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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-29

tvor'ce of Application for Proof Of
Will.
State OF Wisconsin, Wood County
Court, III Probate,
STATE OF Wisconsin. Wood County,
SIS.
IA the matter OF the last WIN ana
Testament Of Eta Burr, deceased.
" h1hHAS. An instrument IN writ
AIS ana puII osting tobe the last viii
.aaent OF Eta Burr deceas-
ed late the City OF Grand Rapids,
County of Wood, state of Wisconsin
has been filed in this office;
AND WHEREAS, Application has
been made by, Celia Burr praying
that the same be proven and admit
IA. 90 probate, according TO the Laws
OF This state, and that letters tesla
neutary be grained hereon according
to law; T.
IT IS ORDERED, That said applica
lion be heard before this Court, at
IL regular term thereof to be held
at the Probate Office, in the City of
GRAND Rapids, Wis, on the 18th day
ol Sept, a. D., 1915, at 10 O'Clock
a. N.
AND 1T is FURTHER ORDERED,
That notice of the time and place
for hearing said application be Civ
en- to all persons interested, by pub
fishing a copy of this order for three
weeks successfully, in the Wood
County Reporter, a newspaper print
ed and published in said county, prev
ious to said hearing.
Dated July 10th, 1916.
By the Court;
Name D. Conway,
Register in Probate.
Goggins x Brazeau. attorneys e
Estate. 3tw.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-29
Constipation Causes Most Ills.

Accumulated waste in your thirty
teet Of bowels causes absorption Of
poisons, tends to produce feVers, up
sets digestion, You beIch gas, feel
stuffy irritable, aImosa cranky. It
isn't your condition. Eliminate this
poisonous waste by taking one or tW
DIP. Kings New Life Pills tonight.
Enjoy a full, free bowel movement in
the morning you feel so grateful,
Get an original bottle, containing So
pills, from your Druggist to-day for
25c.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-29
A. L. Fontaine, Publisher.
Thursday, July %, 1915.
AMUSEMENT HALL POSSIBILITIES

AMUSEMENT HALL Possibilities
The successful outcome of the
sangetfest held here on Sunday, July
18th, would have been impossible
without the amusement han in whicfl
to give the concert. The value of
this han can be appreciated when
it is necessary to care for a large
public gathering Of any kind. 1t seat
ed comfortably nearly two thousand
people, Tie band and choir consist
ing OF 300 people were comfortably
provided Tor an a gradual raised plat
form in the north end of the build
ing. Tie city Of Grand Rapids should
own this property and keep it for
Just such and other events. It's
value cannot be overestimated.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-29
Deafness Cannot be Cured.

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion OF the ear There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an innamed condition OF the niue
Gus lining of the EustaChIan Tube. When
this tube is inflamed you have aNrUmbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and when il is
entirely closed. Deafness Is the result, and
unless the Inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to It's normal COndi-
ton, hearing viii be restored forever: nine
cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh,
which is nothing but an in1amed condition
of the II uCOuS surfaces.
We viii give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness Caused by Catarrhl that
cannot be cured by Hairs Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars, free.
F. j. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists 75C
Take Hairs Family Pills for constipation
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-29
GOOD SUGGESTION TO
GRAND RAPIDS PEOPLE

1t is surprising the amount of
old. foul matter the simple mixture
of buckthorn bark, glycerine, etc,
known as AdIer-i-ka, drains from
the system. This remedy became fam,
Gus by curing appendicitis and acts
on both the upper and lower bowel
so thoroughly that one dose relieves
sour stomach, gas on the stomach
and constipation almost IAINEDIA-
TELY. We are mighty glad We are
Grand Rapids agents for AdIer-i-ka.
OttOs Pharmacy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-29
BRAVES BEAT
WILD CATS
From Tuesday,s Daily.

This game was not reported to this
office until too late for publication
yesterday, but knowing Importance
Of the battle Ito the Braaves) We
- printing il today. The Braves
went to f KeIlner and stacked up
against the Kellner Wild Cats and
ave the wild feline quadrupeds a
beating to the tune OF 8 to 4. 1t is
said that the way the Bravesmade
the fur fly was a caution and al
so there has not been a night sere-
Gade by any kind of cats in KeII-
ner since Sunday.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-29
YOUNG GIRLS IN
GREAT PERIL THEY
NEED GOOD CARE
Solemn = Obligation Rest on
Parents as Never Before
From Saturday S Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Take care OF your girls. There
nzver greater need for such care
than at the present time. The TRACE
dies. disappearance, Opponents,
etc, reported in the daily press do
not represent a 1.-THE OF the misery
and moral ruin that come upon the
young girls thru their pursuit OF
"a good time" and the Iaxity OF
their parents. Il is mconceivable
now fathers and mothers can be 50
aartlt1s as TO allow their young
daughters 10 remain out Of their
a.mas ali might. And yet this prac-
tice grows more common every. year.
Even school girls are permitted 20
visit one another, ana remain over
night, though their homes may be
within a short distance.
Don wait up for me-" one girl
student said careIessIy, as if going
out eyre the custom. 4 shall stay d
Harriet S all night The father grun
bIed little but the mother assur
cd him. Mabel is so sensible and
5Ia girls can study SO much better
agether And they are such nice peo-
pie" Harriet's dfgsipated brother,
however, was not desirable ac-
quaiutance, and he made a very
undesirable husband for Mabel later
IN.
sadie via stay all night with Al
ice" says sadie's mother, they'll
be so late coming home from the
theatre" Alice iii stay adj night
with sadie, says AIice's mother
olIdentIy and tie girls are free to
S. md the night where they please
possibly with such a motor party
as may be seen leaving town evn~y
.-Lt Tor a dance at some resort.
sadie and Alice 80 not come to
ills all at once; they are gradually
el ulalea down to the practice of de.
options and companions that would
alaII their careless parents did they
but know them. Such parents learn
tie truth, sometime, when a crushed
broken body is lifted from the other
debris Of an accident and brought
back to them; or when a young
daughter is missing, ''' or makes a
final choice OF the downward road
and deliberately turns her back on
the home that did not safeguard her
youth and innocence.
In our large cities girls in their
Gems claim what they call their
liberty as soon as they become a
wage Garner. They come home to
supper, dress, and go out night
after night, as regularly as their
brothers do. They have no inter
IS. in the home, no domestic tastes
CT regard for their parents. The
gentleman friend is the engross7
ing thought-even though he may be
neither d gentleman nor friend.
.esI man doesn't take young girl
20 dance halls and questionable th>
aters, nor viii he persuade them
. jelpa1dize honor and life in night
rides and reveIs The man who is
worm marrying viii seek for his
future Wife in her home. That is
the place Tor a girl to shine in
Parents who teach their children
the value of a good home, as the
dearest place on earth, are safe
guarding them in the best and most
practical way. Their plans for the
e.fare of their daughters do not
incIude promiscuous Ioogng around
with school friends, officiate asso-
ciates. or even with reIatives-Irish
World.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-29
BABY PRIZE
WINNERS

The babies who received the most
votes at the Palace theatre last
week. were:
LIST prize-Nona BurcheII.
ind prize Horton.
sra prize-M FRITZ.
4th prize-May Noltner.
tn prize-F. Farwell.
6tn prize-R. Schultz.
The prizes con sisted OF enlarged
photographs OF the babies-these EN-
Iargements are II x IA inches.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-29
ENTERTAINS FOR MRS. PARKER

IRIS. George Tomske entertained
on Thur day afternoon in honor Of
rs. W. I. Parker Of Stevens Point
vlho is in the city visiting at the
home Of her daughter Mrs. Edward
Bassett.
a pleasant afternoon was spent
in playing five hundred, Mrs. VIII
Witte was successful in winning the
highest score and Mrs. Parker was
given the consolation faFors. A
delicious luncheon was served.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-29
A. NJ. WILSON.

In the leaving OF A. NJ. Wilson,
who has resigned his position as sen
Grad manager of the Johnson & Hill
Company, Grand Rapids will lose a
valuable citizen. MIR. Wilson came
to this city in February 1913 and has
been manager Of the bis store ever
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-29

The Report IT JOB rooms have Sc
cured a new process for printing
signs and now can print two color
card signs as quickly or nearly so
as one color. Give us a trial order
or winUow cards of all kinds. tt.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-29
TWO DRINKS PAY
FINE AND COST
From Mondays Daily.

Peter Peterson of the town Of
SigeI WAS picked up Saturday even
ing by Officer Berg. In Judge E.
n. PCmainvilIe's court this morning
Peterson paid a fine and costs a
mounting to $40.
VIM. fIeet, who claims La Crosse
as his old home town, paid S6.4O in
Judge Pomainville's court this morn
ing for being drunk. Fleet was ar
rested Sunday morning by Officer
Payne.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-29
: ADVERTISING
MEANS HAPPINESS"

Truth should always be the es-
sence of all statements. State
exactly what the goods are that you
have to sell. Appeal thru sound rea-
sonfng to your customers in order to
get their confidence, SO that they
will believe the statements you make
as to the goods you have to sell and
also, your honest intent Of serving
them with the view point to salts
fy.
Truth is honesty. Business got
ten by truthful statements is hon
estIy gotten. Goods honestly bought,
truthfuuy represented and honestly
sold, means satisfaction to the buy
er. A satisfied customer means
REPEATER. Many reDeaters means
building up business, and building up
business means, growing larger or
satisfaction to the seller, that will
bring the desired result for both,
the buyer and seller. Satisfaction
therefore. is happiness for both the
buyer and seller.
Very truly yours,
VIM. r. Gleue.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-29
WAUSAU GAME
AND GUN CLUB

The dedication tournament Of the
n ausau Game and Gun Club viii
take place in Wausau, Sunday Au-
gust 1, 1915. This office is in re
follows:
100 Bird Event.
Entrance: $500 including cost Of
targets
hot starts promptly at $50 a en-.
Division Of money: Siefken high
gun system.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-29
HUMPHREYS

Free Medical BOOk-iu cele-
bration Of sixty years we have
published a revised edition Of
DR.. Humphreys Manual Of all
diseases, giving in minute detail
the care and treatment Of
the sick with Humphreys
Remedies.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-29

FOR SALE-Three excellent build
ing lots Just west Of the RiverEiew
Hospital on the east side and a
bout 8 acres facing on Grand Ave,
west side. beyond Outlook Addition.
Enquire of A L. Fontaine for terms
and particulars If
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-29
AuRuRNpAlE.

The Misses Olive and Elsa Fried
rich We're Marshfield visitors We'd
nesday.
Misses Carolina and Anna HaazI OF
MiHadore attended the dance here
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-29
WAUSAU DROPS
LEAD

MarshfieId pulled Wausau out Of
first place by winning yesterdays
game ) to 4.
Standinn of the leans
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-29
l. LEGAL ::
SUMMONS.

State Of Wisconsin il Circuit Cour
Aoou County.
,,~4eIu I. Wood, Plaintiff, VS.. Sid
neg l.. Miner, Ninona -. Mailer, his
Nue, Geo1ge >. Crimes, aLu II. Ii.
hamilton, defendants.
STATE OF Wisconsin to said defend
ANTS ana to each OF them:
You are hereby summoned to ap-
pear within. twenty days after servic
ct this unions, exclusive OF the
0ay Of service, md defend tbe above
entitled action il the court afores aid
.--. N lase OF your failure SO to uu
.u4gment VIII lie rendered against
ca according 10 the demand of the
complaint of which a copy is here
with served upon you.
homer c. Clark,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
Post Office Address: Neiusvne,
Clark County, Wisconsin. CIV.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-29

Games scheduled for next Sunda,
are:
Grand Rapids at Stevens Point.
MarshfieId at Wausau.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-29

KNOW GRAND RAPIDS. then ad
vertise 1t.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-29
MERCHANT
STATES VIEWS
On ADVERTISING
To the Editor of the Daily Repor-
ter, Grand Rapids, Wis.

To the Editor of the Daily RepOr-
ter Grand Rapids, Wis
Dear Sir:-There appeared in your
daily paper Last week an invitation
o the merchants who advertise,
to give their views as to the best
method Of advertising. This request
l believe is very good, and l hope
that you receive a response from
some OF tie advertisers, as this
question ought to interest all those
who do advertising, and it sure
" is interesting to the man who
writes ads to get the views on the
principles of advertising from 9th
er parties.
Personally, I am not very strong
on writing ads, but do believe that
the best advertising today could be-
summed up in the following expIana-
tion which I have headed;
TRUTHFUL ADVERTISING
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-29

Sold by druggists, or sent On receipt q price.
HUMPHREYS HOMEO. MEDICINE CO.. CorRs-
William and Ann Streets. New York.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-07-29

Post Office Address: NeinsvuIe
Clark County, Wisconsin. CIV.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-28
WOMEN IN SMASH
AT GRAND CENTRAL
Many Hurt as Tarrytown Tram
Crashes Into Dead Car Lett
Standing on Track.

Passengers OIL the 7:49 a. m. tram
from Tarrytown yesterday had mar
row escape just outside the Grand Cen
trail Terminal. According to Albert
Wycth. of East View, who is employed
by the Board of Education at 59th ST.
and Park av.. the train hit a dead car
standing on the track at i9th 81.
The collision threw the passengers
from their seats and many were cut
and bruised. Wyeth was badly cut on
the law and knees. He said trainman
standing in front of a door was knocked
through the glass and his throat was
prevented from being cut only by MS
stiff collar.
Most Of the injured were women
many Of whom were cut on the lace
As the collision occurred the lights
went out and the women screamed
scme becoming hysterical.
The train was held until a motor
could be attached. and almost an hour
elapsed before it was pushed into the
upper level. All the injured were
treated and most of the women sent
home. No explanation was given as 10
how the dead car came to be on the
track.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-28
DEFICIT ALARMS
WILSON CABINET
$S,OO0,O0O Monthly Loss
Mounts to $SS,000,000
Under New Tariff.
lFron Tie Tribune Bureau J

Washington, Jan. 27.-Alarmed over
the size Of the deficit which appears 70
be inevitable in the receipts Of the
government for the present fiscal
year. compared with its expenditures,
eight members Of President Wilson $
Cabinet had an informal conference in
the Office Of Secretary McAdoo to-day
and discussed the imperative necessity
Of pruning estimates for the fiscal
year 19l5-1916.
No concrete action was taken. but
II is expected that another meeting
viii be held soon, at which plans for
concerted effort on the part of all
the Cabinet officers 20 WELD the prun-
ing knife will be adopted. 1t is also
probable that the head of each eX-
ecutive department will confer with
the various Senate committees which
handle the appropriation bills with a
view 10 cutting them down.
Those at to-days conference, in ad-
dition TO Secretary McAdoo. were
Secretary Bryan. Secretary Daniels,
the ATTORNEY General. the Postmaster
General. the Secretary of the Interior,
the Secretary of Agriculture and the
Secretary of Labor.
Il was said that proposals TO elimi-
nate the ship purchase bill. with its
heavy appropriation. for veto of the
S3i.0O0.000 Rivers and Harbor bill and
the suspension Of the Alaskan railway
purchase and construction measure
were not considered.
According TO the daily statement OF
the Treasury The expenditures. includ-
ing those for the Panama Canal, for the
present fiscal year TO date exceed the
receipts by more than SSS,000,000. While
Treasury officials blame this deficit on
the war, figures given out by the De-
partment of Commerce and by the
Treasury Department indicate that the
operation of the Underwood tariff bill
has played havoc with the governments
revenues.
The estimates of the experts who
framed the Underwood tariff bill were
that there would be loss in revenue
from this source compared with the
Payne-Aldrich tariff bill of approx
mately S5,000,000 a month. Despite the
fact that imports for the seven months
of the fiscal year to date show an in
crease over last year. there has been a
falling of in revenue of approximately
$50 100000. or S8,000.0G0 a month. which
is S3f00.000 more month than the
tariff experts predicted The Under
wood tariff bill was in operation for
four months of the corresponding
period of the last fiscal year so that
the decrease in revenue is much great
er than these figures indicate.
The Treasury Department hopes ia
make up large part of the deficit
by income tax and corporation tax re-
B turns. which will be payable in June
and which they believe will approx
mate SsO,OO0,0OO. Even if this should
prove true a large deficit is inevitable
at the end Of the present fiscal year
unless expenses are greatly reduced
it is variously estimated at between
S5O,0O0.000 and S100,000,000. Business
conditions have been so bad, however
that the governments experts say they
believe they have been extremely gen
erous in their estimate of the income
tax and the corporation tax, Of which
| $S,692 900 has already been collected.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-28
KIDNAPS CLERK AND BILL
Russian Liner Sailing Costs
Grocer Helper and S52.

Morris Schultz, German grocer NJ
eO7 18th ST., West New York, y. d. I'M
plored Naval Officer H. o'to "ittpenh
last night to rescue his clerk from the
Russian-Americsn liner KaterinoSiau'
then in the vicinity Of Sandy HOOK out
ward bound. Efforts are being made
70 reach the vessel by wireless and res
cue the clerk. ...;,.
schultz has been selling PROVISIONS
~ the Katerinoslau while she lay at
pier II. West New York. taking on
barbed wire and automobiles TO help
Russia fight Germany. His bill was So
last night. just before sailing Tune
schultz and julius Ressnick, his CLERK
vent down to the pier to collect 80,
Ressnick went aboard with the blll'
while Schultz stayed with the wagon.
Pessnick did not return. About o'clock
the ships whistle was sounded, and she
bscked out and headed for Russia.
Schultz abandoned his horse and wagon
and ran out on the pier, demanding the
peturn of his clerk. There was no an
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-28
EXTRA! CAR OF RUSSIA GETS
CONTROL OF BASEBALL IN u s.
If You Expect Fans Ever to See Another Game You
Got to See Nicholas First-Why? Because He
Has Corner on Siberian Pony Hides

merce with Russia should be encour-
aged and that to aid in this encourage
ment "A Russian-American bank. with
branches in both countries, should be
established. lie described Russia as
the land OF opportunities for American
capital because OF its immensely rich
and undeveloped resources:
In MIR Guilds opinion the Gar is a
much more able and intelligent ruler
,ban writer's have made him out TO be.
N;cbolas II has. ne said. decreased
jlliteracy in Russia one-half during his
reign. given his people their first .ap,
rroach TO self-governmcnt. curtaiied
and then wholly abolished the sa le OF
liouor and was the originator Of the
Hague Peace Tribunal.
"of course, all emperor ho oadad hap H3E @REt
""an nresidents and secretaries OF
state are not immune from this fail
ing"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-28
CUMMINS ELECTED
SING SING MAYOR
Carnegie Trust Wrecker
Was Dark Horse in
Brotherhood Race.

William ]. Cummins Is the ne"
Mayor Of Sing Sing.
The banker, who is serving sen
tcnce of four years and eight months
for wrecking the Carnegie Trust Com
many. slipped in as chairman Of the
Golden Rule Brotherhood yesterday al
ter the hottest contest in ITS history
Nominees on the first ballot were
Rurtor ". Gibson, Rutherford, ~ d.
LAWYER. from the hospital company;
John A. Qualey, swindler of Mrs. Bull
from the wash company lQualey IS
clerk IN the laundry. and roscoe
LYNCH. serving a life sentence for mur-
der. Lynch belongs 20 the yard com
nam. doing outside repair. work.
ON the first ballot Gibson and QuaieS
,yore aLout even. with Lynch trailing
No ono had a majority. Between the
first and second ballots politics oegan
10 get in it's work, and Gibson swltcneo
TO Lynch rather than see the victory
90 to Qualey Again there was no DE,
cision. A third ballot was taken, ou'
despite various attempts 70 WIN votes
there was no appreciable ehange ~
After the third ballot it was obvious
that something had to be done. None
~ those i'm the race would resign. so
tho delegates voted to reopen the nom
inations. The result was the nomina-
tion of Cummins. Qualey hailed MN
AZ once as the compromise candidate
and went over to his side, carrying ms
constituents with him. Gibson cast the
LOT of himself and followers unquali'
fiedlv with Lynch, and on the 1ourth
ballet only the names of the two men
were voted upon. /.
When Cummins nosed through by
one votes to 27-there was "A de-
monstration in his honor. public
announcement of his election resulted
in iubilation all over the prison. In
Sing Sing Cummins is known as the
"prince" and is said to be the most
popular man who ever entered the IN
stitution. Keepers and inmates joined
alike in the celebration. .u
As Navor of Sing Sing Cummins Will
find his powers second only to thoSt
Of Warden Osborne. His first act VIII
he the appointment of five men TO ae'
as iudges of the convicts' court. At
tending to his duties as Mayor, IT IS
thought. will take up so much OF ms
time as to compel him to resign" ms
position as index clerk. which he has
filled since entering the prison, last
May. OF. c;,o
Yesterday was big day at Sing Sini
in other respects, also. "Curly Joe
Cassidy and William Willett were put
to work. Both were accommodates
with clerical labor, Cassidy in the JOB
bing department and Willett strugglini
with correspondence. The duty OF the
former Queens boss will consist OF
keeping track of supplies, while Willet'
,,-iti ,vrita letters