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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-11-30

cial converse and sewing, after which
dainty refreshments were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Sampson en-
tertained the Evening Bridge Club
last evening at their home on the east
side. Four tables were at play dur
ing the series of games played at the
conclusion of which Oscar Uehling re-
ceived the gentlemen's prize and Mrs.
C. A bennington received the ladies
prize A dainty collation. was served
following the card playing which was
greatly enjoyed.
The offices of Dr. E. J. Clark and
DR.. A. L. Ridgman in the Lyon block
at the corner of Third and Grand a.
venues have been remodeled during the
absence of DR.. Clark, who has been
deer hunting. A large arch has been
cut between the two offices giving the
Doctors large main office which will
be used jointly, as reception room
One attendant will have charge of the
reception room.
The Mystic Workers will start their
regular meetings on Tuesday evening,
Nov. %. The business sessions will
take place from eight o'clock until
nine o'clock after which a social hour
and dance will follow. These meet
ings will take place all during the
winter.
Earl Hill and DR.. Clark returned
last evening from northern Wisconsin
and each brought back a deer.
Sherman Sipes of Rockford, H.,
spent Thursday in the city visiting at
the G. w. Mead home.
Miss Margaret Goneau was hostess
at her home last evening. About four
teen of her friends spent a delightful
evening as her guests. Dancing and
playing games were INDUCED in and
at the close of a delightful evening,
delicious luncheon was served.
Oscar Thompson, of l6aukauna, has
accepted a position as travelling sales
man with the Goodyear Tire and Rub
Der Co., having six counties adjoin-
ing Wood County with Grand Rapids
as his headquarters. Mr.. Thompson
is a nephew of DIR. and Mrs. Edward
Hougen and Mrs. o. T. Hougen and
will make his home in this city with
Mrs. O. T. Hougen:
Hugh Boles was in the city to visit
his family. 1t will be remembered
that he is member Of the Rood Weeks
Construction Co., who are operating
about SO miles northwest of Duluth
in st. Louis County, Minnesota. He
expects to return in a few days.
Miss Pearl and Lloyd Birch of Will
ton, Wis, who have been visiting with
Mrs Ed. Smith, Jr., and Mrs Harriet
Erie left today for a visit at Pitts
vile.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-11-30
MONDAY.

Police Officer Louis Painter and Ar
thur Sickles returned Saturday after
noon from hunting expedition. They
each brought home fine deer. Mr..
Sickles is i'll with pleurisy.
Charles Hagerstrom is assisting Don
Johnson at the Cooperative Delivery
Depot.
John Liebe who resides on farm in
the town of Grand Rapids, southeast
of the city has been absent for some
time and the neighbors discovered that
the stock was not being fed and cared
for and upon investigation the live
stock was fed and watered on Sat
urday evening. On Sunday morning,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-12

by a vote OF three to two the board
OF liquidation of the state debt award
ed the fiscal agencies in the eight
congressional districts to a syndicate
OF twenty-five banks, which entered a
blanket bid for all of the funds at Z
per cent, The award was made after
the board had been in executive ses,
sion Tor several haurs.
The successful syndicate, with the
ADDITION Of a new member, the Amer.
icah National Bank of Shreveport.
was awarded the state funds two
years ago at 3 1,2 per cent. Twenty.
three banks entered individual bids
covering all Of the congressional dis.
tricts. The average of these bids
ranged around 4 per cent. The bids
were entered separately, however
while the syndicate asked for all of
the money or none.
Although the decision was made in
executive session, it is known that
Governor Hall, Secretary of State
Mlllsaps, and Treasurer Smith voted
Tor the syndicate. while Colonel Pleas
ant and Auditor Capedville voted
against It, Speaker Thomas and Lien.
tenant Governor Barrett recused them.
selves, banks in which they were in.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-12
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INCREASING VALUE OF LANDS
Immense uncuItiyated Area Cannot
Be Developed Until improved
Highways Are Constructed.

There are over 4OO,OOO,OOO acres Of
uncuItiyated land in the United States
awaiting development that cannot be
developed without improved highways.
1t has been shown that the value Of
land is increased evenly with the i'm
provement for the roads, the increase
running from 81 to 50 the acre. AS
the roads are improved, there is a
corresponding increase in population.
In twenty-five counties, taken at ran
dom, which have contained on an aV-
erage only IL per cent Of improved
roads in the decade 1890 to 1909,
there was a falling off in population
Of 5000 in each county. In twenty
five other counties, taken at random,
in which there was an average Of 40
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-12
TAKES THE PLACE: Of
DANGEROUS CALONIEL-
New Discovery Dosons Liver Tone Acts Like Caoe But Doesn't Gpe
SaWate Make You Sk-Dont Lose Days NO-Hamess Liver
Medicine for Men, Women ChIdren-Read Guarantee!

Ughl Ca1onei makes you sick. It's horrible!
Take dose of the dangerous drug tonight and
tomorrow you may lose days work
Calomel is mercury or quicksilver which causes
necrosis of the bones. Calomel, when it comes in
to contact with sour bile crashes into it, breaking
it up. This is when you feel that awful nausea
and cramping. If you are sluggish and "al
knocked out" if your liver is torpid and bowels
conStipated or you have headache dizziness, coated
tongue if breath is bad or stomach sour, just try
spoonful of harmless Dodson's Liver Tone tonight
Here's my guarantee-Go to any drug store
and get so cent bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone
Take spoonful and if it doesn't straighten you
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-12

right up and make you feel fine and vigorous
want you to 60 back to the store and get your
money. Dodson's Liver Tone IS destroying the
sale of calomel because it is real liver medicine;
entirely vegetable, therefore it can not salvate or
make you sick,
l guarantee that one spoonful of DodSon'S Liver
Tone will put your sluggish liver to work and
clean your bowels of that sour bile and constipated
waste which is clogging your system and making
you feel miserable. | guarantee that bottle Of
Dodson's Liver Tone will keep your entire family
feeling fine for months. Give it to your children.
1t is harmless; doesn't grippe and they like its pleas
ant taSte-Adv.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-12
konsensicsi,

A naval officer said in a naval argG-
ment at a Washington reception:
Some of these naval critics show
such appalling ignorance Of the sim
pIest sea terms-their criticisms be-
come in consequence such arrant aon,
sense-reaFly, it reminds me Of the
recipe for Shirred eggs.
"The humorous recipe for shErred
eggs runs
"'Shirred eggs: Take six eggs, peel
carefully, remove the yOTks and basic
the whites with No. 40 cotton Cut
yolks into quarter sections aHd sew
them to the white at regular inter.
walls, fastening with krots of orange
silk. Gather top edge with pink Irvine
and draw to a circle. Roast before
open gas jet"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-12
EXPERIMENTS
Teach Things of Value.

Where one has never made tire ex.
pertinent of leaving off coffee and
drinking Postum, it Is still easy to
learn something about it by reading
the experiences Of others.
Drinking Postum is . pleasant way
out of coffee troubles. A Penn. man
says:
my wife was a victim Of nervous
ness, weak stomach and loss Of ap-
petite for years; and although we re-
sorted to numerous methods for re-
lief, one of which was change from
coffee 70 tea, It was all to no purpose.
1--WE knew coffee was causing the
trouble but could not find anything to
take its place until we tried Postum.
Within two weeks after she quit coffee
and began using Postum almost all Of
her troubles had disappeared as If by
magic. 1t was truly wonderful. Her
nervousness was gone, stomach trou'
BILE relieved. appetite improved and,
above all, nights rest was complete
and refreshing.
This sounds like an exaggeration,
as it all happened SO quickly. Each
day there was Improvement, for the
Postum was undoubtedly strengthen
ing her. Every particle of this good
work is due to drinking Postum in
place Of coffee" Name given by Pos
tum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Postum comes in two forms:
Postum Cereai-the original form
must be we'll boiled. 15c and Csc pkgs.
Instant Postum-a soluble powder
dissolves quickly in cup of hot wa
ter, and, with cream and sugar, makes
a delicious beverage instantly. 300
and soc tins.
Both forms are equally delicious
and cost about the same per cup.
There's q Reason" for Postum.
sold by Grocera
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-12
.,rv OWNERS OF SHREVE.
AND JEWELS FAVOR
,,.oooO FOR SCHOOLS.
!. WAS OVERWHELMING
lar, q and 5 Vote Was Solid
n.,d Issue, and There Was
Y litts Opposition in Any of
the Others.
ShrnYpnnrf-

Shreveport
-.,ortv owners OF school district
r' " me- fourth ward OF the parish,
> .,,ad the issuance of $15O,O00 for
.'5iny additional buildings and
,,' .cbooI facilities. The vote for
'' S.' ' issue was overwhelming, aud
', yY the interest the citizens
Ia'a ~ educational advancement, Su-
= ,.,ar5ent c. Z. Byrd and the mem
''" y, tho school board and others
~ Nod with the educational sys-
nue., 80 highly gratided at the result.
y ro,e nv ballots was about II
~. .,,o tax while in property as
! ~, 4 was nearly 20 to 1. Con
IT, ,be fact that it was only a
lS,'. .1oction and there was very lit
' le the vote was an un.
V Wy. GOOD ore II was particularly
'u1l3 ,...or,ort og the efforts of the
CIV hoard 10 provide sufficient ac.
pUO, 5,tiors tn take care Of the in.
IN scbooI attendance.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-12
BAD COMPLEXION MADE GOOD
When All Else Fails, by Cuticura Soap
and Ointment. Trial Free.

II you are troubled with pimples,
blackheads, redness, roughness, itching
and burning, which disfgure your com.
plexion and skin, Cuticura Soap and
Ointment will do much to help you.
The Soap to cleanse and purify, the
Ointment to soothe and heal.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. l.,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Aav.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-12

per cent of improved roads, the IN
crease of population in each county
was $1,000. The backto-the-farm'
movement will progress just in pro-
portion to the improvement of the
highways, and the Improvement OF
the highways IS dependent upon ad-
ministration not less than upon con-
structiOn.
There must be skill in the super
vision as well as in the building Of
the roads. Heretofore al least nine
tenths Of the work on the roads has
been done under the direction Of men
without any knowledge of roadbuild-
ing, which is an art based upon sci.
ence. There are today more than 100,-
600 petty road officials in the United
States who have no practical knowl-
edge of the simplest engineering prob
lens that must be solved in the loca-
ton Of the roads, In their relation to
general systsem, or to Telsted sys-
tens; but who are supposed to have
great influence in neighborhOod poll
tics and are mighty at the polls. It is
from this incubus that the problem
must be relieved II the country is to
enjoy the benefits of a well ordered
system of highways.
Good roads not only cost a great
I deal of money in their construction,
/ but also in their maintenance or ad.
ministration. It has been the habit in
/ this country to work on the roads
when all other work was done, and
this has meant that the roads have
had attention only once Or twice a
year. Macadam roads do not take
care Of themselves, concrete roads
/ should have constant attention, sand
cray roads require daily supervision II
they are to give service for which
they were designed and built. In
! France every mile of road is inspected
daily, and it is the constant vigilance
of trained supervision that enables the
( railroads Of the country to take care
OF the business or the country. There
/ ought to be the same sort and degree
of supervision of the roads Of the
United States II they are to give the
, service for which they are built. To
make q mile of mpcadam road eight
feet wide and eight inches thick, 1850
tons of stone are required, and to
build mile of gravel road eight feet
wide and eight inches thick, 1898
cubic yards of compacted, or, 1864 Gu
bic yards Of loose gravel are required,
and in order that the best results may
be obtained, there must be competent
supervision not only In the mixing OF
the materials employed in the build
ing Of the roads of the several types,
but in the placing of materials.
There are 100000 miles OF what
are commonly called dirt roads" in
| the United States, and to make them
effective there must be proper drain
age, such grading and alignment
as will make them fit for the traffic
and constant surface betterment, and
it is nothing short Of criminal waste
to build roads Of macadam and ex-
pect them to take care of themselves.
Undoubtedly the best system Of main
tenance for all roads is that which pro-
Vides for the permanent and some
times continuous employment OF
skilled laborers who have charge OF
particular sections of road. or who
may be assigned to any part Of the
county or other road unit where there
is work most needed.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-12
BRTEF NEWS AND NOTES.

The city Of Crowley, in keeping
VITA the reputation Of being the live
lsa city between New Orleans and
BEAUMONT, is building new streets.
hssatlfying its parks and sidewalks.
Ths merchants and the public school
leagues are promoting an eight days
ppdpath Chautauqua. The city is
being decorated with chautauqua
hg, banners and pendents. Special
Elimination of Crowley's great white
Fy and the store windows are being
prepared.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-12
Canadian Stone Halfway.

A stone highway, to cost 100000,
Is to be built from Ottawa, Canada,
so miles south to the st. Lawrence
river international boundary. 1t is
stated that the road is to be built as
a memorial to the late j. P. Whitney,
premier of Ontario.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-12

WndL Is your name BIT
my name is Knott Martin, your
honor"
We'll, what is it?"
at is Knott Martin"
Not Martin again! We dent ask
what your name is net, but what it is.
No contempt Of court, sir"
IF your honor will give ms leave,
I'll spell my name"
We'll, spell it."
"K-n-o-double-t, E1ott, Martin,
Martin
ooh, very well, Mr.. Martin; we are
through 1t now, but lit is one of the
most kEotty cases We have had before
us for some time"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-12
AII-YearRound Roads,

Good roads help small towns; rail-
roads build up the great cities, but
all-the-year-round roads turn the
stream of wealth, travel and business
back towards the rural Centers.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-12

Mayor s. A. Dickson is seeking vol
anieers for appointment as Shreye-
9OFt delegates to a conference of the
@liOnal conservation congress on
National Strength and Efficiency"
. be held in Washington, May 2 to
1 Inclusive.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-12
Magic Washing Stick

This is something new to housewives
something they have wanted all theft lives,
but never could get before. 1t makes It pos
sible TO DO the heaviest, hardest washing In
less than one-half the time it took by old
methods, and it eliminates ali rubbing and mus
cular effort. No washing machine is needed
Nothing but this simple little preparation,
which is absolutely harmless 10 the fRsSt fabrics
white, coOred or wooden. 1t makes the
hardest task of the week pleasant pastime-
a delightful occupation. You wall be de.
lighted at the clean, spotiess, snow. white
clothes that come out of the riEsing water
and all without any effort on your part The
Magic Washing stick does II aIt-aEd remem her,
without injury to the most delicate goods,
colored or white, woOlens, blankets, lace cur,
tains, etc. Contains no acids, 40 alkalies, no
poisonous ingredients to make Its use dan
gerous- Is washass Scents
Sold by all Druggists and 9rocers every,
where. II yours doesn't handle 1t, show him
this ad--he'll get 1t for you. Or send Csc in
stamps 10 L g. RICHARDS co. Sherman, IeIas ADV.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-12

Announcement mas been made OF
rIans Of representative oil operators,
supply agents, gas men and others
having to do with development in the
North Louisiana field to hold a get
together" banquet May 20 at Shreve-
mort for the purpose of further cement
ing the feeling of union and good fel-
loWship.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-12

The Louisiana State Board of Health
has appointed r. Miles Brooks of
New Orleans and Reynold McWil-
liams of Monroe to make a mosquito
survey Of the state unuer the direc.
ton OF Mr.. La Prince. The survey
viii begin IN New Orleans, but it is
intended that it shall embrace the en-
tire state before the work is com,
pleted. This survey is considered oil
the first Importance by those inter.
ested in the movement for better
health, and it is intended to make it
as complete as possible.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-12

The Hadson River Lumber Com
pHy Of De Ridder through Manager
Dodd has let the contract for the cree
ton Of an $4,000 store and office
building, to be built on the site Of the
present office and store building. The
@mpaHy's general offices Win be To-
Gated on the ground floor, while store
IOOms and a meat market VIII take
up the space on the first floor.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-12

EIUUEN " UII vi Z UENTD
Also sweet sleep and quick relief
from that itching, burning sensation by
using Tetterine. a wonderful remedy
for eczema, letter. ground itch, erysipe--
skin diseases It keeps the skin healthy.
Mrs. Thomas Thompson of Clarks-
Vile. Ca, writes: II suffered Is years
with tormenting eczema had the best
doctors to prescribe: hut nothing did
me any good until got Tetterine. 1t
cured me. l am so thankful" Thou
sands Of others can testify 30 similar
cures.
Tetterine at druggists or by mail for SOC
by J. 7. shuptrine, Savannah, Ga. Adv.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-12

Harry Gallaher, Of Lake Charles, a
chiropratic physician. has been found
guilty by the District Court of prac-
ticing medicine without license. He
has taken a writ of error to the Su-
preme Court, charging the application
Of facts to the law OF 1914 was err
roneous, and further that the law Is
unconstitutional. Gallaher treated
Miss Kelly. of Sulphur, for appended
It's by adjusting the spine. and mas
Saying in the region of the appendix.
She was operated Oh later by a ply.
stefan.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-12

Although the Socialists put out a
mll ticket for parish offices, West Car
OL elected but one Socialist candidate
ever a Democratic candidate. This
vas Z. 7 Milllken, who defeated J.
:. SHOW for justice of the peace in
Ward Two.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-12

Ursfn Gisclair, aged 76, a promi-
rent farmer of the Third ward, resid-
ing on Bayou Vermillion, near Able
vile. died at his home. he enjoyed
the distinction OF being the tallest
man in vermillin parish, standing
seven teet in his stocking feet, and
was a Confederate veteran. He Is
survived by his widow and several
children, all grown.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-12

:. ia0 revival meetings which began
a. uls Baptist Church at De Ridder
TS M weeks ago are still in progress.
'a ss,s nave been about seventy.five
/ 1 n to the church. Pastor Roney
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-12

Owing to increase OF expenses Of
all narish schools, and shortage Of
funds, it is probable that Slidell may
not maintain its high school after the
nraaent term.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-12

Preparations are being made for
the May day festival at New Orleans
which viii be Shakespearean in every
detail Instead of a May queen,
Queen Elizabeth, the queen of Shakes
peafe's time, will be represented by
Mss Katherine Phares and there WIN
be lords and ladies' In Elizabethian
costumes in attendance.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-12

Carving out his promise, Mayor
pobrman gave an answer to the jlt-
nov owners and drivers. The mayor
told the men the city would take no
action against them for thirty days,
CITING them time to arrange whatever
stems they may take to get their ap-
nea, into the United States court.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-12

The Supreme Court annulled as un-
Constitutional the Louisiana sugar re-
tnery monopoly act Of 1915. The
statute was said to have been aimed
N The American Sugar Refining Com
pany and the validity Of the law was
stacked by it.
lAe state
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-12

AZ called meeting of the school
J, sOa'u the contract for the building of
us new Schoolhouse for Mansfield
sas 'et to Corbin Brothers, local con-
t factors their bid being S46,295. The
S SulIlns is to be completed by No
Venber Ii.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-12

Bids on the $4,000 bonds, to be
aoated at Crowley for electric light
and waterworks improvements, will
he advertised again. The Rudolph
XJavbolte Brokerage Company, Of Gin
cinnati was the only bidder for the
bonds, and the offer was not consid-
cred attractive enough to warrant &C
ceptanCe.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-12

me result Of the spelling contest
aslO IN Plaquemine High School has
ven announced. The school children
.ere divided into three groups, TWEEN
v''n IN group one, forty in group
MO' and fourteen in group three at
ained 100 per cent.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-12

DO you think that stimulants would
hurt me, doctor?'
Not if you leave them alone"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-12

A large mass meeting was held at
Bienville in the interest of good
roads. Judge ]. E. Reynolds Of Ar
cadfa WAS elected chairman. Consid
cradle interest WAS shown, about four
hundred being present at the meeting
which was addressed by ]. Paul Jones,
M. 0. sCullingsworth, Ed r. Lee and
others. The next meeting will be
ned at Arcadia.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-12

Time waits for no man, but he has
to wait at least an hour when his wife
tells him to wait Just a second"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-12

George Williamson, teacher of biol
ogy in the Normal School at NatChi-
tOches, narrowly escaped lDosing his
life when the flooring in his back
gallery gave away with him and per-
Cipitated him in an underground cis-
tern nearly filled with water When
discovered and rescued later he was
completely exhausted from his efforts
to keep above water.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-12

First steps toward assembling in
formation OF manufacturing plants In
Louisiana that might manufacture mu-
nitions of war in the event of the
United States engaging in conflict,
were taken when a local committee
NJ the various engineering societies
MANNED TO take such al inventory In
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-12

An old bachelor says there is pc
riod in every wOman's life when she
scratches out the size of her shoes.