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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-09-17
ORGANIZED ACTIVITIES
PRODUCE RESULTS!

than Is expected of US in the matter
of helping those with whom We
come in contact
Duty is recognizing a necessity Oh
action; privilege is striving where
the work will make life higher and
better for others.
Duty is going the first mile; priyil
ege is going the second.
Each has a moral responsibility fa
affiliation with some one of the
churches; helping in its activities ,an6
Joining with others in seeing that
the church is kept up and made
effective.
Privilege is taking the church
work with enthusiasm, ENJOYING
what it requires of us, boosting its
membership, explaining enthusias
tically its advantages, and showing
in our lives the privilege it is.
Every time you see one of the
pastors of this city or hear church
bell ring, you should be reminded of
your duty; when you respond cheer
fully and willingly, You accept a
privilege.
We may start as a duty but it be
comes privilege to do it.
The work of the churches needs
everyone helping; needs each indi-
Yidual working for the good of the
whole community.
Tomorrow's church bells ring out
your namei Will you hear it?
"A Good Man, Out of the Treas
ures of his Heart, Bringeth Forth
that Which is Good"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-09-17
RAIN PREVENTEDFAIR
ON THURSDAY

Those who visited the fair at
Stevens Point Thursday were treat
ed to a fine exhibition of dampness.
The weather man at the Point got
his wires crossed and turned on the
water tap. There were quite num-
Der went up from this city to see
the fair in the foreign town, but were
prevented from accomplishing their
purpose because of the rain.
Among those who returned from
the Point last evening are: Mr.and
Mrs. Chester Gross, Mrs. j. T. Ken
yon, Mrs. John Margeson, Mrs. Eu
gene Miller, Mrs. Durga, Mrs. I'D
Krause, Mrs. Ellsworth Puarieau, th'
Misses Ella and Laura Dahlke, w
H. Gets, F. w. CalkinS John Ray
Henry Pribanow, Jeff Davis.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-09-17
AGED WOMAN COM
M|TS SUICIDE
Hangs Herself From Bannister With a
Clothes Line

went about the preparation for TAX
ing her own life. She placed a chair
near the bannister and wrapping hel
throat in an apron, tied a small
clothes line around her neck and to
the bannister and then kicked the
chair away.
It is net known how long she
had been dead before being discov-
cred. Mr.. Hill returned home short
Iy after five O'Clock. The police state
that the body was cold when they
cut it down.
No motive for the act is given, ex-
cept that Mrs. Hi was and mel
anchOIy for some time past.
A large family of step children
and children of her own by a prev
ious marriage survive her.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-09-17

burial. This accident was a great
shock to all of Mr. Whites compan-
ions and friends in the office and
mill where he has been employed
so long.
Herman Witte was a man about
SO years of age and leaves a wife,
two sons, Albert and Leonard, and
one daughter, Mrs. Henry Van Tas-
sci, all of whom reside in this oity.
He leaves three brothers Albert,
William and August Witte; also his
father Wilnam Witte, and two sis
ters- Mrs. Hannah Slater, of Nee
han, and Mrs. Henrietta Schreiber,
also of this city.
The funeral of Herman Witte,who
was accidentally killed Tuesday noon,
will take place from his home Friday
afternoon at 1:30 p. m and from the
German MOraVian church at o.
clock, Rev. G. A. Meihcke officiat-
ing.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-09-17

''Wist ye not that I must be about
my Fathers business"
Not an idle question, but direc-
tion of attention to a duty that
must be performed, if we are to
work out our place in the world
There is work for all to do and
there is reason why everyone should
respond to the demand for workers.
Go work in my vineyard, there's
plenty to do; the harvest is ripe,
and the laborers are few"
1t is given US, as a privilege, to
appreciate where best we can lend
a hand to help in the great work
about us.
Work to do! Yes, work that will
show a great result!
This ought to be the best season
this city ever had in the matter of
church activities; there are so
many who appreciate that it is a
privilege to help in the cause of
human betterment.
But a census of the church enthus-
lasts of this city would show that
there are many who fail to appre--
ciate what they might do to-
ward helping, in what the good church
people purpose doing.
Every Sunday represents a rally
ing day of thoes who have accepted
church membership and who are
trying to live ideally.
Keeping step with these is priv
ilege as we'll as a duty.
Duty is doing what we must to
avoid dropping into the class of un-
desirables; privilege is doing more
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-09-17

When Fred Hill returned from
his work Thursday eve to his home
on Ninth street south, he was horri-
fled by finding the body of his
wife dangling from clothes line at
taehed to the bannister in the hall.
MIR. Hill called up Judge Ponain-
willie and told him of the tragedy
District Attorney Chas. E. Briere
not being in the city, Attorney T.
w Brazeau acted for the state. The
police were notified and Chief of
Police James Gibson and Officer
Painter went to the house. The body
was cut down by order of the acting
district attorney who decided that
there was no need of an inquest.
Mrs. Hill had prepared herself de
Hberately for death. She had bathed
and dressed, removed her shoes and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-09-17
LIGHT FROST SEPT. NINTH

The temperature on the cram
berry marsh went down to 26 We'd
nesday night. This is six degrees be
low the freezing point; but there
was very heavy dew, that formed on
the berries, and while this dew was
frozen into ice, the berries were not
frozen. and very little damage, II
any. was done by the frost.
There may be a few low places
where the cucumbers, buckwheat, Late
potatoes, and corn snow signs OF
frost. but all high ground has escap-
ed and the weather map would in
dicate that We are going to have
warm weather for the next rev
days.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-09-17

AT a meeting of the board OF pub
lie works held at the office of the
city clerk Thursday afternoon, 1t
was decided to defer payment on
the paving of Second street and
the east side market square The
matter of taking UP the insuring OF
city employees and firemen. was dis
cussed. The board will recommend to
the council that the city take up
the matter of protecting its en-
ployees againts injury
Officer James Hewlett returned to
day from Merrill, where he has beel
visiting for several days
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-09-17

the Italians and Officer Payne caught
one of them back of some barns on
Third avenue Another was taken off
the $50 car by Officer Payne and
the man who had the knife was ar
rested late in the evening by Off
Ger Payne at the Italian camp on
the south side.
The three men were taken before
Judge E. N. Pomainville last even
ing and charged by the police with
being drunk and disorderly. The
foreman of the Italians paid the
fines and costs, which amounted al
together to 500. The men gave their
names as Joe Tocei, Peter Mash and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-09-17

Mike CarnWall. Tocci and Nash each
paid Sc, and Carnw wall paid $8 Carn-
wall was the man who drew the knit
A warrant lis out for the arrest of
Jagaginski on charge of being
drunk and disorderly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-09-17

FOR SALE Forty resident lots
on east and west side at prices rang
ing from $40 up to $500. One 80 It.
business lot on east side See Geo.N.
Wood. ltd 1tW
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-09-17

The vote at Nekoosa yesterday in
which the high license was the fea-
ture resulted in victory for the
high license forces. There were S4S
votes, cast of which POI were cast
for the high license and 147 against
it. The Nigh license people win out
by "a votes. Under the new order the
license in Nekoosa, viii be $500.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-09-17

Mrs. Fred Getzlaff and Fred Eber-
hardt and son left today for MilWau
kee to attend the fair.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-09-17

WANTED Two competent girls
for general housework. Call or phone
PA. Std 1tw
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-09-17
MARRIAGE LICENSES

The following marriage licenses
have been issued by the county clerk
Geo. A. Reimer town of Marsh
field. and Miss Bertha E. Benz, of
Vesper.
Fred Wn1rock and Miss Eleanor
Engels, of Grand Rapids.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-26

The last time it was my fortune or
misfortune, as it were, to patronize
barber establishment, old chap, the
employees were extremely solicitous
with regard to advising various
tonics, shampoos, messages and the
like. The fellow in the next chair
eventually became so thoroughly irri-
tated by this treatment that he
shouted:
Nov list here, old stroppie, nix on
the shampoo noise and the sea-foam
racket. Just plane down my map till
it's as wooIly as a kelly pool ball and
let the job go at that The next time
you let loose a chirp about having
my eyebrows curled or my ears braid
ed I'm going to snatch that there
crap-shooter's machete and chase
you up the striped pole!"
My word! -.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-26

asleep and son.. Charles Crem1euX,
bound and gagged by burglars. Thugs
frightened away. Police doubt sons
story.
John GoIivort, 4621 S. Robey ST.,
struck by street car Condition Sc
rious.
800 employees of construction de-
partment Chicago Telephone Co. laid
off. No other department affected.
Identification of all railroad ter
minals being considered by terminal
committee.
Miss Marie crone, 25o5 Michigan
av., got gown in loop store. Charged
it to Albert Fuchs. Arrested. Claims
Fuchs gave her permission.
John Neary, II S. Latin ST., drag
ged into alley by hold-up men. Hat,
coat, shoes and collar taken.
John w. Martin identified Hooters
as man who registered as Joseph
Remner" at Saratoga Hotel. Claims
Mrs. Kraft was with Koetters.
Unidentified man believed to have
committed suicide in lake at Chicago
dN. NIOIuCO 1Oulu Ou O4SC
dragging lake. ....
National campaign against Mann
act blackmailers started. United
States District Attorney Houts of St.
Louis and Wilkerson, Chicago, CO.
operating to- stop extortion. 81
The Illinois State Public Utilities
Commission today ordered all public
utilities corporations in Illinois that
have advanced their rates since July
1, 1913, to revert back to former rates
until after commission passes on
each case.
San Francisco.-Har DyA, Hindu,
former lecturer at Leland Stanford
University, held by immigration Off
Gals investigating charge he is I'M
desirable alien. Dyan is said to be
trying to rouse Hindus of India to-
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1914-01-16
Chinese Artist.

In the fourth century A. d. there
lved in China an artist, who was also
a poet. His name was Ku K'ai-chih
In London there is a painting, a long
scroll, which for at least a thousand
years has been treasured as his work:
and though that cannot be proved, it
is In all probability painting by his
hand. One day, we are told, he in
trusted to friend a chest full of
paintings which he had collected. For
better security he fastened the lid of
the chest and sealed the fastening
with seal. The friend however
coveted the paintings, and hit on the
simple expedient of removing the
bottom of the box and so abstracting
them. When the box was restored to
ku K'aichih, he broke the seal and
found 1t empty. But he suspected
no theft and expressed no surprise.
Beautiful paintings, he said, communi-
cate with supernatural beings; they
have changed their form and flown
away, like men when they join the
mortals.-Laurence Binyon, in the
Atlantic.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1914-01-16
CRITIC OF THE GERM THEORY
writer In Indiana Newspaper Has
Some Pertinent Remarks to
Make on the Subject.

No inconsiderable body OF physi-
clans and these not OF any one school,
many even of the regular profession. {"
are beginning seriously TO question
whether germs" are the greatest, or,
as some hold. the only cause of dis
ease. The United States department
or agriculture has issued a bulletin
to determine the best way of pas
teurizing milk so as to kill the dis
ease germs and yet not give the milk
cooked flavor or lessen its nutritive
value. Where are Sukey and dear
old Bossy of yesterday? Gone, with
out ever having entertained the slight
est suspicion that their tactical prod
uct was not above reproach Then
science comes in to cast doubt upon
all their daughters. "A healthy child"
says the Homeopathic Envoy, grow
ing up where germs swarm becomes a
strong man, while another fed on pas
teurized milk and guarded by 'steriliz-
alton may grow up a weakling. Why?
Give 1t up! Perhaps there are funda.
mental causes not recognized by the
theorists. If milk will cause disease.
VIII heating make 1t wholesome? If
milk is pure, will not heating cause it
to lose its best nutritive qualities? If
the germs come from the COW WHY
use her milk? If they come from
without, why not keep them out in
stead of killing them after they get
In the milk? Indianapolis News.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1914-01-16
HAIR CAME OUT IN HANDFULS

Hughson, Cal.-"Last winter my
hair began to fall out and later my
scalp began to itch terribly and my
hair was full of dandruff. There were
pimples broke out on my scalp, espe-
cially around the edge of my hair.
Sometimes l would wake up at night
and lie awake an hour or 80 with the
itching. My hair came out In hand
fuls when combed it. 1t was dry and
lifeless and the dandruff was so thick
1t could be plainly seen.
Il used several different kinds of
shampoo and soap but it got worse all
the time for five or six months. When
! had lost about half of my hair
started using Cuticura Soap and ONT
ment. In about six weeks my scalp
stopped itching and in two or thre-
months my hair began t. CONF in
new. My head is clear Of dandruff
now and new hair is coming in all the
time" (Signed) Mrs. w. r. Candlish,
Dec, 10, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world Sample Of each
free,with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept L, Boston."-Adv.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1914-01-16
JUST FORGOT HIS MANNERS
'"'ox'eAteo Mans Remark May Have
Held Some Truth, but II Was
Not Polite.

iney were seated side by side in a
street car. He was very intoxicated
and very sleepy. She was very
naughty and possessed OF a very mucb
wrinkled face.
Though he was trying hard he sim.
ply couldn't keep awake and persisted
IN topping over on her shoulder Each
ume ne did it he smiled overwhelmingly
as II promising to do better in future.
oul she was extremely ANNOYED.
Please sit up straight she said at
iast' every wrinkle expressing disap-
proval.
he woke up abruptly. That made
MIN cross. He murmured something
how dare you insult a lady?" she
exclaimed.
He woke up again.
1 didn't" he sputtered
How dare you contradict a lady?"
she snapped
Here the intoxicated one took ire
mendous brace, forced one eve wide
open, sat up straight, and took a long.
long look at the very wrinkled face
by his side.
You're not a lady," he muttered at
last; you're figl"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1914-01-16
ALL LOOK FOR GRATITUDE
Nothing That Can Be Bestowed is
Able to Take Its Place in the
Human Heart.

Gratitude given or received is one
OF the best things in the world We
need far more of it and far better quail
1ty. Yet / have never read any salts
factory account of what It so glorious
ly means. It's value begins just where
the value Of pay ends. Thanks are
personal, and attempt to fit an ade-
quate response to the particular serv-
Ice performed. Ply Is an impersonal
coin which has been handed out to
many before it reaches you, and will
go to many others when it leaves you.
1t is yoLr right and you are not CRATE
ful for it. But thanks are a free gift
and enrich the giver. There is no
nobler art than the art of expressing
ones gratitude in fresh unhackneyed,
unexaggerated terms which answer
devotion with fresh devotion, fancy
with new fancy, charity with SINGER
ity. Artists who get their reward
only in money and in the stale plaud-
its OF clapping hands are restless for
something more individual They
want to be intimately understood and
beautifully answered. For such graft
tude they look to brother artists, to
the few who really understand. There
they find their best reward-but even
this leaves something wanting-The
Atlantic
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1914-01-16
ARTHUR WAS PERSISTENT
BY X. CUNNINGHAM,

I've often thought" said the girl
who likes to talk. that II everybody
In the world had the persistency OF a
cat what wonderful things might be
achieved! | have been moved to this
philosophical state of mind ~ the
career OF Arthur, our alley cat.
i named her Arthur the first time
l saw her because when | was quite
young there was a boy named Arthur
whom | hated with such a whole soul
ed hatred that even to this day the
very name gives me the creeps. Ar
thur was the kind of cat you dislike
violently on sight. She was lean and
mottled gray and one eye had a
cast and she had the general air of
a dissipated vagabond
I can't imagine what began the
upllft in Arthur's soul. For some rea-
son she suddenly came to the deter
mination to attain a higher social
sphere--and one day we found her
comfortably disposed on our 500 day.
export in the living room.
Mother had the cook remove her
and then she sponged the ash dust off
the davenport with gasoline.
That night Arthur mounted the
trellis to the upstairs windows and
perched on the stills and sang mourn
fully at each of US In turn. She was
a regular feline soprano, because 9TH
erwise she never could have got from
window to window. When she war
bled you were overcome with a sense
of shame that you were repulsing her
deep affection. Somehow she man.
aged to convey that emotion.
In her broken hearted despair at
our stoniness she extracted the paper
cover off the cream bottle at the back
door the next morning and breakfast
ed OF the cream. The cook saw her
departing, licking her whiskers, and
threw pail at her, which she nimbly
sidestepped.
That night when my brother was
dressing for a dinner party, he found
Arthur asleep inside his silk hat. He
said that anyway he believed he
would like to start the fashion of 20.
ing bareheaded to dinner. So he de.
parted.
Within the next week Arthur had
stolen the cream twice, eaten our
canary, and scared father into a spasm
because he stepped on her tail, not ex
pecting to find a cat reposing on
corner OF our best oriental rug. We
began to get nervous because we new
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1914-01-16
FAMILY OF FIVE
All Drank Coffee From Infancy,

1t Is a common thing In this country
to see whole families growing up with
nervous systems weakened by coffee
drinking.
That Is because many parents dc
not realize that coffee contains a drug
-caffeine-which causes the trouble
(The same drug is found in teal
There are FIVE children in nv fam.
lily" writes an Iowa mother, "all of
whom drank coffee from infancy up
to two years ago.
my husband and had heart trouble
and were advised to quit coffee. We
did so and began to use Postum. We
now are doing without medicine and
are entirely relieved of heart trouble.
Caffeine causes heart trouble when
continually used as In coffee drink
ing.)
Our eleven-year-old boy had a weak
digestion from birth, and yet always
craved and was given coffee. When
we changed to Postum he liked 1t and
we gave him all he wanted. He has
been restored to health by Postum and
still likes it,"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Write for the little
book THE Road to MELVILLE"
Postum comes in two forms:
Regular Postum-must be boiled.
Instant Postum is a soluble powder.
A teaspoonful dissolves quickly in q
cup Of hot water and. with cream and
sugar, makes a delicious beverage
Instantly. Grocers sell both kinds.
There's a reason" for Postum.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1914-01-16
KEROSENE FOR THE POULTRY
Splendid Results May Be Obtained In
Poultry House by Use Of Liquid II
Applied Often Enough.

A little kerosene will do a great
deal Of good in the poultry house II
applied often enough. 1t will check
lice and mites, and is a good remedy
for throat troubles, as WELL 1t is,
however, disagreeable to handle, and
rather difficult to apply often enough
and in the right quantity. The device
here shown is found to be useful for
this purpose, says the Wisconsin Ag-
riculturist. 1t is automatic.
A cut is made with a cold chisel
through the bottom of a can or small
tin pail, and lamp wick drawn
through the cut rather tightly This
will allow the kerosene to flow
through very slowly, and is hung
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1914-01-16

or knew what Arthur would do next
or where she would choose to an.
pear
A man who was calling on me one
night sat on Arthur. Now, there are
many trials that a strong man can
meet and endure with heroism. but I
defy the bravest man to sit on an un-
expected cat and maintain a calm de-
meanor. That man bounced up four
feet into the air and then landed on
the floor in a disheveled state. Who
knows but that 1t changed the course
OF my whole life2-because he was a
nice man and l rather liked him. and
up to that point he had seemed to
ike me. However, being somewhat
spoiled and popular, his vanity
couldn't endure being made ridiculous
and his demeanor toward me has no.
uceably cooled since then.
After that l damned Arthur into a
basket and carried her in an automo-
bile 10 miles away and deposited her
In front of fur factory-gray fur is
fashionable this year. Two days later
L found her reclining In the middle
OIL pile Of lingerie just up from the
laundry. She yawned in a bored way
as II to let me know that she thought
travelling a frightful nuisance.
"Arthur's complacency was infuriat-
ing. 1t never dawned on her that she
wasn't wanted. She never realized
mat she had a cast in her eye and
that no figure and wretched hair, but
she put on all the airs of a blue rib
bon Persian and acted as though we
were dying to have her around.
The night l had my most fashion
able bridge party Arthur walked in,
bringing one by one five of the worst
looking kittens / ever laid eyes on.
and deposited them at my feet. She
had wished EN- on me! Now what
can you do with a cat like that?"
We'll" said the listener, you might
hire an ocean going steamer and drop
her overheard in the deepest part of
The Atlantic!"
"Nonsense!" returned the girl who
likes to talk. = "She'd swim backi"-
Chicago Daily News.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1914-01-16
A Lot of Racket

Howard Elliott, the new president OF
the New Haven & Hartford railroad
was talking at a luncheon in New
YORK, about a millionaire who had
been boasting overmuch-boastine
about his Raphaels, his Louis Seize
furniture, his Gobelins and his Aubus.
sons.
or course, he's a self-made man, 81
said Mr.. Elliott I'm very fond of
self-made men. The only objection to
them is that sometimes they've failed
to put themselves together SO as to
work noiselessly"