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The Washington times., 1914-01-11

Carter in the same theater, chaperoning
: box party for those two fine sons Of hers
The fine spirit of camaraderie which always
existed in the Carter family grows stronger
as the boys have become men, and it is a fine
thing. Mrs. Carter is sought after not only
as. chaperon for the young set, but as a
companion.
] sometimes wonder if Mrs. Wilson has
any idea of how much pleasure she gives a
number OF dear little old ladies out at the
Presbyterian Home when she sends them
flowers? Every now and then a great big
box of the choicest blossoms comes TO the
home from the White House conservatory
with the compliments of Mrs Wilson. They
come at the most unexpected times, which
makes it all the nicer. Sometimes they
arrive just in time to decorate the table for
dinner, and sometimes in time for the
luncheon table, but whenever they come, il
means party" for the recipients They
prize the flowers as if they were made Of
gold, and they take the greatest care Of
them, making them last as long as they can
by changing the water, clipping the stems,
and doing the hundred and one other things
that only those dear, wise, little women know
This particular home is not the only OBJ
jectiye point of Mrs. Wilson's boxes Of
flowers. She sends them to the hospitals and
to church bazaars and many places about
whieh one never hears She will take the
place in the affection of the women of this
country which Mrs. Cleveland has, think.
remember as child admiring the flowers
which Mrs. Cleveland sent to the old First
Presbyterian Church for decoration. After
the services, the women of the church used
to take them to the Washington Asylum
Hospital
The Commandant of the Marine Corps
and Mrs., BiddIe had the Iatter's son-in-law
and daughter as their guests for a few days
recently on their way home from their
honeymoon trip, which has been little jaunt
around the world. Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholaus
left Washington just a day or two ago for
their home in ST. Louis.
s%
4 Did ] tell you that Elsie Clohan was visit
ing me for few days? She came over
Thursday en- route to her home in West Viz
ginia from Baltimore, where she had been
for Edna Gerling's wedding to Richard Stef-
fey on Monday. We are going to Keith's
matinee this afternoon, and then there are
three teas we hope to get to before O'Clock.
Write to me very soon-
y ~.
The Washington times., 1914-01-11

lage in which the last will of Washington re-
poses, The marriage of his parents was
most romantic affair, and took place as
result Of the war between the States.
In March, 1868, Major General Slough
ton was in command of the post at Fairfax,
The Washington times., 1914-01-11

The date is set for Maitland Marshalls-
wedding to that very charming paymaster,
John H. Knapp, U. S. N. The wedding will
be on April p, in tine Church of the Coven-
ant. A large reception will follow.
The Washington times., 1914-01-11

Ruth Hitchcock and Douglas Bullock won
the prize for the best dancing at the the
dansant which Edith Oracle gave Friday
afternoon at her home. Oh yes, contest
dancing as feature of private entertain
ments is getting to be quite the rage even in
Washington. Why not? Prizes are given at
card parties.
The Washington times., 1914-01-11

Georgia Knox Berry wore one Of the pret
best gowns at the charity ball ! have ever
seen her WcaF, and have noticed her in
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-03-26

of age are very much broken up.
Many Of our serious minded young
folks, with their sociology and erudi-
ton, seem to have utterly skipped
the decade from twenty to fifty, so
thoroughly are their minds matured
to adj the permanently serious issues
OF life. They live lives of splendid
usefulness. But through failure to
kick up their heels in freedom of
sport, they seem to miss the full
symmetry OF a wholly rounded charac
ter.
On the other hand, there are grey
boards of the seventies who most mu
tinously refuse to stand with one foot
In the grave where they belong. One
suspects that Secretary Nc Adoo,
who tangoes and plays tents enthu-
siastically though past the half CEN
fury mark, VIII align himself with
this class even when he reaches
great age. The type is growing more
common, and marriages like the one
| that has just stirred Washington so
ciety seem to be more frequent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-03-26
HANDICAPPING SCHEME UNFAIR

Some of the prospective bowlers
who viii be i'm the handicap bow
ling tournament think that the sug-
gested scheme of handicapping is I'M
fair to the leaders. The idea sug-
gested by those who object to the
system of handicapping mentioned
and which is Offered as a substi-
tUte for this plan is handicapping
on the team average of pins made
during the entire season. This would
give AN absolutely reliable compari-
son of the bowling of the different
teams and ought to be a fair way
Of handicapping. The system as ,srug-
gested of handicapping from percenta
ges of games won and lost does not
appear as fair as handicappimg from
the actual number of pins made by
each team. The bowlers are invi-
ted to express their opinion on this
matter
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-03-26
First National Bank
Grand Rapids. Wis.
"OIdest Bank in Central Wisconsin"
a. l. Fontaine, Publisher.
The Modern Novel

The editor having spent some odd
hours the past winter in reading a
number of contemporary works of fic-
ton, feels moved to ask his readers
and brother newspaper men what
they think of the modern novel amy
way
The old time novel took a very big
moral tome The hero was a frank
faced and cleared youth, who strug
gIed against fate and circumstance,
and who fell i'm love with a high
minded girl. FINALLY they were mar
ried and lived happily ever after.
Marriage now is apt to be a rather
early incident in the story. The hero
has fatal capacity for picking out
the gml he didn't really want This
of course was not due to his own
lack of brains, but to some fateful
Decree of physical passion which he
couldn't help. Afterwards he discov-
ers that his wife is nobody.
Around the next street is a pure and
high ideal of feminity, whom he
should have selected in the first
place. Hence .ruciOns!
Sex feeling is a big element in
human life, but it is not everything.
AS life grows more complex with its
struggles OF business, society, poll
tics, a great many other interests
meet and clash and create dramatic
situations worthy of fine fistionaI
treatment The best fiction writers
are giving more ond more prominence
to these other aspects of life.
Ten years ago the railroad sta
tion news stands We're covered with
long libraries OF paper 10 and %
cent novels. Now they are apt to
be put under the counter, while
the news dealers display newspapers
and Illustrated magazines. It is com
paratiyeIy rare today to see a man
reading a novel ON the train. Per
haps one trouble is that modern
writer's have given the sex motive
sum morb-d prominence that it
surdeits healthy minded people. As
some one has said, the modern novel
is too erotic, neurotic, and tommy
rotic.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-03-26
CANDIDATE FOR ASSEMBLY

After carefully considering the mat
ter from every standpoint, J. D. Har-
ring, widely known and well respec-
ted Nekooss citizen, has decided to
become a candidate for the RepubIi-
can nomination for member OF the
state assembly, and authorizes the
Times to make formal announcement
Of the same
This announcement is news to the
Times and thus early in the season
there is little We can say, as no
one can foretell how matters may
shape up In the final accounting. As
to fitness for the position, his stand
this is not the time TO speak. This
is simply the formal announcement
that Mr.. HadTing is a candidate for
the nomination of Representative
from Wood county in the State Leg
isIature and that his hat is i'm the
ring.-Nekoosa Times.
]. D. HarTring spoken of above was
formerly a resident farmer of the
town of Armenia, Adams county, and
served that county as member of as
sembly for one term. He has sold
out and become a resident of Nekoo-
sa, this county.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-03-26
RexaII Convention Closed

A c. Otto returned last evening
from Milwaukee where he has been
attending the state convention of the
Rexall dealers
Mr.. Otto reports a very we'll at
tended and enthusiastic meeting
There are 145 Rexan dealers In the
state of Wisconsin alone.
People who have read the Milwau-
kee papers during the week have no
doubt read quite a good deal about
the doiIpgs of these RexaM people at
their annual convention. One of the
Milwaukee papers published a car
toom of eight of the leading ReNaII
dealers of the state and among them
is A. G. Otto of Grand Rapids, Wis
Beside those i'm attendance from Wis
consin there were many from outside
the state
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-03-26
DISPARITY OF AGE IN MARRIAGE

In the counts of femininity, where
the acts Of womankind are passed
in final review, some question is
raised as to the approaching mar
riage of Miss EIanor Wilson and Sec
Rotary Me Adoo. The brideeelect is
only "a years old, while the amorous
secretary has turned the fatefuI cor
nel, of So According to the tradi-
tiodss, this constitutes an element of
llns uitability.
Formerly the ancient of a half cen
tmy was supposed to sit at the, card
table, playing sedate rubbeus of wins
with hoary dowagers, while his youth
full wife waltzed with courtiers of
her own age in the ballroom.
Even the sweetest maiden VIII
some day become tired of running
for hot water bottles and inya-
lid chairs for her declining partner,
while the pulses of life still beat
high in her veins. It has not been
strange that her affection often
turned to the partners of the dance
and the saddle, rather than to the
occupant of the placid easy chair and
the hearth.
But to-day the artificial boundaries
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-03-26
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-03-26
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-03-26
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-03-26

the c. NJ. &. st. p. Ry. bridge east
erly about sixty-eight hundred feet
the highway bridge so as to furnish
a sufficient outlet for the prompt
discharge of water from said district
CD. An amount equal to Eight dol
lars ($S00) per acre of the 6278.G5
acres of Wet land i'm that portion of
said district called the Howe Greek
Sub District" consisting of the fol
lowing lands within said district to-
wit: South half af southwest quar-
ter Is IL sw Id of section ONE "a,
south quarter Us IA and northwest
quarter of southwest quarter INV sw
of section two (2) south half of
section three; south half OF section
-four "a; southeast quarter Use Ia
ter (ne sW) and south half Of south
west quarter { IS IL sw) of section
five 81, township twenty-five (25)
north of range six CD east and all of
the lands in said district i'm sections
eight (S), mine 90, ten (O).
eleven CID, twelve (12), thirteen (13
fourteen ga, fifteen Q5), sixteen
Q6), seventeen (17), eighteen Q8),
nineteen 90, twenty 900, twenty
one 21), twenty-five (22, twenty+three
(23), twenty-four (24), twenty-seven
(27), twenty eight (28), thirty-three
(33), of said township twenty-five (25
range six 60, east; and i'm section
eight 90, and mine 90, of township
twenty-five (25) north of range seven
CD east; all being in Portage COnn-
ty, Wisconsin,; such assessment to
be used i'm laying out additional
and enlarging existing ones
i'm said Howe Creek Sub District as
shown by map and plans and specf
fications ON file with said petition.
Notice is further hereby given that
said court has made and filed am
order that said petition be heard al
the court house in the city Of Wau
sau, Wisconsin,, Marathon county on
the 28th day of May A. d. 1914, at
ten o'clock a. M and all PERSONS in
terested liz said matter are hereby
notified to be them and there pres
enf to make such objections and fur
nish to the court such other infor-
nation as they deem proper.
II. NJ. Jones
G. G.. Knoller.
T. II. Hanna.
Commissioners.
Dated March II, 1914
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-03-26
SHOOTING UP THE EDITOR.

Newspaper writer's sometimes re-
mark, in hasty generalization. that
a free press lies at the foundation of
successful civil government. Yet pro
baIbdy in Mexico to-day, the editors
express their opinions with much fire
dom But they must be prepared to
back that freedom by quick resource
to the hip pocket.
Not merely free speech is needed
but the spirit of tolerance of free
speech An editor has the right to
criticise those who differ from him
personally in public matters Also he
has a right to attack the character
Of his antagonists, provided he is
convinced that he tells the truth,
and is prepared to submit the justice
of his statements to the courts
The killing Of the editor of a ia
nous Partisan newspaper is not ne
cessarily an indictment of the whole
French people. Similar cases occur
with some regularity in this country.
Fortunately they grow more rare.
The larger peoples minds grow,
the less keenly they take personal
controversy. The little city council
man viii cut a rival on the street
for a life time. Meanwhile the great
antag onists of the United States Sem
ate hurl their defianees at each 9th
er with Olympian thunders. After
ward they adjourn to the restaurant,
while their friendship is repair
ed, and differences are tolerated.
So it ought to be in newspaper
controversy. Few editors put bitter
personal feeling into it. 1t is their
trade to express points OF view.
They would be false to the peo-
pie that hire them did they fail in
so doing.
When a man shoots up or tries to
dick" the editor, he hurts the
place whera he lives. 1t gives the
rest of the world the impression that
the town belongs ON the social from
tier Such an incident turns the sym
pathy of the community to the as
saulted man. But if the editor is in
the wrong, the sympathy Of the COM
mumity can always be won against
him, by the calm statement of the
truth in lawful ways.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-03-26
WISCONSIN

O! A truly sovereign state
Is Wisconsin,!
All that's good and wise and great
Is Wisconsin.
Every day or two 1 read
How her laws and customs lead,
Heaven must be like, indeed,
To Wisconsin.
Education is the rage
In Wisconsin.
People all are smart and sage
In Wisconsin.
Every newsboy that you see
Has a varsity degree,
Every cooks a Phi. D.
In Wisconsin.
Trusts and bosses never mix
In Wisconsin.
o. the lovely politics
In Wisconsin,
Though the railroads boost the rate
High in every other state,
They are famously sedate
In Wisconsin.
Matrimony cannot fail
IN Wisconsin.
Babies all are strong and hale
In Wisconsin.
That's the state of married bliss
You have read about ere this.
None but gods may COO and kiss
In Wisconsin
People never lock their doors
In Wisconsin.
No one hardly ever snores
IN Wisconsin
Ivy Grapes each prison wall
And the jails no more appall-
They are social centers ali
In Wisconsin.
o. the state Of states for me
Is Wisconsin!
There's the place where I would be,
In Wisconsin.
/ would hasten to her shore
With a glad and grateful roar,
Only Jersey needs me more
Than Wisconsin.
L. H. Robbins in Life.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-03-26
THE 500 LINE

The following are some of the rea-
sons why the 500 Lime, as a case of
necessity, is almost compelled to
build the cut off line from Mukwon-
ago to Grand Rapids.
LIST. To avoid the heavy curves
coming north from this village This
is q reverse curve where through
freigfhts are stalled almost every day
End. The heavy grade coming out
of Waukesha is such that the switch
engine is often required to assist
This grade is more difficult than the
one at this point as the start is from
4 stand still and without assistance
would be quite difficult to overcome.
Bird. A heavier grade still is at a
place called Hamilton, three miles
this side of Fond dn Lac, but as
there is an opportunity to make a
run it is not so obnoxious to train
men as at Waukesha or the dou-
BILE curve north of Mulawonago.
4th. The proposed cutoff avoids
these severe grades, gives a straight
line and saves nearly fifty miles be
tween these points.
9th. 1t opens up to the 500 Lime
one of the most productive, wealth.
est and beautiful sections of Wiscon-
sin. The country alone will warrant
it's building. BUT what of the freight
traffic of the Great Northwest? Do
these three grade barriers have no
bearings? Does the fifty miles saved
count as nothing? These are not in
aginary questions. They are hard
cold facts. Not only are they facts
but they are expensive ones The
greatest energy of a railroad man
agement is, not to get lime between
two points regardless of distance and
obstacles, but to economic ON pow
er and time The expense of a road
is cut in every manner possible, but
there lis no cut that equals the
of a road bed and the
abolition of Innec essary grades I'm |
TIL this lis done NO management has |
fulfilled it's entire duty and as this
is one of the greatest necessities of |
the 500 Line it cannot be very long
before it is accomplished-M. lklwona-
go Chief
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-03-26

STATE OF WISCONSIN-Circuit
Court, Marathon County.
In the matter of the Dancy Drain
age District.
Notice is hereby given that the I'M
dersigned commits sioners have filed
with the clerk of said court at Wau-
sau, Wisconsin, a petition and re-
port asking the court to authorize a
third assessment of the amount and
to be used to the following proposed
work, to wit:
(a) Am amount equal to Seventy
four (74) cents per acre of all the
wet bands in the district 10 enlarge
theoutlet by excavating a channel
fifty-folr feet wide at the bottom
through the dirt excavation, and
thirty feet wide at the bottom
through the rock excavation from
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-03-26
Milwaukee Man Finds Quick
Wav to Escape Misery OF
Digestive Troubles

William A. Ernst Of 1884 Richards
Street. Milwaukee, was a victim OF
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miserable most Of the time. He was
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Mr.. Ernst took Mayr's Wonderful
Stomach Remedy and was surprised
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Your medicine has relieved me Of
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-03-26
Notice of Final Account

COUNTY COURT. WOOD COUNTY
Wise Gnsin-Tn probate.
In the matter of the win OF w. c.
TratheGn, deceased.
Notice us hereby given that at a
Special term of the county court to
be held in and for said county at
the court house i'm the city of GRAND
Rapids in said county ON the 4th
Tuesday (being the 28th day. of
April, A. D. 1914, at the opening OF
court en- that day the following mat
ter will be heard and considered.
The application of F. j. Wood, ex-
ecutor of the Will of w. c. Trahern,
deceased, late of the City of GRAND
Rapids, in said county, for the eNam-
ination and allowance of his final ac-
count, and for the assignment of the
residue of the estate OF said de-
ceased to such persons as are by
law entitled thereto; and for the de
termination and adjudication of tine
inheritance tax, if amy, payable in sal
estate.
Dated 18th day OF March, A. D
1914.
By the Court:
w J. Conway
County Judge.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-03-26

Win he find any OF the young people
singing them now?
What has become OF the punches OF
young folks who once sat on
doorsteps, and came home from pic
mic excursions. singing Robin
Atlair" and 'Swanee Ribber'' OF
course as everyone knows, they now
20 to the summer hotels, dancing the
onestep CT the Argentine tango, to
the music OF $500 graphophome rec
ords.
The LIE OF the popular song is
three months. Once in while some
air with haunting rhythm may sun
Yive a year. If you suggest to a com
pany of people, that they have a
'ssing." someone drags out q torn
and battered bunch of popular songs.
/ Illustrated with fellows and girls i'm
s sntinentaI attitudes
None Of the company knows more
Ian one or two Of them. The others
have at home similar collections.
consisting of different compositions.
The company finally settle on some
one song, but no one knows the words
After waibbEng off the pitch, trying
to follow the pianist, they quit, and
dance the hesitation waltz. The
pretty old art of informal choral
singing is dead.
Certain fine old songs should be
taught in the schools with America,
Star Spangled BANNER and Dixie
: The school singing books should not
bother with flippy little Lightly let
the Boat Row" They should teach
THE old home ain't what it used
to be" My old Kentucky home, .
and the likes, which Prof. Smith
is sent out to collect and preserve.
These airs have survived across th'
years because they have tender
sentiment and romantic feeling.