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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-01-13
DEATH OF AUGUST KABtTSkY

August Kabitsky, the man who was
accidentally killed Sunday morning
in the Consolidated Water Power &
Paper Co.'S mill, was born in Ger
many in 1859, and was in his fifty
first year when he died. He was mar
ried in Grand Rapids to Miss Amelia
Slater in 1889. He came to this coun
try in 1881, and located in Grand
Rapids where he has been a resident
for the past twenty years. He was a
member of the Modern Woodman
Lodge. Since his advent in Grand
Rapids he worked seven years for
Lutz Bros, Brewing Co, fourteen
yearsin the CentraIia Pulp & Water
Co.'S min and had been employed
five years in the Consolidated Paper
mill up to the time of his death. He
is survived by his wife and two sons.
Two of his sisters are here from Mill
waukee for the funeral which was
held from the house on Thursday
at 1:30 .. m and at ? O'Clock at the
Moravian Church. Mr.. Kabitsky had
always been an ideal husband and
father. He was a hard worker and
very efficient in his position. His
death will be a great loss to his
family and to the company with which
he was connected.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-01-13
ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF
AUGUST KABITSkY

August Kabitsky, who held the po-
sftion of mill-Wright in the Consoli-
dated Water Power & Paper Co.'S mill
in this city, while removing a press
roll off it's regular position from
machine number one onto trucks,
Sunday morning about O'Clock, for
the purpose of conveying it to the
machine shops for repairs, met with
an accident in which the press roll
skidded off the trucks and rolled a
gainst him knocking him to the floor
and rolling upon his body causing in
ternal hemorrages from which he
died two hours later. The press roll
weighed about / 900 pounds and the
accident was greatly deplored by
those who were assisting him in do
ing this work His wife was sent
for and also his sons, who were with
him at the time Of his death. He re-
mained conscious to the end, made
his Will, and bid his family farewell.
He was a faithful and efficient en-
ployee, whose death has saddened all
the employees in the same mill. He
has been a resident of Wood County
at least twenty-five years and at one
time was an employee of LutZ Broth
ers. He is highly thought of and re-
spected by those who enjoyed his
acquaintance
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-01-13
ANNUAL TELE-
PHONE MEETING

A few of the stockholders in the
Wood County Telephone Co., met
at the City Hall on the West Side,
Tuesday evening at which time the
annual report was read to those pres
ent. The annual statement showed
an increase in a business way, but
the improvements and extensions
made the past year increased the
debt about $500. These improve
ments, the management considered
necessary to make, including an ex-
change at Port Edwards and the ex-
tension work in this city and for
these Improvements, they had to bor
row $500 which will become due next
month. They expect to pay the SAINT
when due. While there was not a
quorum present it was the sense of
the stockholders present that the
same directors be elected for the en-
suing. year. The lecture at the Opera
House and other engagements prevent
ed some of the stockholders in the
telephone company to attend this
annual meeting.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-01-13

Office Chairs in the Law Office
of ]. w. Cochran Have Served
Their Purpose For Half Gen.
fury, and Will Continue to do
S0.

While in the law Office of J. w.
Cochran. recently, we were seated in
comfortable office chair. We
noticed that they were an old style
pattern, hut very comfortable, and
asked Mr.. Cochran where he purchas-
ed them. He said he had five of them
and from the card tackled upon the
bottom of one Of the chairs, we read
the following: 81. Moses, Dealer in
Furniture and Undertaking, Neils-
vile, Shipped via New Lisbon, to
John Wagner, Grand Rapids, Wis,
1859, Mr.. Cochran continued and
said that these five chairs was what
was left of one half dozen that were
purchased of john Wagner, when he
was in the furniture business, in what
was then known as the Magnolia
House OH the corner of Washington
Avenue and Ninth Street. the present
site occupied by the home of A L..
Fontaine, by tile law firm of Webb &
Witter. When Webb & Witt ter dis
olved partnership in 1869, the chairs
were purchased by Chas. NJ Webb,
who owned them individually in his
law office until 1873, when J. W.
Cochran b2came a member of the law
firm or Webb & Cochran This firm
owned them until Judge Webb was
elected to The Circuit Court bench in
1888, since which time they have IN
tinued TO DO service in j W. Coch-
rams law Office ever since They were
recently re-painted and varnished and
now look like new, and they are strong
and substantial chairs to this day.
Mr.. Cochran has had personal use of
these chairs in his law Office for 36
ears, and these same chairs have bady
50 ears OF continuous service in law
office. When 10 Mr.. Cochran's office,
try them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-01-13
THE NEW NORTH
WESTERN LINE

H. H. Hartman of Endeavor spent
Wednesday night and part of Thurs
day in the city renewing old acquaint
ances. Mr.. Hartman formerly lived
here and for fifteen years was an en-
ployee of the Wisconsin Central, for
many years in the capacity of conduc
tor. Now he is leading the indepen-
dent life of a farmer, where he is far
away from the call-boy and is the
master of his own time and move
ments and don't have to respond to
anybody's beck and call. Mr.. Hartman
says that in some places the stakes
on the new line the Northwestern is
going to build, practically from West
Allis to Necedah have been set. This
new road will cross the Portage
branch of the 500 line at Or near
Packwaukee Junction.-Stevens Point
Daily Journal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-01-13
HOME PEOPLE
STRUCK IT RICH

The treasurer of the Fox River
Valley Oil Co., of Tulsa, Oklahoma,
with headquarters in Appleton, Wis,
has been authorized to sell part
of the Company's holdings, known
as the Hamilton Pool, amounting to
800 acres for 1926, 900. Of this sum
SITS, 900 is in cash and $150,000 in oil
The stockholders of the Company to
receive a royalty of so per cent on
the oil produced. This is a paying
property as there are four wells To-
Gated upon it which are spouting
oil at the rate of 1900 barrels per
day. The stockholders will realize
an income of 100 per cent on the
cash sale in addition to the so per
cent on the oil produced, which is
considered a very fortunate invest
ment indeed The Company stiH own
1000 acres of land in the same dis
trict, which have not been exploit
ed as yet. Quite a number of Grand
Rapids people are interested in this
company ard will receive their share
of the profits which will accrue from
the sale of this land.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-01-13

a ir often drove people temporarily q
sane. but the kind gentlemen console d
me by assuring me that even If [
should be effected that way, there
would probably be no perceptible
change in my condition.
We arrived here New Years after
noon at five O'Clock, being about fifteen
hours late.
Phoenix is beautiful place right
n the heart of the Salt River Valley.
The climate is ideal. This week has
seemed to me like a week in May,
although the people here are COM
planning of cold snap. Palm, um-
brella, orange and cottonwood trees
along the road present a spring like
appearance to a northerner who is
almost unable TO conceive of anything
but zero weather for January. 1t is
beyond my powers to describe Arizona
as | should like to. Perhaps even a
perfect description could not do JUS
tice to the matter. After I have been
here longer / am going to make
another feeble attempt, but in the
meantime | will keep my eyes and
ears open for things to tell about
when | get back.
Very truly yours,
G.. E. Jackson.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-01-13
INTER-URBAN
STREET CAR TRIP

The motor car and two trailers
that arrived here Monday morning for
the new interurban street car line,
were unloaded during the day, con-
nected up, and the first trial trip
was made to Grand Rapids Monday
night, Jan. 10th. Everything seem
ed to work alright and the manage
ment were well pleased with the first
start-up. 1t will take a few days to
get everything in readiness for
making their regular scheduled trip.
The official announcement will pro-
badly lbe made by the company when
ready to install the regular services.
The cars are regulation interurban
cars, equipped in first class manner
for the best service. The street car
company and it's management has the
good will of this community and vi
cinity for an efficient and successful
business.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-01-13
GRAND RAPIDS
MAN PROMOTED
viii Gross, of This City, Made
General Manager of A. Kick
bush Grocery Go.

Will Gross travelling salesman for
the A. Kickbusch Wholesale Grocery,
Company at Wausau for the past
three years, has been promoted to
the position Of General Manager of
said company. He was called to Wal
sau the past week and rendered this
position BY the Company, which he
has accepted. This is a compliment
to- Mr. Gross Past services, which
is greatly appreciated by him. It
may be the means of his moving his
family to Wausau in the Spring. The
Kickbusch Wholesale Grocery Co.,
which has been in existence for the
past twenty years, has enjoyed a con
stantly increasing business. They
have five travelling statesmen in
northern Wisconsin, and the sales
this past year amounted to- nearly a
million dollars Through their sales
men they have built up an extern
sige business and are wen and ia
yorably known throughout Wisconsin.
Mr.. Gross abilities as a salesman,
aud his excellent knowledge of the
wholesale grocery business, was such
that he was selected for this import
ant position His many friends in
Grand Rapids and Wood county re
joice with him in his promotion. He
informs US that his family will con
tinue to reside in this city until
spring, when they will probably move
to Wausau. His oldest son, Cyril has
been given his fathers former posi-
ton as travelling salesman, and
will leave with his father Monday
morning to make his first trip as
Knight Of the Grip" in his fathers
territory. We wish them well and
take pleasure in commencing them
both TO the Kickbusch Company and
the people of Wausau.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-01-13
WOOD COUNTY NATL.
BANK ANNUAL MEETING

The stockholders of the Wood
County National Bank met in their
directors room, Tuesday afternoon,
Jan. 11th, at which time an annual
report was read which was very
pleasing and satisfactory to them.
1t showed an annual increase in the
business over last year and the di-
Vidends declared were fully salts
factory. Their new bank building and
matters appertaining thereto were ex
planned to the stockholders and the
progress being made upon said build
ing. The following directors were
elected for the ensuing year, there
being only one change in the old di-
rectors: they are Messrs. L. NJ. Alex
ander, T. E. Nash, E. Roenius, G. F.
Steele, F. J. Wood, John McNaugh-
ton and L. E. Nash. They elected
the following officers; President
f. ]. Wood; Vice President M.
Alexander; Cashier Guy O. Babcock;
Assistant Cashier, D. B. Philleo.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-01-13
OWNERSHIP Of
WATERPOWER
Lieut.. Gov. Strange and Neal
Brown Debate the Question
Before Oshkosh Club.

OSHKOSH, WIS, Jan. 5.-Lieut.
Gov. Strange of Neenah and Neal
Brown Of Wausau discussed the ques-
ton Of ownership of water powers
IN Wisconsin before the Candlelight
club last night.
Mr.. Strange argued that the state
should appropriate all undeveloped
water powers and should proceed to
develop these and lease the power
to consumers. He favored at least a
mild control or regulations over the
water powers which are already de-
veloped
Mr.. Brown said that he was not
candidate for any office and he
charged Mr.. Strange with being al
truistic because he was seeking of
flee. He also said Mr.. Strange had
expressed soeialistic views in the mat
ter OF water powers. He said that
the private ownership of water pow
ers was all right and that men who
had put in much capital in develop
ing them should be permitted to real
ize on - at development.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-01-13
CIRCUIT COURT PROCEEDINGS

In the case of VIM. Kaja VS.. Ne
koosa Paper Co., which occupied the
attention OF the Circuit Court for
three days and after the evidence
was all in a motion was made for the
Judge to direct a verdict on Thurs
day afternoon. 1t was argued by the
attorneys on both sides and the Judg
directed a verdict of the defendant
and against the plaintiff of no cause
of action. The opinion of the court
being in effect that the negligence
of the defendant company, if any,
was as open, obvious and apparent
to the plaintiff as to the defendant
company, and the plaintiff by continu
ing in the employ Of the company
for over three years under practi-
cally the same conditions assumed al.
the risk Of injuries from such negli-
gence if any,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-01-13
CRANBERRY GROW
ERS MEET
Hear Talk by Milwaukee Wealth
er Man, Elect Officers.

At the meeting of the Wisconsin
Cranberry Growers Association held
Monday and Tuesday in this city,
William C. DeverauX Of the weather
bureau at Milwaukee, gave a short
talk on the distribution of the pre-
cipitation of rainfall in the cranberry
districts and also showed how growers
in Colorado protect cranberries by the
use of smudges. and that it would be
possible to have the same methods
adopted in Wisconsin.
G.. b. Hardenberg of the United
States field bureau at Washington, D.
c., gave a talk on insects and worms,
and how they can be controlled by
spraying and other methods.
O. G. Maulde, of the experiment
station at Cranmoor, spoke in regard
to the cranberry vine and the effect of
iron sulphate when properly applied.
He said it would be possible, in order
to have large supply of water, to
have canal dug from the Wisconsin
river to the marshes. He showed this
could be done, as the place where the
canal should be dug is nearer the sea
level than the natural course of the
river, twelve and sixteen miles north.
A. u. CLANCY, manager of the
National Fruit exchange, New York
City. talked on the weather and its
effect on the sale and marketing Of
cranberries. He also said the present
switchmen's strike has great deal to
do with the lack of cranberry sales in
the northwest. He said trade in
Georgia and Alabama is beginning to
open. Last season there were no sales
in that territory, but this year several
carloads have been sold.
j. A. Gaynor of Grand Rapids. de-
clared that in order to get good crop
of upright cranberries it viii be neces-
sary to have the vines put in a verti-
cal position and not horizontal as by
putting some vines in horizontal
position can no more produce a good
crop than by stalk Of wheat or corn
when laid in the same position.
A. Searles of Grand Rapids, explain
ed the necessity Of sanding and more
careful care of cranberry vines.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President, E.
K. Tuttle, Mather; vice president, @.
S. Potter, Grand Rapids; secretary, J.
w. Fitch, Cranmoor: treasurer, J. j.
member of executive COM
mittee, S. A. Warner, Warrens.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-01-13
NO GARNISHEE ON
WHiSKEY BILLS

There was genuine surprise mani
tested by two Fond du Lac saloon
keepers recently, when upon their
seeking to institute garnishee pro-
ceedings against man to collect an
amount due for liquor sold him they
were informed by the court that it
could not be done. The saloon-keep-
ers were astonished and informed the
court that it had been done before
and they could see 10 valid reason
why it could not be done 1gain. The
judge then turned TO his Laws of
1909" Sec 4 of Chapter 276 and read ::
There is added to the statutes a
new section to read: Section 371m.
No garnishee proceeding shall be
commenced in any action to recover
the price or value of strong, spirit
uous, malt, ardent or Intoxicating Ii
quors sold at retail" The law went
into effect on June 4, 1909.-Stevens
Point Daily Journal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-01-13
MENTION CONWAY
FOR CHAIRMAN
His Name the Latest to be
Heard Among Democrats
COMING Into City.

Belated trains prevented many of
the Democratic leaders from the statt
getting in here early enough this
morning to develop much at the early
conferences.
There was enough talk by the men
here, however, to show that Dennis
Conway, the well known lawyer of
Grand Rapids, may be brought out
as a candidate for state chairman
in the hope that his election would
be acceptable to both the friends of
T. E. Ryan and j. AyIward. The
talk Of Mr.. Conway was quite strong
this afternoon and had suppIanted
even the talk for J. J. Cunningham a.
mohg even the Aylward- Manson men.
Mr.. Conway, when asked if he would
be candidate smiled and said no
ng.-Milwaukee Daily News
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-01-13
WILL PUBLISH
POPULAR SONGS

This office has made arrangements
with the American Melody Co., Of
New York City, to publish in our
Daily and Weekly newspapers, once
a week, one of the popular and lat
est songs raging in New York City
at the time of publication. Today
We publish one entitled, ''The Sail
or's Farewell If these songs prove
to be what they have been represent
ed to US, we hope our readers will
SO indicate if they like them and
they are the latest popular songs.
In either case, we would like to
know whether they are popular or
unpopular. We have no musical ed
ucation and therefore will be unable
to Judge. If they are good we will
continue the service, if not, we will
suspend them after reasonable trial.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-01-13

The cash prize Of five dollars was
therefore given to Petronilla Mulroy.
For the first semi-term Gertrude
Refland had the highest average in
the High School, 93.6 per cent. For
the second semi-term Gertrude Rel
land and Esther Schuman shared the
honor with an average of 935 per
cent each.
The following averaged over 80
per cent for the Fall Term of school
ending November "a, 1909:
Elmer Baldwin, Archie Gould, Geo
Hill, Isabel Nash. Margaret Noltner,
Minnie Rath, Gertrude ReiIand, Esth-
er Sehuman, Katherine Steele and
Katherine Vaughn.
Marjorie Kellogg was the only one
in the Eighth Grade who had an av-
erage of over 80 per cent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-01-13
A NOVEL STUNT

That singular uniqueness which has
been introduced into the game of
basket bali, viz: that of accidently
breaking a fellows neck on purpose,
has recently grown quite popular at
Grand Rapids. The most approved
fashion here ia vogue, is that of sur
prising the 'uncautious condemned
while he is least abe to protect him
self.
For instance; while a man is in the
air reaching for the ball, his opponent
rushes beneath him, catching him by
the toes in a way which causes the
victim to pitch earthward in Il very
careless and negligent manner, per-
haps TO fracture his ''Aurora Borea1is''
and put several disagreeable kinks in
his MeduIla Oblongato.
Such diversions as this take the
awkward sameness out of basket ball,
tho often times the act is fatal to the
performer.
An unpresuming character once
tried this stunt on Us.
After We had hurled him across the
'gymn' and jammed him thru knot
hole in the floor, he begged for a
chance to apologize. But we were ex-
tremely wroth at the time and his en-
treaties availed naught.
A few days later when we went to
the funeral we were heart-broken, and
truly sorry that we had been so hasty.
The remains were spred out on a silk
handkerchief, zoned with wild violets
and lettuce leaves: and as we saw the
parents weeping bitterly over the once
promising youth, We felt mean and
vowed to be less harsh next time.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-01-13
B. ]. SCHRAM ELEC-
TRICIAN INJURED

B. J.. Schram of Chicago, who is in
the employ Of the Grand Rapids Street
Car Co, as electrician, while doing
some work fixing the lights in the car
barn Monday evening about O'Clock
fell from ladder severely injuring his
right knee. He was taken to the
Heron House, and upon examination
by his physician it was found that the
muscles in the vicinity of the knee
cap had been wrenched from their
position, and the injury will lay him
up for some little time. This was
unfortunate, occurring just at this
time, when he was most needed in
the starting of the street car service
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-01-13
WEATHER MAN TALKS

VIM. c. Devereaux, local weather
forecaster of Milwaukee, was in this
city all day Monday in attendance
of the Wisconsin Cranberry Growers 8
Assn. and addressed them during
the day on matters connected with
the bureau and frost question, as
they have to deal with it. His talk
during the day was interesting and in
structive and greatly appreciated by
the association. In the evening, a
fair sized audience greeted him to
listen to talk On general weather
bureau topics. This talk was illus
trated by lantern slides thrown up
on canvas, showing the causes of the
rise and fall of temperature, storms,
cyclones and the method of balloon
talk was very interesting and pleas
ing and the speaker told many short
stories to exemplify and illustrate
some of the points he made connect
ed with the weather bureau service
in Milwaukee. A large number of st
dents from our public schools were
present to obtain the valuable infor-
nation that he gave them in this
talk. Mr.. DeYereaux is a pleasant
gentleman and has a pleasing manner
in addressing his audience that wins
and makes friends for him He talk
ed for two hours and his audience
were interested from the beginning
to the close. His talk and lecture
must be heard and the pictures seen
to get the full value of it. Those
who missed it are losers thereby.