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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-01-25
SOCIETY
ENJOYSLARGE
BIRTHDAY
PARTY

Society reigned supreme at the beau
tiful home Of Mayor and Mrs f. W
Ellis, Third street south, on Satur-
day evening, when Mrs. Ellis and Guy
O. Babcock entertained at dinner
party, the affair being in honor Of
their birthday anniversaries that fell
on the same date.
The Ellis home was a veritable
spring garden, clusters Of Fressia
carnations, sweet peas and hyacinths
being in evidence throughout the house
The guests numbering forty found
their respective places by means Of
dainty little birthday place cards at
two long tables, one in the sunparlor
and one in the dining room. Pink wax
tapers burned at each table which was
deliberately and beautifully appointed.
Cut glass and silver baske. center
ed the tables filled with the spring
flowers willis clusters Of pink ana
white flowers were in abundance ev-
erywhere. Two large beautiful birth
day cakes were of course the dinners
feature.
During the evening ten tables we're
in play, Auction being the insrira-
ton, Mrs. F. B. BEDFORD and Rogers
Mott receiving favors for playing
high Mr. and Mrs James Wright re
ceived the guests favors.
The out of town guests present were
Mr. and Mrs. Robertson, Detroit,
Mich, Mr.. and Mrs. James Wright.
kalamazoo, Mich.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-01-25
ANNUAL COUNTY
SHORT COURSE

Eau Claire, Wis, Jan. 22.-To teach
farmers to run their farms with the
precision and efficient management
used in a factory or bank is the OBJ
ject set up by teachers here today at
the annual county short course in ag-
riculture> given by the Eau Claire
County Teachers Training school, in
cooperation with the University Of
Wisconsin. The short course will OK
tend to March IS.
The short course consists of two
winter terms of eight weeks each.
Boys and young men completing the
work are given a county short course
certificate by the college of agricul-
ture Of the University of Wisconsin.
This certificate is accepted as credit
for the first years regular short
course given at Madison.
The course is aimed to help young
farmers to see the possibilities Of ag-
riculture and to geve them big view
of that occupation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-01-25
SALOONS
OBEY ORDER

We don't know whether the Dis
trict Attorneys order that the sa-
looms should be closed all day Sunday,
had anything to do with the bringing
on Of the great snow storm and biz
. zard that we enjoyed all day Sunday
or not, but we do know that the sa-
loon men of Grand Rapids obeyed the
order and kept closed This was a
wise thing for them to do, and thev
are entitled to credit for complying
with the order They will enjoy the
best wishes of the temperance people.
and certainly will have the good will
Of the vets in 50 doing There is only
one thing for the saloons to do and
that is to comply with the law and the
privileges granted them by their Ii
cense, Beyond that they have no more
rights than any other business, to vi
olate the law as we all pay either Ii
censes or taxes, for the privilege Of
doing business in the community in
which we live. The law must be re
spected and the obligations connected
with the privilege of doing business
and living in the community must be
born equally by all those in the same
line of business.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-01-25
SSI(lIE:I
Residents of Sigel and vicinity are
requested to send or telephone news
items to
Miss Floy Berg, Correspondent.

Alvin Boelke has returned to Rich
field, after pleasant visit at the home
of his sister, Mrs. Koch.
Andrew Buteyn departed on Sat
urday for Waupun and Chicago, where
he will spend week
Eric Jacobson was a week end Wis
itor with relatives in Grand Rapids.
John Jacobson spent the past two
weeks at Coddington.
Mrs. Jacob Kissinger is visiting with
relatives in Jackson and Milwaukee.
Milmer Holberg of Grand Rapids
visited at the Nelson home last week
Mr.. and Mrs Seth Whitman spent
Sunday of last week with relatives at
Nekoosa.
Miss Hattie Kissinger who has been
spending the past year with relatives
at Laona is visiting with her parents
here.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-01-25
S1OO REWARD. 500.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages, and
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being
a constitutional disease, requires a con
stitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting direct
Is upon the blood and mucous sur
faces Of the system, thereby destroy
ing the foundation of the disease, and
giving the patient strength by build
ing up the constitution and assisting
nature in doing its work. The proprie-
tors have so much faith in its cura-
tive powers that they offer One Hun,
dred Dollars for any case that it fails
to cure. Send for list of testimonials
Address: F. J. CHENEY & CO, To
ledo, o. Sold by all Druggists, Use
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
ton.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-01-25
GRAND RAPIDS
Wins one
sided GAME
FROMPOINTERS

The high school basket ball team
added another victory to their string
when they trounced the strong Stevens
Point five q to A. The high school
team opened the game with some clev-
err passing but it was about five min
utes before they made the first score.
Palmer then broke loose and started
the scoring with a pretty field goal
The entire Grand Rapids team then
took a brace and started an exhibition
of team work that did them great
credit. The defense of the local team
was almost alright the visitors being
able to cage but one basket.
The lineup
Grand Rapids, 81
MacSwain, right forward
Stark, left forward.
Palmer, center.
bennington, right guard
Hanson, left guard.
Stevens Point 4
Parks and Elliot, right forward
Hebron and Rice, left forward.
Horn, center.
Holman, right guard.
Zorn, left guard
Field goals; MacSwain 8; Stark 3;
Palmer 3; Holman !.
Free throws: Stark 3; Zorn 2.
Referee, Fairchild of Stevens Point
Halves 20 minutes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-01-25
GRAND RAPIDS
BOYS ARE
MAKING GOOD

Henry Kuehl son of Mrs. Herman
Kuehl of this city and graduate of
our Public schools has been elected
editor and chief Of the Comenian, the
exceptionally strong college and semi
nary magazine published by the stu
dents of the Moravian college and
theological seminary at Bethlehem,
Pennsylvania.
Frank SpIies, son of John Splies, of
this city won the second prize at the
German oratoricaI contest by the stu
dents at the above named college and
seminary. We are glad to note the
progress these young men are making.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-01-25
CIRCUIT COURT
IN session

From Mondays Daily.
Judge B. B. Park and Court Repor-
ter R. ". Morse of Stevens Point were
in the city today holding a session of
the circuit court for the seventh Ju-
dicial circuit. There was no jury,
nothing but matters of divorce, mo-
tions, ard small matters that were
brought before the court for DISPOSE
ton.
All matters were disposed of during
the day and the court adjourned
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-01-25
COMING
TO GRAND RAPIDS
On Invitation of Postmaster Nash the Wiscon-
sin State League of Postnasters Coming
Here in June

Postmaster Robert Nash received
letter this morning from the officers
Of the Wisconsin State League of Post
masters who held their last meeting at
Fond du Lac on the 10Th instant that
they had accepted his invitation to
hold their next meeting in Grand
Rapids on June II, y and 18th. This
association comprises the third and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-01-25
BIRTHDAY PARTY

Master John BEDFORD entertained a
number of his friends at his Witter
street home on Saturday afternoon,
the occasion being his ninth birthday.
After a good afternoons play, the
youngsters participated in regular
birthday supper and in the evening
John was host at a theatre party at
the Ideal Theatre.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-01-25
BASKETBALL

The basketball game played Thurs
day evening at the Lincoln gymnasi-
UNI between the NJ. E. church team
and the Wood County Normal team
resulted in victory for the M. E.
church team. The score being NJ. E.
church "A, Normal y.
The lineup was as follows:
Wood County Normals-
Carl Brandt, center.
Clarence Love Dial, guard.
Nick Klighler, guard.
Leon Rider, forward.
Harvey Ward, forward.
NJ. E. Church
Dolaway, center.
Charles Riley, guard.
w. L. Ward, guard.
Cecil Chapman, forward.
Stanley Fadner, forward.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-01-25
THE JOLLY
SIXCLUB

The Jolly Six Club met at the home
of the secretary, Miss Louise Wilcox
last Saturday afternoon. The presi-
dent Miss Caroline Pomainville call
ed the meeting to order promptly at
2:30 o'clock and each of the little ones
recited some poem. Ice cream and
Nabisco waters were passed and after
the refreshments were served, games
were played. Miss Helen DeGuere
was a guest of the club. This bunch
of six girls have good times every
Saturday afternoon.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-01-25
CLAIMS TO HAVE BEATEN
A WORLDS RECORD

Oshkosh, Wis, Jan. 22-Albert 4.
Trevelen claims to have the worlds
record beaten when it comes to fat
tening a porker One of his hogs in
creased in weight from 81 to SO
pounds in thirty days. he says
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-01-25
ARP IN

Mrs. NJ. NJ. Cutler is spending a few
days with her son at Sherry.
The G. Hause, Grabousky, Grimm
and Krause homesare in quarantine
for scarlet fever.
Mrs. L. Bluett of Dousman is sub
shutting in district No. 1 for Miss
Heebink who is i'll at her home in Bald
win.
The ladies aid held its annual bust
ness meeting at the church Wednes-
day The following officers were cleo
ted:
Mrs. Robert Morris, president.
Mrs. H. L, Moffat, vice-president.
Mrs, Fred Strauss, treasurer.
Mrs. o. DingeIdein, secretary.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-01-25

w. F. Collins, whose home is in
quarantine on account of one of his
children having scarlet fever, is tenn
porarily quartered at the Dixon Ho-
tel on the west side.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-01-25

fourth class postmasters and they
have a membership of about 800 and
are affiliated with the National Asso-
citation. The business men of Grand
Rapids will certainly do their part in
assisting the local postmaster in tax
ing good care Of these visitors when
they come here in June.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-01-25
SOONAY
HEADQUARTERS
RENOVEITS
Rumor Says 500 Officials Are Con-
sidering Removing Superinten-
dents Offices TO Marshfeld
No Decision Is Made.
From Stevens Point Journal:

From Stevens Point Journal:
A we'll defined rumor is current
here to the effect that the 500 line of
ficials are considering removing the
division headquarters offices from
this city to Marshfeld. The terminal
would remain here unchanged but
the offices of Supt. c. E. Urbahns and
his staff which occupied the second
story of the burned depot would be
included if the change should be made
The staff includes twenty-three to
twenty-five persons who are high sci
aried employees and substantial citi-
zens. Supt. Urbahns was interview
ed today but declined to authorize any
statement regarding the report.
The 500 line has already completed
the foundations for d new freight de-
pot at Narshfeld and will begin
erecting the building proper as soon
as weather conditions permit. It is
stated to be an easy matter to alter
the plans and add another story to
this new building to provide Offices
for the division headquarters if it
should be decided to remove them to
that point.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-01-25

Renew your magazine subscrip-
tons now. City News Depot. it'd.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-01-25

Mrs. Louis O'Cain is confined to her
home with illness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-09

A shampoo that is not only dainty and pleasant to use, but is fine for the hair and scalp. Palm Olive products are made on honor and have no peer for true worth and quality. tMain Floor)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-09
25c bottle ColOrite 21c

Colorite is bright, glossy dye with which you can make your last summers straw hat a pretty, fash enable color for this season. Color ite Is applied easily and is dried quickly. (Mnin FlOOr)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-09
Sl aluminumware 69c

We have grouped covered sauce pans, long-handled milk pans, pre- serving kettles with bail handles, Berlin kettles and others not piece of which sold for less than Sac, and many for 1.00, choice now 69c. (4th FlOor)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-09

This group of laces includes Point de Paris, filet and val A big lot offer ing a wide assortment of splendid savings at 3c a yard. (NIain FIoor)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-09

pretty room size rug in attractive '.Marconi' quality. The pretty oe
 signs are developed in pretty colors
 here is a rug whlcn can't be dup Heated for 16.So. t3ro Fioor'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-09
Thunder ShowerS

Our store will close today from to 4 o'clock to enable our employees and customers to hear Secretary McAdoO and W. r. G. Harding at the Jefferson,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-09
Three 15c vests for 35c

The knit goods store offers three womens elastic lisle vests selling regularly at 15c each for 35c. These are neatly taped and fine for sum mer wear. (2d F1OOr)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-09
Flag 'kerchiefs Sc

Fine white Shamrock lawn hand kerchiefs for women with U. $. flag embroidered in colors in tho center. 4 very special handker- chief store offer at Sc.
 (Main Floor)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-09

A fine and dainty talcum powder for summer use. Daintily per fumed and, being borated, is fine for babies. In Cherry Blossom and other perfumes. Full pound cans 19c. (Main FlOor)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-09
Crepe de chine 'ker-
chiefs 19c

dainty handkerchief for women, of fine cpepe de chine, beautiful hand embroidered corners and mar row hemstitched edges. A most un- usual handkerchief for 19c
 (Main FIoor)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-09
Women's kid belts 85c

Fine white kid belts to wear with summer dresses. skirts and coats. and very special at S5c each.
 (Main FIoOr)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-09

Shirts which careful men will recog- nize as executions for 1.15. New pat
 terms of crepe and madras. colors guaranteed fast, made in careiul say, That's what call good shirt" (Matn Floor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-09
S7.50 garden hose S5.50

Fifty-feet lengths of fine rubber covered garden hose. We sell this regularly at 50 feet for 7.50 Spe- cial June sale offering for Satur- day only, $50. (4th FlOor)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-09
Summer furniture

Our store will close today from 2 to o'clock to enable employees and customers to hear Secretary McAdoO and W. P. G. Harding at the Jefferson.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-22
Irwin Russell in a New
Dress

Although Irwin Russell lived only
twenty-six years and has been dead
more than u third Of - century, he is
rot forgotten His christmas Nigh,
in the Quarter" has long been a classic
II is enc of the best poems of its kind
in the language. tine because Of its poetic
quality and finer still because OF its
broad humanity. The prayer OF Brudder
Brown at the opening Of the niggcr
dance has been committed to memory
and admired by thousands of hard head
cd men who do not usually find prayer
hooks profitable reading Here is its
most famous stanZa:
Remember. ma shr--min' dis now---de sin.
fulness ob sin
is 'pendiu' 'pon the spcrrt what we goes
an does IL in;
IN in rigChs frame oh min wo's Ewine
10 dance an sing.
A-fcelm' like King David when he cut de
pigeon wing.
\ new and elaborate edition Of Rus
sells poems has just been issued by the
Century Company. IT has an introduce
tion by joel chandler Harris and n bio
Fulton, aud there are twenty-ninc illus
trationS by T.. w, kembc. than whom
there is no better depictor of negro
character.
CHRISTMAS NIGHT IN THE QUARTERS
And other Poems. BY Irwin Russell
New York: The Century Company. g.. 30.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-22
A PHILADELPHIA
ON NEW YORK
The First Adequate Treatment
of the Artistic Side of
the City

New York had to wait for adequate
but as one Of the great artistic cities of
the world. until Philadelphian was
ready TO undertake the work. Miss
Helen ". Henderson's "a Loiterer in
books ever written about any city in
Europe or America. 1t could not have
been written nifty years ago or even
twenty-five years ago for the reason that
many of the beautiful and artistic things
which Miss Henderson describes and ap.
praises were not created then. There
were then numerous books about Rome
and Paris, Florence and London. in
which we were told about the great
architects who had wrought there and
the great painters and sculptors who had
been called upon to assist them in dec.
Grating their buildings. But New York,
along with the rest of America. was an
artistic Sahara with an occa sonal oasis
New York in the meantime has become
one Of the most beautiful cities on this
rolling planet 1t rises from the sea with
its lofty towers, the smoke from which
minsles with the clouds. and 4, i'm.
presses the visitor who approaches IL
from the water as a dream citr unreal
because so stupendous and impossible be.
cause no mere men could have fashioned
it, II IS a great commercial metropolis,
but like the great and rich cities of the
Mddlh Ages, it has produced men with
artistic tastes combined with great
wealth Under their patronage the arts
have tioluished until New York has
gems of architecture sculpture and
mural decoration that compare favor.
ably with the best in the old world
Miss Henderson has set out to com.
bine the romantic story of the growth
Of the city with an exposition OF it's
artistic Developments TO her everlast-
ing credit she has not once appraised
any building or sculpture by it's cost
She barely mentions the subject Of
money. for she is. not interested in the
commercial side of her subject That
can be left TO others experts on the mat
ter She is an expert in art criticism,
and has tho courage Of her opinions
Take for the purposes of illustration her
comments on Saint-Gaudens's splendid
equestrian statue of General Sherman
which has been pronounced one of the
finest equestrian statutes ever produced
and the equal of the Colleoni in Venice
Miss Henderson critcises the use OF the
figure of Victory as unnecessary and
Justly says that the impression OF a
triumphant warrior should have been
produced by the poise and expression Of
the general himself without Juggling in
the explanatory note Of visible Vic
tory Yet the sherman is a successful
work of art. As much cannot he said
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-22
Current Magazines

America is so big that 1t is difficult
for any man busy with earning living
in any one part cf .: to understand
the rest. Such men sssht to read the
series of articles on the Middle West
which Meredith Nicholson begins in the
January Scribner's Magazine. His first
article Is called '"rhe Folks and Their
Folksiness," and is devoted to estab-
fishing the proposition that the people
of the West are just as good as the
people of the older East. IL not "A lttlf
better. They certainly know more
about the easterners than the easterners
know abut them. When they carried
the Presidential election in 1916 after
the East had gone for Hughes they as
serted their right to be considered. Here
after they are likely to receive more
respectful consideration from the north
eastern Atlantic States. But Mr. Mich
olson's article is not the only thing worth
while in the magazine. There are five
war articles. not the least important of
which is a discussion of the relation Of
the American college to the conflict
written by Robert Lincoln Kelly \
new serial, "A Runaway Woman" by
Louis Dodge, begins and there are five
short stories and several poems.
a now Penrod serial by Booth Tark
ington begins In the January Cosno-
politan. IT Is called "Penrod Jashbcr. ''
and tells his career as a detective I'm n
way TO stir the memories of boyhood
in many men. Installments OF the
serials by Elizabeth Robins. Owen John.
son and Robert W. Chambers appear anc
there are five short stories and some
fables in slang by George AIDE, as wei
as continuation of Lily Langtry's rem.
iniscences. Arnold Bennett contribute,
lecture TO young lady and Rex Beacf
writes of cougar hunting.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-22
CRITICISM
|IOPPED Big DEAL
uppert Believes Fans
o m m e n t Prevented
Yankee-B Brown Trade
HUGG1NS IN ST. LOUIS

n Colonel Jacob Rupert, OF the New
FORK American League Baseball club.
believes the panning which President
Baker, of the Phillies, and Manager Con-
He Mack. of the Athletics. received for
pellif)g their star players kept President
Phil Ball, of the ST. Louis Americans,
, from trading Sisler, Lavan and Pratt to
the Yankees.
't The Yankee owner returned to the
Big Town" yesterday from French
y Lick Springs, Ind, and revealed some Of
the "inside stuff" of the big deal which
no tried to swing at the American N
League meeting last week. which. IL ii
had gone through, would have brought
Sisler. Lavan and Pratt to New York In
exchange for Pipp. Peclinpaugh, MalseL
Gedson and Ray Caldwell.
II was greatly disappointed at our
Inability to put that Sisler- Pratt-I.ayan
deal over" said Rupert. 1T would
have been great exchange for the
Yankees Sisler would be 4 great card
In New York. At one time it looked as
though we could really put the trans
action over, but at the last moment Bail
refused to go through with II. fearing
the consequences.
Il believe we could have made the
big trade but for the panning handed
the two Philadelphia owners for dis
posing of such players as AleNaude,
killefer, Strunk, Schang and Bush. Sis
Ter is perhaps the greatest ball player
st. Louis ever had. and Ball at the last
moment feared the criticism which might
he levied at him il he let Sisler so,
especially after what happened to the
Philadelphia club owners.
The deal we proposed would have
been different. i'm view of the fact that
we were not offering Ball cash. but real
ball players, including Roger Peclin-
paugh, as fine shortstop as is in base
ball today. and Pipp, "A great fielder and
Z cleanup hitter. and the pick of our pitch
ers. Siser is one of the few first base
men who could take Pipp's place.