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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-02-10

Another danger at ~
from malarial fever, similar TO tnaI
which caused SO man. deaths on the
isthmus at the time Of the building OF
the Panama railroad. ms, the
E~cuadorans call perniciOsa and II IS
known to the Panamans as the
Chagres fever. a a severe at
tack of it when l last visited Guaya-
quill. Perniciesa comes from the Dlte
OF the anophele mosquito, which IS
| very different from that Of the stego-
| myia. which carries the yellow fever.
The anophele cannot give you
| yellow fever, and the stegOmyia e.
not carry malaria The former viii
| breed in almost any wet place. put
the latter is fond of rain barrels and
| it does not like dirty water. The
anophele has it's chief feeding time
at night. and for the most part it lives
out Of doors. The stegomyla usually
bites in the daytime, although 1t
likes to keep out of the sun.
Neither of these mosquitoes is az
big as the New Jersey variety, nor
half as ~ferocious. DR.. Gorgas once
told me that there were about zoo
different kinds of mosquitoes in the
world and that they caus many 9th.
er diseases tina those l have men
toned. There Is one that will carry
the e~lephantiasis. This is a little
devil with a ye1loWiSh body and SIX
yellow bands around it's abdomen. II
carries a kind of bacilli hat forms
worms IN your blood. They make
your legs swell and sometimes cause
death.
DR.. Perry says the only way thai
yellow fever can be permanently
wiped out of Guayaquil is by cutting
down the vegetation, cleaning up tn,
| garbage, covering the rain barrels
putting Oil upon the bitches and en-
larging h water supply. The cit.
5 now has good water. but the volurn'
is not sufficient, and the water i
allowed to be drawn only a certain
i part Of each day. For this reaso,
o many families a storage tanks
which they fill while the water, i
: running. The tanks are often IN
t covered, and are great mosquit
y breeders. Moreover, much of tn
n ewater is kept iii open barrels, and tn
9 garbage is left in uncovered cans @
in open boxes until taken away. Late
it is loaded upon a street car mac
g for the ard thus carrie
out TO the creinatcry or incinerato
The covering of tho garbage ear
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-02-10
General John p. HavRne

erai auIanapaoiis Ind, May 7.-Gen-
t;red am am +. Hawkins, U. S. A.. re-
~. 49,, oleo late today at his home IN
sars Ssty; aged So. General HawS;ns
in = .nroughout the Civil War and
I'D Of Indian Campaigns
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-02-10
THE GATEWAY TO ECUADOR

Guayaquirs Fight With Yellow Fever and buDonlc riaeue
Can 1t Be Cleaned For the Panama Canal!-blg
Contracts Under Way-Yelow Fever Now raging
The Bubonic Plague and the Terrible Rat-HoW the
City Looks-Its Big Business in Ivory, Nuts and
Cacao-New Railroads Which VIII Connect Quito
With the Amazon,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-02-10

thep inject the yellow fever oac
NO your system if it bites you
had q good chance to study TINS ois.
ease during the great epidemic a.
panama in 1905. That epidemic caInS
from Guayaquil, and 1t killed. OH ~
of the officials who were Worklne VI
the canal. | was at ssf,
eral weeks during its height, anu !
frequently sat down TO dinner Win 9
man. only TO hear a few Gays az.
that he had been bitten ana, pefnap:
. week later, tina ne was dead. On.
of the most pathetic cases was LA
a young architect named Joniisoi.
who had charge Of all the pulialns
then going on in preparing IoI ouI
army of Workmen. Mr.. va
a Young man of about t~wenty-n u
great ability and Of a very loVaols
nature. He was engaged 10 d s,L'
in Chicago and wrote to her oalis.
During my stay we frequently Ven
ont riding on horseback tosetneI'
| along in the evening, through IN.
region known as the savannas, ana ns
| told me how he expected to go nome
in May and bring back with q youns
| wife to the isthmus. That was IL
| March. / left Panama in April, an<
before the end Of the month l re
ceived the news of young Johnson
death.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-02-10

The yellow fever comes from a Kind
Of a mosquito that can carry il only
after biting a yeliew fever patient
Alter the mosquito bites a human be.
ing afflicted with the fever it get.
the yellow fever itself: and il car
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-02-10

plague, and then going from them to
men. women or children and biting
them. A flea hat has bitten a sick
rat will carry the plague in its system
for ten or twelve adys. and II it bites
you during that time the plague ba-
cilli will go into your blood. They
will multiply rapidly, 81 within FIVE
or six days the chances are that you
will die in horrible pain.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-15
ANNUAL MEETING
|. Of STOCKHOLDERS
Wood County National Bank
Joins Federal Reserve
Association.
BANQUET AT FIRST NATIONAL
Officers Elected ar Three of Our
Banking Institutions-AII Re-
ported Prosperous.
BANQUET AT FIRST NATIONAL
Wood County National Bank

The annual stockholders meeting o
the Wood County National Bank was
held Tuesday evening, January 18th
There was a large attendance and
the. stock was we'll represented.
This bank has enjoyed a very pros
porous year as shown by the cashier
report and the stockholders express
ed themselves as being well salts
fled with the results
The feature of the evening was an
address given by Mr. L. NJ. Alexan-
der, vice president, on the new bank
ing law recently passed by Congress.
Mr.. Alexander has always been we'll
informed on matters Of finance and
banking, and his explanatory talk on
this new law known as the Federal
Reserve Act" was very instructive
and thoroughly enjoyed.
The following board of directors
were reelected for the ensuing year;
l. NJ Alexander, F. ]. Wood, E
Roenius, T. E. Mullen, L. E. Nash,
A. E. Bennett, Judson G. Rosebush
and Guy o. Babcock.
After the stockholders meeting the
board of directors were convened
and the following officers reelected
F. ]. Wood, president; L. M. Alex
ander, vice president, Guy o. Bah
cock, cashier, w. G. Fisher, ass t
cashier A resolution was adopted
accepting all the terms and cOndi-
tions of the Federal Reserve Act
By the passing OF this resolution
the Wood County National Bank be-
comes one of the. charter members
of the organization which will no
doubt result in great benefits to the
bank and it's many customers.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Wood County Reality
Co. was held at the close of the
bank meeting and from the reports OF
the. officers, the Company was found
to be in, a most prosperous condil on.
The stockholders of the Wood County
Realty Co. are indentical with those
of the Wood County National Bank
and the same directors were re-elect
ed to manage the affairs of this
company, with F. J. Wood as presi-
dent, l. NJ Alexander, vice preSi-
dent and w. G. Fisher, secretary and
treasurer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-15
NIGHT SCHOOL FOR CONvICTs

Arrangements were recently made
by the Jail board of Baltimore, Md,
for starting a night school for long
term male prisoners, and the assist
ant superintendent of public instruc-
tion viii visit the Jail once "a week
and do the teaching. 1t is stated
that the Maryland Prisoners Aid so
ciety will obtain teachers for other
nights from the Young Mems Chris
tian association. \ month or so pre-
vious to the opening of this school
for the long-term men, there Wa
Isfarted a. similar one for the female
prisoners. 1t is heId every Saturday
| afternoon. The warden Of the prison
interviews the prisoners and ascer-
Itains what course of study each
one would prefer. This is one o.
the least hopeful fields for reforma
tory work. but it must not be neg
lected. How merciful this education
al provision, and how helpful morally
II orght to be extensively adopted
nv prison authorities. What strik
inc contrast is this teaching TO the
rongb treatment of prisoners, ever
70 the point of murder, which is nov
commanding the attention and actor
Of some grand juries.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-15

represented IN the National Chamber
There are now four hundred and
efghty-eight organ. cations constitut-
ing the membership OF the National
Chamber. Every state and territory
is represented, with the exception Of
New Mexico. Commercial organ:za-
tfons IN Hawaii, Porto Rico and the
Philippine Islands have been elected.
The American Chamber Of Commerce
in Paris. and the American Chamber
Of Commerce for the LeFant are also
members.
The second annual meeting of the
National Chamber will be held in
Washington from February II to 13.
Several hundred bus ness men repre-
sentative Of commercial organizations
are expected. February Y will be
devoted to the broadest considera-
ticn Of all that is involved in the
Sherman Antitrust law and the
regulation of corporate activity by
law. The annual banquet of the
National Chamber will be held on
the anniversary Of President Lincoln
birthday. On February II Secretary
Wilson Of the Department of Labor
will address the meeting on 'The
Relation Of the Department of Labor
to Industries and Commerce. -
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-15
SUCCUNBS
To INJURIES
John Str0ik of Grand Rapids
Dies at Local Hospital

John Stroik, Of Grand Rapids, who
fell and sustained a concussion of
the brain while in this city Tuesday
evening, died at st. Michael's hospi-
tai at about o'clock Wednesday eve
ming. Stroik lapsed into uncOnsci-
BUSINESS a short time after the acci-
dent and remained in that state until
his death.
The deceased was about sixty
three years old and has a son, Frank
Stroik, living at 709 Michigan ave-
nue., this city. He has lived in Grand
Rapids for the last five years, hav-
ing removed there from this city,
where he resided for the preceding
seven years. Prior to that he lived
on a small farm at Fancher, this
county. He is survived by his widow
and several children, the youngest of
whom is a baby not vet one year old.
The funeral arrangements have not
been made. Stevens Point Daily
Journal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-15
WISCONSIN AGAIN
To LEAD NATION
Christmas Seal Money Spent to
Permanently Eradicate
Diseases

MILWAUKEE,, Jan. W;scon-
sin gives promise of again standing
first in the Red Cross Christmas Seal
Campaign" is the statement of Otto
F. Bradley, campaign manager of the
Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis Associa-
tion The returns are not complete
enough at the present time, how
ever, to warrant an estimate Of what
the total sale will be.
THE money from the Red Cross
Seals this year is to be used in
campaign for the permanent eradi-
cation of preventable disease, primari
ly among children. Organized relief
is the policy of the association. It
does not give money to individual
sufferers. Such policy on the face
of it, would be folly. The $4,000
netted last year from seals, if dis
tribuuted among the "A GOO living
cases of tuberculosis in Wisconsin
would mean little more than half
QOIdr per case Per yGdG W1IuOuI
counting the cost of attempting to
administer such a fund for the whole
state of Wisconsin and with justice
which would be impossible.
'The association by securing the
establishment of visiting nurses and
sanatoria has procured care for far
more patients than it could have
by spending it's limited mean on the
patients directly. Furthermore, its
work is permanent, and will be self
perpetuating. In addition, the edu-
cation of the general public has been
even more important.
1.-TWO facts should not be overlook
looked.
First: During the past five years
the death rate from tuberculosis in
Wisconsin has decreased six times
as fast as the total death rate.
Second: Wisconsin now has the
third lowest death rate of all the
forty-eight states in the Union"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-15
CRANBERRY SALE CO. MEETING

Wednesday morning the annual
meeting Of the Wisconsin Cranberry
Sales Company was held at the west
side city hall.
Rules for the pooling of cranber-
ries the coming year were adopted.
An appropriation of $100 was made
for advertising purposes and com
mittee of three, Messrs. G. NJ. Saeck-
er, o. G. Malde and c. R. Treat was
appointed (the same gentlemen as
were appointed by the Growers asso-
ciation) to look into the advertising
proposition and make arrangements
to exhibit at the Wisconsin and
Minnesota state fairs.
C. R. Treat and John Gaynor were
appointed a committee to visit the
National Fruit Exchange at New
York which holds its meeting very
soon. An appropriation of $500 was
made for the experimental statioIG
The officers elected were: Pre-idenf,
E. P Arpin; treasurer, A. c. Bennett
and John Gaynor, secretary.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-15
and to erect a plant for

county, and to erect plant for
generating electric current
The Arpin Hardwood Lumber Co.,
OF Grand Rapids has increased its
capital to $500 900
At Marshfield work has started
on the building of a concrete ware
house for the Connor Retail Lumber
Company.
News from Marshfield is to the
effect that the following persons will
erect barns in 1914: George Eches
Chas. Henkel, Nick Eches, Frank
Eilbesz, Matt Kunesh, Reigle Bros
George Sprang will have charge OF
the carpenter work of ALL
A contract for the North Lake
High School building at Wild Rose
has been let to c. NJ. RadIey OF
Wild Rose. Pressed brick and Bed.
70 I'd stone trim will be the materials
used and the roof will be of slate.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-15
TIGHT SKIRTS DANGEROUS

CHICAGO, Jan. 15.-n an argu-
ment for simpler dressing Tor grow
ing girls, the journal Of the America
Medical association publishes stats
tics showing the comparatively much
greater liability Of girls to death
from accidental bur2tng.
In an English compilation cover
ING five years it was found That dur
inc the first four years Of lie in
which boys and girls are dressed
much alike, fatalities from burntng
were about equal From + to 8 the
death list was SOS boys and as
girls; from 5 to 10. $50 boys and
1.427 girls, and from 10 10 20, 81
boys and $50 girls.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-15
|. o. o. r. and Rebekah installation

|. o. o. F. and Rebekah installation
A joint installation of officers of
the Odd Fellows and Rebekah's was
held last evening at the |. 0. 0.
F. hall on Second street. Following
the installation the ladies and gentle
men enjoyed refreshments and music.
With Mrs. Ella Allie and Mrs. Geo.
Minnehan acting as installing Off
GERS, the FLOWING We're placed in
office i'm the Rebekah lodge:
n. G.-Emma Erickson.
" G.-Selma Johnson.
Warden-Mrs. Geo. Minnehan.
Conductor-Tillie Cizon.
R. S. N. G.-MisS Lucy Wood.
L. S. N G.-Mrs. o. Hentschel.
r. S. V. G-Mrs. Fred Bossert.
L. S. V. G.-Mrs. Sid Burrows.
Fin. Sec 'y-Mrs. Ella Walter.
Rec. Secy-Mrs. Ella Allie.
Chaplain-Mrs D. Norton.
l. u. MISS Ella hduuy..
O. G.-Mrs. w. Dustin.
J. A. Cohen, district deputy grand
warden, and Fred Bossert, district
deputy grand marshal, cnducted the
initiatory ceremonies in the Odd
Fellows at which time the following
officers were installed:
P. G.-H. Alpine.
N. G.-Sid. Burrows.
v Ga Leach.
Treasurer. A. Cohen.
Rec. Secretary-A. G. Koch.
Fin Secretary-Gus. Schuman.
Warden-H Rablin
CONDUCTOR. Norton.
l. G.-John Timm.
o. G.-Ed. Young.
R. S. N. Go c. Hentschel.
L. S. n. G.-Carl Anthofer.
R. S. V. G.-James Lynch.
L.. S. V. G.-Ira Jones.
R. S. S.-Geo. Fahrner.
L. S. S.-Anton Scholler.
Chaplain-Wm. Dustin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-15
HELD Joint
INSTALLATION
W00dmen of The World and The
W00dman Circle Install
Officers.
ODD FELLOWS NEW OFFICES
Odd Fellows New Officers-Rebek-
abs Also Install officers-Musi-
cal Program Rendered.

The Woodman of the World and
the Woodman Circle held a joint in
stallation of officers last evening.
The affair was held in the Foresters
hall, and was attended by about $50
members.
The Woodman installation was in
charge of Installing Officer JOS. Nor
ton, assisted by Installing Escort
Earl Otto and the following officers
took their oaths of office
G. C.-Herman Dahlke.
Clerk-C. E. Kruger.
A. ALVIN Marks.
Banker-J. W. Natwick.
Manager-Nate Anderson.
Escort-Anton Shymanski.
Watchman- Henry Fritz.
Sentry-E. Klug.
Immediately following tie installa-
ton of the above officers, Installing
Officer Mrs. John Noyes, and Escort
Mrs. Reimer, commenced the cere-
monies of installing the new officers
of the Circle.
The Woodman Circles new officers
are:
Advisor-Mrs. Porter.
Clerk-Mrs. Sophia Witt.
Banker-Mrs. Green.
Attendant-MrsW Weinbor.
Chaplain-Mrs. Bever.
Manager-Mrs. Witt.
Physician-Dr. Pomainville.
l. S.-Mrs. Voight.
o. S.-Mrs. Kobitsky.
G.-Mrs Kruger.
Immediately after the installation
ceremonies refreshments were served
which was followed by dancing. A
feature of this part of the program
was the absenc of tn eetango and
other Late dances, the old fashioned
square dances taking their places.
The newly elected clerk and bank
er of the Woodmen have held these
offices for many years, Mr.. NatWick
having acted as banker for 18 years,
while Mr. Kruger has been clerk for
ten years.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-15
LOCAL HIGHS WIN
FROM WAUTONA
Basket Ball Game Results in
Victory for Home Team by
IA to 8 Score

The local high school basket ball
team celebrated the opening of the
season in this city by taking the
fist game played. The contest was
with the high school team from Wau-
toma.
It was pretty evenly played
game. but the locals won by six
points. The score being IA to s
when the last whistle blew.
Every man on the Rapids team
got at least one field basket, except
Smith, who played center. Smith, hoE
ever. put a free throw through the
hoop.
1t was noticeable that when the
home team started in to really play
together and used team work, they
had little or no difficulty of getting
the bail down and shooting baskets.
With more work together and more
attention to team work, the pres
ent team ought to be heard from
as championship material before the
season is over. How much they prac
tice and develCpe is up to the men
themselves. The gym was well fill
ed which shows that there is con
siderable interest in the sport and
this ought to be encouraging to the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-15
SEVERE WINTER IN EUROPE
Billiards at Paris Break Record OF
Generation-Many Dead
in Russia.

PARIS, Jan. 14.-Central Europe
is suffering the most severe winter
in a generation. The billiards OF a
fortnight ago have returned. A hun
dred and fifty persons are dead IN
Russia as a. result of the cold.
Many stories are received Of peas
ants devoured by wolves.
st. Petersburg is covered with
three feet of snow Communication
is almost cut off. Food is short. The
railroads everywhere are blocked
and wires are donw.
Watchmen are posted at Rhne
villages to warn of possible floods.
There is great danger of ayalanches
and floods in Switzerland owing to
the snow. Hundreds of houses on
the roads have been washed away.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-15
Woman's Relief Coprs.

At the last meeting of the Wo-
mems Relief Corps, the following
officers were installed:
President-Lizzie Baker.
Senior V. P-Adelia Smith.
Junior V. P.-Clara Parker.
haplain-Amelia Owen.
ecretary-Julia Bever.
Treasurer-Mary Smith
Conductor-Sarah Gets.
Guard-Matilda Carey.
Assistant Con.-Lydia Duncan.
Assistant Guard-Frances Anderson
Patriotic Instructor-Anna Henke.
Press Correspondent-Mildred Hill
Musician-Celia Helser.
Color Bearer No. Helen Young
Color Bearer No. 2-Ella FeaveI.
Color Bearer No. Rose Slusser.
Color Bearer No. Mildred Hill
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-15

shelf and dropped it, The lamp ex-
ploded, starting. a blaze that filled
the room
The mother was in the basement
and smelled the smoke. She came
upstairs just in time to drag the boy
out Of the room and saved him The
two little girls were sleeping in a
bedroom.
The father was summoned from the
barn and. entered the room, but the
flames forced him to jump through
window to save himself. He was
badly burned and cut by glass. The
cottage was quickly reduced to ashes
and nothing was saved.
At 5 O'Clock the bones We're taken
out of the ashes
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-15
BII0U THEATRE

The Warner feature play, 'In the
Watches of the Night presented at
the Bijou theatre on Monday and
Tuesday evenings was enjoyed by
large audiences both evenings. This
picture is a very strong one and
features Miss Marion Leonard.
There will be no show at this play
house this evening on account of
the Farmers Institute being held.
Thursday evening the management
will present another one of Warmers
feature plays.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-15
Serve Banquet at Annual Meeting.

Serve Banquet at Annual Meeting.
The stock holders of the First Ma
tional bank held their annual meet
ing last evening in the bank building.
A supper was served at O'Clock to
about sixty of the stockholders. After
the supper, the regular business meet
ing was held. The annual report
showed very satisfactory business
for the past year. Some extracts
from the report will be interesting
to the general public. The total
amount deposited during the year
aggregated $7,594,577. Loans We're
made amounting to $1,546, ,739, and
the total amount of business trans
acted during the year amounted to
$50, ,275, ,347.12. The officers were r e
elected and are Geo. w. Mead, presi-
dent; Earle Pease, vice president; !;
A. G. Miller, cashier, and Henry G.
Demitz, assistant cashier. The fol-
lowing board of directors was elect
ed: Geo.. w. Mead, E. W. Ellis, w.
]. Conway, Edward Lynch, DR.. j.
J. Looze, l. P. Witter and Earl Pease
The stock holders were more than
pleased with the showing made by
the bank during the past year.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-15
OPPOSE MARKET COMMISSION

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Jan. 13.-Let-
ters were sent broadcast through the
state yesteray by the Milwaukee
Retail Marketmen's association with
the idea Of forming d state Market
mems league, the purpose OF Which,
it is unofficially announced, Will be
10 combat the passage, should it be
brought up again, of Governor Nc
Governs pet measure. the market
! commission. Another motive of the
state organization viii be, it is said
to secure legislation that will con,
serve the states beef supply by ex
tending tn etime limit at which calves
may be slaughtered.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-15
ANNUAL MEETING

There was very small attendance
of stock holders at the annual meet
ing of the Wood County Telephone
Co., that met in annual session on
Monday evening, Jan. II. A report
of the treasurer for the year was
read and a general statement of
the condition of the telephone COM
pany was explained to the stock
holders. The old directors were re-
elected and the same officers elect
ed by the directors. There appears
to be very little interest manifested
in the management and operation of
the telephone company. The finan-
cial condition is good.