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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-06-16
A NEW STORY


We would like to call the attention
of the readers of the REPORTER to the
new serial story which commenced
in last Fridays issue of this paper.
The name of the story is "His Hearts
DESIRE" and it was written by Sir
Walter Besant, whose name is we'll
known among the writer's Of true tU
life stories, though his stories,
have not appeared in very great
numbers in this country. The story
is one worth reading and one we hope
our readers will agree with US in call
ing good story.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-06-16

ness men inlthoSe places estimate that
they will do at least enough business
while the stores are open on that day
to make up for what they spend for
the celebration, or at least they will
bring the people of the surrounding
country into the cities, get acquainted
with them, and thus pave the way for
doing business with them in the
future. We can see no reason why
this would not be the same here
1t appears to us that the Advance
ment association might take hold of
the matter as coming under its
work, and that the merchants in the
city who care anything for the welfare
OF the city and their future business
would help. 1t seems unjust. almost
sacreligious to let the Fourth go by
without some celebration.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-06-16
NEW HEAD FOR EQUITABLE
Secretary Morton Of Navy De.
partment Accepts Chairman.
shin.

New York, June 10.-Paul Morton,
who retires from the secretaryship OF
the navy on July l, was on Friday
elected chairman of the Equitable
Life Insurance society. His election
marks the first and most important
step in the reorganization of the
society and was followed by the
tender of the designations of Presi-
dent James w. Alexander, Vice
President III. Hyde, Second Vice
President J. G. Tarbell, Third Vice
President George T. Wilson and
Fourth Vice President William III
Mcintyre. Mr.. Morton, as explained
by Senator Chauncey M. Depew, was
the unanimous choice of the board OF
directors of the Equitable.
All Of the designations submitted to
the meeting are subject to the
pleasure of Chairman Morton, and
none has yet been accepted. just
what action Mr.. Morton will take as
to these designations was not
disclosed but it was strongly init.
mated that President Alexander and
Vice Presidents Tarbell, Wilson and
Mcintyre retired with the helief that
their executive relations with the
Equitable had ended.
The price lid for the Hyde stock
which is to =. trusteed practically in
perpetulty. was not disclosed, but
estimates vary from S3,50O,0OO t6
S., 100000. The men requested te
hold the majority stock and former
President Grover Cleveland. George
Westinghouse, of Pittsburg, and
j. O'Brien, recently elevated to the
chief justiceship of an appellate
division of the supreme court.
The work of reOrgaDizing the
Equitable Insurance Association /.
now we'll under way and a speedy
settlement of affairs is expected
Anyway, the quarrel has been q
remarkable hit of press agency.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-06-16
HOW ABOUT THE FOURTH
Is There to be a Celebration,
or Not?

So far as we can learn, there will be
no public effort to celebrate the
Fourth of July this year in Grand
Rapids. There will be several picnics
given by civil and religious societies
and clubs, but we can learn OF no
combined effort to properly celebrate
the Fourth. The reason for this
seems to be that there is no one to
take the matter in hand, no one to
push it after it has been started, and
no one to help it to a successful end.
And to the reason for this we are in
the dark.
Other cities in this county and sur
rounding counties, many of which are
smaller than this and have less
Industries, will celebrate the Fourth
! in glorious style this year. The busi-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-06-16
THE OBERBECK
PNEUMATIC SANDER"
Remarkable Machine the Inven-
tion OF a Grand Rapids Man.

tion of a Grand Rapids Man.
In the Oberbeck furniture factory
in this city there is machine unlike
any other in the world and used for
sanding or smoothing irregular wooden
surfaces in furniture making. The
machine is product from the mind
of e. O. Oberbeck, one of the
proprietors of the Oberbeck brothers.
factory here.
The sanding or smoothing of round
or irregular surfaces has heretofore
been done by hand, and was a long,
tiresome, and uncertain work. The
smoothing was not done uniformly, it
took long time to do the work, and
the high grade of smOOthness desired
in She finished product was not
obtsinable if the work was to be
practicable. The new machine does
away with this trouble, and Though
very simple machine. does excellent
work and much more OF it.
As said, the machine is very simple.
being but pneumatic sac pulled on
over the end of pulley, and securely
fastened at both ends of the pulley.
Below this is another pulley, and a
belt of sand paper runs over the two.
The tube is inflated, and when an
irregular piece of wood is pressed
onto the revolving air sac, the rubber
gives way and shapes itself to the
form of the wood. This makes il
possible to perfectly round off an
article, it makes the shape uniform,
and at the same time gives it a
smooth finish not obtainable in hand
work. The latter is of Importance
when the wood is being vanished, as
it makes the finished surface smooth
as glass, and permits of a richer
finish. AS to the amount Of work
done, too, the machine is saver, as
one man on the machine can do as
much work as six or seven can by
hand, it does the work and the
operator does not need to be an extra
skilled workman to operate the
machine.
The Oberbeck Pneumatic Sander is
fully covered by patents, and Mr..
Oberbeck has not yet decided as to
what he will do in regard tolgetting
it upon the market. There are three
more machines being made for the
factory, and when these are finished
and in running order, all the round or
irregular surfaced pieces Of wood used
in making the different articles OF
furniture will be smeotLcd on these
machines.
The Oberbeck people are using the
new machine to finish off a number
of pieces of furniture being manu-
featured at the factory to be sent to
Chicago in timesfor the semi annual
furniture makers exhibit June 26.
The exhibit is to he in the Exposition
building on upper Michigan avenue
in that city, and articles of furniture
from factories all over the northwest
will be on exhibition. A number of
very beautiful pieces are being
prepared at the Oberbeck factory for
this event. They are constructed Of
mahogany and golden oak, mostly in
the heavy roll top style of furniture,
and will make favorable showing at
the exhibit.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-06-16
WHAT SHALL HE DO?
Governor is in a Quandary

UOVef0Of IS IN Quan0ary
Governor Robert NJ. La Toilette is
in predicament. He will soOr
declare his intentions relative to the
vacant seat of United States Senator
to which he was elected January 25
by the legislature of the state.
Ii the governor decides to take the
vacant seat, he must resign the office
of governor OF the state. And now
the question comes, to whom must he
extend his resignation. At first it
was thought the resignation would
be fled with the secretary of state,
but this is not the case.
The state statutes say designations
of the governor must be made to the
legislature. But If the legislature
adjourns, there is some question as to
the mOdus operandi.
There are very few precedentS SO
these cannot be followed. Until the
matter is decided upon by the inter-
prefers of the law, the governor is in
the dark as to the method he must
pursue should he resign.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-06-16
OLD FRIENDS MEET

The Stevens Point Journal IN it's
Wednesday issue had The following
item that will be of interest to some
of the old settlers in this city who
were acquainted with MIR. Alban in
early days when he lived in Plover:
"During J. w. Strope's recent visit
in Kansas City he met Will Alban,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-06-16

We extend congratulations to
Brother Al. Sutor and his wife on the
arrival in their home Thursday of a
little baby girl, who comes TO assist
her father in editing the Tribune.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-02-23
CAeSar a I'D his
turn out

pectcd me to sec what went on in the
black interior Of "A house whose cX.
terror is barely discernible at night
across the street."
Then you cannot aid herr asked.
With light bound he leapcd into the
carriage. As he took his seat he polite
ly remarkcd
81 should be glad to, since, though not
a Moore, she is near enough the fam.
lily to affect its honor. But not hav.
ing even seen her enter the house, |
cannot testify in any way in regard to
her. Home, Caesar and drive quickly,
| do not thrive under these evening
damps"
And. leaning back with an lneXpressl.
BILE air Of contentment with himself,
his equlpage and the prospect of an
indefinite enjoyment of the same. the
last representative OF the great Moore
family was quietly driven away
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-02-23
Miss futile sees
the pistol

all. 1t had been quiet body, offering
but little assistance to the coroner in
his questioning, but when it fell to
these men to act, the precision with
which they did so was astonishing. In
Il half hour they returned from the
room into which they had adjourned,
and the foreman gave warning that he
was prepared to render verdict.
Mr. Jeffrey and Miss futile both
clnched their hands: then Miss futile
pulled down her veil.
1--WE find" said the solemn foreman.
"thnt Veronica Moore Jeffrey, who on
the night of May ! was discovered
lying dead OH the floor of her own I'm
occupied house in Wnvcrlcy avenue,
came to Err death hy means of II bullet.
shot from pistol connected to her
wrist by length of white satin rib
bon
"rhat the first conclusion of suicide
is not fully sustained by the facts
"And that attempt should he made
to identify the hand that fired this pis
toll"
1t was as near an accusation or Miss
futile uS was possible without men
tloning her name. a groan passed
through the asscmblagc, aud Mr.. JEFF
frey, bounding to his feet, showed an
inclination 10 shout aloud in his VIC
lent Indignation, but Miss futile, turn
ing toward him, lifted her hand will
a commanding gesture and held it SC
till he sat down again.
1t was both majestic ana nm utter
~ incomprehensible movement on her
part, giving to the close Of these re-
markable proceedings n dramatic eli
max which set all hearts beating and
| am bound to say, all tongues wAg'
ging till the room cleared.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-02-23
CHAPTER XVII

w MUST admit that il was not en-.
IA iirely owing to disintcrcstcd mo.
IA tiyes that I now took the secret
stand | did in Miss Tuttlc's favor.
| chung to my convictions with an al
most inscnsatc persistence, inwardly de.
claring her the victim Of circumstances
and hoping against hope that some
clcw would offer itself by means of
which might get prove her so.
Had Mr.. Jclfrcy's alibi been less com.
plctc he could not have stood up
against the suspicious which now ran
riot. But there was no possibility of
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-02-23

oddly COntorlcd face the satisfaction
Of great prosperity battling with the
dissatisfaction of knowing that one he
had so loved had not lived TO share his
elevation. He was rubbing away the
mold from the name which, by his own
confession, was the only one to which
his memory chung in sympathy or en-.
dearmcnt. At his feet lay an open
basket in which detected the remains
OF what must have been II rather
sumptuOus cold rGpast. TO all appear.
ance lie had forcgonc none Of his an.
cient customs; only those customs had
taken on elegance with his rise In for.
tune. The carriage and the horses and,
most of all, the imperturbable driver
seemed TO awaken some awe In the
boys. They We're still in evidence, but
they hung back shccpishly and eyed
the basket Of neglected food rs If they
hoped he would forget TO take it away.
Meanwhile the Gathering of chains
against the harness, the paving Of the
horses and the low eEclamations of the
driver caused me the uuccreSt feelings.
Advancing quite unccrcmOniously upon
the watcher by the grave, remarked
aloud:
9Th" setting sun will soon release
you. Mr.. Moore. Are you going immc.
diAtcly into town."
He paused in his rubbing, which was
being done with very tender hand,
1 and MS if he really loved the name lie
was cndcavoring to bring into palmer
view. ScOwling n little, he turned and
met me point blank with look which
had n good deal of inquiry in it,
Il am not usually Interrupted here"
| he emphasized Except by the boys"
he added more mildly "Thcy some,
times approach too closely, but | am
used to the imps and scarcely notice
| them. All, there are some of my old
| friends now, Well. 1t is time they
knew that change has taken place in
my fortunes. Iii, there! Hands up and
, catch this and this and this" he shout.
ed. "But keep quiet about 1t, or next
year you will get pennies again"
I And, finging quarters right ana left,
he smiled in such pOmpous, self salts
.
which cnsucd, that it was well worth
| my journey there just to see this eXhi-
| bitIon Of combined vanity ana good
| humOr
"Now go" he voclrcratcd; and the
urchins, black ana white, flew away,
hnglng up their heels in delight and
shouting: "Bully for you, Uncle David!
! Wen come again next year not for
twenty-hves, but tiftlcs."
! Il will make it dollars if only
: live 50 long" he muttcred, And delgn-
! ing now to remember the question |
had put to him, he grandly remarked;
II am going straight into town, Can
| do anything for yout"
! Nothing. | thought you might like
to know what awaits you there. The
city is greatly stirred up, The coro-
ners jury in the jeffrey Moore case has
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-02-23

beside me what he thought Of Mr..
MoOrc's absence from an inquiry pre-.
sumably OF such importance to ali
members of his family
The fellow laughed and said:
"Old Dave has lost none of his pccul.
iaritics in walking into his fortune.
This Is his day at the cemetery. Didn't
you know that? He will let nothing on
earth get IN the way of his pilgrimage
to that spot on the 23d of May. much
less so trivial an occurrence as an in
quest over the remains of his nearest
relative"
felt my gorge rise; then thought
struck me and | asked how long the
old gentleman kept up his watch.
From sunrise to shutdown, the boys
say. / never saw him there myself
My beat lies in an opposite direction"
| left him nd started for Rock Creek
cemetery. here were two good hours
yet before SHUTDOWN and resolved to
como upon Uncle David at his post
1t took just one hour and quarte'
TO got there by the most direct route
could take. five minutes more to pen
citrate the grounds to where n superb
vehicle stood, drawn by two of the
finest horses had seen In Washington
for many a long day. AS | was max.
Ing my way around this equipage
came upon plot in condition of up.
hcaval preparatory to new soddlng and
the planting of several choice shrubs
In the midst of the sand thus exposed
q single headStonc rose. On his knees
beside this simple monument saw
the figure of Uncle David dressed In
his finest clothes and showing in bis
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-02-23
TO be cOntinued)
Itch-R ingworm.

+. r. Lucas, Wingo, KY, writes,
had been afflicted with II malady
known as the itch The itching was
to find relief, having tried all RENE
of doctors. | wish to state that one
single application Of Billiards. Snow
Liniment cured me completely and
permanently. Since then have used
the linimcnt on two separate Occa,
siOns for ring worm and it cured
completely. Doc, SOC and $l.0O. Sold
by Central Drug Store.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-02-23

Miss Iuttc, upon the return CO
yourself ana Mr.. Jeffrey to your home
after your final visit to the Moore
house, did you have any interview
that was without witnosscsT
NO"
Did YOU exchange any worlsY
Il think we did exchange somo
words; it would be only natural"
Are You willing to state what
Words
She looked da2cd aud appeared to
search her memory.
II don't think eau" she objected.
But something was said hy you and
some answer WAS made 10y himY
II believe So
Cannot You say dcnnitclyE
I'VE did speak"
sin EnglisllT'
mo, in French"
Cannot you translate that French
for usY
Pardon me, sir; it was so long ago
my memory fails me-"
lis 1t any better for the second and
longer interview between you the next
day."
"No--sr.'
"You cannot give us any phrase or
word that was uttered therUf"
mo"
as this your final reply on this sub.
ject?"
at is"
Simultaneously with her withdrawal
the CLEAN of scnsibility left the faces
of the Jury, and the dark and broodlng
look which had marked their counte
nanccs from tie beginning returned
and returned to stay.
The celebrity with which that jury ar
rived at its verdict was Il shock to us
Miss Tuttle sees
the pistol
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-02-23
CHAPTER XVI.

"A EANWIIlLE, ana before any
RA,yH of us had left this room, one
III fact had become apparent
an mn Mr.. Jeffrey was not going to
volunteer any fresh statement in face
OF the distinct disapproval of his sister
in-law. AS his eye fell upon the dis
trict attorney who had fingered near,
possibly in the hope Of getting some
thing more from this depressed ana
almost insensiblc man, he made one re-
mark, but it was an automatic one,
calculated to produce but little effect
on the discriminating ears Of this eN'
perienced official.
81 do not believe that my wife was
murdered" This was what he said
1T was Il wicked verdict My wife
killed herself Wasn't the pistol found
tied to her?'
Meanwhile fact which ell had not
ed and commented on had REQUIRED to
my mind ana caused me to ask a
brother officer who was walking out
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-02-23

4 runaway almost ending fatally,
started horrible ulcer on the leg of
j. b. Orncr, Franklin Grove, III. For
four years it dched all doctors and
all remedies. But Bucklen's Arnica
Salye had no trouble to cure him,
Equally good for Burns, Bruises,
Skin Eruptions and Piles. 25c at j.
w. Harris Drug Store,
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-02-23

Experience possesses both a
saddening and gladdening n
lluenCe.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-12-21
warning to Women.
From Portsmouth Star.

There was woman hanged in Yer
mont. There is a woman in the penl-
tertiary at Richmond for the murder OF
her son. There is woman in the penl-
Tertiary at California for killing two
other women with' poisoned candy.
There are number Of scorned women
fresh from the divorce courts in New
port, r. l., whose wealth keeps them
floating on the surface of an artificial
and disreputable society. There are
women on the stage and in the slums Of
the cities who are notorious. Those are
all homeless women.
These are object lessons. No other
woman expects to be like them; not, at
least, when she starts to step outside
of the domestic protection which should
surround every woman. But. she will
come to something unwomanly and not
good and beautiful. She can't come to
anything else if she sacrifices the least
bit of her womanliness.
When woman essays to be man
and to leave the safe and sweet do
mesticity of the home and of the family
circle, there is no guessing where she
will land. But there is the absolute
certainty of the change in public
sentiment toward her. There was a
time in some communities when no
woman could be imprisoned or hanged.
Now, even, in the Southern cities there
is a. clamor for matrons to receive and
entertain the women who go to the po-
lice stations.
Why don't the women direct their at
tention more to the girls and the wom-
en- who are straying from womanhood
rather than waste their time and ener-
gy fooling with liquor? One girl taught
and kept womanly is worth all the
Establishments which fifty women could
bestow on a dozen drunkards.
See what some women are coming to
and let the women be warned.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-12-21
A Sian Of Prosperity.

One of the most significant of recent
statements is made by the Pennsylva-
MIA railroad that it is about to send H.
900 freight cars, though in serviceable
condition, to the scrap heap as fast as
practicable. These will be replaced by
cars made of pressed steel and Of the
most advanced type in perfection OF
equipment. No doubt the railroad
would not have ventured on such whole
sale renovation had not the promise of
present and future transportation in
terests been so stimulating. 1t is most
encouraging that the prescience and
ssgacity in such high quarters point to
a cloudless business horizon. Nor have
there been lacking eloquent indications
on the part of our other big railroads
of similar lavish, yet really economi-
cal policy toward perfecting equipment,
both Of fixed and rolling stock.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-12-21
Quaint Questions.

Do you know that the bayonet was so
called because it was made at Bayonne,
France?
That coffee received its name for the
reason that it first came to Europe
from Kaffa?
That candy was first exported from
Gambia?
That tobacco was so called from the
Island of Tobacco, the home of Daniel
Defoe's imaginary hero, Robinson Cru
soc?
That gin was invented at Geneva
and early became an important factor
in the commerce of that city?
That the tarantula was notorious
pest in the vicinity of laramie?
That cambria was made at Cambray?
That muslin was made at Mousseline?
That calico was made at Calicutj
That dimity was made at Damietta?
That milliners first piled their trade
at Milan?
That the magnetic property of iron
ore was first noticed in that dug in the
neighborhood of Magnesia?
Ask your friends and see how many
of them know these facts.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-12-21
Edward Atkinson.
Washington Starr

The death of Edward Atkinson re-
moves an interesting figure from our
national life. He was the multiplied
ton table incarnate, had all statistics
by heart, and could make figures do
wonders. He and j. S. Moore, the
'Parasee Merchant, staked for years
the free traders with arguments, and
were the powers behind the throne
when Col. Morrison, and Mr.. Mills, and
Mr.. Cleveland, and w. L. Wilson were
trying to bring the country to their
views about tariff reform. After that
propaganda broke down, Mr.. Atkinson
1or time retired from notice, but
emerged when Imperialism became the
cry, and adopted that with character
istic vigor and the customary result.
He saw the issue flare up and then fade
out, and the people he had trained with
reduced to squad. He was gentle
man of education and pure character,
and greatly respected in all his personal
relations.