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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-10
BE ADVERTISE

Some men never get up until they
are called. If no, happens TO apply
the stimulus they are gunpowder
without the spark-dough without
the yeast.
Some retailers never sell a dollar 5
worth Of goods until the customer
comes Of his own accord. And if no
one comes, they complain that trade
is slow, and business has gone to
the dogs
But the man across the hall gets
up without an alarm and is on the
job when things start.
And the dealer across the street
attracts The first reader Of the pa
per. the first customer to pass his
shop.
Don't wait for the buyer-go after
him. Have a scheme to attract him
a contest, a premium to interest him
a display to draw him. Be on the
job. Be alive. Advertise System.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-10
ONE WR0NGED HUS-
BAND TOTES GUN;
ELEVEN ERRING
WIVES IN FLIGHT

WILMINGTON, Del, Oct l. A
wild-eyed, but weIl-dressed, man rush
ed up to the ticket window Of a NOV
ing picture show and informed the
woman in charge that his wife was
inside with another man and that
when they came out he was going to
kill both of them. The girl went in
side and told the manager
The manager announced that a man
was out in front Of the building wait.
ing to kill his wife and her escort
but that they could leave by the rear
exit if they wished Hardly had the
manager left the stage, before e
Ieyen couples left their seats and
hurried out the back Milwaukee
Journal.
Such an experience would not be
true in Grand Rapids Theatre.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-10
SLEEPING CUT OF DOORS.

Not merely are tuberculosis victim
under tent walls all through the year
but q large portion OF the more Ella
/ borate homes are to-day erected with
comfortable sleeping porches. In them
/ you can get your fresh air without
having your neighbor's cat aight
on your face in the middle of the
night.
A night on a cot bed in tent has
its charm, provided you can really
sleep. The scents OF grass and trees,
your close embrace with Mother Earth
have a sweetness that is absent be
hind blinds and plaster walls.
But sad to say, the camp cot bed
has its outs to those OF us whose
soft bodies are wonted to the de
fences Of the closed house. The roar
Of the night train, deadened by the
four walls OF a house reverberates
in your unprotected tent, and you
are wide awake. The slightest sound
in the neighhoring home arouses your
curiosity, ana you count the steps Of
the late Corners on the echoing side
walk. Your cot bed rocks back and
forth with the inequalities of the
ground, and if you get your head too
low the constant tide of blood keeps
your nearves growing. If there are
mosquitoes, they add the final touch
of sorrow.
Three young boys, all under etgh
teen years of age, were picked up
Thursday by Police Officer Carl
hee at the Green Bay depot. The
boys We're each from a different part
! Of the country, one claiming Duluth
as his home, another Milwaukee and
the other one said he was from Clev-
Gland, o. The boys said they were
looking for work. They were order
ed out of the city by the police.
Chief of Police Gibson said that al
together, four boys had been pick
ed up this week by the police, all
under age.
The one great physical need of
the majority of the American peo-
pie today is more fresh air. The at
mosphere of an office, factory, or mill
was never contemplated in the age
long evolution through which Nature
built UP the wonders of the human
frame. She provided for the needs
of the body ON the assumption that
fresh air would always be sweeping
its tide of life through our veins. The
man went and built caves, cells, and
prisons, in which Natures chief
cleanser was forbidden entrance.
1t is up to everyone who believes
that the body is a business asset,
to be conserved like any other pro
perty, to get more fresh air. If he
can't get it in his business hours, he
can get it in his own home. And at
night he can either sleep out of door
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-10
A new Al.
T|TUDE RECORD

On September 18th Georges Legag-
neux established a new worlds re
cord for altitude for monoplanes at
the ViIlacoubIay aerodome. He at.
tanned a height Of 5,720 meters (18,-
761.60 feet); in other words, more
than three and one half miles above
the earth. The best. previous record.
was that Of Garros, who ON Sept.
9th assembled in Bleriot to a height
of 16, 240 feet. Legagneuxs feat was
rendered possible, in way, by the
use of oxygen, which he was obliged
to use after reaching am altitude
of 1874 feet. The first one thou
sand meters we're assembled in two
and one half minutes; the next two
stages of one thousand meters requir
ed five minutes each; the four thou
sand meter mark was reached in sew
en- and one half minutes more; and
the five thousand meter mark was
attained in the next fifteen minutes.
The full height of five thousand
seven hundred and twenty meters
was attained in forty-five minutes,
which is rather quick work as climb
ing goes. The descent from height
of more than three and one half
miles was made in less than ten min.
utes. Above height of 10, 900 feet
motors work with great difficulty ant
soon stop. In submarine boats, too,
the motors stop long before the crew
begin to feeel any evil effects from
the exclusion of oxygen. Naturally
the question arises: Why should it
not be possible to combine the in
ternal aeronautic and submarine com
bustion engine an oxygen generating
apparatus and to feed oxygen, to the
cylinders Scientific American.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-10
| WILL COME THIS MOON

My next date at Grand Rapids will
be October 18th at the Wftter House
at which time I will again try and re
Iieve those who have been unable
to find relief elsewhere
Phillip Yackel,
Tomah, Wis.
1td-W- Advertisement
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-10
Kellogg Bros.
Lumber Co.
or fill his room with ont door air.

or fill his room with out door air
Eastern people are too easily an
nOyed by the little discomforts of ten
life referred to above. All through
the Western cities where people a.
dapt themselves to changes more cas-
lily, you find invaIids recovering heal
tn, thin men putting on flesh, merely
by the charm and tonic of life in the
human body
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-10

Vim. Damon of Madison was in the
city to attend the funeral of Mar
vim Hatch
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-10

THE Longest Way Around is the Short
est Way"-to Wealth
The short cut speculation dangerous and uncer-
tain method of acquiring wealth It path sewn with
wrecks and most people who try with disap-
pointnent
START THE SURE WAY with an account at this
bank
sOo opens an account and per cent interest helps to
make it grow.
Wood County National Bank
Grand Rapids, Wis.
Deposits IN ar Savings Department on or 6etore
the I2bF mil 1rcei0e zH 0zoutEs interest IaR Isl
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-10

1t is up to everyone who believes
that the body is a business asset,
to be conserved like any other pro
perty, to get more fresh air. If he
can't get it in his business hours, he
can get it in his own home. And at
night he can either sleep out of door
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-23

way transportation facilities growth came nat urally and normally until we have reached the position of the second city in size in the state. Further progress and development depend upon how generously these industries are supported by the general public. Only a short time ago, her Royal Highness, Queen Mary Of the English Court, placed an order with a local manufac- turer for a "Made in Bridgeport" product. If any of the firms represented on this Industrial directory supply articles "good enough" for Queen Mary, they certainly ought to have the patronage of every man and woman who are in, terested in the future development of these in dustries When in need of any of the articles, we suggest that you insist that the 'Made in Bridgeport brand is delivered-by so doing you will best serve yourself and the City of which you are a unit only, but an important factor in it's future development.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-23

Industry is the foundation of all development. From the remote past when the farmer ground his corn between the two granite stones, until his brain conceived the idea of enlisting other agencies than human muscle, and invented the mill substituting the latent powers of Nature to assist him in his enterprise industrial evolution has brought civilization up to it's present high point of achievement.
 And as the fuller built his mill by the river side where he could sink his shaft and utilize the power there going to waste, so all great in dustrial centers have been built up because of the natural advantages at hand, and it is not be- lttling the efforts of the worthy gentlemen of the aggressive local Board of Trade, to credit largely the rapid development and growth of our city to our own Natural resources.
 Situated as we so closely to the Metropolis of America, with excellent railroad and water
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-09
WILL BAKER GET IN?
New Missouri valley Conference Can
didate Appears in Kansas.

Baldwin. Kan. Jan. 9.-When the
Missouri Valley Conference is ready to
take another Kansas school into its
fold it is probable that Baker Univer-
sity will be an applicant and some OF
the men who are connected with ath-
letics at Baker University believe that
Baker will stand a pretty good show to
land the place For a. number Of years
Washburn has been a candidate for a
berth in the Missouri Valley Confer
ence and last fall K S. A. G. Joined in
the petition for place in the confer
ence Baker has never asked for
place in the conference but the turn
that athletics have taken at Baker in
the last few months seem to point to-
ward an attempt on the part of the
school to get into the conference Baker
will meet K. u. this week in basket
ball under the Missouri Valley rules
and during the football season that has
just passed Baker played all the Kan
sas colleges without freshmen and with
practically the conference rules.
Bakers teams under Missouri Valley
rules would be as strong as they are
now and Baker has been putting out
some strong teams. It is Bakers
high standing in athletics that
its friends believe, will land a place in
the conference.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-09
MAY PLAY FOR WICHITA.
Harry WEIGH Offered Kansas Town
Contract by IsbelI.

Sioux City, Jan. 9.-Harry WEIGH.
former Sioux City third baseman, has
been offered a contract to play third
base for the Wichita club. The con-
tract is said to have come from Frank
Isbell and Welch was offered the job
with the understanding that the
Pueblo club was to be transferred
back. to the Kansas town and be under
the management of Al Shaw.
Where there is smoke there is fire,
thus there must be som ething in the
stories in circulation that Wichita is
going to be back in the league, while
little Pittsburg IS to be left out in the
cold. Frank IsbeH, owner of the
Pueblo club, is flirting with Des
Moines. Fairweather has an option on
the pes. Moines club. Perhaps he and
Isbell will join forces to buy it Then
Isbell could sell out to Wichita bust
ness men and everything would be
Iovely-exceDt in Pueblo
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-09
RAILWAY NOTES.

The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
declared regular quarterly dividend OF
11a per cent on common stock, payable
March 1, to stock of record.
The directors of the ST. Louis & San
Francisco railroad declared the regular
quarterly dividend of 1 per cent on
the first preferred. payable February L,
to stock Of record January II.
j. P. Morgan & Co. announce they
have disposed of the entire issue of
$4,000. 900 Az per cent New York Cen
trail lines equipment trust bonds OF 1912.
The New York Central has ordered
155 steel passenger cars. OF these 100
are standard steel coaches, 35 combi-
nation coaches and 20 baggage and ex-
press cars, aggregating in cost $685.
600.
the regular semiannual dividend of 4
per cent. due at this time, per cent
being paid in the summer. This d1v1-
dend is payable December 80 to stock
of record December %.
The Wabash is installing the electric
block signal system on it's double track
between Worden and Litchf1eld. Heavy
traffic passes over this portion of the
line.
a number of other roads, is making a
campaign with a view to reducing the
number Of accidents due to trespassing
on the railroad right of way The claims
that can be traced directly to this
cause amount to a considerable sum.
one of the first things learned was that
under an old state statute it is neces-
sary for the railroads to erect signs
prohibiting trespassing. This is being
done The roads are also seeking to
enforce a state law against the flip
ping of cars by boys
THE Pittsburg (Pa-) Post says that the
snecial committee Of the board of di-
rectors Of the Westinghouse Electric
e Manufacturing company has selected
q successor to the late Robert Mather
as chairman of the corporation. Ac-
cording to the newspaper, a full meet
ing of the board of directors will be
held in New York on Wednesday when
the candidate will be elected and FOR the
6rst time the name made public.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-09
TEX MAY REFUSE TO PLAY.
Converted at Revival He May Quit
Sunday Ball.


St. Joseph. Mo, Jan. 9.=If TEX"
Jones, the peppery big fellow who will
go after the first base job on the
White Sox again this year, makes good
with Comiskey, the "Old Roman" may
get a surprise in the shape of a re-
fusal on the part Of TEX to play
Sunday baseball
For Jones is still debating whether
or not his conversion at the hands of
Evangelist BILLY" Sunday in Wichita
recently will preclude his playing on
the Sabbath.
TEX" known as the rowdiest play
er in the Western league for two sea-
sons sprung about the greatest sur
prise on fans over the circuit they
had had in some time when he an
nounced that he had decided to Join
church.
With him in the conversation were
Umpire Dick Morgan, known in West
ern league circles as the king robber,
and Albert Isbell, brother of the for
mer White Sox first baseman, and
now manager of the Pueblo club.
Jones has been wintering in St. Jo-
seph- He had planned to visit back in
Wichita, where at one time he lived
but explained his delay by saying that
he was afraid BILLY" Sunday would
get him. Jones finally made the visit.
arriving there on the last day of Sun
days revival That night he sue
cunbed to the pleadings of the evan
gelist.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-09
CONTRACT IS RoNCLAD.
Union Pacific Can Not Break Omaha
Agreement for Years.

Lincoln, Neb., Jan. "a story sent
out from Council Bluffs says the Rock
Island is planning d new Missouri
river bridge between Council Bluffs
and South Omaha. Recently it was
announced that the Rock Island had
bought half million dollars worth
or freight terminal land in Omaha. AT
present it is at the mercy of the Union
Pacific, not only for the care of its
freight and passenger business in
Omaha, but as we'll in getting its
trains through Omaha, from Council
Bluffs to Albright Junction.
During the reign of Charles Francis
cific railroad the Rock Island made a
contract for use Of tracks and termi-
nails with the Union Pacific road. 1t
has been said that the contract was
extremely favorable to the Union Pa
cific and that the Rock Island would
break it if it could; that the contract
was extremely favorable to the Rock
would like to abrogate the ninety
nine year lease of tracks and terminal
privileges In support of this latter
contention is cited the attempt of the
Union Pacific, when Jay Gould was its
master, to break the contract.
Regardless of what rumOrS may tell,
it is a known fact that development
of Rock Island property for several
years has been strongest in expansion
and Improvement of terminal facilities.
That has been shown at Kansas City,
where new terminals have been under
construction for months; at Omaha
where land has been bought for the
same purpose, and in a, lesser degree
at stations less prominent comm ercial-
either wholly or in part dependent on
leased properties.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-09
SIGNING UP RED sox.
NIcAIeer VIII Contract With a Lot of
Youngsters.

Boston, Jan. 9.=Eight members of
the Boston Red Sox have responded to
President McAleer's circular letter
naming the terms they hope to sign
for next season. Contracts have been
sent to these players and before the
end of next week every player on the
reserve list of the club will have re-
ceived contract with the terms
named by President McAleer
This list will include several young
players who have not seen major
league service and several players
whom the club will not carry next
season but will dispose of after a fair
trial at Hot Springs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-09
sULLIvAN's SIGNATURE BOUGHT
Brings rs Cents While EIfot's Goes
for Half Dollar.

Boston, Jan. 9.-Letters written by
President Emeritus Charles w. Eliot
of Harvard and John L. Sullivan, the
pugilist, have been purchased by John
Wilson, a local curio collector. DR..
Eliot's signature was purchased for so
cents, but the bold scrawling hand of
yours truly, John" cost the col
lector rs cents more. Sullivan couldn't
see any reason why his signature
should not bring more than that of
Harvard's venerable ex-preSident-
I'VE were both the goods" said Sui
Ivan in commenting on the price, tsbut
was strong with the whole people"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-09
HOLLAND HAS SCHEDULE PLAl
short Schedule viii Find Favor With
MagDateS.

St. Joseph, Mo. Jan. 9.-When the
Western league club owners meet in
Denver in February to draft the play
ing schedule for the season of 1912,
Jack Holland will submit new plan
dealing with the movements of the
clubs. 1t is practically certain that the
rnagnates will be in favor of the 1874
game chart and with it the return to
the three-trip plan. Last year the 16S-
game schedule was thought to be too
long, especially by the club owners in
the smaller towns, and the four
swings taken by each club around the
circuit caused a yelp of discomfort
over travelling expenses.
The feature of Hollands scheme is
an ARRANGEMENT whereby the clubs in
each division would visit the cities in
their divisions four times and make
but three trips into the other divisions,
playing two four-game series and one
t1Vo-gama series.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-09

the old i, estern Association, will be
ready for business by the time the
baseball season opens, but there is still
some question in regard to the mem
bership of the league.
AS organized. the league proposed to
take in a six-club circuit, including
Joplin Mo; Tulsa. Sapulpa, Muskogee
and Okmulgee, Ok, and Fort Smith.
Ark and it was to be known as the
Tri-State League, having teams in
Missouri, Oklahoma and arkansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-09
PHILLIEs GET crock COD"
Doom Grabs Boston TryOut for 5000
Per Month.

Santa Barbara, Cal. Jan. s.-Ben
Crock Cod Hunt, who pitched IN the
Coast league for several seasons and
Who last year played with Sacramento
until stricken with typhoid fever. has
signed a contract with the Philadel-
mia Nationals at $500 per month.
Hunts first entry into the major
leagues was a year ago with Boston
and then he was farmed out to
Sacramento. He is working out every
day at Fillmore and says his arm is in
the best condition of his life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-09
GRIFFITH WANTS THE RABBIT.
Holland stands Little Chance to Gel
Him Back,

st. Joseph. Jan. 9.-John Holland.
owner of the Drummers, has received
word that the Washington American
League club has refused to waive claim
to Ray Powell, the local outfelder,
who was sold to theChicago White Sex
last summer. The news reached Owner
Holland in a letter he received from
Comiskey regarding the St Joseph
players who were sold to the Sox.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-09
New Rock island Official.

Chicago. Jan 9.-Announcement is
made that w. A. Nettleton has re-
signed as general superintendent of
motive power for the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific railroad and that T.
Rummey had been appointed assist
ant second vice president in charge of
the mechanical department of the
road.
Mr.. E7ummey was formerly general
mechanical superintendent of the Erie
railroad, with headquarters at New
York
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-09
HELD UP TRAIN FOR FOOD.

Missouri Pacific Passengers With
Empty StomacIls Deserted Coaches.
Pueblo, Colo, Jan. 9.-When a
Missouri Pacific passenger train ar
rived here the other day practically
every passenger on the train made
rush for the station lunch counters
and for fully half hour the through
train from the east and bound for
Denver was held until the passengers
climbed aboard again. The train was
running several hours behind sched-
ule time. and the passengers deter
mined to get something to eat when
the train reached Pueblo, as they had
been unable to get Sunday supper en-
route. This is said to be the first in
stance wherein a through passenger
train has ever made a stopover at
Pueblo under similar circumstances.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-09
JESS sPALDING HAS TONsTLITTs.
Yale Football Captain Was Thought to
Have Diphtheria.

Chicago, Jan. 9.-Jesse Spalding.
captain-elect of the Yale football
team, is i'll at his home here. While
spending the holidays with his pa
rents a severe case of tonsilitis de-
veIoped. The illness was first dag
nosed as diphtheria.
Spa1dfng was expected to return to
his studies next week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-09

Memphis. Tenn, Jan. 9--Joe Man
dot of New Orleans outfought billy
Allen of ottawa, lightweight champion
Of Canada, at every stage OF their
eight round bout before the Southern
Athletic club and YVES awarded the
decision.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-09

a month has been predicted by Ernest
L Reguin. president of the Federated
Shop Employees of the Hartman
lines The strike. he said, will include
every road in Texas, the Denver & Rio
Grande and the Hill lines, and possibly
roads in the east
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-09
Hedges Presldent Agaln.

St. Louis, Jan. 9.-RObert Lee
Hedges, principal stakeholder Of the
St. Louis American League Baseball
club, has reelected himself president
at the clubs annual meeting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-09
HOUSTON WANTS sTEINFELDT.
Former Cub Third Stacker Does Not
Want Job.

Cincinnati, Jan. 9.-Harry Stein
feIdt, the former Cub third baseman.
has been offered a position as manager
of the Houston team in the Texas
league.
He has not accepted it as he thinks
he will be able to get a place on some
major league team.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-09
Reagan Whips German.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Jan. 9--Jim-
my Reagan of San Francisco was
given the decision over Challxy Ger
main of St. Louis after five rounds Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-09
sHIvELY GETS IN GAME AGAIN
Six Club Circuit Likely to Be His
Latest Attempt

Oklahoma City, Ok, jan 9--There
no longer seems to be any question
that the new ShiveIy Baseball League,
which has been built upon the ruins of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-09

Newton, Kan. Jan. a.--The Newton
Athletic club defeated the Mcpherson
college at basketball here by a score
of 73 to 81.