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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-10-04

Miss Jessie Maley attended the
wedding of a relative at Waterloo last
Thursday.
"A. c. Philip went to Des Moines
Tuesday evening to attend meeting
of the executive committee Of the
State Pharmacy association. 4
Rev. w. J. Suckow spent several
days the first of the week at Edge
wood, where he attended the fall
meeting Of Congregational churches
of northeastern Iowa.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-10-04
NOTICE.

ANoA4SIs
If you are sufferer of piles, do
not hesitate but consult DR.. iWilbert
Shallenberger, the Chicago Special
list, who will be at Manchester, Hotel
Clarence. Friday, October 9th. The
following were cured Of piles with
out using the knife, Write them if
you wish:
Thos. Marley, Marshalltown, la,
J.. G. Elicit. Liscomb, la.
r. Francis, Fairbanks, la.
]. l.. Haigh, Hopkinton, la. at
H. r. Holmes, Manchester, la.
H. F. Klemp, Knittle, Ia.
H. M. Scott, Vinton, Ia.
H. C. Whitney, Vincennes, Ia.
Henry Gibbs, Strawberry Point, Ia.
Geo. Prose, Nora Springs, Ia.
]. D. Mann, r. No. 4, Ft. Dodge,
la.
]. H. Polk, Winthrop, Ia.
Frank Kinkade, Rolfe, Ia.
Theodore Jahncke, Thorton, Ia.
Mrs. Chas. Roath, Clear Lake, Ia.
Mrs. c. A. Upton, Ogden. Ia.
D. l.. Birks, Marshalltown, Ia.
Mrs. L. w. Bailey, Hampton, la.
Mrs. Ida Scott, Ames, la.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-10-04
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS,

Julia Jenney and hus to Frank Mil
Ter. w u of lot Block 4, Parli-
mans Addition to Greeley, Iowa 81
w. H. Bush to Ernest M. Bush. N AZ
feet of Lot 10 and S u of Lot II,
Block 2, Colony Add to COlesburg,
Iowa $1.OO
C. L. Bacon to Anna Bacon. Land in
Section Is, Union twp...--.,.....-.$ $1,000
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-10-04
is eminently qualified to handle the
affairs of Iowa in a business way.
NOTICE TO WATER PATRONS.

Water rentals are now due. Water
rentals must be paid within reason
able time or water will be turned off.
Office days Friday and Saturday. L.
B. Matthews, City Mgr.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-06-01
EAGLES Will
ADVERTISE CITY
Biggest Convention Ever Held, Says
the Advertising VIII Be Good or
Bad Grand Rapids Citizens Are to
Say.

The Eagles committee is out So
Letting funds for the big state con-
vention to be held here next month
This without any exception is the
biggest thing that has ever been I'M
dertaken in the way of a convention
by this city. Those who have never
no idea of what it means to the city.
Beside the large number of people it
will bring to the city and the money
that these people will leave here,
here is the great amount of good ad :
vertising that Grand Rapids will get,
provided, the city shows that it de-
serves to be known as a live and pro-
gressive city To do this, it must en-
terrain the Eagles as its sister cities
(Antigo, Marshfield and other cities
even smaller than Grand Rapids)
have done.
Ninety per cent of the membership
of the local organization are working
men who spend every cent they make
with the local merchants.
The committee needs funds to make
this convention, which the state Sc
cretary has said will be the biggest
ever seen in Wisconsin,, a success.
Small amounts may be left at the A
bel-Mullen Co.'S store and will be re-
ceived with a great deal of thankful
ness.
1t is hoped that Grand Rapids will
send the delegates to this convention
away with the idea of the greatness,
hospitality and up to dateness of the
city that styles itself ''The Heart of
Wisconsin" If it is The Heart of Wis
consin, it should beat for the entire
state which will be represented here
in this convention.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-06-01
PASSING OF MRS.
Oliver DUDLEY
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
Mrs. Oliver Dudley one of Grand
Rapids, lovely Christian characters,
who was generally known as a good
wife, and mother, Of high Christian
character and we'll thought of by all
those enjoying her acquaintance, died
after a lingering illness of about six
months with dropsy at her family
residence at six a. M, Thursday, May
25, 1916. Mrs. Dudley was born near
Christiania, Norway, and was about
sixty-seven years of age She was
native city, and together they came
married to John Christensen in her
to this country about thirty-four years
ago. They first settled in Necedah,
Wis, where they resided two years.
From there they moved to Rudolph,
Wis, where Mr. Christensen operated
blacksmith shop until the time of his
death. Three years later she mar
ried Oliver Dudley, a farmer in the
town of Rudolph who survives her.
When they sold their farm in Ru-
dolph, they moved to March, Wis,
where they resided short time and
then came to Grand Rapids in thu
year 1902 where they conducted well
known and popular boarding house,
until Mrs. Dudley lost her health,
since which time they rented the
boarding house and moved into d
private residence of their own. Since
that time she has been in poor health
| and gradually failed until death came
to her this morning. She was alove-
ly Christian woman, highly though
of by everyone, and had a charming
disposition that made friends with
| everybody that she came in contact
| with. Her husband and family will
miss her at the family fireside where
she was always Of pleasing and cheer
full disposition. Her loss will be great
ly felt. She leaves to mourn besides
her husband, Martin J. Christensen
| and Mrs. Chas. Ratelle, of Loyal, Wis.
Mrs. J. Fl. Darlington of Los Molinos,
Cal, and Clarence Christensen Of
Grand Rapids. She also leaves two
brothers, Stem Hagen of Reedley, Cal.
and Peter Hagen of Hazelrun, Mimi,
and one sister, Mrs. Magnus Gunder-
son of Necedah, Wis.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-06-01

The name of Grand Rapids will be
emblazoned on the minds of every one
who witnesses the big parade at the
state convention of Elks to be held in
Green Bay next week
The Grand Rapids Elks will take
up 800 linear feet in the big parade
on Wednesday.
First will come the band, which is
allotted 40 feet, the comes the famous
Elks two-wheeled cart mounting the
big Elks head. Following this will
be an outline of the state of Wiscon-
sin, by 8 feet worked in purple and
white spirals with the Heart of
Wisconsin" in the middle of it.
These are given 20 feet in the line
of march. Then comes what will be
one o. the features of the parade and
something that will make the people
talk of Grand Rapids. This is the
Floral design which will take up $50
feet of the parade. This floral design,
which in Connection with the other
things was designed and erected by
Fred Roenius and his committee, is
continuous procession of arches, all
joined together with a cross piece 8
feet long made with pin and socket
SO that corners may be turned.
Each end of the arch is supported by
an upright 9 feet high, each of these
will be carried by an Elk dressed in
white suits and white felt hats. On
the top of each upright is a white and
purple flag. The uprights are con-
nected by an arch which is decorated
with Wisteria blossoms in pink and
white. It took 500 of these blossoms
to decorate these arches. The up
rights and connecting bars are dec
Grated in white and purple spirals. The
arches are feet across and eight feet
between each arch. On the cross
piece between the arches is hung a
banner trimmed, which has on it one
of the letters forming "Grand Rapids
B. P O. E. 693-these letters and
figures are each in purple on white
back ground and are Is by "a inches.
One may imagine what such a pic
ture as this will look like. It takes
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-06-01
HOSPITAL CAMPAIGN
UN|TES GRAND RAPIDS
Spirit of Civic Pride Thoroughly Aroused by
Canvass for New Building

ing, for the Riverview Hospital fund.
For weeks past they have been meet
ing together and informing themselves
upon all those hospital details upon
which the public would probably want
, light. They scattered by twos thru
out the town. Some went to business
houses; others among the residences
and homes; and still others out a
mong the rural inhabitants. Every
where they went and everyone they
met got a splendid, truthful story,
of what the hospital meant to Grand
Rapids; why it was a matter Of in
tense civic responsibility; why each
one should subscribe generously, not
alone for his particular selfish future
benefit perhaps, but because he had
neighbors, and the poor man and his
family had claims on us all, and we
owed it to- ourselves and to each other
to prepare for those contingencies,
which human experience everywhere
always oilo"os are sure W COiIlTOHl
communities.
And then the business man who
heard and learned, left his office, went
out among his associates and friends
and urged the same civic gospel. He
became not only subscriber but
booster. And the women who were
called upon in their homes, who heard
and learned and whose hearts burned
with desire to have part in under
writing this beneficient undertaking.
left their household duties to become
auxiliary boosters for this civic Cos
pei among their kinsfolk and acquain-
tances.
Before the week was half over hun
dreds of good men and women were
actively enlisted. And so it grew.
Wrong ideas were met and correct
ed.
Prejudices and misunderstanding
were listened to patiently and adjust
ed
Narrowness was changed into broad
mindedness.
Selishness and stinginess were glad
to unbelt. And so it went on gather
ing good and growing great until the
week ended.
1t was the very finest week and the
very finest work ever undertaken and
done in Grand Rapids.
Grand Rapids is bigger and better
today for it. ~' -"
All honor to all those brave gentle
men and gentlewomen, everyone of
them, on the committee or off the COM
mittee, who took active direction of
or any part in this splendid construc-
| tive canvas.
And all honor to those fine gentle
men and gentlewomen of Grand Rapids
everyone of them, who subscribed to
this fund and helped to make this
canvas the glorious success that it
| is.
They have all honored themselves
and their city.
Therefore, once more, again, lest
we forget, we say,
''Hurrah for Grand Rapids!" Ban
zai!"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-06-01
CARDINAL GIBBONS TO
TELL PEACE LEAGUE WHAT
THE CHURCH STAND Is
CIV United Press Association

(oY ASSOCldtlOuJ
Washington, May 27.- Delegates
to the national convention of the mill
tant league to Enforce Peace, which
they hope will result in a league of
nations to keep international peace
just police department keeps NUM-
cipal peace-by force, will this even
ing hear James Cardinal Gibbons dis
cuss what The Churches Have At
Stake In The Success of The League"
Philip H. Gadsden of Charleston, S.
c.; J. Mott Hallowell of Boston and
Theodore Marburg of Baltimore, for
mer minister to Belgium, spoke to-
day on organization; Herbert S. Hou-
ton of New York, president of the AS
ISOLATED Advertising clubs of the
World, on publicity, while finance was
spoken Of by Charles S. Ward of
New York, secretary ofthe interna-
tional committee of the Y. M. c. A.
Benjamin Ide Wheeler of Berkeley
California, opened this afternoon a
discussion of general league topics.
Nehemiah Boynton of Brooklyn clos
ed the discussion. Other speakers
are: President Lowell of Harvard,
Harry A. Wheeler of Chicago, Frank
lin H. Giddings of New York and
Smaller Matthews of Chicago, presi-
dent of the Federal Council of
Churches.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-06-01
KITCHEN SHOWER

One of the pleasant pre-nuptial af-
fairs given for Miss Lucille Church
was the kitchen shower given by Miss
Lulu Hayes and Mrs. Georgia Olson
at the A. L. Ridgman home on First
avenue south on Thursday evening.
The evening was devoted to the play
ing of Fan Tan, eight tables being
in use during the games played, at
the conclusion of which Miss Maurine
butcher received the highest score for
the ladies and Earl Hill received, the
gentlemen's first prize. White iilacs
and lilies of the valley were used in
profusion throughout the house ir the
decorations Miss Church was the re-
cipient of many useful kitchen uten-
sis.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-06-01
ELKS WILL MAKE
GREAT SHOWING AT
GREEN BAY
Beautiful Design to be Carried by SO EIks--
Rapids Will Occupy 800 Feet in Big Parade

10 men on each side to carry this i'm
mense piece of art.
The colors of the uprights surmount-
ed by flags, the beautiful wisteria
blossoms, the men in white and the big
letters of the name of this city and
the lodge number will make a picture
that will remain long in the minds of
those who see it.
Following this great floral piece will
come the marching club which will
take up 80 more feet of the big pa
rade.
The Grand Rapids Elks and the city
of Grand Rapids are we'll known
among the larger cities of the state
as a city and men who do things and
this year will see all previous efforts
outdone. Grand Rapids will be "there
with bells on" as the saying goes.
This big feature parade will show
what Elkdom is doing for Grand Rap
ids and will bring recognition to this
city that nothing else can. Every
member of the order owes his support
to this undertaking and must do his
share to make the showing of the
Grand Rapids lodge a success.
The display will be on exhibition in
the basement of the Elks club Tues
day morning. Each and every Elk
owes it to himself and to the lodge
to go and see this big parade feature
1t ought to inspire him and fill him
with great loyalty to the order and
with a determination to put his Shout
der to the wheel and push the thing
through to a magnificent success.
A special train will leave over the
G. B. & W. railway Wednesday morn
ing returning the same night. Those
wishing to go to the convention on
this train are requested to purchase
their tickets by Saturday night. A
ticket office will be opened down town.
The tickets will be honored on Tues
days trains going and on Wednesdays
trains returning.
An early purchase of tickets will
allow the railway time to get sufficient
coaches so that all may ride in COM
fort
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-06-01

"Hurrah for Grand Rapids" Per-
haps, in view Of certain recent sig
nifcant political action taken by the
Senate of these United States, con-
Cured in by the President, at the
insistence of Ambassador Baron
Chinda it would be eminently proper
to exclaim, "Banzaiw But, as Kipling
says, that's another story.
What we want to get out of our
system is the heartiest expression Of
commentator at our command for the
glorious results of last weeks efforts
Last Week Was Hospital Week
Monday morning the 22d of May,
we started a canvas for new River
view Hospital having on hand the be-
quest of $4,000 left by Mrs. Emily
Witter, as a nucleus fund for a new
hospital. By Saturday night, May 27,
the citizens of Grand Rapids had sub
scribed $751; 84 additional Today, we
have a hospital fund totaling $25, 584.
The new Riverview Hospital for Grand
Rapids is assured, for the above
amount is not the final amount avail
able, as subscriptions are still coming
in and the amount wanted namely,
$4,000, will undoubtedly be subscrib-
ed.
Co hot int no
air and yell again, "Hurrah"! Ban
zai!" and we only regret that we do
not know how to say "hurrah" in every
known language on earth-we're that
tickled.
OF course the building is needed,
and the equipment is necessary, every
subscribing citizen felt that it was,
and the building will be beauty. O.
yer the door of it we could honestly
inscribe, in cut-stone letters 1--WE bear
one another's burdens"
But it is not the glory of the ac-
complishment of the material evil
dences such as, the new building, the
larger facilities, the greater opportun-
ity for merciful ministration which all
these afford. These are all facts that
help us to felicitate upon, and make
the cookies of our hearts swell with
pride But back of and underlying,
the raising of this SIS, 584, is the spir-
it that prompted the gathering of it;
the spirit in which the canvas for it
was conducted, and the spirit which
prompted the giving of this magnifi-
cent sum.
The building will be built, and then
year by year deterioate as all ma ter-
ial things do; but the civic spirit, the
enlarged unified, truly Grand Rapids
Get-together Spirit, that has been a.
Weakened and aroused as a result of
the canvas will continue to grow day
by day, unfolding in many manifold
ways and directions for the further
benifcent upbuilding of this city.
This spirit will never die.
Isn't this all worthy of interpreta-
ton? Of course it is.
Just think moment of what has oc-
Cured.
Fifty men and women, started out
to canvas the city last Monday morn
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-06-01
LAWYERS BANQUET
AT MARSHF|ELD
Grand Rapids Attorneys Guests of MarshfieId
Bar Last Evening --Speeches by B. M.
Vaughan and George [. Williams.

Williams and B. M. Vaughan Of this
city and E. C. Pors of Marshfield. The
speakers recalled the practice of law
in the earlier days and contrasted it
with the present practice. They gave
many interesting and amusing anec-
dotes of their experiences.
Changes in the conditions now as
compared with the earlier days of the
county were shown. To the younger
element among the guests the speech
es were not only amusing but very in
structive and also very much appre-
ciated.
The members of the Marshfield bar
are to be congratulated on the eff
cient way in which they entertained
their guests and for the good time that
each Lawyer" had at this banquet
The Grand Rapids attorneys return
ed to this city this morning.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-06-01
AMERICAN WOMAN
WOULD TURN
London PARKS
into POULTRY
RAISING FARMS
BY w. S. FORREST


Omitted Press Staff Correspondent.
London, May 26.-Give the hen
Chance.
With eggs at seven cents each, Mrs.
Lionel Guest, daughter Of the late
John Bigelow, American Ambassador
to Paris, is urging a plan here today
to turn London's public parks into
poultry farms.
An enthusiast on poultry breeding,
Mrs. Guest has started a crusade to
give the hen a chance. She is telling
the authorities that every public park
should have it's chicken farm with a
woman expert in charge to show the
public how to get the best out of bid
dy.
Green Park and ST. James Park,
near Buckingham palace; Hyde park
and other expanses Of public green
.sward have been selected by the A
merican woman asthe best locations
upon which to try the poultry expert
ments.
/, Mrs. Guest declares she has proved
her theories by successful farming
in Canada and emphasizes that Brit
ish hens are equal to the task of pro-
yiding sufficient eggs if enough peo-
pie would become interested in hen
culture.
She has expressed her willingness
to keep poultry within the yards of
her own house near the fashionable
Marble Arch district, police regula-
tions permitting.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-06-01
From Fridays Daily

From Fridays Daily
The banquet rendered the Wood
County Bar Association at the Blod-
gett Hotel at Marshfeld last evening
by the members of the Marshfeld bar
was a most successful affair.
Those who attended from here
were George L. Williams, (dean of the
Wood County Bar and president of
the association, B. R. Goggins, Dis
trict Attorney John Roberts, T. W.
Brazeau, County Judge W. J. Con-
way, Divorce Counsel B. NJ. Vaughan
d. d. Conway and Earl Melton.
Six ofthe Grand Rapids delegation
made the trip in Judge Williams new
eight cylinder Cole automobile and
they said it was like riding in a pull
man sleeper.
Speeches were made by George l.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-06-01
CHICAGO CHURCHES
Modified FOR ATTACK
ON RUM TOMORROW
(By United Press Association.)

Chicago, May 27.-Chicago's sa-
looms will be pictured in all the church
es tomorrow as first aids to the devil.
Nearly every church will devote its
morning services to an attack on the
saloons, and laudation of the Illinois
anti-saloon leagues candidates for
legislative places.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-06-01
CURIOUS
Things in
WOMEN'S WEAR
| Sister Susie Wears Serpent on Her
Shoes and on Her Chapeau!-
| Great Snakes!!
BY MARGARET MASON
written for the United Press)

written for the United Press)
In the olden days twas willy snake
Got the best of Mother Eve;
But the times have changed for that
serpent bold
You may we'll indeed believe;
For down at her feet, on her dainty
boots
And up in the air on her hat,
The modern Eve has the best of him
now
And what do you think of that?
New York, May 26.-Don't be wor-
ried and sign the pledge hastily if you
see snakes these days. They are be-
ing worn in the best of families and
every fair charmer looks like snake
one since the latest fad of serpents
has come to light.
Just to turn the tables on the old
snake for wearing Ewes nerves, her
granddaughter are wearing him on
their feet and heads.
1t surely is going back some to go
back to the Garden of Eden for our
fashions. We began by decking our
selves out in apples and now we are
up to the snake. Let's hope we stop
at that and don't revive the fig leaf
for the summer months.
At first glance these new high boots
Of grey kid appear to have tops of
notified silk, but second glance con-
firms your sneaky, shaky suspicious.
They are very stunning of course and
when worn with wide brimmed sail
or hat with crown of the same mot
tied skin the effect is not garish or
bizarre, as you may at first suppose,
but conservatively rich and original
Belts and pocketbooks also are
shown in the snake skin.
The summer girl is very keen for
beauty patches. Indeed, she seldom
appears in a barefaced condition with
out tiny black heart, diamond or dot
enhancing the dimple in her cheek or
the corner of one eye.
However, beauty patches aren't the
only patches on the 1916 beauty. AL
together, they may we'll be said to
have gone to her head, for the very
newest sport hat is a crazy affair
made exactly like your grandmother's
silk patchwork quilt.
1t is a soft, crush hat and the gay
est scraps of silk are used in it's hit
or miss construction. They are set
together with fancy long and short
stitches or feather stitching in a de-
cidedly quiltish manner.
Nuts on gold or tennis will feel very
much at home in one of these new
crazy patch headpieces and to desig-
nate fair lady as crazy in the head
will imply rather a degree of smart
ness than stigma of Anticipated
ness henceforth.
Do you know how to crochet an edg
ing on wash cloths and bath towels :?
If so, cease such superfiuous en-
bellishment and turn your knowledge
to more wearing and wearable adorn-
ment
If you don't care for the crazy patch
sport hats and still desire to be a
smartly hated sport, purchase a
! broad brimmed hat and a hank of
yarn and then get busy with your GRO
Chef hook
Just imagine your hat is a wash
cloth and edge it in avivid shade of
green, cerise, yellow or purple and you
will have a simply stunning chapeau
If you are versatile crocheter you
can make hectic yarn flower with
a leaf or two to put on the front OF
the crown and you will find that you
have hooked the most attractive sport
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-06-01
EX-POSTMASTER
WOULDBE MAYOR
Watson Retiring Postmaster of Fond
du Lac Announces Candidacy For
MayOrship.
(BE United Press Association

Fond du Lc, Wis, May 25.-George
w. Watson, retiring postmaster, to-
day announced his candidacy as may
or of Fond du Lac to succeed the late
Robert Haentze.
Mr.. Watson was succeeded today
SIS postmaster by d. F. Blewett.
The election date will probably be
fixed for the month of July at meet
ing of the city commission on June 2.