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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-10-09
LONG HOURS

An argument submitted on behalf of
the striking steel workers made the
point that working hours have been
too long in the past When work is
arduous, we are told that it is pre-
judicial to mans health to work more
than eight hours, one day after anoth-
er .
There seems tor be sense in this.
Many of the jobs in steel mills are
singularly arduous. Of course, the
farm hand works longer hours, but
the grind is not so killing And it is
bad economics-also morally wrong
to let men continue working under con-
ditions which hurt their health.
On the other hand, most steel work
ers draw exceedingly high wages. A
few of them even make as much as
$50 to $50 day, which is pretty
good sum to drag down, even if the
days work is tiring. This, however,
IS no argument for making a working
Jay long enough to be prejudicial to
health
Both sides are wrong. Some way of
shortening the working day would,
one would think, be easy to work out.
According to some of the chemical
experts at the mills, a shorter day
would not be consistent with the manu-
facture of certain grades of steel-ex-
traordinary conditions are necessary
in the construction of it. This may be
true, but the war has taught us how to
accomplish nearly everything that is
chemically and anatomically impossibl
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-10-09
FIRST NATIONAL. BANK
MERGES WITH STATE
BAHk()F GRAND RAPIDS
The Combined Capital OF Both Will Exceed
Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars

The citizens of Grand Rapids and
Wood County, who are recognized as
old settlers, will remember that the
First National Bank was the first bank
organized in Grand Rapids and Wood
County. 1t was organized by the late
J. D. Witter, father of the present
Senator Isaac p Witter, one of the
leading business men of his time in
this section of Wisconsin. Under J.
d. Writer'S management, during his
life time it was successful and pros
porous banking house. He was con-
servative, careful and judicious. I'm
til the organization of the Wood County
National Bank about twenty-five years
ago it was the only bank in this sec
tion of the country until Marshfield
grew sufficiently large and another
bank was established in that city.
Since 1905 Earle NJ. Pease has been
the successful manager of the First
National Bank succeeding E. T. Har-
mon, who resigned to go to Milwaukee.
During his management of the First
National Bank, its resources have
grown and developed into large pro-
portions. Since he resigned to ac-
cept better position in Milwaukee, it
has been thought best by the heavy
stockholders in both the First Nation
al and the Bank of Grand Rapids to
merge the two institutions hereafter
to be known as the First National
Bank. Isaac p Witter, George w.
Mead E. w. Ellis, Ray Johnson and
others are among the moving spirits
in both of these institutions. They
have shown excellent judgment in
merging these two institutions and
making one strong banking house that
will-be equal at least TO any bank IN
north central Wisconsin. In this con-
solidation all interested in the two in
stitutions as employees will be i'm
proved in their official and financial
conditions. 1t is reported that Isaac
p Witter will be president of the new
organization aided by some new man
as vice president and manager and
with these improved conditions should
make a strong financial combination
as we'll as a profitable one to those who
are greatly interested in the out
come.
Until we know more of the detailed
information in reference to their fu-
ture plans, not yet wholly decided up
on, we shall be obliged to wait fur
ther developments, and in the mean
time congratulate the officers and di-
rectors and employees in both of these
banking houses.
Arthur Miller, cashier and Henry
Demitz assistant cashier of the First
National Bank, who have been identi-
fed with this banking house for a.
bout twenty years will probably be
two of the principal men of the work
ing force. They are both highly thot
of and respected and have always been
efficient in the discharge of their re-
spective duties and their many friends
will be pleased to know that their long
time services are going to be reward
ed by better positions.
There is every reason to believe that
this new move of the merging together
of the First National Bank and the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-10-09

IF every newspaper in the country
would stop printing a word about
these interminable strikes and lock-
outs and squabbles generally, there
would soon be an end to the whole
troublesome mess Publicity is the
life of strife.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-10-09
MCGUIRE SHIPPING PICKLES

The Alart & Mcclure Pickle Co.,
has begun shipping the salted Gu
cumbers which have been placed IN
storage here. They also have tank
containing 900 bushels of dill pickles
which will be shipped soon, besides
large quantity which have been
put up in barrels by their manager
here. Mr.. F. E. Terrill.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-10-09

Miss Cora Miller, who has been
patient at the Riverview Hospital
for the past two weeks, was taken
to the August H. Miller home in
Kellner, Monday.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-10-09
WILSON BETTER,
WANTS TO WORK
Bulletins Hopeful; Many Messages
Are Received.

hington-President Wilson con-
tinues to improve He is eating and
sleeping well, said a bulletin issued
Tuesday by Rear Admiral Grayson,
the presidents physician; Rear Ad-
miral Stitt, head of the naval medical
school here, and DR.. Sterling Ruffn.
The bulletin stated:
"The presidents improvement has
continued. His appetite is decidedly
better and he is sleeping well.
"GRAYSON,
"RUFFIN,
"STITT."
DIR. Grayson will keep the president
in bed for a time yet, despite Mr.. Will
sons earnest desire to attend to of
fetal duties.
In the view of Dr. Grayson, the
president, despite the improvement
shown during the last few days is not
yet out of danger, and the physicians
fear that any undue excitement now
might offset the gains he has made.
There is no intention now to send
the president away from Washington.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-10-09

Bank of Grand Rapids will prove to be
a successful one in the right direction
May success attend them.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-25
XMAS DINNERS COME HIGH.
H. c. l.. Will be Especially Felt When
Holiday Goodies" Are Bought.

With thoughts of Christmas Day
come thoughts and plans for the best
dinner of the year. All the good things
to eat the housewife knows how to
concoct are wanted on that day, and it
used to be, in the "good old days be-
fore the war" that every one in even
moderate financial circumstances could
have them. But now it is different.
Prices have advanced in the last five
years to double or treble what they
were, and this Christmas will no doubt
find many families doing without some
Of the good things to eat they have
been used to.
Here are some of the prices that will
embarrass many of the pocket books
the last few days before Christmas
turkey, As cents a pound;dressed chick
en-, s. cents; sweet potatoes, 8 cents
a pound; Irish potatoes, 70 cents a
peck; cranbcrrics, Is cents a quart;
butter, 50 to Is cents a pound; oysters,
IS and so cents a quart; eggs, rs cents
a dozen; celery, Is cents a bunch; Or
anges, 40 cents a dozen; apples $1.OO
a peck; bananas, 80 cents a dozen;
dates, So cents a pound; figs, so cents
a pound; nuts, 35 to 50 cents a pound;
)citron, 70 cents a pound; lettuce, head,
25 cents a bunch.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-25
PACKERS AGREE
TO DISPOSE OF
STOCK YARDS

WASHINGTON, December "
The government antitrust suit against
he great meat packers begun at
President vii on's direction last sum-
mer as part of the fight on the h'sn
cost Of living, has been compromises
under an agreement by which the
makers will conine themselves here
after to the meat and provision Dus-
mess.
An injunction decree to which che
packcrs have acccdcd will be entered
in the Federal Courts to make the
agreement binding.
Two years are given to comply WITH
the decree. which affects cighty-seTen
CORPORATIONS and forty-ninc indi'i-
duaIs.
an general" Attorney General P@I-
mcrs official announcement said, his
decree prevents the defendants from
exercising any further control 'ver
the marketing of live stock. 1t Tor
ever prevents them from any control
over the retailing of meat products
il eliminates them from the field Of
meat substitutes, with the execution
of eggs, butter, poultry and cheese,
which are left for future consideration
and action; and, therefore the price
of meat is within the control of inc
people themselves. 1t places the CON
duct Of these great aggregationS of
capital Immediately under the eye of
a federal court with references %
their business practices"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-25
N. N. A. HAD A
BOLSHEV|K CHEW
Annual Foot Ball Banquet Thursday
Evening at the Hoxsey Attended
By Almost 200

There was only one sad note in the
Missouri Military Academy annual
Foot Ball Banquet Thursday evening
at the Hotel Hoxsey, and that was the
announcement that Coach Blaine Nc
Kusiek would leave at once having ac-
ceptd a position as Director of Ath-
letics in the Minneapolis, Mimi, pub
lie schools. Otherwise the BolshevIk
Chew, as the banquet was dubbed,
was a hilarious evening from the
sound of the soup to the last sputter
of the demi tasse.
Capt, Covey, was the Leninc of the
evening and with his usual p]eptovitch
and leadershipsky kept the gathering
of bomb throwers ready for revolt at
the drop of a hand-grenade.
There was plenty OF revolutionary
jazz from the NJ. NJ. A. or~chestrotsky,
which thrilled the Reds and at times
brought forth savage shouts of In
ternational sentiment as Eaten Up
M. NJ. A.; Team Team Team" etc.
Instructions on the menu printed on
carmen paper notified the elect to keep
their whiskers out of the soup and 10
check all combustiable at the door.
Col. E. Y. Burton was the first
speaker and made a most appropriate
short talk. He was followed by Coach
McKusick who complimented the team
and gave them good advice for the
year to follow. Major Strock spoke
on the financial side of the season and
gavesome interesting sidelights on the
business management Of the school
athletics.
Ably Pickering, Of the team, present
ed the Coach with a gift from the
players and then F. A. Morris made
a short address to the gathering.
Other speakers were Col. T. n. Hen
derson, Col, Uawley and Mr., Nicho.s,
of Oklahoma City.
The evening was iDtcrspcrsod with
the singing of army songs, the Mack
Scnnott Bathing Beauties ana Monk
Robinson and his conversational feet.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-25
About Constipation.

1t may truly be said that constipa-
ton is thefather of many ills. 1t
would most likely be a big surprise to
you to know how many diseases have
their origin with constipation. The
bowels are the sewerage system of the
body and when clogged there is GER
tain to be trouble sooner or later. If
you would enjoy good health make it
an invariable rule to have your bowels
move once each day whether there is
an inclination or not. If you adopt the
right sort of a diet, one suited to
your age and occupation and take
plenty Of outdoor exercise, no med
icine will be required. Medicine is for
the sick and for lazy people who are
not willing to walk four or five miles
aday as they should. When a medi-
cine is required you will find Cham
berlain's Tablets are excellent, easy
to take and mild and gentle in eff
feet. Adv.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-25
MAKES LARGE FORTUNE
BY PERSISTENT L Dor.
Joseph NJ. Shaw, Audrain County
Farmer, Makes Money by Work
ing at All Times

The life of Joseph NJ. Shaw, a
farmer of Audrain County, who died
a short time ago leaving to his wife
and children a fortune roughly reckon
ed at $4,000, is an example of thrift
such as may not be seen very frequent
ly. This man amassed this compar-
atively large fortune without the aid
of prerequisites often considered nee
essary. He had nothing to begin on,
nor hid he have even all of a common
grade school education.
He was reared on a farm and got
all his knowledge from practical OK
perience. He worked persistently,
from day break until dark, and often
in the dark, at both ends of the day.
And not only did he work himself,
but all the members of his household
as well. The women Of his family
have often been seer in the fields, do
ing the work of a mar as we'll as the
ordinary tasks of a m Those
who knew him say that many times,
during the busy seasons of the year,
he got up at 3 o'clock in the morning,
and had his evening meal as late as
10 or II o'clock that night. He was
at his work at all times, and what
profit he made from time to time ne
invested on his farm.
The fortune he left may be a mys-
terry to many people, but a look into
his life will prove what persistence
can really so, when put to the test.
This prosperous farmer was at
tached to his work, which no doubt &C
counts to a large degrees for his sue
cess. He was once heard to make the
statement that he would prefer to be
taken off his farm as a corpse than
to have to leave in any other capacity.
Strange to say, he had just purchased
4 home in Vandalia and was prcpar-
ing to move there and turn the farm
over to the management Of his sons
when he died as a result of paralysis.
His personal property left amount
ed to $4,000 and he owned $50 acres
of land valued at about 1925 an acre.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-25

Henry Lazear of Auxvassc anr Miss
Hazel |. Brewer of Bachelor went to
Fulton, Saturday morning, and after
securing a marriage license from Re-
corder J.. c. Owen were married by
Judge John b. Harris at his Office n
the court house. They are members Of
well known families of North Gala
way where the wedding will come as a
surprise to their friends The Ledger
joins in cxt,uding cutnJ. Ht,ons and
best wishes.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-25
PLAN FOR SMALLER PAPERS
Drastic Action to Save News Print is
Urged by Publishers.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Dec. 18.-Cut-
ting down the size of newspapers by
reducing the size of type, limiting the
space for news heads, reducing read
ing matter and illustrations, decreas-
ing advertising space by pyramiding
advertising and increasing advertls-
ing rates and increasing subscription
rates to cover the cost Of white paper
and expense of delivery to readers,
were urged upon members Of the
Southern Newspaper Publishers AS
ISOLATION, by resolutions adopted I'M
animously at an extra meeting Of the
association.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-25
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
IS APPROACHING
TwCnty-One States Have joined the
Ranks and Seventeen Others are
Considered Sure

twenty-five states have ratified the
equal suffrage amendment and leaders
feel confident that seventeen Others
will join the ranks if the governors VIII
call special sessions of their logis-
latures.
Thvre are six governors Of full sui
fragc states, five of whom are Re
rublicans, who decline to summon
their legislatures into special session
for the purpose of ratification, accord
ing to suffragists. The six are the
governors of Washington, Oregon.
Idaho, Nevada, Arizona and Oklahoma
These states have ratified:
Wisconsin, Michigan, Kansas, Ohio
New York, Illinois, Pennsylvania
Massachusetts, Texas, Iowa, Missouri
Arkansas, Montana, Nebraska, Mime.
sofa, New Hampshire, Utah, Califor-
MIA, Maine, North Dakota, South Oa.
kota.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-25
HOUSING CORPORATION NEXT.
Chamber of Commerce Ready to TO
Ahead With Plans.

The Chamber of Commerce Com
mittee on Housing conditions in this
city and plans for the future reported
at the weekly luncheon, Thursday,
Following this report it was decided
to start at once to organize a housing
corporation in order that additional
labor can be secured for the local man.
ufacturing establishments.
The Board of Directors will meet
Monday to outline all preliminary
work to this end.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-25
WELLSYIiLE WINS GAIiE.


Mcmillan High School was de-
fcatcd in the basketball game play
ed with WeIIsv.Ilo in the Hardin
Gymnasium Friday night, ny a score
Of 40 to 81, This was the local high
schools second game on the indoor
schedule.
The game was one of TIE fastest
ones Mcmillan has played this fall,
and the players showed up well, their
defeat being due only to the fact
that their opponents were more *
pcricnccd. The Wellsvilio team lost
the outdoor championship decided at
Warrenton, to Troy High School by
only one point.
The lineup for Mcmillan was:
Center, Moran, Towson; guards, Tow
son, Reed, Greer; forwards, Stalljngs
and Rodenbough.
The next game for Mcmillan will
be with the alumni Monday, December
30
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-25

Announcement was made recently
following a meeting of the board of Iii
rcctors of the Texas Bank and Trust
Company of the promotion of o. A.
Walker, Jr., to the position of assist
ant cashier. The promotion will be-
come effective Immediately. Accord
ing to R. Lee Kempner, vice president
and cashier, Mr.. Walker has been with
the bank for practically fifteen years,
filling every position in the institution
up to the office of assistant cashier
Galveston paper.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-25

Miss Corinne Markley, former So
cial Service nurse here, is the week
end guest of Mrs. Frank Van Ness,
She will complete her work in st.
Louis shortly, where she is taking a
special course in Public Health Ser
vice and will assume her duties in
Audrain County, under the direction
of the County Red Cross body, Febru-
airy First. OF the 25 students in ner
class she is the only one from Missouri
taking the course.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-25
SEND WIRE TO PERSHING.
Great General is Again Invited ia
Visit This City.

The Mexico Chamber Of Commerce
wired an invitation to St. Louis Mon
day to General John J. Pershing re-
newing its invitation for him to visit
this city and address the people.
An invitation was sent him by this
body several weeks ago by letter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-25
CHEST CLOGGED UP
WITH HEAVY COLD?
Don't give it a chance to
"set in"-use DIR. Kings
New Discovery

T1TAT dangerous stage where q
cold or cough or case of CRIME
- might get the better Of YOU m9v
be nearer than you think. Promnt
action with DR.. Kings New Discovery
will avert n long Siege.
For fifty years 1t has loosened con-
geSted chests, dlssipated tight.paCked
phlegm, broken vicious colds and
coughs. Give 1t to the youngstcrs-
take It yourself. There will be no dIso-
grceobIe nf~ter-effects.
GOc.. and $L2O Il bottle. AT your
druggists. Give it a trial.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-25

J. A. Bradcn and family will leave
the middle of January for Edcnburg,
Texas, to make their home. Mr..
Braden recently purchased a farm
near there. He says he will set out
an orange and grape fruit orchard.
The Ledger joins friends in wishing
Mr.. Braden and family much success
and happiness in their new home.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-25
Remedy.

"My daughter eight years of age
used a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy a year ago last spring when
she had whooping cough, and she re-
covered from the attack in a short
time. Since then we have always kept
a bottle of that remedy in the house
and have used it with good results"
writes Mrs. F. L. Newton, Irving, N.
Y. Adv.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-25
Severe Cold Quickly Cured.

If you do not know how to get rid of
a cold quickly should you not consider
the experience of others who have
found a way of doing so? Mrs. H. o.
Barker, Little Falls, N. Y, writes
"Chamberlain's Cough Remedy was
used by my husband a year or so ago
and it quickly cured him of a severe
cold" Adv.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-25

These are real bargain times for
the purchase Of Var Savings Stamps
and Treasury Savings Certificates.
Stamps and Certificates bought in
November and December mature Jan.
uary l., 1924. A 500 Certificate bought
In November costs SS4.4O and in De-
cember, SS4.60. Four years and a tri-
lie later they will have grown into
500 bills.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-25
THE FODDER
v 4 X X

A bowl of soup, that's always free,
A grenade or two and some celery.
An old hen baked, that amt no fake,
An dressin' stacked up high.
Some cranberry sause, made by your
boss,
And the color will make you sigh.
A later or two that ain'tbeenin a stew,
Some peas in a bucket of dough.
A little punk and save, we always
have,
Don't it make you homesick, Bo?
A hunk O. mince pie, favored with
"Red Eye"
And a cup Of Java to warm you,
And last of all, the party roll call,
Shake, Old Pal, before they storm you.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-25
Bowels Become Normal

liver, livens up, bile flows freely
headache. b%iliousness, tonrrIeIfn
stomach-sourness, disappear when Dr.
Kings. New Life Pills get in their
natural, comfortable action.
Purgatives, never pleasantly correc.
tive, sometimes habft-forming, shonld
not be taken to rack the system Viz.
iently. Natures way is the way of Dr.
Sings New Life Pills-gentIy bnt
hrmly functioning the bowels, elimi.
mating the intestine-clogging waste. and
promoting, the most gratifying results
Cleanse the system with them and
know the boon Of regular bowels. CSC.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-25
Sugar Sold for ~ Cents.

HANNIBAL, Mo, December IS
Sugar was selling at u cents per
pound Wednesday in a Hannibal gro
Gerry, which announced that there
would be no restrictions on the amount
purchased. The sugar is the Louis
lana product, and the grocer said
that he paid 201a cents per pound f.
o. b. st. Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-25
A WITH X
FOmer Mexican Writes From
South

Galveston. Tex.
Dec. ~, 1919.
R. NJ. White and Son,
Mexico, Mo.
Gentlemen
Enclosed you will find P. o. money
order for S1.50 covering my sub
scription to the Mexico ledger for the
year 1920. We always look forward
for its coming. Many a time it an
swers for a letter.
My wife's brother, c. II. Schaib,e,
is here spending the r'iHtyr. l am an
closing a clipping % PIT in the Ledger
also one of my sons promotion, whose
grandmother is an old citizen of Mex
leo.
Business here is very good. Our
shipping keeps US going right along,
sending wheat and cotton to England
and France, also to Spain. Some
steamers are taking as much as 80, 900
bales of cotton, and 272,000 bushels
of wheat. There is also being shipped
quite a lot of sulphur through this
port. The dry dock, built by Calves
ton citizens, has got to work and will
have all it can do; so things are run
ming easy and plenty of work among
the laboring people, who are good Gus
toners, and it is cash. Since Texas
went dry it gives the merchant far
more trade and everyone is satisfied.
Wishing you and your a most pros
porous and happy new year, we re-
main
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-25

Howard Ellis, of New Florence.
Census Director for this district and
j. B. DEFAULT went to New London
Friday to hold a school of instruction
for census enumcrators.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-25

Miss Polly Powell, has arrived IN
Mexico to spend the Christmas Hol-
idays with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. T. Powell. She is a graduate nurse
in Barnes Hospital in st. Louis.