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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-25
RURAL CARRIERS
MET MONDAY
Wood and Marathon County
Rural Carriers Met at the
CITY Hall in This City.

The Rural Mail Carriers Associa
ton for Wood and Marathon counties
met in the city hall in this city on
Monday, Washington's birthday in
annual session and the following per
sons were present.
Messrs. George Hayward, B. ].
Landel, of Spencer; Geo. A Gardner.
of Arpin; John Timer and Leo Fab
renbach, of Marshfield; Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. r. Barker, of Abbotsford; Frank
H. Taylor, of Nekoosa and Messrs.
Andrew Karseboom, Rhinhoid Timm
and n. H. Robinson, of Grand Rapids
They met at ten O'Clock and trans
acted the regular business before
them after which they elected the
following officers for the ensuing
year.
President, John Timer, of Marsh
field.
Vice-President, RhinhoId Timm, OF
Grand Rapids.
Secretary and Treasurer, N. H.
Robinson, of Grand Rapids.
The following persons were elec-
ted as delegates and alternates to
attend the State Convention which
will convene at Manitowoc on May
31st.. Delegates-B. J. Landel, OF
Spencer, John Ulmer and Leo Fab
renbach of Marshfield A1ternates-
Geo. A. Gardner of Arpin, Geo. Hay
ward OF Spencer, and Geo. R. Par
ker of Abbotsford.
At the close of the session all mem
bers took their dinners in a body
at the Anderson House, after which
Postmaster Mcdonald shovel them
the sights of the city. They visited
the paper mills, furniture factories,
etc. A good time is reported by all
those who were present.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-25
A WASHINGTON PARTY

Monday eve. the ladies and guests
of the Historical and Literary Society
were taken back to the days of
George and Martha Washington, at
the home of Mrs. Frank Garrison.
For this occasion the home was ar
tisticaIly decorated with bunting and
flags, and a portrait of the Father
of Our Country.
The members and guests came
gowned as colonial DANES and two
George Washingtons favored the COM
pany with their august presence.
Progressive Whist was played until
about ten O'Clock and Mrs. C. z.
Boles was awarded first favor, beau
tiful silver teaspoon, and Mrs. Nellie
Quinn the second f"vor, carrying off
the hatchet.
Elegant refreshments were served
and these too embraced features rem
iniscent of Washington days.
/ The evening was a most delight
full one and the guests were fervent
in their praises for the splendid
time afforded them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-25
MRS. GEO. R. GARDNER
WORTHY MATRON OF O. E. S

Mrs. George R. Gardner of this city,
Associate Grand Matron of the Order
Of Eastern Star of the state of Wis
cOnsin, was promoted TO the office of
Worthy Grand Matron of the Order
Of Eastern Star, for Wisconsin,, Thurs
day. Feb. 18th, at the Grand Lodge
session being held in Milwaukee.
This is the highest office iH the gift
Of the order in the state. Rainbow
Chapter No. 81, of which Mrs. Gard
ner is member in this city, feels
highly honored by this recognition of
one of its most highly respected and
devoted members We understand
that she was unanimC usly elected, and
the representative delegates from this
city were MeSdames Fl. S. Youker.
W. d. Blancher, H. G. McCann, and
Miss Mabel Gardner We join with
Mrs. Gardner'S many friends in con-
gratulations.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-25
COMPLIMENTS
OUR SCHOOLS

A correspondent in the educational
department of the New London Press
has the following to say of our
schools:
I'VE saw several new ideas in the
exhibit at Grand Rapids many of
which we shall plan to incorporate
into our own work. Space forbids a
detailed mention of them all but if
you come to our spring institute you
will see some of them worked out
and on exhibition. The visit to the
Grand Rapids meeting inspired US all
with desire for a building for the
county normal When we saw what
Wood county had provided for its
county normal in the way of quarters
for the school and material equipment
for the work we were filled if not
with envy, at least with emulation.
We realized to what an extent the
material equipment affected the sue
cess of the school and the attitude
pie at large and we felt the need
more than ever before. We realized
that the county normal could never
fill full it's place in the scheme
of things until it was suffic-
iently respected to be housed in its
own quarters Waupaca county is
able and we believe should be will
ing to erect a suitable building to
house an enterprise which under the
conditions has already dem
onstrated its value and which under
more favorable conditions could great
ly increase its effectiveness and be-
come a real power in the county for
its rural schools. Is it not
time to give this matter serious
thought"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-25
DOUBLE RATES
ARE CHARGED
Short Paid Letters to Foreign
Countries a Source of Much
ANNOYANCE.

A matter that is causing the OIL
cials of most postoffices considerable
trouble and incidentally bewildering
the patrons of Uncle Sam is the for
eign regulation regarding short paid
letters.
Complaints have been received
from the postal authorities of Great
Britain and Sweden and other con-
tinental countries that large pro-
portion of the mail received from this
country is underpaid and necessitates
in many instances the return of the
missive to the sender.
1t is not generally known that in
European countries double postage
is charged on short paid packets and
in many instances payment is refused
and the letter returned to this coun-
try. In most cases the cause is a
misunderstanding of the cost of the
postage Domestic letters are dis
patched under a one-ounce principle
while the regulations of foreign
countries almost without exception
are confined to a half-ounce letter.
Therefore a letter that weighs over
a half-ounce must have stamps to the
value of 10 cents attached to it, other
wise the addressee will be compelled
to pay twenty cents upon receipt of
the letter or return the same.
The official communication to the
p0stoffices read as follows
"As double the amount of def
cient postage is required to be collect
ed upon the delivery of short paid
letters, the addresses of such let
ters frequently refuse to receive
them and the letters are returned to
this country as unbelievable, to the
annoyance of the postal officials as
well as of the sender of the letters.
1t is presumed that many cases OF
short payment may be attributed to
the fact that the unit of weight for
the letter weight postage in our do
mestic mails is an ounce, while in
international mails it is only half
an ounce. Postmasters are request
ed therefore, to give as much public
ity as possible to the circumstances
that the postage rate for letters for
foreign countries is five cents for
each half ounce or fraction thereof,
and that if postage upon letters is
rate not prepaid in full at that rate
doublef the deficiency must be paid
by the addresses or the letters are
not delivered
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-25
WASHINGTON EXCELSIOR &
MFG. co. ELECT OFFICERS

At meeting held in their offices
recently, the Washington Excelsior
& Manufacturing Co., elected the fol
lowing officers for the year 1909:
Theo. A. Lipke, president; H. Stutta-
ford of Seattle, vice-president; D. c..
Campbell, treasurer and J. L. Tay-
lOr secretary.
The company has had some very
choice offers made by an eastern
wholesaler to buy all the box mater
ial they can produce, to be converted
into egg cases, but it requires dry
wood to begin with, and by an
other year the company expects to
be in shape to take advantage of just
such flattering orders as have been
rendered them and no doubt the
plant will keep on growing until such
time as it will be able to taKx 1are
of all demands for their product
The Edmonds Washington Tribune.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-25
MATT SCHLIG'S HEARING
SLIGHTLY IMPROVING

Matt Schlig, an employee of the
Centralia Hardware Co., has had the
misfortune to lose his hearing re-
Gently in a manner for which he can
in no wise account. Mr.. Schlig
awoke Monday morning to the fact
that he was perfectly deaf, his sense
of hearing having left him entirely
during the night.
Matt has placed himself in the care
of DR.. Melvin Ruckle a specialist in
this class of ailments, and at present
is reported to be slightly improving.
We trust that Mr.! Schlig's loss Of
this sense is but temporary. and that
his recovery will be complete.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-25
ROY STRlNGER AGAIN
ATTEMPTS TO GAIN LIBERTY

Roy Stringer made another attempt
to gain his liberty last week but his
plans were frustrated by being dis
covered by the sheriff, just at the
right moment. Everyone supposed
that StriDger would be perfectly
secure when placed in the new jail
but he Immediately went TO work to
show the people that this was not
so. With case knife and a chair leg
he made hole in the solid brick
wall in the southeast corner of the
Jail removing a sufficient number
of brick so that with about ten
minutes more work he could have
crawled out. He had intended to 90
Friday evening but Sheriff Emigh
remained in his Office all that evening
so that Mr.. Stringer could not very
well make any disturbance without
being detected. About nine O'Clock
Mr.. Stringer was locked into his cell
for the night which put an end to his
possible chance FOR escape that night.
In order to protect himself from being
discovered Mr.. Stringer hung q
bed blanket and his oyercoat over
that portion of the wall where he dug
the hole. The place was discovered
by Mr.. Emigh early Saturday morn
ing and since then he has kept his
prisoner in one Of the cells.-Wau-
shara Argus
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-25
A NOVEL IN
SURANCE PLAN
Automobiles to Carry lnsur-
ance for Beneficeries of
Those They MAY Kill.

A bill has been introduced into the
New York assembly which proposes
TO make automobile drivers and own
erS carry insurance for the beneficial
ries of those whom they may kill, or
for the benefits of those whom they
may fnjure or whose property they
may destroy or damage. The bill
provides in detail that all drivers and
owners of automobiles must carry in
.surance to the amount of $4,000,
available as compensation for damage
TO property or TO persons caused by
the operation of the machine and not
including its occupants. Hired
chautfeu-S are to be insured for 500 TO
idemnify the owners against damage.
There is nothing so illogical in this
propositions; unless it might be argued
that the reckless automobile man
would consider compliance with such
a law as a license TO drive the harder
so long as the insurance company was
bound to pay the bill. Naturally,
accident insurance Of this character
would command but light premium,
and the man whose financial cou-
ditiOn would permit him ownership
of an automobile should hardly COM
plain about the slight additional ex-
pense on this account.
Giving the matter serious thought;
assuming that the automobiist in
interest is the careful man, who
avoids accidents as far as he may,
yet accident is liable to occur: and to
that man insurance means settlement
without the intervention Of courts
and employment Of lawyers that
should be preferable to any other
The advantage 10 the injured party is
also apparent. His chances for re-
ceiviEg idemnlty for damage would
be improved, as the automobilist
would have no reason to avoid settle
ment.
This is novelty in insurance, but
hardly more novel than tha1 against
burglary bad debts and insanity, all
of which are iD vogue. If anything so
reasonable as this can be done to euro
the devastatic spirit of the automo-
bilist, the spread of the business will
be hailed with satisfaction
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-25
EDWARD SHEPPARD I'M JAIL
FOR STEALING BLANKETS

E. A. Weeks, travelling salesman for
the Wood County Granite and Marble
Works in this city, while in NekooSa
on Thursday had his horse blankets
stolen iiOm him while his team were
in the Herrick House barn. Edward
Sheppard of Big Flats had been in
the barn last and he was suSpicioned.
Mike Mason was sent down to arrest
him and while there found the blankets
upon his horses. He was arrested
and appeared before Justice Helke
before whom he plead guilty to the
theft and was tined $50 and costs
in all to S4l47. On fail
ure TO pay his tue he was committees
TO County Jail until such time as he
could. His fine was paid Saturday
and he was released by Sheriff Griffin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-25
WILL LAY
$4,000 TIES
Valley Division to Replace Old
Ties With New Treated With
CreOSOte.

The Chicago, Milwaukee-Puget
Sound railway company has sent
so, 600 ties to the company'S creosoting
plants. which will be used this sum-
mer for replacing ties in this division,
which have become impaired. The
company started to creosote ties last
spring, before which time, they were
used in their regular condition. The
creosoted ties will outwear the others
by several years. No important
building on this division has as yet
been considered although it is prob
able that the company will extend a
spur to the Marathon Paper Mills site
this spring at Rothschlds.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-25
H. L. Gardner.
Signed, G. F. Snyder,
w. E. SwitZer,
WATER TAX NOTICED

All bills for water rental are now
due and payable at the office of the
City Treasurer at Sam Church S
drug store.
Everybody is kindly requested to
pay before March /, 1909. 10 per
cent penalty will be added after Feb.
2Sth to all unpaid bills. Water viii
be shut off without notice where
water rentals remain unpaid after
Feb. %, 1909, and will not be turned
on again until all arrearages are paid
together with the sum of $100 for
turning on and off. The above rules
are prescribed by law and will be
strictly enforced.
Fred Piieffer,
Supt.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-25

One fact is set forth, and that is,
that primarily these schools are to
train teachers for country schools.
At the banquet Friday evening ex,
tended TO the visitors by the Train
ing School Board and faculty, Supt.
Morris welcomed the visitors to Woot
county and Dr. Frank Pomainville ex-
tended to them the keys of the city.
Various toasts were responded to
and a Jolly time is reported.
1t was voted that a committee be
appointed to draft a bill to be pre-
sented at this session of the Legis-
lature requiring counties that shall
hereafter make application for a
Training School to settle before such
application be granted the question
of location of the school and the
question of a permanent building for
the school. This would do away
with much trouble that arises in
many counties after the school is
located.
The visiting men inspected the
Witter Manual Training School build
ing and were astonished at the grow
tn of educational advantages in Crane
Rapids during the past seven years.
Friday night after the banquet Mr.. E.
p Arpin and M. Jackson conducted
them through the Consolidated Pow
er and Paper Company's plant.
Taking it all in all, the Associa-
ton expressed themselves as more
than pleased with their reception
and treatment here, and at the close
they adopted unanimously the fol
lowing resolution
Be 1t Resolved, that we, the Coun-
ty superintendent and Training
School Principals of Wisconsin, in
conference assembled hereby express
to the State Supt C. P. Cary, our
sincere thanks for calling this meet
ing which has been so profitable in
assisting us to better understand
our problems. We wish also to eX-
press our sincere thanks to the fac
ulty, pupils and Board of the Wood
County Training School for providing
so literally for our comforts and So
ciability, and the people of Grand
Rapids for their interest in our well
fare and pleasure as shown by the
High School faculty and the city and
paper mill officials.
H. L. Gardner.
Signed, G. F. Snyder,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-25
C. & N. w. EAST BOUND
PASSENGER DETAINED

A derailed box car, that in some
manner had jumped
the track about a half mile from the
Chicago and Northwestern station
detained the south-bound passenger
for fully three quarters of an hour,
Monday afternoon. The derailed car
lay almost diagonally across the
tracks completely obstructing the
right of way.
Owing to the absence of a wreck
ing train it took some time and a
lot of hard work for the train crew
to replace the car upon the rails.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-25
RURAL SCHOOLS
THEIR THEME

The standard of the country school
teaching will be consistently raised
in Wisconsin. Probably no more
significant gathering of teachers in
Wisconsin was ever held than the
one held at the Training School build
ing Friday and Saturday.
Courses of study are being adjust
ed. Standards set for graduates are
being set, and the varied work of
the school is being better defined
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-25
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Council rooms. Feb. IS, 1909.

COunCll FOOInS, 6D. 10, 1JOJ
Council met pursuant to adjorun-
ment, Mayor Pomainville presiding.
Present: nt:-Aldermen Steib, Sampson.
Ellis, Briere, Gilmaster, Jackson, Ris-
tow, Rossier, and Lyon, 8. Absent
Aldermen A. D. Hill, Bamberg, Pan
ter, Roenius, Lukaseski, G. M. Hill,
and Payne, z.
The reading of the minutes of the
previous meeting was dispensed with.
The Committee, appointed to con-
fer with the Committee from the
Electric & Water Company relative
to the application for franchise to
said Company, reported that meetin
had been held and the franchise as ap-
piled for, gone over and compared
with the franchise as now held by
said Company. That the Committee
had decided 10 recommend the grant
ing of the franchise, as applied for,
but that since the meeting of the con
mittees some changes had been made
in the franchise and the committee
reported that they were not ready
to approve of the franchise as chang
ed. The Committee recommended
that the matter be referred to some
competent legal adviser for a report
on the same.
After considerable discussion by Nj
D. D. Conway, J. A. Gaynor and mem
bers of the Council the matter was
re-referred to the Committee, as pre-
viously appointed, with authority to
get proper legal advice or the mat
ter and to report back to the Coun,
Gil
On motion the Council Adjourned.
G. E. Boles, F. Pomainvllle,
Clerk. Mayor
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-25

If you would have safe yet certain
Cough Remedy in the home, try DR..
Shoop's-at least once. It is thor
oughly unlike any other Cough pre-
paration. Its taste will be entirely
new ia you-unless it is already your
favorite Cough Remedy No opium,
chloroform. or any supplying ingre-
dients are used. The tender leaves of
harmless, lung healing mountainous
shrub, give to DR.. Shoop's Cough
Remedy its wonderful curative proper
ties. 1t is truly a most certain and
trustworthy prescription. Sold by
" ood County Drug Go.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-25

Threatening feverishness with chill.
dren is quickly and safely calmed by
Preventics. These little Candy Cold
Cure Tablets should always be at
hand-fO promptneSS in all-import-
ant. Preventics contain no quinine,
nothing harsh or sickening. They are
indeed, "the stitch in time" Carried
i'm pocket or purse. Preventics are a
genuine safeguard against Colds. 25c.
Sold by Wood County Drug Co.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-25

Look for the Coupon now put in
each 25c package of DR., Shops
Health Coffee Imitation. clever
25c silvered "No-Drip" Coffee Strainer
offered on this Coupon. Besides you
get 80 large cups of DR.. Shoop's
''Health Coffee" for 25c. And the
coffee will certainly please you Sold
by all grocers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-25

room most pleasing and cheerful
aspect. Elaborate refreshments were
served at Barnes Candy Kitchen.
All who attended this party express
themselves as most highly pleased
with the evenings entertainment.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-25

For sALE-A new modern house
and two lots on corner Of Park and
Fourth ST. Inquire of F. A. Arms
dit per wifi
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-12
Burglars Busy at PIsttsmouth.

PLATTsMoUTH, Neb, Jan. u.-tspe-
ciaIl 80 Notwithstanding the fact that
the mercury registered 3 degrees below
zero during last night, burglars got busy
and succeeded in gaining admittance into
the grocery store OF H.. M. Soennichsen
the Journal office, the meat market OF
Kunsnan & Range. the general mer-
chandise store of e. A. Wurl and the
hardN are store Of Asemissen & Sons, all
on Main street and within a few blocks.
In each instance except one a glass was
broken in a rear window, the fastening
removed aud the window raised.
Money was taken from the cash regis
ters In each building, in sums ranging
from s. to 81. and only such other srti-
cles as could be easily carried were taken
away In the Journal office the draft
was turned on TO the base burner and the
coal shaken down, and the location OF
the chairs indicated that the intruders
enjoyed the situation for as long a time
as they desired. Thus far no clue has
Oeen learned as to who the perpetrators
Of the crime were.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-12

| first IN favor of one and then the other,
At the end Of the half the score was a tie,
- to 10. giving the game 10 Table Rock by
one point.
HUMBOLDT-The Richardson county
sheriff and county attorney have returned
from jefferson City, Mo, whittier they
went last week after John Van Hoozen, an
inmate of the penitentiary who IL wanted
for stealing a team belonging to Fred Mar
met OF this place a few years ago. Van
had just finished serving a sentence for 4
similar offense in Missouri and the Rich
ardson county officials thought they could
get him for trial here. However, the gov
ernor refused to give the man up, ae he is
wanted in another Missouri county Tor
forgery and horse stealing,
TECUMSEH - About thirty Johnson
| county persons took advantage Of the ex-
CuTsicn rates south and are now %sojouun
ing in Texas. Some are at Galveston,
others at Corpus Christi and other points.
Many Johnson county people have located
in the Lone Star state during the last year,
among the latest to 30 being w, &. Smith,
former postmaster at Cook, and his family
He has gone into the real estate business
at Victoria. T.. kendrick, for many years
a farmer near this city, has sold out and
will 20 to Texas this week. William
Fornefelt, the pioneer harnessmaker of Te-
cumseh, has sold his shop and residence
property to j. ]. Rash of Shelbina, Mo.
and will go to Texas, with his family, as
soon as he can get away.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-12
ALLEGED F0RGER is AMUSING
Admits Stealing Clothes from Cousin
and Attacks Relative Because
Apparel IL Not HiRh Grade.

Waving preliminary examination, Claude
Weimer Of Sadorus, H., was bound over
to the district court Monday morning on
the charge of forgery, the amount of his
alleged forgery being $3.50 He was ar
raigned some time ago in police court on
the charge of petit larceny and admitted
taking some clothes from a man whom he
says is his cousin. However, that case was
dropped whendropped when the forgery
case was found against him. While the
other case was being heard in police court,
Weimer caused considerable amusement by
saying that his cousin was a cheap guy"
and the clothes stolen from him by welmer
were rotten"