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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-05-01
SAN JUAN
NorAs poR coRREo
Abril 80.

ADr1l 81.
Hoy han salido para Humacao los
sefiores Secretario de Puerto Rico, Jefe
de Obras P1blicas de Sanidad. Van
& estudiar sobre Ell terreno 81 es possible
conceder ell emprestito que spide aquel
AyuntanentO.
de la calle de la Tanca. Sc dara muy
barata.
Para informes entenderse con Jose
Labrador. Cruz, n6mero 6. d.
Hoy volvi6 & transferirse la deci-
sion del Habeas Corpus en- ell asunto del
director del <News>.
Sc ha yuelto & tomar declaracio-
mes los empleados del Presidio.
La diferencia entire 10 malo y 10
bueno no Sc conoce nientras no sc prue
ban ambos extremes. ST no Sc hubie-
sen probado las muchas cervezas adul-
teradas que Sc frbrican no sc tendr1a
exacta cuenta de 10 que vale Ia marca
<Pabst1 Gle Milwauker.
b Son 1nicos importadores en- San
Juan P r. II. R. CGzder6ao y C%. Te-
tuan II.
-Esta tarde volvi6 conferenciar
con ell Gobernador ell ex-alcalde Mateo
Fajardo.
Els necesario que Maule6n Sc lie
incluya en- las listas de los presidiarios
que han de salir trabajos en- las carre-
teras.
CADA OLA tiene mayor aceptaci6n
en- esta ciudad los licOres de la antigua
y acreditada fabrica de don Federico
Gatell de Mayagiiez, montada con los
aparatOs mas modernOs de destilaci0n
nj vapor, especialmente ell Anis Celeste,
Ginebra destilada, Alcohol de 40 y Mis-
tela, que es I'm verdaderO vino mOscatel.
PerO ell Ron viejO rectificadO es el
que tiene mas consume y ell publicO 10
prehere al mejor brandt pOr su pureza
y preciO economic0.
Nos informan que dicha fabrica ha
nombrado agente On esta ciudad don
Isidro A. Sanchez. P.
Hoy Sc esta viendo en- la Corte de
Circuito el juicio seguido contra Mr..
Bird, por demanda de Barbosa pidiendo |
10000 dollars de indemnizaci6n.
-Esta tarde sozobr6 un bote en- la
bahia, v cuatro de sus tripulantes por
POGO perecen ahogados.
<THE HELVETIA1 81, Gale de |
la Cruz. Gran casa de huespedes. =
&Table d'hOtelD. ApOsentos para fami-
Iias persOnas sOlas. COmidas a Gin
Cu6uLd C6uLdNOS CuDl0TbU. bduOS. l6' /
l3fOnO, l02. ApartadO cOrreO, 295. Pro
pietario, Pedro Schira. Nota Este no.
tel esta a cargo de una senorita ca.
yiefa.
Ell domingo tendra lugar en- Ca
-olina un meeting sobre las ventajas de
q siembra de algod6n.
-Mafiana empezara ell Mes de las
Slores en- la iglesia de San Jose.
SON MUCHAS las reformas que vie-
% estabIeciendo ell doctor Casalduc en-
Il gabinete dental
Sabemos de operaciones sumamen-
, dificiIes, que las ha ejecutado este I
perador con grandes exitOs.
Sc encuentran en- esta capital,
miembros de la disidencia
,publicsua de Mayagiiez. Estos sef1o-
3 trabaian Ia candidatura para In al
Ildia de aquella ciudad. q
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-11-20
REPRESENTATIVE BROWN
In "CHEROKEE STRIP"

Reports from Washington state
that the Wisconsin delegation Jared
we'll in the lottery for seats in the
house Monday. Representative Bah
cock, always lucky in the biennial
drawing. secured a seat in the first
row, little to the left of the speakers
chair. Representative Minor Jared
better this time than before, his
name being called early. He took a
seat next to Mr. Babcock. Repre-
sentative Brown, of Rhinelander,
is the unfortunate one among the
Wisconsin members so far as desk
location is concerned. His was among
the last five named called, and when
he came to make a selection he dis
covered that there was nothing left
on the republican side. Accordingly,
he had to satisfy himself with a place
in the ''Cherokee strip" just to the
right of the speaker, on the demo
cratic side. Close by is Mcclellan,
recently elected mayor in New York,
and William Randolph Hearst, the
Tammany representative.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-11-20
ITEMS FROM THE
WOOD COUNTY NORMAL

On Friday Of last week Prof.
Cheever, institute conductor of the
Milwaukee Normal school, was with
us all day. He gave us "a very inter
esting talk in the morning.
The pupils, who attended the
County Teachers association at
Marshfeld last Saturday, were we'll
pleased with what they saw and heard.
On Friday last we bad the honor of
being visited by ten of the members
of the county board.
Literary society work will begin at
once. The following officers haye
been elected:
PreSident-MisSJ Jones.
Vice president-Miss Halvorson.
Secretary-MiSS Smith.
TreaSurer-Miss McCamley.
Work in parliamentary practice is
now being given.
Miss Mabel Burroughs, of Nekoosa,
and Miss Clara Pells, of Coloma,
visited the school Thursday.
Mrs. 1ngraham, Of Daily, and Mrs.
Philleo visited the school Friday
afternoon.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-11-20
Committee on Good Living Of
Wisconsin Teachers AssoCia=
tiOn Address Letter to Teachers
and Citizens.==Guy Nash Mem
Der of Committee.

Superintendent IT. S. Youker has
been requested by the committee on
Good Living and Teachers Wages Of
the Wisconsin Teachers association
to secure an estimate from both
teachers and citizens of Grand Rapids
on this subject. The idea of the
committee in asking estimates from
citizens is that the conclusions may
be as correct as possible. One of the
members of the committee is Guy
Nash, of this city.
superintendent Youker has sent
copies of the blanks to be filled out
and number of them have already
been returned.
The letter to the teachers reads as
follows:
To the teachers Of the state Of Wis
consin: The Wisconsin State Teach
ers' association has undertaken to
investigate the question of the wages
paid to the teachers of the state. 1t
is believed that no reasonable basis
for the remuneration of teachers has
yet been established. Some say the
working of the law Of supply and de-
mand is sufficient to secure the best
service to the schools. Some prefer
to look upon teaching as a kind of
missionary work for which only partial
compensation should be expected in
this world Others consider it short
hour service aud SO entitled to short
pay 1t is sometimes suggested that
the teachers should do outside work
evenings and vacations to make out
his yearly living.
Do these and similar arguments
constitute a satisfactory basis for the
remuneration of teachers? If not.
what does determine the amount a
teacher should be paid for his Seryi
ces? Should he receive a salary that
| will enable him SO to live that he can
meet the social aud professional de-
mands placed upon him by the public:
Are teachers wages now sufficient to
provide suitably for the teacher
growth professionally, for attending
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-11-20
CITIES CLASH ON REAL
ESTATE VALUATION

case next year. Certainly, a sudden
rise in real estate is not a proper
basis for valuation"
A. E. Germer: 1T seems that the
cities are getting the better of the
towns. The property of farmers is
always valued high enough. Cows and
horses in the cities are valued
lower than in the towns. LII
the valuation of real estate in Grand
r apids is going to be reduced 100000
the towns will have to pay the differ
ence. It seems that if we are to
lower the valuation Of Grand Rapids
we ought to raise the valuation OF
Marshfeld. AS a rule, gentlemen, the
assessors in the towns are more honest
than the assessors in the large cities. "
E. P. Arpin and A e. Benefits
amendment to lower the valuation of
real estate in Grand Rapids 100000
was lost by vote of q to Is.
t. E. Nash moved to lower the real
estate valuation of Nekoosa from
1924, OPT TO S52O,47O. The motion was
lost by vote of % to II. Mr.. Nash
moved to lower the valuation of per-
sonal property In Nekoosa from
slO3,495 to $4,000. The motion was
lost by vote of 25 to II.
Ed Lynch thought that the valua
tiOn Of the real estate in Auburndale
town. should be raised $4,000 and
made motion to that effect. The
motion was lost by a vote of 25 to II.
At this point w. D. Connor and
DR.. Hayward had to leave for Marsh
field. Mr.. Connor, before departing,
gave notice that he had resigned as
chairman of the committee on equali
zation.
That there might be no injustice
done to Marshtield, Messrs. Hooper
and Germer pared with Messrs.
Connor and Hayward in the roll
calls that followed.
A. e. Bennett moved to amend the
majority report by raising the valua
tion of real estate in Marshfeld.
100000. J. J. IverSon made an
amendment to the amendment rails
ing the valuation of Marshfield
S5O,O0O Next an amendment to the
amendment to the amendment
was made raising the valuation
of Marshfield $4,000. The $4,000
proposition was lost by vote
of II to II; the $50, 900 proposition was
lost by a vote of 19 to Is, but the
100000 proposition was carried by
vote Of 20 to IA.
J. L. Volker then moved that the
real estate valuation OF Grand Rapids
be raised 100000 The motion was
promptly voted down by 26 to 7.
The county board then adjourned
to 1880 p. m. 1t was moved that the
majority report as amended, raising
the valuation of real estate in the
city of Marshfeld 100000, be passed.
1t was carried by vote % to I. The
schedule is as follows:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-11-20
County Board Reeonsiders Its Action Admits the Nine
Detached Marshed Sections at Tuesday
Afternoon Meeting
MARSHFIELD DID NOT DESIRE
THE RETURN OF THE ORPHANS
People OF Marshfied Will Bear Legal Complications
SECTIONS Equalized Part Of the
City OF Marshfield.

BY vote of "A to IA the county
board deci ded to reconsider it's action
of last week in not admitting the nine
detached sections of the city of Marsh
field. After some discussion the
board voted to admit the sections
under the name of the town of Cam
eron, the vote standing 30 to g.
The city council of Marshfield was
much opposed to receiving the sections
back again and sent City Attorney
Edwards and City Clerk Vedder to
this city to make protest before the
county board. Mr.. Edwards said that
he believed that the city had been
legally divided and that the majority
of the settlers of the nine detached
sections were in favor of separation.
II it came to any legal complications
the city of Marshfeld would be willing
to stand the expense.
Supervisor Germer, of Dexter, said
that many authorities held that the
majority of voters in certain district
are the voters who vote upon certain
question. He said that the words
''elector" and "voter'' were used
anonymously by all dictionaries.
District Attorney Brazeau was
called upon to state his views. He
said that he still held the same opinion
that "elector" and s'yoter' were used
in legal language with different mean
ings. can elector," he said, sis a
person who is qualified to vote, while
voter. is person who goes to the
polls and votes" According to these
definitions the proposition to divide
the city of Marshfeld was not carried
by a majority of the electors as
provided by law.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-11-20
GRAVE CHARGES
in MURDER CASE
Bribery and Intimidation Said to
Be Prominent Features in
HarrOun Trial.
WITNESSES HAVE COM
PLETED THE TESTIMONY
Attempts Made to Impeach Char
acter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bentley Fail.

Testimony in the Harroun murder
trial was closed Tuesday morning and
the afternoon was taken up with
arguments by District Attorney Dahl,
who will also make the closing plea.
Wednesday f. B. Lamoreux and B. b.
Park addressed the jury.
Sixteen witnesses in the Harroun
case this week swore that the reputa
tion Of Richard Bentley and wife is
good. The Bentleys gave important
evidence for the state and a strong
effort was made to impeach their
character.
Ernest Moore testified that about a
week before the preliminary examina-
tion Solon Sherman and another man
connected with the defense asked
Moore to scare the daylights out of
Henry Simons, as that kid is the only
one they are afraid of.
Mrs. Ole Christianson swore Charles
Foss approached her with cash pro-
position from the defendants attorney
to swear that Harroun was fickle-
minded. Foss was put on the stand
and denied the statement. DR.. At
well, the Harrouns' family physician
two years ago, said Harroun was i'm
pulsive and original in many ways.
but not insane.
Frank Halliday, Jr., contradicted
the testimony of DR.. Murray by saying
that Murray told Halliday not to say
anything more about the case than
was absolutely necessary.
Smith Harroun was recalled and
said he saw no tracks of a lady's shoes
in the field near the sheep, although
he walked within three feet of Horatio
Harroun, who claimed he had dis
covered number of footprints.
DR.. Southwick disagreed with DR..
Kempster and gave his opinion that
Harroun died from strychnine poison
ing. He attended several cases of
strychnine poisoning and none of the
patients crossed their arms. They
either drew them in or Strengthened
them out. Absorption of strychnine,
he said, takes place in half an hour to
two hours; ii in solution ten minutes
sooner. Southwick was on the stand
at adjournment.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-11-20
ITEMS0F INTEREST FROM
THIS PART OF WOOD COUNTY

ing a few days down at his old home
near Waupun. Clark Root is doing
his work during his absence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orlie Elwood visited
with Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. Fl. Johnson
Sunday.
III. L. Dawes spent Sunday after
noon at the Lee home in Nasonville.
E. Root and daughter, Laura, trans
acted business in Marshfield Thurs
day.
A. N. Blakely visited at the Gregg
home, near Chilli, Sunday.
Miss RosSman attended the Teachers
association held in Marshfield Satur-
day.
Miss Nellie Broker went to Marsh
field Friday evening to have her eyes
treated.
Mrs. F. Clark broke blood vessel by
falling from a chair while cleaning
house. DR.. Watrous was summoned
and says she is in a critical condition.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Tilton trans
acted business in town Thursday.
Orlie Elwood and Harry L. Dawes
rN@@+;~n41 - ~ar4
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-11-20
PLAINFIELD.

Plainfeld, Nov. 19. 9.-Lincoln Young,
for week returned to his home near
Rockville Saturday.
w. A. Rozell has been confined to
the house several days by sickness.
Mrs. Ellen French, of Madison, was
a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Rozell
last week.
Rev. Curran, Of Stevens Point,
preached at the Harris school house
last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Rozell and
family, of Westfeld, were visitors at
the ". A. RoZell home last week.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-11-20
Majority Report Of Equalization
Committee Rails ed Real Estate
in this City $l77, 600.
MINORITY BELIEVED IT
100000 TOO HIGH
Report of Minority L0st==Marsh=
fields Valuation Raised
100000.

The most important part OF the
session of the county board yesterday
afternoon was the reports of the
committee on equalization and the mo-
tionS and discussions that followed.
w. d. COnnor, chairman Of the COM
mittee introduced the majority report,
signed by w. d. Connor, E. d. Ayers,
EG. Clack, John McTavish and n. M.
Berg. He said that the committee
had gone over the situation carefully
and that large number Of the mem
bers of the board had been consulted
before the report had been finally
drawn. Il Will say nothing in favor
of the report" he said, "but will
leave it to your own Judgment. The
personal property was difficult to
equalize; for example, some towns
valued horses as high as S75 and as
low as $50; farming implements were
in some cases exempted by assessors" :"
E. p. Arpin amended the motion to
adopt the majority report by introduce
ing the minority report, signed by b..
p. Arpin and A. e. Bennett. The
only difference between the two re-
ports was the reduction in the valua-
tion of real estate in Grand Rapids
100000. Mr.. Arpin said in part: sit
committees on equalization to secure
all available tax certificates to aid in
reaching fair valuation of the real
estate in the different cities, towns
and villages. This year, for the first
time, there has been a radical varia-
tion from this custom. The commit
tee has seen fit to ignore facts and
figures when it came to the valuation
of Grand Rapids. The whole county
seems to have been at StandStill,
while Grand Rapids has been raised
Il per cent. or S177,0OO, as against
$4,000 for Marshfeld. Marshfield
should be raised at least 10 per cent.
Grand Rapids desires to be fair;
don't think there is member on this
board who desires to punish her."
d. d. Conway: "There seems to be
a false impression that the property
in Grand Rapids has increased phenom-
enally during the past year. The
building of the mill and dam. perhaps,
is responsible for this impression
Property has been high this year. but
/ do not believe that this will be the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-11-20

Ihe resolution, as originally pre-
-sented by the committee on town
organizations, was referred for amend
ments to City Attorney Edwards and
District Attorney Brazeau. 1t was
then passed in the following form:
An ordinance of the county board
of supervisors Of Wood county, Wis
consin, forming and organizing sec
tions nineteen (19), twenty (2O),
twenty-one (2D, twenty-eight (2S),
twenty-nine, (29), thirty (3O), thirty
one (3O. thirty-two (32) and thirty
three (33l of township twenty-five (25)
north, of range three (3) east, in said
Wood county, into new town 70 be
known as the town of Cameron.
Whereas, the above described nine
(9) sections of the territory were on
the 7tE day of April, 1903, pursuant to
an election and other proceedings duly
had in the city of Marshfeld, said
county, duly set off from the territory
OF said city of Marshtield, and since
constituted part of the town of
Marshfield, said county, or constitutes
no part of any town, city Or village
organization of said county, and has
now no certain town or municipal
government;
Now, therefore, the county board OF
supervisors of the county of Wood,
Wisconsin,, do Ordain as follows:
Section /. That all the following
described territory heretofore and
prior to April Z, 1908, comprising a
part of the territory of the city of
Marshfield, said county, towit:
All of sections Is, 20, 81, %. %, 80,
81, 32 and 33 of township 25 north, of
range east of Wood county, WiScOn-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-11-20
NEW TOWN OF CAMERON
rs SMALLEST TN THE STATE

sin, is hereby set off and taken from
the town of Marshfield and formed
and organized into new town to be
known and called by the name of the
town of Cameron.
Section 2. The taxes for the year
1908 of said described territory shall
be collected by the town treasurer of
the town of MarShfeld, SAID county,
and upon due. election and qualihca-
tion of town treasurer and Other
officers of said new town Of Cameron,
shall pay TO such town treasurer of
said town of Cameron all moneys SO
collected.
Section 3. This ordinance shall
take effect from and after its passage
and due publication as required by
law.
Dated this 18th day of November,
1903.
G. w. BROWN, chairman,
E. S. PENEE, clerk.
The new town of Cameron is the
smallest towc in the state and per-
haps in the west.
Supervisor Hooper, one of the three
who voted against forming a new
town OF the nine sections, said to
representative Of the REPORTER: 81
could not change my vote. The pre-
cedent of admitting the nine sections,
| think, will prove dangerous. AS it
now stands every section that has
valuation of over $50, 900 and a voting
population of twenty-five can be
formed into new town whenever the
people have any little i'll feeling
against the parent town. We will
soon have to build larger court house
to provide for the increase in the
county board y
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-11-20
INVESTIGATE QUESTION OF
TEACHERS WAGES IN THIS CITY

important teachers meetings, and
for the purchase of needed books for
professional study and improvement?
What has the wage question to do
with the shifting personnel of the
profession? Are we continually losing
some of our best teachers because Of
insufficient remuneration?
Please lay aside all considerable
of mere sentiment and give US the
plain, unvarnished facts about this
wage problem. If you think teachers
are as well paid as they should be un-
der the conditions that exist, say so:
if not, say it and give the best argu-
ments you can to back up your views.
Please cite facts as fully as possible
in support of your arguments.
You will greatly aid in the inyesti-
CATION and contribute to the cause Ct
good service in the schools of the
state if you will reply promptly to
this letter of inquiry. Your communi-
cation will be held strictly confden-
tial. You may send it directly to the
chairman of the committee, or il you
prefer, to any other memter of the
committee as named below. In some
of the larger towns local committee
will receive your report unless you
prefer to send it directly to the cen
tral committee.
Very respectfully,
A. II. Sage, chairman, Oshkosh.
Margaret Canty, Milwaukee.
F. B. Dell, Black River Falls.
Carrie Morgan, Appleton.
Guy Nash, Grand Rapids.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-11-20
Correspondents Give the Resume
OF Events in Their Commune
ties=-The Reporter Wants Good
Representatives in Every
Town and Village in Wood
County.
Lindsey.

Lindsey.
Lindsey, Nov. 19.-Hunters are glad
TO see the snow
Mr.. Ketelle hauled several loads of
lumber for his barn from Hogan last
week.
Cleo and Frank Newlock were on
the sick list few days last week.
Joe King, of Plttsville, is visiting
with Anna Newlock this week.
Several deer have been captured al
ready this season in this vicinity.
Fl. II. Johnson and son, James,
transacted business in Marshtield one
day last week. James left the same
day for Birnamwood.
w. Dawes moved his family to Iowa
Tuesday, We wish them success in
their new field of labor.
e. Boom, our school clerk, is spend
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-11-20
UNION TEMPERANCE
MEETING SUNDAY

There Will be union temperance
meeting, under the auspices Of the
W. G.. T. o., at the M. e church Sun
day evening. In order to allow the
members of the Baptist and Copgre-
gational churches to attend this meet
ing the pastors have decided to hold
no services in their chur cheS on that
evening.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-11-20

1t adds spice to dreary life
encourages the human heart, lifts one
out of despair, breathes new life and
Confidence That's what Rocky
Mountain Tea will do. 35 cents.
John E. Daily.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-10-08
END CAME SUDDENLY
SIR MICHAEL HERBERT, BRITISH
AMBASSADOR TO UNITED
STATES, is DEAD.

Davos Platz. Switzerland, Oct. L.
Sir Michael Herbert. the British am.
bassador to the United States, died
here at 1:40 p. m. He had gradually
been growing worse since his arrival
here, but his death was sudden and
unexpected.
London. Oct. 2.-The Earl of Penn
broke, brother of the late British am
bassador to the United States. Sir
Michael Herbert, telegraphed as fol-
lows from Davos Platz, Switzerland.
to the Associated Press:
"Sir Michael vas getting better of
hemorrhage of the lungs when he had
a sudden collapse from weakness,
from which he could not rally. His
wife, myself and Lady Pembroke were
present. The funeral will be at Will.
ton, probably Oct. g.
Ambassador Choate. in accordance
with instructions from Washington
has expressed to the foreign Office the
deep sorrow at the death of Sir
Michael felt by President Roosevelt
and Secretary Hay.
Lady Herbert was formerly Miss
Leila Wilson. daughter Of Richard
I. Wilson, the New York banker. and
is related to the Vanderbilt. Ogden
Goelet and Aston families.