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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-15
GREAT LOVER
Of The AUTO
MOBILE

My auto. It's of thee, short cut to
poverty-of thee l chant | blew a
pile of dough ON you TWO years ago,
and now you quite refuse to go, or
won't or can't Through town and
countryside, you were my joy and
pride; happy day; ] loved thy
saudy hue, thy nice white tires so
new, but now you're down and out
Tor true, in every way. To thee, old
rattle box, came many bumps and
knocks; for thee l grieve. Badly thy
top is torn, frayed are thy seats and
worn; the whooping cough effects thy
horn, 1 do believe Thy perfume
swells the breeze, while good folks
choke and wheeDe, as We pass byI
paid for thee a price, 'twould buy a
mansion twice, now everyboy's yell
ing 'ice''-I wonder why? Thy
motor has the grippe, thy spark plug
has the pip and woe is thine l too
have suffered chills, ague and kin
dred ills, endeavoring to pay my
bills since thou vert mine. Gone is
my bank roll now, no more 'twould
choke the COW, as once before. Yet
if | had the mon, so help me john
amen, I'd buy myself car again,
and speed some Exchange,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-15
THE COUNTY TICKET.
rom AIarshfield Times.

From Marshfield Times.
While We have made no bones of
our inclination to favor Mr. Phillip
(editorfauy speaking) as opposed to
Mr.. Karel, the same rule can be ap-
Piled TO the lesser offices in the
gift OF the people with very differ
ent results The lineup IN the state
is such that this year the man who
is truly progressive in state affairs,
can support the most part Of the
Democratic ticket with a clear con
science. Many of the gentlemen who
now find themselves on the same
ticket with Mr.. Philip, the conser-
vative repu bIican candidate for gov
ernor, cannot escape the responsible
ity which the people have placed on
the so-called Progressive wing OF the
party for its extravagan2t and illad---
vised expenditures. They have a lead
er who seems 10 be acceptable to
the people, but to cur notion they
high-tax uniforms.
z And in the county the time is
ripe for a change. For years the
affairs of this county have been con
troIled very largely by one coterie
of officeholders. Around election time
they show signs of activity in the
peoples interest, but this same in
terest does not appaer in evidence
quite so often, seems to US, when
the returns have been counted and
the jobs are safe for another two
years.
When people claim they usually
make a thorough job of it, and act
ually clean house from top to bot
tom. This simple principle is Otter
applied to politics with astonishing
results
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-15
THE MIND CAM
NOT CONCEIVE II

Wisconsin State Journal: Stand
in fro.lt of theater some night as
the show Lets out; the stream of
folks pouring forth seems like an
immense crowd. Scan the ellipse of
faces in the big tent of the circus
some Afternoon; it looks like a hui
man sea- you wonder where so
many people could possib bly, come
from.
Probably not one American in a
thousand ever saw as many as 49,
600 human beings assembled at one
time
Yet the battle line of the Battle of
the Aisne, or the Battle of Two Riv-
ers as it may be called in history
contained l 200 times as many men
as there were persons in the crowd
ed theater, 100 times as many as
filled the big circus tent, 10 times
as many as will try to see the ban
ner game of the worlds series, near
ly as many human beings as live
in the great state of Wisconsin.
The fact is, when We read Of two
million soldiers fighting each other
for two weeks at stretch, the fig
ures mean practically nothing The
them is to compare with the crowds
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-15
ARPIN,

Chas. Setzkorn spent Sunday in
Marshfield.
Mrs. Duane Robinson visited in
Marshfieldl Saturday.
Miss Myrtle Lewis was a Grand
Rapids visitor Saturday.
Wallace Hill spent several days at
BiTon the first of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Halves
have moved into their home west Of
the town
Mrs. Chas. Weinberg and Axel
Renberg families were Sigel visit
last Sunday.
The little son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Smith was quite oil last week. DR..
Moffatt was in attendance.
Misses Van Malta have rented the
front flat over Roehrig's hardware
store and moved into the same.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Holland we're
called to Fond du Lac the first of
the week by the death of the form
er's father.
Hugh Frazier of Appleton spent
Friday here with his wife and son,
who are visiting at the Van de Vale
home.
The many friends of Miss Clara
Hanson will be glad to learn that
she is rapidly regaining her shealth,
alter her recent operation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-15
FINDS DAUGHTER
AF TER 10 YEARS
Mrs. Charles Duplanty
Awaits Arrival in West
of Child Lost When
Babe.

MERRILL, Wis, Oct. IL After
a search covering a period of six
teen years, during which she has
pushed aside many barriers and suf-
tered many hardships, Mrs Charles
Duplanty will once more see her
daughter
Mrs. Duplanty is living in Califor--
mia, and the girl. now II years old,
will leave Merrill within a few days
TO join her mother.
Charles Duplanty is woodlsman
and longs to roam about the country
making his livelihood by trapping,
and hunting.
Sixteen years ago this rowing sp1r-
it, it is said, cost him his wife's love
They were divorced, and Mrs Dup
lanty was given custody of the child
then less than year old
In some manner, however, Dup
lanty spirited the babe away from
lis mother. For years he wandered
from place to place, taking the young
ster with him, while Mrs. Duplanty
| followed every clew in her effort to
regain possession of the child.
Recently Duplanty brought the girl
| to Tomahawk from northern Michi-
gan. Neighbors, the authorities as
sert, complained of his treatment OF
| his daughter. She was taken from
him and brought to Merrill and the
mother notified.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-15
SHERIFF'S SALE

BY virtue of an execution issued
out of and under the seal of the
Circuit Court in and for the county
of Fond du Lac and State of Wis
consin, upon Judgment rendered and
docketed in said county on the 7th
day of June, 1912 and transcript
thereof, being docketed in the coun-
ty of Wood on the list day of Au-
gust, 1913, in an action wherein the
Citizens National Bank of Juneau
is plaintiff and J. E. Malone, G. F.
Justman and J. Thauer are defend
ants in favor of said plaintiff and
against the said defendants for the
sum of -Four Hundred and fifty
eight and 37-100 ($458.3O Dollars
which execution was duly delivered
to me, as sheriff in and for said
county of Wood I have levied upon
all the right, title ard interest of
the said defendant, J. E. Malone, in
and to the following described real
estate, to-Wit:
The southwest quarter of the
southeast quarter of Section Four
teen, Township Twenty-thTee North,
of Range Four East Also that part
OF the following described tract, to-
wit Beginning eight and 48-100
chains east of the quarter post be
tween Sections Fourteen and Tween
ty-three in said Township Twenty
three, range Four running thence
north thirty-nine degrees east along
the railroad right of way five and
ninety-three one hundredths chains;
thence south fifty-one degrees east
nine chains; thence south thirty-nine
degrees; west twenty-five and 22--
100 chains; thence north fifty-one
degrees; nine and 40-1O0 chains to
the railroad right of way; thence
north thirty-nine degrees; east six
teen and 29--1O0 chains to the
place of beginning; containing TWEEN
ty acres more or less about one are
of the last described tract is includ-
ed in the tract first aboF described.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, that
the sheriff, aforesaid, will
sell the above described real prop
erty to the highest bidder for cash,
at public auction at the front door
of the court house in the city of
Grand Rapids, county of Wood and
State of Wisconsin, On the 1st day
Of December, A. D., 1914, at 10 o.
clock a. m, on that day to aStisty
the said execution together with the
interest and costs thereof.
Dated this 9Th day of October, 1914.
A J. COWELL,
Sheriff Wood County
AUGUST KADING,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-15
{. {. CONVENTION
From Merrill Star Advocate.

From Merrill Star Advocate
The North Central district Chris
tan Endeavor convention, held in
the First Presbyterian church of
this city from Friday evening until
sunday evening, was said to be one
of the most largely attended ever
held in the district.
The program gave ample scope
for earnest, interesting considera-
lion and discussion and the presence
of State Field Secret ary Edward
Farrell, gave vim and vigor to the
proceedings, and every one seemed
determined to get all helpfulness
possible out of the gathering and to
take home to the osciet1es they rep
resented, the many good things they
had been permitted to enjoy.
At the closing meeting the resolu-
ton committee voiced the senti-,
ment of the gathering in their ex-
pressiOns of thanks to the pastor
church, congregation and young
people of the church; they also com
p imented the Juniors for their as
sistance. AS a diversion the dele
gates witnessed the football game
on Saturday afternoon and Fire
Chief Milspaugh showed them how
the motor fire truck gets there.
The following officers were elected
Pres.-Rev. G. A. Meilicke, of
Grand Rapids.
Vice Pres Rev. c L. Nisbet, OF
Merrill.
Sec'y.-Miss Colmy, of Wausau
Institutional Supt.- Harold Bah
4 cock, of Grand Rapids.
Efficiency Supt.- Miss Witte OF
Wausau.
Junior Supt.- Miss Viola Palmer
of Grand Rapids.
Treas Edw. ,Bokmiller, WABASH.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-15
WILL ATTEND
ROAD CONGRESS
Messrs. |. Amundson and Simon
WorIund Appointed Del
egates by the Governor

Messrs L. Amundson, Wood COun-
Wcr.und, Chairman of the town of
Sigel and member of the Wood Coun-
ty Road and Bridge Committee, We're
appointed delegates from Wood
county to attend the Northwestern
Road Congress to be held in Milwau-
kee October % to 81 These appoint
ments are honorary and the dele
gates must pay their own expenses.
We believe, however, that the Coun-
ty Board will reimburse them when
they meet in November session. At
least they ought to, for the county
gentlemen gather from their attend
arce at the Congress in their work
for the county. The above appoint
ments were excellent and are appre-
ciated by the people.
Menasha Recor~- The new peace
treaties, if we are correctly inform
ed, mean that hereafter contry
that goes to war must be able to
tell what it is fighting about.
Oshkosh Northwestern - How
about the turkey crop this year
Is this to be a. record breaker also
the same as most of the other crops
this season have been?
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-15

The mail order house, meanwhile,
is paying taxes in some distant city,
which help to build up none of the
communities where its business is 10
Gated. Il sells goods by catalog cut,
and its patrons take the goods on
faith. The stock kept on hand, though
it may be large, must be relatively
small when compared with the a
mount of business done. Consequent
ly the mail order house must pay
relatively small taxes.
Since the business of the mail or
der house covers many states, and
often the whole country, it would
seem only fair that it should pay a
special tax TO the general govern
ment. It must ''get by easily on a
local tax based on tangible property
in sight.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-15
HIGHER RATES OF INTEREST.

An unusual incident in the financial
world happened the past Week,When
large block of New York City q
ner cent bonds were offered at par.
1t was but a very few years ago
that a bond of this class sold to
bring only about 3 IL per cent. The
financial wiseacres OF that recent
date predicted that interest rates
would be steadily falling. AS they
saw it, there was such surplus OF
loanable capital that soon interest
would be about down to the English
level. of 2 per cent for a government
security.
The rapid ascent of the interest
rate falisfied these predictions. Even
year ago, the manager of a large
and sound land proposition in Color
ado was offering 8 per cent fer mo-
ney. A few years ago Eastern in
vestors were glad to get sound real
estate mortgages in the West for five
and six per cent It lis doubtful ii
this company could borrow money fol
10 per cent today.
The low bond prices now prevail
ing are of course due in large meas
ure to the war. Yet, even if the war
were to close quite soon, interest
rates might not fall very much. Half
of the business men of Europe could
not pay their debts without realiz--
ing on their securities. Our people
m ust take up the stocks and bonds,
that at the close of the war will
flood our market.
The effect of this change will be
| far reaching. municipalities will have
to pay much higher rates for money.
Making public improvements and
paying for them in long term bonds
will be a terribly costly proposition.
The pay aus you go policy will be
| better than ever. Railroads and pub
lie service corporations will have to
offer almost prohibitive interest
rates on engagements. Either the
public will have to pay higher char
ges, or it will have to content itself
without the improvements it de-
sires.
But 1T is a great day for the man
with a dollar to invest.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-15

any office in the gift OF the people.
from the president down Two or
three terms at most should be suffi-
cient TO any elective office. If the
men who voted against the nominal
ton Of the fourth teEmers at the
primaries should decide TO vote a.
gainst them at the polls in Novem-
Der, the reader can readily see how
badly beaten they would be. Even
one-half OF that vote would swamp
them. The new rominees on the Re
publican ticket are all ffrst-class
men for the offices they seek and
should be elected. We hope they
will be and can take pleasure in
comm ending them to the people of
| the county We have not Yet fully
decided upon just what county tick
ct We shall place at the head of our
| column.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-15
Ben Behling Gave up Hope Be
tore He Found Remedy
Happy Now

Ben F. Behling of 959 Louis Ave.
Milwaukee, was a sufferer from mala
dies of the stomach and digestive
traqt for a long time. He gave up
hope
At last he discovered Mayr's Won
derful Stomach Remedy. He took a
dose just to try it. The results were
remarkable. He wrote:
I was in such a bad condition tina
/ had given up hope of ever getting
Well again. l sent to you for one
dose of your remedy and took it the
aSme day you sent it. 1t has work
ed wonderfully. l took five more
bottles, one each week. / ann now a
new man again. thank you thou
sand times for the good you did me. .
Just such stories are told by thou
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-15

Mrs. August Kurz and lady friends
drove into the city Wednesday after
noon and called upon friends living
in the house just north of Ed. Ma
honey's residence, on First street n
They tied their horse to a telephone
pole just opposite the Mahoney resi-
dence. The telephone pole is located
at the brow of the hill and the horse
was brushing flies and in some man
ner stepped off Of the hill and hung
himself with the tie strap. AS soon
as the horse discovered this
predicament, neighbor went over
and cut the strap, but the horse new
er came to and it is supposed that
death was caused by his breaking his
neck when he fell off the embank---
ment The horse Was a family driv-
er that was more or less of a pet
and thought a great deal of by mem
bers of the family He was valued
at about $150.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-15
GO NO FARTHER
The Evidence is At Your Door

The Evidence is At Your Door
Grand Rapids proof is what you
want and the statement of this high
ly respected resident will Danish all
doubt.
Mrs. Samuel Parker, SGT 18th ST.,
Grand Rapids, says: "One of my
family suffered from a very lame
back and soreness and pain through
his loins. His kidneys We're weak and
he couldn't control the kidney Sc
cretions. He was restless at night
on account of the aches and pains
through his kidneys. Doan's Kidney
Pills relieved the lameness and sore
ness in his back ard the kidney Sc
cretions cleared up. He has not
complained to any extent since"
Price soc at all dealers. Don t
simply ask for a kidney remedy-g
Doan's Kidney Pflls-the same that
Mrs. Parker recommends. Foster
Milburn Co., Props, Buffalo,N. Y.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-15
STATE AND COUNTY PoLETic

STATE AND COUNTY POLITICS
The old saying is true that poi
tics makes strange bed-fellows."
While We have always been Repub-
lican in our politics, Of late years
we have been Progressive RepubIi---
can. Since the advent of the pri--
mary, party lines are not so rigid as
formerly. We are voting more for men
and what they stand. for, than we
are for party. In the past, the party
has made bad use of their power and
the voter has become discouraged,
and more independent The primary
this year has given us queer COM
bination in both parties What are
We going TO do about it? We can
only speak for ourselves. We shall
place at the head of our editorial
columns the following Republican
State ticket and let every voter act
his pleasure. If he is a. stalwart Re
publican, we know who he will vote
for; if he is Progressive Republi--
can, we can make a pretty good
guess as to who he will vote for:
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
For Governor
y EMANUEL L. Phillip
JOHN J. BLAINE
Lieutenant Governor
Secretary of State
JOHN S. DONALD
State Treasurer
HENRY JOHNSON
Attorney General
WALTER c. OWEN
For Congress Sth District
E. E. BROWNE
In county matters there is less poll
tics than in State and National. yet
for the purpose OF keeping up coun-
ty party organizations there has al
ways been party lines. In the last
primary there was considerable OPP
position to the denomination of
AoAI III oSAiiASdS IL opItS Oh lHlS Op-
position the officers who have had
three terms in office believed it was
their right to stand for re-nomina-
ton at the primaries. They did and
they We're re-nominated by hard work
by small majorities. The ques-
ton now arises can they be elected?
We don't think so. The may be the
means of not only defeating them
selves at the November election but
the whole ticket. We hope this wont
be the result, but it may. We are op-
posed to the reelection of the fourth
termers, for We do not believe in
the life tenure of any individual to
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-15

that we have seen and then to real
lie how weak is our power of under
standing.
And if We can not grasp the num-
beTs. much less can We sense the
nerve-wear, the suffering.
1t is still pretty much like a
frightful nightmare If only We
might rub our dazed eyes and
awake,
Think Of that appalling devasta-
ton, the hide0us wholesale and
senseless murder and thank God we
live under the stars and stripes; that
our children are in school, that our
colleges are open, that our men are
in the fields and shops, and offices
and that our women are not in tears
Be glad We are Americans.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-15
HUMANITY REPEATS ITSELF

Humanity repeats it's characteris-
tics in succeeding generations. This
on the authority OF d story told by
Col Ham, a noted southern orator
i'm the nineties. Twas during war
lines. Mr.. Smith had a fortune in
land and slaves But he wasn't hap
ly; society had barred him because
of his rule or ruin spirit So he
joined the churches who took him
for his money, but in whose train fol
lowed trouble Expulsion succeeded
every time he became a member of
a different church, until he brought
up with the Methodists. The crack
If his whip" brought them to their
senses and at the mid week prayer
service, the pastor was SO worried,
he called on Brother Brown to pray;
and this was the prayer: 80 Lord,
please send Bro. Smith straight to
he'll The meeting closed abruptly,
and Bro. Brown was being reproved
by he pastor when he replied, ''Now
don't you worry; the difference be-
ween us is that l go little furth-
er in theology than you. You know
hat if the Lord would answer my
prayer, Smith wouldn't be there two
weeks, until he would have hell so
disorganized, there wouldn't be a
thing for the churches to do up
here
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-15
Hopeless Lung Trouble Cured.

Many recoveries from Lung Trou-
b1es Gs e due to DIR. Bells ne-Tar-
Honey. 1t strengthens the Lungs,
hecks the { ugh and gives relief at
once Mr.. W. S. Wilkins, Gates. N.
writes: 81 used DR.. Bells Pine
Tar Honey in a case given up as
hopeless and lit effected complete
cure Get a bottle of DIR. Bells
Pine Tar Honey. If your cough is dry
and hacking let it trickle down the
throat, you will surely get relief. Only
25c at your Druggist.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-15
JOHN j. BLAINE.

Progressive voters of Wisconsin
now have a candidate for governor
for whom they can cast their bal
lots without violating their political
principles.
The outcome of the Wisconsin pr-i-
mary Left the voters with the alter
native of electing E. L. Phillip, re-
dictionary Republican, or J. C. Karel,
reactionary Democrat. Neither is
representative of the well-settled
progressive policy of the people OF
this state Karel's backward policy
is the policy of only slightly more
than half Of the Democratic party
Phillip was made the Republican
candidate by a minority vote of a.
bout one-th1rd, the remainder of the
Republican vote being divided a.
mong five other candidates known as
progressiyes.
Protests were made by progress
sfve voters in both parties. They de
manded that an independent progress
sive candidate offer himeslf for their
ballots. They wanted an opportunity
to vote their cOnvic dons. To meet
this need, John J. Blaine of BoscObel
announced his candidacy for govern
or. By thus coming forward, Blaine
has done a great service to pro
gressiye voters irrespective of party
Blaine is right His service in the
legislature as Senator from 1908 to
J 1911 evidenced his courage 91d abil-
ity and his devotion to sound, con-
structive, progressive public poll
cies. His whole course in public life
marks him as a man of strong sym
pathies with the farmers and the
employees. His record will bear
the most rigid scrutiny.
Blaine has a comprehensive GRASP
of the states affairs. He is in thor
ough accord with the great work tina
has been accomplished in placing the
people in political control and in
conducting government for the bene-
fit of the many instead of a few
He has had AN important part in thaf
work ard can be relied upon to
conserve it. He believes in effici--,
ency in government service. He is
not only opposed to waste; he has
a definite program for economy in
state affairs economy that does
not spell destruction of what is
good
In private life and in public life
Blaine has been true to high ideals
Clean, honest, able, fearless in ac--
ton, with the power and courage to
| take initiative, he is a candidate
whom every progressive can vote fol
and work for in full confidence that
his election will mean untling and
genuine service to the whole state
From La Follette's Magazine
George n. Wood has returned from
a huSjDpSs trim To Oshkosh