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The Glenwood post., 1915-01-09
.1 CREATE DEMAND

! hsfe is considerable speculation as
l1az tlaafnia DgnGss s~..za
valley is not more prOfitable-why
large crops of luscious apples too often
scarcely bring enough to the owner to
pay picking charges. OF course the
price to the grower is too low, but why !.
There is strong suspicion among the
growers that the trouble is with the
market system-that there is too much
of discrepancy between the price
paid to the growers and the price paid
by the ultimate consumer-in other
words, too much of rakeotf some
where. That is the customary explaua-
ton and no one has thus far come for
the difficulty.
Recently Mr.. E. E. Critchfiel, presi-
dent of the Taylor -Critchfield companr,
the big advertising firm of Chicago,
Detroit and New York, after sampling
a box Of Grand valley apples, has wit
ten to Governor Ammons the following
letter which may throw some light on
the mooted question, and which is here
given for what it may be WORTH:
81 am reveling at the present time in
box Of Grand Junction Grimes Golden
apples and do not believe than any bet
ter fruit of any kind has ever been pro
duced anywhere. The thing that inter.
ests me most deeply and seriously is
the fact that there is not any real
sound, stable market for apples, aud
until our people can be taught the adj
vantages of large consumption of this
delicious, healthful fruit. l do not see
| now sane and sound market conditions
can exist. Take As an illustration, the
Grand Junction and other sections of
the west The owner of the best orcn-
ard in Grand valley does not know from,
year to year whether his investment is
worth anything or otherwise. This is
because of the wide fluctation in prices,
dependent in part upon the fact tha-
there may be large general crop over
the country, as there is this year, but
more largely upon the fact that there
is not any sane marketing and distrib-
uting Of the fruit. This means that the
grower in the Grand valley may secure,
one season, 25 cents net per box for his
fruit and the next season he may re-
ceive $1.00 net per box. In order that
his investment may be worth something
and that he can 60 ahead year after
year, caring for his trees and Grating
and boxing his fruit, he should be as-
sured 81 N average, reasonable price,
say psshaps % cents per box net, yea-
after ysef. I know from experience
that aRpass can be produced very profit.
ably - - srswse At this price il he
lea - aas1rsa Of . stable market.
"Ny hansat = tat The ideal cor
|dit;sa II u prs1setion Of aPp,ss viii
J - - Assa staainsl s,til sv~yssdy
- f-H ,e-i4sa<- y .fa.F sI.--
The Glenwood post., 1915-01-09
P1o0RESGIvE FUNERAL
IN ILLINOIS

Springfield, ILL.,, Jan -5.-What is
termed "the official funeral of the
Progressive party. in Illinois, took
place today when Medill Mccormick
entered the Republican caucus ard an
nounced the intentions of hims { AMI
brother Progressives to vote Y - tho
Republicans at this session Of re ,ss-
islature.
In his speech he said, "T am a. 10
get back to the party Of my md
fathers.'' 80.
The Glenwood post., 1915-01-09

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The Glenwood post., 1915-01-09

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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-04-22
PASTUERIzET o
OWN MILK

Madison, April I'll Though the
housewife is doubtless always care
luI OF the family milk SUPPLY, yet
with the coming of the warmer days
she probably quickers her diligence
iIdhis matter If there is the least
question as to the cleanliness and
heaIthfulness of the milk supply
and a better supply cannot be obtain
ed, it can be pastuerized at home
with little trouble.
Milk may be pastuerized in the bot
ties in which il is purchased says a
corr dependence study course, in home
economics offered by the University
of Wisconsin Extension division. Wash
The mouth and outside of t,e bot
ties well; if the corks are removed
use steriIized cotton shoppers. Place
the bottles in a kettle or pail with
false perforated bottom, thus allow
ing free circulation of water. Fill
the pail with water TO the level Of
the milk. Heat to 1877 degrees F
for fifteen minutes. Then cool quickly
to degrees T. or less. Keep cool.
Pastuerizing retards the souring
Of milk and cream, does not change
the flavor, and though it does not
insure the destruction of all the
germs, most Of them are doubtlessly
killed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-04-22

girls declamatory contest between
Grand Rapids and Wausau will be
conducted at the WausaB High
school Thursday evening at eight
O'Clock The local girls who viii par
ticiPate are Lucille Dressed. whose
subject viii be The Lituest Rebel. J"
and Margaret Merklein, whose sub
Ject viii be "Minty Melviny's san
IA Claus The Grand Rapids girls
who wiz participate are Dolores
Ward, whose subject viii be When
Elizabeth Came Home, and 3farguer
lie Regain. whose selection VIII be
.sohrab and Rustum," by Matthew
Arnold.
The local boys who viii participate
in the contest are John Manson, Jr
whose Grafton viii be Arms and
Armament, " and F reeman Otto,
whose selection viii be '"The Poll. .
The Grand Rapids participants win
be Dean BabcOck, whose Grafton will
be The IrdpeEedeLce of Cuba, and
DaLaId sullivan, who viii give The
War With Mexico" The mixed glee
club viii contribute music to the
evenings program.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-04-22
WISCONSIN HAD 1908
FIRES IN NINE MONTHS
Defective Chimneys and lightning
Head List of Known Causes of
19f4-1915 Fires.

Madison, Wis, April 21.- Causes
directly traceable to the two eX
,remes in temperature are responsi-
BILE for the greatest number of fires
in Wisconsin. They are chimney fires
prevalent in winter and fires cans
ed by lightning This is indicated
by the report of Fire Marshal Host
today, covering the last 8 months.
The report shows 2S4 chimney
fires from Judy 1, 1914, to April 10,
1915. with a loss of $420,980. In the
same period there were 288 fires
caused by lightning, with a loss of
$419, 1876. OF these latter, only two
occurred where the buildings were
rOdded. The largest single item
was that classified as unknown orr
gin, of which there were $3.50, and
loss of $790,12O.
The total number Of fires in the
nine months was 2,308 and the total
lass was SO, 386 ,685. The amount of
insurance involved Was $8,922, sos.
For the corresponding period year
ago, there were 2,042 fires and a
loss of S3,81O,341. -e.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-04-22
APRIL BUTTER DISPLAY
BEST SHOWN IN YEARS

MadiOn, April I'll Evidence was
lacking in the state butter scoring
contest, just held here, to prove.t that
Wisconsin's butter is deteHorating.
The exhibit of April butter sent
in by creamerymen operating in var
jous sections Of the state was the
largest and best that has been as
sembIed during the nine years
which these contests have been car
rfed ON.
Considerably over 100 exhibits
were sent in and scored by represen-
tatiyes of the Dairy and Food Com
mission, the Dairy department of the
College Of Agriculture, and com
mission firm. The judges found the
lot so superior as to warrant them
in giving it a higher average score
than ANY exhibit of April butter
submitted since 1906
It is claimed that this improve
ment is due to closer cooperation
between producers and manufacturers
ana between producers themselves
The cream producers of Wisconsin,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-04-22
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM AR
RANGED FOR PUBLISHERS

Madison, April Il --Prehminar. y pro
grams for the State Conference on
Printing and Newspaper Publishing
to be held at Madison, May 1928, are
now being distributed. The conference
win open Wednesday, afternoon, May
26, with the discussion of prices
for printing as determined by cost
finding systems. Isaac Blanchard head
of a large printing company in New
York City, Will give an address ON
cost accounting and efficiency meth
ODDS for printers and publishers, on
Wednesday evening.
The raising of subscription and
advertising rates for daily and. week
Iy newspapers in Wisconsin Will be
discussed Thursday afternoon. Prof.
Merle Thorpe of the department of
journalism at the University of Kan
sas, wiII explain the methods of CO.
operation now being adopted by edi-
tors and publishers in Kansas to in
crease their prices for subscriptions
and advertising, ait q dinner to be
given Thursday evening.
How Wisconsin neWspap ers. can help
the farmers of the state and how the
tanners in turn can help the neWspa-
pers viii be considered at a"GrOWn
in Wisconsin" luncheon Friday ait
noon. Newspaper advertising for
"Grown and Made in Wisconsin pro
ducts will also be discussed.
More and better advertising for
Daily and Weekly Papers will be the
topic for Friday afternoons meeting
Cost accounting for small printing
and newspaper offices is another sub
jeot for this meeting.
Richard H. Waldo of the New York
Tribune, one of the 'livest wires in
newspaper advertising in the country
viii speak at the last meeting of the
conference Friday night in the as
sembly chamber, his subject to be
Putting "a Newspaper on the Adver-
tising Map"
The conference entertainment Will
include a dinner and a luncheon, a
visit to the new capitol and the leg
islature, an automobile trip in and
around Madison, and tour of inspec'
ion Of the university.
Present indications are that the at
tendance OF printers and publishers
will make the conference the largest
gath eringo of its kind ever held in the
state ...
A survey of newspaper publishing
conditions in Wisconsin is now being
made by Prof. w. G. BIeyer, head of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-04-22
ENTERTAINS

Mrs. L. NJ Alexander DELIGHTFULLY."-
entertained at her Port Edwards
home ON Tuesday in honor of Mrs.
Zachery Lansdowme of New York
City, Mrs. Edward Gleason and Mrs.
William McNaughton of Port Ed
wards. Th home was beautifully dec
GRATED in cut flowers, the dining
room being especially beautiful with
a profusion of flowers and ferns. The
afternoon was spent in guessing con
tests, music, etc. Mrs. Lansdowne ren
dered a violin solo and Miss Edith
Weeks and Mrs e. B. Redford ALSO
favored the party with vocal solos.
A buffet luncheon was served. Mrs.
Carl Seberholm of Waukesha was
the only out of town guest present.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-04-22
THAT
ARE WORTHLESS
NO REAL CURE POSSIBLE FROM ANY OF THE PATENT PREPARATIONS
INVESTIGATED BY GOVERNMENT SCIENTISTS.

is LED to believe that the information
which he furnishes in reply to these
questions, win be carefully consid-
cred before amy medicine is pre-
scrIbed for him, Though every ply
stefan knows that anu accurate dag
nOsis cannot possl bly, be made in
ahis way. AS a matter OF fact none
is attempted and the degree of at
uention which these individuals re
ports receive can be measured by the
fact that cases have come under the
observation of the department in
which mail order concerns doing
"a business OF this kind have receiy-
ed as many as 1000 letters a day.
After the patient has submitted
his diagnosis report he is urged to
purchase a supply of the medicine.If
he does so, he is then urged to pur-
chase more. LII he states that he
has experienced no beneficial effects
he is toId that he has not taken
enough, and this process is Likely
10 continue until the limits of his
credulity have been reached. If. on
the other hand, he decides at the
I Uegmning not to purchase the medi-
cine it is likely to be offered to
him at successfully lower prices IN
Z h. 10
nat he cannot afford to ignore such
a bargain. This is carried to such an
extent that a treatment, the origi-
nal price of which is SIS, may be of
Tered at the end of six months for
$3.50.
As a matter of fact the successful
treatment OF tuberculosis requires
much more than the mere giving up
OF medicine and. moreover, what
Will help one case viii not necessar-
| lily help another. Chains that are alb.
souHeIy unWaTranted are no longer
permitted on the labels of medicines
shipped in interstate commerce, but
the wording may be such as to con
vey a misleading impression without
the use Of absolute statements. Thus
these preparations continue to find
a sale despite thee fact that a little
trouble on the part OF the prospective
purchaser will reveal their worth
leSSnesS.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-04-22

G. E.kelund house on 9th street.
Henry Gleue, who was in the city
on business yesterday, returned this
morning to his home in La Vale.
A box social and dancing party
VIII be held at the Biron school
house Friday evening, April %. The
people of the distinct especially are
cordially invited to attend and help
make this social a decided success.
MRS. Guy Gets entertained the
Pletades club on Tuesday afternoon
at her home ON eighth avenue north.
The afternoon was spent in playing
five hundred Al dainty lunch was
served. Mrs Ed. Potter and Mrs
Jim Bogie were the outside guests
present
MIR. and Mrs. Jonn Hollmuller en-
tertained the Schafskopf club at
their home ON fourth avenue north
ON Monday evening. A pleasant eve
ming was spent in playing whist and
shafsllopf. Favors were awarded to
Fred Labrot, Mrs. Matt Schlig, Mrs.
Henry Hammer and Fred Iabrot. Am
elaborate luncheon was served.
THE fire alarm last evening was
caused by a grass fire on the Hart
farm northwest of the city. Some
of the west side fire company went
to it in automobiles and assisted in
stopping the spread of the fire.
Mrs. A. Lemke of Chicago lis in
the city to spend the summer at
the Henry Burmeister home.
Horace Hastings, the twelve year
old SON of James B. Hastings of
, Kellner, was badly bitten i'll the
right leg above The knee by a boar
yesterday afternoon at about 1880
O'Clock The boar had escaped from
! the pen and the boy was trying TO
drive him back when the animal
turned on. the lad and bit him. Dir
If. X Pomamyille of this city was
called and dressed the injury. II
was necessary to take six stitches
! in order to close the wound.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-04-22

according to one of the judges.
are interested in keeping up and
improving the quality of the butter
and aree going to do their part well.
Good cream he claimed, can
not be expected in territories where
there is strife between the differ
emit creameries There not only is
a. great loss of time money and en-
ergy when cream haulres from three
or four different factories work in
the same territory, but such com
petition always lowers the quail
ity."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-04-22
ANCIENT HISTORY OF GRAND
RAPIDS AND WOOD COUNTY
Taken From Wood County Reporter Files in 187243 Years
Ago=. Ingraham Publisher, H. B. Phleo Editor

J. D. Witter and Mrs. J. E. Ingra-
ham OF cur city
December IL, 1872
Grand Rapids and Green Bay shake
Hands by Telegraph following
passed over the wires last Monday.
Our Mayor, Hon. J. F. Lunt. sent
the following:
To the Mayor and Common Coun-
cI OF Green Bay: We extend the
haad Of fellowship, and hope that cur
relations may he as friendly and as
c.osely uniteds and last as long as
the telegraphic system exists. J.
b Lunt, Mayor, Grand Rapids, Wis
To which His Honor, the Mayor of
Green Bay replied:
Green Bay, Dec. 9. 1872. To the
Mayor and Common Council of Grand
Rapids, Wis. We accept the hand
Of friendship so cordially extended,
and hope that our relations may last
as long as Minnesota wheat can be
shipped on the waters of the Green
Bay, and as long as the Green Bay
and Lake Pepin R. r. and the wa
ters of Green Bay furnish the short
| est and best route from Grand Ra-
pids to. the east. Anton Klaus, act
ing Mayor"
4 al O1Jr DaNnla cav o11oop
Henry Wright, he who carries the
Friendship mail, reached our city
last Thursday with the mail upon
his shoulder, a mode he proposes to
use until the epizootic plays out.
Such pluck is commemorate.
December 10, 1872
Collision on the G. B. & L. P. road
All railroads must have their first
collision. The G. B. & L. P. has been
initiated Yesterday morning the con
structiOn train on the Mcmillan end
of the road ran into several plat
form cars which had been. carelessIy
left on the main track, breaking up
the caboose and two flat cars and
damaging the engine slightly. The
train was under full Roadway. Pres
idert Ketchum was aboard. NO lives
were lost.
The first turn-tabIe in Wood coun-
ty turned the first engine for the
first time on the Green Bay road
last Wednesday.
December 20, 1872
Oh, how Cold!-The thermometer
Indicated 50 and SO degrees below
zero Tuesday.
Sudden Death-Mr. James Hamil-
ton, residing in our city, died very
suddenly at his home Saturday. He
had just come in from saving wood,
having been so engaged nearly all
day, when he fell partially upon his
knee and sank to the floor, supported
in the fall by his wife, who imme-
diately gave the alarm
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-04-22
HEALTH PROMOTED
BY CLEAN TEETH

Crooked, twisted, knaTled and de
formed teeth are source OF dan
ger TO the child, family and state
as we'll Buck Teeth Ben soon gets
100 sensitive to be in touch with
his play mates, and he stays in the
background getting further and
Lurther away from his fellows.
The child is in danger OF being
a recluse, a backward. Dentists are
to be found all over the land. Gail
on them.
In every state, in almost every
county you Will find people, sooie-
ties calling the attention of moth
to the necessities of dental clean
illness. Clean the teeth You will
find that a clean tooth never de
cays-you Will find dark spots on
the teeth under which Turk small
germs that eat holes in the teeth.
Get a. little tooth paste and a good
brush and rub your teeth. Get a
brush TOR the boy and one for the
girl. When you find the teeth and
gums sore, bleed, the teeth failing
into holes, the gums separate from
the teeth, black spots on the teeth
inside and outside of the jaw, there
is bacteria on the teeth; a IL Q an
tiseptic fluid win destroy the germs.
If the teeth are, in the last stages
of decay, see dentist.
Don't wait until you have lost your
best teeth to look after your mouth.
Watch the boys and girls mouth. Di-
sease often comes from decayed teeth
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-04-22

Washington, April 21.-44fter in
vestigatiLg under the Food and Drug
Act, large number of preparations
advertised as consumption cures,
The Department OF Agriculture has
not been able 10 discover than can in
any. sense be regarded DIS cures for
tuberculosis Some contain drugs
than may at times afford some tenn
pOrary relief from the distressing
symptoms OF the disease, bat lEat is
adl. Since the passage of federal
Legislation prohibiting the shipment
in Interstate commerce Of medicinal
preparations fro which false. and frau
duIent claims are made, there has
been a marked tendency to label
these preparations remedies inst cad
OF cures or 1ntallible cures as they
used TO be called. In many cases,
however, they can not even be re
garded as remedies.
A cherry balsam, for example, for
the cure of consumption and hemmo1.
rhage OF the lungs, which it was rep
resented would strike at the very
root OF the disease, was found ON
analysis to be nothing but a soIu-
ton in water and alcohol Of opium,
sugar, bnezaldehyde, Inorganic salts
and cOloring matter. 1t contained no
| cherry bark extract or balsam.
\ more elaborate cure consisted
Of five different preparations which
the credulous patient was to take
separately. These were first, the
medicine proper, the essential mgre-
dents of which were found TO be
morphine, cinnamic acid and arsenic
not a very safe mixture to take
habitualIy; second, a tonic which
was supposed to contain iron but
did not; third, a cough mixture made
up of alcohol, chloroform, and code
me which contained some quinine,
and a solution of water and alcohol;
and fifth, codeine tablets Even the
strongest constitution could hardly
stand a prolonged course Of such a
treatment.
IN the marketing of such prepare
tiOns considerable ingenuity is fire.
quentIy shown One of the main OBJ
jects is to persuade the patient that
he is receiving, at a comparatively
low price, the individual attention of
a trained specialist For this pur-
pose, symptom blanks are employed.
These contains a number of questions
about tn patients symptoms, the
number varying from a dozen or so
to as many as 70 or so. The patient
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-04-22
BAND LEADER
HERE YESTERDAY

From Wednesdays Daily.
j. Ward letters of Des Moines. Ia.
called at the Reporter office yester
lay. Mr.. LETTERS came to Grand Ra
pids TO look into the matter of or
zal 5zinG d first class band Inter
views with several Of the frstcIass
musicians OF the city showed conclu-
siEely that if a band as TO be orsa-
E5zed here, II viii have to be among
he younger and less experienced .mu-
sical talent. The cid stand bys re
use absolutely 10 play IL a band Of
Iany sort This simply means that a
new lot Of men viii have TO be train
C Al ( thai ii VIII take year or
mole to get the material into any
sort of a state of efficiency. 1t will
take a long time to train musicians
that Wdll be able to handle the
class OF music that was played by
the Grand Rapids band under the di-
rection of Professor Merrill.
Mr. LETTERS left early this morn
ing for Fond du Lac where he has
been in communication with bandmen
! regarding his taking the dictatorship
of the famous military band of that
city, MIR. Jeffers is a first class mu-
aician and a director of great abb
lity. He directed the celebrated To-
Wa State Band of Des Moines, for
several seasons. Had it been possi-
BILE to interest the better musicians
of the city in a band, Mr. LETTERS
would have stayed here and tried to
make arrangements to conduct the io
| cal band.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-04-22
COWELL : JOHNSON
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
The marriage of Ex-Sheriff A. J..
CoweII of this city and Miss Jessie
Johnson Of Haruand, Wis, took.place
today at Glendive, Mont, at the
home of the brides parents. After
a tour through the west they viii
return to this city where they Will
make their future home. The many
friends of Mr.. Cowell unite in eX-
tending congratulations.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-04-22

the department of journalism at the
University of Wisconsin, with the co
operation of the Wisconsin press as
sociation, the Wisconsin Daily lea
que, and the Wisconsin Franklin club
To collect statistics and opinions
regarding newspapers in the state a
series of questions has just been sent
out by Prof. Bleyer to the editor
and publisher of every newspaper in
Wisconsin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-04-22
0 o o o o O o o
PERSONAL AND LOCAL G
WEDN ESDAY

Miss Helen Gordon entertained a
SEWN club of young ladies at her
home last evening.
The ladies of the M e. church. he'd
a parcel post social at the church
parIors this afternoon. Besides the
parcel post sale they also held a pro
vision sale and lunch counter
Mrs. Carl Seberholm of Waukesha
is a guest at the L. NJ Alexander
home at Port Edwards
Floyd Palmer of Fond du Lac is in
the city a guest of Chester Sever
ance.
Born-A daughter to Mr.. and Mrs.
Oliver Trudell.
Harry HagerstrOm of Stevens Point
is visiting at his home in this
city.
Merrill is to have a jitney bus.
Frank Chartier has purchased a car
and has asked for a license. If the
traffic will warrant it there win be
several other jitneys.
Mrs. VIM. Kock has returned to
her home at Edgar, Wis, after a
visit in the city at the A. G. Koch
home. 81.
Edwin Riley of Portage arrived in
the city tonight for a visit at the
Lewis Heath home.
Henry Vogel, jr., of Milwaukee is
in the city for a few weeks visit at
the Henry BurmeiSter home.
MIR and Mrs. John Hoffman and
family are now settled in the c.