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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-08-12
SIGHT SEEING PARTY
HAVE RETURNED

Messrs. A. M. Muir, Geo. w. Baker
and G. O. Baker returned Saturday
afternoon from a three weeks alb
sence, visiting Yellowstone National
Park and all the principal cities of
the west They were very tired of
sight seeing, but report a delightful
trip, especially attractive was the
weeks trip through Yellowstone Park
in camp life. They enjoyed their
trip immensely, favorably impressed
with the western cities, but the
topic Of greatest interest was the
trip through hte park. They can't
say enough Of the pleasure and de-
light they enjoyed on this part Of
their trip. A visit with them on
this subject is very entertaining.
Their friends were all glad to well
come them back safe and we'll. They
made the trip out on the Northern
Pacific and returned home by way
of the Canadian Pacific and Winnie
peg.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-08-12
NO ASYLUM
SITE SELECTED

The county board adjourned late
last Tuesday night without having
come to an agreement as to the
site of the new $4,000 county in
sane asylum for which provision was
made that day. While sites located
near every town in the county were
recommended as available, the larger
number of the members of the
board recognized that as Grand Rap
ids now has much more than its
share of the county institutions,
the asylum should go to either
Marshfield or Pittsville. AS the
latter two cities are both fair and
reasonable it is probable that the
matter of selecting a site will be
quickly settled at the fall session
unless Grand Rapids developes dog
in-the-manger', tactics A site mid
way between Marshfield and Pitts
vile would be the solution of the
matter if the ST. Paul road could be
induced to extend its line to this
city.-The Marshfield Times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-08-12
FEW in MANUAL
CLASSES
Situation is DepIored by Com
missioner lindemann.

The small number of pupils in Mil
waukee schools who take advantage OF
the complete facilities for the study
of manual training is deplored by A.
J. Lindemann, president Of the A. J.
Lindemann & Hoverson company and
member of the school board trades
school committee.
With an equipment costing more
than $4,000 and an annual operating
expense of about $4,000, Mr. Linde
mann says that Milwaukee's manual
training department is but little used
by pupils in comparison with the ad
vantages it offers and is not under
stood by a great majority Of parents
whose children cannot enter univer-
stiles. Such children, according to
Mr.. Lindemann, might evolve untold
benefits from the manual training
course.
Not more than four pupils are
graduated yearly from the manual
training course" said Mr. Lindemann
with the superb equipment and in
structors that are to be had in Mil
Waukee's manual training schools.
Parents ought to visit these
classes and become acquainted with
the potent possibilities of the study.
Children who will have to work i'm
mediately after graduation could re-
ceive wonderful aid by taking up the
manual training course, but they do
not seem to understand it's benefits
Supt. Pearse says that while the
number OF pupils graduating from
the manual training course does
not look large, still manual training
is taken up by hundreds of pupils
in the grades and in thehigh schools
both as an elective study and in
connection with other courses. How
ever, according to Mr. Pearse, only
40 per. cent of the possibilities of
the manual training department are
being realized at present That is,
there are only forty pupils taking
the study out of every 100 pupils
that could be accommodated-Fr
Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-08-12

address Of the person from whom
the article or articles are obtained.
The book shall be open at ali times
to the inspection of the chief of
police or any member Of the force
and shall have no erasures or OBJ
alterations. The police may hold an
article received by the dealer for
any reasonable length of time he
may deem necessary for the identifi-
cation Of the articles.
This law can be found in chapter
ten of the laws passed during the
last session of the legislature.
This law will not effect the second
hand dealers of this city very much
as very little trading or buying of
precious stones, gold, silver, ETC., is
done by them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-08-12
AMUSEMENT co,
SECURES FINE SITE.
The Grand Rapids Amusement Company
Elects Directors, Officers, and Building
Committee and Will Proceed With the
Work at Once

is considered an excellent site very
suitable for the purpose and a build
ing by 100x136 can be placed thereon
if the company SO desire to, but we
understand from those interested that
the building will probably be 75x136
feet.
d. D. Conway was appointed
committee Of one to look up the
titles, secure deeds and abstracts,
Messrs w. J. Shea and R. NJ. Levin
who own this property.
1t is generally conceded that this
is one of the best sites that the
committee could have selected for
the money investment Of $4,000, being
located on the bank of hte river,
with rock formation for foundation
and the foundation walls Of former
buildings still standing there, avail
able for new foundation walls and
facing upon one of the widest streets
in the city, makes it a very suitable
place for such an amusement hall
as they will erect thereon We un-
derstand from the building committee
that if the title is fully satisfactory,
which we know it will be, that work
will commence upon this structure
next week. The stock holders inter-
ested in this enterprise are good,
progressive business men who will
see to the erection of an excellent
building that will grow more valuable
as time passes. The people of Grand
Rapids will welcome this new enter
Prise within our midst and hope
that it will be as successful as it
has been in Merrill and Wausau.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-08-12
WAUSAU MAY
GET MORE TRAINS
Milwaukee Road Said TO Con-
slider Putting on Two More
Passengers.

According to recent rumOrs, the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail-
way company is contemplating run
ming an additional passenger train
on its w Isconsin Valley division in
the near future. The present trains
are becoming very much overload
ed by heavy travel, and it is said
that the present nOrthbOund morn
ing train will in that event leave
Wausau even earlier in the morn
ing and the additional train pass
through the city for the north about
nine o'clock a. m. This would al
low of the latter returning about II
or II o'clock at night and would
be of great service to people who
desire to visit at Tomahawk or Mer-
rill 1t is said thatit is cheaper to
run two light trains rather than
one heavy one and that the com
pany viii soon be obliged to make
a change as Nekoosa and other sta
tions below Grand Rapids are com
planning that the present morning
train requires them to start toe
early. Another objection that has
been made, is that the present pas
senger schedule interferes with
prompt mail service from Wausar
to Merrill and Tomahawk-Wau
Daily Record.
Yes the people of Grand Rapids
Port Edwards, Nekoosa and in fact
all along the line are dissatisfied
with the present morning service
on the G., NJ & st. Paul railroad
Our people are making more use Of
the Chicago & Northwestern, Cen
tral and Green Bay railroads for al
points south, east and west.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-08-12
COMMITTED TO
INSANE ASYLUM

Chas. Kocian, a young man II years
of age, of the town of Milladore, was
committed to the Northern Hospital
for the insane at Oshkosh Wednesday
August 4, by w. J. Conway, county
judge This was a rather sad case
from the fact that the young man
has been sick with typhoid fever
and he has been left in this con-
dition since he has been convalesc-
ing from the ravages of that dis
ease. He was committed because
the authorities believe that he will
receive better treatment and care in
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-08-12
WAUSAU GERMANS
TO CELEBRATE

Wausau, Wis, Aug. "a celebra-
ton of the 1900 tn anniversary of
the battle of Hermann, the Cher
usker, in which Germany gained in
dependence of Roman rule, will be
held at the fair grounds Sunday,
Aug. Is. The speeches will be in
terspersed with band concerts and
three singing societies, the Lieder-
kranz OF Wausau, Eintracht of the
town of Stettin and Liederkranz OF
Merrill. A street parade will be one
of the chief features.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-08-12

The stockholders in the Grand
Rapids Amusement Company met in
D. >. ConWay's Law office Monday
afternoon and perfected the organi-
eaton which has been incorporated
and capitalized at $4,000 by the
election of the following directors:
Chas T. Kellogg, Guy o. BabcOck,
E. w. Ellis, J. S. Thompson, Mark
Bells, I. E. Mullen and Edward
Lynch.
After the election of directors they
ne, and elected the following of
ficars:-
President-T. E. Mullen of Grand
Rapids
Vice President-Chas. F. eKllogg
Of Grand Rapids.
Secretary and Treasurer-Guy O.
Rabcock.
The following men were appointed
a building committee
j. S. Thompson-Chairman. o. c..
BeIanger, Edward Lynch ana A. J..
HasbrOuck
The committee consisting of
Messrs. D. D. Conway, Edward Lynch,
E. w. Ellis and Chas F. Kellogg,
who were appointed by the stock
holders at their last meeting to look
up a suitable site, reported in favor
of that piece of prODerty on First
Street North, lying between the
brick block Of S. A. Spafford and A.
L. Fontaine and on the bank of the
Wisconsin river This piece of
property upon which they secured
options has a frontage of 1862 feet
on said First Street North. This
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-08-12
CHICAGO LADIES vs..
CITY BASE BALL TEAM

Bills are out announcing a game
of base ball between the Chicago
Ladies Base Ball Team vs. City
team on Wednesday afternoon, Au-
gust 18th, at $50 p. m. at base ball
park near the High School building.
This promises to be an interesting
and exciting game. Admission soc.
Remember the time and place and be
sure and attend.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-08-12
RAILROAD OFFICIALS
STOP HERE

Monday morning a special train
Oh the c.. NJ. & st. Paul road con-
tanning Supt. A. E. Morrison, Road
Master. E. Callahan, Messrs Miller
and Ober, inspectors of Wausau, and
Inspector Zymanski of Milwaukee
stopped in this city for short time.
The party are on a tour OF inspec-
ton Of the Valley division.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-08-12
FIVE KILLED
IN FIGHT
Battle at Park Near Minnea-
polls Results in Many Nurd-

Minneapolis, Mimi, Aug. Sin a
general battle at a picnic five miles
out, five were killed, and the fight
was still raging at 9 o'clock Sunday
evening. A trainlOad Of police was
rushed to the scene
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-08-12
FIFTEEN MONTHS
FOR FORGERY

Manitowoc, Wis, Aug, Soto
Ranke, aged 81 years, Of Clinton, To-,
was sentenced to state prison for
fifteen months for forgery.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-08-12
PAPER MILL FOR ASHLAND

Ashland, Wis, Aug. "a paper
mill employing about $50 hands is to
be erected here by the Meuasha Pa
per company.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-03
The Cost Of CareIessness

Neglect of a common" cold is
so often the direct cause of dan
gerous disease that medical men
cannot understand why so many
people allow a cold, with it's atten-
dant cough, to run it's course un-
checked. Aside from the I'M
pleasantness and annoyance, the
resulting irritation of the mucous
membrane in the throat, lungs and
bronchial organs leaves them sore
and very susceptible to attack.
With the first indication of a
cold, take steps to check it at
once. A simple, inexpensive rem
edy can be prepared at home by
mixing two ounces of Glycerine, a
half ounce of Virgin Oil of Pine
compound pure and eight ounces of
pure Whisky. You can buy these
in any good drug store and easily
mix them in a large bottle. 1t is
claimed by the Leach Chemical
Co., of Cincinnati, who prepare the
genuine Virgin Oil of Pine com.
pound pure. that a teaspoonful of
this mixture, four III a day, will
break cold in 2. .-ours and cure
any cough that is durable.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-03
CANCEL MASONIC TEMPLE
MEETING.

To the Editor of The Press
Dear Sir: The Spokesman-Review
this morning reports that the Ma
sonic Temple has been secured for
a mass meeting to help the I. w.
w. in their fight against the laws
of the city of Spokane.
The representative of the Ma
sonic Temple committee under
stood that the meeting was for a
socialist lecture. Under the 'excit-
able condition of affairs, and under
standing that upon investigation it
is to be free speech fight. have
concluded to cancel the engage
ment. S. H. Rush, Assistant Secre-
tary. BY order of the Temple COM
mittee.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-03
KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE
FURNITURE LOAN SHARK

Keep your eyes on the furniture
loan shark. He 10 that fellow who
advertises that he will make loans
on household furniture, and he is
equally az slippery and jIl-prin-
cipIed as any of the sharks. At
present In Spokane there are a
dozen or SO Of this glass Of money
lenders, whose advertisements in
papers throughout the country are
Turing people In need Of financial
| assistance by the hundreds.
He ia a'man with about the most
expensive papers to be found in
the whole outfit. OF course he
does not hesitate or blush about
the fact that he will charge you 5
per cent a month (at least SO per
cent year, on that little lean you
ask, but he scrupulously shields
his real greed by telling that it is
the papers he must draw up on the
loans that costs those other Incl
dentals that run the bill up to
the approximate equivalent of 10
or IL per cent month on that
amount you are securing on your
well-loved piano.
That Is not all. Wait till his
mortgage on your bedroom suite is
/ nearly matlred. See that he don t,
induce you to sign another paper
that involves your dining room
table and the buffet, the kitchen
stove and the mantle clock. That
is his game.
AS the furniture, the carpets and
xr,1,i ah T.;
fingers hover in greed, wear away
with the payments that are drag
ging, he is tempted to insert 9TH
er pieces of furniture in that mort
gage. and, unless you are wise
| enough to read the paper care
fully. you will likely loose all you
have in case that adversely should
prevent you from meeting the pay
ments.
A case of this kind has been
found by The Press. 1t is in the
humble widows home, where the
| only remembrance of husband
and provider is a blackboard Nc-
ture on the wall down in the little
rented shacks in the suburbs, there
| is where the furniture grabber gets
| in his best paying work.
1t was in such a home as this
that The Press found the foot
prints of the shark that sought to
| rob his victim of her entire prop
erty to pay off paltry loan of
$50. She was little delinquent
in her payments when, one day, he
came with another paper to sign.
1t was a paper that would keep
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-03
'YLL BURN THISaHOUSE
DOWN. --MRS. YOUNG

hotel in this city, the wife was dis
satisfied with her lot, and when she
moved to the farm" the beautiful
40-acre tract east of this city, she
still complained, stating that It was
too far to walk to a car line. The
witness stated that the plaintiff
frequently stated her intention of
taking her two children and NOV
ing into the city, leaving her hus-
band at the farm. ,..-
Two years ago Mrs. Young is
said to have told the witness that
she intended leaving her husband.
1t was brought out, despite the OBJ
jections of the plaintiff, that Mrs.
Young aspired to enter society and
frequently stated that she would
like to live in Browns addition or a
similar Mace
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-03
- = \ = . . . . . . . . q %
. WEATHER CONDITIONS. .
= . q > . . . 4. & 6 q o d q .

Normal to moderately high press
ure prevails over the western half
OF the United States and from the
southern half of the Mississippi
valley to the south Atlantic coast,
resulting in reports of fair weather
this morning from most places.
Within the last "a hours rain has
been general from the Washington
coast to Montana, in the eastern
part of the lake region and the
upper Ohio valley. and on the At
lantic coast. caused by low press
ure over Canada and the lake
region. A considerable fall of tenn
perature has occurred in Alberta
and eastern Montana, and a gen
orally slight fall of temperature
eastward of the Mississippi river.
Considerably warmer weather is re-
ported in South Dakota. Tempera-
ture changes in the Pacific states
ahve in general been slight. Con
ditions give a probability of fair
weather tonight and Thursday in
this vicinity, with cooler tonight.
Charles Stewart, local forecaster.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-03
BYRNE OPPOSED TO
PRIEST LAKE SUPPLY

Ex-Mayor p. S. Byrne will con-
Hnue his fight for the proper
maintainence of the city's present
water supply. The doctor was en-
phatic In his statement to this eff
feet today. He intimated that he
would exert his influence as a
member Of the park commission to
secure enough land around the
wells at the upriver pumping sta
ton to prevent contamination of
the water served the public.
Eve have the purest and best
water of any city in the world,
said DR.. Byrne today. I'VE don't
need a supply from Priest lake or
any other lake. Not only is the
present supply the purest possible
to obtain, but it is ample to sup
ply a city of over a million popula-
tion. ! have contended, in sea-
son and out, that the present
source of supply should be pro.
tected from contamination by the
purchase by the park commission
of enough land around the wells
TO prevent the erection of build.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-03
Jim DAILY
WAS MAD

Jim Daily, the well known cigar
list and democratic leader, was mad
enough last evening to get out on
the streets and say things that
would land him in Jail with the
l. w. VS., but friends advised him
against it, and jim enjoyed his in
dignation in silence, with the eX-
ception of a protest. his friends.
w. j. Clifford, business agent of
the teamsters' union, was placed
under arrest by Officer Bunker for
failing to move on" After the
arrest Daily went to Chief Sullivan
and later to Captain of Detectives
Burns and offered to put up a cash
bond for Clifford He was told no
bond would be accepted and that
the steamsters' agent could stay
in jail until morning. A few min
utes later Clifford was released on
a word from the mayors secretary,
and the fact that simple request
from this quarter was more power
full in securing the release of a
prisoner than the money of citi-
zen is what stirred Daily's ire.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-03
NORMAN TO
STAYHERE

w. S. Norman, proprietor of the
Hotel Spokane, today denied the
statement that he intended to sell
tout his holdings and leave the city.
Mr.. Norman will make a test of
the screen law in the courts, and
then if he loses he will adjust him
self to the conditions.
The report that l have bought
hotel in Portland and am think
ing of leaving town is not true"
said Mr.. Norman today. Il have
lived in Spokane Since it was a
town of a few thousand people and
have confidence in the fairness
and honesty of the people. l am
not law-breaker and simply want
to be accorded the treatment that
! am entitled to under the law.
"On the screen proposition l
have been advised legally that the
| demands of the police department
are in contravention of the law.
| asked Mr. Tuerke to arrest me
If l were violating the law, so that
we could test the merits of the
case in the courts, but he refused
to act"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-03
ENGINEER THOMPSON
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE

Editor, The Press-There seems
to have been considerable contro-
yersy lately in reference to the
relative costs of the proposed and
adopted water reservoir plans for
the extension of the water system
of this city, and assuming that
your paper represents the welfare
of the taxpayer, as well as the well
fare of the city at large, | beg OF
you to publish the following facts
and comments thereon.
In your issue of October 26 Xou
published what purported to be es-
inmates of cost on two types of
reservoirs, given by City Engineer
r. H. Thompson of Seattle. His
figures on the Reuterdahl plan
were $215,907, and on the Fife
Bros. and Murphy plan sSS,S20.
On the Reuterdahl plan two bids
were received, one for $129,720
from John T. Huetter, and the 9TH
er for sl35,000 from Fife & Muir
ply. The question then arises,
which is reliable, Thompson or the
contractors who agreed to build
the reservoir for specific sum.
Mr.. Thompson says that the cost
of a cubic yard of concrete mixed
at 1876 is SO. Reputable builders
are glad to take concrete work on
this basis at $3.50 and will make
a legitimate profit.
G If contractor were to submit a
bid to the city of Seattle on the
cost basis submitted by Mr..
Thompson / will venture to say
that Thompson would consider the
contractor either insane, working
a graft or simply putting up com
plimentary bid, which is very often
the case when he merely wants to
appear in the limelight.
Mr.. Thompson's expert fig
ures on the reservoir plan illegally
submitted by Fife Bros. & Muir
phy total $SS,S20. A mud reser-
voir built on this plan should cost
$4,000, and at that figure it would
2eave any reputable contractor a
legitimate profit of 10 to II pei
cent. So it can be seen that Mr.
Thompson provided for clean
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-03

'Tll burn this house down and
you'll know who did it," is the
declaration made by Mrs. Ellen M.
Young six years ago at her suburb.
an home, according to the ,testi-
mony of Mrs. Fred Zahn, the, wife
of Ed Young's partner, this morn
ing on the witness stand. She was
a frequent visitor at the Young
home, and her testimony is regard.
ed of particular importance in the
sensational divorce trial which, is
nearing an end.
Il have known Mrs. Young for IA
years." said the witness, "and have
found her habitually complaining of
her lot"
Mrs. Zahn testified that when the
Youngs were running the Garden
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-03

profit for the contractor on this
plan of $21 ,040, while Fife Bros. q
Murphy asked on this plan the
astounding profit of $4,000.
The type of reservoir provided
for by Mr.. Reuterdahl and ap-
proved by Professor Burr is of the
solid wall construction. The walls
at the deepest point are p feet
thick, which is necessary in view
of the character of the soil. If
the ground offered better resist
ance to pressure smaller walls
could be used, but Mr.. Reuterda.li
has thoughtfully used the safest
and most conservative method in
arriving at the dimensions shown
in the plan.
The above detailed facts and
comments should serve as a warn
ing to you, Mr. Editor, to insist
upon, above all, fair play and JUS
tice and cause to thwart any eff
fort trying to make the city of Spo-
kane pay an exorbitant price for
an, even at its best, inferior ar
ticle. Respectfully yours,
A. H. Cederberg,
Construction Engineer.
Spokane Hotel, Nov. 1.