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the cost at least doubles, and, including
the shopping she Is certain to include In
her trip, probably a great deal more
than double.
Tho State central committee does not
contribute the cost of attending the
meetings of the national body. The
office OF state committeeman Is looked
upon as one of honor and those receiv-
ing II are always glad to assume the
expense. This rule prevails In all but
one State.
Col. w. s. Sturges, Of Arizona, who Is
p delegate to the national convention,
Is known as the defender oil the bor-
der. Colonel sturges owns large
ranch on the border between the terri
tory of the United States and Mexico.
He is seventy miles from a railroad, al
though his ranch, on which he lives al
most touches one.
For many years he was worried daily
b. Mexican cattle thieves. Despite his
efforts depredations on his choicest herds
continued and he was unable TO stop
them. He decided to accept public
office. He would be chairman OF the
live stock board and in sucn capacity
he organized band of rangers, who
made war on the cattle thieves along
the border.
continued. Colonel Sturges led the
ranger bard and so vigorous was the
| warfare that he conducted against them
that in less than year the border had
| become deserted and Colonel Sturges
| ana the other rar chmen were left in
| peace.
During his experience as a ranchman
| he has fought Mexican cattle thieves
| Western bad men, Apache Indians en-
gagged in stealing cattle. and also coy
| otes and wolves. More than two dozen
| of these characters who are now serV-
! ing sentences in Federal penitentiaries
owe their terms to the vigilance of
Colonel sturges.
Speaking of the individual expenses
Of committeeman. few persons have
any idea OF the cost Of the entire con-
vention. Few give that phase any
thought whatever. as matter OF
fact
But 1t Is an important item-a stag
| gering one, In fact. Presidents are
not nominated without the shedding
| of much gold. A hotel man yester-
| day estimated that the down town
hotels Of Chicago would receive
81, 900, 900 during the four or five days
he thought the convention would con-
| tinue.
This amount did not include the
hundreds of thousands Of dollars ex-
pended and to be expended preli mi
nary to the main event, nor the addi-
tional sums which will go to outly-
ing places OF accommodation. When
It is known that one faction alone
II is not hard to realize what an
expense Presidential nominations are.
A little annual meeting, such as that
Of the National Veneer Manufacturers
Association. might be expected to be
totally eciipsed by the big coliseum
; episode, but the veneer men got their
| modest convention into the limelight
! yesterday.
| Word came TO the Taft headquarters
| that E. H. Defenbaugh, secretary Of
! the association, had made reference to
| Roosevelt in an address and was voci-
| ferously applauded. The words that
| made the hit were:
| cuisines has been good the last six
months despite the fact that Theodore
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Chicago, June l3.

Chicago, June IL.
Jim Faulkner, political correspon-
dent OF the Cincinnati Enquirer and
the man who knows more folks than
anybody else in the explored earth,
has arrived, and the convention 10
free to get down to real business
Jim Is fresh from the Ohio battle
grounds, and full of stories about the
wars.
Roosevelt was never so good as
during his Ohio campaign he saiu.
"At one town the boys had set up
5ob on him. There were two beauu-
full stuffed foxes and a stuffed owl on
the platform, whore he couldn't miss
them. He stopped, stroked the foxes,
spoke of how handsomely they were
mounted, and then turned to stroke
the stuffed owl, which also looked
remarkably natural.
"The owl bristled up, let out a
screech, and took a jab at the col
oneIs fist that mighty nearly took a
pietA out of him. Roosevelt Jumped
a fodt and a half, and when he came
down CALCULATED:
by George; another nature FAKE,
and the African traveller faxed, too!
"'Colonel,' whispered one of the
crowd on the stand, while the big
audience roared, you look out for
nature fakes farther down the road
I understand they've got stuffed
rattlesnake down there that they
want you to stroke, and that he amt
stuffed, either!'
"At Marion, Ohio" continued Faulk-
ner, there was a great crowd, and
Roosevelt was to talk to 1t from the car
platform. 1t didn't give him a good
chance, and as he stepped out he spied
box car standing right handy, with
long ladder leaning up against its
side.
He looked at the crowd looked at
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having Il included In the lists which
are hcing telegraphed over the country.
The bizarre spectacle Of Roosevelt
Rough Riders charging crowds and
surging from curb to curb on motor
cycles may greet Colonel Roosevelt
when he reaches Chicago this week-if
he finally decides to visit the conven-
tion battlefield.
This has not been decided upon sim
ply because of the picturesque value OF
motorcycles In parades. II has been
seriously suggested because OF the fall
ure of Maj. Col. John v. Clinnon TO
find enough horses to mount his rough
riders on.
The local organization of rough riders.
which is scheduled to meet Colonel
| Roosevelt when he arrives here. In $50
strong. But there Is scarcely that num-
ber OF available horses.
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what with eighteen hours of con.
tinuous working and smoking. and
almost no sleep per diem. Davis Is
golfer, while Vernon used to be a
star college ball player.
"Bilr' Barnes and "Bill" Finn have
by common consent been matched
against each other; each is to be
armed with Cushings Manual, Jeffer-
sons Manual, Roberts Rules of Or
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rough rider dress and a brass band.
There is to be nothing diminutive
about the West Virginians nor the
noise they will make for the colonel.
Three young men, bronzed and fresh
from the open Oklahoma country,
'breezed'' into the Roosevelt headquart-
ers last night and registered. They were
w. s. Cochrane, w. d. Buel, and Wal
ter Harris. hailing from McAlester and
nearby territory
I'm here with my khaki suit and
campaign hat, and there's 1000 more d
coming" said Cochrane.
A o. Archer. of Muskogee. Okla, ar
rived in Chicago yesterday. Mr.. Ar her
comes to see the Republican national
convention. For many years he has
been 4 deputy clerk in the United
States marshal's office at Muskogee
Mr. Archer is boosting a candidate tor
tie Vice Presidency. His candidate liz
=. G.. rrlmbo. one of Muskogees mil
lionaires. and connected with the old
est bank in the Oil Indian Territory
'ountry. He has an ambition to be
mentioned before the country as a run
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Headquarters
SENATOR ALBERT B. CUMMINS
of Iowa.

Immediately underneath this, In big
red letters, was the legend required to
be posted by hotels, under the city
ordinances:
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D. Haywood. the labor leader whom
Borah prosecuted in Idaho for alleged
completely in the murder of former
Governor Steunenberg of Idaho.
Who pays for all this oratorv, steam
rolling. noise and fuss?
To the man in the street It looks like
a fat Job, travelling to Chicago from
far-off Hawaii or Maine. living at swell
hotels and doing nothing but sit on a
chair at the coliseum annex. and as
sumo the attitude Of statesman.
It's all an illusion, though. All these
committeemen-with one single excep-
tion-have to pay out OF their own poe
kets for all this glory. That is why the
positions Of representing the State in
the Republican national committee US
ually goes to men OF some means.
A rough estimate of the average cost
to the ffty-three members places 1t at
from $50 to 5000 for the committeeman
who came alone. A number, however
brought their wives, and in such cases
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-14
ROBBER ENTERS
CROWN HOTEL
At NEKOOSA

A sneak thief entered the Crowns
Hotel at Nekoosa early last Thurs
day. Entrance was effected through
the rear entrance. The thief went
up the back stairway and entered
several rooms finally entering the
room of Neil Crowns, Jr., the young
man thinking it was one of the board
ers, spoke to him and the thief left
the room and went down stairs. He
entered the room occupied by the
two daughters and the flash of his
light was seen by Mrs. Crowns, who
called to her husband The thief
made a hasty exit falling over tables
and chairs and escaped through the
rear door.
So far as is known nothing was
taken although the draws in bureaus
in several of the rooms were drawn
out
The man was about five feet five
or six inches tall, wore rubbers and
weighed about 140 pounds according
to members of the Crowns family.
This same description would des-
cribe the man who caused the excite
ment on the east side early Wednes-
day morning.
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spent for material and labor which
comes right back to the farmers
who do the work and road building.
Such investments economically ex-
pended are we'll invested, for the
money returns to those who raise it
and the work accomplished is for
everybody who has occasion to travel
over these roads, on foot, horseback
vehicle or automobile. The benefits
are equitably distributed among those
who pay the money. The work on
this piece of road will probably COM
mence after the county board meets
in May when the weather and condi-
tions of the soil will be the most
favorable for road building We hope
this small beginning of county and
state road building will be the neu-
cIeus for the much greater amount
of this same kind of work to be done
in the future. Let everybody en-
courage the plan. AS such work as
this will improve the cash value of
every bit of land in the county.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-14
COUNTY AND
STATE ROADS

Messrs. ]. T. Donaghey, state a.
gent. and Louis Amundson, county a
gent, were in this city Tuesday look
ing after the preliminary work con-
nected with the county and state
roads to be built in the town OF Ru-
dolph this spring. Through them We
are informed that they purchased from
the farmers in the town of Rudolph
.175 cords of hard head rock, picked
up from their farms and then hired
the farmers to haul them to the Steige
farm in said town, where the stone
err sher will be operated for the
first work to be done on said road.
These rock cost the county and state
about So per cord. Or in round num-
bers about $500 This amount is
nearly one half Of the twelve hun
dred dollars that is going to be ex-
pended this spring in that town by
the state, county and town, who have
each contributed four hundred dol
lars for this purpose. Our readers
" notice that this money for the
building of county and state roads
is raised equally by the state county
and town, and the money is mostly
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-14
MAKING CHANCES

J. r. Ragan, the dealer in furni-
ture and undertaking, is having some
changes made in the interior of his
large establishment to take better
care OF his increasing business. Re
Gently he rented the second story of
the Spafford brick block which now
gives him the entire Spafford proper
ty consisting Of the brick building
and two frame buildings adjoining
He is having an inside stairway put
in so that he can reach the second
floor on the inside as well as the
outside His undertaking department
will be in the front rooms upstairs.
His carpet, rugs and draperies will
also be in the second story and the
surplus stock of small and light fur
niture will also be moved upstairs.
This will give him room down
stairs for a Chapel and more floor
space to display his high grade fur
niture. When completed, Mr. Ragan
will have much more room and can
take better care of his trade The
carpenters commenced work Mon
day morning to make the necessary
changes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-14
WAUSAU DEFEATS
GRAND RAPIDS
In a Fast and Exciting Basket
ball Game at the ~" Gym.

The basket ball game between the
Grand Rapids and Wausau High
school teams, played last night in
the "Y'' gymnasium was an excel
lent, fast game, resulting in a vic
tory for the home team with a
game, greatly aiding the team by
score of SO to IA. An unusually
large crowd turned out at the
game, greatly aiding the team by
their insistent Wausau yeIls, and
songs. A number of Grand Rapids
rooters were present also, but were
powerless amidst the Wausau en-
thusiasm as their team was power
less among Wausau athletes.
To the spectators it might have
seemed that a higher score against
the opponents ought to have been
made. This fact is explained thus:
It was thought that the boys on
the home team were getting stale,
and in order to prevent this in
their playing on Friday night, they
practiced only once during the
week. The lack of practice in
throwing baskets undoubtedly ae-
counts for their ilI-luck in putting
the ball in the basket last night,
when their shots were so frequent.
At their usual rate, they would cas-
ily have piled the score much high
er than it was last evening.
The usual men on the Wausal
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-14
CONCERT ON 18TH

The ladies of the Catholic church
are making preparations for a con
cert to be given Saturday night
March 16, at the Daily Opera house.
Mrs. Henrietta Pepin of Milwaukee
WI be one of the leading soprano
singers that viii take part in this
concert.
Leroy Hetzel of New York has
the following recommendation of Nine
Henrietta Pepin: Mrs. Henrietta
Pepin is without question one of the
greatest of our American Dramatic
Sopranos, whose wonderful interpre-
tative powers and perfect diction has
won for her such unprecedented sue
cess before the American public
That Nine. Pepin is so popular in
the West is no longer to be wonder
ed at, seeing that in her recent ap-
pearances in the East she has prac-
tically taken her audiences by storm.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-14
SMOKE HOUSE
IN ASHES

The smoke house belonging to
Love & Cypress went up in smoke
early Sunday morning. The smoke
house and contents were entirely de
stroyed. The money loss amounts to
about $50. No insurance was car
ried on either the smoke house or
its contents.
Alex Perrodin of the Reiland &
Perrodin market had just closed up
the store and was on his way home
when he noticed the smoke coming
from the smoke house. He remark
ed to companion that there was
considerable smoke and that he would
investigate. He learned that the
smoke house was on fire and imme-
diately turned in an alarm. The
East Side Department arrived on the
scene and had line of hose laid
within five minutes after the alarm
was sounded. TIE West Side Depart
ment was on the job almost as quick.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-14
BRYAN LAUDS BOB
Before Democratic Rally at
Fargo He Predicts Ia Foil
cite Will Poll More Votes
Than Opponents.

Fargo, n. D., March S.-Speaking
to 200 persons in the Fargo opera
house last night, William J. Bryan
predicted that La Toilette will poll
more votes than either Roosevelt or
Taft and paid a high tribute to the
Wisconsin senator In part Mr.. Bry-
an said:
when you name Progressive men
in the Republican party I am for
Bob La Toilette He was a Progress
sive before Roosevelt could spell
the word. l have gone to Wiseon-
sin to cd what I could to help elect
La Toilette governor of the state,
and l have refused to stump that
state for Democrats who We're against
him. l have seen Bob La Toilette
when the interests Of his own state
were against him, and l have seen
him go on to victory. There is faith
in La Toilette. l have seen him in
the Senate of the United States
when members of his party would
turn their backs on him and leave
in the middle of his speech, and I
have noticed that he put the marks
on their backs. I have seen twelve
of those senators defeated and their
places filled by Progressives.
If I was Republican I would
be for La Toilette I would want
him for the leader of my party. He
will poll more votes than either
Roosevelt or Taft. This may seem
strange to my Democratic friends,
but Mr. La Toilette is a Progressive
and I want to see a Progressive no.
minated by the Democrats to show
that the country will be saved, no
mater which of the two are elected.
l put my country ahead of my party
every time st Paul Dispatch.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-14

Il entered public life under the
inspiration of Theodore Roosevelt.
Il am firm believer of his great
national policies.
Il now remain his sincere friend.
But I believe those who are fore
ing him, against his original inten-
ton, into the arena against Mr.. Taft,
are jeopardizing instead of helping
real progress.
'Mr. Taft has faithfully carried
out his pledges of four years ago.
''Mr. Taft has been most falsely
vilified and abused.
'The recall of judges would bring
the courts down into the welter of
politics.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-14
DEATH Of
MRS. DORO-
THEA MURPHY

Mrs. Dorothea Murphy, who has
been at the Riverside hospital the
past two months receiving treatment
passed away Sunday morning, March
10, 1912, of tumor trouble She had
reached the age of seventy-six years,
four months and three days. She
was born in Ireland, November 5,
1885. For the past yaer she had
been making her home with her
daughter, Mrs Garden. who resides
in the town of Sigel on what is known
as the old Demitz place Her re-
mains were taken to J. R. Ragan's
undertaking rooms on Sunday and
prepared for shipment. They were
shipped on the early morning train
Monday on the G. & N. w. r. r. for
Verona, Dane county, where the flu
neral was held Tuesday from the
NJ. E. church.
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team played, the only substitute be-
Ing Brown, whom it was decided
between halves to substitute for
Johnson, about the middle of the
second half because the extreme
close guarding of Johnson seemed
the aim of Grand Rapids.
The game started out with fast
playing, after a few minutes of
which Wausau proceeded to score
several baskets. Following this,
both teams had a number of good
shots, neither putting the ball in
the basket. Then Grand Rapids
scored a field basket and few
foul throws, between times Wausau
putting in the ball
The first half ended in favor of
Wausau, 16 to 8.
In the second half both teams
went into the game with more
yigor and played a harder game
throughout the remainder of the
time. After about ten minutes fast
play with a field and foul basket
for Wausau, the game was delayed
minute for a slight knock The
game was renewed and little
fumbEng followed but was quickly
checked and Wausau kept the ball
for some time, Johnson and Turner
each making a basket. For the next
few minutes neither team scored
but by clever work of the forwards
and close guarding by Wausau
men, the local team fana@ed to
keep the ball in their hands. At
this point Brown was put in and
the remaining time was a period
of fast playing, time being called
when the score stood 80 to IA,
with Wausau victorious over their
old rivals, Grand Rapids
The field baskets were made by:
Wausau-Jo Johnson 1, Turner 8,
Montgomery 5, Eggebrecht 1. Grand
Rapids-Mohlke 1, Merriam l.,
Barrett 2.
Free throws were made by: Wau-
sau-Johnson 1; Grand Rapids
Mohlke 6.-Wausau Daily Herald.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-14
HAULING ROCKFOR
RETAINING WALL

The city has several teams haul
ing rock this week that will be US
ed in the extending and raising of the
present retaining wall running east
from z. T. Bodette's shoe shop. It
is granite rock secured from the west
side sewer excavation. We under
stand this wall will be four feet wide
at the bottom and gradually decrease
to two feet at the top This wall
viii be erected sufficiently high so
that when completed it will be at least
four feet higher than the street lev
81 at this point The cause for build
ing this wall is due to the fact that
the building Of the Consolidated Wa
ter Power e Paper Cos. mill and
dam in such way that the current
OF the water in the Wisconsin river
ID 50 changed that in high water pc
riods it throws the water upon the
east bank of the river at this point
The experience passed through dur
ing the high water last October has
decided the city authorities to take
this step of precaution, which is a
commendable one. This wall wants
to be sufficiently well constructed
to resist a heavy head of water and
any debris that may be floating
down stream What the property
owners will do, who are located on
the west end Of this retaining wall
has not yet been decided upon. The
only question arises with them is,
why they should be forced to this
expense, when others are to blame
for changing the current of the stream
in the Wisconsin river, so this is
necessary. This was never deemed
necessary until the erection of the
above mill and dam was constructed.
Again the extension of this wall is
a protection to the entire east side
business section of this city Why
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-14
RAILWAY NAG. .
ES AND RAIL.
WAY EARNINGS

There were substantial increases
in the wages of railway employees
during the fiscal year 1911. Reports
filed with the Interstate Commerce
Commission show that the total
compensation to the employees of
railways over 500 miles long was
81, ,005 PIT ,249. The total wage cost
to the railways for the year was
greater by 1868 1922 than it would
have been at the rates of pay in eff
feet during 1910, and greater by $685.
297, ,678 than it would have been at
the rates of pay in effect during
1909.
Notwithstanding an increase of
2, ,108 in the miles of railway operat-
ed, there were fewer employees on
the payroIls June 80, 1911, than on
June 80, 1910, by 31,O37, yet the to-
tai compensation paid to employees
during 1911 was greater than that
paid during 1910 by $49,976,216. This
is greater than the increase in the
gross earnings of the railways by
$22, ,595, ,121. The net revenues of
the railways, which are what is left
after paying operating expenses, fell
off by $40, 1855, ,539 during this same
period in which compensation increas
ed nearly fifty million dollars.
These figures are summarized
from Bulletin No. 28 of the Bureau
Of Railway Economics, which is bas
ed on official reports made by the
railways to the Interstate Commerce
Commission and which exhibits in
detail a comparison of the aggregate
to different classes Of
the number of employees
Of different classes, and the rela
ton to railway traffic for the fiscal
years 1909, 1910, and 1911.
The summary of revenues and ex-
penses OF the steam railways over
fifty miles in length for the month
of December, just issued by this Bu-
reau, shows that for the calendar
year 1911 the total operating re-
venues were less than for the cal
endar year 1910 by So, ,e98 ,780, and
the net revenues less by S22, ,286,7S4
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-14
CHARGE CHANG.
Ed To ATTEMP.
Ed MURDER

The preliminary hearing of Charles
Maxell charged with assault took
place in Justice Burton L. Browns s
court Friday morning. The charge
of assault was dismissed and a new
charge of assault with attempt to
murder and being armed with dan
gerous weapon was brought against
Maxell. On motion of the District
Attorney, the hearing was adjourn
ed until Thursday, March 14th, for
the purpose of securing witnesses
and otherwise preparing for trial.
Bail was fixed at $500, in default
Of which, Maxen was taken to the
county jail.
Charles E. Briere, District Attor-
ney appeared for the state and John
Roberts from the D. D. Conway law
offices appeared for the defendant.