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Schreiber'S Honest Gray Downed
the 0ddS-On Favorite
Nephew.
FAVoRITES IN FRONT TWICE
Babe Murphy Defeated Gallant by a
Narrow Margin in an Ex-
citing Drive.

The sou easter cut up all sorts of pranks
at Ingleside yesterday. 1t came screech-
ing along and at times almost blew the
Jockeys out of their saddles. However, sit
is an i'll wind that blows nobody good, "
and Riley Grammar experienced change
of luck, putting a big crimp in the. ring on
three different races.
Although the most tempestuous racing
day yet experienced this winter, there was
liberal sprinkling of fair race-goers in
the stand, and in the ring the bookies
were besieged with coin, which assuredly
speaks well for the popularity of the new
course.
The elements proved fatal TO all but two
of the first choices. The elastic Thornhill
was about the biggest surprise of the day,
capturing the best race with odds of 10 TO l
about him.
Jockey Jerry Chorn had an attack of the
riding habit, finishing three times in front,
once second and once unplaced out of five
mounts.
Scarcely less demonstrative could a SUBJ
urban day crowd have been than the one
that cheered honest old Draw Scot upon
his return 10 the stand, after defeating the
odds on favorite for the fifth race, Nephew,
in the most exciting finish of the day.
The distance was mile and sixteenth,
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and Bookmaker George Roses horse was
looked upon as pipe 13 to 20 being
his closing odds. Barney Schrieber's gray
geiding was as good as to 5 IN few OF
the books, with a world of 3 to obtaina-
bic. Allahabad, Braw Scot and Modesto
all took turns at leading during the run
ming, though the real race commenced
about three furlongs from the wire. Bal
lard here sent the favorte out in the lead,
with the gray hot after him. Into the
stretch they were nearly on equal terms,
the advantage lying with the favorlte. y
furlong from home Braw Scot had the favor
ite in trouble, and sure- footed in the slushy
going, won in a drive by neck. Fl Fl
was third.
The II to favorite SoIedad finished sec
ond in the opening race, a tive-and-a-ha
furlong spin. Robin Hood !, with to l
about him in the ring, took the lead in the
stretch, and won handily by four lengths.
The race following was at the same dis
tance, and again were the favorites bowled
over. After some heavy plunging Main
stay and Summer Time closed equal
choices in the betting. The two favorites
showed the tield the way into the stretch,
and then both grew weary. Yemen then
took the lead and in a hard drive was
beaten out by Sligo. who went to the post
TO l. Sam Leake came strong at the end,
taking third place.
The third event, also at five and hall
furlongS, resulted in an easy win for the
II to favorite Major Cook, who passed
Perhaps, the second choice, on the far
turn, and won easily. kowalsky took sec.
ond place from Pat Murphy by length.
A six-furlong run resulted in a very
pretty finish between the favorite, Babe
Murphy, and Gallant. Ezell's fast mare
opened al twos, and was backed down to
Z to 3. Philomena ruled a strong to {
second choice. The latter got somewhat
the best OF the start, and made the run
ming to the stretch, at which point the
favorite was close second, with Gallant
third. Phllomena soon quit and gave way
TO Babe, who, in hard drive, beat Gal
liant head on the post. Potentate was an
Indifferent third.
The last event was over seven furlongs
with Barney Schreiber's mare Highland, 8
most prominent tavorite. George Miller
with Doggett up was a strong second
choice, with All Over the next fancied
Miller made all the running until well
Strengthened away for the wire, where the
tavorite had him wobbling. Just as it
looked like the favorite's purse Coady on
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SAN FRANCISCO CALL"

BUSINESS OFFICE of the San Francisco CALL
710 Market street, open until IL O'Clock every
night in the year.
BRANCH oFFICES-b3O Montgomery street,
corner Clay; open until 80 O'clock
S3o Hayes street. open until 9 80 o'clock
7lS Larkin street open until $50 o'clock
sW. corner Sixteenth and Mission streets epen
antfl o'clock.
25lS Mission street, open until o'clock
ll6 Ninth street, open until 80 O'Clock.
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Thornhill came with an electric rush the
last hundred yards and snatched the race
by length. All Over made it decidedly
interesting for the favorite, being beaten
but half length for the place.
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South Wales has haunted coal mine.
lhls ghostly place is the Morfa Collierv.
ana 1t has been infested with re tless
spirits for about week. They are sun
posea to be six in mum ber and to be the
snostS OF some miners who were killed in
an explosion. They make their presence
known by wailing and knocking all over
tne underground workings. These diver
SONS, 1t Is said, they vary by the singing
OF urges and the roll of muffled drums.
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oehoiars are coming to the conviction
that the ruins found in Newfoundland
oouth Africa, are of Semitic and Arabian
origin and that the negro race had nothing
more TO do with their construction than as
the slaves OF race OF higher civilization.
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NOTICE OFF MEETINGS.

u
/" A REGULAR MEETING OF 0s
VIZ the Caledonian Club THIS n Is 81
T. T. ENENiNG at O'Clock, at Scottish XMTW
JAMES H. DUNCAN, Secretary. ,1' N--'e''
R UNITY LODGE NO l3l, L. INaIulg[
Gs-S 0. Q: F.. Sixteenth and Valen- +SSgW4E
cia sts;-otficers and members are re- 4I9
FRIDAY, January II, at 2 o'clock P. NJ for the
purpose OF attending the funeral of our late
brother. GEORGE STEWART.
l. J. DAVIS. NG.
WILLIAM THAcKERAY, Recording Secretary.
%SP LA SOCIErE FRANCHISE D'EPARG-
ES>S nes ct de Prevoyance Mutuelle-The annual
meeting OF the stockholders of the above-named
society for the election OF board OF directors 10
serve for the ensuing year and for the transaction
meeting will be held at the Office of the corpora
ton, 534 California street, San Francisco Cal. on
MONDAH, January u, 1896 at O'Clock P. II.
San Francisco, January g. 1896.
RGs DUTCH MINING AND MILLING COM
stocbpdcrs o b fHf91Sr "RnHaI meeting OF me
Ing COMPANY will be held at the Office of the
company, rooms Nos. 81 and 6S, Stevenson build
streets, San Francisco, Cal, on TUESDAY, the
2lst day of January, 1896 at . o'clock p. NJ, for
the purpose of eecting board OF directors serve
Tor ne ensuing year and for the transaction of
such other business as may be brought before the
meeting
san Francisco, January H. 1896
e. TRITTENBACH, President.
NJ. CLAUssENIUs, Secretary.
ETz5S PRESIDE AND FERRIES R. r. CO.
IS~S The regular annual meeting Of the stock
holders OF the Preside and Ferries Railroad Com
pany will be held at the Office OF the company
Union street, corner Sharp's place San Francisco,
Cal, on Friday, the twentyfourth (24th) day of
January, 1896, at the hour of , O'Clock P. NJ for
the purpose OF electing seven directors serve
during the ensuing year and the transaction OF
such other business as may properly come before
Ihe meeting transfer books will close on Tuesday,
January H. az 2 O'Clock p. NJ
JOHN b. LEIGHTON, Secretary.
UHce-11ll Union ST., corner Sharps place san
Francisco, Cal.
FSP ANNUAL MEETING-THE REGULAR r
7>S annual meeting OF stockholders of the
oc' anlc Steamship Company Will be held at the
office of the company, 327 Market street, San
Francisco. Cal, on TUESDAY, the 2Ist day of
January, 1895, at the hour OF II O'Clock A. NJ for
The purpose OF electing a board of directors TO
serve for the ensuing year and the transaction of
such other business may come before the meet
ing Iranster books will close on Friday. jan
uary 10, at O'Clock p. NJ
4. H. SHELDON, Secretary.
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~ TED-SCANDINAVIAN OR GERMAN
W farmer and wife for small ranch no objection
to / child, S25 and good home: ranch cook. Sl5
waiter nice country hotel, go; farmers, mixers
COOKS dfshwa 5hers and others. W. d. EVER CG
CO., 626 CLAW 81.
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TWO WATERS FOR AN INSTITUTION,
L country, $50: pantryman for institution,
country $25. c. r. HA NSEN 6s Co, 110 Geary st.
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NEW WALDO HOUSE, 765 MISSION BET.
~ Third and Fourth-Single furnished rooms per
day sc up: per Week 81 up: omen all night.
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MEN AND BOYS TO CANVASS; ENTIRELY
Iu new article, fast seller: profits immense: city
or country. For particulars call address 652
Market ST., room 10: P. o. box 2299.
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THE RAILROAD HOUSE, 533 COMMERCIAL
L ST., below VI Montgomery-SingIe rooms l5c night,
25c Tor two; best and cleanest house in town.
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MALI HELF WA TED.

-IAF IAFANTED-PUPILS IN MILLINERY; NEW
w term commences this mo. Room 81, l2l Post.
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FEMALE aELP WANTED.

CECOND GIRL, s25: HOUSEWORK GIRL,
- Oakland S25; Alameda, S25; and other towns.
MISS CULLEN, l05 Stockton St
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HELP wANTED-Continned.

CtWEDISH AND GERMAN EMPLOYMENT
- Office, l11a Antonia ST., on Jones, nr. Ellis.
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STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE.

THURSDAY. Jan. 1879 N.
UNITED STATES BONDS.
Pid; asked. Bid. asked
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UNDERSTANDING. CUTTING AND FITTING
u at the Nc Dowell Academy, 213 Powell; pat
terms cut to order 25c up; pupils wanted
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ROSEDALE HOUSE. 32I ELLIS ST-SINGLE
~ furnished rooms 2Oc; 81 per week.
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~ rooms from 81 TO 81 week; large reading-room.
TOR THE BEST AND CLEANEST iOc MEAL
j Try 1917 Grant ave: coffee specIallv.
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I EARN a TRADE-LADIES AND GENTLE
II men students wanted; only weeks required :;
tools given; write for catalogue. San Francisco
Barber College, 1915 Howard 81.
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SITUATIONS wANTED-Continued.

WANTED-BY SWEDISH GIRL, STU ALTON
w for housework in private family. Apply al
Fulton House, room l9.
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PEST PLA Z IN CITY FOR SECONDHAND
u shoes, 726 L2 opp. HOward-st. Theater. or I29
Slx.h ST.: misit shOes honght and exchanged.
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1.-THE GALL" RACING CHART.


Track Thurs ''
FIRST sane
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-06-04
WHEN AND HOW TO BATTLE.

DR.. Cyrus Edison, eX-president of the
New York Board of Health, writes con-
corning bathing, "a cold dOuche or any
form of shower bath should not be used
when a person is tired or exhausted
from amy cause, as the reaction, on
which the shock depends for its bene-
fetal effect, does not follow effectually
when the system is tired The result
of the shower in such case is apt to
be internal congestion, which may be
disastrous. 1t does not follow, how
ever, that a perspiring person should
not bathe until cooled Off AS a mat
ter Of fact, if the person is not eX-
hausted the fact that the pores are open
is rather advantageous than otherwise
as the reaction is enhanced and will
probably follow more energetically. A
bath should never be taken within two
hours of hearty meal. The first effect
of immersion in warm or in cold water
is to seriously derange the digestive
process if that is progressing at the
time, and by a physiological effect that
naturally follows, to unbalance or de-
range the whole nervous system. The
result of this is extremely dangerous
to the bather. There are numerous
instances of severe illness and even of
death caused by bathing while the
stomach was full
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-06-04
ARTIFICIAL MEMORY.

An old Welsh blacksmith, who was
also dealer in groceries and various
other trifies, was unable to read or
write, but had a system of his own
and kept his accounts in an original
kind of hierOglyph in which a rude
representation of anything he sold on
credit did duty for written symbols
At Christmas time he got his friend the
schoolmaster to make out his bills as
he dictated. Once he sent a bill for
shOeing, ETC., to old Sir Robert
Vaughan, who presently came down in
a great fiuster. Griffith Jones, you
villain, you have charged me with a
cheese, and I never had one from you
in my life" Stop a Bit" cried Crit
fifth, while 1 look in the book" And
there, sure enough, was big round o,
which in Grifith's script represented
cheese. Then ensued a wordy war be-
tween blacksmith and baronet, in
which it was difficult to say which had
the better of it. Sir Robert was riding
off in a rage, when the blacksmith
called him back: stop; | remember
the cheese was all right, but I forgot
to put hole in it. 1t was a grind
stone. "-Household Words.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-06-04
THE HOMEOPATHS.

Milwaukee, Wis, May 30.-Members
OF the Wisconsin Homeopathic Medi-
cal society closed their thirty-second
annual meeting by the election Of these
officers: President, NJ. L. Huntington,
OF Darlington; first vice president, T.
P. Stiles, of Sparta. second vice presi-
dent, J. Buckeridge, of Beloit; record
ing secretary, Evelyn c. Hoehne, of
Milwaukee; treasurer, E. w. Beebe, of
Milwaukee; censor for three years.
Sherman, of Milwaukee. The follow
ing doctors were appointed chairmea
of the several bureaus for the ensuing
year: Materia medica, J. Buckeridge, of
Beloit; obstetrics, R. X. Paine, of Man
itowoc; surgery, Q. o. Sutherland, of
GAINESVILLE; gynecology, F. P Stiles, of
Sparta; opththaimology and orology, E.
W. Beebe, of Milwaukee; clinical medi-
cine, \. G. Leland, of Whitewater:
paedalogy, n. A. Pennoyer of Kenosha.
Drs. S. ]. Martin and L. Sherman
were chosen delegates to the American
institute which meets at Detroit June
Ii. Milwaukee was selected as the
place for holding the next convention
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-06-04

in the unsettled lands of their former
reservation in Wyoming, holding that
under their treaty the Indians could
not kill game in violation of the game
laws of the state.
An expedition left New York for
Cuba. 1t is stated that the ship built
after the plan of the Bermuda and,
like her flying the British flag, carried
a good-sized cargo Of war munitions to
the insurgents, as we'll as about one
hundred passengers making a summer
tour of the West Indies
At Hamilton, O., Paul ]. Sorg, the
millionaire tobacco manufacturer Of
Middletown and congressman, has en-
tered the fight against the tobacco
trust. Sorg has cut his popular brands
to Is cents a pound to jobbers and 20
cents a pound to consumers. Tobacco
has been selling fol 10 and 80 cents.
The audience which attended the In
dianapolis May festival was treated to
a sensation in the shape Of strike OF
the chorus, which delayed the perform
ance about an hour. The difficulty
arose over a dispute as to whether the
tickets held by members of the chorus
were transferable The chorus won lis
point.
Apropos of the report that Colonel
Fred Grant had made a visit to Major
Mckinley at Canton, and that he had
been mentioned as a possibility for the
vice presidency, a telegram was re-
ceived from General Grants son asking
that accommodations be reserved at the
Planters hotel for himself and wife
during the convention.
Shipping men believe the British
bark Cambusdoon has been lost. she
left Java carrying a cargo Of sugar
from Vancouver, Jan. 2, and has not
been sighted nor heard from since. She
is fifty-fve days overdue. She was
commanded by Captain Macdonald, and
carried a crew of thirty men. There is
100000 insurance on her.
Prominent representatives of COM
mercial and transportation interests ap-
peared before the house committee Oh
commerce to oppose the bill introduced
by Representative Sherman of New
York, to repeal the imprisonment pen
atty clause of the interstate commerce
law. The delegation was headed by
Interstate Commissioner Yoemans
More than 100 free silver democrats,
representing every district III Indiana,
met to perfect al organization. This
was done by appointing an executive
committee of fourteen, of which Allen
w. Clark of Greensburg is chairman.
This action almost amounts to a revolt
against the state central committee, the
majority of whose members are gold
standard men.
At the Presbyterian assembly in
Saratoga the Christian Endeavor
carried all it's points. The report on
home missions showed the present debt
was almost 100000; receipts amounted
to 1929, 433, and expenditures reached
$858,985. The cost of administration
aggregated $81,922. Under the board
is total of 1,544 ministers. 1880
churches and a membership O. 100, 900.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-06-04
Eight Killed Near Neyiro

Mexico, May 2S.-A cyclone swept
across Adrian county last evening,
killing eight people and injuring
probably twenty-five. At Dyes school
house five children were killed. At the
Bean creek school house Miss Ware.
Lulu Embanks and Hilda Blase were
killed.
Eighty Children Killed.
Kansas City, Mo, May ga report
from Roodhouse, Ill, says that the tor
nado demolished the school house at
Drake, Ill, and that eighty children
persisted in the ruins and as many more
were injured
Sixty Killed in a Hospital
Memphis. Tenn, May 2S.-Nord
reaches here by way of Carondolet, Mo,
that sixty dead bodies have been taken
from the st. Louis city hospital which
was completely wrecked and every pa
tient probably killed.
Heavy Fall of Hail.
Baldwin, NJ, May ga hurricane
accompanied by terrific hail and ram
passed over St. Louis county. Fol
three hours cain fell in torrents and
hail to the depth of several inches
Several fatalities were reported.
Landslides Near Carondelet.
Little Rock, May 2S-The telegraph
operator at Carondelet, four miles
south of st. Louis says that all street
car communication between St. Louis
and that suburb is entirely cut off and
the streets are almost impossible
Railroad tracks are blocked with de-
bris. Trestlas rave been torn away
and the bed washed out in places
Several landslides 6.e reported.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-06-04

will reach two hundred ard fifty The
storm struck at the big elevators, 800
yards below the Eads bridge, then Iol-
lowed the river t. the lads bridge
then started uiagonally towards the le-
lay depot ana Continued on the Collins
vile avenue. Then it lifted AMI
dropped again at the National stock
yards. Nothing whaIeI er remains or
Broadway rom the river 70 the wa
uuct and on the east slue IOr the width
OF probably 500 yards there is absolute
~ no semblance to any mouse. The
cars in the yards were scattered alt
over and into ponds, ard completely
wrecked. Inc Big + our, Nanualia &
Louisville * Nashville freight sheds
were RACED 20 the ground, no. so mucn
as SUCK remaining IN an upright 20
sltlon. The ONCE IoTCe, together with
The freight handlers d. The latter sned,
sought refuge in the box cars to The
norCn OF the platform Oh the approach
OF the storm anC owe their nVes TO
mat TACT. Nothing remains OF the re-
lay depot to mark where it stood The
National hotel at me National stock
yarus, is wrecked, the whole IronL be
Ing torn out, the 1901 is OIL and every
window on all SlCeS is blown in.
The Belle, Of Calhoun, MadhIll, and
LlDDle Conger, mCoTeu near CnoJeau
avenue, were almoSt TOTALLY broken up.
Elon u. Smith, the harbor boat, was
blown DOWN the rN er and wrecked
near Arsenal islanu. 1T is thought no
lives were lost on THIS boat. The
steamer Harvester was torn from its
dock and carried QoWn the river. The
loss on the river cannoC be estimated.
AS an instance OF neaVy loss may be
stated TWO large Darges belonging to
The Mississippi Valley transportation
company ana bearing AU4 900 bushels OF
wheat, were blown away. When The
variety OF goods transported by the
liver craft IS cCbSIuereu II will De seen
how easily the amount lost toots up.
The path OF the storm through south
st. Louis i. scene OIL death and rum.
The greatest damage zone was between
Russell avenue on the south, and Cho-
teau avenue ANA FaPin street, on the
north. Within that territory from the
western city limits to the river wreck
! beyond, the loss OF lie cannot be es-
timateG. The most wholesale slaugh-
ter was at Seventh and Rutger streets,
where thirteen persons were crushed
to death in Mockenheimer's saloon and
boarding house. Many others are
known to be buried in adjacent houses.
On Rutger street, were sixty men st
work on Liggett & Myers new building
in course Of erection at Klemm and
Park avenues when the storm de-
molished the structure. Two were
killed, and a large number injured
The street car lines are in a chaotic
condition, only these in the north end
of the city running. The Seculin
power house was blown to pieces, the
estimated loss being $25O,0OO.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-06-04
THE SIZE OF THE SUN.

The sun, provided We measure only
the disk seen with the smoked glass, is
eight hundred and sixty-six thousand
miles in diameter, i. e., one hundred
and eight earths could be comfortably
ranged side by side across the disk
To cover the surface would require
many thousands. To fill the interior
we should need one million three hun
dIed thousand. On a smaller scale we
might represent the sun by d ball two
feet in diameter and the earth by a
good-sized grain of shot. Let the SUN
be followed out, then place the earth
at it's centre, and let the moon revolve
about it at it's real distance of two
hundred and forty thousand miles.
There would yet remain nearly two
hundred thousand miles of space be-
tween the moons orbit and the in
closing shell of the sun. Indeed, to
journey from one side of the sun to
the other, through the centre, would
take one of our swift express trains
nearly two years and a half So vast
a globe must be heavy. Since it's den
sity is only one-quarter that of the
earth, it only weighs as much as three
hundred and thirty-two thousand
earths, or two Octillions of tonsi The
attraction of gravity on its surface
would cause a man whose weight was
one hundred and fifty pounds to weigh
two tons.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-06-04
SEVEN IMPEACHMENT TRIALS.

ExPresident Harrison discusses I'm
parchment" in his This Country of
Ours article in June Ladies' Home
Journal. He presents the constitution
al provisions for the impeachment of
high officials, and recalls that the pro-
cess has been put into operation but
seven times. William Blount, Sen
ator from Tennessee, was the first Of
fetal to be tried on impeachment pro-
ceedings. His trial occurred in 1897.
The others were: John Pickering,
United States district judge for New
Hampshire, in 1903; Justice Samuel
Chase of the United States supreme
court, about the same time; James H.
Peck, judge OF the United States dis
trict court for the district of Missouri,
in 1880; Judge Humphreys, of the Uni
ted States district court for the dis
trict of Tennessee, in 1862; President
Andrew Johnson, in 1868; William W.
Belknap, secretary of war, in 1876.
There were but two convictions-Judg
Pickering and Judge Humphreys.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-06-04

A number of Detroit policemen in
citizens clothes have been mounted on
bicycles and Will patrol the business
streets with orders to take the names
and register formal complaint against
wheelmen VINO ride at a dangerous
speed. But the city attorney says he
thinks that wheelnen have equal rights
with other users of the streets, and that
they can probably recover damages
from the city if hurt as the result of de-
fective pavement.