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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-02-28
NOTICE PATROLMEN WANTED FOR
STATE TRUNK HIGHWAYS

County Bridge Committee of Wood
Wisconsin, system
the Trunk Highway County Cd
addition
way designated the road from Seneca Corners to P on
Highway patrol (S sections
and desires applications for the positions parOen the following
scribed sections;
beginning of the Wisconsin
River Bridge Neko
towards FRIENDSHIP distance Of eight (8) miles more or less
Patrol Section beginning County Portage
ids and thence North Westerly on the Seneca Road to Town Line between
Seneca and Sigel distance o nine (9) miles, OF
Patrol Section beginning Town Line between
point one and
onehaf az miles North
Of nine 90 miles, less.
Patrol Section beginning at point one and onehalf l miles
North
miles west and thence Norer the Village of Aubun
90 miles, 0 less.
beginning County
and extending North Westerly direction Village
dale distance of (9) miles,
Patrol Section beginning in
direction the South West Of Section twenty
Cameron thence North the City of OIarshf )
miles, less
Patrol Section beginning the South twenty
(2O) the Town of Cameron thence ~
West % mile County
Wood, distance of nine (9) miles, or less.
Patrol Section beginning extending Westerly
Patroman furnish satisfactory
tire time to the maintenance OF the Section assigned
Patromen will be employed monthly basis
sons at salaries ranging from $4,000 $4,000 month"; with
satisfactory for all
Applicants must furnish two references with application
Applications mailed
sioner, Court House. Grand Rapids Wisconsin.
Application blanks furnished by the Highway
Applicants will be present House.
Grand Rapids Wisconsin, the latter February
for the of conference with the undersigned
missioner.
HARRY THOMAS Chairman
n. M. BERG.
LEWIS SCHROEDER
County State Road Bridge Committee
n...,....,. ,o,o County Highway Commissioner
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-02-28
CITY INDEBTEDNESS.

We have been asked several times
what our City Indebtedness is?
Of course we are unable to answer
this question
We, therefore, make a request Of
the Mayor and City Clerk to please
furnish to the citizens of Grand Rap
ids an itemized statement of every
thing the city owes and to whom it is
owing also what prospective income is
in sight for the year 1913.
The new city hall is now ready and
the engine house will be completed
very early this summer. This ought
to complete all necessary building
expense for the city for several years
to come. The city of Grand Rapids
must favor conservation of expense
Il along the line to be in harmony with
with the government. If the war is
going to continue for two years long
er, it will be absolutely necessary for
everybody including the city and the
state to practice economy.
The lack Of water that we have suf-
fered during the winter will probably
not trouble us during the summer and
we know nothing that will be neces-
sary for the city to do outside of the
general running expenses. It should
be eXacted from every candidate that
runs for office this spring that he
pledge himself to economy. 1t will
stand everybody in hand to save and
preserve all resources to provide the
necessary means to help the govern
ment in the war. Economy in all
things should be practiced, by the city,
corporations and individuals. Let ev-
cry individual have an eye single to
the production of more than he has
ever produced before. Every idle lot
and acre Of land should be utilized in
the production of some necessity. The
demands upon the American people
is not only going to be to satisfy their
own wants but those of our allies. It
will stand us all in hand to be econ
omical and conserve our resources so
that we may be better prepared to
meet the demands and take care of the
future.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-02-28
u. S. SENATOR.

Since the legislature refused to give
Governor Philips the power to APP
point U. S. Senator, there has been
a great scramble by every politician
who is ambitious for that position.
The Governor has called a special
primary election for the 10Th day of
March and the election to take place
on the End day Of April at the regular
spring election.
There ought to be Americanism E.
nough left in Wisconsin manhood to
get together and name one good man
for this position.
We don't believe it will be possible
to bring this about because there are
SO many has-beens who feel that they
are divinely called to fill this posi-
ton.
1t IS expected that there will be two
candidates for the election, but it now
looks as if there would be fifteen or
twenty at the primary, seeking the
suffrage of the people We wish good
common horse-sense would be used by
politicians generally, for the general
good of the state in this time of war
trouble
The political machinery of every
candidate has already been put in mo-
ton and no telling what will develope
between now and the 10Th day of
March ~
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-02-28
CITY SEWER MAP.

A. 7. Thompson, city engineer, has
been busy this winter drawing a de-
tailed map of all sewer and water con-
nections in the city. 1t consists of %
maps giving the names of the streets,
the locations of the manholes and the
water taps.
This is something that the city has
never had, and it has always been a
hard matter to locate some of the sew
er and water connections. From now
on, citizens and plumbers will have no
trouble in finding these connections.
he Is now busy indexing these maps
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-02-28
SHORTAGE OF CARS.

The many farmers in Portage, Wau-
0aca and Wood counties will appreci-
ete the endeavor of Mayor Walters Of
Stevens Point in urging the Hon. c..
&. Hoover Of Washington, D. c., to
take immediate steps in furnishing
ears to move the big crops Of potatoes
awaiting shipment in these counties
His prompt action along this line is
greatly appreciated by every farmer
who has any potatoes to sell. 1t had
is effect and the government officials,
Eho have charge of the railroads and
food departments got busy and the
situation is somewhat better. There
are millions of bushels Of potatoes
that should now be on sale on the open
market in the cities. 1t will prove to
be true that a large number of our
farmers should have sold large per
centage Of their crop last fall instead
of storing them and holding for bet
ter prices.
The ''hog" in human nature is al
ways evident and cropping out often
times to our detriment.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-02-28

enjoy themselves with. They have
a pair of fairly good sized shetland
ponies and one just about the size of
a big Newfoundland dog. The small
er pony they hitch to a hand sled and
then all the rest Of the boys hitch on
behind until they have eight or ten
sleds in succession and then everybody
hollers and has a good time as they
go down the hill. This tandem outfit is
usually followed by the pair Of ponies
hitched to a cutter, loaded down with
more boys.
Often times this procession is fol-
lowed by a pet cow, that is made a
great deal of by the boys and stays
in the same barn as the ponies. This
young cow follows along behind and
seems to have as good a time as the
boys
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-02-28
State Of Wisconsin-Circuit Court

State Of Wisconsin-Circuit Court
for Wood County.
Oftelie & Stondall Land Company,
corporation, Plaintiff, VS.. C. A. Beebe
and Ella S. Beebe, his wife, Defend
ants.
Notice is hereby given that pursu-
ant to and by virtue of a judgment
Of foreclosure in the above entitled
action, ]. ]. E. bennington, sheriff Of
Wood County, Wisconsin, will at the
front or north door of the Court House
in the city of Grand Rapids, in Wood
County, Wisconsin on the 18th day
of April, 1918 at 10 o'clock in the
forenoon, offer for sale and sell at
public auction to the highest bidder,
for cash, the following described lands,
to-wit; the Northwest quarter (nwA
Of section eleven (11), the Northwest
quarter (nwH) Of the Southwest quar-
ter (sw14) Of said section eleven I'D
and the west half WIZ Of the South
west quarter (swA) Of the Southwest
quarter (swH) of said section eleven
(1D, all being in Township twenty
two (22) North Of Range two "
East in the town of Hiles, Wood Coun-
ty, wisconsin,;
Also the South half (s1a) of the
Southeast quarter (seA) Of section
thirty-four (34) in Township twenty
four (24) North of Range three 81
East and the southeast quarter (seA)
Of the Southwest quarter (swA) of
said section thirty-four (34) in said
township twenty-four ga North of
Range three ~ East in the town of
Richfeld, Wood County, Wisconsin.
Dated February 10, 1913.
J. E. NORMINGTON, Sheriff.
list publication Feb. p, last Mar go |
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-02-28
COUNTY OFFICERS

County Judge-W. J. Conway.
Sheriff-John E. Normington.
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. ". Severns.
Coroner-H. H. Helke.
superintendent of Schools-George
A. Varney.
Assessor of Incomes-ADdrew P.
Fen.
Superintendent of Poor Farm-Jas.
Case
Superintendent of Isane Asylum
L. E. Gibson.
State Senator-I. P. Witter.
Member of Assiembly-Byron Whit
tingbam.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-02-28
The Bank that does things for you


The dry and wet campaign is on.
Both sides are preparing for person
al campaign of every voter in the city.
Everybody will be asked to vote and
one side or the other will attempt to
have a correct list of their supporters.
The outcome is uncertain. The dry
committee have every reason to be-
lieve that they will carry the city and
county. They say that a dry wave
is passing over the nation and it is
only matter of a short time when all
the states of the union will be dry. Re
cent votes in various cities and states
indicate that their claim is we'll found
ed. Grand Rapids has never been a
prohibition city, but to the contrary
has been known as an open city.
The vote on high license in this city
has never carried and has always been
defeated. Whether the dry vote is
sufficient at this time to carry, is a
question that must be decided by a
vote. Many believe that it will carry
and win at the spring election.
It's not always best to be too SAN
guine and therefore not exert every
effort possible to bring it about.
1t will be won or lost according to
the majority vote after the election
is closed. It's always best in any con-
test never to take anything for grant
ed, but exhaust every avenue which
may lead to success. The wet cam
paign will be we'll organized one and
they will leave no stone unturned to
bring about the defeat of the dry eff
fort. The election is only month off
and everybody will have to get busy
if they desire to win. Take nothing
for granted
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-02-28
SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS

Regular meetings of this board is
held on the first Monday of each
month at 1880 o'clock p. m.
1st Ward-Mrs. E. P. Arpin and W.
H. Reeves.
End Ward-J. r. Raglan and Jacob
Searls.
3rd Ward T. w, Brazeau, W. F.
Kellogg.
18th Ward-Guy o. Babcock, Pres,
Mrs. Sam Church
9Th Ward-Otto Beine and Carl
Nord.
9th Ward-Rev. H. B. Johnson.
Johnson.
7th Ward-C. A. Hatch and Mrs. B.
L. Brown.
9th Ward-J. w Natwick, C. A.
Meilicke.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-02-28

much needed at the present time We
compliment Mr.. Thompson upon the
systematic manner in which he looks
lfter the details in his department and
he orderly manner in which every
hing is kept in his Office.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-02-28

so that it will be very little trouble to
locate any sewer or water connections.
A visit tc his office in the new city hall,
will convince any one that Mr. Thomp-
son is the right man in the right place
and believes in having order and sys-
tenn in everything that he does. In
the vault leading from his office he
has large cabinet with ten or fifteen
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-02-28

drawers, each one of which is labeled
showing what it contains. Any of the
city officials or citzeins who desire to
find any map, drawing, or city infor
nation connected with his office may
do so by referring to this file case.
Mr.. Thompson is now starting
city map which will be perfect in ev-
cry detail, which he considers is very
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-02-28
CITY OFFICIALS

Mayor-E. W. Ellis.
City Clerk-Joseph Wheir, Jr.
City Treasurer-Louis Schall.
Assessor-Clark Lyon.
City Attorney. J. Jeffrey.
Justices of the Peace-F. w. Cal
kins, Edward N. Pomainville.
Chief of Police-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, 1918-02-28
HEAPS OF FUN.

On Saturdays and holidays there are
a few Grand Rapids boys along with
John Arpin's family of boys, who have
heaps of fun with the pony outfit that
J. B. Arpin has furnished his bows to
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-02-28
RIVERSIDE HOSPITAL BOARD OF
DIRECTORS.

President-Geo. w. Mead.
Vice-President-Mrs. I. P. Witter.
Secretary-Mrs. C. E. Boles.
Treasurer-Mrs. Geo. M. Hill.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-02-28
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.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-02-28

The United States can not afford to
have a single foot Of ground that is
unproductive in 1913. Remember
food fights.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-02-28
PUBLIC LIBRARY.

President-F. J. Wood.
Treasurer-I P. Witter.
Secrct0ry-Mrs, J. {. Daily.
Commjssioncrs-E. 7. Arnir, Mrs.
&. j. haudy. Tie three officers also
act as commissioners and Prof G. W.
Schwede is an ex-ofIicio member.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-02-28

Resolve to advertise and use the
columns of the WOOD COUNTY RE-
PORTER freely,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-02-28
WOOD COUNTY REPORTER
Established Nov. Is, 1857.

Established Nov. IS, 1857.
$500 Year, Strictly in Advance.
A. L. FONTAINE, Owner and Pub
Usher.
Prices for advertising and job work
made known on application at the Of
flee.
This Paper Is a Member of the
Wisconsin Patriotic Press Association
and Pledges It's compromising 10y
atty TO Our Government In This War.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-02-28

Madison = Congressman Irvine L.
Lenroct of Superior, is Gov. E l.,
Phlllpps first choice for United
states senator to succeed the late Sen
ator raul Q. Husting, in the event
that the legislature, which meets in
special session, gives him power Of
appointment. Gov. Philip made this
known at meeting OF the republican
state central committee, which, with a
majority present and without a dis
sentlng vote, adopted a statement in
dorslng the appointment idea. Al
though several members, includ-
Ing some administration men, say they
will stand out for a special election
because the people demand it. Len
roots friends here say he would &C.
cept the senatorial appointment.
Madison-The number of milk COWS
on Wisconsin farms on Jan. 1 is l.
$4,000, compared to 1,750.00 year
ago, or an increase of 2 per cent dur
ing 1917, according to the joint live
stock report issued at Madison. The
average price of milk COWS per head
is estimated to be SIS, compared to
S65 year ago. The number of cattle
other than milk COWS on Wisconsin
farms on Jan. 1, is estimated to be
1894 900, compared to $4,000 year
ago, or an increase Of per cent.
Superior - An agricultural high
school maintained by the county or
jointly by several towns and villages
is recommended by J. w Morgan, a
member Of the committee on common
schools for Douglas county, as solu-
ton to the problem of keeping the
farm boy and the farm girl on the
land. Manual training and other SUBJ
jects might be taught at such school,
he suggests. Douglas county has
power to maintain such a school.
GAINESVILLE = James Hessian, SEN
fenced by Judge Maxfeld to five years
in the state reformatory at Green Bay,
has had his sentence suspended and
has been placed under the state board
Of control for that time. The change
was taken by the judge as result of
the evidence which Hessian gave rela-
tive to the selling Of liquor in this city
to soldiers who come here on Sundays
and holidays.
Oshkosh-Belief that the words "To
H With the Kaiser, painted in
large letters on a barn is an extra fire
hazard, has caused a mutual fire in
surance company Of Winnebago coun-
ty farmers to ask that the building be
reinsured at higher rate. 1t is
feared that some pro-German will set
fire to it. How the sign was painted
or who painted it is not known.
Stevens Point-BeIeved to have
frozen to death, the body of Mrs
Mary Cisewski, 70, of the town Of
Hull, near here, was found beside a
country road a short distance from
her home by neighbors. She was
scantily clad and was barefooted and
the opinion is that she wandered from
home during the night and was over
come by the cold
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-02-28

Chicago Milwaukee & st. Paul Ry.
Going North
No. 25, pass. (Sun. only 1923 a. m.
No. 5, pass. D. lex. Sum- 6:O8 p. m.
No. l, D. Tex. Sun a. m,
Going South
No. 2, pass. daily--------9:41 D. m.
No. 6, pass. D. lex. Sum- 1919 D. m.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-02-28
Green Bay & Western Ry.
Going East.
Going West.

500 Line.
No. 8O1, Lv. Grand Rapids-s:25 a. m.
No. 8O1, Ar. st. Paul----4:OO D. m.
No. BOB, Lv. Grand Rapids3:55 p. m.
no. BOB, Ar. Chippewa Falls 9:O5 p. m.
NekOOsa Branch
LV e. Rapids $40 a. M, $40 D. m.
Ar. Nekoosa---9:25 a. M, 3:55 o. m.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-02-28

Madison-Senator J. E. Cunningham
of GAINESVILLE has been appointed By
the Republican state central commit
tee to succeed c. J. Sumner, as mem
Der from the Second district. J. M
Chappell, Ashland was named as
member Of the Eleventh district to
succeed NJ. P. Barton, Rhinelander
Both Sumner and Barton have gone
to war.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-02-28

Madison-One million more pounds
of pork went into cold storage during
January than came out, according to
the report of Dairy Food Commission
er Weigle. The increase was due
partly to the anti-pork plea Of the
food administration, the report says.
Eggs are reported practically all out
Of cold storage, because of new regu-
latiOnS
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-02-28

Madison - The total enrolment at
the University Of Wisconsin for the
second semester is $500 students, ac-
cording to the first figures given out
by the University registrar. This is
q decrease Of 5f3 students or about %
per cent Of the enrolment in October,
1917, the beginning of the first senes-
ter
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-02-28

Madison - Physicians who make a
wrong diagnosis and permit favored
families to escape quarantine although
>harbOring cases of dangerous commu-
nicable disease, have frequently been
reported this winter Where evidence
is obtainable, prosecutions will be
brought under the state health laws,
according to an official
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-02-28

Appleton-Every farmer in Outaga.
mic county must grow at least one
year SO as to hold up this country's
allotment, according to the survey
which has been completed by Food
Agent Liddle
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-02-28

New Excitement has been
caused by a mysterious illness that
has broken out among employees Of
the Wisconsin Cabinet and Paneh
company. The trouble was believed to
be caused by the water and about fifty
cases are reported. 1t is feared that
some one has been tampering with
the water supply.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-02-28

~
of the city, the boys have raised a
large sum to equip the 100 Students
Hartford-Emil Won Schleinitz. Mil
waukee, who is spending the winter
| at his country home, near Cedar Lake,
saw large gray wolf crossing the
ice Of the lake. He sent his dog after
The animal, but it got away This is
the first wolf seen in Waukesha cOun-
ty in a number of years.
OcOnOmOwoc = Joseph Adams, 78
years old, one Of the most prominent
residents of the town of Summit, died
at his home there. Mr. Adams was
born in 1910 in England, and came to
Wisconsin in 1855.
Oshkosh - Oshkosh "drys" have
launched an anti-saloon campaign,
with A. L. Osborn, lumberman, as
chairman. Many prominent men are
on the committee
Madison = A. R. Hirst, state high
ties asking them to reject bids for
cement on the ground that prices are
too high.
Birchwood-Mrs. J. c. Bennett of
Cumberland, "a years old, died at her
home at Cumberland, where she re-
sided for nearly fifty years.
Oshkosh-A letter from Gen. Chas.
R. BOardman of Oshkosh has been re-
ceived in Oshkosh, telling of his safe
voyage to Europe
Beloit = Six registered men came
from Orfordville to BeIoit on skis to
report to the examination board.
Neenah-A loaf of bread, war bread
at that, twenty-five years old, but in
almost perfect condition, was unearth-
ed by workmen excavating around an
old bake oven in the basement of
The Times building. The oven had
not been used in the past quarter
century.
Couderay- Soller, so, of Eau
Claire, was killed on the Couderay
Indian reservation when he was
struck by falling tree. He was en-
ployed by the Bakeda1 Lumber com.
pany.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-02-28

MadlsOn-Ihe state Of WISCONSIN Is
taking care of all dependents of the
soldiers now in the war who have a
legal demand on the soldiers for such
support Ti~e work Of caring for such
dependents is being looked after by
the adjutant generals department and
so far the state has expended $4,000
in looking after the work. The amount
which is now being distributed to de-
$4,000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-02-28

Sheboygan = Sheboygan manufactu-
rers face a shortage of two hundred
cars and all the warehouses are filed
with marketable products and no
chance of moving the goods out Of
the city. 1t requires forty cars daily
to handle the outgoing freight and
for weeks less than half this number
of cars has been available.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-02-28

Madison-Byron c. Nelson, son Of
Congressman Nelson, has been certi-
fed for service. He came to Madison
recently from his ranch at Spring
Coulee, Alberta, Canada, to answer
Stacker proceedings. He has been
placed in Glass Al. Nelson sought de
ferred classification on the ground
that he is married and that he is en-
gagged in agriculture. The local
board held that his marriage took
place since the beginning of the war.