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The Marshall republican., 1906-06-01
NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY

~prnycrsf'' lie looked nj Gwen. hut she
gnzcd blnnkly nj him aud then at her
father.
"whnt does he say. dadT"
II was pitifui 90 src the old mans
face grow slowly red under the deep
tan ns he snld:
"you may. sir. There's been mono
here for many years. and the worse for
MS" lie rose slowly. went Into the In.
ncr room and returned with n Bible.
"ft's her mothcr's.v he said in u voice
deep with emotion. II put II IN her
trunk the dry I laid her out yondcr I'm.
der the pines" The riiot. without look.
Inc ~ him. rose aud rrvcrently took the
book In botL Ills hands and said gently:
ut was n sad dny for you, but for
her. lie paused. 'You did not
grudge Il 10 herr"
mot now. but then. vest ! wanted
her. we needed her" The Old Timers
tears were flowing.
The Pilot put his hand cnrcsSingly
upon the old mans shoulder nv " he
had been his father aud said IN his
clear. sweet voice. ''Somc dry you Will
go 90 her"
Upon this scene poor Gwen gnzcd with
eyes wide opcn with amnzemcnt and n
kind ~ fear. She had seen her
father weep since the awful dry that
she could never forget. when he had
knelt in dumb agony beside the bed on
which her mother lay white aud still:
nor would he heed her I'M. climbing ~.
she tried to make her mother waken
and hear her cries. Then he had caught
her up In his arms. pressing her with
night she seemed 10 feel that some.
thing was wrong. She went and stood
by her father. and. stroklng his gray
hair fondiy. she said:
"What IL he saying. daddy? IL he
making you cryY' She looked ut the
lf,ot defantly,
mo. no.. child" said the old man
hastily. 'tsit here aud listen"
And while the storm myed outside
we three sat listening 10 that ancient
words fell like sweet music upon our
ears, the old man sat with eyes mat
looked far away, while the child lis.
tened with devouring eagerness.
''Is Il a fairy tale, daddyY' she asked
as the Pilot paused. 1T Isn't true, Is
III" and her voice had n pleading note
hard for the old man to bear.
Eyes, yes, my child" said he broken
ly. God forgive me-"
''Of course it's true" said the Pilot
quickly. "In read II all TO you to-
morrow. It's n beautiful story
"No," she said lmperiously. tonight.
Read II now! Go on" she said. stamp
Ing her foot. Don't you hear mei'
The Pilot gazed In surprise at her
and then, turning TO the old man. said:
''Shall II"
The Old Timer simply nodded and
the reading went on. Those We're not
my best days. and the faith OF my
childhood was not as 1t had been; but
The Marshall republican., 1906-06-01

AZ the Pilot carried us through those
matchless scenes Of self forgetting love
and service the rnpt wonder In the
child's face ns she listened, the appeal
/. her voice as, now to her father and
10Y 10 me. she cried. lis that true. toof
In II all truef' made II impossible for
me To hesitate In my answer. And
l was glad 10 fnd IL easy 10 give my
firm adherence 10 the truth of all that
tale OF wonder. And rs more and @
II grew upon the Pilot that the story
he was reading. 80 old to him and TO
all he had eve met, was new 10 one In
Tint listening group, his face began 10
glow and his eyes TO blaze, and he saw
aud showed me things that night !
had never q before. nor have l seen
them since. The great figure OF the
gospels lived. moved before our eyes.
We saw him bend 10 touch the blind.
we heard him speak his marvellous
teaching. We felt the throbbing excite
ment OF the crowds that pressed
against him.
Suddenly the Pilot stopped. turned
over the leaves and began again: And
he led them out M far as TO Bethany.
And he lifted up his hands aud blessed
them. And Il came TO pass as he bless
ed them he vas parted from them and
a cloud received him out OF their sight"
There was silence for some minutes,
then Gwen said:
"Where did he go?"
up Into heaven" answered the Pilot
simply.
That's where mother is" she said 10
her father, who nodded In reply.
Does he known she asked. The old
man looked distressed.
''0f course he does.' said the Pilot.
''and she sees him all the time"
"oh. daddy" she cried. Isn't that
goody"
But the old man only hid his face In
his hands and groaned.
yes" went ON the Pilot, .and he
ees us. too, and hears us speak and
knows our thoughts"
Again the look OF wonder and fear
came into her eyes. but she said no
word. The experiences Of the evening
had made the world new to her. II
could never be the same to her again,
II gave me q queer feeling to see her.
whom we three kneeled to pray. stand
helplessly, looking o not knowing
what to do. then sink beside her father.
and. winding her arms about his neck.
cling to him as the words OF prayer
were spoken into the q Of him whom
no pan can see. hut who we believe h
near 70 N that Snll ppon him
To be cOhtinusd.
Hlrtn4H
The Marshall republican., 1906-06-01
From Our EXCHANGES

Prof. Al Parker. of Mar
shall, was in town on Satur-
day on business. We were
glad Ia see Mr.. Parker again,
as he is very popular here
having taught our band boys
several years. nine
months old baby boy of Prof.
Nelbrugge and wife, of Kan
sas City, died last Thursday
morning and was brought Ia
Malta Bend that night, and
buried in the South cemetery
Friday afternoon. Mr.. and
Mrs. Neibrugge have the
sympathy of the entire com.
munity. Malta Bend Qui
V ".
Chas. J.. Wagner arrived
home Sunday morning from Il
trip 10 Western Kansas.-
Nj. X. Lillard spent Wednes-
day with his daughter, Mrs.
W. y. Cooper at Odessa
Mrs. Wessendorf returned to
her home in Warrenton, Mo. q,
Monday after II visit with her
sister-ln-law Mrs. III. II. Wes-
s.ndorf.-M Is. King and
sun, Henry, returned Friday
afternoon from IA visit tn Mrs.
Kings old home ut Holstein,
Warren county, Mo. = Black
burn Record.
Mrs. Sallie Oldham, sister
of Mrs. Ed Miller, died at
her home in Chicago Tuesday.
Mr.. Miller received IL mes.
sage yesterday stating her
remains would be brought
here for burial and requested
that they be met in Marshall
with hearse and conveyance.
They were To leave Chicago
yesterday evening at $50
O'Clock and should reach Mar
shall early this morning, henc
are expected here sometime
to-day.-About two weeks
ago IA fellow who gave his
name as Hunt was here, claim
ing To be representing the
Democrat News with u big add
vertising scheme and pulled
our merchants for some $50 or
$50 and now they are on the
Hunt for him as the Demo.
crat News knows him not. A
thing like this does not 60
very hard with a liberal adj
~vertiser but for an old skin
flint who never advertises and
who thought he Was going v
The Marshall republican., 1906-06-01
Two New Citizens

+, W. Weber and Louis
Cook have purchased s. n.
Hunters farm near Mi. Leon-
ard for $1,000. We ~ssvvssss.
the gentlemen 70 saline.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-08

There should always be taken into
consideration, that cash transaction
iS.more desirable than one on credit.
If consumers would only pay the home
merchant cash for all things pur-
chased, the same as the large depart
ment stores and mail order houses in
the large cities require, there would
be no reason why goods could not be
sold at lower prices. 1t is the con-
.stantly turning over Of the money in
vested in business that makes the pro-
fit for the merchant. This is one Of
the reasons of the success of the big
city concerns. Few farmers when
they sell their stock or their crops are
willing to wait six months for their
pay. Why then should the small mer-
chant in the town be asked to do SO.
If he has the ready cash to discount
his bills, he will be enabled to sell his
goods at a lower margin of profit. He
cannot have the ready money to do SO
if he does a credit business.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-08
PASSING OF THE YEARS.
The Flight of Time Is Resistlsss and
Nothing Can With
stand It.

The years come and go like tides
We stand upon the edge of time and
the murmuring of the waves gives us as
clear an answer to our questioning
'whence?" "whither?" Then theiI
flight leaves us to our helpless immo
bility, says the Boston Transcript. We
have divided time and given those di.
visions names, but we do not know the
source nor the destiny of it's course
All the multitudinous activities and eff.
forts OF life, all the expressions OF
time, yield us no clew of beginning
nor any intimation of an end.
The flight of time is resistless. moth.
ing can Withstand it. The 10 wers fade
the sun sets and life itself withers
away. And behind the years is dark.
ness. But this, too, we know-thai
all we think and all we do is recorded
''All, all is self-recorded in the Book
of Life''-all our efforts and all ouI
errors, all our strivings and all OUT
longings, all the good and all the
evil we do Is written down to our
credit.
The ways of life differ, and so the
paths of thought divide; but this, too
we know-that there is day of reck-
oning and account is taken of all we
ever accomplish or fail to accomplish
of all that we ever strive for or at
tain. Nothing can resist time but the
good we have done. All passes away
but our deeds of kindness, of mercy OF
of fairness. Time itself is a blank
space, absolutely worthless unless we
write upon it with our deeds. A new
year means new life to those who are
ready to begin one by word or act
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-08
WATCH FOR SWINDLER

A tall fellow claiming to represent a
large company in Milwaukee under the
protection of the state, whose pur-
pose is alleged to make correct all i'm
properly drawn up deeds, notes, mort
cages, etc, is visiting this part of the
country. He is swindler of the
worst kind, and should be watched out
for. His real purpose is to substitute
a note, mortgage. or deed for the real
one. which latter one will contain a
note payable TO his associates. He
pretends to charge small fee only,
for his work, but all are warned that
he is faklr. and should be turned of
the premises should he come to your
place. When here he said he was go.
ing to Wausau, Merrill and Rhine.
lander. There is no such company as
he claims to represent, so, watch out
for him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-08
NEKOOSA.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Gurdy were
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Lapham
over Sunday and departed Monday for
their new home at Green Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claud Gilman of Eau
Claire were in Nekoosa Tuesday and
Wednesday, preparing their household
goods for shipment to Eau Claire.
Rev. Garter of Beloit occupied the
Congregational church pulpit last Sab
bath morning and evening. He also
preached in the town OF Saratoga Sun
day afternoon.
Will Cool of Berthoud, Colo, sold a
vacant lot located near the bank of
the river near the paper mill, to John
P Nash this week. The lot was
bought for speculation.
The Junior Endeavor society gave a
social at the Congregational churcb
parlOrS Tuesday night. Refreshments
were served from five to eight O'Clock,
and generally good time was enjoyed.
NJ. HI. Lynn, the cranberry grower,
sold ninety acre tract Of land this
week to his neighbOr, Henry Moorhus.
who is new conner from Chicago, and
who now has large interests in that
vicinity.
George III. Drewry, state inspector OF
graded schools of Madison and County
Superintendent of Schools Robert HI.
: Morris were in this part of Wood
county inspecting the public schools
on Tuesday.
Frank Nash sold his house and lot tC
Ole Berger, chemist in the Sulphite
mill of the Nekoosa paper company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Berger already have
possession and are occupying the
home,
Mrs. A. I'll. Kleberg and children de-
parted Saturday for Dale, Wis, to
visit relatives. Mr.. Klebesg left Mon
day to join his family for visit in
Dale, Neenah and Menasha before
they return.
Mrs. Amanda COpfstein and baby OF
New York City are guests in this wi.
lage of Phillip Beppler and family
Her husband is expected here this
week. She will be remembered as Miss
Amanda Polzin.
H. K. Fitch, the attorney, pur.
chased two vacant lots back of the
BentZ hotel, of the Nekoosa Paper
company this week. These are bust.
ness lots and the consideration is un.
known to the writer.
HI. 4 Morgan sold his house and lot
near his own residence property tC
PontuS Moline, an employee in the
paper mill. The consideration was
$500, and Mr.. Moline purchased 1t fol
his own occupancy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Fritzinger OF
Fond du Lac are guests of MI. and
Mrs. M. II. Lynn this week. 1t will be
remembered that Mr.. Fritzinger used
to own farm on the bluff overlooking
the Wisconsin River below Nekoosa.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-08
NO BOUQUETS FOR DEAD.
Community in Kansas Where the
Reading Matter on Tomb
stones Is Brief.

There is curious settlement in q
short grass county of Kansas, accord
ing to one who was in that part of the
country looking after claims.
The population" said the returned
collector, is sort OF mixture of
Quakers and populists. Of the latter
this nest is about the only one left an
the state.
THE cemetery near the town is an
index of the character Of the place.
The few tombstones contain only the
names of the departed, with the date
Of death and sometimes the age Not
line OF sentiment is carved upon a
single stone.
L was curious to know why. A
patriarch undertook to enlighten LIE.
This town. he said, is no Hall Of
Fame. Leastwise not yet. The COM
munity has been fooled so often that
we don't take up with anything new
at first sight.
We got wise after tribulation. I
doubt if you could find a man in the
town who, if he told you the truth, has
not eaten into something hollow since
he has been here. For awhile it
seemed as if this was the camping
place of every fraud and skin game on
the road.
" After long run of this sort Of
thing the community finally got sus-
picious o. itself. Then a few of the
leaders organized a sort of testing COM
mittee. One Of the tenets of this COM
mittee was to say nothing about a
mans virtues, if he had any, until
he had been dead year.
Several men who had cut con-
siderable figure in their lives died and
received a lot of notices about what
they had done. We found out later
that they had been morally rotten and
rascally on the sly.
Now, when a man dies in this
| community, especially one who posed
to the good, the committee meets and
| the question is asked: WAS the de-
ceased what he cracked himself up to
be-" If anyone present can prove that
~ "esS "O SIMPLY tOSolu tudI uS ulcu
and then wait year to see if any
thing turns up against him. If he
rings out all right we hold another
meeting and the deceased gets what is
| coming to any good man.
By that time the monument fever
has cooled down and one good dead
man Is on level with another. Be-
sides, this sort of thing saves money.
6" If the dead mans family wants to
put up monument and smear it over
with lot of Scripture, that's their
business. But there isn't a monument
of that kind in our graveyard. II we
learn anything against the decease4
after he has been buried a year we
say nothing, but we are very partic-
ular in any business transactions we
may have with his immediate kin for
ever after
Il asked the old man If he believed
that the community was any better for
this sort ~ caution.
Perhaps not he replied, except
that it makes tombstones cheaper.
The more you put on one the more it
costs
THE old man seemed so sincere in
| his views that l did not care to have
my faith in him weakened by asking
his neighbOrs how they regarded him."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-08
CARPENTERS AND
JOINERS UNION

T. Conlin, general organizer of the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners, will address the people
OF Grand Rapids in the Foresters' ball
In this city Friday evening March 8.
he comes with the purpose of orga-
niZing union in this city and all
laboring people are cordially invited
to attend the meeting.
He is we'll recommended as an in
teresting speaker and will probably
present good reasons why such an
organization should be formed. Please
bear inc time and place in mind al d
attend.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-08
THE RAILWAY
CROSSING GATES

In reply to his letter to the Rail
way Commission of this state,
announcing the official complaint OF
the city in regard to the lack of
safety appliances on the Grand Ave.
crossing, Judge J. A. Gaynor received
a letter this week from the Chicago
Milwaukee and ST. Paul Railway
company, stating that Mr.. Hart, who
has charge Of this division of that
road, would come to Grand Rapids
and confer with the city officials in
regard to adjusting the differences.
None of the other railways have made
any notification to the city of their
intentions.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-08
Claims of Creditors.
First publication March Sth, expires Marcel
Noon COUNTY COURT-In proba1e

First publication March Sth, expires March 29).
WoOD COUNTY CoURT-Iu probate
Tin the Matter of the Estate of Johann Muller,
Deceased.
Letters testamentary on the estate of said
johann Muller, deceased, having been granted
and issued to Carl Muller the 9th day OF
March, 1906, it is now at this regular term OF
this court,
ORDERED, that all creditors of said Johann
Muller deceased. do present their claims for ex-
animation and allowance to this Court on or be-
fore the 25h day of September. 1906, which time
is hereby allowed and limited for that purpose
ORDERED FURTHER that the claims and de-
mands of all persons against said deceased be
presented to, received, examined and adjusted
by this court at the regular term thereof to be
held at the probate office in the city of Grand
Rapids in said county, on the first Tuesday, be-
ing the 2nd day of october, 1906.
AND 1T is FURTHER ORR RED. That notice of
the time and place at which said claims and de-
mands will be received, examined and adjusted
as aforesaid, and of the time limited for cIedi-
tors to present their claims, be given by pub
fishing copy of this order and notice for four
successive weeks in the WOOD COUNTY REPORTER
a weekly newspaper published at the city of
Grand Rapids, in said county. the first publica-
ton to be within ten days from the date of the
order
Dated March 9th, 1906.
W. J. CONWAY,
Wipperman & Hambrecht County Judge.
Attorneys tor Executor.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-08

We received the first issue of "The
Sky Pilot" published in Milwaukee by
Rev. W. A. Peterson pastor Of the M.
E. church and well known to ouI
readers. It's neat appearing little
publication of eight pages 9xl2 inches
we'll patronized with advertising. We
hope Rev. Peterson will be able to
accomplish more good for the cause by
its use than without 1T. However he
will find annoyances and trouble will
come with its publication and the
experiment may not accomplish what
he expects from it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-08
WOMEN'S CLUBS FEDERATE

The Women's clubs of the city met
at the Methodist church Monday
afternoon for the purpose of forming
a city Federation. There were twenty
five ladies in attendance and all were
very enthusiastic on the matter of
federating and accomplishing some
good outside of their Individual clubs.
Mrs. Pease gave very interesting ac-
count of the work along this line that
has been carried on in Richland
Center and how the women were in
strumental in securing $4,000
Carnegie library for that city. Miss
Michaels told about the work that has
been done in Columbus and Miss
Bundy about what has been accompli-
shed in Menominee.
The Federation elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year:
PreSident-MrS. Isaac 2. Witter.
Secretary-Mrs. w. J. Conway.
Treasurer-MiSS Carolyn Briere.
Vice presidents are the presidents of
the four clubs, and the new club vice
presidents for the coming year are to
be the successors of the present in
cumbents. The president appointed
the following committee to confer
with the officers and draw up a con.
stitutiOn: MeSdames W. f. Kellogg,
| w. j. Conway, Ell. S. Youker and
Mrs. Clark. A committee of five was
appointed to look up the proposition
made by the Elson Art company in
regard to an exhibit. 1t was voted
to levy tax of fifty cents per capita
on the members of the federation.
| Various lines of work were discussed
but nothing definite decided on, and
the meeting adjourned for two
weeks, SO on Monday afternoon, March
10. the Federation will meet at the
same place to hear the constitution
read and to decide definitely On some
plan Of work. 1t is hoped that there
will be good attendance to carry
out the work that has been begun.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-08
Criminals in Large Cities.

Every large city is the rendezvous
of a certain portion of the criminal
classes. For the police to plead ig-
norance on this count would be absurd
They are familiar with this class and
Grating them under any conditions the
town was made so uncomfortable they
would either be compelled to mend
their way or move on the spasmodic
crusades 80 frequently in evidence
would be nnecessary.-Detroit Free
FreSS.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-08

VIM. Gross has declined to stand as
a candidate for Mayor and nomination
papers are now being circulated for
w. Il. Wheelan. Mr.. Wheelan has
served the people of Grand Rapids
for two terms and is we'll known to
our citizens. He was born, raised and
educated here and is wholly a Grand
Rapids product. We cannot say
whether he will be elected or not
against George w. Paulus who is
already in the field. We feel that in
the election of either of these gentle
men the city of Grand Rapids will
have well qualified men to perform
the duties of Mayor
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-08
Notice of Judicial Election.
STATE OF WISCONSIN ! CO
Wnnn CnITNTy % ,

Notice is hereby given that at an election to
be held in the several towns, wards, villages and
election districts of the state of Wisconsin, on
the first Tuesday in April, A ID. 1906. being the
third day of said month, the following officers
are to be elected, wit:
JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT, as provided
for by chapter TO- laws of 1909
AT SUCH ELECTION, the question: of the ratif-
cation OF chapter 522. laws of 1905, An Act to
provide for the use of the pocket ballot and cOu.
pom voting system, and to amend section As
Statutes of 1898, will be submitted.
Said election shall be held and conducted.
votes canvassed and returns made in accordance
with law.
Given under my hand and official seal at the
Court House in the City of Grand Rapids, Wood
County, Wisconsin, this ninth day of March, A
D. 1906.
GEO, w. DAVIS,
County Clerk Of Wood County, Wisconsin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-08
The Pork Question.

Because Of the meat famine various
German newspapers are suggesting
that the cities raise swine to supply
the demand for pork at reasonable
prices. The municipal ownership idea
has not yet progressed thus far in
America, but observing persons must
have remarked that the typical city
father, as represented by the cartoon
lists, bears close resemblance to .
prize rorker. The Germans propose 10
have their pig. ranches In the suburbs,
and not In the city hRll-youtA Com
pan1ou,