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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-09-11
NJ. 4. BOCOGER
SELLS STOCK

NJ. B. Simcox of Racine, has pur
chased the stock and fixtures of the
Novelty store owned by NJ. A. Bo-
goger on Vine street. Mr.. Simcox
took possession Of the store on
Monday, Sept. 8.
Inventory is now being taken and
the store was closed on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday to rear
range and mark the stock prepara-
tory to the opening on Thursday.
On Thursday the store viii be open
ed with big money reduction SAFE.
Watch for the advertisement in this
paper. Mrs. Simcox and her sister,
Mrs. A. Kube will arrive in the city
this evening. Mrs Kube has been
head saIeslady in the Knox five and
ten cent store in Racine. Mr., Sim
cox has had a long and successful
experience in the novelty store bust
ness. The store will be known as
the Grand Rapids Five and Ten Cent
Store. The upper floor of the store
will be a five and ten cent store
exclusively and the basement will
be a department known as the bar
gain basement where special induce
ments will be offered the buying
public at all times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-09-11

tween MephistophIes and Faust;
Faust and Marguerite, the duet be
tween Valentine and Mephistophles,
with the soldiers chorus; and the
prison scene trio by Mephistophles
Faust and Marguerite. The Viva
phone company has certainly secur-
ed excellent artists in the vocal
world to produce these talying pic
lures. To the music lover, these
selections from Faust We're the most
pleasing of all the entertainment.
When a machine can produce such
wonderful talking pictures as those
produced by the Vivaphone, great
good has been accomplished in the
world. With Grand Opera acted and
sung for the small sum charged by
moving picture theatres, a great
factor in the education of the people
to an appreciation Of classic and
standard music has been accomplish
ed
The ViYaphOne company in Wis
consin is playing all the cities and
this first trip is mere to acquaint
the people with the wonderful mach
inc than anything else. It is the
purpose of this company to estab-
Iish regular circuits and cover the
territory at stated intervals, always
with an entire new program.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-09-11
WITH THE
STATE PRESS

Sheboygan JournaI.-"The People
of New York gathered in front of
the city hall the other day and ask
ed Mayor Gaynor to run again. 'The
people" can be condensed into won
derfuIly small space when poitcis
does it.
Neenah Times-It may be well to
look out now for an advance in the
price of anthracite coal. United
States Attorney General McReynolds
has filed suit against the coal com
bines, and the latter know just how
to raise the funds to pay their law
yers.
Eau Claire Telegram.-If a man
starts out to be a pessimist nothing
can cure him. His sense Of sight,
taste and smell and every other
sense is distorted. For instance,
the Wausau Record-HeraId says that
wisconsin is tax burdened and law
cramped." The real fact is that
there isn't a more prosperous state
in the union or one in which living
conditions are better.
Milwaukee NGWs:-Look out, boys.
Four women 'cops" at the fair. A
wo ian can always catch a man if
she wants to.
GAINESVILLE Gazette:-The best way
to get Americans out Of Mexico in
case more trouble breaks out is to
have the worlds series played in
Texas.
Green Bay Gazette Europeon ma
tions don't have to exhibit at San
Francisco if they don't want to-
Neither does a merchant have to ad
yertise and sell his stock if he pre-
fers to- keep it.
Marinette Eagle tar:-The laun-
dered bank notes have a somewhat
faded and washed out appearance,
but as most of US get but a passing
glance at them it is not matter of
great Importance.
Eau Claire telegram after
reading about the Diggs-C -Caminetti
cases, there are some women who
will find fault because their hus-
bands fall asleep in the parlor and
| always want to go home at 9 o'clock.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-09-11

some of the most prominent families
in La Crosse, committed suicide here
Saturday.
Her body was found lying on her
bed in her room when her mother
entered in the morning.
A tube attached to gas jet, with
one end in the girls mouth, told
how death had come Medical aid
was hurrfedly summoned and pull
motor was rushed from the police
station, but help proved too late.
The young woman in the judgment
of physicians had been dead for
some hours.
The motive for suicide is attrib-
uted by the family to illness, with
which the young woman had recent
ly been suffering. When she retired
Friday night, however, she was in a
cheerful mood, giving relatives no
intimation of the approaching trag-
edy Miss Fruit was % years of age.
Judge John j. Fruit, father of the
dead girl, who died three years ago,
was for years judge of this circuit,
state normal school regent and a
power in the politics of western Wis
consin. brother of Miss Fruit, John
G. Fruit, is manager of the American
Steel Bridge company at Joliet, Ill.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-09-11
BEAUTIFUL MUSIC
At THE GRAND

Mr.. Beyerstedt caused a sensa-
ton with his violin playing at the
Grand theare last Sunday. Mr.. Bey-
erstedt is an artist and can be truly
called a virtuoso. His solo number
last evening was the overture to Poet
and Peasant by FIR. Won Suppe. Be
sides the wonderful technc shown
by Mr.. Beyerstedt, one could not
help but notice the beautiful, full,
deep. pure tone. The audience SEEM
ed to be held in a trance during the
playing of the overture and the ap-
plause was spontaneous as the echo
of the last note faded out through
the theatre. Mr.. /-Beyerstedt re
sponded with an enchore, playing
the Last Rose of Summer" on the
G string of the violin Here is
where his tone production was at
its best. The tone approached the
beautiful rich tone OF cello
The orchestral numbers were given
as. advertised and were finely play
ed. The pictures were unusually
good.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-09-11
MOTHER IN VAIN EFFORT
TO SAVE DROWNING AABIES

GAINESVILLE, Wis, Sept. although
tied to her waist by long rope, AL
fred, aged 8, and Rudolph, aged 2,
sons of Mrs. Fred Stiff, Albany, Wis.
fell from a ledge and drowned in
Sugar river today.
When the children toppled into the
water the mother pulled them ashore
and rowed four miles where she OBJ
tanned medical aid, but physicians
pronounced them dead.
The two boys were IN bathing and
were tied to their mother, who re-
mained on shore, by means Of ropes.
The little fellows yentured too far
into the treacherous water and step
ped off a ledge. The fantic mother
hastened to drag them ashore and
proceeded to row home with them.
When she arrived physicians We're
summoned, but they pronounced then
both dead, having passed away thir-
ty minutes before the examination.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-09-11
VOLUME 81, NUMBER SO.

taken with loud long sips As | sit
day after day across from my teach
er at the study desk, we unfailing-
ly see that a cup of tea is served
him for only by tea do the wheels
of toll run smoothly as sip by sip is
enjoyed. A Chinese never drinks
water. They have a great fear of
cold water. AS there are all grades
of tea, even the poorest can afford
it. One very warm day l was riding
in a jinricksha when suddenly the
coohe stopped before tea stand
on the street. He took three large
bowls of tea and in order to play
the part of the good fellow, offered
to pay for it. The charge was three
cash, one cash a bowl or one twen-
tieth of an American penny.
The poverty in China is APPALLING.
When I made this remark to a man
who had lived here for several
years, and had been in other orient
al countries, he replied saying that
it is not that the poverty of China
is so amazing, but rather that the
wealth of America is so tremendous.
Upon reflection, the truth of his
statement became clear. A large
majority of the people of any COM
munity care only for rice. Other
things which We hold so essential
to life, education, art, good reading,
cozy home, a Sunday" suit of
clothes, have never entered their
horizon. The fields are raked for
the dead grass to use for fuel. Not
a blade is wasted. Not a stick of
wood, a dead branch of a tree or a
stray sheet of paper can be seen ly-
ing idle. All these things are care
fully pickd up ande used in cooking
the daily food. So long has fuel
been a scarcity in China that most
Chinese do not care for heat in their
homes during the cold winter months
Clothes are easier to be had than
fuel and as a result the clothes are
haeped on while they live in what
We would call a chilly atmosphere
and enjoy it. e.
Some time in the near future I
shall present some other phase of
Chinese life which may be of inter-
'q9Tq0sL9I " 'sPqO
'pg9L OqM 9soql OF asa
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-09-11
METHODIST
CHURCH GROWS
The Rev. F. A. Pease Does moi
Expect a Transfer.

Waukesha, Wis, Sept. 8.-The an
nual reports Of the various commit
tees of the Methodist church which
We're made at the morning service
on Sunday, showed the church to be
in a flourishing condition. There
are 440 members, 129 new ones be-
ing added to the list during the
year. The Sunday school has an Ell
rollment of 387. Over $4,000 in i'm
provements were made on the church
property. Every committee report
showed that the parish was advanc-
ing financially as well as in member
ship. The Rev F. A. Pease has
been pastor since September, 1912.
He left on Monday for Beloit to at
tend the annual state conference. The
Rev. Mr.. Pease does not believe he
will be transferred to any other
church.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-09-11

half truck The words Use Vic
toria Flour" are painted on the side
boards of the truck Mr. Brandeck-
er and his demonstrator are the same
gentlemen who came up with the
truck for the Consolidated Company.
Since being up here with the Con
sohdated truck, Mr.. Brandecker has
sold one five ton truck, a two and a
half ton truck and two ton and a
half trucks and o private ambulance,
which shows the regard in which the
Kissel Kar trucks are held by the
manufacturers Cf the country. Every
part Of these trucks is built in the
Kissel kar plant at Hartford, Wis.
Even the engine is built in this
plant. The company is making a
specially of hotel busses and private
ambulances. Trucks are now being
made ranging from the $500 pound
trucks to the big ton trucks in six
different models. We now have two
Kissel Kar trucks operating in this
city and there will probably be more
Of them sold in this vicinity as these
cars demonstrate their worth and
superiority to the manufacturers here
A big load of flour was taken to
Nekoosa and Port Edwards this
morning. The Kissel Kar is a Wis
consin product and one thati S favor
ably known all over the United State
and some foreign countries.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-09-11
HEALTH Of THE
COMMUNITY GOOD

The general health of the commun-
ity is good according to the monthly
report of DR.. F. X. Pomainville,
health officer. there being but six
cases of contagious diseases in the
city. There are three cases of diph-
liberia, two cases of small pox and
one case Of typhoid fever in the city
at this time.
During the month of August there
were five deaths, twelve births and
ten weddings.
The deaths during the month of
August were:
Anton Czarnowski.
Geo. w. Davis.
Casper Gurtler.
Infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Shinn.
John Rucinski, accidental.
The marriages were.
Norman H. Woltz and Miss Tern
B. Miller.
Frank Hintz and Miss Jennie F.
Wilke.
Andrew Wichman and Miss Mary
Jozwiak.
John Sonnenberg, Jr., and Miss
Helen Bruska.
Carl Nord and Miss Minnie Witte.
William Damon and Miss Lillian
Eggert.
Irwin Ankeny and Miss Maud Chea-
tie.
Alexander Jaun and Miss Barbara
Steife.
Hugo G. Zillmer and Miss Lillian
Brown.
Frank Sherwood and Miss Emma
Woetzel.
The births during the month were:
Boys born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Sundet.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Allworden.
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton King.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Exner.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Carey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Desper.
Girls born to
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Reiland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent Navodouski.
Mr.. and Mrs Cannier Rybicki.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ticknor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert F. Roach.
Mr., and Mrs. Chas. Keip.
The girls and boys broke even this
month, there being six of each.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-09-11
Of SUG-
Ar GOING Up

Grand Rapids housewives who in
tend to do any amount of preserv-
ing of fruit this fall would do well
to buy their sugar now. Sugar is
going up. It is now selling at S5.16
per hundred wholesale in Grand
Rapids according to a prominent gro-
caryman. but it viii not remain at
that figure long. The present price
at which grocers are retailing sugar
leaves very little in handling and
the necessary expense involved IN
wrapping and delivering is apt to
bring about a small margin of loss
/ on each sale.
Some little time ago sugar whole
sailed at $44S hundred. This was
the low water mark of years. 1t is
now climbing steadily and should go
to six cents a pound retail before
long with the probability strong OF
Preaching eight cents before the win
ter is past.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-09-11
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AMERICAN WOODS
GO TO ORIENT

Recent statistics indicate mark
ed increase in exports of lumber
from the United States to the Orient.
More than quarter of a million
feet of American woods are report
ed as being used in Samoa, Hawaii,
and the Philippine Islands.
Heretofore, it is said, raw mater
ials have been made up into finished
articles in the United States, almost
without exception, and exported as
such With the discovery by Ameri-
can manufacturers in the Philippines
that they could import United States
woods and make them up with profit
there, Wood-using factories were built
Pacific coast woods, in consequence,
are in many cases taking the place
of the native woods with such pic
turesque names as apitong, teak,
nara, and yacal.
Douglass fir, according to the in
formation collected by the forest SER
vice, is the principal wood exported
from this country. It is said to be
the favorite wood among insular
manufacturers for flooring, ceiling,
siding, cornice, shelving, finish and
boat work. Makers of furniture de-
mand California redwood and sugar
eastern ash, sugar maple and wes-
tern white pine
Four woods, principally conifers
and oaks, go into the construction Of
boats; for raining parts, masts,
spars, interior trim, plankng, boat
crooks and tiIler handles. Meat
blocks are made from sugar maple,
which with sycamore supplies the en-
tire demand in the United States.
Wagon felloes are made of white oak
and other parts of vehicles are manu-
factured from high grades of white
ash and white oak
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-09-11
vIvAP HONE, WON.
DERFUL MACHINE

Thomas Edison, the great America,
to produce a talking and moving pic
ture machine that would be perfect,
but it remained for an Englishman,
Cecil Hepworth, to produce the per
feet combination of motion pictures
and talking machine Mr.. HepWOrth'S
invention is known as the VIVA
PHONE and it was this wonderful
machine that gave the entertain
ment at the DAILY theatre Thursday
evening. Unlike all other talking
picture machines, the cynchromsm
between the sound machine and the
picture machine is regulated by cleo
tricity. Wires connecting the pic
ture machine in the balcony with
the sound producing machine back
of the screen.
Those who were fortunate enough
to witness the performance last eve
ming were simply astounded at the
perfect synchronism between the
two machines. For example, in the
song. The Houses Are Going
Around" when the singer mentions
the striking of the clock and the
picture shows a man striking a little
bell. the picture and the sound come
in nerfect accord. The eye and ear
cannot detect a particle of differ
enoe To produce this effect Is
what has puzzled our own great
Edison and all others who have
sougbt for it until Mr.. Hepworth
came to the front with this machine
There are at present eighteen COM
nanies each in a separate state,
using the Vivaphone in the United
States at the present time. Inc
Vivaphone has only been IN thls
country six weeks, but has been
exhibited in over 500 cities ana
towns in Great Britain in little
over a year. In fact in London a
theatre. The La Scala in the west
end. has been built especially for
this machine. The La Scala seats
$500 people.
Not only are the pictures very
clear. but the sound producing mach
inc is far above the ordinary in
that it produces sound, voices, mus
ic, etc, in a clear distinct. easy to
hear manner One Witnessing per
formauce of the Vivaphone almost
forgets that he is looking at q
motion picture and listening to a
talking machine, so perfect is the
scvnchronism. You can almost see
The words coming out of the mouths
of the performers on the sereer
and when you. get things that per
feet YOU have got what will eventu
ally become the greatset amusemen
maker in the worlds history.
Last evening the program consist
ed of variety of subjects, chic
among which should be mentions
the Minstrel Show. which was great
ly enjoyed, also the Cockney songs
which were very coed; Irving Bel
Iiin's, The Ghost of the Violin, an
we must not forget the selection
from Gounod's great opera, Faust,
The selections We're, the duet bt
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-09-11
STATE FAIR WEEK

For many years reputed prize
winners at the Wisconsin state fair
have received the highest recogni-
tion throughout the civilized world,
says Sec. J. c. Mackenzie. This
condition exists because of the nigh,
strict standards maintained by the
board of agriculture and officials in
the selection of superintendent of
departments and the judges, who are
to make the awards. In the selec-
ton of judges neither distance nor
expense are considered in the efforts
to secure the services of the most
capable people.
After having secured the best
judges, the management of the fair
accords them the best possible op-
portunity and support in order that
both the exhibitors and the board
of agriculture may realize the most
satisfactory results. By rules both
the judges and the board are pro-
tected in that an exhibitor by Vlr-
tue of merely making his entry ac-
cepts the judge. The judges are
explicitly instructed to give premiums
only to worthy entries, regardless OF
the competition and even to disquali-
fly unworthy entries, though they be
the only ones in their classes. The
question Of qualification of entries
however, is taken care of in a great
er part in the very beginning, the
officials barring all entries which
appear to be unfit. The exhibitors
in the event of any dissatisfaction
have recourse to formal protest.
Though standards so strict are
maintained, the Wisconsin state
fair experiences no difficulty in fill
ing. its departments, because 1t vel
| comes all legitimate exhibits and
competition and because bonahde ex
hibitors appropriate rating that is
genuine and are anxious to come to
the Badger exposition where they
know they will receive that KIND OF
consideration"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-09-11
LEFT ALONE On
AN ISLAND

Left to his fate on a desolate
island a local barber had a close
shave Thus is the tale Of a hair
raising adventure revealed to the
people Of this city. 1t took long
time fer the story to get out. but
out it is now. 1t all happened at
the Woodman picnic a week ago Sun
day. The story is a narrowing tale
of hardship and being marooned on
an island in the middle Of the Wis
consin river with no companions
other than mosquitoes and wood
ticks. a swim for life and safe arrival
at the home of his family after sew
eraI hours spent in solitude during
which time he, no doubt, thought Of
his past life and the many times he
had put a dull razor on his custo-
mers face. But now, he was pulling
another face.
Sunday, August 30, the Woodmen
gave a picnic on the island near
the old west side pumping station.
Our friend, the barber, accompanied
a number of men in a boat to a
neighboring island Here a joke was
played on the barber Thinking they
had crossed the river and We're on
on the main land, they left the bar
Der to walk away around home, but
a mistake had been made and the bal
Der was left on an island. DesOlate
and oppressed he sat there, like Ma
poIeon at st. Helena, mourning the
fate that had befallen him. But our
noble knight of the shears has had
many a close shave in his day, and
he was not to be daunted by such
desperate situation, he plunged into
the river and swan to themainland.
He was wet, awfully wet, and he
wished to dry his clothes. There
We're plenty of trees nearby from
which to obtain fuel, but cur hero
being armed only with safety raZ-
or, obeyed that admonition Of his
order. ''Woodman Spare That Tree,
and wended his weary, damp, drizzl-
ing way to his domicile where he was
welcomed with open arms by his
family. After he had put on warm
and dry clothing, he began to feel
more comfortable and rage swelled
within his heart at the men who had
perpetrated such a crime as maroon
ing him on the island and he felt
that could he reach them at that,
moment, he would LYNCH them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-09-11
At THE GRAND

Manager Tout Of the Grand theatre
that the pictures Of Grand Rapids
will be ready to be exhibited next
Monday, Sept. Is. This will be good
news to the people of the city as
almost every one has been asking
when the pictures would be shown.
Mr.. Tout has made good on all the
promises he has made the public and
he will make good on these pictures.
Mr.. Huntley said in his letter that
the pictures had turned out fine, SO
it won't be long now before We can
see ourselves on the streets of our
own city.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-09-11
DR.. THOMPSON
COMING

The Grand Rapids Federation of
Woman's Clubs will hold their public
health meeting at the 'Island Home"
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Mead on
Friday, Sept. IL at 2:30 O'Clock.
DR.. Bertha V. Thompson's talk is
particularly one, that every mother
and every member of the City Fed
eratiCn should hear.
If you are interested in the moral
development of your child, your home
your schools, or your city, make it
a point, if you are a member of this
organization, to be present at the
home of Mrs. Mead Friday after
noon.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-09-11
MORE ABOUT BURGLARY

PittsvilIe, Wis, Sept. 4.-The safe
in the PittsvilIe postoffice was crack
ed last night, "wednesday night by
the same gang that has been 'mak-
ing" this section during the past
few weeks. At this time it is not
known whether or not the contents
were removed as the door is clos
ed, awaiting the arrival of safe ex-
perts. About 5000 in currency and
stamps were in the safe at the time
of the burglary.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-09-11
XII %
STATE TREA.
SURY LOW

Wisconsin faces going broke. State
Treasurer Johnson has asked for a
conference of all state officials to
take up the matter and it is likely
that Governor McGoVern may call
the legislature in special session to
appropriate money SO that the state
can pay it's bills. 1t costs more
than 81 900, 900 a month to run the
state and there's only 81 ,269 ,953 i'll
the state treasury's general fund
The university fund is good for
$93, 459 and the school fund has a
balance of 1896, $50. The normal
school still has $6,545 to its credit.