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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-14
Shirley Mason--earsback Rider.

Dainty Shirley Mason has become
a bareback rider of the sawdust
rms. ihis. Of course, IL part OF the
ammo uncement that the demure little
star oil the Fox organization Is to be
seen In perturbation VI Pearl Doles
Bells story OF circus life. Her Ele-
plant Man" Miss Mason believes m
doing things thoroughly, When sha
was given the part she saw that she
had to ride--not just society horse
rianship, but real old-tim ring and
circus sawdust STUN. so without
saying anything to the director. Scott
Dunlap, she spe;it her spare time In
a riding academy. When the big
circus scene was filmed under 4
great tent near the Hollywood
81 udios. she tr,at.u u sensation by
stepping into the ring in wonderous
piuk lights anu snowy iiufiiness ana
leaping on the horse with all the
hoop-la OF u veteran. But that ism
ali; for before the picture vas COM
p.eled she was perfectly at home
with the elephahta. which were, used
in the big circus scenes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-08-12
TERRY'S BIG UNCLE TOMS
CABIN is COMING

Announcement is made of the COM
ing of the old favorite and much
talked of play, Uncle Toms Cabin.
Many amusement enterprises have
grown from small companies to two
and three car shows, the Terry COM
pany being one that is found in this
class, having started twenty eight
years ago with a small troupe of ten
people gradually augmenting their
attraction until now they are carry
ing fifty people and travelling in their
own Pullman cars Their great sue
cess being due to the fact that the
shows management has always had
the energy, push and honest business
dealings, in presenting this mammoth
Uncle Toms Cabin Co.
Special attention has also been given
to the bands and orchestra this sea-
son. Nothing but the highest class
musicians being engaged for the com
pany. Terry's concert bands will give
/ one concert on the main street at 700
p. m., big street parade at Il o'clock
noon on the day of their appearance,
Thursday, August 10. Remember
Terry's Uncle Toms Cabin will show
one night only at Grand Rapids.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-08-12
NOTICE TO INVESTORS

Notice is hereby given that the
County Treasurer will sell 5000, 100000
worth Of Wood County Highway bonds
at his office in the Court House in the
City of Grand Rapids, these are dated
April |, 1920, one-half mature April
1, 1925 and the other half mature
April 1, 1925. They bear interest at the
rate of per cent per annum payable
April 1st and October 1st annually.
Proceeds of said bonds to be used to
build concrete highways in Wood
County, these bonds are a direct OBJ
legation against the $42,000,000 val
Uation of Wood County, and bear the
certificate Of Hon. John J. Blaine At
torney General and Bond Commission
er Of the State of Wisconsin as to
legality. These bonds are ready for
immediate delivery and will be sold
for par and accrued interest, one-half
are in $4,000 denomination and one
half are in 100000 denomination.
Ernest B. Matthews
County Treasurer,
1-29tf Wood County, Wisconsin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-08-12
ote. To the Defendants and each

Note. To the Defendants and each
/ of the Defendants above named OF
described or otherwise above specified
in the title to this case, notice is here
by given that the following is the
description of the real estate and the
premises affected by the above EMIT
led action commenced by the foregoing
summons, to-wit; all that part of frac-
tional Government Lot No. seven CD
in section eight 80 Township Twenty
two (22) Range Six co. East lying
north of the right of way of the Green
Bay and Western formerly the Green
Bay, Wiuona and St. Paul. railway
and west of First Street formerly
Water Street, in the City of Grand
Rapids, Wood County, Wisconsin, also
that part of fractional Government
/ Lot six Co of said section eight (8)
| lying east of said First Street (for-
merly Water Street, also the follow
ing described parcel Or tract of land
to-wit; for point of beginning com
mence at the southwest corner of
Fractional Government Lot Five 60
in said section eight ~ thence for
boundry run north along the west line
of said lot five 90 to First Street
formerly Water Street, thence along
the east side of First Street to the
north corner of a certain parcel of
land sold to William Brown, thence
in southeasterly course along the
easterly (northerly) side of said Will
liam Brown, land and continued IN the
same course Herewith to the east side
of said fractional lot five (5) thence
to the southeast corner of said lot
five 90 thence to the point of begin
ing, except from the foregoing descrip-
tor that tract known as the William
Brown lands above mentioned, describ
ed in that deed from Mrs. E. B. Brown
dated Dec. Bird, 1883, and recorded in
the office of the Register of Deeds of |
Wood County in Vol. Sc of deeds on
page 313. Also excepting the lands |
by George Ward to the fol-
lowing named parties; to John La Hal /
by deed recorded in Vol. 106 of deeds
on page 275 and to A. j. Landon by
deed recorded in Vol.15 of deeds on
page IA and to August Steiner by deed
recorded in Vol. 16 of deeds on page
LIS, and to w. A. Krescheski by deed
recorded in Vol. % of deeds on page
"a and to John Ray by deed recorded
n Vol. 50 of deeds on page 263 to Ed
win Morrill, and wife by deed recorded
n VOL Is of deeds on page 298 to
lane and Thomas Naylon by deed re
corded in Vol. IS Of deeds on page
,24 and to William Kaye by deed re-
orded in Vol. 65 of deeds on page SIS .
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-08-12
SUMMONS

State of Wisconsin-Cir Court
for Wood County
Per Johnson, plaintiff, VS..
2. c. Condo and Mrs P. C. Condo,
his wife, P. G. Condee and Mrs. P. C.
Condee, his wife, Almanson Eaton and
Mrs. Almanson Eaton, his wife, Sam
uel Grass and Mrs. Samuel Grass, his
wife, Andrew Oleson and Mrs Andrew
Oleson his wife, Ole Oleson and Mrs.
| Ole Oleson, his wife, Hans j. Meyhre
and Mrs. Hans j. Meyhre, his wife,
Mary Warnings, Merry Warning, Mary
Warning, and each every and all of
the heirs both known and unknown of
the foregoing defendants, and each,
every and all persons (other than
plaintiff) who claims the lands in the
complaint described, or any of said
lands or any interest therein whether
said person be known or unknown and
ach and every unknown grantee there
of and each and every unknown owner
Of said land and each and every I'M
known holder or claimant of any lien
or incumbrance on said land, Defend
ants.
THE STATE OF WISCONSIN-TO
THE SAID DEFENDANTS.
You are hereby summoned to appear
within twenty days after service of
this summons, exclusive of the day of
service and defend the above entitled
action in the court aforesaid, and in
case of your failure so to do judgment
will be rendered against you accord
ing to the demand of the complaint, of
which copy is herewith served up
on you.
B. M. VAUGHAN,
Plaintiff Attorney.
P. o. Address, Grand Rapids, Wis
consin
NOTE:-The following is descrip-
ion of the premises affected by the
entitled action, to-wit; the
Eh of the NWA of section 10, Town
ship Fl, North of Range East of the
Fourth Principal meridian in Wood
County, Wisconsin. This action is
brought to quiet title to said lands.
B. M. VAUGHAN,
Attorney for said plaintiff.
'uly % Aug. 26-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-08-12
Lakin, Plaintiffs, VS..


Edward Hampstead and -Hamp
stead his wife, ARENAS L. Holmes and
Holmes, his wife, Peter L. Brown
Brown, mis- wife, Robert Bloom
er and Boomer his wife, Edward
Bloomer and Bloomer his wife
John T. Cruikshank and -Cruik-
shank his wife, John S. Cruikshank
and - Cruikshank his wife, Martha
Cruikshank, John J. Cruikshank
and Cruikshank his wife, Henry
Clinton and Ellen Clinton his wife
Sarah Donnelly, John Eckles and
Eckles, his wife, George Einstein and
1 Einstein his wife A. A Gage and
Gage his wife, Deforest M. Hyde
and--------Hyde his wife, Welcome
Hyde and Sarah Hyde his wife. Fred
erick M. Hyde and------Hyde his wife
Lyman Howe Howe his wife,
Benjamin K. Miller and Miller
his wife, Henry Rablin and ------
Rablin his wife, John A. Robb and
Robb his wife, John Rablin and -
Rablin his wife, John Stumpf and
Stumpf his wife, Charles Stettauer and
Stettauer his wife, John Stettauer and
Stettauer his wife, Williams S.
Stewart Stewart his wife,
Mary P. Tinslar,, Mary P. Linsler,
d
ling as guardian of Hiram Fred Lin
sler and each, every and all of the
unknown widows of said defendants or
any or either of them, and each, every
and all of the unknown heirs of said
defendants or any or either of them
and each, every and all of the I'M
known grantees of said defendants
or any or either of them and each, ev-
cry and all Of the unknown own
ers Of the land in the complaint des-
cribed or any part thereof or interest
therein and each, every and all claim
ents- known and unknown of said land
or of any part thereof or interest
therein. Defendants
State of Wisconsin-To said Defend
ants,
You are hereby summoned to appear
within twenty days after service of
this summons, exclusive of the day of |
service and defend the above entitled |
action in the court aforesaid, and in
case of your failure so to do judgment /
will be rendered against you according
to the demand of the complaint, of
which a copy is herewith served upon
you.
B. NJ Vaughan
Plaintiffs Attorney.
P. o. Address Wood Co. Realty
Building, Grand Rapids, Wood County,
Wisconsin. i
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-08-12
FOR VACATIONS AND
SUMNER TRIPS

Strange food, hurried eating when
travelling, too heavy diet for hot
weather-numerous causes contribute
to deranged digestion in summer time.
Salts and castor oil are all right, but
many persons cannot take them. Foley
Cathartic Tablets act surely and gently
without gripping or nausea.
Sold Everywhere.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-08-12

and to Nicholas White and Adella
White his wife by deed recorded in Vol.
% of deeds on page 122 all of said
volumes being records in the office of
the Register of Deeds of Wood County
Wisconsin.
B. M. Vaughan,
Attorney for Plaintiff
Aug ~. Sept.1.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-08-12

Yes, the things we want most are
those that are hardest to get. When
we hear people talk of the price Of
clothing, we Immediately want "a new
suit. If it's the soaring of sugar they
mention, we have a yearning for
sweets, and if it's the high cost of liv-
ing in general we get as hungry as. a
bear and look around to see what else
we want. You, too.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-08-12
notice.!

State of Wisconsin-ss
Department of State.
Wood County:
American Safety Lock Co. Crane
Rapids.
Farmers Cooperative Produce Co
of Milladore, Wisconsin, Milladore.
Grand Rapids Brewing Co.; Grand
Rapids.
Leader Company, Grand Rapids.
Port Edawrds Land & Investment
Co, Port Edwards.
Royal Ice Machine Company, Grand
Rapids.
Taylor & Scott Co.,, Grand Rapids.
Notice Is Hereby given to you and
each of you that you have failed to
file in this office the annual report
provided for by section 1774a of the
Wisconsin Statutes.
Now, Therefore, in compliance with
law, the corporate rights and privi-
leges granted to you will be forfeited
en- January l, 1921, providing such an
nuaI report is not filed in this office
prior thereto and payment made of
forfeit fee and costs of publication as
therein provided
Merlin Hull, Secretary of State
Aug. 5. Aug.19.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-08-12

Judging from reports from politi-
cal headquarters, most of the virtue,
energy and political sagacity in the
United States is centered in either Mr..
Harding or Mr.. according to whe
Their you are rep, or dem. This
business of candidating is great stuff
until the jar comes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-08-12

Lest you forget there is a presiden-
tial election to be pulled off this fall.
In the absence of any more effective
method Of jogging your memory, you
might set the old alarm clock to tear
off on election morning.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-08-12

Some men are blessed with an ex-
traordinary amount of brains and
cursed with an appalling lack Of sense.
You read of them in the scandal col
umns every day.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-08-12

A bolt of lightning stripped the
shoes from a Mississippi woman's feet
without as much as even scorching her
silk stockings. If they were of the
new tangled chicken wire mesh varie-
ty we can readily understand why even
a bolt of lightning would pass them
nv
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-08-12

1t may become necessary, even yet,
to build a spite fence between the dem
ocrats and republicans of Ohio. Fam
lily jars are unethical in these days of
political scrappery and disillusion-
ment.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-08-12

Of course, if you don't want to pay
the railroads that 20 per cent increase
in passenger rates you can buy an
automobile in stead. Even a buzz wa
gon would be cheaper than walking
at the present price of shoe leather.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-08-12

The full dinner pail is no longer a
slogan in our national elections. No
thing short of complete dining car
service would satisfy the average vo-
ter of today.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-08-12

England loves France, and France
loves England and they both love US,
and we just dote on them, and that's
the biggest all round whopper we ever
told. Look out for squalls.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-08-12
separating him from q live wire which
he had grasped and could not let go.

A New Orleans structural iron
worker took his five months old baby
out on a girder on the fourteenth story
of a new slzyscraper and held it in
his arms while a frightened preacher
performed the christening ceremony.
They got their names III print, but not
in this sheet
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-08-12

A Fremont, Neb., man punched an
other fellow on the jaw. knocked him
end for crd fractrrnd the jaw. and
was warmly thanked by his victim. 1t
was a PROMPT and effective method of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-08-12

The British government is said to
be industriously searching for suit
able wife for the young Prince Of
Wales. But pass on, gents, this town
is not interested.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-08-12
'Sell Your Hammer and Buy a Horn
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL TICKET

For President
Senator Warren G. Harding of Ohio.
For Vice President
Governor Calvin Coolidge Of Massa-
chusetts.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-08-12

The fellow who loses his temper and
calls another a fool often convinces
bystanders that he is himself deficient
in mental attainments.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-08-12

/, In this country all men are born
free and equal, and they remain so
until the Lord, the devil or the jailer
claims them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-08-12

Some people spend half of their
time in praising themselves and the
other half in angling for praise from
others
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-08-12

Don't worry over the mistakes of
your neighbor brother 1t IS more
sporty to let him worry over yours.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-08-12

Fish is said to be an excellent food
for the brain-but first one must have
the brains.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-08-12
SUMMONS

State of Wisconsin = Circuit Court
for Wood County.
Jennie Stocking and Minnie B.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-08-12
PAID ADVERTISEMENT

Written and paid for by Geo. w
Lippert Campaign Committee, Wau~
sau, Wisconsin
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-08-12

Empty honors, we note, are gener-
ally bestowed upon empty heads.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1920-08-12
B. M. Vaughan

P o. Address Wood Co. Realty
Building, Grand Rapids, Wood County,
Wisconsin.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-27

stand his anger, for the question viz
tnally gave away the answer to his
riddle, and we all said "Kohlrabi."
1t seemed to us d rather sorry Joke,
because it wasn't really kohlrabi that
we had for breakfast, but potato salad
When they went on with more riddles
and some decidedly questionable linz
erlcks, with not a word about the
League Of Nations or the growth of the
BRUSH Labor party, we turned to q
book which we brought for just such an
emergency. 1t is called "The Advanc-
ing Hour" and it was written by Nor
man Hapgood.
Mr.. Hapgood is one of those curious
independents who can look STRAIGHT
through Mr.. Palmer and Mr.. Burleson
and see Woodrow Wilson as the great
est liberal of our day Still there is
much in his book that is interesting.
We We're interested, for instance, in
reading, CONFORMITY means many ad-
vantages, but when Thomas jefferson
wrote his own cpitaph he disdained to
put on it any external honors. He did
not mention that he had been Score
tary of State. Vice President or Presi-
dent of the United States. He told
only that he had written two docu-
ments in favor OF human liberty and
had founded an institution for the
higher learning"
p Then we looked at the title page and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-27

setting. days outing for the sisters
and the cousins and the aunts.
Nor does il appear anything like a
certainty that there will be a completed
race to-day. The weather predictions
are similar TO those made for yesterday
and it may be that the two sloops will
so through another innoeuous drifting
stunt which will still further lessen
the diminishing interest in the "blue
ribbon contest of the seas"
Defenders Backers Still Confident
The hackers Of the defender are still
confident. They get some satisfaction
out of the fact that Resolute outdrifted
Shamrock yesterday and they feel sure
that with light breezes and a tricky
change of wind Captain Adams will
have all the better of it again. Tho
chances are that if the race is finished
to-day it will be monotonous one,
sailed barely within the time limit.
Saturdays robust wind was the last
chance OF Shamrock. it seems The
winds that called for the big green
boat called once, boisterously Then
they left and they seem to have left
for good.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-27

pletely lost every vestige Of fighting
attributes Of his nsmesakes.
At this stage Sir John Ferguson
broke in and said, "f you win wife
over here, Sir Thomas, you'll be just
as pleased as if you won the cup,
won't your"
II thoroughly agree with you,~ re-
piled Sir Thomas, Especially now that
foods cheaper, and it don't cost SO
much. Dewar was taking an awful
chance to-day when he went up in
that airplane. If anything had hap
pened there would have been nineteen
maids in mourning for him"
eyes," said Lord Dewar. "all ] was
thinking about while was up there
was or cemeteries and hcarses.
"Aweel," said Sir Thomas. looking
over at Margaret Strickland, the young
boston newspaper woman he has dubbed
Boston" Boston would have looked
mighty fine in black, but she would
have missed you soreiy" Then to the
newspaper men he added "You boys
will begin to think that we are a trav-
cling circus
Penalized as Motorist
Besides yachting, Sir Thomas is an
ardent automobiles, and although over
seventy years old drives his own car.
He proudly showed his English drivers
license, and pointed out the convictions
written on it. The very first entry
was marked third offense.'
"Once while | was driving between
st. Adams and Barnet, in England he
said, 81 ran into flock of sheep during
a dark night and killed six of them. !
pulled up and noticed Il policeman get
off his horse. The policeman went
over to the shepherd and | overheard
him say, IN make an example of these
people Just because they're rich they
think they are privileged
"'rhen he came over to me and began,
This is outrageous. tried to explain
to him, but he wouldn't listen, and said,
You can explain that to the magistrate
at st. Adams
"'All right, said, but wasn't
going away without doing the right
thing. The shepherd was driving with
out light and couldn't see him.
am sorry, but you can have the sheep
that were killed DO you mean that p
he said, and when l had told him again
he went over to the shepherd and said:
Why, you rufian, what do you mean
by having your sheep on the road like
that? You might have killed some Of
these good people
On another occasion, when he had
been arrested for an infraction Of the
automobile laws, Sir Thomas said: 81
was brought up before the magistrate
in Southampton, and after my cage
had been presented the police sergeant
who made the charge turned TO the
magistrate and said: Your worship,
| wish his yacht would go as fast as his
car"