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Mountain advocate., 1917-10-12

we WISH W dilSWCi oOiiiC Va ehS
things said by those who would
come to the citizens of the city
like a wolf in Sleeps clothing, who
try to make some people believe,
that there is something awfully
wrong in the affairs of the city.
and that the only way by which
the city can be saved, is by elect
+ ing the ticket selected by the
women of the city; who would
gladly plunge the city into debt
SO deep that it could never get
out. In their article which APP
peared in the Advocate Oct. 9th,
starts off by saying, I'VE have
been nominated for Mayor and
City Councilmen." We ask you
in the name of God who nominal
ed you? You say, these nomin-
ations came unsolicited" we
ask you to tell the people who
was the committee that named
every man of you? Four of the
committee that was selected was
named by themselves for the
various offices, every one gave
himself an Office, except the
chairman of the committee, and
the five women who did not come
to the front at the the so called
convention, which was a chimney
corner affair dominated by the
women whose enthusiasm always
overcomes their better judgment,
and who always goes beyond rea-
son in all they undertake.
You say that you did not want
the nomination? Then why did
you not give it to some one else?
you had in your power.
You say that you have decid-
ed to accept the nomination" Of
course you have, you intended to
accept it when you named your
selves as the nominees of your
self made party; it is natural for
a man to believe that he is a good
man, indeed the best man in the
community; its natural for any
man or set of men to remember
that charity begins at home, and
that this was the opertune time
for each to get an Office.
You say you have no criticism!
When and where did you loose it!
We would guess that you shed il
all between the Hotel Jones and
the Court House when the double
convention was held, one at 2, p.
M, at the Hotel Jones and the
other at the Court House at 7.3(
p. m.
You say that 1--WE have done
our duty as we saw it." Do yor
believe that we are a bunch Of
blind owls that sit on the dry
limb of a dead tree and boot only
when a lot of women tell US tt
boot? Your article is real smooth
and at first reading it sounds
good, but upon second reading
there is much between the lines
the writer of that article is on
wko is skilled in the arts, we d.
not know who did it. it lie non,
our business, but there is mucl
that is artfully lodged, and W,
Mountain advocate., 1917-10-12
ME CITY OFFICERS COME BACK

can see we'll enough in the dark
to read your meaning.
You say that are going to de-
post the funds of the city equal
ly in our" two banks. this is
great encouragement to the tax
payers just so think that the city
will have money in both banks.
We propose to elect a treasurer
and have him to give us good
and sufficient bond, and after he
has done that we don't care what
he does with the funds he can
put them in an old sock and hide
it so for as we are concerned,
we will look to him and his bond
when we need the money.
You propose to pay the men
every night for their work for
the city, how are YOU going
to do that with the money in the
Bank that closes at 8 o'clock in
the evening, and the mans days
work is not done until $50 in the
evening? You are inconsistent,
how are men to make up payrolls
each evening? The men who
have worked for the city have
always been paid according to
law, and none has ever filed any
complaint, or registered any dis
satisfaction as to the manner of
receiving their pay.
1t is amusing to think that you
are going to donate your salary
to the Red Cross society of the
city who have unfaggingly work
ed for the Welfare of those who
have gone to the war;" We have
all been liberal doners to this and
other charitable institutions, this
is no great sacrifice; this is not
enough to place your names a.
mong the great philanthropist OF
the world, The salery of the
whole city council and the mayor
combined is only Sl2.25 Ter month
and if you were to give ten times
this amount it would not cloth
and feed a regiment. We do moi
refer to this except for the pur.
pose of showing you how a "drow.
ing men will grasp at the least
straw when he is sinking" We
are as patriotic and love our flag
as well, we have as many kins
men and friends in the great
worlds war as any of you, anC
are as willing to helpin this grea'
struggle for the worlds freedom
as you.
You say you have no critic
ism" Neither have we, W,
have pity, we have sympathy fol
the fellows. who would, just be
cause a woman asks him, turf
upon the best of all friends ant
neighbors, those who have stoot
like soldiers by you, that yol
would gladly malign for the SAX,
of being a pacifist to some whim
of lot of women who have com
to the conclusion that they wan
to run everything, in the home
in the stores and business places
change the orbits of the fixe,
stars, and the cycles, of time
but the citizens feel more secur
Mountain advocate., 1917-10-12
BRANCH OF
THE RAILROADS. WAR BOND

Chicago, Oct. ga ton of
tobacco a week for our railroad
regiments" is a new slogan of
the railroad supply concerns of
the United States.
A Nationwide movement has
just been started among men who
make or sell everything used on
railroads. to assure the solace of
smoking to every American rail-
way man in France.
Through the cooperation of the
railroads with the United States
government. and by the voluntary
enlistment of railway officials
promptly raised. They were the
first contingent to leave this coun-
try for war service and the first
to be engaged actively in it.
They are building, rebuilding
and operating the military lines
behind the French front, and
have been objects of attact by
German aviators and artillery.
More railway regiments" will
be raised in this country for war
service abroad. How many will
be necessary cannot be estimated
now.
The orginators of the movement
to supply the railway regi-
ments" with smoking tobacco
took up the matter with Samual
M. FELTON,, president of the Chica-
go Great Western railway and di.
rector general of United |tates
railways abroad. MIR. Fulton en-
dorsed the plan and had a study
made which showed that it would
take over a ton of smokeing
tobacco every week. costing over
a 81, 900, to supply the railway
regiments.
Now the railway supply men are
going to raise over $4,000 for
smoking tobacco for those regi-
ments, no matter how long the
war lasts. The following commit
tee has been appointed in charge
of the Railway Regiments To-
bacco Fund.-:
F. A. Poor, chairman president
P. and M. Company.
John Washburn. vice-presidet
of the Continental and CONNER
cial National Bank of Chicago,
will be treasurer of the fund.
A. C. Moore, vice-president
Safety Car Heating and lighting
company.
Approximately $500 carloads
of food and other necessities are
being delivered daily by the rail-
roads at the environments where
the National Army and National
Guards are being trained for SER
vice abroad according to report
just received by the Railroads
War Board. Accurate figures as to
the extent to which the supplying
of food and necessities for the SOL
diers at the training camps will
intensity the transportation pro-
blem will not be available until all
of the camps have received their
Mountain advocate., 1917-10-12
High School Notes.

This monday, the Attendance
Punctuality Banner was awarded
to Mrs. Oldfield's room, the End.
grade as they had the highest
general average. Below are the
averages and rank of each room.
Mountain advocate., 1917-10-12

proved to the people that they
will safeguard their interest, and
will not burden them with taxa
ton. The men who have always
been moderate and considerable
in all they do and say.
You say you commend the
patriotic efforts of the noble
women of the city who are work.
ing day in and day out with I'M
tagging energy to make things
more comfortable for our soldiers.
So do we. we are willing and
ready to help them in this great
cause, but we are opposed to them
taking the reigns of the govern
ment of the city.
You come pleading that you
will give economical distribu-
ton of the city's funds" We
ask you, who have more careful
with the city's funds than the
present administration? Show
if you can where one dollar, one
cent or other amount has Teen
Incorporated, our records is
an open book and we invite, yes
we challenge investigation, we
have never done anything that we
care to cover up, we have gotten
100 cents for every dollar we
have spent, we will do in the
future as we bave in the past.
Do not try to make the people
believe you are going to do more
than has been done without in
creasing the taxes to be collected.
You cannot speak money into ex-
istance.
Again you say that you will
consult the wishes of the people
in all you do. We wonder if that
investigation will be as thorough
as the investigation that was had
when the women reported they
had seen 100 OF the best citizens
of the town before the so-called
convention was held at the Court
House? We have failed to find a
man that you did consult. and we
have seen many that we consider
good citizens, though they may
not be classed as such by you.
You say, you want to see the
city grow and prosper, so do we,
we have alwas done all in our
power within the law, to make
our city better and greater; we
have exempted every factory
that would come to our city from
taxation for a period of five years
including the Hickory Mill
and Brick Plant, and we are,
S m e of US are helping to
to pay the rent for the Hickory
Mill, for the land upon which
the plant stands. and paying it
to the Brick Plant, or to the
owners of the Brick plant.
You say, you hail with satisfac-
ton the enforcement of the city
from politics, likewise so do we.
We have two democrats on our
ticket you have no more, who
procured this coveted divorced
we answer that we did, we filed
that suit two years ago and won
it, didn't we? So you have no stars
in your crown for that fete. We
would have gone further and
widened the mantle of charity,
if we had been Cashiers of the
banks, but as it happened we
were not.
There is a difference in the
make up of our ticket and yours
we are distributed from one enc
of the city to the other. You arr
Mountain advocate., 1917-10-12

From this date the Star Thea
ter, will start at Tbs promply.
if you want to see the pictures
get there in time.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-06-28
THE SPELLING
OF WISCONSIN,

Wisconsin is a name of Indian or
igin, to which white men have at diff
ferent times given various renderings
BY the French it was commonly spelled
"Ouisconsin," the French on being the
equivalent of the English w. Not
until the formation of our state con-
stltution was the present spelling of
the name finally defnately settled.
Governor James D. Doty, who was
long leading citizen of early Wiscon-
sin, made a valiant effort to have the
state name spelled "Wiskonsan." AL
though for several years the name of
the territory had been spelled accord
ing to the modern usage, when Doty
became governor in 1841 his official
influence sufficed to secure the adop-
ton in legal and official documents of
the form WISCONSIN," favored by
him. In the constitutional conven-
ton of 1916 Doty was chairman of the
committee on the name and boundaries
of the State.
It CHANGED that in the act of Con-
gross of August 6, 1916, authorizing
the formation of a state government
the spelling wisconsin" had been en-
ployed. Acting, probably, on the prin-
ciple that half a loaf is better than
none Doty, as chairman of the COM
mittee on the state name and bound
aries, turned in a report on Oct. 90,
1916, stating that as congress had en-
ployed the name Wisconsin" in the
enabling act the committee had not
deemed it necessary to investigate
the subject" Thus the matter stood
until month later November 27)
when the convention, without debtae
or roll call, voted "to strike out the
letter "a in the word Wisconsin
wherever it occurs, and insert the let
ter 81" Thus finally and legally, by
being imbedded in the state consti-
tuition, was the spelling Of wisconsin"
determined.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-06-28
RUDOLPH

On Sunday afternoon, June 10th,
Rev. Mr.. Oh. Madsen, who has had
charge of the Moravian congregation
at this place since the departure of the
Rev. H. B. Johnson last April install
ed the new pastor, the Rev. Theodore
Reinke, until recently pastor of the
Moravian churches at Mamre and Ger
ali near Watertown, in this state.
At an enthusiastic meeting after the
close of the regular preaching service
in the Moravian church on June oath
the matter of reorganizing the Sunday
school was discussed. Some fifty per-
sons participated, and show of hands
gave assurance that eight or more
were willing to serve as workers. All
present pledged themselves to encour-
age regular attendance on the part of
scholars. The question, "Why can't
we have Adult Bible Classes?" re-
manned unanswered. There seems to
be no obstacles whatever in the way
of having such classes. An offering
amounting to over four dollars was
gathered for the immediate purchase
of supplies and organization was eff
fected by the unanimous election of
the following officers:
Supt.-C. H. Imig.
Asst. Supt.-Carl Jacobson.
Sec.-CeceIia Justeson.
Treas.-M. Denniston.
Mrs. Imig promised to serve as
organist. Sunday School will meet
at ten o'clock on July first. On the
second and fourth Sunday Of the month
when the pastor holds preaching ser
vice at half past two in the afternoon,
the school will be held at half past
one. On all other Sundays it will meet
at ten o'clock.
The ladies aid society of the Mora
Wan church will meet at the church
on Thursday afternoon, June 18th, at
2 p. m.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-06-28
AUBURNDALE

The Royal Neighbors gave a mis-
cellaneous shower at the home of Mrs
P J. Ladron in honor of Mrs. J. o.
Markee, formerly Miss Lydia CRUDE,
Mrs. Markee was the recipient of many
beautiful and costly gifts. The even
ing was spent in playing games and
all who attended had an enjoyable
time.
Mrs. Billings returned to her home
in Grand Rapids Monday, after visiting
her sister, Mrs. D. R. Coon for some
time.
Miss Esther Schultz visited with her
friend, Florence Markee, the past week
The base ball game played here Sun
day between Junction City and our
boys, resulted in a victory for juno
ton City, the score being to 5.
Marcella Glennon arrived home from
Stevens Point Wednesday evening.
Miss Louise CRUDE left Monday for
Stevens Point where she will attend
summer school at the normal.
Mrs. S. G. O'Brien and daughter
Irene were visitors in Stevens Point
Thursday.
The graduation exercises Of the
Catholic school children was held We'd
nesday evening at Baierl's hall, and
was very largely attended
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-06-28
MARSHFIELD

Henry Ebbe and family of Grand
Rapids, came up last Saturday to at
tend the funeral of John Hoffman.
They did not return until Monday and
in the meantime visited relatives here
and in the town of Lincoln.
Mrs. w. A. Sexton accompanied by
her daughter Marie, Miss Olive Grow
er and Miss Helen Kautsky, the latter
of Colby, returned yesterday from
Madison where they attended closing
exercises of the university. The jour
ney was made by auto with Miss Sex
ton as driver,
Hon. W. H. Upham, accompanied by
his daughter, Mrs. E. E. Finey were
IN Oshkosh Tuesday where they at
tended the funeral of Henry Chase, a
wealthy citizen of that city. Leaving
Oshkosh Mr.. Upharn went to Kenosha
where he attended the state G.. A. R..
encampment.
B. F. ellison of Burt, Hedding county
North Dakota, was here the first Of the
week for days visit with his son. L
Z. Gibson, superintendent of the Wood
county asylum. Previous to moving
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-06-28
ARMENIA

Henry Hanson and Willie Pearson
were among the Nekoosa shoppers
Saturday.
Mrs. Mike Kranske and children of
Miles City, Mont, are visiting at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T.
G. Ostrum.
Howard, Glenna, and Verna Am
mundson of New Rome spent Sunday
at the Fay Wells home.
Carl Hepp is doing nicely at the
Riverview hospital at Grand Rapids.
Elmer Goodness is home from New
Lisbon where she has been attending
school.
Edw. McDougal of Dallas, Ore, is
visiting at the Spice and Wells homes.
We hear that wedding bells will soon
be ringing in this neighborhood.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-06-28
VESPER

Mrs. D. McVicar and son Angus
came up from Madison Saturday for
a few days visit with friends, return
ing Wednesday. Angus will take up
summer school work on his return.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Prout entertain
ed few friends Friday night in hon.
or of their daughter, Mrs. Kingston,
and on Monday night they gave a
lawn party to the little children of the
village, serving ice cream and cake.
Mrs. W. T. Strack is entertaining
her mother, Mrs. Herman Zehlof, from
Hubertus.
Robert Prout has secured a good po-
sition with the First National Bank
at Grand Rapids.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Wittig and Es-
Their Wittig left Saturday for West
Bend for brief visit.
Miss Ella Hessler left Monday to
attend the summer session of the Ste
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-06-28

TO Dakota, Mr.. ellison lived for sc
years in Brown county. He says crop
prospects are very good in his home
state
A trust deed in the sum of s15.0O0,-
900 covering all the property of the
Wisconsin Valley Electric Company
now owned or which may be subse-
quently required, has been filed in the
offices of the register of deeds in Por-
tage, Lincoln and Marathon counties.
The trustee is the Wisconsin Valley
Trust Company of Wausau.
Two men supposed to be agents = r
farm papers, got mixed up with the
police as they stepped off the North
western train in this city Moray.
While on the train it is understood
they attempted to rob passenger. In
for nation to this effect was given the
police when the train arrived here.
One of the men, who gave his address
as Grand Rapids was arrested, while
the other made his escape. The man ar
rested was held for day but was f.
nally given his liberty as no one ap-
peared against him. He was ordered
out Of the city.
The postal department has request
ed that the public use stamps of the
highest denomination suited to the a
mount of required postage on all mail
sent out by them. For example, a two
cent stamp instead of two one cent
stamps should be affixed to letters
needing two cents postage; and a 1C
cent stamp instead of five two cent
stamps should be attached to parcels
requiring ten cents postage. If bust
ness houses and the public in general
will comply with the request to use the
larger denominations it will be a great
saving to the government in the cost
of producing. transporting and cancel
ling stamps and the public will find it
more convenient in every way.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-06-28
NEKOOSA

Miss Marie Youngchild spent the
week end at Grand Rapids a guest of
Miss Doris Kleberg.
Mrs. J. D. Buchanan left Saturday
for Almond where she will visit with
relatives.
]. Brandt and son of Grand Rapids
spent Sunday with Martin Brandt and
family.
Miss Kathryn O'Brien left Saturday
for Babcock where she will spend the
summer
Miss Marguerite erode, who has
been attending school at Milwaukee,
returned last week and will spend the
summer with her father.
Darel Buchanan and Frederick Voss
spent Sunday at Necedah.
DR.. Waters and family were guests
at the Don Waters home in Grand
Rapids Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Marvin and
daughter, Edna, spent Sunday at the
A. NJ. Muir home in Biron.
Mrs. Marion Simonson returned to
her home in Madison Saturday.
Edw. Young of Minneapolis is visit
ing friends and relatives here for soma
time.
Joe Gazely is the proud owner of a
REQ ear.
Arthur Johns who is attending tho
school for deaf at Delevan has re-
tured home to spend the summer.
Miss Anna Henry and Agnes Henne-
man of Grand Rapids were Sunday
guests at the home of the formers
brother.
Miss Beulah Miller and niece Miss
Beatrice Arnett and friend Miss Hattie
SIusser of Grand Rapids were Sunday
guests at the Geo. Arnett, Jr. home
Dr. Geo. Pomainville and family
spent Sunday at Pete en-wel rock
where they had picnic supper. About
four or five other auto loads were also
there.
Mr. and Mrs. A. u. Marvin, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. E. Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
Youngchild, Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Rich
mond and daughter, Bess, spent Sum-
day at Stevens Point.
VIM. Schultz and Emil Holden spent
Sunday at Stevens Point making the
trip by auto.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-06-28
Point Normal.

vens Point Normal
John Ruess ST., died Wednesday
evening from internal injuries that he
sustained when he was thrown from
the buggy when his horse ran away
earlier in the day.
On Monday afternoon the baby boy
of Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Damon was
taken very sick with collie while they
were on the way to take the train to
go to Almond to attend their daugh-
ter's wedding. They stopped at the
Kieviet home and called the doctor
but in spite Of everything that was
done for it, the little one passed away
in a couple hours. The remains were
taken to Almond for burial. The par
ents have the sympathy of the COM
munity in their loss.
Jessie Hackbarth returned Satur-
day from Grand Rapids where she
took some special work at the Nor
NAL school.
Nellie Hanifn left last week for
Dakota where she will spend two
months with relatives.
On Monday, June 18th at $3.50 in the
afternoon, Miss Adela Peters and Hen
ry Loock were united in marriage at
the Lutheran parsonage at Grand Rap
ids.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-06-28
PORTEDWARDS

The Children's Day exercises given
at the Chapel Sunday were very
successful. There was special music
by the quartette. The pieces by the
children and all who took part, de-
serve special mention.
Mr.. and Mrs: F. Nash and daugh-
ter, Caroline were Sunday guests at
the NJ. Miles home in Grand Rapids.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Eberhardt joined a
party of friends at Grand Rapids and
autoed to Pete-en-well Sunday for a.
picnic dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Kraske and
Mrs. G. Scott spent Sunday at Stew
ems Point.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Lynn and two
daughters are guests of relatives at
Nekoosa Sunday.
Mrs. l. Repeltiti and three children
Of Necedah arrived Saturday for an
extended visit with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Leverance.
Miss Emma Bates visited relatives
at Milladore Sunday.
Miss Ethel Fomstad is a guest at
the George Scott home.
Martin Kyes former resident of
Port Edwards, died at Green Bay as
a result of an accident. Martin is
nephew of F. Millenbah and E. Whit
more.