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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-02
iNVES THE STOCK EX-
CHANGE

There will always be stock and
produce exchanges. From the dawn
Of history men have gathered at CEN
trail points to buy and sell commo-
dities. In Europe there are great
trading fairs, like that at Nj jni Noy-
gorod, where for centuries country
people have gathered to swap talloW
hides, grain, and cattle for manufac
tured products.
The stock exchange lis simply the
modern counterart. Men swap paper
certificates of ownership, instead of
the real article owned
Let no one think that the result of
the pending investigation of Wall
street will be the closing of the
stock exchanges. If the brokers were
turned out of doors, they would sim
ply meet in the street or ON a vacant
lot, and existing evils would be ag-
gravated by lack of regulation
While this is true, the country at
large is not much in sympathy with
Wall street methods.
There is a story additionally cur
rent among shoe dealers that years
ago a manufacturer of shoes now de-
ceased, once begged Or hired friends
and neighbors to go to the shoe
stores of a certain large city In
each place the emissary asked, DO
you keep John B. Smiths Celebrated
Brogans? Well l don't care to trade
then. Good day"
1t is said that some retailers fell"
for it, and at once ordered Smith
Celebrated Brogans
A man who perpetrated a silly and
transparent little advertising trick
like that would be laughed at today
Yet how does it differ from the acts
of brokers who issue orders for match
ed sales and purchases? Like Smith.
they do it to give the public a false
impression that there is a large de-
mand for a certain property, when
there is no such demand.
The stock exchange performs
useful service to this extent, that
it estab fishes valuations The owner
of a share of a. property can learn
pretty closely what it is worth 9th
erwise owners would often sell far
below what property was worth.
But Wall street is a parasite that
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-02
RUDOLPH NO. I.

A Happy and Prosperous New Year
to all
Mrs. VIM. Babe and daughter Ha-
Eel departed Friday mosning for Muk
wonago and Big Bend where they
will visit relatives for two or three
weeks.
Joe Margeson and daughter Floy
of your city were up here Tuesday
evening and Miss Floy made a con-
tract with the school board of Dis
trict No. 1 to teach the coming term
instead of Miss Ella Latus who resign
ed. School will begin Monday Jan
uary 9Th,
Mary Meyers, who went to the Mil
waukee convent about three months
ago came home Thursday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Edmond Livernash
came down Thursday from Dancy
where they spent Christmas with her
parents Mr. and Mrs Pat Redmond.
Mrs. Golan came up from Nekoosa
Saturday evening to spend several
days at the home of her son John.
The Barney Van Ert family came
I'm from Port Edwards Tuesday ev-
ening to spend Christmas at the
Bushmaker home.
The w. J. Clark home was the
scene of a merry time on Christmas
day when they entertained twenty
four relatives to dinner The fol
lowing from out of town We're pres
ent: Mr.. and Mrs, Frank Clark and
four Children from near Stevens Point
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Clark and three
children of Milladore; Mr.. and Mrs
Irwin Whitmore and two children of
Port Edwards; Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
lockwood and daughter of Grand
Rapids, Harold aral Pearl at home.
Their children Were all present but
Rollin and Arthur
Chester Whitman, who has been
up in the woods for some time came
down Tuesday to spend Christmas
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Whitman in Linwood. He spent Sun.
day here at the Nick Marsceau home
and Monday morning in company with
Henry Marsoeau went near Rhine
lander to work in the woods.
Claud Ratelle who spent last week
in Wausau came down Saturday night
and returned Sunday noon.
John Joosten returned home Tues
day night from Little Chute, where
he spent last week. He left his ia
Their a little better.
Mary Graf of Stevens Point spent
several days the past week with Mrs.
George Elliott.
We heard of three weddings 70 take
place on Christmas day but have not
heard that one did take place. If
they did, they were very quiet about
it.
John Golan is making extensive
He bought a large
mill of Majinski and had it cut in
two and hauled to his place. Of one
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-02

half he has q fine cheese factory fit
ted up and the other half he VIII use
for barn. He will make cheese the
coming summer
Kamiel Marsceau spent Tuesday
in Linwood with his sister Mrs.
Louis Whitman.
Mr.. mad Mrs. N. G. Ratelle and
twin sons Warren and Wesley ate
Christmas dinner at the home of
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
Baker, Sr.
The Mike Mason family of Grand
Rapids spent Christmas with her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Aug. Jacoby
Mrs. Glen Foss and Altha Whitman
of Tomahawk came down Christmas.
night and visited at the Frank Whit
man home until Friday evening. Mr.
and Mrs. Foss did not start the both
inst. for the West as stated in the
last issue but they expect to start
the 18th of January.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-02
\ HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL.

A happy New Year to you, child
of today May you know more of sun
shine than of cloud, and more of glee
than of sorrow; may your tumbles
and bumps be few, your laughter be
frequent and long, your play be I'M
restrained, your sleep refreshing,
your dreams pleasant.
a Happy New Year to you, bright
youth and rosy checked maiden Of
our city and country-all happiness
in the ambition, the JOY, the friend
ship, the competitions and the reward
Of school life. Success to you in
the endeavor whereby the firm. en-
during basis of true manhood and
noble womanhood are laid; with what
success comes two-fold happiness
happiness to yourselves and happi-
ness to others. Go forth gaily and
confidentiaIly into the new year, o,
you who are beautiful in the fresh
yigor of your youth
To those whose lives are hallowed
by the grace of maternity, not one,
but many, many years of happiness.
Live long, wives and mothers of this
land, to see the lives you have cher
ished expand into beauty and use
fitness; live long to know and feel
the sweet reward of gratitude, Of
veneration and love Survive those
hours of pain. of cruelty, of watching
and of sacrifice through ii all
dear patient martyrs, TO share the
peace, the contentment, the repose,
the compensations of the future which
surely await you.
A happy New Year too, TO you,
grandmothers and grandfathers every
where. Look out upon all around
you and see how passing fair the ev-
ening is; and all that is to be heard
invites contentment and repose. You
hear voices, too, that We do not hear
they have never been quite forgot
ten and they speak to you in the
sweet, solemn twilight of the morn
ing that followeth the evening, and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-02
LEGALS
SUMMONS.

State of Wfsconsin-In Circuit
Court for Wood County.
Mabel Sorenson, Plaintiff, VS..
George Sorenson, Defendant.
THE STATE OF WISCONSIN TO
THE SAID DEFENDANT:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to
appear within twenty days after ser
vice of this summons, exclusive of
the day of service. and defend the
above entitled action in the court
aforesaid; and in case of your fail
ure so to do, judgment viii be rem
dered against you according to the
demand of the complaint.
CHAS. E. BRIERE,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
P. o. Address: Grand Rapids,
Wood County, Wisconsin. CIV.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-02
NEW YEARS CUSTOMS.

Human Nature, like the colt will
not wear it's harness of labor forever
and a day Every once i'll a while,
with certain traditional customs as
a sufficient pretext, it ties up the ma
chinery OF bread winning and money
getting You may whistle for your
butcher or your baker if he is out
first footing" with the Scotchman
or horn blowing with the American.
And so in every one of the states
but three, Massachusetts,, Maine, and
Kansas, New Years is a legal holi-
day. though it seems incongruOus
to begin your years work by bouts
of feasting that upset your insides
for a week.
So far as the customs of New York
nave any ineligible meaning, they
seemed to suggest a revolt of toll
some Human Nature against the
Jrammels of regular daily work.
There is an old superstition, that no
water, ashes, or refuse may be thrown
from the house that day, else i'll luck
will follow the home for the twelve
month. Probably this expresses a ira
ditionaI sentiment, in favor of keep
ing the day free from even the
cost routine Of household duties.
The curious custom of first foot
ing" proceeds from the superstition
that it brings i'll luck if member
of the family leaves the house New
Years day before an outsider en-
ters. This seems significant Of an
ancient feeling that New Years is
time for hospitality, that you must
receive and entertain your friends,
who must set the first foot on your
doorstep before you start out on the
sordid errands of business.
The rough house now seen on the
streets of so many cities New Years
Eve is of course meaningless rowdy
ism. But it is comparatively mild
compared with older manners. Even
in staid, hard working, police govern
ed Germany, they still bang your high
hat about your ears if you venture
out in formal toys New Years Eve.
You can overturn kings, nullify law
and abolish constitutions. But a pop
ular custom clings, even after all
its meaning, it's beauty, CIR its hu-
NOR, have turned into calf play.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-02
ARPIN.


The show given by the DR.. Cliff
ton Co., at the hall every evening
last week was we'll attended each
night Miss Edith Graf was award
ed the sofa pillow for being the most
popular young lady and Miss Mar
garet Holmes got first prize in the
ladies nail driving contest.
Miss Sadie Cowell spent a couple
Of days last week with friends at
Grand Rapids.
The Misses Olga Milbrandt and
Ruby TreuteI of Vesper spent Sunda!
with Mr. and Mrs Rem Winebrenner,
c. W. BIuett left Christmas eve
for a visit with relatives and friend
in the southern part of the state
The Misses Myrtle Lewis, Rose Ros
plock and Sophia Hahn returned to
their school duties at Grand Rapids
Monday after a weeks vacation spent
at their respective homes.
The NJ. w. Of A. and the R. n. OF
A. gave a farewell party at the town
hall Thursday evening, January
End for Mr. A. j. Cowell and family
An oyster supper was served and ev
eryone reports a very pleasant even,
ing.
The new horse sheds at the churcl
are nearly completed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Norris have
been entertaining relatives from Ba
raboo the past week.
A number of the Winebrenner fam
lily spent New Years day with Mr.
and Mrs. Martin Prentice at Yes
per.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-02
NOTICE OF SALE.

Notice is hereby given that by
virtue of and pursuant TO a Judgment
of the Circuit Court for Wood Coun-
ty. bearing date on the 10Th day of
October, 1912 in an action in which
l. H VanCott Co., was Plaintiff and
William Uthmeier was defendant,
l will, on the 14th day of February,
1918, at ten O'Clock a. ms
offer for sale, and sell at pub
lie auction at the front door of the
Court House in the City Of Grand
Rapids, County of Wood, and State
of Wisconsin, to the highest bidder
for cash, all the following Real Estate
described in said judgment, to-wit:
Lot Two (2), Block D. of the City Of
Marshfield, Wood County, Wiscon-
sin.
Dated December Goth, 1912.
John Schmitt, Sheriff,
Wood County.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-02
JIIDGE BYRON 2. PARK.

During the last session Of Circuit
Court we had our first opportunity OF
obtaining any knowledge Of Judge
Parks official capacity as Judge Of
the Seventh Circuit since he succeed
ed the Honorable Judge Chas. VI.
Webb, now deceased Judge Park re
sndes in Stevens Point, and is the
son of the Honorable Gilbert L Park
who served on the bench so ably for
many years in the same circuit, only
il included many more counties then
than what II does now. Byron, po-
ssesses many excellent qualities Of
his father-excepung that he is a
much younger man than his father
was when he served the people in
the SINE capacity. We fuond that
the present Judge is quick in his
decisions, firm in insisting upon his
decisions, and always extremely fair
and equitable to all concerned in
his rulings.
He appears to be well yersed in
the law and ready and prompt in its
support. He insists on progress on
the part Of everybody in the trial OF
all cases. He don't want business 10
drag. He holds sessions evenings
when he finds it necessary to ac-
complish results. In every way he
exhibits excellent qualities of head
and heart in the dispatch Of business
and will convince any visitor to his
court that he is the right man in the
right place. He succeeds an able
Judge and therefore the comparison
is favorable to his credit for a
young man of his years. The people
of his circuit can compliment them
selves in making this selection OF
Judge Park to serve them for the
next six years.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-02

largely increase his production or
turn out better article, if he viii
hunt up the best information on
that subject, and think out better pr
cesses in his own brain
The skilled workman is the ma
who has learned the best in his reach
At high price he is a cheaper en-
ploye than III eanskilIed man. To win
the allegiance OF this class OF opera
tives, the labor unions must protect
the skilled man as we'll as the IN
skilled. They must encourage the
man with original capacity to improve
himself, and see to it that he gets
a reward commensurate with his in
creased production.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-02
COUNTY TRAINING
SCHOOLS INCREASE

MADISON, Wis, Dec. 27.-Reports
received by State superintendent G.
P. Cary from twenty-one of the TWEEN
ty-five county training schools for
teachers, which were in operation last
year show a net gain in enrolment
of Al on December 1st, this year,
compared to with that of last year OIL
the same date, the figures being
1O41 and 1000 respectively. Of the
1O41 enrolled this year 81 are young
men, a gain of over the number en-
rolled last year. The number of.
high school graduates enrolled decree
ed from 123 to 107.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-02
BABE IS BORN
ON CAR
Violates the ''Pay las You Emit
er" Rule of CHICAGO Railway.

CHICAGO, H., Dec. 26.-The pay
as you enter rules of Chicago street
car companies We're violated on Thurs
day by a passenger, who entered the
world and a crowded Chicago avenue
car simultaneously. He weighed
eight pounds. His mother Mrs. Mary
O'Connen was taken off the car by
women passengers and sent to
hospital.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-02

Miss Alma Binneboese has taken
the position as bookkeeper and as
sistant at the Gleue Bros. shoe store.
Mrs. Schroeder of Reedsburg is
in the city to attend the funeral of
Pat Starr
Ryland Boorman is doing Y NJ. c.
A. work at Evansville during the va
cation between semesters.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-02

The school dancing problem has
come up in Minneapolis with ven
geance. The Scandinavian parents
have issued an ultimatum to the
school board which amounts to a
declaration that they will take their
children out Of high school as a
last resort against dances under schoo
supervision which has received the
sanction of the board Of education.
1T is better to have our children
90 without an education than fill dane
halls with them" say the parents.
Half the high school pupils in Nil
neapolis are of Scandinavian paren-
tage.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-02
LABOR UNIONS AND SKILLED LA
Dor,

Among the problems considered
by the American Federation of La
Dor at its Rochester convention, has
been the unionizing of the Steel Cor
poration and other big Industries. The
fact that the skilled workers in the
steel industry have tended to remain
aloof constitutes a problem to which
the federation has had to give seri-
GUS attention.
The majority of people accept the
traditions of their work as given
them by the last man ON the job or
the foreman. Every factory has its
almost inflexible customs, providing
that raw material must be handled
in a certain way to produce the best
results.
Any man who disregards these Gus
toms, and tries to demonstrate some
quicker or better way, has as hard
I. tine Of it as a political reformer
in a machine caucus.
Nevertheless, the shop tradition
may net be right. All forms Of tech
nical science are being revolutionized
The man who should undertake to
build a railroad bridge as it was
built a generation ago could not get
a chance to put up a surface water
drain on a village highway.
Yet in a host Of factories practical
~ the same methods are being used
that were used by the fathers Of
the present employees
There is a large section Of work
men who have the American gift for
ingenuity. Their mind
is continually calling up factory pro-
cesses for critical examination. They
like to question worknen from other
places, to learn if they know any more
effective methods. They go to the
libraries and study technical works.
Almost any man, be he factory worI
er, farmer, or professional man, can
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-02
THE PARCELS POST AND THE
MERCHANTS

The new parcels post law has
been viewed with a great deal of
misgiIEng by retail merchants every
wheret However, it should give then
new Opportunities of which they have
had little conception.
1t Improves their position as res
pect& distant mail order houses. A
mail order house 300 to 600 miles a
way bust pay 81 cents to get a
10 potnd parcel mailed. The local
MERCK nt serving the same article to
a so lLile territory, can get the same
thing tcarried for 80 cents. He can
send 1T for local delivery, including
such rural routes as many start at
the home post office, for IA cents.
A mail order house over, 1000 miles
away must pay 81 CENTS to get such
a parEel mailed.
1t Should be possible for the 10
cal n lerchants of this town to deVel-
op a good trade in the outlying coun
try fbr material to be delivered by
parcel post.
SUPPOSE farmer wants a steak
for d Inner He can order it by tele-
phonk and have it mailed within SO
miles for eight cents. The possible
ties for the development of this bu
sinesE are unlimited. The postage
is cheaper than the time he would
spend in the provision store making
his d purchase and paying for it.
In the outlying country around this
town. there is thus a great potential
poteItial trade waiting for someone
to gEt 1t will go to the man who
gets latter it with advertising.
Til e people in the farm home rare
ly Ibss the towG MERCHANTS shop
wind low. They will do their shopping
through the newspaper There the
NERD hant has chance to show them
his foods ft is a great show window
in which the entire community looks
every day. Formerly high express
charges threw obstacles around mail
orddr business to the nearby terri
tOryl Now the lower rates and the
SPREAD of rural delivery open a big
newt field for the merchant with an
OUTLYING country to draw from. Ad-
vertFsing in this newspaper will brint
this business.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-02

sucks life blood from the whole nation
by encouraging the gambling and Get
Rich Quick spirit, and by fake manip
ulations of stocks. Why does not
Wall street need strict regulation
just as much as the railroads?
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-02
Catarrh Cannot be Cured.

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they cannot
reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a
blood or constitutional disease, and in order
10 cure 1t you must take internal remedies.
Hairs Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces. Halls Catarrh Cure is not a quack
medicine. 1t was prescribed by one of the
pest physicians IN this country for years
and is regular prescription. II is COM
posed OF the best tones known, combined
with the best blood purifiers, acting di-
rectly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect
combination OF the two ingredients is what
produces such wonderful results in curing
Catarrh. Send for testimonials free.
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo o.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
Advertisement.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-02
KILLS SANTA
IN CHURCH
Man Charges Unequal Distribu-
ton of Presents and Shoots.

ABERDEEN, Miss, Dec. 26-James
Reeve on Thursday explained that he
shot and killed Robert Adair, while
the latter was impersonating Santa
Claus at church Christmas celebra-
ton, because he thought Adair was
not distributing presents fairly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-02
:XTRAVAGANT YOUNG FoIkA

q man who operates a soda foua
ia In and ice cream stand was speak
in the other day about prevailing
habits of extravaganza in connection
with the cost of living.
He referred 70 certain young PEG
plb who cone into his place regu
-larIy Some of them spend 25 cents
several times a week for ice cream
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-02
Looking Forward

At this season it is natural TO
try and arrange our affairs so that
our condition viii be improved before
the end Of another year.
Profitable investments cannot be
made until at least a part of the
money has been accumulated.
Our savings department will aA you
in saving the money and We are al
ways glad to advise regarding in
YestmentS.