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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-23
ARPIN,

Miss Mabel Winch was a Marshfield
visitor Saturday.
Ross Swan of Merrill called on
friends here the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Vannatta had
the misfortune to lose their infant
daughter, Sunday, Jan. 10. DR.. Ken
ton was in charge of the case. In
terment took place at Sherry, Wednes'
day. The sympathy of the community
is extended to them
DR.. Abbott of Marshfield made a
professional call at C. Brey's this
week
Miss Sadie Cowell of Grand Rap
pids visited friends and relatives
here over Sunday.
Jas. Hewlett called on old friends
here the past week.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
John Loschky died Sunday, after a
lingering illness. Interment took
place Tuesday at the Lutheran
church. We wish to extend the sym
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-23
BELOIT IN FRONT
IN SEAL SELLING

BELOIT, Wis, Jan. 21.-Beloit has
won the grand prize offered by the
Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis society
to the city of over $1,000 population
for selling the largest per capita nun
Der of red cross Christmas seals
during the past seal campaign. Be
LOFTS success in the seal campaign
will entitIe this city to receive one
of three prizes: An open air school
for eighteen pupils, the Tues
stationary vacuum cleaner for a schoo
building or the Lansing Sanitary
drinking fountain"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-23
DEATH OF MRS.
FRANCES MACKU

Mrs. Frances Macku, who resides
at 756 Lincoln street, died Tuesday
afternoon january 81, 1913, at II: 80
after a lingering illness of bronchitis
She was 73 years of age and has
been a resident of this city about
three years. She Leaves a husband
and two daughters, Mrs. w. S. Mroz
and Miss Jennie Macku. Her remains
will be shipped to Chicago for bu-
rial Thursday morning on the Chica-
go & North Western. The family have
the sympathy of the community in
their bereavement
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-23

The question arises, can we accom-
modate the crowds? The answer is
we can if We WANT to- We have the
Pavilion which could be used as a
hotels and rooming houses could take
care of some, private homes would ac-
commodate Others and We have seVera
buildings that could be used to take
care of the remainder. It's all a ques
ton as to whether or not we are wide
awake enough and are willing to get
together and all put our shoulders to
the wheel to land this or whether we
are going to lie down and let some O
Their city, with not one-half the natur
al advantages that We have, get it.
Let's put everything aside, personal
differences, etc, and all unite to get
the state fair for Grand Rapids. W.
understand that Wausau lis after it..
Why Wausau, what claim has it on
the state fair when compared with our
location and facilities? Let the re-
tail merchants of the city make it
Their BUSINESS to push tbs along.
It's worth working for, even if we
don't land it, 1t Will give Grand Rap
ids a lot Of advertising and will let
the other cities in the state know that
We are on tn map. We don't want
to ven think of NOT getting the state
fair, We want to think We ARE GOING
TO GET IT; go after it with the de
termination to get it. Let's, get that
spirit aroused, let's put on our fight
ing clothes and let's be determined to
land this for GRAND RAPIDS, WIS
CONSIN. Get that spirit aroused and
the battle is half won.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-23

ed and not oyercrowded which made
dancing thoroughly enjoyable Sack
/ er's orchestra furnished excellent mu
sic. The prizes were awarded as
follows: First prize s1.50 to George
Bryant, who was dressed as a devil;
second prize s100 to Miss Bernice
Lester, who was dressed as a fairy,
and third prize Is cents TO Joe Youn
baur, who was dressed as a clown.
The Judges were Arthur Heger, DR..
| F. T. Hoff and Ray Kraus
| The Christian Endeavor Of the First
Moravian church drove out TO the Nc
Caren farm in the town of Sigel on
Thursday evening and enjoyed So
ciaI time Games were played and
dainty refreshments were served.
Miss Noriene Fay returned to
her home at Sturgeon Bay Friday
morning after a short visit in
| the city with friends.
The Misses Emma Schroeder, Eff
fie Richards, Lucy Kowalske and Jo-
sephine Zero have seecurd positions
with the Homer George Mail Order
| Co
Mrs L. Cahill of Appleton is in
the city guest of her daughter
Mrs. Norbsrt A Roemer
The c. W. Rood Construction Co,
of this city have taken a contract to
drain a tract of Marshland near Mer-
riH. The land is the property Of J.
C. Bagge formerly of Aurora, Ill. A
dredge will be placed on the work at
once.
The stockholders in the Kaudy Maj
ufacturing Co. held a meeting in the
Wood County National Bank building
Thursday evening. They consider
ed matters of interest to that COM
pany.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. j Wood were in
Babcock Friday afternoon to attend
old friend and neighbor-
Miss Emma Erickson is back to her
work at Cohen Bros. after few day,
illness with the Grippe.
Misses Myrtle Severance and Ma
rion Jackson spent Friday afternoon
in Stevens Point
J. Boetcher, of GAINESVILLE, inspect
or of the Sealers and Weights for
this district was a business visitor in
the city Thursday.
We are in receipt of a postal card
from John Kreutzer, Jr, of Seattle,
Wash, in which he reports himself
we'll and happy He arrived there on
November Is, 1912 and likes it. He
said it was strange to him to pass a
Christmas without any snow. He is
attending Broadway High school there
He wants to be remembered to his
friends in Grand Rapids.
The Grand Rapids Brewery will
soon install a large four cylinder wa
ter filter. 1t is a pressure filter and
has a capacity of 10000 gallons an
hour. The entire filter when ready
for use, is about one ton.
Miss Viola Miller of Stevens Point
was in the city to visit the L. P. Wal
lanr,obIaopr homo Thursday for a few
hours.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-23
RECEPTION AT
LINCOLN SCHOOL

The members and officers of the
Parental Association are making ar
engagements for a reception and in
formal program at the Lincoln school
building Friday evening of this week.
January "a. The band has been Sc
cured to furnish the muse. A short
literary program and a social good
time is promised all those who attend
Light refreshm ents will be served
This reception is given in honor
of the teachers of our public schools.
1t is urgently desired that all parents
especially those who have children
in the public schools will be present
and meet with the teachers. This re-
ception is not a dress affair but Who'll
ly Informal fer the explicit purpose
Of having the parents, teachers and
pupils get together and become bet
ter acquainted with each other. 1t
is the desire of the Parental Asso-
citation to obtain a wider and better
acquaintance among the teachers, pu-
pills and parents. The refreshments
will be prepared and served by the
young people who are taking the do
nestle science course. Grand Rapids
has an excellent corps Of teachers
and as efficient school system as can
be found in the state, 1t ought to be
tho desire of every parent OF be
come we'll acquainted especially with
the teachers, who are inStructing
their children in our public schools.
Let us all get together on this occas-
ion in a democratic way and in a uni
ty of spirit and intention to know eac1
ather better and unitedly boost for
everything that will build up and
give our offsprings the best educa-
ton possible to be obtained.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-23

pathy Of the community to the bereay
ed parents
Edward Morris is still on the sick
list
Robert Morris had the misfortune
to lose one of his horses the past
week
Drawing stone for the new state-roa
is the order Of the day.
Miss Hilda Martinson spent Sunday
at her home in Grand Rapids
The Royal Neighbors will hold
their regular meeting Saturday, Jan.
%, at 2 p. N. All members are re-
quested. to attend.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-23
SECURED PAINT
SHOP QUARTERS

The McNichol Painting Co, have
leased the second floor of the old
Frank Moore wagon shop building on
the west side from Messrs. Griesbach
& Keip the present owners Of said
property. They expect to be ready
to do all kinds of job work paint
ing next week.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-23

GRAND RAPIDS THE LOGICAL
SITE FOR THE STAE FAIR 1t is
the geographical center of the state
has pure drinking water; is high and
dry above the river with excellent
drainage, which assures healthful
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-23

conditions, only city in state having
four railroads entering it; can be
reached from every direction; has a
fine site for the fair on the banks
Of the beautiful Wisconsin river.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-23
PARTY AT TRAINING SCHOOL

The members and friends OF
the Wood County Normal will en-
joy a party at the Training school
this evening.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-23
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PERSONALS O
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o o o o o o o
Frank Brundage Of Minneapolis
was in the city Sunday to attend the
funeral of J. E. Ingraham at BabcOck
He Will visit other relatives here fer
a few days
Mrs w H. Miller of Ashland spent
Sunday in this city with relatives.
Together with Mrs Arthur Miller
they went to Milwaukee Monday for a
few days.
Miss frankie Morgan spent Sunday
at her home in Rudolph.
Miss Emma Swain returned to Chi
cago Sunday evening after a visit
with her parents in this city.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-23

Alex Merklein of Wausau is visit
ing friends in the city.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-23
Save While You Can

Save while the Shines then when the rainy day
comes you'll find your bank book THE BEST UNI
BRELLA you had in protecting you against adveE
sitys storm.
Open bank account with the Old Wood County
National Bank and you'll be delighted how rapidly
your money accumuates with the compound interest
pay.
Wood County National Bank
Grand Rapids. Wis
Capital and Surplus 5000, 10000
The Washington herald., 1913-06-01
new TYPE BALLOON
FOR OCEAN Flight
German Inventor Pushes the Work on
Diigible for Transatlantic
Attempt.
NO DATE SET FOR THE TRIAL
Special TO The Washington Herald.

Special 10 The Washington Herald.
Berlin. May 3l.-Details concerning
plans for the new airship which DR.. Paul
CAM is building for his proposed Night
from Teneriffe to America were made
public today. This new dirigible will
diner in many essentials from the vessel
he designed two years ago, according to
DR.. GAM. and will mark a revolution in
airship building.
The airship IS now under construction
in Munich" he said. 1T will be some
fifteen meters in diameter. 1t is not
Of the Zeppelin type, nor can IT be called
nonrigid. II is SO constructed that by
Its simple mechanism the frame work
which keeps the hull of the balloon ex-
tended during flight can be folded or con-
tracted as occasion requires.
The balloon is becoming the vessel of
nonrigid type. The trouble with Zeppe-
Inns machines is they remain rigid all
after landing.
Our new airship will have ten pro-
pellers driven by ten motors, aggregating
!. 900 horsepower. There also will be ver-
teal propellers, so that on occasion the
vessel can be made to rise or fall pure
ly by dynamic power.
MY object is not merely to perform
the sensational feat of crossing the At
lantic Ocean. but to work out the prob
lem of aerial navigation on its practical
and scientific sides.
IF I succeed in crossing the ocean
once, / shall try to repeat the trip
several times to demonstrate the posi-
bilities of using ariships for practical
purposes"
DIR. GAM declines to fix the date for
the proposed flight on the ground that he
does not wish to arouse expectation
which might later be disappointed owing
to unexpected difficulties in construction
Or vagaries of the weather. Work on
the new dirigihle is being rapidly pushed.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-01

FRENCH. DEPUTIES MAKE
LAWS FOR AEROPLANES
Foreign Passeaser-canyins Cars May
Not Fly Over county-Fines
Are Named.

Special Gable to The Washington Herald.
Paris, May H.-The proposed new law
regulating aerial navigation in France
was laid before the Chamber Of Deputies
recently.
1t begins by laying down that the at
mosphere. owing to the impossibility of
appropriating II, cannot be judged to be-
!, long to the owner Of the soil. but II
agrees that the landowners are none the
less entitled to be protected from the
unwarrantable landing of airships on
their ground
Alighting on private property Is ac-
cordingly prohibited. except In case Of
emergency, and then any damage done
must be made good without II being
necessary to prove that there was negii-
gence on the part of the airman.
Certain areas to be detailed subse-
quently must under no circumstances be
flown over. while the use of airships for
commercial and transport purposes Is
prohibited to Frenchmen and foreigners
alike. Explosives, wireless telegraphy
apparatus. cameras, ammunition, and
carrier pigeons may not be carried.
Every air machine must keep log or
diary. to be filed for reference for at
least two years after completion.
No hindrance Is to be placed in the
way of private airships, even foreign
owned. circulating in France, provided
they conform to the regulations, but for
eign passenger-carrying airships are not
to be allowed over French territory I'M
der any consideration.
Private airmen and their machines can
be detained in the case Of damage being
done or of any contravention of the rules
being incurred. and prohibited articles
found In the airships will be summsrily
confscated.
The penalties under the bill range from
a fine of s. to $500 and terms of i'm
prisonment from five days to a month.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-01
FRUITARIANS MORE
MAGNETIC THAN OTHERS
At Least that's What Inventor Claims
New Machine Indicates.
Tests Are Made.

London, May Sian uncanny machine
which Is said to measure the amount OF
human magnetism" has arrived In
London from Paris and was recently ex.
planned by M. de KerIer to the Inter.
national Club for Psyehical Research.
II Is simple mechanism, like a gyro-
scope. consisting only of a small steel
cylinder attached to a vertical needle
supported by two pivots. The steel 1,
not magnetized. but the whole thing il
SO sensitive that breath Of air causes
the cylinder to rotate.
machine. The right hand. placed near
II, causes rotation In a greater degree
than the left This-is a gratifying dis
covery to people who answer the ques-
ton. Are you psychic?' in the affirm
alive. for they state that the right side
of the human body is positively polar
lied and the left. negatively polarized.
Already this wonderful contrivance is
said to have established the fact that
fruitarians have more mesmeric force or
magnetism than meat-eaters, for they
cause the cylinder to rotate more quickly
sometimes thirty to forty minute.
Iney nave said NJ. de kerler,
greater exteriorization of vital force"
The case Of vegetarians was not dis
cussed
The machine is rather reminiscent of
the magic butterfly that used to jump OF
cur hands as schoolboys-a phenomenon
that varied with the humidity of the
hand.
NJ. de Kerler stated that the machine
has tremendous possibilities and he
likened IL to Mr.. II. G. Wells machine in
THE War of the Worlds"
The Washington herald., 1913-06-01
KEEPS SILENT FOR z YEARS.
Aged Spinster Lived In squalor and
Nearly Starved Self.

Special Cable to The Washington Herald
Paris. May 31.-Mlle. Clementine Lerat.
aged siNty-two, was removed by the
police recently from a small back room
In house at Versailles. where she lived
in darkness and seclusion and without
speaking since the death Of her sister,
seven years ago.
The windows Of her miserable room
were tightly shattered to exclude the
light, and the greater part OF the time
Mile. Lerat was in complete darkness
Occasionally she lit small fragment of
cande.
She subsisted on timed and preserved
foods and water, which her landiady
pushed through an opening in the door.
The only companion OF her wretched
existence were two cats. These, however,
died three years ago. and their mumme-
ned bodies were found in the apartment.
The floor was strewn with empty tins
and rubbish. and In one corner were sew
eral tins containing bonds and share
certificates. The police were forced to
break down the nailed-up door before
they could obtain access to the room
Mile Lerat. who talked with dificuity
after her seven years of self-imposed
silence, protested against being taken to
the hospital She preferred remaining In
her darkened room in mourning for her
sister.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-01
MOTOR BANDITS TRY
TO RESCUE PARTNER
Attempt to Move Confederate from
Hospital Where He Was Being
Treated for Broken Leg.
DARING MOVE STARTLES PARIS

Paris, May Shine motor bandits
drove up to the hospital of ST. Denis
and tried to carry away a member of
, their gang. who was being treated for
a broken leg. This was the astounding
news circulated in Paris a week ago.
after the last of the motor bandits had
been executed and when people thought
that the gang was dead forever. The
drastic treatment by the public execu-
TONER does not seem to have produced
the desired result.
young fellow was captured by the
police. He had broken his leg while
trying to rob a house in st. Denis. He
had several accomplices, but their
names were not known. They had sue
ceeded in making good their escape. The
police conveyed the young burglar with
the broken leg to the hospital at ST.
Denis. A few nights later the confed-
crates Of the captured man drove up,
nine in number, to the hospital at mid
night One OF them climbed over the
wall at the back and forced the gate.
which gave admission to his confed-
crates. and three OF them proceeded to
the ward where the injured man was
lying on a bed waiting for the leg to
be placed in plaster. The woman in
the three men entered.
Where is the bed of the man with
the broken leg?' they asked peremptori-
~. She was startled. and suspected that
they meant no good. She pretended not
to understand at first, and found time
to give the alarm by ringing a secret
bell. The three men meanwhile found
the bed of their confederate. He could
not move, because his leg was not yet
in plaster. They wanted to carry him
OF in spite OF himself. and rolled him
up in his blankets, ready to walk out
with him. But the pain was such that
he groaned loud enough to be heard all
over the hospital.
The chief surgeon and half a dozen
assistants now came TO the rescue. The
intruders saw that their attempt had
failed and rushed out Of the hospital In
a few seconds they disappeared in their
motor as mysteriously as they had come.
The injured man was questioned by the
police, but he refused to give the names
of the men. They had given him some
money and told him to keep mum"
But the police considered that the hos
pital OF st. Denis was no longer the
place for a man with such dangerous
friends, and he was conveyed to the in
Urinary OF the Central Prison in Paris.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-01
NAVAL ATTACHE TO Be
HOST AT RECEPTION
Capt. Mblack Plans Entertainment in
Honor of Editor-0hicers TO
Return Home.
MANY AMERICANS VISIT BERLIN

| Special to The Washington Herald
: Berlin. May a.-Capt. Niblack, Ameri.
can Naval Attache, gives an at-homs
tomorrow afternoon in honor of E. D.
Walker Of New York. editor of the
Scientific American. and Mrs. Walker
The reception also will give members OF
the American colony an opportunity to
bid farewell Lieuts. Bristol and Dowell,
of the United States Navy, who have
been staying some time in Germany on
special service.
Mrs. Cleve Symes. one of the most
popular hostesses in the American col
ony, also will give a reception tomorrow
afternoon.
American Invasion On.
Among the American tourists arriving
during the week were Robert Lambert,
II. B. Tremaine, Horace w. Day. George
3. b. Lamb. Merhard Kehne, J. Amster-
dam, William Huntington Wright,
George Nathan. ". p. Bull, Mrs. S.
Schwarsch!ld, Miss Schwarschild, Her.
man II. Solomon. James r. Keillor, W.
Bathgate. and E. Flieschman and fami-
ly, all of New York; Jacob L. We'll. of
New Orleans; Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Hirschler.
Mrs. B. Parker Biddle, Joseph w. Peter
sen, and Wilson II. Petersen. of Phila-
delphia; Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Lanfesty.
and Fanny Mayer, Of Chicago: Mrs. F.
S. Peck, of Providence; C. r. Horne.
Miss Madge Horne and Mrs r. B. Ros-
ser, of Atlanta; Agnes Kay, of CIeve-
land. and Mr.. and Mrs. S. c. Harschber-
ger, OF San Francisco.
party of New Workers arriving early
in the week included Mr.. and Mrs. Bsm-
berger, Misses Louisa Drexel, Elizabeth
Maniele, and Frieda Hempell.
The Metropolitan Opera has just con-
cluded a contract whereby Miss Hem
pell is to join the forces of the Royal
Opera in Berlin for a number of months
each year until 1916