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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-09-05
WAS In THE BEAUMONT
At The Time OF the Big Fire in
Which One Life Was Lost.

Two Grand Rapids men, T. G.
Gilkey and William Carey, were il
the Beaumont hotel at Green Bay
when the fire occurred which drove the
hundred or more guests out of doors
in their night clothing.
Thursday Mr.. Gilkey told the RE-
PORTER representative the following
story:
II spent the evening with a
number of friends and did not retire
until about II O'Clock. About two
O'Clock | heard the voices Of many
people and it seemed that they were
excited. My partner raised his head
from his bed and remarked, 81 guess
there is fire." | then told him to
look out the window as his bed was
close to the same This he did and
we discovered that there was a fire.
We decided quickly, however, that we
would dress completely before Ventur-
ing out, because we figured that if we
had to jump, it would be easier to do
so dressed than undreSSed. We put
on all our clothing even to our ties,
and packed our cases, and then went
into the hall. This we found pretty
full of smoke and women dressed neg
lige. We discovered however, that
the halls were lined with policemen,
who in quiet and re-aSSuring
voices told the frightened people
to take their time and take it easy,
explaining as they did so that the fire
was in an adjoining building, Instead
of chaos. therefore, there was the best
of order and the building was emptied
without mishap.
THE night clerk, " added Mr.. Gilkey
sis entitled to great credit. AS soon
as he discovered the fire he rang the
automatic alarms, and then went
quietly and hurriedly to every room
to ascertain that they were empty.
| met him on the third floor and went
partly over the building with him.
After he was assured that no one re-
manned in the building he went to
the basement and sought in some
manner to get to the fireman who
was imprisoned in the fire room, and
who lost his life therein. All means
of escape were cut off, however, and
the efforts to reach him from the
outside were unaYailing."
1.-The loss to the hotel was reported
in the papers as being in the neigh
borhood of $4,000. This is far in ex-
cess of the real damage, however"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-09-05
SCHOOLS OPENED MONDAY
The Enrolment Appears Larger
Than Last Year.

Monday the public schools opened
for the year, with large enrolment.
Just the exact number of children
who entered can not be ascertained
at this writing, but from general ap-
pearances it would seem that the first
days enrolment was in excess of the
number recorded on the first day of
the last year.
The best part of Monday was
given over to the arranging of the
classes and the assignment of the
work, and by Tuesday morning there
was settling down to business
which will hereafter be uninterrupted
until next vacation.
The teachers are in charge of work
in the various classes and buildings as
follows:
High School
Charles w. Schwede, Physics and Mathe-
matics.
William G. Knoelk, History.
Theodore Fl. Smith, Manual Training.
MARY DIdndIy, Idllu ana O6THd1.
Florence Warner, Botany and Physica
Geography.
Blanche Riggs, English.
Elernore Ketzel, English and Elocution.
Estella NJ. Asher, Commercial Work.
Herman Kell, Eight Grade and Athletics.
Lillian Gaskell, Eighth Grade.
Estella NJ. Haley, Drawing and Industrial
Work
Laura Reeves, Music and Sewing.
Howe Building.
Metallic Boucher, Principal seventh grade.
Mary Gorgen, Sixth grade and Seventh
grade.
Gertrude Hohler, Sixth grade.
Eva Jasperson, Fifth grade.
Laura Klewe, Fourth grade.
Grace French, Third grade.
Laura Johnson, Second grade.
Lincoln Building.
Celia Emmons, First grade.
Irving Building.
Almina Wise, Principal Fourth aud Fifth
grades.
Gwen owen, Second and Third grades.
Agnes Mccormick, First grade.
LOWeH DuiiulnS.
Lillian McDermid, Principal Seventh
grade
Sadie Davey, Fifth grade.
Anna Costello, Fourth grade.
Mayme Chapman. Second and Third
grades.
Celia Burr, First grade.
Emerson Building.
Ellen Doherty, Principal of Sixth grade.
Luella Taylor, Third grade.
Carolyn Briere, Second grade.
Bertha Drowozkey, First grade.
Garrison Building.
Maud Griffith.
Kindergarten,
Franklin Worthington.
Wanda Dudgeon.
Ruby Natwick.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-09-05

cyclonic storms should be anticipaed
about the southern coasts.
A reactionary storm period which
is central on the 10th, 2lst and 22d.
Many volcanic and seismic cOnvuIsiOnS
will alsa- be reported within forty
eight hour Of sunset on the 21tS.
The boreaI change will lie approx
mately b etween the 2lSt and 18th,
All the lake regions especially should
beware Of these storms.
A regular storm period covers the
closing week of September. 1t is CEN
tral in the 9th and eliminating days
fall on Friday the 9th TO Sunday
the 29Jh. This period will bring its
change 10 warmer. The chances are
that September will be disturbed, if
not phenomally stormy and out of
Joint. to the last. The astrOnOmic
outlook for this month strongly points
to such results.
Let every one who has a telescope
keep a daily watch over the sun spots.
See if they do not reach fearful pro-
portions from August to October.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-09-05
TOES GNAWED OFF BY RATS
John Altman. of Sherry, Found
Dead in Bed After Many Days.

District Attorney Andrews was
called to Sherry yesterday to investi-
gate the death of John Altman, an
aged man Of - years, who was found
dead in his be6 there Tuesday, by
newspaper agent who called at the
house. Unable to gain admittance he
looked into the window and saw the
old mans foot sticking out of bed.
Calling several of the neighbors they
broke into the house and found him,
lying in his bed, dead. His arms
were folded and his hands and feet.
which were partially exposed, had
been eaten by rats. The jury re-
turned verdict of death from ma
: lral causes. The deceased lived
entirely alone on little piece of land
which belonged to his son in Milwau-
kee, and had not been seen by any
one for several days. He had no
property, and save for a daughter
living in Stratford, his family had
moved entirely away from Sherry,
where he wds an old resident. Marsh
field News.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-09-05

John Smith, Jr., Severely In
jured Sunday Morning.

Sunday morning about 1:30 o'clock
while returning from party held at
the August Kurtz home, John Smith
Jr., met with very serious accident.
The road was very dark and as the
young man was walking along toward
home he was run into by horse and
buggy. The thill struck him in the
chest and knocked him down, and the
front wheel passed over his body and
head cutting a streak clear across his
face. The force of the blow in the
chest rendered him unconscious and
he was picked up by his companions
and taken to his home where phySi-
can was Immediately called. 1t was
several hours before he gained con-
seriousness and before it was known
whether or not he could recover.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-09-05
STORMS OF MUCH ENERGY
That is the Dope Mixed For
September by Hicks.

Irl r. Hicks says Of the weather
for the coming September in part as
follows:
A regular storm period covers the
first week in Septemb Der, being central
on the 4th, and storms OF much
energy will sweep progressively over
the country from the 4th to 7th. The
culimination will come on and touch
ing It'll.
A reactlonary storm period comes
close after the crisis of the first period.
1T is central on the 9Th. 10th, and th.
Heavy storms of rain, hail, wind and
thunder will move out Of the north
t, followed by change 10 cooler
with probable frostS.
regular storm period the 18th to
10Th, is one of great and almost Ger
tain severity. 1t is at the crisis OF the
autumnal equinox. Hurricanes and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-09-05
A Story That Will
Never Grow Old.

has all the elements of which other
plays only possess in degree.
scarcely known humanity that not
strength both and effect in this
de play and whal these fierce human passions closely
of story that forms drama that
unrvad regards powerful effect and deepest
pahos patho is the keynote struck by master hand
way that of millions of people since its first
production. doubtful story of pathetic interest has
this friendess girls
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-09-05
ASKED FOR A PARDON
Judge Gaynor Argues Against
Request for Fenner's Release.

Governor Dawson heard argu-
ments on applicat ions for the pardon
of three persons serving life sentences
in the state prison at Waupun for
murder. After hearing the argu-
ments he took the applications under
consideration and wifi probably not
reach a decision on any of them for
some days.
The first application heard was one
for the pardon of Marvin NJ. Fenner
who was sentenced on May 10, 1888,
for killing John L. Hesler near Grand
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-09-05

Stolen base, Thompson, Dulin, Web
ster, Mcconnell. Time 1:20. Umpire
Larmie. Attendance 1,OO0 Three
base hit Mcconnell 2, Two base hit
Summeryille.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-09-05
MISS KROMER'S WORK AT
TRACTS MUCH ATTENTION

That Miss Helen Kromer's special
line of work attracts attention among
abstracters and newspapers, we quote
the following taken from the Wausau
Herald:
Conspicuous among the delegates at
the abstracters convention, is Miss
Helen Kroner of the Taylor and
Scott Abstract company of Grand
Rapids, the first lady representative
of abstract companies ever in attend
ance at the meeting of the association.
Miss Kroner is as thoroughly posted
in the abstract business, however, as
any of the gentlemen.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-09-05

William Schultz, of Minneapolis,
who is an operator for private grain
firm. is spending few days in this
city visiting his mother, Mrs. Ella
Schultz. While Mr.. Schultz is a union
operator he is not out on the strike,
because of the fact that he is working
for private firm, but owing to the
fact that so many offices are closed on
account of the striking operators, his
office is unable to do any telegraphic
business. Mr.. Schultz is of the
opinion that the strikers have just
cause for their walk-out and will win.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-09-05

Misses Rister and KeySer, of Neenah,
are visiting the J. j. Henderson
family, $50 Fremont street.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-09-05

Chas. Ward has moved his family to
Oshkosh where they will make their
future home.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-09-05

Budd Davis and wife, of 546 Seventh
avenue north, are visiting at Veedum,
Wis.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-09-05

Remember we have the largest and
finest Furniture store iniWood County
and we make it easy for you to buy
Furniture and Carpets, for we sell on
the installment plan if desired. Just
a small payment down the balance on
monthly or weekly payments. j. R.
Ragan. Spafford s. Cole Building,
East Side.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-09-05
MARKED TURTLE WAS
APET EIGHTEEN YEARS AGO

The large turtle recently captured
by John Felter on the Little Eau
Pieine river, mention of which was
made in last weeks Times, has been
identified as an old pet of A. E. Bee
bee of Mcmillan. Mr.. Beebee located
at Mcmillan some eighteen years ago
and shortly after his arrival he picked
up good sized turtle and carved his
initials on its back. He placed the
turtle in a barrel Of water and it be-
came quite a pet about the place for
several months when it disappeared,
and nothing was heard of it until Mr..
Beebee read an account in the Times
of its capture. The turtle when
killed weighed over forty pounds and
it has carried the initials of Mr.. Bee
bee on its back for almost eighteen
years. s.-Marshfield Times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-09-05

ASTHE YEARS GO BY AND "THE TWO ORPHANS' PLAYS TO
LARGE AND INTERESTED AUDIENCES SEASON AFTER SEASON,

while other plays, good strong
plays, too, are born and die in a
short time, the question is often
asked, why "THE TWO OR
PHANS' has outlived thousands
of other nlaYs2 In a word Ile
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-26
IRON TRADE IS NOT
 SHOWING ACTIVITY
NEW ORDERS ARE NOT AS HEAVY AS THEY SHOULD BE AND PRICES ARE SOMEWHAT LOWER IN SOME LINES.

Cleveland O.. September 25.-(Special1 The Iron Trade Review tomorrow will say:
 Strong competition in finished lines, ae- tompanied by the decreasing number af new orders, is resulting in lower prices in some products, and evidence seems to be accommodating that the great activity of mi.is during the past year will not be rnifcrmally continued throughout the wintera While prices of southern pig iron are being maintained by corporation of thc leading interests, desirable business almost invariably brings lower quota tions in northern markets.
 Eastern manufacturers of pig iron Wllo have recently been comparing notes, find that their furnaces are well supplied with orGers, and that practically no stocks are in hand. In most places new buying has been very light. and there is very little interest in next years delivery. Many furnaces are showing considerable firm ness and will doubtless cease operation rather than maye heavy concessions. Bes- semer iron is scarce and basis is firmer. Crude steel is being delivered more free 1y and the situation is relieved with quotations reduced about 30 cents ton.
 Premiums on plates have almost disap- peared. except on small orders, and com petition in sheets is lively with some price concessions being made. New bust- ness in tin plate is unsatisfactory. and several plants have been closed. There Is considerable irregularity in iron pipe prices, and heavier discounts are being allowed by some interests. Nominal prices on nuts and bolts are not being adhered to regularly, and manufacturers are mak- ing an effort to re-establsh prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-26
TRAINS COLLIDE
 WHILE IN TUNNEL Red Signal At the Entrance is
 Overlooked TWENTY PERSONS INJURED
 ------ Names of Sufferers In the Wreck Are Not Yet Learned Except That of One St. Louis Man, Who
 Is Injured
TWENTY PERSONS INJURED

Paris September 25.-The rear coach of the section of the special train carrying 150 first class passengers from Paris to Cherbourg to embark on the White Star liner, Adriatie, to New ork, was tele scoped today by the regular Rouen ex- press at the mouth of the Breval tunnel. just beyond Nantes.
 Strangely no one was killed. and ac- cording to the latest information no one was seriously injured. All the passengers in the last coach, however were badly shaken up and several were injured.
 A man sustained a fractured leg, and woman, it is feared suffered internal injuries. All the injured American pas sengers. with the exception of one, con tinued on their way to Cherbourg. The collision was due to the crew of the special failing to place either lights or torpedoes on the track behind the train, as required by the regulation when q train halts in tunnel
 The Rouen train, which carried only French passengers, left the track and nineteen persons were injured, one fla tally.
 The train with the Adriatic's passeng CTS left Paris in two sections. The first, |, containing the second-class baggage, stopped just beyond the Breval tunnel. owing to an accident to the locomotive. The second section. containing the first class passengers, was stopped by a signal when in the middle of the tunnel. The regular train for Rouen followed the sec ond section of the passenger train for Cherbourg, and although there was a red signal up at the entrance of the tunnel. it only reduced it's speed and entered while going at the rate of twenty-five miles an hour. The collision followed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-26
Samuel GompeTs Opens Cam- paIgn Against Secretary and
 His Aspirations
SAYS TAFT IS CASTING A SOP ID CAPITALISTS
Injunction Policies of Secretary Con- demned-Minister Wu Not Accept able to the Government as
 Chna's Representative.

Washington September 25.-(Special )- Organized labor, as represented by Sam uel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, today formally open- ed the campaign against the nomination of Secretary of War Taft. From this time on there will be no let up on the secretary and the official organ of the federation will, at every issue, have ar tlcli IS acquainting the laboring man of the secretarys labor record
 MT. Gompers' editorial today is headed, Taft, the Injunction Standard Bearer" In part, he says:
 Secretary Tafts contentious with ref erence to what he terms the boycott, would. if carried to it's logical result, lead to the dispersion and foreible break ine up by court orders of every assem- b,a e of working men, however inno- cent or lawful their purpose, and to the notification of all their agreements. The fact of the matter is that Secretary Taft as presidential aspirant, is afraid he nay have ruffled feather here and there in the plume of capitalstic power
 His parting words are to console cor porate influence and the money power for any uneasiness as to his position. He substantially assures them that if they will but give him their support he will ham over to the tender mercies of the worst elements of the captalstic class the working men of the United States, bound hand and foot snacled by injui1c- tons for which he will stand"
 It is very doubtful if the administra- ton will consent to the reappointment of Minister Wu. The state department is very much opposed to his again com ing here. On the other hand the general public would welcome him with open arms The public, of course, only sees tho humorous side, and fairly reveled in the bright things Wu wouG daily get off on important diplomatic matters.
 Wu was always good for an interview on any subject and was a veritaole gold mine for the newspapers, Lord Paunce- fort, probably the most distinguished dip- lomat sent from abroad in recent years, did not get during his term of office, one-terth the advertising coming to the Chinese minister. W. s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-26
IS FAVORABLE ID
 SPECIAL SESSION Major W. H. Long Says Rail- roads Should Obey Law PROHIBITION IS GAINING Indications Point to Morgan County Dry and Major Long Says Anti.
 Liquor Sentiment Is
 State Wide.
PROHIBITION IS GAINING

Montgomery. September 25.--(Special)-- Maj. w. H. Long. representative in the house from Morgan county. and a bus- ness man of Decatur, who has been in the city, said that if a special session of the legislature is called he will be on hand. He did not care to discuss whether or not he was for a session in November. but did say that he believed that all corpora tons should be made to observe the laws of the state like individual citizens. He is willing to be a part in any movement that will be for the best interests of the people. "The railroads should be made to obey the laws just like other people" he said.
 Major Long thinks that his county will go for prohibition. In the race for the legislature the issue was dispensary or open saloon, mad he was against the dis pensary. Now. however, he is, as he was then, a friend to prohibition, believing it to be best for the people. The ou.- look is that the election will soon be called and carried overwhelmingly against the saloon, he says. Petitions are being signed and have names enough already 
 found that in all sections of the state the sentiment is strong against the saloon, and believes that it will be hard to head it off once it is set going.
 Gov B. B. Conner is very much of an admirer of Judge kenesaw Mountain Landis the man who fined the Standard Oil s29,0OO0O0. When seen for news to day. the executive handed out the fol- lowing dispatch from Hamilton, O.. which tells of a speech there:
 Judge K NJ. Landis of Chicago. who was born here, spoke today at the an- nual reunion of the Thirty-ffth Ohio reg iment, of which his father, Dr. Abram Landis. was surgeon. His brothers, Rep resentative Charles B. Landis of Indiana and Dr. John Landis of Cincinnati, were present.
 "An interesting episode was his meeting with Jerry A Boatman of Hamilton. who saved his fathers life after he was wounded by shell at Kennesaw noun tain.
 Tn his speech, Judge Landis said: It Is easy for a man to be a good civil officer today This talk about the courage re- duired is what Sherman called poppycock All a man has to do is to find out what is right and then do it. If every man in office would give 10 per cent of the loy- atty he has to finding out what is right, and the rest to simply doing it, he should realize Iincolps ideal of a government of the people, for the people and by the people,
 Auditor Brandon is sending out pension warrants, and as they are getting to the counties now will be ready for the oid soldiers by the first of the month. This will give the old pensioners their money soon and allow them also to profit by the help ere the winter montPs come along.
 Commissions for the police commission CTS of Birmingham were sent out by Seq retary of State Frank N. Julian this ait- ernoon. It was thought that the officers would not have to be commissioned, hut the attorney general held that they would
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-26
DEADLY BAcKWooDS FEUD.
One Man Is Dead and Another Is In
 the Hospital.

New Orleans. September 25.-When Julius Peterman, young lumberman, was brought to New Orleans and placed in a hospital here early today the story of a desperate revolver, rifle and shotgun battle several days ago in the back woods of southwest Mississippi was brought to light.
 Julius Peterman and his brother Charles were arrayed against David Move, Jr., and Thomas Mitchell, who was killed and Julius Peterman was seriously wounded. The trouble grew out of the Petermans charging Move with cursing in front of their home.