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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-05

PROMINENT DETROIT BUSINESS
MAN THE VICTIM,
DIVORCE ACTION A CLUE
Had Commenced Action From Separa-
ton from His Wife and the Domes-
tic Trouble May Be Involved in the
Crime-Death Resulted from Series
of Terrible Blows.

Buffalo, Feb. 2S.-Edwin L. Burdick,
president OF the E. L. Burdick and
company and of the Buffalo Envelop
company was murdered yesterday at
his home. The theory at first ad-
vanced that the crime was the work
of a burglar was abandoned last night.
While the police claim to have several
important clews, no arrests have been
made. The body was found by SER
wants in the smoking room this morn
ing on the couch covered with rug
and number of pillows. The couch
was saturated with blood and the
walls and floor despatched with brains
and blood. The head had been
crushed with some blunt instrument
and two fingers broken, probably while
attempting to ward off the blow. Ac-
cording to the police the fact that
nothing OF value was missing, and that
the doors and windows were locked,
dispOses of the theory of robbery as
we'll as that the murder was done by
an unknown intruder. No weapon
was found anywhere. The police
theory is that Burdick answered a
call at the door, and admitted some
one we'll known to himself, and took
the visitor TO the smoking room for a
talk. The force of the blows that
killed Burdick, the police say, were
such as seems to preclude the posi-
bility that a woman delivered them.
Mrs. Burdick, the murdered mans
the intention of not returning. Last
December proceedings for a divorce
were filed by Burdick. What connec-
tion Burdick's domestic trouble may
have had with the crime the police do
not presume to say
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-05
THE LATEST.

The time loan rate was advanced to
5 per cent in New York.
The antitrust law is already being
enforced by Attorney Gen. Knox IN
der President Roosevelt's advice.
DR.. Richard J. Calling, inventor Of
the gatling rapid fire gun, died sud
denly in New York, aged "a years.
Christiana Joehlin was tortured
with fire in Toledo, O., by ten masked
men, who were trying to extort the
whereabouts of $4,000 he was be-
lieved to have hid Six others were
beaten and $4,000 secured.
Forty arrests were made at Fort
Wayne, Ind, for alleged municipal
corruption, under seventy-fOur indicN.
ments returned by the grand jury. H.
j. Miller, a lighting company repre-
sentative, is accused Of giving a $500
bride to an alderman.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-05

! to 1892. He was one Of the original
Cleveland men in 1884. He was a
member of the democratic national
committee in 1876 and for some years
thereafter. He was born in 1927.
Jacob Mannheimer, senior member
OF the firm of Mannheimer Brothers
of St. Paul. one Of the largest depart
ment store firms in the northwest,
died after an illness of several
months. He was born in Bavaria in
1S47 and with his brothers came to
America shortly after the war. They
settled first in Chicago, but later re-
moved to st. Paul and established d
large drygoods business
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-05
Hossach jury Disagrees.

Winterset, Iowa, Feb. 2S.-The jury
in the trial of Mrs. Margaret Hossach,
charged with the murder of her hus-
band, was unable to agree. This was
the second trial. IL the first Mrs.
Hossach was convicted of murder in
the first degree and the case was re-
versed by the supreme court.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-05
Cashier Killed in Bank.

Iowa City, Iawo, Feb. 28.-D. Pres
ter, cashier Of the Lone Tree Savings
bank, shot and killed himself in mis-
bank yesterday. Prester was worry
ing because the bank did not have the
money necessary to warrant loans Il
some patrons. The directors find the
bank all right.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-05
Wl$eonsl1l legislature.

Madison, Feb. 25.-The stalwarts in
the senate won a point which may
develop into a material advantage.
Senator Whitehead successfully ad-
vocated the doctrine of delay and the
Merton resolution looking toward pop
ular election of United States SEN
atOrs went over. There was no test
of factional strength. Although the
owners of threshing machines, of
steam rollers, of bicycles or of horses
are not obliged to take out licenses
and pay S. each for them, yet auto
mObilists are not to be so fortunate if
a bill favOrably recommended in the
assembly 1y the committee on state
affairs becomes a law. Under it's pro
visions vehicles are obliged to stop
for hOrsemen, to wear numbers and
fly colored lights at night, but are
free from local regulations of all
kinds Bills killed were: Strong's,
to enable cities to pay salaries to
their mayors; Peterson's, making the
abandonment Of wife or child a crime,
and Ekern's, to make the require
ents for a guardians bond, regard
ing sureties uniforin with the require
ments of administrators ard execu-
tors bonds. A bill. was passed to
prohibit the use Of the public high
way for camping purposes. Another
discussion occurred over the Strong
bill relating to the bill making in
sanity no defense in life insurance
suits, but on Mr.. Cady's motion it was
sent back to the insurance committee.
Gov. LaFollette reported a record of
IS pardons and paroles issued by him
during the last two years.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-05

Washington, Feb. 28.-The demo-
Gratis stuck to their flibustering pro-
gram in the house today and even
under the operation OF the special
rules adopted the majority progress
with the appropriation bills and con-
ference reports was exceedingly slow
and laborious The democrats forced
a roll call on every proposition and
compelled reading in eXtenso OF every
thing presented. Every parliamentary
and at the end Of the session of over
nine hours, the house was completely
worn out The net result OF the days
session was the sending to conference
of the naval and fortifcation appro-
priation bills, the adoption of the con-
ference reports on a railroad safety
appliance, the Bland military academy
appropriation bill, the postoffice, ON
nubus public building bill and the bill
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-05

Madison, Feb. 26.-The state com
supplemental report to that submit
ted at the opening of the legislature.
It's most important feature is the rec
OmmendatiOn that a law Of general
application be enacted which shall
prescribe a uniform system of NUM-
cipa1 accounting for all cities Of the
state outside Of Milwaukee. The
| committee On education introduced a
| bill relating to the instruction of deaf
mutes in cities and villages and pro-
viding for the organization Of schools
! for these children. The committee on
railroads favOrably reported the bin
Of Senator Randolph to require rail
roads to bulletin whether trains are
on time or late in all stations having
telegraph offices. When the bill re-
lating to appropriations by county
boards for the erection of soldiers
and sailors monuments came up for
third reading, Senator Hatten obseTv-
ed that the referendum clause Of the
statutes in this regard was omitted
| by the bill and asked for an eXplana-
ton. Senator Burns chairman, said
that the committee had determined
! that when county boards were patri-
otto enough to appropriate money for
these purposes it was unnecessary
and undesirable that the county
should be put to the expense of hold
ing a ratification election. Again the
| Wisconsin assembly negatives the
proposition to vote a bonus to beet
sugar factories, even though it be
merely in the nature of exempting
their property from taxation. Two
years aeo the question was decided
adversely and today the vote on II
was Sc to 81. Only two democrats
voted for the bilI-Arneman of Nee
nah and Martin of Green Bay. The
measure was introduced by Mr..
Ainsworth of Waukesba county.
Those voting for it were: Messrs.
Alnsworth, Armenian, Barker, Bart
lett, Bradford, Carpenter, Cosgrove,
Douglas, Dudgeon, Finnegan, Gilman,
Hartung, Hodgins, Irvine, Johnson,
F., Johnston, Karel, Lang. Lane, Mar
TIN, Morris, Osborn, Reynolds, Slider,
Shalley, Smoker, Smith, A. E., Stew
ems, Strong, farrell, Thiessenhusen,
| Thompson, Valentine. Wallrich, White
and Willott. The assembly adopted
Td1lOus amendments to the automo-
bile bill, but Mr.. Cady expressed the
conviction that the bill, instead of
regulating motors, really exempted
them from all local regulations after
they had been given certificates by
the secretary of state at S. each. On
Mr.. Roots motion the measure was
referred to the judiciary committee.
The following house bills were
passed: Gilman's, requiring railroad
| corporations and corporations operat-
ing street railroads to report acct
dents: and Douglas, requiring that
western horses coming into the state
must bear a certificate Of freedom
from infectious ills. The following
bills were killed: Kehrein's, to en-
! courage the acquisition of homes by
persons of moderate means, by eX-
empting them from taxation; Rupp's,
I requiring county boards to furnish Of
fees for district attorneys, and Rupp's
for the punishment of paupers for
running away from poorhouses.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-05
FEDERAL LAW MAKERS.

Madison, Feb. 24-The senate COM
mittee on assessment and collection
of taxes introduced a bill prepared by
the tax commission to exempt all
credits from taxation. 1t was refer
red back to the committee for consid-
Grafton. It also recommended the in,
heritance tax bill for passage. In the
lower house the most important feat
ure was the action of the judiciary
committee in adversely reporting Mr..
Benson's bill annuling the law requir-
ing candidates to file bills of ex-
penses. The bill making suicide as
the result of insanity no defense in
life insurance suits came back from
the judiciary committee with an
amendment providing that if the sui
eide occurs within year after the is
suance of the policy then the defense
should be valid. This evoked com
ment from Mr.. Gilman who opposed
the amendment. If the original bill
is just, said he, the amendment is
wrong, for an insane man cannot
rightfully be held to accountability
for his actions no matter when they
occur. The bill went over.
Washington, Feb. 25.-The senate
today made rapid progress. The
statehood riders to the agricultural
and postoffice appropriation bills were
withdrawn and both bills passed.
The house amendments to the Philip
n
with but little discussion, thus send
| ing the bill to the president. The
sundry civil bill was nearly complet-
ed. A large number Of pension bills
were also passed. In the course OF
! the day Civil Service Commissioner
Foulke was severely criticized on &C
count of a letter written by him to
! Senator Spooner regarding the dis
missal of an emplOye of the survey
or-generaIs office in Idaho, who had
| been charged with receiving cam
ipaign contributions. The house
adopted the conference report on the
army appropriation bill and sent the
bill to the president. The bill to es-
tablish a union station in this city
also was finally passed. The house
abandoned its amendments to reduce
! the amount to be given to the Penn
! sylvania and Baltimore & Ohio rail
road from $1,5OO,000 each, as fixed in
! the senate bill, to 81 100000 each, as
! fixed by the house. Representative
! Dearmond Of Missouri introduced a
concurrent resolution providing that
the president be and is hereby re-
quested, to learn and advise congress
upon what terms, if any, honorable
to both nations, and to satisfy the in
habitants of the territory primarily
affected, Great Britain would consent
to cede to the United States, all, any,
or any part Of the territory lying
nortn Of and adjoining the United
States, to be formed in due time into
one or more states and admitted into
the union upon equality with the
other states, the inhabitants therefor
in the meantime to enjoy all the priv
ileges and immunities guaranteed by
the federal constitution"
Rock Island Argus., 1903-05-18

them up with some glad rags and set
them going.
Let's hope that they can all get to-
gether and that it will not be neces-
sary To get the can factory in. opera
ton.
Yesterdays performance looked
like a busy day in a peanut league.
Friends of the local team protested
repeatedly last year against the un-
slightly combination worn by the local
team as Il uniform on the home
grounds, and finally toward the end
of the season there was Il reform in
this direction, but this year the same
crazy quilt idea is again in vogue. on
ly worse than ever. Discard it.
It,is. understood that the local man
agement has lines on a strong in
fielder with the prospects that he will
be in the game in day or two.
TruXell, who umpired yesterday, is
Moline man who has been put in
temporarily to take the place made
vacant by the absence of Farnham,
who has been called away by the
death of relative.
Amateur Games.
The West End Sluggers lived up to
their name yesterday and gave a
picked team an afternoon of chasing
leather around the lot yesterday at
the Ninth street grounds. When the
score sheet was tailed at the end of
the game the score was "a to ii in
favor of the aggregation with the
strenuous name. The battery for the
west end team was Britton and Man
uel; for the defeated, Schroeder and
Horst.
The Twin-Cities yesterday played
at Milan with the team of that viii
lage, winning - to Z. The batteries
were Mordhorst and Danielson for
the winners and PinlIley and Wilson
for the losers.
Rock Island Argus., 1903-05-18

Rock Island ......1OOO OOoO2o1-4
Joliet. ............2 02O10OO1# #-6
Bases on balls-Hageman, 3. Two
base hits -Vandine, Reading. Double
Rock Island Argus., 1903-05-18
COULD NOT BIT SATURDAY.
HoaR. the AIbInO Pitcher. Delivered Goods
That Were Mysterious

notwithstanding Smiths effective
pitching Saturdays game went to Joli-
ct 1 to 2. Inability to hit was the
trouble with Rock Island, and Hoag
held the locals to two singles and a
two-bagg9r. Joliet scored one in the
first, while Rock Island brought the
only two of the game i'm the second.
Gray walked, Rebsamen sacrificed,
O'Leary drove out two-bagger and
Gray scored. Dickey singled, Vandine
walked and, Smiths out brought d. in.
the other score by OLeary. Green
flew out to Wenig and the last chance
went glimmering. In the fifth Joliet
fell on Smith Justify. Donahoe, Lyons
and Assmussen singled, while Newman
took first on an error, Newman, Ly-
ons and Moriarity scoring. Smiths
record oil eleven men strike-outs and
only one free base is the best of the
season here Score.
Rock Island Argus., 1903-05-18

ling, c; Moberg, sb; Anderson, cf;
Hanson, rf; Gustafson, p.
Wartburg College = SondaIick, SIS;
Nenter, sb; Decker, 2b; Mier, cf;
Blessin, 1b; Mordorf, If; Puersell, rf;
Graesly, c; Ziltner, p.
Scores In the Big Leagues.
Chicago, May 1S.-Base ball records
are as follows:
League: saturday. At PhiIadel-
phia-St. Louis O, Philadelphia 2; at
Boston-Chicago 6. Boston 1; at Brook
lyn-Cincinnati 4, Brooklyn 8; at New
York-Plttsbrg 3. New York Z.
American: Saturday At Detroit
Boston 8. Detroit 6; at Cleveland =
New York 3, Cleveland =; at st. Louis
Philadelphia o, ST. Louis 2; at Chi
Washington 3, Chicago 4. Sun
day. At Columbus, O.-New York 2,
Cleveland 8; at st. LouiS-Philadel-
phia 3. St Louis 8.
Associa ton: Saturday At Indianap-
oils - Toledo 1. indianapolis 10; at
Observation-Disclosures 6, louisville 3;
at Kansas City-Milwaukee 1, Kansas
City 8; at st. Paul-Minneapoli Z,
st. Paul 4. Sunday At Kansas City
- Milwaukee s, Kansas City .: at
Observation-Disclosures 10, Louisville II;
at st. Paul-Alinneapolis 1, st. Paul g.
Western: Saturday AT Omaha =
Peoria 3, Omaha o; at Colorado Springs
st. Joseph 4, Colorado Springs D;
mt Denver-Kansas City 8, Denver Z;
at Des Moines Milwaukee g, Des
Moines 3. Sunday At Omaha-Peoria
Z, Omaha 4; 1T Des MOines-AIilwau-
kee 16, Des Moines 2; at Colorado
Springs - st. Joseph 8, Colorado
Springs Z; at Denver-Hansas City II,
Denver 3.
Rock Island Argus., 1903-05-18

All the news all the time-Ths
Argus.
Rock Island Argus., 1903-05-18
More Errors.


In the fifth Joliet Increased its lead
further by an additional run. Case
playing with an easy grounder until
Moriarity reached first after a hit by
Lyons. Lyons managed to run in the
score after Gray caught a long fly by
Assmusser. In the seventh Rock ISL
and emerged temporarily from the
comatose condition and O'Leary went
to base on balls, being followed by
Dickey whose grounder was muffed.
Wild throws to base by short and first
enabled the Rock Island men to tally.
Nandine made two base hit, but it
availed nothing as he was caught at
the plate trying to score on Cases
single. Joliet scored again in the
eighth, Assmussen hitting to Green,
who helped out the error column and
Reading bringing him in after two
men had been retired, with we'll
placed single. Rebsamen distinguish
ed himself by capturing a fly in the
right corner of the fence that seemed
and Joliet was retired In
the ninth Rock Island made a desper-
ate rally but it availed only one run.
OLeary was hit, Dickey took a base
on balls and Nandine singled scoring
O'Leary. Dickey was caught at third,
and Schmidt who batted for Case
popped to right who gobbled it and
h..
Rock Island Argus., 1903-05-18

A big crowd journeyed out to the
Twelfth street park yesterday after
noon and watched Joliet defeat the
locals in as farcial an exhibition of
the national game, from the Rock
Island standpoint, as could be imag-
ined, by a score of to i. The crowd
became disgusted as the strange sight
was presented of the home bleachers
roofing for the visiting team There
was little opportunity to wax enthusi-
astic over the dOings Of Donnelly's
remnants
Joliet on the other hand played a
falr game except at one point where
the first 6aseman and shortstop tried
TO see how high they could throw the
ball for attempted put-outs.
Rock Island Argus., 1903-05-18
TIME TO WAKE UP
Infusion of Ginger Needed to Please Pat
FOns and Win Games


rOns and Win Games
1t is evident to every fan that Rock
Island has the material for good
team. 1t is equally evident also that
something has been lacking of late.
There is deficiency that must be
supplied if we expect to land in
respectable position i'm the percent
age column. There is not much diff
Guilty. either, in determining just
what is needed. 1t is ginger" Wake
up, boys! Swat the ball and go after
things generally. Show your good in
tentions and the crowd will be with
you.
Half-hearted ball playing never won
anything, and it does not please the
patrons. The members of the team
should have learned by this time to
pay no attention to the roofing of
punches from out of town, and it
should not be allowed to cut any fig
ure. There is no use for the players
to allow themselves 10 become "sore,"
and talking back TO the crowd from
the bench is ineXcusablc.
Rock Island Argus., 1903-05-18
Score in the FIrst.

Rock Island started out well and
managed to bring Green in for run
the first inning, but after that they
played like an aggregation of bloomer
ladies'. Joliet was good for two runs
in the first inning, Donahoe and Lyons
crossing the rubber, errors by o.
Leary and Graham being responsible.
In the third twO-bagger by Weng
did splendid work for Joliet and
brought in Lyons and Moriarty, the
latter having gone to base on hit,
while Lyons went to first through
virtue of Nandine's error, as he paved
around in the dirt for the ball until
the runner had made his base and
stopped for a rest.
Rock Island Argus., 1903-05-18
From the Blsachers.

That's enough of that kind, boys.
The wind furnished excuses for one
or two of the errors but not for the
remainder.
OLeary while running for an easy
foul stepped in a hole and had a hard
pearance before "A Sunday crowd and
hesilenced his critics by cracking out
a two-bagger and single.
1t is too bad that yesterdays game
was not saved up for some rainy
week day when there was nobody
there to see it.
There were several corking line
drives to the outfield cut off on both
sides, Rock Island being rather the
more unfortunate in this respect.
Rebsamen's catch of the long hit to
right that made the last out in the
eighth is especially worthy Of men
ton.
The Davenport team got instruc-
tions not to kick, when the season
started, and in spite of some raw UNI
piring, has not had man fined or
put out of the game for kicking or
Davenport Democrat.
Mesmer, who umpired in the Three
Eye last season, is in the western
league this year and having his trOu-
bles. The Peoria team claims he has
been giving them the worst of it, and
the Des Moines team joined Peoria in
protesting, though the former won
the game by Mesmer's decision.
Morrison, of the Davenport pitch
ing staff. has left for his Minnesota
home, being a sick man. He will re-
turn upon his recovery. Ransome al
SO left for his home in Chicago Sat
urday. where he will remain until he
RECEIVERS the use of his injured hand,
which was hurt in Fridays game.
A Joliet paper sympathises with
the umpire in this fashion: When a
man is ostracised from the people he
would like to be chummy with, and
is treated worse than a yellow dog
by a bunch of kids with can, is it
any wonder that he becomes a pes
simist and everyone feels il his
duty to throw stones at him?
Dahlquist, pitcher formerly with
Cedar Rapids is taking his regular
III IL III AiiC bON WIN w AiiN
Central league.
Tomorrow is an off day in the
league. the first that there has been
since the opening. Wednesday Cedar
Rapids opens here.
Davenport is down next us in the
percentage column, but there is quite
q difference at that.
Another slump and we go into the
300 class.
The patrons of the game are not
iispleased because of the loss of
yames-it is slouehy playing that ex-
,eption is taken to.
Saturdays was bad enough, but yes
terday's was worse.
Ginger up, boys. The way you go
At it one might think it was a snow
bali game.
A burglar alarm is about all that
would have kept the visitors from
stealing bases yesterday.
Joliet has some outfielders that are
good to see.
Some of those remnant uniforms
the hold-oyers from last year-must
hang heavy on the locals. Brighten
Rock Island Argus., 1903-05-18
The Patrons.

The following is a partial list of
the gentlemen who have consented to
act as patrons: Hon. +. w. Hurst. Hon.
William Jackson, f. ID. Sweeney, Col. e.
l.. Walker, Joseph Rosenfieltl, Hon.
Ben T. Cable, J. NJ. Buford II. E.
Casteel, f. w. Bahnsen, B. d. Con-
nelly, T. j. Medill, f. c. \. Denkmann,
S. S. Davis, II. p. Simpson, j. J. La
Nelle, j. X Brandenburg, j. II. Will
son, W. y. Rosenfield, Warren II. Reck,
G. A. Stephens, +. NJ. Seehler, L. W.
Woodcock, c. \. Barnard, II. y. Aims
worth, w. H. Butterworth, Col. G..
Watson French, Judge n. French, S.
j. Smith. F. II. Griggs, Henry fischer,
+. p. Adler. B. F. Tillinghast, j. y.
Brands, J. +. Halligan, j. w. Betten
dorf, c. H. Hubbell w. Il. Weir, j. II.
Hass, DR.. Gustav Andreen.
Rock Island Argus., 1903-05-18
A NOTABLE EVENT
Exhibit of Drawing of Newspaper
Artists VIII Be So
Classed
AT THE HARPER WEDNESDAY,
Many will Assist in Making the
Affair Notable Sue
cess.

The exhibition of original drawings
of the Chicago newspaper artists at
the Harper Wednesday and Thursday
this week promises to be quite an at
tractive event. The efforts of large
number of the best people of the
three cities have been enlisted and the
affair is certain to be a big success.
The ladies will serve tea from to 6
and the following patronesses will be
assisted by a score or more of the
younger ladies;
Mesdames Ben L. Cable, j. NJ. Blu
ford, NJ. IL. Wadsworth, Charles Nc
Hugh, G. L. Eyster, Mary b. Montgom-
cry, Mary E Call, Adair Peasants. f,
G. Frazer, j. H. Wilson. Phil Mitchell,
Julia Rosenfield, Frank Mixter, j. L..
Kimball, j. f. Robinson. f. W. Hurst,
c. c. Carter, +. w. Bahnsen, w. L..
Velie, Stephen Velie, Frank Gould.