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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11
THE ELKS.
A Lodge OF This ''SweIl'' Society to be
Established at Grand Rapids,

w. FL. Carey, member of several
years standing in this famous order,
concluded that the metropolitan pace
at which Gland Rapids is going of late
would be accelerated perhaps by the
establishment of a pen of ElkS in her
midst. So, during the past week, he
circulated quite freely among the
eligible people of this city and secured
II candidates for charter membership
in lodge to be established here DUR
ing the coming fortnight. The ElkS
of Stevens Point have engaged to do
the initiatory work and great time
is expected when the eventful night
occurs. The following is a list of
candidates secured by Mr.. Carey.
B. R. GOggins, W. E. Wheelan, w.
T. Kellogg, j. E. DAILY, Ray Love, W.
j. Conway, DR.. 0. T. Hougen, J. c..
Commit, Sam Church. Guy T. butcher,
Albert t. Lichty, DR.. A. L. Eidgman,
w. G. Scott, Will Scott, w. FL. Barnes,
A. G. Otto, Chas. Kruger, T. j. Wood
l.. NJ. Schlatterer, T. L. Steib, ChaS
Pomainville, E. j. Whitney, Harry
Sanderson. Oscar Hathaway, D. D.
Conway, J. A. Jaeger, Chas. Dixon,
W. A. Drumb, Alfred Suitor, Isaac
Witter, T. A. Taylor, w. FL. Reeves,
A. G. Miller, Alex Muir, Otto RoeniuS,
Robt. w. Morse, Michael Slattery,
Ernest Oberbeck, Guy Nash, Frank
Rourk, Chas. F. Kellogg, M. A. Bogo-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11
EASTER CELEBRATION IN THE CHURCHES.

At St. Johns Episcopal church the
service was appropriate and beautiful.
The communion service at 7:30 a. m.
was fully attended. At 1890 the
regular morning service, with sermon
by the Rector, Mr.. KrOll. The altar
was ablaze with the light from twelve
wax candles and fairly covered with
beautiful and fragrant lilies of the
rendered by the choir, and the sermon,
bearing upon the features of the
festival, held the close attention of
the congregation. The collection ap-
peared to be liberal for the plate was
heaped up with little envelopes.
CATHOLIC CHURCH.
Easter services at the Catholic
church last Sunday were celebrated
with unusual ceremony. The day was
pal ticularly fine and the attendance
very large, many people coming from
out of town. The church was beauti-
fully decorated for the occasion, and
the singing of the choir pleasing to
all, especially so was the solo of Miss
Walters. Rev. Father van Roosma-
lens sermon was appropriate to the
yoOCI vi UIlC SSUlOil.
NJ. E. CHURCH.
At the Easter services in the M. E.
church Sunday morning the building
proved too small to accommodate the
great crowd of people that came to
attend the service. The house was
prettily decorated with evergreens,
palms, ferns, Easter lilies and app1o-
pirate notices and the sermon of Rev.
Peterson especially applicable to the
occasion. A feature of the service
was very pleasing to the congregation
was the instrumental music furnished
by the Lawrence University Mandolin
Club.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
About thirty members of the
Masonic order attended the Easter
services at the Congregational church
Sunday morning in a body, to hear
what Rev. B. ]. II. Shaw had to say
on the following subject. ''The Light
and JOY of Easter" For this occasion
the church edifce was tastefully
decorated with pOtted plants, palms
and cut flowers Also very pleasing
musical program was rendered.
The last of the winter series OF
musical services at the First Congre-
gational church was given On Sunday
evening. There has been a steadily
growing interest as was evidently the
large audience which quite filled the
church. This speaks we'll for the
musical taste Of the city and shows
there are many people who can appre-
ciate high class music. L. A. Taylor
has certainly set the standard high.
and the choristers have worked
diligently and enthusiastically to
attain it, and to produce music which
shall have an ,ennobling influence.
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11
RhineIander to Try Home Telephone Co.

The citizens of Rhinelander have
organized Home Telephone Co. to
operate on the Grand Rapids plan
that is practically at cost to patrons
and it is the only plan that any city
should consider in dealing with public
utilities. A. W. Bryant of this city
went TO Rhinelander last week and in
two or three days time he organized a
local company of 10S business men who
agree to throw out the Bell phones as
soon as the independent company
begins business. A. W. Bryant as
consulting engineer, will have charge
of the construction of the plant,
which will be a full metallic system,
costing about $4,000, and will begin
work on June first, the plant to be in
operation September first. Rhine
the local Wisconsin Valley system.
The New North in speaking of
Bryant's visit to Rhinelander says of
him:
We were visited the first of the
week by A. w. Bryant, of Grand
Rapids, Wis, a young man of good
appearance and address, who makes a
business of building these independent
lines. His only income is from the
construction of the lines, which, in
Rhinelander, would take him about
three months. Mr.. Bryant has
interested some of the most influential
business men of the city. Among
them being D. J. Cole, G. G. Bronson.
W. l.. Beers, A. W. Shelton, ChaS.
Chafee, T. T. Coon, Fred Anderle,
Hon. W. E. Brown, f. f. Robbins,
E. P. Brennan. Ar enthusiastic
meeting was held at the council
room last evening to formulate plans
for action. There were in attendance
upwards of forty Of our business men.
Mr.. Bryant explained the plans in a
very intelligent manner and to the
satisfaction Of all present.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11
New Orleans Letter.

The population of New Orleans is
made up Of nearly every people
of the globe, therefore we may call
it cosmopolitan city.
Along with this great variety of
natlOnalitieS one may expect to see
and learn much about the dress and
customs of foreign nations. And such
is true.
The old country people generally
settle among their own class, causing
parts of the city to consist of all one
people and another may consist of
another class entirely, and use
different habits and customs A
person coming to this city and not
knowing these facts will at once say
that it is one Of the worst cities in
America. While on the contrary it is
not. When we reach the third or
fourth generation of descendants we
find a union among them and mix
ture OF habits and customs and
mixture in dress also. The language
also suffers and is not improved in
many instances. Many slang express
SionS originate and form part of the
everyday talk. They might be
called provincial terms.
Many who have visited the south
give the report that this country is
filled with scorpions, lizards, taran-
tulas, alligators and reptiles Of all
kinds. There are a few of course, but
one may have to live here years to be
able to find one, they are so scarce.
Another false report is circulated in
regard to the hospitality of the people.
They are the most charitable and
hospitable people l have yet met with
and L have seen many different
cities of the north and middle
west. Do not at once accuse a
people of unkind acts till you have
thoroughly tried them.
New Orleans has charity institu-
tiOns that take care of every person
no matter of what denomination or
race 1t is one of the things that the
people boast of.
The habits of the people are not
along the lines of religion so much as
along the lines of society. The young
are taught to play cards in Scienti-
fic manner and to dance in the most
graceful ways, being taught at the
dancing school while real young. The
ideas that stimulate these acts are,
IF they are taught such things at
home they will not go away from
home to indulge in them"
The divine thoughts are not culti-
waited till the youth has grown to
manhood or womanhood and then
they find more real enjoyment III the
world, that carries them away to
lives Of dissipation.
The city is we'll supplied with
churches of every denomination. The
Jews have one of their synagogues
erected here. Catholicism predomin-
ateS and is of the form of that in
Cuba prior to her revolt from Spain
for freedom.
I shall next tell you Of the habits of
eating, architecture, prices OF food
stuffs and building material as
compared with those of Wisconsin.
the magnificent and well conducted
street company system, parks and
most noted buildings.
A. W. SWEAT.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11
Popular COLLEGE Folks.

The Lawrence University Mandolin
Club gave one of their popular enter
tainments at the Methodist church
Saturday evening to crowded house.
ChaS. Brunover, the mandolin and
guitar virtuoso, acted as director of
the company and rendered several
solos on guitar and mandolin in really
artistic style and with professional
ability. Miss Reina v Wright, the
recitationist, was bird Tor several of
them) in the "Bird Medley" and
called forth the unfeigned applause of
the audience. Miss Pearne Peake's
singing was as usual very pleasing to
her auditors. The Lawrence Univer-
sitv people will always get house full
in Grand Rapids.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11
GOING TO CANADA.
About Forty People From This Vicinity Start
For Alberta Monday.

Away up north of Montana, next to
the Rocky Mountains is Canadian
province bearing the aristocratic
cognomen Of Alberta Last year one
of the Sharkey boys of Rudolph went
there and got homestead, and found
the climate salubrious and the soil
prolific, and has written back radiant
letters on the future outlook for the
country. These letters have fired the
imagination Of a number of French
families bereabout, and on Monday
evening some forty people from
Nekoosa, Port Edwards, Rudolph and
other nearby points took passage from
this station via the G. M. s. St. p.
road for that country. Among them
ale the families of G. Gocher and son,
J. J. Rayome, Goland and others from
Rudolph, also Mr.. Lapine and family
from Grand Rapids, Jeff. Gremoor,
from Minocqua. We hope they will
not be disappointed in their change of
location.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11
American Savings and Loan Association.

There are about here, as appears from
the semi-occaSional reports of the
Receiver of the bankrupt Minneapolis
get-quick-rich scheme, M. G. Clarke,
of Madison, quite few victims who
would like to know, you know, how it
all is. Well! Mr.. Clarke says in reply
to an 'anxiouS inquirer:"-''Our case
was argued before the supreme court,
q. S. last month. We look for a
decision in the summer or early fall.
Ii in our favor land we expect it will
be- we shall soon thereafter pay a
substantial dividend. 1t against US
we shall have to transfer over to the
Minneapolis Office all of our assets. !"
And there you are again.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11
Catarrh Permanently Cured.

Nasal catarrh, catarrh of head o.
catarrhal deafness. No cure. no pay.
All druggists are authorized by the
manufactures of BunSen's Cream
Catarrhal to refund the money where
it fails to cure any case of catarrh no
matter Of how long standing. One
application gives ease and rest
Bunsen's Cream Catarrhal is a new
discovery and is the only catarrh
remedy sold on positive guarantee
No cure. nc pay. Price so cents. For
Safe bv john T.. Ddfy
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11
Stere0pticon Lecture.

At the German Moravian church,
west side.
SUBJECT-Oberammergan Passion
Play Of 1900.
Monday night, April Is, at
T:30 o'clock, sharp.
TICKETS-Will be for sale at the
Twentieth Century places on both
sides Of the river.
ADMIsSION-15 cents.
This lecture will be given in the
German language ON Sunday evening.
April IA, to which tickets have already
been sold.
A cordial welcome is extended to all
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11
Does Your Piano Need Tuninq.

James G. Remfrey, expert piano
tuner and repairer, of Wausau will be
here on April 18th ready to tune
pianos. repair and clean organs etc.
All work guaranteed. Charges
moderate. Persons needing any of
this work done can leave their orders
with Anton Rj Hirzy the jeweler and
they viii be promptly attended, to
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11

choicest kind and finely rendered. In
our estimation it was the climax of
the whole series. We have heard
many large city choirs but we have
seldom heard anything to surpass the
music of Sunday evening. We are
glad to know that another series is
being planned for next winter All
those who love music of the best
character and desire the highest
refinement of life, will be glad to have
these services confirmed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11
Backache-ko Cure No Paw.

Your druggish will refund your
money if DeBell's Kidney Pills fail to
cure any kidney, liver, bladder or
uric acid trouble or any disorders due
to weak kidneys, such as rheumatism.
lumbago and Bright's disease.
DeBell's Kidney Pills is a new dis
coyery and is the only kidney remedy
sold ON a positive guarantee-Nd cure
No pay. Price % cents. For sale by
John E. DAILY.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11

Painting and finishing done in first
class style. Call on Will Suhr at
Dixon House If.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11

Those famous little pills. DeWitt's
Little Early Risers will remove all
impurities from your system, cleanse
iyoH;- A}ReA make, them regular.
WOOD C6tfatv Drug Co
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A Kind Letter,

MADISON, Wis, March %, 1901.
II. G. J. CARMAN, Deputy Collector,
GronI popicc Wic
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-08-19

and crime fill the minds of these
youths, and they very readily flock to
see Jesse James Oath" or any other
piece reekng of blood and false senti-
ment.
1t is easy to point out the growing
canker in our social system. it is by no
means so easy to point out the remedy.
That there should be no leniency shown
by the district magistrate goes with
out saying. That the Industrial School
should be started as soon as possible
also goes without saying. Though the
Industrial School is going to be ham
pered by shortage of funds at it's in
ception, it will meet that in some way.
But something more is needed, there
should be a moral force which will keep
these lads and young men in the rioht
road. How that moral influence is be
gained and by whom it is to be gained
is the problem of the hour. Some of
the leading Portuguese should take this
matter up. Just so sure as these lads
are permitted to grow up in this way,
so surely will considerable percentage
of them drift into crime and bring up
at the penitentiary.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-08-19

The mynah bird is not nearly the
pest that people consider it, Before
the arrival Of the mynah we used to
have armies of caterpillars or peelua
which marched across the pastures and
left not a green thing. They would
march through Honolulu streets and
nothing would stop them. Heavy rain
would drown them out, but as long as
the rain held up, the pc, lud marched
on undeterred. The mynah ate up the
larvae and destroyed the peelua. This
must be put distinctly to the credit Of
the mynah.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-08-19
THE CAUSES OF THE STRIKE.

The question involved between and
the Amalgamated Association is per-
haps not thoroughly understood by
many of those who read that the strike
is on but do not know why. The point
at issue is that the Steel Trust controls
union and non-union mills. A trust
gives mobility to capital which is not
enjoyed by the workmen. A union mill
can be shut in one part of the country,
and a non-union mill opened in another
without any loss to the capitalist but
the workmen at the union mill would
find himself out of work, and un
able to get it unless he broke up his
home and went to some other center.
One can very easily see that here is a
very great power in the hands of the
Steel Trust.
The Amalgamated Association claims
that this line of tactics is being en-
ployed to break down unionism. 1t
states and gives facts and figures that
the work is diverted from the union
to the non-union mills. The strike is
for the purpose of putting an end to
these conditions and also to allow the
spread of unionism in the non-union
mills.
This is a square fight between labor
and capital with considerable handi-
cap in favor Of capital. The Steel Trust
can make a portion of it's expenses
through the non-union mills. The
strikers may be able to get along for a
considerable time upon their savings
and the accumulations of their societies
and they run dry sooner than the re-
sources of those whom they are tight
ing. Again during such a struggle 'he
trade gets diverted, and the capital is
moved over to other centers and even
to other countries. When the strike is
at an end, there is not the abundance
of work. which there was before the
strike commenced.
The great strike which was led by
Martin Irons in 1886 against the railroad
lines ended in utter failure and in
cidently ruined Mr.. Irons who for a
time was a very great man.
There is no reason to think that the
present strike will be more successful
than previous strikes. Compromise and
not striking is the keynote of success,
and this Mr.. Powderly thoroughly re-
cognizes, but masses of working men
now repudiate him.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-08-19
CHANGES.

The remarks made about the aban-
eastern side of oahu, call up number
of "reminiscences in addition to those
mentioned in the article published last
Saturday. If Kaalaea has gone into
rice, and Kualoa, Heeia and Kaneohe
into cattle, Waimanalo and Kahuku,
which were both great cattle ranches
thirty years ago, have become success
full sugar plantation. 1t is a constant
time of change. Nothing is st-ble in
this world. Rose Ranch or Ulupalakua
has gone through the same change, re-
verting from sugar to cattle and thus
totally altering it's class of population.
Kauai, though the most conservative
of Islands, has had a like change come
over it, though there, there has been no
reversion from sugar to cattle, but it
has all been from cattle to sugar. Kea-
liza and Kappa was at one time a large
and lucrative cattle ranch owned by
Mr.. Krull, a German. He used to put
up beef for the whaling fleet, but when
that industry practically disappeared
there was no sale for salt beef, and
cattle became a drug on the market.
The only returns that could be got was
from the hides, and trying out the flesh
for tallow. The same was true of the
Eleele ranch. now McBryde plantation.
All the Makaweli estate was in cattle,
and to the north there was the large
run of the Bertelmann property and
leases, also in cattle.
1t can readily be seen why beef is so
scarce and so dear here. For what is
true of Oahu and Kauai, is true in
measure of Maui and Hawaii though
the present reversion of small and I'M
profitable plantations into the cattle
ranch of the past will eventually have
its effect upon the meat market in spite
of the ever increasing population.
The sugar plantation of the present
runs to large size, which means econo-
my of management The history of the
sugar industry here is really a repeti-
ton of the history of the department
store in our big cities upon the main
land. The next step will be the ANAL
gamatiOn of the plantations. There has
been amalgamatiOn to some extent in
the Hilo district. Thus Onomea and
Papaikou have been united under one
But this is only step. In
course of time the plantations of one
district, or in so large a district as Hilo,
the plantations of certain sections of
the district will amalgamate and save
both labor and expenses.
Commercial combination is the key |
note of commercial success. The poll |
tical economist may kick over it as he |
will, the fact remains and is shown to
be a financial success by it's results.
The day will come when the whole of !
the cane area will be under one corpor-
ate control. 1t may not come very soon,
but sooner or later it will come. 1t
will be not nearly so difficult to unite
the planting interests here as it has
been to unite the various trade inter-
ests on the mainland.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-08-19

Loosely drawn laws are going to be
exemplified in the case about the Bel
gian hares. The first section of the law
is clear enough, but the second gives
a broad avenue for escape. We have
however, another safeguard against the
Belgian hare, viz, the mongoose. The
latter is quite a gourmand in regard to
Belgian hares, and admires them as
much as the frequenters of the Grill.
The mongoose is remarkably hungry
just now, ana will relentlessly swoop
down upon any rodents who may in
wade his territories. The rabbit increas-
ed in Australia because there was no
natural enemy to keep him down. A
very formidable enemy is on the spot
here.