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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-06-06
FINDS BODY Is DISSECTED.
Result of Daughters Search fOE
Long Absent Father.

A peculiar case has come to light in
the visit of Mrs. William Gibbs of Ra-
cine to Still college. Des Moines, Iowa.
seeking the body of her father, F. S.
Cook, which was dissected by students.
Recently the family learned that Cook
died in Mason City. Iowa. Mrs. Gibbs
went in search of the body and found it
had been dissected. She is now seeking
the fortune which Cook left.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-06-06
ALLEGED FoRGER MISSING.
Fred c. Wells Charged with school
Fund Shortage of $4,000.

From the report of the committee en-
ployed TO check up the accounts of for
mer secretary of the school board of the
town of Iron River. Fred c. Wells, it
was found that his accounts were short
something over $1,000. obtained through
alleged forgery of school orders. a war
rant has been out for the arrest of Wells.
but all efforts TO locate him have proved
fruitlaSS
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-06-06
LedYina Receives Honor.

Lawrence Ledvina of Manitowoc. mem
Der of the Assembly and the youngest
attorney in the county, has been elected
chief justice, the highest office in the
gift of the society, by the national con-
vention of the Phi Alpha Delta, a law
fraternity of universities of the North
west States.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-06-06
PAINTS WHOLE TOWN GREEN.
Church Is Only Building in Brokaw
to Escape.

Wisconsin is going to have a real
green town. and Brokaw is the place. The
Wausau Paper Mills Company, which
owns practically the whole town, has
awarded a contract to William Laatsch
of Brokaw to give every house, barn and
other building in that place a coat of
green paint. The contract price is $1,000.
The new church will be the one building
in town which will stand out in cream
color of brick. Mr. Laatsch expects to
begin work soon and finish before July 1.
There are ffty-two dwelling houses there.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-06-06
Not Once Absent in 25 Years.

Lutherans throughout the county as
sembled at Hika TO celebrate the silver
jubilee of Rev. Philip Sprengling, pastor
of the church there. He came to Hika
in 1882 and has never missed a service
at the church.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-06-06
Milwaukee Is Chosen.

Milwaukee will be the next State con-
vention city of the Knights OF Columbus,
on the second Tuesday OF May, 1908. j.
F. Martin of Green Bay was reelected
State deputy; W. D. Mcclure, Baraboo,
reelected secretary; E. L. Kelley, Mani
towoc. advocate, and Edward Mills, Be
lott. warden, at the late session.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-06-06
DOG GUARDS DYING MASTER.
Stays with Paralyzed Man in Ditch
for Five Days.


John Olson Glen, a farmer. was found
dying in a ditch near Arimbelle. Sunday
night he fell while returning home and
wrenched his neck. This paralyzed all
his limbs and he was unable to use his
voice. His dog remained with him. When
another farmer came by the dogs banks
attracted him and Glen was rescued from
his perilous position. Exposure and old
age are certain to cause death, according
to physicians.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-06-06
AIIepe Discrimination.

Baumann Brothers, GAINESVILLE grocers,
have complained to the district attorney
that the Standard Oil Company has re-
fused to sell them any of their product
since the former have been handling the
products of another oil company. Suit
may be instituted.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-06-06
A Small Target

"He said he would blow his brains
ont if l refused him."
Did you accept him?"
"No, knew he wasn't good enough
shot to carry out his threat"-CleTe-
lsnd Plain Dealer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-06-06
MAKES MILLION IN WHEAT.
Edward C. Wall Gets on Right Side
of Market.

1t was reported that Edward C. Wall
of Milwaukee made $1OO0,0O0 the other
day in wheat. This may be an exag-
geration, but it is a fact that Mr.. Wall
made a good-sized fortune Mr.. Wall
has long been rated as a millionaire. He
retired some years ago from a grain COM
mission house in that city. He was a
candidate for the presidential nomination
on the Democratic ticket against Alton
B. Parker
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-06-06
Throws Self in Lake.

Mrs. Fred Luchterhand of Sheboygan
left her bed at an early hour the other
morning and committed suicide by drown
ing in Elkhart lake. She was 4S years
cd and had FIVE children.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-06-06

1t was not the heavens, but the cell
ing of the assembly hall which fell in
Russia the other day, few hours be
fore the Duma had assembled. The
accident was caused by loading the
rafters with too heavy ventilating ap-
paratus. The Duma itself is a good
ventilating machine for the Russian I'M
rest. Let us hope that it may be heavy
enough only to break down Russian
pression.-Youth's Companion.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-06-06
The Age of Limit.

Good dairy cows should not be ''Os-
lerized" until they are at least - years
old. and even after they have reached
that age some continue to produce q
large quantity Of milk. The produc-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-06-06
, Dog Killer at Work.

Some person has an evident desire to
kill every dog in Brentwood. For two
weeks there has been an animal found
dead every day.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-06-06
CHILD BRIDE ASKS $4,000.
Sues Parents of Boy for Alienation
of His Affection.

of His Affection.
Attorneys for Delvina De Marias
Ramm have filed notice of a $4,000
damage suit against the family of Don
aid Ramm of New London. Donald
Ramm, son of banker and politician,
eoped with Miss De Marias last Thanks
giving day. Each is II years old: The
father of the boy took him home a few
moments after the marriage and few
days ago secured an annulment. The suit
will be based on alleged alienation of
the husbands affections by his parents.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-06-06

The government is after the western
thieves who have stolen thousands of
acres Of valuable coal and mineral
lands by fraudulent entries, perjury
and bribery. Many of these lands We're
sold to the railroad coal companies at
less than So an acre, on which the coal
royalties along would amount to thou
saids. In most of these cases, the
thieves are the men who ride in pri-
vate cars and control great business
enterprises,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-06-06
Elnn DnY PrncIni III q d
State News in Brief.

Gov. Davidson has issued a proclama
ton designating June IA as Flag day.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-06-06

Stockholm has slot machines which
for a copper yield glass OF warm
milk.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-06-06
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The average farmer could add from
Is to % DER cent to his income from
yegetaE .es and fruit if he was not too
proud 70 deliver them to customers
direct
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-06-06

Do not wait until the potato vines
are covered with beetles before spray
ing paris green, but attend 10 the work
OF destruction on the first signs of the
appearance of beetles, so as TO avoid as
much damage to the plants as possible.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-06-06

A man who tried it, says that the
best device for keeping crows away
from the newly-planted corn is to tie
ears Of corn to poles placed at inter
walls around the field. For some rea-
son after they came and looked at the
poles, they went away and stayed
away
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-06-06

No plant will long survive if the
leaves are cut off, hence the way to de
stroy Canada thistles or other plants
that persist in growing is to keep them
cut down. AS fast as they appear
above the ground cut them, and, as
they will become weaker after each
cutting, there arrives a time when they
can no longer grow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-26

three miles below Syllacauga, yesterday, and appointed a number of deputies to as- sist In preserving the peace. The strike, 1t seems, is confined to the hands in the mill about twenty-five in number, who charged that a negro employed in the mill came to the place carrying a pistol. The bosses investigated the charge, but each man questioned denied seeing the pistol, but gave the name of some other mon who, he was informed, had seen 1t. When the next man would be asked about 1t, he also had not seen 1t, but gave an other name of a person who could testify from knowledge. No one was found who could state that he had seen the pistol. Naturally the operators informed the men that 1t was necessary to find a witness who could aver that he had seen the ne- gro with the gun, and on failure of this proof they declined to discharge the ne- gro. Thereupon twenty-five men employ ed in the mill quit work. The hands em- ployed upon other portions of the works have not quit. Negroes are employed at various heavy tasks about the plant. and heretofore no objection has been made by the white laborers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-26
BUSINESS SS REVIEW.
Progress of the Week Noted By the
 Industrial Index.

Columbus, Ga, June 25.-(Special.) )-The Georgia and Alabama Industrial Index will say tomorrow in its regular week ly issue:
 ''The organization by men of wealth of a company with capital stock of s1O00OO to develop an island off the Georgia coast by the building of wharves, hotels, light plants, water works system, streets and parks; plans to build a complete town of hall etc.. in a few weeks in an Ala bama section; definitely projected con- struction of various kinds in half a hum dred cities and towns of the two states and the awarding of large construction contracts in a score or more of others are striking evidences, contained in re- ports to The Index this week, of the unceaslng growth and upbuiding in these two great and attractive commonwealths of the Southland.
 "The development of suburban lands is another important feature. At Way cross, Ga., a tract of twenty-one acres has been purchased for $21 ,000 and will be divided into building lots. At Talladega, Ala, @-acre tract has been purchased for the same purpose Land companies have been organized at Eutaw, Ala, and at Quitman, Ga. At Montgomery, Ala, land in investment company has in- creased it's capital stock from s75.OOO to s250O00 to provide for enlarging the scope of its operations. And so, the list might be heightened by further enumeration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-26
Special Meeting of Council.

A special meeting of the city council was held this evening for the purpose Of awarding the contract for cement side walks. Those present were Mayor Lewis, Aldermen Ross, O'Gara Thomas, Long, Goodwin and Harless
 John Bigler x Co. were awarded the contract, as theirs was the lowest bid Bigler's bid was as follows: 122, 900 square yards of cement sidewalk at S2c per yard 5G0 square yards of cement alley crossing at S5c per square yard, 10000 lineal feet of curbing at 2Sc per lneal foot, 1000 lineal feet of 4-inch clay pipe drain at 15c per lineal foot.
 Cement driveways if wanted, could be put in at 7Oc per square yard.
 The Crockett Paving company Of Blr- mingham bid as follows: 122,0O0 square square yards of cement sidewalk at S9c per square yard, 300 square yards Of cement alley crossing at 9Sc per square yard, 100000 lineal feet of curbing at 3Sc per lineal foot, 1000 lineal feet of finch clay pipe drain at 14kac per lineal foot
 J efferson Contracting company Of Bir- mngham bid as follows: $l22OO square yards of cement sidewalk, at S3c per square yard 300 square yards of cement alley crossing, at sS cents per square yard; 10000 lneal feet of curbing at 33 cents per llneal foot; 1000 lineal feet Of four-nch clay pipe drain at cents per lineal foot; cement driveways, if wanted at S9 cents per square yard
 All bids were accompanied by a cer- ti1ed check for $500
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-26
Personal and General.

The many friends of Dr. and Mrs T. J. Springfield regret that the latter is still very i'll at their home on Avenue G.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry Keller have moved into their new residence on Avenue F.
 Mrs J. D. Brown of Frederick Okla. and formerly of this city, is visiting rela- tives here.
 Miss Gena Davis is visiting friends in Woodlawn this week.
 Steel City Lodge, Knights of Pythias. tonight elected the following officers for the ensuing year:
 A. B. Moss, chancellor commander.
 R. l.. Daniel, vice chancellor.
 w. R. Stewart prelate.
 w. R. Brocham, master of work
 P. w. Sellers, keeper of records and seals.
 S. N. Watson, master of finance.
 c. c. Johnson. master of exchequer.
 J. E. Walker. master at arms.
 Nelson Isbell. outer guard.
 J. H. Stewart. inner guard.
 R. L. Daniel, captain of team.
 A. R. Mays, lieutenant of team.
 These officers will be installed next Tuesday night.
 Ensley Lodge A F. and A. M, will hold a public installation of officers at the Ensley opera house Friday night the exercises beginning a S:15 o'clock. Grand Master Ben M. Jacobs of Birmingham will install the officers and Past Grand Master Cunningham will deliver an ad- dress. The programme will be inter- spersed with music.
 The Commercial club will hold it's regu- lar weekly meeting tomorrow night at the city hall. The members of the various committees are requested to arrive early so that preliminary matters may be dis posed of before the regular meeting Many matters of importance are to be discussed and full attendance Is urged.
 The Pastors Helper, an organization of the First Baptist church. gave an ice cream festival tonight on the lawn in front of the pastors residence. The oc- cason was a very enjoyable one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-26
MAY YET INSIST ON
 UNDERGROUND WIRES
Brigman to Raise Question in
 EnSIey Council
SALOON MATTER ALSO UP
The Rev. Hoyt M. Dobbs Breaches at the Methodist Church and pr. Me-
 Coy Will Occupy the Pulpit Tonlght-other News.

Ensley, June 25.-(Special At the next meeting of the City Council 1t is probable that Alderman Brigman, who was not present at the last meeting, will again raise the matter of having the telegraph and telephone wires on Nineteenth street and Avenue E placed underground before those thoroughfares are paved. It will be remembered that an ordinance was passed some time ago, probably at the time of passage of the ordinances for the paving of the streets mentioned, requir- nig the wires to be placed underground.
 At the meeting of the council last Thursday night this ordinance was re- pealed, and it seems that Alderman Brig man is not satisfied with this action and proposes to have 1t reconsidered if les effected that the cost of putting the wires underground is too great and is not justified by the amount of business, while those in favor of the ordinance maintain that this work must be done, some time in the future, If not now, and that the cost will never be less than at present.
 The next meeting of the city council promises to be an interesting one, though little more than a week off, it being also likely that the body will be asked to rescind it's action granting li- cense for saloon on Avenue E near Twentieth street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-26

Despite it all, however, and notwithstand- the fact that never before has there been such activity in construction lines in Geor- gia and Alabama the demand for resi- dences is unsatisfied and insstent.
 Tn industrial lines. The Index reports the following to be established:
 Forging plant which will have daily output of 50 to 60 car axles, Gadsden, Ala; foundry and machine shop to be en- larged and install machinery for manu- featuring gasoline engines, Demopolis, Ala; horse collar factory, Montezuma, Ga; grist mill, Miledgeville, Ga.; lum- Der plants, Quitman Ga, Lyons, Ga.. and Manistee Ala; $300000 company or ganized at Atlanta, Ga, with Massa- chusetts capital interested. to quarry mar ble and granite In north Georgia; packing plant, Macon, Ga., and zinc plant, which will establish eight furnaces, Huntsville. Ala. Coal lands near Jasper, Ala, are to be developed; bids for grading are asked upon a 20-mile section of railroad to be built between Andalusia, Ala, and Pen sacola Fla, and charter has been asked for railroad to be built between Pelham, Ga and Leary, Ga.
 Church is to be constructed at Griffin, Ga; city halls, Camilla, Ga, and Rome. Ga; hospital, Selma. Ala; hotels Atlanta, Ga, and Cordele, Ga; school buildings. Baxley, Ga, and Rutledge Ga, and theatre, Cullman, Ala.
 Among contract awards noted are: $95 5,O00 Y M c. A. building. Americus. Ga; sS0,OO0 business building, Albany, Ga; col lege dormitory. Sparta, Ga; court house and jail enlargements, Fairburn. Ga, and $21, 800 business buildings, Parrott, Ga. An Anniston, Ala. contractor has been awarded $75,000 contract for grading at Cincinnati, O.
 -Four new banks two municipal bond issues and twelve new corporations with total minimum capital stock of s47S,0 are reported"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-26
MISS KELLER TO WE'D.
Is a Sister of the Noted Miss Helen
 Keller.

Florence, June 24-(Special) )-Friends of Helen Keller, the wonderful deaf dumb and blind girl. whose achievements have astonished the world, will be interested in the approaching marriage of her sis ter Miss Mildred Keller and MT. Laban Warren Tyson of Montgomery, which will occur in the First Presbyterian church in this city, Wednesday evening, July IT.
 Miss Keller is a charming girl, endowed with much beauty and magnetism and the gracious manner of the typical south ern girl. She graduated from the State Normal college in this city three years ago and in the following fall accepted q position to teach in the city schools of Montgomery, which position she held until she resigned, to become the bride of MT. Tyson.
 Miss Mildred has always been the ob- jec. of the greatest devotion on the part of her celebrated sister, Helen, who will make the trip from her far off Massa- chusetts home to be present at the nup- tals.
 MT. Tyson is a member of a distn- guished Alabama family. He is a cousin of Chief Justice John R. Tyson of the Alabama supreme court, and Is leader among the social set of the Alabama cap ital. He is an amateur athlete of some prominence having competed in a number of southern golf and tennis tournaments. He is cashier of the New Farley National bank Of Montgomery.
 There will be a large number of at tendants at the wedding which, owing to the prominence of the young couple will be an event of great importance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-26
Storm at Decatur,

Decatur, June 25.-(Special)-A severe wind storm last night blew down the smoke stack at the Decatur Ice com pany's plant on the river front. An em- ploye of the plant came very near be- ing caught under the stack A number of shade trees were blown down and the telephone and telegraph wires were se- riously damaged in some localities.
 Reports this morning from various sec- tions of the county say that considerable damage was done. At Pricevlle good deal of damage was done to the growing crops by the heavy rain.
 At Oakville, In Lawrence county, the heavy wind blew down a number of small cabins, but no one was killed or injured so far as known.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-26
Dobbs at Methodist Church.

The Rev. Hoyt M. Dobbs, pastor of the Five Points Methodist church preached an eloquent and impressive sermon on the subject of Imperialism In Missions" tonight at the Methodist church. A large congregation gave close attention to the minister's masterly discourse.
 Tomorrow night, the Rev. J. H. Mccoy, president of Birmingham (Owenton) col lege, one of the most fluent speakers of the Methodist church, will deliver an address on some subject akin to mis- sion work. He will no doubt be heard by a large congregation.
 The Rev. L. F. Whitten, who arranged the series of mission meetings for the week. stated this afternoon that he was greatly pleased with the interest being manifested by the people of Ensley in mission work and expressed himself as being much gratifed over the success of the plan adopted to stir up their latent enthusiasm. The meetings will continue during the week and there will be a diff ferent speaker every night. Everybody is cordially invited to be present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-26
Report on Depot Question.

The committee appointed by the Board of Trade at a meeting held yesterday aft ernoon, consisting of w. H. Dennis, Dr. E. P. Lacy and Dr. J. c. Curry to go to Birmingham and take the matter Of moving the freight and passenger depot from it's present site on Twentieth street down to Thirteenth avenue, up with Mir Richie of the Southern, reported the out come of their visit this evening. MT. Richie was not in the city, but the mat ter was taken up with several Of the other officials of t..e road. They stated to the committee that they did not con- template moving the freight department, bu. were figuring on a move Tor the passenger depot. The committee explain ed to them the inconvenience that Besse- mer would be put to if this were done, and trey agreed to make trip out to Bessemer tomorrow and take the matter up further
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-26

Oracle Hill in song and dance 8 to il, at Stones.