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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-03
TRAMP SAVED FROM MOB
Sheriff Speeds from Racine to Cor.
iiss and Saves Man as He Is
Being Roughly Handled.

ADMINISTRATIONS and automo-
biles played conspicuous part in
the rescue of George Morton, a tramp
molder, at Corliss, charged with a
serious offense. was about to be
lynched in true southern style. Ho-
bert Mackey, Is years old, aroused
the villagers with story of Morton's
crime, charging that he had disgrace
fully abused Edward Welsh, Is years
old. A crowd Of more than 100 men
and boys soon gathered and Morton
after being fearfully kicked and
pounded, was being led to a nearby
coal hoist, the mob bent on Iynching,
when Sheriff Wherry, Racine, and
two auto loads Of deputies, arrived
and took Morton away from his cap,
tors
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-03
WHEN THE B0WERY WAS REAL
And the House of Governor Stuyve'
santa a ShowPIace for Loyal
New Workers.

Governor Stuyvesant's house was in
the BoWery, then deserving Of its
name. being green with fuII-foliaged
trees ami velvety emeraI lawns. The
governors mansion had no piazza, no
porch. and not even baywindow, nor
we're any Of the windows fitted with
either shutters or blinds It was only
Two stories, and the upper story pro
5ected over the lower one in the fash
ion Of the day. The top Of the front
door reached to the second story, and
the four front windows were set so
high the tops of their castings were
even with the overhang. There was
no ornamentiOn Of any kind, not
even a cornice to relieve the plain
single roof, but what the house
lacked In adOrnment was made up by
the governors elaborate flower beds.
which were objects Of great pride to
him, and which people came to look at
on Sundays and holidays, just as they
now 90 to Central park. There were
five of these beds, all arranged in
front, where they could be admired by
the public. The center bed, which was
opposite the front door, was a great
double circle Of bright-hued flowers,
with a cluster Of small plants in the
middle This was fanked by hollow
squares, the plot Of green grass inside
of each gay border giving them the
appearance of rich green rugs thrown
down out of doors to be aired and
beaten. On each side Of these squares
we're other squares, very much larger,
Enclosing ovaIs Of gorgeous blossoms.
New York Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-03
URGE SLHU0L LAW CHANGE
Public Affairs Board Wants Unsa Iari-
ed County TO rds-Wou.d En-
power GUdy to GUIDE Work.

MadisOn.-The election Of unsal-
aTied county boards of education and
the appointment by such boards of
the county superintendent, is favored
in an announcement issued by the
state board of public affairs. After a
close examination Of the rural schools
for the past six months by a cOmpe-
tent force of experienced schooImen,
the board has prepared a series of
suggested administrative and Iegis-
lative measures.
These recommendations have been
submitted at various times to Wis
consin schooImen, school officials and
ave called forth hearty approval.
County boards of education should
be elected by the direct vote of men
and women at the spring election,
says the announcement The board
would consist of three members. The
terms of Office would be six years. To
provide for the stable character of
the board it is suggested that one
member be elected every two years.
The first board would choose by lot
which Of its members, should serve
for two, four and six. years respec-
lively. This board would serve with
out salary.
Among the most important duties
of this county board Of education
would be the appointment Of the
county superintendent from an ap-
proved list made up by the state civil
service commission Among it's
other powers would be to exercise a
general control over the county
schools of agriculture and the
county training schools for teachers:
to pass upon the Capitalization Of
school districts, to advise the super
intendent to withhold state aid from
small and inefficient schools when
ever in its judgment the facts war
rant it and to appoint an assistant to
the county superintendent whenever
the number of teachers in the dis
trict exceed one hundred.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-03
MRS. SICKLES To
GUST HERHUSBAND
Saws She viii F0reCIoSe Mort
gage on His Home.
ANGERED At HIS STATEMENT
Aged General Declares Jewels Pawned
BY Estranged Spouse to Save
Him Were His and
Not Hers.

New York, Sept. 28.-Maj. Gen
Daniel Z. Sickles, U. S. A, retired
ninety-three years old, is to be eyict
ed from his home at % Fifth avenue
and is to be stripped of every posses
sion he has in the world. if his wife
from whom he has been separated fol
thirty-two years, carries out her pres
ent plans.
Mrs. Sickles, who is a Spaniard and
has considerable capacity for wrath
issued a formal declaration of wal
from her apartments in the Hotel
Marion on West Eighth street, just q
block from the. generals home.
The battle signal was raised within
a few seconds after she read a public
statement regarding herself and their
affairs, which Sickles gave out to the
newspapers. In this statement, Gen
eral Sickles sought to destroy any
sympathy for his wife, based on her
pawning jewelTy, a week ago, to take
up an $4,000 Judgment against him
he attacked her personal character
said the jewels were his and not hers
anyway, and charged her with hold
ing the arrested judgment over him
as a club
Mrs. SickIes, with her son, Stanton
By her side, listened to the reading
Of the generals statement with grow.
ing anger, which caused her bosom to
heave more and more violently.
1T is enough" she said He is
old He is poor He is my husband
BY the law. He has been brave sol
der for his country. So much is true
But now. badly advised by malicious
old woman, he has forfeited any con,
sideration which he may have had
from me, however little he deserved
consideration. This is the end
4 hold a $4,000 mortgage on that
house I shall forecIose that mort
gage I shall evict him
He says the jewels which pawned
to save him were not mine, but his
Every single trinket was mine and
had never been his or that of any
member Of his family except one-a
jeweled heart. I redeemed that from
a paWnshop at his request"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-03
4 Song Book Saved His Life.

At the battle Of Peach Orchard,
when Mcclellan was making his
change of base, a Michigan infantry
man fell to the ground as if shot
dead, and was left lying in a heap as
the regiment changed position The
bullet that had hit him first struck
the barrel of his gun, then glanced
and struck off a button Of bis coat,
tore the watch out of his vest pocket
and struck the man just over the
heart, where it was stopped by a song
book in his shirt pocket. He was IN
conscious for three-quarters Of an
hour. and it was a full month before
the black and blue spot disappeared.
At Pittsburg Landing a member OF
the Twelfth Michigan infantry stopped
to give a wounded man a drink from
his canteen While in this act bull
let aimed at his breast struck the
canteen and buried itself in the leg of
a horse. The canteen was split open
and dropped to the ground in halves.
-Harpers Weekly
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-03
COLONEL ANSWERS
ARCHBOLD OCT. 4
WiIl Appear Before Campaign
Fund Inquisit0rs.
70 TELL ABOUT OIL GIFT
Chairman Clapp Gives Out List of
Witnesses Who viii Testify Con-
corning Contributions to
Political Parties.

Washington, Sept. 27.-Chairman
Clapp Of the senate committee investi-
eating campaign contributions an,
nounces that the hearings viii begin
on Monday next and that Octobet 4
has been set as the date when Col.
Theodore Roosevelt will appear before
the committee.
SubpOenas have been sent to New
York for service upon General Coun-
sci Elliott and the secretary of the
Standard Oil company in connection
with the investigation of John D.
ATChbOld's statements that he con-
tributed 100000 to the Roosevelt
fund of 1904 in behalf of the Standard
Oil company. The two officials are
required to produce any papers they
may have bearing upon the transac-
ton, the committee having called
them in an effort to discover
the receipt which Mr.. ArchboId said
had been given him by Cornelius N.
Bliss, then treasurer Of the Repub-
lican national committee.
Senator CIapp made public the
nesses who are to be heard by the
committee The list includes J. P.
Morgan, R. c. Frick, William R.
Hearst, Thomas F. Ryan, former Sen
ator Chauncey NJ. Depew, William
Loeb, Jr., George B. Cortelyou, Alton
B. Parker. George R. Sheldon, Cor
nelius n. Bliss, Jr. and G. c. Teget-
hof.
Those who will be asked to explain
the source of campaign funds this
year and the method of their ex-
penditUre include Senator Dixon,
Ormsby McHarg and Treasurer E. H.
Hooker of the national Progressive
party for Colonel Roosevelt; H L.
Nichols for Governor Harmon. Rep
resentative Mckinley for President
Taft. former Senator F. T. Du Bots
for Champ Clark. Senator Bankhead
for Representative Underwood, and
William F. McCombs for Governor
Wilson.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-03
Halafnn mntl,er

Apropos Of the Rosenthal murder in
New York, District Attorney Whitman
said to a reporter:
The ramidcatons of this crime
were bewildering. The most unlikely
men helped in it in the most unlikely
ways. It's like the case of Johnny
Jones
The minister, one lovely Sabbath
morning, saw Johnny vending his way
toward the cemetery with basket on
his arm
Why, Johnny, what are you up to !?
I'm helping mother with her peach
preserving sir said the lad.
The minister smiled incredulousIy.
Helping with the preserying!' he
scoffed .Nonsensei
Oh yes. l am, sir Johnny persist
ed. I'm on my way to the cemetery
now to collect the jars
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-03
Scottish Poet Hnnnred

A memorial obelisk of red sand
stone has been erected to the poet
Alexander Anderson, "Surfaceman," at
his native village in front of Kirkcon-
mel schooIhouse, Dumfriesshire. Scot
land The bronze medallion portrait
of the poet. in the center of the me
mortal. was executed by Mr.. H. S.
Gamley. The inscription is "AIexan-
der Anderson, sSurfaceman.' born 1845.
died 1909 He sleeps among the hills
he knew.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-03
DEPICTS WOMAN AS HEROINE
Newspaper of 1855 Gives Story Of Mrs.
Marlin, Who Was on SARATOGA
Battlefield.

In view of the fact that some re-
cent research that has been given
magazine and newspaper publicity has
tended to show that all the fighters Of
the American revolutionary war were
not as patriotic or as brave as history
has set them down, clipping in the
possession of c. [. Miller. a Princeton
cltlzen, is Of interest just now in that
1t not only shows conclusively that
there were some" brave and intrepid
men IN the American ranks. but it
brings out what is rare in history.
the recital of womans valor on the
neld OF battle in that momentous De
ROD. 1t also deals Mai Gen. Horatio
Gates, American officer. a hot shot on
the bravery" displayed by him at the
battle of Saratoga.
The clipping is from an original
copy of the Troy IN. " Wing of No
vember, 1855, and is self-explanatory,
since its words come from the lips of
one who saw and participated in the
noted conflict at Saratoga. He says:
Mrs. Margaret Martin. who is stop
ping at the residence Of her grandson
in this city, is 9S years of age. She
is one of the few remarkable women
of the revolution who took part in
the memorable occurrences Of the
struggle for American independence.
Her husband, Gilbert Martin. was q
surgeon in the army of the American
general Gates, and was engaged in
the battle at Saratoga.
Mrs. Martin, then a very young
woman, was on the field during both
struggles constituting this battle, and
terminating the defeat of the spIen-
did army which Burgoyne had trans
ported with such immense labor and
expense from Canada. confidently an
ticipating that ne would be able with
it to divide the army of the patriots
and secure Sir Henry Clinton in his
possession of the southern line Of de-
lenses.
Mrs. Martin represents the strug-
gle as most terrific. She says that
toward evening, when BurgOyne, mad
dened by the consciousness that all
his splendid schemes were about to be
defeated, directed his whole reserve
and cavalry force upon the feeble
army of the patriots, the contestants
stood within half muslIet range of each
other and poured in their deadly vol
leys, while whole files on either side
fell in their tracks, and still neither
gave one inch
Toward evening Dr.. Martin was
wounded in the shoulder, and while
his wife was in the act of afixing a
bandage she herself was wounded in
the hand. Says she: Gilbert sprang
up like a chaffed lion. Peggy" said
he, I'll go and teach those cowardIy
fellows better manners than to shoot
a woman" And I saw him nc more
till the fight was over
"Of such material were the men and
women of the revolution. We can read
lily imagine that the field of Saratoga
was strange place for those Of the
softer sex Mrs Martin, however,
has evidently been a woman of IN
common energy of character. Her
frame still exhibits evidences OF
strength, and her eyes sparkle as she
Tecounts the deeds of that glorious
day or speaks of that cowardly Gates,
who stayed safe and sound all day IN
his tent, and cared not for the men
who were falling like sheaves in the
harvest"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-03
CUBA FEARS INTERVENTION.
Political Leaders Called by Gomez tc
Pra,lent EInrAinr Rfn4n

POLITICAL LeadeTs Called by Gomez tc
Prevent Election Riots.
Havana, Sept 28-In an attempt to
avoid American intervention during
the coming elections, President Go
mez has called on the principal pc
litical leaders to meet in conference
to decide on measures which will as
sure an orderly day at the polls. The
presidents action is due to dispatch
es from Washington stating that of.
ticials there are considering the ad
visibility Of intervening. The Cuban
government officials also realize that
owing to the excited state of the pub
lie mind many fatalities certainly will
result unless the leaders are able to
control those under them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-03
Japan's Advancement.

That Japan is rapidly advancing IL.
agricultural education is the statement
Of Dr Issa Tanimura, who is leaving
Cornell for Japan after two years
spent in America mostly at the New
York State College of Agriculture at
Cornell DR.. Tanimura has received an
appointment from the Japanese gov
ernment in agricultural experimental
work. lie says that many more jap
anese youths viii be sent to America
10 study agriculture.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-03
Rrounht the Cows Home

Charles Gates, minor son OF
Pennsylvania farmer, wished to enlist,
but his aged parents objected to it.
One morning he was sent to drive the
COWS to pasture, and told to bring
them home at night, but that night ne
did not come back. He had run away
and enlisted. He remained away for
three years without a furlough, and
returned with the regiment unframed
by rebel bullets. He arrived at the
old pasture one night just at "eow
time" and leisurely drove up the same
old COWS,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-03
PIeaeant Nouanel

Marjory had heard a great deal
about the Titanic disaster, and,
though only six years old, had been
much interested in all the details as
told Ter by her elders. The other
day she came to her mother with a
request that she would write mes
sage for her to her aunt, who expect
ed to sail from Naples shortly.
Mamma said she, will you
please tell Aunt Ella on this postal
card that I'm glad she's coming home
and hope she'll have a good voyage
and be one of the first ladies to get
into lifeboat when her steamer
goes down
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-03
THIRD PARTY NAMES TICKET.
Henry Knox Smith Nominated fol

Henry Knox Smith Nominated for
Governor in Connecticut.
Hartford, Conn, Sept. 28.-The Con
necttcut Progressives nominated the
following ticket:
For governor, Henry Knox Smith;
for lieutenant governor Frank S. But
terworth; for secretary of state, E.
H Roszelle; for state treasurer. F.
]. Erbe; for state comptroller, H. o.
Daniels.
Mr. Smith, who resigned his office
in Washington last July to cast his
fortunes with the Progressive party,
was nominated by reclamation.
The platform indorses the nomina-
ton of Theodore Roosevelt and Hiram
w Johnson and the platform of the
national convention.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-03
Young Girl Is Attacked.

Steubenville, o., Sept. 27.-Miss
Lettie Ward, fifteen years old, who
lives at the home of Samuel Farmer
of Wheeling Junction, W Va, was
seized by unidentified men near her
home and held while poison was ad-
ministered. She is expected to die.
Farmer recently had received anony-
nous letters threatening his life if
he did not leave the country. No rea-
son for the attack has been disclosed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-03
cHINAMAN WINS IN PRIMARY.

Is Nominated for representative in
Boston by Republicans.
Boston, Mass, Sept. 27.-Chin Shue,
a Chinaman, has been nominated for
representative in the Seventh ward
of this city by the Republicans He
is believed to be the first Celestial
ever to be nominated for political
office in the United States.
He has announced that, if elected
he will work for the admission of
Chinese women into the United States
He believes that a great injustice is
being done the Chinese in this coun-
try by the rigid exclusion of the Chi,
nese women
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-03
NEW ROOSEVELT ELECTORS.

Names for Independent Ballot in Kan
sas Filed by White
Topeka, Kan, Sept. PA petition
naming ten new Roosevelt electors, to
go on the Independent ballot, was
led by William Allen White. Kansas
Progressive national committeeman.
The petition bore 1000 signatures.
The eight Roosevelt electors in the
Republican column, Mr. White said.
would withdraw formally within
few days. Their places will be filed
by eight Taft men, to be named by
the Republican state committee.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-03
FORTUNE IN CORNERSTONE.
Church Forgets to Exclude It in Sale
and Buyer Won't Give 1t Up.


Minneapolis, Mimi, Sept 81
When the directors Of the old Hen
nepin Avenue NJ. E. church of Mime
apoIis recently sold the old building
to Harry z. Pence of this city they
forgot to make provisions that the
cornerstone be excluded from the
deed. Now they have discovered that
the copper box within the stone con
tains a small fortune and valuable
papers. Efforts have been made by
the directors to have Mr.. Pence give
them the box but he has refused.
Witnesses to the laying of the corner
stone in 1883 declare that there was
a vast assemblage present and that
every one put some money into the
copper box before it was sealed. many
giving bank notes
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-03
WIFE UNKssED IS YEARS.
Husband Gets Decree; Says She Was
lie

Husband Gets Decree; Says She Was
Like Marble Statue.
St Louis. Sept 27.-William R.
Brock. Webster Grove, former pro-
prietor of the Brock Corset company,
testified in Judge Wurdeman's court
at Clayton he hadn't kissed his wife
p twenty-five years. Brock obtained
a divorce on the grounds of deser-
ton. Explaining his reason for not
kissing her Brock described his mar
ried life as living with a marble
statue" She repealed all emotion. he
declared, and spent her time reading
fiction.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-03
MORGAN WILLING. TO TELL.
Ffnancter Is Summoned Before Senate

campaign Inquiry Committee.
New York, Sept. 28.ATelegrams
were received by J. P. Morgan. Cor
nelius n Bliss, Jr., Ormsby McHarg
end w W. Tegethoff from Chairman
Clapp of the senate committee that is
investigating campaign contributions,
notifying them that the committee
would expect them to be present
when It resumes its HEARINGS in Wash
ington next Monday.
Mr.. Morgan said that he was per-
fectly willing to testify, but that he
could not go to Washington next Mon
day because of previous engagements
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-03
IOWA MAN HELD FOR FRAUD
Prominent Church Member of Water
loo Arrested in Kansas CITY.

Prominent Church Member of Water
loo Arrested in Kansas City.
Waterloo. Iowa, Sept 27-E. A
BOggs, prominent church member and
society man, Who some months ago
testified to having spent $4,000 on
an Insignificant monument company
in twelve months, the money borrowed
largely without security from banks,
was arrested in Kansas City by
the sherin of Grundy county. Iowa
and will be required to answer to
five indictments returned by the grand
jury of that county.
The indictments charge embezzle-
ment and obtaining money under false
pretenSes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-03
IMgEclLEs IN OHIO GAIN.
Allen w. Thurman Declares for La,
of Sterilization AZ Once.

Allen w. Thurman Declares for Law;
of Sterilization az Once.
Columbus, o.. Sept 26.-Alarmed
by the increase in the past year Of
the number Of imbeciles in Ohio.
President Allen w Thurman of the
state board of administration. de-
elares that if a law OF sterilization
is not passed within a decade the
state will be bankrupted in it's care
for the weak minded
The danger of the present marriage
laws wa brought forcibly to Thur
mans attention when a family of six
idiots, ranging in age from seven to
sixteen years, was transferred to the
state institution from the Brown
County Children's home.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-03

La Crosse--The introduction Of
the 'anti-splash'' into La Crosse
homes was brought to a sudden stop
by the arrest of several statesmen.
Police have reason to believe that
the sale Of the *anti-splash" is a sub
terfuge to gain admittance to homes,
for dishonest purposes. The sales
men claim the instrument viii elm
mate spIashing Of water in sinks.
Waupun.-Chief of Police Harry
Cross and ten other Waupun citizens
have been arrested for alleged tres
passing on the game preserves of the
Horizon Gun club.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-03
FIFTEEN MoRos ARE SLAIN.

Filipino ConstabuIary Engages in
Fight With Murderous Band.
Manila, Sept. pa number of
Moros who had killed a Filipino were
pursued by a detachment of constabu-
larry. A hand-to-hand encounter en-
sued, in which fifteen of the Moros
were killed. Lieutenant Preuss, who
was associated with w. Morgan Shus-
ter in Persia, and four men of the
constabulary were wounded
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-03

Madison.-Dr. A. r. Law, one of
the Oldest physicians practicing in
Madison, was sent to the states pris-
on at Waupun for a term of six years
by Judge z, Ray Stevens for man
slaughter in the second degree. The
court also revoked his license to prae,
tice medicine in this state.