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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-06-23
JUDGE CONWAY
HEARS CASES

Two important drainage cases were
heard and disposed Of the past week
in the county court.
Namely-Farm Drainage No. 1 in
the vicinity of Altdorf and Farm
Drainage No. 3 in the vicinity of
Marshfeld The hearing in each
case involved the question of assess
ments for benefits and damages to
the land owners.
The results of the cases are most
important, making possible the i'm
provement and opening up for the
farm purposes, many tracts of lana
now untillable. The proceeding :.
under a new law, and is administered
in the county court. The hearing of
the original petition on Farm Drain
age No. 4 in the village Of Vesper
will be held before County Judge
Conway on June 28th.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-06-23
THOSE WHO LEAVE US

Death takes some of our loved ones
To the life that is true,
With hearts almost breaking
We bid them adieu;
Yet we know that the Father
Doeth all that is best,
And in Mercy and Love
They are called to their rest.
Life's paths, take some others
With hearts that are sad
We bid them "God-Speedi"
Trusting We'll be made glad,
When our paths which divide,
Will again reunite,
And. loves golden chain
We will ever keep bright.
Thus we meet and we part,
The reason not known,
Tho we, who are the actors;
The Master-alone-
Knows the course of our lives,
Which He holds in His hand;
But His love still enfolds us
Sometime we shall stand,
At the throne of His Kingdom
An unbroken band.
Mrs. Jennie O'Neill Deree
Butte, Nebraska.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-06-23

ANDPA PARADE
Officers, Employees and Citizens Unite
Together in a Jollifcation Good
Time.

Monday, June Goth was the date o.
! the great NEPCO Picnic and celebra-
tion day at which time all the officers
directors and employees of the Nekoo-
sa-Edwards Paper Co., at Nekoosa
Port Edwards and the South Side. met
at the picnic grounds on the west bank
of the Wisconsin river at Nekoosa for
| this great event. Hereafter this is to
be an annual affair. 1t promotes uni
ty among officers, directors, employees
and their families. They get together
| III friendly way and equality way
which is prohibited in any other way
or time. In this manner they have an
opportunity to get together. be social.
enjoy games together and eat and
drink together in the most informal
manner. It spells good will, unity of
Fthot and spirit and brings all mem
Ibers of the three communities together
in a spirit of good fellowship On this
day it is estimated that at least 1000
people partook of the days festivities.
The mills were all closed down for the
day and the general and sub-offices al
so. Friends from the city of Wiscon-
sin Rapids were invited to join them
in the days doings and many respond
ed. The visitors and friends of the
Company were pleased to note the
splendid spirit and good will manifest
ed between the officers and employees
They mingled in the large crowds as
tho they were one. The officers were
in their shirt sleeves waiting upon
the employees from Mr.. L. M. Alexan-
der down. They were anxious that all
should enjoy the program of sports
prepared for them. There was pres
Ient unity Of spirit and good will
which everybody noticed. Everybody
had a good time, none went away dis
satisfied Everyone who had been
there spoke of the joyful, good, time
IL. spite of the warm weather prevail
ing on that day.
Chef Lutjeans, father of good things
to eat, officiated at the picnic dinner.
He was ably assisted by a large num-
Der of helpers and they waited upon
the large company assembled SO they
all had something to eat. They serv-
end an Ok and a half and seventy-fve
gallons of ice cream, besides all the
other good things to eat. People mar
veled at the way they handled the
large crowds and served them all eff
GENTLY and well.
The Nekoosa- Edwards Paper Co.,
are noted for doing things right. They
have the reputation of never doing
things by halves. Always full and
over-fowing with liberality, good fell
lowship and in the spirit of square
deal to everybody" May the sue
ceeding picnics be attended with the
same great results is the wish of the
Wood County Reporter.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-06-23

Clinton King, farmer residing
near the city, was quite severely in
jured at noon Friday when the open
buggy he was driving was struck by
an Overland touring car owned by
Vincent Kleppine, 1887 West Cleve-
land street, at the corner of Third
and Grand avenues. Mr.. King was
thrown from his seat to the pave
ment, bruising his body and arm and
probably dislocating his shoulder. The
impact of the collision drove the bug
gy against the Scripps-Booth car
owned by W. C. Bickle, superinten-
dent for Chiles and Smith, archi-
tects at the new First National Bank
building, tearing off part of his run
ming board.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-06-23

Clifford Rounds, the twelve year
old son of George Rounds, Nekoosa,
was drowned while bathing in the
river across from the Catholic
church at Nekoosa at 2:30 Tuesday af-
ternoon. With several companions,
the boy had been playing on the
beach; unable to swim, he had
straddled a log which took him be-
yond his depth, and frightened at
his predicament, he lost his balance
and the supporting log drifted
away from him. Before help could
reach him, the lad had disappeared
beneath the surface.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-06-23

Percy Benson, who at one time
operated taxi line in this city, has
again decided to enter the business
and has purchased two Ford Sedans,
with which he will conduct the bllsi-
ness. The building next to the She
boygan Dairy Products Company s
office has been rented by Mr.. Benson
and will serve as his down town of
fee. Mr.. Benson will also furnish
an automobile hearse and taxi for
funerals.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-06-23
new PAPER
MILL At
NEENAH
To Manufacture Exclusive Lines
Capitalized at s1,5OO,O0O.OO

The organization of a new paper
mill to be located at Neenah, with a
capitalization of $1,000, 100000 to man
ufacture the highest grade Of Glassine
Greaseproof, Onion Skin, Manifold,
Colored and Embossed papers, is an
nounced
With the location of this mill at
Neenah, the Fox River Valley will be
the source of supply of every kind of
paper made in America.
The name Of the new Company is
Valley Paper Mills, organized and fl
nanced by successful business men,
whose ability and integrity are well
known.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-06-23

Miss Lillian NJ Rath, daughter of
Mrs. John Rath of this city and Ed
ward S. Schoechert, son of Paul
Schoechert of Watertown were unit
ed in marriage at five o'clock Mon
day evening at the First Moravian
church, Rev. C. A Meilicke perform
ing the ceremony. They were at
tended by Miss Leta Rath, sister OF
the bride as bridesmaid and Clarence
Trachte of Watertown as grooms-
man.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-06-23
TAXICAb
Chinese
INVENTION

China, the land which antedated
nearly every one of our modern inven-
tions, also claims the invention. cf the
taxicab some 600 years, ago. The. Chi
nese used a carriage with an attach
ment that dropped pebble into a re-
ceptacle for every mile it travelled. In
this case, however, the Chinese claim
cannot be admitted, for in the year 1872.
a Roman emperor had carriage which
not only measured the distance trav-
eled but also the hours spent in the
journey.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-06-23

The annual picnic of the Wood Coun-
ty Holstein Association will be held in
Klumb's Grove in the town of Rich
field, just west of the Richfeld cream
cry and town hall, Tuesday, June 21.
All kinds of entertainments and sports
Bring your basket lunch. Coffee serv-
ed free. A three months old bull will
be given away. Everybody welcome,
SO be sure to be there o. J. Leu, Pres.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-06-23
THE ART OF LIVING

The art of living economically and
satisfactorily lies in learning how to
think anead, knowing how to buy for
less and then in finding new and pala-
table ways of preparing the foods that
are really cheap and abundant.-Ex-
change.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-06-23

Mrs. Fred Turbin, and Mrs Louis
Painter of this city and Steven Geiss
of Merrill, who is a guest of his aunt,
Mrs. Turbin, left Sunday to spend
week at the Kruger and Turbin Shady
Rest Cottage, seventeen miles down
the river.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-06-23

Moving further east on the world
map, one finds equally unpleasant con-
ditions and prospects, both on the
Russian border and in Turkey. With
the coming of summer soviet Russia
has regained its cociiness. In the
councils of the leaders, it is reported,
Lenin and others who were inclined
to relative conservatism were out
voted and Trotzky and his fellow radi-
Gals were given their way. If dis
patches from that part of the world
are to be believed, their way will lead
to another great attempt to invade
and sovietize the countries on Rus
sia's western borders, and already
huge armies are being massed for the
enterprise. These troops are well
drilled, often by former German Off
GERS, and have ample supplies of arms,
ammunition and food Their morale
is said to be fair, owing to the care
government.
In what used to be the Turkish en-
pfre, both the Turkish nationalists and
the Bolshevists are so active that the
allies are becoming alarmed. This is
evidenced by the change of their atti-
tude toward the warfare which the
Greeks are carrying on against the
Turks. King Constantine. who was
being left to do the best he could
alone, 1ow is receiving some encour-
agement and indirect aid. The Brit
Ismid defenses, thus releasing a con-
siderable body of Greek troops to take
part in the new offensive which will
be launched by the Greeks before
long. Also the allies have given the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-06-23

Walter H. Pershon, of Amherst,
Ohio, was here the past week on a
short visit with his brother and other
friends. He left for Kansas, Monday,
where he will take in the harvest fields
work in Kansas, Minnesota, North Da-
kota and Canada. Then he will re-
turn to Ohio, again.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-06-23

Mrs. D. D. Conway, Miss Helen
Conway, and James Conway, left Mon
day morning in the Conway car for a
weeks visit with friends in Madison.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-06-23

Rev. and Mrs. Noel j. Breed left
Monday for Los Angeles, California,
where they will attend the national
council of Congregational churches
which begins July l. Rev. Breed is a
delegate from the Wisconsin state
convention of Congre ~ational churches.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-06-23

Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Weisel, and
daughters, Washington avenue, re-
turned home Sunday afternoon from
a weeks motor trip through the south
ern part of the state.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-06-23
WROTE HYMN WHILE AT SEA

Lead Kindly Light one of the
most beautiful and inspiring hymns,
was written by Doctor Newman, when
he was beealmed in an orange boat in
the Straits of Bcrifacio, IN 1888.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-06-23

J. L. Reed, manager of the Palace
Theatre, is having the front and the
lobby of the theater redecorated and
painted. The front is repainted red
and is trimmed with gold and silver
letters and the lobby is painted blue.
The improvements add greatly to the
appearance of the theater.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-06-23

The ownership of one of the larg-
est homes in the city changed hands
when L. M. Nash sold his property
on Second avenue north to the Con-
solidated Water Power and Paper
Company, the sale including the
house and four lots.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-06-23

James Van Sickle of Pittsville has
purchased an s acre tract of land,
with buildings, known as the John
Wheir property located on the Sigel
Road, and will take possession at
once,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-06-23

Greeks permission to operate their
Brusa front from GaIlipoli and to
blockade the whole Of Asia Minor on
the Black sea as far east as Batum.
The latter measure has been adopted
because of the expectation that the
Russians will try to send troops and
supplies to the Turks by water. The
Bolsheviki have considerable naval
forces on the Black sea, and a naval
conflict is not unlikely.
The British have notified the Turk
ish nationalists that if they attempt
to capture COnstanufGple Great Brit
ain Will declare var on them
In the Caucasus region General Bu-
denny and some Of his hard-fghting
cavalry units are advancing to the as
sistance Of the Turks, passing through
Armenia. King Constantine himself
has been in Smyrna and made prepa-
rations to so into the battle zone.
Kemal pasha must defeat the
Greeks again in order to retain his
leadership Of the nationalists, accord
ing to stories from Turkey. Enver
Pasha is his rival and if he can sup
plant Kema1 he viii be given full sup
port by the Russian Bolshevists, since
he has promised to set up a soviet
state in Turkey, a thing which Kemal
has refused to do.
Over in Siberia matters are still
rather confused The -Bolshevists
retain control of VladivOstOk, and the
soviet Russians are threatening ia
pan because, they assert, the Japanese
troops disarmed the Bolshevists in the
city. This Japan explains by assert
ing that both parties were disarmed
because the Japanese commander
would tolerate no fighting in the zone
of occupation. The Far East republic
of Siberia, with headquarters at Chita,
has decided to adhere to the soviet
government of Russia.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-06-23
Conditions in Upper SiIesia and
Turkey DisCouraging to the
Peace Makers.
GREEKS READY FOR Drive
France and Germany Negotiating for
an Economic Entente-United
States and Japan Approaching
Friendly Settlement of
All Their Disputes.
BY EDWARD w. PICKARD.

Premier Lloyd George, talking to
the Welsh Presbyterian general as
sembly, admits that he is disappointed
because, despite the formation of the
League of Nations, some of the peo-
pies of the world insist on fighting,
and because the spirit Of national
hatred, greed and pride is as domi-
nant as ever, notwithstanding the les
sons of the late war. He says he is
still all for the league, but fears that
unless public opinion in all civilized
nations is better instructed, the league
will become a breeding ground of in
trigues and feuds which might lead
to the greatest conflict yet witnessed.
Some small nations that have been
liberated, says the prime minister,
seem to have been rendered fiercer by
being chained so long, and they ap
parentiy do not fear the interference
of the league nor have they any re-
spect for its decisions. In this Lloyd
George undoubtedly was aIluding to the
Poles, and the situation in Upper ST.
lesia iustifies his feeling. The Ger
man defense forces there decline to let
go Of the ground they hold and reject
the plan for a neutral zone unless it
be created in territory which the Poles
control. The insurgent Poles though
they have been retiring before the ad-
vance Of the British troops, are said
to be leaving a well armed force Of
civilians in their wake Great Britain
is blaming France for continued fail
ure to cooperate" in the restoration
Of order in Silesia. It is admitted in
London that the work of clearing up
the plebiscite zone is at a standstill,
and Berlin learns that the interallied
commission at Oppeln has decided to
cease all military operations until the
German defense organizations with
draw from the territory east Of the
OGer.' which they recently occupied.
Is it any wonder the usually Opti-
mistic Lloyd George feels rather des-
pondent?
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-06-23

Attorney D. D. Conway and son
Byron, returned home Sunday morn
ing from trip to Chicago.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-06-23


soon as practicable What her attf-
/ tude may be concerning Siberia and
the northern half of Saghalien is not
yet known.
The British imperial conference.
which is in session in London this
week, planned to take up almost the
first thing the matter Of renewing the
Anglo-Japanese treaty. Prime Min
listers SHUTS of South Africa. Hughes
OF Australia and Massey of New Zea-
land all have declared publicly that
the pact must not be renewed unless
1t IS agreeable to the United States.
Premier Meighan Of Canada. if he is in
accord with public opinion in the Do
minion, will oppose any renewal of
the treaty. 1t is believed in London
diplomatic circles that the question
may be finally solved by the forma-
ton of Pacific triple entente-Great
Britain, the United States and Japan.
The house of representatives, as
was expected, adopted the Porter
resolution declaring war with Ger
many and Austria terminated. The
vote was 3O5 to 81, 40 Democrats join
ing the Republicans on the final roll
call. The senate absolutely refused
to accept this substitute for the Knox
resolution, and the prospects were ex-
cellent for a long deadlock in confer
ence. 1t may well be that such a de-
lay would quite suit the plans of the
administration, but President Harding
is taking no part in the dispute The
objection Of the house to the senate
resolution is that to repeal the decla-
ration of war might be taken to mean
that congress repudiated the action of
the government in entering the war
The senators take the position that
the cOnstitutiOnality of the Porter
resolution may be questioned and that
this might open the way to ceaseless
litigation. They assert that the power
of congress to assume the functions
of a treaty-making body aid declare
the war at an end may be open to at
tack in the courts.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-06-23

Diplomatic settlement of the vari
Gus questions pending between the
United States and Japan, without the
necessity of submitting any Of them
to the council of the League Of Ma
tions or any other international body,
is near at hand, according to Wash
ington dispatches. Secretary OF State
Hughes and Ambassador Shidehara
have been negotiating to this end,
treating the disputes as an integral
problem. If an agreement is reached,
it is understood, the cable privileges
on Yap viii be internationalized,
though Japan may still control the
island under her mandate The basis
for settlement Of the immigration is
sue probably viii be that Of a
strict exclusion of the japanese la
boring class and adequate protection
for japanese property rights already
acquired in the United States. 1t is
believed Japan will promise to get out
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-06-23

Of more than local interest and i'm
portanee was the arrest in Chicago Of
Big Tim" Murphy, powerful labor
leader and some of his proteges, for
implication in a number of big postal
r0bberies there and elsewhere. Con-
fessions of some of the minor figures
in the band were followed by recov-
cry of part Of the loot The postal
authorities and Department Of Justice
officers believe the gang which Muir
ply is accused Of directing commit
ted the million-dollar robbery in To
Iedo last February as well as those in
Pullman and at the Polk street station
in Chicago.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-06-23

The American Legion elected Maj.
John G. Emery Of Michigan its ma
tional commander to succeed the late
Colonel Galbraith. Like his predeces-
sor, he has an excellent war record.
He saw much of the fighting in which
the American troops participated and
was wounded during the Meuse-Ar-
gonne drive.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-06-23

Roy A. Haynes, the new ''mop"-in
other words, national prohibition COM
missioner-is now in office Though
he is rOtund and genial to the point
of jollity, he declares he viii enforce
the dry law to the full extent Of his
power, and he appeals to all good
Americans to help him. He has not
yet made up his mind concerning the
dispensing of real beer for medicinal
purposeS.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-06-23

Despite charges that the house bill
for regulation Of the packing industry
was drafted by attorneys for the pack
ers, the senate, by a, vote of 81 to 34
substituted that measure for the more
drastic bill recommended by the sen
house bill vests the secretary of agri-
culture with authority to administer
the measure, while the senate bill
creates under the department of ag-
riculture a federal live stock commits
sioner, appointed by the president and
subject to confirmation by the SEN
ate, to regulate the packers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-06-23

The death roll of the week includes
the name of William E. Mason Of Chi
cago. ongressman-atlarge for Illinois.
He had been prominent in political
life for many years, and his personal
friends were numerous, though he
alienated many by his course just be
fore our entry into the war and by
his bitter attacks on the draft.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-06-23

SO much for the warlike aspects
Now for the other side Two nations
that have been deadly enemies, and
two that many have feared might be-
come such, are moving toward
friendly adjustment of their differ
ences. The first case is that of
France and Germany, and though it
may be too much to expect that they
soon will love each other, at least it
appears they are likely soon to resume
amicable business relations. This is
the result of a conference at WeiS
baden between NJ. Loucheur. French
minister of liberated regions, and DR..
Walter Rathenau, German minister of
reconstruction. Both these men are
exceedingly wealthy industrial mag
mates and they debated for three days
over an economic entente between
their, countries They finally reached
an agreement, for submission to their
respective governments, the main
points Of which are that Germany I'M
dertakes, and France permits, the re-
building Of the destroyed areas in
France; and that France undertakes
to provide the German industrial sys-
TEN with adequate supplies of iron
from the Briey basin now occupied by
French troops.
Nearly nine-tenths of the iron de-
posits of the old German empire are
in the Briey basin. and the Germans
expect, if they can get the ore from
there, that their now idle factories in
the Ruhr and elsewhere will be re-
opened and that they will soon be
able to fill the markets of the world
with goods of German make offered
at low prices. This Of course would
be most painful to British trade, and
it is said the prospect of a rapproche-
ment between France and Germany on
the terms stated is viewed with alarm
in Great Britain.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-06-23
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of tie province of ShantHng, China, as
soon as practicable. What her atti-
tude may be concerning Siberia and
the northern half of Saghalien is not
yet known.