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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-05-11
ON SPEAKING
TOUR Of THE
UNITED STATES
c. E. LaVigne, Grand Rapids Boy in
City Few Hours Between Trains.
(From Wednesdays Daily.

c. E. LaVigne, born and reared in
Grand Rapids, now of New York City
and Washington, D. c., paid hurried
visit to his relatives in Grand Rap
ids this forenoon. Mr.. LaVigne was
formerly special agent of the Federal
Trade Commission in Washington, D.
c., for the past year has been Director
of the New York Tribune Bureau of
Investigations in connection with a
campaign for truthful advertising and
the elimination of unfair practices in
merchandising, and is now field re-
preventative of the American Fair
Trade League, making tour ofthe
country speaking before Chambers of
Commerce, commercial clubs and
boards of trade in the larger cities.
He has covered many cities in four
teen different states in the past three
weeks, appearing as far south as
Louisville, KY, as far west as Kan
sas City, Mo-, Sioux Falls, S. Dakota,
and Sioux City, Iowa, and as far north
as Duluth, Mimi. Mr.. LaVlgne speaks
tonight in Manitowoc, Wis, then in
Indiana cities and on to Topeka, Kans.
Oklahoma City, Okla, Dallas, Austin,
and San Antonio, Texas, and along the
Pacific Coast. During the past week
he has addressed nine business or
CARNATIONS in eight cities in six
it.
His relatives and friends here in
his native city were given a pleasant
surprise by Edmonde as he is famili-
iarly called, came in on the early Sis
C. M. & st. Paul train from Lacrosse.
His short stay was greatly enjoyed
and passed away only too quick as he
left onthe noon train for Manitowoc.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-05-11
Dinner PARTY

Mr.. and Mrs. A. c, Otto entertain
ed at a six o'clock dinner at their a
partments on Monday evening in hon
or of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Cody, of Ish
peming, Mich, who are guests at the
Jos. Mosher home. Covers were laid
for eight. Following the dinner, the
evening was spent informally.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-05-11
CLEANUP

NAAAl\-Ol
What slogan did Mayor bring?
CLEAN UP!
What's the policemen's constant ding?
CLEAN UP!
So, all ye and boys of Grand Rapids
If you don't wish your life in peril,
All garbage move-our city's evil;
CLEAN UP!
What does the Woman's Federation urge?
CLEAN UP
They wish each unclean spot to purge,
CLEAN UP !!
To them much credits clearly DUE
They name of women, not a few
To see the whole things carried thru
CLEAN UP!
What is it that the Doctors say?
CLEAN UP!
Yet, if WE do, THEY'LL get no pay
CLEAN UP!
There's Hougen Pomainville Looze Waters
and Merrill,
And others of their class, who labor
'Gainst fever germs-lets grant the favor
CLEAN UP
What will our frst-class merchants do?
CLEAN UP
We're sure they most anxious to
CLEAN UP!
Our citizens their will buy,
If prices asked not too high;
This year these war-rates makes one sigh
CLEAN UP
What is it that the women do
CLEAN UP!
Year after year, their whole life through?
CLEAN UP
They sweep and scrub, and swat the fly
So germs they'll not bring to the pie
And beat the carpets-and, O. my!-
CLEAN UP!
What is it that the papers write?
CLEAN UP!
Their sayings are most always right;
CLEAN UP!
For, if we do, they'll praise our city,
And other towns will weep with pity,
Because they not wise and witty:
CLEAN UP!
Then, let us thru this whole week,
CLEAN UP!
And every nasty germ SEEK
CLEAN UP!
&c. get to work and clean the street,
Make every alley pure and sweet,
And every lawn, too, it's meet
CLEAN UP!
Our gardens must plough and plant,
CLEAN UP
None dare complain, nor say 81 can't"
CLEAN UP!
Let each backyard be nice and slick,
For garbage--buld hole of brick
And burn the dirt-thereH be no kick
CLEAN UP!
What will have when all is then
CLEANED UP!
A tiwn that's fit for our DEAR MEN
CLEANED UP!
No other Mayor We'll e'er elect,
The we have is quite correct
His Slogan, what we SHOULD select
CLEAN UP!
MANETTA DAUPHINEE WEIR,
Merrill, Wis.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-05-11
PERSONAL AND LOCAL.
THURSDAY.


ed last evening at their home few
members of the G. A. R. and the W.
R. C. in honor of Mr.. Ovens seventy
fifth birthday A delightful evening
was spent by those present.
Banns have been published for the
approaching marriage of Miss Frances
Hollmuller and John Hamms.
Mrs. C. w. Rood is convalescing
from an illness with tonsilitis.
Mrs Arians and Miss Laura Sturtz
of Junction City are guests at the
John Corcoran home.
w. W. Clark returned this morning
from West Salem where he purchased
live stock for his farm.
Miss Ella Wittenberg returned this
morning from a weeks stay in Mil
waukee and Chicago where she pur
chased stock for the Wittenberg Va
riety Store.
Mrs. M. H. Jackson has been con-
fined to her room at the Hotel Julien
with illness.
Mrs JOS Dennison and baby have
returned to their home at Merrill af-
ter a visit in the city with friends
and relatives.
Mrs NJ Geisenberg of Green Bay
is a guest of her sister Mrs. T. E.
Mullen.
Miss Eleanor Ristow left today for
Kenosha where she will be employed
Mr.. and Mrs. A L. Arpin and fam
lily have returned from an extended
stay in the south and opened their
home on Baker street for the summer.
Mrs. Mic Thomas has returned from
visit with her mother, Mrs. Peter
Bever at Marshfield.
FRIDAY.
Harriet Williams visited this week
at Merriam.
Mrs. Matt Ernser is visiting with
relatives in Milwaukee.
Mrs. M. A. Bogoger is in Stevens
Point today to attend the funeral of
her sister.
Mrs. James McCamley of Merrill,
who has been very i'll at her home is
improving.
Mrs Alfred Painter left today for
Glidden for a visit at the George
Tomske home.
John Wheeler of Madison is in the
city guest of A C. Ketchum who re-
sides at 213 9Th street south
Mrs. C. c. Leavitt returned to her
home in Chicago last night after a
visit in the city with her sister Mrs.
Geo. La Bour.
Mrs. Guy Nash of Stevens Point is
visiting in the city.
Ray Doyle of Chicago visited with
friends in the city Thursday.
Mrs. E. S. Renne entertained : e
Green Bay Bridge club at their meet
ing this week. Mrs. J. j. Canning was
successful in winning the first prize.
Mrs. Herb Roach, Mrs. Nellie Quinn
and Belle Quinn were guests of the
club.
A tract of $50 acres south of Ste
vens Point in the town of Linwood
has been sold to F. c. Dunning of Ell
gin, H., by James V. Mink of the
same city. The consideration was
$4,000. The property is subject t.
encumbrances aggregating $4,000.
Mrs. Ernest Dawes of Pittsville, who
has been receiving treatment at the
Riverview Hospital in this city for the
past three weeks went back to hel
home Thursday
F. Link and A. P. Hirzy had then
sidewalks repaired Friday by JOIN
Rasmussen and his crew while they
were at work in that neighborhood
William Brandt of Marshfield wa
sentenced to Is days in the county jai
by Judge Hugo Wegener on a charg
of assault and battery.
Brandt was brought to this city thi
morning by Chief of Police Gerwinl
of Marshfeld.
Master Richard Heath, son of MI
and Mrs. w. H. Heath, entertained tn
children of the first grade in the Low
ell schoolthisafternoon in honor of hi
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morrow for her home at Camp Doug
las where she will spend the summer
Miss Marion Jackson has returned
to Stevens Point after spending the
week end at her home in this city.
Mrs. M. Geisenberg has returned to
her home at Green Bay after a visit
in the city at the T. E. Mullen home.
Mrs. Jacob Spector has returned to
her home at Wausau after a visit in
the city at the Sarah Steinberg home
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Mosher and
guests Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Cody have
returned from an auto trip to Plain
field and vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Klein will
leave tomorrow for their home at
Lake Forest, H., after short visit
in the city with friends.
The first banns for the approaching
marriage of Miss Bertha Haselbeck
and Mr.. Walter Botlawske were pub
lished at SIS. Peter & Paul church on
Sunday.
Chief of Police Gibson had quite a
pleasant (?) experience with a
squaw who had been imbibing more
fire water than she could comfortably
carry and walk straight He called a
dray and with it's aid took the squaw
to the calaboose. The question nat
urally will be asked: "where did she
get her whiskey?"
The Woman's club rendered Miss
Olga Crane, one OF their members a
surprise shower at her rooms at the
Hamm home on Fifth street south, on
| Monday evening. The evening was
spent informally. Miss Crane was
presented with several beautiful gifts
| from her friends.
WEDNESDAY.
Mrs. Kay Bean OF Nesper was IT the
city Tuesday shopping.
Mrs. Albert Bornick visited with re-
| latives in Oshkosh this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Lundgren of
Vesper were shoppers in town today
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Dapner Of
CIntonville are in the city today shor-
ping.
Mrs. C. A. Corriveau and daughter
Nettie left today for visit in Chi
cago.
Mrs. R. J. Mott has returned from
visit at the DR.. Sayle home at Mil
waukee.
Mrs. r. L. Nash and babe have re-
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7th birthday. The children had a de-
lightful time playing games in the
adjoining park where there are swings
and other devices for their pleasure
and entertainment Refreshments
were served and most enjoyable time
was reported by the little folks.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-09
TO HARRY THE DEMOCRATS

st. Louis, June 9.-The advance
Euard of the suffragists who will try
to have the Democrats insert a suf-
frage plank in their platform, ar
rived here today. From every State
in the Union they will be in evidence
next week and will stand on guard
all along the road from the jefferson
hotel. Democratic headquarters, to
the Coliseum The thousands Of wom-
en- will be in white. with yellow par
asols. sashes. arm bands and caps,
the same costume adopted for the
campaign in Chicago. The suffrag-
lists will cover every step of the way
and night will bring no surcease
from their activities. President Mrs.
Carrie Chapman Gait will head the
parade.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-09

of the building in manner to chain
the attention of the beholder.
The edifice itself will cost approxi-
mately thirty-five thousand dollars,
and with the furniture and hand
some pipe organ, will reach, prob
ably, more than forty thousand dol
lars.
The main auditorium Is sixty by
ninety feet, the union Sunday school
room, with its folding doors SO ar
ranged that they may be thrown
open and thereby increase the size
Of the auditorium, is thirty by sixty
feet. There are also two baracca
rooms on the main floor as well as
two on the balcony. The pastors
study and choir room are also situat-
ed on the main floor.
An infants department, thirty
five by ninety feet, and four class
rooms, with folding doors that can
be thrown open SO as to make one
large room, are situated in the base
ment, as is the kitchen.
There are ten class rooms on the
balcony floor, in addition to the ba-
racca rooms already mentioned.
These, like other rooms in this struc-
ture. carry out modern ideas Of
church building, being arranged with
folding doors that can be opened,
throwing the whole into one large
Two entrances on Eighth street
and one on Avernu C, together with
two rear entrances for choir and pas
tor, give. access to the building.
Beautiful stained glass windows
add greatly to the appearance Of this
building.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-09
GOOD GRAIN CROP
ASSURED FOR GERMANY

Berlin, June 8 -Everything indi-
Gates that Germany will have un-
usually good grain crops this year
From all parts of the country the re-
ports are most satisfactory. The
winter was mild. and thus far the
spring weather has been well-nigh
ideal
The rainfall has continued salts
factory in nearly all parts of the
country; hence grain and meadow
grass have been making fine prog
ress. Livestock has been turned out
to grass, and thus the scarcity of
feedstuffs has been relieved. The
greatest danger Just now for the
grain crops is that there may be a
relapse Of cold weather, which may
injure the well-advanced plants. An
other factor that is expected to in
crease Germany's production of grain
and other crops is that much moor
land has been reclaimed and will
now come into cultivation for the
first time. The prospects for an ex-
eellent fruit crop are also good.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-09
REV. J. R. CASON'S CHURCH
NEARS COMPLETION

Miami, June SIT now appears,
according to statements by d. c..
Allen, contractor. that the Southern
Methodist church building, at the
corner of Eighth street and Avenue
G, will be completed within thirty
days, there remaining yet to be done
only the marble work in the vesti-
bule, exterior plastering and a little
painting Of woodwork
The edifice. designed by John Gals
ford, of Memphis, one of the leading
architects of the United States devot-
ing their entire attention to the
building Of churches. Mr.. Gaisford
has built some of the most beautiful
church buildings in the country, and
according to persons well versed in
such matters. has produced almost
II not quite his best work in Trinity
N. E. church Of Miami
This structure is made Of rein
forced concrete. and is ninety by
ninety feet on the ground. with a
tower eighty-four feet in height,
that stands directly on the corner
and adds the one touch needed to
bring out the architectural beauties
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-09
Millions Want Teddy
(By Associated Press)

Auditorium, Chicago, June g.
The Progressive convention recon-
vened at 1926 today. Chairman
Robins brought the platform before
the convention at 1O;49. Dean LOWS
read the platform section by section,
each being acted upon as offered.
Some planks, particularly suffrage,
1t is expected, will be debated.
The committee appointed to con-
fer with the Republican peace com
mittee was cheered as it entered the
hall at 11:3O.
Roosevelt's secretary, Joseph w
McGrath, and William Loeb. Jr..
frequently mounted the platform and
conferred with party leaders who
buzzed with activity McGrath and
Loeb are understood to have taken
positions in the ante-room connected
by telephone with Oyster Bay.
After leaving the Rostrum for the
first time Loeb said: 1--WE hope TO
keep the convention from doing any
thing foolish. He declined to inter-
pret the word foolish +"
There was a report circulating to
which the managers gave ready ear
that Roosevelt intended to withdraw
his name :, There seemed to be no
competent authority for the predic-
tion and radicals said "They would
name Teddy anyway" The confer
ence committee reported a harmoni-
GUS meeting with the Republicans.
The Republicans did not present any
name. The Progressives urged Roose-
velt. The Republicans advanced no
concrete proposition except that a
further conference might be desir-
able this afternoon.
The word male" was struck from
the platform declaration that every
male citizen is charged with the duty
of defending his country. and the
word his" was changed to "our".
The suffrage plank was amended to
declare for full right of suffrage,
both by Federal and State action" "
Borah, Republican. of Idaho, unex-
pectedly appeared. He was received
enthusiastically. He addressed the
convention declaring that millions OF
want Roosevelt. He urged
harmony between the conventions and
that alone would perhaps decide the
welfare of the country for the next
quarter OF q century The eonven-
tion recessed at 1:0S until o'clock.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-09
RUSSIANS BREAK AUSTRIAN
LINES: GERMANS REPULSED
fBy Associated Press. /,

London, June 9.-The Russians
have broken the Austrian lines along
a ninety-four mile front to the depth
of thirty-seven and half miles, the
Russian embassy ut Rome learns, ac-
cording to a london News Agency
dispatch. There is general German
attack along the entire verdun
front. On the right bank of the
Meuse they penetrated the French
line near Thiaumont farm, the
French war office says, but were re-
pulsed with heavy losses at other
points. Two small German attacks
southwest of Hill 304 were repulsed.
Important conference between the
British and French officials is on In
London. Joffre, the French command
er, and Ambassador Paul Cambon,
meeting with British Foreign Minis
ter Grey and the war council. !
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-09
REPUBLICANS NOMINATE
HUGHES, ROOT AND BURTON:
DEMONSTRATION FOR HUGHES
LASTED TWENTY MINUTES
DRUGGISTS MUST OBEY
THE LAWS BETTER

Chicago. June 9 9-"From 3S to as
per cent. of all drugs are sold in
drug stores by men who have not
been educated as pharmacists. Fifty
per cent of American drug stores are
not obeying the laws intended to
protect the public. Dozens of per-
sons are killed and thousands injured
in health through criminal ignor-
ance and carelessness in compound
ing drugs The drug trade today is
in terrible condition /" These state
ments are attributed to p. A. Man
dabach, secretary of the National
Association Of Drug Clerks, who is
starting out on crusade to have the
evil remedied as far as it is possible
for the Drug Clerks organization to
do so. THE supervision of drug
stores has broken down under the
state boards of pharmacy" declares
Mr.. Mandabach, and there are not
enough inspectors. Ignorance and
corruption are everywhere. To be-
come registered pharmacist re-
quires four years of high school and
two years of pharmacy school. Lax
inspection is causing many needless
deaths yearly . These facts coming
out at time when political parties
are framing platforms of national
Importance have aroused much dis
cussion in Chicago.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-09
25O,0O0 PACK MULES IN
SERVICE IN WAR ZONE
(By Associated Press. J

Headquarters of the Italian Army,
June 9.-The black line of loaded
pack mules, each led by an Alpine
soldier, is one of the strangest
sights to be met In the mountain
war zone. On busy days this line may
sometimes be seen winding its way
from valley five miles distant up
the mountain passes to peaks ten
thousand feet high.
The mule is at once the glory and
the backbone of the mountain trans
portation system of the Italian army.
1t is particularly useful because 1t is
unafraid. Itself bred In the noun
tains, often growing under the very
noses of volcanoes and used to graz
ing while earthquakes threaten, at
the front 1t hardly pricks it's ears at
artillery noises.
1T is estimated that upwards of
100000 mules are in service In the
war zone. The most of them come
from the Abruzzi mountains in the
central part of Italy, but they have
been requisitioned from every part
of the kingdom, even from Sicily
and SARDINIA. together with their
two-wheeded carts painted with
scenes of provincial history.
To this mule in the early part of
the war Italy hitched much of her
hauling and carrying. and today,
with plenty of fine roads and new
bridges in the war zone, the mule
still keeps pace with tn automobile,
the narrow guage railway and the
airline railways of the high noun
tains.
This little mule, eleven to thirteen
hands high, often hardly as large
as Texas pony, Is different from
other mules, burros, and evil-tem-
pered beasts. For one thing, 1t isn't
stubborn. 1t doesn't flop back It's
ears. and lunge out with both heels,
like its American brother. It is a
willing, hardy, affectionate
animal that climbs a snowy noun
tain pass as surely as a cat on
fence. It is used for carrying up the
mountain every article from a plank
Of soft pine to a cannon shell. If the
italians ever get over the mountains
hey promise to remember the mule
hat helped on the job.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-09
|BORAH DECLARES
MILLIONS Want
| ROOSEVELT
PR0GRESSvES AMEND PLANKs
IN PLATFORM AND DECLARE
HARMONY BETWEEN CONvEN-
TIONs IS IMPERATIVE
tBy Associated Press. J

Coliseum, Chicago, June 9.-The
Republican convention reconvened
at II: 49,. The committee appointed
last night to confer with the Pro-
gres;ive peace committee reported a
frank, free and friendly meeting
Confrees are of one mind that the
restoration of Republican and Pro-
gressive policies to power is needed.
The Hrcgressives urged Roosevelt
fairly, but the Republicans named
no one.
There was moderate applause at
the mention of Roosevelt, which last
ed three minutes, being mainly from
the galleries.
Harding announced the confer
ence committee was continued. Roll
can of the States for presidential
nomination started and Arizona
yielded to New York. Whitman took
the platform to nominate Hughes.
The demonstration for Hughes last
ed twenty minutes. Half of the del
egates apparently joined in. Nicholas
Murray Butler then nominated Root.
There was a five minute demonstra-
tion. Willys nominated Burton. Smoot
and Crane declared Borah's visit to
the Progressives entirely was person
al with him.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-09
FRIDAY UNLuckY DAY FOR
BRIDAL COUPLES

Vancouver, Wash, June 9.-Unless
bridal couples get over their super
stitutions, the clerks in the license
bureau will ask to have every Friday
made holiday Seldom do couples
brave the Friday hoodoo to seek II.
censes. For some reason Friday is
the one day of the week when Dan
Cupid's activities in this city are
practically nil, there seldom being
more than two couples on that day,
while others average six or seven
couples day
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-09
PRELIMINARY TRIAL Be
HELD next week:
RICHARDS WILL Be
TAKEN TO BARTOW

o. A. Richards, who shot Mr.. and
Mrs. w. Francis Brown, will be re-
moved from the city Jail today and
escorted to the county jail at Bar
tow where he will be kept until Mr..
Brown recovers sufficiently to be
present at the preliminary trial,
which will probably occur next
week.
Mrs. Browns funeral was held this
afternoon from the Gentry Undertak-
ing parlors, Rev. Wallace Wear in
charge.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-09
NOMINATIONS EXPECTED AoDAy

Chicago, June 9.-Today. perhaps
will see the candidates for president
and vice-president of the United
States named by the Republican Ma
tional convention and the Progressive
National convention. Direct wires
have been established between Chi
cago and Washington so that the
Democratic leaders at the capital may
keep thoroughly posted on every
move that the parties now in session
here make. It is believed that both
meetings viii finish the business map
ped up so that the delegates may
leave Chicago tomorrow. Many of
the delegates will go directly to st.
Louis to keep in touch with what the
Democrats will do there next week.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-09
Governor Appreciative

~@ff@ SS-0ANO
taiiep4zee June 9.-,Governor
r If4nzn3ell has made tabulations
the hr1< ohoice votes in the u. s.
ez4ffaI race and of S5,504 votes
pzfed Gorernor Trammell has
see Bryan has 16.4s1, Wall, 44,-
a4d GiIchrist 6,s35. Governor
.'.1asIi A>H carried as counties
! tn dnslnfles from which com
e zelnEHz are not yet in will in
44s rfaznmeil's lead from three to
+ Thousand votes more than the
lres eboFe eiven. Governor Tram
4 ! H''asnt lead over Senator Bry-
the next high man, is in round
a4sf* IS 500 votes.
'<xsfHtK frammell says: 81 am
.e Az lNa@& 18th gratitude to. the
p's q z6ftda for their strong ex-
l'....sA ~ <4nhdence, and it is my
''lIee 8 serve them faithfully
nainder of my term as
eIHz[ sd b represent my State
lllaa'y q ne Senate of the Unit
- erds fail me when at
ps y Izzlx express my sincere ap-
.leE|4 S. he magnificent victory
lK'@N vs. py the people of Flor