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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-02

burn stood by the law and it was not
repealed at the session of 1873 but
this opposition joined with the Grang
er movement in the fall of that year
and the Republican party was defeated
and VIM. R. Taylor elected governor
The law was then repealed.
Naturally the third parallel comes
to mind of the possible effect upon
the Rpubliecan party if Mr.. GettIe's
bill should pass. 1t would make the
owner of property rented for drug
stores. department stores, hotels and
places Of like character in the state
liable and the storm which will break
on Madison when hearings on the bill
begin will likely convince Mr.. Gettle
that he cannot serve old wine in a
new bottle and not have it discovered
This Gettle bill is but one of near
~ dozen on excise matters already
and there may be others to come but
1t is expected that they will all be
received by the end of this week, sc
the real work of the lawmakers can
begin
Wisconsin News Bureau.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-02

There was large party at LEILA
Rayome's Thursday night. but some
OF The young fellows got more than
they could stand and therefore it
turned into a rough house, caus-
ing most of the better people to take
hike for home
Mesdames Allie Koch, VIM. Babe
and ]. A. Jackson, have been on the
sick list, having severe colds. con-
tracted while attending service at
the M. E. church, Sunday before last.
The building could not be got warm.
Arthur Clark took load of furni-
ture to the Rapids Saturday for his
sister, Mrs. Arthur Johnson.
Mrs. Arthur Johnson went to the
Rapids Saturday evening after a Wis
1t with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
j. Clark. She has moved into a
house near the A. l. Chambers home.
Mrs. w. j. Clark returned boma
Saturday from Port Edwards. wher,.
she had been caring for her sister,
who was sick.
oliver Dudley of your city came up
tuesday morning to attend the fun
eral of his friend Mr. Herman.
LA Richards and Eva Lavauue of
Grand Rapids spent Sunday here will
relatives.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-02

Mrs. Eliza Welner ana two daugh.
tiers, Mabel and Myrtle of Nekoosa
were guests OF Mrs A. w. Trickie
several days returning home Monday.
VERNE Wilson has been very sick
and under the care of a physician
suffering from inflamatory rheuma-
tism
Mr. and Mrs Ernie Stevens of Eau
Claire are here visiting Mrs. Stevens
parents, Mr. and Mrs Richmond A
neigh.
Mrs. Eva Blair and children who
have been living on the Pete Woman
farm moved into Plainfield Thursday
and occupy the Mrs Charlotte Viii
| son house.
On Thursday, Jan &c, Will Stevens
| and Mrs. Emoline Rulings were mar
ried at the Baptist parsonage, the
| ceremony being performed by Rev. C
| E. Ehrhardt The bride was former
| ly of Grand Rapids. The groom has
resided in this vicinity for many years
The bride was attended by Mrs. w. !
Rice and W. H. Rice acted as best
man.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-02

The comment made by the News
paper Press of the county on the Mil
waukee SentineTs statement some
weeks ago that we had been slated
for a place on the State Board of
Control has been enjoyed by us, both
the favorable and unfavorable COM
ments. Boys, don't get worked up
over the SentinePs statement, they
are just fooling you. We will con-
fide in you confidentially, that we
have received no such information and
with so many after these positions a
poor printer can never win out. A
publisher can work hard without pay,
TO make politicians, but he has no
business asking for public office.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-02
RUDOLPH NO. 1.

Frank Herman passed away at the
family residence after a lingering. i'll
ness with cancer. He leaves a wife an
children. The funeral was held al
the Catholic church Tuesday morning
and interment made in the cemetery.
The bereaVed family have the sym
pathy of this community.
Nick Ratelle was a caller in Ste
vens Point last Saturday.
Mrs Nick Urbanowski of Stevens
Point spent Sunday with her brother
A. j. Kujawa.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Kujawa return
ed home Wednesday from Oshkosh
where they had been to consult DR..
Oyiatt in regard to Mrs Kujawa' s
health
Mrs Lester Galley, Mrs. Geo. w.
Baker and grandson Royal of your
city spent Sunday at the Nick Ra-
telle home.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-02
kiDNAP PING.

The disappearance Of Miss Dorothy
Arnold from her home in New York
City on Dec. 18th, appears to be
battling the detective forces of that
great city. 1t goes to prove that those
who were instrumental in her disap
pearance were experts. Six weeks
have now passed since her disappear
ance and the detectives seem to be
no nearer the solution The past
week her father has been the recipi-
emf of two letters demanding a large
ransom,-so large indeed, though rat
ed as a millionaire, he is unable to
pay it. The crime of kidnapping is
becoming more and more common,
from the fact, that the penalty pro-
vided by law in most states is not
sufficient We believe the crime of
kidnapping ought to be severely pun
ished, nearly equal to murder pei
son found guilty of this crime should
be promptly and severely punished
therefor Legislation to this end by
Congress should be passed at this
session.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-02

We notice by proceedings thus far
of the Legislature that a large num-
Der of bills have been introduced pro-
Viding for more commissions. The
commission plan of government for
cities and large state institutions is
all right, but there is such a thing
as getting commission crazy" and
mourning too great an expense upon
the state. We have faith and conf
dence in the Governor that he will
veto all bills that provide for new
commissions and experimental schem.
es for the spending of the peoples
money. We sincerely hope the Gov
ernOr and the Legislature will curtail
present expenses and prevent the pos
sibility of increasing the present large
expenditures. There appears to be a
disposition on the part of some mem
bers of the Legislature to be extrav-
agant in the expenditure of the peo-
pies money. This is also true in
many counties of the state, also CT
ties. Taxes are high all along the
line and the present burdens should
be reduced instead OF, enlarged upon.
There seems to be wave of extrava,
gance prevalent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-02
Is FAMILIES "STUNG"
BY PAIR OF SHARPERS

Chippewa Falls, Wis, Jan. 31.-A
pair of sharpers giving the names
of Burlingame and White operating
what they call the Sanitary Feather
company blew the town after work
ing weil-to-do families here for two
weeks. They palmed themselves off
as expert feather cleaners and by
smooth talk would convince the hous
wives that their choice feather down
pillows needed renovating. They
made reasonable prices and secured
the feathers. When the pillows were
returned the sharpers were paid and
later upon examination the victims
found their pillows stuffed with chick
en-, guinea or turkey feathers and some
cotton batting. Twenty-Five wealthy
families here have been ''stung" on
the scheme.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-02
BIRON.

Mr.. and Mrs. C. Atwood and little
daughter Joy spent Sunday at the
Atwood farm near your city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abner Akey of Ru
dolph Sundayed here with relatives
Eugene Crotteau and Frank Gokey
have resigned their positions at the
mill and left Monday for Davenport
Iowa, where they will seek employ
ment. They will then return for their
wives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Witte and lit.
tie son of your city spent Sunday in
this burg with friends.
John Johnson has resumed his du
ties at the mill after a serious i'll
ness of about two months.
Miss Angelina Sharkey OF Alberta
Canada, is visiting at the Mic Mar
sceau home at present.
A jolly bunch of people drove tc
Rudolph Sunday with Mr. and Mrs
George Bates and family A most
delightful time is the report
Steve Snyder went to Stevens Poin1
one day last week to see Francis
Biron, who is reported i'll.
Mr.. Mic Marsceau and daughter
Miss Ila, and Miss Sharky their CUES
Sundayed at Rudolph with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs E. Babcock entertain.
ed number of their friends one
day last week.
Mrs. George Bates was on the sick
list last week
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-02
The DEADLY PARALLEL

Madison, Wis, Feb 1.-The dead
ly parallel has been applied to AS.
semblyman Gettle's sweeping liabili.
ty bill with which he startled the
state last week. The measure was i'll
troduced Jan. 26 and provided that
the owner of the building occupied
by a saloon may be held Jointly liable
with the keeper for any damages
suffered by an intoxicated person .or
his family by reason of the purchase
of liquor therein; also that the saloor
keeper is liable in the sum of 81 a
day to any person who cares for an
intoxicated person. The bill is SO
radical that it attracted attention and
reading of it disclosed familiar phras
ology to the student of laws with the
somewhat astonishing result that Mr..
Gettle is found to have gone way
back to 1872 for the meat of his meas
ure. Almost identical and with who'll
paragraphs included with the change
of but a word here and there, the
Rock county mans bill is a duplicate
of the famous or perhaps the infam-
Gus Graham Law of To which stir
red up a tremendous political whirl-
wind in 1873 and resulted in the de-
feat of the Republican party and the
loss of a second term for Gov. Wash
burn. And even this Graham Law"
was substantially a duplicate of the
Bond Law passed in 1849 and repeal
ed two years later.
Even in those early days measures
as radical as the Graham Law
caused upheayals which obliterated
party lines and the only change Mr.
Gettle now makes is to cut out the
bond feature of the old and add the
liability for the owner in the new
He copied the balance of the measure
almost verbatim and while it was
hailed as a new measure by the
press of the, state, it proves to be
one with an old and most interesting
record. At the time of the original
bills passage in 1872 it was known as
the Civil Damage Law. The second
parallel is that this early
bill come from Rock county, the home
of Mr.. Gettle, being introduced by
Alex Graham, and in the interesting
campaigns that followed it was
given his name The legislature at
that time was Republican and c. C.
Washburn was governor, and this
party was responsible for the laws
passage. Vigorous opposition devel-
oped against the law and it was made
the chief issue in the succeeding state
election. The party and Gov. Wash
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-02
SiGEL.

1t certainly was nice weather Sun
day night for the party
Miss Lena Lubbock spent Sunday at
the home of her parents.
William Brehm is still reported
very i'll.
A baby girl was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Martin SATURDAY.
Miss Anna Gaulke returned home
from Watertown last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Spring and family
Mr.. F. Knuth and Mr. f. Haferman
spent Sunday afternoon at the Aug
knuth home. Mr.. Knuth has be "a
quite sick but is some better at this
writing.
A number of young folks took in
the good time at Vesper Saturday
night
Walter Oestrich and Ed. Stevens
are emp Dyed at Us Grand Rapids
paper mil
Miss Bertha Koch and Walter Fish
er were seen at the dance at Vesper
That's with whom Walter spends his
leisure hours now days.
Messrs. Art and Rob Henke spent
Sunday at their home in this burg.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Knuth and fami-
ly spent Sunday at the Fisher home.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-02
PORT EDWARDS.

H. Letandre is some better but still
unable to leave his sick bed.
Mesdames o. Boyer and C. Carlson
were Grand Rapids visitors Saturday.
Mrs ]. E. Bryan is entertaining
her friend, Miss Mamie Potzel of
Neenah
C. A. Jasperson was at Shanagol-
den on business a couple of days the
past week.
Mrs. H. Whittlesey and daughter
Virginia were Cranmoor visitors a few
days the past week.
Mrs. G. A. Jasperson was the guest
Of her parents at Cranmoor Wednes-
day and Thursday of last week.
Miss Anna Noel entertained a few
of her friends at a 7 o'clock supper
Friday in honor of her birthday ami
yersary. Those present were: Misses
Agnes Hanson, Emily Lindahl, Lydia
Erikson, Alma Hanson, Lydia Exc
AuHu, lAlllldH EIlhSOu, Margaret bOUOI
of Grand Rapids and Delma Padgham
The evening was spent in a guessing
contest in which Miss Agnes Hanson
won first favor and Miss Lydia Erik
son second.
Mrs. J. E. Aucutt entertained the
Card Club at her home Thursday eve,
ing. F. Gail won the first favor, T.
Timlin winning the BOBBY favor.
Mr.. and Mrs c. Eberhardt of your
city were Sunday guests at the H.
Eberhardt home.
Mr. and Mrs. c. Welner and children
were Sunday guests of the formers
parents in Nekoosa.
Mesdames ] Whitmore and L. Will
liams were on the sick list the past
week
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-02

The Christian Science Monitor, pub
nshed in Boston, Mass, is without
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Such a newspaper must accomplish
great good. We understand it has
great circulation throughout the
country and has been a financial sue
cess from the start Its daily issue
is sixteen page paper, we'll patroniz
ed by advertisers. We read it daily
with great pleasure.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-02
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

Have you friends visiting you, have
you been away, or are you contem
plating a trip out of town? Let US
know Of it. Your friends will be in
terested in the news item.
A. H. Oberbeck left Tuesday fol
Seattle after spending a few days in
the city a guest of his parents.
Herman Metzger left Tuesday fol-
Babcock where he has accepted po-
sition as telegraph operator for the
G. NJ. & ST. P R. R.
Misses Bernice Lester and Nina
Carlson spent Sunday at Vesper visit
ing Miss Louise Koch.
Mrs. d. A. Teller who has been cor
fined to her home the past two weeks
with illness is better at this writing.
Del White of Stevens Point is
spending a few days in the city on
business.
Miss Lydia Dagneau left Tuesday
for her home at Stevens Point~caIled
there by the illness of her mother.
Bear in mind that when you are in
need of fancy or plain stationary,
that the Reporter Print Shop is the
place to leave your order We do
embossing and color printing of all
kinds. Your orders are solicited and
will be appreciated First class work
guaranteed
Mr.. and Mrs. George Forrand and
family left Wednesday for Mauston
and other points where they will Wis
it relatives for some time
: Herman Voss left Wednesday for
Milwaukee where he will attend the
Hardware Dealers convention held in
that city this week.
Readers OF the Daily and Weekly
are cordially invited to
hand in or telephone this office any
item of news that may come to their
knowledge. 1t is our ambition to
have the Daily Reporter publish
each day every local happening in the
city of Grand Rapids and vicinity.
You can help us in this, and we will
appreciate it. If.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-02
THE LAST WILD PIGEON

one lone passenger pigeon. The asst
survivor of the species, So far as is
known. lives at the geological gardenln
Cincinnati. She is eighteen years O d.
With her death will end the last
chapter Of tale of human greed and
desire to kill which has no parallel
and which is almost Incredible.
Less than fifty years ago the num-
Der OF passenger or wild pigeons was
estimated in billions. All easte rn
North America abounded in these
beautiful and harmless birds. The
hocks were so large that. henin flight,
they extended as far as the eye could
reach in every direction. So great
was their number that it look several
hours for flock to fly past given
point. The bird hosts were often of
such density as to obscure the sun.
The shotgun and other common
implements that have made havoc in
bird life were not murderous enough
in this piUiless butchery Net and
decoys. poles, clubs, and pots of sulphur
beneath the roasting places FASTENED
the determination. The carcasSes
were left to decay upon the ground or
to be food for hogs
There are few if any more lament
able instances of mans DESTROYING
power and utter disregard of life in
the animal or bird world than this.
But there is one compensation. The
determination of the wild pigeon has
served to arouse many to the grave
necessity of protecting and restorir g
other birds before it is too late. The
gulls, terms, gredes, egrets, ducks
must be saved from the fate of the
wild DigeOn.-The Dumb Animals
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-02
COUNTY BOARD PROCEEDINGS
(continuod.)

w.
WHEREAS, There vase considerabl
| dissension in regard to equalizing the
assessment of the various towns, eli
les and villages due to the fact that
the Supervisor of Assessment did not
produce the actual sales in arriving
at his assessments,
THEREFORE, Be it resolved, that
in the future the Supervisor of AS
sessment present to the Committee OF
Equalization all sales used in making
up his assess ment tables.
Supervisor Leu moved the adoption
of the resolution
Motion duly carried, all members
voting in the affirmative and resolu-
ton No. 5 adopted
RESOLUTION NO. 6.
By Mr. Leu:
WHEREAS, We are paying the
principal of the training school $4,000.
90 year and he has at different
times assisted in conducting institu-
ties during the school year and re-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-02
cow A LIVING NAIL KEG

Sheboygan, Wis, .3I.-When a
valuable Holstein-J ersey COW owned
by Theodore Fleischer of the Sheboy-
gan Lime works was killed by a but
cher. who believed that a swelling in
the COWS neck was due to some object
lodged there, it vas found that the
BOWIE was yeritable living nail box.
Thirtyseyen pieces Of metal includ-
ing shingle nails, washers, screws, and
small wire nails were found in it's
first stomach" Besides the nails 10
the s omach nail had been lodged
in the throat and another headless
nail was found TO have worked it's
way through the walls of stomach and
into the liver.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-02
ARE WE PROGRESSIVE.

Grand Rapids has the reputation a
mong her neighbors in the State of
Wisconsin of being progressive in
all lines. The ladies' clubs are or
ganized into Federation for the pur-
pose of improving and identifying the
city. This includes the Improvement
of her highways, her public buildings
and private residences. The ladies
are receiving hearty encouragement
from her public officers, business
men and citizens generally. This
has been going on now for several
years and we will all admit that they
already have accomplished much.
There is still more for them and all
of us to do. 1t is necessary to
keep a constant vigilance and a con-
slant vigilance and a reminder of
our ordinances that provide against
the nuisance of expectorating on
public walks, in public places, and
private grounds, and public highways
Clearly and free from all refuse, and
unsightly debris. If each owner and
tenant will keep constant care and
take pride in these little things it
will do much toward making our city
more slightly and attractive as a re-
sidence place
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-02

tack and it has gone from one hand
to the other now.
Mrs. Jacob Kuter was visiting re-
latives at Nekoosa one day last week
Frank Herman died last Saturday.
He leaves a large family to mourn
his death. Cause of death is from
blood poisoning
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-02
DESSERT ESTATE;
VALUE $4,000
VIII has Been Filed For Pro-
bate In milwaukee County
Court.

The will of the late Joseph Des-
sert of Mosinee has been filed in
the probate court of Milwaukee
county. In the schedule submitted
the value of the estate is given at
$25 900, but it is understood that
some time prior to his death Mr..
Dessert transferred to his daughter,
Mrs. H. M. Thompson, of Milwau-
kee, "a considerable portion OF his
holdings.
The greater part of the sum
scheduled was given to relatives
The daughter of Samuel Hinkly of
Mosinee was given $500 for kind
ness to Mrs. Dessert during her
last illness, and to st. PauPs church
Of Mosinee Mr.. Dessert gave $500
Wausau Daily Record Herald.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-02

Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Rossier receiv-
ed telegram Monday from Mrs. C.
A. Carroll of Sioux City, Iowa, an
nouncing the death of her husband
on Sunday. The funeral service took
place Tuesday. Mrs Carroll will be
remembered as Miss Laura Voyer,
who has many old time friends in
this city, who extend sympathy in
this the hour Of her bereavement.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-02-02
LEGALS.
Order Limiting Time to Present Claims and
Notice to Creditors.

state OF Wisconsin, Wood County, In County
Court.
In the matter of the estate OF Jewel Cash,
deceased.
Letters testimentary on the estate OF
Jewel Cash, late of the town Of Seneca, in
said County of Wood, deceased, having been
duly granted to Matilda Heiser by this Court.
IT IS ORDERED, That the time from the date
hereof until and including the 18th day Of
August, A. D., 1911. be and the same is here
by fixed as the time within which all credi-
tors of the said Jewel Cash, deceased. shall
allowance.
and demands OF all persons against the said
Jewel Cash. deceased, be examined and
adjusted before this Court at its Court
Room in the Court House in the City Of
Grand Rapids, in said County, at the regular
term thereof appointed to be held on the
first Tuesday of September, 1911, and all
creditors are hereby notified thereof
IT Is FURTHER ORDERED, That notice
OF the time and place at which said claims
and demands viii be examined and adjusted
as aforesaid, and of the time above limited
for said creditors to present their claims
and demands, be given by publishing a copy
OF this order and notice, for four consecutive
weeks, once in each week, in the WOOD
COUNTY REPORTER. Observation-Disclosures in
the county of Wood. the first publication to
be within fifteen days OF the date hereof.
Dated this 27th day of January, 1911.
By the court,
CHAs E. BRIERE W. CONWAY
Atty. for Estate. County Judge.
First publication Feb. 2. last Feb 3D.