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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-07-05
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH

The passing OF July 4, 1904, will
leave but few regrets and many
pleasant memories. Providence and
the weather man both changed their
frown to smile about 10 a. M, and
2 finer day never was given to Grand
Rapids. The celebration as we'll as
the city and its citizens can be out
lined in one word, success. Larger
crowds Of people have been seen in
our city and more money has been
burned in giving vent to our overflow
of enthusiasm, but no more pleasant.
The day of long oratiOns has passed
and in it's place games and sports of
deep interest and exciting events
claim the attention of the masses. 1t
is estimated that oyer four thousand
people attended the races and ball
game at the fair grounds in the after
noon and more orderly, intelligent
and happy crowd would be hard to
find. Our city police are deserving
of no small amount of credit for the
splendid order maintained, not only
during the Fourth, but throughout
the entire year. The credit of secur-
ing celebration for Grand Rapids
this year belongs largely to our mayor.
The Grand Rapids band furnished
excellent music for the entire day and
evening.
The following were the events that
were pulled of successfully yesterday
forenoon ION the west side. On &C
count of the muddy streets, the drill
by the Grand Rapids Home Guards,
was omitted, and the road race took
place on the track in the afternoon.
Fire Rum.
The Fire Run" by the west side
fire department was made at 10 O'Clock
sharp from the city hall down Gram
berry street to the bridge. With the
blowing of the fire whistle and the
good time the team made tearing
down the street the run was excit-
ing enough for the most exacting. An
immense crowd witnessed the run,
both sides of the street being crowded.
Sack Race.
This race was very interesting and
amusing to all that witnessed it.
herman Abel won the race receiving
the first prize of g. Ollie Carberk won
the second prize of 81 and Alfred
Johnson received 81.
WhselbarrSw Race.
A large crowd also witnessed the
race in which Frank
Natwick received the first prize Of So.
Amile MartinSon received second
prize of %. Alfred Carleson got the
third prize ur 81.
Hundred Yard Dash.
A great deal Of interest was mani |
tested by the immense crowd in
watching this race. Those that
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-07-05

E. j. Whitney who made another
succ essful trip with fleet Of lumber
down the Mississippi river arrived
home Saturday.
Guy Miller and Miss Florence Gregg,
of Marshfield, spent July 4 in Grand
Rapids the guests OF his parents Mr..
and Mrs. James Miller.
Harry E. Miller who represents the
d. Appleton and Company OF Chicago
in their educational department came
home to spend the Fourth.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Nelson, Of
Merrill. are in the city the guests Il
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Rablin for few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Kelso and
daughter Mary. OF Kaukauna, visited
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs E. H.
StOddard July Fourth.
Charley Herschleb who has been
the Lawrence University
arrived home Saturday and will help
his uncle H. A. Herschleo during his
Robert Nash who attended the
state university the past year arrived
home to spend his vacation in this
city.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-07-05
Hunting with Elephants.

Gen. Sir Montagu Gerard, in recent
volume, tells this story of hunting with
an elephant in India: 'The best bags
made were So brace snipe and some teal
one day between one p. m. and sunset.
and 70 brace and rs duck and teal for one
whole day, besides a couple Of hours on
the preceding afternoon when recon-
noitering the ground. The only retriever
one could safely employ was an elephant,
not so much for fear Of croc0diles as ON
account OF the tangled weeds which wind
themselves round the limbs Of SWIM
mer like tentacles Of an octopus.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-07-05

JUNE II. 1904

The following are the market price
OF produce in the city of Grand Rap
ids corrected on the day OF publication:
Potatoes Sc.
Rye-58c to 64c.
Oats-45c.
Orn-shelled, 100 lbs, s1.O5
Hay-marsh, s7-sS; timothy, sl2-s13
EggS-14c.
Butter-18c
Beans-S1.7 rs to $500.
PeaS-75c. to 81. 90.
Beehive. loo lbs, $3.50 to $500:
dressed, $500 to $500.
Pork-liye. $4.25 dressed IS. 90 to &c. 90
Veal-live, &c: dressed 5c-5}c.
Chicken-live, 12c; dressed, l4c.
Turkey-live, 12c to 14c; dressed 15c
to 16c.
Flour-bbl., $500.
Feed-ton, S23.
Middlin9s ton, go
Bran-ton, $3.50
BOlted Corn Meal-bM., $3.50
Lard-11c to l23c.
Ham-whOle, 14c.
Mess POfk-bh. ,el&N.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-07-05

Piles upon top Ut piles of people
have the Piles, and DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve cures them. There are
many different kinds of Piles, but il
you get the genuine and original
Witch Hazel Salve made by e. c.,
Dewitt & Co. OF Chicago, a cure is
certain. II. A. TiSdale, OF Summerton,
5. O., says, Il had piles 20 years and
DeWitt'S Salve cured me after every
thing else failed" Sold by Wood Co.
Drug Company and johnson & Hill
Company,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-07-05
LEGISLATIVE
For Cong essman 10th District
Webster E. Brown.

The above national, legislative and
state ticket will be advertised and
supported by us until the people of the
state Of Wisconsin either elect it, or
defeat it, at the polls in November.
We believe it to be the only regular
Republican, National and State
ticket. We are not alone in this
belief for the labOring class, farmers
and common people will support and
defend it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-07-05
Night Have Known It.

Young women who have been en-
ployed as street car conductors at Chilli
Gothic. O.. have been dismissed and their
places filed by men. What do you sup
pose was the reason? The railroad man
agement said they couldn't switch their
trains!-Indianapolis News
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-07-05
The Worst Of All.

Pa, Is retribution the worst thing q
person can have?"
mo. It isn't half as bad as the feeling
one has after he has confessed and then
discovered that he wouldn't have been
found out II he had kept quiet
go Record-Herald
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-07-05

For sALB-A large l2-room house
in the second ward on the hill. Large
barn, wagon shed, wood shed and
Outbuildings. Two lots with fine!
shade trees. Enquire at this Office.
tt
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-07-05

II is very foolish for q man to be mar
ried unless he is going to remember to
say every once In so often how much
better his health has been since he has
always had meala e could enjoy.-N.
7. Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-07-05
sl.se A YEAR IN ADVANCE
REPUBLICAN TICKET
For President, Of the United States
Theodore Roosevelt.
For Vice President
Charles w. Fairbanks.


For Governor
Robert M. La Toilette.
For Lieutenant Governor
James 0. Davidson.
For Secretary of State
Walter L. Houser.
For Attorney General
L. M. Sturdevant.
For State Treasurer
j.. Kempf.
For Superintendent of Public Instruction
Chas. P. Carey.
For Railroad Commissioner
John w. Thomas,
For Insurance Commissioner
Zeno M. Host.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-07-05

report the benefits assessed and damages
awarded are equal and off set each other
witness my hand A. b. BEVER.
Clerk of the court.
JOHN A. GAYNOR
BIN. VAUGHAN,
Attorneys for Commissioners.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-07-05

A great deal OF interest was mani
tested by the immense crowd in
watching this race. Those that
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-07-05

First heat. Bender B. took first
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-15
EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION

The Chicago Chronicle is strongly inclined the opn
ion that the fears of because of the high tide of
immigration not well founded and it cites the
that her last outward voyage the Pncessin
ried to Europe less than 1420 immigrants re-
turning to their If the Europeans
on the Prncessin Irene could be taken fair
of the number of Europeans coming immigrants and
then returning to their European homes there would
feet be little danger incapacity the part of Uncle
Sam to assmilate the incoming tide.
So far the immigrant and immigration in general
concerned there would be danger apprehend
ed from the phenomenally large volume annually coming
from Europe, if the units of the volume were good
faith seeking home and determined to become citi
of the United States earning their vings and ex
pending their in the United States having due
regard for the laws and institutions of the country But
it so happens that of the 1920 Europeans
the Prncessin Irene 70 per from the south
of Italy and from the kingdoms provinces of the
Austro Hungarian empire returning to Europe to spend
in their native lands and kingdoms the results of
good wages and the pentifuness of work found in the
United States
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-15
WHERE RISES THE MISSISSIPPI R,vER7

A popular notion is dispeled by Albert Perry Brig
ham, professor Of geology in Colgate University in writ
ing about the of the Mississippi in The World of
Today He In these riches of headwaters where
does asca and what rude shock is in store for
notions gathered between the leaves of great atlas be-
hind school desk in the years long ago? Might not
we'll be blunt and say that asca is not much
account after ALL that is but pond small and modern
and will do well any other, if must select
for master river that has million sources
and and north south? No creature ever
saw far know, the surface of Minnesota be-
fore the ice swept it from the north it
is quite safe to that had many lakes And
it has perhaps thousand How many Of these drain
into the Mississippi this writer does know when
recall Itasca, may we'll remember that there
others, all swelling the stream that begins
be able TO float steamboats,.
IF we really must have particular stream for the
headwaters of the Mississippi elect Missouri
and not feel bound TO the waters that keep
south axis of flow And that would take into Montana
and Wyoming. and should have choice of any
of dozen lesser rivers and forks But why not stop
balancing claims and only say that our stream comes
from everywhere, and empire as great river
ought to do?"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-15
GOVERNOR BAILEYs SOLUTION OF IT.

At meeting of the state board of agriculture held at
Topeka Wednesday evening Governor Bailey being
called for a talk offered the following calculation Of
the love that Kansans bear for Kansas Bailey being
farmer himself to be home talking to farmers.
He said:
There is state in the Union where the people are
devoted to the interests and welfare Of their state
than the people of Kansas When ask myself the
question What is it that makes Kansas people love Kan
SOP my answer is this: The men who made Kansas
here The men who came here and the prairie
and wooed from her these homes they love here to
joy the full fruon of splendid statehood They
the who enjoy themselves better than the
who accept the splendid commonwealth already
made for them 1t is great privilege to belong to
Grafton of state builders Unto you you older mem
bers of the state board Of agriculture who from its in
fancy nourshed it ard brought to its present
splendid conditonto you is largely due the grand
trumphs that have to this great commonwealth of
the of the great state of Kansas welcome
you her best citizenship to this the capital city and in
the Of her people congratulate you what
doing and what is possible for to do and
wish for you happy, sociabe and intellectual time in
this, thirty annual meeting. thank you"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-15
THE IDCER.

Has he wrought we'll? know not. Nay know
Things without number that he leaves undone;
The things tiat vex the little people so
Who, blinded by the sun,
Walk ever in vast meditation
Upon the mary notes the sunbeams throw
But he lives certain things He has way
OF cleaning wonder. When little wing
Beats by, he listens. He can chant the day
To rhythms of the dusk and dim things sing
To him when one knows their awakening
Has he wrought i'll? know not who shall say
-Everybody's Magazine.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-15
RAILWAY STOCK ATTRACTS SMALL INVESTORS.

Investigation proved that 450 900 is very
ave estimate of the number of persons owning stock in
American railways AS the conditions and process
of reasoning applies, only in wider degree to the disri
button Of railway bonds it follows that ownership is d.
vded among least nine hundred thousand persons In
deed have every believe that
made would that the low price of all rail
way securities during the past and autumn has
resulted in the wholesome distribution Of railway
ownership into permanent keeping of thousands of in
vestors beyond the rets and fears of Wall street
The president of one of western trunk lines writes
Snce your letter of last spring asking for informa
tion find that number of stockholders has increased
approximately five hundred. These mostly small
stockholders of hundred shares less principally
less have doubt this has been the with all the
first class roads. The low prices tempted small invest
ors.' Another president of Of western roads
writes The further distribution Of shares in small
going rapidly And the transfer books Of
companies included in my list up October 81 show
$685. holders against $3.50 previously reported to
increase of 14315 % per cent, in FIVE months.
the depression in Wall street is having like effect the
distribution of the stock in other railways the total hold
ngs number 537s56 instead of the 44s214 of
my original estimate-Slason.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-15

eff the people really want purity in gov
eminent why don't they elect me-" unused
DR.. rratt as he was talking politics with
Farmer Doolittle.
They don't want it, said the Farmer.
Il ran for the legislature here few years
ago and they elected
THE other fellow" butted in the Dec
tor.
NO" replied the Farmer. .'Pat Rohr-
baugh by scandalous majority"
p. {. JOCK,
The CANDIDATE
No One but Me, all other mes
are Humbugs all:sI l, only. please
the delegates; And they will sneeze
when talks SNUFF. Now, 1 will cease.
But,
you may read painful sequel
to this in some future Eagle.
CHAS. T. FORAN.
(?-(D-(D
SORE-HEAD APHORISMS.
(By DR.. Pratt.)
There are but two classes of people
on earth-the victors and the victims-and
yet nine-tenths of the victims vote for
the victors.
The Pie counter is between the bus
ter and the probuster.
And now abideth Virtue, Ability and
Cheek71but 10! the greatest of these is
cheek
Give dog a bad name and you can
hound 1t to death.
Socialism wanes apace. 1t cannotl
even resurrect DR.. Pratt
()-C)-(3
1t took two pounds of lard and quart
of milk to eject a nickel's worth of car
bolic acid from the stomach of q col
ored girl at Enid who tried to Kill her
self. Here is a case where an ounce of
prevention would have been better than
three pounds of cure.
O..l-l..B
The marrow escapes in Wichita this
week have been too numerous to mention.
Tt is a profound secret, but everybody
had at least one.
90. 600
When a soldier is charged with conduct
an officer. there is always
a great deal of curiosity to know what he
did.
0..I-f..D
He registered an oath in heaven says
a dispatch. Who will have jurisdiction in
case of perjury?
-(o). .(o)-
There is a maidstone at Blackwell. o.
T., I. s. 4 This information may seem
trifiing. but it will loom into Manchurian
if a mad dog gets yer
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-15

| Herbert Spencer's will is a curio. He
would have no religious exercises at his
| burial but he asks that his pamphlet
! against the metric system be reprinted
| and sent 10 members of parliament when
ever a bill is introduced in favor of that
system. Why should man care what
system of weights and measures exists
after he is dead?
(|..-t-)
a Shawnee, O. T.. man kicks because
there is water in the milk he buys. Why
doesn't he get the condensed article?
O-O-tf-O
Wichita is The Hague at which all po-
litical differences in the Republican party
will be arbitrated.
The Pikers' editor is liberal but when
contributor offers the suggestion that
Stubs, Hoch. Ell al. will be Baileyed out
at the Wichita convention. he refuses the
item and consigns it TO the political head
basket.
\ Sapulpa. Indian territory, man has
invented match box which cannot be
robbed. 1t Yields but one match at
time and a bell rings at each yield. thus
preventing robbery. What Is needed most
is pipe or cigar which will enable the
consumer to smoke more tobacco than
matches.
G"i-i"1
The month is now fairly half gone. IL
there are any unbroaen New Years reso-
lutions available. the Pikers editor can
use a couple in this column.
-,cp--to,-
\ Texas paper asserts that there is
complete harmony now in the Republican
party down there. or what value is Re-
publican harmony in Texas? II there is
a state in the Union where Republicans
can afrord to quarrel all the time. il is
in Texas. The same is true Of Democrats
in Ohio.
90" 90
When an old soldier wishes to give
both barrels to n comrade. he tells
his friends that he never fought battle
in his life. though he was on many n
battlefield.
o-O..O-o
And she grabbed me by the seat OF the
pants cried Weary Willie. as he re-
lated a recent leap year experience TO his
friend. Tired Thomas.
''What-the old rnaid?" anxiously in
uured the friend.
Nah the bull dog. answered Willie
as he walked away with blush on his
fair cheek.
-i-l....i-i-
Charity oIevil is injury to good.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-15
WILL SAIL BACK TO ST. LOUIS

Captain Ludwig Eisenbraun claims the distinction OF
having skppered the smallest craft sailed across
the Atlantic The voyage made sngle-handed in a
nineteenfoot centerboard boat called Columbia H. and
the passage occupied ffysix days Halifax Nova
Scotia, to Madeira, The frat little boat and her pucky
captain severely bueted by the rollers North
Atlantic and during heavy in midocean The Column
ba II badly knocked about Her rldder and tiller
anchor and watch used in navigation Of the boat
carried away All his provisions also spoiled
and the captain entered in his log that he lost everything
but hope" The British steamer Greenbrar was spoken
aud the watch replaced and fresh supply provisions
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-15
THE LAWYERS OBLIGATION.

No popular delusion is more unfounded that than
which ascrbes to lawyers the possession of the qualities
of fraud rickery and cunning essential element
professional These qualities would not aid On
the contrary, they would ruin any lawyer-fnaly.
The general knowledge that legal practitioner
of such attributes would destroy all confidence
in him. and he would find himself without clients
and without income.
The battle for the bar is under
the most favorable circumstances but any man. hand
capped by reputation for fraudulent and undetermined
methods, would be doomed to disastrous failure
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-15
SPECIAL RATES SOUTHWEST

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The object is to induce homeseekers and inves-
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-15
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES

The Glover club is an organization OF
! the Blackwell Methodist church. IT has
no connection whatever with the Alfalfa
society of Guthrie.
"Pipe Dreams is the subject given the
Aline Chronoscope to treat at the Woods
( County Press association meeting. The
/ committee seems to have overlooked the
| fact that Ed Marchant is no longer at the
| head of that paper.
| The Cherokee Democrats subject for
| the press meeting is. "Contests-Do They
Pay?' The prepared speech is as fol-
| lows: See Bill Cross
! An advertisement of some lost money
! found has been running in the Pioneer
| for two days. Is the owner waiting till
reward is offered for him 10 come and
get it?
The A. V. & w. railroad was completed
to Helena, Woods county, Wednesday a
week ago.
The Ingersoll Review has an easy prob
lem to solve at the Woods County Press
association meeting IN this: support
How to Get and Keep II. The answer
Marry washerwoman"
There is only one subject in Fl Reno
that the American and Democrat both
treat favorably at all times. That is Dick
T. Morgan.
The Enid Wsve announced Wednesday
that war had been declared that day be-
tween Russia and Japan. This is a clean
scoop on the entire universe.
V-os,
citation takes IN thirteen towns. IL viii
be remembered that 1873. added. resulted
in The same fatal number.
Cotton is still coming into Shawnee The
good weather has made Il possible TO
gather more than it was thought savahle
a few weeks ago-
The Shawnee Quill is getting out a met
ropolitan sheet. Its headlines resemble
the New York Americans.
The track-iayers on the St Louis. Fl
Reno and Western are within seven miles
OF FL Reno. \ train is expected TO be
running on the road by February 1.
Ex-Governor Barnes IL quoted as saying
that Cash Cade VIII be the next national
Republican Committeeman
Everett Purcell calls the Oklshonlan the
official organ IF the Republican sore
heads OF the territory.
The FL Reno American is stiii running"
bar meeting speeches
Tom Hensley. Of Il Reno. should run
for something The Okishonsu Uses his
name in four out OF seven Oklahoma notes
on "Wednesday morning.
North Enid is advertising FOR a college
4 bonus Is offered as an inlDcensat %
educators.
Oklahoma City and e Reno papers are
ever-working those phrases. TIP river
ard Down river
The Fl Reno American calls Edgar
Jones Edward This II Just as bad -
calling him the Prince Of Wales ard I'd
should employ an attorney and commerce f
libel proceedings without delay.
TIE e Reno Democrat editor srl the
Enid Wave corporal should ge; together
Or The sznse day the former detis-es
there viii be 10 xzr ard TIE latter SAYS
that war has been declare,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-15

and water taken board On another occasion the adj
reports that he colded with sleeping whale
however without any serious consequences
Columbia H. which will probably proceed London and
thence to the ST Louis exposition. is square-stern
ushdecked boat and is nineteen feet long by six
beam. She draws only inches of water and carried
nainsa and foresa only Captain Eisenbraun originally
started from Boston with crew. but the crew which
consisted Of man. refused accompany the captain
arther than Halifax.