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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-02-23

just in time
There are eight teachers and some
200 pupils in this building, of all
grades from kindergarten UP to and
including the eighth grade. All are
subject to conditions which are far
from being conducive to proper study
by reason of the bad plan and condi-
ton of the building. Bad light and
the noise, poor heating and the poor
arrangements of fire escapes and cloak
rooms are positive menaces to the
health of the children. The leaky roof
is another.
The equipment and material furn-
ished to this school are up to date with
few exceptions, the teachers state.
There is no complaint on this score.
The Entire Nous Club on the west side
is furnishing materials for milk lun-
ches Tor the ffty-three children who
were found to be more than seven per-
cent underweight. Ninety of the chill
dren in this school were found to be
under weight for age at the beginning
of the year. This condition is growing
better. But the milk lunches are pre-
pared in a little room some ten feet
square which serves as an office, wash
room, kitchen and general "catch-all,"
The committee of the common coun-
ell which met with the Building and
Grounds Committee of the Board of
Education last week agreed with the
Board as to the need of new build
lng,. but stated that there are large
problems to be tackled in the deci-
sion 70 build a new school. It seems
desirable to do away with both the
Lowell school and the Emerson school
on Fourth avenue and to build new
central school to take the place off
BOTH
A considerable outlay of money will
be required, proper site viii have to
be selected and purchased and large
and modern building will have to be
erected. An issue of school bonds will
have to be made. But. il is probable
that these problems will be speedily
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-02-23
SCHOOL BUILDING
IS SADLY NEEDED

That a new school building is sadly
needed at once to accommodate the
rapidly increasing attendance in the
grades on the west side is the only
conclusion that the Reporter can form
from personal investigation of con-
ditions at the Lowell School of Eighth
avenue south. The building is fifty
years old or about that, the roof is
leaky, there is not room in the build
ing where the light is properly adj
mitted or anywhere near sufficient for
study, the kindergarten is in the
basement, ill-ventilated and has two
doors opening into the toilets which
are located under the stairs, and this
room, especially is not light enough.
Owing to the construction of the build
ing, the heating is insufficient on cold
windy days.
The fire escapes are merely wooden
stairways, mclosed in fimsy shafts,
and are unfit for use. The only cloak
rooms are on the stairways and land
ings, and the crowding of children on
stairs which results from this is a
dangerous and extremely inconvenient
Furthermore, the building is located
so near to railroad tracks that it is
necessary to halt work in the class
rooms several times day while trains
and switch engines are passing, and
the teachers strain their voices every
day in the attempt to make themselves
heard by the children at recitations
and in the study rooms. This near
ness to the tracks is also dangerous to
children passing to and from school.
One boy who was sliding down the
small hill on which the school stands
was nearly run over by a switch en-
CINE recently. The engine stopped
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-02-23
A LIVE TOWN
MEANS INCREAS-
EDFARM VALUES

The business men of town should
make every effort to promote commun-
ity interest and cooperation, for as
the business of their town increases
so does real estate and farm values
Of that community increase. The fol-
lowing extract from "The Bulletin"
shows how vital coed live town is
to every community.
There is a world of philosophy in the
tatement of an old retired farmer who
formerly owned a farm near pros
porous town in one of our midd lowest
states This old man had been a pion-
eer in his section of the country; he
went into the new country to fight the
battles incident to winning a wild
country to civilization, and after
spending many years of his life blind
ly driving away at his work and bust
ness, as many others do, without TAX
ing any particular interest in the
general development of things about
him; simply taking things for granted
he began thinking, and after think
ing about conditions about him he
wrote the following sketch which has
caused many another to think, and
perchance has caused some to act too.
He wrote:
''We farmers are awakening to the
fact that we have reached the place
where we must think and plan 1 am
one of the farmers that had TO be
shown, and now | am giving my ex-
perience that others may profit.
Twenty years ago I began my
career as a farmer. | had team and
$50 in money. Our furniture was most
ly hand made. Chairs, cupboard and
lounge made from dry goods boxes,
neatly covered with ten-cent cretonne
by my girl wife. | succeeded in get
ting all needed machinery and grocer
les of our home merchants on credit
until the fall crop was sold. The first
year was a wet season and | did not
make enough to pay all my bills. But
| went to my creditors and explained
conditions-and paid all | could on ac-
count. They carried the balance an
other year. They continued to accom-
modate me until [ was able to buy for
ty acres of land.
'But about the time ] bought these
first few acres a mail ordaY hO11Sa no
gan sending me catalogs- and grad
ually | began sending my loose change
away for things | saw in the catalogs.
At the same time | was letting my ac-
counts stand in my home town, where
went for accommodation when / need
ed it.
Cur town was then one of the
thriftiest little towns in the state. Bu-
slness was good; our merchants SEEM
ed to be prosperous, and they were
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-02-23
FUNERAL Of
MRS. DOIyGHE:RTy

The funeral of Mrs. Regis Dougher-
ty who died Tuesday noon at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. 7.
Bodette, 654 7th street north, will take
place Friday morning at nine o'clock
from the house and $50 o'clock from
SIS. Peter & Paul Catholic church.
Miss Laura Bodette was born in
Wisconsin Rapids, March II, 1896. She
graduated from the SIS. Peter & Raul
Parochial school, and also from the
Lincoln High school in 1913.
She was married April Z, 1921 to
Regis Dougherty of Hammond, Ind,
She leaves besides her husband one
daughter by previous marriage, her
parents, one sister, Mrs. A Lund four
brothers, Edward Jr, William, Joe of
this city and Frank of Greenville,
Miss.
Before her marriage to Mr.. Dough-
erty she was employed as expert proof
reader for the w. B. Conkie Publish
ing Co. of Hammond, Indiana. She
had been i'll at the home of her par
ents here for the past twelve weeks
with pernicious anemia
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-02-23
SPRING Term
JURORS CHOSEN

The following is a list of the jurors
selected last week to serve at the
spring term of Circuit Court which
here on Monday, March 49,
S. G. O'Brien, Auburndale village.
Fred Schultz, Jr., Auburndale town.
F. S. Bauer, Biron village.
D. c. Minard, Grand Rapids town.
Louis Schubert, Lincoln town.
R. C. Hastings, Marshfeld, city.
John Kirschner, Marshfeld, city.
W. H. Ludwig, Marshfeld, city.
Harvey Milem, Marshfeld, city.
H. B. Parker, Marshfield city
Alex Schultz, Marshfeld city.
Anton E. Kupsch, Milladore town.
j. P. Mash, Nekoosa village.
Norman Brandt, Jr., Pittsville city.
Owen Joles, Remington, town
John Jenkins, Richfeld town.
August Seehafer, Jr., Rock town.
Albert Hamm, Rudolph town.
Rasmus Jensen, Saratoga town.
Walter Ross, Saratoga town.
Anton Arnold, Seneca town.
W. A. Lingford, Sherry town.
A. c. BONNER, Wisconsin Rapids.
B. G. Eggert. Wisconsin Rapids.
Jesse Kenyon, Wisconsin Rapids
Chas. N. Laramie, Wisconsin Rapids.
o. LeRoux, Wisconsin Rapids.
Chas. Margeson, Wisconsin Rapids.
w. w. Marling, Wisconsin Rapids
Matt Mroz, Wisconsin Rapids.
VIM. Painter, Wisconsin Rapids.
Chas. Philleo, Wisconsin Rapids.
John Thedaus, Wood town.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-02-23
CHURCH MEMS
STARTED

Some fifty men attended the supper
lat the Congregational church Thurs
day evening to hear the Rev Theodore
Shipherd of Plymouth Congregational
church of Milwaukee. Mr.. Shipherd
discussed the obligation of men of the
church to take an interest in the af-
fairs of the church and to see to it
that the business of the church and the
affairs of the community at large are
conducted on the highest possible
plane. C. K. Boyer and John Roberts
spoke briefly on the idea of a church
mems club and the duty Of men of the
church.
A committee consisting of l. E. Will
cox, chairman, and Messrs. Thiel, Wit
tig, Huffman and Boyer was appoint
ed to plan program of activities for
the club. Two more meetings, at least
are to be held before summer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-02-23
Marshfeld Dairymen

narSnleIQ Darymen
Dear Friend The Marshfeld Mao
MILAN Cow Testing Association will
1nlsh very successful years work
about March 18th. It is necessary at
this time to plan for reorganization
and a meeting for this purpose is be-
ing called. The meeting will be held
at T. NJ. Friday, February 24, 1922.
at the Community Room of the First
National Bank in Marshfeld. The
Rudolph Testing Association reorgan
Ized for the second years work recent
iy with % of the &c members signing
up for the new year. Four new mem
bers were ready to take the place of
the other four.
The record of the Marshfeld Asso-
citation should be equally good. The
Testing Associations will help to keep
Central Wisconsin on the map as the
home of good dairy cattle. Higher
prices are being paid for cows with C.
[. A. records, and in the many inauir-
les that are being received for dairy
cattle-this question is common, "How
Many Cow Testing Associations have
you in your County," There's rea-
son. | have asked Mr.. H. C. Searles
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-02-23
ARCHIE COLLINS
Died THURSDAY

Archie Collins, son Of Mrs. E. O.
Karberg, II years and months of age
whose serious illness was reported last
week, died at the Karberg home Thur
sday noon, after an extended illness
with urinic poisoning. He leaves
to mourn his loss besides his mother,
his sisters, Naomi Collins and Kathryn
Karberg, his brother James Karberg,
his stepfather, Eric O.. Karberg and
his grandparents, Dennis Mccarthy
and William H. Collins. He was an
ambitious and studious boy, favor
tie with his schoolmates and was great
ly admired by his friends and acquaint-
ances who will be shocked and grieved
to learn of his death.
Funeral services were conducted by
Rev. VIM. Reding at SIS. Peter and
Paul Catholic church Saturday morn
ing.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-02-23
NATIONAL BUY-AT.
HOME BULLETIN
These Special Articles Appearing Weekly Are Reprinted From the Official
Organof The National Buy TIL Movement.
aha
adquarers Executive For Wayne

glad to help an honest fellow over
bad year The town was full of peO-
pie once a week when the people of the
community came in to trade. The
town had library, high school, band,
ball team and we had a big celebration
every year. The price of land soon
went up, it always does near good
town, SO | sold my forty acres at a
good profit; then | bought an eighty
and gradually added to it until | had
two hundred acres of the best farm
land in the world. Then | began to
feel independent. | did n3t have to
ask favors Of anyone. | found it SO
easy to buy goods from the big mail
houses in the cities that almost for
got the merchants at home | now
regret to think that l was the first in
the county to make up q club order to
send away
Gradually our merchants lessened
their stockton the habit of sending
away had taken hold of the great ma
jority of our people and the home mer-
chants were feeling the loss of patron
age. Family we began to realize that
it was not always convenient to send
away for the things we reeded-a bolt
for machinery, or clothing in time of
sickness-or death. Our merchants
began selling out ano moving away
and men Of less energy came in to
take their places. Our town ran down
our stores became ''tacky" in appear
ance. Some of them were vacated and
no one came to occupy them; our ci1ur-
ches, schools and walks became sadly
in need of repair. Our band disband-
ed, our ball team quit; the hotel was
forced out of business. Things went
to the bad in general because people
moved away and there were few left
to pay taxes and keep ,lings gong.
"A few years ago my farm was
worth $195 per acre; now as | write
this it would not sell for more than
$167 per acre. Why? Simply because
it is too far from live town'-every
prospective buyer has said the same
thing They all want to get near
good live town; they want near church
and school and stores; they want to be
near things. So | have awakened to
the fact that helping pull down the
old home town by sending my money
away for goods has cost me just Sc, 500
since the time | was offered 1895 per
acre for my farm
Such a statement as the above
should make the merchant think Of the
relationship between mis- business and
the business of other people about him.
1t, as this man says-and he is GER
talnly correct, the good live town is
worth SO much to the farmer when It
comes to selling his farm it must be
true that the same things that cause
| the value of the farm to fuctuate will
! effect the business of tie merchant.
Sometimes merchants are inclined
to ask whether it really pays one in
the retail business to devote time, thot
and even money to general community
work, but there certainly can be no
question of the ACCESSIBILITY of every
business man doing al possible to de-
velop his own business. Neither is
there any question in these days of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-02-23
DEATHOF
|. 0BERBECK

Louis Oberbeck of this city died
Monday afternoon at the home of his
son, Walter c. Oberbeck of Fond du
Lac, with whom he was spending the
winter. Death came from henorrhage
of the brain, following a few days i'll
ness.
Mr.. Oberbeck was born in Eggers-
dorf, Germany He came to th4 United
States IN 1867 and located in Chicago
until December y, 1891, when he
came 20 Wisconsin Rapids. He has re-
sided here ever since and was one of
the oldest business men of the city.
having been a member of the Ober-
beck Brothers Manufacturing company
which was one of the leading business
concerns here several years ago.
Mr.. Oberbeck retired from active
life about eight years ago. His wife,
formerly Mary Louise Duval, died in
1916.
He is survived by six children, three
daughters and three sons. The children
are: Mrs. otto K. Bein, Mrs. William
Suhr and Harry Oberbeck of this city;
Mrs. John Anderson and Walter C.
Oberbeck of Fond du Lac; and Louis J.
Oberbeck of Huron, S. D. Other sur
ylvors in clude a sister, Mrs. Charles
Holz, of Chicago and two brothers
Fred Oberbeck and Ernest Oberbeck
also of Chicago.
The remains were brought to the
home of Mr.. and Mrs Otto R. Bein,
s8S Eleventh avenue north We tuesday
Funeral services are being held today
at o'clock p. m. at the. west side
Lutheran church and will be conducted
by the Rev. G. M. Thurow. Burial will
De in Forest Hill cemetery.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-02-23

i have for many years been pretty
we'll convinced that saving money is
argely matter of habit, and people
who make a good beginning at it pres
entity discover that it is by no means
impossible, and it is altogether a good
thing to do. Just at this juncture in
the worlds and our country's affairs
1t IS certainly one Of the most use
full contributions that people could
possible make to putting the world
right. | do not believe there is any
other way to straighten out the tan
gle OF financial and economic concerns
into which the world has bata pre-
cipitated by the war, except to pro-
duce good deal more than we cen
sumo, which means to save, and by
our savings to re-establish the worlds
stores of working capital.
Il have no more earnest hope than
the public may take this lesson to
heart, and learn to save, as in view of
our great national good fortune, they
could be able to do"
One eff the easiest ways to save
money is through the system provided
by the United States Government.
whereby Postal Savings and 81 Treas
ury Savings Stamps are offered for
the accumulation eff small savings and
Treasury Savings Certificates for in
vestment. These Certificates can be
purchased at any postoffice fer $40.
$50 and $500 and in five years will be
worth S25, 500 and $1,000 respective
~. Savings invested in these Gov
eminent securities are absolutely safe.
being registered in the owners name
at Washington. They never depre-
ciate in value and their high interest
rate and tax exemption features make
them very advantageous investment.
The purchase of them will not only be-
nefit the individual investor, but will
aid The Government in its current fl
nancing and help ''re-establhsh the
worlds stores of working capital
The local post office expects an I'M
usually large demand this week for
the. Certificates bearing the portrait
of George Washington which sell for
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-02-23
POST OFFICE
INFORMATION
Mail Better Packages.

Mail Better Packages.
If your package is worth sending
ii is worth good wrapping and packing.
l. Wrap with tough paper.
z. Tie with a stout cord.
3. Write or print a plain address
with ink.
a. Place return address in upper
left corner.
5. Inclose articles liable to break
age in corrugated paper or wooden
boxes and pack in excelsior or similar
substance
3. If contents are Perishable or
Fragile, mark the package conspicu-
ously or have mailing clerk do it for
you.
z. Think Of the miles it must trav-
ell, rubbing up against other parcels,
handled and re-handled.
8. When ready to give it the "once
OVER
Address.
Return address.
Stamps
Wrapper.
Packing.
9. Mail it early.
TO- Insure it.
Hubert Work,
First Assistant Postmaster General
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-02-23

competition of the advisabilitv of the
merchant having tie cooperation of
other business men OF his town be-
cause through their working together
they increase their individual strength
and add to the prestige of the business
community in a general way.
But the business men of the town
cannot afford to stop with themselves
when considering thei- business The
statement of the farmer referred to
above indicates that the real root of
the trouble in his case was Simply lack
of understanding, lack Of education on
the subject of community obligation;
and the statement of this man would
be duplicated again AID again in every
community if people would express
themselves freely as ne has.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-02-23
HEAVY STORM
FIRST Of WEEK

Tuesday afternoon and night and all
day Wednesday witnessed fall of
sleet and fine hail which was the cause
Of some of the worst traffic blockades
of the season in this section. The snow
had the quality of coarse, dry sand
underfoot and made walking or driving
extremely uncomfortable ana weary
ing. The street cars to Port Edwards
and Nekoosa were tied up completely
and all trains were delayed.
Telephone and telegraph wires are
mixed up and some lines out of service
on account of the weight of ice on the
wires.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-02-23

Walter and Carl Zeaman of this
city operating as the Zeaman motor
company, have secured the agency for
Chevrolet motor cars for all but the
four most northern towns of Wood
county. The company plans to open a
garage and service station here, at
a location to be announced later. One
of the brothers, Carl Zeaman served
as a motor mechanic in the aviation
corps for some time during the war,
and has worked for several years as
a mechanic in Milwaukee.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-02-23
IT WENT TO THE SPOT

Henry E. Campbell, R. F. D. No. 5,
Adrian, Mich, writes: II had a bad
cough for three years. Tried several
cough remedies. Got little relief.
tried Foley's Honey and Tar 1t went
to the spot. There is no better remedy
on the market" Good for coughs,
olds,, Group and whooping cough. Chill
dren like it. Sold Everywhere.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-02-23

The Nekoosa-E Edwards Paper Com
pany has elected L. M Hanks of Madi-
son and George w. Kbby of Chicago
as directors of the Company. Mr..
Hanks represents the stock of his ia
ther-in-law, the late Senator Villas,
who was an early stakeholder in the
NEPCO mills. Mr.. Kibby is promi-
nent leather goods manufacturer and
represents the estate of A. w. Patten
of Appleton.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-02-23

Six horses were being usei on the
road grader to clear the snow from
the roadway on the main streets this
Thursday morning, and it was siren
uous work for them. 1t was still
showing heavily Thursday morning,
and reports were that all trains into
the city were being held up waiting for
the storm to cease SO that tracks could
be cleared.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-02-23

The weight of snow crushed in the
roof of the building owned by the
Rood Construction Co., and occupied
by the Prentiss-W abers Manufacture
ing Co., near the Green Bay Depot. No
one was hurt, as the floor of the sec
ond story supported the weight and
kept 1t from crashing upon the work
men below. 1t will cost about $500 to
repair the roof, it is said, and the only
loss to the Manufacturing Company
will be the cost of moving stock which
was stored on the second floor, while
the repairs are being made.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-02-23

settled, for anyone conversant with the
disagreeable and dangerous conditions
that exist will agree that it is moth
ing short of criminal to send children
to school in such a building as is be-
ing used, any longer than is positively
necessary.
Committees were appointed for va
rlous duties, to report at meeting to
be called by President G. O. Babcock
OF the Board of Education at an early
date.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-02-23

Mrs. w. A Nacker (nee Passeneau)
Of Chicago, who has been visiting with
her father in this city for some weeks,
returned the latter part of last week
from ten days visit with her bro
Their Charles, and her sister Mrs. VIM.
Fogarty of Rudolph and Biron res
pectively. She is visiting with reia-
tives and friends in this city and plans
to entehd her visit indefinitely
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-02-23

Division Engineer F. F. Mengel of
this city has announced that work on
the four mile stretch of road on Trunk
Line 66 from the east line of Wood
County where the concrete now ends
to Meehan where the gravel stretch
begins will be begun as soon as condi-
lions will permit. This will give a
continuous improved road from this
city to Stevens Point after this sum-
mer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-02-23

NJ P. Murat and Ivan Holiday both
of this city will open on February 25
a new battery service station at 215
Vine street, in the building formerly
occupied by NJ. A. Bogoger. For the
past year, Mr.. Murat has operated the
Prest-O-Lite Service Station, 1st ave-
nue. north. Mr.. Holiday was formerly
connected with the Staub Electric
Company of this city.