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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-13
SOVIET TERROR ABATES
But Things Are Not Yet Quite
Normal In Moscow.
Prisoners Are Released After Long
Term Behind Bars--Peasants in
Vclsa Region Dividing Land
and Mapping Farms.

Moscow. The Bolsheylst terror has
greatly slowed dewn in Moscow, but
things are not yet quite normal. only
q few weeks ago a whole gang " Greek
and other foreign peddlerS, who had
inprudcntly crossed the Russian from
tier for trading purposes, were ar
rested at the Nikolae, sky railway sta
iion and sent 10 prison by The Chelia,
az G. l.. l.. government political de.
partmenU, as it is now called, They
have since been released.
The assistant German representative
at Tihls was arrested at the same time,
aud also two British subjects, since re.
leased
on the other hand, some foreigners,
long in prison. are being released. One
was the Chinese cook of Colonel John.
soA. British railway officer in Siberia
in 1919, captured by the Boshcyiki.
This cook, though unable 10 ,ueak n
word of Russian or English and ahSo-
lutcly ignorant Of political intrigue,
was kept in prison by the BolShcrA
since December 1919, and released
only recently. His case is typical OF
many equally innocent.
An extraordinary movement. unnotcd
so Tar by the outside press, is going on
throughout Russia particularly IN the
Vosa region That is The division %
iand among the peasants ana the map
ping of every farm, thus making Rus
sin ilie greatest peasant stale IN the
world. fundamentally opposed 10 Bol.
shevist principles. The soviet govern
inebt al first Intended dividing The land
Itself. but recently it found IL could
not handle such big proposition. So it
said 10 the peasants; Divide the land
yourselves" The movement hogan on
the Nolsa, and many students knowing
something Of Surveying have gone into
the country 10 carry out the order All
these students are getting good food
for the 1rst tine III many years.
Thus the muzhik becomes completes
master OF his fsrn, which can never be
nationalized, as even Lenlh capltulat'
ed to the peasant, and man stronger
than Lenin is hot likely ever to appear
again In Russia.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-13
AMERICAN LEC|0N'S
SCPAPPY FIVE BOW
TO APAK TR|ANGLES
THEY ALSO TAKE THEIR HATS
OFF TO sNAPPY QUINTET AFTER
so TO "a DEFEAT IN THE HIGH
SCHOOL GYMNASIUM.

They all fall sooner or later and
il happened TO the American Legion's
crack basketball team last night when
they were defeated by the newly or
ganiaca Apak. TriangleS by 80 to "a
count OF course, a big chicken sup
PEE. did not work any too well for the
lcgionnaires, but it was the first time
the Tiiaagles had played together this
season.
The Apak.Tricngles will furnish the
opposition for the legion Friday night
when the two teams meet on the ath'
.etic night cord at the hiSh school
gym FOR tie benefit OF the athletic as'
ISOLATION, so the fans who visit the
high school will be assur ri OF a real
game.
While tho Triaugles he'd five play.
crS on the floor. same as the legion
did, Bob Carr oil the Triangles Scent
ed to like TO help the legion along
He opened the scoring by shooting a
basket for the legion, thus spottlng
them one. The battle was q seesaw
lair an tho way through, with six
points the biggest lead gained In the
hrst half tho Apaks got two shots to
the soldiers one, ha; lust couldn't
sink them At halt time the count
was IL ull. Al the end of the third
quarter the Trsangiei were out in
roat. q TO 20, but the legion seemed
to be getting peped up and they made
many attempts for BASKETS before
they could finally knot the score, q to
"a However, the TriangleS picked up
q little renewed pep and In rapid cue
cession sunk three ringers, the last
v..9 us44S in tflt air when the whistle
blew.
With tho faal blast Of the whistle
ten tired players staggered from the
floor with vows on their lips, the Tri-
angles to win again and The legion 10
trim the Triangles numerically Fri
day night in revenge, so a whizbans
ii /, battle can be looked for when the
teams hook UP in the coming battle.
At the conclusion of last nights
game the Apak-Triangles, travelling
and playing at home basketball team.
VIZ organized officially. Six of the
best high school players in La Sale
count have signed UP to perform
with the new team. Bobby Hilllard,
one of the best Basket shooters ever
..rned out at the local high school,
and IL not in the valley. was unani'
mously chosen captain for the coming
year.
A rush order for brand new. UP TO
date, modern uniforms was sent IN
asst night and after a couple more
practices the Apak.Triangles will be
ready TO take the floor. The hrst
game is scheduled to- be played in the
first week in January, and games Will
continue every week, probably two
tits a week being engaged in by the
new team.
Teams wishing to have the Apak-
Triangles perform on their hcor
should communicate with the sport
ing editor of this paper. rs he will
Guide the destiRies of, the new team
h~eugh tho coming season.
The score of last evenings game
American Legion.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-13
lRIONS WIN FROM
MORAHMS BY ONE PIN
Boat Club Bowling League.
Standing

In the closest game yet played in
the Boat club bowling league the
team captained by Dale Morahn Went
down in defeat before the G. 7. lrion
team by margin of one pin. The
Morahns last night on the club al
lays started with lead OF l22 points
in the first game and running 4G
ahead at the end OF the second match
but a 795 by the IRONS in the third
gave them the necessary lead that
let them slide over with the one
roint that Won the match and put
the lrions in tie with the LaClairS
for first honors. The Morahns Were
showed down into third place as a
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-13
Too Familiar.

Hail, four years Old, had been going
to Sunday Schoc. for some time. when
his teacher one SUNDAY asked the
c.ass: Who wants 10 70 10 HearenT
ana ali hands weat Up but Halls. The
teacher asked: You do not want to
- 10 Heaven and Hail answered:
No, thank YOU. Teacher asked why,
and Hail replied 1T has not been long
since came from there Asa Ben
Rett, in the Wilmington News.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-13
Sion Of tieajth.

One Of the best Siens Of good health
in children is a steady gain in weight
and height, and this. in turn, is the
sign of q suitable blot. Another indi-
cation Of coed Child health is plenty
of deep. sound steep. Eotl VI these
a.c nccr sary u healthial normal
@iowtL-E.ychaagc.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-13
Ballads and Laws.

Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun t1653-
1716), the celebrated Scottish patriot
and statesman. in Il letter written to
the marquis OF Mentrpsp. the earl Of
RGthes and others, said: Il knew
very wise man that believed That II
q man wer" permitted to make all
.he ballads lie need not care who
slionld make the laws Of 4 nation
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-13
Witty tc the End.

When Sir Thomas More, The states
man md writer who was executed for
treason, set f9ot upon the scaffold 1t
shook 81 little, and he said to the exc
wutioner. who offered him hand,
e'Help me IT. ascend Tyill shift fof
snyself conf K down"
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-13
The Meddlers.

AIeddlesaEe people are not necsf-
sarlly malicious they may even he
well.mcanlng--hu the harm they do
Is none the less real, Knowing h0N
10 run othcr peoples business lis not
always 80 much slit as an atllc-
ton. n
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-13
That Theory Won't Do.

A hnmorist remarks that in view Of
the fuss a woman makes over Il tiny
mouse. he il inclined to believe that
the serpent" Eve said she saw was
nothing llp, III apple wni.n The only
thing wrong With tiiis theory is that
an apple-vor'n certainty doesn't tempt
one To. eat the apple -Doston Tran
script.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-13
Giant CHM.

The Museum of Natural History In
New York has recently placed on e.
hlblt great giant clam which Is to
he FOUND on many of the islands ~
the Indian ocean, especially The Phlip-
plGcs, II weighs about twenty pounds
ana has valves measuring A. ny N
MchcS. m.n
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-13
Old Superstition.

The origin of the superstition tpa
green is uulucky lies IN the fact TIM
green is the colnr Of thc forest, whlcl
in primitive days was full Of WHO
beasts. People naturally looked unos
the forest as being mhcky. ~.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-13
CRAFTS Determination.

s'Epry one has his superstition"
wrota General 4srant zone of mine
isas always hasn when / started to
go anywhere ~ In do anything. never
10 Turn lack Or IL; stop until the thing
intended was Accomplished,
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-13

she was seven, anil 50 was J. we
we're Standing on The sidewalk ana
her mother cai,ed her. SHE SAID good
hr.. and without asking Yer ] kissed
Mr. She told Her nlolhcr and when
MY mother beard Il cot spanked ard
ai,at ended BIZ first lose aiiair.-~Ex-
Change
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-13
His Aunt's Mistaks.

A Fort Scott tKan) hoy had hesn
reprllnandetl in school fhe Trilrne
reports, lie Was required 10 explain
tho incident to his aunt Junior, YOU
forgot Yourself, didn't you;' she asked
nm. No. he corrected, Il forgot
the tcachcr was there" ~
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-13
result OF last nights games which
were the best rollad

result OF ast night games which
were the best rolled.
The highest lrion game was rolled
by Hahn of the lrion team when he
knocked down BOP pins in his second
game. His roll In tho third which
was mainly responsible for the vic
tory was 1893, second high Of the
night
Kari OF the Morahns made 202 in
his first game thus tying with Hahn
for honors Of the evening. Hahn's
$40 was tho best individual score OF
the evening, while karr's 52i was
second.
The game total pins gives the IT.
ions 2349 and the Morahns pas just
a point margin for the lrions but II
was enough to cop the honors.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-13
Reading Wisely.


Isead iiot'to. contradict and confute,
.aty. 70 belicac end take for granted,
s;af IL !lni tal,s rhd discourse, but to
4,e.et apil totsiiler Bacon.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-13

Misscd free throws--.Carey, /; Good
man. a. Carr :; billiard. Z; New.
berg. !, Referee--l.ooney, Ottawa.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-13
Scores.
Would Seem So.

Two eye, Two ears and one tongue
nroNc Ii-'t we Hrc intended 20 hear
aud SEQ iUrgW thJH we speak
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-13

Cmbridge, Mass.,-The fashioning OF
new schepe o foifensiye play for
Harvard football is under considera'
ton by Head Coach. Bob Fisher The
Crimson's opponents have been soiy'
ing Harvard's hidden ball tactics so
effectively that he VIII madify the old
tactics aud work out new set Of SHIFT
palys, he said today.
I Iowa City, Ia--lowas gymnastic
team will meet lllinoison the Iowa
floor February "a and will go to MINI.
eapols to clash with the Gophors
February II. A team will represent
Iowa, to be selected from nineteen can
didates now trying out, At the confer
ence meet at Columbus, o., on March
II, also
New Orleans. La Bradley Hooker,
catcher OF Toledo, in the American
association, and Bill Whitaker pitcher
of the Fort Worth club OF the Texas
league, have been purchased by New
Orleans OF the Southern association.
90
Lexington. Norwich. winner OF
the 1922 Derby and indicated as
2.yearold, arrived here from New York
and was taken to Haylands Farm.
where he will make the season in stud.
Los Angeles, Cal. RIP" Connolly,
Chicago, American league baseball
player, who was farmed out 10 the
Toronto club of the International lea
que last season. announcedhere that
he would retier from organized base
ball and would not report 10 the White
SoX next season.
Portland, Ore.--Charlcs Eckert.
right handed pitcher, has been pur.
chasedby the Portland baseball club
from the Philadelphia Americans.
81
New York-The sale OF Tommy
Thompson, southpaw pitcher and out
fielder Of Toronto. to the Sacramento,
Cal. club OF the Pacific Coast league
was announced here
v--o---
Talk Of Match.
New York--Aecording TO reports
current here Tom ORourkc. match
maker for the Republic A. c., o1erat-
ing ut the Polo Grounds, plans to bring
Jack Dempsey and Jass willard to.
gether in q fifteen round bout some
time In May.
Urhana, Ill.,-According 10 Miss
Louise Freer, director OF the depart
ment OF physical education for womt
en- at University OF Illinois, lllinoios
goods are not ready for intercollegiate
athletics in competition with Big Ten
rivals We would rather have 500
girls playing average basketball or
hockey, than fifteen playing excellent
games and the remainder doing moth
ing, stated Miss Freer. commenting
on the movement to institute intercol.
legiate games for women.
Lausanne. Further characterization
of the OLYMPIC games and the admit
lance OF Germany as n competing ma
ton we're suggested here in an ad-
dress by Baron De coubertni, prcsi-
dent OF the international Olympic
committee.
New York.-on suspicion that PHI
O,DowG, bantamweight. was drugGed
before he was knocked out recently
BY Danny Lee, the boxing commission
has suspended Harry Segal. Lees man
ager, and Mickey Curran, O'Dowd's
manager.
o
why do minor leaguers so long TO
play in the majors. and why do major
league players try so hard TO hold on
in the big leagues when they know
their usefulncssis about gone? 1t is
the picture. They dread the thought
OF leaving il and the minor leaguers
want TO go up because of the glamor
and the gloss and the glitter OF the
nig-league. .
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-13
Talk Of Match.

New York--Aecording 10 reports
current here Tom O'Rourkc, match
maker for the Republic A. c., oJerat-
ing at the Polo Grounds, plans to bring
Jack Dempsey and Jass willard to-
gether in fifteen round bout some
time In May.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-13

Lausanne,--Further Americanization
of the OLYMPIC games and the admit
lance OF Germany as a competing ma
ton were suggested here in an ad-
dress by Baron De coubertni, presi-
dent Of the international Olympic
committee.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-13

New York--On suspicion that PHI
O,DowG, bantamweight. was drugGed
before he was knocked out recently
BY Danny Lee, the boxing commission
has suspended Harry Segal. Lees man
ager, and Mickey Curran, O'Dowds
manager.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-13

"Why do minor leaguers so long TO
play in the majors. and why do major
league players try so hard TO hold on
in the big leagues when they know
their usefulnessis about gone? 1t is
the picture. They dread the thought
of leaving il and the minor leaguers
want TO go up because of the glamor
and the gloss and the glitter OF the
nig-league
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-13

Portland, Ore.--Charlcs Eckert,
right handed pitcher. has been pur.
chasedby the Portland baseball club
from the Philadelphia Americans.
d
New York-The sale OF Tommy
Thompson, southpaw pitcher and out
fielder of Toronto. to the Sacramento,
Cal. club OF the Pacific Coast league
was announced here.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-07-27
BIRON SCOUT GETS
HIGH CAMP HONOR

Scout Executive Justice at Sunsel
Lake announced that Roy Scha III, z
Biron Scout, was the winner of the
highest honor for the weeks camp
OF Boy Scouts. The points are award
ed on tests and accomplishments at
camp. F'orty-fve boys and Scout les.I-
ers were in camp during the first week
and that all had a most enjoyable
time goes without saying.
Following are the names and the
scores of the high ten:
Roy Schank, $40; John Redford. 8O5
George LaBour, 800; Leslie Barton,
735; George Jacobson, 730; Garrison
Nash, $50; Van Wake, 745; Robert La
Bour, $50; Don Baker, $40; and Ray
Sampson, 555.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-07-27

We have engaged the services of
Herman Gerndt of Marshfield, an ex-
perienced newspaper man and printer,
to take charge of the publication of
the Wood County Reporter. We have
IN mind several changes that we ex-
pect to make so as to improve the
quality and news features of the
weekly Reporter. We have already
added comic supplement which we
believe is appreciated. We are add
ing new subscribers each week and
hope as time passes to add a great
many more. Mr.. Gerndt is pushing
the subscription list and soliciting ad-
vertisements and job work. We IN
tend TO add new presses and material
for both better handling of the news
paper and job work For this purpose
it may be necessary to add an addi-
tion to the building on the east side
so as to make room for an office down
stairs and enlarge our job room. The
upstairs in our present building will
be made into a modern fiat for fam
lily purposes.
We have decided to cover the vii
lagos of Nekoosa and Port Edwards
more fully than we have in the past
and shall give over one page of our
newspaper to these two communities
in the future. Mr.. Gerndt will visit
these two places every week in the
future. Our patrons can look for
ward to many favorable changes in
the Wood County Reporter and the
Reporter printing office.
A. L. FONTAINE,
Proprietor.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-07-27
SHOT INLEG
ACCIDENTALLY

Victor Van Malta of Vesper was
brought to the Riverview hospital in
this city Sunday for treatment for a
gunshot wound in his left thigh. While
on his way shortly before 6 O'Clock
Sunday afternoon to get the cows he
spied number of chicken hawks and
returned to the house for his shotgun.
The birds, however, had disappeared
when he got back to the spot where he
had seen them. In continuing his
walk he passed through some brush
and the weapon became discharged,
the charge going into the leg and shat
tering the bone. The belief is the trig-
ger got caught in the bushes and set
off the charge. The physicians think
the leg can be saved.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-07-27
TRAIN SERVICE CUT DOWN

The national coal strike made it
self felt here the forepart of the
week in the way of curtailment of pas
senger train service Two trains on
the Marshfield- Fond 1u Lac line were
discontinued Monday, and will rema in
out of service until the coal situation
is improved, according to officials of
the road. The trains in question are
the one that arrives here from the
south at :35 p. m. and the one that
arrives here for the south at $40 a.
m. Other trains on the Northwestern
line taken off the same day are No. s.
Fond du Lac to Sheboygan; No. g.
Sheboygan to Fond du Lac; No. 534
Fond du Lac to Janesville; No. 20
GAINESVILLE TO Fond du Lac; No. 507
Elroy to Winons; No. sos, Winona e
Elroy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-07-27
OUTLOOK
FOR FARMER
IS GOOD

The Wood and Taylor county day at
the picnic at the agricultural expert
ment station at Marshfeld last week
was largely attended, over thousand
people being present Groups of farm
ers were piloted over the farm and
shown the results of various expert
ments with crops. The best methods
of handling poultry and other live
stock were also demonstrated.
Prof. Hatch of Madison made
speech. He analyzed the situation with
reference to agriculture and saw
bright future for the farmer. The
price of cheese was better than last
year and the indications point to
good demand for this product this
year. He also saw prospects of good
prices FOR farm products in general,
He was pessimistic only on one thing,
that of condensaries, whose business,
owing to a slump in the demand for
their products, is not as good as it
should be.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-07-27
LOCAL Man
GETSHIGH HONOR
FROM ELkS
Elected Chief Justice of Grand Forum
at Atlantic City Convention-For
um Consists of Five Legal
Lights.

County Judge W j. Conway is the
new head of the Grand Forum of the
Elks' Order. He was elected to this
office at the national convention of the
order in Atlantic City, N. j. Local
Elks and Wisconsin Rapids people in
general are proud of the honor confer
red upon the local jurist. Associated
with him on the Forum are such noted
men as Chief Justice Kennon of the
California supreme court, Judge Car
ton of Michigan, Judge III. L. Kennan
of Washington and Attorney General
John Price of Ohio The retiring mem
Der of the Forum. is Chief Justice
Browne of the supreme court of Flori-
da
Judge Conway and his wife returned
home from the convention last Thurs
day and reported that the convention
visitors We're royalty entertained. AT
ter the meeting Mr.. and Mrs. Conway
took in New York City, Washington
and othed Eastern points.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-07-27
THE COMING
CONVENTION
Rural Carriers of Wood County are
Making Great Preparations for
the State Convention Which
Is to be Held Here Au-
gust Ia, Is, and Is.

The local program committee with
n. H. Robinson as chairman are pro-
crossing nicely with the preliminary
program which will be published in
the near future. The convention heaa-
quarters are going to be held at the
Elks' club, where also the banquet will
be held, and all their sessions. An
automobile drive up and down the Wis
consin river is planned, also a picnic
in some park to be selected later.
Congressman Edward E. Browne
of this district has accepted an invita-
ton to speak before this convention
and there will be some state officers
IN the government service and possi-
bly, representative from Washington,
D. c., who will address them. What
one of the department heads to come
here has not been settled upon. The
committee are receiving many respon-
ses to the postal card invitations sent
out addressed to members to attend
convention. They probably will como
by train and some by autos. From the
present outlook this convention will
be largely attended and prove to be
most interesting one.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-07-27

Henry Beimler has moved his tin
shop from the Smith building at 129
Second street north to the Levin
building at ITO First street north atd
adopted the name of Service Sheet
Metal Works for his business. Mr..
Beimler is an expert timer and if you
want first-class job done you should
see him. He is equipped to do any
thing in the sheet metal line. Prin-
cipal among his work are cave troughs
cornices, steel ceilings and furnace
pipes. Mr.. Beimler also deals in the
famous Service Heaters, being the ex-
elusive agent for them for this terri
tory.