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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-08

n. y.-mr. hopkins what lives on
west 146 st. used to preach a hole lot
about 2 living as cheeply as 1 & that
was how him and his wife got there
start in life but when he wasent talk
ing about that he was telling his dau-
ter that her Teller was the worst hunk
of cheese in town.
~ now, the Teller was alrite, CESS,
but he dident have a reglar job and
when he did work his old man had
to buy his clothes and let him feed
his face at home free of charge.
outside of that harold was a fine
guy to have around the house
& miss hilda hopkins was stuck on
him for fare
so yesterdy evening when her dad
got threw telling about how 2 Good
live as cheepley as she chirps out
papa, deer, if 2 can live as cheepley
as 1 why coodent harold and get
married as you Good keep US as
Cheeply as you keep me here now
Z suffeTin cats you ought to a herd
hiIdas old man explode & we herd it
in our house which is next dOre to the
hopkins but we never knowed what
happened until hilda told my sister |
this a. m.
but i got a bunch that cant live |
as cheepley as 1 in the hopkins fam |
lily amy more
Judge Ito actor found guilty of |
murder)-And is there any an
nouncement you would like to make
before I pass the sentence Of death?
Actor-Yes, your honor, I would |
like to announce that this will posi-
lively be my last appearSnCeI !
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-12-23

Bennie's entire family is at Hickory
Grove, father, mother, and elder broth
err. The father came down with tuber-
culosis first and before he had learned
how to take care of himself and pro-
tect his loved ones, his wife and chill
dren had become infected with the dis
ease. It seems quite certain that even
though they should never be complete
ly cured they would never again be a
menace to other people. Certainly
Bonnie has been impressed with the
importance Of not giving tuberculosis
to others. The sanatorium is doing
more for the community than saving
the lives Of this family and restoring
its. members to health, important tho
that service is. It is teaching people
how to protect their own health and
that of other people and its teaching
is not confined to it's own patients. The
entire community benefits both direct
ly and indirectly.
1t is because of this large service
to the community that the Wisconsin
Anti tuberculosis association place
much emphasis in its educational cam
paign on the obligation of each coun-
ty to erect and support it's own sana-
torium and devote so much of the eff
fort of it's workers to bringing home
this obligation to the county boards
and informing them as to the need for
and benefits Of county sanatoria. 1t is
one phase of the educational work that
is financed by the annual sale of Red
Cross Christmas Seals and the value
of it is evidenced by the increasing
number of county boards which ap-
pointed committees to investigate To-
cal needs and recommendations The
extent to which the state association
can be Of value to these committees
and to other agencies in the organized
fight against tuberculosis and all pre-
veftable diseases naturally depends on
the financial support given by the pub
lie in its annual purchase of seals.
This years sale is rapidly drawing to
a close. Do your shopping early is just
as good advice in the mater of seals as
of other Christmas wares.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-12-23
VALUE PROPERTY
At S5,5l5,00O

Madison, Wis, Dec. 16.-The value
of property owned by telegraph, ex-
press and sleeping car companies in
Wisconsin is $5,515,00O according to-
the preliminary. assessment. figures of
the state tax commission. ,-.. !.
The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany is credited with property total
ling $2,0O0,00O; the North American.
Telegraph company 100000 and the
Chicago Milwaukee and Lake Super
ior company $85, 000 This, assess
ment is. an increase in valuation Of
$35O,O0O.
The Pullman company is assessed
at $4,000, 0007or an increase Of 100000
over 1914. -:e.s-' j.. a.. .=..ss.
The express ASSESSMENTS are as
follows:
Adams Express company 100000;
American $35O;900; Northern $65,G00;
Wells Fargo 1875 ,OO0; and Western
$4,000, total of S83, 900. and am in
crease Of $40, 1000 over. last. year. =
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-12-23
HOW ABOUT The
POST OFFICE?
Now Is The Time To Push For The
Federal Building.

If Grand Rapids ever expects to
have a post office building. NOW is the
time to go after it. Representative E..
E. Browne is doing all he can to get his
bill through for a Federal building at
Grand Rapids. Letters have been sent
by different people of the community
and the Congressman has been spurred
on to make a good fight.
BUT it does not rest there. The citi-
zens can do a whole lot more and can
win out The way to do it is to send a
delegation of atleast two business men
to Washington and have them appear
before the committee to which the bill
was referred and to have these dele
gates go over the matter thoroughly
with the committee and show them
that the business has out grown the
present quarters and that the present
quarters are inconvenient in many
ways.
If Grand Rapids is to have a post
! office building, if the people really
want a post Office building, let them
go after it now. For, the only way to
get it will be to push through an emer-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-12-23

kins Institute for the Blind, describes
a large number of games which may
be played by blind persons The re-
quired apparatus for all are inexpen-
sive and light to handle How ''jun-
gle thrillers" for the movies are staged
is told in a we'll illustrated story. The
equipment used for this purpose is
very unusual and affords means of
protection and escape for both actor
and moving picture machine operator.
The successful new printing telegraph
system, now widely used, is well de-
scribed in an illustrated article. "How
Federal Structures are Planned and
Built" is told by J. Crosby Mccarthy.
Among the page views and groups
of views appearing in the January
number are the following: The new
y. S. dreadnaught Nevada" in its
trial run; two pages showing winter
sports costumes for women; two pages
showing Americas latest under sea
fighters; Schenectady's large concrete
reservoir in course of construction; re-
claiming the tide flats of a western
city, etc.
1t is in the short, pithy story with
the graphic picture that Popular Me
chanics Magazine excels. There are
the usual large number of these in the
January Magazine, including the fol-
lowing: A Combination Switch for
Doorbell and Hall Lamp" Electric
Stove Built in Kitchen WALL" Loud
Speaking Telephone for Window De-
monstrator;" can Artistic Telephone
Cover" Hands on Watch Move in
Reverse Direction;" Distance Guage
is Aid to Photographers" Blind Man
With Arms Reads Raised Letters"
"Phones Replace Walters in Jersey
Restaurant" adjustable Shotgun
Rack for Duck Boat" Safety Towline
Hook Made for Use of Motorists"
Emergency Exit Designed for Ships
Fire-rooms;" "Whooping-C Cough Band
Worn by Child" etc.
The Shop Notes and Amateur Me-
chanics departments contain the usual
amount of interesting and practical
material, all non-technical and we'll IL
Illustrated.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-12-23
NECEDAH FIRE
DOES NOT HALT
BUSINESS
Bank Is In Church-P. o. In G.. A. r.
Hall-Market In Hotel.

Necedah, Wis, Dec. 16.-This city
was doing business almost as usual
Wednesday, following the fire which
wiped out nearly the entire business
section Tuesday.
The Necedah bank opened as usual
at o'clock but was transacting bus
mess in the Congregational church
The post office was established tenn
porarily in the G. A R. hall A butch
er shop started doing business in a
hotel to-day.
Many suffered on account Of lack
of provisions. All but two grocery
stores were burned The stock of
the two not burned was sold out last
night and they were forced to close.
Workers started early Wednesday
to remove the debris and plans are be-
ing made for the rebuilding of the
ruined district.
When Necedah came to count up
damages it was found that just nine
business houses had escaped the flames
Every other store or office in the city
was destroyed. The city was in dark
ness the fire having destroyed the lines
of the electric light plant. The fire
burned itself out at midnight Tuesday
night the creamery being the last
building to burn.
Accurate estimate of the damage
was not possible to-day. While the
business men guess the loss in the
neighborhood of half a million dol
lars, it will be twenty-four hours be-
fore an approximate estimate can be
prepared by the victims of the fire.
AS soon as the ruins cool suffi-
GENTLY, officials of the Necedah bank
will examine the contents of the
vault It's blackened shape rises from
the crumpled brick and ashes of the
building apparently unframed. Thou
sands of dollars in cash and securities
are within. Whether they escaped
unframed by the intense heat is caus-
ing some anxiety to the bank officials.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-12-23
CHAUTAUOUA
WEEKPR()GRAA
Has Been Adopted and Is Well Select
ed Committee Decide on Pre-
hminary.

Mr.. ". A. Mitchell, Of .Wausau, with
the Wisconsin University Extension
Bureau was here Wednesday evening
and met with the local committee who
decided upon the program which will
be rendered in this city during Wise n
sin week July 1916. The following is
the program:
First Day.
2:3O p. m.-University Band Ga
pieces.)
$50 p. m.-Lecture: Prof. A. B,
1.-The Play Ground of Life"
4:3O p. m.-Children's Story Hour.
700 p. m.-Community Singing.
1880 p. m.-Lecture: Prof. A. B.
Hall Civic Improvement"
$50 p. m-University Band.
Second Day.
2:30 p. m.-TrebIe Clef Club In
GLIDING Jessie Ray Taylor).
$3.50 p. m-Lecture: Gabriel Ma
guire, of Boston, 1.-The Church in Ac-
ton"
4:30 p. Children's Story Hour.
700 p. m.-Community Singing.
1880 p. m.-Lecture: Gabriel Ma
guire-''Tn Darkest Africa"
$50 p. n.-Treble Clef Club.
Third Day.
2:3O p. Professor and Mrs. Won
Geltch, Violin and Piano Music,
$3.50 p. m.-Lecture:
4:3O p. m.-Children's Story Hour.
700 p. m.-Community Singing.
7:30 p. m.-Gyroscope Lecture
Prof, Burt L. Newkirk, of the Univer-
sity of Minnesota.
$50 p. m.-Professor and Mrs. Won
Geltch.
Fourth Day.
2:3O p. m.-Milton College Glee
Club.
$3.50 p. m.-Lecture: Prof. Albert
Stump of the University of Indiana
4:3O p. m.-Children's Story Hour.
TOO p. m.-Community Singing.
1880 p. m.-Lecture: Prof. Albert
Stump.
$50 p. m.-Milton College Glee
Club.
Fifth Day.
2:30 p. m.-Concert Dvorak Quartet;
$3.50 p. m.-Lecture: Mrs. c. P. Cary
THE Exceptional Child"
4:30 p. m.-Children's Story Hour.
700 p. m.-Community Singing.
1880 p. Entertainment: Clar-'
ence Burgderfer Humorist.
$3.50 p. Concert: Dvorak Quartet
Sixth Day.
2:30 p. m.-Ccncert: Hampton Quar-
tet, (colored).
$3.50 p. m.-Lecture: President Silas
Plea for Peace"
4:3O p. -Children's Story Hour.
700 p. m.-Community Singing.
1880 p. m.-Lecture: President Silas
American Home"
$50 p. m.-Concert: Hampton Quar-
tet.
TIE be supplied.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-12-23
Notice to Prove Will, and Notice to

Notice to Prove Will, and Notice to
Creditors.
State of Wisconsin, County Court,
Wood County In Probate.
In re estate of Frank Zivney, de-
ceased.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, That
at the regular term of said court to be
held on the first Tuesday of April, A.
D. 1916, at the Court House in the
City of Grand Rapids, County of
Wood and State of Wisconsin there
will be heard and considered, the ap-
plication of Anna Zivney to admit to
probate the last Will and Testament
of Frank Zivney, late of the town of
MiIladore, in said county, deceased,
and for the appointment of an exc
cutor;
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER
GIVEN, That at the regular term of
said court to be held at said Court
House on the first Tuesday of April
A. D., 1916, there will be heard, con-
sidered and adjusted, all claims a
gainst said Frank Zivney, deceased;
AND NOTICE IS HEREBY FUR
THEIR GIVEN, That all such claims
for examination and allowance must
be presented to said county court at
the Court House in the City of Grand
Rapids in said county and state, on OF
before the third day of April A. D..
1916, or be barred.
Dated Nov. 80, 1915.
BY THE COURT:
w. j. CONWAY, Judge.
D. D. Conway, Attorney, 4tw.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-12-23

gency bill. 1t can be done. The Com
mittee CAN be made TO realize the
great necessity for a new building
they can be made to see the made
quacy Of the present quarters and the
great inconvenience the public are be-
ing put to, and the big increase in the
postal business in this city.
The cost of sending a delegation
would be small. The realization OF
having a Federal building that would
cost approximately 100000 would be
great The small outlay necessary to
send the delegates would be very small
compared with the great returns that
Grand Rapids would receive
from the construction of the building.
The money paid for labor would be
spent here. some material would be
bought here, and when that sources
of revenue had ceased, the Federal
building would stand as a monument
to the Importance of the city of Grand
Rapids and the enterprise, push and
perseverance of the citizens.
Postmaster R. L. Nash is preparing
a statement showing the inadequacy
of the present quarters in relation to
the handling of mail
The statement will show that We
hicles are not allowed to stop on Vine
street where the Post Office is located.
The fact that the office has but one
main entrance. The inconvenience Of
the location, and will also show the
large increase in the business Of the
post office A comparison will be
made with the business when this To-
cation was first used and how it has
grown from $4,000 to $4,000 a year
and still there has been no increase in
the size of the quarters provided.
Now is the time to get the post Office
building while the matter is up and
hot. Do it now, citizens of Grand Rap
ids, or drop it for ever and lie down
and say we haven't gumption enough,
civic pride enough to go after some
thing when it is within our reach.
Send two men to Washington, D. c.,
it won't cost much and get a 100000
building in return. Make yourself
Christmas present, people of Grand
Rapids.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-12-23
.CHRISTNASIN
EARLY WISCONSIN

The Christmas festivities of the
present day may be more elaborate
than those of an earlier period in Wis
consin history, but certainly they do
not exceed them in spontaneity and
rollicking fun. How the day was
spent in the gay old fur-trade post at
Green Bay in 1924 is Interestingly
told in volume seven Of the Wiscon-
sin Historical Collections:
"a table was spread the length of
the room and the plates laid for hun
dred guests; the invitations extended
to the whole population-French,
half breeds and Americans.
The grades of dress, from the highest
of costume would have engaged the
study of an artist; bellies and beaux,
men and women, We're attired in all
the gradts of dress, from the highest
Partisan down to the buck-skin coat,
pants, petticoat, and moccasins of the
aborigines.
at would be impossible to do just
ice to the courses of the dinner; suf-
fee to say, that for variety or rarity
of dishes, it equalled any Of similar
occasion in more civilized climes.
3 There was venison, bear
meat, and porcupine; a dozen vari-
cites of the feathered tribes from the
waters, as geese and ducks; and of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-12-23

Local People Making Elaborate Prep
arations For Their Entertainment

The Wisconsin State Drainage As
ISOLATION meets for its second annual
convention at Grand Rapids, Wiscon-
sin, January. 10, 20 and 81. 1916
The local people are aiding in the
arrangements.
Grand Rapids is well supplied with
hotels and restaurants and many resi-
dents are prepared to accommodate the
members. Hotel Dixon will be the
headquarters.
Members are asked to bring speci-
mems Of crops grown in marsh soils
last season. There will be specimens
of tile and drainage machinery on.ex-
hibition. - 49,.
Tbs. special committee of, the Legis-
lature considering the. proposed drain
age law will be the guests of the AS
ISOLATION. re-
PROGRAM 80 =
Tractors for Marsh Lands, F. NJ
White, Madison; :Wis., r<s... .@@o>s
3 Fertility of Wisconsin Marshes, H
w. Ullsperger, Sturgeon Bay, Wis.
Dredging from a Contractors Point
of. View, A. J. Bracken, Mccormick
Bldg, Chicago, Illinois.
Qualifications of a Drainage Com
missioner, w. B. Coddington, P16ver,
Wisconsin = sf ,ss.t : :>s1g 1855
The Drainage Legislation Proposed
in, 1915, B. M>Naughan, Grand Rapids.
Wisconsin, = ..-,..-
The Wisconsin Law from the Illinois
View Point, Hon. John Raymond, Au-
rora, Illinois.
Specifications in Drainage Contracts,
Frank v, Lucas. Madison, Wis.
Drainage Records, Nye Jordan, Maui
,ston, Wisconsin.
- A Defense of the Capstan Ditch; E.
H. Boyd, sWaupun, Wisconsin.
- When Tile Drainage Fails. E. R.
Jones, Madison, Wisconsin.
Tile and Surface Water, A. L. Web
ster, Wheaton, II.
Each address will be followed by a
discussion in which members are urged
to. take part. .~- .s....
- The Program will commence at 9
o'clock Tuesday, January 10. All the
members of the Association and friends
of drainage are urged to attend the
first session and to remain for the last.
. The annual election of officers will be
held at the evening session, January19.
E. R. Jones, Secretary.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-12-23
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Order Limiting Time to Present Claims
and Notice to Creditors.

Order Limiting Time to Present Claims
and Notice to Creditors.
State of Wisconsin, Wood County,
in CoLhty Court.
In the Mater of the Estate of
Nicholas Reiland, Deceased.
Letters testamentary on the estate
of Nicholas Reiland late of the City
of Grand Rapids in said County of
Wood, deceased, having been duly
granted to Mary Reiland by this court;
1T IS ORDERED, That the time
from the date hereof until and includ-
ing the 18th day of April, A. D., 1916,
be and the same is hereby fixed as the
time within which all creditors of the
said Nicholas Reiland, deceased, shall
present their claims for examination
and allowance.
1T is FURTHER ORDERED. That
all claims and demands of all per-
sons against the said Nicholas Reiland,
deceased, be examined and adjusted
before LnIS COuEI, DIT us COuII hOOIu
in the Court House in the City of
Grand Rapids, in said County, at the
regular term thereof appointed to be
held on the third Tuesday Of April
1916 and all creditors are hereby no.
titled thereof.
1T IS FURTHER ORDERED, That
notice of the time and place at which
said claims and demands will be exam
ined and adjusted as aforesaid, and of
the time limited for said creditors to
present their claims and demands, be
given by publishing copy of this or
der and notice for three consecutive
weeks, once in each week, in the Wood
County Reporter, newspaper publish
ed in the County of Wood, the first
publication to be within fifteen days of
the date hereof.
Dated this 14th day of December,
1915.
By the Court;
3tw. w. J. CONWAY,
County Judge.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-12-23
FIRST BOWLING
TOURNAMENT
IN JANUARY

The first big meet of the Northern
Wisconsin BowIers will be held at Wau-
sau the week of January Is to Is.
$4,000 in prizes have been put up
and there will be additional prizes for
high scores in the different events.
Entries for the tournament will
close on January 6. Grand Rapids will
have a big list of entries in all events
and it is predicted will bring home
some of that prize money and afeW
individual medals and cups.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-12-23
SUMMONS.
By the Court;
W. J. CONY

State of Wisconsin, Portage County
in Circuit Court.
George Hooper, Plaintiff VS.. George
Wilson, Charles Wuestneck, Dolly
Bankenbusch, nee Wuestneck, Mary
Van Ert, nee Wuestneck, Bert Wuest-
neck, Frank Wuestneck, Jr., Louis
Wuestneck, Earl Wuestneck and
Frank Wuestneck, ST., defendants
Summons.
THE STATE OF WISCONSIN: TO
THE SAID DEFENDANTS George
Wilson and Mary Van Ert.
You are hereby summoned to ap-
pear within twenty days after serv-
ice of this summons, exclusive of the
day of service: and in case of your
failure so to do judgment will be rem
dered against you according to the
demand of the complaint; of which g
copy is herewith served upon you.
D. D. CONWAY,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
P. o. Address, Grand Rapids, WooC
County, Wisconsin. 6tw.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-12-23
NOTICE

The children of the city will meet
on Christmas night at the Catholic
school on the east side and the Meth
odist and Congregational churches and
on the west side at the Chicago &
Northwestern depot the Milwaukee de-
pot and at the Moravian church where
members of the Elks will be and escort
the children to the Community tree
near the Library. Children should be
at these various places so as to be
ready to leave at $50.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-12-23
DRUNK DAYS
IN JAIL
Citizen of Bruce, Wis, Shoots Hot Air
About Being Robbed.

John 7. Connors who says he halls
from Bruce, Wisconsin was arrested
early this morning by officer Payne.
Connors was taken before Judge Edw.
n. Pomainville and convicted of the
offense of being drunk. He was SEN
fenced to 10 days in the County Jail,
but not until he had warmed the at
mosphere of the court with a lot of
hot air.
Connors told the court that he was
called out of bed at the Dixon house
about one o'clock this morning and
that he accompanied the man who got
him out of his downy bed to the bridge
He thought the man intended to throw
him into the river, but such was not
his fate. Nothing like that. He said
he was handed over to the police and
that it was all a plan worked by the
man who called him and the police to
get the money he had on him. He
claimed to have had a draft for $65
and $50 in money. He also told that
he had changed five dollar bills and
twenty dollar bill in some of the sa-
looms, but investigation on the part of
the police has failed to verify that
statement. AS none of the police
have purchased Ford or are sport
ing a diamond this morning, the
charge that they took the money is
not generally believed.
At the west side police station, Con-
nors threatened to strike another night
! lodger with a poker.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-12-23
POPULAR
MECHANICS
MAGAZINE
!: FOR JANUARY


The January number Of Popular Me-
chanics Magazine carries a handsome
cover design depicting one phase of
aerial defense as developed by the
great European conflict An.article on
this subject, by Searle Hendee,. de-
clares that while the London populace
go to bed at night in fear and tremb-
ling, because. Of the possibility of Yep
,pelin raids, Parisian8 slumber peace
fully, although but: an hours fight
from the western battle front. This is
because. the French have magnificent
aerial feet divided into squadrons Of
nine machines, including battle plane
six Reconnaissance machines, andtwo
cruisers. A remarkable method of
detecting, invading air craft electrical
" is also in use.
The January Popular Mechanics Ma
gazine contains, all told, 253 articles
and administrations. Besides the war
story already mentioned, there are
several others of less Importance, but
very interesting, and eleven pages of
views show the actual conditions at
the front and in the devasted district.
An article by Harold Molter, principal
OF the boys department at the Per-