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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-11-13
VESPER

Frank Etofiet of Arpin, the bee man
is having an unusual experience this
fall owing to feeding his bees some
damaged sugar. Evidently the sugar
contained some chemical detrimental
to the bees as the bees are dying rap
idly. In several hives the entire
swarm of bees have died and others
only have a few bees left to the hive
His loss will aggregate upwards of
$4,000.
Thos. Oleson returned Monday from
Marshfeld where he has been clerking
for the Tiffault- Ramps Mercantile Co.
He expects to leave Saturday for Dick
erson, S. D. to go to work with the
firm he was working for before he
went to war
Rev. and Mrs. Wurl, late of Mich,
the new Lutheran pastor for Arpin
and Vesper, are getting settled in the
parsonage at Arpin this week Mr.
and Mrs. Wurl were rendered a recep-
ton 1T the Oleson home in this village
&C night last week.
Two farmers from Waterloo, Iowa
moved here this week to occupy the
farms they bought here recently. A
W. Tigges occupies the R. W. Coleman
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-11-13
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Mrs. L. C. Durga visited relatives
at Manawa a few days the past week.
Rev. C. F. Ludwig visited with
relatives at Manitowoc this week.
The G. R. Fuller family have ship
ped their household goods to Detroit
where they will make their future
home. Mrs Fuller and children will
leave for Detroit soon.
L. M. Alexander was a business
visitor at Neenah and Appleton few
days the past week.
No. 3 train on the Green Bay &
Western which has been leaving
Green Bay at 300 p. M, after this
week will leave at $40 p. m. and will
arrive in Grand Rapids at 1855 p. m
instead of 7:30 o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. W Grassland of Au-
burndale were in Milwaukee the past
week on business.
Glen Shellhammer, who has spent
some time in GAINESVILLE, has returned
to his home and is employed with the
Nekoosa- Edwards Paper Co., at Port
Edwards.
Miss Martha Piske, stenographer at
the Consolidated office spent the week
end with her parents at Merrill.
Miss Jane Taylor was in Wausau
for a few days the past week.
VIM. Bluett, father of Cliff Bluett
the sheriff, is guest at his sons home
for an extended visit. He has been a
successful farmer in Waukesha coun-
ty, for many years where he has rails
ed his family. Since his wife's death
he is lonesome and is going to spend
the winter with his sons family. He
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-11-13

farm and Mr.. Barton the John Ruess
farm
Mr.. and Mrs. Rolla Murgatroyd and
daughter Phyllis, left Tuesday for
Carlyle, Wash, where they will spend
the winter with his sister, Mrs. P. E.
Farr and family.
/ The r. Propp family left Monday
night for their new home at Sullivan
where they recently bought farm.
Mr.. Propp has been renting the Lud-
wig farm here for few years past.
Mrs. Lizzie Murgatroyd and chill
dren of Grand Rapids spent Sunday
at the Grandma Murgatroyd home.
Father Gille returned from his trip
to Shullsburg Friday While away he
called upon Pat Flanagan at Grashiot.
The Congregational Ladies Aid
struck bad night for their supper
Thursday evening but cleared upwards
of $50.
Mr.. Bathrick of Marshfield recent
/ ly bought forty acres of wild land join
ing the Frank Weiss place from C.
R. Goldsworthy.
A. Mr.. Christian, an uncle who is
staying with the John Yer Cruise fam
! lily, was called to Anawoon, H., last
Saturday night on account of the
death of his brother.
Mrs. Jack Smith spent Saturday and
/ Sunday with her folks at Grand Rap
/ ids.
! Mrs. M. j. Cole left Tuesday for
Waupaca where she will spend the
winter.
Ed Witzig is driving new Chevro-
let sedan which he recently purchased.
Geo. Conway from Spencer has NOV
ed on the Frank Weiss farm for the
winter
Mr.. Warner Bathrick of Marshfied
recently bought the Malinda Petrie
farm of forty acres.
We understand that G. w. Smiths
has rented the Ludwig farm recently
vacated by R. Propp.
Mrs. Tony Guntz was operated up
on for appendicitis at the Grand Rap
ids hospital last Wednesday.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-11-13
THE HIGH SCHOOL NEWS
(By William Doudna).


The following report of the JUNO,
entertainment, "The Magazine Re
view" and the Pep-meeting Friday
was written by Thomas butcher:
Last Fridays program was enioy.
ed by all. The main room was crowd.
ed to it's fullest extent. The students
had to double up" to make room
for the visitors of which there were
many, and for the Eighth grade pu-
pills who came from the Witte1
! building.
The program commenced at 2:15
The first part was the Junior stunt
AS the curtain rose, William Doudna
as a Jester came forth dressed in a
freak costume, sprang a few jokes
and announced the first number
which was Country Life in Ameri-
ca" This was acted out by Doris
hleberg, Esther Henricksen, Mar
garet McGlynn, Lila Billmeyer, Mil
dred Philleo, Gwendolyn Glyce, Lu-
ellie Plenke Fawn Werle, Janet
Riley.
The next number was "Vogue."
acted by Harold Bell, Leonard Link,
Leon Laramie and Carl Arpin. The
boys were dressed in the latest STYLES
of women's apparel.
Next came "The Modern World"
with George Gail as 'sKaiser Bill"
Marion Konash and Herbert Gaulke
as "doughboys" and Margaret Din
geldien and Helen Peters as Red
Cross nurses.
The scream of the whole stunt was
Margaret Johnson, as she came forth
arrayed in an old-fashioned bright
colored costume, carrying a parrot
IN cage and two hat-boxes. She
recited, 'The Boy Stood on the Burn
ing Deck" in high voice of an old
maid. She was called back twice. She
represented the 'The Modern Priscil-
Ia"
The concluding number was "Tra-
vel" by Margaret Bossert and Hor
tense Metzger as Italians. They sung
Sunny Italy"
The accompaniment was rendered
very successfully by Eunice Fuller
and much praise is due her.
The stunt was under the direction
OF MISS Margaret Hartl and Miss
Marguerite Raglan.
After the Stunt" mass meeting
was held. Mr.. Pile being master of |
ceremonies. Several pupils and |
teachers spoke, among whom were
Howard Bell, Walter Burt. Ruth |
Captain Roy Meunier, Miss
Elchlnger, and Margaret Johnson.
MI. Roenlus gave a tell-minute talk
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PORT EDWARDS

Mrs. L. Larson entertained a num-
Der of ladies at her home Monday eve
ming. The evening was spent in GRO
cheting after which fine lunch was
served.
Mesdames H. Subs, G. H. Hafen-
brack, H. Deyo, H. Madden, and O.
Leroux entertained the teachers of
the Port 1 dwards schools at the
schoolhouse Monday evening.
Mrs. J. Mithum and daughter are
visiting relatives at Scandinavia.
O. Berger of New York was a
business visitor here Tuesday.
The Abelard family of Grand Rap
ids have moved here and are living
in the house occupied by Chas. Helke.
Elmer Crotteau and family have
moved here from Rudolph.
Miss Anna Subs of Waupaca spent
Sunday here at the home of her
brother, H. Subs.
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SIGEL

August Lundberg has secured en-
ployment at Port Edwards.
Miss Ruth Hindrickson is home from
Grand Rapids, where she has been
employed for the past two years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seth Whitman had
their baby boy christened on Sunday
and in honor of the event entertained
a number of their friends for dinner.
Mrs. Thomas leaves this week for
her home in Minneapolis, Minnesota,
after spending three weeks with rela-
tives and friends here.
Miss Alma Anderson who is employ
ed at Grand Rapids spent Sunday with
home folks here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bodine and Mr.. and
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is pleasant gentleman to meet with

is pleasant gentleman to meet with.
The members of the Seekers of
Good Times Club" were entertained
at the home of Mrs Arthur Mad
sen on Third Avenue North at a din
ner party at $50 o'clock Saturday
evening in honor of Miss Edith Hen
mel, the occasion being her birthday.
Those present were: Misses Doris
Kleberg, Esther Hendrickson, Mar
garet Bossert, Florence Matthews,
Carol Steib and Edith Hennel.
Miss Ella Yetter of Kellner is visit
ing few days at the Henry Yetter
home on Ninth and Prospects streets.
Mr.. and Mrs John Vanderhei and
daughter, Georgia, of Madison spent
the week end at the Robert Rowland
home
c. A. Henning of Milwaukee spent
Sunday at the H. Manske home on
Tenth street north.
DR.. Irwin Peters spent Sunday with
his mother, Mrs. Hugh Peters at
her home at Wausau.
Matt Miles and George Manning
returned this week from Minnesota
where they spent the past few months
dredging. They left Immediately for
Greenville, Miss, where they will be
employed on the Arpin Company
dredge.
FARMERS! List your farms and
cut-over lands with the Gilsdorf Land
Co. of Green Bay, Wis, for quick ac-
ton. 4tp 1923
Miss Ella Dougherty, who is teach
ing school at Nekoosa spent the week
end at her home in Dexterville.
w. F. Gleue left Monday for Madi-
son on business and before his return
he will visit relatives at Baraboo.
John Kallman was home from the
Chicago Hospital this week for q few
days visit with his mother, Mrs. Ber-
tina Kallman. John is totally blind
in his right eye and partially so in the
left eye. The attending physician is
hopeful that he will be able to save
the sight of the left eye. John is also
suffering from lung trouble due to the
severe burns he received when gassed
while in the y. S. service overseas.
John has many friends. here who are
overly anxious about his condition, but
glad to know he is making a strong
fight for the recovery of health and
that Uncle Sam is helping him.
GET IN BUSINESS for yourself.
We are wanting man to sell the old
5. F. Baker & Co.'S. medicines, ETC., in
Wood County. Good Salary and ex-
penses guaranteed. Write to E. 7.
King, Gen1. Agt., Milwaukee, Wis.
21O2 Prairie st. ZIP.
Miss Laura Fritz visited a few
days with relatives and friends at
Wausau
Miss Pearl Paulson returned Mon
day from Vermilliom, South Dakota
where she spent the past few months
employed in millinery shop.
Mrs. Otto Radtke left Tuesday for
international Falls, Mimi, where
she will join her husband and they
will make their future home there.
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on 'The Spirit of '97," touching on
points of the present team and how
it could be bettered. He also spoke
about the spirit of the school. Mr..
Normington followed Mr.. Roenius
with short speech. After the meet
ing the students had a snake dance
and went yelling and singing through
town, in several instances blocking
traffic. A SECOND snake dance, led by
the city band, was held after supper
at TOO. About three or four hundred
people composed the line.
Mr.. Crouse's Geometry A class
had a quiz Friday.
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old. Teh accident could not be avoid
ed, it is said as the child running a.
way from home did not look where he
was going and dashed in front of the
Miller machine. The child was not seri-
ously injured and was taken home
nearby.
The city sewer department after
several weeks work have completed
the II inch sewer from Third and
Witter streets east to a point op-
poslte the LaBour residence.
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PARENT-TEACHER MEETING

The west side Parent-Teacher Asso-
citation meets at the Edison school Fri
day, November 18th, at $3.50 o'clock.
The following program will be rend-
cred:
Recitation Leslie Whitrock
Dramatization-Little Bo-Peep by the
First Grade.
Recitation Erman Henke
Recltatlon Esther Paulson
Song-Little Orphan Annie by the
First Grade.
Talk-Miss Breene.
Refreshments,
BRING cup, spoon and sugar for cof-
fee.
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RIVERVIEW HOSPITAL NOTES

Operations: Tony Yaeger of Ne
koosa underwent an operation for ap-
pendicitis Saturday morning.
Walter Kubisiak underwent an OBJ
Grafton this morning.
Mrs. Lawrence of Friendship will
undergo ! 1 operation Wednesday NOR
ming.
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FOR RENT

The M. J. McRaith residence on First
Street North, opposite of the Catholic
church. Enquire of G.. G. Chandos. if.
The sun., 1919-05-22
GEORGE J. COOKE IS DEAD.
Was Associated With Brady in
big Boxing Ventures.

George J. Cooke. who died yesterday
1t his home. Libby Castle. in the Wash
reton Heights section, twenty-five years
ago was a prominent figure in the pro-
melton Of important boxing contests.
Cooke was associated with William A.
Brady and Alex Brown in staging a
series of international bouts at the
Coney Island A e., chief OF which was
the battle between Tommy Ryan and
the Harlem Coffee Cooler. which the
American champion won with knock
out. Bouts for the heavyweight title
between Jeffries and Ftzsimmons and
Jeffries and Sharkey, with George Siler
as referee. also We're arranged under
the supervision OF Cooke.
In recent Years Cooke had been in
business "a the president of the Alpha
Lithographing Company. but he never
lost his interest in sports, especially
boxing. 1t il understood that had the
Walker boxing bill passed Cooke was
to Lave been appointed Commi Asioaer.
Cooke also was Interesting in cycling
and was one OF the organizers OF the
Harlem Whetlmen. Funeral services
win be held tonight at his home
The sun., 1919-05-22
LEONARD KNOCKS
OUT ERNE IN SIXTH
Buffalo Lightweight Takes q
Severe Beating in Tren-
ton Ring.

TRENTON ~ j.. May 21.-Benny
Leonard. lightweight champion, knocked
out Young George Erne OF Buffalo in
the sixth round at the Trenton Athletic
Club tonight. The bout was scheduled
TO 60 eight rounds.
Erne fought gamely and for four
rounds did fairly well. At the end OF
the NTH round Erne. who had stood up
against hard punishment, was in bad
condition. He started gu. garf1ely in the
sixth but was unable to hold out.
Erne fought almost toe to toe with
the champion for four rounds and with
stood Leonard's Furnishing left jabs
Coming out for the fifth he jolted the
champion with two hard rights. Then
Leonard cut loose A series of lefts and
rights to the head and was still pumping
them when the bell ended the round.
Erne Was sroggy when he took his
corner.
The minutes rest freshened Erne and
apparently he was not in distress when
he came out for the sixth round. The
men spared for an instant in the centre
of the ring and Leonard swung a neatly
timed left hook to the point of Erne's
Jaw. He followed 1t up with a vicious
right and Erne reeled.
Quick as a flash the champion shot
over another right smash and Erne
turned halfway around and dropped.
Danny sullivan tolled the ten seconds
and Erne was carried to his corner.
Ernc gave game exhibition and was
theered by the crowd as ne left the
ring. Each man weighed In at 1873
pounds
The sun., 1919-05-22
PRINCETON DEFEATS
DARTMOUTH IN nth
Reyes, Who Battered Down
Penn and Harvard, Again
Lands Knockout.
COLLEGE BASEBALL.
Pennsylvania. 6: Columbia. /.
Harvard, s; Amherst. o.
Holy Cross, II Army. !.
princeton, 4; Dartmouth, 8.


PRINCETON. N. j., May 2l.--After
trailing seven frames. Princeton staged
a spectacular squirt in to-day's contest
with Dartmouth, knotting the count In
the lucky seventh, TO 3, and putting
across the final punch in the eleventh,
to ). Larry Reyes, whose timely stick
work won the Penn and Harvard games,
gave his usual performance this after
noon by slamming a screaming double
into the field with the bases loaded In the
eleventh breaking UP the game.
Merritt went the route on the mound
for Dartmouth. holding the Tigers to
ten safeties. which were fairly well
scattered. Margetts. the orange and
BLACK twirler. got into deep water In the
third and again In the fifth. The Green
FASTENERS solved his delivery and har-
vested one tally in the third and two
more in the fifth. lie then retired in
favor of kirkland. who had the Han
overlans eating out OF his hand.
The Jerseymen pushed across their
first tally In the last half of the third
session al the result OF two clean hits
and a miscue. Two more came in the
seventh when Bauhan squeezed Babe in
on new play and then scored himself;
With one out in the eleventh, Cook
beat out bunt and took second when
Harris booted Bade's grounder. Cook
was out trying 10 pifer third. but
filling the bases. Reyes then stepped
into a fast shoot for two bags. scoring
Babe with the winning tally. The score :
The sun., 1919-05-22
Bounders and Grass Cutters Picked
Up on Baseball Fields Far and Near

May 20 was a big day for the Tyler
family, including George (LeftyD OF the
Cubt Fred OF the Worcester Eastern
League club, and Bill. the youngest, OF the
frst place In the NstionaI League; Fred.
a catcher won game for Worcester by
polling a home run in the game with
Springfield: Bill realized every pitchers
ambition in pitching no hit run
game against Waterbury,
ST. Louis fans up in arms over the
sale OF Pitcher Grover Lowdermllk by the
Browns to the white SoX big Butter
milk" as he was called in st. Louis, held
out for a salary OF $500. which. MoAid
CITY fans say. was not unreasonable. When
he refused to take less waivers were asked
on him, and the white SoN claimed him.
st. Louis fans say 1t is a laugh for
weak club like st. Louis to add to the
strength of one OF the strongest teams in
the circuit.
When Fred Mitchell, manager Of the
Cubs inserted Fred Lear, the villa Nova
infislder, in his batting order to bolster
up the hitting he evidently knew some
got six hits In twelve times at bat, a
200 gait. He hit in pinches, too. few
more coIleEians lire Lear would be mighty
Welcome in the big show.
Hank Gowdy Day will be celebrated on
braves Field. Boston, next Saturday when
the popular baseball hero will catch his
first game for the Stallings outfit since
fbe spring of 1917. In. honor of the event
the Braves will unveil bronze tablet
served in the army or navy during the
war The Braves honor roll is made up
~ the following: Fred NJ. Bailey. Hugh
canavan, Richard ID. Conway. Dana Fill
The sun., 1919-05-22
BRESNAHAN SIGNS PITCHERS.

TOLEDO. Ohio, May 2l,--Rogcr Bresna-
han. president of the Toledo American
Association baseball club. to-day signed
pitcher Carl Adams He is a big right
handler who has just received his dis
charge from the army. Adams was with
Toledo three years ago. Originally he
was with Indianapolis, but was drafted
by Chicago when Bresnahan was man
ager Of the club. Later he went to the
Philadelphia Nationals. from whom Bres-
nahRn obtained him when he took charge
OF affairs at Toledo.
Bremahan also expects Pitcher Mid
dletOn, former Giant, to join the club on
the first road trip,
The sun., 1919-05-22
PENN WORKS TRIPLE
PLAY ON COLUMBIA
First of Season I'm Intercol-
legiate Circles-Quakers
Beat Locals, 6 to 1.
Special Dsspatch 10 The SUI.

PHILADELPHIA May -Pennsylva-
mia defeated the Columbia baseball
team here to-day. 6 to /. The Quakers
hit OPPORTUNITY and felded we'll They
also profted in full measure from the
ragged defense OF the New Workers..
triple play. the nrst In intercollegi-
ate circles this season. was the out
standing feature in the field. This
three ply killing took place in the eighth
inning, when Columbia looked very dan
gerous One run had crossed the plate
and men we're on second and third.
Farrell, who reached first on balls. went
to second on Schaarss hit and scored on
Houlahan's single. Strauss tumble OF
the latter's drive placed the runners on
third and second respectively.
Houck then hit terrific liner directly
at Small, who stepped on the bag before
Schaars could regain II. He then
whipped the sphere to Sweeney in time
to retire Houlihan. The score:
The sun., 1919-05-22

lngim. Harry ". Gowdy William I. James
Joseph II Kelly. willard ]. McGraw, Raw
W Powell, Walter p. Rehg. Arthur r.
Rico Henry w. schrieber and Walter j,
Tragesser.
Cleveland critics now are looking for IN.
fellow who told them the Yankees ver.
not hitting The lsnks gave Guy Morton
ana jim Bagby an awful tanning and
nit stan Coveleskie an old link. hard
enough TO win an ordinary game. I'VE
thought We had quite n pitching stan
until these birds came along" wrote one
OF the Cleveland scribblers a Few days ago.
Despite the rain n, Ebhets Field vas.
terday the Dodger inneld had a spirited
practice. Wilbert Robinson worked 4 new
SHIFT Ray Schmandt no hit over 500
last season, was back at second base and
Lee MaEee was shifted to third. Low
Malone, who had been playing third. mas
been falling of In hitting. He failed TO
register hit in the cub series. schmAndt
was spiked in me training trip but his
right leg again has limbered up and his re :
turn TO the Brooklyn lineup vii Eive Hobby
another cleanup hitter when Chuck Ward
gets out OF the army he may displace
Olson at short.
The former Ray! Ray! Ray! pitching
STAFF OF the Yanks and It's former catchers
Sweeney and Nunamaker, are scattered 10
Ray Caldwell with the Red sox, Ray Keat,
ing with the Braves. Ed Sweeney with ths
Pirates and Les Nunamaker with the In
dams.
Sweetland. the Fordhsm catcher. has
hecn signed by the Pittshurg pirates II
college ranks Sweetland Is called a SWEEP
bR player. We trust Manager Razdsk
will md him as suEary az do the college
scouts who have been singing his praises.
The sun., 1919-05-22

Games SchednIed Tor To-day,
Jersey City in Blnsbanton.
Newark in Rochester.
Reading in Ruffalo.
baltimore in Toronto
The sun., 1919-05-22
FELTON, SHUTS OUT
AMHERST, 5 TO 0
In Seasons Debut Harvard
Pitcher Yields Only
Two Hits.

BOSTON, Mass, May 21.--For the first
time this year Harvard to-day got GOOD
pitching for the fun distance of a ball
game, Amherst found it impossible to
bat against Babe" FELTON,. who pitched
his first game OF the season and allowed
the visitors only two singles. BY timely
hitting In the third and nth innings,
Harvard won. 8 to O.
Harvard made eight hits AGAINST Zinck,
who in the third inning lost his own game
by passing Mcleod and making a bad
throw on Felton's buut A safe bunt by
Knowles filed the bases, and then EN-
mons's single brought in two runs
In the NTH Emmons and Perkins
started with hits and then Hallowell's
sacrifice, a hit by rockingham and an
error in centre field made three more
Harvard runs easy. The score:
The sun., 1919-05-22
ell Jim Thorpe Worlds
DEMPSEY IRKS TOLEDO.
Admission Fee TO Training stunts
Not Popular.
: Special Dsspdtch 10 rax SUI.

Special Dsspdich 10 THx SUI.
TOLEDO, May 21.--Thus early in the
proceedings honors are being heaped on
Jack Dempsey, who has started training
for his title bout with willard. From
an admirer Dempsey to-day received a
one dollar bill with the suggestion that
the boxer purchase a cigar with the
money. Contributions of this sort added
to the prospective haul when he boxes
IN public at rs cents a head have aroused
hopes OF unlimited wealth in the minds
of the thrifty boxer and his csnny man
ager. The ring in which Dempsey will
do his exhibition boxing will be sur
rounded by 1000 seats, and the receip,s
should be heavy. Ohioans are by no
means enthusiastic over the proposal of
the challenger to- charge admission TO
his training quarters
Jimmy De Forrest. who is to have
charge OF Dempsey's training camp. ar
rived here to-day and half a dozen
sparring partners are expected before the
weeks ends
The challenger splashed over muddy
roads for six miles this morning and
played two games of hhndball this after
noon. Then he assisted carpenters in
erecting a ring in which he will do his
boxing.