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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-28
THE POOR MAN
AND THE PUB.
Lie SCHOOL

Rev. Fred Staff, Pastor of the
First Congregational church in this
city spoke on the above subject,
Sunday evening. He had a large
audience but it was not made up of
the people to whom this subject might
have most appealed to. This sub
ject was prompted by the action of
some of our laboring people at the
last school meeting and we are sor-
ry that all those who went to the
school meeting for the purpose of max
ing a, clean sweep of the members of
the School Boad, could not have
heard Rev Staff's talk on this sub
ject. He said that a laboring man
who was in favor of cutting down the
expense and efficiency of our Pub
lie Schools was voting against his
own income and salary A laboring
man with large family of children
was deriving the most benefit out
of the public schools, in proportion
to the amount of taxes he was pay
ing. 1t was the rich man and heavy
tax payer with no children in our
schools that would have reason to
find fault with an expensive school
system. Rev Staff's talk was ex-
celIent and greatly enjoyed by all
who heard him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-28

heard it awakens a sense of patriot
ic devotion to principle and unbound
ed faith in the people His doctrine
of Representative Government, re
sulting in the greatest good to the
greatest number, is not a recent dis
covery opportunely promulgated to
meet popular clamor; it is the fun
damental progressivism which others
have seen fit to adopt theoretically,
but which he alone, of the national
leaders, has successfully embodied in
practical and effective statutes
Do not let the issues become
clouded by misrepresentation Go to
the polls on April 2nd and vote for
La Toilette and La Foleltte. dele
gates. The larger his majority the
surer and earlier will there be an
end to BaIlingerism, Lorimerism and
pork barrel legislation
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-28
BASKET
BALL CANES
INTERESTING

Considerable interest was manifest
ed among the students in the high
school, Friday night, in the two
games of basket ball which We're play
ed between the Freshmen and Sopho-
mores; and between the Juniors and
Seniors. A large crowd was present
and the students were hilarious and
active in favoring their teams.
The first game which was played
between the Freshmen and Sopho-
mores was pretty much one sided,
The Sophomores winning by a score
of 81 to ), which goes to show that
they were not very evenly matched
as to skill,
The second game was played be
tween the Juniors and the Seniors
and resulted in a score Of Is to s
in favor of the Juniors. This second
game was far more interesting to the
spectators than the first one, and
showed they were more evenly match
ed, A. Nimtz acted as referee. and
a general good time is reported by
all those who witnessed these two
games. The two winning teams Fri
day evening, that is the Sophomores
and Juniors will play another game
in the near future, while the losers
the Seniors and Freshmen viii also
nlav another game An annOuueemel
of which will be given later.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-28
JAMES MILLER
PLACE SOLD

w H. Miller of Ashland, who was
the owner of the Miller residence
property on 8th street north, closed
a deal the past week, with A p. Hir-
zy, the jeweler, for the sale Of said
property. 1t includes nearly 100 feet
frontage on Eighth street and one
hundred and thirty-five feet deep.
Mr.. Hirzy gets possesson on or be
fore the 1st of May. After which he
will decide what he will do with the
house. If it is feasible and advisa-
Bile he will move the old house on
the south part of the lot and fix it
over for renting purposes. After
which he will build for himself, on
the north side of the lot, a new
modern brick residence. The con
sideration in this deal was $25OO, and
gives Mr.. Hirzy a very nice building
lot and residence property. Mrs.
James Miller who now occupies the
place expects to make her home with
her mother who owns a residence pro
perty facing on 7th street north in
the same block.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-28
POLICE COURT NEWS

The hearing of the State of Wis
consin VS.. Charles MaxelI charged
with attempted murder was called in
Justice B. L. Browns court Thursday
morning. The hearing was adjourn
ed until the 28th of this month. The
bail was reduced from 81 900 to $500.
Maxell expects to furnish the bail in
a few days. D. D. Conway appeared
for Maxell
George Gayre who was hit in the
head with a hookeroon by Charles
Maxeu some time ago and who has
been in the hospital since that time
left the hospital Thursday and re
turned to his home in Port Edwards
DR.. Aylward of Port Edwards took per
sonal charge of the removal of Ga
vre.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-28
BUILDING RURAL
TELEPHONE LINES

The Pittsville Record says that
Manager Favell of their local tele-
phone exchange is contemplating con
siderable rural telephone building the
coming summer. The line running
west from PittsviIle into Clark coun-
ty will be extended to the town of
Sherwood. The farmers are to fur
nish half the poles and dig the holes,
Mr. FaVell to do the remaindreo the
work. Another line that is assured
and for which the poles have been
placed, is the extension to be built
in north-easterly direction connec-
ting with the Auburndale system at
Vesper Another extension is to be
built to City Point
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-28
AN OPEN LETTER
70 the Progressiyes of Wiscon-

To the Progressiyes of Wiscon-
sin:
The Progressive Republicans of
North Dakota have set the pace and
pointed the way out of the dilema
in which the Republican party has
been placed by the System which at
tempts to manipulate it to serve Big
Business.
The question to be determined by
the next election is Shall the will
of the people be the law of the
land" or shall the System rule the
nation?
There is but one candidate for
President whose position on this
overshadowing question is positive
ly known and clearly and unequiyo-
cally stated Whenever the name of
Robert M La Toilette is seen or
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-28

ed in conveying money to the cash
lers' desk. At least one tube and
in some instances several tubes go
ing from each department. A cen
trail telephone station connected with
twenty different parts of the build
ing assures quick connection with
the person with whom it is desir-
ed to converse.
There is not in any city in the
state, with the possible exception of
Milwaukee, a store that for size, e
arrangement and up-to-date,
ness can compare in the least with
this modern monument of progress.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-28
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Marriage licenses have been is
sued to:
Herman J. Kinkamp, town of Alto
Fond du Lac county and Miss Anna
Osinga, town of Arpin.
Owen D. Wake, Tomahawk and
Miss Anna Garshe, Nekoosa.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-28

The Grand Rapids Roller Basket
Ball team was defeated by the
Marshfield Tigers by a score of 1O
to 4 Thursday evening at Marshfield.
The game was very rough, the Marsh
field team seeming to be determined
to win by fair means or foul. The
Grand Rapids team has been used
to playing on floor large enough
to do some real team work but found
that there was scarcely room enough
on the Marshfield floor in which to
change your mind to say nething a
bout playing a scientific game Of
basket ball.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-28
MATTER Of
GOOD ROADSIN
WOOD COUNTY
March IS, 1912.

March Is, 1912.
To taxpayers and others who are
interested in good roads and the
workings of the new highway law, /
wish to say, give this law a test,
this spring by raising money for i'm
proving some part of the county sys-
tenn of prospective State Highway
running through your town.
After testing the law in this way
you will be in position to ask our
State Legislature to amend or re
peal this law whichever it may deserv,
No one claims that this law is per-
feet but that it is a good law We have
every reason to believe 1t is self
evident that in order to approve or
disapproye we must test it in order
to form an intelligent and just opin-
lon on whether or not the law is
good enough or where it can be i'm
proved.
The first benefits derived from
this law is by the towns both in the
quality of the roads and the money
expended there for labor Take for
instance the town of Rudolph. The
people by special election voted
to raise $4,000 which was collected
in that town. The County Board ap-
portiOned as required by law 100000
The County taxes paid into the Coun-
ty Treasury by reason of the appor
tionment was from the Town of Ru-
dolph less than $1,000, the balance
of the $4,000 or over $388.00 was
paid by other towns, villages and ci-
ties. Now here we have tax "a
gainst the town of Rudolph of less
than $412.00 The balance of the fund
available is a little over S788.00 MAX
ing a total of $4,000. The people
have already received for rock and
labor out of this fund nearly $540 90
leaving a balance OF over $6600
to be paid out mostly for labor in
the town of Rudolph. The $4,000
granted by the state neither increase
nor decrease our taxes by reason of
not asking for state aid as the amount
apportioned to Wood County if not
called for will be given to other coun
ties Our apportionment for 1912 was
$3535.00 Only four of our towns
made a demand against this fund so
the amount called for was only $1975
90 leaving $1560.00 to go for roads
and bridges in other counties. Now
Jackson county which was not enti-
tied to more than $2O65.0O but On ac-
count of asking for a larger amount,
received a little over s4300.00 by rea-
son of the failure of Wood and other
counties to call for their full appor-
tionment
Why not be sure OF getting our
share by asking for enough? If Wood
county should ask for more than
her regular apportionment a percen-
tage of the uncalled for amounts due
to other counties will be given to
Wood county.
Correspondence on road and bridge
construction will be welcomed by the
State Highway Commission. Parties
who wish to get the new state aid
Highway Law may do so by address
ing the State Highway Commission al
Madison Any correspondence ad
dressed to me at City Point, Wis
will receive prompt attention.
Louis Amundson,
Acting Highway Commissioner for
Wood County.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-28
A CHALLENGE

The Grand Rapids basket ball team
on roller skates will challenge any
basket ball team on rollers in the
state for the championship Of the
state. For all games, write L. c.
Allie, Mgr. Grand Rapids, Wiscon-
sin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-28

Mrs. w. H Crosby, President of the
Wisconsin Federated Clubs, spent Sun
day in this city a guest of Mrs. E.
NJ. Pease. She left Monday morn
ing for Amigo where she viii deliy-
er an address She expects to re-
turn to Grand Rapids to attend the
District Convention, which viii be
held on May 1915.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-28
THE BUILDING.

Everyone is familiar with the ap-
pearance of the store from the out
side. Almost every person living in
Grand Rapids has watched the grow
tn of the building from the time the
first excavations were made until the
completion of the building. The store
looks large from the outside but it
is not until one enters the building
that the vastness of the structure is
apparent, The building is 132 by
1872 and is three stories in height and
rests upon a solid rock foundation
It is lighted by electricity through
out, heated with steam and is equip
ped with a sprinkler system as a
protection against fire.
While the building is three stories
in height, the space that would be
occupied by a second floor is open
except around the sides which are
occupied by a wide mezzanine and
in the very. center of the store on a
level with the mezzanine is the cash
iers and credit Offices, the place for SCI
Ting accounts. The south and east
sides of the building are practically
all glass which make the store as
light as day. Glass doors the height
of the windows are located at each
end of the large lights of glass on th<
mezzanine and second floors, these
doors are used for ventilation pur
poses. There are awnings over e
very window and these awnings arr
operated through trap doors in tn,
floors. A passenger elevator operat
ed in the exact center of the stort
is used TO convey passengers up t,
the second floor. to the cashiers OF
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-28
A. L. FoNTAlNE, Publisher.

Herbert Wolf Of Menominee is
spending the week in the city Wis
iting friends
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-28
Thousands of Our Citizens Pay Their
Compliments to the Old Firm
in Their New Store.
& HILL co.'s
NEW STORE FORMALLY
OPENED TO THE PUBLIC

Monday evening will long remain
as memorable time in the minds of
a great many Wood county people
for Monday evening marked the for
NAL opening of the Johnson & Hill
Co.'s new store. The store had been
specially decorated for the occasion.
Genuine southern smilax being used
throughout the store and smilax and
morning glories in the windows. The
decorations were suggestive of a
spring garden and together with the
display of merchandise in the differ
ent departments made a beautiful
show. The display and decorations
were the work of August Spearbrak-
er, the card writer and trimmer for
the store.
The store was crowded in spite of
the storm Different members of
the stores staff of sales people and
department heads conducted the peo-
pie through the entire building. To
those who have been in a big city
store, the conveniences for the use of
the public and the up-to-dateness. of
this store We're a revelation, The
completion of this metropolitan mer-
chandising house is the elimination
of twenty-five years of effort on the
part of the company, for it was TWEEN.
ty-five years ago in the year 1887,
that the original Johnson & Hill Co.
came into existence.
Carnations and shopping guides
were given as souvenirs. The Grand
Rapids Orchestra of sixteen pieces
stationed in the mezzanine played
concert music from eight to ten o.
clock and added much to the pleasure
of the visitors.
Quite number of men represent
ing the different wholesale houses
that sell the Johnson & Hill Co.
were present at the opening. 1t Was
the concensus of opinion of these re
presentatives that this new store was
as nearly perfect in its appointments
construction and conveniences as ii
was possible to make it. A beautiful
horse shoe about two feet wide by
two feet high made entirely of Amert
can Beauty Roses was exhibited near
the main entrance This horse shoe
was presented to the store by The
Carson Pirie Scott Co. of Chicago.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-28
BAS Nj ENT.

The dimensions of the basement
are 136x136 feet. The basement is
reached by the passenger elevator
in the middle of the building and by
four stairways, one on each side.
The main stairway is located on
the east side.
Entering the basement from the
main stairway, on the right are the
lockers for the use of the sales peo-
pie. To the left is the crockery dis
play department, Immediately behind
the display department, the crockery
stock room is located. The southeast
corner is used the year around for
the display of toys, dolls, games, etc.
Starting at the elevator and going
towards the front of the basement,
on the left of the center aisle is
found the basement bargain depart
ment At the end of the aisle op-
posite the elevator is the department
containing paints, glass, and wall
paper.
In the southwest corner is located
large light room, used by the card
writer and trimmer, back of this
room on the west side is the shoe
stock room, next to that is bath
room, wash and toilet room for men.
Then there is an aisle leading to
the stairway on the west side. Next
to this stairway is the drug stock
room and next to that a large vault.
In the northwest corner is located
the tinshop and boiler rooms. In
the tin shop is located the fan that
furnishes the air for the pneumatic
cash system. The main aisle ex-
tending north and south through the
middle is given to the display of farm
machinery, all set up and IN place.
The northeast section contains the
grocery basement and stock room;
large refrigerators and cooling rooms
18x40 feet. The large ice machine
manufactured by the Grand Rapids
Ice Machine Coz is located in this
section.
A person visiting this store and
having the good fortune to thoroly
inspect it can not help but be i'm
pressed by the absolute modernnesS
and convenience of everything in the
store. The pneumatic system is US
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-28
MEzzANiNE.

mEzZANiNE.
There are four stairways leading
TO the mezzanine; one to the left as
you come IL the main entrance; one
directly over the Third avenue en-
trance; one at the north end of the
store directly opposite the main en-
trance, and one on the west side.
The mezzanine is eighteen feet wide
and extends all around the four sides
Of the building Commencing at the
front stairway and going around and
including all of the west side of the
mezzanine is the shoe department
the ladies shoes are displayed on the
Grand avenue side of the mazzanine
and the remainder of this side is tax
en- up with the infants and children's
wear, and muslin underwear. Direct
ly opposite the landing of the stair
way on the east side is the art de-
partment, the other departments on
this side are the sofa pillow, pill
lows, blankets and knit underwear
departments. On the north side of
the mezzanine will be found the di-
rectors' room, the offices of the de-
partment heads, ladies rest rooms,
lunch room, ladies wash and toilet
rooms and telephone operators desk.
SECOND FLOOR.
The front middle section and the
southeast section of the second floor
is occupied by the ladies ready-to-wear
department. Dust proof cases, alter
alton and try-on rooms and the ex-
tremely large line carried make this
section one of the most complete
ready-to-wear departments found in
TINS part OF the state.
On the east side of this floor and
Immediately back of the ladies ready
to-wear department is the millinery
department. The display is arrang-
ed so that each hat stands out by it
self. The latest display stands and
tables being used. At this season of
the year this is one of the most
important departments of the store
The mems and boys clothing de-
partment occupies the southwest Sec
tion of this floor The latest model
dust proof cases make it easy to dis
play the goods. Alteration and try
on rooms are to be found in connec-
tion with this department. Associa-
ted E'ith the clothing department is
the section containing trunks and
travelling bags. Directly back of the
clothing department are the general
offices, Back of the ladies ready
to-wear department on the east side
of the building is the section devoted
to carpets, rugs, draperies, baby cabs,
children's wagons, yarns ,etc.
The dressmaking department with
it's individual try-on rooms, and par
lor is located in the northeast sec
tion of this floor. The northwest
section of this floor is used as. a
stock room and also has a ladies
wash and toilet room.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-28

other large freight elevator is Iocat-
flee, or down into the basement. An
ed at the extreme rear and makes
it easy to unload freight and convey
it to the different stock rooms Iocat-
ed on the various floors.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-28
Golden Sun
Coffee

Is made in five different blends
live distinct fiavors-to suit the
taste of five different Ck1ssrS of
coffee drinkers. There is one Of the
five that will surely delight you.
Ask your grocer about GolGcu
Sun Collective blends. Kares.
Navarro, Briardale, Vienna, Mocha
s Java. - wiz siveyou q IaCl5'
81 Tastes and your choice of the
famous five blends-w whole bean
IN pagkages-steel cut in cans.
The WoOlsOn Spice Company
Toledo Ohio
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-11-28
THE STAFF OFFICE
DAMAGED BY FIRE.

The Staff office was destroyed by
fire ct $3.50 O'Clock Thursday night.
The building was occupied by the p.
Z. Muse Printing Co., a complete job
printing office and bindery, and the
second floor was the Staff mechanical
department and editorial rooms. The
fire seemed to originate in the base
ment where the furnace is located and
gained Roadway through the elevator
shaft. The rear of the first floor gave
way and the large cylinder press and
three jobbers of the Muse Printing Co.
fell through TO the basement. The
binding machine and ruling machine,
10 lated in front of the building and
some job stock wassaved. The second
floor did not give way and the Staff
presses and Linotype are not seriously
injured, the worst damage done the
mechanical department of the Staff
yeas by water and the roofing timbeIs
falling in.
The building was practically Quilted
hni portion of the floors may be
saved and the walls do not appear to
he damaged. The p. g. Muse Print
Rlg Co, carried $500 insurance and
ID will not cover tie damage to the
plmt. The Staff outfit and building
Is 'ully covered by insurance. The
Staff will be issued from Bristol tenn
Y rarlly.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-11-28

ment and proper love for the beau-
tiful and.true in real life. Mr.. Wof-
ford added dignity, dash and grace 10
the part ana merited the applause
frequently given him. Ben Everett,
AS "Toby TGompkins," who would
rather cat than think, merit6d every
laugh he created and one greeted his
every appearance. He played the
leading comedy part in manner all
his own and no one could have done
better. Fred. w. Hoss, as "Buck
Smith," who licked every schoolmas-
ter but one, gave to the character of
the barefoot schoolboy bully genuine
life, playing the part with his charac-
teristic energy and intelligent concep-
ton. The picnic scene with "Suz-
anne" his new girl, was particularly
ludicrous and brought down the house,
as did the school room scene where he
attempts to bluff the schoolmasteI.
DR.. Copenhaver Handled "Willie
Cobb" the suffering school boy, ike
a veteran, his stage presence adding
much to the part. Miss Gertrude
Williams, as minerva" the girl with
the mumps, certainly looked the part,
being too ill to speak. Daddy Pinch
backs" children were Misses Gertrude
McCorkle, Florence Summers and
Edwin Kenneth Lyle and wore their
becomming costumes with innate
modesty. Misses Frances Byrd, Lou
Use st John, Margaret McCown and
Edward Brading and Harris Wofford
composed the school children and adj
ded realistic dignity to the scene. The
Golfers of the Public Library were
enriched by this performance more
than one hundred dollars, the public
mind was enriched incidentally, the
players were all sincerely compliment
ed and calls we'll that ends we'll"