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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-02-10
PERSONAL AND LOCAL.
THURSDAY.

Mrs. J. Raath entertained the Ger
man Moravian society this afternoon
at her home on the east side. A fine
lunch was served.
Mrs. Phil Ragieul and children re-
turned to-day from an extended visit
in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Mrs. Martin Dienslake of Orient, S.
D., arrived in the city to-day for a
visit at the home of Mrs. P Conway
Mrs. Dienslake was formerly Miss
Grace Conway.
Miss Rachel Hudson entertained a
number of young ladies at a sewing
bee last evening, the guest of honor
being Miss Mary Sturtevant, whose
marriage to J. M. Pfffner of Stevens
Point will take place on Feb. 25. Miss
Florence Alexander will entertain for
Miss Sturtevant later in the week.
-Wausau Record Herald.
Mrs. w H. Gets received word to-
day that Mrs Lydia Quimby of Pitts
vile is improving sufficiently to dis
pense with a nurse. Her many friends
here will be glad to hear this
Fred Beel, the well known wrest-
Ter has sold his farm two miles south
of Marshfield and will move to the city
of Marshfield where he will reside in
the future. 1t is said that the consid-
Grafton was $16,500.
Mr.. and Mrs Chas. Giese of Fond
du Lac visited friends in this city on
Tuesday.
Miss Della Jones returned home on
Wednesday night from Marshfield
where she has been acting as nurse
W. D. Connor who is now convelesing
from an operation he underwent re
Gently.
Miss Lena Houston of Nekoosa was
operated upon for appendicitis at the
Riverview Hospital yesterday.
DR.. Mary Caldwell of Waukesha and
Mrs. Alex Caldwell of Pewaukee and
son Walter are in the city at the Com
mercial Hotel with James Gaynor.
Mrs. Alex Caldwell is a sister of Mr..
Gaynor. Mr.. James Gaynor is lit
tie better to-day
Otto Micklesen and E. L. Renne start
ed to-day on the eleventh year of their
work as mail carriers. 1t was ten
years ago yesterday that these men
started on their routes as carriers of
Uncle Sans mail
William Waldo has received letter
from the Wisconsin State Board of
Examiners saying that he passed the
examination for practical optics and is
entitled to a license as an optometrist.
Daniel H. Grady of Portage, is in
the city, attending Circuit court now
on at the court house.
Mrs. W T Lyle is confined to the
house with Lagrippe
The fire company east side did ex-
cellent work in subduing the flames on
the Gazely house Thursday noon.
George Arnett Jr., has taken a posi-
ton with George w. Mead as chau-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-02-10

NJ. have received an invitation from
the Grand Lodge of the State, Mil
waukee, to exemplify the third degree
work in June at the meeting there.
This invitation is considered quite an
honor, as it is the first time that a
lodge as far north as Grand Rapids
has been invited to exemplify the third
degree work. The lodge has accepted
the invitation.
The following gentlemen went to
Stevens Point Thursday night to at
tend the special meeting of Knight
Templar Inspection: Messrs. DR..
Clark, F. J. Wood, W. Chambers. Sam
Church, I. P Witter, Earle Pease, E.
W. Ellis, T. A. Taylor, VIM. McNaugh
ton, Chas. Kellogg, A. Marvin, NJ. N.
Weeks.
The Witter Hotel, management
purchased a beautiful Edison Diamond
Disc Photograph of the Daily Music
Company and it will be used there to
entertain the guests when nothing
else is available. The Gerows always
have the pleasure and delight of their
guests in mind. Go and hear it.
st. Katherine's Guild decided at
their last meeting to hold a dinner
dance the Monday after Easter in
place Of the regular Easter Sale. The
date for the Xmas sale was set for
December 2.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-02-10


ffeur to fill the vacancy by Lloyd Al
lie resigned
The Grand Rapids Brewing Co., has
! purchased a new four wheel drive
truck. Fred Miller will drive the car
up from Kenosha where the car was
purchased.
Earl Helm who has been employed
IN the Leloff Tailor Shop for the past
two years, has resigned his position
to accept another one in Pierre. S D
/ FOR SALE:-A good fresh mich
cow. Enquire Of Peter Frohnen, R.
F. D. No. 1, City 1tw.
FRIDAY
Miss Luella Baldwin is i'll at her
home with Scarlet Fever.
Billy Stone has returned to his home
in Necedah after a visit in the city
with friends.
James Jensen is i'll with the measles.
Miss Bernadetta Schlatterer has
gone to Mosinee where she has taken
position as stenographer for the
Mosinee Paper Co.
Mrs E. Harmon of Milwaukee is
| in the city house guest at the Irwin
E. Philleo home.
Mrs. F. W. Calkins entertained the
members of the o. D. O. club at her
home on Birch street on Thursday
afternoon. After a pleasant afternoon
of social converse and music, light re-
freshments were served.
Mrs. Isaac P Witter has been
guest of Mrs. Strong of st. Paul this
week. {
Miss Antoinette Smith has gone to
Thief River Falls, Minnesota where
she has accepted a position in the Ar
pin Dredging Company's office in that
city.
Mrs. VIM. Compton and daughter
and Mrs. John Biringer left last night
for Chicago where Miss Compton will
enter Wesley Hospital for medical
treatment
Mrs. Claire Confare left Thursday
evening for Chicago and Eastern mar
kets where she will select the spring
line of ready to wear goods for the
Johnson & Hill store. Mrs. Confare
expects to take a short vacation fol-
lowing her business trip and will be
gone about a month.
The Womens Foreign Missionary
Society of the NJ E. Church met this
afternoon with Mrs. Roland Baldwin
at her home on Fourth Street South.
The Wood County Telephone Co.,
has purchased a one ton Ford Truck
to use in their construction and repair
work, The purchase was made thru
the Jensen Garage, agents in this city
for the Ford car.
Mrs. C. C. Rowley of Winnebago is
in the city the guest of her mother
Mrs. Frank DAILY.
Among those who have purchased
Edison Diamond Disc Photographs
from the DAILY Music Co., recently
are Wilbur Berg, Louis Gross, and
Herbert Roach.
The local Lodge No. 128 F. & A.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-02-10

Mr.. and Mrs. A C. Otto left Tues
day evening for Milwaukee where they
will spend a few days attending the
state convention Of the Rexan Drag
gists.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-02-10
ANNUAL MEETING

The annual meeting of Riverview
hospital association will be held at the
Elks Club Monday afternoon, Febru-
airy 14th at o'clock It is earnestly
requested that all members will be
present.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-02-10
CANDIDATE FOR
CITY TREASURER

/ hereby announce myself as candi
date for City Treasurer at the coming
Spring Election. If elected, will serve
the people to the best Of my ability.
| shall appreciate your vote.
Yours respectfully,
Joseph Reiland,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-02-10
A MEDICAL BOOK FREE
By DIR. n. A. Goddard

Modern Methods
Of ire q t i n e
Chronic Diseases
without Operation
has just come from
the pen Of DR.. Cod
dard the Milwau-
kee Specialist and
is one Of the most
interesting as well
as instructive little
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-02-10

open an Office.
Miss Morrisey entertained a number
of her friends informally on Satur-
day evening.
Mrs. Henry Osterman of Kellner is
in the city taking care of her sistertn-
law, Mrs. John Henry who broke her
wrist some time ago.
Miss Viola Doyle Of Stevens Point
spent Saturday and Sunday in this
city, a guest at the William sIattery
home.
The meeting of the Merchants &
Manufacturers Association that was
to have been held last evening was
postponed. The date of the meeting
was not set.
". R. Boorman, is one of a commit
tee of six who will entertain the mem
bers of the Wausau Ministerial Asso-
citation and their wives at a dinner
at the Ogden home at Wausau on Mon
day, Feb. 21
The Christian Endeavor Society of
the First Moravian church of this city
was held up as an example of a young
peoples organization that had attain
ed great efficiency" by Rev. E. T.
Farrill of Milwaukee, field secretary
of the Wisconsin C. E. Union at sup
per meeting of the Presbyterian Chris
tian Endeavor Society at the church
parlors in Wausau on Saturday even
ing.
William Nicholas, resident farmer
in the town of Saratoga and what is
called lover Seven Mile Greek is plan
ming with several of his neighbors to
build an up-to-date metallic line into
Nekoosa to connect with the Wood
County Telephone Company exchange.
The people in Saratoga, Port Edwards
and Armenia towns are getting busy
and anxious for good telephone ser
vice. We are glad to see this activity
Mrs. A. B. Sutor, delightfully."- en-
tertained the Monday afternoon Bird
ge Club at her home on Ninth street
north, Three tables were in use dur
ing the games played. Mrs. Peter Rel
land was awarded the first prize for
having the highest score and Mrs. F.
L. Steib was awarded the guest prize.
A delectable luncheon was served.
Anton Brost of Babcock was a bu-
siness visitor in the city today.
Ned Meeteer has resigned his po-
sition as deliveryman for the New
Meat Market. Willis Gazely has &C
copied the position.
Miss Hanley representing the Ar
mour Co., is in the city demonstrating
Bullion Cubes at Johnson & Hill store
Mr.. and Mrs. Clint Bradley of Min
neapolis former residents ofthis city
are visiting in the city.
Miss Clara Koppel will leave soon
for Milwaukee to take up her spring
millinery work
George +. Dewey was over from
Grand Rapids today,-Miss Marion
Jackson, assistant in the biology de-
partment at the Normal was Ill VIII
the grippe the end of the week-Ste-
vens Point Journal.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Lishkow have
returned to their home at Wittenh.. rs
after weeks visit in the city at the
John Murray home.
Chester Gross of Madison was a
business visitor in the city Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Miles are happy
over the arrival of a son at their home
which arrived on Monday, Feb. 7.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Brauer ex-
pect to leave soon for Green Bay
where they will make their future
home.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-02-10

PIelSS VI tHe reg uIdI Easter oale. Inc
date for the Xmas sale was set fol
December 2.
SATURDAY.
Mr.. and Mrs Chas. Sonnenbere
have the sympathy of the community
in the loss of their one year old daugh-
ter which died this morning from
spinal trouble.
Kenneth McCamley has returned
from Milwaukee where he attended
the Hardware convention.
Mrs. Dwight Greene is confined to
her home Grand Avenue with illness.
Mrs. Wesley Babcock will leave to-
night for her home at Galesville, H..
after a visit in the city at the Grant
Babcock home.
Clarence Christensen who attends
the University at Madison is home for
a visit between semesters.
Mrs. st. Louis who has been a guest
at the home of her daughter Mrs. Ed
gar Kellogg for several weeks left
to-day for visit in Waupaca.
Miss Myrtle Severance will leave
the first of the week for an extended
visit at Bemidji, MINI.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Carperl of Prai-
RE Du Chem who have been visiting
with friends in the city left to-day
for their home.
Mrs. J. W. Lemley is confined to her
home with illness.
The insurance on the home of Ar
thur Ramps, which was recently dam
aged by fire has been satisfactorily
settled through the Taylor & Scott
agency.
The Christian Endeavor Of the First
Moravian Church enjoyed sleigh ride
party to Kellner last evening where
they were entertained by the members
of the church at Kellner. A fnesup-
per was served.
The Girls Club of which Miss Irma
Johnson is President has issued in
vitations for a dancing party to be
given at the Elks' club on Friday ev-
ening February II. This party prom
Uses to be one of the social functions
of the season.
Mr. and Mrs. L. NJ. Nash have re-
turned from Milwaukee where they
attended the Hardware Dealers Con-
vention.
S. W. Howard, manager of Towards
Variety store left this noon for Chi
cago on a business trip.
The Edison school was closed Fri
day on account of trouble with the
heating system.
VIM. Kellogg has gone to Virginia
Minnesota where he will take a po-
sition with the Virginia & Rainy Lake
Lumber Company.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Schroeder 1e-
turned from Minneapolis this morn
ing. Mr.. Schroeder has been employed
at Minneapolis during the early part
of the winter.
MONDAY.
Mrs. Walter Brauer is recovering
from a two weeks illness.
DR.. Edward Hougen spent Sunday
with his father at Manitowoc.
George Bankert and Harry Carlson
spent Sunday in Chicago.
A. H. Miller of Arpin was business
visitor to the city to-day.
Mrs. Severt Johnson has returned
from visit at Mather.
Orlando Winthers has resigned his
position in Gleue Bros. Shoe store.
Marvey Lain is confined to his home
with throat trouble.
Miss Bess Bradford who attends
school at Madison is home for a short
visit betwann SanoaStprS
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-14
ISOLATION
IMPERATIVE
DIR. FleXner Talks to New
York Physicians About
Infantile Paralysis
NO SAFE METHOD
OF INCUBATION
Extent to Which Patients Recover Is
Very Great and Susceptibility to
Disease Is Relatively Small, Expert
Declares.

NEW YORK, July 14.-That infan-
tile paralysis is neither so uncertain in
origin nor fatal nor permanent in eff
feet as generally supposed was the as.
sertion made by Simon Flexner of the
Rockefeller institute in a paper read
at a mass-meeting of physicians last
night. While the death rate has va.
ried from ) to 20 per cent, this fig-
ure is not accurate, as only a small
number of cases actually are reported
DR.. Flexner said. Many of those most
seriously afflicted eventually make
complete recoveries.
The origin of the disease is in the
secretions of the nose, throat and in.
tcstines. The chief conveyor is the
human being himself, DR.. Flexne1
said, whether consciously afflicted OF
not. Flies are known to have carried
the infection in some eases, and poul-
try, pigs, dogs and cats are suspected
The chief means of dissemination are
kissing, sneezing and coughing, which
throw the virus into the atmosphere
whence it is carried direct to the mu.
cous membranes of the nose and throat
and thence to the spinal cord and
brain. Very many cases have been
transmitted also by mothers caring for
the noses and throats of their children
and then carrying the virus either to
other children or to their food, the
expert declared.
Protection can best be gained
| through the isolation of the disease
even in the earliest stages and tn,
sanitary control of those coming il
contact with it. At present there i;
no safe method of preventing inocula
ton. though experiments are being
made with the TRANSMISSION of blooC
| from a person already immune by hav
ing had the disease or by the use OF
subeffective doses of the virus itself
| Nor is there as yet any practicabl,
method of specific treatment. Recov
| cry is accomplished slowly by a process
of immunization taking place durin.
the acute period of the disease and b,
the best medical and surgical care.
The extent to which recovery ma1
occur is very great, DR.. FleXner said
| In many eases the residue of paralv
sis may be so small as not seriously t,
| hamper the life activities of the suf
ferer. In others it may be greatly re
lieved by suitable orthopedic treat
Iment. What is imperative. DIR. Flcx
ncr asserted, is to remember that re
covery is a process. extending over
long period of time, perhaps eve
years, and that only a very small pro
portion of those attacked are left sc
verely and hclplessly crippled
The extent of susceptibility to tn
disease is relatively small. 1t IS lowe
than in measles. scarlet fever or dipl
liberia. The present outbreak is nc
extraordinary, the expert pointed on
for not since the disease first appeare
in 1907 has the country been cntirel
free from it. Every summer since the
has seen some accession of the diseas,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-14
LLOYD GEORGE OPTIMISTIC.
Claims Allies Have .Wrenched Tnitia
tive From Germans

LONDON, July II. - David Lloyd
George, British minister Of war, pre-
siding Yesterday at an allied confer
ence on equipment, declared that the
combined offensive of the allies had
wrenched the initiative from the Ger
mans, never, he trusted, to return.
I'VE have crossed the watershed, -
he said, land now victory is begin
ming to flow in our direction. This
change is due to the improvement il
our equipment
The conference was held at the war
Office and was participated in by Al
bert Thomas, French minister of mu.
nitions; Gen. Beliaoif, assistant minis.
ter of war of Russia; Gen. A. Dali
Olio, member of the Italian minister
of war, and the new British minister
of munitions, Edwin S. Montagu.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-14
SUPREME COURT JUSTICE.
John H. Clarke of Cleveland May Be
Hughes S Successor.

WASHINGTON, July II. - Federal
District Judge John II. Clarke of Ohio
is now the favoritc possibility men
toned here as the next nomination for
supreme court of the United States to
succeed Mr.. Hughes. Mr.. Clarke is q
Democrat, and is said to be recon-
mended by Secretary of War Baker. 1t
is understood that Attorney General
Gregory has submitted Il report on
Judge Clarke to the President.
In addition to Judge Clarke, Judge
J. r. jerks of the New York supreme
court and Morgan J. O'Brien of New
York, are said to be under considera-
ton.
Another name on the list is that of
Judge Victor J. Bowling of the New
York supreme court and it was learned
yesterday that he stands next to Judge
Clarke. Judge Bowling is prominent in
Tammany circles in New York and has
been often mentioned as 4 possible can
didate for mayor or governor.
Judge Clarke, who is 80 years old,
has been more or less prominent in
Ohio political affairs. He was the
Democratic candidate for the United
States senate, in 1908 and made a wide
canvass against Mark H. Hanna. He is
vice president for Ohio of the Anti
! lmperialist league.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-14
WILSON ORDERS
AERIAL RESERVE
Squadron for Each of the IL Divisions
of the National Guard
Is Planned

WASHINGTON, July H. = Presi-
dent Wilson signed an order yesterday
establishing q special aeronautical re-
serve for the United States army The
reserve viii have sufficient trained
Tiers and expert mechanicians to pro-
vide squadron for each of the u
aeronautical divisions Of the National
Guard
Any civilian in any state may join
this reserve provided he has the neces-
sary flying skill and the mechanical
ability The war department views the
President s order as one of the most
important steps yet taken by this gov
eminent to develop military aeronau-
tics.
The recommendation for the aerial
reserve came from the war department
The national defence act of June >
gave the President the necessary pow
er to call this important branch into
being. His order will bring 297 officers
and 1000 enlisted men to the aerial re-
serve. 1t is estimated that it will take
approximately six months to train
them. The enlistment of recruits will
begin without delay.
There are, it is said, not many men
in the country outside the army, who
can operate an aeroplane, but the war
department stands ready to remedy
this deficiency. Any enc with mechani-
cal ability for aeroplane work or DO
tential ability as a fIicr should make
his application to the adgutant general
OF the army if he wishes to join the
reserves. The army already has two
excellent training schools for aviators
one at Hampstead. L. l.. and one at
San Diego, Calf \ third school will
be established soon at Chicago.
70 facilitate the work of getting the
reserve in shape the war department
will cooperate with all the aero clubs
of the country. Aviation schools
throughout the country will also be en-
couraged and helped by the war de-
partment with a view to providing
speedy and efficient training for the Of
ticers and men.
The war department will accept
graduates of these schools for the ser
vice after they pass the prescribed ex-
animation and will refund to these
graduates the cost of their tuition at
the private aviation schools.
Most of the fiiers will be taken from
| the ranks of the young men, and it is
realized that the majority will not be
men of means. The war department
| incidentally is not building up the
aeronautical service as a millionaires
game.
With prospects of tuition fees al
hand the private schools will it is be
| lieved, be in a position to get up-to
| date machines from the manufacturers
| so that the war department $ plan
really helps every phase of the aero
plane industry.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-14
HILL PREDICTS BIG CROPS.
Result of Observations on Extended
Trip Through the Northwest.

DULUTH, Minn., July Il. - After
an extended trip over the Northwest
Louis w. Hill, president of the Great
Northern railroad, predicts one of the
heaviest crops this season that the
Northwest has ever known.
In North Dakota, | found outside
of the Red River VALLEY, where it is
too wet in some places, that conditions
are more favorable than last year, and
in Montana, where we had banner
crops last year, l found the conditions
even better than last year, on' account
of favorable rainfalls.
Five years ago we handled $500,
600 bushels of grain out of Montana
and this year, just finished with tn
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-14
GATES'S STRENGTH
CONCERNS SEN. PAGE
In a Form Letter the Ready Writing
Senator Seeks to Learn Senti-
ment in the State.

MONTPELIER, July Is. - The lat
est product of Senator Page s letter
writing plant is directed at Gov.
Gates and his candidacy for the sena-
torship. 1t is a form letter, multi
graphed and signed by u fac-simile,
printed from a cut, and does not show
the senator's usual careful attention
to details.
Instead of the warm, personal let
ter, each separately typewritten and
signed personally, addressed and sub
titled, My Dear John-or Jones-or
Smith, = the letter is of the ''Mv Dear
Sir type and indicates that the SEN
ator is finding it necessary to delegate
some of the work of his letter-writing.
There are also occasional mistakes in
names and personalities.
The important fact is that. Senator
Page, after turning all his heavy artil-
lery on former Gov. Allen NJ. Fletcher.
now realizes that he is face to face
with the potential candidacy of Gov.
Gates. At least he says that " from
time to time letters drift into ne il
dieating that Gov. Gates may possibly
enter the senatorial contest
That this impression is correct is
indicated by the announcement, made
here during the Greater Vermont meet
ing. that the governor would announce
himself a candidate early next week.
Senator Page, therefore, anticipates
that result by his latest form letter,
dated yesterday in Washington.
After calling attention to the danger
| of sending a new and inexperienced
man to Washington in these trouble
some times, Senator Page s letter
| says:-
''What I now especially desire is
your opinion as to public sentiment
| touching Gov. Gates's possible candj
dacy. VIII he enter the race, and il
he does do YOU believe he will be {
formidable candidate. against mel"
The. letter concludes by Announcing
| that the senator is sticking close t
his job in Washington and must there
fore rely on his friends for informa
tion regarding the political situation
This is, notwithstanding the fact that
on July l., the date of the letter, h
was a guest at the Greater Vermont
| dinner in this city.