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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1909
Page
4
The Tribune lists rates for display ads at 0 cents per inch for a 24 inch column, totaling $2.40 for one insertion. Local notices of thanks resolutions of respect and entertainments with an admission fee publish at 5 cents per line.
A late article fragment describes Cranmoor residents debating a new town building project, noting contract changes, site location near Chicago and Milwaukee tracks, and officials like Jaren Kork and Swann. It mentions completion targets, July or November milestones, and preparations for park work, with shifts in labor and supervision, plus a forthcoming bridge and hospital updates.
The state civil service commission announces a general competitive exam to be held on Saturday, January 15, 1910, for clerk with typewriter ability, a vacant position in the state treasurer’s office, and several positions at northern Wisconsin substations, the University, and men’s dormitory work. Applications must reach the commission by 10 am January 8. Also notes local updates and a humorous anecdote about ant sauce among lumber workers.
The BF OU Ladies held their annual election Saturday evening naming President George Rivers Vice President Wed Clark Advisor Nellie Raneile Secretary Peter Aiey Treasurer Som Jacat son Warden N G Rattelle Susie Gaard and four council members Past President Riveray Lrusted N G Rattelle Frank Whitman and Joh Fohagen Mraf Kuehling. Anna Blair of forashank visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Moret Blair. Mrs Gis Foss of Tomphawk visited her mother recently amid family notes and local taxes discussed. A boy named Rudolph, born December, died recently after heroism. funeral details included.
Weather halts farming tasks as cold snaps hit area. Hank Pittany remains injured but recovering and expected home soon. Nora Casey returns home for the holidays while families brace for storms and travel. Grand Rapids trip mentioned and local logging, homestead moves, and sick leave noted. Local tidbits include a Snow storm sighting, a young man nearby in snow, and small business chatter.
A stray snowbound homing pigeon with leg band 588 and date 1900 is found in a barn. A baby girl named Matthais is born to the family, and local builders plan new barns and cellar work. The town board approves a drainage ditch project with half costs shared by the town, prompting questions over fairness. Citizens discuss local taxation and development as residents acknowledge upcoming construction. A lighthearted aside quotes a Kansas City Times exchange about politeness and conversation.
Notices announce annual farmers institutes at multiple Wisconsin towns including Wood County Marshfield and Sherry with sessions by T. L. B. Seat and Davin Imrie, plus Nellie Maxwell directing cooking classes. The 24th annual closing cooking school is slated for Lwe Rivers Manitowoc County on March 15 to 17.
A collection of quirky anecdotes from newspapers: a suitor barely survives the father’s grilling, a household argument over which spouse works hardest ends with a sly jab, a brisk tale of a truth-teller and a tightwad father, and a laundry slip turning into cuff address records. Read as a slice of early 20th century urban life with wit and social mores.
The records show October to November circulation by section in the Public Library with numbers for Philosophy Religion Social Art Language Natural Science Useful Arts Literature History Travel Biography and more. A note describes Australian butterfly delicacy where butterfly pulp forms ceries with pungent odor, causing temporary discomfort then fattening effects after prolonged diet.
A message urges readers to spend wisely and open savings accounts for friends or relatives. It notes you can deposit a small sum, starting with one dollar, to fund a bank book and encourage future saving. The advice frames next Saturday as Christmas with lasting value beyond gifts.
A roundup of local social events includes a surprise party for Laurence Lord at his parents home with about fifty guests and dancing, Miss Mary Osenga visiting Union Grove, various Grand Rapids shoppers, and a quarantine for the Herman Wilsey family due to diphtheria. Other items mention Portage County resident P. O. Lamers, NLM Herg of Auburdate, Nora Witebregier’s Illinois trip, and local exchanges at Tribune offices.
In the land of Java a crater valley lies, vast and poisonous with unknown gas. Treasures rattle the bottom as hatchings and bones litter the desolate arena. The scene hints at a deadly, inhospitable place where inhalation brings fatal suffocation.
An upcoming band concert is scheduled for the 28th with tickets available at the door. Organizers expect a good turnout and urge early arrival to secure seating.
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