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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1917
Page
2
Miss Signa Heden of Steel and Louis LeMay, long-time Gary resident, married in Gary on Thanksgiving Day. After a wedding trip they will reside in Gary where the groom holds a position. Both are well known locally with many friends sending best wishes for their future.
The M. E. church Sunday school board was entertained at a dinner Monday evening by Mrs. O. Garrison, Mrs. H. B. Roscher and Misses Anna Guenther and Daisy Thompson. Wire port by Mrs. C. M. Renne and Miss Ethel Nisson, delegates to Fond du Lac convention, marked a pleasant evening for all attendees.
Goggins and Brazeau of this city won two Wisconsin Supreme Court decisions last week. The Nekoosa Edwards Paper Co. sued News Publishing Co. for print paper charges and sought Wood county filing. the court allowed Milwaukee county filing and the supreme court affirmed. In the Ward case, land dispute in the county’s south, the jury ruled for defendants but the trial judge ordered a new trial. the supreme court reversed.
The local Red Cross chapter announces a Christmas to Christmas membership drive led by Mrs. J J Looze with support from church women. Dues are one dollar, two dollars for a Red Cross magazine, and fifty cents from each member stays locally to buy materials. Campaign runs December 17 to Christmas Eve with window hangers painted for each new member.
Miss Nellie Hanifin of Steel town and Mr Harvey Pleckham of Marshfield wed at the Gatholic church in this city last Thursday morning. Rev. Wm Reding performed the ceremony. A wedding dinner followed at the bride's parents home. They will reside in Marshfield. The bride, a teacher by trade, is the daughter of Thomas Hanifin. The Tribune joins friends in congratulations.
A compact promotional note urges readers to purchase handkerchiefs, repeating a catchphrase and emphasizing immediate action. It reads as a brief advertisement highlighting product appeal and urgency.
The Wisconsin Railroad Commission ruled that railroads must supply free drinking cups to travelers, rejecting vending machines with paid cups. Attorneys general argued the law, enacted in 1914, requires free cups and the commission’s decision directs railroads to comply.
Directors of the Wood County Telephone company accepted the recently erected building. A F Buimyre led construction, Wm Hess supervised plumbing, and Grand Rapids Heating installed the heating plant. The two-story basement structure includes office spaces, a director’s room, operating room, operator rest room, terminal room, vault, garage, battery room, and work spaces. Offices will move after the 10th. the new switchboard remains unused until further work is completed.
Miss Lillian Clapp and Mr Oliver Trudell were married last Thursday at 4:30 pm at the Trudell home with Rev Wim Reding officiating. Attendants were Arthur Trudell and Florence Johnson. After a wedding dinner the couple plans a brief wedding tour before settling in the city. The bride, daughter of Mrs L Clapp, is popular and has worked as an assistant in the county clerk's office. the groom is the son of long-time residents and noted for good habits. The Tribune extends congratulations.
A Stevens Point woman bought a goose on the market square for Thanksgiving. She found a fifteen inch circumference stone inside the bird and suspects the farmer hid it to deter theft. The farmer vanished, and the woman vows to buy future birds from a butcher shop, though she notes some butchers may be crooks yet criticizes the market scheme.
A Grand Rapids soldier from Camp Merritt New Jersey sends a poem by a Kansas man praising volunteers who enlisted. The piece laments not waiting for the draft and recalls the farewell at the station, hoping to tell his future son of serving rather than being drafted.
Rural mail carriers gathered in Marshfield on Thanksgiving Day for a combined social and business session. Attendees passed resolutions supporting loyalty and pressed for a pay raise amid high living costs. They noted the need to maintain conveyances and the rising costs of operation regardless of method.
Trapper Albert Sten of Prazeo Minnesota claims muskrat houses are small and scarcely visible, indicating a mild winter. He asserts he stands as the authority, noting that when little animals begin building sky scrapers it signals a severe winter, while beaver houses are light in weight.
The United States Department of Agriculture urges a national push to double poultry production next year. It argues poultry can yield meat quickly under adverse conditions and that cities and farms must increase flock sizes, recommending about 100 hens per farm and two hens per person in households to cover eggs and support the war effort.
Registrants must return the questionnaire within seven days of mailing or posting. Ensure the local board has a correct address and updates. Failure to comply is a misdemeanor with potential imprisonment and loss of rights, including immediate induction. Governors note E. L. Philipp.
Mail carriers began early Saturday selling thrift stamps to residents. Each card costs 4 dollars and holds sixteen stamps at 25 cents each, usable toward a War Savings Certificate when full. Redeemed after five years the stamps yield five dollars, a 4 percent investment for the purchaser. Penalty-free early cashing requires ten days notice to the post office.
At a regular school board meeting the city decided to apply to the state for a $21,000 loan to fund improvements to school buildings. The state inspector warned Lincoln school could not safely host large gatherings without another fire escape, though current exits suffice for pupils. The loan funds are expected to finance the necessary fire escape addition and related safety upgrades.
Emery Dolan and Verne Lord were arrested Friday evening on a charge of disorderly conduct. They were fined four dollars each plus costs totaling nearly ten dollars apiece after admitting they had consumed liquor. The pair staged a stunt resembling a failed holdup, which they described as all poke, and they likely will consider such actions carefully before attempting them again.
A group formed at Madison on December 1 to raise certified stock and decide disposal rules. The association aims to limit selling stock that does not meet the required grade, addressing erosion of certified stock standards.
Supt H F Schell and J C A Fitzgerald of Tomahawk and B Lambert of Neenah, while deer hunting near Tomahawk, mistook gasoline for kerosene to start a fire. Explosions covered all three in flames, two women aided, all three badly burned but expected to recover after hospital treatment.
Pittsville villagers agreed not to contest the discontinuance of the night train on the St Paul road. The last schedule run occurred last Saturday night and the train is to be restored within a week after a peace treaty is signed. Dr C A Salter represented the ally at the Madison hearing. Pittsville, effectively isolated, will have only one train daily and the move is praised as patriotic during wartime.
News arrives of Gustave Closuit, former Grand Rapids resident, killed in action November 6 after serving with a Canadian regiment. He trained in England, fought in trenches from May, and died during a fierce Canadian assault. He is mourned as the first local to fall in the war, sacrificing for liberty and justice, and leaving a widow.
Snowy Tuesday left roads slick and cars skid or struck roadside objects. The worst crash involved Mrs Caroline Krause and Wm Schmuel, her arm broken when their car turned over near Sampson farm on the Seneca road. Joe Krause escaped injury. Mrs Krause received surgical aid in the city and is recovering.
Marshfield Herald notes an act of wartime charity as Mrs B Kampschoer, aged and walking four miles from her Hewitt area home, delivered five pairs of knitted wool socks to the Red Cross and carried enough yarn to knit five more on her return journey. She undertook this task after housework and nightly effort.
The new Presbyterian church St Arpin will be dedicated next Sunday with a 10 30 AM sermon by Rev RC Adams of Merrill and an evening sermon by Rev R Carnahan of Waukesha. Public invited. Members will provide dinner and supper. The 84 by 50 foot edifice is noted as a fine building.
Harry Kempfert resigned last week as superintendent of the Grand Rapids street railway system after enlisting in the army. Albert Bunde, with the company since construction, is promoted to superintendent and Ruth Ban Jkert becomes stenographer and office clerk.
Manitowoc resident George LaBreche has applied for a camouflage painter position with the government and has been notified he will be adapted. Mrs LaBreche will temporarily stand graphic work in Washington but desires to join her husband, who will go to France at once.
At a Saturday afternoon gathering Wood County post members elected officers for the coming year. Refreshments followed the session as members discussed duties and plans.
A Grand Rapids Red Cross appeal extols Christmas giving as a moral duty. It lauds nurses and surgeons aiding Allied and enemy alike on European battlefields, and urges readers to donate cash to fund raw materials and supplies for relief work, noting chapter funds are exhausted.
Harry Alvord former ticket agent at the Soopas senger depot was arraigned in municipal court charged with embezzling railroad funds. Audit shows a $2396 shortage. he was bound over to circuit court or await trial, bail set at $3000. He was jailed for lack of bond awaiting trial.
The National Coal Association asserts the coal men will open their operations to the public and form a press bureau to publish articles explaining their service and wartime efforts. The statement implies this transparency will reveal fair coal pricing and patriotism by miners, as readers await enlightenment.
Owl Lunch Car on the east side has been sold by Wm. F. Conley to Percy Benson and his brother Orrin. The Bennsons plan to operate the car in first class shape while the Conleys move back to Janesville to assist in running their parents hotel. The Conleys have made many friends and regret leaving the city.
Rose Brothers store in Marshfield burglarized last Monday night. Silk goods worth 1400 dollars disappeared without a trace. A prior break in a year ago confined to silk. Officials suspect thieves hid in the store and waited until night."
Wm Boyington a painter and decorator died at St Josephs hospital in Marshfield aged 48. He came from Grand Rapids about 318 months ago and lived at the Mansion House. Formerly a brakeman on the St Paul railroad he once worked with conductor J J Varney. He is survived by a son and daughter in Grand Rapids. His remains, with his son H L Boyington, were taken to Tomah for burial.
W F Graham of Antigo rents space in the MacKinnon block formerly John Jung's paint store and plans a music store. He will handle talking machines pianos music and Singer sewing machines and will move his family here this week. He has years with Singer and will offer expert repair and cleaning of machines.
Normington Bros have purchased M. Kalaher’s cleaning establishment on the east side and after improvements will operate the place. The purchase enhances their cleaning business, already in operation, allowing better handling of work than ever before.
The Elks club rooms hosted a Skat tournament on Tuesday evening with prizes awarded to top players. A L Bunde won 18 net games for first place, Frank Weisner of Wausau placed second with 561 net points, Oscar Uehling earned 15 net games for third, James Hamilton took fourth with 463 net points, and C A Boorman won high hand with 140 points.
The local aerie of Eagles elected officers on Monday evening naming Alvin Koch as President Will Burchell as Vice President Aug Miller as Secretary George Fahrnér as Chaplain James Mason as Treasurer Henry Leeck as Inner Guard Richard Johnston as Outer Guard R KR Matthews as Trustee and Dr F X Pomainville as Physician.
Mrs W G Merrill arrived in the city on Wednesday for a brief visit at the A S Weatherwax home. She reports the Dayton Ohio doctor will soon depart for France to join a hospital unit, and Mrs Merrill will reside in Sparta during the physician’s absence.
The Knights of Columbus will hold a card party at the Catholic Societies hall on Thursday evening. All members their families and friends are invited to participate. A small entrance fee will be charged with proceeds aiding the Red Grass.
A notice urges all members to attend the December 8 session for the election of officers. The call stresses full participation and presence for the vote.
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