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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-19
DESTROYS A PAPER.
Court Judgment suspends The Phenix.
 Girnrd Journal.


 Girard Journal.
 Columbus, Sept. is.--tSpecial )--Tht Phenix-Girard Journal, of Gtrard, Ala. against which judgment for s7.00l damages in favor of Judge H. T. Ben. ton. Judge of Probate of Russell eoun. ty for lfbelous publications was re- turned yesterday, now reposes in the newspaper graveyard.
 Wiley Rusk. of Phenix City, fore closed e $500 mortgage on 1t when the verdict ofsthe jury was announced and 1t is supposed that this will wipe out the assets.
 The stockholders in the publishing company are not individually liable for the judgment given Judge Benton. The papers last issue appeared yes- terday and today Editor Marchant is- sued a sort of farewell supplement in which he made charges against Girard City officials and dared" them to de- ny them.
 Some weeks ago The Journal made sensational attacks on the Russell County and Girard City officials and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-19

Charles City--Telephone company.
 Norfolk--S5, 600 Improvement com pany; s50,o00 holding company; s60.- 900 realty company.
 Richdands-Electric light plant.
 Suffolk-$10.000 chemical company. Cape Charles--S1o.o 900 printing com . Aitavista-s5.o .ooo hardware company.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-19

this brought On the probate judge suit for libel.
 Some months ago when W. E. Ber- ry was editor of the paper he waa threatened with assassination for at. tacks on blind tigers. and appealed to Governor Conner for protection.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-19
WOMEN AND SOCIETY

SContinuea from Page Twenty-twe)
 Mi. and Mra J. Peppern.an will leave tonight for two weks visit to h. dianapolis and Chicago.
 Miss Adele Smith, who graduated from the Girls High School last May, has gone to Andalusia, where she wtl teach during the coming year.
 4
 Mrs. Ernest Mayer and daughter, Maxine, have returned from Far Rock away. N. Y. where they spent the sum- mer.
 Mrs. ,. R. Smith, of Brewton, is vis- iiting her mother. Mrs. M. J. Lee, 1s5 Catoma Street.
 MT. W. D.. Grooms. of Nashville. Tenn. Is visiting his aunt Mrs. J. w. Austin.
 Mrs. ]. W. Austin and children. Elizabeth, Mildred and James. have re-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-19

w. P. Levitt. formerly of Montgom. cry, but at present Chief Clerk to thf Traffic Freight Manager of the Clyde Line, with headquarters fin New York has been visiting his old friends in this city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-19
THE PASSING THRONG

General c. P. Lowell, Florida Freight Agent of the Clyde Line. has been in Montgomery for several days on busi- ness.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-19

Herbert Juul. of the Climbers. left immediately after the game yesterday afternoon for his home in Chicago. He expects to take the Illinois bar exam nation In January.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-19

c. Rudolph, General Agent of tha Mobile and Ohio Railroad at Mobile. was in the city yesterday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-19

H. Glenn Boyd, young man of Ghia city, will leave tomorrow for Valpa. raiso, Ind. where he will enter co,- iege~
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-19

Leon Ashley, of the Montgomery Fair. left last evening for New York
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-19

Oscar Plunket. of Atlanta, Travel ing Freight Agent of Chicago. cincin- nati and Louisville Railroad. was in the city yesterday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-19

William J. White left this morning for Columbia, Tenn. to visit relatives.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-08-19
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS CON-
TINUED.

On motion, the City Attorney was
instructed to notify the Management
of the Minneapolis, st. Paul & Sault
Ste. Marie Railway Company to place
q flagman at the point where their
railway crosses Grand Avenue.
Frank Kubisiak appeared before
the Council and requested that he
be allowed to purchase from the City
a piece of land on the North side of
High Street and adjoining Lot in
Block 4 of DAILY & Simpsons Addi-
ton, and on motion, the matter was
referred to the Street Committee to
Investigate and report back to the
Council.
On motion, by unanimous vote, the
Clerk calling the roll, the Mayor
and City Clerk were authorized to
execute deed to Peter Rosplock,
covering a fourteen-foot strip of land
adjoining the South side of High
Street on the East side of 10th
Avenue, upon condition that the City
be paid $4,000 for said strip.
There was presented the petition
OF Albert Szczah for a Waterman
on Ninth Avenue and on motion,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-08-19

feet in length and five 90 feet in
width, along the East side of Lot
No. Three 90 in Block No. Four (4)
of Subdivision of Fractional Lot No.
One % in Section No. Seventeen Q7
in Township No. Twnety-two (22)
North of Range No. Six CO East ac-
cording to Sargent's Plat of said city.
Also a standard sidewalk two hun
dred seventy (270) feet in length
and five 90 feet in width along the
East side of that part of Lot No.
One a in Block No. One % of Sub
division of S. E. a of n. W. Il of Sec
ton No. Seventeen Cd in Town
ship No. Twenty-Five (22) North Of
Range No. Six CO. East according to
Sargent's Plat of said City, being
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-08-19

There We're presented the bills of
John E. Daily for $3.50 for cement
sidewalk, built in 1907; the bill of
Carey Concrete Company for $4,000;
the bill of F. J. Wood for $21.10; and
the bill of George L.Wflliams for
$230.65 and the bill of Peter Fromen
for $4,000 which were, on motion,
left over until next meeting.
The City Clerk read a letter from
w. g. Kirchoffer, Consulting Engin-
eer in which he requested to have
the right-of-way cleared for the pro-
posed new line of water-works' con-
nection for springs, and on motion,
the City Teamster for the East Side
was instructed to have said right
of-way cleared.
1t was moved, seconded and carried
that if the City Attorney so ad-
vised, the Board of Public Works be
authorized to advertise for Bids for
the Construction of the sidewalks
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-08-19

along the lands described in Vol so
of Deeds on page 33S, Wood County
Records.
Further information as to speci-
fications, etc. may be had at the of
flee of the City Clerk ofsaid City.
Bids should be made on each job
separately.
Each bid should be accompanied
by bond with sureties executed on
the part of the bidder, such sur
cites which sureties shall justify as
to their responsibility, and by their
several affidavits, show that they
are worth in the aggregate, at least,
the amount mentioned in the con-
tract, in property not by law exempt
from execution, or each bid shall be
accompanied by certified check in
amount equal to five per cent of the
bid.
Bids will be received until twelve
o clock noon on the 9th day of Au-
guest, A. D., 1909. Said bids will be
opened and contracts let at the of
| flee of Frank Pomainville, Chairman
of the Board of Public Works, at two
O'Clock, p. M on the 9th day of
August, A. D., 1909. Bids must be
| inclosed in a sealed envelope, which
shall be marked on the outside,
| Bids for Sidewalk Construction,
and said sealed envelope so marked
shall be inclosed in another envel-
ope and addressed to Frank Pomain-
vile, Chairman of the Board of Pub
lie Works.
The Board of Public Works re-
serves the right to reject any or all
bids.
Dated at Grand Rapids, Wisconsin,
this 18th day of August, A. D., 1909.
| Frank Pomainville,
Fred H. Jackson, -
E. w. Ellis,
Otto R. Roenius,
| Chas. E. Briere,
Board of Public Works.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-08-19
UEGALS
Sheriff's Sale,

State of Wisconsin, Circuit Court for Wood
County.
E. D. Cannon, Plaintiff VS.. John McNally
and Grace McNally, his wife, o. B. Osborn
and Carrie A. Blakey, Defendants.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue of
and pursuant to judgment of foreclosure
and sale made and entered in the Circuit
Court for Wood County, Wisconsin, in the
June, 1908, the undersigned, Sheriff of Wood
County, State of Wisconsin, will, on the 18th
day of August 1909, at ten o'clock in the
forenoon Of said day, at the North front
door of the Court House in the City of Grand
Rapids, Wood County, Wisconsin, offer fer
sale and sell at public auction to the high
est bidder therefor, for cash, the real estate
and mortgaged premises directed by said
Judgment to be sold, or so much thereof as
may be sufficient to discharge the amount
solicitors fees, disbursements and COSTS
together with subsequent costs and dis
bursements of sale, and described in said
Judgment as follows, to wit; The Southeast
quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section
Thirty-fve (35), containing Forty (40) acres
Of land more or less according to Govern
ment survey; also the Southeast quarter of
the Southwest quarter of Section Twenty
six (26): and also one acre of land eighty 800
rods long and two % rods wide running
across the westerly side Of the Northeast
quarter of the Northwest quarter of said
Section Thirty-f1ve (35), all in Township @,
North Of Range 3 East, in the County of
Wood and State of Wisconsin. together with
belonging and appertaining.
Dated at Grand Rapids, Wisconsin this Sth
day OF July, 1909.
MICHAEL GRIFFIN.
Sheriff Of Wood County, Wisconsin.
T. D. WooLsEY,
Beloit Wis.
PLAINTIFFS Attorney,
First publication July s, expires Aug. 49,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-08-19

have the Waterpipe in the West
Side City Hall extended to the sec
ond floor to the Council Chambers.
On motion, the Finance Committee
We're instructed to investigate the
matter of the extension of the Jack
son Street sewer through the C.
w. P. & P. Co.'S lagoon.
On motion, the Finance Committee
was instructed to investigate the
necessity of additional catch basins
on 18th Street.
On motion. Superintendent Pfeiffer
was authorized to engage an assist
ant for the purpose of getting out
the Water-works report to the State
Rate Commission.
On motion, by unanimous vote,
the Clerk calling the roll, the Board
of Public Works were authorized to
enter into a contract with Nels Lara
mic for the painting of the wagon
bridge across the Wisconsin River,
IOr the sum OF SZUU.UU.
Motion made and seconded that
City Jail be constructed on the West
Side in accordance with the plans
and specifications now on file in the
office of the City Clerk, and that the
Board Of Public Works be instructed
to advertise for bids on the same
Motion carried by the following vote,
the Clerk calling the roll. Ayes,
Bamberg, Andrew, Sampson, Lukas-
eski, Gilmaster, Jackson, Ristow, JEFF
frey, Nash, 9. Nayes, Renne, Ellis,
Briere, Painter, Payne, 5.
Motion made and carried that the
Mayor and Clerk be authorized to
execute a City Order in favor of
w. T. Jones to the amount of his
contract for water-works between
Second and Third Streets, upon the
completion of said work and the ap-
prevail of the same by Superintend-
ent Pfeiffer.
On motion, by unanimous vote, the
Clerk calling the roll, the following
bills were allowed:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-08-19
Notice for Bids for the Construc-
ton of Sewer.

Notice is hereby given that con-
tract is to be let by the Board of
Public Works of the City of Grand
Rapids, Wisconsin, for the construc-
ton of a twelveinch sewer in the
City of Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, to-
witt
On Tenth Street from Avon Street,
three blocks South to Oak Street, in
accordance with the plans and speci-
fications for said sewer, now on file
in the office of the City Clerk
Bids should be submitted for con-
struction of the sewer and the fur
nishing of all labor and tools ex-
cept the specified amount of pipe.
The City will furnish tn eipe.
Each bid should be accompanied
by bond with sureties, executed on
the part of the bidder, and such
sureties shall justify as to their re-
sponsibility and by their several af-
fidavits, show that they are worth
in the aggregate, at least, the amount
mentioned in the contract, in prop
erty not by law exempt from exc
cution, or each bid shall be accom-
panied by a certified check in amount
equal to five percent of the bid.
Bids will be received until 1900
o'clock noon, on the 9th day of Au-
gust, A. D., 1909. Bids will be open
ed and contracts let at the office Of
Frank Pomainville, Chairman of the
Board of Public Works, at o'clock
p. m. on the 9th day of August, A.
D., 1909.
Bids must be inclosed in q sealed
envelope which shall be marked on
the outside, tBids for the Construc
ton of Sewer" and said sealed en-
velope so marked shall be inclosed
in another envelope and addressed
to Frank Pomainville, Chairman of
the Board of Public Works.
The Board of Public Works shall
reserve the right to reject any or all
bids.
Dated at Grand Rapids, Wiscon-
sin, this 18th day of August, A. D.,
1909.
Frank Pomainville,
Fred H. Jackson,
E. w. Ellis,
Chas E. Briere,
Otto r. Roenius,
Board of Public Works.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-08-19
MARRIED IN STEVENS POINT

Edward Dalke, who is employed by
J. E. Farley, the plumber, went to
Stevens Point Thursday, and was
married to Miss Edith Brown of
Stevens Point Thursday evening, Au-
gust 18th. They arrived in this city
Friday night and will Immediately go
to housekeeping on 10th Street in a
house belonging to Mrs. Drager. This
young couple have the best wishes
of their relatives and friends for a
happy married life Edward Dalke
is one of Grand Rapids Industrious
hard working young men, who will
make good wherever placed. We
join with his friends in congratula-
lions.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-08-19

same was referred to the Water
works Committee.
There was presented the petition OF
.. A. Krause, ct al, for the locating
and maintaining of street lamps at
the intersection of Irving and 18th
Street North; at the intersection of
Plover and Second Street North; and
at the intersection of Franklin and
Second Street North On motion,
said petition was referred to the
Committee on General Business.
There was presented the petition
of Albert Kirchoff for the construc
ton of a water main on Mckinley
Street and 18th Avenue, and on mo-
ton, the same was referred to the
Water-works Committee.
There was presented the petition
of H. A. Herschleb, asking for per-
mission to erect a stairway four feet
wide starting at the sidewalk and ex-
tending back % feet along the South
side of the building now occupied by
hiln as a bakery, the same not to
interfere with the present use Of the
street, and to be removed at any
time by order of the Council without
expense to the City. On motion, the
said petition was granted.
The Committee on General Bust
ness was, on motion, instructed to
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-08-19
Respectfully submitted,
SAM CHURCH,
City Treasurer.

On motion, the Council adjourned.
FRANK POMAINVILLE,
9. E. BOLES. Mayor.
Clerk.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-08-19
Notice for Bids for Sidewalk Con-
struction.

Notice is hereby given that con-
tracts are to be let by the Board OF
Public Works of the City of Grand
Rapids, Wisconsin for the construc-
ton of a standard sidewalk along
each of the following described pieces
of property, to vita standard side
walk two hundred sixty one (261)
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-08-19
LOW RATES EAST
Via The North Western Line

Va IIS THOi Ut ~ 1879 II
Excursion tickets to New York City
Boston, Toronto, Montreal, Quebec,
Niagara Falls, Atlantic City and the
mountain and seashore resorts of
the East. The Best of Everything
enroute. For full particulars, apply
to any ticket agent, The North West
ern Line. Wv
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-08-19

The following report of the City
of July was presented and ordered
filed and spread upon the minutes.
Grand Rapids, Wis, July 80, 1909.
Gentlemen:-I hereby respectfully
submit the report of my office for
tie month of July, 1909.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-08-19

which were constructed by the City
under contract in the year 1907 which
sidewalks were defective.
Alderman R. L. Nash reported on
the matter of fire alarm system to
the effect that he had made arrange
ments with Manager Smart of the
Wood Co. Tel. Co. to install a gong
at each fire station and also a gong
and small telephone in the boiler
house at the plant of the c. w. P.
& P. Co. and ofthe F. MacKinnon
Mfg. Co., the telephone to be used
for fire alarms only, and owned by
the City and kept in repair by the
Telephone Company That no charge
would be made for service; the only
charge to be for the material and la
Dor used in the installing same, and
for repairs in maintaining same. To-
tai expense for furnishing labor, ma
terial and installing same ready for
use to be s3S. On motion, the re-
port of Alderman Nash was accepted
and authority given him to have the
system installed according to his re-
port.
The following report of Supt.
Pfeiffer for the year 1908 was pre-
scented and ordered spread on the
minutes.
WaterWorks Report.
To the Honorable Mayor and Com
mon Council of the City of Grand
Rapids, Wis, l herewith submit this
the fifteenth annual report for the
fiscal year ending April 80, 1909.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-08-19

We need a new smoke-stack at
the West side station and the work
On the new reservoir and water sup
ply should be pushed with as little
delay as possible.
Respectfully submitted,
r F. PFEIFFER,
Superintendent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-08-19

Electric & Water, July lighting. $50 20
Electric & Water, July pumping. go 66
Wood Co. Tel. Co. Boiler house phone 3 90
Will Compton, days at S2.....S 90
Ed. Young, DAYS at 90
James Hewlett, 2 days at 81. ........ 90
Total Especial Police) 12o
Dolese & Shepard cars crushed rock I02 90
granite IS 10
NATL ONCE Supply Co.. Utility dater so
F. NJ. Newton, Agt. freight. .. SO Sc
BoSsert Bros. Co., street crossings
anu uIoInSS % 80
and curbings. . 80 90
walk. III so
J. T. Schumacherf1 blanket 2 so
Geo. Berard, so it. cement curbing 90
Total of all bills. s2227 25
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-08-30
THE UGLY RH|NOCEROS
FIabby and Stumpy, Yet He Is as
Quick as a Flash.
NOTED FOR HIS KEEN SCENT.

The Stupid Looking Brute Has a Nose
That Makes Up For His Almost Use
less Little Eyos-He Can Wheel at
Full Speed Like a Polo Pony.
At first sight the African rhinoceros
appears to he heavily Handicapped 10y
nature as regards his anatomy. His
tlabby. loutsh body. short. stumpy
legs. small. unblinking. pislike eyes
and prehcnsile upper lip all combine
to give him an air of stupid inactivity
Yet let him once scent danger. and
how quickly is this idea dissipatcd
If lying down at the time. he is ON
his legs and facing the cause of dis
turbance in a flash. If satisfied that
the danger is real. he turns in a sec
ond and is gallopng up wind at a
pace that compares favorably with
that Of a good horse.
To avoid Instructions he can turn
and wheel at full speed like polo
pony and is capable of keeping up the
pace for miles. In straight race be-
tween rhinoceroS and horse over
two miles of the average country in
which the former is met with. consist
ing as it usually does. Of black cotton
soil and ordinary weld. the rhino would
be fully able to hold his own.
Being very sure footed. obstacles,
cracks in the ground and small holes
VII fN 81 Al,
if not come TO grief altogether. have
no effect on him whatever. and he will
gallop down one side of khor and
up the other. leaving loose stones and
debris rafting. but without one false
step.
His great physical defect is his sight.
his eyes being OF very little use to him.
and the hunter may walk straight up
to him in open country till within 100
yards and. without exercising very
much care. can by stalking. should the
ground be fairly favorable. easily get
ways provided the approach is made
from the leeward side. Any advan-
tage be may lose owing to his bad eye
sight is fully made up to him by his
sense Of smell.
The phrase "a nose like n fox ter
rier' is often applied to kcenness of
scent. This should rather be "A nose
like rhinoceroS." There is very lit
tie chance OF getting on terms with
him II the approach is made from
windward.
If lying down. he almost invariably
does SO with his nose pointed down
wind cOnSeCrontlv the hunter an
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-08-30

proaching. as he naturally should.
from the leeward side. has only the
ouarry's defective sight and hearing
to contend with.
In the daytime the rhino bird. or
oxpecker (Buphaga africana'. acts as
n protection to him. sleeping and wax
ing There is Il superstition among
the natives that these small birds per-
form the duties of sentry. To GER
tain extent this is true. They are al
ways lifting about and banging on to
him. feeding on the ticks with which
he SwarnS. and Oh the approach of
danger futter about with little hoarSe
cries. which have the effect of rousing
him and. if continued. cause Ism to
rise up and look around.
IT is almost impossible to calculate
correctly what the action of Il rhino
will be on becoming aware of danger
No two of them seem to behave in the
same way in similar circumstances.
On the whole. it is safe To say that
it only disturbed he will retreat. but
should he le actually annoyed and SEQ
Serious loss and delay are often
caused 10y Il rhino charging II caravan.
Yet this action is nearly always forced
upon him and occurs through stupid
ty rather than premeditated malice.
The head Of Il caravan. say. of 800
porters. extending over two or three
miles Of country. passes TO windward
Of rhino. He gets the scent and
moves up wind and perhaps nearS the
center Of the caravan. when. being
thoroughly alarmed. he turns off lit
tie. only to strike the tail end.
Being now puzzled and seeing at
last. as he thinks. the original cause
Of his annoyance. he charges straight
through. on his way horning a load
or two hastily cast aside by the por
tiers on his approach. He then passes
on TO leeward of the caravan and. be-
ing at last delivered from the annoy
ing scent. moves on into more peaceful
territory. Yet Il person who had not
watched his progress from the start
would think that he had come from a
mile or more away with the deliberate
intention of DISCRIMINATING the cara
van.
On the whole. it may be said that
the disposition of the rhino is on a
par with that Of most animals and
many human beings-they wish to be
left alone. and unless worried they
will not make trouble. London Field.