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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-09

tenn? The switch and the interrupter
in the primary circuit. and the distri-
outor in the secondary circuit.
The switch is often the cause of
trouble. though in the later types this
is not SO much SO as in previous types.
AS rule. an examination only will
show the fault. but es this often means
taking the switch off. It would be we'll
to first test 1t with the trouble lamp.
This can be done by determining which
terminal Of the battery is connected
to II. and then touching one wire OF
the trouble lamp to the other battery
terminal and the other lamp wire. first
to one binding screw of the switch
and then TO the other. This will posi-
lively show II the switch IL defective.
The interrupter may give trouble
because the points do not open prop
crly. or do not close. IF the points
arc badly burned or fitted the spark
will be weak. When the cam of the
interrupter is in the position at which
the points are held open as in tho IL
iustration. the distance between them
should be about one-siXty fourth of an
inch. AS the cam revolves further the
points must make good contact. The
Illustration shows the position Of the
cam when the points are open.
Trouble in the secondary circuit Is
most often due to snort c!,Cll. %
to the spark plugs. The voltage or
pressure Of the secondary svStem is
extremely high. 20 that II thor. is
the slightest chance for the current 10
fin. 4 shor; circuit IL viii DO so. There
will. som etnnes on rainy or damp
day. he enough moisture condensed or
tho units In the secondary circuit I'D
carse u short circuit and so tailrre
Of the engine to start. Thus. If the
engine fails to start on such a morn
inc. thoroughly wiping the units in tn"
secondary viii often overcome the
trouble.
The units In tho secondary are the
coil. The distributor ant the spark
plugs. Now az n failure OF spa rls
plug of one OF it's wires will only
ca use miss. these are eliminated in
cas-" Of stopping or failure to starr
as cause OF TIC trouble. while as
a failure OF the main secondary or
coil would cause stopping or failure
To start. they arc eliminated in case
OF :. riiis.
Outside of'a short circuit. 1ue TO
| oil or moisture. the distributor sell.
dom gives trouble.
on the older cars tho coils ofto,
were burned ont. because the switch
was left on while the engine vas
Ills. but this seldom happens in the
newer cars. and the coil is very sol.
dom :he cause OF trouble
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-09
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Copyright. 1917. by Fred. G. Guerri!ch.l
the radiator in cold weather. Is there any
other noufreesinS solution that would be
reliable or more economical than coal oil !?
go J. u. T.
a. Kerosene will not do. II docs not mix
with the water. and in fact. In worse III a n
nothing. as y VIII destroy the rubber hose
Denatured alcohol Is about the most Re-.
liable liquid In AT presen, this is
very high priced however There are spe-
ciel solutions. such Pyro. which cost q
little less and are very reliable. would
however. advise the uso OF alcohol. - per
cent alcohol. - water. freezes 81 zero 80
Per cent alcohol, s. degrees below zero:
10 1er cent alcohol. 20 degrees below zero.
q am having trouble with my storage
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-09

and were 1t not for the regulation Of
prices by government action. pig iron
would be selling to-day Mt SO to $50
per ton. in the opinion OF blast furnace
selling agents. The heaviest monthly
tonnage sold this year was In May.
when contracts booked aggregated
$4,000 tons. In November. last year.
howcror, merchant sellers OF pig iron
disposed Of 100000 tons. and IL is be-
loved that sales this month might
have been equally heavy IL the iron
had been available, Notwithstanding
Their" is no incentive to sell because
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-09

OF advancing prices. as In former years.
There arc very few furnaces that
have appreciable tonnages to offer for
delivery over the first half of 1913. but
number OF sales OF basic iron have
oeen made I'm the last few days to steel
companies by furnaces in the Central
West amounting to possibly 40 900
tons. Eastern steel companies arc also
In the market for basic and low phcs.
phorus iron. and inquiries are being
sent TO producers in other sections
Notwithstanding the higher freight
rates that will have to- be paid"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-09

tenn? The switch and the interrupter
in the primary circuit. and the d!stri-
outor in the secondary circuit.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-09
PlG-IRoN SITUATION
Demand Was Never Grenter-nut for
Government Regulation. Prices
Would Sear-Coke Scarcity,

Sales of pig iron in November amount
ed TO approximately 100000 tons. and
more than double this tonnage could
have been sold II blast furnaces could
have been sure of All ample tonnage OF
coke for smelling ore. OF the steel
situation, the Wall Street Journal says:
The demand for all kinds OF pig
iron was never greater than 1t is now,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-09
More Conf Mining in ru,,,k,.

PULASKI. VA, December s.-An-
other coal-mining company has been
incorporated hare that will be known
in the future industrial history.of Vir-
ginia as the d. Cray Langhorne Coal
Company. The company will mine
coal in Pulaski County, having ac-
CURED lands said to be rich in the
fuel
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-09

ing. tho engine Will probably start on on
Viii wh,eh this ear u wired tho surfing motor
VIII consume most nf the current When YOU
throw on the ikmition switch. When tins
engine mas started put the wires back.
ciai S.rs In the winter when snow II on The
A. Keep them we'll Inflated and rub the
snoW or Ice on theIn at the rims after com.
pieuhS run, This snow. II rnelts
slowly; Is liable to And its way 10 tho fabric
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-12-27
Silver in the Clouds.

While December days are short,
cold, and cloudy, and they seem espec-
tally cloudy to the dairyman, yet most
Of them are lined with silver. Bran
has tumbled and other feeds will pro-
badly follow suit; the market for sur
plus dairy cattle has been increased by
Kidding large sections of the South
from the cattle tick; beef prices for
low producing and improbable cows
have never been SO high; buyers are
willing to pay good prices for cows Of
proven value; the consumer is grad
ually being awakened to the great val
ue of dairy products and will be will
ing to pay more for them; embargoes
on feedstuffs will eventually lower the
prices of other feeds, the embargo on
cotton seed cake having already re-
suited in the slaughter of a million
dairy cattle in Holland and thrown
most of Great Britain's demand for
butter to the United States.
Silver in the Dairymen's Pocket.
To have silver in the clouds is en-
couraging but not so satisfying as to
have it in the pocketbook. The profit
made by the high cow, Fall Breeze Wee
man Lady, if it were in silver, would
almost break man down carrying it
around. This four year old pure bred
Holstein, owned and bred by W. E.
Palmer of Walworth county, produc-
ed $3.50 pounds of milk and 1865 lbs
of fat during the past 81 days. Not
only is she good producer of human
food, but she is a good breeder this
being her third calf, her first calf be-
ing born when she was one year and
eleven months old. It is such cows
as this one that enables the dairyman
to see silver in every cloud and hear
it jingle in every pocket.
In Rut or a Trench?
The honor in serving in the trench
comes in getting out of it and getting
into action. The fellow who STAYS in
the trench when the rest $50 over the
top is deserter and shot. Some
dairymen are in a rut so deep that
they think it is trench. If they do
not get out that stern economic law Of
the Survival of the fttest" will soon
put an end to their misery, because
they are deserters from the '.Arny of
the Commissary." Stuck up in their
portion of the rut we will see such
signs as these: Farm for Sale" EN-
tire Dairy Herd for Sale," etc. These
ruts, usually made by the father and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-12-27
COUNTY AND
CITY OFFICIALS
In This column will be found the
names Of county officers, city Off
GERS, school board and library board
and other officers for general infor-
nation.
COUNTY OFFICERS

wv L VI 1NLINo
County Judge-W. J. Conway.
Sheriff-John E. bennington.
Under Sheriff-Albert Natwick.
County Clerk-Sam Church.
County Treasurer Johnson.
Register Of Deeds-Henry Ebbe.
Clerk of the Circuit Court-A. B.
Bever.
District Attorney-John Roberts.
County Highway Commissioner
L. Amundson.
Register in Probate-Mrs. Nellie
Dolan.
Surveyor. W. Severns.
Coroner-H. H. Helke.
Superintendent of Schools George
A. Varney.
Assessor of Incomes-Andrew P.
Zen.
Superintendent of Poor Farm-Jas.
Case
Superintendent of Isane Asylum
L. E. Gibson
State SENATOR. P Witter.
Member Of Assiembly-Byron Whit
tingham.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-12-27
WIIIER-NAU
MARRIAGE

Word has been received here of the
marriage of Lieut.. Jean c. Witter of
Oakland, California, to Miss Gather
inc Mauer, daughter of Prof. and Mrs.
Mauer of Madison, Wis, in that city
on Christmas Day. Miss Mauer, who
is Junior at the University and
member of Kappa Al pha Theta soror-
ity, is one of the most popular girls
of her class. Lieut.. Witter is connect
ed with the Witter family of this city,
being the eldest son of Atty G. F. Wit
ter Of Oakland, Cal, and a grandson
of the late DR.. G. F. Witter. Young
Witter is graduate of the University
of California and was successfully en-
gagged in the bond business in San
Francisco before he received his COM
mission as First Lieut.. at the first
officers training camp. The marriage
Is the fitting climax of very pretty
romance which commenced when Wit
ter came east with his cousin VIM. D.
Conner Jr. of Marshfeld, two years
ago. It was while guests at a house
party at the Connor summer home that
the young people first met. Witter
and Connor attended college together
in the west and are both members Of
Zeta Psi fraternity
Another college mate and cousin,
W. Guy Witter, a son of Mrs. w. G.
Witter of Berkeley, Cal, received a
Second Lieutenancy at the first camp
held at the Preside. His brother Dean
Witter was just awarded Captaincy
The three Witter men will be at A
merican Lake, Washington.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-12-27
SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS

Regular meetings of this board is
held on the first Monday of each
month at 1880 o'clock D. m.
LIST Ward-Mrs. E. P. Arpin and w.
H. Reeves.
End Ward-J. R. Raglan and Jacob
Searls.
3rd Ward T. W. Brazeau, w. T.
Kellogg.
4th Ward-Guy Q. Babcock, Pres,
Mrs. Sam Church
9th Ward-Otto Beine and Carl
Nord.
9th Ward-Rev. III. B. Johnson.
Johnson.
7th Ward-C. A. Hatch and Mrs. B.
L. Brown.
8th Ward. w Natwick, C. A.
MeiEcke
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-12-27
WISCONSIN
[)AIRYNEN
''GOOVER
THE TOP
BY NOEL NEGLEY

When one of the boys cover there"
Chambers out of the trench to $50 over
the top" he will probably make the
supreme sacrifice. The main reason
that he is there and we are here is
that we are supposed to be able to rem
der more service to our country in our
present positions than we could if we
were at the front. When the Wiscon-
sin dairyman 'goes over the top" he
has everything to gain and nothing to
lose. For in using the factors Of pro-
duction such as labor, feed, cows, cap
ital, etc, to the best advantage he is
utilizing the waste products Of the
farm, increasing the production Of
necessary food, and at the same time
enjoying increased personal profits
and the satisfaction of patriotic ser
vice.
Great Drive on in the Central West
During the past month great drive
was made on the western front. Led
by 81 captains, more than $500 Wis
consin cow testing association mem
bers went lover the top" not into "No
Mans Land" but into land Of pros
perity and more efficient business. The
success of the drive is shown by the
capture of 279 traitorous cows, the
destruction of three scrub bulls, the
detection of eight robbing cream sep
arators and the resulting splendid mo-
rale of the attacking forces.
Yet there are few, who sulking
in their tents, refuse to fight and to
take advantage of their opportunities
for service, but who complain loud and
long Of the hardships of living in A
merica. They should remember that
there are still opportunities to sail
for Belgium, Servia, Armenia, Rou-
mania, or even to Germany, Austria
Hungary, or Turkey. Some might
prefer to try to raise their families in
Russian Poland where for German
military necessity" all babes under
three years old have been murdered
Truly, this is the appointed time to
|'shut up and get busy or to pack up
and get out"
Take Out the Jack Screws
While commissions are investigating
the cost of milk production, it is en-
couraging to know they are also in
vestigating the causes for the high
prices for feeds. But with the large
crops and the embargo placed on Ger
tain feeds, especially that on cotton
seed meal and cake, prices instead Of
coming down continue to rise The
Food Administration has found the
profteer that has been busy with the
jack screw under bran, and we trust
it will discover the fellows who are
boosting other feeds
Dairymen do not expect any relief
from the labor shortage because they
know that men must go, and that they
must economic in their labor as far
as possible. Testers are reporting that
rather than to decrease the size Of
their herds on account of labor many
of the members are buying milking ma
chimes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-12-27
CITY OFFICIALS

Mayor-E. w. Ellis.
City Clerk-Joseph Wheir, Jr.
City Treasurer-Louis Schall.
Assessor-CIark Lyon.
City Attorney. J. Jeffrey.
Justices of the Peace-F. w. Cal
lins, Edward N PomainvilIe.
Chief of PoIice-R. S. Payne.
Health Officer-Dr. j. J. Looze.
Supt. of Public Works-E. Mccarthy
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-12-27
PUBLIC LIBRARY.

President-F. J. Wood.
Treasurer. P. Witter.
Secretary-Mrs. J. E. DAILY,
Commissioners-E. P. Arpin, Mrs.
G. J. Kaudy. The three officers also
act as commissioners and Prof C. w.
Sehwede is an ex-officio member.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-12-27
RIVERSIDE HOSPITAL BOARD OF
DIRECTORS.

President-Geo. w. Mead.
Vice-President-Mrs. 1. P Witter.
Secretary-Mrs. C. E. Boles.
Treasurer Mrs. Geo. NJ. Hill.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-12-27
Save, Serve, and Sacrifice

Uncle Sam has important business
for many of his nephews cover there. :"
Not only the dairymen of the country,
but all other classes are asked to save,
serve, and sacrifice. Some people even
yet do not seem to know that we are
at war, and they expect everything to
go along in a normal way. Some have
been asked to sacrifice their young
men, but the main appeals have been
that we save and serve-save in labor
and serve by being more efficient our
selves and using more efficient mach
inery, cows, etc. In order to do this
we must get rid of our Improbable
and low producing cows and get or
raise more efficient one, and use the
very best methods possible in run
ming the business.
Glen Starr of the Amherst and Nell
sonville association rendered the most
service per cow this month with his
grade Holstein herd. These cows av-
eraged 1853 pounds of milk and 49.4
pounds of fat per cow.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-12-27

500 Line.
No. sol, Lv. Grand Rapids-9:25 a. m.
No. 801, Ar. st. Paul------4:00 .. m.
No. S03, Lv. Grand Rapids-3:55 p. m.
No. 800, Ar. Chippewa Falls :05 Q. m.
Nekoosa Branch
Lv. G. Rapids $40 a. m, $40 p. m.
Ar. Nekoosa---9:25 a. M, 1855 p. m.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-12-27

grandfather 4yhe failed In the business.
are being made still deeper by the pre-
sent so-called dairyrnen who humble
as they trudge along: "My cows are
as good as my naighbor's" II don't
believe in reading dairy papers or ex-
pertinent station bulletins" II know
what my cows are doing without both
ering with milk scale, or Babcock
tester" etc. To all Of these there is
hope, but unless they raise their heads
and try to scramble out by using bet
ter methods and more efficient cows
they will be lost
Double it and Multiply by 81
To get an idea of the work for the
year Of the 81 cow testing associa-
tions in the state, just double this semi
annual report of the Leon Valley as
ISOLATION and multiply. by "a.
During The six months we have
sold 80 improbable cows. Bad leaks
were discovered and stopped in three
separators. Five pure bred sires have
been purchased, three Of which were
to replace scrub bulls. Ten head of
pure females have been purchased by
members who have made a success
with grades and want to get into the
pure bred business. Four silos, one
barn with modern equipment, and two
new dairy houses have been built, and
a third dairy house has been rebuilt
and foored with concrete. Fifteen
| members have purchased scales and
now weigh the milk of each cow daily.
| The association has purchased a white
washing machine and we will soon
| have all the barns whitewashed. Last
winter members bought feed by the
sack, this year we have already pur-
| chased a number of carloads of feed
| at substantial reductions. No mem
bers have sold cows on account of high
| priced feed, in fact, our members are
pulling the other way. They are GULL
! ing closely, and we are figuring econ
omical rations. Frank Setback says,
I sold five grades at an increased val
ne of $500 a head, the cost of get
/ ting this increase being $1.25 a head.
Lots of other remarks as to value of
association work, which | will send
later"-C. P Chrysler, Monroe County.
Cowdom Has It's Bolsheviki
The Bolsheviki have caused the col
! lapse of Russia, and the loss of $780,
| 600 soldiers to the Allied cause. The
Bolsheviki of Cowdom will cause the
collapse of the dairy business of Wis
consin and the loss of much labor and
money unless they are put out of pow
| er. The cow testing association is the
| only force that can detect and get rid
| Of them. During the past month %
| associations reported the sale or slaug-
| liter Of 279 cows; the Empire associa-
| ton of Fond du Lac county reporting
| the largest number, 35; Walworth and
Muscoda each ri; Granton 20; etc.
Those who worry about the selling off
Of dairy cows should find out first
what kind of cows are being sold If
they are Bolsheviki, we all want to
| rejoice.
oH1I Coo~SEoo
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-12-27

Chicago Milwaukee & st. Paul Ry.
Going North
No. 25, pass. (Sun. only 11:23 a. m.
No. 5, pass. D. Tex. Sum- Cos p. m.
No. l, D. Eek. Sun. a. m.
Going South
No. 2, pass. daily--------9:41 o. m.
No. 6, pass. D. lex. SUM- 1919 D. m.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-12-27
ATTENTION FARMERS!

We have established free WANT AID BULLETIN
BOARD SERVICE for the people of Grand Rapids and vi
entity If wish to buy sell anything the best way
let your neighbors know about it is thru WANT AID
BULLETIN BOARD by putting your "Want where most
people will and read it. Our purpose to make this bull
en success, to make it interesting that not person
will without seeing what you to sell or buy You
help help by bringing your want ads to the main
office on the Mezzanne floor the Grocery Department.
WATCH THE BULLETIN BOARD
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-12-27
Green Bay & Western Ry.
Going East.

Green Bay & Western Ry.
Going East.
2, Lv. Grand Rapids daily,
opt Sunday----------2:13 p. m.
!, Ar. Green Bay-----5:45 p. m.
4, Ar. Green Bay----11:2O a. m.
Going West.
No. /, Lv. Grand Rapids daily,
except Sunday----------10:27 a. m.
No. 1 Ar. Winona- D. m.
No. 1, Ar. Minneapolis p. m.
No. l, Ar. st. Paul--------4:50 p. m.
No. 8, Ar. Grand Rapids,
daily, except Sunday---S:30 p. m.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-12-27
TO THE PUBLIC

We have in the past allowed per on all cash pur-
chases rdeemabe in cash past year have issued
trading stamps redeenable at - per cent in trade
The stamp law passed at Madison last summer forbids
us to redeem cash slips or stamps for trade.
Complying with this law we will after January 1st re-
deem all cash slips and trading stamps for per cash.
Save your cash slips until you have $4,000 worth over
then bring them in and receive 81 90 in cash.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-01
HUNDREDS HEAR
Hen TESTIMONY
Mrs. Harris Ind Suffered r-n.n
She Was Almast Nervous
Wreck, She says.
ALMOST GAVE UP HOPE
Gains Thirty-tlvc Pounds on TanIao
aud Declares Her Health Has
Been Restored.

Z am not only q strong, healthy
woman. instead OF n nervous wreck
like was before taking Tanlao, hut,
have actually gained thlrty-fve
pounds nweight, besides is the re-
markabI statement made few DAYS
aro by Mrs. Emma Harris. whose
husband carries on n local transfer
business and who resides at 5s11 Rel
ger street, Dallas. Texas
My health had been gradually fall
Ing for several months" she contin-
ued. Il had 80 little appetite that
Just had to force down every mouth
full | ate and fell off until /
weighed hardly more than ono hun.
dred pounds MY blood was bad and
was tornented by boils and erup-
tons all over my body, and suffered
agonies from rheumatism that made
my bones ache Ike they would break
in two. Ny nerves were in such a
wretched state that 1t was simply i'm
possible for me 20 get any sleep No
body could tell me what the matter
was, and l felt so downhearted and
hopeless that / Just gave up and took
to my bed
"one day friend told me about
Tanlac and advised me to try IT,
sent for n bottle and by the time I
had used up half OF It my Appetite
returned and was soon up and a bout
and able to take up my houseworik
again. 7 eat everything / want now.
my food gives me strength, my blood
has cleared up, nay rheumatism IL
gone and 1 suffer no pains, I sleep
like a child and feel fresh and hne
when / wake Up. I believe / have
told folly four hundred people I'm per-
son about my recovery. and II any
body wants to ask me- anything else
about my experience with Tanlac they
can CAN me over my phone, Haskell
1853" The genuine Tanlae is sold
in Richmond by Polk Miller Drug Co,
Ira gle Drug Co. and Liggett's Drug
Store ADV
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-01
AND LESLIE
WIN PRgh0TIOH

Ernest c. Pollard and Joseph 4.
Leslie, members of the Richmond Viz
ginians STAFF, who were given an in
definite furlouEh some four months
ago in order to help make the world
safe for democracy, have won promo
ton and are now seTgeants They en-
listed here In the headquarters com
pany Of the Virginia field artillery and
went with their command to For;
Oglethorpe. Their command now is
part Of the 1ilth regiment. which
was transferred to Camp Mcclellan a
few days ago. Pollard and Leslie
were among the most popular news
paper men In the newspaper game in
Richmond and their friends viii be
happy TO learn of tfgci1 rapid advance
ment. When they left here A few
months ago Pollard was il corporal
and Leslie a private They are ex-
pected TO come back with commits
s.ons as brigedier generals or solBe-
thing after that order.