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The Newtown bee., 1903-11-27

i furnace, painted and shingled the par SOnage and l leave the field feeling that, on the material side of the church life, my successor will not find, as l did, the walls of this Jerusalem pretty l we'll broken down. If the church re- aliz,s it's expectations and legacies, largely given during the past nine years, it will be 5000 better off than it was in 1895. For this, we have to thank my dear fathers in the faith, MT Bull and Dea Baldwin and George Shelton.
 have received 135 persons into the church. I have annually made about 1000 calls on all the people in the par ish. I have scorned no man because f of his clothes, for only the ignoble and base born judge man by, his clothes. Those in sorrow or in want, 1 have tried to help without regard to church or parish lines. The people have gen. erously taken up the duty, when I have suggested helping SOnlC sick brother or sister, or when lire or disaster or trou- ble had darkened the sky of human life for any family. For your cooper alton, I thank you all.
 There have been times of sadness, as well as gadness, in this parish. As l look over the names of the 95 people whom 1 have been called to bury, I re- aliZe that we are in a world of sorrow So many broken mother hearts, as they have placed the little flower in the baby'S waXy fingers, in that last sleep! For myself, 1 shall never forget that scene in our Gods acre, in the. holy Christmas time, when I was prisoner in my own home and when MT Bull and Abel Beardsley stood as mourners at the grave of my little lad. May as true men of God and as loyal friends stand at my grave when I am laid away!
 have attended p weddings inside and outside the parish. The pastor and his family have had royal fellow ship in many homes. We had two prayer meetings week and 1 have en :
 joyed the cottage meetings more than | Cdh UCll dU UllC INOl dilu
 with MT Devine av Todd Hollow.
 The church has never expended one cent for pulpit supply during my par
 tOrate. l have Striven to always be
 within call for pastoral service and
 have relinquished $40 or $50 a year
 which l might have received as pull. pit supply, thatit might be no burden
 to the church."
 Rev c. H. Smith could not fail t(
 realize the number of friends and tht
 warmth of their friendliness, when 23: turned out to the farewell reception given him, last Friday evening, by the Congregational church and Sunda, school. It was a sad time for pasto and people, so soon to part. MT Smitl was given a dozen sterling silver tea
 spoons, a sterling berry spoon and SOUL ladle and salad bowl triple plated
 and gold lined. l.. D. Baldwin, wh( feels MT Smiths removal keenly j wrote the speech of presentation il
 his felicitous language; it was read b, his housekeeper, Mrs Freeman. MI Smith responded with gra ateful thanks expressing pleasure at the number o his friends and their warmth of friend ship. Mrs Smith hit the nail on tht
 head by advising the people not t. wait until another pastor was leaving
 before expressing their appreciation \ and esteem.
The Newtown bee., 1903-11-27
NUMBER AZ

Word was received at the Grand Cen tral house, Sunday, that a horse had been stolen in New Milford. and the thief was thought to be headed toward Newtown. Constable White started with team to follow up a clue. but the man evidently did not pass through the Street.
The Newtown bee., 1903-11-27

The Literary circle of the Street and vicinity will have its first meeting for the season, next Monday night, at the residence of Miss s. J. Scudder. The subject of the etening will be, "Robert Louis Stevenson" A cordial invita- tion to anyone interested to attend is extended.
The Newtown bee., 1903-11-27

Mir and Mrs Fl. NJ. Smith will pass Thanksgiving day Tn Washington, where MT Smith will look over the new wagon being built for the Congrega- tional gospel wagon work by Eckman Brothers x Go.
The Newtown bee., 1903-11-27

Clarence Beardsley of New Haven will pass Sunday with his parents, MT and Mrs Charles F. Beardsley.
The Newtown bee., 1903-11-27

Attorney Charles Barker of New
 York and Mrs Edward Day Barker of Colorado Springs, Col, will be guests on Thanksgiving day of Rev and Mrs | O. w. Barker.
The Newtown bee., 1903-11-27

MT and Mrs l.. c. Morris and chill dren and MT and Mrs John R. Peck and children will be entertained at dinner on Thanksgiving day by Mrs John B. Peck.
The Newtown bee., 1903-11-27

c. M. Wales and l.. Eirlitz of New York, who were on an automobile tour through Connecticut, stopped in New town, Friday, dining at the Grand Central hotel.
The Newtown bee., 1903-11-27

Policeman Christopher Finnegan of the Bridgeport police force and Martin Nagel of East Bridgeport passed Sun day in town, guests of Mrs Weldon.
The Newtown bee., 1903-11-27

Contractor D. B. SOule of New Mil ford dined at the Grand Central hotel, Friday.
The Newtown bee., 1903-11-27

Miss Maggie Honan is to enter a Catholic convent at Lockport, N. Y.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-06-11

lust as Grand Rapids has entered
upon a new era of progress and prosperity,
so the WooD COUNTY REPORTER this week
makes preparations to meet the new con-
ditions. Today the REPORTER reaches it's
readers for the last time as a weekly news
paper Beginning next week, it will
appear as a semi-weekIy that is, twice
a-week publication.
The city and county will continue to
grow-and so will the REPORTER. We are
fortunate in having plenty of optimistic
people-not dreamy but practical optimism,
who are always saying good word and
doing a good deed in the interest of the COM
munitv. There are a few "knockers' but
their influence is almost nil. Believing that
such will ever be the state OF affairs, the
REPORTER will at no distant day make
another important change-become a daily
paper.
As semi-weekly paper, the REPORTER
will better be able to serve the city and
county than i'll the past. The policy that
has been adhered to since 1857 namely push
J Grand Rapids and Wood county to the front,
will be continued, and if possible it will be
still more emphasized.
Being issued twice a week. the REPORTER
can give better and prompter news service.
history of most events many days after they
took place, and, as a rule, such items are no
news to large proportion OF the subcribers.
semi-weekly, on the other hand, while not
so efficient as a we'll conducted daily, can
offer excellent service if properly edited
and supported.
Each issue of the REPORTER will contain
all the local news, items from the different
sections of the county, and the latest tele-
graphic news of the state and nation
special effort will be made to keep the resi-
dents of the county posted on all court house
matters
The people in every part of the county
should be in touch with what is going on at
the county seat. The SEMIwEEKLY RE
PORTER will always keep this important fact
in view, and thus hopes soon to have as
many subscribers in the northern as in the
southern part of Wood county.
A special Nekoosa issue will be published
once week. This will contain, in addition
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-06-11

The members of the REPORTER
force are competent to hold the
several positions they occupy. Har-
mony exists throughout the establish
ment. Everyone has the interest of
the work at heart: it is partly for this
reason that the REPORTER leads and
the job printing is uneXcelled.
A. l.. Fontaine, publisher and man
ager, is graduate of the Howe high
school, and attended the state
university for three years. He had
his first schooling as printer in the
REPORTER office. After learning the
trade he went to Minneapolis and
worked year on the Minneapolis
Tribune, and upon his return to this
city purchased The REPORTER plant.
He has since had charge of the man
aging and editing of this paper,
A. E. Falch. editor, has been grad
uated from the Ashland Academy and
Beloit college. He has occupied
positions from 'devil" up to editor on
other papers. After graduating from
college he taught in the public schools
of this city two years.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-06-11

VIM. H. Petzold, foreman, secured
his sheep-akin at the Eau Claire high
school. He has acquired thorough
training for this important position,
having been connected with news
paper offices since he was ten years of
age. AS printer, one of his strong
points is job work, and the patrons of
this office have often had opportunity
to appreciate his excellent workman
ship during the past fourteen months.
Oswald p Menzel, local reporter
aud staff photographer, has done
much t0 increase the local value of
the REPORTER. There are those who
claim TO have seen him preambulating
the streets both night and day in
search of items of interest. He is a
good man. Many of the illustrations
appearing in the REPORTER from time
to time are the results of Mr.. Menzel's
artistic skill.
Arthur Rintelmann, a graduate of
the Mukwonago high school, has been
connected with the REPORTER during
the past three years. He started in
as a "devil' and through faithful
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-06-11

of
Mnuedt GowhdG dGmdRp eD~~hpe
A Look to The Files

AS this is the only paper published in
Wood county, all notices to taxpayers will
be in it. The establishment of this paper,
materially increase the value of their
property and they should assist in
acquainting the world with the natural
advantages of this rich section of the
country.-WooD COUNTY REPORTER,
December %, 1857.
"The REPORTER will continue to be
Republican in politics. We believe, how
ever, that a man can be democrat and
be very white. We shall endeavor to look
to the local interests of Wood county,
making the developing of our resources,
the opening up of our agricultural lands,
developing of earth deposits, Improvement
of Our water power, and in fact all that
tends to public good, the chief end and the
first duty of our journal. With this issue
we ignore 'patent outsides," and publish
entire "at home" 1t will be our purpose
to make a readable paper for the family,
the merchant, and in short, a paper that
will meet the appreciation of the reading
public. We dedicate our new office to God,
the good will of our fellowmen, and true
republican interests-H. B. <Philleo in
WooD COUNTY REPORTER, April 27, 1871.
eve take pleasure in presenting our
subscribers with the REPORTER, enlarged
and improved. 1t is now the next largest
weekly paper in the state, presenting each
week fiftv-six columns of matter making
a most desirable journal for the family and
man of business. The REPORTER is an
established representative journal of
Central Wisconsin and it's manifold
interests, and its proprietors hope through
diligence and an earnest interest evinced in
the general welfare of our county as
whole, to make it always a welcome
guest. ."-WooD COUNTY REPORTER, August
s, 1872
"This paper has been circulated
among you for the past twenty-th years
the most Of which time it has been edited
by the outgoing gentleman whose ability
as writer and extended acquaintance has
unquestionab1y won for him a reputation
as writer. We shall endeavor to place
the office on a sound business footing and
then keep it SO, as far as possible. Wehope
to be able to come somewhere near what
we understand to be the right way of con-
Quoting a journal. We will furnish as
much local news as possible, work for the
interests and welfare of Wood county,
cities and towns, development of the
resources of our county by showing it's
many advantages, inviting immigration,
labor and capital, to utilize our vast
resources and advantages, and in advocat-
ing right as against wrong. g.'-Fontaine
Brothers in the REPORTER May 6, 1880.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-06-11
AS Heretofore, the Reporter Will
Continue to Advance Grand
Rapids oDd Wood County.

"The time has arrived in the history of
Wood county, when just such paper as the
REPORTER now is, is demanded by the various
and accumulating interests gathering about
us in our development. The REPoRTER has
ever asserted, sometimes in the face OF the
most determined opposition) that the time
was not far distant when the two towns
Grand Rapids and Centralia, must become
great railroad and commercial center. Its
assertions are now verified. Every passing
day demonstrates how true were the predic-
tions What we see today is a faint fore
shadowng of a future prosperity. w y We
intend to keep pace with the growth of our
city and the county and shall now and then
make such improvements as the progressive
spirit of the times shall demand. WOOD
COUNTY REPORTER August s, 1872
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-06-11
VIM. H. PETZOLD

work he has been promoted to the
position OF ad and makeup man.
Aletta Berg, cOmpositor, attended
the west side high school before sne
joined the REPORTER force. During
the three years she has been EN-
ployed in this office she has also had
charge of the mailing list of the
REPORTER.
Flora Compton, cOmpositOr, has been
with the REPORTER over a year and
a half She was student in the
Howe high school before taking up
the printer profession.
Kenneth Kelley attended the Howe
high school. He entered the job and
press departments of the REPORTER
and he is now making an excellent
record as workman.
Nettie LaHaie joined the REPORTER
force some months ago. She learned
the first principles of type-setting in
a remarkably short time, and is now
able to do as much work as some who
have been at the case twice that
length Of time,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-06-11
The Reporter OWOs It's Own Home
New Presses and Other Me
cbuDicdi Facilities Added.


''The WOOD COUNTY REPORTER appears
today in new dress, remodeled, beautifed
and adorned. We are determined to keep
pace with the march of progress, and to
present such journal as will become a well
come guest in every household in our city and
county. Our improvements have cost us near
twelve hundred dollars, with a new job press,
and a complete outfit. We are now prepared
to meet the wants of our community in every
respect. We venture the assertion that no
office in the northwest is better prepared
than the REPORTER to do ali manner of Job
and fancy printing from large posters down
to most beautiful visiting card We have
many to thank for past courtesies, and we
renew our obligations by requesting that
those interested in the cOunty's welfare,
always work for its advancement. WOOD
COUNTY REPORTER, September 5, 1872
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-06-11

dis adv a n t.
ages. There
w e re n o
train S, no
telegraphs, no
t ele ph o n es
and the mail
service was
very poor;
then, too, the
county had
V cry fe w
people, there
being only a
few hundred
pc O pie i n
6 + a n d
Rapids, The
settlers who
were scatter
ed about the
county were
hard to reach
on account of
the scarcity
of roads. But
Jack" did
not give up
although he
was given
thousands of
dis CO ura ge-
1ilents. Any
one who reads
the early files
of the RE-
PORTER will
certainly a
gree in saying
that Brund-
age was one
of the heroes
among the
early pione-
ers.
A few years
after the close
OF the civil
war, Brund-
! age sold his
interests IN
Continued on
! Page 4.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-06-11

IIOlu WlllCH
on November
%, 1857, was
issued the
first number
of the WOOD
COUNTY RE
PORTER, up to
the two-s story
S old brick
S t + u c t II T e
from which
the present is
sue of the
paper is sent
out, one may
see at q
glance an
evidence of
progress. But
he may see in
Grand Rapids
which on that
early e d a t e
only had a
few hundred
people t h e
accompanying
possibilitieso of
that evolu-
ton, when he
considers that
the popula-
tion of the
present Grand
Rapids ex-
ceeds 5000.
The REPOR-
TER purchas-
GU It's own
home in Feb
ruary of this
year. 1t has
now one of
the finest and
best equipped
buildings III
Wood county.
The building
has a front
age of ninety
feet on one of
t b e m a 1 n
streets of the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-06-11


24x5Steet, with basement, it is easily seen
that the REPORTER will have ample room for
future growth
The business and editorial Offices are
located on the first floor in the front end of
the building, the manager and publishers
office being at the lett of the entrance and the
editorial office at the right. Both Offices are
connected by private telephone with the
composing and lad" room on the second
floor.
COMPOSING ROOM
Ihe composing room is located on the
second floor overlooking the famous grand
rapids and commanding probably the finest
view OF natural scenery to be found in any
composing room in the United States. From
It's windows one can see the river from the
Green Bay bridge to the Northwestern bridge,
the public buildings and in fact almost the
entire city. Here the type for the paper and
the ads are set, and the forms made up. The
completed forms are sent down to the press
room by means of an elevator Inside of the
large elevator is a small one for the sending
of copy from the editorial room. Aprivate
telephone from the composing room to the
job room downstairs keeps all the employees
IN close touch with one another at all times
The composing room contains cases and
racks for eight compositors, cabinets and
cases for the ad mans use; imposing stones
tor the makeup proof press, live and dead
dumps" etc.
JOB AND PRESS ROOn
This is situated on the ground floor and
consists OF the job room proper press room
and stock room. The pressroom is at the
rear and cont the1 rcra now, o~o.,
two Job presses, an electric motor, a sink for
washing forms besides about 200 feet of
shelving where book and print papers, ETC.,
are kept.
In the job room are kept about 800 diff
ferent styles and sizes of type for use in lob
work exclusively, new faces being added
continually and out-of-date styles being
thrown out from time to time as fast as
newer and better faces are invented A
stapllng machine for binding books, large
paper cutter, marble slabs mounted on
castors for the imposing and locking up Of
book and job forms, cabinets, cases and
stands, folding tables, etc, all unite in
giving this department very busy appear
ance. Immediately off from the Job room
is glass enclosed, dust-proof stock room
htted with shelving for the storing of the
more expensive writing papers, envelopes,
ETC., over $50 kinds being constantly kept in
stock
THE FIRST PRESS
The press that printed the first
REPORTER now does service as a sole cutter
in E. Bodette's shoe shop. It was thrown
away when its usefulness was at an end and
Mr.. Bodette rescued it as old iron on the
banks of the Wisconsin. The press is an odd
looking machine. 1t measures four feet In
height; the bed for the form is 22x3O inches.
The press when run at it's greatest speed was
capable of making about $50 impressions
per hour. It's weight is 500 pounds. There
is an interesting contrast between this press
and the present REPORTER press, which
weighs three tons and prints 5000 copies.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-06-11
A BRIEF HISTORICAL SKETCH

The first number of the REPORTER was
published November %, 1857 by !. N. Brun-
dage The office of the paper was located on
the north side Of the block in which Mrs H
B. Philleo's residence is built. In these early
times the REPORTER had to struggle hard to
keep itself alive, but through Mr.. Brundages
enthusiasm and pluck it gained much of that
healthy appearance which up to the present
has been a distinctive characteristic.
Mr.. Brundage had to labor under many
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-06-11

to the other news, all the news of Nekoosa
and immediate vicinity, and also advertise
ments from merchants in that enterprisine
city.
The advertisers will also find the SEMI
WEEKLY REPORTER more valuable than their
old-time friend, the WEEKLY REPORTER
First, it stands to reason that the subscrip-
tion list will be greatly increased, thus
enabling them to reach more patrons; second
they can make their announcements itl<tl1e
beginning and end of the week, Tuesdays and
Fridays being the days of publication.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-06-11

From little frame, one-storv, building
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-31
Reception at Sanford.

Sanford n. c., March 30.-(Spccial)--
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. White
was a scene of beauty last Wednesday
night. The occasion being a brilliant re-
ception by them to their daughter, Lottie
celebrating her eighteenth birthday. The
guests were greeted at the main en-
trance of the beautiful hall by Mrs w.
G. Lane and Mrs B. c. Pearce. Enter
ing the parlor to the right they were
welcomed by Mrs J p. Monaghan and
Miss Cora Holt and the lovely young
hostess receiving her numerous friends
in her most charming manner, assisted
by Miss Mamie Stroud, of Greensboro.
From this room a bower of green and
purple with pottod plants the scene en-
chanted by brilliant electric lights, the
guests were ushered into the back parlOr,
where progressive finch was the game
of the evening. During the evening the
guests were invited into the elegant
dining room by Mrs. w. S. Weatherspoon
and Mr. Ben F. White, where exquisite
apple blossoms. white lilac and ever
green's made a scene of beauty to be re-
membered. The refreshments consisted
of ices and cakes of many kinds. There
Mr.. and Mrs White were at their best.
Many handsome present came from in
town and out of town attesting the love
and best wishes of numerous friends for
the young hostess. AT a late hour the
guests reluctantly bade Mr. and Mrs.
White and their young daughter good
night-voting the occasion one of the
most brilliant ever enjoyed by cur peo-
r,1c
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-31

ing matter also, and contains the second
installment of Frederic Reddall's absorb
ing romance. The illustrations are of
the finest and thoroughly up-to-date The
double center page is devoted to Easter
hats. and we can well believe they Will
interest every reader The regular de-
partments are filled with interesting and
instructive articles The latest New
York and Paris Easter gowns are very
handsomely reproduced and fully de-
scribed. The prizes offered for short
stories are creating lively interest, and
the Prize Story in this number, entitled
AN Easter Romance, is very interest
ing. 1t will be wise to call early at
Mcssrs. a. b. Stronach Cos if you wish
to secure a copy.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-31
|\A1onA N
! ' : Society:
The Lilacs.

Beneath the maple branches shade
The purple lilac blooms for me,
As in the years that now are dead,
1t used to bloom beneath the tree.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-31
Capt. Phelps at Peace.

The Eresophian Literary Society OF
Peace Institute was highly entertained
on Saturday evening by Having Captain
Phelps of the A. and NJ. College talk an
hour about his experiences as a United
States Army officer in the Westerl
Frontier service. All he said was in
tensely interesting, and some of the in
cidents and narrow escapes from tho
Arapahoe Apache and Comanche indians
were terrifying TO hear.
The sufferings which the scouting part
les of the army endured from the scarcity
Of water, intense heat, small quantity OF
food, and the dearth of habtation show
how brave and efficient is our country &
army as leader of fast moving west
ward civilization.
The young ladies were delighted witt
Captain PHELPS and hope to have tLs
pleasure of hearing him again