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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-16
In Camp at Lake Emily.

A jolly company of young people left
our city Tuesday morning with baggage,
parcels, lunch boxes and camping ma
teral galore, to spend a week at Lake
Emily, the pretty little resort east on
the Green Bay Ry. Among those in
the party and who are expected to visit
the camp for few days during the out
ing, we note the following:
The Misses Ruth Witter, Mae Cog
gins, Nettie Wheelan, Mable Gardner,
Florence PhiIIeo, Carrie Briere, Ella
Hasbrouck, Nellie Nienstedt, Mamie
Ward; Victoria Fish, of Madison;
Marie Gauthier, of Worcester, Mass. :;
Mrs. Matte DAILY as chaperon.
Messrs. Frank Pomainville, Isaac
Witter, Glenn Williams, Frank Steib,
Frank Compton, Win J. Conway, John
Arpin, Geo. Nelson, of Amherst,
Geo. Meade, of Rockford, H., and
Heber L. Tibbits and Miss Maude
Tbbits of Milwaukee.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-16
OTTO-BLANCHARD.

Mr.. Geo. NJ. Otto, the we'll known
clerk in Johnson, Hill & Co.'S grocery
department, and Miss Lettie Blanchard,
formerly employed with Mrs. c. H.
Nilsson, were quietly married III
Rudolph at O'Clock p. N. Sunday last
by Rev. ]. R. Reynolds. George stole
a march on his relatives and friends
and the pleasant news was received by
them with surprise after the contract
was settled. He asked on Saturday for
a two weeks vacation and told his
brother Gus. he intended going to
Merrill to visit a sister. However he
had a different mission in mind, WAS
joined by Miss Blanchard and the two
went to the home Of her aunt Mrs.
Whitman of Rudolph, where the happy
twain were united. in wedlock. They
have been spending the week there,
but will probably take a short trip to
Merrill and Appleton, then will be at
home in Centralia with Mrs. A. Quick,
sister of Mr.. Otto.
These young people are favorably
known amidst large circle of acquaint-
ances in Centralia, all of whom will join
with the REPORTER in extending
congratulations and very best wishes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-16
In Memory of Mrs. Nilsson.

The memorial exercises of the Ladies'
Aid Society of Unity church, Centralia,
in honor Of Mrs. Dora E. Nilsson, were
held at the home of Mrs. B. T. Worth
ington, Wednesday, July 18th. On
motion it was decided that the program
followed at this meeting should be
printed in each of the city papers. 1t
was as follows:
Instrumental..."A "a Prayer" Mrs. J. w. Natwick
Scripture Reading Psalm 121......Mrs. O. Denis
Reynolds
Song 1.-THE Home of the Soul" ......Society
Select Reading ng.................Mrs. J. w. Cochran
In Memoriam... Written by Mrs c. H. Brown
Reading "There is no Death Mrs. W. T. Jones
Song" ~"Shall we Meet Beyond the River" Society
IN MEMoRIAM.
In the death of Mrs Dora E. Nilsson
the Ladies' Aid Society has lost a
beloved and valued member. Her kind
and amiable disposition manifested in
her home and among her friends, her
courteous and afable manner in her
place of business, and above all her
friends, her courteous and affable
manner in her place of business, and
above all her truly christian character,
have made the name of "Dora" almost
a household word.
So we'll known was she that she needs
no eulogy, and yet it is fitting that we
should meet to pay tribute of affection
to her memory, to scatter a few flowers
of loving membrance upon her grave.
Therefore be it resolved that the
members of the Unity Church desire to
put on record that they sincerely
mourn the loss of Mrs. Nilsson as a
friend and fellow member, and as they
are now separated from her companion
ship by death, they earnestly hope to
be reunited in the life everlasting.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-16
Drowned Above BirOn.

Mr.. Chas. Pagels, an emplOye at the
lives some where in that vicinity, was
drowned in the Wisconsin river above
Biron Saturday morning, July 18th.
The story Of the young mans death
comes to us rather incomplete, but we
give the details as best we could obtain
them.
On Tuesday morning July IA Mr..
Thomas McGrath and friend were
rowing on the river when they discover
ed the body of a man drifted up on a
sand-bar just back of Mr.. McGraths
home. The body was towed to shore
and on investigation proved to be that
of Chas Pagels above mentioned.
Pagels was twenty-five years of age
and had been working in the mill at
Biron on the night force. Saturday
morning, it seems, on his way home
from work he stopped to 60 in bathing
and must have taken cramp and was
drowned. Undertaken NJ. A. BOgoger
tells us that the the body when found
was all cramped up which would point
to the above supposition as being
correct.
Pagels had not had steady employ
ment at the mill, but came in on extra
shifts. He frequently took the place of
another workman for a night or day
and at these times would stay at the
boarding house instead of going home.
So when he did not reach his home
Saturday the parents were not alarmed.
But when Sunday evening came and
still Charles had not made an appear
ance anxiety commenced to show itself
on the parental faces. A young brother
was sent to the mill in search of him,
and then over to Clark & Scott's where
he worked for five or six years. Not
until Tuesday morning was the mystery
of his disappearance solved. A little
later the young mans clothing was
found on the bank of the river opposite
Dave Taylor's, also a watch, dinner
pail, and fttY-eight cents IN money.
A coroners inquest was held over the
body Tuesday and funeral services were
conducted at the cemetery by Rev.
Bittner. There is left IN the family a
father, mother, two brothers and one
sister-one brother resides in Mil
waukee and one sister in Rudolph.
Chas. Pagels was an industrious young
man, we'll liked by all his acquaintances.
Those who mourn have the sympathy
of the community in these hours of
| sorrow.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-16
Hardly ExCusable.

The Marshfeld Times adds nothing to
its credit by STOPPING to repeat the
deliberate lie, coined by Bombastns
Paulus, editor of the so called "News, :"
to the effect that Mr.. L. NJ. Alexander,
of the Republican County Central Com
mittee, is not legal resident of this
county. Members Of Mr.. Alexander's
family, himself included, are so for
tunate as to own two dwellings-one at
Port Edwards sd k)no in Milwaukee.
Portions of the year they stay in Mil
waukee; at other times at Port Ed
wards. Mr.. Alexander's actual resi-
dence is at Port Edwards, where be
spends much Of his time, and where his
principal business is located. The
thought of 'resigning" his place upon
the Central Committee, or of establish
ing his residence in Milwaukee, never
occurred to him until his attention was
called to the characteristic falsehood
above referred to. By the way, how
long will a few Marshfield republicans
persist in a policy that requires the
noisy support of coarse Democratic
blatherskite like Paulus.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-16
Condition of Trade.

With political convention in prog
ress directly antagonizing the position
taken on the money question by the
convention Of last month, it is natural
that there has been with many enough
uncertainty about the future to inten-
sify the dullness expected at this sea-
son. 1t is not only the we'll informed
who make business, but much more the
millions who have not accurate knowl-
edge of political conditions, and are
liable to be impressed by the strong
assertions Of partIsans who are supposed
to have that knowledge. Wall Street
exhibited no excitement, though stocks
were weaker on Thursday and closed
lower for the week, 25 cents per share
for Rails, but Trusts rose Is points. Nor
were there signs Of alarm in the specu-
latve markets or monetary circles.
But in stocks and in other business the
week was one of waiting, with a some
what prevalent feeling Of Insecurity.
Such conditions sometimes hold through
all the months of presidential cam
paign, but more frequently, when the
form of the contest has been deter
mined, the business world has settled
down to its work with confidence that
the people will know how to protect
their welfare
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-16
Voted Against Railroad Aid.

PLAINFIELD, Wis, July 13.-The voters
of the adjoining town of Oasis met to
decide the question of voting aid to the
Marshfeld & Southeastern Railway
which company have surveyed through
this county. The company desired
$1,000 and aid from the town of Oasis.
The meeting was we'll attended there
being about seventy-fve voters present,
but only twelve of them were in favor
of the railroad. The company has sur
veyed from Princeton to Port Edwards,
Wood county, and the route surveyed
passes through this city, eighty rods
south of the Wisconsin Central depot
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-16
BEGGS' LITTLE GIANTsPILLS

Try them if you have sick headache
or if YOU are constipated or bilious
Guaranteed by John E. DAILY.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-16
Let Scofieid Withdraw. i.

Superior Leader: The supporters of
Scotield and the treasury plunderers
who are calling on Elliot to get out of
the way to favor Fricke because two
nominees can not come from Milwaukee
county, although one resides in the
fourth and the other in the fifth con-
gressional district, are not honest. At
torney General Mylrea and Major SEQ
field both reside in the same congress
sional district-the ninth, and one or
the other, according to the logic of
their own supporters, must be defeated
in fact should get out Of the way.
If it is good politics to demand that
Elliot get out of the way in order to
permit the denomination of FricKe, it
Is equally good politics to demand the
withdrawal Of Scofeld in order to in
sure the denomination of Mylrea.
The ScofeldTreasury-Frick com
bine dug pit for their neighbors and
themselves fell into it.
ooh what tangled web we weave,
when first we practice to deceive"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-16
EYE, EAR, NOSE, THROAT,
AND CHRONIC DISEASE
SPECIALIST.

Will visit Grand Rapids, at the Witter
House, Saturday, July 25th.
Dr. Rea has been connected with the
largest hospitals in the country and has
no superior in diagnosing and treating
diseases, deformities, etc. He will give
$50 for any case where he cannot tell
the disease and where located in five
minutes.
ACUTE AND CHRONIC CATARRH.
FIssURE, FIsTULA, or Ulcers cured by
our electrical treatment.
Structure of the Urethra one or two
treatments by electricity; no pain or
soreness. POlypus tumOrs Of the nose,
ear or Rectum removed.
Irritation of bladder and kidneys, one
treatment, also Female Diseases, such
as Falling of the WOMB, D1spLACEMENTs,
forward or backward, replaced, perma-
nently cured.
STERILITY. There are a great many
women suffering from this, Whites or
LeucOrrhea or some other diseases
which can be relieved and cured.
Ladies having "Superfuous hair" on
their face, we remove them permanent
ly by one treatment. Blotches, Moles,
etc, likewise Cancers, Tumors, Warts,
cured by from two to five treatments.
Varicocele, Hydrocele cured. Rupture
cured. YOUNG MEN suffering from
errors cured in one or two treatments.
Deafness. There are many cases that
can be easily restored. Deformities,
Club Feet, Curvature Spine, all prop
erly treated.
Lung Trouble. Many cases are cura-
BILE that have not gone too far. Will
say to physicians of your city and
county: If you have patient or rela
tive you wish examined bring them as
he has no secrets in his practice, and
will be pleased to explain every mode
of treatment necessary. Will show
them improvementin in advanced surgery
and medicine.
DR.. Rea will undertake no incurable
case, and he will tell you what chances,
if any, to be cured.
Remember the date. Send this to
your sick neighbor. Each patient can
see the Doctor privately. Call as early
as possible, as his room will be crowded.
Consultation free
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-16
Democratic Nominations Repudiated.

An overwhelming majority of the
democrats of the United States, through
their leaders and newspapers have re-
pudiated the ticket and platform adop-
ted by the Chicago convention last
week. The movement in behalf of a
ticket and platform which will be truly
representative of the national democ-
racy will now be pushed with vigor
The feeling is widespread that it would
be little short of crime for the party
leaders to put the voters in a situation
where, if they vote at all, they will be
reduced to the necessity of choosing
between McKinleyism and populism,
Democrats do not care to choose be-
tween these twin evils, and hence they
demand that candidates shall be nomi-
mated and a platform promulgated
which they can consistently support.
The demand comes from every state of
the union, and it swells in volume and
becomes more emphatic with every
passing hour.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-16
Night Blooming Cereus.

Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Thorn invited a
large number of their friends and
neighbors Saturday night to their home
to see their Night Blooming Cereus in
bloom with two large flowers. The
buds began to open at five o'clock in
the afternoon, and by nine O'Clock they
were in full bloom. The flower resem-
bles an Easter lily somewhat, but is
much larger and is very fragrant so that
the plant could not be kept in the
house. 1t was quite treat and several
hundred persons ayailed themselves of
the opportunity to see it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-16
Excursion Rates.

The Green Bay & Western r. R. Co.
offer the following ezcursion rates:
To Lake Emily until Oct. 1st; To Mil
waukee for the Annual Meeting Baptist
Young Peoples Unicn, July Is, Is, II;
To Omaha, Neb., August Is, II and IS,
for Convention of Young Peoples
Christian Union; To Fond du Lac, Wis,
July 17-19, Annual state Turnfest; To
St. Louis, Mo, July 10 and 2Oth, Ma
tional PopuIist Convention.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-16
Republican Congressional Conven=
tion of the Sth District of
Wisconsin.

By direction of the congressional dis
trlct committee, a convention of the
Republican electors of the Sth congress
slonal district will be held in the city of
Waupaca, Wisconsin, on Monday,
August 5, 1896, at o'clock in the after
noon, for the purpose of nominating a
candidate for congressman to be voted
for at the general election in November
next, and to transact such other busi
ness as may properly come before the
convention.
The several counties in the district
are entitled to one delegate to every
800 Republican votes or major part
thereof cast for congressman at the
last preceding election as follows:
BroWn....................7 Portage
DOOr.............,......4 Waupaca.
keWaunee .................2 Wood d,..,,,....,..,.5
Outgamie ie......... ........S
HENRY OvERBECK, JR.,
Chairman Sth Dist. Rep. Cong. Com.
Sturgeon Bay, Wis, June Is, 1896.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-16

Subscribe for the REPORTER.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-16
Excursion to the DeIIS.

A special excursion to the Dells at
Ti}bourne will be given 10y the c., NJ. &
st. P. railroad on Sunday, July 26th.
Ihe train will leave here at 500 a. m.
and leave Kilbourne on return trip at
$50 y. m. Fare for round trip $500 in
Guiding q ride upon the steamer. This
will be an excellent opportunity for
those who have never been to the DelIs
to do so cheaply.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-16
1T IS WONDERFUL

how quickly Diarrhea or Dysentery can
be relieved by using Beggs' Diarrhea
Balsam. A purely vegetable compound.
1t affords instant relief and perma
nent cure in perfectly safe way. Your
popular druggist JOHN E. DAILY has the
agency for this wonderful medicine.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-01-08
A Gamblers Convention.

An interesting incident related by
Mr.. Crosskey, a Christian worker in
England, is reported by the Christian
Herald
heard of young fellow who was in
the habit of betting; he felt that he was
on the way to destruction, but the
gambling passion was too strong within
him 10 be resisted He told Ills Sunday
school teacher that he had given up
many bad habits, but that from this
one he did not feel able to escape.
Were you always with me, he said,
Il might manage it"
Il cannot always be with you,' re-
piled the teacher; but when and where
do you gambler"
"Oh, every day at dinner hour; I go
down to the saloon at I o'clock" was
the answer.
well, will tell you what will do
said the teacher. Every day as the
clock strikes 1, will pray for you"
The young fellow was conquered. He
came after a day or two, and said, Il
shall bet no more. Yesterday | wanted
to go to the saloon, and | could not |
thought what a shame it was that you
should be praying for me and that |
should be gambling at the saloon, and
could not do it,"
Thus by the patient, loving persist
ence in prayer OF a good man, sinner
was brought into the gospel fold. THE
effectual fervent prayer of a righteous
man availeth much"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-01-08
HEAT AND COLD.
fen Miles Below as Is Fire, Ten Mile
AbOve Ia Is Trigid Air.

Beneath the peninsula of Lower Mich
igan there are brines and sheets OF
mineral water lying in basin form, and
very rich i'm salt, bromides, etc, and OF
great medical and commercial value
They have been reached by numerous
wells which run down to about 30N
feet near the center of the basin, as at
Alma and Bay City. The water comes
up from the bottom of these wells hot
(over 80 degrees), showing decidedly
more rapid increase in temperature
than IN the copper mines. But the IA
nous Comstock lode, where fabulous
wealth lured the miners on, showed
perhaps the most rapid increase in
temperature that man has ever Sared
to face. IL was, however, doubtless
due to the action Of hot waters rising
from still greater depths-probably the
same waters that deposited the silver
ores, still at work. In the mines OF
this region the miners, naked as saw
| ages, reeking with perspiratlon, drink
! ing pailful after pailful of ice water
! Owenty tons of ice or, in another case,
ninety-five pounds per man, were used
! each day), could labor but ten minutes
at the drift Qn imminent danger Of be-
! ing scalded by striking a stream or not
water) before being overcome by heat
and reeling to a cooler place. Painting,
delrium, even death have been the ef-
feet Of the reaction on coming to the
| surface. Verify the Cuban proverb,
that a Yankee would be found TO go ar
ter a sack of coffee though 1t were at
the gates Of hell. was not far from the
literal truth
GaveNer the rate OF increase OF tenn
pcratLre may vary, all indications thus
agree that less than ten miles below US
a red heat is attained and within
twenty a white heat Think of II! Ten
miles below us It is red hot. Ten miles
tbove we have the pitiless cold, far be-
tow Zero Of interplanetary space. To
what a narrow gone Of delicately bal
Npced temperature is life conhned
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-01-08
1t Makes a Difference.

Johnson and Thompson were next
door neighbors. Johnson had a dog
that barked a considerable part Of
every night. Finally Thompson said
to Johnson:
Look here, Johnson, We have always
been friends, and hope you won't take
offense II tell you that the barking Of
your dog is driving me and my family
mad for want of sleep"
Dear me" said Johnson. That's
queer. haven't noticed that Leo ever
barked any to speak Of"
Two or three evenings afterward
Thompson came home leading a dog
the doggy string.
Now then" said he to Mrs. Thomp-
son, I'VE will soon have a chance to
sleep. didn't like to shoot the beast
while he belonged to Johnson, so | have
bought him. Nobody can blame us for
killing our own dog. I'll get some
chloroform tomorrow"
A month passed. and Johnson and
Thompson met.
well, Thompson,you haven't chloro-
formed the dog yet
mo" said Thompson. THE truth Is
we have become rather fond of the fel-
low. He is so lively and playful"
but doesn't his barking at night an
noy you?"
81 haven't noticed it,"
HIM said Johnson. "The brute
keeps us awake half the night l don
see how you can put up with it."-Chi
cago World.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-01-08
lNocULATED BY SNAKE POISON
Explanation OF the Immunity from Harm
Enjoyed by "Charmers

As a result of recent investigations.
u would seem that science had at last
unearthed the strange secret OF the
snake charmer. For years II has been
a mystery how certain individuals could
handle the most venomous serpents
with impunity, suffering not the slight
est harmful effects, even il bitten re-
peatedly. Some time since It was sug-
gested that this immunity from the
evil effects Of the poison might be due
to the fact that the charmers have fire.
quently been accidentally bitten by
cobras and karits, and, having sur
vived the first attack. experienced no
evil effect from subsequent bites. Much
attention has been directed in India to
the experiments which have lately been
made with view to determining the
value of this theory, and it has been
clearly shown that when the venom is
introduced into the system in gradually
increasing doses the subject need not
fear the vicious fangs OF the reptile.
Cases OF immunity from scorpion stings
are also well known. A gentleman in
India, hearing of a Mahometan fakir
who had established reputation for
himself in this respect, determined to
investigate the case and Danish, If pos
sible. all chance of trickery. He there
fore dug up the scorpions himself, and
these formidable creatures he describes
as being from to Z inches long, with
claws like those of Holsters. These
scorpions the fakir was told to irritate,
but to avoid adopting the course usually
pursued by the fakirs for this purpose,
namely by pinching the end of the tail.
This is almost a sure way of preventing
the scorpions from singing. BY touch
ing them on the part of the body indi-
Gated, each one of them stung him
strongly enough to draw blood, but the
man was apparently none the worse
| There could be no doubt as to the
genuineness of the exhibition, and the
fakir was believed when he said thai
he had frequently been the victim of
scorpions sting.