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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-03-31
DRUGGISTS

in Sank Center, Minnesota; and is SO
years cid and graduated from Yale;
afterwards became a newspaper man.
He says: "a large percentage of
people go on vaguely believing they
would like to be lawyers or executives,
vaguely derising to do something
about it, vaguely talking about it,
vaguely excusing themselves. And the
years slip on, treacherous and swift
and cruel; and by and by they are
seventy, and the chance has gone
for want of understanding that six
times one daily hour is six hours every
week to devote to advancement" But
come into the library and read the
rest of the article for it is we'll worth
your time.
The man who wrote, "Main Street"
has something to offer anyone who
will take the time to see and read
what he has to say.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-03-31
At THE BACK Of
THE NORTH Wind
By George Macdonald

The story of little Diamond, his
home, and the North Wind is very
well told by George Macdonald in his
story, "At the Back of the North
Wind"
Diamond lived in a low room over
a coach-house; one side of the room
was built out of boards, and the boards
were SO old that you might run a
knife right through them into the
North Wind when it howled around
corners trying itsbest to get into see
Diamond. Diamond got his name,
which is funny one for little boy,
from horse Of that name belonging
to his fathers employer.
One night when it was very cold
and the wind blew in gusts the North
Wind demands to be admitted. After
much talking the little boy does let
her in but he is much afraid of her at
first. She takes him with her and n
the morning when Diamond awakes
he thinks what a queer dream he has
had.
Now the little boy awoke so early
that even old Diamond was not awake
so he thought to himself "I will give
old Diamond a surprise" Then creep
ing up softly, before the horse knew,
he was astride of his back. Then it
was young Diamonds turn to have
surprise, even more than he expected
for with a rumbling and a rocking
hither and thither, sprawling of legs
and heaving as of many backs, the
horse lifted him high into the air.
Then how he cried for his mother to
rescue him.
So it gose on through the story
telling how the North Wind visits
him and the fun and adventures he
has with her. Finally the little boy
himself goes to live at the back of
the North Wind and so ends the book.
wind In the Willows"
By Kenneth Grahame
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-03-31

How many of you know this de-
lightful book, the funniest and the
truest animal book ever written. II
is 'sThe Wind In the Willows" by
Kenneth Grahame
1t is the story of the life and adj
ventures, very thrilling adventures
too, of the Mole, the Rat and the
Toad. Of course others are brought
into the story but the interest of the
book centers around these three.
The story opens at the spring house
cleaning of the Mole who is busy with
brooms, busters, chairs and all other
things that are necessary to get a
house the very cleanest that may be
obtained in such a small, dark house
which is his home.
Mr.. Toad one bright summer day is
visited by the Mole and the Rat who
come on a very important mission that
of making him a sensible Toad. Did
he succeed? Read the book and find
out. | will say this, however, that
they left him sadder and a wiser
Toad when they finished with him.
The song that is written in his
honor and which is called the ''Toad's
last little song" is very funny This
is the very first verse:
The Toad-come-hom
There was panic in the parlors and
bowling in the halls,
There was crying in the cow-sheds
and shrieking in the stalls,
When the Toad-came- home.
The book is vedy beautifully illus
trated by Paul Bransom. It is done in
colors which makes it all the better to
read. hope all of the boys and girls
will try to get it and read it for you
will like it very much if you do so.
Those of you who have read Sim
clair Lewis's, "Main Street." will be
interested in reading an article print
ed in the April copy of the American
Magazine. It's title is, Glow | Wrote
a Novel on Trains and Beside the
Kitchen Sink" and is written by him
self.
1t gives one a different idea of the
man and his work. He says there is
nothing in the excuse that one can
not find time. When you read how he
wrote and under what difficulties you
will believe him. He is the author of
several short stories He was born
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-03-31
GUERNSEY BREEDERS
ATTENTION

A second meeting of the Guernsey
breeders of this district will be held
IN the City hall at 1000 a. m. on
Saturday, April 2, 1921. Now let's
show little enthusiasm and turn out
for the meeting. If Guernsey breed
ers don't boost the breed, who will
do it. Let's pull together for re-
suits. Don't wait for the other fell
low, come yourself, bring him too.
City hall, Wisconsin Rapids, 1000
o'clock, Saturday, April 2, 1921.
R. A. Peterson, Co. Agri. Agent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-03-31

Many young men who gleefully left
the farms and rushed to the great
cities year or two ago are now wend-
ing their way sadly back to that
haven from whence they fed. Three
squares and a place to sleep again
look good to them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-03-31
HORSES

We will unload another car of hors-
es on Wednesday, March % at DR..
Norton's barn at Wisconsin Rapids,
which will be for sale or exchange.
HEALY- COMPANY
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-10-22
Wilson'S Health Is Improved

Woodrow Wilson fell a sick man
two years ago. Since then he has
passed under the shadow of death and
out of the White House. He will be
siXty-five years old next December and
has passed through an ordeal which
few men survive. His normal weight
in health while he was president was
$50 pounds. He shows little departure
from that figure. His eyesight is as
good although he has discarded his
favOrite nose glasses for SpectacleS.
His hair has turned snow white.
The motor nerves and muscles of
his left side have given more response
to treatment than was hoped for. He
still walks with a cane most of the
time, but frequently hangs the crook
over his arm and goes it alone with
out my third leg"
Mr. Wilson is far from a we'll man.
But during the last two years there
have been times when his voice was
inaudible and when he could not sup
port himself alone His condition today
lily and friends dared hope for.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-10-22
Campaign for Woman President

BY the gift of $1460O0 the Ma
tional Woman's party has come into
possession of the entire block of three
houses composing the "old capitol" and
of the surrounding historical gardens
Immediately opposite the present cap
itOl building at Washington. The gift
was made by Mrs. Oliver III. P. Bel
mont (pOrtrait herewith who was
unanimously elected to the office of
president of the party. Miss Alice
Paul was elected vice president. Miss
Elsie Hill remains chairman of the
executive committee.
Mrs. Belmont made announcement
that a new "petticOat party will be
in the field in the presidential cam
paign with the women voters in every
state organized to carry on" against
the old political parties with a woman's
platform and a woman's candidate for
president.
She said effort would be made to
get it into action for the congressional
campaign next year with the proposed
iSh all loyal diSorimiDat iOnS UaiDSt We
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-10-22
japanese at Arms Conference

The Japanese delegates TO the
Washington conference on Limitation
of ornaments and problems of the Pa
citic will be Prince IyesatO Tokugawa.
president of the house of peers: Vice
Admiral TomOsaburo Kato. minister of
the navy, and Baron KijurO Shidehara.
ambassador to the United States.
The appointment of Admiral KatO
(pOrtrait herewith has been expected.
He is leader of the opposition party
called the Kensee, was foreign min
lister in the Okuma cabinet and served
as Japanese ambassador to the court
of st. James. He is supposed to rep
resent the leaders of the financial in
dustrial and commercial circles.
The powerful position of Prince
Tokugawa in Japan is attesteG by the
fact that it has been the custom of
the emperor to invite him TO form a
cabinet at times of ministerial
changes-a task which the prince has
invariably declined. As he is presl-
Il, II to-
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-10-22
GAS AND TELEPHONE COMPA-
MES TO SPEND MUCH MONEY.

Expenditures of $7OOOO,OOO by pub
lie utilities this year is to be followed
by a program of $50,000,000 next year
if the plans authorized by the Illinois
Public Utilities commission are car
ried out. Most of this money will be
spent in the Chicago district.
Partial operation of $1S,000,000 Peo-
pies Gas plant on drainage canal start
ed this week.
Fifteen hundred men are working
on it and more will be added soon.
This is the largest industrial unit here
since opening of Gary. Common
wealth Edison expenditures this year
aggregate S11,OOO,OOO and $3,5OO,OOO
program is planned for early 1922.
Over $500 men are working on the
Calumet power station.
! Illinois Bell Telephone program for
next year calls for $18,000,000, includ-
ing $12,0O0,O00 in Chicago projects.
; Initial installation of automatic sys-
TENS in two exchanges employs 1000
men and will cost S5,50O,0O0. Public
Service of Northern Illinois is spend
ing s2,000,000 and will start work soon
on $1S,0O0,0O0 electric plant north of
Waukegan.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-10-22

Democratic National leaders are
going to meet in Chicago before No
vember II to discuss the welfare of
the party.
No city in the world is so poorly
numbered as Chicago. Ninety per
cent of the houses have no numbers
and sixty per cent of the streets have
no signs at corners telling their
names.
~
U. S. District Attorney Clyne is in
Washington working for the appoint
ment of more Federal judges in Chi
cagO. There are too few now to clear
up the business of the Courts.
%c
Judge Sullivan ruled that he had no
Jurisdiction over the city in the
Checker Taxi matter.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-10-22
StilIrnan Fight Is on Again

The Stillman divorce case is again
to the front and the most interesting
development seems to be that Miss
Anne Stillman, who espOused the cause
of her father, became recOnciled to her
mother during the summer months.
Although Miss Stillman never definite
ly broke with her mother, she sided
with her father, and it was through
her that an effort was made to COM
promise the case last spring. Miss
Stillman now occupies a unique posi-
ton in the family, as she is on friend
ly terms both with her mother and
father. 1t has been learned that Mrs
Stillman, Bud Anne, Alexander, and
Guy took part in a SO-called family
reunion" in Canada during the sum-
mer.
Another equally interesting devel-
upment is the report that Mr.. Still
man hopes for a reconciliation with
Mrs. Stillman. In this connection ii
was reported that Mrs. Stillman would
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-10-22
JOHN r. NOEL.

Charles Krutchkoff, popular county
assessor, has been chosen as Repub-
lican county committeeman from the
Sixth ward to succeed the late r. J.
Mclaughlin.
e0
John M. Naghten, head of the big
and prosperous real estate firm of
John NJ. Naghten & Co., is leader in
the business and real estate world.
MsRA
Leonard J. Grossman, the well
known lawyer who is popular with
bar and public, would make an ideal
Superior Court Judge.
@
Charles T. LUCKNOW who is a direc-
tor in the Reliance State Bank as we'll
as president of the Globe Laundry
Company, is a leader among West
Side business men.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-10-22
r. fIleLirneli9 hf
Underwood of the "3ig Four"

The people seem 10 be well salts
fled with the Big FOurr-HugheS. Root.
Lodge and UEderwOOd-whO have been
selected by President Harding To rep
resent the United States 1T the diSarm-
ament conference. The foreigners
will have fine time putting over any
thing on that bunch" is the way this
satisfaction is frequently expressed.
Senator Oscar W Underwood of
Alabama (portrait herewith is the
Democrat on the delegation. He was
born in Kentucky in 1862. He has
served ten terms in the house and is
serving his second term in the senate.
His appointment surprised no one, for
he ana President Harding have been
close friends for six years. There are
those who say that Harding likes I'm
derwOod best of all the Democrats and
thinks him the abeSt When Harding
was elected. the Republican majority
in the senate was only two votes and
he had either To occupy his seat or else
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-10-22

William r. Swissler is making
fine record as attorney for the West
Park Board.
.
P. j. Carr is public official whose
head never sWells.
James J. McComb, the popular
Northwest Side Republican leader, is
the strongest man named for the Re-
publican nomination for Clerk of the
Criminal Court next year.
~6A
Judge Robert E. Grove is making a
splendid record as States Attorney.
George l. Haight, the popular law
yer, is much talked of for Judge of
the Superior Court. He would make
a good one.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-10-22
/: A
MAILERS ERRORS RETARD MAILS.

1.-The return address on a piece of
mail is insurance that it will not be
lost" said William H. Caravan, of the
educational bureau of the Chicago
postoffice, in an address at the latest
meeting of the Kiwanis Club in the
Morrison Hotel
Eight per cent of the postal en-
ployes work at correcting Chicago's err
rors," said Mr. Canavan. Citizens can
improve the service here by reducing
errors.
Eat Eleventh and State streets We
have bins of fine shoes, suit cases of
various goods, jewelry shirts and
other property all lost because the
senders failed to put on their return
addresses, or to tie knots correctly, or
to use the right kind of paper for
wrapping"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-10-22

The Checker Taxi people are before
the public again
Mayor Thompson and other city Of
ticials denied that they were inter
fering with the operation of the
Checker Taxi Company in answer to
the company's petition in Superior
Court before Judge Denis E. Sullivan
for an injunction to restrain such al
legged interference. The plaintiff
charged the officials were in a con-
spiracy with the Yellow Cab Com
pany. The officials said they do not
license Checker drivers because they
are in reality the owners of their
cars, but have not their names on
their cab doors as required by ordi-
nance
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-10-22
EAGLETS.

Here are the latest figures on State
banks:
State banks in Chicago .... 1913
In Cook county, outside Chi
In Illinois, outside Cook county .1,179
eSA
William H Malone has always been
victorious in politics because he is al
ways on the side of truth and justice.
John NJ Naghten, head of the big
real estate firm of John M. Naghten &
Company is one of the coming men of
Chicago. He is a booster for every
big enterprise that will help the city.
A
George |. Haight is being talked of
for Superior Judge.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-10-22


questions
he is
the to
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-10-22
MORE PROHIBITION BLUFF.

HIGHLANDER is to- have help in drying
up Chicago. A big legal sponge is to
be applied to the wet spots next week.
Prohibition Commissioner Haynes is
expected to come here and be in per-,
sonal charge of the drive. A force ofs
approximately 600 men will probably
be used, according to latest advices.
Prohibition Commissioner John KEEL
lander has set that figure as necessary.
The drive will probably be a rapid
one-on the order of the New York
City cleanup, where 100 specially Sc
lected prohibition agents sponged New
York dry within a short time after the
beginning of the raid.
Home brewers" soft drink parlor
liquor law violators and clubs where
locker systems" are a popular adj
dendum are expected to net hundreds
of arrests when the campaign starts.
William H. Malone is a tower Of
strength to the State Administration.
No man has a more honorable record
in public life and his devotion to the
people as Chairman of the State
Board of Equalization will long be
remembered.
Charles Netcher, vice-president of
the Boston Store, is foremost in every
movement for boosting Chicago. The
family from which he sprang, as
every one knows, has done much to
build up the city and has added large
ly to it's wealth, reputation and COM
mercial importance.
~
Mayor Thompson's great fight for
5-cent street car fare has the people
behind it. The millions who use the
surface lines feel that they are paying
far too much for the service they get
especially when the fact that the sur
face lines are making profit of
nearly a million dollars month out
of the Scent fare dawns upon them.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-10-22

Announcement of luncheon in the
honor of Arthur c. Lueder, newly APP
pointed postmaster of Chicago, has
been made by the Cook County Real
Estate Board. 1t will be given Mon
day, November Z in the Hotel La
Sale
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-10-22
EAGLETS.

Henry Stuckart who made such
good records as City Treasurer and
County Treasurer would make a good
mayor in the opinion of his many
friends.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-10-22

The Chicago Eagle, newspaper for
all classes of readers, is devoted to Ma
tional. State and Local Politics; to the
publication of Municipal, State, County
and Sanitary District news; to comment
on people in public life; to clean baseball
and sports, and to the publication of
General Information of Public Interest,
Financial, Commercial and Political.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-10-22

ne
O Guy.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-10-22

One of the best liked men in Chi
cago hotel life is Grover d. Edwards,
the bright young vice president and
treasurer of the big Congress Hotel.
He is a booster for the town all the
time and makes friends for the hotel
every day.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-10-22

That veterans of the war shall have
the preference as a matter of law in
federal institution appointments is
the request of the Evanston United
Veterans of the Republic to Congress.
A letter requesting passage of an act
is on the way to Washington. A sec
ond letter is en- route to Postmaster
General Hays asking investigation Oh
the charge ex-soldiers are being dis
charged instead of civilians at the
Chicago office.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-10-22


lily and friends dared hope for.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-10-22

Governor Len Small is giving to the
people of Illinois a fair, honest, pro-
gressive and dignified administration.
The people generally are we'll salts
fed with the choice they made at the
polls when he was elected Only
persons with axes to grind are criticiz-
ing the administration for not doing
things which would benefit them and
no one else.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-10-22

The new Hotel Gault, at Madison
and Market Streets has world wide
name for efficient service, comfort
able rooms and up-to-date features.
The Ahern brothers, who own and
operate the Hotel Gault are among
the most popular hotel men in the
United States.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-10-12
HOW TO FIGHT THE BOIL WEEVIL
BY J. E. Trevathan, County Farm Demonstrates

IT Is more than probable that every
farmer in .Laurens county is now
ready to believe that the boil weevil
problem is a serious one, not only in
the lower counties where the farmers
are making one or two bales Of cotton
to the plow, but also right here in
Laurens county where we will prob
ably make at least half crop this
year. Realizing the boil weevil prob
lem as q serious one we should do all
in our power to face the issue with
our eyes open. One Of the chief topics
OF discussion at the County Agents
Conference at Clemson College last
week was the boil weevil problem.
After studyisg this question from
every angle, / am convinced that the
most serious mistake cotton farmer
could make would be to quit growing
cotton to plunge headlong into grow
isg some other crop with which he is
not familiar. 1t is almost as serious
OF 1t, as It is to fail in the making Of
the crop. We have not developed mar
kets yet for any crop except cotton.
therefore advise the farmers to go
slowly Is making the change from the
all cotton system Of farming. 1t is
very essential that we no longer de-
pend upon cotton alone, but we should
not go too heavily into other things
next year. Since it is important that
we grow some cotton next year, it Is
more than important that we control
the boil weevil to such an extent as to
enable us to make fair crop.
There Is nothing that we can do
that will extorminate all the boil wee
wills. The boil weevil is here to stay
We can only hope to control the pest
The extent Of damage the weevil will
do in this county next year will de,
pend upon the severity OF the winter
weather conditions next usmmcr, ant
the vim with which we fight the wee.
vii now.
Several kinds Of poisons, traps, ant
other things are being advertised tt
fight the boil wcevil, but none of these
have ever proved sufficiently profitable
to have been adopted to any extent by
the big cotton growers further soutl
where the weevil has been at worl
for several years. There are severa
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-10-12
LANFORD NEWS

Lanford, Oct lO-Rcv. ]. NJ. Robert
son filled his regular appointment Sun
day afternoon and his committees arc
doing good work in securing funds to
have their reports ready for the clos
ing Of this conference year
Mrs. Stella Bomar has returned
home after very pleasant visit to
relatives and friends at Tryon, Inman
and Spartanburg, and reports most
delightful trip.
college, spent the weekend with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. DeShields
Mrs. Lille Rogers is in Laurens
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Drummond
and their little daughter.
Mr.. B. w. Johnson and family, Of
Arcadia, and Mr.. J. Vance Johnson, of
Clinton, were the guests OF their par
ents last Sunday.
Mrs. Sallie Payne, Mrs. Hix Connor,
Miss Jessie Rhea and Mr.. Joe Payne,
Of Greenwood, were guests at the
home Of Mr. Fl. NJ. Johnson last Sun
day. Mrs Othello Payne, who has
been spending a few days with her
father, accompanied them back to
their homo in Greenwood
Mr.. j.. c. Moore and family, of Spar
tanburg, were guests Of MIR. and Mrs.
j.. R Franks Sunday.
Mrs. J. s. Higgins went to Spartan
burg Sunday to see her brother, Mr.
| Ill. r.. Ferguson
Messrs. l.. Nj. Cannon, j. ID. Johnson
c. ID. Cox, J. X. Franks, j. II. Burgess
and Nj. Fleming and others attended
the singing at Enorce. All report {,
fine day and the best OF singing.
Mr.. and Mrs Don Burns, OF Barks-
dale, spent Sunday with Mrs. o. f.
Fowler, who was not so very well.
Mrs. NJ. w. Fowler and Miss Carrye
Fowler were recent guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. II. A. Drummond
Miss Mary Drummond is slowly inn
proving.
Miss Robinell Cox entertained quite
a crowd OF her little friends Saturday
afternoon at a birthday party. Miss
Pauline Waldrep and Miss Margaret
Drummond attended from here.