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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-09
COUNTY MATTERS.

The sweeping and unwarranted state
ments of tie Centralia Enterprise in
regards to the County Clerks minutes
are false and as unreliable as their
statements made in regards to the
sheriff bills. We have neither the time
or space to give such outlandish state
ments the explanation needed L,
makes no difference whether the clerk
copies his minutes into the record book
from his original manuscript or from
the printed minutes as long as they are
correctly transcribed. The city clerk
never records his minutes upon tie
record book until they are printed.
The only trouble with the Enterprise
is in the fact that they are not doing the
county printing. If Democrat WAS in
the County Clerks office and the
Enterprise doing the printing as they
have for the last ten years everything
would be done according to law.
Neighbor your tactics are too plain
the people take no stock in your charges.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-09
National Editorial Association

The National Editorial Association
will meet in st. Augustine, Florida, this
month from the 2lst to 18th. i fine
program is promised by the people of
that city for the editors entertainment
The western delegates will rendezvous
in St. Louis and the eastern contingency
in Washington. From these points
excursions are planned going to and
from St. Augustine. This years outing
in the South promises to be the most
interesting Of any yet held. The writer
is among the fortunate editors in Wis
consin who were rendered a delegate
ship to that convention. If the
neighbors bring in ''wherewith" enough
to pay our expenses We are going to try
anG 90. The following is a list Of
Wisconsin delegates:
James E. Heg, Edward Decker, c. S.
Taylor, John Nagle, E. Luckow, D. j.
Hotchkiss, G. \. Wiswell, L. D. Harvey,
F. w Coon, Geo. ". Peck. c. ".
Brown. 4. L. Fontaine.
If We can go we will leave on We'd
nesday the 18th for st. Louis.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-09
M0RAY!AN CHURCH.

Financially 1895, was a very good, If
not, the best year in the history of that
church. The members of that society
all say: The Lord hath done great
things for us, whereof we are glad"
The congregation contributed 5000 to
the various enterprises Of the church
the past year. During the year the
Pastor of1iciated at two marriages, nine
funerals, forty two baptisms. and receiv-
ed twentv-three into church member
ship.
At a church council held January lst,
1896, the last debt of S64 was Wiped
out. Messrs. August Witte, Chas.
Dickoff, and Chas. Fritz were chosen
trustees for the ensuing year. Elders
elected were Messrs. Fred Pagel and
Fred Herschleb. The church member
ship now consists of 152 adults and $50
children. The Sabbath school is
prosperous and the average attendance
is about rs pupils.
rhe new pastor is very popular with
his congregation and unitedly they are
doing good work. They have room for
more workers and hope that with the
beginning Of 1866 they will have
enlisted more workers in the Lords
vineyard.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-09
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One of the Quiet Kind.

Stevens Point Journal: There was a
very quiet wedding at Plover Monday
evening AMI evidently q very hasty
one. The inhabitants Of that village
are on the look out for anything
of the sort and the affair would now be
a secret, had those most interested
succeeded in carrying out their plans
The bride appeared on one train from
this city and the groom from the Grand
Rapids train and they hied them to
squire Clark, who tied the knot. They
are Mr.. and Mrs. DeMarais now The
bride was formerly Miss Elmer Sidmore
of this city and it is said married the
gentleman from Grand Rapids to avoid
marrying prominent young man in
this city, to whom she was engaged
The groom is barber in Centralia and
was summoned to the ceremony by a
telephone message from here. The
happy couple was charivaried by the
PlOyeriteS
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-09
James McCarty Nightwatch.

At the regular session of the common
council Monday night James McCalty
was elected nighwatch to take the
pla of Andrew Gerard who lies at his
home dangerously sick. The vote was
a tie between the successful candidate
and John Codding and required the
vote of the Mayor to decide. The
Mayor dislikcG r. .,hoose between the
two men for they were both we'll quail
fed for the position and either would
make good faithful official. Hereafter
when you are out late nights you can
look for Mr.. McCarty. II you have
lost your way ask James and he will
direct Won home
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-09
Grand Rapids Foundry Company.

Is the title Of new company recently
organized in this city Mr. E. Roenius,
of Hanson, who owns residence in
this city is stock holder in the Wood
County National Bank. and a man Of
means, has associated himself with
King Brothers who have been operating
the only foundry and machine shop in
this city. They have organized stock
company to be known as the Grand
Rapids Foundry Co. It's capital stock
was fixed at $4,000 divided into 120
shares of SlOO each. OF this capital
stock 80 shares is held by each of the
three incorporato1s and 80 shares is
held by the company unsold. Articles
of incorporation were filed January 9th
and OH the 7th the organization was
perfected by the election of Benjamin
W. King, president, and E. Roenius,
secretary and treasurer.
The new company intend to add the
manufacture of some staple article in
the agricultural implement line, just
what kind, is yet undecided. Enlarge
ment Of the present capacity can be
expected and improvement all along
the line.
There is no doubt but what this new
move is good one both for the stock
holders and the community at large.
May success attend them is the wish Of
the REPoRTER.
NOTICE.
We hereby announce to the public
that the late firm Of King Bros. was
this day by mutual consent dissolved,
and its entire plant, stock and business
sold to the Grand Rapids Foundry
| Company, corporation which will with
increased capital and facilities carry on
the business heretofore conducted by
us.
We thank our many patrons for past
| favors and we solicit for the new corpO-
ration a continuance of the patronage
we received.
Grand Rapids, Wis, Jan. l, '96.
KING Bros.
| THE GRAND RAPIDS FOUNDRY COMPANY.
We take pleasure in announcing to
the patrons of the late firm of King
Bros. that we succeed them as an
incorporated company and ask contin-
uance of your favors. 1t will be our
aim to carry on the business of said
firm with more complete stock and
increased facilities for turning out good
work with promptness, and we will add
to these facilities as fast as the demands
of our patrons will require.
GRAND RAPIDS FOUNDRY Co.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-09
Death of Robert COnnor.

The we'll known and highly respected
lumberman, Robert Connor, of Auburn
dale, died Sunday morning at one
O'Clock at his residence of apopleXy.
This announcement was great surprise
to his many friends in this city. For
several years he had been east and out
of this county, but returned recently.
While not strong and robust as he used
to be was about his home on Saturday
the day before his death. He followed
numbering since bis advent in Wood
County in 1873, and was conspicuous in
the political and business interests of
this county. A man of few words,
honest and upright in his business
transactions. He leaves a wife and
several children. He was a member of
the Assembly in 1899, and from the
blue book we take the following:
Robert Connor rep, of Auburndale
Wood county, was born at Houston,
Renfre wshire, Scotland, November %,
1855 Received his education in the
common schools OF his native county;
when sixteen years of age he emigrated
to Canada, where he remained until
1873, when he located in Wisconsin
where the village of Auburndale now
stands; engaged in lumber and mercan-
tile business. He served respectively
as clerk and treasurer of the town and
village of Auburndale for number Of
years. Mr.. Connor received for
member of assembly a plurality Of
l 1,Sl2 votes over Frank Cramer, demo-
crat, and l49 over Hon. H. A. Lathrop,
assemblyman of preceding term, and
the independent candidate for re-elec-
| ton.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-09
FirSt=CiasS Blacks rnftIl.

T. J. Moore, Centralia, has engaged
Harry Tollerton, of Sparta, a blacksmith
and iron worker who is hard to out-do
in horse-shoeing Or any other work in
that line. He learned his trade at
Lancashire, England, under skilled
masters and Mr.. Moore considers him
among the best workman he ever had
in his establishment. He comes highly
recommended and after six weeks trial
Mr.. Moore has no fear in saying that he
can put OH or mould any kind of shoe
a man wants. Fast horses can be taken
to that shop and be shod just as a man
wants them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-09
Marvellous Results.

From letter written by Rev. j.
Gunderman, Of Dimondale, Mich, we
are permitted to make this extract: 81
have no hesitation in recommending
Or. Kings New Discovery, as the
results were almost marvellous in the
case of my wife. While / was pastor of
the Baptist Church at Rives Junction
she was brought down with Pneumonia
succeeding LaGrippe. Terrible par
oxysms of coughing would last hours
with little interruption and it seemed
as if she could not survive them. a
friend recommended DR.. Kings New
Discovery; it was quick in its work and
highly satisfactory in results" Trial
bottles free at John E. Daly's Drug
Store. Regular size SOC. and $1.00. l
BSg@ O. L. Hougen NJ. D., Office over
Daly's Drug store. Telephone at Office
"a residence u.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-09
Excellent Quotations.



Turn your face to the rising sun,
remember of the past only the good
that people have done you, and this
will indeed be happy new year
The man with a Waterbury brain is
the one who asplres TO carry the most
expensive chronometer.
Innocence would need no guardians
If curiosity was not a leading feature in
our mental makeup.
People who lament that they are not
appreciated would generally be worse
off if they were.
The rock-bottom argument in favor of
the reorganization of society is the fact
that majority of its members thinl,
they could attend to other peoples
business best.
Nothing makes man feel more like
a tower of strength than to have on
new rubbers and take his girl to walk
on slippery streets when she is wearing
her house shoes.
Lovely woman does not have to stoop
to folly; it is always ready to climb up
after her, if she does not give it a
vigorous push in the other direction.
Nothing will develop latent wicked
ness in man faster than being watched.
People who cannot leave room
without standing in the door and a
Cabling are the allies of colds and the
promoters of consumption.
The strongest weapon our enemies
possess is that of petty annoyance.
People will never take off their hats
to the money you have wasted.
A friend is seldom appreciated until
he ceases to be one.
After all the progress art has made,
what is there prettier than pretty girl,
unless it be two of them.
Lives there man who away down in
the bottom of his heart would not like
to be a pugiIist; not necessarily for
publication, but as a guarantee of get
ting there in case Of accidents?
Pride and conceit are no nearer akin
than the song Of a nightingale is to the
croak Of a frog.
If man is careful IN selecting his
friends it is of little moment what kind
of enemies he possesses.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-09
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

CRY COUNCIL ROOM, !
Jan. &, 1896. J
Council met in regular session, Mayor
Baker presiding:
Aldermen present, Nilsson, Nash,
Gaynor, Gettslof, Dessaint, Abel. DAILY,
Plenke
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved.
Report of Committee to whom was
referred the matter of securing fire
hose, reported that they had secured
800 feet of hose guaranteed to stand
water pressure of 400 lbs. to the square
inch and to do good and efficient service
for torty-eight months, for which the
city is to pay so cents per foot
Alderman Nilsson moved thai above
report be accepted. Carried by full
affirmative vote.
Petition was presented, to open
Walnut ST. from Sycamore st. to south
line of fractional lot ., 17-22-6 Gas
described in petltion.)
Above petition was referred to the
Street Committee.
Under the suspension of the rules
the following bills were allowed:
Central Electric Cos bill of S7558 was allowed
at SOS 3S
A. L. Fontaine printing g..............S 800
a. Gerard Ices. l.75
d. H. Noss ...."... S.55
First Nat. Bank rent of Library, y,........ 10000
Bills of City of Centralia and Centralia
Hardware Co. were referred to the
Finance Committee.
Report of Police Justice was then
read, and on motion was accepted and
filed.
Treasurer's report was then read as
follows:
Dec. L, To Cash on hand 1866
To Cash for stone sold to county, 500
Tax collected to date............... 3533.96
Int. On Deposit. IA
S3725.75
Jan. 6, By orders cashed ed.,.............S 3O9. .9s
By Balance on hand.............. ...... 34l5.7
s8725.75
The ballot was then cast for Night
watch, the election to take effect at
such time as the office would become
vacant.
The result of the ballot was as follows:
John Codding 4; James McCarty 4.
The vote being lie the Mayor cast his
ballot for James McCarty.
On motion Council adjourned
GEO. B. BRAzEAU, City Clerk.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-09
NEIGHBCRINU NOTES.
Taken From Our Exchanges and Com
densed for Local Readers.
STILL WORKING FREE PHONES.

Merrill News: The Wisconsin Tele-
phone Co. still feels generous enough
to offer free phones to the public
They are working at their scheme as
hard as they can with what We should
judge was poor success. We have
heard Of very few telephones being
kept in old PLACES or ordered for new
places because q the free rate. Ihey
talk as though they were doing big
business and te doleful stories of the
failure of homc companies elsewhere.
They do not realize that the Merrill
Telephone Co. is backed up by tele-
phone users and that about everyone
who has any use for telephone has
made a contract with the Merrill
Telephone Co. The Wisconsin Tele-
phone Co. may cause uueasiness and
bother for some time vet to come but
their day Of doing successful telephone
business in this city is past
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-09
New Trial for Lord and Emery.

Messrs. Chas. Fl. Emery and William
NJ Lord, convicted of the murder Of
Peter Houston June 2nd 1898, and now
serving life terms in Waupun, were
granted new trials by the Supreme
court Tuesday. Their attorney Geo. L.
Williams is entitled to great credit for
his untiring efforts in their behalf. A
new trial was denied By the Circuit
Judge here from which decision he
appealed to the Supreme Court.
Justice ]. B. Winslow in handing
down the decision of the supreme
court says: 'There was sufficient
evidence to sustain the verdict and the
trial seems to have been in most
respects fair and just, but there were
two rulings made which We think were
erroneous and which necessitates
reversal of Judgment"
This decision means great deal to
the people of Wood county for new
trial will cost from $4,000 to $1,000 and
will make no change in the verdict.
Those who heard the trial and listened
to the evidence are satisfied as to the
guilt of the parties. The facts connected
with the murder are still fresh in the
minds of readers of this paper and it is
unnecessary to repubish them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-09
Wisconsin Cranberry Association.
MATHER, WISCONSIN,

MATHER, WISCONSIN,
Dec. q, 1895.
The Ninth Annual Meeting of the
Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers
Association will be held in the city hall
at Grand Rapids, on Tuesday, January
IA, 1896, commencing at O'Clock a. m.
Prof. F. H. King, of the State Uni
versity, will present a paper Oh "The
Possibility of Supplying Water for the
Development Of Cranberry Marshes in
Juneau, Monroe, Wood and Jackson
Counties" He will also discuss the
subject of peat Soils and their I'm
provement"
w. : RRADDOCE. Secretary
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-09
Engagement Announced.

The following item taken from the
1enowine Illustrated News, Milwaukee,
will prove bit of news to Fred Page
Tibbits' many friends in the twin cities:
Announcement is made Of the en-
gagement Of Fred Page Tibbits and
Mdlle. Blanca de Freyre-Santander, of
Lausanne, Switzerland, daughter Of
Signor Manuel de Freyre, formerly
Minister at Washington from the
Republics Of Peru and U. S. of
Columbia
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-09
N0ravian Church.

REV. 4. Peterson, pastor.
Services for Sunday Jan. y, 1896
$3.50 a. m. Sunday School.
1880 a. m. Preaching in German.
500 p. m. Preaching in the Nor
wegian language.
All are welcome.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-09

The finest stock of goods in the
country is to be found at John E. Daly's
He also has secured the sale of Beggs'
Family Medicines. Every bottle
warranted They will give you salts
faction.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-09
WHY WILL YOU COuGHq

DAILY your druggist asks YOU why?
You can be so easily cured. Three
doses of Beggs' Cherry Cough Syrup
will relieve yOu at once. We guarantee
every bottle, and DO monkey work
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-09

John E. DAILY takes the lead in every
thing. They have secured the exclusive
sale of Beggs' Blood Purifier and Blood
Maker, the most perfect medicine
made. Try it for blood disorders.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-09

Diarys for 1896 at J. Z. Daly's drug
store. Just the article you want.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-09

If man is careful IN selecting his
of enemies he possesses.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-09
Laas.es..
RUSSELLVILJE,
The shrievalty Contest Was Dismissed for
 Want of Jurisdiction.

The shrievalty Contest Was Dismissed for
 Want of Jurisdiction.
 Russellville, Sept 8.-(Special Core spondence.)-The contested election case of Hargette, populite, vs. Parish, demo- crat, over the office of sheriff of Frank lin county came off yesterday before Hon. J. M. Waltrip, probate judge. Over 20O witnesses were in attendance, giving to the streets Of our usually quiet little village rather an animated ap- pearance. Hargette was represented by one populite, one democrat and one re- publican attorney, viz, Bolton of Russell vile, Kirk of Tuscumba and Sevier of Russellville. The other side of the legal battle was ably conducted by Messrs. Key, Amen and Bullock of this place. The able speeches of Messrs. Key and Bullock were very highly complimented. The case was dismissed for want of jurs- diction.
 MT. A. C. Frederick was recommended by the county executive committee for appointment to the office of tax collector, left vacant by Mir. R. H. Davidson's fail ure to make bond. Mir. Frederick is present tax collector having been appoint ed to fill the unexpired term of Tompkins, who defaulted three years ago.
 Our delegation left this morning for the congressional convention at Gadsden. They go uninstructed.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-09
OUR LETTER BOX.
To the State Herald:


 The question of change in text books in the city public schools is one of vital interest to every family in Birmingham, and since It has been agitated we have been besieged with inquiries as to what would be done. We propose to give a few of those inquiries and answers to same
 l. We have been asked If a change in the text books were made what would be the cost to the patrons of the schools. We'll to answer this, we will suppose that each pupil has to buy the list of books now that is required at present (and the prices charged for new books as heretofore published is lower in Birming- ham than in any other southern city). By adding the seven grammar grades and the four high school grades and mak- ing an average you will find that the average cost per pupil will be about S6..
 This, multiplied by the number of chil- dren who attend school about $500, will show a cost of $20, 900. If the books are changed the old books in the hands of the pupils will be worth something, or rather publishers will allow something for them. Our experience in the book business of more than five years in Bir- mingham has taught us that when no changes are made the pupils have each year about half their books on hand That is, the pupils do not have to buy more than one-half the list This lot of 
 be taken al s4000 second hand if taken in the usual way by the publishers. Now $4O00 taken from $20.000 will leave s16,000, the cost. of the books the first year the change is made. If no change is made the pupils will have to buy one-half| the list required having half already on hand. This half can be bought for $lO,0OO new, or not over $6000 secondhand. And they can be had secondhand
 If we subtract s6000 from $16,000 we will have $10,00O, the extra cost to the patrons the first year the change is made. 13ut the cost will continue to be heavy. The books that are contemplated, we have be told. cannot be had second-band. This being the case, the s10,00o worth to be bought each year will cost s10,O0O in- stead of $6Go0. as at present. or an excess each year of S40a9 for the reason sbat ihe new books put in cannot be had second hand. The above is based upon the SUD- position that the change is made, and that the new list adopted will not cost
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-09
CAN ONLY HOPE FOR HELP FROM

CAN ONLY HOPE FOR HELP FROM THE PLAIN PEOPLE.
 WE ASK ONLY FOR THE NECES- SARY MEANS TO CONDUCT A VIG- OROUS AND AGGRESSIVE CAM PAIGN. NO MATTER IN HOW SMALL SUMS, NO MATTER HOW HUMBLE THE CONTRIBUTOR, LET THE FRIENDS OF LIBERTY AND MA TIONAL HONOR CONTRIBUTE ALL THEY CAN TO THE GOOD CAUSE. OF THE MONEY POWER WE WILL OPPOSE THE ACCUMULATED OF FERINGS OF THE MASSES, FIGHT ING TO BE FREE. AND ASK THE RULER OF THE UNIVERSE FOR HIS BLESSING"
 These are not idle words We are sure they will not fall on deaf ears.
 The people-the plain people of Ala bama-who are the supporters of the cause of humanity always will, in our opinion, respond to the call of Chairman Jones.
 The State Herald will receive and re- ceipt for contributions under the above call, from 10 cents up, and forward same to the proper authorities.
 Every patriotic democrat in Alabama can give d small amount and not miss it.
 Remember this is. a contest for free dom.
 Bear in mind that if we fail the future of our little ones is blighted.
 Every democratic mother in Alabama, when she tucks her little ones away to- night and asks the blessings of God upon them, should remember to ask her hus- band whether or not he has contributed his mite towards preserving to them the precious privilege of being free Ameri- can citizens.
 There is no longer any room to doubt that if Mckinley and the money power wins in this contest we are raising our children to be mere hewers of wood and drawers of water.
 If Bryan wins they will be free men; if Mckinley, serfs.
 Send your contribution to the State Herald or call at the office and hand 1t in, and you will be properly receipted for same, which will be forwarded to Chair man Jones promptly. Remember the time is short, and the campaign commit tee needs the money