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The spectator., 1921-01-11
Mountain Top

Most everybody has a bad cold. Glad to report Miss Lena Lom- da improving.
 Weather pleasant and real warm for this time of year.
 Mrs. Corny Brooks is spending thls week at White Oak.
 Sunday School is progressing nicely with good attendance.
 Mir. Lewis Morten is still camp ing on the Long Mountain Trail.
 Mir. Claud Tally came out from Ozark last week and gathered his corn.
 Everybody come out next Sun day and let us keep up,a good at tendance.
 Most all about here are through picking cotton. but are waiting tor a market.
 There Is some talk of having a singing school at this place. Hope SO, for they need one very bad.
 Mir. Fred Snow, who taught school this winter at Beach Grove, spent Saturday and Sunday at home
 Miss Alb Smith and Ruby Hi. lard and Villa Books took dinne,. Sunday with Lula and Nellie Caire.
 Mir. Sam Sancher, from Okla n oma, came down and took Christ mas with his sister, Miss Leona who is here for her health.
 Rev. Smith will preach at this place on every second Saturday night and Sunday and Sunday night. Everybody come out.
 The literary meetings at flick ory are progressing nicely. with goed attendance and a fine pro- gram every Saturday. Every body is invited to come every Saturday night.
 There is some moving going on. AS New Years has passed, every body is looking for another place. Mrs Beth Snow has moved back to Mir. Lance Snow, and will stop till he finds place.
 FRENCH GIRL.
The spectator., 1921-01-11
We Need More Reverence

Speaking before state meet ing of the Child Conservation League at MarIon recently, Pres ident. elect Harding urged moth CTS to keep alive the old.time home spirit and to give particular attention 10 religious training al home. He voiced q hope, also. for a revival O. relig,ols rever- ence in the trying times ahead,
 The children of America should be taught reverence for reli- glon and also should be taught reverence for various other mat ters. We are becoming a most irreverent people. Some parents anu some children have been u.- able to draw properly the nne between independence m thought and speech and lrrevercnce m thought and speech. The schools of this country could under take no better and no greater job than teaching the chiluren of America proper reverence for the law, tor the flag, for the government and for various other thingS.
 Proper reverence and prop l independ nee may be taught our American children at the sam time. They do not conflict. - Arkansas Gazette.
The spectator., 1921-01-11
Appreciation

We tse undersigned, take this method of thanking the people of Cass, Ark., for their kind treat ment of us while we were sick with typho.d-paeumonia. Their names arc too numerous to men, tion. ba, t5e5 Mi To doubt per nit us to thank. especially, pr. keaee, our faithful physician, for lis extra eare ana attention to us both day and night and doubtless taxing his best medical skill in as istins a kind proyi- dcnce,
 We want to >hank our friends who did everything for us that could be done. Our worst fear lis that life with us will be too short | return the many favors shown us. We pray Gods bless ings ou each and every one of you.
 SAAUEL TURNER,
 Wite and daughter
 Mrs. lSABELLE'R ROGERS
The spectator., 1921-01-11
Attention, Teachers

It will be necessary for teach CTS desiring to have their licenses extended under the provisions of the V.aughter law to read at least two of the books selected by the committee for the Arkansas Read ing Circle. There are seven to be selected from, any two of which will comply with the con ditions prescribed by the associa- tioE of Superintendents of the State, other conditions as to in slitute attendance, etc, being observed.
 However, a committee selected for that purpose has agreed to recommend especially the follow Ing books: General Methods of Teaching in Elementary Schools, "-Parker; and The immunity Center" Hanifan. l These books may be obtained 1 from the Arkansas School Ser wee Co.,, Little Rock. The price of the first is Sl.50; of the sec ond, $1.52.
 It is hoped that all teachers will comply cheerfully with this reasonable requirement., one to be insisted upon by all Superin- tendents of the State.
 Very respectfully,
 w. 1. AGEE, County Sup't.
The spectator., 1921-01-11

will influence every line of man. ufacturing,
 Paper manufacturing is to be- come one of the leading indus tries of the South. A number of pig mills are under way and oth- CTS projected, involving the ex- pend ture of some millions of dol lars for ,he manufacture of pulp and paper from the hdrdWoods of the Carollnas and the pines of the .oA CT country and he rice stra, of Lluisiana's rice fife ds and na- tive wild grasses of Florida and other Gulf states.
 Southern raj roads are stead 1 fly eXpanuiuG he volume of then, bu>inass. getting into stronger fnaneia shapa, while ihe rail roads of New England are threat ened with bankruptcy and ap pea!s are being made to the na- tional government to save the railroad systems which furnish tranSp Tt ,tion to the industrial interests of all New Egg land.
 Southern nydro-electric devel- opment1 are being pushed with much energy, and a good many mil ions of do lars are now, being expended on new hydro. electric plants.
 While there is pessimism here and there because of the low price of cotton, no one need for a mo- ment imagine that the real prog ress of the South is going to be halted except temporarily. The South will meet this situation with the same energy with which it met the panic of 1907 and he cotton depression of 1914. It will be all the stronger for the eXpe- rience gained at this time and will henceforth make cotton less and less a dominant figure in it's agricultural and business life.
 We venture the asset ton that the South will be the first section of this country to rebound from the present business depression, and that it's activities will be in full swing, with larger building and construction work under way than any other part of the coun- try. - Pine Bluff Commercial.
The spectator., 1921-01-11
Bids Goodbye to Altus

Mrs. L A. Reeves has moved to Jenny Lind. We regret very much to lose her. She has been a successful music teacher here in Altus for years. She left a class of about thirty scholars. They were so attached to her and she to them that it was touch ing scene to witness their bidding her goodbye. Her influence for good over the children was ines timable in value, besides her un- questionable ability as a teacher.
 She is a Christian lady, and we are sure the board of directors at Jenny Lind has made no mis- take in employing her in their school. Naor,,rns ors
 HER SCHOLARS
The spectator., 1921-01-11
The Dirty Dozen" Gang
 in Jail Awaiting Trial

There have been no new ar. res's made of the dirty dozen" gang Two of the toys. Victor Hopkins and Curtis Lever are in iail at Van Buren. Dug an Morse was released to go to his home al Altus under his fathers care The other boys in jail are Roy Jones. Oscar Edgin, Virgil Morse. Wizard Hopkins, Vi gil Pruett; Eos CT from Al,us, and Joel lief fcrs. Huff Jeffers IS out on $500 bond.
The spectator., 1921-01-11
Poor Business Policy

While the people of this DOT tion of the country are eXperien- cing a serious financial depres- sion because of the inability 10 market the cotton crop, the in- formation IS given out that dur ing the past year S100, 900. 900 was sent out of this state to buy feed that could have been raised in the state. N
 A great effort is now being made to induce the farmers of not only this state but all South. ern states to plant only one-third of their total acreage in cotton this year, devotng the remainder to feed. A conference will be held at Little Rock LeXt week to further this campaign aud this will be followed by county con- ference at Pine Bluff, called joint ly by the bankers and farmers.
 In order that the campaign for increased production of feed may be carrled on more intelligently, 1t has Leen urged that in every county there be named a commit tee to secure facts and let the people know how much money was sent out of each county dur ing the year for feed. and to show them how much of this money will never be returned. When the campaign is placed upon this basis it IS certain to produce le- sulrs. Nearly all things neces- sary for a new order of things, or a new departate, can be pro- duced in Arkl nsls. and 1t Is not good business for any class of people to work hard to make a hving and then send ali their money away to buy things that they should not have to buy.
The spectator., 1921-01-11
From Mayo's
Rochester, Minn

Rochester, Mlnn
 Mayo's Hospital To our Ozark friends:
 We want to thank you, dear people of Ozark and vicinity. for your kindness to our mother. Mrs, Abigail Hudson. through her last illness. deeply regret not be- ing able to leave Mrs, Muchmore. When the first message came. telling of her serious illness, my wife was doing fine after her operation until she learned of her mothers condition. She has not been able to rally from the shock.
 Thanking you one and all again,
 am your friend,
 GEO. MUcHMoRE.
The spectator., 1921-01-11
ANNOUNCEMENT

The railroads have granted a rate of
The spectator., 1921-01-11
Attend the Pie Supper

There will be a Pie Supper at Sulphur Springs on Friday night. January l4. for the purpose of raising money for the singing school, The program is as follows: Song.
 Prayer--W. A. Barham. Music. Opening Address-W.C. Harris Music by the Band. Declamation-Clois Anderson. Recitatlon-Odessa Mafcum. Speech Stanton Riggs. Music by the Band Recita.,on-Pearl Barnes. ecltalion-Eulee Anderson. Recitation Beulah Mullen. Muse by the Band. Recitation Edna Anderson. Declamation-SeldOn Barham. Recitation Grace Rogers. Mary Gaines. Talk Mark Woolsey. Music by the band. Selling of the Pies.
 MARY GAINES.
 MYRTLE HARRIS,
 SELDOM BARHAM,
 Committee.
The spectator., 1921-01-11

Mildred Harris Chaplin Stars in The Inferior Sex" a startling drama of Love, marriage and intrigue, the vital problems of every man and woman today.
 Revelations of the ram- ance of a beautiful society gir, Of her love and mar riage and how her husband who vowed eternal love be- gan to slip shortly after they were wed.- The strange plot she contrived to win back his love-The thrilling adventures she experienced in err, ing out her plan touch or all the absorbing problems Cf domestic lie of today-The result of her eXperimen is enc that will thrill and eusp ise everyone
 Victory Theatre
 Thursday Night Jan Il
 Admjssi T l5c and BOG
The spectator., 1921-01-11
Sad News

Mrs. Matte Smith received a letter, Saturday, telling of the death of MT. and Mrs. Mack Harley Smiths infant on Jan. 6,
 from intestinal poisoning. These young parents have the sympathy of Ozark friends in their sorrow.
The spectator., 1921-01-11

Mlss s Jimmie Cartt Jewell R1sssi, NJ r. Bartles n went to Alma Fiia9, where they gave a mus.ea! recital with select read ings. Iney were well received by the Alma people.
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One and . Half.fare

One and a Half.fare For the round.trip to the confer ehce of farmers, planters, busi. ness men and bankers, to be held in
 Little Rock, January 18 and 19 to con sid.r a safe program for farming and business in 1921.
 We hope to have two or more farmers from every township in Ine State aud a representative from every store, and an active officer from every bank in Ar kansas.
 H. M. COTTRELI.. Arkansas Profitable Farming Bureau, Board of Commerce, Little Rock. Ark.
The spectator., 1921-01-11
No Bankruptcy Here

IOfll Cllflc 10 tsIllt dlutiillSlS vii make the prediction tha' un- Hess something or another hap pens the South will be bank rapt.' This was true several years ago. when the cotton mar keis were closed and the Buy a Bale of Cotton" movement was started. The information was sent out to all parts of the coun- try that the South was on the verge of b nkruptcy. The same sort of claims are being made aoH, but the South ia not bank rupt and will never be because of the great possibilities and diver sity of development in this sec- ton of the country.
 The Manufacturers Record, plbished at Baltimore, IS one of the most optimistic publications n the country, and after dec ciar- ing that the South Is not bank rupt at present, makes the pre- t!ictl0n that prosperity will oe re wet in the South sooner than i1 other parts of the county. This prediction is justified by the fol loving statements:
 The livestock raiserS of the West and of the Pacific roast and the grain growers of the country nave been hit just as hard as the cotton growers. The merchants. too, have been getting their Knocks.
 Moreover, the South has a diversity of development which Is abSent in many other parts ot the country. southern soil IS bust as good for many other prJducts as 1t is fer cotton. ln- d,ed, tue South could completely aoanu0n the growing of cotton ana De tue rcher therefor If ptton mad never been grown by .Juth. this section would to- day be the livestock and diversl- ie 1 farming center of America,
 with q wealth surpassing that ot tue richest portion of the West.
 Cotton furnished less than one-tnird of the farm-pruduct Value of the South. and the yaiue of the manufactured products ot the South far exceeds the value of its agricultural output.
 The South Is mining n very
 arge percentage of the total coal output of the country.
 With the exception of Cali lornia, the South Is the center of the great oil-prUduclnH activities uI tae United States, and this in- dustry IS rapidly expanding and ever requiring an increasing SUD- p,y of engines and ooliers, piplng anu other things needed ia thiS industry.
 ''Ine abundant supply of nat ural gas Is d great power for the uevelvpuelt of industries Tn the SJutn. Tn.s, Tn connecllun with tue enorMvus reiluing uperatlons
 h.cn are being eXpandeu On the Guil coast and on Up the South Atlantic coast to Baltimore, pi om- lseS 70 mahs the Uil-retiuing puS- mess one ot the gieat>S activl- ties .n the South. and, indeed. 10 make Ihe Soutn the Center of the gas anu oil-lefiulng industry of the world.
 The south is producing go per cent of the nations sulphur sup. ply, and recent developments in- Diaoto rhat tha ravo,,roac cf tb a South in sulphur are far and away beyond anything which had pre- yiously been supposed. A few ears ago it was thought that Louisiana had the chief source of sulphur in the country. But later on came the great development at Freeport. Texas, and it was then thought that was the last
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-03-03
Ii. D. P. MAY
kill POSTAL CIVIL
SERVICE ORDER

WASHINGTON-T method of
selecting postmasters under the next
administration came up on the floor
of the senate. Senator Underwood ac-
cused Republicans of taking the back
track on civil service, while Senator
Lodge said Wilson's executive order
was "cunningly drawn" plan to keep
Democratic postmasters in power.
This is the first partisan fiareup
which laps over into the next regime.
1t follows the recent decision of Harry
Daugherty that Mr.. Harding probably
will rescind the order placing first,
second and third class postmasters un-
der the civil service. Senator Hitch
cock, Democrat, said that more than
half of the postmasters named under
civil service examinations are Repub-
licans.
''If the Republicans conclude to take
the back track on civil service reform
and go back to the spoils system" said
Senator Underwood, cts for them to
take the responsibility before the coun-
try"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-03-03
WATER WORKS
BONDS SOLD

The city's water works bonds which
were bid on Tuesday at the City Hall
proved to be attractive lure to the
bond buying houses of the middle west,
several having representatives at the
hall to make offers. The successful
bidder was the Taylor -Ewart Co., who
offered s659 above the par value of the
bonds and were awarded the local is
sue. The other bidders were the
Wells-Dickey Co., who ocered $495;
Hill-Joiner Co., 1924; Prudden Co.,
S157; Bolgert-Mosser Co., S157; Hal
sey-Stuart Co., s238; Paine Webber
Co., 1866; First National Bank of
Milwaukee, $525.45 and the First Ma
tional Bank of Wisconsin Rapids $3.50.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-03-03

The Nekoosa-E Edwards Paper Com
pany is having new freight elevator
installed at their Nekoosa plant. The
employees have been working on the
tion of the uprights or runners" for
approximately three weeks now. 1t is
stated that it will take about three
weeks more before the elevator will be
ready to use.
The new elevator has a floor space
of about one hundred and FIVE square
feet and the shaft is almost fifty feet
in height. The power that will be used
will be furnished by large electric
motor. The installation of this eleva-
tor is said to be the forerunner of a
number of new electric conveniences
that will be installed in the Nekoosa
mill. The concrete base for the shaft
is now being poured.
The elevator that is in use now in
that part of the mill is inadequate in
floor space and uses the hydraulic
system for raising and lowering it. 1t
is only eight feet square and has been
in use for approximately eighteen
years.
There is now one electric truck in
use at the Nekoosa mill and this has
proved satisfactory inasmuch as it
does away with some of the inclines
in the mill The installation of
number of other electric driven trucks
il the mill is said to be one of the plans
of the company.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-03-03
Warns Roads of Full Crew Law.

Attorney General William J. Nor
gan, in letters to G. J. Quigley, Anti
go, divisional superintendent of the
Chicago & Northwestern railroad, and
A. n. McComb, holding the same office
with the company in Green Bay,
served notice on the carrier that vio-
lation of the full passenger crew law
would bring upon the company the
full penalty of the law. Morgan had
been advised that the company was
operating trains crews that did
not comply with requirements Of the
law. 1t was alleged to the states at
torney that the crews on these trains
consisted of only one~ engineer, one
fireman, one conductor and one brake
man. The law requires two brakemen.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-03-03
A new firm

NJ c. Jacobson, contractor and
builder, has announced the organiza-
Sion of a new building firm to be
'snown as Jacobson & Manske. The
new member of the firm is F. H. Man.
ske, architect and craftsman, who is a
well known local man.
Mr. Manske is a graduate of the
Lincoln High school. After his school
ing he went to Milwaukee where he
was associated for number of years
with Kerchef & Rose, we'll known Mil
waukee architects.
The new firm have offices in the sec
ond story of the Nash block on Grand
Avenue.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-03-03
COUNTY Will
Go SLOW

There will probably be no concrete
roads built in Wood County by the
County Highway Committee and Com
missioner this year. This decision
was reached Monday when bids were
received on about eighteen miles of
concrete highway which it was pro-
posed to build under the bond issue.
The bids are fair enough. the members
Of the Committee state, but the cost
of materials and freight rates makes
it prohibitive to build concrete roads
now, they say. The fact that the
freight rates have practically doubled
since the bond issue was voted has
made the county road builders go
slow in any action they had planned.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-03-03
COUNTY SUP
ERINTENDENT
OF SCHOOLS

We understand that the present in
cumbent, Robert Morris, will have op-
position at this coming Spring cleo
tion in April, in the person of Miss
Ruth Bennett, the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. A E. Bennett of Cranmoor.
Miss Ruth is we'll qualified for the
position and will stimulate the pres
ent incumbent to activity to retain
his laurels
Miss Bennett is a graduate of the
Lincoln High school of this city; a
graduate of the Stevens Point Normal
and has taught for several years in
various public schools. She is %
years of age and in every way well
fitted for the place she seeks.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-03-03
Takes Over Rent Curbina Job.


The Wisconsin railroad commission
has taken over the task of admins
tering the rent curbing law. The rent
bureau, which administered the law
under the general supervision of the
commission has closed its office in
Milwaukee. This action was caused
by the refusal of the lower house to
concur in the senate bill appropriating
an additional $1,000 for operation of
the bureau in Milwaukee, The law
applies only TO Milwaukee, county.
Ihis denial of additional funds to
carry on the work ends all chances
OF carrying on operations of the act,
Walter Bender. rent arbiter. said
when apprised of the assembly action.
The senate unanimously passed the
bill allowing the extra money. The
lower house vote was 40 to p. The
law remains in effect The argument
was advanced by the bills opponents
that high office rent had eaten up the
appropriation provided and that the
bureau had been too costly for the
work it accomplished 1t was stated
on the floor Of the assembly that the
cost per case had been practically $7l,
which was held eXOrbitant.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-03-03
Motor Vehicles for National Guard.

WCCOf VeniCiSS Tor NaTiOnal GuafO.
The largest allotment of War de-
partment motor vehicles ever made to
the state was certified ready for ship
ment TO the adjutant general a few
days ago.
These motors will be stored at Camp
Douglas and will be used by the Ma
tiOnal guard in their summer training.
The shipment will cOnstist of seven
Dodge touring ears; ten White recon-
Nuisance cars; ten G. M. G. ambu-
lances; 13 G. NJ. G. three-quarter ton
Trucks; 80 F. w. d. three ton cargo
trucks; 81 Indian motorcycles with
Sidecars 40 bicycles; thirteen 500 gal
Ion tank trailers; two three-quarter
|, Il, and S. P. trailers; ten one and a
half ton kitchen trailers; eight one
and half ton. four wheel, anti-air-
craft trailers; 45 "B" trucks, five ton !;
three light ordnance repair trucks
The legislature will be asked to ap-
prOpriate about $4,000 to build the
necessary sheds for this equipment at
Camp Douglas.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-03-03
May Result in Big Saving.

A saving of several hundred thou
sand dollars TO the State of Wisconsin
will be the result Of a recent con-
ference in the corporations room at
the capitol, to which State Highway
Engineer A r. Hirst called railroad
officials, contractors and material pro-
ducers of sand. cement, crushed stone
and gravel. it was disclosed.
Some of the agreements Mr.. Hirst
obtained for the state are:
Cooperation between railroads, con-
tractors and producers and the state,
saving expense caused by delays and
misunderstanding
Possible reduction of certain freight
rates
Reduction of material prices, de-
pendent on output of producers and
on reduction of freight rates.
Agreement by the Surety Bonds as
sociation to send delegation to Mr..
Hirst to confer on reduction of premi
ums paid by the state on bonded con
tractors jobs
The latter proposition was taken up
by Mr.. Hirst when he considered the
l12 per cent premiums paid by the
state excessive
III the conference with the railroad
officials the latter promised to do their
best in furthering highway work in the
state.
Another difficulty confronting the
highway commission was the construc-
ton of sidings for the dumping Of
construction materials Heretofore the
highway commission has had the Op
position of the railroads to contend
with, according to Mr.. Hirst.