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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-10-16

Cole g Company. IhIS structure
will be remembered by the old settlers
as the ball alley.
A short time. after moving into this
building, the firm name was changed
to Spafford & Compton, Ell. Ell. Comp
ton being the Junior partner. In
looking back to that period Mr..
Spaford says:
"We could supply our customers
with little of everything. You would
be amused to have seen the rude
fixtures in our store. For instance,
my office chair consisted of a salt
barrel covered with a rough board:
my desk was another board nailed
up against the wall. My partner
and did all the work from keeping
books to delivering goods"
The partnership of Spafford &
Compton lasted about ten years. Mr..
Compton then retired and D. J. Cole,
school teacher, went into business
with Mr.. Spafford. About ten years
later Spafford & Cole increased their
business operations by opening up a
store at Rhinelander. This store
has also flourished until today it does
business of 100000 year. 1t is
still run by Spafford & Cole, Mr..
Cole being the ma anager.
In 1887, T. A. Lipke came TO this
city and entered the employ of Spaf
ford & Cole as clerk in their store.
He remained in this capacity for five
years and was then taken in as a
member of the firm, the title then
being Spafford, Cole & Lipke.
Another forward step was taken in
1892 when the brick building, the
present home of the firm, was built.
1t is 5OxlOO feet in dimension, two
stories high and built of solid brick.
The cost was $1,000.
Henry McCann was engaged asclerk
in the store in 1893 After serving
seven years he purchased an
interest in the business and the firm
name was changed to Spafford. Cole &
Company, the name under which
the business isat present conducted.
TIE volume of business can often be
measured by the number of clerks
firm employs. In 1887, Mr.. Lipke was
the only clerk. When Mr.. McCann
came in 1893 there were two clerks in
the dry goods department and two in
the grocery department. At the
present time the firm employs a
boOkkeeper, four clerks in the dry
goods department and four clerks in
the grocery department. The firm
also has dressmaking department on
the second floor, in charge of Miss
Elizabeth Bever and six assistants
The names of those employed in the
store are: Head clerk, Mrs. Dora
Wood; bookkeeper, Miss Della Menier;
clerks, the Misses Gertrude Schneider,
Anna Pagel and Elizabeth Mccarthy
and Messrs. Will Hanke, Henry
Gaulke, Alfred Larson and Stanley
Clapp.
1t is estimated that the business of
the firm has increased about 100 per
cent. within the past three years.
Spafford, Cole & Company plan to
use the rear Of the second floor
for a carpet and rug department. as
soon as the lease of the hall has
expired, probably May l, 1904.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-10-16

in 1854. He liked the burg and de-
cided to remain. Grand Rapids, at
that time, contained only few
hundred people; most Of them lived in
log cabins. There were no streets in
the burg, and as for railroads-weil.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-10-16

days-for the medium Of exchange
was mai My lumber and shingles. In
order to receive the necessary cash
and merchandise. Mr.. Spafford ship
ped the lumber and shingles to the
markets down the river.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-10-16
SKETCH SHOWING The GROWTH
OF SPAFF0RD, COLES CO.'S STORE
Established in 1863 by Seth A. Spafford in 2ox
40 Room--Now One Of the Most Prosperous
Establishments in the City

Brothers, built in its place. Mr..
Spafford's first partner was Orrin
Knapp, who remained with him two
years.
From the first the business of
Spafford & Knapp prospered. There
were times when the roads between
Grand Rapids and Portage were so
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-10-16

tion for large business. The
structure he built was not very pre-
tentious- 2Ox4O, one story high. The
building has since been torn down and
another, now occupied bg Lowrey
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-10-16

The little store hut soon became
too small for Spafford q Knapp and
they moved, therefore, across the trail
to the wooden building, now used as
feed and store rooms by Spafford,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-10-16
JUST WHAT YOU NEED.

ChamberIain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets.
When you feel dull after eating.
When you have no appetite.
When you have bad taste in the
mouth
When your liver is torpid.
When your bowels are constipated.
When you have headache
When you feel bilious.
They will improve your appetite,
cleanse and invigorate your stomach,
and regulate your liver and bowels.
Price 25 cents per box. For sale by
j. e. DAILY and Sam Church.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-05-29
BIG HARDWARE DEAL.
N. shvIlle and Birmingham Housag
Consolidate With 81, 100000
Capital

Nashville. Tenn, May 23.-Negotia-
tons which have been gong on for
some time were closed Friday by which
the Gray & Dudley Hardware Company,
of this city, and the May berry Bard
ware Company, of Birmingham, Ala
will unite their forces into one big con-,
Germ, with capital stock of 81 600,
The house at Birmingham via be-
operated on much larger scale than
heretofore. They will make speciality
Of mining and manufacturers tools,
supplies and machinery for the Birn-
ingham district, and will carry a most
complete line of that class Of goods.
The company will also increase the force
of travelling statesmen from the Birming-
ham plant by about twelve or fifteen
men. The house at Birmingham will
not interfere in the least with the ter
ritory or business of the Nashville house,
but will work Southern Alabama,
Georgia and Mississippi also Louisiana,
Florida and Cuba The old companies
have been travelling about forty sales
men and this will be increased to be-
tween fifty and sixty men on the road,
and the volume of business will be from
three and one-half to four million dol
lars per annum.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-05-29
WILL RESUME
The ROUTE.
POstmaster-General Payne Is
sues Orders Regarding the
Sumner County Rural Mail
Route.

Washington, May % Postmaster
General Payne has ordered the inn
mediate resumption of service on the
suspended rural free delivery mail route
at Gallatin, Tenn. The resignation OF
John G. Allgood, the negro carrier who
was inundated and who refused to
resume work, has been accepted and the
civil ser rice commission has been called
upon to certify carrier to fill his place.
The Postmaster General gave out a
statement regarding the case, in which
he said that while there was no doubt OF
the hold-up it appeared from the evil
dence in the case that the people along
the route did not endorse or sustain the
act, but on the other hand condemned
it. In view of this fact, he says it
would be unjust to deprive the people
of their mail facilities because OF the act
of two irresponsible citizens Another
carrier will be appointed and the route
resumed at once.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-05-29
ECCENTRIC WILL
OF MILLIONAIRE.
Louisville Man Directs That His
Body Be Cremated and a
Fine Brass Band BE Secured
To Play During the Incin.
Grafton.

! Louisville, KY, May o. The will of
the late Capt. w. +. Norton, Louisvile's
eccentric capitalist and landed proprie-
tor, who died recently at Coronado
! Beach, Cal was filed for probate yes
terday. The estate is conservatiyely
! valued at Sl,000,000. Requests to
| friends here amount to $1,000 and the
residue, which probably will be $500, 600,
is left to the Baptist Orphans Home of
Louisville. Capt Norton was not a
member of any church.
The will, which is characteristic of
Capt Norton, opens with quotations on
life and death by shakespeare, Byron
and Prior, and its second clause pro-
vides for his funeral in the following
words: "In case should die in Louis
vile, in which dead town | have been
buried alive for so many years, wish a
special Pullman car to be engaged to
carry my body to Cincinnati, o., for
cremation, taking along the receptacle
for my ashes, which will be found in my
private office. l wish the buffet of the
Pullman, which will carry my body to
Cincinnati, to be we'll stocked with nice
things, both to eat and drink, so that
my friends who will do me the honor to
see me well started on my last and long
journey to that bourne from whence no
traveller returns, may not want for any
thing to ease their hunger or to slack
their thirst
"As it takes about two hours to Gre
mate body. and while my body is
undergoing the process of cremation, l
wish my executors TO engage at the cost
of 5000 the Bellstedt Concert Band, of
Cincinnati, to render a fine concert
programme, composed of favorite must
cal selections; copy of said concert pro-
gramme will be found in the same en-
velcpe which contains this, my last will
1t will be noticed in said concert pro-
gramme there are two intermissions of
fifteen minutes duration each, ard dur
ing said intermissions wish my friends
who will be the witnesses of the incin
Grafton of my body. to invite the music
ians to join with them in drinking my
bon voyage in Monticello Brut cham
pagne, several cases of which will be
sent to the crematory from the Pullman
carr
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-05-29
ITCHING ECZEMA
And Other Itching, Burning and
Scaly EFlpiOls.
Instant Relief and Speedy
Cure Afforded by
CQticlra Soap, Ointment and Pills
When All Elise Fails.
COMPLETE TREATMENT, SI.OO.

The agonizing itching and burning OF
the skin, as In eczema; the frightful
scaling, as in psoriasis the loss Of hair
and crusting Of the scalp, as in scaled
head; the facial Disagreement, as i'm
pimpies and ringworm; the awful suf-
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Battle the affected parts with hot.
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sufficient to cure the most torturing,
disfgurlng and humillating skin, scalp
and blood humours, with loss Of hair.
when all else fails.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-05-29

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every family had a bottle-it would save
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III. Ridgeway.
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at has been one year since ( was
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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-05-29

Brown and Thomas scored. A great
cheer went Up from the fans. Two rms
had been scored, and though two men
we're out, there was yet chance.
Akin walked to the bat. With the ex-
ception of Nickens and Clapp he was
the only man who had not been struck
out by Faucet. He was given the glad
hand as he went to the bat. and en-
couraged by loud cheers, but the best
he could do was grounder down to
second and the agony was over.
1t was beautiful game, we'll fought
by both sides, and each team can well
be proud of the day work.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-05-29

Louisville, KY, May 22.-Maj. John
H. Mansir, Commander of the First
Kentucky Artillery Battalion. received
orders today to send forty artillerymen
of lexington, KY, with Calling gun,
Sunday morning, where they will join
the infantry and proceed to Jackson.
The troops will be commanded by Col.
Ro1ger d. Williams, of the Second
Pegiment, and will leave Lexington at l
O'Clock Sunday morning for Jackson,
Ky.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-05-29

The battalion of troops ordered to
Jackson, KY. by Gov. Beckham to pre-
serve order during the special term OF
court called to investigate the assassina-
ton Of James B. Marcum, arrived in
Jackson Sunday and the grand jury
will convene today. The common belief
is that fear of assassination after the
troops are Withdrawn may seal the
lips of those who may know about the
killing of Marcum. No time has been
set for the withdrawal of troops.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-05-29
GIRL is INDICTED.
Ida Brumley, IA Years Old, Charged
With Assisting in Double Murder.

Meanwhile, Tenn, May 2S.-The
grand jury today returned indictments
against liza Brumlev, the 14year old
stepdaugnter OF Lee Vickers, hereto
for indicted. and Lucy Brnmiey,
Vlckers wife, for alleged completely
in the murder of old man Peter Lut-
trell and Ills wife two months ago.
All the defendants are now in jail here
and demand an immediate trail, and
the court set the case for next Tues
day.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-05-29
New Turnpike to be Built.

Citizens along the route are still
agitating the subject of building a
turnpike from Chapel Hill to conr ect
with the Bear Creek turnpike leading
East from Columbia. The present
Indications are that the work will
probably begin this year. -Lewisburg
Gazette.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-05-29
TROOPS FOR BREATHiTT
One Hundred Men and a Calling Gun
Ordered to Jackson, KY.

Frankfort, KY, May 22.-Gov. Beck
ham this afternoon issued an order desig-
mating thirty members of Company 9. of
Lexington, thirty members o: the Shell
byvile company and forty members of
the Louisville batteries, with one Cat
ling gun. to do duty in Jackson during
the grand jury Investigation of the Mar
cum assassination.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-05-29

Free silver has lost an advocate in the
person of DR.. E. Benjamin Andrews.
The Chancellor of the University of Ne
brasks today, in an address before the
class in ethics, practically announced
that he no longer entertained the views
he had once held concerning silver coin
age. This change in views had been
gradual in its development, but his opin-
ion was now fixed and definite.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-05-29

Summary:-Earned runs-Mooney 4.
Two base hits Bridges, Brown. Three
base hit-Faucett. Stolen bases
Bridges, Henderson, Hamilton, Akin
Double plays-Nickens to Phalon to
Thomas. Bases on balls-otf Faucet l..
Struck out-by Faucet II, by Nickens
s. Wild pitch-Faucett. Hit by pitch
ed ball-Clapp, Akin. Left on bases
Columbia 6 Mooney 3. Time of game
: 1:3O. Umpire-B Bennett.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-05-29

dorse Peruna as
an honest medi-
cine, competent
to do ii i t
claims. I have
used it several
times and know
of nothing that
cures SO CONS
pletely, and at
the same time
builds up the
system.
i" | have rec
commended it to
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-05-29
SAFE-BLOWERS'S WORK
Robbers Get q Neat Amount From
the waynesboro Postoffie.

Waynesboro, Tenn, May 23.-Safe
blowers cracked the strong box OF the
postofilce here and got away with
plunder to the amount Of nearly $500.
OF this about $135 was in cash, the
balance being in notes, the property Of
the postmaster. There is no clue to tho
thieves.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-05-29

The following new industries are re-
ported TOR Tennessee by the Chatta-
nooga Tradesman, for the week ending
Nav %: Hillsboro, Touring mill: North
Fork. forty barrel Touring mill; Verona.
Touring mill; Waynesboro. sixty barrel
Touring mill; Nashville, $4,000 lumber
company, sl,0O0,000 packing plant and
stoc yard, trunk factory; Morristown,
Knitting mill; Tiptonville, cotton gin.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-05-29
"Builds up the SYSTEM

Hon. Joseph H. Ridgeway, Secretary
of the American Anti-Treat Society,
Grand Central Hotel, st. Paul, Mimi:
at is with great pleasure that l en-
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-05-29
Base Ball Notes.

Pettitt and Tanner struck out three
times each out of four times up. Merrill
and Phalon twice each, and Watson and
Thomas once each, which shows what
sort of pitching Mr. Strawberry Faucet
was doing.
IT'S silly to roast the bows simply
because they couldn't hit Saturday
A II teams have their off days, and the
best aggregation of players ever put to-
gether occasionally runs up against a
pitcher they can't hit. It's true in the
big leagues and everywhere, as every
body knows who knows enough about
the game to speak with authority.
Faucet was the first left handler Co.
lumbia has faced, and the boys were
just up against it. That's all there is
to it. They will try to take Mr..
Faucets measure next week, however,
and get good sweet revenge for their
brutal treatment Saturday.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-05-29

St. Louis got only two hits off Clark
Griffith, the New York American League
pitcher in Saturdays game, and mar
rowly escaped shut out. According
to the peculiar dope of few Columbia
fans, the manager of the st. Louis team
ought to secure the services OF PRO
fessional," to teach bis mem the art Of
batting, notwithstanding that the first
four men on st. Louis team-Burkitt,
Hiedrick, Hemphill and Wallace-are
among the best batters in either Of the
big leagues and the team stand well up
towards the top il the race for the
pennant. The fact is every team,
no matter how strong on batting it Is,
goes up against pitcher now and then
that it can't hit.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-05-29

Chairman James X. Jones, in an in
.srview Saturday, stated that the dem
c,rats should nominate a man next year
mo il acceptable 10 each wing of the
rartv. He said also that no man oppos-
III n BRYAN could be elected.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-05-29
Late News AComm9nt.

lax O.Rell, the noted new spaper
= n and author, died 10 Paris Sun
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-05-29

Young Mr.. Faucet, the Moone.
pitcher, is only II years old. Won't h'
be a corker at 81?
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-05-29

friends and always feel that l do them
service for know how satisfactory the
results invariably are. only wish
every family had a bottle-it would save
much sickness and doctor bills. "-JosePh
III. Ridgeway.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-03-12
COMPULSORY ARBITRATION.


Albany, N. u, March 12.-President
Samuel Gompers, Of the American
Federation of Labor, appeared be-
fore the senate committee on judi
ciary yesterday to oppose Senator
Lewis bill providing for so-called
compulsory arbitration of labor diff
culties between public service cor
porations and their employees. Mr..
Gompers said:
"If you enact this principle into
the legislation Of this state and make
labor compulsory even while waiting
for the decision of tribunal, or in
accordance with the award Of that
tribunal, you will simply make OUT
laws Of peaceful and law-abiding citi-
gems. If you allow strikes you will
simply give place to the harsher
measures-you cannot legislate out
of existence the right of men to COM
bine and to quit work II need be, for
the betterment Of their condition"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-03-12
WABASH INJUNCTION.
The Company Files Exceptions to
Defendants Answer.
FOUR PARTICULARS INSUFFICIENT.
a Motion Also FILED Asking That Defend
ants Be Repaired To Produce vArious
Letters Referred to In
Their Answer.

st. Louis, March 12.--In the United
States district court the Wabash
Railroad company filed bill of ex-
ceptions to the answer of the defend
ants in the injunction proceedings
brought to prevent certain employees
and others from calling strike on
the system. In its bill of exceptions
the road claims insufficiency in four
particulars.
/. In that copy of the minutes of
the proceedings of the joint protec-
tive board of the brotherhood of
Firemen is made part of the an
swer and it appears in those minutes
that former proceedings were had,
the minutes of which are not shown,
and all of which should be shown in
order to obtain a full and correct
understanding of the acts and doings
of the committee.
2. Because the minutes of the pro-
ceedings referred to above refer to
numerous letters which were re-
ceived and sent by the committee to
the different lodges and officers of
the organization, none of which let
tiers are set out, and all of which
should be shown in order to full
and proper understanding of the
proceedings
The same complaint is made in re-
gard to the record of proceedings
of the general grievance committee,
which is also made part of the an
swer.
The same complaint is made in re-
gard to letters referred to in the
record of proceedings last referred
to. % Fe
There was also motion filed ask
ing that a rule be entered requir-
ing the defendants to produce on the
hearing of the motion to dissolve the
injunction next Tuesday various let
tiers referred to in the answer filed
by the defendants, it being claimed
that the contents of such letters
should be known in order to a full
understanding of what was done and
the purposes.