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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-06-12
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the IL alternate red and white stripes,
representing the United Colonies, 10
a blue canton, which was raised on
Prospect hill, Cambridge, on the first
day Of January, 1776, has never been
satisfactorily determined. 1t is COM
monty thought that the continental
congress appointed George Washing
ton, George Ross and Robert Morris
committee, authorized to design
suitable flag for the nation and that
they called upon Mrs. Ross, who was
conducting an upholstery business on
Arch street in Philadelphia. The con-
tirmatiOn of this report Is not to be
found in the Journal of Congress.
There seems to be little doubt that
the American flag is a growth rather
than q creation. Few of the writer's
have declared that both the stars and
the stripes were derived from the coat
of arms of Washingtons family, which
contains both devices, but beyond
that coincident no other evidence has
been produced to prove this.
Made Official Emblem.
Ou June II. IL y the auerICdu COLI
gress in session at Philadelphia adopt
ed the following resolution:
Resolved, That the flag of the IS
United States be ID stripes, alternate
red and white, that the Union be 13
stars, white In a blue field, represent
ing new constellation"
The credit of making the first flag
is given to Betsy Ross. William J.
Candy, a grandson Of Mrs. Ross, de-
clared that Betsy Ross was shown
rough drawing of the flag, which was
explained by General Washington. She
objected to the six-pOinted stars, and
suggested that they be fve-pointed.
General Washington is supposed to
have redrawn the sketch, changing
the stars to five points. At first Wash
irgton declared that five-pointed stars
would be hard to make. but Mrs. Ross
demonstrated that by one clip Of her
scissors she was able to make a per-
feet f1ve-point star.
In 1912, the United States congress
admitted Arizona and New Mexico into
the Union and the stars then num-
bered 4S. The law did not provide
how the stars were to be arranged
and for long time considerable d.
versity existed in this respect. How
ever, on October % Of that year, the
proportion was definitely fixed and
the manner in which the stars were
to be placed was determined. Since
that time the same rule has held good,
that of six rows Of eight stars each.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-06-12
SOME IDEAL WORK

Every ambitious girl has in view
some ideal work, and if they do not
reach the point of perfection in that
work they will be dissatisfied. Do
not think because they do all the work
set before them willingly, that they
are satisfied. Don't you know that
they are working to be promoted high
err? Do not think that profession
will make your girl less womanly, no,
never. Every womanly woman likes
to be independent Parents, do you
realize that your girls will soon be
women and have to fill women's plac-
IS? Have you done your duty by try
ing to fit them for their position /? If
20, God bless you. II not, God hep
you to do so.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-06-12


household forms a silver lining to
many a dark cloud.
Listen for a moment to the testi-
mony of teacher Of nurses, woman
of many years experience as train
ed nurse:
with standards, titles, pins, stiff
uniforms, graduations, ETC., patients
are little concerned. They want first
a good true woman who will straigh-
ten out household difficulties. give
intelligent care, obey the doctors and
most of all to be kind and show wo-
mans heart in the disturbed house
hold. If a nurse can fit in, she wins
everlasting gratitude whether she is
a one year graduate or wears higher
insignia l sometimes wish that nurses
would have to wait for their pins for
a few years until they truly won them
for efficient service in hard places.
81 went to stricken home one day
to see sick friend. The mother was
i'll, a nurse appeared in immaculate
white, the we'll starched cap sat upon
head of pretty hair in most charm
ing way, her nails were manicured and
she presented a very attractive ap-
pearance. But, the fire was out in the
cook stove, the little girl was unwash-
ed and had had no breakfast, the wheel
house, land it was not large) present
ed a very disorderly appearance,
which did not. seem to concern the
nurse a particle. To my mind it
would have been far more to her credit
to have put on big apron and tried
to have brought order out of chaos,
at least until other arrangements could
be made.
"Not long ago a woman lay in the
recovery room after a severe opera
: ton. A friend stepping in asked,
Where is your special nurse?' Very
weakly she replied, you know she has
six hours off, and | have had to get
along the best I could. Later in the
week I would have been glad to have
let her take her hours off, but today
I need her here so much.'"
After reading these incidents, we
cannot help feeling that the nurses
education must include a high con-
ception of what personal service real
ly means, and I believe that such edu-
cation cannot help but bring to the
public the true, womanly nurse.
My experience during four months
training at Cook County Hospital
brought me into close contact with
the many kinds of cases which are
peculiar to large city, and although
the nurses at Cook County are expect
ed to do as much as possible and take
care of as many patients as possible
in the shortest length of time, the hu-
man element asserts itself many,
many times, and the nurse cannot for
get that she is performing human ser
vice in a human sort of a way. She
is reminded of it in the words and
smiles of appreciation from each HUI
man soul with which she comes in con-
tact.
This was particularly true in the
Children's Surgical Ward, where I
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-06-12

Word has been received from DIR
w. G. Merrill, who has been in SER
wise overseas, stating that he arriv-
ed at Newport News, Va, June 4th
and is expected here soon. His many
friends in Grand Rapids will all be
glad to greet the Doctor on his return
home and sincerely hope he will not
decide to leave Grand Rapids for a
larger field.
The Ahdawagam Chapter will
meet at the home of Mrs. Alexander
n Port Edwards on Flag Day, June
14th. An appropriate program will
be prepared for the event in commem-
Grafton of the day.
DIR. Russell Lyons and SON Of Wau-
sau returned to their home Tuesday
after spending several days st the
home Of Clark Lyons.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-06-12
WEDDING LICENSES ISSUED

During the past week the following
wedding licenses have been issued at
the County Clerks office.
Arthur Peters and Miss Elsie Poda-
wiltz, both of Grand Rapids.
William Patefeld, Milwaukee and
Nina C,iristianson, Grand Rapids.
Abe Van Strien, Sherry and Ger
trude Price, Green Valley.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-06-12
ONE LITTLE ROOM

1t does not make much difference
whether you own your house or home.
but one little room in that house you
can make a real and true home to
you. You can furnish it with such
identifying thoughts, you can turn to
it with such sweet fancies, that it will
be fairly luminous with their pres
ence, and will be to you the very per-
fiction of a home.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-06-12
MORE MODERN
HOMES WANTED


trally located in the state of Wiscon-
SHIN fact within two miles of the
exact center-north and south, east
and west. Take your foot rule and
measure it. This city also enjoys the
conveniences of four railways-the C.
M. & St. Paul, the Chicago & North
Western, the 500 and Green Bay &
Western. Sixteen passenger trains
pass through each day, each way:
Travelling statesmen say its the most
convenient city in the state for them
to live in. Modern homes are not a.
valuable. The reason for this we pre-
sumo is because the renting of houses
don't declare large enough dividends.
Some means should be provided to sup
ply the necessary houses to properly
house all statesmen who want to come
here and reside.
The organization of Building and
Loan Association is the solution. Who
will move in the organization of one.
Such organizations are in successful
operations in other cities, why not
here?
We are pleased to note that mem
bers of Grand Rapids Council No. 575
u. C. T. have met and discussed this
matter and passed the following reso-
luton:
"Whereas, the travelling salesman
wishing to move his family to Grand
Rapids has been unable to get q
place to live, on account Of the scar
city of houses, and the apparent lack
of agencies to secure consideration
of his wants and,
Whereas, the travelling statesmen
are a most desirable asset to COM
munity, not only from a standpoint
of good citizenship and society, but
financial asset as well to all mer-
chants and business men Of the COM
munity, and if we could provide for
i 100 travelling statesmen to make
their homes in Grand Rapids it would
result in the distribution of sum
of 100000 among our business men
and merchants each year.
Therefore, Be It Resolved that all
members Of Grand Rapids Council No.
SIS, u. C. T. will cooperate in bring
ing about an agency whereby travel
ling statesmen desiring to make their
residence among US will be provided
with home either by erecting or
purchase, and that we take steps at
once to perfect definite plan to bring
about such an agency for the upbulid-
ing of our city for the benefit of our
merchants and the extention of our
social and religious activities, and we
ask and invite the cooperation and
aid of citizens in the city of Grand
Rapids and vicinity in making this
worthy move a success.
R. M. Gibson, chairman,
T. E. Mullen,
John H. Brandt,
Geo. Warren,
A. E. Weatherwax:
Let everybody push this movement
and provide way to add so or 100
new families in Grand Rapids. during
the next six months. Get busy, ev-
erybody.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-06-12

~H% EE American nag IL one OF
M the easiest in the world to
make, since all Of its parts
are In straight lines. Any
schoolgirl who is able to sew can
make flag for about one-haif of what
1t will cost her at d store, and still
have stronger and more durable one
when she has 1t finished. There are
two principal ways of proceeding In
the making OF an American flag. The
one used by most persons is to de-
ternine first the width Of the stripes,
SO that if the flag Is to be made of
silk, ribbon may be purchased of
standard width. From this the size
of the flag may be determined. The
second method is to decide either the
width or the length of the flag and
then compute the amount of material
from the size decided upon.
Let us assume that we wish to
make a flag from two-inch silk rib
bons, since two-inch ribbon is a stand
ard size and may be purchased at any
dry goods store. Since the stripes
will be two inches wide, the width of
the canton, or the blue field, will be
seven times two inches or IA inches,
and its length will be the same, since
the canton of the American flag is
square. The canton is also one-thtrd
of the length of the flag. Then the
flag will be three times II inches,
which equals AZ inches and the width
being ID times two inches, or 26 inches.
Thus. to use two-inch ribbon, one will
have a flag three and half feet long
and little more than two feet wide
Material Needed.
The next thing is to determine Just
how much two-inch ribbon must be
purchased, so that the stripes may be
made with little or no waste. There
are three full white stripes in the
complete length of the flag, which
equals 126 inches, and added to that
will be the three short stripes, two
thirds the length of the flag, or 81
inches, making a total of 210 inches,
or about six yards. For the red stripes,
it is necessary to add one extra short
red stripe of II inches, which is
about half of yard. Thus, for a
flag made with two-inch ribbon, 1t
will be necessary for the maker TO
purchase six yards of white and six
and a half yards of red ribbon. The
canton Will be seven inches square
and the stars may be made from
smaller widths of ribbon. There must
be 4S stars arranged in six rows of
eight stars each. BY using ruler
the exact position of the stars may
be determined and they can be easily
cut if paper pattern is made be-
forehand.
BY the second method, one deter
mines the length of fiag-for example,
make the flag 81 inches long. BY ap-
plying the same process of computa-
ton backwards, the size of the can
ton will be seven inches square and
the width of stripes one inch. The
amount of material may be de-
termined by the same calculations used
in the first method.
official origin of the flag with
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-06-12

tia Inp,Iorsn+ who cannot be too
familiar with the
flag of the Great Republic, that the
flag of the country should be hoisted
on every court building, every public
place. every prominent memorial-kept
there day and night through calm and
storm and never hauled down."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-06-12

be kept every
where in sight.
at is particular
ly necessary in a
land like this
where there are so
many who have
been reared under
foreign flags and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-06-12
WOULD KEEP FLAG FLOATING
Suggestion Made by Gen. Horace Por-
ter Worth Considering in This
Year of Unrest.

Gen. Horace Porter once suggested
with great wisdom that the flag should
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-06-12

SOPWITH TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT PLANE AND
Sopwh
n
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-06-12

Let everybody push this movement
and provide way to add so or 100
new families in Grand Rapids. during
the next six months. Get busy, ev-
erybody.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-06-12

Mr.. and Mrs Ray Love left Satur-
day for Fort Atkinson, Wis, where
they will visit friends and relatives
for three weeks.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-06-12
like BETSY ROSS
Girl of 1919 May Easily
Construct Her Own
Starry Flag.

~H% HE American flag IL one of
the easiest in the world to
make, since all Of its parts
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-08-16
DIVIDES POWDER GOOD
NINE OPERATORS DECLARE

Mine operators of the Divide dis
trict take exception to the structures
of the mine inspectors office charg-
ing them with using powder danger
Gus on account of its age. The re.
port carries the recommendation that
the next legislature cause every box
of powder to be stamped with the
date of manufacture so that it will
not be used after a certain length OF
time has elapsed. The fact is that
every stick of powder used in the Di-
vide mines Is stamped with the date of
manufacture at the factory. so that
the G can always be determined.
The operators also deny that they
bought any of the powder that had
been stored at Aurora. and If any of
that stock was used there 1t must
have been by leasers. The only
fatality arising from a delayed shot
was on the Revert. where nothing but
the best powder was used.-IReno
Gazette.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-08-16
REAL DEMOCRATS TO
FORM NEW PARTY
Continued from Page One)

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states and with the addition that
ireland should be free.
Legal pensions for the needy and
disabled American soldiers is de-
manded by the American party plat
form and appointment or election Of
soldiers to government positions is
urged. 1t demands protection from
intimidation from labor or profteer-
ing from capital" and also opposes
government ownership of railroads,
but approves regulation of them.
Mr.. Ferguson, in an address, de-
clared there were three and a half
million Republicans, dissatisfied
with their party" as well as the
numbers Of Democrats of similar
view in regard to their party, be
cause our government is in the
hands of politicians who are afraid
to declare their convictions"
Former State Senator T. N. Nc
Gregor of Austin. speaking after the
former governor, said those joining
the American party are mot leaving
the Democratic party. but are taking
the real Democrats with it,"
other meetings of the two factions
will be held on call of their respec-
tive executive committees at dates to
be decided upon later.
Former Senator Bailey severely
criticised President Wilson and the
League of Nations. Had the president
opposed the league, every Democrat
would be opposing it, he said.
THE federal government is usurp-
ing the rights of states and now pro-
poses to surrender the federal
authority to an authority in Switzer.
land Mr.. Bailey said.
at is all right for the English to
have a king if they want, but they
must not ask me to send my boy ovei
| there to fight for them while they
| sing God Save the King
Mr.. Bailey recited the incident II
which the French chamber of depu'
ties deplored rough handling o
French negro colonial troops by
American soldiers in France, and de.
clared that for America to join the
| League of Nations, meant a partner
| ship with three monarchies and one
republic, which declares the negro
is as good as the white"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-08-16

LOST-Prestolite tank; on the Col
conda road Sunday morning. Suit
able reward If returned to The Sill
e State Office. Au12tf
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-08-16

FOR SALE-Columbia monograph;
good instrument and selection of
records. Address The Silver State
office, DR. phone 1876. Au16t3
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-08-16
WEATHER REPORT

For the twenty-four hours ended
at s am. today:
Highest temperature yesterday. 95
Lowest this morning, "a.
Mean temperature yesterday, rs.
Normal temperature yesterday, 70
Rel. humidity 6 pm. yesterday, IA
Rel. humidity 6 am. today. AZ.
Prevailing wind direction, NE.
Weather forecast for the twenty
four hours ending at S pm. tomorrow
Fair tonight; Sunday fair and
cooler.
RAY L. FISHER. Observer.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-08-16
Building Ships While You Walt

A crew of fourteen trainers, two
foremen and four riggers in the Sup
ple-Ballin shipbuilding yards, at Port
land, Ore. built and placed in position
from lumber in the yards eighty-nine
frames in forty and one-half hours.
These frames. being double, were built
bo'ted together with sixty-four screw
bolts in each frame. and two coats of
carbolineum were applied before bolt
ing together.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-08-16

AVE-
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PERMISSION TO APPROPRIATE
THE PUBLIC WATERS OF THE
STATE OF NEVADA
Notice is hereby given that on the
18th day of July, 1919, in accordance
with Section SO, Chapter 140, of the
Statutes of 1913, the Pacific Live Stock
Company, a corporation, of San Fran
cisco, County of San Francisco.
and State of California. made applica-
ton, to the State Engineer of Nevada
for permission to appropriate the
public waters of the State of Nevada.
Such appropriation is to be made
from Alder Creek, at a point whence
the Sc corner of Sec. Is, r. A N, r.
% E., NJ. d. B. & NJ, bears N. s. As
w. 1906 feet distant, by mean of a
dam, and reservoir. and 1920 acre
feet Is to be conveyed to WhSEA,
|NEASEA, WhNEH, Sec. Is. VIZ
SEA, WhNEA, NEANEA. Sec. 10.
Eh, NEASWA, EhNWA, Sec. 3, t.
A ~. R. 20 E., Sec. "a, Sec. 81, EhEh
Sec. %, SWASEA, Sec. 20, SEASWA.
Sec. %, T. As ~, r. % E., M. d. B. &
NJ, by means of bitches, and there
used for irrigation purposes, from
April LIST until October 31st of each
year. Water not to be returned to
stream.
Signed: j. G.. SCRUGHAM,
State Engineer.
First publication, July 81. 1919.
Last publication, August %. 1919. TIL
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-08-16

H. ]. BEEN CT Elko was an ar
rival here yesterday.
Ed Erickson of Midas is spending
the weekend in town.
/. J. S~tudebaker came in from
Rebel Creek yesterday.
E. L. Jackson of Salt Lake City is
a guest at the Overland.
H. NJ. walmley of Reno is a bust
ness visitor in this city.
w. w. Wells was a visitor in this
city recently from Jungo.
C. A. Webb is a business visitor
here from Sacramento, Cal.
Lytton Stoddard of Stockton was
an arrival here this morning.
f. L. Bartmuss of La Grande, Ore
gon, was an arrival yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. w. Prussia came
here yesterday from Mill City.
H. e. Clement, prominent mining
man, is a Winnemucca visitor.
G.. P. Lackey is in Winnemucca on
a short visit from Loomis. Cal.
f. A. Connor of the Godchaux
ranch was an arrival Thursday.
Perry Johnson of Sacramento,
CAL, is a guest at the Star hotel.
Miss B. E. Gordon of Reno is visit
ing in this city for a few days.
Sylvan Liotard registered at the
Star hotel yesterday from Paradise.
J. A. Callahan, judge of the district
court, left last night for Lovelock.
J.. r. Mardis spent the fore part
of this week in town from Mill City.
O
Charles Barnold of National is
registered at the Winnemucca hotel.
D-4.ef n1ly nnd vn0
Schell are recent arrivals from the
Sunshine district.
John E. Silva and wife and NJ. j.
Meelo were auto arrivals yesterday
from Sacramento, Cal.
E. A. Duvivier well-known ranch
er of Stone House. is spending the
weekend in this city.
John ]. Menzer is in town from
Rochester. @
w. D. Zwick is here from the camp
of Kennedy. @
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Williams are
visitors in town from the Harmony
mine. @
Pete Etchegoyhen, sheepman of the
Mount Tobin section, is a visitor in
town. @
A. w. Dom Elan filed entry on
a HOMESTEAD in Grass Valley yester-
day in the Office of County Clerk
Davey. @
P. v. Sanders and family. who have
been on a camping trip for some
time have returned to their home in
this city. @
Joe Gallagher has resigned his
position as collector for the Winnie
mucca Water & Light Company and
departed for San Francisco. E. M.
Meyers of st. Louis will fill the
vacancy. @
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. B. Williams are
anticipating with pleasure the arrival
tonight of Mrs. Williams mother. Mrs.
John L. Hawley of Rockinham. N. c.,
who will visit with them here.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-08-16
TOMORROW'S SERVICES
AT The LOCAL CHURCHES
Methodist Church

Owing to the lecture by DR.. Louis
Albert Banks at the Nixon opera
house, there will be no service in
the Methodist church next Sunday
evening.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-08-16

Reno-New 500. 900 building for
university to be erected at once.
Tonopah - Silver Zone group at
Hannapah to undergo development
campaign.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-08-16

Denio-Ledge opened in copper belt
assaying SIS to $500 a ton in gold.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-08-16

NOTICES OF LOCATION. in conven-
lent pocketboOk size, for sale at The
Silver State office; just the thing
for field work; price SOC. 1872
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-08-16

FOR SALE, CHEAP-New ten-stamp
mill. feeders, plates, complete, fob.
jamestown. Arendt & Knowles,
jamestown, Calf. jy24d
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-08-16

FOR SALE-Ford automobile, 1918
model; o~verhauled and painted; A.
toll gears. Apply Palace Tailoring
Company. Au5-19w2
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-08-16
WANTS, FOR SALE, ETC.

FOR RENT Furnishd cabin; light
and water; close in. No. 35 West
Third street. A11t3