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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
EASTER PRESENTS.
Appropriate Tokens, Fan ciful, Cost
Iy and Otherwise.

In the way of gifts Easter is fast be-
coming a miniature edition of Christ
mas. Flowers and bonbons in beauti-
full holders represent the most popular
presents, and city florists and confec-
TONERS reap an immense harvest from
this custom of Eastertide. Any fresh
growing thing, from a pot of hyacinths
to a stately Easter lily or handsome
blooming shrub, may be given and &C
cepted as an appropriate present, says
the Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph. It
is in bonbon holders, however, to a
great extent that the typical Easter
gift is most apt to be found, and very
costly they are despite the airy unsub-
stantiality of some of them.
The display in the shops is bewilder-
ing. Great straw eggs are made of col,
ored braids interviewer with gilt and
have large straw rings ready for hang
ing them. When one of these wicker
eggs parts in the middle, the interior is
seen lined with peachblow satin, so
that it may act conveniently as work
basket when its mission as a candy
holder is over.
Eggs of various colors, covered with
satin and exquisitely hand painted
open to reveal sweets within. Some
are lined and wadded and answer for
ring or cuff button cases.
Dainty bonbon cases are made of fine
porcelain, decked off with flowers OF
various hues. Some choice china bon,
bonnieres have on the closely fitting
covers little scenes from farm life, thu
hen and her progeny having prominent
place in each.
Flower trimmed fancy baskets in all
sorts of odd shapes and laden with
sweets are favorite Easter reminders
Opera bags and workboxes and heart
shaped boxes decorated with flowers
typical of the season are all in the
Easter swim.
jewelers. small wares come in for a
large amount of attention, and not
only prayer books, crosses, rosaries
ETC., for the devout, but silver trifles
such as glove hooks, envelope openers
pin trays, bonbonnieres, purses. ciga
rette cases, ETC., for the more worldly
are in requisition.
Those who manufacture the gifts
which they present at Easter are APT
| to restrict themselves to small and
dainty trifes, such as perfumed sa
chefs of various kinds, decorated boxes
| for ribbons, handkerchiefs, gloves, ETC.;
bookmarks, photograph frames, opera
and waist bags, and other personal
! knickknacks.
| One of the many eXquisitely bound
! little books which publishers bring out
| for the season is a graceful gift, pro
vided one understands well the taste.
| of the recipient.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
An Easter Significance

This is one of the Easter signifi-
canoes of death, that, through it, God
is transferring our affections, our long
ings, our hopes, our plans, from earth
to heaven-from the tenting- place to
the dwelling place, from the dark val
ley Of preparation to the shining lights
of eternal realizat on. He weans US
over, as it were, from earth to heaven,
by taking our loved ones to himself,
and leading after them our hearts de-
sires and our sanctified imaginations
and hopes. All the beauties and glo-
ries of the apocalyptic vision might
make no appeal to US, satisfied as we
are with this earth where our loved
ones dwell, if God did not endear to
us the city which is to be our eternal
home by calling some of our cherished
ones to dwell there. Then Immediately
our longings to go out to it, we dream
of it, we live so as to be more fit for
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
Hilda's face, but he felt the trinity

Hildas face, but he felt the trinity
gloved hand on his arm tremble.
THE Easter season is the symbol of
all new life" he began. From that
first glad Easter morning with its won
derful promise through all the cen
turtles since it has been time of
awakening and hope. Dearest, as the
earth puts on her new robes of Spring,
may it not be the time of the plight
ing of our love-yours and mine-witn
its hope for a new life together
through many happy years to Gomez"
That Theodore's Easter Revelation
came true is evident from the fact that
two months later found them bliss
fully speeding westward on their we'd
ding journey.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
TO CHANGE NAME OF CITY.
Claim Is Made That Oshkosh" II
r,I-o - . roI-a - E,Sf

Claim Is Made That Oshkosh" Is
Taken as IA Joke in East.
There is quite a sentiment being
aroused in Oshkosh since the Booster
campaign for changing the name of
the city. This is specially in favor
among members of the younger gen.
Grafton, the older men of Oshkosh be-
ing strongly opposed to it. The claim
is made that Oshkosh is taken as a
joke in the east and is the subject of
jokes on the stage and in songs anz
gives the impression to those who
know nothing about the city that it
is Jay town. Consequently the
idea being fostered is to change the
name to one more sensible, sedate and
less humorous.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
THE EASTER BONNET.

Sing. no, the Easter bonnet,
With lot Of things upon it
New and bright
And the avenue parade
OF the maidens all arrayed
For the sight.
For sweet the Easter faces
That brighten up the places
Where they go;
With their nodding and their smiling,
And our mannish hearts beguiling-
As they know.
So let's hang the bill for dollars
That are stiff enough for collars
Yea, and high
And pray for decent weather
For the witehing maidens feather,
So say |.
For l love one Easter bonnet,
With a lot of things upon it
Bright and gay,
For the face that's just below il,
And l care not If you know it
Right away.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
HOW EASTER rs FIXED.
IL Must Be First Sunday After Four
teenth Day of Calendar Moon.

teenth Day of Calendar Moon.
Whether Easter falls in chilly
March or sunny April is a question of
Importance to every holiday maker.
The earliest day on which Easter can
fall is March %, says the London Ex
press. Only once in the last century,
and not once in this century, was this
early date Easter day. Twice in the
nineteenth century it fell on March %
and this will be the date only once in
the present century-in the year 1913.
The latest possible Easter day is
April %. This was the date once in
the last century and will be once in
the present-in 1913. Five weeks sep
arate these extremes, so that the ques
ton Of date involves about two hours
of daylight and a considerable differ
ence in temperature Most casters
fortunately will happen in April. Dur
ing the next twenty years there will
be sixteen April Casters and only four
in March
Originally the Christian Easter was
the same day as the Jewish feast of
the Passover, but in early Christian
times a change was made. The Pass
over is the 18th day Of the Paschal
moon and Easter was fixed as the first
Sunday after the 14th day.
The fixing of the day is a compli-
Gated and difficult process. 1t must
| follow the vernal equinox, and so the
solar year has to be taken into ac-
count. 1t must follow the fourteenth
day of the Paschal moon, and conse-
quently the lunar month has to be con-
sidered, and with these conditions the
days of the week have to be recon
ciled, as Easter day must be Sun
| day.
The rule observed is that Easter
shall be the first Sunday following the
| fourteenth day of the calendar moon,
which happens on or after March 81.
| This calendar moon is not the real
moon of the heavens, but an imagin-
airy moon, created for ecclesiastical
purposes.
| Nor is March q always the date of
| the vernal eq1>inox. It is usually the
goth and sometimes the 18th. The
| date of Easter is therefore quite arti-
| fetal.
On the date of Easter most of the
great church festivals depend. The
beginning of Lent, Ash Wednesday, is
determined by the date of the end,
Faster Sunday. and so is Whitsunday,
the seventh Sunday after Easter day.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
Co-EMPLoYE LAW VALID
Supreme Court Re-Affirms Its Pre-
vious Opinion in Road Case.

Supreme Court Re-Affirms Its Pre-
vious Opinion in Road Case.
In the case of Kiley VS.. Milwaukee
road, the validity of the. co-employe
law was again questioned. The case
was before the State Supreme Court
before On a general demurrer to the
complaint which was overruled about
a year ago. Since that time the jury
in the lower court has returned a spe.
cial verdict awarding $4,000 on
grounds of contributory negligence on
the part of the co-employe. The court
reafirmed its previous opinion uphold
ing the co-employe law as applied to
common carriers especially and as to
the exemption of shop and office en-
ployes from the operation of the law,
the court still holds to its previous
opinion that such exemption is entire
" OrODpr
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
After The Dallas Iynchers

Addressing the grand jury at Dallas.
Texas, Judge Seay said that while the
negro, Brooks, probably deserved death
at the hands of the law, the men who
threw him from the second story of the
courthouse were murderers, and that
those who forced an entry into the jail
were burglars, and that all were guilty
of rioting, and he asked the jury what
they were going to do about it. lie
called their attention to the fact that
warnings had been sent to members of
the jury that other prisoners were to
be similarly treated. The jury began
calling witnesses.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
An Egg Race.

An egg race which most players will
egg shells from which the contents
have been blown. Each boy or girl re-
ceives a paper fan with which the
egg shell is waited along the course
in the direction of the goal.
Great fun will result if this course
is carefully prepared with obstacles
and pitfalls to add to the excitement
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
Car strikes i'm Other Cities.

The electric street car men Of Tren-
ton, N. j., following the example Of
their fellow workmen in Philadelphia,
struck in a body upon refusal Of the
company to even reply to their written
demand for 33-cents-a AN hour wage,
a ten-hour day and arbitration Of mat
tiers in dispute by a board of which the
union should be represented.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
Files Suit for Divorce.

Mrs. Madeline Ebenreiter daughter
of Jacob Vollrath, wealthy manufac-
turer, has filed suit for divorce against
her husband, DR.. Alfred Ebenreiter
in Sheboygan, claiming desertion and
non-support. The couple were mar
ried in 1902, and since November,
1908, Mrs. Ebenreiter claims her hus-
band has not contributed to her sup
port and their two children, while
she has been living with her parents.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
Americans Too Luxurious.

One Of the latest explanations of the
high cost Of living was made by PTesi-
dent Hamilton, of Tufts College, before
the Massachusetts Teachers Associa-
ton. In no other country in the world
he said, is there the same demand and
cry for the Injuries of life in every
class of society as characterizes the
American nation, none where the h
boring class. demands so much" lie
says this class of people want the same
comforts and sUperfiuities which char
acterize the ways of life Of the very
wealthy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
Omen Face Hides Dark Game.

A man with an honest counte-
nance and some knowledge of bank
ing, feeced four Oshkosh merchants
out of $40 in cash and merchandise by
signing the name of Willard Carrick
to checks on two banks of Ladysmith,
which turned out to be bogus. Willard
Carrick was arrested, charged with
being the person who passed the
checks He pleaded not guilty.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
FEVER TIES UP TOWN.
Three New Cases Reported at Wau-
sau, but No More Deaths Ensue.

All the theaters, moving picture
houses and Kinks in Wausau are
dark and viii remain closed until
scarlet fever abates The schools all
closed the other day and most of the
teachers went to their homes, as this
period will take the place of the usual
spring vacation. Some new cases were
reported, but no deaths. 1t is be-
lieVed the present drastic regulations
viii tend to improve conditions al
most Immediately. The quarantine
interfered with several sporting
events. Merrill and Amigo were to
try out for the Lawrence tournament,
but the date is cut out, as are all bas
ket ball and athletic events. The gym
OF the Y. NJ. C. A. is closed, as are all
the churches and Sunday schools. Not
even women's club can meet now
even choir rehearsals coming under
the ban.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
Dynamite Under Beer.

A trunk with three sticks of dyna-
mite was found under the steps of
the Pabst brewery wholesale house in
Ashland. The trunk was apparently
left there after the trivial of North
ern Pacific train. 1t also contained
part of suit of clothes and miners
outfit The dynamite had been taken
out and placed under the warehouse
stems
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
Quits Pulpit for BeIOit Chair.

The Rev. c. T. Edwards, for three
years pastor of the First Presbyterian
church in Beloit, has resigned and
will have a place on the faculty of
Beloit college. DR.. Edwards came
from the east and helped carry to
completion the building of the fine
new church of the society. Recently
he declined the position of financial
secretary of Carroll college, Wauke-
sha
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
BADGERS GO TO PANAMA.

stevens Point MiIIwrights VIII
Erect Big Lumber Plant in Zone.
N E. and Gail Woodwork, Eugene
Willard, Ed Norton, John K. Land,
John Rowe, George Dennison and
William l. Barrager are Stevens Point
millwrights who left recently for the
canal zone in Panama, where they will
erect an immense lumber mill for the
Panama-American Land and Lumber
Company, a corporation with head
quarters at Peoria, Ill. They expect to
be gone year.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
BOAT WILL BE SPEEDY.

VIII Develop Close to 200 Horse
power.
A motorboat being built in Oshkosh
for George Athern is to have an en-
CINE, many parts of which will be
aluminium, making it about 1000
pounds lighter than anything of the
same power thus far built The boat
will be named Oshkosh The hull is
40 feet in length with a beam of
feet 9 inches. The engine will have
a weight of not more than 1900
pounds and it has eight cylinders,
which it is claimed will develop close
to 200 horsepower
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
Ancient Origin,

The custom of representing Easter
by eggs and rabbits is derived from an
old German story still told to the chill
dren of the Fatherland. 1t runs as
follows:
There was once an old hen which,
while sitting on a large brood of pros
pective chicks, was killed by wicked
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
Kick Kills Wildcat.

Harry Uberham, keeper OF an eat
ing house at Ellis junction, was at
tackled the other evening by a wild
cat while returning from a visit to a
lumber camp near his place Of bust
ness. The animal jumped at him
when he was entirely unarmed Uber-
ham dispatched the cat with a kick.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24

patent has been granted an Ohio
man on washboard with a convex
metal rubbing surface. slightly rough
ened. so that ever light pressure OF
clothing passed over it will give the
same relults as hard rubbing over the
ordinary fiat, corrugated board.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
NABS $4,000 QUARRY.


RhineIander Police Chief Nabs Much
Wanted Montana Fugitive.
Chief of Police Straub of Rhinelan-
der arrested John Murphy, alias Wen
dell, Roe, Smith and Jones. Murphy
obtained goods under false pretenses
in Rhinelander and was caught in the
act. When arrested he told the chief
that there was a reward of $4,000 on
his head in Montana. The sheriff of
Price county is here for Murphy, who
is wanted at Prentice for forgery.
Murphy will be held pending word
from Montana officers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
Only Four Raft Boats.

The opening of navigation this year
on the upper Mississippi river will
show only four raft boats in operation
between St Paul and st. Louis, where
once there were hundreds. Three
large packets OF the Diamond 10 line
will operate between the two points.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
FIRE DESTROYS BARN.

Owner Testified Against Men Who
Tarred and Feathered NefghbOr.
The burning of the barn of Mark
WiIdes at Kendall has caused "a great
deal of comment as it is we'll known
that Mr.. Wildes was prominent wit
ness against the twenty-one residents
of the town of Clifton, who tarred
and feathered William Tatu last sum-
mer, and who were afterwards asses
sed damages. The fire was of mystic
rious origin and a liveryman inside
the barn nearly burned to death.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
IN ICY DEATH STRUGGLE.
Veteran Fights Desperately for Life
When He Falls Into River.

Y veteran FIGHTS Desperately LOT LIIc
When He Falls Into River.
Lying unconscious on the shore of
the Black river at La Crosse, his cloth
ing frozen to his body and covered
with blood, John Lands, an old sol
der, aged 81, was found and removed
to a hospital, where his condition is
critical. The ice was broken and COW
cred with blood for a distance of
thirty feet, showing a desperate strug-
gle. He had attempted to cross the
river and fell in
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24

old fox. A good mother-rabbit seeing
the predicament of the chicks ready
to break their shells, sat on the eggs
and Matched a fine brood just at East
er time and took care of the little
things ever after.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
Wife Prevents a Hanging

After a quarrel with his wife, Jo-
seph Stoda of La Crosse attempted to
end his life by hanging, and had It
not been for the willingness of his
wife to forget the quarrel and come to
his assistance he would have succeed
cd
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
WISCONSIN BANK INsoLVENT.
Weyauwega Institution Makes Vol
untary Assignment for Creditors.

untary Assignment for Creditors.
The banking firm Of Wood, Gumaer
& Co., of Weyauwega, which has been
in business since 1873, made volun-
tary assignment for the benefit of its
creditors. The liabilities are $4,000,
due depositors on open account and
certificates of deposit. The assets
consist of cash in hand, 100000; notes
and mortgages considered good, $751;
600; bank building and fixtures, $12,-
900, and Touring MILL water power,
farm, ETC., $4,000. Charles F. Crane
and Thomas F. Wilson of Weyauwega
were named assignees. The proceed
ings are under the state insolvency
laws
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
Barker for Governor.

Senator H W. Barker of Sparta has
announced his candidacy for the Re
publican nomination for Governor of
Wisconsin. County option is the main
plank of his platform.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
Die ut same Hour.

Mrs Anna Hautzinger, aged 81, and
Mrs. Joseph Neuberger, aged 70, who
came to Stevens Point together from
ST. Peter, Austria-Hungary, and have
since been near neighbors, died at
the same hour the other night.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
HER FUR HIS UNDOING.
Woman's AdOrnment Traced After
Fire Costs Firebug's Arrest.

A fur has solved the mysterious
burning last July of the home Of Mrs.
]. w. Cole in Stevens Point. Through
the effort of the fire marshaFs depart
ment, DR.. Jennings has confessed
that he set the house on fire after
having looted it of all valuables. The
fur was traced from the time it dis
appeared from the Cole residence in
Stevens Point, to Iron Mountain,
Mich, and was found there in pos
session of a girl. 1t was brought back
to Stevens Point and identified by
Mrs. Cole. When confronted with this
testimony DR.. Jennings confessed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
Treating Barred by students.

'tAnti-treating" is in vogue among
students of the university. a petition
circulated by several members Of the
senior class was signed by over 1000
students, showing that the movement
was in favor.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
DauGhter,s Death Kills Mother.

Aged and infrm, Mrs. Louise Fra
zier failed to survive the shock of
Schuette in Manitowoc, but herself
expired suddenly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
At Eastertfde.

He knelt in church so reverent
His attitude OF prayer
That all his heart and soul seemed bent
On heaven and only there
Yet not above the starry sky
Was the divinity
He worshiped: not afar, but nigh;
Two pews in front sat she.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
NEWSPAPER MAN SHOT AT.
Publisher Who Attacked Citizens
AssaiIed in Home.

AsSaiIed in Home.
District Attorney A. E. Schwittay of
Marinette county, after publishing a
cartoon in his newspaper assailing the
characters of a dozen prominent citi-
zens, was shot at through a window
of his home the other night. Schwit-
tay was unhurt and is on the trail of
his assailant. Schwittay has twice
been suspended from office, in the lat
ter instance by Governor Davidson,
and he decluares that the attempts to
remove him were inspired by strong
''stalwart" political influences.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
MeIIen High School Burns.

Fire destroyed tee Mellen high
school building. The Joss Is $4,000.
fully covered by insurance.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
Sen for Murder.

Frank Melczynski, aged 10, was sem
fenced to fifteen years at Waupun for
the murder of his father at Eau Claire
last December during a family quar-
rel
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24

The worlds largest incubator is in
Australia, where it IS used to hatch
II 400 ducks eggs or 1000 hens eggs
at a time
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
issues Bad Checks; Goes to Asylum.

Willard Carrick, charged with hav-
ing issued bogus checks, was found
insane and was committed to the
Northern State Hospital for the In
sane at Oshkosh.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
Arbor and Bird Day Proclaimed.

Governor Davidson has issued
proclamation setting aside Friday,
May 6, as Arbor and Bird Day.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24

A new cotton picking machine works
on the principle of the vacuum cleaner
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
An April Joke.

This rabbit isn't fooled by the cot
constituted candy because he is a cot
ton rabbit.