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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-16
CORRUPT PRACTICES.

Spending large sums of money in
an effort to be elected to public offic.
is one of the banefuI influences of
American politics. Many rich men
who are wholly unqualified to hold
an official position use their immense
wealth to debauch the electorate. De
bauchery it certainly is, because a
man who will spend thousands of dol
lars more than he can ligitimateIy
get out OF an office, is a man whose
motives are open to suspicion
Francis L. McGoyern, republican
candidate for the gubernatorial nom
inat!on has the following to say re-
garding large campaign expenditures.
Representative government depends
for its continued existence upon an
honest expression of the popular will.
Such expression is possible only
when the suffrage of the people is
absolutely free and unbought. There
public office in Wisconsin, the million
alre merely because of his money
should possess an advantage over
the poorest man in the state. La
wish election expenditures should no
longer be permitted. Publicity alone
is far from being an adequate remedy
Political campaigns should be rigidly
supervised by defining the purposes
for which money may be expended,
prohibiting its use for any other OBJ
ject and forbidding any campaigning
whatever on election day. A string
ent corrupt practices act embodying
these features should be passed with
out further delay; and violation of
it should be punishable by imprison-
ment and disqualification to hold pub
lie office.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-16
PLOVER.

John Woodbury. of Eau Claire has
been the guest of his brother Eugene
for a few days, returned home Sat
urday.
The old settlers of Portage county
held their annual picnic at the court
house in Stevens Point on Saturday.
Receipts of the Aid held at Mrs.
Hartwells last Friday were a little
more than six dollars.
Mrs Dave Derby who has been
making an extensive visit among old
friends and neighbors, returned to
her home Saturday.
June 18th was Children's Day at
the Calkins church, miles south
east Of this village Some of our
people attended.
Our young people who attended
school at Stevens Point are at home
since commencement.
VIII Danforth had the misfortune
to cut his foot badly while cutting
wood for his mother.
The work of cleaning the GENE
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-16
Stock now selling at 60 cents per share

lidity, and that in more forms than
one. Primarily it should show all the
earmarks of being a staying one. In
vest in a commodity and choose one
that MUST BE USED; you cannot get
along in your state without coal, can
you? We have mo coal in California.
Nature, however, always generous to
this great state, has provided us
with something better than coal, and
that is oil, which moves our trains
and trolley cars, lights and heats our
buildings, hoists the elevators, and to
make a long story short, furnishes
our gas and cooks our meals; in fact,
in California, in some form or an
other, we pay tribute to the product
of our great oil industry every hour
in the twenty-four.
And yet this great industry with
its present development (and great
er demand) of over sixty million bar
rels per year, is but an infant; we
have but scratched the surface yet,
but oh what a healthy child it is,
what it has already developed into
is known, what it will develop into,
if comparison may be used as a cri-
terjon, is at present beyond human
comprehension.
Now it is getting late, SO I must
get down to turkey and give, as you
request, the field and company which
most appeals to me, from the stand
point of an investor, and that brings
me to the California National Crude
Oil Company.
Regarding the Wonder Field as Co
alinga is called, I say but very lit
tie; it would be unnecessary as l
have already informed you that it is
now and has been for about a year
or more the Banner Oil Producing
District or Field of California which
means of the world. l must, how
you that
Its monthly average production
per well, according to authentic fig
ures furnished for last month is
considerably in excess of the average
of all the producing wells in Kern
County-which is saying a good deal,
as one of the fields so included would
take in the immense product of the
present big well from the time it
was brought in and averaged at least
10000 barrels per day.
incidentally, l may mention that
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-16

you have advanced further i'm my let
ter. 1t is this ignorance of the mag
nitude, the wonderful present status,
and the outlook for the future, that
makes the oil business in California
the veritable gold mine it now is
for the stakeholder.
By this statement / mean that the
present or existing conditions which
show such a tremendous difference
between the price of lands in the
great oil belts of California and the
average immense returns upon same
after developments-in other words
the great difference between cost Of
production and returns thereon, Will
continue to be a rich harvest for
the investor just so long aus you Mid
die West and Eastern people-you
per cent or per cent per annum
folk-remain in ignorance as to
the actual conditions, the safe and
profitable opportunity offered through
an investment in California oil; just
so long as you are held in ignorance
and fail to grasp the situation, just
so long, and no longer will the present
favorable condition for the investor
exist.
Uncle, does it appear right in these
days of keen competition and small
oil
trict can be purchased for few hum
dred or a few thousand dollars per
acre in view of the fact that SIN
gle well-and the average allotment
in this state is about one we'll to
the acre has produced during the
past month California oil to the net
value of over one-half millions dollars.
You will say this is an exception
ally good we'll; granted, so it is. At
present it is the largest producer LIN
the great state of California, but re-
member we have had the largest pro-
Queer before and logically we will hav
it again because we have the oil. 1t
has been there for ages according to
scientists, but it is only recently that
mans ingenuity has succeeded IN
turning out the heavy drilling machin
cry and casing for the wells that
were absolutely essential in order
to 60 after the oil properly in Cali
fornia.
The present big we'll may truthfully
be called an accident or driller's we'll
because the men who owned the
property decided that they had gone
deep enough and ordered the work
stopped, as they had already gone
through a sufficiently large guam
tity of oil sand to make a good well,
but the drillers. the ''men behind the
gum went about forty feet deeper
and struck the large body OF sand
which drought in the present large
gusher.
We also have wells from which the
OIL is pumped, such as those OPP
Grated in the Kern River field,
which district has during the past
ten years produced l should judge
about 100 million barrels of Californ-
ia OIL OF course you must remem-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-16

cans pronounce Mr.. Philip and his
friends not Republicans, but men whe
are banded together to keep the con-
troll not only of the Republican party
but Of the government in the hands
Of the Special Interests, who win use
both for their personal benefit, while
permitting the ordinary citizen to
pick up the crumbs that fab from
their table. Why should not the
Progressive Republicans, still follow
ing the example of Br'er Phillip, an
nounce that if any Aldrich Republi-
can wins at the September primary
he will be bolted at the regular ell
ection by the Progressive Republican,
If the ProgressiYes proclaimed"
as suggested, for the life Of US We
cannot see wherein the attitude of
one side would differ from that of
the other. Nor can we make out that
this is not the same kind of factional
ism that has prevailed ever since
LaFollette organized the liberal Re
publicans of the state and led them
to the victory which would have been
theirs long before had they acted
together.
And finally above and beyond ever
thing else, let it not be forgotten tina
the Progressive Republicans have
in no instance tried to do more
with Legislature at Washington than
to make it conform in some slight de
gree to the promises made in the
Chicago Observation-Disclosures Jour,
nal
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-16

Der that l am now referring to the
oldest large producing field in the
state Another field, which has been
actively developed much more recent'
ly and is producing a greater guam
tity Of old from much less number
of wells, is the CoaIinga field, which
you will note ON the map l am en-
closing, is located northwest OF the
Kern River, which at present, in
point of production, is the greatest
producer of them all. In fact it is
called the Wonderfield. However, l
will refer to Coalinga later.
You must bear in mind, Uncle, that
it is not at all necessary for
company to bring in or strike a big
well in oraer to make a handsome
return to the stakeholder upon his
investment If the striking of a big
well were necessary it would place
the Oil business on the same level
as gold mining or amy other kind
of mining that lis in the chance or
hazard class, but when you under
stand the subject fully you will agree
with me that the returns to the I'M
weston are just as sure and regu-
lar to say nothing about being much
better than are those from your store
AS a case in point to show what
even the small wells can do for the
stakeholder | know of one company
with wells that do not average 40
barrels of oil per day which tied up
its product for a term of years with
a large oil distributing concern at
the low price of twenty-five cents
barrel (say, Uncle, that is just like
selling coal at Sc cents per tom.
However, this company has seldom
failed to pay a regular per cent
per month dividend to it's stOckhOld-
ers and make all necessary allow
ance, for maintenance and improve
ments, and mind you, the stockhold-
efS paid only oU Genus per Sidl ioi
this stock. Now you can do some
figuring for yourself with the pres
ent price of oil netting over SOC per
barrel. and with good producing wells
such as they have in the Coalnga
field, what will be the return to
the stockholders.
Now, Uncle, up to the present
have endeavored to answer your let
ter in a general way, and also gave
YOU my reasons for believing that an
investment made NOW in California
OIL. is without exception the best anc
safest known today in the industrial
or. to be more correct, In the mineral
world, for oil you must know is
classed as a mineral. Mining for
Oil" is the oil operators business,
but so sure is he Of his returns upon
his labor and investment, it is
called an Industry, and it does act
ually combine all the allurement and
big profit-making of mining with the
sureness and safety of an industry.
The oil business is also solid, it
is in California; and an investment
to be good must have behind it so
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-16
vEsPER.

Oscar Treutel was at Wausau this
week to attend the funeral of a
relative
The Vesper high school closed with
picnic in the woods Friday. The
band boys turned out and played a
few selections during the noon hour
everybody was there for dinner, work.
Ing men, travelling men, hotel people
and all the women and children in
Vesper. Mr.. Varney, the principle,
and Miss Rowland, assistant, deserve
credit and thanks for the delightful
time and We hope to see them both
here again next term.
Ed Wittig, travelling salesman for
an excelsior firm of Chicago spent
Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. Wittig.
A reception was held at the school
mouse Saturday evening for Rev.
Kline, new Congrega tional minister
We join with the Vesper people in
extending hearty welcome to Mr.
Kline.
The baseball game between Yes
per and Pittsville on Sunday was won
by the visitors, the score being 20
to 4 They would not have won so
easily however, if the Vesper battery
had not been knocked out. Emil
Staver, catcher for Vesper, got a fin
ger smashed and shortly afterward
his brother Henry, the pitcher, fell
and sprained his leg, which put him
out of the game. A large number of
rooters came down from Pittsville in
automobiles and buggies. The Vesper
people didn't treat the boys right as
they let Pittsville do all the root
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-16

the Coalinga field is wonderfully Well
hooked up in so far as transporta-
ton facilities are concerned. For in
addition to the usua' Tank Car Rail-
road service Ito which this brief re-
ference is ample), it has connection
through five great through or trunk
pipe lines to tidewater. 1899
And now, Uncle, for your particular
edification l must tell you whyI chose
the California National Crude Oil Con
pany as the means or agent, if you
wish, through which | would make
an investment in California OIL
Because they are a big concern
insomuch as they have something
big to offer the investor. To be
able to secure an interest in and
''hook-up''w with a reliable concern whic
has, and absolutely controls thous-
ands of acres of oil lands in the Co
alinga Oil District, is an opportunity
you can hardly afford to let go by
what they have, and is further in
formed that the total capital STOCK
of the concern which includes all theil
holdings is but five million shares at
a par value of $100 each, | honestly
know of no similar offer or any OPP
portunity to make an investment, that
-o,,pd and att1raptiUa -
Now, dear Uncle, you wrote me to
give you about ten reasons showing
why you should invest in the oil bu-
siness, in return for which you prom
Used to send me a box of cigars
found it too much of a task when
writing on the subject to limit myseh
to but ten reasons. Now, therefore,
will expect to receive about twelve
boxes of cigars as I have already
given you about one hundred and
ten good reasons why you should IN
vest now in California oil and The
California National Crude Oil Com
pany.
Yours,
RUDE.
Stock in the company referred TO
above is selling at go cents per share
You have watched this stock adv
ance from time to time until it has
reached a price so per cent above
what it was selling for four weeks
ago. You will see it advance still
higher inside of four weeks more.
Why wait for higher price? Mail
your order today using the attached
coupon.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-16
BiRON.

Master George DeMars is spend
ing part of his vacations at Rudolph
with his grand parents, Mr.. and Mrs
G. Bates and family.
Chester Atwood is erecting a nice
house on a lot which he recently
purchased.
Misses Bertha Akey and Ssdie Rec
tor, our intermediate and primary
teachers for the past two years, were
very nicely entertained by Mrs. Franz
Pearson Thursday afternoon.
Geff DeMars is identifying his res
idence with a coat of paint.
Miss Lavina Shearier who lives on
the PloYer road was the guest of
little relatives in this burg the latter
part of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Snyder and
children Sundayed in your city with
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Snyder.
Miss Bertha Akey attended the Al
umm banquet at the Training school
Friday night.
The little twin girls of James KIap-
pa We're very sick last week but are
better at this writing
Mr.. and Mrs. John MEYERS of your
city were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. L. Akey Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Marceau Sun
uayed at Rudolph with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gokey were
sunday guests of relatives at Rud-
olph,
Jim Gokey of Rudolph was the guest
OF MS daughter, Mrs. H. Weaver and
family on Saturday.
Among those who went to Cree
Bay Sunday were the following from
thls berg: Mr.. and Mrs. Bart Calf
ney and children Agnes and Clark
Misses Mabel Mails and Bertha Akey
and Messrs. B. Atwood, Wauace Fo-
part and Elmer Oleson. Miss Ronnv-
I'M Blron of Stevens Point accom-
panied Miss Akey and Messrs Fo-
part and Oleson from Plover on.
There was a big dance at Posslev's
haI on Sunday evening. Music was
furnished by the Stevens Point Tray.
cling orchestra. Everyone had a good
time.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-16

few days ago the following letter was re-
cetved in Los Angeles from resident of the
Middle West:
Dear Nephew:
Friends of mine-some of whom
you know very we'll before leaving
for California as we'll as myself, have
recently become very much interested
in the reports recently received from
California regarding the great i'm
petus given to the oil business in
your state, mainly due / understand
through the discovery of new oil
lands; consequently knowing that at
one time you lived in one of the
big California Oil Districts, Bakers
town, | think you called 1.-THE place
you said where the natives were so
fond of Crude Oil that they spread
il on their bread when shy on mo-
lasses-well, anyhow, you ought to
know something about this great
California oil business concerning
which we read and hear SO much, but
as a matter of fact know very little
Of, so the boys asked me to write
you and find out a few things.
Please at your earliest convenience
write as fully as you can and let
US have some general facts, as for
instance: Is it true, as a dispatch
reads, California produced during the
past year 0,000,O00 barrels of oil;
how, why and far goodness sake,
what did they do with such an i'm
mense quantity? The figures, l CUES
must be right, because they are made
up by the government.
By the way, when answering and
giving what general news yau can
will you give some specific
information regarding what partlc
lar California field you con-
slider to be the best. We want the
facts, because we are talking about
clubbing together and making an in
vestment in California. You might
also give us the right dope" which
I know will be o. K. because YOU
wrote it and know WHY WE WANT
IT. What kind of company We shout
invest in? Give us the name OF one
which you consider offers the best
opening now and why you think so;
also tell us where they are, what
they have, and what their prospects
are; in fact, to shorten long story,
give US about ten reasons if you
can, showing why in your opinion
California oil is a good thing to get
in on now.
A box of cigars will signify that
satisfactory answer to this letter
has been received by your
Affectionate Uncle,
THE ANSWER
Los Angeles, Cal, April %, 1910.
My dear Uncle:
Your "affectionate" epistle just re-
ceived and contents noted. Also duly
noted the supreme ignorance you eX-
hibit regarding the great California
Oil Industry, which ignorance l re
greet to state is very prevalent and
must be excused in your good-sef be-
cause from personal contact with som
business people know it exists right
here in California to a certain extent.
Now, Uncle, just make note OF
this fact as it will by way of explain
alton help you out a great deal when
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-16
WOOD COUNTY REPORTER.
THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1910.

Albert J. Cowell of Arpin, was in
the city Monday interviewing his
friends. He will be a candidate for
sheriff at the September primaries
on the Republican ticket. He has
been a resident farmer of the town 1
Arpin for the past ten years. He
came to Wood county from Waukesha
county and has represented his town
four years on the county board. He
is Wen known and liked and will I'M
doubtedly make an excellent run for
sheriff.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-16
How's This?

We offer one hundred dollars reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Hairs Catarrh Cure. F. j. CHENEY CO.,
Toledo, 0.
We, the undersigned, have known +. }.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by his firm.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggist, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent
free. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Drug
gists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-16

ing. It must be remembered that the
roofing is about half the game, so
next time let US root, root, root for
the home team.
John, N Hays made a business trip
to Oshkosh last week.
Children's day exercises were held
at the School house Sunday morning
A delightful program was rendered
by the children and Rev. Kline gave
a nice little talk on ChiIdren's Day.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-16
Children CRY
FOR FLETcHER'S
9 a 8 . RIA

LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATION.
To the Common Council, City of
Grand Rapids:
The undersigned respectfully re-
quests that License be issued to
V. L. Persohn for the sale of Strong,
Spirituous, Malt, Ardent or Intoxica-
ting Liquors, at his saloon situated
on S31 First Street, N, in the City of
Grand. Rapids, Wisconsin, that the
Bankers Surety Co., of Cleveland O.,
IS surety on the bond required by
section fifteen hundred and forty-ninG
Q549) of the Wisconsin Statutes.
Dated June +, 1910.
V. L. PERSOHN,
Filed June 4, 1910.
NJ. G. GORDON, City Clerk.
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LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATION.

LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATION.
To the Common Council, City of
Grand Rapids:
The unders igned respectfully re-
quests that a License be issued to
JOS. Kirschling and JOS. Garski CO.
partners for the sale of Strong Spirit
uous, Malt, Ardent or Intoxicating lii
quors, at their saloon situated on
104 First Ave, North, in the City of
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, that Joseph
Rick and John Scholtz are the bonds
men on the bond required by section
Fifteen hundred and fortynine 0549)
of the Wisconsin Statutes.
Dated June 4, 1910
KIRSCHLING & GARSKI
By Joe Kirschling,
Filed June f. 1910.
NJ. G. GORDON, City Clerk.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-16

Mrs. James Calthurst was the guest
Of Mrs. Ellen Baker on Wednesday.
a former pastors wife, was held in
the NJ. E. church last Monday after
noon, June 9Th, with interment in
the Morril cemetery, 8 mites east of
our village.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-16
LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATION.

To the Common Council City of
Grand Rapids:
The Undersigned respectfully re-
quests that a License be issued to
Laurence Shadkowsky for the sale OF
Strong, Spirituous, Malt, Ardent or
Intoxicating Liquors, at his saloon
situated on 100 End Ave, s., in the
City of Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, that
John Schultz and j. F. Moore are the
bondsmen, on the bond required by
section fifteen hundred and forty-nine
(1549) of the Wisconsin, Statutes.
Dated June 4, 1910
LAURENCE SHADKOWSKY,
Filed June 4, 1910
NJ. G. GORDON, City Clerk.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-06-16
LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATION

To the Common Council, City of
Grand Rapids:
The undersigned respectfully re
quests that a License be issued to
E. n. Meunier for the sale of Strong,
Spirituous, Malt, Ardent, or IntoNica-
ting Liquors, at his saloon situated
on 6S3 Grand Ave, in the City of
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, that Chas.