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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-10-19
WOULD FORM
FARMERSCLUb
At NEkOOSA

The Community Picnic held at Ne
koosa recently turned out very nicely
The attendance was good and the in
terest fine. The idea of organizing a
Farmers Club in the Nekoosa district
was suggested at that time and the
same was accepted favorably. The
organization would be a semi-social
nature with a fairly definite member
ship. Regular programs might be
held with both local and imported tai
ent furnishing the entertainment.
Speakers would be available from time
to time that would help US to solve
our problems. The organization would
furnish a working unit for the Nekoo-
sa farmers that would help them in
many ways.
The following program has been
arranged for a general meeting to be
held in the hall at Nekoosa on Thurs
day evening October 18th, of this
week, and the advisability of forming
such d club will also be taken up at
that time.
Music
Community Development-R. A. Pc
terson, County Agent.
Cooperation in Denmark-A. n. How
alt, Wood County Agricd ltural
School.
Music
Working together and the Cooperative
.Creamery-C. H. Imig, President
Wood County Holstein Breeders
Association.
Music
The meeting will not be successful
unless the women and children attend
the meeting along with the men. Ad-
mission is free-its just big booster
meeting so do your share to tell your
friends about it.
Nekoosa, Thursday evening, Octo-
Der 10Th, O'Clock.
r. A. PETERSON, County Agt.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-10-19
CAR RAN
down BANK

Sunday afternoon at aout five o'clock
rs James Mintz and William Goggins,
well-known local young men, were
driving out OF town on lower Third
street in the Mintz's Dodge touring
car, the car left the road just few
rods this side of the n. w. crossing,
plunged down the bank and stopped
against the r. r. embankment, re-
naming right side up and undamaged
except for a broken head lamp. Be
yond slight bruise over one eye
which Goggins received the young
men were unhurt.
The storage battery was stolen
from the car during the night, and
the car was found otherwise in run
ming order when it was hauled up to
the road Monday morning. A loose
steering gear was blamed for the ac-
cident by Mintz when he was inter
viewed Monday. Goggins was driv-
ing at the time the car left the road.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-10-19

the city begging from citizens, and
using the certificate as a means of
working upon the sympathies OF the
people she saw, some Of whom do
mated quite literally.
1t now appears that this same plan
was worked in this city about month
ago either by this woman or some
other who used the same methods.
She had certificate from promi-
nent local physician and surgeon, and
had secured some fairly generous do
nations from local citizens. While the
suspicious of some were aroused, the
illusory nature of her representations
was not apprehended, and she got a.
way with the spoils. Reading Of the
Wausau news item recalled the Incl
dent to the mind of Chief r. S. Payne
who was solicited but not "hooked"
and the ''cat came out Of the bag"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-10-19
WILL BURCHELL
ACCIDENTALLY
SHOTBY SON

Sunday afternoon, while William
Burchell, well-known local warehouse
man, was hunting with his son, II
years old, the % caliber rife which
the boy was carrying was accidentally
discharged and the bullet entered the
fathers temple
Principal S. G. Corey of the Wood
County Agricultural School came a.
long just after the accident occurred,
helped Mr.. Burchell into his car and
took him to Riverview Hospital. The
place was about two and half miles
southeast of the city near what is
known as the Herschleb farm.
Mr.. Burchell was weak from loss of
blood but did not lose consciousness.
An X-Ray photograph which was TAX
en- Monday showed the bullet, appar-
emily split in two and the parts lodg-
ed just back of the eye and the up
per part of the nose.
Mr.. Burchell was taken to Milwau-
kee Monday evening to have the very
delicate operation of removing the
bullet performed there 1t was feared
that the sight of the right eye would
be injured in any event and that if
it could be saved at all it would be by
the exercise of the greatest possible
surgical skill in this operation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-10-19
PORT EDWARDS
LNLONG AGO

In looking over the files of the Wood
County Reporter for 1881 we happen
ed to run across a write-up of the
village of Port Edwards which ap-
peared IN the issue of July 21 that
summer The village then had one
railroad station, the ST. Paul, and the
population was given as 400. The mill
was described and its improved pro-
eesses of handling logs and lumber
We're particularly noted. 1t was de-
clared to be, the largest along the Wis
consln River at that time. The paper
industry had not then been estab-
llshed there, the mill being devoted
to the production of various kinds of
lumber, lath, etc.
The statement given there, of the
history of the mill is interesting. The
article states tnat the first mill on
the Wisconsin River was established
by Merrill & Whitney at what is now
Port Edwards in 1886 These men
came from Green Bay. John Edwards
bought the mill in 1S41, says this ar
tlcle, and sold it to his son, John, in
1859. John Edwards then sold a half
interest in the mill to Thomas 3.
Scott, who was prominent in business
and IN state politics at that time, in
1873.
The intense community spirit and
progressive attitude of the village of
Fort Edwards was manifest and made
note of at the time of the article
quoted, and seems to have been a fea-
ture OF it's growth and development
from the time of its beginning down
to the present.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-10-19
Ql|ITDANCE
HALLS BECAUSE
MOONSHINE

Wilhelm Brothers, who operated the
Ferris Wheel at the Bridge Day Cele-
bration, formerly operated string
Of dance pavilions, one at South
Branch in Waupaca county, one at
Mosinee, and one at Rib Falls. The
writer knew them some years ago.
and was glad to meet George Wilhelm
at the fair grounds Wednesday.
George says that they sold their
dance pavilions because "the moon
shine got SO bad," and as they were
determined to run only clean whole
some an1usements, they purchased
the rides" and disposed of the dance
pavilion. This statement squares up
with what we know of their business
methods in former times, and we re-
commend these men to those who seek
properly conducted anusements and
concessionaires.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-10-19
Dinner At
Hotel WIITER

The celebration committee entertain
ed the City Council and officers, the
County Board, State and County High
way Commissions and number of
prominent citizens at the Hotel Wit
ter Tuesday evening. H. w. Goggins
was POSTMASTER and A, r, Hirst of
the State Highway Commission was
the principal speaker. Mayor Roen-
ius gave the address OF welcome,
which was responded to by Engineer
Torkelson of Madison, member of the
State Highway Commission. Former
Senator I. P. Witter, and former May
or C. E. Briere were others who spoke.
Community singing and a solo by
Wade Jenkins were musical features
of the dinner.
The dinner was planned and served
in the usual efficient and tasty man
ner Of this well-known hosiery.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-10-19
.LYCEUM COURSE.
TO APPEAR HERE

Under the auspices of the Wisconsin
Rapids Parent Teachers associations
Lyceuin Course is to be given here
this fall and winter. The course con-
sists of four high-class numbers, the
first of which is the Smith-Spring-
Holmes Concert company which comes
here next week Wednesday evening
The entertainments will be given in
the Lincoln High School Auditorium
Season tickets for adults are priced
at $3.50 and for children at $1.O0.
DR.. Sadler, consulting Surgeon at
the Chicago Hospital appears in the
second number on November IA with
his lecture on "Americanitis" DIR.
Sadler is specialist on nervous dis
orders and brings an interesting and
instructive talk before his audience.
Sometime before Christmas, date
not yet specified, the celebrated reader
and impersonator, Sarah Wilmer will
be here in the third number of the
course. Miss Wilmer has been here
before and never fails to please and
delight her audience.
The, fourth number will be here on
February /. This will be the Grant
Hadley Concert company, one of the
best of all Lyceum attractions. The
Association is to be praised for it's
enterprise and spirit in putting this
course before the Wisconsin Rapids
public.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-10-19
Civil SERVICE
EXAMINATIONS

Examinations are to be held under
the United States Civil Service Com
mission in various cites of Wisconsin
and other states on November 4. 1922.
These examinations are for general
clerical positions carrying salaries of
around $500 or $1,000 per year to start
with. satisfactory appointees may be
granted the bonus of $40 per month
increase which Congress has allowed.
The examinations are open to both
men and women who are citizens of
the United States. Spelling will count
for 20 per cent in the examination,
penmanship for 10 per cent, various
clerical tests will count for SO per
cent and Arithmetic, the remaining
20 per cent. Applicants must be past
eighteen years of age and under sew
enty. Veterans of U. S. Military ser
vice will be given a preference in Civ
ing appointments.
Among the cites in Wisconsin
where these examinations are to be
held are Stevens Point, Wausau,
Green Bay, Lacrosse, Appleton, and
Chippewa Falls.
Other details regarding this exam
ination may be learned at the Repor-
ter Office or at the Post Office. Or
the applicant may send to the Civil
Service Commission at Washington
D. c. for Form 2379, or to Secretary
of the u S. Civil Service Board at any
of the cities named as examining
points.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-10-19
HAVE HEART"
ON TAG DAY

The people of this city have shown
great interest in the splendid work
carried on by the City Federation of
Women during the past year. Whe-
ther 1t was in retaining the library
branch and getting new books for the
convenience of west side patrons thru
the efforts of the library committee,
or IN serving hot MONDAY lunches or
milk to the children of this locality,
or furnishing rest rooms for pupils
Or improving the grounds about the
school house, the public has aided and
approved in every way possible the
school committees work.
Every year the Mayor and City
Council aid the civic committee of
this Federation to carry ON a splendid
cleanup and paint-up campaign, and
the Park Commission and civic COM
mittee work for the good looks of
streets, river banks and parks.
This work of out-door-art, is car
ried step farther, and good music,
and excellent displays of paintings
and interesting rageants are given
each year through the efforts of the
Art Committee, in the library or high
school building where all interested
persons may attend.
The work of the Relief Committee
is very well known, the cafe of peo-
pie in need of food, clothing and medi-
cal attention is practically turned over
IN this city, to these women. Through
the generous aid of the Elks and 9th
er organiza tions and individuals and
with what funds the members of the
city federation can secure, over $780,
% is spent annually in relieving the
needs of the sick and poor and caring
for little children in need of surgeons
or doctors care
The Needle Work Guild of America
has supplemented this work by Sc
curing each year hundreds of articles
of clothing for the use of the poor
children of this locality, and the child
welfare and relief work. This COM
mittee last year secured scales for
every school building in the city to
aid the school nurse in the weighing
and measuring plan, for the good
health work carried on in our city
schools.
The public health and recreation
work has been carried on by a COM
nittee which secured free chest Gin
les for this city and fine healthful
sports-coasting and skating; and thru
the sale of Red Cross Sales, this com
mittee first secured and paid for the
services of a school nurse, which prov
ed so valuable that the school board
has now made school nurse a per-
nanent part of the faculty here.
These and many other activities are
constantly being carried on by this
and all they ask you is
when they need help give it and give
it freely. "Have a Heart" to help
carry on this good work for the bet
ter life and happiness of this city,
Tag Day, Saturday, October 21, is
The day on which people in this city
will be asked to purchase the red
heart-shaped tags, the proceeds ali
going into the fund devoted to this
public welfare work.
HAVE A HEART AND A BIT OF
CASH ON THAT DAY.
Let's Not Be Bashfui!
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-10-19
YOU AND YOUR JOB

The notion that you are too big for
your job is alright, young man, if it
isn't overplayed. Usually, however
your job is the measure which the
man who pays the wages puts on your
capacity. Nobody ever got a job de-
spised his work and skinped it thru
a mistaken and swell-head impression
of his own deserts. The job you are
on is the best job while you work at
it. The bigger job is waiting for the
fellow who works at the little one
as if it were a big one. It's the same
old thing over again, the man who is
master of himself and a few is made
ruler over many. =
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-10-19

News dispatches from Wausau, Mon
day told of woman who obtained q
physical examination from reputa-
bic physician there and had him give
her certificate that she was in need
of an immediate surgical operation
This she said she wished to show to
her relatives who would furnish the
money fer the operation. She then
took this certificate and went about
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-10-19
DOINGS in
CIRCUIT COURT

Albert Zirke of this city, who waiv-
ed examination in w. H. Gets court
a couple of weeks ago, appeared in
circuit court on Oct. II, plead guilty
to charge of seeking to force his di-
vorced wife, Selma Zirke, to live with
him, was sentenced to three years in
the reformatory at Green Bay, and
was placed on parole.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-10-19
CUT THIS OUT;
IT is WORTH MONEY

Cut out tLis slip. enclose it with
sc to Foley & Co., 1886 Sheffield Ave,
Chicago, H., writing your name and
address clearly. You will receive in
return a trial package containing Fo-
iey's Honey and Tar Compound, for
coughs, colds and Group, Foley Kid.
ney pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets
Sold Everywhere.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-10-19

| merely expressing a sentiment favor
able to the work of the chautauoua
IN this city. The others admitted their
signatures, but denied that they were
aware that it was a contract which
they signed
/ Fred Bossert testified Monday af-
ternoon that he signed a white paper,
like piece of foolscap on which there
was no printed matter, believing that
ne was merely expressing his satisfac-
ton with the 1921 course and his will
lngness to purchase tickets and helm
boost for the next years course. He
also said that he signed the paper
with his lead pencil. His name now
appears in the contract form written
with pen, and he declared it to look
like his signature but was positive
that he did not put it there.
Only the plaintiff, Ewell and Clar-
ence Cramer, who acted as platform
manager here in 1921, testified for the
plaintiff. Cra1ner secured the con
tract as Mr.. Ewell's agent. For the
securing of this contract he was to
receive a commission. He testified to
the signing before him of this contract
by each defendant and told how and
where the signatures were made.
There were several sharp clashes
in the testimony and the issue was
clear cut, said Mr.. Goggins in his.
statement to the jury. The plaintiffs
declared that the signatures were all
genuine and that they were made in
full knowledge Of each signer that it
was the contract which was being
signed. This they all denied with the
further denial on the part of several
that they never signed any paper pur-
porting to have any relation what
ever to the 1922 chautauqua.
After strong and able presentation
of the case by the attorneys on both
sides, the jury took up the consider
alton of the special verdict which was
submitted to them by Judge B. B.
Park. This verdict contained thirty
five questions. The first fifteen COM
prised three identical questions relat-
ing to each of the five defendants who
claimed they had not signed the con-
tract. The first was did (this de-
fendant sign Exhibit A ?" exhibit
A was the contract). The second was.
"Was the defendant fraudulently in
duced to sign Exhibit A ?" and the
third was, "Had the defendant right
to rely upon the representations made
by plaintiffs agent that the paper
which he signed carried no financial
respons bility?"
The remaining twenty questions
were merely the last two Of the above
applied to each of the ten defendants
who admitted signing the contract.
These questions went to the jury at
$50. Just before eleven o'clock, as
the jury was about to be locked up for
the night, they arrived at verdict
in which they found in favor of the
plaintiff in each instance. The YER
dict was received and the jury dis
charged.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-10-19

If the average wife isn't a politi-
clan she is usually the speaker of. the
house.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-10-19

Court will be in session again Mon
day morning at 10:30 Several civil
eases are yet to be tried, and num-
Der of court cases also remain for
trial
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-10-19

Monday morning saw the beginning
of the suit of Fred D. Ewell of Chica-
go, proprietor of the Mutual-Ewell
Chautauqua Bureau, against the guar
antors of the 1922 Chautauqua in this
city. Mr.. Ewell claimed that he had
4 valid contract with the sixeeen sign
ers for the payment of S1100 for the
course which was presented here this
summer. Of this amount, S5S5.25 was
paid on the opening day of the course.
The remaining S514.75 had not been
paid and the signers of the contract
refused to pay it.
Following are the names of the six
teen signers: C. H. Webber, Ed w
Lipke, Mrs. A. c. Otto, Alfred Lut-
jeans, John Foyt. L. P. Daniels, Fred
Bossert, w. S. Gardner. F. H. Eber-
hardt, NJ. Foster, Chas. Mullen, A. F.
Jones, j. G. Hagen, W. E. Dunn, J. H
Miller and F. E. Rice.
The first named, c. H. Webber, is
out of reach of service, but the other
fifteen defended the suit, represented
by the law firm of Goggins, Brazear
& Goggins and by John Roberts. Ham
orecht & 'Calkins were attorneys fol
Mr.. Ewell.
Of the fifteen defendants FIVE set VI
the defense that they never signed
any contract of any kind They sale
that they signed blank white paper
under the impression that they wer,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-10-19

In the suit of Minnie Steuber of
Marshfield against Jos. Koholka to
recover a strip of land along the side
of her residence lot, the jury found
for the defendant, answering in the
negative to the first question in the
special verdict.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-10-19

When a man is wrapped up in him.
self he makes a mighty little bundle.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-10-19

The suit of Roy Swope against H.
Yerke, seeking to recover FOR loss on
a breach of contract in the matter of
renting farm, was settled before
going to the jury. 1t is reported that
the plaintiff received $50 damages.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1922-01-03
AMERICA TIEIE QUE DEFETDERSE

lle China e India deberdn m%antener-
e quebradas y ~subyugadas, V que Dor
anto, los Estados Unidos quedaran
-in la mas ligera posibilidad de la
4yuda de China 0 India 0 Alemania O
Russia. o de cualquier Otro possible sim
patiZador de los Estados TTnidos en-
c%ualquier momentO en- que seal ataca-
Jos por Inglaterra Y ell Jap6n, Y esas
los naciones estdp aliadas o seguiran
en- alianza, sea c%ualquiera la confe-
sion que hagan ell p1blicO.
"En tai situaci6n, no solo no ha-
bremos abolido la guerra, sino que la
habremos hecho inevitable. Attends,
haria la participation de los Estados
Cnidos en- la guerra inevitable, a eau
sd de que la creciente riqueza V pro-
greso de los Estados Unidos impele-
Ran a Inglaterra Y al Jap0n a ejerci-
tar el poder dominate en- su possession
en- una forma que embaraZarfa V res
tringirfa el desenvolvimiento de los
Estados Unidos y constantemcnte per
judicaria sus intereses.
Este no c. una profecfa. Este es
una retrospecci0n. Supplements Sc re-
fiere como una ocurrencia natural
mente probable Ell ell future. a 10
que ha acontecido Ell ell pasado. La
polftica de Inglaterra no varfa. III
glaterra -sigue los planes V los pre-
ceptos de sus an%teriores estadistas
cuando han demostrado ser afortuna-
dos V entire esos planes ha estad !
siempre ell de destruir il su princi-
pal rival.
"-Pido Il Dips que tengamos la SUI
iciente inteligencia para seguir los
%preceptos Y la polftica de nuestros
grandes estadistas, cuando han demos
trado ser afortunados. Durante Glen
to cuarenta amos hemos prosperado
ACCOMPLISHMENTS, inconmensurablemen-
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1922-01-03
INGI.ATEREA ASPIRA Al DOIT-
MO 1871. MJNDO P0R MEDIC DE
81 RIVAL MAS FUERTE

Washington, diciembre.- FL gobicr-
no de los EStados Un;dos Sc c%ncuentra
principalmeHto, Ell manos de los BAN
queros ihtesuacionalcS. PUsecn el Par
lido Dpmocratico en- su mayor partc.
Po%etn AL rartido Republicans por
e9mpieto. Designan los candidates por
medic del Juez Gary y Harvey, Y
otros representatives en- Chicago. FL
Lancian la campafa. 'ContrOlan toda
la polltica. FracasarOn en- la Liga de
est1n avanZando hacia los miSmos fl
leS. pOr medic de la Conferencia del
aesarlnc, CON l5s Repuhlicanos. FL per-
Sonai de Ia representation de Aneri-
"a en- Ia Conferencia hace este perfec-
tamente evidente. III unico dem0cra-
ia es Underwood, Gle Alabama, quien
IS tan servidor de Morgan, como Root.
mo pasard mucho sin cue Sc yea
que el prop6sito obvio de Ia confe-
rencia e5 una entente, 10 cual eS,
implementc, otro Tiombre de una
llama. La entente no sera para In
elimination de armamentos. sino para
nantener los armamentos Ell u ac-
'suales preparedness. 10 cual significa,
lolamente, mantener Il los EstadoS
Gnidos ell una subordinaci0n sin es-
oeranZaS a Inglaterra V Jap5n en- ma
eria de -armamentos: II situaci0n
.ompletamente ~satisfactoria para In
,laterra y Jap6n Y extremadamente
)eligrosa para los Estados Unidos.
"Pronto, tambi6n Sc manifestara
lue ell otro ohjetivo de la entente Sc
Il mantener a Europa como estd Y al
isia como Sc encuentra. Este quiere
lecir. que Sc m%antendra a Alemania
y Russia en- b%ancarrota Y subyugadas Y