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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-01
CHANGES IN
PARCEL POST
JANUARY 1ST
Weight Limit increased to SO
Pounds in the First Two
Zones.

Postmaster Nash lis in receipt of
orders from Postmaster General Bur-
Lesson i'm regard to the changing of
the weight limit and postage rates on
parcelpost matter. The order fol
lows:
"On and after Jan. l, 1914, the
limit of weight of parcels of fourth
class mail for delivery within the
first and second zones shall be in
creased from 20 to so pounds and
i'm the third, fourth, fifth, sixth,
seventh and eighth zones from IL to
20 pounds.
The rate of postage ON parcels ex-
ceeding 4 ounces in weight in the
third, fourth, fifth and sixth zones
shall be as follows:
'SThird zone-Six cents for the
first pound and 2 cents for each
additional pound, or fraction thereof.
Fourth zone-Seven cents for the
first pound and cents for each
additional pound or traction thereof
Fifth zone-Eight cents for the
first pound and six cents for each
additional pound or fraction thereof.
Sixth zone-Nine cents for the
first pound and eight cents for each
additional pound or fraction thereof.
"On and after March 16, 1914, the
classified tion or articles mailable un-
der section of the act of Aug. "a,
1912, authorizing the establishment of
a parcel post service shall be ex-
tended so as to include books. The
rate of postage on books weighing
eight ounces or less shall be one
cent for each two ounces or frac-
ton thereof and ON those weighing
| In excess of eight ounces the regu-
! lar zone rate shall apply.
/ '1n order that the parcel post sys-
tenn may reach its full measure of
usefulness it is necessary that the
public become familiar with it's
many advantages and the rates of
postage and conditions governing the
preparation, weight and size OF
fourth class mail.
mo change has been made with
respect to the limit of size Of
fourth class mail. Parcels of such
matter greater in size than 72 inches
in length and girth combined shall
not be accepted for mailing.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-01
VOLUME So. NUMBER ?.

concrete men, plasterers, carpenters.
plumbers and electricians and the
place presents a busy scene. The
stairways at the main entrance are
AN excellent piece of workmanship.
being of concrete and of a. design
never before seen in this vicinity.
PlaSterers are engaged on the third
floor and by Monday evening will
have completed that section of the
building, representing one-t third of
that job after which they COM
mence operating ON the second floor.
Several wood working machines
have been installed within the build
ing, on the south side, such as
planer, molder saws and a sander,
and these will have as their motive
power both steam and gasoline. Ev-
erything is we'll under way at the
big institution which will be a model
of its kind both inside and out and
it is quite probable that the building
will be ready for occupancy two
months earlier than the time set in
the contract which is given as May
1st.-The Current, Norway Michigan.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-01

Of the carpet and rug department Of
the Johnson & Hill Company. has
resigned his position and viii move
to Sheboygan, where he has accepted
the position of manager of the car
pet and rug department. of the Sell
Bros Company, one of Sheboyganis s
large retail stores.
Mr. Walter has been in Grand
Rapids nearly two years, com ng
here from Manitowoc, where he was
the carpet and rug man for the o.
Torrison Company Mr. Walter is a
first class carpet and rug man,
having had over nine years expert
once in that work. He knows the car
pet and rug business thoroughly and
all his work in. this city has been
absolutely satisfactory Mr. Walter
was prominent in Lutheran church
circles and leaves a host of friends
who join in wishing him success
in his new field
Mr. Walter will leave Grand Rap
ids with his family about the second
of January, and will commence work
in Sheboygan on january ).
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-01
uniform, the quality and strength

uniform, the quality and strength
varying with each can purchased
Calumet Baking Powder is made OF
chemically pure ingredients of teste
strength. Experienced chemists put it
up. The proportions of the different
materials remain always the same.
Sealed in air-tight cans Calumet
Baking Powder does not alter in
strength and is not affected by at
mospheric changes.
In using Calumet, you are bound
to have uniform bread, cake or bis
cults, as Calumet does not contain
any cheap, useless or adulterating
ingredients so commonly used to in
crease the weight Further, it pro-
duces pure, wholesome food and is a
baking powder of rare merit; there
fore. is recommended by leading phy-
sicians and chemists. It complies
with adj pure food laws, both STATE
and NATIONAL. The goods are mo
crate in price, and any lady purchas-
ing Calumet from her grocer, if not
satisfied with it can return it and
have her money refunded.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-01
SKAT TOURNAMENT
FEBRUARY EIGHTH

The winter tournament of the WIS
consin Skat League will be held in
Milwaukee on Feb 8, 1914, at the Au
ditorium A call for the convention
has been issued which will be held
in the banquet room of the Republic
can house at a. m. on Feb. Tor
the purpose of transacting business
and the election of officers.
Every city, town or village in
which there is no organized Skat clul
if represented by one or more Skat
players, at the ensuing tournament,
shall be entitled to one delegate.
The names OF all delegates with
their post office shall be certified
to the secretary on or before the
23d of January, when proper creden-
tails will be issued.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-01
At DAILY S

On Friday evening the De~Violettes
opened their three nights engagement
TO a nice business and We're we'll de-
serving of better patronage, as they
certainly are a very clever trope OF
artists. Mr.. DeViollette is one OF
Americas foremost violinists and is
also an entertainer of the peculiar
kind. He proved that he could make
the violin talk as well as render
some very pretty selections. He stops
at nothing. 1t is seldom that a man
can handle both classical and rag
time. This man certainly proves II
to be fact. Miss Wayne as the
widow. gave a very clever inteIp@e
tatiom and did not overact the part
as so often is the case whene there
is q mortgage concerned. Billy Ire
land proved to be still in the game
Offering some clever parodies and
is still as light on his feet as ever.
The pictures in connec ton with the
vaudeville deserves special meation.
Tonight they offer The Wrong Note
and Uranadite and new pictures.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-01
EDUCATION FOR
THE PEOPLE
Let's Use Our School Houses
Mere,
George n. Fisher.

The educational plant represents
one of the most substantial invest
ments of the United States, yet this
great plant costing hundreds of mil.
lions lis being used up to about 40 pc
cent of efficiency.
Counting ten hours possible use a
day, including four hours from four
TO six and seven to nine D. M.
there would be a possible use in
Guiding Sundays of seventy hours q
week. The buildings are used dur
ing school hours, but additional use
may be made of ten hours each on
Saturdays and Sundays and fouI
hours on each of the five other days,
a total of forty hours. Forty is 81
per cent of seventy hours. The
efficiency of uR of the school build
ings is 43 per cent. If the plant
were owned by a private corpora
ton it's use would be much closer
to 100 per cent.
In the country the school houses
have always been made better use o.
than in the city, and more SO in
earlier decades than today. This is
one feature in which rural districts
show superiority to urban.
City school houses can be used
fnr a11
people. Each sections of the city can
have it's own self-improvement organi
zation to use the school buildings
late afternoons or evenings.
The uses of the school plant are
innumerable. A variety OF subjects
can be undertaken.
The highest degree of educational
results are attained in cities where
the parents know most about up-to-
date educational methods.
Lectures can be given on special
subjects as:
Training of children in the home.
Value of manual training.
Desirability of school gardens.
Reasons why the school taxes
should, be increased or diminished.
How to make the school cooperate
more closely with the home.
These are a few of the topics par
ents can be interested in. The more
the parents understand what the
schools are striving to do the best
ter for parents, teachers and the
pupils.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-01
MONEY EXPERT
SEES BUSI.
NESS BOON
Samuel Untermeyer, Money
Trust Pr0ber, Declares Ma
ti0n Will Benefit by New Law

New York, Dec pa new ana
suit from the enactment of the cur
| rency bill, in the opinion of Samuel
Untermyer, who conducted the con-
sressionaI investigation OF the money
trust and who has been IN close
touch with the trainers OF the new
currency law throughout its, considera
tion in congress.
Untemyer said:
Il regard the enactment of the cur
rency bill as a great triumph for pop
ular government 1t is a landmark
n our economic history and signal
ICES a new era in our financial deveI-
Opment. 1t is the entering wedge OF
a body of laws that is to decentral-
ize the concentration of the control
OF credit in the hands of a few men.
It's virtue as an antitrust measure
measure is quite as important as
the advance it marks in, the field of
financial reform.
The bill contains many admirable
features that have not yet been suf-
ficiently recognized. Among them
may be mentioned the establishment
OF a national clearing house for the
collection of checks. If fearlessly al
ministered without regard to the sell
fish interests of the banks this innO-
yation should alone lift from the
commerce of the country an annual
burden of $4,000 ,0O0
mo legitimate industry need long
er fear the lack of accommodations
to which it is entitled, or tremble
at the prospect of tight money in
crop moving or other periods. Our
currency will now expand and con-
tract in response to legitimate COM
mercial needs.
Il look forward to a new and
healthful impetus to business in the
near future as the result of this
great accomplishment, which will
rebound to the everlasting credit OF
every enc who has had the good
fortune to be concerned in it,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-01
DEATH Of MRS.
FLORA MARCESON

Mrs. Flora Margeson, the beloved
wife of lobe Margeson, who was
stricken with apoplexy ON Tuesday
morning, December %, at six o'clock,
died Christmas evening at ten thirty,
never having regained consciousness.
Prior to her illness she had been feel
ing pretty well. The day before her
husband came down town shopping
for Christmas, the same as usual Sht
made no complaint that day and
retired that evening the same as
usual. IN the death Of Mrs. Marge-
SON her husband loses an affection
ate wife, and her family and friends,
an excellent neighbor She was a
worker in the M E. church society.
In every way she was a good, Chris
tian woman, who was greatly loved
and admired by her friends and ac-
quaintances. She will be greatly
missed at the family fireside
Mrs. Flora R. Margeson was born
III JdIHeSLOWH, M T., Apfu 10, 1913,
and was sixty four years, eight
months and seven days old when she
died She was married in Grand
Rapids, March 27, 1889, to Jobe Mar
geson, who survives her. She leaves
one son, George Rouse of Chicago,
two brothers, Willis e. Benedict, of
Anotone, Wash, Herbert E. Benedict,
of Clarkstown, Wash, and one sister,
Mrs izie Mix Of Courdelene, Idaho,
The funeral services took place
Saturday afternoon at one4thirty from
the house and at two o'clock from
the NJ E. church, Rev H. G. Logan
offinia iafirp
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-01
BAKING ECONOMY.

BY the use of perfect baking pow
der the housewife can derive as
much economy as from any other
article used in baking and cooking.
In selecting baking powder, there
fore, care should be exercised to
purchase one that retains its orig.nal
strength and always remains tae
same, thus making the food sweet
and wholesome and producing suf-
ficiena leavening gas to make the
baking light.
Very little of this leavening gas is
produced by the cheap baking pow
ders, making it necessary to use
double the quantity ordinarily requ r
ed to secure good results.
You cannot experiment every time
you make cake or biscuits, or test
the strength of your baking powder
to find out how much Of it you should
use; yet with most baking powders
you should do this, for they are put
together SO carelssely they are never
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-01
CHRISTMAS TREAT
FOR POOR FARM
The ]. X. B.'s of the Methodist
Church Carry Good Cheer to
the Poor.

The inmates of the poor house
were made happy on Christmas day
by the members of the J. K, BIS of
the Methodist church. The members
OF the society accompanied by Mr.
and Mrs. H. c. Logan journeyed to
the county poor farm and not only
provided good things to eat for the
inmates of that institution, but gave
each one a present. The women
each received bar pin and a tie
made by the ladies OF the society
The men were each given a hand
kerchief and tie. The members Of
the society sang Christmas carols
and hymns and made it very pleas
ant for the poor. The tears OF hap
piness in the eyes and the looks of
gratitude in the faces of the poor
people showed how greatly the kind
ness was appreciated.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-01
DEATH Of MRS.
HERMAN LEM

l. After an illness of several months
hrs. herman Lenz died ON last Sun
day morning. at 10 O'Clock, at bel
home, in LtFalon. She was 65
years old, lacking only "a few days
Funeral services will be held at
1.-THE family residence this friday
morning, at 10 o.'ock, and will be
conducted by Rev. c. w. Dunn,
pastor of the CONGREGATIONAL church.
Enterment will hs il the Lebanon
cemetery
Mrs. Wilhe1mira Muller Lenz was
born dn Dommerfitz, Prussia, Ger
many, on November 8, 184S, On
December IA, 1871, she was married
to Herman Lenz, near New Stettin,
Germany, where they resided until
locating in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
After residing there a little over
year, they went to Grand Rapids,
Wisconsin, living on a farm, near
that place, for twenty7four years.
They came to Lebanon in 1907 and
since that time this place continued
to be the family home. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lenz were the parents of six
children, four of whom were born
in Germany and two at Grand Rap
| ids. Three died in infancy.
Mrs. Lenz is survived by her aged
husband and three chilren: Fred
w. Lenz, of Lebanon, Oregon; Mrs
Ida A. Fry, OF Davenport, Iowa
| and William A. Lenz, Of this city
She led very active and strenuous
life. Going TO Wisconsin, in the
early days of its history, she passed
| Through the hardships, and activities
Incidental to pioneer life She was
beautiful in character and always
kind and unselfish, having more con
sideration for the welfare of others
than for herself. She was devoted
Ito her home and family and was
greatly beloved by friends and
neighbors.
She enjoyed good health all hel
life until short time ago, when ar
internal cancer developed. An op
Grafton being advised. she under
Invent surgical treatment at a Spring
field hospital. The disease hat
progressed too far, however, ant
the operation brought only tempo
rary relief. After her return from
Springfield, on August %, she wa:
ibedfast until the end and endured
untold suffering bravely and patient
lily, never complaining, longing onl.
to be released and at rest Through
out her illness, she often expressed
her great appreciation of the kind
ness of her friends and neighbons
whose mini istrations added much t
the comfort and happiness of he
last days.
Mrs. Lenz was a member of tht
German Lutheran church.
| The older son, Fred, W. Lenz, O
Lebanon, Oregon, came to attent
the funeral. The daughter, Mrs
Fry, was with her mother for somt
time during her last Illness but wa
unable to return later.-Laclede Co
(Ore.). Republican, Nov. {, 1913.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-01
FOUR MILLION To
BUILD STATE ROADS
Wisconsin has HoruIean Task
Next Year.
1850 MILES ARE PLANNED
Fifteen Per Cent of the Highways
in Every County Included in
the 1914 Work.

Wisconsin will spend $4,000 900 foI
state roads in 1914. OF this amount
the state will pay one third, the
towns one third and the counties ole
third approximately 996 miles OF
road have been constructed under
the direction of the state highway
commission during the current year,
an increase of 100 per cent over the
mileage OF 1912, and fully 1850 miles
are planned for next year.
OF the 996 miles built this year,
20 are of concrete, 15G of gravel, $50
of stone macadam, 65 of shaIe and
clay surface, and 460 miles have beer
graded but not surfaced.
Concerto roaGs have been found
10 be the most satisfactory when they
are properly constructed said Chief
Clerk William Dawson of the com
mission today Most of the con
crete mileage is in Milwaukee county
and it is holding up we'll under the
severe traffic conditions.
Since its creation two years ago
last July the highway commission
has done great work in standardiz-
ing the system of road constr uction
Throughout the state. There are
about 1900 town chairman through
out the state, and formerly all the
roads were built to suit the particu-
lar chairman of the town which was
building them, consequently they
were good, bad and Indifferent roads,
according to the men who built them.
Under the Wisconsin law, the
state contributes one third, counties
one third, ard towns one third to-
ward the cost of building state roads
But in order to get aid each town
must submit its road building plan
to the commission for approval and
the roads must be constructed under
commission supervision. thus insur
ing a standardization.
"Of the S378, 900 available for use
of the commission this year, prior
to the passage cf the Brown bill at
the last session of the legislature
which appropriated $3.50, 900 addition
al to enable the state to pay it's full
share, $4,000 was the amunt receiv-
ed from the commissions share of
% per cent of the fees received for
automobile licenses.
The prospective system of state
highways is designed to include Is
per cent of the highways in every
county, particularly those connecting
markets, towns and county seats.
When it is considered that there are
more than $4,000 miles OF highway
in the state, it win be seen that the
highway commission has an enor-
nous task ahead of it.
'One feature of the law which has
proved of great benefit is the force
provision whereby a group of free
holders of any town can subscribe
90 per cent of the towns share OF
the estimated cost of improving
roads. thereby forcing the town to
contribute the other fifty per cent:
For example, if property holdens
should raise $4,000 among them
selves, the town must contribute
$4,000 which added TO the cOunty's
share of $4,000 and the stateis share
of $4,000 would make total of $12,-
0OO available for road work
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-01
GREAT BOWLING
FRIDAY EVENING
Two Picked Teams In a Great
Battle.
WANT OUT OF TOWN GAMES
Move Being Made to Get Games
With Nearby Points-Great
Interest Being Shown.

The greatest bowling game of the
season was pulled off Friday evening
when two picked teams captained re
spectiVely by Earl Hill and Charlie
Natwick, met on the east side alleys
1t was decided by the players before
the games started that the side MAX
ing the greatest number of pins
should be the winner, irrespective of
the games WON or lost. Figuring it
that way Spikes Colts beat Morning
toms Pride by Is pins. The total
pins made by Spikes Colts was PISS
and by Normington's Pride 2563, or
an average per game of 859 1-3 for
the Colts and $50 for the Priles
This is doubtless, the best avel ages
ever made since tie League was or
ganized. Think OF $40 for a total
that's some bowling and it was made
by the Colts In the last game
The scores follow:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-01
S32 1928 900
Total pins 1868.

Little with 22S, Natwick with 220,
Dixon with 211 and Mosher with 20S,
and then the others with scores
above 1870, make some record bowl
ing.
There is some talk going around
among the fans and players regardilG
getting games with some of the near
by cities. It's good thing to fol-
low up and boost The result of get
ting games with our neighbers would
promote the interest of the sport and
would be the means of better
support in going after the state
tournament A CAREFUL watch kept
on what scores are being made by
teams In nearby towns fails to show
any that have so far made so good
a score 5as was made Friday evening.
The fact is, that with our best bowl
ers working in form, there are few
teams in, this part of the state who
can head us,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-01
APPRECIATE
DONATIONS

The Relief committee Of the FEEDER
alton wishes to thank all who so
generously responded TO the a2pe3. !.
for donations toward the Christmas
work. The Congregational church
people deserve special mention, as
outside of the large check from the
Elks, their donation led all the
others with twenty-five sacks of flour
and seven baskets of toys and fruit.
The committee also wishes to include
the merchants and all the individuals
who made it possible to bring Christ
mas cheer, to nearly fifty families in
and around Grand Rapids.
Mrs. R. A Weeks,
Mrs Ray Johnson,
Mrs. j. B. Arpin,
Mrs. J.~J. LoOze,
Chairman
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-01
death Of LOUIS
BAR[TTE

Lonis Barette died suddenly Fri
day morning at his home ON the
west side, OF heart trouble. He had
not been sick and returned the same
as usual Christmas might and about
2 O'Clock his wife was awakened by
a noise and she noticed that he was
breathing heavy and gurgling sound
was noted in his breathing. His
wife tried to arouse him and when
she failed she ran over to Sydney
Burroughs for help. When she re-
turned he was dead. In the mean
time DR.. A. L. Ridgman was summon
ed but it was. too late, he was dead.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-01

Nekoosa, on Saturday morning, am
crossed the river on the ice at
the siteof the ferry. He crossed all
right in the morning, but in attempt
ing TO cross in the afternoon at two
thirty his team of horses hitched
to a farmers wagon broke through b
the ice a short distance from shore
and came near drowning Had it not
been for ready help being present
both horses would been lost. As it
was they had a hard time to keep
the horses heads above water while
they loosened the ice so that they
could get the horses to the shore. 1t
was close call and the farmer is
pleased TO think that he saved his
team
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-01
CRANBERRY BOARD
HOLDS MEETING
Wisconsin Cranb erry Sales
, Company Adjusts Years Bust
ness.

The board of directors of the Wis
comsin Cranberry Sales Company me-
Monday evening at the office of the
John Arpin Lumber Co., to adjust
any losses that might have been sus-
tanned by those who have handled
Wisconsin cramberries. The Wiscon-
sin Cranberry Sales Company stands
back Of the goods and does not allow
dealers to incur any loss through
fault Of the goods themselves.
The board of directors is made UP
of the following: A Z. CLANCY, New
York City; R. Lang, Berlin, Wis;
c. R., Treat, Tomah; F. A. Warner,
Mather, Wis; A. E. Bennet, Gran
moor; John Gaynor and E. P. Arpin,
Grand Rapids.