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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-07-05
OSCAR WINGER

Oscar Winger was born in Grand
Rapids, Wis, in 1875 He graduated
from the high school in this city in
1898, after which he went to Madison
aking mechanical engineering course
from 1894 to 1897 a period of three
and one-half years. Ever since that
time he has been located in Chicago.
His work is of a technical nature on
central switch boards and equipments
for the entire Bell Telephone Co., man
ufactured by the Western Electric Co.
He is considered an expert workman
in his line and has been with the Wes-
tern Electric Company since 1911. He
is meeting with excellent success and
has a promising future and is a young
man possessing those sterling quail
ties of head and heart that usually
carves out a record. His company is
rushing large war orders and in that
way Oscar is doing his part towards
aiding his country in the present war.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-07-05
FRANK E. COMPTON

Frank E. Compton was born in
Grand Rapids, Aug. 7, 1874 He was
educated in the public schools of Grand
Rapids and the State University at
Madison, Wisconsin. He worked his
way thru the university by acting as
salesman for c. B. Beach, of Chicago,
selling the Students Reference Works
which were being published by that
gentleman His success as a sales
man was recognized by his employer,
Mr. Beach, who finally sold him an in
terest in the company. Since that
time he has become the President and
heaviest stockholder in the company
that he was formerly employed by as
salesman. His progress has been rap
id and very successful Besides being
president of his own company which
is incorporated for three hundred
thousand dollars he is President of
the School Board of Glencoe, the Chi
cago suburb in which he Iives-is a
member of the University Club of Chi
cago, the Skokie Country Club, the
City Club of Chicago, and was Nation
al President Of the Theta Delta Chi
Fraternity, for two years, during
which time he personally established
scholarship fund, The proceeds of
which are used for awarding scholar
ships among Fraternity men in %
colleges thruout the United States.
His success in Chicago has been re-
markable and he is now recognized as
one of the leading business men of Chi
cago His future is very bright and
promising. He is a younger brother
of Mrs. w. 7. Jones who resides in
this city.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-07-05
D. D. CONWAY

D. D. Conway, Progressive Democrat
was born May 8, 1868, on farm in the
town of Rudolph, Wood County, Wis
consin. He worked on the farm, in
saw mills and in the woods, attending
school at such times as he could be
spared from the farm and other work.
His education, aside from the district
schools, has been attained thru his
own efforts and is an example of the
results attainable by the American
boy, who is the fortunate possessor of
energy, thrift and ceaseless endeavor.
He attended the Oshkosh Normal
School, graduated from the North
western Business College at Madison,
taught school three years and grad
uated from the law school of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin in June, 1895, and
has practiced law in the city of Grand
Rapids since July 1, 1895, and has
made a speciality of personal injury
cases for the laboring men. He was
elected clerk Of the circuit court of
Wood county in 1890 at the age of
twenty-five and held that position two
terms He has been a member of the
county board, city attorney and dis
trict attorney and was the only Demo-
crat on the county ticket elected, de-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-07-05

Harrison. Guy Nash graduated from
the State University in the year 1897
B. S. He was a member of the Phi
Beta Kappa society while at the auiv@r
sity. He graduated with. special hon.
ors in chemistry After his gradua-
ton he filled the position of chemist
and Superintendent Of the mill for the
Nekoosa Paper Company at Nekoosa.
Later he was manager of the North
ern Paper Company, following this he
was manager Of the Nash Lumber Co.
at Shanagolden until his father sold
out. Later he was with the Nekoosa-
Edwards Paper Company in charge of
the forest lands and looked after that
branch of the business until he accept
ed the position of manager of the
Jackson Milling Co. at Stevens Point,
where he remained until the year 1917.
Since then he has enlisted in the regu-
lar army and gone into training at
Fort Sheridan Camp, to prepare him
self for an official position.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-07-05
GLENN III. WILLIAMS

Glen II. Williams was born at APP
pleton, Wisconsin, February 27, 1875.
He moved to Grand Rapids with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. L. Will
iams when a very small boy and grew
up here He attended the elementary
schools of the city and the high school
from which he graduated in 1898. He
entered the University of Wisconsin
that fall where he attended for two
years. He returned to the University
Law School in 1897 and took the full
three years course, graduating in
1900 He practiced law in Milwaukee
for one year, then moved to the new
county of Rusk, locating at first at
Bruce and later at Ladysmith where
he has been ever since, with the ex-
ception of one year spent at Grand
Rapids in 1909 and 1910. He was dis
trict attorney of Rusk county from
1905 to 1909 and at various times has
been a Circuit Court Commissioner,
Divorce Counsel and City Attorney of
the City of Ladysmith. During the
time that he has been at Ladysmith
he has been associated with Hon. L.
+. McGill in the practice of law, the
firm name being McGiu & Williams.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-07-05
MERIT AND WORTH WIN
Native Grand Rapids Boys Making Good
It's Pleasure to their Relatives and

We call your attention to the three
column cut and the short sketches Of
each one of the Grand Rapids young
men who appear in the cut on the
front page of our paper. We are
proud of every young man in that pic
ture. They are all Grand Rapids boys
and they are ali making good and we
are pleased with this opportunity to
present their pictures and short
sketch of each one that by reading you
will find that they can be proud of
them. The city of Grand Rapids in
its history has produced and present
ed to the world many bright young
men and young women. The nine here
presented in this picture are making
excellent records for themselves. We
are proud of every one of them. May
they continue to grow and develop in
the various avenues of their profess
sional life to that zenith of perfection
towards good citizenship is our great
est wish
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-07-05

thus completing his education, he en-
tered upon, and has since continued in
the practice of law at Grand Rapids,
Wisconsin.
While a student in the University
he was honOred with election on sever
al public debate teams, and on one oc-
casion together with Theodore Brazeau
brought recognition to our city, and
credit to our schools by their winning
the debate in which they were joint
~ interested.
Mr. Conway has been actively iden-
titled with the business interests of
Wood County, and has served its peo-
pie in various positions of trust He
was member of the County Board for
three years, and of the Board of Edu-
cation of our city for six years. In
April 1901 he was elected County
Judge of Wood County which posi-
tion he has ever since held discharg-
ing the duties of that office with emf
nent satisfaction. During that period
he was active in the County Judges
Association of the State, and was its
president for three successive years.
In addition to attending to his duties
as Judge of the Probate Court he is
actively engaged in the practice of
law, having his office over the First
National Bank in Grand Rapids.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-07-05
ISAAC p. WITTER

Isaac P. Witter was born in the city
of Grand Rapids, Wood County, Wis
consin, May II, 1878. He attended
the public schools of the city, and
graduated from its high school with
the class of 1891. Entered the Uni
versity of Wisconsin with the class of
1896, where he spent three years, leav-
ing to associate himself with his ia
ther, Jere D. Witter, in the banking
business. After spending two years
in the bank of Grand Rapids, he con-
tinued his studies for year in Ber-
lin, Germany. Returning to Grand
Rapids he again affiliated himself with
the Bank of Grand Rapids, and be-
came its President in 1902, which po-
sition he holds at the present time He
has also been actively engaged in
other varied business interests in the
city of Grand Rapids. He was elected
Commissioner on the Board of Educa-
ton, of the city of Grand Rapids, in
1899, on which Board he has served
continuously with the exception of two
years, acting as its President for the
past five years. He has been Di-
rector of the T B. Scott Free Public
Library in the city Of Grand Rapids,
for the past Sixteen years. He has
served for the past two years, on the
Good Roads Organization Of Wood
County. He has always been interest
ed in every public question, and active
ly identified with every movement for
civic betterment He was elected to
the state senate in 1916, receiving
6,331 votes against 3,7O6 votes for
Carl c.. Hoehne, Democrat.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-07-05
LOCAL COMPANY
TOENTER
CAkLANDCA

The Wisconsin Motor and Machinery
company and the Ragan Auto Sales
company of Grand Rapids, both agents
for the Oakland car have made ar
rangements to enter stock Oakland
car in the races which will be run off
at the Fair grounds on the Fourth
The entry Of home car in the races
ought to create local interest and it is
with this intention that the car is en-
tered. The slogan of the Wisconsin
Motor and Machinery company is,
"Watch the little gray mouse" mean
ing the Oakland. They are also agents
for the Hudson Super Six which is
also listed as entered in the speed
events.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-07-05
VISIT STATE
FISHHATCHERY

The following persons took an auto
mobile trip to Wild Rose on the 4th
of July and spent the day sightseeing
about the State Fish Hatchery:
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. T. Kellogg and
family.
Albert and Edgar Kellogg and fam
lily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Roenius and Mr..
and Mrs. c. A Normington and family
Mr.. and Mrs. W. C. Weisel and Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Stamm and son Walter.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Fisher and
their father and mother and family.
Mr. and Mrs. R. Muehlstein and son
and Miss Witt.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Eberhardt and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. George F. La Bour and
some others whose names we were un-
able to secure. They all report de-
lightful days outing.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-07-05
nd Friends to Watch their Progress and Success in Life

Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Clapham and chill
dren of Grays Lake, H., visited DR..
and Mrs. C. E. Myers last week. Mrs.
Clapham is a sister of Mrs. Meyers.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Milladore State bank
was held in the directors room at
the bank Tuesday afternoon
Kirk Monroe of Flint, Mich, is Wis
iting his cousin, Dorothy Dyer
Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. Pors, Mr.. and
Mrs. R. E. Andrews and DR.. Hipke
of Marshfeld addressed the people of
Milladore and vicinity last Thursday
evening in behalf of the Red Cross
and Women's Patriotic league.
Mrs C. E. Meyers entertained the
M. E. ladies aid society at her home
last Wednesday. Mrs. Fred Smith was
elected president for the coming year;
Miss Lou Hooper, vice-president; Mrs.
j. M. Kavanagh secretary and Mabel
Verhulst, treasurer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-07-05
THEODORE w. BRAZEAU

Theodore W. Brazeau, republican,
was born at the city of Grand Rapids,
Wood county, Wisconsin, March II,
1878. He attended the elementary
schools of the city and graduated from
the high school. After teaching school
a year, he entered the University of
Wisconsin with the class of '96 Be-
fore graduation he taught school in
Grand Rapids high school one year and
graduated from the University in the
class of 1897. He then taught school
another year and finished the law
school with the class of 1900. Since
completing his law course he has
practiced law in the city of Grand
Rapids in partnership with B. R. Cog
gins, under the firm name of Goggins,
Brazeau & Goggins. He served as
districty attorney Of Wood County
from 1903 to 1907. He was elected
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-07-05
ROY PARRISH

Roy Parrish was born in Grand Rap
ids, Wisconsin, May 20, 1877. He grad
uated from the Grand Rapids High
school in 1894, and there after spent
two years at the University of Wis
consin, at Madison. At present he is
employed by the Western Commission
Company of Seattle, Washington He
is manager of the business for the a.
bove Company onthe Chateau Exten-
sion Of the c. M. & St. Paul railroad.
He has beer with this company ever
since he went west and is enjoying
prosperity. He is the oldest son of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Parrish of this
city.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-07-05
JUDGE w. J. CONWAY

Judge w. J. Conway was born and
reared in the town of Rudolph in Wood
county. His early education was OBJ
tanned at the district schools of that
town, and later he attended the Howe
high school at Grand Rapids from
which he graduated with the class Of
1892, completing the four year course
in two and one-half years. He enter
ed the University of Wisconsin in Sep
tember 1892, and graduated from the
Academic department with the class
of 1896
In the fall of that year he entered
the Wisconsin Law School from which
he graduated in 1898, completing the
three year course in two years. After
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-07-05
FINAL ADJOURNMENT
Of SESSION JULY 10
100 Measures Remain to Be
Passed Upon by Governor.
OVER | 400 BILLS CONSIDERED
Humber of Laws Enacted During the
Present Session of the LegsIa-
ture Will Approximate
About 900.
OVER | 400 BILLS CONSIDERED

Madison, July 4-The date/of final
adjournment of the legislature will
probably be about July 10. There Is
possibility that the work may be con-
cluded by Saturday, but the clerks of
the two houses are doubtful. There
are still about 100 bills, acted on during
the closing days of the session, to be
passed upon by the governor.
When the work of the session Is f.
nally concluded the records will show
that over 1,4O0 bills were given consid-
Grafton. The number of laws enacted
will approximate about 600. Aside
from these there were upwards of 100
resolutions acted on In each house, :
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-07-05
GUY NASH

Guy Nash was born in Centralia in
1877. He graduated from the Cen
tralia high school in the first class that
was graduated from that institution
in the year 1898. The other members
of said class were Charles E. BoIes,
Nellie Nash, his sister, and Miss Lucy
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-07-05

feating Robert Morris, Ga republican,
a popular man, who had held the Off
ce of county superintendent of schools
for eight years. w elected as mem
ber of assembly 1912, receiving 2,370
votes against 2,318 for Robert Nor
ris (Rep.) 318 for Clark Lyon( Soc.
Dem.) 112 for F. E. Kellner, (Pro.).
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-07-05
WOMAN ON
GERMANS SHOOT
ESPIONAGE
CHARGE

London, July A German court
martial sentenced to death Mile.
Grandorez and her brother, both of
Stavelot Leige Province, Belgium,
and caused them to be shot within
twenty-four hours, say an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Amsterdam
today
The accused were tried at Liege on
the charge of espionage,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-07-05
MILLADORE

Messrs. W. G. Berdan, G. L. Peter
sen, James Haasl, J. F. Berdan and
Frank Paczourek attended the funeral
of Edward Lynch which was held in
Grand Rapids last Saturday.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-07-05

state senator in 1906, receiving 6,657
votes against 2,712 for F. B. Rawson,
democrat.
The Springdale news., 1917-08-03
T or d Sprained Ankle.

john Per-.
The Springdale news., 1917-08-03

wishing to disturb them for fear some
one might take offense at the sacri-
lege, | turned to the right, and the
FLYER thought l wanted it to climb
bank, and pick some apples in the San
der's brothers orchard. | discover
ed it's mistake and assisted by the
missus hollered "Whoa!' Being of
docile disposition, the critter obeyed
and with a little coaxing got back IN
to the road and logged along home.
Carrel Sanders thought he might use
his car to hunt possums, and tried 1T
out on climbing a tree. 1t went up
alright, but when he started to back
down papa Henry yelled "Hold on,
kid, wait till | get my heart out OF
those top limbs up there" Believe
me Henry is made of that hero stuff.
He's Arkansas Teddy for fair.
CELSIUS.
The Springdale news., 1917-08-03
Usage
Venus.

There was quite a crowd at the
Healing Springs picnic July 20 and
81.
Some good road work has baer done
on the Usage and Vaughan road
lately.
We had some more fine rains last
week and our corn crops are fine SO
far.
A very good crowd attended the cat
tie mems picnic at Cave Springs last
Saturday.
The wheat and oats are all shocked
in this part of the country and wait
ing for the thrasher.
Mrs. Minnie Grammer of Southwest
City, Mo, was here Monday attend
ing the funeral of her sister, Miss
Bertha Shook.
Bob Cowden and family and Mart
McCIain and family went down to Lo-
Gust Gro5e, okla, last week to sit
friends ard relatives for a few days
Charley Kerr and wife and Mss
Estes Kowood and J. Y. Suite and
family will all leave Tuesday to make
their homes in Colorado for awhile
at least for their health They will
drive through in their Fords, We hope
them safe journey.
Miss Bertha Shook died July % It
was her 18th birthday, and after
illness of nearly three mon
tbs. She underwent an operation
few weeks ago. but did not improve
very much She was buried in the
Phillips graveyard Monday after
noon, Re1. Collins eff HighfIl ofieiat-
ing, She leaves a father, mother, two
brothers and four sisters besides
large number Of relatives ami friends
. mourn her loss.
The Springdale news., 1917-08-03
HICKORY FLATT

We have had 50 many good rains
that the corn is about made.
Several from here attended the ice
cream supper at Mack Gibsons Sat
urday night.
We were up at the Sunday School pic
mic at Goat Ranch Park Sunday, and
N.Y. what dinner!
Ray Michel and wife of Rogers
were visiting the latter's aunt, Mrs.
Ellen McCollum last week. Mamie
McCollum went home with them to
visit.
We have all been told to raise
plenty of garden truck to feed oursel-
YES and surplus to sell Many farm
ers have lots of cabbage to sell, and
can get no market for them at all.
There is no market for cabbage at
Springdale, and kraut doesn't keep
very well at this time of the year.
People in parts of Oklahoma and Tex
as where it is so dry have had their
gardens burned up, and would like
our surplus very much. We have no
way to get it to them What is the
matter with the government? Why
doesn't it see that the farmers get
good price for their produce, since it
was so anxious for it TO be grown
The government, either state or nat
ional, should furnish a market this
year, if it wants the people to put in
large crops next year.
NapiIS
The Springdale news., 1917-08-03
SPRING VALLEY

Selman Sherman of Fort Smith is
visiting Carrel Sanders.
F. w Letsch is running huckster
wagon round the rural route every
Monday.
Whit Parsley is thinking of moving
back from Oklahoma to his farm on
War Eagle.
Star Jones is digging a we'll near
his residence. Spring water is all
right if there is plenty of it, and you
don't have to carry it too far.
Mack Gibson got his foot hurt last
week While repairing wagon
wheel the wheel dropped on his foot
making very painful injury. He was
able to be at work in the shop Monday.
There's something uncanny about
the way Germany does things. She
always hits where it hurts worst In
began on Kansas. Being from the
distributing lock-jaw microbes she
sunhower state we are aware of the
suffering the scheme would have en-
tailed had it not been nipped in the
bud
The auto truck came near putting
out of business the bridge over the
spring branch at the Valley every trip
1t is hard on the truck driver to have
the end of plank fly up, as he drives
over, and knock his fresh chew Of to-
bacco away over into the Been orchard
He'll have to do like the rest of US,
not grieye over the loss, but as he
away through space, console himself
sees the toothsome morsel soaring
with the thought: There goes some
more of my road tax"
The good roads movement got big
boost in the shape of working las
week between here an the top of the
hill on the road to Mayfeld. John
Means was the Pontifex Maxmus of
the occasion, that is high-cock-a lorum
of the job, with Allen Sanders, vice or
sub couldn't go as John and AL
len filled all the official positions, SO
I agreed to shoulder all the cussin' of
the dissatisfied parties, and send
substitute, $50 many Zvalient pat
riots did=to help free the slaves
There is no doubt about the WORKING"
turning out some good road; | know
that because the part that have to
travel every morning gives me that
"holped up" feeling every time | go
over it.
The Sunday School picnic at Goat
Ranch Park was a grand success If
Hoover had been there he could have
helped conserve as good a Dime as
he ever got sampling chuck for the
recitations, and addresses by Rev.
Belgians There Was good music,
Thurman Of Sonora and Rev. George
of War Eagle Everything went off
nicely, including a couple of thrills
stunts pulled off by ourselves and Car
re- Sanders. A couple of large flint
rocks occupied the left track, and not
The Springdale news., 1917-08-03

Z yoa will get a bottle Of Chamber
Ia.ns LiHiment and observe the d!rec-
lions given herewith faithfully eau
Will recover IL much less tine than
is usually required Obtainable ey-
eryWhere
The Springdale news., 1917-08-03

Large Trial Bottle of Sanol for 35c
Sanol is a family remedy. Sanol IS
sold on an absolute guarantee. Re
member T it says Sanol it is al right.
35e ard S1.00 at the drug store.
The Springdale news., 1917-08-03

Impure blood runs you doWn-mak-
es you an easy victim for disease. For
pure blood ara sound digestion-Bur-
dock Blood Bltters. 1t the drug
stores. Price SI00
The Springdale news., 1917-08-03

For regular acton OF the bowels
easy natural movements, relief Of con
stipatioa. try D5ans Regulets 25c
at all drug stores.
The Springdale news., 1917-08-03

When baby suffers with Group, APP
ply and give D. Thomas Electric Oil
at once. Safe for Children. A little
goes a long way. 25c and soc At
al drug stores.
The Springdale news., 1917-08-03

Itching, bleeding, protrudng or
blind piles have yielded to Doan's
Ointment soc at all drug stores.
The Springdale news., 1917-08-03

There is a great deal Of human IA
tare IN the wag Of a dogs tail