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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-06

datory; expenses should be kept with
along constructive and not destruc-
tive lines. The fight for the rule of
the people is on. Shall the people
through it's representative rule the
state and say what shall be done
with their money? Every institution
of the state is subject to the will
of the people or should be. 1t is
not necessary to injure any institu
tion or useful department. Our ex-
revenues; the indirect taxes receiv-
ed by the state should be sufficient
for all state purposes
Every institution and dpeartment of
state should be carefully inVestigat-
ed and the cost of each and it's rev
enues should be laid before the leg
islature for it's guidance in its ap-
preparations and should be in such
shape that each legislator can un-
uS1iSto1lu IIIS lIndIICSS VI JllS 6ouGIu0.
Full investigation should be made
of the needs of the state of the
present Boards and Commissions and
departments and by consolidation and
such elimination as may be found
possible the number of offices and
office holders should be reduced.
Wherever there is duplication of ser
vice that should be remedied; the
expenses of our large inspection ser
vice can be materially reduced by
transferring their duties to other de-
partmentS; the number of employees
should be under the control of the
legislators and maximum salaries fix
ed by law.
Shorter sessions of the legislature
are also to be desired and this can
of such bills as the people demand
and the necessity of the state re-
quires. better laws and their more
efficient administration are more to
be desired than many new enact
ments.
Our University should be careful
ly investigated, and such laws enact
ed to govern it as will be satisfac--
tory to the people
J. D. HARRING,
Republican Candidate for Assembly.
Nekoosa, Wis, July %, 1914
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-06
WHAT THE BUS|.
NESS MEMS
ASSN IS NOT

The Business Mems Association,
which Will be ogranized here, will
not be a secret organization.
1t will not be a religious group.
1t will not be a monopolistic body.
1t Will not be a political machine
1t viii work for the best interests
OF the community and not for one
individual or group of individuals.
1t viii not be narrow or self-cen-
tered, but viii be ready to meet any
duty Which the city presents.
1t will recognize merit. 1t will
emphasize civic and social duties.
What 1t Will Represent.
1t will represent citizens of Grand
Rapids, who have shown their will
Hngness to make an investment in
the welfare of the city, and whose
utilization is proof in itself to their
circle of acquaintances that they
believe in the association, and in
those who are carrying ON its acti-
vities.
1t believes in service not only
for its members, but also for the
city. Its officers will have that Wis
ion of service.
1t may well be said that the new
Business Men Association will en-
phasize that motto: Zone For All
and All For One"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-06
DEATH Of
FRANK BENGERT

After a long illness since last
May, Frank Bengert, an employee
in the Biron paper mill, died at his
home in that village Tuesday after
noon. He leaves a wife and eight
children to mourn his death He was
born in Germany December Is, 1866,
and was At years, Z months and 20
days old when he died The funeral
service will take place from the
house at Biron at $50 o'clock and
from S. S. Peter and Pauls church
in this city at $780, Rev. VIM. Red
ing officiating The deceased was a
member of S. S. Peter and Pauls
Court No 1876, and the members are
requested to meet at the church at
$50 to attend the funeral. Burial
will take place in Calvary cemetery.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-06
BETHEL.

Farmers in this vicinity are about
through haying and are now cutting
their grain.
John La Fevre has gone to his
home in Green Bay for short visit
Prof H T. Elliott spent Saturday
in Tomah.
A few Bethel families went to
Yellow River Sunday for picnic.
Mrs. Ed Greenman and daughters
visited friends in Marshfield this
past week
Prof ], N. Kimble, who has been
spending the summer at his home
in New York, has returned to take
up his duties at the academy.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Stilson visit
ed in Pittsville Monday.
Mr.. John Rennings left Thursday
night for Trondgan, Norway, where
he will visit relatives.
J. w. Deering has out his second
crop of hay and also his alfalfa.
Miss Iva Fillner left Monday for
Merrill, where she will visit her
sister.
Mrs. Henry Smith, of Biron, her
daughter Phynea, now the wife of
Prof. M. L. Kelley, of Mt Vernon
Ohio Academy, and her sister, Mrs
MillardS of Wenatchee, Wash, are
visiting Mrs. Smiths daughter, Mrs
d. A. Deedon, of this place.
Mr.. Frank Rennings of Seattle,
Washington, stopped off here be-
tween trains Friday enroute for New
York.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-06
PONCE De LEON FAILED;
HIS PRIZE is FOUND

Ponce de Leon, the daring expIor-
er, searched among the swamps of
Florida for the Fountain of Youth,
which the Indians said would restore
power and make people young. He
did not find it.
Thousands of chronic intestinal,
bowel and stomach sufferers have
written to Geo. H Mayr, 154 Whit
ing St., Chicago, in quest Of health.
They have found It. His remedy, com
posed Of healing vegetable oils, from
France, has indeed given them back
the health OF youth
Why suffer from indigestion gases
on the stomach, fainting spells, tor
pid liver, constipation and all the
evils of a disordered stomach when
there is relief here? Mayrfs Wonder
full todnach Remedy is now sold
here at Otto's Pharmacy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-06
NEW BOWLING
ALLEYS HERE

The new alleys for the Gets
West Side Bowling Emporium have
arrived and work of getting them
down is progressing rapidly. The
building of the foundation for the
new alleys will take quite little
time. After the foundation is COM
pleted the actual work of laying the
alleys will be accomplished in short
order The addition of the three
new alleys will make it possible to
play 20 league games on this alley
alone each week. Four games can be
played each night and playing five
nights a week will take care of 20
games. By using three alleys, the
games can be played faster and that
is one of the things some of the play
ers have been hoping for
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-06
CITY FATHERS IN
MONTHLY SESSION

All members of the council were
present at the regular meeting on
Tuesday evening, August 4th, at the
| council chamber.
The committee appointed to effect
settlement with W1n. Johnson for
injuries received by him while work
ing for the city, recommended a
settlement Of $500. This was carried
and ordered paid.
The petition for a block of side
walk on Eighth Ave- S. was denied.
The sewer committee reported on
the drainage of land west of 18th
Ave. The report was referred back
to the Sewer and Street Committee
to report at the next regular meet
ing.
The matter OF purchasing new
scales for the West Side Market
square was referred to the Board of
Public Works.
The petition for a sidewalk on 1T
street from Oak street three blocks
south on both sides of the street,
was referred to the Sidewalk Com
mittee.
The petition for sidewalk on Tenth
street, east side, one block north of
Oak street, was granted and ordered
in.
The petition for two or three arc
lights in various parts of the city,
was referred to General Business
Committee.
The petition for water main near
the Weinberg Construction Co, was
referred to the Water Works com
mittee
A settlement was effected with all
applicants on the widening of Oak
street for s430757, the money not
to be paid until Jan Is, 1915.
The petition for sprinkling Third
Ave. S. from Johnson street to the
C. NJ & st. Paul switch tracks,w
oil, was granted.
A cufyert was ordered in over
the Lyon Creek.
The city clerk was instructed to
investigate and report at the next
meeting how much it would cost to
insure the city employees.
The usual bills were allowed.
After the council meeting, the
Board of Public Works met and re-
ceived bids on scales. The bid of
the Howe Scale Co. was the lowest,
and the bid was accepted and the
order placed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-06
AUCTION BRIDGE

Miss Grace Goggins was guest of
honor at party given Monday evening
by Mrs. Albert Natwick at her home
on Third street. The evening was
pleasantly spent in playing auction
bridge. Six tables were in use dur
ing the games played. First fayors
We're awarded to Mrs Arthur A.
Heger. Miss Rena PhiIIeo was Civ
en- the consolation favOrs. The home
was prettily decorated, the color
scheme being carried out in orange
and white
Those present were: the Misses
Katherine Gibson, Rena Philleo, Beryl
Thompson, Brown, Agnes DAILY, Burns,
Bessie Buckley, CIarisse Buckley, Ber-
nice Eggert, Lucille Church, Edith
Weeks, Mary Jones, Marion Atwood,
Marion Jackson, Orpha Mathis. Eva
DeNevers, Cecil Arpin, Zelda Egg
CERT, Jessie Parrish and the Mes
DANES Norman Frisbee, Arthur A
Heger and Guy Reynolds Of Ripon.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-06
CONTINUATION SCHOOLS
Some Figures Showing Attendance
In Other Cities.

In an article in the Free Press
Warren Hicks, superintendent of
continuation schools, says that the
growth of these schools for the year
closing June 80, 1914, has been most
satisfactory. The attendance has
more than doubled over the first
year closing June, 1913, increasing
from over 10000 to over $4,000. In
the twenty-seven cities where they
were established one PRISON in thir-
ty-six attend either the day indus
trial, day continuation, day CONNER
cial school or the evening classes.
Over 500 different teachers We're en-
ployed to give instruction in prac-
tical subjects
West Allis holds a leading posi-
ton among the cities in fostering
these schools. The city has provid-
ed a separate building. 1t served
81 in the industrial school, 100 in
the continuation school and 322 in
the evening classes at q general per
capita cost of $16.S3. Beloit served
SIS persons and is greatly expand
ing it's activity for next year Keno
sha taught LOIS and is planning the
maximum service for another year.
Other cities reporting similar condi-
tons are Menasha. that enrolled
205 persons last year; Appleton, with
200, Neenah 21S, Fond du Lac with
IA. Wausau with $40 Cudahy with
III, GAINESVILLE with 621, Sheboygan
with 1.036, Chippewa Falls with 80,
Madison with 1918, ManitOwoc with
572, Green Bay with $40, Beaverdam
with 143. South Milwaukee with III,
La Crosse with 945, Marshfield with
80. Exact figures are not yet avail
able for Eau Claire, Marinette,
Menomonie, Milwaukee, Oshkosh, RAJ
cine. Superior and Two Rivers. It
is known that these figures are
highly satisfactory.
Mr.. Hicks adds that Stevens
Point and Grand Rapids are among
other cities that have engaged teach
ers for both day and evening classes
for the coming year and expect to
take a leading part in fostering in
struction fer young workers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-06
FOR
MISS GOGC|NS.

Miss Mary Jones was hostess at
an informal picnic supper and dane
ing party at pavilion Thursday even
ing in compliment to Miss Grace Cog
gins. About fifty guests were pres
ent. Supper was served at seven
O'Clock. Following the supper the
evening was passed in dancing. The
out of town guests present were,
Miss Helen Senser, Margaret Bron,
of Danville, Constance Hanger OF
Wausau, and Howard Deyo.
The party was chaperoned by Mr..
and Mrs Gilbert Marvin Of Nekoosa,
Mr.. and Mrs. Church and Mrs. w. T.
Jones.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-06
Emanuel L Phillips, Candidate for Governor

(Written BY One Who Heard Him.
Emanuel L. Philips addressed the
people of our city at the operahouse
last evening. Aljho, gh the meeting
was Wen advertised The attendance
was rather meager. The people are
going to get their convictions from
what they read rather than from
stump speakers. -
MIR. Philips is not an orator, and
he doesn ct pretend to be an orator.
He has been a successful business
man, and is Of a very genial DISPOSE
ton a man we'll qualified to make
personal friends wherever he goes.
If the state of Wisconsin was or
ganized and existed for the purpose
of making money, such man as Mr..
Philips might be a good business
manager, and It'll S on this line that
he and his associates make their
claim for his fitness, but the best
men all through the state are I'M
der the impression that there is
something higher than the Almighty
Dollar. That the state and other so
cial organizations have, or should
have a higher purpose, and their aim
should be to make men.
This issue was presented to Abra-
am Lincoln and in hhis reply he
said. We'll, God made man and man
made money, l would rather be a
co-worker with God in helping to
make men than to be a successful
oo-worke~ with men in helping them
to make money"
Wisconsin has made great strides
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-06

forward, not merely in an Industrial
way for making money, but she has
led nearly every state in the union
along progressive lines. We have
gone through tremendous industrial
evolutions during the past fifty years
and such industrial evolutiOns al
ways require a corresponding social
adjustment That social adjustment
inaugurated by A. R. Hall and La
Toilette is yet far from being COM
pleted.
There are no doubts but that our
progressives in new and untrodden
fields of legislation. have made some
mistakes; in fact, have made many
mistakes. This is to be expected and
is unavoidable, but it is up to the
progressives to correct their own
mistakes and to continue to push
forward until the social adjustment
ofo ur public affairs are in harmony
with our industrial development.
No, We must get a man for GOV
ernor who stands on higher plain
than the Almighty Dollar. Mr.. Phil
fps is a graduate of the Eleventh
Floor League" He was trained in
the school of politics that looks up
on the corporations as supreme, and
from the dollar standpoint they GER
tainly were supreme. Twenty years
ago they dominated all of our legis-
lation and all of our public affairs,
even TO the election of judges. The
people are not ready to so back to
nice business man, viii be defeat
ed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-06
ENGAGEMENT
ANNOUNCED

At a dinner party given by Mrs.
Ida Allen, 2918 Bryant Ave, Monday
eWning, the engagement of Dorothy
LinScOtt Ericsson to Fred A Roen-
JUS, of Grand Rapids, Wis, was an
nounced. Covers were laid for sixteen
Violin selections We're rendered
throughout the evening by Mrs. Pen
dleton and Miss Sundstrom of the
Minneapolis School of Music, and vo-
cal selections by the Misses Allen
and Herrick
The wedding will take place this
minneapolis Journal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-06

Invitations have been received in
the city for the wedding of Miss
Rose Elsie Blum, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Jacob Blum of Marshfield,
to Mr.. Henry G. Lavick, of Duluth,
Mimi, the wedding to take place On
Sunday, August 10, 1914, at five O.
clock in the afternoon at the home
Of the brides parents, at SIP Ma
pie street.
Miss Blum is well known in this
city having taught near Nekoosa,
for the past three years. They will
reside at Duluth.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-06
WISCONSIN STATE GRAN
BERRY GROWERS ASSN.

Cranmoor, Wis, July 81, 1914
Dear Sir
The Twenty-seventh Annual Sum
mer Meeting of the Wisconsin State
Cranberry Growers Association Will
be held at Mather, Wis. Tuesday, Au-
gust the eleventh, at the F. ]. Hoff-
man bog. There viii be the usual
picnic dinner and the literary pro-
gram in the afternoon, at which sub
jects of interest and Importance Will
be discussed. 1t is expected that ar
rangements can be made TO have the
ST. Paul railroad put a coach on the
logging train leaving Grand Rapids
AT about 1880 A. NJ, for the accom-
mediation of those coming from north
of Babcock.
Respectfully,
J. w. FITCH, Secretary.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-06
WILL ORGANIZE
BUSINESS MEN
Move on Foot to get Business
Men Together for Good of
Community Banquet to
be Given

Grand Rapids will have a Business
Mems Association That's a flat
statement OF a fact. Already a great
deal OF work has been done in
quiet way by some of the live wire
business men OF the city. 1t is the
intention Of those al the back Of
this move for a real representative,
do something organization to call
meeting Of the business men of the
city some time, either in the lat
ter part of August or the first part
of September. A banquet will be
the attraction for the inner man
and it is planned to have one or
more speakers from cities where
successful associations of this kind
are in existence.
The plan is to have everything
ready, and after the banquet is ov-
er, and the speakers are through, to
Immediately organize, elect officers,
appoint committees and get to work.
Among other things which the asso-
citation aims to accomplish is a spir-
| it of harmony among the local bust
ness men, a getting together at stat
ed intervals for the discussion of
things important to the business
men and the community and the inn
provement of the community in eV-
cry way possible.
Messrs. w. F. Gleue, S. w. How
ard and F. D Abel have already Civ
en- considerable time to the writing
of letters to secretaries and presi7-
dents of similar organizations in diff
| ferent cities of the state A ready
response has come from each city
written to. Each secretary or presi
dent, as the case may be, has ex-
pressed himself as ready to give all
the information and assistance pos
sible to the Grand Rapids business
men in the organization of an as
ISOLATION. Every person written to,
is enthusiastic as to the way the
project has worked out in his par
ticular town and cites numerous bene
fits that have been. secured through
a first class, Wide-aWake association.
One enthusiastic president says:
1--WE have been exceptionally sue
cessfuI as our city is perhaps the
| Iiveliest and most prosperous one
in this part of the country, all due
to the harmonious and cooperative
work CT cur members" In this par
'iGu5ar city, the GrganizatiaCn has
teen in existeT &c for ten years
w. A. Pfister, president of the
Sheboygan Eusir SIS Mems Associa--
lion says: Il wish 10 encourage you
to start such an organiza* ion. A
great deal Of good can be accom-
plished for your city and your mer-
chants.
MIR. Gieue in talking TO a REPOR-
TER representative, said: "AI wide
awake, live wire cities now have a
Business Mems Association, which
is doing good work fer the business
men and the community at large, and
our city Of Grand Rapids ought to
| be up in the procession with it's sis
! ter cities end be doing some thing to
make lbs a better and bigger city
and most desirable place to live.
We are now on the right road to
successful association. We are prof
iting by what other wide awake cit
les are doing, and we are going to
wideawaKe, hustIing live wire city"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-06
THE I ACES Of MAN

The seven ages of man have been
well tabulated by somebody or other
ON an aequisitive basis, thus:
First Age-Sees The Earth.
Second Age-Wants 1t.
Third Age-Hustles To Get 1t.
Fourth Age Decides To Be Sat
isfied With only About Half of it.
Fifth Age-Becomes Still More
Moderate.
Sixth Age-Now content to pos
sess a six-by-two strip of it,
Seventh Age-Gets the strip.-New
York Times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-06

enjoying a few days vocation last
Week at the Sisters of Rudolph.
week from Baibcock, where she has
been three weeks. She was accompa--
MED by her daughter, Mrs. Stout and
children, who will stay for a few
weeks.
Having is still in progress and har-
vesting has commenced in this vicin-
ity
A large congregation turned out
here for the Portuncla last Sunday.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-06
RUDOLPH.

The Sisters Of Grand Rapids visit
ed the Sisters Of Rudolph Tuesday
afternoon.
Sisters OF Rudolph enjoyed very
pleasant rice to and from the poor
farm Tuesday. The auto was a brand
new one of Mr. Cases The coca
sion was Miss yioles birthday. A
luncheon of ice cream and cake was
served on their lawn. A very enjoy
able time was had.
Mrs. Rosa Keyser and Miss Alice
Morgan are on the sick list this
week.
Sister Silas, of Grand Rapids, was
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-06
JULIEN HOTEL TO
CLOSE DINING ROOM

Commencing Monday, August 3,the
managemnt OF the Hotel Julien will
close their dining room, and will use
the hotel as a rooming hotel here
after. This change has been contem-
plated for some time and the man
agement favor such a change at
this time for the present,at least.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-06
SCALES BEING MOVED

The city scales on the east side
market are being moved from their
present location twenty feet farther
north, so as to get them away from
in front Of the lot recently pur--
chased from Henry Sampson, upon
which a new fire engine building and
police station is to be erected in the
future 1t was necessary to make
this change before the brick paving
was put in.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-08-06

exhibit. and with the reorganization
of the Museum now under way the
long-delayed project is being carried
into execution. Whatever alterations
in the real drug stores of Wiscon-
sin the progress of time may bring,
habitues of the old-time corner
drug store" may rest secure in the
knowledge that at least one example
of their favorite gathering place viii
remain unchanged.