyille Thursday.
The changeable weather these days
makes one think of knitting those
stockings for the late chickens.
Mary Bluem is staying at home
this winter and is again numbered
with the busy students at Bethel A
cademy
Elerm Baker arrived home from his
trip to Oneida county feeling pretty
well satisfied to settle down again
in Wood county, and we don't sup
pose would sell out now for love or
money
Mrs. Thurston and son Herbert drov
to Pittsville Thursday and returned
in the rain, which seems to be the
lot of al of US, if We attempt to go
any where these days.
F. Rasmussen who has been very
sick at the home of his sister Mrs.
Peake for some time, though confin-
ed to his bed all of the time doesn't
seem to be getting any worse and
for this reason his many friends hope
for his speedy return to health.
Our church is again full every Sab
bath since the arrival of SO many
students at the Academy.
Ed. Greenman was one of BetheFs
many, who went to Marshfield Thur
sday. Ed. was too wise to return
in the rain, but waited until the next
day.
Ormell McCrilis is again In our
midst after spending most Of the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-05
CIRCUIT COURT At
STEVENS POINT

Attorneys w. J. and D. D. Conway,
]. w. Cochran, Chas. E. Briere, j. A.
Gaynor, B. NJ Vaughan were in Ste
vens Point on Monday on legal mat
ters From the Daily Stevens Point
Journal Of Tuesday we take the folloV
ing cases of interest to Wood county
readers as having been disposed of
before Judge Park:
Mary Ebacher VS. Timothy Ebacher
Wood county special Judgment of
divorce.
Ida Stringer VS.. Roy Stringer
Wood county special Judgment of
divorce
John R. Splies VS.. Anna Splies
Wood county special Judgment OF
divorce
Charles Hahn VS.. Joseph Barth ct
al. Wood county special. judgment
of foreclosure and sale.
Nicely Mueller VS.. John ]. Cramer
ct. al. Wood county special. Order
confirming receivers report and sale.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-05

Every man is a part of his town
The town embraces the fortunes, and
in some measures at least takes on
the character of the man. So loyalty
to ones town is no more than loyal
ty to ones self; and this loyalty is
in the line of all well shaped human
nature. Therefore it is right to say
that the man who does not stand up
for his town is in some way dwarfed.
There is something wrong about him.
His fellows will pass this judgment
upon him, and the chances are that
while he may add to the discomfort
of others he will not escape making
himself unhappy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-05
LECTURE COURSE
entertainment

THE Fellows Singers" which ap-
peared at Days Opera House on
Tuesday evening was greeted by
an appreciadve audience. They were
the first number of the lecture course
entertainments to be given this winter
While it was not as strong, as the bal
ance of the numbers will be, it was
excellent and gave splendid satisfac-
ton to lovers of high class music
Mr.. Harry J. Fellows, tenor and Miss
Mable Driver, contralto, were excep-
tionally strong and the rest were
all good. The program as whole.
was very pleasing and was sufficient
" diversified to give all tastes salts
faction. The disagreeable weather
had some effect on the attendance
as many who had course tickets were
not present. The next number will
be on November %, when DR.. Byron
c. Piatt viii appear
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-05
THE MILLIONAIRE IN POLITICS.

THE MILLIONAIRE IN POLITICS.
Senator Stephenson of Wisconsin
admits the expenditure of $107 1913 to
secure his election to the United
States Senate. He thinks he ought TO
be eXonerated, however, because he
does not know what was done with
the money. He told the boys to keep
within the law. He has been in the
habit, he says, as the head of large
industries of handing out sums of
money to be expended in his interests
without inquiring as to the details.
He. pursued the same policy in seeur-
ing his election to- the United States
Senate.
The most favorable construction
that can be put upon the matter is
that he was such an innocent old guy
that he supposed $107 900 could be
expended legitimately in educating
the voters at the primaries and the
members of the Legislature as to his
superior qualifications for the office.
If that amount of money were re-
quired for legitimate campaign OF
education as to his fitness, it must
follow that he possessed no easily
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-05

anu Clara dltSHuSd LIE funeral OF
Mrs. jacobson, in your city last Thurs
day.
Mrs. Corrine Baldwin took her ia
Their Mr.. Johnson, to the Rapids
last Tuesday night to consult a doc
tor, but he would not have any. He
is staying with his daughter, Mrs.
Jean Juneau. Mrs. Baldwin returned
Wednesday morning on the train.
Mrs. Barrett came up from the
Rapids, Sunday noon and stayed until
Wednesday noon. She came I'D to see
Mrs. Crotteau and returned home af-
ter her death.
Frank Root spent Sunday with his
best girl in NeillsVille.
Mrs. J. Bowker was shopping in
your city Monday.
Mrs. Clafus Crotteau passed away
at her home Tuesday morning Sept.
90, at 10 o'clock after an illness of
four months with cancer of the stom-
ach, at the age of "A years. She is
survived by two daughters, Mrs. Shat
took, who has been staying with her
mother for some time, and Mrs. n.
J. Richards of Grand Rapids. Her
sons are: Oscar Of Grand Rapids.
Curtis of Biron, Jasper of Merrill.
Babe or Elmer, who lived with his mo
Their and Leonard, who lives in Mon
tana and was unable to come.
She has been a resident of this
place for good many years and be
sides being missed at the home fire
side she will also be missed at the
Catholic church where she was a de-
voted Christian worker and worship
er, always present in all kinds OF
weather. The bereaved relatives have
the sympathy of their many friends.
Mrs. George Elliott has had her
house and woodshed painted. which
greatly improves their appearance.
There was no school in District No
1 Friday. Miss Babe went to the
Rapids to attend Institute.
Joe Marshall, has returned from
his vacation, but he has not brought
her here to live.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Clark returned
home Thursday from pleasan
weeks visit with relatives in Fond dl
Lac
Mic Marsceau has moved his famil,
and household goods here from Biror
Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson are expected
here the last of the week for theil
annual visit.
Misses Katherine and Mamie Red
mond spent couple of days her,
with relatives and friends returnin
to their home in Dancy Tuesday.
Ruby Bates spent Saturday in tn,
Rapids with Selma Kruger.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Kocian of Milla
dore spent Sunday and Monday Will
her mother Mrs. McGregor.
Miss Selma Kruger spent Sunda.
in Rudolph.
Joe Ebstein has returned to Wau
sau after couple Of weeks takin!
Joe Marshall's place at the depot.
Mrs. ]. Bowker departed Tuesda,
for Viola, where she will spend
couple of weeks and Bessie will keel
house for her
Carroll Bowker who is attendiny
Training School in your city spen
Friday, Saturday and Sunday at HON
Allie Koch has had his new hous,
and barn painted when it stops rain
ing he expects to have the cream
cry reprinted.
!. During the storm Thursday vii
Provost's wood shed containing L
cords of wood was struck by lightn
ing and burned
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-05

There are few worries of life
which man cannot now and then
shake off but who can shake him
self free from the skeleton in the
closet, from the worry of the house
hold, a blister on the heart. A day
will tell how many a man carried
that with him without wincing down
to the grave. When husband and
wife are helpmate to each other in
the best sense; when order and love
and goodness prevail in the house
Then the man who has hard bat
tie in life to fight can leave his strug
giles behind him when he enters there
With all our faults we are the most
home loving people and that is the
reason why we are the greatest of
people.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-05
recognizable qualifications for the of
fice.-St. Paul Dispatch

It is rather surprising to believe
that man can step into one OF our
local saloons about ten o'clock at
night, hold up the bar tender and
rob the till of S239. Sc and walk out
down the street and not be appre-
hended. If this occurred in the far
west, in frontier life, we would think
nothing of it, but to have it occur
in Grand Rapids with electric lighted
streets and a passenger train with
in a block away, with many people
going to and from the train, is ra-
Their an unusual occurrance. Our
people are divided as to whether the
thief was localite or a yeggman. We
believe that it was some local man
who is familiar with the place he
robbed. We understand some local
parties are under suspicion, but not
yet arrested. 1t cannot be
possible that our police officers will
be unable to run this man down and
secure his arrest. II would seem that
the bar tender who was held up would
have some knowledge of the party
who is familiar enough with the place
and conditions, and the further fact
that large amount of money was
usually kept by the saloon owners
for the payment of checks. We hope
the thief can be apprehended.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-05
PORT EDWARDS

Mrs. Phil Ward was a caller in
the Rapids Monday.
Clifford Protteau was very pleasant
ly surprised by a number of his
friends Tuesday evening of last week
The evening was spent in playing
games. They brought a fine lunch
with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Helke, Mesdames
Joe Shortt and R. Villas were Sun
day guests at the Fred Gail home.
While cleaning out the rack at the
mill Saturday James Johnson caught
an eel that measured As inches in
length.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Lampe enter
tanned the formers mother and broth
er from Chicago the past week.
Mrs. Alex Lampe visited relatives
and friends at Stevens Point the
first of the week.
We were pleased to greet Rev. F.
A. Pease back from conference Sun
day. He has been returned here for
another year, which is pleasant news
to his many friends.
Messrs. and Mesdames A. Madsen,
o. Leroux, H. Madden and Mrs c.
P. Alien were Grand Rapids visitors
Saturday evening.
Misses Anna Cahill and Anna Wend-
land attended a shower on Miss Clara
Cola at Nekoosa the past week
Misses Elizabeth sLindahl of Ru-
dolph and Agnes and Alma Hanson of
Grand Rapids were Sunday guests
of Miss Anna Noel.
Mesdames H. Zurfluh and o. Boyer
were guests at the P. Holberg home
in your city Saturday.
Among those who attended the play
at Days theatre Saturday evening
were Messrs and Mesdames C. A.
Jasperson, o. Berger, Russell Alex
ander, Mr. G. F. Steele, Mrs. Nellie
Gates and the Misses Katherine and
Dorothy Steele, Violet Ransome and
Josephine Holloway.
Harry Padgham and family have
moved back here from Beloit after an
absence of six months.
Miss Josephine Holloway of Chi
cago is Visiting at the g. F. Steele
and L. NJ. Alexander homes.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Alexander
have returned from their wedding
trip and are boarding at Hotel Deyo.
Mrs. Otto Susnufsky was on the
sick list few days the past week.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-05

A bad temper is one of the worst
things with which a man or a woman
can be afflicted. 1t is a curse to the
possessor, and those who are obliged
to live in the same house with the
possessor of the complaining temper
as martyrs. It is often said that we
should not let the bad temper OF
others influence us, but it would be
as unreasonable to spread a blister
Of Spanish flies on the skin and not
expect it to draw, as to think of a
family not suffering on account OF
the bad temper Of one of its members
It is like the sting of a scorpion, OF
sof several scorpions, a perpetual
source of irritation, destroying your
peace and enduring life a burden.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-05
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

Mail advertised at Grand Rapid:
Wisconsin, October 2, 1911.
LADIES.
Baird, Susie G cards.
Glines, Mrs. Henry.
Hunter, Mrs. Paul F. (card)
Meinke, Mrs. Will J. (card)
Mure. Mrs. Geo.
Niells, Mrs. Alma
O'Bryan, Mrs. w. NJ.
Phillips, Mrs. Myra
Railing, Mrs. Rosa (card)
Railing, Mrs. A.
GENTLEMEN.
Cornelius, Thomas K
Clausier, John c. (card)
Foster, Willis (card)
Gerstad, Olaf
Herkner, Franz (foreign card)
Orlik, Rev L. Ignetuis
Railing, Arthur (card)
R. A. MCDONALD,
Postmaster.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-05
MUSCULAR MOVEMENT
In PENMANSH.P

A Teachers Institute has been in
progress at the Teachers County Nor
NAL School, both Friday and Satur-
day. A similar institute was held
in Marshfield for that end of the
county on last Friday and Saturday.
The one held here is for this end of
the county. The institutes were call
ed by County superintendent, Geo. A
Varney, and are being conducted by
Prof. Book, who is instructing the
teachers in systematic muscular
movement in penmanship which will
be introduced in the schools. A bout
seventy teachers have been enrolled
and this is the best percentage that
has ever been in attendance.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-05

We are forcibly reminded that the
melancholy days have come" by the
amount of golden leaves piled indis-
criminately about. If fathers pride
and mothers joy win direct half
the energy he displays in a game
of shiny to raking up the afore-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-05

Lawyers stand up in court house
before jurors, in the presence Of large
audiences, and denounce men as liars
scoundrels, thieves and perjured vii
lians and when court adjourns the
men appear to harbor no i'll will
against them. But let newspaper
family intimate that a mans charac-
ter is blemished, and he has to con
front horse pistol, stand libel suit
or suffer what the people think to be
the greatest of all notifications
the greatest of all notifications.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-05
RAPID WORK ON
CHAMPION STITCHER

On Tuesday, October 8, c. F. Beh-
ling, the shoemaker, put on thirty
new soles on fifteen pair of shoes by
stitching them on his Champion Shoe
Stitching Machine. He also nailed
on thirty heels on these same fifteen
pair by hand, and did this all in
ten hours work He polished and
cleaned them up and had the shoes
ready for delivery He did this all
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-05

The home where Good morning.
and Good night are carefully said
by one to another, are the homes of
the world where good thoughts are
generated, where good deeds have
place, and from whence go out good
lives.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-05
HoW's This?

We offer one hundred dollars reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. F. j. CHENEY &c co
Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known F. j
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by his firm.
WALDIN G, KINNAN &c MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggist, Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internanlly
acting directly upon the blood and mucuos
surfaces OF the system. Testimonials SEM
free. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Drug,
gistS,
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-05

Fire Chief Clancy Of Milwaukee
for the past sixteen years. Mas Eemey-
ed from said office Friday by a vote
of 4 to 1 after several weeks trial
before a Commission appointed to
look into the charges preferred a
gainst him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-05
summer working out west.

summer working out west.
Bethel Academy is full to overflow
ing this year, SO that they were O.
bliged to arrange rooms in the cot
tage across from the girls dormitory
for some Of them. There seems to be
an unusual number of boys. which
looks real encouraging.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-05
THURSDAY, OCT. 5, 1911.

The Stephenson investigation is now
under way in Milwaukee. The Sena-
tor was the first witness and his
campaign manager &. A. Edmonds
followed This investigation prom
ises to be interesting.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-05
alone without assistance.

alone without assistance. This goes
to prove how much work one man can
do with these improved machines
In doing this work in ten hours time
he won wager of five dollars from
one of his friends who thought that
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-05

Every well regulated family ought
to be a little theatre and concert
room to itself. Teach your sons and
daughters to sing, read, recite and
declaim After a little discipline
they viii make the evening the bright
est part of the day. &
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-05
RUDOLPH NO. /.

Selmer Hassell departed Wednes-
day noon for a visit with his sister
Emma in Congress Park, Ill.,, and
will also attend the fair in La Crosse
Mr. and Mrs C. O. Hassell, John
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-05

said leaves and burning or otherwise
destroying them it will take about
twenty -four hours to make the lawns
about town present a marked differ
ence in their appearance.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-05
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he could not accomplish this amount
of work in ten hours time. This
certainly is a pretty good record.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-05
A. /. Fontaine, Publisher, Proprietor and
Managing Editor.

Entered at the Post Office at Grand
Rapids, Wisconsin, as second-class
mail matter.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-05
WOOD COUNTY REPORTER.

Published on Thursday of every week
in the ayear =
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-10-05

TRY A WANT AID.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-11-23

with all my hearth" I cried. and We
paused to clasp hands. to the INFINITE
establishment Of the passers-by.
We had traversed a number Of
streets as we had talked, whose names
did not know. but I asw that we were
entering a better quarter of the town.
A moment later, we came out In front
Of long row Of stately buildings which
knew to be the Tuileries. At one Of
the pavilfons, which seemed more
brilliantly lighted than the others, the
duke entered. and, as hesitated, bade
me enter with him.
appearance upon the future scene Of
your adventures" he said, as we
crossed the wide vestibule. the lackeys
on either side bowling before him. Be
side. we will tarry but moment. We
are both somewhat travel-stained, tbs
true, but that will count rather In our
favor than against us, for men Of
action have come into fashion with the
need for them. and one good swords
man is valued more highly than doz-
en- poets"
My eyes caught the sumptuous de-
tails of the place as we assembled the
broad staircase, where many people
were hurrying up and down, all appa-
rently upon some business. But none
OF them was too hurried to bow to my
companion as to person Of impor-
lance and to glance Curiously at me.
And what is this place we are about
to enter?" I asked. as we paused at the
stair-head.
1T Is the salon Of Madame du
Maine" said Richelieu, and in another
moment we had entered the brilliant
room.