Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-02-27

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PomainTiRe's court Friday. The
charge against Ryan was drunk and
| disorderly conduct Officer Painter
made the arrest.
i Mrs. Wilson, wife : of the presi-
dent-eleot, is said to have the hap
py nae OF mapping an unattractive
garden into thing Of beauty. In
fact, those who have seen what she
did with the Princeton garden con
clude that she has quite a talent
for landscape gardening and could
have made her living in that way if
the fates had not ordained that she
would be the first lady in the land.
One man in a hundred reads a book
mnety-nine in hundred read news
paper. Nearly a century ago, when
the American press which is now a
spreading oak, was in its green twig,
Thomas Jefferson said he would rath
er live in a country with newspa
pers and without government than in
a country with a government and
without newspapers. At the begin
ming of 1913 resolve to at least say
a good word for your home paper.
Here is another method of comput-
ing interest on any number of dol
lars at six per cent. which appears
simple Multiply any given number
OF dollars by the number of days of
interest desired, separate the right
| hand figure, and divide by six the
result is the true interest for such
sum for such number of days at six
per cent. This rule is so simple and
so true, according to all business
uses, that every banker, broker, mer
chant or clerk should post it up for
reference. There being no such thing
as fraction in it, there is scarcely
any liability to error or mistake. By
no other arithmetical process can
the desired information be obtained
by so few figures.
Ellis Orchestra viii play for an
Easter dance and supper to be Civ
en- by Grand Rapids Lodge No. 81,
l. O. o. F. on Mnoday evening,
March oath, in Odd Fellows hall
Tickets $3.50 per couple This will
be for the benefit of the new hall
building. Lovers of dancing will do
well to attend and help along a good
purpose.
A Ford automobile was used to
clean the snow off of the walk in
in front of the place of business of
a Fond du Lac business man Satur-
day. A rope was attached to the ak
lie of the car and ON the other end
the rope was fastened to a scraper
The automobile operated up and down
the road while the scraper moved
the snow off of the side walk Two
men were engaged in the operation,
one to drive the car and the other
to pilot the scraper.
Mayor Conner of Marshfield has
caused the closing. Of two pool rooms
The mayor acted upon complaint of
parents of minors and the pooSroomr
We're closed temporarily. The pro !
prietors were charged with keeping
places patronized by minors and each
was assessed a fine of $40 and costs.
The stand taken by the Mayor meets
with the approval of the general
NH of I, al Il
result in closing UP of these places
unless they are run under strict con
formity to the law.
Professor J. W. Merrill is expect
ed in the city the latter part of this
month. Professor Merrill told T. a.
Taylor, when seen in Chicago the
early part of the week, that he was
home sick for Grand Rapids and in
tended to come back here and stay.
Every musician in the city will be
glad to hear that Professor Merrill
intends to return here. Mr.. Taylor
when seen by Reporter representa-
tive stated that the professor was
looked, like different man from what |
he was when he left here.
Mrs. Chas. Eberhardt is confin- |
ed at home with the grippe.
Miss Ruby Elvers of Wamens spent |
Saturday in the city visiting friends |
on her way to Chicago to select the |
spring millinery goods for the John
son & Hill Co.
Mr. and Mrs Samuel Becker Of |
the town of Rudolph have the sym
pathy of their friends in the loss
of their year old child, who died Of |
stomach trouble this week The flu |
neral service was held Saturday |
morning at 10 o'clock i'll st. Johns |
church in this city, Father Flied |
ner officiating.
With the dividing up of the Gar
rison property on High street into
two lots, some of the most desira-
BILE building sites for residences on
the east side will be offered for |
sale It is understood that several |
persons are after these two remain
ing lots and that new homes may be
expected to go up there during the
coming summer. Taylor & Scott who
are looking after the sale of thsee
lots have had quite a number of in
quiries regarding the selling price
since it has been known that the lot
We're to be put on the market.
Milwaukee is to have a new 81, 900,
900 depot to be built there by the
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Work is expected to commence in
early spring.
Oscar Larson of Fond du Lac is