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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-08-03
SUPPER PARTY

Mrs. Georgia Olson entertained at
a supper party at the pavilion last ev-
ening in compliment to Miss Fern Stat
terry one of the early fall brides. Those
present were the Misses Eleanore
Slattery, Stella Kinister, Lulu Hayes
and the Mesdames Edward Turbin,
Leonard Reinhart, Kathryn Collins,
Bert Bever, Arthur Madsen and Ches-
ter Gross. The evening was devoted
TO dancing.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-08-03
BIRTHDAY PARTY
From Fridays Daily.)

IFrom fridays Dally.)
This afternoon Master Jerrold Ere
Ghetto entertained a number of his
little friends to help celebrate his
sixth birthday.
The afternoon was spent in play
ing games on the lawn after which
homemade ice cream, waters, cook
les and beautiful birthday cake was
served, all of which was greatly en-
joyed. Those present were Gertrude,
Harold and Margaret Beardsley, Ed
win ODay, Irene Knuth, May and
Mable Passineau, George Warren,
Harold Knoll, Blanche Weeks, Vir-
ginia Knoll, Miss Gordon and Mrs.
O'Day.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-08-03
SMALL BLAZE
At BADGER
EGGPLANT
Mill Employees Put Out Blaze. Little
Damage Done.

A fire, supposedly caused by the ex-
cessive heat, started in a box surround
ing the blower pipe on the boiler house
of the Badger Box and Lumber Co.
shortly after two o'clock this after
noon.
Prompt action by the company's
own fire fighters soon had the fire out
The damage was slight.
Both city fire companies made re-
cord runs to the scene of the fire
but their services were not needed
owing to the promptness and good
work Of the mill firemen.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-08-03
DEATH Of MRS.
JOSEPHINE
NOGALSKI
{ From Fridays Daily.)

Mrs. Josephine Nogalski, a resident
Of tbs west side at 7O3, 5th avenue
north, died Thursday forenoon aged
78 years. She was a resident of the
town of Sigel for many years where
she was well known and highly re
spected. The funeral services will
take place from the house at 9:15 a.
m. Monday and ST. Lawrence Catholic
church, Father F. C. Ciszewski offici-
ating. Burial in Calvary cemetery in
this city.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-08-03
SCHOOL CENSUS
SHOWS DECREASE
Fewer Children of School Age Now
Than in 1915, 1914 and 1912.

The school census for 1916 shows
that there are 81 less children Of
school age this year than there was
in 1915. There are SO fewer boys and
p girls.
The total for 1914 was 20 more than
this year. In 1913 there were less
than in 1916 and in 1912 there were
6 more than in 1916.
The census figures by wards for
1915 and 1916 is here given:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-08-03
RUNNINGFOR
District
ATTORNEY

NJ. J. Paul, Of Red Granite, former
ly of this city, is a candidate for dis
trict attorney in Waushara county on
the Republican ticket at the primaries
to be held September 5. Mr. Paul was
employed in the law offices of D. D.
Conway while in this city and has
many friends who would like to see
him elected to the office he seeks.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-08-03

ence course of the Thomas college at
Detroit, Mich.
The refreshments and service were
very creditable to the young lady and
she received many compliments. Mrs
Clarisse Arpin was made very happy
by the associations of her many friends
and neighbors and enjoying a social
visit
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-08-03
MERCURY
REACHES g
DEGREES

The weather man seems bent on
handing out the warm stuff, but we
must give him credit for working up
gradually to the extreme temperature
we are now experiencing. Starting in
about 81 degrees, the temperature
has increased day by day until on
Friday it reached 80 degrees, the hot
test experienced this summer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-08-03
DROWNING At
STEYENSPOINT

Joseph Sikorski of Stevens Point
was drowned in the river at the Point
opposite the waterworks plant while
in swimming on Thursday afternoon.
The body was recovered.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-08-03
ANNOUNCEMENT.

I hereby announce my candidacy for
the nomination for the office of Repre-
sentative in Congress from the Eighth
Congressional District, upon the Re-
publican Ticket, at the September
primary. If nominated and elected I
shall endeavor to fulfill the duties of
the important office to the best Of my
ability.
MICHAEL @. EBERLEIN
6tw ShawanO Wis.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-08-03

Misses Emma Schroeder, Hattie
Whitrock and Mable Kluge leave to-
morrow for Lake Emily where they
will join camping party and spend
two weeks.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-08-03
WISCONSIN CITY
WOULD BE FIRST
choice
Citizen Expresses views on Change
of Name Agitation.

While it seems that the majority
of the people are against the chang
ing of the city's name, some are will
ing to alter their views provided the
majority really want change. Such
a one is VIM. W. Cochran, who writes
to the Daily Reporter as follows:
Grand Rapids, Wis, July 28.-If I
were to vote yes or no on changing
the name Of the city, | would vote No
However, if a change is really want
ed, Wisconsin City would be my first
choice as it seems to accomplish the
object for which the change is made
Respectfully,
VIM. W. Cochran,
AT Third Ave. n.
If the name of our city is to be
changed, which | presume it should
be for business purposes, I think
Grand City is the best name propos-
ed. vote for that.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. Nash.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-08-03
BENTz-HINN

Will Bentz of Nekoosa and Miss
Julia Him of Grand Rapids, Mich,
were married at the German Lutheran
church at Grand Rapids, Mich, on
Wednesday, July II. They are at
Nekoosa where they will reside.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-08-03
~
Of ROCK co.
HEAT VICTIM
CBy United Press Associatien.)

GAINESVILLE, Wis, July 31-Joseph L.
Bear, 70 years old, former sheriff, of
Rock county and a veteran of the
Wisconsin regiment, died today as
result of heat prostration. Fiftyo-
theirs succumbed yesterday.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-08-03
ADVERTISEMENT

Authorized and published by the
undersigned to be paid at the rate of
S1.00 per insertion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-10
BAYONNE SALOONS SHUT
AS OIL WORKERS QUIT
1000 Expected to Join 800 Men
Now Out.

Every one OF the sixty saloons in the
Constable Hook district of Bayonne
was closed by the police, acting under
the instructions OF Henry Wilson, Di-
rector Of Public Safety, last night,
when three thousand workers in the
plant Of the Standard Oil Company
went on strike. Approximately two
thousand other employees OF the Stand
ard. the Borax company and the Tide
water and Vacuum Oil companies were
prevented from going 10 work on the
night shifts by bands OF strikers who
picketed the streets.
The strike order was issued at a
meeting Of LOO workers in Mydosh's
Hall after committee which had
placed its demands for wage increases
before the officials Of the company re
ported that George b. Hennessey, the
superintendent, had given them re-
fusal. The me mare asking 30 per
cent increase for those receiving less
than 81 day and 20 per cent raise
for those getting more than 80.
At East Twcnty-second Street and
Avenue band Of strikers gathered
up pieces Of concrete. tagging and
curbstones and built a barrier across
the trolley tracks leading 20 the Stand
ard OIL Company plant. A red lantern
was placed on top Of IL and a car bear
ing 100 night workers was stopped.
The men complied with the pickets'
orders 10 return to their homes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-10
SEVEN JURORS CHOSEN
FOR ROFRANO'S TRIAL
Defendant Shows Preference for
Married Men.

Seven Jurors were selected yesterday
at the first day OF the trial of Michael
A. Rofrano, ex-Deputy Street Cleaning
Commissioner, charged with instigat-
ing the murder Of Michael Gamari,
ex-Sheriff Tom Foley's political lieu
tenant in the I'd Assembly District.
Rofrano, looking as If he had spent
the summer at the seashore instead of
in the Tombs, took an active part in
picking the men for the jury.
The defendant showed his preference
for married men. Ali thus far selected
are married and have children, with
the exception Of the foreman. Rofrano
is married and has seven children.
Thirty-seven OF the ESQ talesmen, COM
prising q special panel. were examined,
and the prosecution, in charge Of As
sistant District Attorney George n.
Brothers. used eleven challenges. Mar
tin w. Littleton, counsel for Rofrano.
used only two.
Jurors drawn yesterday were Sidney
Abenheim, SO West Forty-ffth Street,
exporter. foreman; Eugene o. Middle
bury, AIT Manhattan Avenue, printer;
Elias p. Marshall, 43 West 12Sth
Street, consulting engineer; William
S. Prankard, $50 West Eighty-fifth
Street, merchant; Robert s. Bateman,
65 Morningside Avenue, clerk: John (.
Heartt, 566 West 141st Street, retired,
and Alexander Fraser, 1853 West Fifty
seventh Street, stone cutter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-10
Hughes Calls S-Hour Act
legislative Gold Brick

Charles f. Hughes exposed the Adam
son so-called eight-hour law as a legls-
lative gold brick yesterday noon IN a
speech at Military Park, in Newark.
Inward Of 5000 persons, mostly labor
ing folk, who had stood for an hour
in the sweltering midday sun waiting
for the band to strike up Onward
Christian Soldiers" when the Repuo!i-
can nominee mounted the staAd,
cheered his attack upon the recent act
Of Congress
Mr.. Hughes felt quite at home, for
it was just forty-three years ago that
he went TO the high school IN Newark.
In his prepared remarks the candl-
date called the Administration ct
tempt TO make the public think me
railroad bill an eight-hour law
shameless perversion." He deplored
President Wilson's act at that OF n
"terrorized Administration, su5verting
the powers of government to political
expediency." He ridiculed the Presi-
dents statement that the Judgment of
society" approved what he did. Con-
gress, he declared, was a mere agency
in the matter to ratify a decision
already reached by the President.
81 am not opposed 10 an eight-hou
workday," he said. "I never have been
opposed to it. On the contrary, favor
it. But, if you look at the text of the
act, you will find the only purpose OF
the reference to an eighthour Day was
TO establish a basis for the payment OF
wage, not for the limitation Of WORK
An increase in wages may not be a
good thing. IL may be very just
thing, but that is to be ascertained
upon proper inquiry"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-10
WAITE STOOL PIGEON"
INDICTED FOR CAR THEFT
Faces New Charge After Getting
Bail Under Old.

The prosecution at the trial OF Or.
Arthur Warren Waite for poisoning ms
father-in-law, John +. Peck, last spring
was so we'll pleased with the work done
by "Old Doc Pryor" as stool pigeon
in the Tombs that it did not oppose ms
application for a certificate of doubt
as to his conviction in General Sessions
on charge preferred by stenog-
rapher. IL.
Shortly after the Waite trial Assist
ant District Attorney Brothers saw
Pryor in {. new automobile in Fifth
Avenue. Pryor told him he had just
bought the car and was breaking In
new chauffeur.
Yesterday an indictment charging
grand larceny was returned against
Pryor after Michael Morrison, the
chauffeur, had told Judge Wadhams he
had stolen the car from in front oil
the salesrooms Of the Colt-Stratton
company, ut Broadway and Fifty-sev-
enth Street Pryor promised to give
him $500 for IL he said, but only paid
him s35 md 1866 in checks, which
came back marked IN. G."
Pryor. who is under $4,000 bond in
connection with the stenographer case
and 81 900 bond on a Federal charge
is said to have driven the car to Cali
fornia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-10
T. R. WILL NOT
SPEAK IN TEXAS
Itinerary Change Also
Drops St. Paul-Goes to
WiIkes-Barre Saturday.

Announcement was made at Repub-
lican headquarters yesterday that Colo
mel Roosevelt would not visit Texas
in his speaking tour, which ne starts
next week. The Colonel will go TO
Wilkes Barre, Penn. for speech Sat
urday night. He will return TO this
city and the first Of next week start
on a long swing of the Southwest and
West, speaking in Louisville, Albu-
querque, N. NJ; Phoenix, Ariz.; Denver
and Chicago. William p. Wilcox,
chairman of the Republican National
Committee, said yesterday the order
of the cities and the dates are yet to
be fixed.
Mr.. Wilcox declared that these
speeches were probably all Colonel
Roosevelt would make, except one in
greater New York. which will probably
be delivered in Brooklyn on October
%. Surprise was expressed that ST.
Paul and FL Paso. two of the cities
which had been seriously considered in
making up the itinerary, were left oil.
It was explained that the Colonel
was not going to the Mexican border
because it was found inconvenient TO
include FL Paso in the limited number
of speeches to be made. Albuquerque
is in the central part of New Mexico
and little more than 200 miles from
the border Mr.. Wilcox said that the
jump from Albuquerque to Phoenix
could be made more conveniently than
from FL Paso.
Colonel Roosevelt's speech for Wilkes
Barre is already in the hands of the
printers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-10
POSITION WANTED.

NJ Superintendent married ia OPEN for
positlou October 1915. Am personally try
ing 20 place him IN position where good
management would be- appreciated. DO not
hesitate 10 recommend ihlH man I'm every way
q 20 honesty sobriety and character Has
been suIerlntendent for mo eleven years and
given Satisfaction IN every way
Ue IL an expert on all growing crops and
also he production Of certified guarantee
milk
Understands thoroughly A n. o work. care
Of horses. hogs. poultry. sheep and calvfs.
gardening and lawns.
Can handle 70 advantage all machinery
pertaining 20 a farm and dairy.
A large proposition preferred. or would
consider proposition from party who in
tends starting on largo basis IN dalrying
or rfock raising
lie IL 80 years old and has spent his entire
life lu dairying and farming ana thoroughly
understands bis business. Would not con
slider any proposition with a salary ~ less
than o. 500 per year ~ start. Address 9. -
and 81 " Ferguson. Expo Postofhco. Norfolk
Co. So,fois, Va.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-10
Figures Show General In
crease Over Those for
Same Period in 1915.
WELL-KNOWN MEN
IN LINE AT POLLS
Remarkable Increases Are
Seen, Especially in
in Brooklyn.

Registration figures for yesterday,
the first day. showed a general in
crease over those of last year. Al
though several of the Assembly dis
tricts in Brooklyn had igures lower
than in 1915 the borough had q total
registration Of 46.217, compared to A.
693 last year. Some of the Brooklyn
Assembly districts-such as the 18th,
where 1879 registered. compared TO
3,7SS on the first day Of registration
last year-showed remarkable IN
crease.
In Manhattan, although there were
no extraordinary jumps in any Assem-.
blv districts, each showed gain OF
from 100 10 800, with the exception OF
three or four. Tom Foley's I'd Dis
trict was enc of the few that showed
a falling of.
for the first day of 50,929, with only
four election districts missing, thus
holding. for one day at least, ITS lead OF
last wear. which Brooklyn was conh-
dent of challenging. The total in Man
haitian last year was 1899. The
Bronx total this year was 1888 for
the first day. Last year 1t was 1854.
Richmond also showed a slight gain;
it's figures were 2,122 last year, and
yesterday 2,229.
Queens had a total of 1868, COM
pared to 9,4S6 last year.
Alarmed at rumors that Tammany
would attempt TO steal the Progressive
party by enrolment at the registra-
tion places. several of the local Bull
Moose leaders fastened to Republican
national headquarters yesterday 10
confer with George W. Per kins.. The
leaders declared they had heard that
the Tiger planned to enroll several
thousand Tammany voters as Progress
sives In the strong Tammany districts
where Democratic enrolment would not
be missed. so that the organization
would get control of the Bull Moose
party for the city election next year.
Judge william i. Ransom, of the
City Court, and August F. Schwarzler,
Progressive leader in The Bronx, told
Mr.. Perkins of the rumors. Mr.
Schwarzler issued a circular letter yes
terday to the Progressives in The
Bronx urging the importance of their
enrolling under the Bull Moose emblem
in view of the Tammany rumors.
Totals by Assembly Districts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-10
WOMEN In AUTOS
TO HELP WILSON
Nationwide Tour Planned
to Carry Campaign Into
Wayside Places.

Democratic women arc TO carry their
search for voters into every remote
hamlet and country garage from Port
land to Portland. Wherever the sturdi-
est roadster can penetrate there the
Wilson women will carry their red fire
and oratory.
Letters were sent yesterday to the
wives of 100000 well known Demo
oats all over the country asking for
the use Of their automobiles. Women
who have no cars TO lend are asked TO
make speeches.. distribute literature
and buy tires. The idea is that while
the Hughes campaign train reaches
only the dwellers in large cities the
Wilson autos will carry the campaign
into all the tiny wayside places the
Republicans passed by.
The first car Of the crusade Will start
out Wednesday morning from the New
York City headquarters and journey to
BROOKLYN. II will be a huge moving
van. decorated with Wilson remnants
by day and red fire by night. Inc
speaking hours will be from III TO IL.
Mrs. Glendower Evans, Of Boston
who learned the art Of cart-tail ora
terry in the suffrage campaigns, VIII De
the conductor of the van. but she VIII
have men as we'll as women speakers
Winter Russell has guaranteed to de-
liver over to her seventy-tve ~
Sneakers, and Mrs. Russell is gong
after women orators. Mrs. Max Heidel-
berg is chairman of the van commit
tee. and working with her are Mrs
John II. Williams and MISS Ellzaoeth
Yaselli. V,
The Republican women OF New YORK
City are making house-to-house can
vass of voters.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-10
HUGHES Train in North Dakota,
Audiences Cheer Roosevelt
Farmers Drive Miles to Glimpse Alice Longworth and Othe
Campagners On Special-Democratic Women Join IN
Greeting Party at Fargo, Jamestown, Bismarck

the secret Of the "billionaire special
canard, which has followed DR.. kath-
arine B. Davis and her band across the
continent. They we're busy trying to
find diadems on the visitors on receipt
of a deluge of kilograms from Frances
Anderson, Of Democratic headquarters,
New York, charging that the special
train was financed by wealthy wom' ;.
It said:
MANY of the women actually max
ing the trip to do speaking are pro-
fessional women who could not afford
the luxury Of a special train and cam
paigning without pay, but the women
who are financing the junket represent
the largest fortunes in the country"
Miss Davis Replies to Charge.
Miss Davis replied to the telegram
in an interview as follows:
1.-THE Democratic National Commit
tee is evidently laboring under a delu
sion. It is true that women OF wealth
and social position were on the train
committee, but the amounts which they,
as well as thousands Of others, con-
tributed ranged from 81 up.
mo committee could be more demo-
cratic than ours. Only the organizers
doing clerical work receive stipends.
The speakers have only one motive in
making this trip, patriotism, the same
motive for which men make these coun-
try-wde tours. The speakers as a
class are not only giving up their time
without remuneration, but have in
many instances contributed to the ex-
pense of the train.
at seems to me unjust that our
friend the enemy should try to make
capital out Of the fact that New York
women who happen to be wealthy
should sincerely back their convictions
financially. You know it is equally
possible to make a list of women of
wealth who are supporting the Demo-
Gratis, Mrs. Borden Hartman, Mrs.
August Belmont, Mrs. William Ran
dolph Hearst"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-10

Mister John Jay McDevitt, OF
Wilkes Barre, Penn, also known as
Dutch" who once spent $4,000 on
Broadway in one night and later tried
to present a statue of himself to the
City of Washington, was in our midst
yesterday.
Mister McDevitt had an extremely
busy day. He gave several large and
enthusiastic parties, posed for photo
graphs in both of his collars, was the
lion at reception in his suite at the
Knickerbocker Hotel, held a political
convention In Terrace Garden and
nominated himself for President on
the broad platform of DINNERS
Dances and Drinks" He then de-
parted for Atlantic City to await the
pleasure of a notification committee
appointed by Mister McDevitt tc IN
form Mister McDevitt that Mister Nc
Dewitt had been chosen nominee OF
the Mister McDevitt party.
Mister McDevitt breaks out about
once every two years. He would
break out oftener, but it takes him
about that long to collect enough
money to pay the freight on his enter
prises. He came to New York yester-
day with $4,000 and thirteen faithful
retainers. At the rate Mister Nc
Dewitt was peeling bills from his roll
Yesterday he will cease being a can
didate about Thursday afternoon and
return to his Job in a Wilkes-Barre
iron foundry.
Mister McDevitt Has Own Car.
Mister McDevitt arrived at the Jer-
sey City terminal Of the Lehigh Val
ley Railroad in his private car at ex-
actly 1880 o'clock. At exactly 1872,
after being assured that reporters
were waiting and photographers had
focused their cameras, he descended
from the car, accompanied and entire
ly surrounded by Tom Shea, first secre-
tary; Neil Harrison. second secretary;
Michael Norton, third secretary, and
Antony Yanko, the cloak bearer,
Polish lad of fourteen, who, because
he was the youngest delegate in the
bunch, was permitted to carry hand
bag containing Mister McDevitts
Other collar and his extra socks.
At 4 o'clock Mister McDevitt appeared
in the lobby of the Knickerbocker
freshly shaver and wearing his cleaner
collar. He also announced. with becom-
ing pride and modesty, that he had also
donned his other socks. In proof OF
this statement Yanko, the cloak bearer,
opened the handbag and produced the
discarded garments. Everybody there
upon had drink and proceeded in
taxicabs to Terarce Garden, where
Mister McDevitt had hired hall for
500.
The preliminary arrangements for
the convention having been made at
table. with the assistance of seven
walters, the thirteen faithful followers
and three newspaper men adjourned to
the main hall, seating 1000. Mister
McDevitt consulted his receipt, which
called for a mass meeting. However,
he mounted the platform, in company
with First Secretary Shea, and pulled
off his coat and his other collar. The