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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-12-28
{. W.P.CO.
INCREASES
CAPITAL STOCK

At a special meeting of the stock
holders of the Consolidated Water
Power & Paper Company Wednesday
afternoon, it was voted to increase
the capital stock of tn, company from
S1,600,000 to S6,400,000, and to dis
tribute the new shares to the stock
holders as a dividend Each holder of
one hundred dollar share in the
stock of the company will therefore
receive three more in addition,
This action was taken upon recon-
mendation of the officers and directors
of the company, who felt that this
action would result in making the cap
ital stock of the company more nearly
representative of the value of the com
pany's holdings. 1t does not actual
ly increase the value of any sharehold-
er's stock, officials of the company
stated.
George w. Mead, president of the
Consolidated, when interviewed by
representatives of the local press to-
day, made the following statements
regarding the action: 'The Consolid-
ated Company has been in active bus
mess for twenty years, during which
to its properties instead of paying its
earnings in the form of cash divid-.
ends In other words, the company
has accumulated a surplus, not IN
money, but in the form of fixed in
vestments in water powers, pulp mills,
paper mills and timber lands, If it
had not done this, it could not have
continued successfully in business in
competition with other larger and
growings concerns, and it could not
have in it's employ at this time the
thousands of men who are on its pay
rolls. The owners of these properties
are of course the stockholders, and
their ownership is represented by the
certificates of stock which they hold.
after the distribution of the new
stock, each shareholder will have four
shares for every share that he had
before. These shares will be worth
and will probably sell for about one
hundred dollars a share instead of
four hundred dollars each at which
the stock has been quoted. Stock hold
ers get no new value, in fact, but get
certificates which more nearly repre-
sent the value that they already have.
1t is like exchanging a four hundred
dollar bill for four bills of one hum
dred dollars denomination.
Nevertheless, the stockholders are
to be congratulated upon this action
as representing the very handsome in
crease in the value of their holdings
which has been gained since the COM
pany started building the first mill
twenty years ago.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-12-28

gel, town of Marshfield saloon proprie-
tor, and Wesley Clapper, town of ST.
gel when they pleaded guilty to the
charges of violating the prohibition
laws before Judge Byron B. Park at
Stevens Point last week.
Stengl paid his fine and was releas-
ed, but Clapper lacked the $500 and
was committed to the county jail here
until such time as he can scrape- to-
gether the needed funds.
Clifford ST. Denis, 19 year old local
youth charged with passing forged
checks was also taken before Judge
Park, where he pleaded guilty and re-
ceived sentence of three years in
the refornatory at Green Bay. 1t is
expected that he will be. admitted to
parole.
Clapper, who until recently was the
proprietor of saloon on the Sigel
road short distance from the city,
was the first of the eleven men tax an
in District Attorney Frank Calkins'
recent drive, to receive sentence. He
did not contest the case, but it is
understood that the other ten, includ-
ing the six Wisconsin Rapids men in
volved, plan to fight conviction. Stem
gel was one of the three men from
the northern part of the county a.
gainst whom evidence was obtained
by state prohibition agents at the
same time that the District Attor-
ney's detective was working in this
part Of the county.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-12-28
MARRIAGES


Miss Lydia Gaetke, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Gaetke of this city,
and Fred Meyers, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Meyers, also of this city,
were united in marriage Tuesday af-
ternoon, December 26, at the home of
the brides parents. Rev. G. E. Paul
oweit, pastor of ST. Johns Evangei-
cal Church, performed the ceremony.
The young couple were attended by
Miss Arabelle Eberhardt and Henry
Kuhn, as bridesmaid and best man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Meyers leave Friday
for their new home in Aurora, H.,
where Mr.. Meyers is employed by the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Ry.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-12-28
FRED LOOCK DIES AT
HIS MOTHERS HOME HERE

Monday evening at seven o'clock
occurred the death of Fred Loock, age
80, at the home of his mother, Mrs.
Fred Loock, Sr., Eleventh street N.
Burial took place Thursday afternoon
from the home, services being con-
Quoted by Rev Kretzschmar
Deceased was born in this city and
had resided at the home of his pa
rents throughout his life. Besides
his mother he leaves four brothers,
August, Albert and Frank, of this
city and Paul, of Chicago, H., and
six sisters, Mrs. Paul Ristow and Mrs.
Fred Klug of this city, and Mrs. Jas.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-12-28
EU KLUX KHAN HOLDS
BURIAL SERVICES AT
GRAVE OF DEAD KNIGHT

Under the above heading a Corval-
lis, Ore, paper prints the following
concerning the funeral of the late
F. Beadle, whose death was noted
last week.
Eight masked members of the Cor
wallis khan, Knights of the Ku Klux
Klan, conducted the funeral of F.
Beadle, a member of the organization
last Sunday morning. The funeral
was held from Bovee's funeral par
lors with the Rev. C. w. Reynolds
of the First Christian church officiat-
ing. A large floral wreath in the
form of fiery cross was presented
at the undertaking parlors; the let
ters X. K. K" were inscribed on the
cross.
Full ritualistic ceremonies of the
Ku Klux Klan were held at the Odd
Fellows cemetery where the body was
inferred. The ceremony was conduct
ed by the officers of the organization
making one of the most impressive
funerals ever held in the Willamette
valley. That large number of the
on-lookers were members of the Ku
klux Klan was evidenced by their
responsive answer to "Non Silba Sed
Anthar," the motto of the order.
Many of the unmasked bystanders an
swered with mot for self, but for
others. "'
Mrs. Beadle writes:
''Mr. Beadle had been in failing
health for some time. The 7th of
December he had a stroke of paraly-
sis which terminated in death the 18th
six Civil War veterans acted as
honorary pall-bearers. Plants and
flowers were sent by the Rebekahs.
W. R. c., Moose Lodge, ladies of the
Christian Church, old friends in Bell
fountain, and many others"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-12-28
GOOD ROADS
CONGRESS
JAN. Is 5TO l9

- So extensive has the road building
industry become in this country and
SO vast is the future program of
highway improvement that the Thir-
teenth American Good Roads Con-
gress and Fourteenth National Good
Roads Show to be held in Chicago,
January 18th to 10Th next, promise to
mark new epoch in the nations de-
velopment. Both events will be held
under the auspices of the American
Road Builders Association, the old
est and largest good roads organiza-
tion in the country and the one that
has brought about SO much Federal
and state aid in highway improve
ment
Approximately one billion dollars
are now being spent annually in the
United States for new roads and
streets, far greater sum than was
spent for railroads during their great
est era of expansion, and sufficient
to build half dozen Panama Canals.
Notwithstanding that the road build
ng program is so enormous, highway
Improvement still lags behind develop
ment of highway transportation. The
development of the automobile and
the motor truck, according to high
way officials and automotive engineers
has forced good road construction un-
til it is difficult now to tell whether
automobiles are causing the inereas-
ing demand for, better roads, or whet-
her good roads are responsible for the
increasing demand for motor trucks
About $1,200,000, 900 will be spent in
America for roads and streets next
year and about s1,350,000,G00 will be
spent for automobiles and trucks.
AN of these questions will be dis
eussed at the Chicago meeting, to-
gether with such subjects as methods
of financing road Improvement, safety
on the highways, progressive meth
DDS of construction, obligations of
highway departments to the public.
traffic regulations, results of testing
the various types of roadway, develop
ment of apparatus for testing roads,
the use of local road building mater
ials, subgrade designs, haulage meth
DDS IN highway construction, time
losses in completing new roads, road
building in winter, highway maniten-
ance, salvaging old roads, tourist traf-
fic as factor in highway develop
| ment, changes needed in motor We
| hlcle legislation, highway research and
cooperation between state and coun-
ty highway departments and between
engineers and contractors In con-
junction with the Thirteenth Good
Roads Congress the American Road
Builders Association, the National
Crushed Stone Association, the Mid
western section of the American As
sociation- of Civil Engineers and sew
eral other organizations will hold
their conventions in Chicago during
the week of January Is.
One of the features of the Four
teenth Good Roads Show will be a
mammoth exhibit by the United States
Bureau Of Public Roads in which the
Government will set forth everything
it is doing in the way of highway con.
struction. An attractive feature OF
the exhibit will be a large model il
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-12-28

Carrier of News, and knowledge,
Instrument of Trade and Industry,
Promoter of Mutual Acquaintance,
Of Peace and of Good Will
Among Men and Nations.
Note:-This creed has been adopt
Cd by the Welfare Council of the Post
Office Department, Washington, D. C.
They have recommended it to other
Welfare Councils, believeing that ii
is worthy OF being the creed of the
Postal Service. Nearly fifty Com
ellis have already adopted these lines
as expressing the ideals and the pur-
pose of the service. This creed is
found on the facade of the Washing
ton City Post Office.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-12-28
FINED 5000 AND COSTS
IN CIRCUIT COURT

Fines of 5000 and costs with the al
tentative of five months in the county
jail, were assessed against Mike STEM
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-12-28
Ring, Mrs. Harvey Harrison, Elsie
and Marie Loock, of Chicago. H., to
mourn his death.
LOCAL BUSINESS MAN
DRAWS OWN AID CARTOONS

John Boyer, proprietor of the Ma
tional Club dry cleaning, dyeing and
tailoring establishment, is by way of
being also a clever cartoonist, and
has been combining the two to good
advantage. The advertisement in this
issue Of this paper contains the first
of a series of drawings which were
made by him and submitted to a ma
tionally known newspaper service.
The newspaper service shaped up the
copy and made the mats from which
the cuts are cast and is furnishing
them to thousands of papers through
out the country.
Boyer started his business here a.
bout year and half ago and has
done we'll from the start. He tells
us that he has recently installed a
new process for retaining dry clean
ing fluid, which makes possible better
and surer results than the method
formerly employed. He plans to give
a demonstration of the new method
in the near future, of which announce
ment will be made in due time.
Evening journal., 1922-01-20
GOING AFTER
TRADE FOR CITY

CONTINUED From First Page.)
dends In the form OF increased trade
and manufacturing growth in popu-
lation and consequent gain TO the
mercantile interests OF the city. He
emphasized that the terminal was
not expected to pay dividends on the
actual cash invested in IL. but that
tho rear dividends would accrue
from the fresh trade which the port
facilities would bring to Whining
ton. He felt confident the terminal
would fetch enough income 10
break even" on costs, which was
all that could be desired
wilmington harbor. In the par
lance OF trade. is sold. exclaimed
Mr.. Bancroft. when January. 1923,
comes and Il Is opened for trafic,
the business will be therci"
The terminal. said Mr.. Bancroft
will have a capacity OF 400. 900 tons
Z of freight per year. Handling OF
only 100000 tons. would be sufficient
10 bring In enough money 10 pay the
interest on the bonds issued FOR the
project its maintenance and IN,
amortization. Handling OF thes,
! 500 900 tons. he estimated. would in.
volve payroll costs for labor OF
ss5o. 900 year. This was 81 az
average OF $40 per week per work.
man engaged IN loading and unload
ing vessels. Miscellaneous charges Of
all kinds will amount to 5000
more.
This means" said Mr.. Bancroft
that approximately $500, 900 will b'
spent In Wilmington each year 10
family expenses by the harbor EN-
ployea"
To accomplish these results vii
only require the arrival and de
parture OF 80 vessels az the term
inai year. or so trips In and out
In addition to the cargoes which
will be brought in and taken out b.
vessels. the trips will require coal
supplies Of various sorts and som
repairs which viii add considerable.
10 the ports business.
As a prelude TO his address Nj
Bancroft quoted the late J. T. Nor
gan saying that anybody who wen
short on the United States was &c
ing 10 go broke" adding: "Thcr
is lots OF business II you men wi
only 20 after IL. but you have 80
20 go after 10. say TO you frankl
that many merchants were led int
bad habits In the past four or nv
years Of extraordinary prosperit,
Evening journal., 1922-01-20
For SALE

ATREDALE PUPPIEs-Two female,
weeks old Thoroughbred t22 5,
Sycamore St. ianlS-5t
Evening journal., 1922-01-20
SUPERSTTTIOUS CLAIM
ALMONDS BRING LUCK

Unusually rich IN superstition are
the gambling resorts OF Deauville
and Monte Carlo.
Not the least inexplicable OF these
strange faiths is the belief voiced by
a Russian az Deauville that eating
almonds for dinner is the secret OF
good luck at the tables.
At Monte Carlo this season man
and woman appeared at the tables
every night, and while the man play
cd the woman remained seated nurs-
ing a black cat The man at FIRST
won considerably; but later his luck
changed.
Amethyst tie-pins are popular az
Deauville because OF their alleged
luck bringing virtues.
To play with the third and fourth
fingers OF the left hand crossed Is
another device practiced by one
woman. She could give no reason
for her faith. except mat such ma
nipulation Of the fingers brought
luck.
Evening journal., 1922-01-20
FRArERNAL sPIRTrUALIsrs.
LIFE AND CHARACTER
READING.
January 20
January 20



People born on this date come
under the double negative signs OF
Capricorn and Aquarius. Here is a
union Of two negative signs. the last
OF the earth and the last sign Of the
air. These elements are friendly TO
each other. but not as responsive as
Earth and Fire. This is said TO be
the chief business point OF all the
cusps, especially as regards men and
women.
Women can speculate. build
houses keep boarders-in fact. any
kind OF an establishment with ease
and success. men at this point are
most exact. methodical, ingenius and
cool In ell their calculations and
performances.
Children OF this date must, under
any circumstances. be given a good
education. in order that they may
grow up and make something worth
while Of themselves. without educa-
ton they are sorry products.
Musicians. artists and real estate
owners. will find help through the
] Want Ads this month.
Evening journal., 1922-01-20
MOVING AND HAULING.


klAlR'N BAZAAR.
SATURDAY. JAN. Fl.
- At 10 O'Clock.
NJ hHtS Wagons, harness. pigs,
Ml chickens turkeys blank
ArrnA cts, clothing Of an kinds
~AlA1A Al - o'clock, IS head Of
horses and mules all
kinds and classes. 30 belong to Klair
and HollinEsworth. The real kind, or
good. useful, young. sound chunks, that
From 4 10 Z years old weight from
100 to 1900 pounds They are healthy
and rugged Are bought right on the
farms where they were raised ana don
come through any western market
where most all horses are bought and
where an kinds Of sickness eN lists. We
have had EOS head OF these horses IN
the last four weeks and not one sick
horse in the lot. This load viii be In
on Friday and ! win show you nice,
smooth load Of horses. Come and see
them sell. You'll be Interested and the
prices will attrac. your attention. Fig
iires lower than you have any Idea 90
head OF horses from the city and coun-
try 10 head from Philadelphia. Good.
useful horses. Nouce-lo mead good.
young. sound mules at Delaware State
Fair grounds. from 1000 TO 1900 pounds,
janis-s0. KLAIR & HoLLINGswoRTH
PUBLIC SALE-Household goods, will
be sold at l10l West street, Tuesday.
January "a. 1922. at 1880 o'clock A. NJ
Bedroom, dininEroom. nvingroom and
ding etc Terms cash.
janis 2o-25. LAURA MoRELAND.
PUBLIC sALE-si7 jackson street.
Tuesday. January "a, AZ 10 A. NJ. Con-
tents OF an eight-room house. kitchen.
diningroom. livingroom and bedroom
] furniture, dishes, silverwarc. carpets,
rugs, etc. MRS. BLACK ESTATE.
HAMILTON. Auct. ianlg-lt.
]
PAPERHANGNG.
ARTISTIC RHANGER-Isadore
Fishman; work done reasonable. SIS
ARTISTIC PAPERHANGING - We
| wholesale wallpaper. Moderate prices
Henick's. Phone 4525-J' apriS-iyr.
ARTISTIC PAPERHANGER & DECO
! RATOR-lsador Strauss, 60i French
ST. Phone 1855 ian2e-iyr.
lJoHN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and
decorator. 1901 Pine street. Phone
sii3-W lanle-lm.
HANGING-wallpaper for sale.
A. Seidel. 40 f. Fourth ST. Phone
sio5-W. 3yle-lyr.
ROOMS TO be papered, reasonable price;
an work guaranteed promptly at
tended TO. Morris Salus $50 Madison
St Phone 26Ss. Janij-im.
WALL HANGINGs-Howar Written.
New address, 4os w. Sixth ST. Phone
s5S7 aug6-lyr
WALLPAPERS ]. Horett. New adj
dress. as Tatnall ST. Phone 1857.
mar2-lyr
WALLPAPER-No how cheap. but
how good. Harry Kershaw. 6i0 Adams
ST. Phone 1851. oct5- lyr,
PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL
INSTRUCTION
-~----~-~-~
1 PRIVATE. INDIVIDUAL INSTRUC.
TIO\-Stenography Bookkeeping
Etc Elementary, review or advanced
work Hines Private Business College
to2 W. 22nd st. Eat. 1910. dec2s-im
Evening journal., 1922-01-20

PUBLIC SALE-sl7 jackson street.
Tuesday January "a. AZ 10 A. NJ. Con-
tents OF an eight-room house, kitchen.
diningroom. livingroom and bedroom
furniture, dishes, silverwarc. carpets.
rugs, etc MRS. BLACK ESTATE
HAMILTON. Auct. ian19-4t.
Evening journal., 1922-01-20
UPHOLSTERY.

UPHOLSTERING done at your home n
desired. Materials supplied. Lowest
prices. Phone 52S9-J. Delaware Up
holsterlng Co.. 50i Madison st. dec2-tf
UPHOLSTERING OF every description.
made TO order Reliable UpholsterinC
Co., $40 Walnut ST. Phone T5i9-W.
,nov4-lyr.
Evening journal., 1922-01-20

BLACKSMITH and Wheeiwright shon
al Snvcrhrook station. r & r. r. n.
Possession az once. n. r. Corner Front
and orange SITS. janl9-1t.
Evening journal., 1922-01-20

ON AND AFTER THIS DATE I will not
be responsible for any debts unless
contracted by myself. Mrs. Fontaine
Heron, zoos Spruce St jan16-eod-3t
Evening journal., 1922-01-20


$500 SECURES s7-AcRE FARM
NEAR TOWN. READY MARKETS
In this beautiful and fertile East
ern shore section you may realize
your dreams Of prosperity and sue
cess: adjoining farms valued to slo,-
600: school and cannery near. short
drive. live RR town, high school,
creamery. advantages; rs acre pro-
ductive tillaFe. large crops corn. to-
matoes. potatoes. etc. wire-fenced
pasture and woodland; 20 apple
trees. lots. other fruit; good 2-story
house. near fine neighbors. suhstan-
tiai barn. For quick sale all $3.50
only $500 needed. easy terms. Fol
abundant living. ease and comfort
act quickly. CataloE free. JOHN y
WRIGHT JR, fredericksburg. Nd
! fan1e-20
Evening journal., 1922-01-20
APARTMENTS FOR RENT.

APARTMENTS FOR RENT.
APARTMENT-Fyve rooms and hath
Apply si5 W. Second St janis-im.
APARTMENT-New. sO2 Rodney 81
Apply 22s Rodney ST. jan7-tf
ApARTAfTNT-Four rooms and bath.
Apply 1901 W. Fourth ST. janis-3t.
APARTMENT-Two rooms and bath.
Can evenings Apartment No 9 s2f
West ST. jan2o-st.
APARTMENT - Bachelor. furnished:
two rooms; private bath possession
January %. 900 JEFFERSON 81 ian2o-im.
ApARTAfENT- rooms and bath.
$50 month Apply 222 n. Conneii ST.
Phone 1910. ianis-st
APARTAfENT-Four rooms. bath
porch. Address Box RIA, Evening
Journal ofhce. janls-at
ApARTMENTs-Tw furnished. heat
electricity. 1905 Lancaster avenue.
janle-lm.
APARTAfFNT-ies4 W. Fourth ST., Ave
rooms. bath. porch; all conveniences.
janlo-bt
APAaTMENT-second floor. two rooms,
month 2Oi W. Fourth st. ianis-st
APARTMENT-Three rooms. on second
floor with all conveniences. SOS West
street janlf-6t
APARTMENT-Two rooms and bath
1914 Van Buren, St. Phone 1900.
jan5-u
APARTMENr-isis W. Eighth ST., five
rooms. bath and large porch. heat. hot
running water and janitor service. +.
bingham. jan2o-it
APARTMENTS Reduced from SIS TO
SIS: $50 10 $50 10Th and Market SITS
Schwartz Investment Co.. Si7 Shipley
street. l"lI'--o''
lAPARTMENT-Four large rooms, COM
pieteiy furnished. bath. pantry.
porch phone, gas electric and large
/ yard. strictly private, .jl- Washing
Ton street. Phone s2os-W. janis-6t
lAPARTMENT-First-class second floor.
six rooms and bath centrally To-
Gated $50 Immediate possession. Rent
/ free to January Is. Phone Holly Oak.
67-W. janle-et.
APARTMENT FOR RENT-Furnished
! or unfurnlshcd. three rooms and hath
first or second floor; hot water heat;
central location: rent very reasonable
R-72. Evening Journal ofhce. jani7-4t.
APARTMENT FOR RENT
Three rooms. kitchenette and bath.
central location; one block from
Market street; modern throughout
and newly papered; hot water heat
janitor servicei rent reasonable;
can be seen az any time. Apply
W. A. CASEY.
jani6-st 107 W. Eighth St
Evening journal., 1922-01-20

THE QUEEN-Mrs Clarence Under
Wood. Gordon Heights Del. will re-
ceive two tickets for this theatre, by
calling at the advertising department Of
The Evening Journal 70 see THE Call
Of the North"
W. A. Moore, the optomctrist and
Matchmaker. has moved 10 2i0i Mar
ket st. Phone ID. & A. s303-W. mayl7-f.