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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-12-23

ing to have him get his photograph
taken. but without success. The only
likenesses which can be found in the
place are taken from family groups.
His closest friends say he is not a
candidate for the senate because of
bis own personal desires. He has
often said, they claim, that he would
rather die in harness, as Judge of the
Seventh Judicial circuit. than do any
thing else. But his friends are proud
of him. and have urged him to look
for this honor. He has consented to
try. with the hope, perhaps, that to
some slight degree he might repay
some of his many friends in part for
their past allegiance to him.
The Judges wife, ,.sand daughter
Jennie. share his home with him.
His other daughters, Mrs. DR.. w. ID.
Harvey and Mrs. ]. A. GaynOr, wife
of one of the city's attorneys, live in
Grand Rapids.
He refused a seat on the supreme
bench. This was offered to him by
Gov. Upham, whom the Judge had
sought to defeat for the nomination.
The office was offered as an olive
branch.
All his life the Judge has been a
politician. Since his career as Judge,
however he has taken no active part
except that to him have come and
gone nearly every politician in the
city who sought advice. When advice
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-12-23
CANDIDATE FOR SENATE
ONE or THE PLAIN PEOPLE
Life and Simple Character of Judge Webb Has Endeared
Him is The Residents OF His Community.

Judge Charles Morton Webb, who is
in he public eve as candidate for
the United States senate. is Il unique
chaEaCter. For almost fifty years
for the Judge was II this month-haS
he been in public life. and yet he is
one Of he most simple and democratic
Of mer.
His private life is typilicd by the
circumstances in which he was found
one morning recently. The caller was
directed TO high street which runs
along the Wisconsin river bank, and
10 4 beautiful home, something of the
ancient southern type, with its back
yard reaching down to the river bank.
Here he was uShered into beauti-
fuI large parlor filled with all the
luXDries Of a home But in strange
contrast to the surroundings was the
man who entered the parlor Il moment
later and seated himself cautiously on
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-12-23
CHRISTMAS MUSICALE
AT HOTEL DIXON

Pupils of Miss Katherine A. Rood
gave musicale. piano and voice, at
Hotel Dixon Wednesday evening
which was we'll attended by relatives
and friends of those who had part,
The hotel parlorS were crowded to
their utmost to accommodate the
guesGs. The following program was
rendered:
PART L.
Spinning Chorus (piano duet Wagner Dressler
From the Flying Dutchman.
MISSES NASH AND JOHNSON.
Military March.........-...
Evening Song (piano
GRACE GoGGINs
Morning Greeting ng...................".. Gurlitt
MISS HERsCHLEB.
My Heart is Singing g...................Sans Souci
MISS RUBY NATwICK.
Water Spr1tes at Williams
M1litaire Caprice .Sartorio
MISS KTrTIE SMITH.
Menuetto Schubert-LsZt
lie Nouvel .Wachs
MR.. nowNIE.
PART II.
KIND WORDS vocal
MISSES ANNA REEVES AND RUBY NATwICK.
Hunting Song MendelssOhn
Mr.. DOWNIE.
Hungarian Dance (piano duet )....... .Loeschhorn
MISS KITTIE SMITH AND MISS ROOD.
Canzonetta in d ....Schuett
MISS NASH,
Nj CarrenO
MRS. TAYLOR.
Mid the Hush of the Corn............. Gordon
(VioHn obligato by Mr.. Frank Natwick)
MISS RUBY NATwICK.
All the pupils rendered their selec-
tions faultlessly rejecting not only
great credit upon themselves but
upon their instructor.
At the close Of the musicale Miss
Katherine Rood, on behalf of her
pupils, presented to the t. b. Scott
Free Public Library Board a set OF
Groves Dictionary of Music and
Musicians in five volumes in her usual
pleasing manner. They were received
on the part of the library board by +.
| j. Wood, who accepted them in the
spirit and motive in which they were
presented, by Miss Rood and hel
| large class of students, in the hope
| that they would act as nucleus tC
further the already high standard OF
musical sentiment in this community
| The books will serve as the best
standard ready reference for all music
|tonicS They were presented as Z
Christmas gift hoping their use viii
act as an incentive to further built
up this department Of our public
| library.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-12-23
was asked it was always given.

Judge Webb is of Scotch extraction.
He was born in Towanda. Bradford
county. Pennsylvania, December 30,
1888. He received common school
education, studied law and was ad
mitted to the bar. He came to
Wisconsin in 1857, settled in WauShara
county as a young lawyer, but went to
Grand Rapids in 1853. He was elected
district attorney of Wood county the
same year and was reelected in 1860
He also served in the state senate in
1860. In September, 1861. he entered
the Union army as a first lieutenant
of Company G. Twelfth Wisconsin
volunteers, but resigned in May. 1862.
La 1864 he was elected clerk of the
board of supervisors and again in
1866. He also was city attorney of
Grand Rapids. In 1868 he was elected
state senator: was appointed district
attorney for the western district of
Wisconsin when that district was
created in 1870, and was reappOinted
in 1874, but resigned in 1877. He was
elected mayor of Grand Rapids in 1880
and 1881. In the fall of 1881 he was
appointed register of the United
States land office in Deadwoed, S. d.,
but resigned in 1882 and was reelected
state senator that year. Twenty-one
years ago he~was elected circuit judge
OF the Seventh district, and has been
reelected each term since. Before
becoming Judge he was a law partner
of J. w. Cochrane, the firm being
Webb & Cochrane. Six years ago he
was candidate for the United States
senate and received votes on every
ballot. Judge Webb is a Mason, but
never has aspired to anything higher
than the Blue lodge.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-12-23

ings. He may be worth from $4,000
to 100000. He does the chores about
his house, not because he wants to
save the expense of having a man to
do it, but because he enjoys that kind
of work and believes that no man, no
matter how much he uses his brain,
should abandon all usefulness of hand
and limb.
Although he is the leading citizen
of Grand Rapids, a Judge and for six
years has been regarded there as the
coming United States senator, be is
the warm personal friend and crony
tof the old French cobbler, J. d.
LaBreche. whose little shop in the
heart of the city is the gathering
place for the Frenchmen of the city.
The Judge is not French, but he likes
the people who go there, an4 almost
any night one may find the candidate
for United States senator sitting on a
pile of leather in the little old shop.
chatting with the cObbIer.
He is not church-gOing man, but
Rapids against his character or his
morals He is strong friend and a
stern enemy when once his enmity is
aroused. He is just and fair, and is
devoted to his friends. His plain life
and simple manners have attracted
the love of the plain people of the
community.
For years his friends have been try
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-12-23
Excursion Rates for the Holidays.

Via the Northwestern line. Excur-
sion tickets will be sold at reduced
rates December "A, p, Is, 81. and
January L and 2, good returning until
and including January 4. 1908 to
points on the Northwestern line,
including G. St. P. VI. s. 0. Ry-, to
points Union Pacific r. r. east OF
and including Cheyenne and Denver,
points on Denver & Rio Grande R.
r. and Colo. s. Southern Ry.. Orin
Jet. to CHEYENNE and Denver tC
Trinidad, inclusive, also to points on
D. S, S. s. A. Ry. and Mineral Range
r. r. Apply to agents Chicago &
Northwestern R'y.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-12-23
CLOSING OF RIVER

Since the first Of the month, cakes
of ice have been floating down stream
and until Friday afternoon when they
begun to clog from the North
Western bridge, and from this point
down stream as far as the eye coula
reach. is covered with a field Of ice
from shore to shore. A record kept
of the time, that the Wisconsin as
we'll as the Mississippi river freezes
over, shows that out Of forty nine years
the river has closed twenty nine years
in December, nineteen years in
Novemb Der, and once in January. but
this is decidedly an off year.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-12-23

the edge OF a richly upholstered chair
for fear his dusty clothes would soil
it.
The Judge had been up early, as
was his custom, had taken a three
mile walk before breakfast, and was
caught in the midst of his daily task
Of looking after his furnace. He
carried in his hand dusty old brown
hat, wore a handkerchief about his
neck wore pair Of recently creased
top boots and rusty old suit of
clothes which were covered partially
with white dust from the furnace
His full beard is almost entirely white:
he has a strong face and steady look
under his eyebrows, one of which is
lifted slightly higher than the other.
The Judge is not poor nor a rich
man. He owns his home. some real
estate in the city, and with one of the
bankers is interested in lumber hold
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-12-23
Fresh Roasted Peanuts and Pop Corn.

A. w. Rnmsey has rented a part
of the Pomainville block, OPP
posite the Cohen brothers. old store,
east side, in which he has opened
news stand, and will keep on sale
fresh pop corn and fresh roasted pea
nuts. For this purpose he has pur-
chased a new combination compressed
air machine called the "Stunner" in
which he roaStS his peanuts and pops
his corn. 1t is modern up-to-date
machine set on wheels and enclosed IN
glass. 1t is heated and operated with
gasoline It is unique throughout
and easily handled. His newspapers
will be kept On sale at the Old stand
Nichols on the east side, and A. G.
Otto's drug store on the west side.
When in need Of anything in bis
line he will appreciate a call.
Pomainville block east side.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-12-23
E. 0. VOYER
is FOUND GUILTY
So Say the Jurors Who Had
Tried the Case OF the Grand
RAPIDS Man.

At 9 O'Clock this morning, the jury
in the case of the STATE VS. E. O.
Voyer, of Grand Rapids, brought in a
verdict that they had found the de-
fendant guilty of forgery, as charged
in the complaint.
The jury in this case retired at $50
O'Clock last Monday evening, and were
out just thirty-siX hours and thirty
minutes.
When it was learned last night that
they had failed to agree upon a yer
dict, the general impression was that
they would agree. and the fact of their
bringing in verdict was quite a
surprise.
1t is understood that on the first
ballot the jury stood nine for convlc-
tiOn and three for acqu.ttal.
Voyer was charged with forgery in
twenty-five separate counts. 1t was
claimed that his operations had been
carried along for over two years, but
that he had made good all payments
SO regularly that no suspicion was
aroused. 1t was claimed that some
OF the machines he had sold outright
for the cash, which he had pocketed.
Having done this he would fill out a
contract, sign some name to it, and
claim that the machine had been sold
on time.
When the jury filed into the court
room this morning and rendered it's
verdict, it did not appear to surprise
the defendant. who took the matter
calmly. His wife, who for several
days past has been an interested spec
tatOr in the court proceedings, appears
to have been confident of an acquittal
and the verdict came as severe blow
to her. She broke down completely.
The prosecution of the case was
conducted by District Attorney Gen
rich assisted by f. e. Bump. The
defendant was represented by w. e.
Wheelen of Grand Rapids. His line
of defense was able and his plea to the
Jury one Of the best ever heard in the
court house. That the prisoner was
not acquitted was no fault of his
WauSau Daily News.
From Wausau Daily Record.
At the session this afternoon a re-
quest of Attorney w. E. Wheelan
attorney for Mr.. Voyer, for time to
perfect bis motion for new trial
Was granted and it will doubtless
come up for disposal n-t Saturday
If the motion is then denied District
Attorney Genrich will move for judg
ment upon the verdict and sentence
will doubtless be pTOnOunCed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-12-23

John Wheir, employee in G. e.
Testers livery stable, while attending
his horses Wednesday morning
received a light kick from one of the
horses, his foot striking him near the
bridge of bis nose cutting quite
cash.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-12-23
Be Quick.

Not minute should be lost when
child shows symptoms OF Group.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy given
as the child becomes hoarse. or even
after the croupy cough appears, will
prevent the attack. 1t never fails.
and is pleasant and safe to take. For
sale by j. E. DAILY and Sam Church.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-12-23

Hot Mexican Chile at Gets
restaurant. 12-24-04.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-12
PAPERS ARE LOST.
Those Connected With Patrick
Case Have Disappeared.

New York, Jan. 12.-All the import
ant papers in the case of Albert T.
Patrick under sentence of death for
the murder of the aged Texas million
aire, William Marsh Rice, are reported
to have been lost from the district at
torneys office. Without them it
may be impossible to fight the appeal
now pending and the most intricate
case on the court records for a century
may result in the freeing of the prisoner
after his having spent two years in the
death house.
clude the famous Rice will of 1898 and
all the exhibits collected by District
Attorney Jerome with which to fight
the appeal of FsatHelPs lawyers. Their
Jerome utterly helpless. Every legal
means for saving Patrick from the
electric chair has been used by his at
torneys and the appeal now pending is
final 1s
Officials in the district attorneys Of
flee know that the documents are still
in existence and believe that they can
recover them. How strongly this hope
is based will probably be shown within
a few days.
It is understood that the grand jury
has called before it two men who are
known to spend much of their time
around the criminal courts building.
One of these witnesses, upon being
questioned closely regarding the miss
ing papers, is said to have related that
as he was walking along Center street
several days ago he kicked out of the
slush. package of papers. He saw
that they were exhibits in the Patrick
case and that the Rice will of 1893 was
among them. He declares that he took
them to a lawyer living in Harlem
whom he knew. This lawyer has thus
far refused to discuss the matter.
Meanwhile, the loss had been discov-
cred and the entire staff of the district
attorneys office were searching for the
documents Finally, the matter was
laid before the grand jury.
Later, it was learned that the entire
batch of papers and exhibits had beer
recovered and their temporary loss will
in no way affect the status of the Pat
rick case. a,
While great secrecy has been thrown
around the affair it is said the grand
jury is now investigating the affair with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-12

ton to the amount of the respective
product of each concern.
The report says that the great wealth
to be derived in the cod, herring and
halibut fisheries of the Alaskan coast
is little comprehended because few
have sought it. The committee predicts
that the annual catch of cod can be
made to exceed that of Newfoundland
or any other part of the world. Wheth-
er the climatic conditions of the region
ing of FISH can be overcome has not
been fully determined.
The production of gold in Alaska,
with some huctuation. has steadily in
creased since 1898. when it amounted
to only 81, 81, 121. In 1902 it reached the
sum of So. 345.S00.
Silver has lot been produced only in
limited quantities. and other mineral
products while reported have not yet
been extensively exploited.
The mOst unfortunate of all the ex-
listing faulty conditions in Alaska, the
report says. is the poor transportation
facilities.
The committee calls to attention the
fact that cong ress has provided a good
government for the district of Alaska,
but substantially legislation calculated
to aid the people in development of
great areas of gold and copper Droduc-
ton territory. Outside the few and
scattered settlements called towns, most
OI WHICH are cI1ly TIE C6ilGIS VI 4liIIl11l6
interests. there is not to be found a
single public wagon road over which
vehicles can be drawn, summer or win
ter. In that connection the committee
says: 1.-THE development of Alaska de-
ponds more on the IMPROVEMENT Of
transportation facilities than on any
other one fundamentally Substan-
TALLY everything consumed by the peo-
pie and ever ything required to carry on
business must be brought in from out
side. The inactivity of our government
is manifest 1t has done nothing to
relieve this condition. The action of
the Dominion government has been a
marked contrast to the inaction of the
United States.
LAS soon as gold was discovered in
the region of the Klondike, the Domin-
ion government Immediately began the
construction of roads leading from
Dawson to the camps. 1t now has 225
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-12
PRICES TOO HIGH.
New York Pool Rooms May Be
Forced to Close

New York, Jan. 12.-Of the 400 pool
rooms which have been doing business
recently in this city and it's suburbs it
is said that 300 will be forced to close
their doors unless the telegraph COM
pany which controls the distribution of
returns from the race tracks is per-
suaded to modify the scale of prices
just announced. Although the pro-
prietors of the rooms have generally
stalled off the police and repeatedly
have routed private detectives employ
ed to harass them, they admit they
are powerless to meet the present
crisis. The notice they received from
the telegraph company says:
Beginning next Thursday our ser
vice will be charged for at the rate of
$25 for each set of races for each room
using the service, directly or indirectly.
We have this day appointed ten in
spectors, and they must have ready ac-
cess to all rooms at any hour of the
day.
Every room with telegraph or tele-
phone connections must make a report
to the telegraph company stating how
many rooms they are serving, and for
each connecting room full tolls will be
charged.
Our inspectors must have the privi-
lege of tracing and inspecting all wires,
and failure to comply with their de-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-12
SUPPOSED GIRL is A MAN.
Sensational Disclosures Made at Fisk
University, Nashville, Tenn.

Nashville, Tenn, Jan. IA sensation
has developed at Fisk university. this
city, the well known negro educational
institution, the discovery being made
that one of the supposed girl pupils was
in reality a man and had been associ-
ating with the girl students as one of
their sex. The man has been sent to
his home, which is said to be ST. Louis.
1t seems that he had been reared as a
girl, and had always thought himself
to be girl. Recently. however. it de-
veloped that he was a man and upon
the advice of physicians he had changed
his garb.
The authorities of the university re-
fuse to disclose the name of the man,
but it is learned that he came here
last year from GAINESVILLE, this state,
stood high in his classes, returned to
Clarksville at the end of the last ecrm
and came back to the school at the be-
ginning of the present term. Access to
students who know anything about the
matter is denied reporters but the facts
were secured from one of the pro-
feSsorS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-12
TO Buy THEIR MEMENTO.
High School Senior Glass Will Give a
Play,

The January '04 dramatic society of
the high school senior class will give a
play next Friday night at the high
school assembly hall. The play is
two-act farce entitled "A Box of Mon
keys" This play was given two years
ago by Washburn college students and
was success. The characters will be
represented by five members of the
graduating class, Helen D. Cartilage,
Tinkham Veale, Arthur DIETRICH, Ethel
Cloud and Raymond Robinson.
Tickets are in the hands of the SEMI
ors and are selling well. A large crowd
is expected by the management. The
proceeds will be devoted to the pur-
chase of a present to the school which
each graduating class leaves behind
them. 1t is said that this present will
be something for the beautifying of
the new manual training building.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-12
HINT TO ROCKEFELLER.
Sunday School Pupil Says It Is
Wrong to Swear Of Taxes.

New York, Jan. 12-John D. Rookie
Teller, Jr., listened to some advice from
one of the pupils in his Sunday school
class on the subject of swearing off
was surprised is putting it mildly. He
fairly gaSped at the young mans out
spokenness and quickly changed the
subject.
There were 100 young men present
when Mr.. Rockefeller announced as the
topic of the days lesson: 1.-The Duty of
a Citizen to the State" Every man, he
said, ought to set for himself high
standard of life and live up to it as
nearly as possible. The good citizen
should uphold the law and set a good
example to his neighbor.
Having expounded his own ideas on
the subject. Mr.. Rockefeller said: I'VE
shall be glad to hear from any of you
who have ideas to offer or sentiments
to express
1T seems to me-" said a we'll dressed
young man, who had the appearance
of a bank clerk, that the good citizen
should never shirk jury as a great
many busy. men try to do. And an
other thing" he added, after a mo-
ments hesitation, It don't think good
citizens should seek to avoid paying
their taxes by having two or three resi-
dences, or by the swearing-off process
There was a painful silence after the
young man sat down. Mr.. Rockefeller
seemed about to reply, but apparently
changed his mind. Another pupil came
to his rescue.
cit all depends he said, ION whether
or not the taxes are just. Now 1 have
been assessed a personal tax of $50 and
everybody knows 1 have not a cent.
If I can get out of paying that $50 I'm
going to do it, because I believe 1T is
unjust
I'VE should each be governed by our
own consciences," assented Mr.. Rookie
Teller, with a nod of approval.
John D. Rockefeller, Sr., has been as
sessed for $500, 900 personality this
year. William G. Rockefellers assess
ment has been reduced from $500, 900
/ TO 800. 900