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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-01-15
NEW TAILORING ESTABLISHMENT,
Hugh II, eerbett Of Ber lin arrived Saturday
This City to Have First=Class
Establishment.

We are glad to note the fact that in
the person of Hugh II Corbett Of
Berlin, the new tailor, Grand Rapids
will have one of the latest and best
up-to-date cutters in the state of Wis
cOnsin. We understand that he stands
at the head of his profession in this
state He is graduate of one of the
leading schools in Chicago where he
held responsible positions as cutter.
He has been operating large tailor
ing establishment in connection with
his store in Berlin for the past ten
years. He comes to Grand Rapids
where he believes he will have a
larger territory to draw from and
from the further fact that he believes
this city has bright future. The
railroad facilities are excellent,
manufacturing is on the increase,
farming community is fair and no
reason why the future of. Grand
Rapids should not be bright. He
comes among US highly recomme ended
as a man of good character, an artist
in his line, and willing to share the
responsibilities with Us. He carries
a nice line of gents clothing and
furnishings. He hopes to be ready
for business on or about Saturday,
January the oath when he will be
pleased to have you call on him. See
his advertisement in another column
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-01-15
WAS A VERY FINE NEE TING.
CRANBERRY GROWERS HERE TUESDAY
One of the Best Conventions in the Assecia.
tons' History--!mportant Questions
Discussed.

The sixteenth annual session Of the
Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers
Association was held in the city hall
in this city on the west side on Tues
dav. January l3. 4 large attendance
of visitors were present from different
parts of the state and the local deleea-
tiOn was larger than ever before. In
opening the days session President
Chas. Briere delivered the following
address:
GENTLEMEN congratulate you on
the good crop of cranberries you had
during the past season and also on the
fact that YOU received such good prices
for them. 1t seems that every one of
us is nearly satisfied and The prospects
for the future were never better. We
had plenty of rain last fall, and are
now in the middle of January with a
good fall of snow, and all the bogs
must be in first rate condition, so that
the chances are bright for good aver
age crop the coming season.
We have this year a dozen OF more
varieties of some of the best vines in
the world for distribution among the
growers. l think they should be dis
tributed early in the spring as soon as
the ground is ready to plant. These
vines are the result of our good work
done on the experiment station, and
hope that the work to be done in the
future will be continued on the same
line.
There will be resolution introduced
by Judge Gaynor regarding the grad
ing of cranberries. The idea is to
have bill introduced and passed by
our legislature making it compulsory
to grade the cranberries into different
sizes and to call the different sizes by
different names. I think such a law
would be beneficial to growers and
buyers. The resolution will be intro
duced here and is subject to amend
lnent, approval or rejection by you.
The financial condition of the asso-
citation is above par. After all the
debts are paid we will have about $40
in the treasury on the right side of the
ledger. Along this line | would recon-
mend that Mr.. Fitch, our present sec
retary, be reelected and his salary
raised so that it will be fair compen-
sation, He does large amount of
work along the line of getting MEM
herships and advertisements, and de-
votes much of his time to the work,
and being a good tinancier, the asso-
ciatiou has made money with him as
secretary, as you will notice by the
report.
Along the line of grading berries 1
would say that Mr., James Gaynor has
promised to have built a dozen of his
patent graders this year, which will be
sold at a reasonable price. Last fall
some of the wholesale dealers wanted
| the berries to be graded to three or
four sizes and were willing to pay ten
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-01-15
ROSEBUD lNDtaa LANDS.
Bill is Now Pending in the House Of Repre-
sentatves.

Herman Boetcher, being interested
in the matter of opening the Rosebud
Indian lands into market, addressed
a letter to Congressman Webster E.
Brown at Washington, for information
and received the following reply which
will be of interest to others:
January 9, 1903.
MR.. II HERMAN BoETCHER,
Grand Rapids, Wis.
My Dear Sir:-I have yours of
recent date, and note what you say
concerning the treaty providing for
the opening OF the lands of the Rose
bud Indians of South Dakota. In
reply thereto will say that this
measure was passed by the Senate
last winter. 1t is now pending in the
House, and from present indications
will not go through at this session.
A policy of retrenchment has been
adopted to govern the current session.
The Rosebud treaty involves Il direct
appropriation from the treasury, and
while it can not be stated positively
as yet, there is little likelihood of it
being passed in it's present. form. A
suggestion has been made that the
measure be SO modified as to provide
lOl UIlc olIo vi Utlc ldDun III puDlICs Cile
Indians to be paid for the lands as
fast as the money is turned into the
treasury. Whether this suggestion
will be adopted by the South Dakota
| delegation [ can not say. If you will
write me in week or ten days | shall
be able to give you more definite
| information as to the prospects for
the passage of the Rosebud treaty at
this session.
With kind regards, am,
Very truly yours,
w. f. BROw,S,
| NJ q
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-01-15
Caution.

This is not gentle word-but when
you think how liable you are not to
purchase the only remedy universally
known and remedy that has had the
largest sale of any medicine in the
world since 1868 for the cure and
treatment of Consumption and Throat
and Lung troubles without losing it's
great popularity all these years, you
will be thankful we called your at
tention to Boschee's German Syrup.
There are so many ordinary cough
remedies made by druggists and others
that are cheap and good for light colds
perhaps, but for severe Coughs, Bron-
chitis, Croup-and especially for Con-
sumption, where there is difficult
expectoration and coughing during
the nights and mornings, there is
nothing like German Syrup. The 25
cent size has just been introduced this
year. Regular size Is cents. At all
druggists
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-01-15
ANOTHER VICTIM
Fred Wiser Killed at the Wisconsin Pane
Mills Monday

Fred Wiser was the victim of a fatal
accident at 5:45 o'clock Monday morn
ing at the Wisconsin River Pulp &
Paper company'S plant at Stevens
Point and died at 10 o'clock as the
result of mis- injuries. The accident
took place in the basement of the mill.
Wiser had charge of the pulp screens
and at the time of the accident was
attempting to throw on a belt while
the machinery was in motion. In
some manner the sleeve on his left
arm got caught between the belt and
pulley and he was thrown several
times around the shaft, until his arm
was pulled away from his body at the
shoulder and both legs broken,
when the body dropped to the floor.
The arm got fast in the machinery
and was whirled around until the mill
was shut down. 1t is said that the
machinery should have been shut
down in order to put on the belt, but
that Wiser did not care to take that
trouble, as he had often replaced the
belt before while the wheels were in
motion. The arm was pulled out of
the socket and the bune, broken off
about six inches below The Joint, was
stripped of flesh, and the muscles.
nerves. tendons, etc, were pulled from
his body for considerable area over
the breast and back. The wounds
bled profusely. Both legs were
broken below the knee and also one
toe, and his whole body was badly
bruised and twisted. The victim was
in an unconscious condition from the
first and failed to respond to the
efforts of the physicians to arouse him.
Mrs. Dan Rein, of Cranmoor. is q
sister of Mr.. Wiser, and she and her
husband left Tuesday evening for that
city to attend the funeral They
received a message on that day that
he had been killed but had not heard
of the particulars until they reached
Stevens Point.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-01-15
REPORT SHOWS PROGRESS
MEETING OF THE TELEPHONE COMPANY
Total Value of Property $40, ,000-Eishty-
Two Phones Put in During Past
Year-Dlrectors Elected.

On account Of the extreme cold
weather Monday night the attendance
at the Wood County Telephone stock
holders meeting was not aS large as
upon former occasions, due probably to
to the cold weather that prevailed.
a. L. Fontaine. president OF the
Board OF Directors, read MS annual
report which we append at length, as
follows;
To the Stockholders of the Wood
County Telephone Company. Gentle
men: The growth of this company
continues undated and almost without
a parallel. Each year we feel that it
will be the last one in which we will
make such remarkable growth, yet
1902 excels the year previous in the
number of phones that we have in
stalled. During the past year, our
manager informs me, we have installed
80 phones, the largest number of any
one year in our history.
Our net increase each year since the
organization of the company exceeds
fifty phones annually. This growth
excels the fOndest expectations OF any
of us, and if 1 were to predict that the
Wood County Telephone exchange
would number l 200 phones within the
next five years, you would not be III
clined to believe it; yet, with the pres
ent outlook, we actually believe that
this will be the case.
The service that we are rendering in
this city is equal to any in the state,
and far better than great many COM
panieS furnish.
At the close of 1900 we had 12o busl-
ness phones, 1913 residence phones,
forty in NekooSa and ten on the marsh
line. This year we have $50 business
phones a gain of twenty-one; 2OS
residence phones, gain OF hfteen;
SO in the Nekoosa exchange, gain OF
ten phones; and eleven OH the marsh
line, a gain of one; 4 gr2rd total OF
419 phones. DuI.., 49, -..f I2O-, we
took out 35 phones, yet in spite OF this
we have an exchange of 419 sub
Scribers.
The total value of our exchange at
the close of 1901 was $40 ,3o7.oO; this
year your board of directors have
deemed it wise and expedient to take
off 10 per cent. of the value OF the
plant for depreciation therefore the
actual cash value of our plant today is
$40, ,223.76.
We have sold during the year 1902
forty shares of stock at $4,000 per
share, amounting to 100000; and
redeemed during the same period,
twenty shares of stock at $4,000 per
share, amounting to 100000, leaving
net gain from sale of stock OF
$1,0OO00, this being $o50.0o less than
the amount we received last year on
the sale of stock. Our receipts from
telephone rentals, monthly, have been
$436.07, amounting to S4, S44.O9 for the
year 1902, and we have paid out tor
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-01-15
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DIS bIlrSe n1cntS.
7,93l.G2

We have material now OH hand
amounting to S209.2O, consisting OF
wire, cross arms, poles, glass, etc.
Our Nekoosa exchange has grown
from forty to fifty phones during the
past year; our switchboard IS now
filled to it's entire capacity. he ques-
ton of enlarging the same will proba-
bly, come up before your next board OF
directors for disposal. In this connec-
ton we believe another trunk line Will
have to be installed between Nekoosa
and Grand Rapids.
The receipts from the Nekoosa ex-
change amounts to S62. SIS per month. or
$3.50. 90 per year; the monthly operat-
ing expenses are $4,000 per month, OF
$500. 90 per year, showing a net gain
from this exchange of $500 90 for the
year.
In April last Garrison Eabc ok. our
then manager, resigned his position to
accept one with the Stromberg- Carl
son people in Chicago. In his place
we engaged the services of E. G,
Starks of Eau Claire, who has been IN
charge ever since After nine months
experience with him as cur manager,
we take pleasure in commencing him
so our successors as being fully de-
| terving of your confidence.
Miss Minnie Powers was engaged as
stenographer and bookkeepcr at a sal
ary of $1,000 per month; she attends
to the collection of rentals, has charge
of the books and assists the manager
in every way possible. The large IN
crease in phones necessltated' the en-
gagement of another operator. We
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-01-15
Teachers Meetino.

superintendent H. S. Youker has
issued call for a general meeting of
the teachers to be held in the Howe
High School assembly room, Monday.
Jan. 19 at 4:30 p. N. The subject for
discussion will be the book entitled
''PhelpS and his Teachers. The
following reports will be given:
Phelps in the first and second grades
Miss Duggan.
Phelps in the third and fourth
grades-Miss Briere.
Phelps in the fifth and sixth grades
Miss McGrath.
Phelps in The seventh and eighth
gradeS-Mr. Falch.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-01-15
REMARKABLE CURE OF GROUP
A Little Bows Life Saved.

| have few words to say regarding
Chamberlains Cough Remedy. 1t
saved my little boys life and [ feel
that 1 cannot praise it enough. [
bought bottle of it from A. e.
Steere of Goodwin, S. D., and when |
got home with it the poor baby could
hardly breathe, l gave the medicine
as directed every ten minutes until
he threw up'' and then / thought
sure he was going to choke to death.
We had to pull the phlegm out of his
mouth in great long strings. l am
positive that if [ had not got that
bottle of cough medicine, my boy
would not be on earth tOday.-Joel
Demont, Inwood, Iowa. For sale by
John E. DAILY and Sam Church.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-01-15
Unconscious From Group

During sudden and terrible attack
of Group our little girl was uncon-
sciouS from StrangulatiOn, says A. L.
SpaffOrd, postmaster, Chester, Mich,
and a dose of One Minute Cough Cure
was administered and repeated often.
1t reduced the swelling and intlam-
nation, cut the mucuS and shortly
the child was resting easy and speedily
recovered. 1t cures coughs, colds, la
grippe and all throat and lung
troubles. One Minute Cough Cure
fingers in the throat and chest and
enables the lungs to- contribute pure,
health-giYing oxygen to the blood.
Wood County Drug Co. or Johnson &
Hill Co.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-01-15
A Seieatific Discovery,

Kodol does for the stomach that
which it is unable to do for itself,
even when but slightly disordered or
overloaded Kodol supplies the nat
ural juices Of digestion and does the
work of the stomach, relaxing the
nervous tension, while the infamed
muscles of that organ are allowed to
rest aud heal. Kodol digests what
you eat and enables the stomach and
digestive organs to transform all food
into rich, red blood. Wood County
Drug Co or johnson & Hin Co.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-01-15
A Card.

We. The undersigned, 90 hereby
agree to refund the money on a so
cent bottle of Greene's Warranted
Syrup or Tar if it fails tC cure your
cough or cold. We also guarantee a
25-cent bottle to prove satisfactory or
money refunded. Nov 6 emo.
}. E. DAILY Johnson & Hill Co.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-01-15
WOOD COUNTY NATIONAL

At the recent meeting of the stock
holders of the Wood County National
Bank the following directors were
elected for the ensuing year: Z. Gar-
rison, L. NJ. Alexander, T. F.. Nash,
q. Roenius, and f. j. Wood, The
above direct orS elected the same
officers for the ensuing year as follows:
Presi dent-F Garrison, Grand
Rapids.
Vice Presldent-L. M, Alexander,
Milwaukee.
Cashier-F. J. Wood, Grand Rapids
The report of the past years bust:
ness was very satisfactory and AL
stockholders were pleased with results
Judging from this banks last pub
lished report, we would judge that a
party holding stock therein and was
dissatisfied with the showing they
make, would certainly be unreasonable.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
At the annual meeting Of stock
holders Of the First National Bank
which was held Tuesday. January 13,
the following directors were elected
for the ensuing year; E. IT. Harmon
w. S. Paddock, I. P Witter, Chas
Briere and F. Pomainville. The
directors elected the following officers
Prcsident-E. T. Harmon.
Vice President-I. P. Witter.
Cashier-Geo. w. Meade.
Assistant Cashier-A. G. Miller.
The business for the past year has
been very satisfactory to the stock
holders.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-01-15
A Cure for lumbauo.

w. G.. Williamson. of Amherst, Va,
says: "For more than a year l Suf-
fered from lumbago. ! finally tried
Chamberlain'S Pain Balm and 1T gave
me entire relief, which all other
remedies had taiied to do" Sold by
Iohu E. Daily and Sam Church
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-01-15
Local Banks Prespering.

The stockholders in the two
Natioral Banks in this city held their
aunnal meetings Tuesday 10 listen TO
reports nf the past years business and
to elect direcl Ur> and officers for the
coming year as follows;
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-01-15

cfice operating expenses S258.13
monthly; amounting in all to S3,097.59
annually, showing a difference. or
gain, of S177.84 per month, or S1,74o.5O
per year.
Our resources and abilities are as
follows:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-01-15
President Wood Co. Telephone Co.

At the close of the reading of the
presidents report general discussion
of various matters Contained in that
report took place. Questions were
asked and answered in detail. All
the information possible. concerning
the general financial condition Of the
company was given to the stockholders
The following directors were elected
for the ensuing year: John SchnabTe,
Charles Briere. George w. Paulus. H.
e. Herrick and a. L. Fontaine. Only
three Of the directors being present
the officers will be elected at the first
meeting of the new directors in the
near future.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-01-15
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Receipts

Our receipts and disbursements for
the year 1902 are as follows:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-01-15

now have FIVE operators and one sub
stitute, making total of six, an in
crease of one over last year.
The question Of crossing the Wis
consin river with our two large cables
is one that puzzles the best engineers,
the vibration of the bridge, which is
continuous, after time affects the
cables and cracks the outer casing.
Some different device than the present
one must be adopted to preserve these
cables. 1t has been suggested to lay
the cables in a wooden trough, and III
this manner prevent the trouble due tc
vibration. This matter must be at
tended to this coming season to save
the present cables from annihilation.
A. L. EoNTAINE,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-01-15

We have the Oldest, Larg-
est and Best advertising me-
dunn in Wood County. Use
the "REPORTER" col
umnS and you will reach more
subscribers and readers than
by any other newspaper in
Southern Wood County.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-01-15

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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-01
OPENING AND CLOSING OF MAILS

Northern mails, week days, close at 81
90 and 10 2Oa a. M, and IS, 24O, 40, 3 %
and 10 45 nm. Open at 500 a. m, 12OO m.
and 4 30 p. m. On Sundays Northern mails
close at 9 80 a. M, 80 p. m. and ~ p. III.
Southern mails via Charlottesylle close al
7 30 and 10 40 a. m, and 90 and 10 40 p. m.
Open at s GO a. IN. and 30 and 4 sop. m.
Southern mails, via Richmond, close at
10 80 a. m, and 800, go and 10 40 p. m.
Omen at s a. m. and l and 4 p. IN.
Manassas Division mails close at 20 a. m.
and 45 d. m. Open at u 90 IN.
Alexandria and Round Hill mails close al
73O a. m. and p. m. Open at 9 90 a. m. and
800 p. m.
Chesapeake and Ohio mails close at 40 p;
m. and 1915 p. m. open at 500 a. m. and
Washington mails close at 790, $50 and
II 10 a. m, and To- 240, 6 40, % and l045
p. m. Open at s 100 a. m, Y 90 m. and 400 p.
Office Hours-Open at 500 a. IN. Close at
Sunday Hours-Oren at coca. m. Close
at 10 90 a. IN.
Carriers Schedule-Collection made on in.
side routes-6 80 and 10 90 a. III. and 90 and
53Op. m. Full route--6 80 a. m. and 80 p.
m. Sunday collection 500 p. m. Carriers
window open Sunday 900 a. IN. and close
1000 q. m.
Deliveries made s 90 a. M, p. m. and Ii
p. m. ....
before our indicated time for closing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-01
RAILROADS
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
Schedule effective June %. 1903.
Trans leave Southern Railway Static
AfawonJ.so.

wv Il lllIAtAH hall w "A
Schedule effective June %. 1908.
Trains leave Southern Railway Station
Alexandria:
$50 A. M.-Daily-Local for Harrisonburg
Warrenton, Danyille and way stations.
11:l0 A. M.-Daily-Washingto and
Florida Limited, frst-class coach 10 Jack
sonville and drawing-room sleeper to Jack
sonville. Dining car service.
1875 A. M.-Daily-U. 5. Fast Mail. First
class coaches and drawing-room sleeper to
New Orleans. Dining car service
4:23 p. M.-Week Days-Local for Har.
risonburg and way stations ON Manassas
branch.
4:52 P. -Daily-LOcal for warrenton and
Charlottesville.
0;2o P. M.-Daily-New York and Atlanta
Express-First class coach and sleeper TO At
lanta. Mondays, Wednesdays and FRIDAYS
Sunset Route Tourist sleeper Washington to
San Francisco.
1910 P. M-Daily-Washington and Chat.
tanooga Limited (yia Lynchburg). First
class coach and sleeping ear TO Roanoke.
Knoxville, Chattanooga and Memphis. Sleep
er to New Orleans. Dining car service.
11;O5 Neutrality-suspicious. and South.
western Limited. All Pullman train, club
and observation cars to Atlanta and Macon.
Sleepers to Nashville, Augusta, Atlanta, Ma
con, Memphis and New Orleans. Dining car
service.
TRAINS ON BLUEMONT BRANCH.
Leave Alexandria SIS A. NJ, 100 and l:55
p. NJ week days for Bluemont. $50 p. NJ
for Leesburg 9;OS A. M. on Sundays only
for Bluemont.
Through trains from the South arrive at Al.
exandria 6:17, $3.50, 7:20 and 9:25 A. NJ. and
1:40 and $50 P. NJ. daily. From Harrison
burg 1875 A. NJ. week days and s:45 p.
NJ. daily. From Charlottesville sos A. NJ
and S:45 p NJ. daily.
For detailed schedule figures, tickets, Pull
man reservation, etc, apply to w. G. Lt.
HEW, ticket agent, Alexandra W. ~
ls--nl-H ACKHR'0 Washington. ID. c.