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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-10-12
Republican Campaign Outlook


The campaign for the election of the
entire state ticket as nominated by the
Republicans at the primary election,
and to carry the state for Hughes and
Fairbanks, has been opened in the
headquarters of the State Central
Committee in the Republican House,
Milwaukee, with every department in
full swing. All the candidates are
cooperating in the work, and the
campaign opens with the understand
ing that all Republicans are fighting
a common enemy-the Democrats.
From reports from members of the
State Central Committee and others in
the state, an old tie Republican vic
tory IS expected, but more strenuous
campaign than ever before will be
waged. The State Central Committee
will have two objects in view. One s
to carry the election in November, and
the success of that undertaking is al
ready conceded. The other is to re-
habilitate the Republican party in
Wisconsin, in which effort, all mem
bers of all factions will join.
Prominent among the speakers who
will soon be on the stump are Cover
nor Philip, Walter C. Owen, candi-
date for reelection as attorney gen
eral; Lieutenant Governor Edward F.
Dithmar Of Baraboo, candidate for re-
election, and Merlin Hull of Black
River Falls, candidate for secretary
Of state.
Many speakers of national promi-
hence will be in the state during the
last few weeks of the campaign. be-
ing sent here by the National Com
mittee. Their tours will be arranged.
however, by the State Central Com
mittee. Their tours will be arranged,
the state, an old time Republican vic
mittee.
The Milwaukee County Republican
Committee has inaugurated a cam
paign for the straight ticket in Mil
waukee and will work with the CO.
operation of the State Central Com
mittee and of the National commit
tee. Predictions are made at the
county headquarters that Hughes will
go out of Milwaukee county with
5000 lead.
Reports have been received in the
State Central Committee headquar-
tiers, that members of the Wisconsin
Republican clubs throughout the state
are ready to cooperate in the cam
paign for the straight ticket, and in |
the counties where these clubs are
well organized, their members will |
work with the county committees. One |
OF the first move to inaugurate the |
statewide campaign will be a meet
ing of the county committees from the
state and other active workers, and |
at that time reports will be received, |
and the general campaign will be out
lined
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-10-12

By CARL
(From Tuesdays Daily.)

DR.. Carl Bandelin gave stag par
t. last evening at the Bandelin Ho-
tel in honor of his birthday.
The following guests were present:
DR.. c. T. Foote, DR.. George Houston,
Dr.. E. J. Clark, Gerald Fritzsinger,
Robert Morse nd Jack Carrigan. A
banquet was served and the guests,
enjoying themselves at Carl's expense
had fine time.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-10-12

The Republican candidates for coun-
ty Offices have commenced holding
their nightly meetings in different
towns in the county. The interest is
growing rs the meetings are held. All
candidates were out in the town Of
Grand Rapids Monday night. They
advocate the election of the whole
ticket from President down to cor
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-10-12
PLATE GLASS
broken
(From TUESDAYS DaiIv.)

The plate glass window in the front
door of the post Office building was
broken some time during the night by
being hit with a stone. Whether it
was thrown by some one purposely,
or accidentally, is not known.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-10-12
Doing NICELY

Mrs. Carpenter, who was injured in
a run away Saturday night near the
st. Paul depot, is more than holding
her own at the Riverview hospital,
where she is being cared for. No
bones were fractured but she was
badly cut and bruised.
Her recovery is looked for though
she IS not wholly out of danger yet.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-10-12
SMITH FOR
ASSEMBLY FROM
CLARK COUNTY
Nominated to Succeed c. NJ. Bradford
Who Recently Died.
(By United Press Association.)

Mcmillan, Wis, Oct. 10 W. L.
Smith was nominated by the Clark
county republican committee for assem-
blyman on the republican ticket to sue
coed c. M. Bradford, who recently died
Smith was defeated by Bradford at
the primaries by small majority.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-10-12
p for general discussion"

up for general discussion"
Prof. Vail of the Vail Institute.
Chicago, addressed the convention
on Efficiency" Joseph Poehlmann,
Milwaukee, president of the associa-
ton, presided. The convention closes
Thursday.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-10-12
-MAYOR()F
RACINE DEAD
Michael Higgins Four Times Mayor
Dies of Throat Trouble.
CBy United Press Association.)

Racine, Wis, Oct. 1O.-Michael Hig-
gins 81 years old, former mayor of
Racine is dead here today after an
illness of several months. He was
suffering from throat trouble.
Higgins was mayor of Racine for
four terms.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-10-12
OCTOBER CROP
ESTIMATE
Statistics Compiled by AgFicuItur
al Department Show Falling OFF
in Nearly All Crops Estimated.

The state corn crop this year is
15,275,000 bushels larger this year
than last, but the crop throughout the
United States shows a falling off of
34,535,000 bushels according to the
comparison Of the October estimate
with the final estimate of last year
made by the Bureau of Crop Esti-
mates, U. S. Department of Agricul-
ture.
Tobacco is another crop which
shows an increase according to this
same report. The state shows a gain
of 18,e00,O00 pounds and the United
States a gain of 139, 413,OOO pounds.
According to this, smoking should
be cheaper and as smoking is an anti
dote for hunger, the shortage in the
other foods should not be felt so Sc
verely by the habitual smoker.
Hay shows a gain in the United
States, but all other crops show de-
creases.
In the following state estimates, the
October forecast is given first and the
second column of figures represents
the final estimate of a year ago:
Corn.
1916. 1915.
56,1O0,00O bushels. 4O,825,OO0 bushels
All Wheat.
100000 bushels 4,662,0OO bushels
Oats.
Isl, 100000 bushels 99,975,OOO BUSHES
Barley.
20,7O0,0O0 bushels 23,288, 900 bushels
Rye.
6,399,O00 bushels 7,770,0O0 bushels
Tobacco.
55,700,000 pounds 36,9OOO00 pounds
Potatoes
17,500,000 bushels 25,926,00O bushels
Hay.
4, $4,000 tons 4,5O8,OOO tons
Apples.
$4,000 barrels 1,473,000 barrels
In the United States the totals are:
Corn.
1916 1915
2,72O,OOO, 1000 bu. 3,O54,535, 900 bu.
All Wheat
608,000,000 bu. 1,O11 ,5O5,OOO bu
Oats.
$780, 100000 bu. 1,54O,362, 900 bu.
Barley.
1874, 100000 bu. 237,009,O0O bu.
Rye.
41,884,0OO bu. 49,19O,OOO bu.
Tobacco.
1,2OO,0O0,000 lbs. 1,060,587, 900 lbs.
Potatoes
sol 100000 blu. 359,1O3,OOO bu.
Hay
86,155,000 tons 85,225,O0O tons
Apples
66,200,000 bbls. 76,670,0OO bbls.
Prices.
The first price given below is the
average on October LIST this year, and
the second the average on October
LIST last year.
State: Wheat, 1874 and 81 cents per
bushel. Corn, 79 and IA. Oats, 43
and 80. Potatoes, 100 and 80. Hay,
$10,40 and 5000 per ton. Eggs, 26
and 20 cents per dozen.
United States: Wheat, 1868 and
900 cents per bushel. Corn, 1913 and
7O,5 cents. Oats, 445 and 34.5 cents. |
Potatoes, 112 and 48.8 cents. Hay, |
$1O,36 and $1,000 per ton. Cotton,
1915 and 11.2 cents per pound. Eggs
PSI and 22.3 cents per dozen.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-10-12

Grand Rapids people will find it
worth while to read the advertise
ments in the Reporter every day. Com
mence today.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-10-12

FOR SALE OR TRADE-House Of
six rooms and two lots in Mukwonago,
Wis. Enquire of A. L. Fontaine. If
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-10-12
DENTAL
PREPAREDNESS

What is the most important attri-
butte of a soldier?
Good feet?
No.
God eyesight?
No.
Good brains?
No.
What then?
Good teeth.
A soldier may have good feet, good
eyesight, and good brains but if he has
Dad teeth, he can't eat. If he can't
eat he can't march near enough to the
enemy to see him and use his brains
to fight him.
How does a soldier get good teeth?
By having good teeth in childhood.
How do children keep good teeth?
Through being taught by their
mother how to keep their teeth clean
and having their teeth looked after
while they are growing. This makes
good teeth for future soldiers.
It would seem then as though the
first patriotic duty of a mother was
to keep her children's teeth in good
condition.
1t is.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-21
NORTHWEST HAND

Herman Nabor has just completed
his fine new barn.
Mr.. Shaw is busy improving hts
farm in Alpha township, on which he
will move in the spring.
Nick Sike and sister Mrs. Mumm.
returned to their homes at Dell Rap
ids, s. D., after attending their broth
er's funeral.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Anglin have
gone to Faulktoh to visit Mr.. Anglin's
sister, Mrs. Tom Medley.
Quite a number OF Polo pc ,pls
took in the mission at Zell last week.
The Wernesman children gave an
entertainment at their school last
Friday.
Rev. Father Krebs and the conf
mittee men were around last week
getting subscribeds for the new Sis
ter's School. We understand they did
fairly well. A school of this kind
would be a great benefit to the child
en-.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-21
Woman Lawyer is
Asst Atty General

Denver, Dec. 1S.-Clara Ruth MOI
ger, Denver attorney, a former news
paper girl, has been appointed as as
sistant attorney general by the attor-
eny general-elect, Leslie e. Hubbard,
by expressed desire Of women's or
CARNATIONS throughout the state, She
a admitted to the bar in 1915.
Miss Mozzer has lived in Denver
since early childhood, and was edu-
Gated here, being graduated from
East Denver high school, took her
b. A. degree at Denver university,
and graduated in law from the Uni
yersity of Colorado. She was play
ground instructor in the public
schools for three years, and also lee
tured on the subject at teachers in
stitutes. During N summer she lee
tured under the auspices of the Mid
land Chautauqua association. She
was also a reporter and feature writ
er on various Denver papers.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-21
So. Oak. Cattle Win
Al Chicago Show

Several prizes were won al the re-
cent Chicago stock show by South
Dakota cattle. Among them were
cattle from the Isaac Lincoln farm
near Aberdeen. and from the Ed.
Thompson farm near Hurley. Some
of the same strain Of Galoways as the
Lincoln cattle are being raised in
south Hand county on the A. w. Wade
farm. The Ed. Thomson referred 20
above is a brother of Chas. Thomson,
of this city, and was himself an early
day resident of Glendale twp. His
cattle are roam Short Horns.
While at the stock show Henry
Scott, OF Spring Hills twp, bought
a couple Of Short Horn heifers which
cost him $3.50.
Better stock in South Dakota is
now the well established purpose of
stockmen. 1t will benefit the entire
state by enabling all farmers to OBJ
tain better breeding animals at home,
and thus gradually improve the quail
ity OF all herds. And the farm in
crease, betterment, expansion, should
be in quality rather than in quantity.
Better farming on less acres, better
stock, with increased care and atten-
ton makes for better agricultural
progress and prosperity.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-21
CORRESPONDENCE
AND EXCHANGES
Personal and News Notes From Over
The County
ALPHA-GREENLEAF

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. z. Westmire came
out to the C. e. club at Henry Aymer's
Friday.
Mrs. C. n. Moncur, Mrs. ID. Chad
wick and daughter Vera were visit
at the club Friday.
Remember the Christmas program
at the Moncur school house Saturday
evening, Dec. 23rd.
There was a good crowd out to hear
Rev. Tarleton Sunday. DR.. Wallis
brought him out.
Will wade's brother had the mis-
fortune to have his collar bone
broken Sunday.
Frank Meppin AM Andrew Kind
schi and family attended church ut
the Moncur school house Sunday.
Jess Weigart and family left Thurs
day for their old no q. In Missouri to
spend :. holidays
Miss Arpa Moncur visited Thurs
day WI Mrs. John Vessels.
The G irrent Event Club me- with
Mrs. Henry Aymar as hostess. 1t was
a very interesting ninellng. Christ.
mas parcels were wrapped to be sent
to four pioneer ladies Of Alpha and
Greenleaf township, besides a very
interesting program which every one
enjoyed. Mrs. Nick Myers gave q
reading on Christmas Thought and
a Christmas Negro song was sung b.
Mesdames Aymar, Weise aid Stein.
leitner.
Mrs. J. r. Wilson spent Sunday az
ternoon at the Bauer home.
Mr.. Henry Aymar has been having
the rheumatism in his hip the last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. e. Westmire from
Miller spent Sunday with John Mas
ton and family.
County Supt. Miss Jessie Moncur
spent Sunday with the home folks.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-21
ST.
From the NeWs)

A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. A.
A. Friemark of Holden twp, Thursday
morning, December 7.
F. M. Cox went to Huron on the
evening train Wednesday, where he
underwent an operation for appen-
dicitis.. Word was received by his
son Clyde yesterday that he was get
ting along nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blanchard Walton, OF
Alpha township, mourn the loss Of
their infant twin daughter, who died
last Saturday night. Funeral services
were held in the Presbyterian church
here Monday morning, conducted by
Rev. Cooper, of Miller. Interment
was made In the l.. o. o. r. cemetery,
north of town.
Last Friday j. c. McCool was Is
years old. That night a number OF
his friends most a~greeably surprised
him by dropping in at his home laden
with a lot of good things to eat. The
evening was pleasantly spent, with
congratulations extended the host for
many happy returns of similar ami
versaries.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-21
Auto and Buggy in
A Mixup at Night

An automobile ran into a team and
surrey Saturday night about 7 o'clock
two niles north of town, just at a
slight turn of the road where the
Miller-Alpha road joins. The auto
was a Ford said to be driven by the
Parks boy, of Florence twp, going
from town, without lights. The
team and surrey was coming to town,
and was driven by Clyde Williams, a
young man working on the Ed Moore
farm. The team ran away, threw
out Williams and a young man with
him. and smashed up the surrey. Mr..
Williams made complaint to the
States Attorney, stating that the auto
had no lights. and did not stop to see
what damage was done. 1t is per-
haps lucky for the auto party that
Williams and his companion were not
hurt. Where a person is injured in
such q case the law makes it a felony,
punishable by a penitentiary sent
ence.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-21
Wild HORSE GAME
GOES TO U.S.. COURT
Siour Falls Man Pays $4,000 for 5
Wild Horses Sent to Highmore

Omaha, Neb.. Dec. 16.-Five wild
manager of the Silvus Investment
company, Sioux Falls, S. D., yesterday
testified in the governments suit
against the Omaha Land and Invest
ment company and the Omaha Live
Stock company, charged with use of
the mails to defraud in sales of phan-
tom wild horses on the government
reservation in Coconino county, Ari-
zona. The government alleges ST.
000, 900 was secured from sales of
imaginary wild horses.
Silvus said he went to Cocoeino
county, secured the aid of expert
horse wranglers and captured thir-
teen horses but they we're mavericks
and the sheriff %rnplevined them as
the property of the state.
after much litigation Silvus tes-
titled, Il secured five horses and
shipped them to a ranch at Highmore
s. ID. That was all | secured in ex-
change for real estate worth $40, 900.
Ben Fdler. Salem, S. d., testified
he paid $4,000 for a herd of wild
horses. He captured seventy, but
only thirteen of them bore the brand
he purchased. He shipped the thir-
teen OF Los Angeles, he said, but
most of them died before they were
sold"
John Sinclair, ~cattleman, of Flag
staff, Ariz., testified he sold J.. Sid
ney Smith, one of the defendants, $50
head of wild horses and Smith asked
him to make out a bill of sale for
LOO head, which he refused to do.
About a month later, he testified,
Smith made a deal with A. o. Perry
(another defendant. and raised the
number in the bill of sale from $50
to 1,100."
Smith is president of the United
States Live Stock company, an Omaha
corporation.
The government will rest it's case
this afternoon. Sixty-eight witness
es have been examined. the majority
of them alleged victims of wild horse
transactions.
John Chishoim, a ranchman of the
Coconino county, testified that he had
been asked to catch some of the wild
horses" for the alleged victims. but
he had refused because he could not
make any money running down
bronchos, even at s25 a head the
price he asserted he was offered.
c. III. Bardwell, of Chanute, Kans..
an oil dealer. testified he went to Flag
staff to look for fifty horses he and
his brother purchased. A weeks rid
ing owe the range in company with
four other purchasers of wild
hoses" was without result.
IL saw a couple of small punches
of horses" he said, but could not
get close enough to them to make out
the brands. Later | saw two horses
bearing the brand / bought. One was
hitched to a wagon and the other was
a saddle horse.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-21
COUNTRY CHURCH
COMMUNITY ASSET
Localities Drawn Together for Both
Religious and Material Progress

Two new localities of Hand county
have this year adopted an enterprise
many times suggested by this paper,
viz: The building of a church for
community purposes.
The Congregational church organ
ization of Glendale twp. has purchas-
ed the former Evangelical church
building, which stands on South Main
street, in this city, and will move the
same to section 26, Glendale twp. The
people of that locality have had an
organization for some time, but no
church building closer than the Pleas
ant Valley church.
Cedar twp, adjoining Glendale or
the west, has also erected a church
building the present year. and will
hold regular services.
In the opinion of the Press, there
is no investment that will bring bet
ter returns to a community, either
town or country, than a church
building, with the community inter-
ests it creates. 1t unites the people
of a locality for the best things in
life, brings them together for COM
munion, for pleasures, for learning,
m from another. 1t makes for civil
ization and progress. Every fair
sized community should have a
church building. All it takes to Sc
cure it. is one or two men in a local
ity with pep and nerve enough to get
behind the enterprise. And if the
men are shy, let the women take hold.
These general suggestions, may
take root somewhere, but as they are
so often forgotten, the Press will
make one more direct, viz: There
is a splendid location for a church
building at or near the Moncur
school house in northwest Alpha twp.
1t should interest the people of
Alpha, Greenleaf, Alden and Flor
ence, and the settlement is thick
enough to warrant it. Put up a good
neat building, make a central gather
ing place, and it will be a monument
of progress in it's best sense.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-21
Milady's Pockets
Feature 1917 Gowns

Chicago, Dec. 1S.-Chicken pockets
are to be the notable novelty in spring
fashions. The decree was announced
today at the closing session of the
Chicago Designers annual conven-
ton. The name of the new style is
given because the pockets will be
large enough to carry a live chicken
if desired.
Pockets will be the distinguishing
feature of the suits" said I. A. Mex
sin, vice president. "They will range
through every shape and size. One
might be called the birds nest model,
because it stands out from the skirts.
soft, clinging materials, Shantung
or Eajah silks, satins or stockinette
serge are the proper thing. Seams
are to be eliminated wherever posi-
bic. Collars are TO vie with the pock-
cts in size and shape.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-21
u. S. GENERALS SAY
NATIONAL GUARD
WAS A TRAGEDY
Gems. Scott and Wood Advocate Uni
yersal T~raining-Want 100000
Trained Men

Washington, Dec. 19.-The mobil-
ization of the national guard for bor-
der service was described as a mill
tary failure emphasizing the urgent
necessity of abandoning the volunteer
system as the nations reliance for
defense in statements yesterday by
Major General Hugh L. Scott, chief
of staff of the army, and Major Gener-
al Leonard Wood, commanding the
eastern department, before the senate
subcommittee considering the Cham
berlain universal military training
bill.
Both generals advocated universal
training. General Wood declared
that the country now was utterly de-
fenseless against a well organized
foe, that the mobilization was a trag-
edy, and that il the guardsmen had
met good troops they would never
have known what hit them" General
Scott told the committee that lessons
drawn from the present war proved
that in case Of war with a first class
power the United States would need
Immediately a trained force of 1,500,-
900 men with another 1900, 900 avail
able within ninety days.
Would Raise Pay
On the other side of the question,
the committee heard Walter l.. Fish
err, Of Chicago, former secretary of the
interior, who opposed universal SER
vice though he stood for adequate de-
Tense measures and suggested a re-
gular army pay of half a million. He
thought if the pay of privates was
raised to $50 a month the service
would be more attractive to recruits.
General Wood, from whose depart
ment went $4,000 of the %guardsmen
sent to the border, said of the men
enrolled when the call came, an aver
age Of 30 per CEN of each company
had to be dropped for physical de-
fleets and the organization went to the
border filled up with green men.
Its been a tragedy" he said. "but
wof&I ali it cost if we only profit by
it,"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-21
Christmas Shoppers
ThrOng City Stores

The city stores were crowded to
their capacity Saturday afternoon
and evening by busy Christmas shop
pers, some of them coming many
miles by auto to take advantage of
the splendid sales now being offered
by the local merchants. The people
of Miller and Hand county need no
longer resort to the catalog OF the
city department stores for their gift
suggestions for the local dealers
make ample provision each year for
the demands of the holiday season
and they are entitled to your liberal
patronage, Merchants in all lines are
pleased with the volumn of business
they are doing and predict a heavy
trade to the end of the week.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-21
High Cost Study
Begun in Two Cities

Cleveland, Dec. 1S.-The federal
grand jury convened here today to be-
gin an investigation of high prices in
food and fuel and of car shortages, to
determine whether illegal combina-
tons and conspiracies existed. It
was believed the jurors might inves-
tigate the milk embargo which the
Northern Ohio Producers association
has declared to force large dealers to
pay an increase of 3 cents a gallon.
Chicago, Dec. ADMINISTRATIONS of
the coal and car shortage was begun
here today. The interstate commerce
commission, United States District
Attorney Charles Clyne and the state
public utilities commission are CO.
operating.