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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-05-05
CATHOLIC SCHOOL
!. ENTERTAINMENTS

The Sisters of the Catholic Paro-
chial School of this city are certainly
entitled to great credit for the excel
5ent manner in which they mad prepar-
ed and presented two suitable school
plays by the pupils of their school at
u aly's Opera House, Monday and Tues
day evenings of this week. Where the
children are interested the parents
are also. The pupils of the Catholic
Schools have been drilling and pre-
pairing for these plays for long while
and the Sisters have been persistent
and painstaking in the training and
drilling of the children.
The opera house was crowded to it's
capacity on each evening. The young
people all took their parts we'll and
exhibited excellent preparations. Some
of them did remarkably well. The
music was fine and the great success
both financially and otherwise is very
gratifying to all those who were di-
rectly interested. We understand
the Society netted nearly $500
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-05-05
MA !

Green leaves, bright flowers and
songs Of nesting birds greet Mays re-
turn. And everyone who cares at all
for the world about him takes heart a
fresh. Well may we sound the jubilee.
For, whatever the gods of the weather
have in store, so much of earth's beau
ty will be put on in May that no sorry
storm can leave US desolate.
The returning life of nature will
sound the call of the woods and the
gardens so surely that no belated chill
can discourage US. The trees will have
put on their summer fashion for US.
The heart of youth will have poured so
much of it's whimsy and yearning, so
much of its fancies and ambitions into
the bank of May that the month can
not be failure.
In thousands of hearts the influence
f the year as it marches forward, neg
lecting no duty, omitting no function,
will exert power we reckon too little.
For we are all too close to nature, too
much a part Of nature, not to be NOV
ed by the example of the world around
us to better effort and surer confidence
that we, too, shall march through the
season, accounting in no mean fashion
for our appointed tasks.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-05-05

ONFIRsT STREET

At the meeting of the city council
Tuesday night it was voted to install
brick paving on the first block of the
paving job that will be commenced
at the Library corner on First street
north. The brick paving will extend
as far as the Christian Science
church and will be placed over the
present hard pavement, with layer
of sand between. This part of the
street has been settled for some time
and the road committee together
with City Engineer Aldrich, decided
that it would be cheaper to install
brick. Concrete would crack when
the road settles and would be of no
further use while brick could be
taken out and more sand placed be-
tween the hard base and the bricks.
It was also voted to repair the iron
railing along the river between Il.
Miller's shop and the Christian
Science church.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-05-05
ATTEMPTS TO
BLOW Up HOUSE;
FARMER JAILED

Neillsville, Wis James Derr, a
farmer living near Thorp has original
ideas Oh stimulating the real estate
business. He bought farm last year
through D. D. Stookey, a Thorp real
estate dealer, and later wanted to sell
it. Not getting immediate action, he
wrote Mr.. Stookey, saying that if the
farm were not sold by May ! there
would be trouble. Derr went to the
Stookey home and placed stick of
dynamite, with fuse attached, under
the front porch and lighted the fuse.
The fuse went out and Derr was ar
rested by Sheriff Kutchera and
brought to the jail here. Derr admits
he crime.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-05-05
COYLE STORE
ROBBERS
ARRESTED

After a delay Of four weeks Messrs.
George Weaver, Edward Burns and
Ralph Jewell, all of Milwaukee, have
been arrested as the perpetrators of
the robbery in the Wood County Drug
store owned by E. NJ Coyle, on April
5th.
Finding the guilty parties was
largely the work of Chief of Police R.
S. Payne who had cherished the idea
that it was an inside job as the store
was opened by key used in the front
door and the safe was opened by the
use of the proper combination indicat-
ing that it was someone who knew To-
cal conditions and also was familiar
with the Coyle pharmacy. The arrest
of the trio of robbers at Elkhorn was
substantiating evidence that it was a
local man who knew the inside and the
local police chiefs contention was
proved when one of the men confessed
to the local crime
According to Chief of Police Payne
the three men came into Wisconsin
Rapids late at night, the chief setting
the time at a. m. They gained entry
through the front door with a key,
probably skeleton key, opened the
safe with the regular combination
helped themselves to the cash booty
amounting to over $500 and laid in a
supply of candy, cigars and cigarettes
and then went to the DR.. Looze office
where they opened the safe but failed
to find anything of value. They then
made their getaway. The machine was
one rented from a garage in Milwau-
kee and was driven by the men, no
driver being used.
The only one of the three known
here is George Weaver, who was for
merly employed by E. M. Coyle. He
entered the employ of the local phar-
macy four years ago last December
and remained in employ of the store
until the following June. Mr.. Coyle
said he had never had any occasion to
suspect Weaver as he had always been
honorable in his dealings. In June 1917
Weaver entered the service and was
with local company members. After
the war he returned here on several
occasions and had been in the Coyle
store when he visited here.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-05-05
FIND Chinese
BIRD ON
BADGER LAKE

Superior-The Cormornat, bird
which the Chinese use to hunt fish,
was seen on lake near Merrill, Wis,
by E. d. Upson, an employe of the
state conservation commission, follow
ing the recent severe storm.
''There were six of them on the lake.
said Mr.. Upson. II think they must
have been blown here by the storm
from either the Atlantic or Pacific
coast.
"The birds can swim on the water,
partially submerged, or wholly under
the water.
"I watched one of them dive and
then saw him come up half mile
away, in about minute and half. |
had my glasses, and was able to study
him carefully.
"The birds are jet black, with white
spots under the ears during mating
season. They are slightly larger than
the goose.
"The Chinese tie the CormoraEt's S
beak so that he cannot swallow fish,
and send him out to fish for them
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-05-05
A PRINCIPLE
OVERLOOKED

1t is rather had to be forced to ad-
NIT that women may, under certain
conditions of excitement and nervous
stress, set an example of really bad
citizenship. However, something like
this seems true in the case of the little
quarrel that is now going on in Har-
rietta, Michigan.
According to the report, the voters
Of that place some time back elected a
village council composed of women.
one of whom was made president. How
e7er, at the last election, the vote turn
ed the other way and the women were
beaten. Instead of accepting the re-
suit good-naturedly, as we are all sup
posed to do in the United States of A
merica, the women refused to accept
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-05-05

IOANASSOCIATION
ELECTOFFICERS

The stockholders, representing $780,
600 worth of stock, met in the U. c. T.
Hall, Wednesday evening, and perfect
e the organization by electing nine di-
rectors as follows: T. E. Mullen, L.
A. DeGuere, NJ G. Jacobson, Guy 0.
Babcock, L. P. Daniels, R. MacKinnon,
R. NJ. Gibson, w. J. Taylor, and John
Brandt. Later the directors met and
selected the following officers:
President. A DeGuere.
Vice Pres.-John Brandt.
Secretary-R. M. Gibson.
Asst. Sec-Nellie A. Dolan.
Treas-L. P. Daniels.
The secretary was authorized and
requested to go ahead and prepare for
the TRANSACTION of business Now
there will be an opportunity to get
help to build new homes and we hope
that everybody who wants to build
new homes will be able to do so, and
in this manner give employment to Ia
Dor.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-05-05
Railroads Claim to Have Lost.

Losses in revenue, amounting to
millions below actual cost of opera
ton, have been incurred by railroads
doing business in Wisconsin, accord
ing to their estimates Reports re-
ceived from the carriers by the Wis
cOnsin tax commission show that, with
several exceptions, among the smaller
companies, the steam carriers of the
state have lost heavily. The North
western road, which has averaged
around $20.00O,000 net profits annual
ly for a number of years, came with
in $3,0OO,000 last year of meeting
actual expense of operation. the re-
ports say; the ST. Paul line, which
was making around S260OO.0OO an
nually before government operation,
sustained a $S,456,OO0 loss last year.
These figures do not include interest
charges. The Burlington, Great North
ern and 500 lines are the only roads
that broke even, it is claimed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-05-05
WOODCOUNTY
BUTTER AND
CHEESE INDUSTRY
Wood County Cheese and Butter at the
State Fair.

Over $4,000 people, or about twelve
times the population of Wood County
will look over our county's dairy ex-
hibits at the next State Fair, August
90 to September 3. The advertising
and boosting our county will get from
a representative exhibit of our dairy
products at the big Fair cannot be
over-estimated. Every cheesemaher,
every buttermaker, every factory pa
tron, every man interested in this
county's welfare and future grow in
should see that the creameries and
cheese factories in his neighborhood
all send exhibits in two or more class
e; to the State Fair this year and make
a fine appearance before the world.
Two new classes of prizes are offer
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-05-05

ed this year for the first time for
cheese and butter, manufactured be-
fore June /, as well as the usual priz-
es in all other classes as last year.
Our county has within its borders
about eighty cheese factories and
creameries. Last year only six of
them sent exhibits of cheese or butter
to the Fair, and thus our own dairy
industry was not properly represented
before the people of the State at the
1920 Fair.
$4,000 in prizes for dairy products
are offered this year in the new State
Fair Prize List, and every exhibit
scoring about 80 points viii receive a
share in the pro-rata fund and premi-
ums, averaging $500 per exhibit, be-
sides free admission tickets to the
State Fair, and chances to win the
state, district and county cash prizes.
Let's do our share to put our coun-
ty at the top of the column this year,
with 100 per cent our cheese factories
and creameries sending two or more
State Fair exhibits. Write now to
Secretary o. E. Remey, State Fair
Park, West Allis, Wis, for full in
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-05-05
Many Convicts Are Feeble Minded.

Approximately II per cent of the in
mates of the state prison at Waupun
are feeble minded, a report by DR.. V.
V. Anderson of the state board of con-
troll declares. The report is on a sur
vey Of mental deficiency conditions in
state institutions. Yet these findings,
compared with conditions in other
state prisons. At Sing Sing, N. Y,
p per cent were found to be feeble
minded; at Joliet penitentiary, Illinois,
% per cent; at Indiana state prison, 23
per cent, and at San Quentin, Cal, 80
per cent were subnormal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-05-05
FOIL BANDITS
ATTEMPT To
ROB SALOON;
one SHOT

Wausau, Wis.-Two bandits who at
tempted to rob the saloon of William
A. Tesch here Saturday night escaped
after one was wounded in an exchange
of shots. The intruders lined up four
patrons, while Tesch hid behind the
bar. He was shot at four times with
out being hit. Robert Prieve, who had
been sleeping in a back room, opened
the door and fired on the bandits with
shotgun, hitting one in the shoulder
and neck. The two robbers ran out.
Police followed a trail of blood until
it was lost in the woods.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-05-05
Lawmakers SIauuhter Bills.

Senator Huber's bill for the inspec-
ton by the state board of health of
all tenement houses where wearing
apparel is manufactured met death by
an overwhelming vote. The commit
tee recommended the bill for passage.
A senate bill to increase the compen-
satfOn of health officers and the Kuc-
kuk bill to increase the license fee of
optometrists were slaughtered. Pier
sons bill to allow part of city to
join rural community was killed so
to 80.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-05-05
Students Clear 1900 Acres

By establishing last year a land
clearing school, the first Of the kind
in existence, Marinette county added
$4,000 acres to the farms of the coun-
ty. This year, with a campaign for
10000 acres, it will offer a new fea-
ture to keep the interest stimulated.
This feature is a travelling land clear
ing school. Last year the farmers
came to school; this year the school
goes TO the farmer The school will
visit 40 places in the county, one or
two days each. Every branch of land
clearing will be demonstrated, with
the farmer-students doing the actual
work.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-05-05

When stranger comes to this town
he looks around 1t is the natural
thing to do. His opinions are formed
from what he sees and hears, and
from nothing else. AS he finds condi-
tions to exist, so he repeats them when
he goes elsewhere and repeats them
to other people That is what makes
our reputation abroad, and it is worth
emembering.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-05-05
APPEAL FOR
FARM LABOR

Stevens Point.-Portage county far
mers are appealing to the Stevens
Point Chamber of Commerce for farm
labor, but the call is going unheeded
because of what seems to be a general
revulsion against farm work Many
applications for men have been re-
ceived offering wages of $40 to s45 a
month with room and board. Unless
the help is found the chamber will go
outside the city to get men.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-05-05

Mr.. and Mrs. D. J. Gerow may de-
eide to locate in Winona, Minnesota,
where they have an opportunity of
purchasing the leading hotel of that
city. If they decided to locate there
we can assure the people of that city
that their hotel will be conducted upon
principles that will be attractive to the
trade. They are frst-class hotel peo-
pie who know their business.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-05-05
House Opposes Women on Juries.

There is opposition in the Wiscon-
sin legislature to give women the
right to serve on juries. The bill to
extend this privilege passed the SEN
ate with practically no opposition, but
has met with a storm of disapprOval
in the lower house and the bill has
been defeated. move to reconsider
the measure will be entered, but the
present hostile attitude of the house
would indicate that the measure may
have trouble in passing.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-05-05
Phone Companies to Boost Rates.

Several phone companies were
awarded increased rates by the Wis
cOnsin railroad commission, following
application for higher revenues. The
companies allowed the increased rates
are. West Bend and Trenton Tele-
phone company, Washington County
Telephone company, Waunakee Tele-
phone company, Ebenezer Telephone
company, Badger Mutual Telephone
company, Beloit Farm Telephone COM
pany.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-05-05
May 27 May Close Legislature.

The legislative lines are being tight
ened with a view to bringing the ses-
sion to a close late in May. The COM
mittee on rules of the house has favor
ably reported a resolution calling for
final adjournment of the legislature on
May q. While it is too soon to be sure
that adjournment can be secured at
that time, nevertheless this resolution
indicates a goal toward which the leg
islature is striving. Over 40 members
of the legislature have signed a peti-
tion asking that the work be so rushed
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-05-05
Badger Bonus Tax Held Valid,

WiscOnSin's soldier bonus tax law
was upheld by the District Court Of
Appeals at Chicago. F. G. Borden
company of Milton refused to pay the
tax on the grounds that If its $3,-
O36.46 tax were paid, it's assets would
be wiped out. Lower courts of Wis
cOnsin decided In favor of the COM
pany, but the Appeals court reversed
the decision.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-05-05
Equal Privileges Bill Withdrawn.

Assemblyman Martin Higgins with
drew his bill which would give to men
and women equal privileges under the
laws. His bill also provided that wom-
en- should have the same privileges as
men and men the same privileges as
women. It was discovered, however,
that passage Of such bill would alb
rogate laws on the statute books for
shorter hours for woman labor and
other special laws Of aid to women,
and for this reason Mr.. Higgins with
drew his bill.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-05-05

A. E. Kringel, formerly engineer
in the State Highway office IN this
city and who left about three years
ago to accept better position IN Mil
waukee, is now City Engineer for the
city of Green Bay. Augie's many
friends in this city will be glad to note
his growth and development IN has
chosen profession.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-05-05
Passes BeIoit Court Measure.

The Fifeld bill, providing for the
establishment of municipal court at
BelOit, with powers approximately
equal to that Of the Circuit court, was
advanced to third reading and then
passed under suspension of the rules
by the senate. The bill will become
effective upon approval Of Governor
Rlnine
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-05-05

Approves the Torrens System.
The Milwaukee real estate board
has indoIsed the bill before the state
legislature changing the system Of
land registration from the present
method to the Torrens system.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-05-05

G.. A. Swanson, of Chicago, was in
the city this week closing deal for
the sale of farm he owned in the
town of Grant, Portage county.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-05-05
Arbor Day Set for May 8.

May has been set as Arbor day in
Wisconsin In proclamation by Gov.
John j. Blaine
The daily banner., 1921-07-07
Bathing Accessories
Necessary To Costume

Several years ago an effort was
made TO introduce bathing capeS INTO
the wardrobe of the American women
1t was a fiat failure and the mer-
chants were glad to get rid of them
at any price they could get.
At that time the American female
bather clad herself in a full black
satin or silk bathing suit usually
worn over voluminous bloomers or
an Annette Kellerman" with
stockings carefully attached TO lts
extremities, and had no need OF
cape to wrap herself in on the way
from the bathhouse to the water.
While her French sister wore a
bathing suit like-well like any or
the suits one sees at any of the
beaches this year. The difference
was however. that at foreign resorts
bathing machines were used to run
the fair bathers out into the water,
or if the resort had no machines then
the cape was worn to the water 8
edge while at many places there was
no mixed bathing at all.
Certainly the American women
are right in changing their style or
bathing costumes. 1t is idiotic to go
in for a swim swaddled in a lot OF
clothes that weigh one down; but
while adopting the foreign style or
bathing costume one should do 1t all
and not omit the enveloping wrap to
put on the second one comes out OF
the water Nothing is ugiier and
more repellent than too generous a
display of female pulchritude.
The daily banner., 1921-07-07
The DAILY BANNER
CAMBRIDGE. MD, JULY Z 1921
Brief Local News

Miss Gladys Lewis, is visiting her
grand mother at Vienna for rev
days.
Mrs. Mary Phillips, of Seaford, is
visiting. Miss Mary COrinne Jones,
Willis street.
Mrs. Anna Mcbride, is the guest OF
Mrs. Lee Jefferson at East New Mar
ket.
Mr.. Harold Buckson, OF Philadel-
phia, is visiting his aunt, Mrs. John
! Raymond, at ner nome on Maryland
avenue, this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Columbus Butflng-
ton. of Baltimore, are visiting Mrs.
Buffington's sister Mrs. VIM. Prlt-
chett, Maryland avenue.
Mr., BENJAMIN Travers. of Phlla-
delphia, spent the holidays with his
| parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Warner TaV-
ers, at their home on Church street.
The catalogues for the Cambridge
! Fair are now ready for distribution
and may be obtained by applying TO
| the secretary, Z. S. Lake, or at this
/ office.
! Mr. and Mrs. Robert r. Brohawn,
! of near Vienna, are receiving con-
! gratulationS upon the birth of twins,
| the event occurring Monday morning,
! July 4th.
! In publishing the list of names OF
/ honorary members of Company 'C'
in this paper yesterday the name OF
| DR.. Thomas Lynch Coll was inadver-
| tently omitted.
| The Misses Ruth and Thelma
Roberts motored from Baltimore 10
spend the holidays with relatives at
Cambridge. They were accompanied
by Mr. and Mrs. John P. Dunn and
children.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. o. Langrall, and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Lang
rail- and Mrs. Bell. OF Baltimore,
spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. T. M. Bramble, at their home on
/ Maryland avenue.
Mrs. Richard Hodgson left yes
terday for her home in Townsend,
after having visited ner daughter
Mrs. F. C. MacSorley this city. She
was accompanied by her grandson,
Master Carlton MacSorley, who will
spend sometime with her
Don't forget the ball game tomor-
row at lue New Athletic 1dIh. L iS
management of the home team needs
the support of the public, and
promises good clean and fast base
ball. The boys are all residents OF
Dorchester County and are fresh over
their victory at Salisbury yesterday.
Season tickets can be bought at the
White House Lunch Room, Candy
land and Dashiell Bros. Store. Help
the boys.
Mrs. Belma Brooks, and Louise
Linthicum returned to their homes
at Madison last Saturday, after
spending ten days at Eagles Mere
Park. Pa, attendin the Youns
WomeR's Christian Association con-
ference, at that place. They were
elected as delegates from the y. w
c. A, at Western Maryland Col
lege. There were over seven hun
dred delegates from several of the
leading Colleges and Universities oi
different States