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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-07-04
N. F. Church
SERVICES

An impressive service was held at
the regular hour at 11:00 o'clock at
the M. E. Church Sunday. The
following program was rendered un-
der the auspices of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society:
Prayer -----------Rev C. C. Becker
Talk-"Woman's Foreign Mission
AIRY Society in France "---------
Miss Elizabeth Herschleb
Reading Little French Violet" -
-------Mr Mrs. C. C. Becker
Pantomaine-"So Soldiers Prayer" --
Misses Zella Fuller, Jeanette Tel
fer, Blanche Weeks, Elizabeth
Otto, Ethel Topping, Violet Buss
Jean McKercher, Artenza Miller,
with Mrs. A. F. Perrodin, reader.
Short Talk -------Rev c. C. Becker
Reading-"Little French Orphans"
----------Mi Miss Ruth Emmons
Vocal Solo-"War Babies"
------------,--M Mrs. Lloyd Allie
An ocering was taken which will
be given to the French sufferers.
The members of the w. R. G. have
taken up the work for the relief of
he suffering Belgians, meeting the
first and third Thursdays of each
month to sew. Donations of clean,
durable garments or material for
garments will be thankfully receiv-
ed and may be left at the home of
Mrs. w. J. Feavel or Mrs. W. A
Owen.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-07-04
NOTICE

TO ALL PERSONS OWNING
OR OCCUPYING LANDS WITH
IN THE LIMITS OF THE CITY
OF GRAND RAPIDS:
ALL Persons within the Cor
porate limits of the City of
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, are
hereby notified that pursuant to
subsection l of Section 1880 of
the Wisconsin Statutes, every
person and corporation shall de-
str0y, or cut upon all lands which
he or it shall owr, occupy or con-
troll, all weeds known as Canada
thistle, burdock, white or Ox-eye
daisy, snapdragon or tOadf1ax,
cockleburr, sow thistle, sour dock
and yellow dock, mustard, wild
Darsnip, Russian thistle, wild
barley, quack grass and poison
ivy, and at such time and in such
manner as shall effectually pre-
vent them from bearing seed;
and in like manner shall destroy
any of the above mentioned
weeds standing or growing upon
any lands owned, occupied Or con-
troIled by him or it OUT TO THE
CENTER OF THE HIGHWAY,
LANE OR ALLEY THEREON"
You are further notified that
by subsection 2 of section 1880
YOU are required within six days
after the date of this notice
(Which is dated July s, 1879 to
destroy said weeds pursuant to
the laws above quoted, failing in
which you will be subject to
fine of $500 for every day there
after during which such neglect
shall continue.
A. T. THOMPSON,
Commissioner of NOxiOus Weeds
for the City of Grand Rapids,
Wisconsin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-07-04
TOO EEEEzY

Some one has advanced the opinion
that the letter sc" is the most unfor-
tunate letter in the English alphabet,
because it is always out of cash, for
ever in debt, never out of danger and
"a bell I'll the time. For sonae reason
he overlooked the fortunates of the
letter, so we call his attention to the
fact sc" is never in war and always
in peace. It is the beginning of ex-
istence, the commencement of ease and
the end of trouble. Without it there
would be no meat, no life and no heav
en-. 1t is the center of honesty, makes
love perfect, and without it there
would be no Germans, devils or news.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-07-04
Sunday, June 8, 1918
France.

Ny Dearest Folks
If this was an official communique
[ would have to report today, as far
as my own activities are concerned,
that everything is quiet along the Po-
tomac, or wherever I happen to be-
In fact I have been leading the most
unwarlike existence imaginable. We
have moved away from the beautiful
spot of which l wrote you last and
moved two or three hundred miles
north and to another sort of place
| assure you. We have gone from the
rural ideal to the more exotic, if you
wish. To the north, one station is
one of the most famous watering
places in France, and, | know, one of
the most expensive. We were up there
yesterday on pass. It is on the shore
and, altho the season is still early, the
beach was dotted with women in the
gayest imaginable costumes, both
street and bathing. My dear you
should see these continental bathing
suits. How long the days are getting,
as Bernard L. Taylor was wont to
remark. The war has not appreciably
diminished the supply of lap dogs, and
that sort of thing in so far as my
| feeble observation could discern. The
big casinos are still closed as the
season is not yet open.
And yet, in the midst of it all, sit
ting on the beach playing idly in the
sand, and smoking the best cigarettes
we have been able to find in some time,
one could hear the big guns up ahead.
The French did not seem to be a bit
worried.
Ali about this station there are
many big chateaus belonging to veal
thy people. We have gone thru one
of them and have been out to tea anc
dinner frequently. l have not beer
very often as I have been busy-ol
at least occupied. I have been assign
ed to the Office and / must say it i.
much more pleasant than other cir
cumstances of which I could write.
I hope you will not get the impres
/ sion that l am simply breezing arount
{ Europe-or France, rather, on sor
; of Cooks tour. We are daily expect
5 ing that our orders will come an,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-07-04
then there will be real work to do.

l must tell you of a curious incident
I picked up a book the other day
one of those books that people donate
and | found this name on the Fly
leaf Erred Staff, Grand Rapids, Wis.
Nov. 4, 1908" I nearly fell off the
chair. Then yesterday a bunch of US
dropped into cafe at tea time and
had no more than taken our chairs
| when man came up and shook hands,
| saying that he was an American dem
tist practicing over here. Converse
| ton led to his statement that he was
former university of Wisconsin
man-1896-and remembered, on in
quiry, Frank Compton very we'll
Today is fete day and the streets
of the town are carpeted with flowers
and number of parades, taken part
dressed in white and carrying huge
punches of flowers. Affairs are set
up all over town and the sides of the
houses, in many places are covered
with sheets and flowers hung on them.
| am going downtown in minute and
find out what it is all about.
I am almost busting to tell you of
the personal-or almost collective
opinion of one of our Allies for A
mericans, and the American opinion
of them, but it is verboten. Suffice it
to say that the French and Americans
are more than cordial. That is real
love match. Isn't it pity all alli-
ances are not love matches-especially
when they are supposed to be made
in heaven.
| have not been able to write as
many letters here as | wish | might
perhaps it is my own fault-but short |
ly | will get my bearings and es-
tablish routine correspondence.
[ was never in better health in my
life.
Always,
Private Alex F. Jones.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-07-04

Walter Lezotte, an employee in the
Nekoosa- Edwards Paper Co. mill of
Port Edwards and Miss Edith Pryne
Of the same place, were married at
the M. E. parsonage in this city, on
Monday July l, 1918, at 10 o'clock
a. m, Rev. c. C. Becker officiating
They were accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Tony Newman also of Port Ed
wards.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-07-04

tiny village, hidden in the trees ex-
cept for red tiled roofs and church
steeple or two. The bells are ringing
now and | can see a number of little
girls, all dressed in white and with
long white wells, running down the
road to be there on time. 1t must
be communion morning.
Then on past the village the hills
rise almost to the clouds. And to
the very crest of those hills are
patches against the dark blue back
ground which we have found out are
fields of potatoes and corn and rye
The French are too thrifty to waste
an inch of ground. There is one
particular hill that graduates into
a plateau. At the topmost point is
the ruins Of an old Roman city We
walked over there the other day-24
miles both ways, and browsed around
the old columns and the shrine that
is still intact.
And then the eye wanders back to
the valley and sees a rushing little
river, the name of which is very
familiar to you. On it's right bank
is the ruins of an old chateau, oc-
cupied 800 years ago by Marie of
Burgundy. The old moat is still
there, now grown rank with brush.
The draWbridge is almost covered
but still visible, as are the hedged
walks about the chateau. Some far
mer is growing sugar beets in the
court inside. The entrance to the
chateau into neighboring hill is still
accessible, but SO full of adders we
didn't attempt to go through
From the train it is but 9 kilome-
ters to a beautiful little city that
was the capital of Gaul in the time
of Caesar. There is an arch there
that was built in SO B. C. and several
buildings dating back to the same
time. In this town there is a cathe-
dral that was started in 100 and
which is as beautiful as any l have
seen in much larger cities The trip
over there is through the hills and
when I walked thru them | realized
as | never have before the pitiful
limitations of my capacity for ex-
preston. You come face to face
with some picturesque farmer driv-
ing his big cart, drawn by white
oxen, or some peasant family on its
way to town in funny little carts pro-
PEELED by a mild eyed burro. You
come on scenes that make you think
that what you have seen before is
indeed poor comparison to this
and yet there is always another more
beautiful, but when the town is
reached the first thing one sees is
some soldier hobbling along on
crutches, or being led by boy, and
women, thousands of them, always in
black. It brings the war back and
everything beautiful goes out of your
mind.
This will be all for this morning.
| will write again soon and then per-
haps will have experiences Of an
exciting nature to tell you.
Private A. F. JONES.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-07-04

At meeting of the Stock Holders
and Directors of the Ahdawagam
Furniture Co., recently held, action
was taken to looking toward the
closing out Of furniture business and
in its place in the plant mentioned,
equipping with machinery and prepar-
ing to make converted paper articles.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-07-04
TWO GOOD
letters FROM
ALEX F. JONES
Written to His Folks and Not for
Publication. By Permission We
Print Them

Alex F. Jones is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w T. Jones of this city. He is
an excellent writer and left a lucra-
tive position on the Minneapolis Jour
nal, to join the U. S. Army and go
abroad. He is a private with Hospi-
tai Train No So, somewhere in France
We hope to give our readers more of
his letters as he is able to present
the true conditions over there as far
as he able under the censorship rules
Sunday, May 26, 1918
France.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-07-04

Col. Lydecker's committee has laid
the following plan of campaign before
the Chairmen and Secretaries Of all
the PSI branches of the Security
League:
There is no immediate need to
have laws enacted to suppress the
foreign language dailies. In towns
where there is strong patriotic senti-
ment hostile minority should be per-
suaded by clear and forceful express
sion Of the views Of the majority that
ours must be, from this time forward,
a one language nation.
"see Our Mistake"
IF community will not support a
newsdealer who handles the daily pa
pers printed in foreign tongues 1t can
thereby force him to deal only In Eng
nsh language papers.
recognizing general willingness
to be patriotic and the rapid acqui-
escence from many quarters to compel
the use of English dailies, we urge
reasonably active measures on the part
Of the branches of the League. JUS
ttce requires this, for the fault does
not lie wholly with the alien. We have
failed hitherto to provide the machin-
cry Of education which the welding
process required. We have counte-
nanced and even encouraged the idea
OF preserving linguistic and racial
groups in our midst. At last we see
our mistake, and we must correct 1t as
speedily as justice will allow.
But we must not forget. and we
must not allow alien enemies to for
get, that this Is time of war. Quick
processes of producing unity are justi-
fed by the peril of those institutions
which we hold in trust for all human
ity.
NeWsdeaIers.
1--WE therefore suggest:
"(a) Meetings of citizens to express
one language sentiment.
"(b) Discontinuance of all advertis-
Ing In papers printed In the tongues of
enemy nations.
"(c) Procuring cooperation Of news
Dealers n-s--.1--
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-07-04
Change IN
TICKET AGENTS

Mr.. C. E. Kruger, resident of the
West Side for many years, Tuesday
morning took over the duties of ticket
agent at the C. NJ. & st. Paul depot.
He succeeds Ward Johnson who will
soon answer the 'call to the colors'
Mr.. Kruger is well-known in this
city and we'll thought of by those who
know him. We believe the c. M. &
ST. Paul Ry. people have been very
fortunate in securing the services of
such competent person as Mr.. Kruger.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-07-04

Mrs. Mildred Foley left Wednesday
COR Chicago where she will spend the
tth with her husband at the Naval
Training Station.
As an indication of the high es-
TEEN and respect that Rev. VIM. Red
ing is held by members of his church,
they presented him on the anniversary
of his 25th year in the Priesthood
with an elegant Buick Six touring car.
This is the second car he has been
presented with since his advent into
this parish.
Rt. Rev James Schwebach, D. D..
Bishop at Lacrosse, ofieiated at SIS
Peter and Paul church in this city
Sunday and congratulated Father
Reding in honor of his 25th anniver-
sary.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-07-04

independence Day is no longer ours
al0ne-Henceforth it belongs equally to
the Nations with which the cause it
cOnlmenmorates has allied us.
Let us observe it, not i'm a bOastful
spirit, but reverently and with thanks
giving, as new covenant.
That we will be worthy of our heri-
tage.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-21
OKLAHOMA Man
IS COLONEL OF
YIN. c. A. FORCES
Asks Oklahoma Boys to Look
Him Up in New York,

Col w. X. Holland, a prominent Ok
Iahona Mason, has been placed in com
maud of the new overseas regiment OF
Y. M. {. A. secretaries recently re-
cruited in New York. His home was in
Claremore. Okla, where he was secre-
tary and treasurer OF the Ryan Whole
sale Grocery company. Holland was at
one time captain OF X company Fourth
regiment, Missouri national guards. In
Rogers county. Okla Colonel Holland
was designated military commander OF
all national army men entraining Tor
cantonments He has qualified for
major in tine officers training camp
at Fort Logan II Roots, Ark.
Following a very serious accident
Colonel Holland was discharged be
cause of injuries received and immedi-
ately entered the Y, NJ {. A. work,
10 serve only until he receives his COM
mission when be will sail for over
sea duty
Heads First Y Unit
This is the first Y. NJ. I. a. regl-
ment that was ever formed and dis
tinguishcd honor comes to Oklahoma in
the fact that the first colonel IS an
Oklahoma man Holland is on detail
duty until about September IS, wirn
he will sail ior Paris to jofn his regi-
ment which is to be formed again over
there.
Iii, quartcrs are at the ST. Andrew
hotel at the corner OF Seventy
street and Broadway Colonel Holland
states that he will he indeed glad 10
serve any mother who wishes intorma-
ton sent her son while he is on duty
there and TO render any other service
within his nower.
Glad when Home Men Visit.
81 shall be delighted to see any home
man coming this way" writes Colonel
Holland in a late letter to The Daily
Oklahoman ut is a trying time Just
before showing of, for fellow is cut
ting away from home ties as never be
fore, and seeing a face that is familiar
or some one that knows some one that
he knows in common. is like a visit
with home folks and many times help
full as well as cheering | shall he very
glad TO have any fellow coming here pay
me special visit and | am at the
service OF any mother whose son ! can
serve"
The colonel is well known to Okla
homa Masons and to Oklahoma military
men. He carefully sends his address
with an invitation for Oklahoma boys
10 look him up, when he guarantees
them a hearty welcome "An Oklaho-
man" is a password that will he sure
10 gain Sammy an entrance and i'm
mcdiatclv win him a warm friend in the
person Of Colonel Holland.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-21
In The Days News

Samuel NJ. FELTON,, whose work in re.
habilitatlng the railway system OF
France has been one OF the wonders OF
the war. has long been recognized as
one of Americas greatest railroad ex-
ecutives and transportation specialists
A native OF Philadelphia, Mr. FELTON,
chose railroading as life work after
his graduation from the Massachusetts,
Institute of Technology Fifty years
ago he began his career as rodman
on a small Pennsylvania line. BY 1890
he had become a railroad president
having had experience in most of the
administrative Jobs that lie between
rodman and president AS an execu-
tive he has served a number OF promi-
nent roads in the south, cast and west.
Since 1909 he has been president OF
the Chicago Great Western railroad.
-Wss.-
Miss Viola Lorenzcn, 70 years old, Is
desk sergeant and lookup keeper in the
police station at River Forest a Chi
cago suburb.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-21
Frenchrnen Want
Johnny Evers to
Teach Baseball

PARIS. Aug zl-Baseball playing
Is to become a regular part Of the phys
ical training Of the French army as a
result Of reports made by French Off
GERS on what they had seen of the et-
fects Of baseball on the American army
The reports led the ministry Of war to
issue an order recommending the adop-
tion of baseball in the French army.
General Vidal Tuesday sent Captain
{. Forbes. an American officer at
tachcd TO his staff to the headquarters
of the Knights of Columbus with re-
quest that John Evers, the former
American baseball star be sent to his
corps to instruct the soldiers in the
American national game The request
was granted and Evers will go TO the
French camps with two assistants and
equipment provided By the Knights oi
Columbus He will remain fortnight
after which his assistants will continue
the instruction.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-21
MONUMENT TO SOLDIERS
CAMPAIGN NOT STARTED

Nothing has as yet been done toward
completing plans for the erection OF
he soldiers monument in Oklahoma
City said a. w. Boyd member OF the
committee appointed by George Fred
erickson. president of the Chamber OF,
Commerce. The plan for a memorial
for Oklahoma soldiers who make the
great sacrifice in the world war was
adopted by the Chamber OF Commerce.
A temporary shaft was 70 have been
been erected in front OF the War Say
incs bank and it was expected that
sufficient funds would be subscribed
to the project before tn close OF the
war to erect a splendid shaft OF granite
and bronze in a suitably parked pr
tion of downtown city block
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-21
Federal Prisoners
Enter Guilty Pleas

Tom Neal, charged with forging a
signature to a note and obtaining mail
that did not belong to him from post
master in Usage county was taken be-
fore Judge John II Cotteral at
Guthrie yesterday and pleaded guilty
He was sentenced to two years in the
federal penitentiary at Leayenworth
Kansas.
w. s. Goldsmith, charged with white
slavery also pleaded guilty before
Judge Coucral and was sentenced TO
serve six months in the Logan county
Jail Goldsmith was charged with
bringing a woman from Fort Worth.
Texas, to Oklahoma City for immoral
purposes.
Leon G. Russc. arrested at Lawton
last week for violating the selcctive
service law was sentenced to serve
EIGHT days in the Logan county jail
and ordered to register that he might
be indicted into the military service
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-21
Harrison Leads
In Mississippi
Senatorial Race

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. 2l.-Rcturns
from all but fourteen OF Missssppfs
e.ghty-two counties received here to-
day give Representative b, p, Harrison
A majority Of 5,69l votes over Senator
lanes X. Vardaman and former Gov
f. f. Noel in yesterdays senatorial
primary. Most of the counties heard
from are virtually complete, and ii is
believed the late returns will not make
A second primary necessary Iabula-
,ions made here show: Harrison, 81
ass. Vardaman. 27.296, and Noel 1870
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-21
Mrs. Charles F. Lee above, and Mrs.
II. L. Leach.

War is bringing tbe women as well
as the mcl OF the allied nations to-
gether Two of the English women
who will meet American women as the
result OF the war are Mrs Charles +.
Lee and Mrs. II. L. Leach Mrs Lee
is the wife OF Brgadicr General Lee,
head Of the British aviation mission to
the United States. Lee is touring the
United States with the battle squadron
OF British and American battle planes
Mrs. Lee has been in Washington with
her husband for several weeks Mrs
Leach is the wife OF Brig. Gen H. +
Leach OF the British army She or
ganzed the Womcns Army Auxiliary
corps the "Waacs." She is in America
forming a similar organization OF u. S
women.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-21
TEXAS TO SEND 300
FOR SPECIAL TRAINING

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2l-Proyost
Marshal General Crowder today issued
a call for 800 grammar school gradu
ates of Texas for volunteer enrolment
in a mechanical training corps at the
University of Texas. Az the compile
ton OF the course the students will be
assigned to general military service
Enrolment will close August 70.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-21
CASE AGAINST OWEN
is SET FOR AUGUST 80

A preliminary hearing on charges OF
extortion against ]. F. Owen, manager
Of the Oklahoma Gas and Electric
company, scheduled for this morning
ssfors A T. Early. justice Of the peace,
~ continued until August 20. George
~ Cailihan, assistant county attorney.
slDnsd the complaint and charges that
- (oeefrie service OF his home was eut
Esuse he refused to pay disputed
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-21
TEXAS PASTOR COMES
TO FIRST CHURCH TODAY

The Rev Samuel JudSon Porter OF
San Antonio, Texas, who has been
called to the pastorate Of the First
Baptist church, made vacant by the
resignation OF the Rev II. II. lluIten,
will meet members OF the congregation
at PRAYER meeting tonight Mr. Porter
arrived from San Antonio this morn
ing. His plans are not decided and
he has not yet accepted the pastorate.
An effort is being made 10 secure a
large attendance OF church members at
the meeting tonight
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-21

Miss Helen Elizabeth Cain, who has
charge of the war service department
of the Malta (MontO normal school is
cooperating with the national war gar
den Commission, has a territory OF 25,-
OOO square miles, is arousing the people
to war work.