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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-02

The feature of the Rainbow pitching
was the ''hesitating ball" served up
by F. Michel SchnabIe The work of
F. Michel would make the far famed
Ziggy look like a last years bird s
nest. F. Michel actually had so
much smoke on the ball that it took
two to see it-one to say, Here it
comes and the other to say, There
it goes. Others who pitched for
the RainboWs We're: Peck Nash, Ray
Johnson, Nelson and Marine. T he
catchers were Horton and Podawiltz.
Had it been a bright moonlight night
the game might have been going on
yet. 1t is planned, for the next en-
gagement of these two famous rivals,
to have electric lights placed so that
the game can be finished the same
day it is stated Manager Ed. w
Smith of the Rainbows was consid-
erably cast down over the defeat. He
is very sore to-day. Ed played in
the outfield. It is said that he COW
cred all of two feet of territory dur
ing the game and because of the un-
usual exertion, he is stiff and lame
Ed, is not used to hard work.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-02
GIFTS AMOUNTING TO
S145,000 GIVEN
RIPON COLLEGE

Ripon, Wis, April 25,-President
Silas Evans of Ripon college at chap
e today announced that gifts aggre
eating s145, 900 had been received by
the college.
Of this S100, 900 goes to the perma-
nent endowment fund, S25 900 being
given the college by Andrew Carne-
gle. The $40, 900 was contributed
through the efforts of the board of
trus- IS and will be used for the
immediate expenses of Ripon college.
President Evans stated that an ef-
fort would be made to increase the
permanent endowment to $500 900 and
that his efforts and those of the board
of trustees would be directed toward
that end.
To President Evans is due much
of the credit for raising this money
When he took up the burden of the
presidency a year and a half ago the
great need of Ripon was an increase
in its permanent endowment. Altho
strenuous efforts had been made
previously to secure permanent do
nations most of the gifts received
were for buildings and immediate ex-
penses. One of the first things &C
complished during his administration
was the completion Of the central Sc
ton of the 100000 indoor athletic
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-02
HOTELSCROWDED

On Wednesday night of last week
We understand that all our hotels
We're crowded to their full capacity
and then some. Sixteen travelling
men left on the late Northwestern
passenger train for Marshfield to OBJ
tain accommodations for the night
while many others took the street car
for Nekoosa, where they spent the
night, This of course is unusual,
but We ought to have more accommo-
dations for the travelling public. A
modern first-cIass hotel is very much
needed on the east side of the riv-
er. VIII our monied men encourage
such an undertaking? G. E. Blod-
gett of Marshfield at one time was
willing to Join in such an enterprise
The Commercial Club should interest
themselves in this matter. Let it not
be said that Grand Rapids cannot
care for her visitors.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-02
MRS. BEANS
FUNERAL

Mrs. Ellen Beams remains arrived
on the noon G. NJ. & st. Paul train
from Antigo accompanied by Mr.
and Mrs. A T. Marceau, with whom
she was living when she died. The
remains We're taken to Forest Hill
cemetery where a short burial ser
vice was conducted by Rev. F. A.
Pease, pastor of the NJ E. church,
officiated
Mrs. Bean was born near Portage
Wis, April, ,18. 1S45. At an early age
she was married to H A. Bean of
Grand Rapids. She has since that
time made her home there. To this
union five children were born. Clar
ence Bean of Burlington, N. D., Her
bert who resides in the south, Mrs.
Alice Hackett of Chicago, Mrs. A. T.
Marceau of Antigo and a daughter
who died In infancy.
A large number of her old time
friends and neighbors were at the
cemetery to pay their respects to a
former citizen and friend.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-02
.LAMOREUX
IN 7ROOBLE
Former Resident May Be Cited
for Contempt of Court.

Early in the year Mrs. John Dunno
of Ashland was arrested IN that city
on a criminal charge, and was re-
leased on a bond of $3.50 furnished
bu Ashland people. Soon after her
release she left the city, leaving her
bondsmen liable to forfeiture. How
ever, the latter sent out and ap-
pretended her, and she was again
lodged in Jail When her case was
brought up recently she changed her
former plea of not guilty to one of
guilty and was given three year
sentence in the state penitentiary,
but sentence was suspended and she
was allowed her freedom under the
supervision of the board of control.
Following the above proceedings
Judge Risjord questioned Mrs. Dunno
as to why she had jumped her bail
and she replied that her attorney,
Frank B. Lamoreux, had advised her
to take that course and made a
sworn statement to that effect. Mr..
Lamoreux was thereupon communi-
Gated with over the telephone and
stated that he had no statement to
make in regard to the matter and
that he was indisposed The judge
was badly wrought up over the dis
closure, and it is expected that he
NAV cite Mr.. LamoreuX for contempt
of court.
Mr.. Lamoreux is well known in
this city, being born and raised in
this vicinity. He also practced his
profession here for many years be-
fore going to Ashland some years
ago.-Stevens Point Journal,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-02
BASE BALL TEAM
FOR GRAND RAP IDS

what do yuh say. Is Grand Rap
ids going to have a ball team or not?
1t is said that the directors Of last
seasons team are corresponding
with a good man to captain and man
age a team. Of course, it rests with
the fans whether there is to be a
team put in the field or not If We
are going to have {. team, it's time
something was started towards getting
one Stevens Point is planning on
putting a strong team in the field
this season. Are we going to sit
back and let that burg up there put
a team in the field without our haY-
ing one? Of course it takes money,
Some of the fans have been talking
about it and it looks as though a
number of them are ready to loosen
up with subscriptions right now. A
ball team especially a team that
wins a majority of the games played
is mighty good advertisement for
a city. The team we had here the
latter part of last season was a win
ner and made lots of the cities and
towns in the state pick up and take
notice. There has been a team or
ganized in Milwaukee that wants to
meet the teams of the state dur
ing the season and in their press
notices they are said to have includ-
ed Grand Rapids in the list of teams
with which they hope to get games.
No one seems to be doing anything
to live up to the slogan 'Out to
VIM and put the city on the map.
If the base ball fans want to put the
city on the baseball map, they should
have the support of the business men
Let the directors call a meeting of
the fans and get something started.
A suggestion. Have a Booster Day
as they do in other cities. Get the
merchants to close up shop for one
afternoon and charge a dollar admis-
sion to a ball game that day. There
ought to be a thousand people in this
city willing to buy a ticket and at
tend a ball game. They ought to
have civic pride enough to do that
without any urging.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-02
DEATH Of CHARLES
!. EDSTROM

Chas. J. Edstrom, who resided with
his daughter, Mrs. Chas Jensen. in
the town of Rudolph, died on Thurs
day April 25. 1912, of cancer. He
has been in poor health for two years
and very poorly the past year. He
was born in Sweden and came to
this country in 1882 He was sew
enty-nine years, five months and
twenty-five days old when he died.
He was a resident of Wood county
for the past ten years He was a
carpenter by trade, but followed
farming the latter years of his life.
He leaves a wife and two children,
a son and a daughter to mourn his
death The son, August Edstrom
lives in Merrill, and his daugh-
ter Mrs. Chas Jensen, lives in Ru-
dolph, with whom he was living
when he died. The funeral service
took place Tuesday morning
from the house in Rudolph, at IL o.
clock, and at the church chapel in
Grand Rapids at 1 o'clock p. m, Rev.
Julius Nordling officiating.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-02
MRS D. !. ARP|N
ENTERTA|NS
THE D. A. R.

An interesting and progressive
meeting of Adahwagum Chapter D.
A. R. was held at the home of Mrs.
D. J. Arpin, Thursday afternoon. A
pril 25, 1912. The vice regent, Mrs.
MacKinnon presided. Eleven members
and one guest were present. The
subject of the program was Con
serVation" The discussion was in
the nature of a round table" under
the direction of Mrs. Pease. The out
line was; first the conservation of
the natural resources; second, the
conservation of the home; third, loss
of life and prosperity by fire; fourth;
the loss of life in war; fifth, the
loss Of life from avoidable sickness
and accidents; sixth, conditions in
our own city and vicinity. Some
plans were made for a little work to
be done soon, perhaps it will take
the form of a free lecture by a very
pleasant speaker, whom they can
highly recommend. On account of
the vast amount of correspondence
received on the subject by the Off
GERS and members some little time
was given to discussing Equal Suf-
frage". Several of the letters were
from women in the southern and east
ern states. They were extremely i'm
Fortunate. These women are those
to whom fortune and fate has been
very kind but they hope by means
of the ballot to abolish child labor
and to improve the pitiful conditions
of the working women in those
states This discussion was timely
and very important as the question
as to whether Wisconsin is to be
added to the equal suffrage states
is to be decided by our voters next
November.
The three happy spring songs
sung by Mrs Lacy Horton and the
dainties served by the hostess added
much to the pleasure of the after
noon.
Helen NJ. Gilkey,
Secretary.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-02

vogue in the South and West, more
than in the East. But as a whole
the political rally seems something
like a church service, where the
minister holds the floor exclusively
and in interruption from the sacri-
Iigious pews would scandalize the
meeting.
The one-sidedness of the typical
political rally has not helped edu-
cation in political science. Over in
England where the audiences behave
much worse than with US, the rally
is really more educational. The root.
ers storm the platforms and hustle
unpopular candidates into the back
seats, or display their marksman-
ship with antique eggs. Interrupt
ttons and interjections of dissent are
expected and are promptly met.
In spite of all this silly disorder,
the strict party man gets through
the give and take of joint debate, a
glimpse of the attitude of the other
side which broadens his convictions.
If it does not convert him, at least
he sees where his traditional faith
must be altered to meet the points
where his opponents are strong.
The one-sidedness of the average
political rally is tiresome to the
non-poHtical business or working man
It is like giving a lawyer the chance
to talk to jury with the other law
yer and the judge absent.
The joint debate and the English
custom of ''heckIing" a candidate
place at a disadvantage the man who
cannot think quickly enough for the
rough and tumble of debate A man
may read human nature like an O.
pen page, may be able to organize
d great enterprise, and yet if it
takes him a minute instead of ten
seconds to see the weak point in his
opponents attack, he may be useless
on the platform.
But in so far as public men are
able to meet opponents face to face,
the joint debate tends to dissipate
the sanctimonious excIusiveness of
the political partisan.
A political faith is not much use
unless one knows all the articles
and arguments of his opponents
creed, and has studied them enough
to find all the holes in them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-02
OPINIONS OF EM|-
NENT CATHOLIC
CLERCyNEN

Rev. Thomas Scully, Of Cambridge
port says:
There are no duties or obliga-
tons attached to our American fran
chise that women are not capable of
performing. For citizenship they po-
ssess all the patriotism, virtue and
intelligence that the law requires and
a great deal more.
Who, especially, are the women
who demand for themselves and their
sex this political equality? From my
own observation, they are those whose
standards of intelligence, morality
and social position are the very
highest. They are foremost in every
good work for God and country, to
help the orphan and widow, to aid
the poor and comfort the sick. You
will find such noble women, wives
mothers, daughters, in all our cities
and towns, united and Unceasing in
their efforts for temperance, public
decency and morality. ] believe that
the door of political freedom and e
quality ,at which they are knocking
louder and louder, should be opened
to them. And why? In order that
their special knowledge and practi-
cal experience in regard to their own
sex and in regard to children may in
fluence legislation for the physical,
moral and social protection of girls,
rich as well as poor, and for guard
ing the child's natural home from E.
Wis that carry with them criminal
poverty and disease.
81 know of no argument for re
fusing the suffrage to women that
is not equally applicable to men. We
are away behind other countries in
litical rights, with results so salts
factory that many of the leading men
in Church and State are now willing
to grant them full citizenship. Car
dinal Archbishop Vaughan has pub
licly stated that he is for it. A
mong the most learned ecclesiastics
of our own country, not a few are
pronounced in it's favor. Educated
men and women Of the Catholic
laity are everywhere now to be found
favorably disposed toward it. 1t
pleases me to say that Miss Jane
Campbell, a Catholic, is president of
the Philadelphia Woman Suffrage
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-02
REBECCA MEETING
WELL ATTENDED

About thirty ladies were in our city
Wednesday from surrounding towns
to attend a district meeting of the
Rebeeea lodge. Among them was Mrs
North, past president Of the Assem-
bly, of Fox Lake, and Mrs. Colvin of
Marshfield the district presidnet The
representatives from outside report
ed their lodges in good condition and
all of them doing excellent work. A
business session was held during the
afternoon and evening. At six o.
clock all members were taken to the
M. e. church where they were serv-
ed their supper and enjoyed social
time. Following the evening session
a social dance was given at which
everybody appeared to have a de-
llghtful time. The visiting repre-
sentatives reported excellent enter
tainment and a social good time The
place of the next meeting will be at
Marshfield in October.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-02
THE LION AND
THE MOUSE

The Lion and the Mouse was pre-
sented at Daly's Theatre, Saturday
evening to a fair sized audience. This
play was a fine one and the actors
all good The moral lesson drawn
from it is excellent. It pres ented
the characteristics in human nature
from many points of view. Miss He'd
da Laurent, as Shirley Rossmore
was excellent, and Mr.. Robert Blay-
lock as John Burkette Ryder, was per
feet. They were ably supported. This
company certainly present a first
class show that should be literally
patronized.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-02
CRANBERRY
MEN PROTEST
Badgers Argue Against a Lar
ger Standard Barrel.

WASHINGTON, April 25.-H- R
Laing, Berlin, and c. E. Treat, Grand
Rapids, Wis, representing the Gran
berry Association of Wisconsin, to-
day appeared before the committee
on coinage, weights and measures to
argue for a standard barrel. They
contend any increase in size would be
inconvenient and detrimental to the
cranberry growers. They succeed
ed in getting the committee to sub
NIT an amendment to the bill design
ed to protect the cranberry interests.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-02
SUBJECT OF MGR
PHINE HABIT

J. Colby Harrington, was arrested
in Marshfield for the larceny of a
watch valued at $40. The warrant
was sworn out by Victor A. Mason.
Harrington was brought to this city
by Chief of Police Gerwing of Marsh
field, and is now in the county jail.
He will be taken to Marshfield We'd
nesday for hearing. While confin-
ed in the Marshfield Jail, it is said
Harrington acted queer and asked
for morphine and it was necessary
to have watchman with him all the
time to prevent him from injuring
himself.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-02
WHO'S PUTTING UP?

Thanks to the campaign publicity
law of New York the people Of the
city and county of New York know
that it cost Mr. Roosevelt nearly
81 vote to get his Is 1000 votes
in that territory.
Thanks to that law they know that
the principal contributors to the
Roosevelt fund in that territory were
George w. Perkins, formerly of J.
P. Morgan & Co., organizer and direc
tor of the harvester trust and direc-
tor of the steel trust; Frank A. Mum
sey, associated in the steel trust
pool, and Alexander Cochrane, direc-
tor of the Northern Pacific and trus-
tee of the Union Trust company.
If there We're a law to secure ma
tional pre-conyention publicity in
presidential campaigns, such as the
Henry bill contemplates, then the
people of the whole country would
know who is putting up for the Roos
evelt campaign lin every state of the
union.
1t would be as interesting as i'm
portant to know whether Messrs. Per
kins, Munsey, Cochrane and other
representatives of their interests are
financing the colonel with equal Ii
berality outside of New York.
fErooJxy
al of the Roosevelt managers and the
way they are spending it points to
such extensive big business con-
tributions.
And Theodore Roosevelt is running
on a INSTRUMENTATION platform!
Better pass the Henry bill without
delay, nators.-Mtlwaukee Free
Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-02
SHINING PARLORS AND
HATS REPAIRED

A S. Alamy, of Madison, has rent
ed, the building south of the DAILY
drug store and is installing a first
class shoe shining equipment in it.
The seat stand is made of marble
and the entire outfit is strictly up-to-
date. Four chairs are being put in.
Mr.. Alamy has also rented the build
ing next north of DaIy's drug store
and will equip it with hat cleaning
machinery. Hats of all kinds will
be cleaned and re-shaped in this es-
tablishment.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-02
PAP APERMAKERS
Win GAME

The Papermakers won from the
Rainbows Sunday afternoon at the
local ball park by a score of 8 to Z,
r. S. Payne handled the indicator
and the Rainbow aggregation hint that
his jumps favored the Papermakers.
The battery for the Papermakers
was Fahrner and Hostetter. The
Rainbows used five pitchers and two
catchers but failed to stop the vic
torious march of the Papermakers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-02

Association, the largest local suffrage
society in the country. Again, some
thing to be very proud of is the fact
that the first woman on this side OF
the Atlantic who demanded the right
to vote was a Margaret
Brent, of Maryland, on Jan. 21, 1747.
The opposition to female suffrage is
matter of course. All great social
and political reforms, as well as re-
Ggious ones, have always been resist
ed by prejudices, customs and the ole
cry, Inopportune.' So it is with this.
1t is a battle-reason and justice
opposed by senseless fears and self
ish motives. The cause is just. 1t
may be defeated today, but never
conquered and tomorrow it will be
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-02
A NEW STORE
Owners of Department Stores
Secure Location Here.

Cohen Brothers, who operate de-
partment stores in Waupaca and
Grand Rapids. have recently rented
J. VERSIONS building at 420 Main
street, and will open a store there
within short time. Mr.. Iverson will
dispose of the stock he now has in
the building and will begin imme
diately to remodel the interior to
suit the needs of the new firm. 1t
is expected that they will have their
stock here and be open for business
soon after the first of May-Stevens
Point Journal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-02
TRAINS CHANGE TIME

The following changes on the G.
NJ. & St. Paul road went into effect
Monday, April 29th.
Train No. 5, passenger leaving at
6:02 will leave at 6:32.
Train No. 2, evening train leaves
9:25 will leave at 9:34.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-02

field. His attention has been direct
ed for some time directly to the rails
ing of a permanent endowment fund
and although it has been known that
he has had some success it did not
leak out until his announcement to
day that so large an amount had been
secured.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-02

The w. A Marling Lumber Co.,
are building large warehouse on
Sumner street near Third avenue.
The building will be "a feet wide by
So it. long and two stories high. The
foundation will be of concrete and
the building will be wood.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-02

Charles GIeisner of the town of
Hansen, was sentenced to 20 days
in the county Jail for not sending his
children to school Gleisner has
three children and owns a farm, but
rather than pay a fine and costs took
the Jail sentence. He was arrested
by Undersheriff Welch, and taken be.
fore Justice Burton L. Brown.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-02
THE Joint DEBATE

The challenge given by Congress
man A. P. Gardner to Mr.. Roosevelt
for a joint debate is an incident q
bit out Of the ordinary routine of
political campaigning.
The joint debate had had some
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-02
MARRIAGE LICENSES

The following marriage licenses
have been issued to:
Frank Borchardt of Wau-sau and
Johanna Kaith of Rudolph.
john ]. Jonas and Katherine A.
Pauski Of the town of Lincoln.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-02
DEATH OF HENRY JOHNSON

Henry Johnson, of the town of
Rudolph, a farmer, who resides near
In cold site of the Clark & Scott
mill, died Saturday, April 27, 1912.
He leaves a wife and family of grown
up children.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-02

w. S. Teller, wife and daughter,
arrived Thursday morning from Spar
ia. Mr.. Teller will have charge of
the American Express office in this
city
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-02
DR.. MINAHAN'S
BODY IS REC0V-
ERED AT SEA

New York. April 27.-Dr. w. E.
Minahan of Fond du Lac, Wis, is
among the identified dead on the
Mackay-Bennett cable ship. His body
is being taken to Halifax
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-02

Come in and look at it, And let US show you,
too, the Cream City Flour Box. It's top notch
quality and costs more than common ware
that doesn't last half so long.
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