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The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-06-18

find, Mr. Hefferln lost no time In go
ing down to the place. and secured sew
eral thousand acres of the coveted ter
ritory, which is the best field Of the
new company's operations. The extent
and value of the find will be ascertained
by a thorough prospecting. 1t Is to be
hoped that Montana capital which seems
to be about the first in the field, will
reap the reward Of it's enterprise.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-06-18
WICKES TUNNEL TO BE LINED
Machinery Is Being Installed and
Bunk and Boarding Houses Are
Being Constructed.
(By Associated Press.)

(By Associated PreSS.)
Boulder, Mont. June 1S.-Preliminary
work is now in progress for the lining of
the BoulderWicks tunnel six miles north
Of here. and bunk and boarding houses
are now under construction.
An electrical machinery plant will be
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-28
WORK ON PICKLE FACTORY.
Two Meetings Last Week Start the s'BaIl
Rolinu."

According to announcement the
Business Mems Association met in the
city ball last Friday evening. w. A.
Moody, representing Alart & Mcclure
of Green Bay, was present and thor
ough discussion of the pickle business
and the location Of factory here took
place. In conclusion e, p Arpin,
ChaS. Briere and T. P. DAILY were ap-
pointed a committee to procure funds
and erect factory which will cost ap-
proximately $4,000. The committee
is at work on the project with great
confidence of success, but they need
the cooperation of the business men
and citizens generally. The enterprise
is we'll worth to the town and farming
community about here all the effort
and money expended in its procure
ment.
The annual meeting of the Business
Mems Association occurs next month,
and never in its history have the op-
pOrtunltieS for usefulness and grand
achievement been SO favorable to asSo-
clat1on work as now. The elements
lof booming year in trade and the
permanent enlargement of the city
and its field of operations as trade
center are everywhere present, but it
requires united effort to make the
most OF these opportunities, and every
live business man should be member
of the association and a regular atten-
dant upon all it's meetings
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-28
ANOTHER BIG DEAL.
Witter and Johnson Buy Thos. e. Nash's
Interests in the Grand Rapids Water Power

One by one J. D. Witter and Nels
johnson have absorbed all of the
large interests, formerly represented
by the Consolidated Water Power Co.
in the rapids of the Wisconsin river
at this place. known as the grand
rapids. Only one holding stands
between them and complete owner
ship, and that is the interest of E.
RoeniuS of the Grand Rapids Foundry
company, and because of his we'll
known public-spirited character, it is
not expected that he will place any
unnecessary impediment in the way
of the vast enterprises that hinge in
a certain sense upon the transfer of
his interests in the water power to
MesSrs. Witter and Johnson.
On Saturday last, as was expected
after the decision of the supreme
court in the case of the Consolidated
Water Power Co. VS.. ThoS. E. Nash.
Messrs. Witter and Johnson and
Nash came together and soon arrived
at satisfactory basis for dealing and
Mr.. Nash's interests in the Grand
Rapids water power was transferred
to Messrs. Witter and Johnson. This
amicable settlement Of a long-drawn-
out difficulty was, we understand
helped TO a speedy consummation by
| Mr. Nash, himself, who did not
desire to impede the proposed enter
prises to be undertaken by MessrS.
Witter and Johnson.
| 1t can now be stated authoritatively
that in all human probability the
great 6,000 horsepower of the rapids
viii be harneSSed this year by one of
the best dams on the Wisconsin river,
and that work will begin on the enter
| prise as soon as the frost is out of the
ground. Besides this pulp and
paper mill will be built and a large
power house erected where power by
electricity will be generated to be
transmitted cheaply to all the manu-
featuring plants about town that
| want to engage its services. 1t is
expected that 100000 will be
expended in these Improvements,
| which together with the original
investment in the rapids and adjacent
riparian rights will amount to at
least 100000. The power house and
paper mill will be located on the west
side on land already purchased and
selected for that purpose.
We wish to congratulate Messrs.
Witter and Johnson on the final
settlement of a long drawn out
contest in the courts. We sincerely
nope that the enterprise will here
after slip along smoothly to a success
full conclusion and prove a very
profitable investment to it's owners,
and in this statement we believe we
but voice the sentiment of the whole
community
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-28
advantageous Settlement.

ID. d. Conway spent several days
last week at Wausau and Amigo in
the interest Of his client, Hans Carl
son, and as a result of his work he
affected settlement with the
FenwoOd Lumber Co. in which the
company allows Mr.. Carlson 81, $50 and
they pay the costs in the case. This
puts Mr.. Carlson in possession of quite
a bunch of money which will relieve
present necessities and partially
recompense him for the terrible
injuries he has sustained
The history of the case is as follows:
Carlson had his shoulder, arm and
several ribs broken while in the
employ of the Fenwood Lumber c..
OF Marathon county by railroad tie
being. thrown upon him. The case
was first tried at Wausau and the
special verdict allowing Mr.. Carlson
So, $50 was set aside. This was also
the fate of the second verdict, allow
ing the plaintiff 81, 300 in both cases
this result being due to legal techni-
callties. The plaintiff then took a
change of venue to Langlald county
and the case was set for trial at
Amigo March 25, at 2, pm. but was
settled out of court as above stated.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-28
Bound Over to Circuit Court.

District Attorney Wipperman,
accompanied by Sheriff Mclaughlin
in charge of Charles Payne, went to
MarShfield Thursday where a ,prelimi-
nary hearing was had before Justice
Vedder of the charges of rape made
against Payne. The hearing lasted
Thursday and Friday and resulted in
Payne being bound over to the circuit
court with bonds of 81, 900. He was
unable to procure bondSmen and was
taken back to Jail where he will
remain until court convenes. Anna
Stevens, the girl in the case, Viola
Stevens, her mother and Albert Cox
will be retained as witnesses.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-28
Scrappy Lumbermen,

Some drunken lumbermen, return
ing from a winters sojourn in the
woods near Star Lake, created quite a
bit of excitement AT the Milwaukee
depot Monday. They had had several
lights on the train and one of the
parties was badly beaten, the blood
covering his face and clothing. He
was extremely pugnacious and the
boys at the depot had to put him out
of that place, whereupon he kicked in
the door. He was finally arrested and
locked up. He was brought before
Justice Crotteau Tuesday morning on
a charge of drunk and disorderly, his
fine and costs amounting to $3.50
which he promptly paid. He had
about S175 with him and seemed
thankful that he came out of his
trouble with so much money left, and
willingly paid for the door he spoiled
at the depot.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-28
w. E. MheeIan For MayOr.

W. E. Wheelan, the only nominee
for Mayor, is strictly home product.
Born and raised in Grand Rapids,
educated in our local schools,
graduate of the law school, in Madi-
son, and altogether comely fellow.
He is at present city attorney and a
member of the County Board, and in
the practice of his profession is bright
and able. AS mayor of the Greater
city of Grand Rapids he will have an
opportunity to carry out an excellent
record for himself and we believe he
will avail himself of this opportunity.
Let us all join and give him a helping
hand to aid him in the full discharge
OF bis responsible duties The
REPORTER joins with his many
friends in extending congratulations.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-28
City Nominees and Committeeman,

The following nominees and com.
mltteemen are the result of last
weeks caucuSeS and convention in
this city except the few individual
nominations that have been filed:
First ward-Alderman David L.
Lutz; supervisor, Ermin P. Arpin:
committeeman, David Lutz, Jr.
Second ward-Alderman, Gustave
Schuman: supervisor, Theo. w. Bra
zeau; committeeman, l. E. Philleo.
Third ward-Alderman, Will f.
Gross. supervisor, William Scott;
committeeman, Geo. Davis.
Fourth ward-Alderman Chas.
Bunde; supervisor, w. E. Wheelan;
committeeman, G. J. Carman.
Fifth ward Alderman, John Kol-
anda; supervisor, Ira Bassett: COM
mltteeman, Ira BaSsett.
Sixth ward-Alderman, Fred Jack
son; supervisor, John w. Cochran:
committeeman, M. J.. Gordon.
Seventh hward-Alderman. Micheal
McCarty; supervisor, John Bell, Sr.:
committeeman, DR.. F. Pomainyille''
Eighth ward-Alderman George
M. Hill, supervisor William j. Con
way: committeeman, f. P. Dalv.
hS ~ NoiuCIiU dlu StCItUdIy vi UIlS
last city convention are chairman and
secretary OF the city committee and
are Theron Lyon, president, and f.
L. Rourk, secretary.
The following are the nominees of
the city convention held last week
Tuesday.
Mayor-W. f. Wheelan.
Treasurer-Milton W. Mosher.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT G. Chandos.
Justice of the peace-Wm. H. Gets.
BY the nomination of w. e.
Wheelan in the fourth ward it became
necessary for the city committeeman
to fill the vacancy in that ward for
supervisor and Andy Carter's name
was substituted for w. E. Wheelan
and the following are the individual
nominations SO far reported:
Fourth ward-Supervisor, Geo. T.
Rowland.
Police JuStice-Orin Gray.
Assessor-Newton Hubbard Robin
son.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-28
Library Hours, Take Notice.

After the first of April the Public
Library will close at five o'clock in the
afternoon, the hours for circulation
being the same as formerly, from 2 to
5 and from $50 to $50 D. m. daily,
except Sundays, with the additional
three hours Saturday mornings.
During the cold weather, books have
occasionally been issued mornings to
people who have not understood the
hours of opening. but after April first
no book will be given out except
during the hours specified on the sign
outside the building.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-28
A DeIiqhtfuI Yellowstone Park Trim.

A party of selected Wisconsin people
will make a trip to Yellowstone Park
in July or August. in charge of g. E.
Culver, professor of geology, Stevens
Point Normal school, travelling in a
special sleeping and buffet car Those
desiring to join, can obtain complete
information as to rates, time of
leaving. etc, from j. NJ. Turner,
Special Excursion Agent, Wisconsin
Central Ry., Burlington, Wis. i-l5
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-28
Bank at Wild Rose.
Stevens Point Journal.

Messrs. T. II. Patterson of Pine
River, G. A. Smart and Mr.. Clark of
Wild Rose, and G. e. McDill and D.
E. Frost of Stevens Point are arrang
ing for a state bank to be organized at
Wild Rose with capital stock of
s25,000 The requisite amount of
stock has been subscribed and they
hope to have the bank incorporated
and building up soon so as to start
business with the spring boom.
Two banks are also proposed fer
Almond this year one to be owned by
0. A. Crowell and G. E. Webster with
the latter as cashier and the other by
D. E. Frost, J. S. Cowan and others
with Mr. COWan as cashier.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-28
Will Build a New Brick Mill,

The Grand Rapids Milling Company,
recently organized with J. D. Witter
as president and J. P. Horton. secre-
tary and treasurer, is composed of J.
D. Witter, l. p Witter. and J. 2.
Horton 1t is capitalized for $4,000
and all the stock is paid in. The
company has purchased the machinery
and stock in trade Of the jackson
pany at Tomail apd Wausau and. viii
GO on with the business with J. p.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-28
Millinery OPENING.

The spring opening of millinery
goods Of Mrs. L. Cahiil will occur at
her parlors in the old real estate
building of Geo. \. Wood on the east
side on Friday and Saturday, April
and 9Th. The most elegant and
elaborate line, of trimmed pattern hats
in the city will be shown. Everybody
invited To cah, see the display and get
prices before purchasing. 2S-2
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-28

Horton as resident manager. The
new company has purchased two lots
on the west bank of the river below
the old mill-Site and will erect there on
this summer fine brick mill building
into which the machinery of the old
mill will be transferred when the
building of the big dam causes them
to shut down where they are now
operating. They have also contracted
with the Consolidated Water Power
&c. for l25 horsepower, furnished
electrically
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-28
DeBeIPs Kidney Pill,

Are not recommended for every
thing, but they will positively cure a
series of diseases arising from disord-
cred kidneys, such as backache. weak
back, diabetes, inflammation Of the
bladder and all urinary troubles. In
using DeBells Kidney Pills you afford
natural help to nature. for DeBell'S IS
Kidney Pills are the mcst perfect
healerS and gentle aid to the kidneys
that is known to medical science.
Price % cents per box. For: sale by
John Z. DAILY.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-28
Notice,

To THE ELECTORS OF The CITY OF
GRAND RAPIDs-I am a candidate
for the Office of justice Of peace in
said city and respectfully ask your
remembrance at the polls Of the
ensuing election. If elected / will
faithfully discharge the duties Of such
Office to the best of my ability.
ORRIN GRAY
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-28
DISBURSEMENTS.
S2o,276 9S S28,276 9S
Submitted for Mr.. Garrison.


Submitted for Mr.. Garrison,
treasurer. GEO. P. HAMBRECHT.
Grand Rapids, March 26, 1901.
The committee to whom was re-
ferred the above report of the school
treasurer herewith report that they
have checked up the orders With the
stubs and found the same to agree and
have cancelled the said stubs. All
accounts have been carefully footed
and found correct as per treaSurer'S s
report. A. b. CRAWFORD
Fl. III. VOss,
G.. f. KELLOGG,
Committee.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-28
(Ihts program is subject to cha1

A cordial invitation is extended to all
old settlers to be sure and attend. 1t
was decided not to serve banquet in
the hall but lunch will be served at
the Twentieth Century Place from
O'Clock p. M. to II midnight, to accom-
modate all those who come from out
of town and others during those
hours. This meeting promises to be
one of the best ever held by the
association.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-28
Sandi Sand Sand

Any one in need Of plastering,sand
would do well to leave orders with O..
E. Schuman, the. drayman. Prompt
delivery. a speciality. Residence phone
No. 2i1. 1872
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-28
OLD SETTLERS MEETING.

The committees VINO have matters
in charge for the old settlers annual
reunion which is to be held in the
Opera House in this city Thursday
evening, April IL, at O'Clock p. M.
have formulated the following pro-
gram:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-28

The meeting was attended by quite
a large delegation of ladies, who took
their seats in the meeting amid the
applause Of approving male friends
and acquaintances. They were, how
ever, too late to take part in the
voting, an act supposed to be so dear
to the modern woman's heart. Supt.
Hambrecht was then called upon for
remarks on school matters, and in
answer to questions was led into a
short but quite entertaining descrip-
tion of the new methods in vogue in
the Dewey school of Chicago, which he
recently visited while attending the
National Educational Association
meeting in that city.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-28
Monday Night School Meeting.

Despite the rainy weather Monday
night, large number of citizens
attended the annual school meeting
advertised to be held liz the Opera
house. Mayor Goggins presided
temporarily, when he asked the
meeting to choose some other presid-
ing officer as he could not be present
throughout the meeting, whereupon
E. 2. Arpin was chosen in his place.
Geo. 7. Hambrecht acted as clerk and
secretary of the meeting. The treas
urer's report for the year was read and
referred to the following committee:
MessrS. A. B. Crawford, H. II. Voss
and Chas. kellogg, who are to check
up theTouchers, ETC., and publish the
result of their investigation in the
local papers. The meeting then pro-
ceeded to the election of commissioners
for period of two years resulting as
follows:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-28
EASTER ii TIDE.

The spirit and influence of Easter pervades the
whole store. Wherever you turn you feel t--subtly
but surely, the New Suits, the New Trousers the New
Hats, the New Neckwear all speak the cheer and
brightness Of born season.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-28
Keep Posted

By reading the Wood
County Reporter. 1t
gives all the news In
Grand Rapids and Vi
cinity. Sligo per year
in advance.
The Iola register., 1901-06-14
MAY EXCLUDE CHINESE
Canada Committee in San Francisco
Investigating Oriental Labor.

San Francisco, June ia commit
tee of Canadians appointed by the Do
minion government to investigate and
report upon the effects of Chinese inn
migration into the United States and
Canada, is in this city engaged in
gathering facts for its report. For
the last three years the question of
Oriental labor competition has been
agitated in Canada and in response to
the popular demand the commission
was organized. 1t is the aim of the
committee to ascertain, among other
things, whether the business industries
of the Dominion would be injured or
helped by the exclusion ofChinese and
Japanese laborers.
The Chinese now enter Canada and
work their way into the United States.
Few go to Canada, as compared with
the United States, to live.
The Iola register., 1901-06-14
SNOW AND WATER SUPPLY.
some Popular Notions Exploded by
Recent Experiments of the
Weather Bureau,

Some very interesting conclusions
have been published by the experts
of the United States weather bureau,
who have for several years been
studying the effect of winter snow
fall on the water supply of the sue
ceeding summer. The observations
have been confined to the arid regions
of the west, more particularly Colo
RADIO and Idaho, where the rivers and
streams derive their principal water
supply from the melting of the snow
on the mountains. The generally
prevalent belief that winter Of
heavy snowfall is succeeded by
swollen streams in spring and sum-
mer is not necessarily correct. 1t IL
not the quantity of snow that falls
during the winter so much as the con-
tition of the soil when winter sets in,
the quality of the snow and the time
when it falls that determine whether
streams shall continue full late in the
season and furnish abundance of wa
ter for irrigatng canals.
An unusually heavy snowfall IN
March will certainly be followed by
drought in late spring and summer
unless this snow is preceded by a
snowfall in the early winter. 1t is
the snow that falls in November and
December and thus becomes packed
hard during the winter and melts
slowly in the spring and summer that
keeps water in the streams till sum-
mer is nearly over. The snow that
falls in March and February has no
time to become packed and hardened.
The first warm breath Of spring melts
It with a rush, the streams overflow
their banks, fresbets flood the coun-
try for few days; then gradually
the streams subside and a drought
ensups
The Iola register., 1901-06-14
DIAMONDS AT A DISCOUNT.
Are Not tho OAIy Requisite of
Success on the stage.

Once there was merry villager in
a solemn opera company who had as
pirations to be a whole constellation
all by himself, says the New York
Commercial Advertiser. She watched
the starry armament very carefully
and noticed that every star had plen-
teous collections of jewelry and so
many diamond sunbursts that they
got tanned wearing them. She for
got to remember that all the stars
had written testimonials to patent
medicines, and that the picture of one
of them or another went with every
bottle of tonic. She thought all were
stars who glittered and straightway
saved up her salary for ten years and
soon had bureau drawer full of
kohinoors. She then applied for a
job on the strength of her gem mu-
scum. BIT the manager asked her if
her pictures were all over the town
recommending new sort of nutritious
puppy biscuit. Then she sadly replied
that it was not. He replied: "YoU
won't do. The diamonds are all right,
but we can't put them on billboard"
Whereupon he blew cigarette smoke
through his nose, which signified that
the interview was over.
Moral: A bucket of paste on bill
board is worth two real diamonds in
the top drawer of Louis Seize chit
fonier.
The Iola register., 1901-06-14
STORY TELLER'S LOST CHANCE
Had n Good Yarn, But Missed Most
Glorious Opportunity to Im-
prove ON 1t.

DIR. Joseph Walsh, of the University
of Pennsylvania, saw the Passion Play
at Oberammergau, and one evening
lately he entertained a party of friends
with his impressions of the spectacle,
relates the Philadelphia Record. "One
day while we were staying there" he
said, "my sister and / were standing
on a bridge that crossed a stream,
when we noticed a picturesque Tyro-
lean peasant on the bank. He was a
big, handsome fellow--as handsome a
specimen of physical manhood as l
think ! have ever seen. He saw that
we were watching him, and he returned
the compliment by sizing us up, and
smiling. My sister was carrying a
parasol, and this slipped from her hand
and fell into the stream below.
"rhe big peasant, without a mo-
ment's hesitation, waded out into the
water. rescued the parasol, and re-
turned it to us. We learned later that
he was one of the Passion Play actors.
taking the character of st. John. Quite
an interesting experience, wasn't it?"
"Oh, l don't know" remarked one o.
the doctors friends, whose bump of
veneration is not largely developed.
"If l had been telling the story should
have made the fellow play the part of
st. Peter. In that case he might have
simply walked out on the water for the
parasol instead of wading in and get
ting wet"