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"Ih"Ns srlh' GOOD "ArC"hp'
Although tho patrons of several hotels
we're i,,it To some Inconvenience th"y took
"l'jth utmost good nature. which pleased
1%Vcl men. Men and women thought
4 good fun when they had to help them
selves IN order to finish their dinners.
While the summer Saturday night crowd
along Broadway il not as heavy "a that
IN winter, thrr were many persons who
found that their favorite restaurants
could not give thrn food. although they
coild drink Nothing happened az Jack s.
where Il delegate of The union was told
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-10
OUR EFFORTS APPRECIATED.

We are in receipt of a letter from
a local business man who has been
a reader of the Daily Reporter ever
since he has been a resident of the
city. In his letter he pays US a com
pliment far greater than We deserve,
yet We appreciate his compliment.
The following is a copy of the let
ter with the eX ception of the sig
nature, not because We are ashamed
Of the writer, but to the contrary,
very proud of him. If we had more
appreci&tive readers of his kind, our
labor would be made much lighter
and more pleasant We extend him
our thanks for his encouragement
Grand Rapids, Wis, Oct. 4, 1912.
Mr.. A. L. Fontaine, Editor Daily Re
porter, Grand Rapids, Wis.
Dear Sir:-I wish to congratulate
you, on your editorial on your "Sev-
enth Anniversary published a few
nights since.
| also wish to congratulate the
city of Grand Rapids, on having so
bright Daily Paper, and often Won
der if We all appreciate it, and the
impression it makes on our visitors.
A Daily Paper is a valuable asset
to any city, and it impresses out
siders with the idea that Grand Rap
ids must be an enterprising city.
Very few cities of our size are a.
bic to boast of a Daily Paper, and
our Daily should have the support
of every live citizen, and by increas-
ing its circulation and advertising
columns, enable the publisher to
bring the paper up to the standard
he has long wished to attain.
The Reporter is always ready to
boost Grand Rapids; now let our bu-
siness men reciprocate, by helping
boost the Reporter, meantime remem
being that they are also boosting
their own business, by so doing.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-10

E. spafford home in your city Sat
urday.
Miss Huldah Homstrom of Sigel
was the guest of Mrs. A. Palm Sun
day.
Will Surprison was a Nekoosa Wis
itor Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Scott and Mr.. S
Iverson attended the funeral of a
relative in Nekoosa Tuesday.
H. Madden went to Marshfield
Wednesday and accompanied Mrs.
Madden and twins home from their
visit in Ashland.
Mr.. and Mrs Sven Ranseen and
son Emile OF Peoria were guests
at the F. Noel home a few days the
past week while on their way to the
farm they purchased above the Rap
ids.
Mrs. Davis and SON of New Rome
were guests of her daughter, Mrs.
Will Burt Tuesday.
Mrs. VIM. MacNaughton and daugh
ters Elizabeth returned Monday from
a three months visit with relatives
in Montreal. They were met in Chi
cago by Mr.. MacNaughton.
Mr. and Mrs. o. Berger and fam
lily autoed to Mansfield Sunday
and spent the day with friends.
H. Eberhardt was caller in the
Rapids Saturday.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-10
PUBLICITY OF NEWSPAPER OWN
ERSHEP.

Very wholesome reforms often run
to eccentric lengths. This is the
case with the new law ordering news
papers to disclose their owners in
GLIDING stockholders and bOndholders
Newspapers must soon file the list
of stock and other security owners
semi-annually, to be printed also
semi7annually in an issue of the pub
LEGATION.
So the little BingsviIle Clarion
which takes part of it's pay in cord
wood, must give up the fact that the
wife of the editor, who does her own
house work, put up 10 per cent of
cash needed TO buy up the sheet
Seems a good deal like the police
man who was sent out to quelI riot
and ended up by arresting a. small
boy, doesn't it?
Meanwhile in the case of the Inter
national Octopus, Limited, capital
$10,000,000, which controls. a commod
ity in some vast territory, there is
a natural demand that the public
should know what returns are being
gained from this monopoly.
Modern social ideals sanction this
as just demand Corporations are
given exceptional privileges on the
supposition that they can and will
render exceptional service to the
people. Rewards should be proper
toned to service rendered. Where
an abnormal reward is gained, from
the fact of a monopoly existing, the
public at least ought to know it.
Yet these great corporations are
yet able to keep their more import
ant secrets locked in their impreg-
nable safes. Wherefore it sometimes
seems that laws are net which hold
the minnows and lets the big fish
thru
One of the provisions of the law
referred to is that daily newspapers
shall include in this. public notice
statement of the number of copies
distributed to paid subscribers. Now
the newspapers are not going to kick
much on this provision. Most of
them are willing that their circu7a-
ton should be known, at least to
those who have any business. to know
it.
But suppose every butchers shop
ever grocery store, every crossroads
general store, were to be required to
file every six months their receipts
for the period previous. How the
cracker barrels would rattle, as the
Interference of an officious govern
ment is, denounced!
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-10
REPUBLICAN, ELEcToR.

Early this spring and long before
the National convention was held,
We were asked to serve as. a Re
publican elector in this eighth CON
gressiOnal district We refused to
serve in that capacity and so inform
ed the committee who had charge of
the matter We supposed that some
body had been placed in our stead,
but it seems from the Milwaukee
Press mat we are still stated as
Il Republican eIector in this district
81 we are obliged to serve in that
capacity, i'm case of election, we
want everybody to know that if the
Republicans carry the static of Wis
consin and We are one of the cleo
tors, We shall certainly vote for
President TAFT. We prefer not to
serve, however, and so stated when
the position was offered. If our res
ignation, or refusal to serve is not
accepted, we want the people of this
district to know just how we viii
vote if the Republicans carry the
state at the coming fail election. We
make this explanation because our
name was recently published again
among the list Of electors by the
Milwaukee Free Press this week.
Signed, A. L. Fontaine
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-10
kELLNER.

Rev. and Mrs. Krusche returned
from Stevenss Point last week.
Mr. Edwards of Illinois has been
around the past week looking at his
onion crop, which is a good one.
A number from around here at
tended the Mission Festival at Sar-
atoga last Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Ramsey spent
few hours Saturday at the David
Ramsey home in Saratoga.
The infant daughter of VIM. G1eb-
ke's died Sunday. Funeral was held
at the house.
Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Munroe spent
a few days last week with relatives
in Green Bay.
A boy was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Aug. Krout, Oct. 2
F. Roach, G. H. Munroe and Chas.
Turban, jurymen from our town took
up their duties Monday.
C. w Hickman filled his silo last
week.
School, in District No. 1, opened
Monday with Miss Hattie Whitrock
as teacher.
Miss Perle Horrie returned to
her home at Flanagan, H., the
first of this week.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-10
ARPIN.

Miss Hilda Martinsan spent Sunday
at her home in Grand Rapids.
Jack Smith was a Grand Rapids
visitor Saturday.
Miss Nellie Rosplock returned home
from the southern part of the state
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs Robt Morris, Mrs
Jane Morris and Mrs. Evan Owen
visited relatives at Sigel Sunday.
Mrs. Morgan Morris returned this
week from an extended visit with
relatives at Waukesha and Milwau-
kee.
Aug Miller received a new 20
horse power Advance engine this
week which he purchased recently.
A. Hoekstra has sod his farm,
stock and machinery to a party from
Green county, who will take posses
sion in the near future.
Miss Edith Graf of Chicago is
visiting her sister Mrs. H. F. Roeh-
rig.
F. Passer's sale was we'll attended
and cattle went for a good price,
some as high as 81 per head.
Mrs. H. F. Roehrig and sister Miss
Edith Graf were Grand Rapids visit
ors Saturday
Mrs. Edward Morris went to Chi
cago Saturday to meet her sister WHIT
has just arrived from England re-
turning home Monday
A large crowd attended the ladies
aid meeting at Mrs. Chas. tStoflet's
Wednesday and five new members
wer7e added to the list Mrs. Robt.
Robinson, Mrs. G. Gardner, Mrs. L.
Riegger, Mrs. Nick Elmer and Mrs
Ed. Morris The next meeting will
be held at Mrs. Gus Hause's, We'd
nesday, October Is. A cordial invita-
ton is extended to all
Rev. and Mrs. F. H. Brown of YES
per called on friends here the past
week.
Michael Griffin of Marshfield at
tended the F. Passer sale last Tues
day.
F. Reber had his barn raising last
week.
James R. Mercer made a business
trip to Minneapolis the past week.
Messrs Ames, Eberhardt, Briere
and Ed Pomaimville were Arpin call
ers last week
Margaret Morris returned. Sunday
from two weeks visit with her
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs Claus
Johnson of SigeI
DR.. Abbott of Marshfield was seen
on our streets this week
The Don c. Hall show which has
played here the entire week has. had
a good attendance and everyone ex-
presses themselves as well pleased
with it. We hope they will come
this way again.
Miss Mabel Winch was an over
Sunday visitor at Marshfield
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Martin of YES
per were Arpin callers one day last
week.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-10

There is one thing absolutely GER
tain about the dishes We are offer
ing with a subscription to the Daily
or Weekly Reporters and that is:
You can not positively buy these
dishes in a retail store-the Sebring
Pottery Co. have given US exclusive
use of these patterns in this section.
Another certain thing is, you can moi
get any dishes just as good for the
same money that We are offering
these for. Don't forget to tell
your friends about this offer. We
want to make the paper better and
We want more subscribers. Every
up to the minute man living in a
city the size of Grand Rapids ought
to have pride enough in his home
town to want to know what is going
on in it every day. Little towns out
west with less than half our pOpula-
ton are supporting at Least one and
in many instances two daily papers.
It's the enterprising citizens who
make a city-its the drOnes who kill
the city. Are you wide-awake one
or a drone? Are you a booster or
one who is satisfied to stand still?
You can't stand still, you have either
got TO move ahead or drop out of
the race. One sign of progress in
our city is the steady, unsolicited
increase in the circulation OF the
Daily Reporter. We want the CO.
operation of every man, woman and
child in the city. We want to give
you a good newspaper. We want
TO increase the efficiency of our pa
per. We want YOU to read it. We
want you to telephone or send us
any news you may know of. A live
city should have a live paper. We
want live city-we have drifted
long enough. We are now making
you an offer and your friends an Of
fer that we know will be taken ad-
vantage of and you can help push it
along by telling those of your friends
who do not take the paper that they
can get a handsome set of HaNiland
design dishes with a subscription to
the Reporter.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-10
THE HIGH TARIFF AND FOOD
PRODUCTION.

FhSGSS WV
A high tariff is like some artifi-
cially stimulating medicine. It hard
" pays 10 relieve that tired feel
ing" if thereby you are going TO up
set your stomach.
When an industry, which cannot
without assistance be profitably CON
Quoted in this country, is stimulat-
ed to big expansion by high pro
tectiye duties, what happens?
The inevitable tendency is to
draw people off the farms into the
factories. Young people who could
make living at agriculture are 1ur-
ed by the glamor of town life to leave
the home acres. Had not the highly
protected factory grown up in their
neighborhood, they would probably
have remained farmers all their lives
They get no more pay in the fac
tories. In the long run they usually
get a great deal less. The net re
suit Of it all is that more manufact-
O4CO 5OOuSo c1 = Lll4 AOu Outs cillu INMSI
farm products. The production of
the whole country is neither raised
nor lowered But manufactured pro-
ducts are made higher through tariff
taxation
Meanwhile farm products, on ac-
count of the lack of labor become
scarce. The demand is greater than
the supply. Instead of sending
farm products in vast quantities all
over the world as was the case a few
years ago, we are barely able to feed
our own people, and must often go
to Argentine to get our wheat flour.
Under these circumstances farm pro
ducts rise in price.
From this artificial and abnormal
stimulus no one gets any benefit ex-
cept the men and corporations, CON
Quoting the manufacturing industries
that are unnaturally stimulated.
Had our manufacturing industries
grown in a more normal manner, as
the natural demand for their product
increased, host of young people
born on the farms would have stayed
tn ere Newcomers from Europe would
get out on the farms, instead of stick
ing in the first manufacturing town
they strike, and often creating sIum
conditions by oYercrowding.
Country life would have been more
prosperous, food supplies more a.
bundant, and the present artificial
prices on food stuffs would never
have been seen. and let it be re
membered that these high prices do
not often benefit the farmer much
For every extra dollar that he gets
for his wheat, he has to pay out an
other for high priced grain for his
stock
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-10
GOOD DETECTIVE WORK.

The suspicion against New York
police officials of connivance with
the gunner" who did the Rosenthal
murder, and the long pursuit of
''Gyp the Blood" and other charact-
ers wanted in connection with this
fair, illustrate the false conception
of detective work entertained by the
public.
In the public eye, the detective is
of myth, romance, and mystery. With
a Sherlock Holmes creature, a being
superhuman Intelligence he finds sig
nificance in the most Opaque facts
He thereby trails down his victims
with the certainty of the blood
hound.
Actually, nearly all detectives are
quite ordinary people. A writer very
familiar with police work once said
that it seemed to him that the aver
age detective is not nearly as bright
a man as the average chauffeur, for
instance.
The. qualities that count for the
most in detective work are persis-
tence and honesty. A great deal of
detective work fails because the de-
tectives fIpd they can sell out to the
criminals for higher price than they
can get from the authorities.
Another phase appears, when as
often happens, some of the finest
detective work is accomplished by a
partial connivance at crime. Some
tremendous public howl arises for the
landing of the men who did a certain
job. A detective on whom some re-
sponsibility rests may finally become
tired of running down fake clues and
hanging around railroad stations.
He knows the different characters
of the underworld and their different
methods and haunts, as we'll as a
manufacturer knows the different mer
in his business and the character
of their product.
AS the quickest way out of the
mess, he wiz sometimes make
deal with some professional criminal
as the result of which he gets his
clues on this particular case. The
criminal gets a tacit agreement for
protection III his business. The i'm
munity thus gained by a crook is
mighty convenient on future occas-
ions.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-10

The work Of putting on the First
street north pavement was started
Friday p. N. About all the aldermen
and quite a number Of citizens have
been watching the work The work Of
putting on the asphalt will progress
rapidly after the steam roller has
rolled down the crushed stone until
there is no give to it. Mr. Arnold
Of the American Asphultum & Rubber
Co., who is experimenting the work,
stated that it was a difficult street
to work on because Of the give there
is to it. The older residents of the
city Will remember that the street
was built up of lumber edgings and.
that there has been more or less
trouble because of the caving in or
sinking of the street. Mr. Arnold
said he believed that the street when
finished would be as fine a piece
of road work as could be found any
where and that in his opinion the
city would be proud Of it and other
cities would send representatives
here to see this street.
After the crushed stone is rolled
down until there is no give to it,
the asphalt is poured on and allowed
to fill in between the stones. Al
ter the asphalt is poured on, the
surface is busted over with stone
screenings. This allowed to set
and the steam roller is used again,
going over the busted surface sew
eral times, the surface is then brush
ed or swept and another coat of as
phalt applied, this is busted as be-
fore and again rolled The surface,
after this second application and
rolling may be swept or left just as
the men in charge think best.
The big kettle in which the asphalt
is melted will hold IA barrels of as
phalt at one time. The asphalt is
heated until it flows freely when it
is placed in ordinary watering cans
with a broad spout which has a mar
row slit of an opening thru which
it is poured on the stone.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-10

OFFICERS WORTHY OF SUPPORT.
Messrs John Schmitt, sheriff; Ju-
Liam Welch, undersheriff and Chas.
Il. Briere, district attorney, are all
three entitled to great credit and the
strong endorsement Of the people of
Grand Rapids for the efficient and
prompt services rendered in the
search, arrest and conviction of Nor
timer Wilson, the murderer of Grant
S. Beardsley. The murder was com
mitted at Z o'clock Tuesday night.
The arrest was made at ten o'clock
the same evening and at 5 o'clock
Wednesday morning, his CON
fession was secured and the follow
ing Thursday evening the criminal
was sentenced to Waupun for life
Inc prisoner was taken to the state :
prison Friday morning the same week
and in the afternoon of the same day
he was entered into the prison cell
for life service. This is q remarkable
record and these three men have an
equal share in this prompt and eff
cent outcome. The people appreciate
such prompt action in the punishment
Of crime Let the people show their
appreciation Of such work at the first
available opportunity.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-10
REPUBLICANS ATTENTION!

The political situation in Wiscon-
sin is very complicated this year
The action of Governor McGovern
places him outside OF the RESPONSE
bilities of his party. In placing him
self there it has been his own free
VIII and act We favored him two
years ago, because We felt that he
was sincerely and truly a progress
sive republican who was anxious to
stand in favor of the progressive
measures that would prove beneficial
to the common people. We say that
We believed he was sincere in
these principles. We have now chang
Ell our mind, since his actions in
the National Republican convention.
And recently in coming cut for the
third party, in this state. In doing
this We feel that he has forfeited
all friends of the Republican party
in this state. And therefore Repub-
licans are perfectly free to vote for
any of the other party nominees.
We reserve this right for oursel-
YES, and We believe every RpubIi-
can, whether Stalwart or Progressive
has the same right We further be
lieve that for the good of the pro
gressive movement in this state he
should be defeated for governor this
fall. He has gone off with Teddy
and is wholly favorable to the third
party movement and against the en-
tire republican party in its entirity.
We shall neither suspport him, ask
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-10
LAST Weeks Items.l

]
Mrs. J. H. Daily came home last
Saturday from a visit with relatives
in Chicago.
Mrs. w. B. Angelo of Stevens Point
was a guest of her mother Mrs.
Coon Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Gertie Holman who is teach
ing in Wild Rose spent Saturday
and Sunday a guest of H. J. Win-
slow and family.
News reached here from James.
S. d., of the sudden death of w. J.
Stephens, a brother of Mrs. J. H.
Daley of this community Mr. Ste
phens owned a farm in the south part
of this town but had formerly resid-
ed in southern Wisconsin.
300 men wanted in Plainfield to
help dig potatoes. Good wages.
The funeral of Benjamin Alvord.
one of the early pioneers of Plain
field was held last Saturday. He
was past IS years of age.
Mrs. F. G. Holman and son of
Stevens Point were guests of H. j.
Winslow and family over Sunday.
Mrs. J. H. Daley and son James,
left Sunday for James, S. D., to at
tend the funeral of her brother, w.
J. Stephens.
Carl Applebee adopted son of G.
R. Applebee of this town accidental
ly shot himself while hunting last
Sunday, death resulting instantly,
the top of his head having been blown
off by the discharge of the gun. He
was about 20 years of age. The fun
eral was held Tuesday at the house
and burial at Campbell Corners.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-10

Warren Beadle of Grand Rapids
visited friends here over Sunday.
Wallace Slack and Ida Carpenter
were married October 5, by Rev. J.
T. Brion of Stevens. Point at the home
Of the groom's brother Harry Slack.
Mr.. Frost Of Linwood was call
er here Saturday
Mrs. Emily Carpenter of Grand
Rapids came UP to attend the wed
ding of her daughter Ida
Harry Ferdon of Belvidere is Wis
iting at the S. E. Warner home.
B. S. Fox and wife visited friends
at Ployer Sunday.
Mrs. Weight of Nekoosa visited
with her sister-in-law Mrs. Leroy
Pike last week
The potato crop in this part of the
country is not very good
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-10

doIph were Sunday guests Of raIa-
tives.
Mrs. J. T. Heron spent the past
week in Milwaukee visiting relatives
jim Kappa has started the cree
ton of a barber shop here and We
feel that it will be a success.
Mr. and Mrs. George Charmley are
visiting relatives and friends here at
present They leave in the near fu-
tire for Oklahoma where Mr.. Charm
ley has accepted a position.
August Kempfert had the misfor-
tune Of losing one OF his valuable
horses last week.
Mrs. Art Sweeney of Plover was
in our burg on business Saturday ~
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Morse and
child of Milwaukee are visiting re
latiyes and friends here.
Miss Bonny1in Biron is enjoying
a vacation from her school duties
with her parents here.
The Ule Construction Co. have
been delayed on account of. shortage
Of cement but as soon as same ar
riVes work will proceed at once.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Schumacher of
Meehan were in this burg Sunday.
The drdege work on the east side
Of the river is getting along very
rapidly.
Three carloads of steel have arriv-
ed and same will be used for remod-
cling the beater room.
Leonard st. Dennis attended the
dance at Rudolph one night last
week.