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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-02

All interested persons are refer
red to that report, which is on file in
the office of A. B. Bever as clerk of
said court, in the court house at Grand
Rapids, Wood County, Wisconsin for
details in said report contained.
Dated July Is, 1917.
VIM. H. Bowden, I. A. Haverberg,
Anton Brost, Commissioners.
B. NJ. Vaughan, Attorney for said
commissioners. P. o. Grand Rapids.
WIS. 2tW.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-02

to that report, which is on file in the
office of A. B Bever as clerk of said
court in the court house at Grand
Rapids, Wood County, Wisconsin for
details in said report contained.
Dated July Is, 1917.
W. H. Bowden, Anton Brost, Com
missioners
B. NJ. Vaughan, Attorney for said
commissioners. P. o. Grand Rapids,
Wis. 2tw.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-04-12
Peru Items.

Several are planting corn in
this community.
F. At the school meeting last week
r. j. Lyle was elected as director
to fill the place of r.. B. Williams
whose time has expired.
Joe Rogers says he don't know
whether to get married or join
the army, as It would be war in
either case.
Miss Susie Harper visited home
folks few days last week.
Sunny Jim must be a cranky
old bachelor as he never passes a
compliment on the church, the
preachers or the women. He had
better be careful, he might run
for office some time after the
women get to vote.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Eckles, Mr..
and Mrs. Steve Thomas, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Thompson, Mrs. Visa
Cough, Mrs. Kate Daniels and
children Elmer, Mary and John
McGinnis and Miss Mildred
Hampton took dinner Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Thomas.
"A white shoat weighing about
one hundred pounds has strayed
from the farm Of F. L. Blanken-
baker. Anyone hearing Of stray
please notify him.
Us kids were SO busy hiding
Easter eggs we didn't have time
to hunt items, so wen ring off
for this time.
BILLIE AND SUSIE.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-04-12

ing. Those present were Misses
Rena Warns and Georgia Muir
ply; Messrs. G. H. Warns, C. g.
Moore and G. A. Warns.
Mrs. F. A. Kretzinger spent
Friday with Mrs. Merit Shillinger.
Mrs. Clara Bachelor and Mrs.
C. G. Wilson called on Mrs. D. w.
Bowman Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Lawson were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Jake
Frey Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. G. W. Hedrick, who has
been visiting at the w. G. Cump-
ton home left for her home in
Kansas City Saturday.
Mrs. Erwin Barnett called on
Mrs. A. T. Keen Monday after
noon.
C. &. Moore spent Monday
night at the Geo. Keen home.
PANSY.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-04-12

with their Grandma, Mrs. Kath-
crime Rapp. Hilda returned
home Saturday accompanied by
Elsie Yoss, who visited relatives
and friends in this vicinity for a
few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Trocke
and daughter, Viola, from Vera,
Illinois. were here last week visit
~ with August Bohm and. other
friends and relatives.
Conrad kuglar and family took
dinner Monday with Joe Fleischer
and family.
Charley Bracher, Lewis Fleisch-
err and part Of their families and
Clark Smith and wife visited at
the home of Joe Bracher Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs. Frank Dalton from Butler
is visiting old time friends and
relatives in this vicinity.
Lydia Rapp called on her
cousin, HiIda Rapp Monday.
A few of the young folks spent
Sunday night with Joe Fleischer
and family.
Ernest Fleischer, who has been
visiting friends and relatives in
several parts of Kansas for the
past three weeks, returned home
Monday.
PRISCILLA.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-04-12
Fair Mount News.

We had a little spell of winter
again.
Lena Bohm spent from Sunday
until Monday with Charles
Schenker and family.
Rev. Zschoche from Appleton
City visited Friday afternoon
with Rev. Hcinke and family. ...r
Hilda Rapp, Lydia and Reins
hold Yoss spent Sunday with
Frieda and Edwin Bracher.
GsElfart, the little son of Mr..
and Mrs. John Fischer, while run
ming, fell on the edge of the walk
stone and cut his head. Doc.
Reynolds was called and put in
two stitches. He is getting along
splendidly. y
Mr.. and Mrs. John Marquardt
entertained at dinner Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Rapp and little
son, Alfred, and Theo Marquardt
and wife.
Johnnie Rapp dined Sunday
with his cousin, Amos Rapp. :.
Walter Bracher visited Sunday
afternoon at the home of G. NJ.
Rapp.
Otto Yoss, who went to Nebras-
ka to work some time ago re-
turned home Saturday. There's
one who thinks there's no place
like home in dear old Mizzou and
we wish all the rest that left here
will do the same.
VIM. Bolte is on the. sick list
this week.
Josephine Bracher is quite sick
with pneumonia at present. We
wish for her a speedy. recovery.
Rev. Zschoche Of Appleton
City preached ut the German
Lutheran church in Prairie City
Monday while Rev. 81 Heinke
preached in Appleton City.
Hilda and Mora Rapp went to
Appleton City Thursday to visit
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-04-12
Location Changed.

We have bought the building
recently vacated by Met ullough s
Grocery and are now located IN
our own building and will be
fixed to handle your produce and
junk to "a better advantage and
will be pleased to meet all of our
old customers and cordially invite
new onessto call and give us a
trial. = s
25-tf Wilcox Produce Co.,
First door north Of old stand.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-04-12
aln,nuait Happenings.

Mrs. Sturgeon entertained the
Guild last Thursday. Fifteen
members were present, Mrs. A. l..
Fox, Mrs. WalteI Hupp and Miss
Katherine Steele were visitors.
They were jolly good crowd and
all enjoyed the outing.
Alfred Newton is at his moth
er's taking rest. His health has
not been very good.
Joe Norton has another attack
of rheumatism.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Barnett
and son, Of Parsons, Kansas, are
visiting relatives:
Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Writ of Har-
risonville announce the arrival Of
a little girl. Mrs. Writ was for
merly Jessie Sturgeon.
Little Isabelle Garrett is doing
nicely after having her tonsils
and adenoids removed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Voris were
Sunday afternoon oars at John
Hineh,. ..<s' were under
protection with a c,.tt gave
4 number in France also.al were
tria the United States
for all the Italian and ~ these
prisoners. Other smaiust fol-
are thought to bring the needing
j. up to 2 million.
e Officials here deeply.ge num-
J. the necessity which h friends
d Austria to the step she will be
:, are nevertheless graft
J. way it has come about pupils
/ the United States was Laturday
Y sible for it. AS with tbs. New
: ton of a state Of war 'he day
many officials point outline dim
situation was provoke(,w mill,
: other side and not by fl Smith
States. IS Title
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-04-12
Insure American
Against War Bomba

New York, April ..L.M,ary
of large buildings arng her and
"bombardment" I'M They have
Lloyd's of London. entire com
Policies aggregate
600 ON buildings ir,ieh Hill at
city and San Francis on, at pres
written, it was learne.
owners are said to h;tie Gander
nigh as from a hal1- called on
cent premium rate. 'ay after
from taking out inst
New York companies Rich Hill
which forbid the acc,,nouncing
such risks, the proper i'll begin
have turned to Lloyd's 18th. All
War insurance of It'd LET her
ter protects all losses Daley has
tion, civil connections, ont this
ments, explosions, strihl always
ions and attacks by air,
water. family
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-04-12
PHYSICIANS TO MO,
Medical Reserves of st ,
Be Ready for Ca,

Kansas City, Mo-, A eral OF
The physicians of Missi could
being modified so that
cal resources of the stattadtord
prepared for the natioIlbertsol
case of need. Announces had
made that DR.. w. J. ......
Kansas City heads as busl-
committee appointed bad Mon
mittee of American
for medical preparednelg school
associated with him Ouch bet
Goodwin Of St. Louis,
DR.. j. F.. Binnie, DR.. Fl for the
lum and DR.. Jabez Mir luck
Kansas City; Dr.. Will
lett, DR.. John Young ]HlNE. p
DR.. Ronald Hill of St.. ..
c. H. Wallace Of St. JGap.
DR.. j. Franklin Welcl.
bury. 'slor.u,ie
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-04-12
Admit Breaking Votins

indianapolis, Ind, Alos 1 nsn
Pleas of guilty to violati. no SlT Il.
election laws were enter'oVe U
United States District G. :.
today by attorneys reps VIII
the 40 Evansville Re-.
who had pleaded not gull
arraigned March 81.
The action today mMons'r'
record show that all the erm nea
vile Republicans indicte. nu !. ~
Federal Grand Jury have u ~
guilty to the charges. 4
admitted their. guilt wertale
raigned. ~ =
Among those to plea
today were: Charles Pup
county chairman; Franz ar r'ea
nett, County. Secretary,
man Euler, First Distri
iser for the Hughes Allia
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-04-12
Oak Grove Items.

OAK Grove Items.
A. l.. Gilmore made a business
trip to Butler Friday.
/ Miss Velma Harvey and niece,
Emma Jean Welliver, spent
Thursday with Mrs. Bruce
Odneal.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. I. Keen called
at the Geo. Keen home Tuesday
evening.
Mrs. Clara Bachelor and
daughter, Nena,- D. NJ. Cumpton
and c. G.. Moore called at the w.
G. Cumpton home Tuesday even
ing. .~4
Misses Ncna BatchelS and
Thelma Sargent went to Cherry
Grove Thursday to take the
eighth grade final examination.
c. G. Moore spent Friday night
at the Geo. Keen home.
Miss Thelma Sargent called OH
Mrs. Leonard Hayes Wednesday
afternoon.
Mrs. A. +. Keen was an Apple
ton City visitor Friday.
CIV. Keen was a Butler visit
or Friday.
\ Lon Foster and family and Geo.
Quick were the guests Of Mr.. and
,Mrs. Claud Quick Sunday.
C.."G. Moore called at the +. A.
kretzinger home Thursday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Rector
spent Sunday at the Geo. Sargent
home. 81
Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Ewin were
the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. B.
Newbcrry Sunday.
Mrs. John McCook and children.
spent Sunday night with her
mother, Mrs. +. j. Keen.
Ruben Shillinger and mother
spent Sunday at the James Evans
home.
Lola and Ruby Davis spent Sat-
urday night at the Clarence West
brook home.
Mrs. F. A. Kretzinger was the
guest Of Mrs. Will Jones Tuesday
afternoon.
Carroll and Orville Davis spent
Saturday night with Clyde Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs Herbert Smell en-
tertained the following Sunday
Harry Chitwood, j. T. Chitwood1
and family and Mrs. j. NJ. Chit
wood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marsh Brown and
daughter, Martha, spent Sunday
at the. Ben Wix home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Lawson
and children visited at the Jake
Frey home Saturday night and.
Sunday.
Thellna Sargent, spent Thurs
day night at the G. w. Recter|
home. ~
Mrs. Ray Lawson called on
Mrs. Will Wigger Friday after
noon.
!. Mrs. Ckaa. wigger spent sats
day afternoon with her sistss I
Mrs. Geo. Wigger.
4 = n M
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-04-12

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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-04-12

Virginia.
1t is somewhat disconcerting,
to express it gently. to sit down
fifteen minutes before the mail
may be expected, with perfect
ly blank mind and try to record a
few paragraphs of interest. Par
ticularly when we haven't been
at home long enough to know
much of what has taken place.
Mrs. Dave Wolfe and sister,
Miss Margaret Ford, whose homes
are in Kansas City, are visiting at
the home Of Mrs. Tella Wolfe.
Mrs. Ford returns to the city
Wednesday. Mrs. Wolfe will re-
main until the last Of the week.
Misses Ola Ayres, Carrie aHar-
per, Ruth Orcar, Mary, Harper,
Edith and Pearl Walker and Mr..
Ralph Harper, all students in B.
H. S., spent the week end at home.
Spring fever seems to have struck
the school. Some of them at least
are quite anxious for vacation.
League Study Course will meet
at the home of Miss '"Nrt'r''
Park Thursday Aprjkar Regarded
meetings aresaIato Follow the
most ~v+ Severance of Re-
va ,o+;.,.
Washington, April 9.-Aus.
tria-Hungary, under the pressure
of Germany, has severed diplo-
matte relations with the United
States. Baron Erich Zweidinek,
charge d'affaircs of the Austro-
Hungarian embassy here, called
at the State Department today
: and asked for passports for him
self and the embassy staff.
Almost at the same time dis
patch was received from Ameri-
can Minister Stovall at Berne say
ing the dual monarchy had brok-
en- off diplomatic relations with
the Unite Estates in Vienna yes
terday. 1t is presumed this was
done by handing passports to
American Charge Grew. Ameri-
can Ambassador Penfield, who
had left Vienna Saturday, prob
ably did not know Of the govern
ment s action. The American am
bassador arrived today at Zurich.
By Encouragement Spain will
take over the diplomatic and con-
sular interests of the United
States in Austria Hungary. All
Austrian consular agents will de-
part from the United States with
the diplomatic mission, as was the
case with Germany.
Austria Hungary has asked
Sweden to take over her interests
in the United States.
Up to the time Charge Zwiedin-
elk asked for his passports no sim
liar action had been taken by Bull
garia and Turkey, Germany's
bther two allies, and their repre-
sentatives here disclaimed having
any knowledge of the intention
Of their governments. 1t is ex-
pected here they will follow by
breaking diplomatic relations.
Austria's break with the United
States undoubtedly is the prelude
to declaration of state of war.
Sixty-two days elapsed between
the break in relations between
the United States and Germany
and the formal declaration of ,,
state Of war. How many days
will elapse before Germany's
chief ally enters state of war
with Germany's newest enemy
will be decided entirely by cir
cumstances. The diplomatic his ;
tory Of civilization and the pre-
cedents Of centuries show a state
of war invariably follows break !
in diplomatic relations between
first class powers.
The United States by the break
in relations is released of the care
of probably 2 million war prison
ers In Russia alone it is estimat-
ed that / IA million Austrian
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-04
EHLbERT PLANNING
 ID START THINGS
 WITH HIS COLE CARS
Announces They Will Get Into Their New Quarters
 About March 10

Charles A. Ehlbert, the manager of Motor companys, says: "We will move Into our new home at 40 South Twen- tieth street. about March 10. As soon as we are able to show our cars in a manner that is fitting, you may bet that we will have to ask the factory to be numerous Those to whom we have chanics. We expect to be able to sup ply the demand for Cole eights and at tho same time expect the demands to be numerous. hose to whom we have sold Cole cars are our best boosters Yes, there are other cars. but the Cole eight is king of them all"
 No one thing has contributed more to the success of the Cole Motor Car company's attainment of 5000 car production during the year just passed than the ability of A F. Knobloch and his production organization in obtain ing an ample supply of parts with which to produce the large quantity of cars.
 And to their foresight alone In pre- pairing for double that production dur ing the present year is the success of this years production programme due.
 Eight months ago the Cole company contracted for all the motors it would need to build 10000 Cole eights in 1917. Since then not a moment has been lost or an opportunity sacrificed to secure all of the other parts neces- sary.
 Likewise. the Cole company has made 1t point to contract for parts only with companies which at the time the contracts were signed had more than enough material on hand to build all and more than the Cole and all other companies dependent on them would require this year.
 "The reasons we approach this enor- mously enlarged production with such assurance" said A. F. Knobloch, gen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-04
SEASON WITNESSES GREATEST FORWARD
 STEP IN AUTO WORLD
Extraordinary Demand for Ford Cars During Past
 Year Continues

1 This season has seen the greatest for ward step in the evolution of the automo-
 bile since Henry Ford built the first model
 T Ford motor, namely, the liberation of the motor car from the bogie of seasons and it's recognition in the proper sphere as a vehicle for service all the year around
 The recognition has come gradually and in increasing measure each year.
 Motor cars generally range themselves into three classes-those operated solely for business, the cars which are put to commercial use during business hours, and are used for pleasure during leisure, and those cars which are strictly pleasure vehicles.
 The first class were the foremost to adopt the motor car for year-round serv- ice. The demonstrated value of the car and its proven profit making qualities were too great to be sacrificed under stress of weather. So each year the ex- pertinent of operating the cars the year round was tried on a larger scale. And as the automobiles have been improved mechanically and highways bettered throughout the country districts, the range of utility of the car has been con- tinually wdened. So with the exception of that territory where weather conditions are most severe, business concerns are using their automobile equipment the year around for both city and country travel
 This use of the motor car has been just as logically adopted by these two other classes of owners, and today the buyer of pleasure car placed his order as readily in January as June.
 The extraordinary demand for Ford cars which has continued during the last year has seen no slackening during the winter season, and prospective buyers of Ford cars who had anticipated waiting until spring before purchasing their cars are placing their orders now to avoid the rush of demand and resulting scarcity of cars which will inevitably mark the spring season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-04
BNRNNQ5HAMFS BIG AUTOMOBILE SHOW BEGINS TOMORROW

of all pugs made in the factory. It is the engineering department and because of the important part 1t plays in connec- tion with the company's vast output of approximately 100000 plugs for 1s17 it is perhaps the most important cog in the spark plug wheel of the automobile in- dustry.
 The Champion Spark Plug company's engineers have full charge of the testing of all spark plugs as well as the selec- ton of the material going into their con- struction. Their laboratory is equipped with two electric dynamometers for the purpose of testing finished plugs. A cer- tain number of plugs are taken from each days production and given thor ough test in an engine under the same conditions of load and speed as they will get in actual driving service In case spark plug trouble is encountered, in any particular engine, one of those engines is secured for the test and the trouble is found and remedied. It Is the aim of the department to always keep standard en- zines on hand so that all the production can be tested to complete satisfaction before shipments are made.
 In addition to the above testing labo- ratory, there is complete chemical and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-04

physics laboratory in which materials can be analysed and tested. In spark plug work the material must be just right and for that reason 1t is necessary to test wire and porcelain for electric properties and to ascertain the exact chemical composition of materials In
 connection with plug tests, the quality of gas and the nature of the exhaust gas become an important factor and equipment has been provided for anal yses of this nature.
 Engineering is connection with spark plugs Is comparatively new develop ment, consequently there are few stan dards set for this kind of work As the engine manufacturers change their mod els. different spark plug troubles develop and it is then necessary to find the cause and, by means of research and experi- ment, find the remedy.
 1t is claimed that the Champion labo- rstory is the only completely equipped spark plug laboratory in the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-04
SEDANET CAR COMBINES
 COMFORT AND ELEGANCE
Perce Motor Gar Company Will Show Special Model sedanet
 as Well as the Various Models of the Dort Gar

of this special model. Simply close it in Then you have comfort, warmth and pro- lection from the weather here in the Sedanet And you have more: The car has that rich dignity or individual dis tinctiveness in line of design, usually associated only with custom made body. You are truly astonshed when close in- spection proves that top and tonneau are not one. The ingeniously concealed devices by which the Seeanet is so quick Iy affixed to the open body, yet wholly divorced from furtive drafts. are as grati- lying as they are surprising And for summer the side panels and windows can be quickly and easily taken out-you have the open car. Or the closed car
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-04
TESTING PLUGS AN
 IMPORTANT FEATURE .OF LARGE FACTORY
One Department of Cham piOn Go. Assumes Entire Responsibility for
 Plant

There is one department in the great plant of the Champion Spark Plug com pany of Toledo, O., the largest producer of spark plugs in the world, which as- sume entire responsibility for the quality
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-04

eral manager of the Cole organiza- tion, lis because we know that our sources of supply will be able to come through. We could make all the plans we pleased but if the people who sup ply us with materials could not pro- duce we would be helpless.
 For that reason we have not de- pended on romises-conditions In the material markets are too precarious for that. We have acted like MissiouI = ians-we have made our parts makers show us the raw materials before we have contracted for the finished parts.
 'Tn our own plant we have taken steps to accelerate every operation. Thousands of dollars worth of new machinery have been added to enable us to do great deal of work in our own plant this year we were formerly forced to rely on others to do for us. Many dangerous delays are caused be- cause after parts are moulded their finishing is held up. We will do prac- tically all of our machining now and thus save vast amount of time and money And this saving will go into the car to make it better job than ever before.
 "So we are approaching the 10000 car production for 1917 with added as- surance. We are sure of our ability to accomplish our purpose-and building only the Cole eight this year we will devote all of our time and attention to the one chassis. This we feel will be a big item in contributing to it's success"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-04

The exhibit of the Peirce Motor Car the automobile show, and is expected to draw many visitors during the week.
 Included in the exhibit are the various models of the Dort, including the road 'ster, touring car, Sedan and Sedanet.
 The Sedanet, something only recently shown in Birmingham. is one of the prettiest cars being di played in the booth, and exhibits the closed-in feature of the Dort
 There's no need to >orego the amiable convenience of your motor car in the winter time, said c. l., Peirce, speaking
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-04

A pointed radiator and a hood of unique design form the outstanding distinguishing feature from which the Scripps- Booth automobile may be recognized on sight. The hood, with it's distinctive line running along the side and curving up to the cowl, is shown in the illustration above. IN. '. H. Special
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-04

Miss Gertrude Lester of New York, returning from a shopping trip, found her home in flames She dashed inside and came back with ali armfu of spaniel puppies worth she said, S1400.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-04

The de facto Mexican government pro- poses to sell to Dallas dealers 10000, coo pounds of junk-scrap iron and steel from railways, mills factories, etc.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-03
Coming Events

st. Paul Winter sports carnival,
Jan. 27-Feb. 3.
Bemidji schools close Friday, Dec.
4 "a. reopen Jan. 8.
Commercial club meeting, Tues
day, January 2.
II Royal Gwent Welsh male singers,
Methodist church, January 4.
Former Governor J. Frank Hanley
,lof Indiana, third number lyceum
course, auspices Woman's Study club,
I Jan. 30.