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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-01-10

Roy Beardsley, who has been At
home spending the holiday vacation,
has returned to his school duties az
Prairie du Chen.
Miss Rosa Freund, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. A. J. Freund, has gone to
Prairie du Chen, where she Will visit
with friends for some time.
Mrs. Anna Guenther-Van Buren,
writes that she will make her home for
the present at Battle Creek, Michigan
where her husband is employed in the
L. S. Base Hospital.
The home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Redford
on Witter street is in quarantine at
present, Mrs. BEDFORD being i'll with
diphtheria. Mrs. Redford's condition
was quite serious on Sunday, but is
very much improved at the present
writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Kaye are leav-
ing on Friday fer Green Bay, to make
their home, having shipped their house
hold goods to that city the early part
of the week. Mr.. Kaye has opened UP
wood carving factory in Green Bay
instead of reopening here.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-01-10
Study the Words.

Noah Webster started with 10000
words. That was in 1923, when the
first edition of his dictionary was pub
lished, says the New York Times. In
the next edition, that of 1864, the list
had grown to 114,000. Noah had died
In the meantime, but his heirs and as
signs continued his work. In 1890 q
total of $4,000 words were listed.
Since then the number has more than
doubled. 1t is now about 100000. OF
course, nobody could be expected to
learn all these words, nor is it neces-
sary. Whenever in your reading YOU
come across q word the meaning of
which is not entirely clear to you drop
your book or newspaper, as the case
may be, and consult the dictionary
Don't delay. If you do probably you
will never look the word up. It IS
surprising how many words one may
add to ones vocabulary by this simple
method
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-01-10
THRIFT STAMP
ORGANIZATION

The Thrift Stamp movement in
Wood County, under the excellent
management of L. M. Nash, as chair
man, is making rapid progress, and
the organization of the entire county
is nearly perfected. At the meeting
held Wednesday evening, at the Elks
Club, which was largely attended, D.
D. Conway, chairman for the City of
Grand Rapids, appointed his ward COM
mittees and the work is now we'll in
hand. Prof. M. H. Jackson delivered
and excellent address, urging the
Thrift Stamp movement in Wood Co.
Rev. VIM. Reding, also made a short
address, urging everyone to do their
'bit" in the Thrift Stamp movement.
Buy rs cent Thrift Stamp, every po-
portunity you get
Spend your spare money that way
and thus help win the war.
Every time you buy Thrift Stamp
you do that much toward whipping the
Kaiser.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-01-10
EASTERN STAR
INSTALLATION

To induce large attendance at the
regular meeting of the Eastern Stal
Wednesday evening, $50 O'Clock
dinner was served, to which 105 mem
bers responded. This proved to be
an excellent starter for the installa-
ton and the other exercises which fol
lowed The elective officers (whose
names have already been published in
the Reporter) and the following ap-
pointive officers were installed by the
Past Worthy Grand Matron, Mrs. Geo.
R. Gardner, assisted by Miss Mabel
! Gardner, who acted as Grand Mar
shall.
Adah-Mrs. A. C. Normington.
| Ruth-Mrs. 3. E. Jones.
Esther-Mrs. o. R. Moore.
| Martha-Mrs. Guile Smart.
Electa-Mrs. L. J. Gazeley.
At the close of the installation SER
vice, the following people, from Bah
cock were initiated into the order:
Mrs. J. E. Ingraham and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. V. Daniels and Mrs.
Fred Sack. The Pittsville Chapter
having been discontinued DIR. and Mrs.
Edward Hougen joined the chapter by
dernit from Pittsville.
The evening as whole was great
success from the beginning Of the din
ner to the close of the work of the or
der. The tables were very beautiful
being set in the form Of a five point
ed star, from a center, from which
rose a beautiful bouquet Of American
Beauty Roses.
The tables forming the points Of the
star were each decorated in the diff
ferent colors Of the order and pre-
scented a very beautiful appearance.
The dinner was most excellent as
well, and everyone present seemed to
enter into the spirit Of the occasion.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-01-10
DEATH Of X.
T.HOUGEN

Word was received in the city today
of the death of K. T. Hougen, oldest
brother of DR.. Edw. Hougen. K. T.
Hougen was resident of Wausau and
passed away early this Thursday
morning, the cause of his death being
heart trouble. He leaves a wife, one
son, and one daughter. The son is
in the U. S. Navy and in training at
The Great Lakes training station.
Arrangements for the funeral have
not as yet, been completed, but it is
probable that the body will be taken
to the old home at Manitowoc, for
burial.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-01-10
Mrs. Carl Fahrner.
Mrs. B. F. Moore.
Cradle Roll.

Mrs. Carl Fahrner.
Mrs B. F. Moore.
Cradle Roll.
Supt.-Mrs. A. F. Perrodin.
Assistants:
Mrs. John Wooddell.
Mrs. r. R. Baldwin.
Mrs. E. Greene.
Teachers Training Class.
Teacher-Rev. G. G. Becker.
Mr.. and Mrs. ROLAND Baldwin, Mrs
W. W. Clark, and Miss EoIa Winge1
furnished and served the supper
which is reported an excellent one.
The enrolment of this school is
nearly 700 with an average attendance
of over 200. They work under a mod
ern, up-to-date set of graded lessons
At the annual conference only three
charges reported larger cradle roll
and only five schools with larger home
departments.
This society has every reason to be
proud of the work being accomplished
in their Sunday school.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-01-10
THE DEVIL
OUICLASSED
resigns HIS JOB

The devil sat by lake of fire
On a pile Of sulphur kegs.
His head was bowed upon his breast,
His tail between his legs.
A look of shame was on his face,
The sparks dropped from his eyes.
He had sent up his resignation
To the throne up in the skies.
''I'm down and out" the devil said;
He said it with a sob;
There are others that out-class me,
And l want TO quit my job.
He'll isn't in it with the land
That lies along the Rhine;
I'm a has-been and piker,
And therefore l resign.
One ammunition maker,
With his bloody shot and shell
Knows more about damnation
Than ali the imps in HI.
Give my job to Kaiser William,
The author of this war;
He understands it better
A million times by far.
| hate to leave the old home,
The spot love so well,
But l feel I'm not up-to-date
In the art of running hell.
Mr.. Nick Devil.
Taken from the Stanton Picket.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-01-10
ANIMALS.
Meeting

Enrolment of Nearly 700 Students.
The officers and teachers of the NJ.
E. church Sunday school, met at the
church parlors, Monday evening at
$3.50 for supper, after which the fol-
lowing list Of persons were elected to
the respective offices for the ensuing
year:
General Superintendent-Mr F. W.
Calkins.
General Secretary-Miss Ruth En-
mons
Asst. Sec.-Miss Bess Margeson.
Treas.-Mr. R. R. Baldwin.
Membership Secretary-Miss Mabel
Lynn.
Adult, Senior and intermediate De-
partments.
Supt.-Mr. R. r. Baldwin.
Chorister-Mr. Hugo Lind.
Asst. Chorister- Paula Sch
wartz.
Pianist-Miss Frances Rector.
Teachers.
Mr.. H. A. Herschleb.
Mr.. W. J. Fisher.
Mrs. H. P Starett
Mrs. L. E. Peckham
Mrs. E. C. Rossier.
Mrs. B. R. Goggins.
Miss Evelyn Hall.
Miss Eva Lind.
Miss Esther Nissen.
Mrs. Emma Volt.
Miss Emma Hall.
Miss Elizabeth Herschleb.
Junior Department.
Supt.-Mrs. o. L. Fuller.
Sec.-Miss Florence Lynn.
Asst. Sec.-Mr. Oscar Lynn.
Organist-Miss leila Fuller.
Teachers
Miss Stella Emmons.
Mrs. D. C. Minard.
Mrs. A. J. Hughes.
Mr. Arthur Merwin.
Mrs. Orestes Garrison.
Miss leila Fuller.
Mrs. Eugene Miller.
Mrs. r. A Weeks.
Primary Department.
Supt-Mrs. D. McKercher.
Organist-Mrs. Arthur Merwin.
Teachers.
Mrs. C. M. Renne.
Mrs. w. w. Clark.
Mrs. Arthur Merwin.
Mrs. F. W. Calkins.
Mrs. Edmund Baldwin.
Mrs. Carl Fahrner.
Mrs. G. c. Becker.
Miss Nora Riley, (substitute).
Home Department.
Supt.-Miss Celia Emmons.
Assistants:
Miss Edith Stainbrook.
Mrs. J. W. McCathie.
Mrs. Carrie Helke.
Mrs. c. E. Lester.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-01-10
Church NOTICES
scandinavian Moravian Church.
Rev. Theodore Reinke. Pastor.

Scandinavian Moravian Church.
Rev. Theodore Reinke, Pastor.
Sunday School, $3.50 a. m.
Morning Preaching Service, 1920.
Norwegian on the first Sunday and
English on the remaining Sundays of
each month.
Evening service in English at 500.
Rudolph Church
Service at 2:30 p. m. on the first, Sc
cond and fourth Sundays of each
month.
Saratoga Church
Service at 800 p. m. on the third
Sunday of each month.
Lutheran Church, East Side.
Sunday School at o'clock a. m.
German services 9:45 a. m.
English services II o'clock a. m.
English services every Sunday ex-
eept the last Sunday of each month
Rev. r. F. w. Pautz.
Methodist Episcopal Church
Charles C. Becker Minister
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-01-10
Thinness of Gold Leaf.

Ordinary printing paper is some
thing more than 1000 times thicker
than the gold leaf that can be made in
England today. For commercial pur-
poses the leaf must, of course. have
lust q little more substance about it
than that, but it is a striking and i'm.
pressive fact that only about five
grains weight Of gold Is required to
make up the books that are in ordi-
nary use today by gtlders, each of the
% leaves In that book being usually
three and one-quarter inches square.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-01-10

Eldred G. Mcdonald, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. R. A. Mcdonald, who left here
several months ago for Philadelphia
Penn, where he is stationed at the
headquarters detachment U. S. M. C.
First Regiment at League Island. He
has a ten days furlough which he will
enjoy at home with his parents and
friends.
Oswald Dickoff, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. Dickoff of this city, has joined the
aviation corps, of the Spruce Produc-
ton Division, Washington, D. c.,
where he will go into active work.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-01-10
Notice of Sale on Foreclosure.

State of Wisconsin in Circuit Court
For Wood County.
3. F. Mcmillan, plaintiff, VS.. John
.Knipprath and Hattie Knipprath, his
wife, defendants.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That
by virtue of and pursuant to iudg-
ment of foreclosure and sale duly en-
tered in the above entitled action in
the Circuit Court for said county on
the 9Th day of January, 1917, in favor
Of the above named plaintiff and a.
gainst the above named defendants
herein (more than one year having e.
lapsed since said entry of the original
Judgment and no part Of said judy
ment having been paid, I, J. E. Nor
the sheriff of said county, will
on the 26th day Of February, 1918. at
1000 o'clock in the forenoon of that
day, at the front door of the Court
House in the City Of Grand Rapids,
in said county, offer for sale and sell
at auction to the highest bidder for
cash all the following premises des-
cribed in said judgment, towit:
The East Half of the Southeast quar-
ter (E1A SEA of Section Twelve (12)
Township Twenty-one (2D North of
Range Five 80 East, Wood County,
Dated Jan. 9, 1913.
j. E. bennington,
Sheriff in and for Wood County,
Goggins, Brazeau & Goggins, At
torneys for Plaintiff.
(1st publication JAM 10, last Feb. 14).
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-01-10

The National League for Women
Service is doing war work on a large
scale. This photograph shows Private
Minott in the act Of delivering a pack
age to the Soldiers and Sailors club
Hundreds of women are enrolled
Many are ambulance drivers and
chauffeurs. The league is aiding Uncle
Sam in carrying on the war and Is
proving of the greatest value
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-01-10
THE WEATHER

The following is the list of tempera-
lures for the week ending Jan. 9th,
1918.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-01-10

Indicates below zero.
George T. Nixon, Cooperative Oh
server, Grand Rapids, Wis.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-09-05
TO THE PoLfcYHoIDERS OF
THE PRUDENTIAL

INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA ,
NOTICE 10 hereby given that meeting Of
the po.ieyhoiders Of The Prudential Insurance
Company Of America will b held at the Home
New jersey, on Monday. the second day Of
December. 1918 ct twelve o'clock noon, for the
rurpose Of selecting four persons to Be voted
Tor 81 the policy holders Trustee ~ members
Of the Board Of Directors at the annual election
Of Directors Of the Company to be held on the
thirteenth day Of January. 1918.
Al such meeting every poiicyholder Of the
corporation who is Of the age of twenty -one
years or upwards and whose policy has been
in force for al least one year last past shall -
entitled 70 cast ore vote in person or By proxys
FORREST +. DRYDEN. Presidsnt q
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-09-05
WINSLOW

Mr. and Mrs George Moore and
son left Mondav for a two-woeks va.
cation which VIII be passed witt
friends at Gray, Decring. Portland
and Chebeague Island, returning b.
way of Eath and Brunswick.
William Burgess and George Bel
lows Of Camp Devcns were recent
guests Of friends in town.
Fred Simpson has returned from
his vacation passed at Owls Head.
Miss Christine Wentworth Of East
Vassalboro was a recent guest Of hel
cousin, Mrs. Arthur Davis.
Arthur Davis is suffering from ]
relapse of the grip.
The regular meeting Of Hose Go
No. will be held at the home house
Thursday evening.
A meeting was held at the Tacon-
ret Club Monday evening for the
nomination Of officers for the ensuing
year. The following were nominated
and will be voted upon in October:
For president, W. II. Booker and Ar
thur Bridge: LIST vice president, /
w. Weed; 2n2d vice president. Fred
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-09-05
Premiums Awarded

The following premiums We're
awarded Wednesday:
BROOD MARES ANs COLTS.
Brood mares for draft purposes
1st marc and colt owned by NJ. j.
Mosher, Windsorville.
Colts for draft, one year old-lst, d.
A. Wilkins, Windsorville; End. NJ. j.
Mosher. Windsorville.
Sucking colts for draft--1St, own
ed by NJ. j. Mosher. Windsorvilie.
Colts for draft. two years-lst. W.
J. Kelley. North Whitefleld.
Colts for sraft, three years-1st, c.
4. McManus, North Whitefield.
Colts for driving. three years-lst,
]. f. Vheclan. North Whiteheld.
FRUIT.
L. varieties apples-1st. Harold
Dunton
Five varieties apples (winter)-1st.
H. s. Weeks. Jefferson: 2nd. H. D.
Gordon. Pittston.
Apples, single dishes-lst, j. H.
Dougie. Wlndsorville (eight varie-
ties If apples>; End. Mrs. Fannie r.
Northcy, Cooper's Mills Chrce vari-
eties).
Crab apples. single dishes-1st, II.
d. Gordon. Pittston.
MAPLE SYRUP.
list, Mrs. Kirk Latin, Windsor
VILE 2nd. Sadie Raymond, Gardiner
r. +. D. No. 10.
VEGETABLES, CORN AND BEANS
Displays of farm produce-lst, II
d. Gordon Pittston.
Displays of vegetables-1st, May f,
Cappers, Windsorrille; End, Ridge
way Farm, C. W. Brown, Prop
Windsorville.
Five varieties of potatoes-lst, n
| Il. Gordon.
! Late potatoes-1st, c. d. Northey'
Coopers Mills; I'd, F. W. Coombs, East
Nassalboro.
| Early potatoes-1st, c. D. Northey; "a
j. H. Dougie.
Yellow-skinner onions-1st. F. W
I Coombs.
! Turnip beets-1st. F. ". Coombs.
Turnp beets, Egyptian-1st, F. W.
! Coombs.
| Carrots. yellow-1st, F. W. Coombs.
/ CaTrOlS, edrIE-iSl, L W. 1OcHIbS.
| Am Turban squashes-Ist. H. D. Cor
don
Bay State squashes-1st. H. d. Cor
! don.
| Cabbage-1st, F w Coombs.
Large squashes-lst. H, D. Gordon; %.
! c. D. Northey.
Large pumpkins-lst H. d. Gordon;
I'd. c. D. Northey.
Collections of toma toes-lst, Harla nd
! Hussey. Windsorvile
Tomatoes. single dishes-lst F, w
| Coombs; I'd. Mrs. Chas. Hildreth. Gar
| diner, II. F. n. No. TO-
Summer squashes-lst. c. D Northey.
Field corn. eight-rowed-1st, Ridgewa Y
| Farm. Windsor.
Early sweet corn-2d, F w Coombs
Pole beans-lst. F. W. Coombs; ID, II
| n Gordon.
White egg turnips-1st. F. ". coomhs.
Red kidney beans-1st. H. y. Gordon.
! Oats-lst. II. d. Gordon.
Remainder of premiums will appea r
| in Fridays Journal)
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kENT'S HILL

Four Kent's Hill people will join
the ranks of tn, Massachusetts
teaching force tits fall. Mrs. Merri-
the Glass Of 1887. has accepted the
principaiship of the Chatham High
School and will have as her assistant
in the commercial department Miss
Doris Fish of the Glass Of 1917. Her
daughter, Miss Halle Merrifield, also
a graduate in the class Of 1917 and
from the Kent's Hill Conservatory in
the class Of 1918 will be located in the
public schools of :. neighboring town.
Miss Ellen Palmer, a resident of
Kent's Hill and also member of a
recent class, will teach the seventh
grade at South Hadley. Mass. All
four Of the teachers viii receive ex-
cellent salaries and each OF the posi-
tons has many educational advan-
tages in addition to other benefits.
Miss Palmer, in particular has an ex
cellent opportunity along these lines.
Her school is directly opposite Mt.
Holyoke College and she will have
the use Of the college library for her
work and the aspiration that comes
from living in the shadow of a ia
nous educational establishment
Mrs. Merriield deserves much
credit for her thorough work in To-
eating these positions for 1t was only
after a careful study OF the field that
she recommended the various posi-
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J.E. MCCORMICK & SON
Gzasasz. Manure Spreaders @H.a.
sept2eod3'

tons to her friends. Mrs. Merrifield
herself is a member Of the College
Department of Kents Hill and one of
that group of famous women whose
influence in the world of teaching has
been of the highest character. While
in college she taught in the nearby
schools and just after graduation she
accepted a position in Powers lnst-
tute, Massachusetts, and later at St.
Adams. Vt, High School. She has
also taught at Germantown, Mass.
After her marriage she retired from
teaching but in 1917, as patriotic
duty, she accepted a position in the
High school at Me- Sharon. The
demand remaining insistant. she has
gone to a larger field of labor as not
ed above. She viii lbe missed by her
kent's Hill friends as she has been Il
good neighbor and most enthusiastic
worker in the interests of both the
village and the school,
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and is preparing for the next drive
which begins Sept. IS.
The splendid showers Of the past
good to the crops.
George Cooley and family Of Oak
land were calling here on Wednesday
evening.
John II. Burleigh of Waterville
passed Saturday night and Sunday
with his family at their cottage on
he lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Wellington
e Norwood. Mass, are passing a
few days at their cottage at Carriers
point.
Mr.. Newguard. who lives on the H
II. Bryant place, has secured en-
ployment in Oakland.
Miss Mary f. Longley OF Upton.
Mass, who has been i'll since last
April is still confined to her bed and
unable to come to Maine.
Arthur IT. Shaw has secured en-
ployment in Lewiston and will begin
work this week.
Mrs. Ned Sprague OF Bowdoinham
with her three children, who have
been visiting at the home of her par
ol4ts. Mr.. and Mrs G. ". Manter for
. few days returned home last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Swift were
in Oakland on business last Friday.
Seldcn \. Mantcr is using his gaso-
line engine as motive power to
thresh grain this fall and is doing
fine work
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MADISON
Battling Epidemic Proves Fatal
To Eight Young Children

Madison parents are much alarmed
over an epidemic among young chill
dren which, up to date, the physicians
have been unable to check. During
the past few days the disease has
proved fatal to eight children under
four years Of age.
The theme of the evening sermon
at the Methodist Episcopal church
next Sunday morning will be our
Civic Creed" In the evening there
will be a pageant under the auspices
of the Woman's Home Missionary
Society. The pageant will symbolic
the work being done in mothering the
holders in the great environments.
Last Sunday evening addresses were
delivered by Rev. c. ]. Brown of Ban
eor. and District Superintendent D.
T. Holt on the Centenary Movement
in the Methodist denomination.
Leland Towne, who is employed in
an Auburn bank. was the guest Sun
day and Monday of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. c. E. Towne.
Miss Mabel Tinkham of Washing
ton, d. c., arrived in Madison Sunday
to pass a months vacation with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. Tinkham
in Arson. Miss Tinkham is well
known in this vicinity but for several
years has been employed as trained
nurse in the capitol city.
Goth the local garages were closed
Sunday as there was no business.
Practically all the auto owners in this
vicinity observed the government re-
quest and scarcely any machines
were seen on the streets.
Arrangements ave been completed
for an address to be delivered in the
Methodist Episcopal church in this
village by John G. Wooley on Monday
evening, October eth
Rev. William Clements and daugh-
ter, who have been visiting friends in
Rhode Island and Massachusetts for
the past ten days, returned home
Tuesday night.
L. l.. Steward. !, no has been visit
ing friends in Wisconsin for the past
month. has returned to Madison and
has again taken charge of his store.
The usual services at the Free
Baptist church will be resumed next
Sunday, after having been omitted
month, to give the pastor vacation.
D. n Sawyer. who has been con-
fined to the house with a severe at
tack Of bronchitis for the past ten
days. is now able to be out and ex-
pects to resume his duties as man
ager Of the A. p. Store the first Of the
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chesley lawyer have
returned from Boston N.lere they
have hoon visiting relatives for A
week.