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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-09
CHEMICAL
FIRE TRUCK

The village of Necedah, Juneau
County, Wisconsin, are using a Ford
Motor chemical truck for fire protec-
ton. 1t consists Of a Ford car equip
ped with two chemical, rs gallon ca
pacity tanks, so arranged that when
one is empty it can be filled while the
other one is in use. This outfit has
given excellent satisfaction and it cost
$3.50. 1t is always ready and is
prompt in getting to the fire, two men
handling it with ease, and it's great
success is in eXtinguishing the fire
with very little water, as one man can
handle the hose and get at the fire
very readily. 1t would probably be
good thing for the fire department in
this city to investigate the manner of
extinguishing ire by this method.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-09

mess visitor at the farm last week
He is jubilant over the crop prospects
with the exception Of corn, and when
we, of Wisconsin, can't get along with
out corn with a bumper crop of every
thing else, we'd better move out.
David Woodruff, who visits Pittsville
on an average Of about four times a
year and while here trims up all the
champion euchre players, has gone to
Soldiers Home at Waupaca. He left
Vesper one day last week with the in
tention of making Pittsville his home.
The same day he left and went back
to Vesper, since which time he has
decided the Home is the best place for
him. David Woodruff Jr., and wife,
of Marshfield, are visiting at Athens,
West Virginia, with the family of Mr..
Woodruff's sister,, Mrs. John Maxwell
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-09
CUT OUT
new London
Motorists Systematically Avoiding
Cities Which Are Unduly
Severe With Them

Owing to the fact that speed cops
have been unusually active in the city
of New London, motorists have been
notified to skip that city in their
travels. 1t seems that the cops over
there have made a practice of follow
ing outside cars, and if they violate
the law by even little they are haul
ed up before local magistrate and
fined for their offense. While it is the
wish of every automobile association
to have their members observe the
law, they do not want small town
lawmakers to be fnicky about the
proposition, and a in case of this kind
they merely avoid a place of this kind
and the result is that the town is
avoided and the merchants and sup
ply men lose considerable revenue in
the course of a season.
The automobile patronage amounts
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-09
PITTSVILLE

Don't forget the Red Cross meeting
Friday night at Masonic Hall. 1t is
the desire of residents to form a
branch of Grand Rapids Chapter of
the Red Cross.
With more and more accidents re-
sulting from automobiling it behoves
the average driver to be more and
more careful. With some fellows it
isn't expected that they will be care
full. They are generally the fellows
who are swelled up with a bad case
of Smart Alecness or filled up with
booze. Either is equally bad, land about
the only remedy is a good beating
when met later.
Mrs. Clara Huckins, of Camden,
Washington, visited among her many
friends here in the city the latter part
of last week and the first part of this
She is in good health and spirits, and
claims that while she likes the west
there is nothing like old Wisconsin
and especially Pittsville for her. 1t
has been six years since she left here
for the west. She reports her parents
in good health and enjoying prosperity
They are on fruit farm just out of
Camden.
M. H. Jackson, principal of the
Grand Rapids Training School, who
has farm near Veedum, was bus
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-09
FRUIT JARS ARE:
Plentiful

Washington, D. C.-Retail dealers
who have raised tn. prices of glass
fruit jars are denounced by the de-
partment of agriculture which de-
clares the increases began with the
governments campaign for preserva-
ton Of food.
The department quotes from a con-
ference with jar manufacturers, to
show there is no shortage, as follows:
eve have not received enough ord
ers to take care of our daily capacity,
and have even offered to sell jobbers
jars on consignment, to be paid as
sold.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-09
SARATOGA

j. b. Weber and family spent Sun
day with friends at Pittsville making
the trip by auto.
Miss Fern Ross was a Grand Rap
ids visitor on Friday.
The two good rains we have had
during the past week have been a great
help to everything.
Misses Fern and Georgia Ross at
tended the Teachers institute held at
Friendship on Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs. W. Foote of Port Edwards was
a visitor Tuesday at the R. B. Roberts
home.
Al. Soergel is busy painting the
buildings on the old Charles Mills
farm.
Miss Minnie Ross resumed her work
Monday at the Geo. T. Rowland store
in Grand Rapids after a two months
vacation. Florence Ross, who was
clerking in her place is now at home.
Walter Hermann left Monday for
Elgin and Woodstock, Ill.
Walter Nominson of Chicago ar
rived Thursday for a few weeks visit
with friends
Walter Fors of Grand Rapids was q
Sunday guest at the Frank Ross
home.
Mrs. Bertha VanRuth returned home
Saturday after few weeks stay with
her daughter at Plainfeld.
Miss Clara Waterman of Grand
Rapids was Sunday guest at the w.
D. Ross home.
l.. K. Hammond and wife and Pratt
Dawes and wife spent Sunday with
relatives at Monroe Center.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-09
STATE ENRICHED
BY VEHICLE
PER MITS

Madison, Wis.-Secretary of State
Merlin Hull said that the total amount
of receipts of his Office for motor We
hicle licenses during the fiscal year
ending on Aug. 1 last, was $934,142.
During the preceding fiscal year the
receipts were $575,798. After $4,000
has been deducted for administrative
purpose rs per cent of the balance will
be apportioned among the several
counties in proportion to the amount
of license fees paid by motor vehicle
owners in such counties. Milwaukee
county will this year receive about
$4,000 as against S61,85O last year.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-09

Mrs. Grant Babcock returned to her
home in your city after spending a
few days at the DR.. Jackson home.
Vida Sharkey returned home We'd
| nesday evening after spending few
days with her sisters, Mrs. Wilbur
Berard in your city.
Clara and Rachael Jackson are
spending few days in your city with
Mrs. Grant Babcock.
Mrs. N. G. Ratelle was shopping in
your city Saturday.
Blue berries are quite plentiful and
anyone wishing to go would do we'll to
get Mrs. John Wilkins as guide, I'M
less they don't want to get lost on the
marsh.
Vida Sharkey departed Saturday
for Milwaukee after a two weeks Wis
it with her parents.
There is to be a married peoples
only" dance in Haum hall TO-
night but as it has rained all day they
won't have many out.
Bat Sharkey has received the sad
news that his oldest son Irvie who is
in Canada is seriously i'll following an
oper alton with no hopes for recovery.
Lloyd Ratelle was shopping in your
city today, Tuesday,
Mrs. John DeByl and three daugh-
ters of Milwaukee is expected Wednes-
day night for an extended visit with
relatives.
Haying is about completed and rye
and barley are being cut.
The Arthur lockwood and Harold
Clark families spent Sunday at the
W. J. Clark home.
Irvie Rayome and wife spent Sum
day at the home of his father.
Mrs. VIM. Coenen and daughter
Rose returned home Saturday from a
several days visit with relatives in
Little Chute
Catherine VanErt has employment
in your city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isadore Livernash of
Wausau, came down Saturday noon
and visited until Sunday noon.
Jim Dickson has been seriously i'll
as result of the heat, week before
last.
Emil Haumschild has had a cement
walk laid across the road from his
lance hall to his saloon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barney Morgan are
rejoicing over the arrival Of baby
BOY the past week.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-09
ARPIIy

Mr.. Loschky has purchased a new
Buick.
Mrs. J. Loschky went to Grand Ra-
pids Tuesday.
Mr.. Dingledine expects to leave
soon on an extended auto trip.
Mr.. J. Loschky and Mr.. H. F. Roe
hrig went to Milwaukee on Sunday.
The band concert was postponed on
account of the stormy weather.
Mrs. Edw. Morris and Miss Nettie
Whitman went to Grand Rapids Sat
urday.
Mrs. Otto Krause returned from
Chippewa Falls where she has been
visiting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs W. Nottingham and
Mr.. and Mrs. Garth Nottingham re-
turned from Pardeeville Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Setzkorn have taken
rooms with Mrs Winebrenner having
sold their home to Mr.. A. Miller.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-09
SCARE
BIRDS OFF
Device Attached to Cherry Trees
Saves Farmers Crop.

Redding, Cal-W. A. Bull of leo
has saved his big cherry crop with
cowbells operated by a waterwheel.
Bull has an orchard up South Fork
Greek. His cherries ripened, but as
fast as they ripened birds picked them
off. Bull rugged up some ordinary
scarecrows. They did we'll enough for
a day or so,4 or until the wise birds
detected the fraud.
AS a last resort Bull tied several
cowbells in the tree tops and to the
thinkers attached strings, which he
jerked from his front porch. The
cowbells' jangling scared the birds
away all right and bid fair to save
the cherry crop but Bull got tired of
jerking the strings all day long.
Now he has a waterwheel that runs
his wife's churn. So Bull attached
the strings to the churn dasher. AS
the waterwheel went it's round the
churn dasher bobbed up and down and
the cowbells kept up their jangling
in the treetops all day long. The
birds were scared away effectually
and Bull saved his cherry crop.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-09
ALT[u)RF

Henry Staven and family of Grand
Rapids, Mrs. Henry Smallbrook and
Leslie Merrick of Port Edwards at
tended the Missionary supper Friday
night.
Dominick Schiller who has been
working on a dredge in Minnesota
came home last Saturday.
There was a surprise party at the
Albert Viertel home Saturday even
ing. A good time was had by all.
Ruth Dawes of Minnesota is spend
ing a couple of weeks at the Robert
and Otto Leu homes.
Quite a number of neighbors had a
picnic at the VIM. Ehlert home Satur-
day. Everybody had a good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Wipfi, Mrs.
Frank Wipfi and son Herbert, and
Tony Wipfi autoed to Camp Douglas
Wednesday.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-09
DANCES OFF
STAIRS, DIES
FROM INJURIES

Stevens Point, Wis.-Max Ristow
was among the merry makers at a
dance at the home of Herman Bochert
near the village Of Amherst. With
his partner, Miss Bernice Leary, he
was executing the steps of a waltz
and did not notice how close they were
to the stairway leading to the first
floor. Ristow swung his partner over
the edge and the two fell heavily down
the stairway. Companions picked up
Mis- Leary little hurt. Ristow did not
move. He died without regaining con-
sciouness.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-09
CAMP DOUGLAS
LOCALS

DR.. and Mrs. j. S. Sayles and DR..
and Mrs. VIM. Ruckle and their dau-
ghter left here Saturday noon for
Camp Douglas where they spent Sun
day sight seeing. DR.. and Mrs. Sayles
have a son in troop G, whom they went
specially to see. The party returned
Sunday night on the special train.
The Cavalry Troop K from Lady
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-09
GERMAN OFFICER
SCOTS ATPOW-
Err Of AMERICA

Washington, D. Chat America
Is about to send to France "a crowd
of unframed louis" is the sneering
comment of German naval officer
reported to the state department today
THE United States will send over
q crowd of unframed louis in wooden
vessels that we can sink with hand
grenades," the report quotes the Of
ficer as saying.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-09
HOT SKATING

The coach driers of a CERTAIN Amer
lean resort near which there are some
boiling springs are bothered by fool
ISL questions asked by their passeng-
ers, and a lady tourist, who seemed
deeply interested in the springs, in
quired:
Driver, do these springs freeze
over in winter?"
80. yes, yes. A lady was skating
here last winter and broke through
and got her foot scalded."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-09

to considerable during the summer
months, and most cities, both large and
small, are doing all they can to get
their share of the trade, and once
matter of this kind becomes noised
around, it means quite loss to the
city.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-09
FROST HURTS
VEGETABLES
IN washington

Spokane, Wash.-Cucumbers and
tomatoes in the Colville district, about
fifty miles from here, suffered consid-
erably from frost early Sunday morn
ing, according to reports reaching here
Reports from Ritzville also Indicate
frost damage to vegetables.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-09
HINDENBEDG'S
NEPHEW ENLISTS
IN j. 5. navy

New Haven, Con.-Paul Francis
Schlick, nephew Of Gen. Won linden
burg and a member of the class of
1917 at the Schefield Scientific school,
has enlisted in the navy He is
naval engineer and Joined the colors
before his graduation. His mother is
a sister of the German general.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-09

The Wood County Reporter pub
fishes the general and local market
reports right up to press hour. You
can depend upon the quotations made
in your Thursdays publication. If.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-09
RUDOLPH

Residents of Rudolph and vicinity
are requested to send or telephone
news items to
Mrs. N. G. Ratelle, Correspondent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-09

When in need of any kind of job
printing remember that the Wood
County Reporter Printing Office is
well equipped to serve you. Give us
a trial and be convinced. If.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-05-17

three pounds per 1000, and $3.50 per
1000 If more than three pounds.
Newspapers would be required to
pay 5 per cent on all advertising COL
lections.
The second-class postage section
says:
after June 1 next the zone system
applicable to parcel post shall apply
to second-class mail matter, with rates
of postage two cents a pound or frac-
ton when for delivery within the first
or second zones, four cents within
fourth or fifth, five cents within sixth
or seventh, and six cents for delivery
within the eighth zone.
ut is provided, however, that post
age on daily newspapers when depos-
tied in letter carrier Office for deliv-
cry by its carriers shall be the same as
at present; copies now entitled to free
circulation In the mails within the
county Of publication shall retain that
privilege, and the postmaster general
may require publishers to separate for
zones In mailing.
Newspapers mailed to subscribers
from an office other than that of pub
llcation shall pay the same rate as
If mailed from its Office.
Religious, educational. agricultural,
labor or fraternal publications, issued
without profit, shall pay IL cents peg
pound irrespective Of zones"
Theaters and Clubs.
The amusement tax Is one cent for
each ten cents or fraction paid for
admission, applying to charges remit
ted in the cases Of persons admitted
free except bona-tide employees. Places
where the maximum charge for admis-
sion Is five cents or where the proceeds
Of the place admitted to are for relig-
ious or charitable purposes are exempt
Clubs would be taxed 10 per cent of
dues or membership fees Except in
itiation fees), the members individu-
ally to pay the tax. This is effective
June 1, and the club receiving the
payments or fees is required to col
lect the tax from the person so ad
mitted and make the returns.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-05-17
SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER
No Husband Could Expect TO Realize
Such Keen Pleasure as This
Man Anticipated.

There was once a husband who
dreamed OF having a closet all his
own. He dreamed of a place where
he could go at night and find things
just the same as they were In the
morning. He dreamed Of a place In
which he did not occupy with his
timid little two suits u remote hook,
while all the rest of the circumam.
bient space was filled with-well,
what every husband knows.
lie dreamed, and he said: II will
take advantage of my wife's absence
and hire carpenter and lOckSmith
and fix that closet up TO suit myself
and put 0m it an lmpregnable lock and
key, and then l shall laugh softly and
say, AT last the great day has
come ="
And he did 1t.
And when that night his wife came
home and saw the work that he had
done she said:
"Whcre is that key?"
And the husband, 'trembling-for he
was no Bluebeard-produced it forth
with. And when she saw the ample
space within she fell on his neck and
said:
my darling, the four new frocks ]
have bought this day, and the crepe dc
chine party wrap, and the fur-lineG
! Mother Hubbard, and the others-yOur
thOughtfulness has provided for"
And the man went out in the garage
and hanged his dress suit there-as
he had been wont to do-and sighed
10 himself, saying, Good night ~
Life.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-05-17
TRICKS OF THE SHOPLIFTER
This New York Man Used Fishhook
and Line to Pull Desired Article
Up Into His Sleeve.

A man walked into big New York
department store and asked to be
shown some silk petticOatS, says the
Pathfinder. The average person would
have seen nothing unusual in the way
he leaned over the counter and fin
gered the silks, but to the store detec-
tive, trained to keep sharp eye out
for crooks and light-tingered customers,
his actions appeared suspicious.
Moving casually in his direction, she
heard him say: "These things are no
good. You see it's my wife'S birthday
tomorrow and l want to get her some
thing nice. Please see if you haven't
something better" The clerk turned
to take down more petticoats from the
shelves, and while she was thus en-
gagged the detective saw a silk skirt
rise from the counter and crawl, al
most like Il live thing, up the volumin-
Gus sleeve of the mans coat.
She had him taken to the office,
There four silk skirts and several
dainty, expensive pieces of merchan-
disc were taken from his sleeves. His
method of operating was readily dis.
covered; Il string with a big tishhooE
attached to its end ran up his sleeve
While he fingered over the goods, pre-
tending to examine them, he woulC
deftly thrust the hook into whatever
pleased his fancy. Then he would
manpuver to take the clerks attention
away from the counter and by pulling
on the string draw the garment up into
his big sleeve.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-05-17

Many plants protect themselves from
their enemies by the use of spikes or
prickles, and venom, just as certain
animals do. OF those using the first
named device to make themselves
"armed to the teeth" the bramble, the
gorse, and the holly are familiar in
stances. Among those which protect
themselves with venom as reptiles do
are the deadly nightshade, or BELLA
donna, and the nux vomica. Less de-
structively inclined are those plants
which are simply protected by their
disagreeable taste. The common but
tercup, which is one of these, is gen.
orally Stunned by horses and cattle.
A plant which, like the skunk, is pro-
tected by a disagreeable smell is the
figworm. Only that hardy and insensi'
tive animal, the goat, will touch it.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-05-17
Makino Good Advice Better.

Giving advice that will be welcomed
by others is not only question Of
good sense, but of sympathy. Good
advice always seems better when it
comes from a heart that is frankly
interested not so much in having its
counsel accepted as in having its low
ing sympathy known. 1t would often
be wise to refrain from giving coun-
sci if we cannot give ourselves in SYM
pathetic thoroughness and love to one
who probably needs us more than he
needs our judgment. Love is not an
nOyed if advice is not taken, and adj
vice offered in loving understanding
Of another is welcomed as no other
Kind can be.-Exchange.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-05-17

OF nearly 300 popes who have held
office since the establishment Of the
papacy, large majority were Roman
or Italian by birth. During the first
three centuries of the Christian era
several of the popes were Greek. Pope
Damascus, A. d. 366 to 384, was Span
ish; Popes Hilarius, A. D. 461, and
Symmachus, 498, were Sardinians; !;
Leo II, A. D. $50, Sergius, 697 and
Stephen ", A. D. 76S, were Sicilian !;
Gregory V, 996, and Leo TX, 1O49,
were German; Sylvester II, 800, and
Nicolas II, 1859, were French, as were
Urban ", 1861, and Clement ", 1865 !;
Hadrian w, A. D. 1854, was English,
and Hadrian vi, A. D. 1922, was
Dutch. Pope Alexander VI, who was
in office in 1892, when America was
discovered, was Spanish.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-05-17

dealer always had more than he
needed.
With the coming Of the war the very
heavy importations from Germany
ceased entirely, and those from Eng
land have fallen to very small proper
tions. Meanwhile, the American manu-
facturers have not been able to in
crease their capacity sufficiently to
meet the heavy demand which they
alone must now satisfy.
Moreover, In some lines there are
certain items, made entirely abroad,
that cannot be had ct all. Also GER
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-05-17
Natural EIation.

Why the ecstatic frame Of mind"
asked the man he met as he stepped
off the car. "You seem supremely
happy. Has the beauty or spring got
into your blood; has rich uncle
died and left you a million; have you
new baby in the family, or has the
boss raised your salary?"
"None Of those things" answered
the man who had the grin, ''but some
thing almost as nice. The conductor
didn't take up my fare"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-05-17
HEAL BABY RASHES
That Itch, Burn and Torture With cutl.
cura-TriaI Free.

A hot Cuticura Soap bath Is soothing
to irritated skins when followed by
gentle application Of Cuticura Oint-
ment. Use Cuticura for everyday tOi-
let preparations to prevent such trou-
bles. After this treatment baby sleeps
mother rests and healment follows.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.