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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-10-03
SUPPORT URGED
Of ]. v. BROWN
Resolutions Adopted at the Parish
House Meeting Ask Republicans
and Democrats to Join in
Making Him Congressman
PETERSON CREATES DIVERSION
Exciting Scenes Follow Attempt of
Amherst Man to Defend the
Present Member

Resolutions, reported by a commit
tee consisting of 7. w Brazeau and
G. NJ. Hill of Grand Rapids, George
B. Nelson of Stevens Point and A. G,
Felker Of Marshfeld, were adopted
at the conference at the Parish House
Wednesday at which 46 persons from
Grand Rapids, Marshfeld, Wausau,
Weyauwega, Stevens Point and other
places in the Eighth congressional
district were present.
The call was sent out to loyal men
but not to members of the Loyalty
Legion as such. A second call had
been sent to officers of the branches
of the Loyalty Legion and when E.
E. Payne of Waupaca protested a.
gainst the meeting taking action in
the name of the Loyalty legion, it
was said that there was no such pur-
pose and that Loyalty legion officers
were invited only because 1t is be-
lieved they would be the kind Of men
interested in such a movement.
No list Of persons at the confer
ence was taken. Of those who took
active part in the proceedings all but
7. H. Hanna Of Stevens Point and c..
F. Crane of Weyauwega are repub-
licans. 1t was admitted that the in
vitation to attend was sent only to
persons believed to be opposed to the
reelection Of Congressman E. E.
Browne.
The conference was presided over
by J. L. Surtevant, editor of the
Wausau Record-Herald, and T. W.
Brazeau of Grand Rapids, former sem
ator and present Liberty loan chair
man in his county. Mr.. Brazeau took
Mr.. Sturtevant's place when the lat
ter was obliged to take a train.
The Resolutions
The resolutions passed were as fol-
lows:
Resolved, That the Republicans and
Democrats of the eight congressional
district of Wisconsin, in conference
assembled, at the city of Stevens
Point this 25th day of September,
1918, for the purpose of considering
regardless of political affiliations,
which candidate for representative in
congress should in said district re
ceive the support of loyal voters of
said district, hereby declare it to be
the sentiment Of the conference that
&. E. Browne, the candidate on the
Republican ticket, has by his record
in congress forfeited the right to
claim the support of the loyal voters
Of the Eighth congressional district
regardless Of party, should support
and vote for John W. Brown, the
democratic candidate, whose Ameri-
canism and loyalty are unquestioned
Stevens Point, Wis, Sept. 25, 1915
(Signed)
"T. w. Brazeau
George B. Nelson
&c. NJ Hill
GA G. Felker."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-10-03

Mr. Joseph Jung, Of Milwaukee, has
presented bill Of $4,000 for damages
against the city Of Stevens Point. Our
readers will remember his losing his
horse and buggy, and almost his life
during the high water last spring near
that city while crossing a swollen
stream
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-10-03
ANCIENT HISTORY IF GRAND
RAPIDS, AND WOOD COUNTY
Taken From Wood County Reporter Files in 1886
go Years Ago-Fontaine Brothers
Publishers

August Is, 1886
Married at the residence of Mr.. Roy
Proytz Aug. Is, by Rev. S. Smith, Mr..
John Casberg of Centralia, to Miss
Louise Johnson of Grand Rapids.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-10-03

Mrs. Pomeroy returned home Tues
day from Minneapolis where she has
been visiting with her son DR.. Morris
Pomeroy. She expects to move the
first Of September with her father
and mother to Minneapolis where they
will make it their home.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-10-03

w L. Woods many old time friends
will be glad to learn of his return to
this city. He comes back to take
half interest in the Wod County Drug
store and will assume full charge
thereof
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-10-03

Since | have been in France | have
given considerable attention to the
methods of road construction and
maintenance as carried out under war
conditions and [ shall give you very
briefly my impressions of their sys-
tenn
The outstanding characteristic of
the French road system is that all of
their roads, including unimportant
country side roads, as we call them
back home, are surfaced and kept
in reasonably good condition the
year around. One can start out with
car and drive along at speed of
twenty-five or thirty miles per hour
throughout an entire district and so
far as the surface of the road is con-
cerned there would be very little
inconvenience. The curves, how
ever, are so dangerous that if these
roads had the amount of high speed
traffic that we have near our larger
cities there would be about one
hundred thousand Frenchmen killed
each week.
Waterbound Macadam Roads
Their roads are practically all
built of waterbound macadam and |
have not seen an oiled road since
[ came to France. Of course this
latter is to be expected now, owing
to the present scarcity of oil prod
ucts, but l am told by my French
friends that, even before the war,
oil was not used to any extent in
road maintenance-at least, not in
this section of France. Of the roads
l have seen about eighty percentum
IRE built of limestone and about
twenty percentum of a dark trap
rock which runs high in cementing
value. The French do not use stone
crushers to any extent but quarry
their stone and haul it out to the
road in pieces of from five to fifteen
pounds in weight, depositing it in
| piles along the Nde of the road well
out Of the way if the traffic. The
| section man then comes along win
a stone hammer and breaks up the
| larger pieces into smaller ones, run
| ming from about one inch to two and
| one half inches, and, as you pass
| along the roads you will see every.
where these piles of stone, some brok
en- and some unbroken, spaced from
| thirty to one hundred feet apart, anc
| ready for use when a rut or hole
begins to form.
The smaller repairs are made with
out the use of a roller and the larger
| Jobs are taken care of with a horse
roller or, at the present time, with
an American steam or gasoline rol
Ter. | have seen only two jobs O
| resurfacing, but in these cases TIT
French did not scarify the old roa'
but merely put about four inches O.
limestone on top of the old road rollet
it thoroughly, thus providing som
screenings for a bond, then wateret
it and rolled it again, after which /
was thrown open to traffic and tn
travelled places given attention b,
the repairmen.
We Have Little To Learn
Now there is nothing wonderful /
all this except the perseverance tina
is shown by these people, who sit b
the side of the road making smaI
stones out of larger ones and the fac
, that they keep everlastingly at L
In this section quarries are plentl
full and the hauls are comparatlvel
! short. so that the cost OF the ston
: delivered on the road does not ru
very high, but it is my opinion tha
! better results would be secured
4 = =
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-10-03

Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Gross Of Ark
dale have been visiting their daughter
Mrs. Louis Fourier in this city the
past week.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-10-03
August 5. 1896

August 5, 1886
Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Wood and son
Guy; Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. L. Williams
and family. and Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
N. Wood, will leave Tuesday for Lake
Emily, Silver Lake and Waupaca
Lakes, where they will enjoy camp
life for two or three weeks.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-10-03

NJ. L. Bensley Saw Mill will pro
badly get thru saving their logs this
week after which the mill will be shut
down
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-10-03

Among the noted events Of this
week is the first born at the Poor
Farm in this county to Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. w. Baker 1t is bright baby
girl, born Monday night at High Mid
night. DR.. Robinson was present at
the ceremony.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-10-03

Mr.. A. F. Kroner left Tuesday
morning for Green River, Wyoming,
from which point he will run as mail
agent on the Green River and Hunt
ington Railroad
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-10-03
tinted States 4 large pereentag,

United States 4 large percentage
of our resurfacing jobs iii Wisconsin
result III smoother and much bette
finished surfaces than | have seen on
French works but it is in the con-
slant detailed maintenance that they
leave Us far behind
In getting around thru the country
| have traversed some hilly and noun
famous sections and in these winding
roads remind me very much of our
Sank County and Grant County re-
locations in Wisconsin The French
seem to sacrifice everything for grade
and all of their highways contain
many dangerous curves which could
easily be eliminated by doing a little
heavier grading, but which are never
theless very picturesque In one five
mile stretch the other day l counted
no less than 60 blind curves of the
sort which would cause us no end of
trouble on our main highways in Wis
consin but which seem to cause very
little trouble in France
Traffic Comparatively Small
1t is difficult of course, to form an
accurate estimate of peace time con-
ditions, but from the information
have received from my French inter
prefers, and from my own observation
of present conditions, | should Judge
that the country roads here in France
have not been called upon to take
nearly as much of the high speed
motor traffic as our main roads at
home. Their traffic more nearly cor
responds to what our traffic was in
1912 or 1913, for none of the people
in the country districts own cars and
the local transportation is all handled
by means of slow moving vehicles
drawn by horses or oxen.
The sides of the French roads are
very beautiful. They have nicely
grassed shoulders about ten or
twelve feet in width and fine old
trees set out near the ditch lines and
so spaced as to give the pleasing
appearance which we sometimes see
in our shaded avenues in the United
States. The weeds are kept down,
the grass is cut regularly and here
and there you see wonderful hedge
rows and stone fences. There is
usually shallow ditch between the
road surface and the shoulder, the
water being let out thru the shoulders
to the main road bitches by means
of small bitches cut thru the should
ers at regular intervals of about
thirty feet.
French ROadsides
The success of water-bound ma
cadam roads thruout France seems
due to:
(a) A solid roadbed having a con-
siderable depth of stone compacted
by many years of traffic and having
excellent drainage.
(b) Constant maintenance.
(c) The fact that the country roads
have less traffic of all kinds and
much less high speed motor traffic
than our main roads in the United
States have to bear | may revise
my ideas on road matters after have
been here year or two but these are
my first impressions of road condi-
tons in France.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-10-03

Mrs. Leland Rocheleau has re-
,eived word from her husband stat
ing that he had arrived safely IN
France. He is a member of the Seth
Black Hawk Division.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-10-03
August II. 1886

1t is reported in this city that Prof.
B. R Goggins, Principal Of our city
schools, was married to Miss Lizzie
Hooton Of Clemansville, Wis, Wednes
day Aug. IL
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-10-03

A very sad case of suicide occurred
in this city Monday morning. Miss
Carry Lock, tired of the trials and sins
Of this world, decided to take her own
life by poison, which she did
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-10-03

After reading the above article
taken from the Republican Stevens
Point Daily Journal, one is reminded
hat everything is possible these days
IN politics. We all differ in the Sc
lection of men in our party or
ganization for public office, but if we
IRE not always successful in securing
the selection of the man we favor in
our party, we are supposed in our re-
publican form of government to sub
nit to the majority vote at any prim-
airy, or in any convention. We agree
with the members who assembled in
Stevens Point to protest against the
reelection Of E E. Browne, that he
did not vote as we personally would
have liked to have had him vote. vet
we are willing to grant Congressman
Browne the same rights that we
would want our party to grant US
under similar circumstances. If our
Republican friends who assembled at
Stevens Point are going to oppose
E. E. Browne at the election time
why not oppose Governor Philips on
! the same basis and for the same reas-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-10-03
Aupust 10. 1856

Died of disease of the heart, Agnes
Alice. youngest daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Parrish, aged l year, 9
months and % days The little girls
health has never been good.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-10-03
ORSON p. COCHRAN
PIANO TUNER

Best work guaranteed. Call tele-
phone 233, or at the house, Kruger &
Wheelan Flats, LIST Street North.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-10-03

The marriage of Mr.. w. D. Conner,
of Auburndale, the oldest son of Mr..
Robert Conner, who is we'll and fav-
orably known in this city and county,
and Miss Mary Witter, the oldest
daughter of DR.. G. F. Witter, took
place at the residence of the brides
parents Wednesday morning the 18th
inst, Rev. A. L. LOOMS officiating.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-10-03
Statesmen AND OTHERS IN NON
ESSENTIAL BUSINESS-SELL

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reliable house Write today. John
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cage, III. 1tp.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-10-03

ESTRAYED-While entering the
city of Grand Rapids the past week
a black heifer broke loose from the
wagon and strayed into the country.
The finder will please notify the own
er, 3. Namesnick, R. F. D. 6, Grand
Rapids, Wis, or telephone 3103 Rural
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-10-03

Married, Mr.. Willis G. Witter of
Grand Rapids, Wis, and Miss Lizzie
Gooding of Wausau, at the residence
of the brides mother, in Wausau, Rev.
F. L. Horton officiating, on Wednes-
day August 18th at three O'clock in
the afternoon.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-10-03
The Other Brown

John W. Brown democratic nominee
for congress, speaking briefly, said,
"If elected he would heartily support
100 per cent American measures and
none other"
at seems we have all shades of
Brown, from yellowish up" Mr.. Bra
zeau commented after Mr. Brown sat
down.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-04-12
Morgan County lover The Top
With Subscriptions For
Third Liberty Loan.

AT the opening Third Liberty Campaign last Sat
urday April NJ Morgan County had exceeded the quota
of allotted The reported sub
this subscribed from two of the five
County, Oakdae subscribing $500 and Wabug the
remande reported Zone Chairman c. Nottingham
Morgan County chairman 05 and by Mr. Nottingham
ported Telegram Federal Reserve Bank Atlanta Morgan
had been filled in the
mpsng % counties and probably the first in the
Country Federal Reserve District this time there
are but this Morgan County
Claimants Okdae had previously reported its oversubscrpon
District, Secretary McAdoo, and of the
United Wartburg scared
times the anment the other in
County get report anything but the delay in receiving
application blanks and full information the cond
tion wasrep"nsbe great Morgan County il
getting with all work in connection with the War; and
County have something boast Of the First
and Peos during the campaign raise funds for
above the limit Ookdae the 2nd District has
War
Saving Stamp. the spirit shown in this the
polls certainly table and hard beat any
where's District has been bnsy and is making fine
record the front with the Boy
organizations satisfied but on
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-04-12
NOTICE
REWARD
$50
$50
traitor for Tennessee.

A reward of Fifty Dollars ($5O)
will be paid for the Apprehension
and delivery to the nearies Army
Post or Camp Of
Deserer john McCartt, Co "a"
l05th Engineers.
Home Address Glrn Mary Tenn,
Age 81, Height 674in. Black Hair
Fair Complexion.
Likely to be found at either of
the following places;
EIgin, Tenn, Glen Mary, Tenn,
Sunbright, Tenn, Petros, Tenn,
Catoosa, Tenn, Nick's Creek Tenn.
Signed March 90, 1918.
Camp Sewer, Greenvllle, S. q.
Geo w Gillette,
Captain, lo5th Engineers
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-04-12

Mosier, Cora Johnson, Mary Bull
lard. Ann Wood Bertram, Lena
johnson, Lillian Mosier, Robbie
Bertram, Cristle Johnson, Ina Sum
mer, Eula Highs, Flora Burhtt,
Maggie Bullard and Messrs Hugh
Hayworth of Jefferson City, Chas
Lawrence oy Greenville S C, ii b
Moore Reidsville N G, Edward Cos
-tello of st Louis. D Hughes o.
Charleston w Va, G E Harris, Er,
vine Brown, Walter Human, j G
Levett, Budd Mosier, c L Spark
man, Mr. and Mrs j A McMahan
of Chattanooga
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-04-12
Real Estate Tranfers.

The following real estate tran
sfers were entered for record in the
Registers Office for the week end
ing April 9th, 1913
James Moy ct al to T ] Sharp ct
al IL Acres 5th Dist $500
GH Collins and wife to- George
Gregory ct al SO Acres 18th Dist
$llOO
The Globe Nurseries to w A
Hendrix - Acres 9Th Dist $3.50
Bryn Mawr Mining d Land Co
to Emory River Lbr Co - Acres y
.th Dist $500
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-04-12
Social Entertainment
Sunbright. Tenn, April 9th

Sunbright. Tenn, April 9th.
Mr. and Mrs VIM Neil entertain
ed Monday evening at their charm
ing home, in honor of their son
Harvey NJ, of Co A, 4S Br. 20th'
Eng who was here on leave from
American University Washington,
DC
Quantities of flowers mingled
with the stars and stripes, in the
decoration of the Neil home, music
was a popular diversion of the ev-
ening new war songs were played,
late in the evening a refreshment
course was served in the dining
room which was artistically deco
rated with flags and flowers, form
ing streamers of red, white and
blue
Mrs Neil was assisted in serving
by Mrs Eliza Lacy; the guests were
Misses Grace Costello of st Louis,
Lena Zumstein of Wartburg, Edna
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-04-12
WARNING

hereby give warning to the peo"
pie of Tennessee that there will be
a great coal shortage next winter
unless they aid me now in keeping
the mines running to full capacity
during the usually dull spring
months. j..
Therefore, while fear there will
not be enough coal to supply all
our needs, I will allow our people
to store their full years supply,
provided they actually get it in
their bins in April and May, as set
forth in the rules and regulations
which follow.
Storing in April and May not
only keeps the mines running full
capacity, but it helps relieve the
heavy winter traffic burden on our
railroads. This will enable the rail-
roads to give better war service.
If shortage should arise next
winter and you have failed to lay
ir your supply and are forced to APP
ply for permission to buy coal, one
of the questions asked will be "whv
lid you not lay in your coal in
April and May?"
You will be required to give
satisfactory excuse before relief will
be allowed.
You can buy either from a deal
" or from club and buy direct
from the mines.
April |, 1918.
w. E Myer,
U S Fuel Admins
traitor for Tennessee.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-04-12
made on them.

made on them.
Friday April 5. Battle. renewed
IEfuriousiy Germans make e%sHgl1t 40
vances against Allies while ham
mering hard against vital sectors
Of Franco British line; desperate
struggle continues, new a~sall~ may
ne greater than previous effort.
Americans hold sector south of Vel.
Ion; Berlin claims fresh gains
Saturday April s, Allies improv'
positions during day, British and
French both gain groand by fierc,
y assaulting German lines
Sunday April 7, French troops
beat back powerful German attack
Heavy fighting takes pla"e Satur,
lay in the Olse and Somme regions
American troops on the Toul Sc,
tor pour Machine and Automatic
run fire into Germans when they
attempt to raid the American tren
hes and halt them
Monday April s, Germans main
attack directed against line held by
French troops; French huri back
heavy assaults made by enemy; Ger
mans however claim fresh success, 8
ire made by them. British holu
lines and gain ground by Counter
attack; Americans repel two Hun
raids northwest of Toul
Tuesday April 9, Germans try
desperately to reduce menance cf
Allies Counter blow, intense artil-
Iery fire begun by them on front
IF l20 miles, widening the Great
Battle line to that extent phase of
the new offensive movement, Ger.
mans make some gains in attack
against French on Southern wing,
they prepare to make annother ter
rifle assault
Wednesday April 10, Enemy ham,
mering hard along Eleven mile front
Germans gain ground in new attack
between LaBasse and Armentieres.
intense bombardment precedes as
sauIt; Enemy big guns lombard
French positions and are violently
Counter shelled, French prevent at
tack and refuse Germans west of
American Engineers throw
down their tools for weapons of
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-04-12
Death of Mrs VIM
Howard.

We regret tc learn of the death
on Tuesday morning of this week
of Mrs VIM Howard of Sunbright,
Mrs Howard was about 80 years
Of age and the widow of the late
William Howard who preceded her
on life's journey near two years ago
she leaves surviving her number
of children, grandchildren and
great grand children, and host of
friends whose numbers correspond
or equal her acquaintances
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-04-12
Weeks War
News
Condensed

Thursday April 4, Big guns on
both sides keep up incessant roar
along the line of the great battle,
while the Infantrymen rest; either
side may renew action on great
scale any moment. British recaptIre
Ayette and repulse attacks Of Ger
mans, French also repulse attacks
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-04-12
Marriage License

The following marriage license
were issued by the County Court
Clerk for the week ending April
9th, 1918.
Howard to Mary E McKin-
dric
Dewey Daugherty to Josie Nor
gan
Bennett Cowan to Sarah Trent
Fred B Lint to Georgia Ashley
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-04-12

On Monday night of this week a
p iblic speaking was held in the
Court House, large crowd was in
attendance and several speakers en-
tertained anil instructed our Cit.
zens on the duties we owe 10 our
Government in this War
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-04-12

war, and help stem teuton hordes
Americans casulty list since April
End and to 9Th, include 447, in kill
ed wounded died of disease and
captured or missing. Russ Jap
war now possibility
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-04-12

Peter Anok and wife to John
MIynank and wife Lots in Deer
Lodge $500