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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-28
Cnntured Il Thief.

Detective Rhodes this morning arrested
John Taylor. n negro, for whom he has
been looking. Taylor is the man who stole
the mileage ticket from the rooms of Miss
Cleua Packard at the Elsmere. The ticket,
which was valued at $15, was found at u
ticket brokers' on Pennsylvania avenue.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-28
Sir Joseph Rarnby Dead

London, Jan. 2S.-Sir Joseph Barnby,
the English musician, principal of the
Guildhall School OF Music, died this morn
ing. He was born in 1898.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-28

Manager Towers Of the Ice Palace has
invited local expert skaters to contest for
prizes and hunurs with ]. L. Dunohut the
fastest skater in she world. who wsl be
the star attraction at the rink next week.
He Will be pleased to see the woild-be csA-
testants this afternoon and arrange the
affair. A committee from the vari,Hrs
sporting and hunting clubs of the city
will fix the details Of the handicap OF
Donohue.
Mr.. Towers offers the use Of the rink
every day during the morning hours. So
that the skaters may get themselves i'll
readiness.
\ large crowd visited the rink last night
and found the ice in good condition. The
interest in the sport is rapidly increasing.
and already il is being prescribed by lead
ing physicians as a sure cure not only
for the blues but for nervous prustra-
ton and other disorders. the Consequence
of lack of exercise. The most enjoya bic
feature is the number of pretty girls. in
charming costumes. who nightly spin over
the ice in quest Of pleasure and health.
- . -
The Seahoard Air Line, through General
Agent Parke. has made contract with
the Navy Department for the transportation
of the officers and scamen to san Fran
cisco from the battleshp Texas, which
went out of commission yesterday. There
will he 200 i'll the crew, and have been as
signed TO the MouCndOck, going into COM
mission about the Goth of February at
League Island, san Francisco. The move
ment viii be made by special train of tour
lists ears and fast schedule arranged for.
This is the first movement of this charac
ter made by the aiI-rail route for som.
years. Mr.. Parke will have entire charge
of the transportation arrangements.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-08-06
Notice to the Citizens and Electors of the City
of Grand Rapids, Wisconsin.

WHEREAS, at a regular meeting of the Common
Council of said city of Grand Rapids, held at its
council rooms in said city on the 3rd day of
August, y. D. 1896, the following ordinance was
introduced, to-wit:
An ordinance to adopt the provisions of Sub
division "Nlneteenth' of Section 81 of Chapter
326 OF the Laws of 1885, entitled can Act divid-
ing cities into classes and providing for their
incorporation and government" as amended by
Chapter 3l2 of the Laws of 1898, in addition to
the provisions of the Special Charter of the city
of Grand Rapids, Wisconsin.
The Common Council of the city of Grand
Rapids do ordain as follows:
SECTION l. The provisions of subdivision
"Nineteenth," of Section 50 of Chapter 500 of the
Laws of 1889 entitled ''An Act dividing cities into
classes and providing tor their incorporation
OF the Laws of 1898, which said Subdivision is in
the words and figures following:
"Nlneteenth. TO provide for licensing the
keeping OF dogs at Il rate of not less than one
dollar nor more than ten dollars year for each
dog and to provide for badge or token to be
carried by each licensed dog: and for the secure
muZZHng of such licensed Dogs are hereby
adopted and made part of the charter of the
SAID city OF Grand Rapids, in addition to the
provisions of its Special Charter, tO-wit: in adj
dlt1on to the provisions of Subdivision GOTH of
section OF Article " of Chapter 27 Of the
Laws of 1862 entitled can Act to incorporate
the city OF Grand Rapids
SECTION 2 This ordinance shall take effect
and be IN force from and after its passage and
publication.
And Whereas said Common Council at said
meeting duly ordered that said ordinance be
considered and acted upon at the next regular
meeting thereof to be neld at its said council
room on the 18th day of September y. d. 1896 at
$50 O'Clock p. N. and also further ordered that
SAID ordinance, together with Il notice Of the
time and place when the same would be cOnSid-
cred be published at least once in each week
tor three successive weeks, in the Wood County
Reporter, the Official city paper of said city, be
tore the day fixed for the consideration of said
ordinance, and that such notice be signed by
the Mayor and Clerk OF said city
Now therefore notice is hereby given, by viz
tue of and pursuant to the foregoing orders of
said Common Council. and of the provisions of
Section 267 fChapter S26 Of the Laws of 1889. as
amended by Chapter 312 of the Laws of 1895, that
at regular meeting of said Common Council to
be held at its said council room on the 18th day
OF September \. d. 1896 at $50 o'clock p. m. said
ordinance, of which the above and foregoing
ordinance is a true copy, will he considered and
acted upon by said Common Council
August 3rd 1896
Attest: GEO. W. BAKER, Mayor.
GEO II RIP CITY (lprl-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-08-06
RACES AT SPARTA.

We received yesterday from Mr..
Fred Gross, secretary and treasurer of
the Sparta Driving and Agricultural
Association. an entry blank and pro-
gram of their summer race meeting
to be held at Sparta August II, y and
-, 1896. Mr.. Gross stated that a
great number of inquiries had been
received from people in this vicinity
as to date and classes. We therefore
submit a partial program:
First day, Tuesday, August II, 300
class trOtting 300 minute PAGERS eli
gible, purse 5000. 2:22 class trOtting
(2:29 PAGERS eligible,) purse 5000. ,
year-Old and under, trOtting and pac-
ing, mile heats, purse 800. Run
ming race, mile, purse 800.
Second day, 2:3S class trOtting, 3
year-Old and under class (2:5O trOtterS
and 300 minute PAGERS eligible, 2:2S
class trOtting and mile running race,
purses respectively 5000, $50, 5000 and
$75.
Third day, 2:44 class trotting, 2::33
class trOtting, free-fOr-all trOtting
and racing, and mile dash running
race, purses 5000, 5000, $3.50 and $3.50
respectively.
The secretary expects model meet,
promises good time and everything
up to date, with some specials. \
number of our citizens annually at
tend the Sparta races and no doubt
will not miss them this year. Re
duced rates on railroads.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-08-06

SbUI2.1
On motion council adjourned.
GEO. 5. BRAzEAU, City Clerk.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-08-06
Ordinance No. 40.

Being an ordinance to prevent acct
dents and to regulate the use Of bicy-
Giles In the City Of Grand Rapids is
hereby amended so as to read as
follows:
The Common Council Of the City of
Grand Rapids do ordain as follows:
SECTION l. 1t shall hereafter be
unlawful for any person to ride a
bicycle on any OF the sidewalks. or
footpaths serving the place of side
walks, within this city.
SECTION ,. 1t shall be unlawful fer
any person riding bicycle on any Of
the streets of this city to travel at Il
speed greater than eight miles per
hour.
SECTION ,. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person riding a bicycle to ride in
the manner known as "cOaSting down
nil, or to pass over any of the cross
walks on the east side of River street
III coming from the east on to said
street at d speed greater than six
miles an hour.
SECTION +. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person riding bicycle on any Of
the streets of this city to collide with
a foot passenger travelling thereon
hIiSh ouOl IOoU passenger II SuIIJA VI
no gross negligence on his part.
SECTION ). Any person who shall
be guilty of violating any Of the pro-
visions of the foregoing ordinance
shall, on conviction. be adjuged to pay
tine OF not more than ten dollars,
nor less than one dollar, and the cost
of prosecution in the discretion Of
the court, and on failure to pay such
fine and costs such person shall be
sentenced to imprisonment in the
county jail Of Wood county not more
than ten days nor less than one day.
SECTION 6. All ordinances or parts
of ordinances inconsistent herewith
are hereby repealed.
SECTION !. This ordinance shall
take effect and be in force from and
after its passage and publication.
Dated Aug. Bird. 1896.
GEO. w. BAKER, Mayor.
ATTEST:
GEO. B. BRAzEAU, City Clerk.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-08-06
TO WOOD COUNTY FARnER5.
A Chance to Advertise Free of Cost the
Products of your Farms.

AT the last meeting of the Wood
County Bureau of Immigration and
General industries, it was decided to
place the products of Wood county
farms before the eyes Of the people in
a practical way. With this end in view
the farmers of Wood county are asked
to preserve for the benefit Of the bu-
rcau sample Of the best products of
the farm.
These produ&ts will be arranged into
a number of attractive exhibits and
will be sent to the different county fairs
in the southern part Of the state and to
the state fair
1t is desired to have only such prod
ucts as can be easily handled and of an
imperishable nature. If, however.
farmers have an especially fine speci-
men Of field or garden products which
do not come under those qualifications
it might be we'll to send them along and
the bureau will DO its best to have them
properly exhibited.
A written statement should accom-
pany each specimen, setting forth the
kind of land on which raised, the num-
Der Of bushels per acre, or, if that be
impractical, the value Of the products
per acre.
Farmers within a radius Of ten miles
of the county seat should bring their
specimens direct to the secretary's
office in Taylor & SCOTS insurance
agency in CentraIia. Those living fur
tier away can leave them with their
town chairman, who will see that they
receive proper attention.
T. l. ROTPKE
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-08-06
The Ideal Panace,

James L. Francis, Alderman, Chicago,
says: Il regard DR.. Kings New Dis
coyery as an Ideal Panacea for Coughs,
Colds and Lung Complaints, having
used it IN my family for the last five
years, to the exclusion Of physicians
prescriptions or other preparations.
Rev. John Burgus, Keokuk, Iowa.
writes: Il have been a Methodist
Episcopal Church for 30 wears or more,
and have never found anything so
beneficial, or that gave me such speedy
relief as DR.. Kings New Discovery"
Try this Ideal Cough Remedy now.
Trial Bottles Free at J. E. Days Drug
Store.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-08-06
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

CITY Council Room, I
Aug. 3, 1896. !
! Council met in regular session, Mayor
Baker presiding:
Aldermen present, Getzloff, Nilsson,
Martin, Nash, Abel, Gaynor and Sch
roeder.
Minutes of last meeting read and
after making some corrections stood
approved.
Moved by Alderman Nilsson and sec
onded by Alderman Getzloff that the
hill back of John Russell's residence,
the hill on Wisconsin street, also the
hill near the new school building be
graded and clayed.
Alderman Abel moved an amendment
to the above motion, substituting the
| hill on Saratoga street, north Of Howe
High school building, instead of the
| hill on Wisconsin street.
The amendment of Alderman Abel
was unanimously carried, and the
motion of Alderman Nilsson as thus
amended was adopted.
! Moved by Alderman Nash and sec
onded by Alderman Gaynor that the
city engineer be employed to estab-
fish grades on the hills to be clayed
and graded. Carried.
Communication of Grand Rapids Fire
Co. was then presented, asking an ad-
vance of part of their yearly salary.
On motion, the mayor and clerk were
instructed to issue an order as per above
request.
j. A. Gaynor then presented Ordi-
nance Number FOrty-siX regulating the
use of bicycles on the streets of this
city.
Moved and carried that the rules be
| suspended and above ordinance be
adopted.
Moved by j. A. Gaynor that COM
mittee Of three be appointed to look
over Ordinance Number Forty five rela-
tive to the licensing Of dogs, and make
report on same. Aldermen GaynOr,
Nash and Martin were appointed as
such committee
Recess of ten minutes was then taken,
and after calling the council to order
the committee on Ordinance Number
tOrty-tiYe reported as follows:
The committee recommended and
introduced for passage an ordinance to
amend the charter Of the City of Grand
Rapids, entitled as follows:
An ordinance to adopt the provisions
of Subdivision Nineteenth" of Section
%, of Chapter 326, of the Laws of 1889,
entitled: IAN Act dividing cities into
classes and providing for their incorpo-
ration and government" as amended
by Chapter 3l2 of the Laws of 1898 in
addition to the provisions of the Spec
ial Charter of the City Of Grand Rapids,
| Wisconsin.
The Common Council then duly or
dered by unanimous vote that said
ordinance be considered and be acted
upon at its next regular meeting held
at the Council Rooms the 9TH day of
Sept, 1896, at 80 o'clock p. IN. And
also further ordered that said ordinance
together with the notice Of the time
and place when the same would be con-
sidered, be published at least three
successive weeks in the WooD COUNTY
REPORTER, the official CITY paper of said
city, before the day fixed for the con-
sideratlon of said ordinance, and that
said notice be signed by the mayor and
clerk of said city, which said order is
on file.
Under the suspension of the rules
the following bills were allowed:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-08-06
SHIRT WAISTS.

Never in this city was there seen
more complete, more worthy stock.
A dollar will buy more Shirt Waist
quality and style here than you ever
dreamed of.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-08-06
GREEN BAY s WESTERN.

Green Bay, Wis, Aug. 4.-Extensive
Improvements have been begun on the
Green Bay & Western road, it being the
intention of the owners Of thar line to
put it i'll frst-class condition by the time
the fall traffic commences. Two large
bridges on the Stevens Point branch
are being filled, a steam shovel and two
trains being employed in this work
which it is expected will be completed
in about two weeks. Next week the
laying of forty-seven miles of steel rail
between HiXton and Marshland, at the
western end of the line, will be begun.
SiXty-pound rail Is to be put down and
the work will be finished by about the
middle Of September. This will replace
the only stretch of old rail on the road
and will put the track in good condition,
it being all laid with steel rail. Forty
carloads of rail were received by the
company to-day. 1t will take about
800 tons Of rail to complete the line.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-08-06
MOravian Church.

The Ladies' Aid Society Of the Mo-
ravlan Church, Centralia, will give an
ice cream sociabIe on the lawn at the
Saturday evening of this
week August Sth. Will serve from 6
o'clock until the demand ceases. All
friends Of the church as well as any
who enjoy a dish of good cream are
urged to come and patronize the
ladies' tables.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-08-06

The State Republican Convention
was in session all day Wednesday at
Milwaukee but failed to get to bal
lOtting for State officers, the time
being principally occupied with the
Wood county contest. After a hard
and hOtly contested fight both before
the State Central Committee and in
open convention, the latter finally
settled the matter by seating all
delegates from both ends Of the
county giving each half vote. This
is very unsatisfactory to all con-
cerned. We submit below the major
ity and minority reports Of the State
Central Committee and our readers
can see between the lines the hand Of
''machine" work:
MAJORITY REPORT.
The State Central committee. after
listening to the evidence presented by
the COnteSting delegates from Wood
county and the arguments Of the re-
speCtiye parties and after reference of
the question to subcommittee with
view Of securing an amicable adj
juStment Of the difficulties in that
county, and it being found impossible
to do anything, report that it is the
sense OF this committee that neither
OF the two conventions called in
Wood county were regular and neither
is entitled to be recognized. but that
this committee feels that the county
of Wood is entitled to be represented
in the state convention, and therefore
we recommend that all these contest
ing delegates should be seated in the
convention with half vote each.
MINORITY REPORT.
To the Republicans Of the State of
Wisconsin in Convention Assem- bled:
The undersigned, constituting a
minority Of the members Of the Re
publican State Central Committee.
respectfully report in the matter Of
the COntesting delegations from
Wood county. that we have carefully
investigated the claims. considered
the evidence and weighed the argu-
mentS Of the respective delegations
claiming seats in this convention
from said county. and we are Of the
ODliIlOil llICtC IIIC SCtIC' NC1CNLCNl a
Grand Rapids on the 22nd day of July.
1896, pursuant to a call for a County
convention, issued and signed by a
majority Of the County Central com
mittee for said county are OF right
entitled to seats in this convention
as the delegates of said county. and
that the convention held in said
county on the day aforesaid pursuant
to the call so made by a majority Of
said County Central committee was
and is the only rightful and regular
convention held in said county. for.
among other things, the purpose here
inbefOre stated and that the said con-
yentiOn and its several acts Of right
should be. and we recommend that
the same be in all respects received.
accredited and confirmed as those Of
the regular Republican County con-
ventiOn of said county.
GEORGE Z. BRYANT.
G.. z. M'DILL.
II. B. ALLEN.
F. J. MARSHALL.
Minority OF the State Central com
mittee.
We desire that our readers should
note the above reports very carefully:
we submit them entire and viii COM
ment later.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-08-06
GEORGE Z. BRYANT.
G.. Z. MiDILL.
ii. b. ALLEN.
+. ! VI ARSHkTT.

Minority Of the State Central COM
mittee.
We desire that our readers should
note the above reports very carefully:
we submit them entire and will COM
ment later.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-08-06

Finance committee asked further
time on bill of John Arpin Lumber Co.
The street committee also asked further
time on bill of T. j. Wood.
The mayor then recommended the
following appointments for trustees of
[. B. Scott Public Library for three
years, which were ratified by the coun-
Gil: VIM. Kilbourne to succeed Seth
Reeves, deceased; Geo. L. Williams to
succeed himself; E. P. Arpin to succeed
himself.
a proposition of the Altman Co. to
furnish a stone crusher was presented
1t was moved and carried by full
affirmative vote that the City of Grand
Rapids purchase stone crusher.
Moved and carried that a committee
Of three be appointed, the mayor being
one of said committee, to 90 to nearest
point where there is stone crusher to
investigate the work done with same.
Aldermen Nash and Nilsson were APP
pointed to fill committee.
On motion the marshal Was instructed
to notify any persons who deposit
refuse matter from blacksmith shops in
the road to discontinue such practice at
once,
The treasurer's report was then pre-
scented as follows:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-08-06
STATE CONVENTION.

Secretary Of Bureau of Immigration
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-08-06
At the Cloak Section

For from $500 to $500. You can
buy a stylish cape, neatly made and
trimmed that will answer admirably
for weeks to come.
The morning times., 1896-04-01
EXoSERATED THE DRIVER.
CorOner's Jury Decides That stewart
Death Was Accidental

An inquest was ncld yesterday afternoon
al police station No. g, before Coroner Ham
nett, over the remains OF Frank ste wart
tnc fourteen yedr-Old Toy who was run over
and killed by a Stlect car at the corner OF
sixth aud u streets Monday night.
After The >ul his Ssion of all testimony the
Coroncr'S jury GccidCd that TIE lad ; death
was purely accidental and the driver, Will
lam Disney, Hnd Conductor Martin were
uxoncrated from I'll Lame.
There were eight witnesses in tie case
and their testimony clearly showed that
il was not the fault of The men in charge
of the car ana no blame could be attached
TO them.
The chief witness was Mr.. c. T. COwigier,
of Tic war Department, who was standing
on tEc front platform, and saw the boy
as he fell under the car. He claimed that
The accident could not be avoided, and
that the driver did his duty in trying to
check his car.
Conductor Martin did not know anything
about tie accident till after the car stop
ped, as he was inside issuing transfers at
the time.
Driver Disney was released from custody
after the verdict OF the Coroner's jury had
been rendered.
The morning times., 1896-04-01
MCCIure'S

Is intensely interesting,
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The morning times., 1896-04-01
Abraham

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The morning times., 1896-04-01
Lincoln

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