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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-05-31


A Kentucky lawyer was standing on
the steps Of the Covington postofIice
the other day, when an old colored
man came up and, touching his hat,
asked:
kin you tell me. is dis de place
where dey sells postage stamps?"
"Yes, sir; this is the place." replied
the lawyer, seeing chance for little
quiet fun; "but what do you want
with postage stamps, uncle?'
ITO mail letter, sab, OF course
"Well, then, you needn't bother
about stamps; you don't have to put
any on this week." "I don't?"
mo, sir.' s'Why-for not?"
"Well. you see, the cOnglomeration
of the hypothenuse has differentiated
the parallelogram so much that the
consanguinity don't emulate the or
dinary effervesence, and so the govern
ment has decided to send letters free. -
The old man took off his hat, du-
biously, shook his head, and then,
with q long breath remarked:
:. well. boss, all dat may be true, an
don't say it amt; but just spossen
dat de eckesentricity OF de aggregation
transubstantiates de ignominiousness
of de puppendiceler and sublimiteS de
puspicuity OF de consequences don't
you Qualificate dat de government
would confiscate dat dare letter?
guess I'd jest better put some stamps
on anyhow, fer luck!''
And the old man passed s0lemnly
down the street.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-05-31
ARE YOU A MEMBER
If NOT, WHY NOT7

The organization partly perfected
at the city hall last Thursday evening
calls for two hundred members or
more, or all who are interested in the
city. The membership fee is but 81.
Now please remember this is not an
organization of the business men
alone for it includes the mechanic
and laboring man as well as the
merchant, banker. lawyer and doctor.
When two hundred men of our city
become thoroughly organized and
work together in harmony they will
at once become power for good to
the entire city.
Now kind reader you will remember
that more than once you have ex-
pressed yourself that Grand Rapids
ought to do something to secure more
manufacturing plants. Now the
time has come when the city is
ready to act and they want, they
need, they expect your cooperation,
your earnest support, your presence
at the meeting June 9, and your Sl.00
in cold cash. Every citizen will feel
better for being part and acting
his part In this good work.
The business men of the city
have expressed willingness to
assist financially in bringing shops
to our city. This membership fee Of
81 however is for the purpose of sup
porting this organization and advertis-
ing the city in any way that the
officers or committee elected for that
purpose may see fit.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-05-31
A PATRIOTIC SERVICE

By invitation the Wood County
Post, Woman's Relief Corps and Sons
OF Veterans, attended patriotic and
appropriate memorial service at the
Baptist church, Sunday, May %.
Following the PASTORS address, Rev.
Palmer, during the civil war chap
lain and member of the Christian
commission. gave the old veterans
some soul thrilling experiences closing
with an earnest exhortation to meet
him on the better shore where so
many have gone and all will soon
follow.
Rev. Putnam spoke from Joshua
23:9, and in part said, "many close to
me by the ties of blood and kindred
took part in the great conflict OF 1861
'65, therefore / consider it an honor
and great privilege to stand before
you this morning. You old veterans
can be truly called the Old Guard"
He reviewed the life of Joshua, COM
pairing it with Washington's and
Gods leadership in both, and can say
OF you OF the Grand Army Of the
Republic, the same as in the text:
"No man has been able to stand be-
fore you until this day."
Three propositions: Truth il truth
wherever you find it. All truth is
related. All truth comes to us from
God.
It is truth that part of the people
Of the south were wronRfully governed
and are perhaps still. There maybe
prejudice on the part Of some of us
today as to conditions there. These
words of Joshua may be true in re-
spect to you who took part in the
great conflict. The south had many
advantages. The division OF senti-
ment in the north was one.
The speaker reviewed at length the
compaigns which led to the battle of
Pittsburg landing and the final con-
fiict at Richmond, comparing the
great leaders and that truth was
truth. It was Americans against
Americans, some not true but all
brave, and when the final victory
came, 1t was not victory Of the
great leaders alone but as well Of the
rank and file, OF the dead as well. and
of women who sacrificed so much at
home.
We have been led to think that all
of the self sacrificing, patriotic and
daring spirit had left US with the
surrender at Appom. But when the
call came in 1898 men were found just
as willing tn 60 10 the front as in days
OF your. Yes, we must have peace il We
have to light for it. We think, il you
old veterans could 60 over the battle
fields again, you would catch the same
old spirit which led you on to SO
many victories from 1876.
''As you were faithful and loyal to
country and the right, 30 now may
you live that in the grand review soon
to come you may join in the anthems
of praise forever"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-05-31
A Cure for Piles.

81 had a bad case of piles, says G.. f
Carter, of Atlanta, Ga. "and consulted
box OF De Wits Witch Hazel Salve.
purchased box and was entirely
cured. It is splendid for piles, giving
relief instantly. and / heartily re-
Witch Hazel Salve is unequalled for
its healing qualities. Eczema and other
skin diseases, also sores, cuts, burns
and wounds Of every kind are quickly
cured by it. Sold by Wood County
Drug company. johnson s. Hill COM
pany.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-05-31
CRANBERRY CROP
Dr.. Wilson Leaves tor Establish
Four Stations in the Marshes
in Central Wisconsin.

The United States government is
about to establish the first obserya-
ti0n stations In cranberry marshes.
Wisconsin. of three great cranberry
growing states,. has been chosen as
the place for the first stations to be
used in obtaining date for protection
of the berry against frost. DR.. w. M.
Wilson, section director of the weather
bureau, left last night for weeks
trip In the cranberry marshes. 1t is
expected that before June l four
stations will have been established.
J. III. King will be made observer in
the Appleton marsh near Mather.
Christ Nelson will fill the correspond
ing position at City Point. Stations
will be installed by DR.. Wilson in
Gayn0r's marsh, ten miles from Grand
Rapids, and at some point, not yet
selected, in the Berlin cranberry
district.
The observers at these four stations
will make records OF actual climate
conditions in the marshes. Each
morning they will telegraph their
observation to Prof. Henry J. Cox at
Chicago, ILL.,, district forecaster, who
will send out frost warnings.
Wisconsin's cranberry crop is
valuable. Last year 5,S21 acres were
given over to the production of The
berry, the yield for the season being
Ill, ,O98 bushels. About 80 per cent OF
the crop is raised in Waushara, Wood,
Jackson and Monroe counties. With
New Jersey and a district near Cape
Cod, Wisconsin produces most of the
cranberries cultivated in North
America.
Frost is the worst enemy of culti-
vators of the berry. Because the
marshes are low the temperature is
often 10 degrees lower then upon
adjacent and higher land. By giving
q special forecast for the cranberry
district, the weather department is
merely following precedents estab-
lished when it put into service, corn
and wheat service, a cotton service
further south, and sugar service in
the vicinity OF New Orleans.
'sLast year the cranberry district
was visited with frost on June H."
said DR.. Wilson yesterday. Because
the growing OF the cranberry crop
extends over such a long period it is
easily affected by frost. The crop is
not gathered In the fall until there is
again danger of frost. The warnings
which Prof. Cox will send will reach
the district In time TO permit flooding
the marshes for protection. More
than half the acreage in Wisconsin
devoted to cranberry cultivation is in
the counties in which observation
stations will be established. Last
year jackson county raised 24,725
bushels, Monroe 10,850, Waushara
81. .24s and Wood county "a, ,176 bushels
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-05-31
GRAND RAPIDS.

Many growing towns have been
written up in glowing terms and
their advantages as locations for
factories. residences and schools
published to the world, that have
much less to offer than Grand Rapids.
This city has been very conservative
place all its life and has never in
dulged in much attractive advertising.
There have been various reasons for
this. In the first place for a long
time the city was not in a condition
to justify much advertising, and
second, it was to the interest ZAP.
parently OF some of It's citizens not to
do much talking or advertising as
there were some who did not seem
to think it desirable for Grand
Rapids to grow very much more,
but destroy the natural laws of
progress were sufficient to urge the
city on Of its own momentum.
Grand Rapids is bound to grow and
attract business men by it's own merits
The Grand Rapids of 1904 is a vastly
different city from the Grand Rapids
Of 1900. The growth Of our city in
that time has been surprise to it's
citizens and the wonder of the
neighboring cities.
The growth OF our city made many
improvements necessary and the
municipal government has not been
slow to recognize this. The result
has been that the city has made
Tremendous still les In the line of inn
provements within the past four years.
Many new homes have been erected
and the demand is still far in excess
of the supply and the prospects are
very bright for larger and more
rapid growth than eyer. The facts
are that Grand Rapids offers ad-
vantages that impress every man,
who sees them and the more widely
known this city is, the more rapid
and solid will be its growth.
Our city is noted wherever it is
known for the solidity and financial
soundness OF its business men. In
addition to that Grand Rapids is a
city Of homes, not rented houses. The
vast majority of the people own their
own homes and the homes Of this city
are very much like its people. They
do not indulge in very much display
or parade, but around and within their
homes the visitors will notice an air
of elegance and refinement sadly lack
ing in many cities of even much
larger size. The society people of
Grand Rapids are as cordial and
pleasant as can be met with anywhere,
there being marked absence of snub-
bishness even among the most
wealthy.
For many years Grand Rapids was
known as dead place, and this i'm
preston became so general and so
firmly fixed in the minds of large
number of its own citizens that they
were slow to realize the force of the
reasons that induced visitors to look
so favorably upon the city. But the
fact is that Grand Rapids can show
up natural advantages for manu-
featuring establishments or residences
such as very fine cities in the state
can boast Of. Considerable has been
done to improve these natural en-
dowments, but the work has hardly
begun which is to show up Grand
Rapids as full fiedged manufacturing
CITY
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-05-31
Easy to Polish
a Stove.
Easily Applied-No Odor-No Dirt

To polish stove like peppering beefsteak
may seem odd to those who have never used
Sitter Stove Polish, but nevertheless, It is the
newest, easiest and most convenient method
known. Sitter Stove Polish is put up In large,
round box with perforated top similar to
pepper box. The polish never dries out and does
not require soaking In water before using.
There Is never any waste. 1t is good to the last
pinch. 1t is gently sifted on the stove, brushed
with damp cloth and lightly rubbed with a dry
cloth. A brilliant, jet black lustro Is obtained.
There is no odor, no dirty saucers or pans, no
rusty boxes to cover. The Sitter box Is always
clean. Sitter Stove Polish Is cheap. 1t costs
cents box. will polish more stoves than three
times Ito cost in any other polish. All dealers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-05-31
Wood County Drug Company and Jshason
Hill and Cempany.

Do not hesitate to recommend Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure to their friends and
customers. Indigestion causes more i'll
health than anything else. It deranges
the stomach, and brings on all manner
OF disease. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
digestS what you eat, cures Indigestion
dyspepsia aud all stomach disorders.
Kodol is not only perfect digestant
but tissue building tonic as we'll.
Renewed health, perfect strength and
increased Vitality follow It's use.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-05-31
Merchants and Manufacturers Associate
Of Milwaukee Coming,

The annual business trip of the
Merchants and Manufacturers of
Milwaukee will begin Monday June
13. They will get to Ripon at 5:25
where they will remain ever night.
On the 14th they will visit five towns
and arrive at Beaver Dam at $50 .. M,
where they will remain over night.
On June Is they will visit eight towns
and arrive in Grand Rapids at 7:25
p. m., where they Will stay over night
leaving our city at 10 a. m. June 16
spending the day at Wausau and
Merrill. On the 17th at Tomahawk,
Rhinelander and Amigo. On the 18th
they will visit New London, Oshkosh,
Fond du Lac and home. Some arrange
ments will be made to make their
stay in our city pleasant and agreeable.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-05-31

hereby desire to announce myself
Is 3 candidate for the Office sheriff
subject to the action of the republican
county convention.
CHAs. e. LESTER,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-05-31
PAUL B.wALLAcE, MD DO.
Specialist In
Osteopathy

Office: MacKlnnon Block, west side.
phone No. $50. Residence phone
No. 1856, Oak st. and College Avenue.
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-08
GRAB BILLS AMENDED.
EIm-St SAID To BE Ercmpted. bit
MAY Not BE.
Inv rr1EGRAPu TO THE TR1BrNE ]


Albany March AT n conference held to-day
at the law office Of Paul p. Cravath. counsel 81
the New-York City Railroad Company. Mr.. era
vath offered a number Of amendments to the
FIVE Wilcox BedeI Railroad bills. which included
the Elm-st. grab measure. Julius Henry Cohen
present as a representative OF the forty
eight civic bodies opposing the measures. As
semblynan Bedell. who was also present. said
tonight that Mr.. Cohen would present the
amendments 10 his societies. Copies 81 the
amendments viii be introduced tomorrow.
II was learned to- night that the amendments
agreed upon were follows.
First-The Wallace Transfer bill. which a.
originally drawn amended the laws so that the
State and not the Individual should recover for
a refusal 10 transfer. has been changed so that
the individual may recover. but only through
suit brought by the Attorney General.
SeCond-The Elm-st Grab bill r. changed
that 70 cannot apply 10 any streets. such
Fifth-ave: now exempt nv law nor 10 more than
three-quarters OF mile i'm any street. This
WILL Il is declared exempt Elm-st. In point Of
fact n would not exempt the desirable part be
tween Crand-st and Aston Place. Taking Elm
New-York City Railroad could then send It's
cars down Centre-st. and avoid the ConEested
Rowery. The other changes are not announced
tonight
When Mr.. Cravath was asked in this city last
night about the conference, he dictated the fol-
lowing:
At conference Mr. Cravath stated that it was
not the Intention % the bill providing for a
railroad IN Elu-st He consented to amendment
which definitely guarded against any such result.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-08
THE STATE LEGISLATURE
NEW BOARD OF REGENTS.
EIeUen Under Nelc Bill Selected ,
II Is Understood.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rR1Brvv.I

Albany. March 1T is understood that Gov
ernor OdelI tomorrow will sign the Lewis
Wainwright educational measure. and that di-
rectly thereafter Republicans Of both houses will
hold a caucus and decide on the eleven Regents
who are to constitute the new board. as well
as select Andrew s. Draper as the first Commits
tional committee tonight gave the following list
OF Regents:
First Judicial Dstrict-Charles A. Gardiner.
Edward Lauterbach. Whitelaw Reid and Eu-
gene A. Philbin. Of New-YorS.
Second Judicial District-St. Clair McKelway.
OF Brooklyn.
Third Judicial District-CharIes : Francis. Of
Troy; DR.. Albert Van Der Veer. Of Albany.
Fifth Judicial District William Nottingham.
Of Syracuse.
Sixth Judicial District Daniel Beach Of Wat
kins
Seventh Judicial Diztrict-Pliny T Sexton. %
Palmyra
Eighth District Cuilford smith Of Buffalo.
These Regents viii be chosen for the terms OF
from one TO eleven years. The term Of each Re
committee drawing a slip bearing the length Of
term for the Regent rs his name IS called.
II is noted that the list of Regents does
NOT include Bishop DOane. Of Albany who has
been member Of the board since 1872 and
Chancellor since the death of Arson Judd Epson
two years ago.
The certain acceptance by DR.. Draper Of the
first Commissionershtp is beyond q doubt.
Aside from the fact that the announcement is
made tonight the highest authority. IL is
the original draft and later amendment Of the
unifiCa ton bill.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-08
CLERGYMAN DEAD IN STREET.
Formerly a Member of a St. Joseph, No,
Firm, with New-York Offices.

The Rev. George Henderson. Of No. 11s Han
cock-st Brooklyn. dropped dead yesterday after
IN front of No 81 Broadway Re was
With his son. SOUthmayd. Up TO three years ago
Mr. Henderson was member Of r L. Mcdonald
& Co. OF 81. Joseph. Mo. with New-YOrk Offices
at No. 81 LeOnard-st. He retired from the firm.
and occasionally came 70 Manhattan for his mail
He called at the LeOnard-st. address Yesterday.
and was on his way home. when he fell he had
been feeling III FOR over week Mr.. Henderson
deacon in the Protestant Episcopal Church
OF the Good shepherd Electromagnetic. Brooklyn.
Last night the body was taken to his home. No
us HancOCk-st.. Brooklyn.
Mr. Henderson was born in Philadelphia about
StNty-tve years He educated there. and
as boy was Classmate Of Bishop II. G. Potter.
Early In life he became connected with K. l.. Nc
Donald & Co.. and for thirty years was its East
er1 partner. He had wide acquaintance in BUSH
ness circles Ten years he studied theology
and took deaCOn's orders. Since then he had been
contested with st. Luke's Church and afterwavd
with the Church of the Good Shepherd Both
churches in Brooklyn. Mr.. Henderson a
member Of the Masonic Veterans. RE leaves q
widow. and daughter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-08
GERMAN EMPERoR'S SEVERE COLD.
Unable to Attend Count Won Waldersee s
Funeral-Crown Prince Also III.

Berlin. March T.-Emperor William is suf-
fering from severe cold. and will not attend
the funeral Of Field Marshal Count Won Walder
see. which has now been set for Thursday. The
Crown Prince. Frederick william. If sufficiently
recovered from his cold will represent the En-
peror Otherwise Prince Eitel Frederick the
Emperor's second son. viii represent his mai
esty.
severe.
Emperor Williams telegram Of coincidence TO
Countess Won Waldersee on the death Of her
husband was as follows:
In hearty sympathy / and the Empress feel
for YOU IN your bitter loss. for know what
YOU have possessed. and have now lost in him
who has gone 10 God. NY grief is shared by the
army. which looked up 10 him as the chosen
warrior in time of serious war. In him lose an
old and cherished friend May God comfort and
strengthen you. WILHELM REX
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-08
NO HITCH OYER CANAL.
EJGrythiHg WOrbiHg ont as Planned
Engineers to Sal March 20.
fFRou TIE TRIBUNE pr-REAr1

Washington. March despite all reports to
the contrary there has been no hitch whatever
I'm the progress Of the Panama Canal negotia-
tions. and not a straw had been found I'm the path
of the President that he did not know was there
from the beginning. shown I'm these dis
patches on February g and March >. Rumors
that new and insuperable cloud on the title
has been discovered may be denied with highest
authority.
Attorney General Knox is perfectly satisfied
that the Panama Canal Company Will be able
10 deliver the goods that the United States IL
willing 10 pay 100000 10 obtain. and when
the proper time comes the money VIII be handed
over 10 the proper representatives Of the French
concern and the new Republic Of Panama exact
~ as the programme called for from the outset
Of the negotiations succeeding the revolution.
The Attorney General had a conference with
the President this morning and later I'm the day
Canal Commissioners Walker and Hocker called
At the White House by appointment and went
over some 81 tho details Of the work in a general
way. The commission viii not start for the
isthmus until the %gth inst as all 81 the
members viii not he abe 10 arrange their bust
ness affairs in time TO get away on March p.
as At first expected Before the Commiss oners
leave here 70. the South they viii be entertained
at dinner by the President and will receive from
him instructions covering the work he would
like 10 see IL accomplished.
The rumor that the President had suddenly
found an obstacle I'm the path 81 the canal was
probably started by some ono who learned that
William Nelson Cromwell. the Panama Canal
COmpany's legal representative. was obliged to
make another trip 10 Paris before he could turn
over the property 20 the United States. and put
ting that fact with the alteration Of plans IN
the payment Of the money to Panama, jumped -
the conclusion that there was a halt OF some
sort in the proceedings.
President Roosevelt told friend this after
noon that every step in the proceedings was
being made exactly as had been planned from
the beginning and had been printed from
time to time i'm The Tribune. and that all re-
ports TO the contrary were either malicious mis-
statements foolish errors.