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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-06-03
DECORATION DAY
WELL OBSERVED
Tie Usual Services at Cemetery
and Opera House Took Place.
Large Attendance in Spite of
Threatening Weather.

Monday, May 31st, was recognized
in most all cities as Decoration Day.
In this city the early morning was
foggy and cleared off about 500
O'Clock, but the balance of the day
remained cloudy and threatened rain
all day long, but none fell. The day
was therefore a pleasant one and
cool for those who marched to the
cemetery. Members of the Wooo
County Post No. %, G. A. R. and
members of the Women's Relief
Corps, city band, civic societies and
citizens in carriages and on foot, as
sembled at the G. A. R. hall at
$3.50 and were organized in a line
of march headed by the band, and
under the command of M. S. Pratt.
At 1000 o'clock they proceeded to
Forest Hill Cemetery where the Dec
Grafton and floral services were held
over the grave of their late conrad,
Vine Wales. Music by the city band,
was furnished at the grave and fol
lowed by the ritual exercises of the
Post and then the decoration of tie
graves took place. A large concourse
of people were present to witness
the ceremony.
In the afternoon everybody was
cordially invited to meet at the Post
rooms at 300 O'Clock and was escort
ed to the opera house by the city
juvenile band. At the opera house
the following program was rendered
at 2:30 o'clock sharp:
Music-Juvenile Band.
Opening Prayer-Post Chaplain.
G. A. R. Ritual Exercises-Post
No. %.
Music-Quartette.
Adjutant.
Oration-Rev. Richard Evans
Music-Quartette.
Recitation-Miss Mary Jones.
Music-Juvenile Band.
"America"-Chorus by Audience.
Benediction-Chapla
Days Opera House was crowded
with an appreciative audience who
were anxious to hear the public Dec-
Grafton Day program rendered. The
program was carried out as adver-
tise1 and the singing, reading and
Grafton were excellently rendered, in.
teresting and pleasing. Rev. Richard
Evans selected for his subject, this
topic: -"History of the War; His
talk was very interesting and instruc-
tive and he brought out the principle
events of the Civil war and commend
ed the gallantry of officers on both
sides and pointed out many valuable
lessons that should be drawn from
this conflict. He sustained his for,
mer excellent reputation as a plat
form orator and everybody present
commended the address as one OF
the best ever delivered in this city
on Decoration Day. All the other ex-
ercises of the afternoon were in keep
ing with the excellent grafton de.
livered by Rev. Evans.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-06-03
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES
MET HERE TUESDAY

The Executive Committee of Hue
district No. Il I. o. G. T. held a
meeting Tuesday at Forester's
hall to arrange for the semi-annual
meeting of the district lodge. 1t
was arranged to hold the meeting at
Waupaca during the Grand Lodge ses
sion in August. Those in attendance
were James Hurd of Richfield, Mar
tin Ehrhardt of Marshfield and Mrs.
Jennie Gilkie, A D. Hill and A. l..
Putnam of tbs City.
Supt. Robt. Morris and wife of Ar
pin visited friends in this city Thurs
day and Friday.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-06-03
Heart Strength

Heart Strength. or Heart Weakness, means Nerve
Strength. or Nerve Weakness-nothing more Pos
itively, not one weak heart in hundred is, in it
self actually diseased. 1t is almost always a
hidden tiny little that really is all at fault
simply needs, and must n;Se. more power, more
stability, more controlling. more governing
strength. Without that the Heart must continue
TO fail, and the stomach and kidneys also have
these same controlling nerves.
This clearly explains why. medicine, DR..
Shops Restorative has in the past done much
for weak and ailing Hearts Dr.. Shoop first sought
the cause of all this painful, palpitatng suffocat-
ing heart distress. DR.. Shops Restora tive-this
popular prescription-is alone directed to these
weak and wasting nerve centers. 1t builds;
it strengthens; it offers real, genuine heart help
If you would have strong Hearts, strong di-
them as needed. with
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-06-03

The Woman's Relief Corps make it
their regular annual duty to con-
tribute $1,000 to the cemetery As
scciation to look after and care for
II soldiers graves, who have no rel
atives here to look after the Gene
tary lots in which they are buried.
This is commendable on their part
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-06-03
THE MOUSE TRAP

On account of the rain and threat
ening condition of the weather Mon
day evening, the attendance at the
Lincoln School was not as large
as it would have been had it been
clear. With this exception the en-
tertainment was an excellent one
and reflects great credit ON those
who had a part in its rendition. Es
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-06-03

Katherine Steele and Bessie Ridgman
rendered a vocal solo that was rec
ognized as the gem of the evening.
The play, "The Mouse Trap" was
fine considering that it was an anna
teur production. The only regret is,
the financial outcome was not as
favorable as it should have been for
all the preparation that had been
made.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-06-03

On motion, the report of the Jul
dietary Committee was adopted and
the Clerk instructed 20 draw orders
for the several amounts.
FUNERAL EXPENSES OF THE
BODY OF ALBERT SPRAGUE.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-06-03
State of Wisconsin
Wood County
To the County Board of Wood Coun-

Z
ty, Wisconsin,:
/ hereby certify that the amounts
above stated are due to the persons
therein named and that the same
were actually and necessarily needed
and used in good faith.
Fred K. Becker,
Justice of the Peace.
commended that the above bill be
disallowed on the grounds that the
same was not presented as required
by law.
Mr.. Lynch moved to allow the
claims of the above persons. Carried
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-06-03
What for

All of which is respectfully sub
mitted,
E. D. Ayers, Chm.
Aug. C. Bartels,
Henry Forbes,
John Rothenberger,
]. P. Esser,
Committee.
Mr.. Hooper moved that that part
of the report of the Roads and
Bridges Committee recommending
County Aid for claying road in the
Town of Rudolph be allowed. Carried.
Mr.. Forbes moved that the
recommendations of the COMMITTEE
on Roads and Bridges be accepted
with the exception of the bridge be-
tween the Town Of Richfield and
the Town of Rock.
Motion carried, supervisors from
Cities and Villages not voting on
this question.
TO THE COUNTY BOARD OF sU-
PERVISORS:
We the undersigned Committee on
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-06-03

for $500 per day for each necessary
assistant, and the sheriff shall be re-
quired to execute as many such COM
mitments at the same time as can
be reasonbly done to entitle him
to the pay here provided.
On motion Resolution No. 8 was
adopted with the Per Diem as
recommended by the Joint Com
mittee.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
GENERAL CLAIMS.
TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF WOOD CUNTY, WISCONSIN:
Gentlemen:-lo our Committee on
General Claims, to whom was re-
ferred the following entitled claims,
would respectfully report that we
have had the same under considera-
ton and after careful examination
OF all items contained therein, recon-
mend that the several amounts as
set forth in this report be allowed
each claimant respectfully, to-wit:
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-02-26

Phone Al when you have an
item of local news.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-02-26
New Church for Rev. Burnett

Friends of Rev. J. IT. Burnett,
until recently citizen of Canyon
City, will be glad to note that the
membership of the Second Bap-
fist church of Amarillo of which
church Rev. Burnett is now the
pastor, has decided to erect a
new church building at an early
date. Reports to this city show
that quite a large amount has
been raised for the purpose. The
First Baptist church is materi-
ally assisting this new church in
it's efforts to get modern build
ing and it is thought that suffi-
Gent amount for the purpose will
be raised within a short time
after which building operations
are to begin.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-02-26
Assessor Did Not Apply.

In our last weeks issue we
reported that the minutes of the
commissioners court had acted
upon the petition of the sheriff
and tax assessor for in increase
in their respective salaries and
that the court had refused the
petition. County Tax Assessor
Joe Foster calls the attention of
the Newas man to che matter and
says that he did not apply for
any increase in his salary and
that he could not have done so
for the reason that his fees for
the work are fixed by statute.
We make this correction at his
request but desire to state that
the record, at that time, showed
the entry and we presume that it
was a clerical error.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-02-26
Amarillo to Get Sky Scraper.

In the Monday issue of the
Daily Panhandle of Amarillo it is
announced that a modern office
building of seven stories is to be
erected in that city during the
coming summer. J. a. Way
land, a moneyed man of Girard,
Kansas, is to erect the building
and it is to have all the latest
equipment including elevators,
heat and such items and is to be
strictly tire-proof throughout.
This doesn't look like Texas is
eaten up by prairie dogs as Col
onel William Curtis reports in
the Chicago Record Herald. Mr..
Wayland is a millionaire with fine
discrimination as to investments
and he evidently has much faith
in the future of the Panhandle.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-02-26

Cowart's for candies.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-02-26
Ladies' Book Club.

The Ladies' Book Club of this
city held their regular session
with Mrs. Albert S. Rollins on
West Evelyn street last Wednes-
day afternoon. No regular pro
gram for the afternoon had been
arranged for the reason that the
year book set this day for their
regular annual business meeting
and during the course of trans
actions of the day the officers of
the club for the ensuing year
were elected as follows: Mrs.
Daniel Nj. Stewart, President;
Mrs. Jasper n. Haney, Vice
President; Mrs. w. o Bennett,
Secretary and Treasurer, and
Mrs. Albert S. Rollins, Librarian.
Other business matters of more
or less Importance to the club
were discussed and disposed of
during the afternoon.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-02-26
Former Pastor will Preach.

1t is announced that Rev. J. d.
White, until recently the pastor
of the Christian church of this
city, will fill the pulpit at the
Christian church at both hours
next Sunday. Rev. White has
been absent from this city sew
eral weeks having been, it is said
engaged in ministerial work in
Central Texas. His friends will
be glad to again have the chance
to hear him in sermons here.
For the subject of the discourse
at the morning hour Rev. White
has selected "The Twentieth
Century Preacher" while at
night his subject is to be The
Three Great Attributes of Man. "
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-02-26
ChamberIan's Cough Remedy the Most Popular
Because il is the Best,

Il have sold Chamberlain $
Cough Remedy for the past
eight years and find it to be one
of the best selling medicines on
the market. For babies and
young children there is nothing
better in the line of cough
syrups," says Paul Allen, Plain
Dealing, La. This remedy not
only cures the coughs, colds and
Group so common among young
children, but is pleasant and safe
for them to take. 1t contains no
opium or other narcotic, and may
be given to a baby as confidently
as to an adult. For sale by the
City Pharmacy.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-02-26
CANYON MAN GRANTED PATENT.
Improvement on Feed Grinding Machinery is
Invented by Randall County Citizen.

Advice has been received in
this city this week that the De-
partment of Patents at Washing
ton had granted to Robert j.
Steen of this city patent upon
an attachment as a feeder for a
feed grinding machine.
Hitherto the machines which
have been in use for the grinding
of milo and Kaffir corn have not
been able to do the large amount
of work that it was thought that
they ought to be able to do on
account of the fact that thes eval.
liable feed stuffs grow in loose
heads and therefore do not feed
fast into the machines. Mr..
Steen has had a large experience
in grinding feedstuffs and there
fore was cognizant of the fact
that something ought to be done
in order to secure greater results
and he therefore started out to
make some sort of improvement
which resulted in his patent.
Without going into the general
and specific description of the
patent the attachment is one that
automatically forces the heads of
the feed down into the hopper so
that the grinders take hold Of
them more rapidly. 1t is auto
matte in it's work and when the
heads are placed in the machine
they are pushed down until they
are bound to grind.
1t is said that one of the mem
bers Of a large concern which
makes these grinding machines
has offered Mr.. Steen a large
royalty upon these attachments
as soon as his patent was issued,
provided that his company could
secure tho exclusive use of the
patent, therefore proving that
they think the invention a very
valuable one.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-02-26
The Court House Clock.

So far the Com IN i $ sioners
court of this county have taken
no action relative to the placing
of clock in the dome of our new
court house on account of the
fact that they have not as yet
received any definite idea of the
cost of the timepiece. From the
best that the reporter could
gather it is thought that the
court is favorable to the project
provided the cost to the county
would not be too great.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-02-26
fIeHTINs A HARD FlsHT.
Iowa People Beginning to Awaken to the Large
Number Of People Moving to the
Panhandle.

Texas has right to laugh and
laugh loudly at the antics of some
of the northern states just at this
time. We have been having such
unprecedented success in the
development of our country that
these northern states have be-
come frightened at their condi-
ton and are beginning to pre-
pare to do battle to combat the
great tide of immigration which
is coming this way.
In a recent edition of one of
the Des Moines, Iowa, papers
the following article ape lred
under big head letters;
That the Dollar club organized
in Des Moines last week to con-
duct a campaign prev enting
Young men from investing in
Texas Panhandle lands will be-
come a state organization was
decided at meeting held at the
Wellington hotel at noon yester-
day. The name of the club will
be changed to the Greater Iowa
club and the movement will be
spread to other cities. Articles
of incorporation for $4,000 are
being drawn. Forty directors
will have charge of the work of
this parent body and as rapidly
as possible the membership will
be extended throughout the state.
The club wishes to educate young
men that just as good invest
ments are offered in Iowa as in
any part of the United States and
that dealing in Texas land is a
shaky opposition.
OF course such procedure
could have but one effect and
that is to increase the interests
of their very own young men
in the Panhandle and they will
therefore investigate more fully
than ever in the past the re-
sources of this great section.
That's all we want. If they will
investigate this country and its
products there will be many
more of them coming here to
live.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-02-26
Foster-WalIace.

Friends of the young people
were greatly surprised on We'd
nesday morning of this week
when it was announced that
Fred Foster and Miss Lola Wal
lace had been married the even
ing before. The wedding oc-
cured at the home of the groom S
father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs.
jim Foster on East Houston
Street, County Judge A. N.
Henson speaking the words
which joined these young people
in wedlock. The groom is the
son of Alderman and Mrs. Jim
Foster ard has practically been
raised in this county and is there
fore well known and his genial
good nature has made for him
self many friends. The bride is
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Dan Wallace and is one of the
most popular young ladies among
those with whom she has associa'
ted. The News joins the friends
of these two young people in
wishing them all the joys and
few of the sorrows of a long and
happy welded life.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-02-26

Mr.. Goldsmith became a con-
vert to Christianity. He thought
it advisable to adopt a name with
more Gentle ring, and dubbed
himself Mr.. Smith.
What fool" exclaimed a
member of the congregation on
hearing of the change; this is
the first Jew who has thrown
away his gold.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-02-26
Victoria Hotel Changes Hands.

Last Wednesday morning, Red
burn & May, who have been the
hosts at the Victoria hotel for
several months, gave way to j.
H. Dunbar, the owner, who took
charge of the hotel and will here
after be 1.-The man behind the
desk" Redburn & May retire
from the management of the
hotel on account of other bust
ness. Mr.. May will again open
the Canyon Cafe at the northeast
corner of the square and Mr..
Redburn will engage in other
business.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-02-26
A Shaking Up

may all be very well so far as the
trusts are concerned, but not
when it comes to chills and fever
and malaria. Quit the quinine
and take a real cure Ballard $
Herbine. Contains no harmful
drugs and is as certain as taxes.
If it doesn't cure, you get your
money back. Sold by A. II.
Thompson, The Leading Drug
giSt.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-02-26

Crazy Well water from Min
eral Wells at Thompson's Drug
Store. 1926
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-02-01
Bucolic Ignorance.

For horses suffering from infiamma-
ton OF the lungs an old nrescrintion
was mixture of shot and powder in
milk. This has even been applied to
human beings. In "Idlehurst" men,
uon Is made of sparrow shot, five or
Six to the dose, to be taken twice a
day, as remedy for brown kiters,"
which is believed by the English farm
laborer to be caused by the lights"
(their term for lungs) rising up the
W1ndpipe. The shot is supposed to
weigh them down in their rightful
place. Sussex, England, is the scene
OF "Idlet ,rst." Ii was Sussex woman
who was ordered by the doctor to nut
some Ice In a bag and bind it on the
temples OF her sick boy. Inquiring
after his patient the next day the
physician received the reply: "Oh,
Tommy's better, but the mice are
dead!"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-02-01
Coward Sharks.

The cowardice of sharks Is we'll
known among men who have been
much to sea in Southern waters. The
hercest shark will get out of the way
of swimmer If the latter sets I'D a
noisy splashing. Among the South
Sea islands the natives never go bath
ing alone, but always in parties of
half a dozen or SO, in order that they
may make a great hubbub in the
water.-Home Notes.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-02-01
Brave Fire Ladies'

often receive severe burns, putting
out fires, then use Bucklen's Arnica
Salve and forget them. 1t soon
drives out pain. For Burns, c;llds,
Wounds. Cuts and Bruises it's earths
greatest healer. Quickly cures Skin
Eruptions, Old Sores, Boils, Ulcers,
Felons; best Pile cure made. Relief
is instant. 25c at Elko Drug Co.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-02-01
Are You A Weather Prophet.

Does your rheumatism tell you
when we're going to have rain or u
change in the weather? You'd hr
willing to quit predicting the wealth
er II you could get rid Of the rIlplI-
mntism-then Use Ballard's Snow
Liniment. It's sure. Price 25c. Soc
and 81 90 per bottle. Sold by Elko
Drug Co.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-02-01
Undisturbed Parental Faith.

"Bliggins thinks he has the smartest
children Ill town."
But they are always making peo-
pie uneasy by their meddlesome re-
marks"
That's what told Bliggins. But he
says that's the way some Of our most
prominent smart people got their rep
utations"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-02-01
French Optimism.

VTSUCH SptiWIBm.'P'
We are not 80 blind as not to see
that manners are becoming more gen.
tie, that the number Of honest peo-
pie increases, that morality fs spread.
ing more and more into the social
masses. II thirteenth-century people
could witness our midLent they
would doubtless reproach US with be.
coming much too virtuous.--Trom
LIE Steele, Paris. ..,s
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-01

STRUCK BY TRAIN Berkeley, April 3D.
George r Recres living at 22iT Shattuck ave-
nue. WAS struk in the left lee by a key
Route train SHORTLY after noon today
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-01
FOOTPADS KNOCK MAN
DOWN AND STEAL NECKTIE
Residences Entered by Burglars
and JeweIry Carried Away

Herbert Zimmerman. an apprentice
living at 1888 Twentieth street, while
walking along Brsnnan street between
Eighth and Ninth. about ? O'Clock
Thursday afternoon. was approached by
TWO men who demanded money from
him. Zimmerman said he had none and
one % the men knocked him down and
stole his necktie
Burglars visited the residence of Mrs.
T. X. Vaughan. 973 Fell street Thurs
daT afternoon and stole 1ewelry W lued
a $500 The residence of David Cohn
SI7 BroGerick street, was visited and
jeNeIry valued at 1855 stolen. ]. p.
)aUy's residence. sS5 seventh avenue
Richmond district was entered and
jewelry valued at $500 stolen.
Miss r. H. WoodeU's room. at Polk
and Bush streets was entered and $50
In silver coin stolen.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-01
FORESTER CLEARED
!. OfANY MISCONDUCT
Investigation Proves Charges
Against Charles II. Shinn to
Be Without Foundation

Following charges made. recently by
citizens of Maripesa county refiecting
upon : the Integrity of Charles H
Shinn, supervisor of the Sierra ma
tional forest, District Forester f, E.
Olmstead1 announced yesterday that a
thorough investigation had been ma de
by the forest service; and that Shinn
had been completely exoneratee.
District Forester Oimstead says that
in the Investigation 1t was clearly
brought out that Shinn's administers
ton was absolutely clean and straight
forward.
In widely published statements
Shinn was charged with :resorting TO
Questionable methods; in connection
with certain homestead claims and
with dealing unfairly In ISIS uing graz
ing permits. The grand jury of Mari
posa county went so far as to petition
the forest service for the removal of
Shinn.
District Forester Olmstead asserts
that the investigation proved Shinn's
integrity and honesty OF intention be-
yond doubt. though mistakes OF man
agennent were made in that section.
These mistakes have been rectified.
The. district forester Is now consid-
ering the promotion OF Shinn to an
even more useful sphere of work
Wellesley Park. Redwood City, has
the finest soil and elevation in Red
wood CITY.