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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-06-24
BALLOON ASCENSION BY
DOROTHY DEVONDA

The Fourth of July committee have
made a contract with Mrs. Dorothy
DeVonda for a balloon ascension in
this city on Monday, July the 9Th.
She will ascend in the air one
thousand feet or more, with pet
dog. The two to descend on sep
arate parachutes when released from
the balloon. These are remarkable
feats and for the purpose of giving
our readers some knowledge of Mrs.
DeVonda's first experience in this
taken from the Milwaukee Sentinel
dated September Is, 1905:
1.-THE young lady, who is engaged
in the balloon ascension is twenty
five years of age and says that
auronauts are no different from other
people. 1t seems to be all in the
days work for her to soar thous-
ands of feet into the air on the
narrow trapeze parachute, and she
fatal termination to her trips as an
ordinary person does of catching cold
Miss Dorothy DeVonda, who has been
in the business five years, is unable
to explain how she chose her pro-
fession. I had seen only two as
tensions when 1 began to believe
that I would like the life,' she said.
| When I got a chance to close a
contract | did SO, and the first trip
1 made at Oconomowoc, Wis, July 4,
1900. None OF the spectators knew
that it was a new thing for me and
l acquitted myself with all the non
chalance in the world. After / had
! ridden the balloon for a mile or two
| cut loose, and in coming down !
struck some telephone wires. I had
been told that this was the greatest
danger 1 would experience, and when
l came through all right it gave
me no end of confidence Last week
l made two ascensions in Kenosha,
coming down each time in Lake
Michigan. cannot swim bit I ex-
| pected to fall into the lake and
was wearing a life preserver. The
first day / was in the water TWEEN
| ty minutes and the second day ten
minutes. Each time I landed at
least half a mile from shore and
the second time my parachute sank
! in fifty feet of water. AS it is
quite valuable we dragged the bottom
for it and got it in about an hour
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-06-24
GEM OIL GAS BURNER

G. E. Hill, who has been demon
strating a natural gas heater for the
past week, departed for his home in
Stevens Point Saturday afternoon.
while here and was pretty we'll salts
fled with the business he did here.
He took several orders for his heater
In experimenting with the Gem Oil
Burner at Grand Rapids, he says, 81
came to the conclusion and told the
people that one gallon of oil would
run a cook stove up to baking
heat, eight hours. l had a circular
from the company yesterday in which
they say identically the same thing,
so you see my deductions were the
same thing. However, it needs a
little experimenting by every one
using them, following the directions
and the results will be as claimed
People here in Stevens Point, who
have them in use are very much
pleased with them
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-06-24
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
GREATLY ENJOYED

The commencement program rem
dered Thursday evening in the Lin
coin high school auditorium, was
largely attended by an appreciative
audience. Twenty-Five graduates
were given diplomas on this oc-
casion and will pass out of the Wood
County Normal institution of learning
into the field work as teachers. The
class motto was entitled "Row-
ing Not Drifting" If these young
people live true to their motto their
life work will be a success. The
following program was carried out:
vesper Hymn. Glass of 1909
Invocation Rev. VI. B. Milne
Music-Kate Karney Max Vogrich
Mrs. Linderman. Mrs. Redford Mrs. Purnell
Address-The Intellectual Life.
Observation-Disclosures. DR.. E. G Updike
Music-The Low backed Car. Reese Herbert
Mrs. Linderman, Mrs. Redford, Mrs. Purnell
Presentation OF Diplomas w. D. 'Connor
The principle feature and address
of the evening was delivered by DR..
E. g. Updike of Madison who's sub
ject was, 1.-THE Intellectual Life. "
it was instructive, pleasing and en-
lerlaining. He presented many new
thoughts to the class Of graduates
that will be invaluable to them in
the future work Of their profession
as teachers in the public schools.
The apparent desire of most people
nowadays is to secure an education,
so that they may be better able to
secure the material things Of this
world, was a secondary one in Mr..
Updike's ideal in the intellectual lie.
His suggestions to the class were eX-
celIent and if carried out as laid
down by MIN their future life will
be broader and more valuable to
them intellectually than from a ma
terial standpoint. He made it clear
that it was not all there was IN
life to accumulate wealth. The sing
ing by Mesdames Geo. w. PurneH,
E. B. BEDFORD and J. H. Linderman
was fine and they were called back
after each number by hearty encore.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-06-24
MERRILL 7
NEKOOSA 5

The game of base ball in Nekoosa
Sunday afternoon between Merrill
and Nekoosa mines was very in
teresting, as we'll as exciting game
throughout. The two teams are very
evenly matched and at Merrill sever
al weeks ago the Nekoosa boys de-
feated Merrill upon their home
ground. This fact made the game,
Sunday, very interesting. A large
number of people witnessed the game
The score at the end of the sixth
inning was 4 to 2 in favor of Nekoosa
but after that inning the game turned
in favor of Merrill These two clubs
each have game a piece and they
will probably cross bats once more
before the end of the season. The
next game will be a hard finish.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-06-24
WHAT A STATE Is DOING

Boston Herald: The privately en-
dowed and supported American uni
versity is facing competition from
the State Universities which bids to
become serious, unless those who
believe in the non-state type arouse
themselves and meet the competi-
ton where it is keenest, namely, in
income. For instance, the University
of Wisconsin, during the year 1901,
will receive s75O,O00, and during 1911.
II 100000, from the state treas
ury through the automatic working, of
a law which sets apart for the uni
versity two-sevenths of a mill on
each dollar of assessed valuation. In
addition the Legislature has just ap-
appropriated $4,000 a year for books,
apparatus and general expenses, and
100000 for buildings to be erected
during the next two years. Nor is
this ala fund of $4,000 was set
apart by the Legislature for ''exten-
sion" work; that is carrying know
ledge to the people through lectures
and pamphlets. Agricultural "exten-
SION gets an additional grant of
$50, 900 a year, and farmers institutes
get $4,000. This legislative action
was not the result Of lobbying or
pull" it was the response of repre-
sentatives of the people to an in
stitution which they know is theirs,
and which is serving them in count
less ways, pecuniarily as we'll as in
tellectually and politically, using the
word politics in the highest sense of
that word.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-06-24
BASE BALL CONTEST
WAXING WARM

The Fourth of July Committee
have made arrangements with the
Port Edwards base ball nine to play
with the local base ball team on
Monday, the 5th of July, which game
will be perfectly free to everybody
who desires to witness it. The win.
ming nine will be given a purse Of
500. We understand that on &C
count of the rivalry between these
two teams that a wager has beer
put UP by the captains of both mines
which they will forfeit to the win
ming team. This means total purse
of $3.50 which promises the lovers OF
base ball who are in the city to cele
brate the national holiday on Mon
day, the 5th of July, an excellent
game we'll worth witnessing Pick
the winner and stake your money
and reputation on them. Put up OF
shut up.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-06-24

to each member of the class. Prof.
NJ. H. Jackson made few well chosen
remarks in the presentation of TWEEN
ty-six ladies, and three gentlemen,
graduates of the class of 1909 to
the people of Wood County, as the
product of their County Normal
School,
The commencement exercises will
close with banquet tonight, tina!
will be served in the Wood County
Normal Training building, to which
the Alumni, Graduating class and a
few guests will be present.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-06-24

Just at this time the mail order
houses are active in flooding the
country with big handsomely gotten
up spring catalogues, quoting attrac.
tive prices on staple articles and
making all sorts of big sounding
claims for your cash. They do not
offer to exchange their goods fo1
the farmers eggs, poultry, butter
or other produce. They don't trust
a penny's worth, but make you pay
cash before you get the goods and
the freight besides. If anything is
wrong with the goods or they dc
not suit, they will not exchange then
for you. They pay no taxes into
your city or county treasury, with
which our schools are maintained
roads, bridges and sidewalks built
They do not contribute to oul
churches, charitable institutions, mol
to our poor.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-06-24
LOW RATES EAST.
Via the North-W estern Line.

ROund-trip excursion tickets on
sale daily during June and July to
various eastern Seaside and Mount
ain Resorts, to New York City,
Boston, Toronto, Montreal, quebec,
Niagara Falls, Atlantic City and
numerous other points in New Eng
land and along the ST.. Lawrence
River. Liberal return limits and
favorable stop-over privileges.
Fast modern equipped trains leave
at convenient hours, making direct
connections in Chicago with the
trains of all lines east.
The best Of everything. Plan your
trip now. For full particulars, ap,
ply to any Ticket Agent, The North
Western Line.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-06-24
ESCAPED FROM
FOND DU LAC JAIL

VIM. Young of this city, who had
been arrested in Fond du Lac on
Tuesday last upon the order of the
chief of police of Grand Rapids, es-
capped from Fond du Lac jail just
about two hours before Julian WEIGH
reached that city on Thursday after
noon. 1t appears that Mr. Young
while in this city last Monday stole
a gold watch and charm from the
person of J. H. Hanna in his saloon.
Immediately thereafter he lett the
city and was finally located in Fond
du Lac, where the officers of that
city arrested him. He was incarcer-
ated in the Jail there from Tuesday
until Thursday. He was in a cell,
in the second story, at the back
end of the building. He unjointed a
section of the gas pipe and used
that to pick an opening through a
solid brick wall at the rear end of
the building. He crawled through
this opening and jumped ten or
twelve feet to the ground below and
made his escape. When Julian
WEIGH reached there Thursday after
noon the prisoner had been gone
about two hours. The police of that
city got busy and tried to locate him.
but at the time Mr.. WEIGH left Fond
du Lac they had not re-captured him.
When he was arrested the officers
found Mr.. Hanna's watch and locket
upon his person and they were
brought back and returned to Mr..
Hanna. If William can escape he
will probably make tracks for the
western country with view of never
coming back to Wisconsin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-06-24
INTERURBAN STREET CAR
LINE WILL BE BUILT

From information received through
those who are interested in the In
terurban Street Car line between Ne
koosa and Grand Rapids, we have
the assurance that the line will be
built and the only delay now, is
caused by hearing that is to take
place before the State Railroad Com
mission in the near future, and the
further fact that there are one
or two matters connected with the
right-of-way that still have to be
settled, one is in the city of Grand
Rapids and the other is in the vii
lage of Port Edwards. Both can,
and will be adjusted in the near
future.
From what we have said recent
ly we don't want our readers to
understand that we believe this line
will not be constructed, but to the
contrary it is simply delayed on ac-
count of decisions that have come
up and have tendency to delay
the commencing of the work, until
they are entirely settled.
We have sufficient confidence in
the ability and good judgment of
the Railroad Commission, that they
will do nothing that will have a ten
dency to prevent the further build
ing OF Interurban Street Car lines
throughout the state. The stock
holders in such hazardous enter
prises should be allowed the privi-
lege of making at least fifteen per-
cent upon their investment, other
wise capital would not invest in
such undertakings. The depreciation
in electrical appliances is so great,
that they have to be replaced with
improved methods about every ten
years.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-06-24
SENATOR ROBERT NJ.
LAFOLLETT'S BIRTHDAY

Senator Robert NJ. LaFollette at
tanned his 54th birthday yesterday
which he spent quietly at his home in
Washington. Notwithstanding all
that his enemies say against him,
the senator is classed among the
greatest men of our nation today.
The greatest mistake he makes is in
calling himself a republican, when
in reality, he has very few if any
traits about him of simon-pure re-
republican which is the kind that
the stamp of Aldrich and the trusts.
Mr.. LaFollette has a history that
many of his vilifiers would be only
too happy to possess, in brief it is
as follows:
Robert Nj. LaFoiette
Born at Primrose, Dane county,
Wis, June IA, 1885.
French-Hugenot extraction.
A farmers son.
Left fatherless at 8.
Attended loghouse district school
until 49,
Graduate of the University of Wis
consin at "a, after supporting him
self, mother aud younger children.
At 25, district attorney of Dane
county two terms.
At 20, elected member of congress
three terms.
Helped to frame the Mckinley tar
if bill.
At As elected governor of Wiscon-
sin, three terms.
At SO elected United States Sen
ator.
Believes in the initiative, refer
endum and recall.
Gave Wisconsin the state railroad
commission and other progressive
legislation
Married Miss Belle Case, a college
classmate of Baraboo, who was the
first woman to be admitted to the
bar in Wisconsin and who in 1879
won the Lewis prize for oratory. Mr..
LaFollette at the same time win
ming the interstate championship in
oratory
Has three hildren.-Wausau Pilot
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-06-24
ALICE He Is FIREBUG

Wautoma, Wis, June 16.-Isaat
Claimson, after a lengthy hearing be
fore Judge G. P. Sorensen, was bount
over to the Circuit court on Wednes
day on a charge of having set fire
to his store and stock Of goods al
Red Granite, Wis, last November, in
order to obtain the insurance About
100 witnesses We're in attendance.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-06-24
Beware OF Ointments for Catarrh That Con.
tain Mercury.

as mercury will surely destroy the sense
of smell and completely derange the whole
system when entering it through the nue.
Gus surfaces, Such articles should never
be used except on prescriptions from re-
putable physicians, as the damage they will
do is ten fold TO the good you can positively
manufactured by F. J. Cheney &c Co., To
ledo, O., contains no mercury, and is taken
internally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system. In buy
ing Halls Catarrh Cure be sure and get the
genuine. 1t is taken internally and made in
Toledo, Ohio, by F. j. Cheney &c Co. Testi-
monialS free.
Sold by Druggists. Price. 75c per bottle
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-06-24

Assemblyman Bancroft, speaker OF
the Assembly, appointed George P
Hambrecht, of this city, as the Sec
Ond member of the committee on
water Power and Dams" who are
to prepare legislation on this i'm
portant matter during the summer
This is compliment in which
Georges many friends extend con
gratulations.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-06-24
Thursday, June "a, 1909

In speaking of those who have
been prominent in the recent legisla
ture the Milwaukee Free Press
says: "Assemblyman Geo. P. Ham.
brecht of Grand Rapids is flirt
ing with promises of support if he
will make the fight for congress in
the Tenth against Congressman E
a. Morse.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-06-24

From the ST. Paul, Minnesota, Dis
patch, we notice that Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. w. Paulus of this city have
been the guests of Miss Lydia Vein
zerie1 at the Aberdeen Hotel in that
city. They have now left for trip
to the west.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-06-24
NEWSPAPERS VS.
CIRCULARS
Majority of Latter Consigned
to Observation-Disclosures are

The futility of circular advertising
as compared with newspaper adver-
Using is proved in a dozen different
ways, says the Findlay CO., Repub-
lican, but in none more forcibly than
in the fact that Findlay firms that
expend a part of their advertising
money in this way are now and have
been for more than year sending
circular announcements to persons
who have been dead as long as that.
A Findlay young woman whose hus
band has been dead several years
is constantly receiving advertising
matter addressed to him, much mail
of this description bearing a two
cent stamp.
People who can read at all read
the newspapers. If they cannot read
they are not likely to be valuable
customers. The wise advertiser
spends his money where it will do
him the most good. He puts very
little of it into circular letters, which
annoy the housewife and are in about
| six cases in ten consigned without
reading to the waste paper basket.
| Newspapers are read. The adver-
Using in reputable newspapers tells
the reader what he Cor, to be exact,
she) wants in the shops, and she
reads carefully and profits by the in
formation she receives. So does
| the merchant.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-06-24
WAS ASLEEP ON THE TRACK

EauClaire, Wis, June 17.-Anthony
Gulick, aged So, was killed by a
freight train on the Omaha railway.
He and another man had set down to
rest on the track and fell asleep.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-06-24

Pain anywhere stopped in 20 min
utes sure with one of DR.. Shnop's
Pink Pain Tablets. The formula is
on the 25c box. Ask your Doctor or
Druggist about this formula! Stops
womanly pains, headache. pains any
where. Write DR. Shoop, Racine,
Wis, for free trial to prove value.
Sold by Wood County Drug Co.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-06-24
BOLD ROBBERY
AT SHEBOYGAN

Shegoygan, Wis, June IA bold
robbery took place yesterday morn
ing at the Marshall and Baartz shoe
store. The thieves got S135 from
the safe at the front of the build
ing while Mr.. Marshall was in the
basement with a supposed customer
searching for a wooden shoe box.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-06-24
FARMER STRUCK BY A TRAIN

GAINESVILLE, Wis, June 17.-William
Needham, a farmer, aged 80 years,
was found lying on the tracks of the
st. Paul road near Hanover. He
was badly injured.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-06-24

WANTED-Compete girl for gen
eral Homework. Inquire of Mrs
James Dalzin, 334-10th Ave. n. VT
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-06-24

Ayers Hair Vigor, as now made from our
new improved formula, is the latest, most
scientific, and in every way the very best
hair preparation ever placed upon the
market. For falling hair and dandruff il
is the one great medicine.
Made by the J. c. Aver Co., Lowell, Mass
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-06-24

Watch Inspector for the Chi
cago Northwestern and the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul R'y.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-11
.DESPONOENT WOMAN
LEAPS FROM WINDOW

Denver Colo, Feb. 10.-In an effort
to destroy herself, Miss Violet Briefly,
aged 2S, step daughter of r. A. Pow
ell, leaped from window on the sixth
floor of the Mining Exchange building
today and landed on the stone pave
ment below. Fifteenth street, where
the spectacular attempt at suicide oc-
Cured, was thronged with people at
the time, and the body struck the
pavement in the midst of Mortified
spectators. The girl was picked up
unconscious but still breathing and
carried into the building and surgical
aid summoned In the pocket Of Miss
Brierlys coat was found a note di-
recting that communication should be
had with &C. NJ. w, civil engineer.
in case of her death.
Miss Briefly died at the hospital
about two hours later.
Miss Briefly had been engaged to
G. M. Wood, a student at the state
agricultural college at Fort Collins,
Colo. She had not heard from him In
several weeks, and brooding over this
fact Is supposed to have been the
cause of Miss Brierlys suicide.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-11
COMPELLED TO MARRY
INDIAN WIFE AGAIN

Helena. Feb. 10.-Thomas Handy. q
former South Carolinian, was made the
recipient in the federal court here OF
what Is regarded as the most remark
able sentence on record. Handy, con-
victed on bigamy charge, was not
only fined 500 and sent to Jail for
six months, but also to marry an In
dian woman. Hamby's first wife,
learning of his marriage to pretty
Mary Labrecht, a Biackfoot maiden
secured his indictment and then a le-
gal separation for herself. Because
of the first marriage, the second was
declared void. Judge Hunt not only
imposed the sentence indicated, but in
structed the marshal to see that IL
was carried out Immediately, and this
was done, a justice of the peace re-
uniting the couple. Handy made no
protest.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-11

q tunnel whose actual measurement is
$3.50 feet.
In the length of the tunnel driven,
the Montana crew led the Idaho out
fit by 400 feet; the former drove 4,575
feet of the tunnel, and the latter 4,175
feet. AS stated in The Missoulian
yesterday morning, the Idaho men
drove their drill through first, but
when the last shot had been fired II
was the Montana crew that broke
through the wall and stepped out into
the Idaho territory to greet their ri
walls on the other side. The meeting
took place 400 feet across the state
line.
w. E. Dauchy, chief engineer of the
Milwaukee's construction work, re-
turned yesterday afternoon from the
tunnel, where he had witnessed the
breaking through. Mr.. Dauchy con-
firmed the figures which The Missou-
lian had given, and added the inter-
esting details which are presented this
morning. Mr. Dauchy Is naturally
much pleased over the successful COM
pletion of the tunnel work; the accu-
racy of the, work Of his department Is
one of the Notable features of the rec
ord. Combined with the showing
made by the contractors, the entire
record of the st. Paul tunnel sets a
standard that will be hard to follow
Asked last night for some comment
upon the work, Mr.. Dauchy said to a
Missoulian reporter: ''The outcome is
OF course. very satisfactory. The rec
ord is good and the results which have
been attained are attributable to the
splendid organization Of the forces of
the contracting firm and to the per-
feet harmony which has existed from
the start between the engineering de-
partment and the contractors"