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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-07-03
RUDE MILLER
IS SOME CLOWN
He Makes His Hit by His Jokes
With Crowd See Him July 7

Rube Miller is the producing clown
of the Kit Carson Buffalo Ranch Big
Three-Ring Wild West Circus which
plays Grand Rapids afternoon and
night, Monday, July 7, Rube certain
1y has his troubles and his enjoy
ments too.
When the parade comes along the
streets at noon July Z, you will see
Rube seated on little burro right
behind the first band wagon. This
is where Rube has his happiness.
He is a big, long, lank Yankee and
naturally the crowd always kids
Rube for riding this little animal
But when it comes to joshing RUDE
is ace high at that. One Of the re
cent towns which the show played
had enough children in it to make
Teddy Roosevelt think that race sui
eide had totally been extinggHshed.
Every man on the line Of parade was
holding a baby. One great big fellow
with baby in his arms, cracked at
Rube when he saw him riding by:
"Say, why don't you get off and car
ry the little mule?,'
Rube shot right back, Il see that
you are holding your own" The ma
tive replied, Yes, but where is
yours?" RUDE said he was sitting
on his.
Just about that time the little
burro commneced to bray and Rube
Immediately pulled out a nursing bot
tie and the burro, trained to the min
ute, quickly grasped the bottle and
imbibed it's contents. Then Rube
shouted back at the resident, ''Say
I bet that l am more thoughtful than
you are You forgot to bring your bot
tie, but l always carry mime" All
RuIbe got from the spectators was
silence.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-07-03
THE SHEBoYGAN PRESS.

This office is in receipt of a copy
of the Sheboygan Daily Press con
sisting of three parts, a twenty-four
page paper. 1t was a boom edition
in the interests of Sheboygan the
City of CertaintieS" This issued wa
well printed, nicely Illustrated with
view cuts of the city, we'll displayed
advertising and excellent news mat
ter both local and general. 1t was
an attractive edition that will bring
the city to the attention of anyone VIII
is fortunate in obtaining a copy of
said paper. While we personally
have never visited Sheboygan and
know but very little of the city, we
grasp a better idea of the place
since we have read over the special
edition. The Sheboygan Press is Ger
tainly entitled TO great credit for the
excellent manner in which they have
issued this twenty-four page paper.
We extend congratulations as a bro
Their publisher
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-07-03
PRESIDENT WILSON ORDERS.

President Wilson orders the bromp
trial OF Digs and Caminetti. the
two young CaEfornians indicted UNI
der the White Slave Act, but dismiss
es Mr.. McNab, the District Attor-
ney, who resigned in protest of
the delay ordered by the Depart
ment of Justice.
He approves Attorney General
McReynolds who ordered the de
lay, but disapproves the delay.
He approves what McNab demand
ed, but disapproves McNab for de
manding it.
He disapproves what McReynolds or
dered, but approves McReynoldls for
disappearing McNab.
McNab wins his point as TO Il
trial, but loses his job.
McReynolds holds-hi job, but los
es his point as to the trial.
If McNab had not made the pro-
test,-which the President disap-
proyes,-the trial would have been
delayed, the President also
disapproves.
If the trial had been. permitted to
take place promptly.-which the
President approyes,-there would
have been no protest from McNab,-
which the President would have APP
proved with special enthusiasm.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-07-03
SPECIAL SESSION
Of COUNCIL

At the special meeting Of the city
council held Friday evening, all the
saloon licenses were granted except
that of Alex Tomsyck, which was
held over to the next meeting.
Arthur Marshall Morgan of Chi
cago was engaged to take charge
Of the installation and connecting of
the new water wells near the cor
ner of Oak and 10th streets. 1t is
proposed to put in a temporary con-
nection with the present system so
that there will be absolutely no water
famine here this summer.
The council authorized the appropri
ton of 81, 600 towards the swimming
pool provided the citizens raise $4,000
Geo. W. Mead, L. 4. DeGuere and J.
B. Arpin were appointed by the May
or as a committee to look after the
raising OF the money and to have gen
eral supervision over the work of pro-
viding the swimming pool Mr.. De
Guere submitted blue prints of the
proposed pool to the council Friday
evening, the description and dimen-
siones being those given in the Re
porter Friday evening.
The contract for paving Vine street
from the bridge to Second, Second
street from Vine to First and First to
the cross walk in from Of the Wit
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-07-03
u. 6. SENATORSHIP.

If the Governor had the power, he
would certainly assert it and tell
Lieut.. Governor Morris where to get
off at The idea of announcing him.
self a candidate for the U. S. Sen
ate as against the Governors ambi-
ton. 1t looks to the average reader
as if the Governors goose was al
ready Well cooked. He is out of the
race for reelection to the governor
ship and he certainly cant get a
look in for the Senatorship. He will
be Obliged to crawl into his law Of
flee in Milwaukee and stay there a
dead politician without friends. His
conduct in trying to GUST Ekern from
the Insurance office is the last straw
that cooked his chances for further
fayors at the hands of the people.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-07-03
OF WHITE HOUSE.

OCCUPANT OF WHITE HOUSE.
The two months of the special ses-
sion of Congress have developed a
situation the like Of which is not
recalled by political observers in
Washington. For the first time in
the IN emory of old observers of Was
ington doings, the Administration is
without a recognized spokesman in
either house of Congress. In all
Administrations within comparatively
recent years, it has always been re-
cognized that certain men in both thu
Senate and House spoke by authori
ty and represented the views Of the
Administration, but thisA dministra
ton has changed all that. Thus far,
apparently, President wilson has NOT
felt the nesd of the services in eth
er branch of Congress of gentlemen
who could give authoritative express
ion to the views of the Admi -nistratio,
It is true that, when the tariff bill
was in the House, Mr.. Underwood on
one or two occasions did declare that
he was expressing the views of the
President but those occasions were a
in the secret Democratic caucus and
never in public debate upon the floor
of the House. Why this should be
so, has not yet appeared. 1t can hard
Iy be believed that the President is
so lacking in confidence in members
of his party in Congress as deliber-
ately to maintain this attitude toward.
them. 1t is a fact that in framing
the legislation coming before the spe
cial session, the President has play
ed the chief part and it is fact
that in the efforts to pass this Iegis-
lation through Congress, the Presi-
dent is the chief and by long odds
the most important factor. There has
never been a time when power and
responsibility both were so center
ed on the occupant of the White
House.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-07-03

ter House was let to The Russell Con
struction company of Superior There
were five bidders in all the bidA
ranging from $2.07 a square yard by
the successful bidders to s2f6
square yard by the highest bidder.
The other concerns which bid were
Chris johnson, Oshkosh; n. c. Bach
Ter La Crosse; Fred Bul, Menasha
and The Gund Graham Company of
Freeport, H.
The work of paving viii start as
soon as practical and be pushed
through as fast as possible.
1t was a hot meeting in more than
one sense of the word. There was
considerable of a fight on over the
granting of licenses and one specta-
tor remarked that, IF they did not
look out, the town would go dry"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-07-03

painted a maroon red trimmed with
canary and white. Makes a very pref
ty combination. X. j. Marsceau did
the work.
August Jacoby has had a shing-
ling bee the past couple of days, re-
Singing his barn
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Herol have NOV
ed into the R. B. Olgivie house and
Mike will help with the farm work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Doughty are
rejoicing over the arrival of a baby
girl born Tuesday, June oath.
Henry Doughty lost team of hors-
es last Tuesday night, by being STRUCK
by lightning.
Nick Marsceau is painting w.
Scott's building.
John OmhoIt sold his farm to a
party from WATERFOWL.
Nose Sharkey's car of lumber has
arrived and the building of his new
house will begin at once.
We are sorry to hear that Mrs.
VIM. Babe is still confined to her
bed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-07-03
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Arthur E.swein and Miss Myrtle
Dessert of Grand Rapids.
Henry Shaurette and Hazel Hor-
ton of Biron.
Henry o. Shea, Fall River, Mass,
and Anna c. Muehlstein Grand Rap
ids
VIM. Salzwedel. Jr., WauSau and
Rosa Meyers of Marshfield.
Lloyd c. Allie of Beloit and Miss
MIRANDA Mosher of Grand Rapids
Robert H. Sheppard of Beaver Dan
Wis, and Miss Ida B. Greisinger of
MarShfield.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-07-03
HELPING THE EDITOR.

At a recent editorial convention a
preacher offered the following toast:
ITO save an editor from starvation
take his paper and pay for it prompt
ly. To save him from bankruptcy, ad-
vertise in his paper literally.
To save him from despair, send hiT
every item Of news of which you
can get hold OIL To save him from
profanity, write your own correspon-
dence plainly on one side of the
sheet and send it in as soon as pos
sible. To save him from mistakes,
bury him-dead people are the only
ones who never make mistakes. -
Publishers Guide.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-07-03
CONTRACT FOR |
MILE Cement WALK
Grand Rapids Concern Has
Contract For Side Walks at
Port Edwards.

Bossert Coal company have the con:
tract for the construction of about
a mile Of cement side walks inthe vi
lage of Port Edwards. The work has
been started and it will take about
six weeks with favorable weather to
complete the work Considering the
size Of Fort Edwards there is proba
bly, not a town or city in the state
that can boast of as much cement sid'
walk. The village of Po1t Edwards is
far ahead of Grand Rapids and all
the other cities in this section of the
country, in the matter of cement side
walks.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-07-03
FARMERS INSTITUTES
FOR 1918 AND 1914

Any farmer or public-spirited bust
ness man in Wisconsin who wishes
to secure a Farmers Institute for his
locality during the winter Of 1913
1914 should send to us for blank pc
tition and letter of information. Any
town, no matter how small or how far
from the railroad, is entitled to an
Institute, provided it is located in a
farming district and has a good hall
in which to hold meeting.
Farmers should talk this matter up
with their neighbors and if the senti-
ment seems favorable for an Insti-
tute for their town they should write
us at once for application blanks.
Address all communications to
Madison, Wis.
Geo. McKerrow, Supt.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-07-03
AUTO TRUCK

Arthur PodaWiltz of the Tanberg
Automobile Co., of Eau Claire, ar
rived here Friday morning, with a
one and one-half ton Federal Auto
mobile truck. He was accompanied
by Robert Hayden of Lexington, KY.
and Walter Wood. The truck cover
ed the distance between Eau Claire
and this city in ten hours
The auto truck will be demonstrate
ed to the Grand Rapids, Milling Co.
and the Grand Rapids Brewing Co.,
the next two or three days. Several
demonstration trips will be made car
'rying loads for these companies to
their customers at Kellner, Port Ed
wards, Nekoosa and Biron.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-07-03
ORDER LIMITING TIME TO PRE-
SENT CLAIMS AND NOTICE
TO CREDITORS.

STATE OF WISCONSIN, WOOD COUNTY. IN
COUNTY COURT.
In the matter Of the estate of Ignatz Gras-
sci, deceased.
Letters OF administration on the estate of
Ignatz Grassel, late OF the town Of Milladore,
in said county of Wood, deceased. having
oeen duly granted to Max W. Grassell, by
this court;
IT Is ORDERED, That the time from the
date hereof until and including the 9th day
OF January, A. D., 1914, be and the same IS
hereby fixed as the time within which all
creditors of the said IgnatZ Grassel, deceas-
ed. shall present their claims for eXamlna-
ton and allowance.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED. That all claims
and demands of all persons against the said
Ignatz GrasseI, deceased. be examined and
adjusted before this Court, at its Court Room
in the Court House in the City of Grand
Rapids in said county, at the regular term
thereof appointed to be held on the first
Tuesday OF February, 1914 and all creditors
are hereby notified thereof.
AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That notice
OF the time and place at which said claims
and demands viii be examined and adjusted
as 1and ofthe time above limited for
said creditors TO present their claims and
demands. be given by publishing a copy of
This order and notice for four consecutive
weeks, once in each week, in the WOOD
COUNTY REPORTER, a newspaper published
in the County Of Wood, the first pu blication
20 be fifteen days OF the date hereof
Dated this oath day of June, 1913.
By the Court,
GEO p. HAMBRECHT, W. j. CONWAY,
Atty. for Administrator County Judge.
First pub. July 3, final pub. July 24J
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-07-03

put into bundles and cared for the
same as grain. Then it is shipped
to manufacturers who use it in the
manufacture of all kinds of mating.
The wire grass industry has become
a large one. This grass mating is
being used more and more for porch
es and summer cottages and is great
ly sought after Mr. Ward is max
ing a speciality Of this kind of farm
ing. This year he has put in fifty
acres of buckWheat and forty acres
of oats besides the large crop of grass
that he expects to harvest.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-07-03
WISCONSIN RIVER
CLAIMS Z MORE

Word comes from Stevens Point
that Miss Rose Kruger who resides
in that city on Wisconsin avenue and
Walter Weight, a normal student,
whose home is at Tisch Mills, Wis,
while out boat riding, "wednesday
afternoon, ON the Wisconsin river
just above the Clifford Co.'S sawmiIl
we're drowned at $3.50 O'clock when
their boat capsized while they were
in the act of changing their seats.
They We're both drowned before help
could reach them. In spite of drown
ings ON rivers and lakes, every summe
season our young people don't ap-
pear to learn theIe sson of cautious
ness. They still continue to rock the
boat, change seats, while in motion,
and take other reckless chances while
boating. The penalty is death, when
these rules are violated.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-07-03
FIRST Gun
CLUB SHOOT

The first shoot of the new gun clul
was held Sunday afternoon on the
grounds known as the Old Garrison
field on the south side. 1t was a,
pretty hot day to shoot fire arms ant
only twelve of the braTest faced the
combined hheat of sun and hot guns.
The traps were new and not working
at their best so no phenomenal rscore9
were made. The membership of the
club is constantly increasing. All
those interested in shooting are in
vited to join.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-07-03
WILL CUT 1000 TONS
OF WIRE GRASS

Geo. L. Ward Of Babcock, while
in the city this week said that he
expected to commence harvesting
his wire grass Immediately after the
fourth He was in the city hiring
men as he wants a crew Of about
thirty. He expects to put about one
thousand ton UP. He reports the
grass very good this year and will
be of extra good length it is cut and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-07-03
Deafness Cannot be Cured.

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear. There
is only one way to cure deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an inflamed condition OF the
mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube.
When this tube is infamed you have a
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and
when it is entirely closed, deafness is the
result, and unless the inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its
normal condition, hearing will be destroyed
forever; nine cases out OF ten are caused by
catarrh, which is nothing but an Infancy
condition of the mucous surfaces.
We Will give One Hundred Dollars for and
case OF deafness Caused by catarrhl that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
Send for circulars free.
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo,
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Hairs Family Pills for.-Advertise-
ment
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-07-03
RUDOLPH NO. 1.

Mrs. Glen Foss of Tomahawk came
down Monday night to visit her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Whitman.
Mrs Julius Krebsbach and three
children returned home Saturday fro1
a three weeks visit with relatives
in Malone.
The dance in Marsceau's Hall ON
Thursday evening was. not-very wells
attended owing to the picnic the day
before and perhaps because it was
so GEAR the Fourth
from MiIladore in their a. 20 Friday
and got Mrs. w. J. Clark and then
they adj went to the Rapids to visit
Mrs. A. lockwood.
In spite of the rain Tuesday there
was quite a crowd attended the churc1
picnic Wednesday. In the morning
it looked so much like rain but by
noon it was very nice. A number from
your city were up for dinner and sup
per. The music by the orchestra wa
very much enjoyed The entertain
ment rendered about 3 o'clock under
the direction of Sister Winnifred was
very nice and gave great credit to
her for the pains she took in teaching
che little ones their parts in songs
and dialogues. The music by Helen
and Johnnie KGjawa, Minnie JoOsten
and Irene Rayome was very good As
yet the committee has not got the
accounts all together but it was a
financial success.
Miss Ruth Moulton of the Rapids
is working for Mrs. Alfred Omholt
Word was received by John Viii
ktns on Thursday stating that DIR.
Jackson's foulhs met with an @acci-
dent about two miles the other side
of Waupaca,~ on their trip in their au
to- 1t seems that the steering gear
get beyond control while going along
a nice peice of road. The car run in
to a fence and got somewhat wrecked
but by a miracle the family escap-
ed unhurt
We have had the hottest days of
the year the past week. Monday af-
ternoon a cool wind came up and COO.
ed the air. 1t felt as if some one
had had a hail storm.
A number from Rudolph attended
the Polish picnic in SigeI Sunday.
Miss Agnes Van Ert is sewing at
the Peter Akey home
Miss Gwen Telfer Of the Rapids
returned home Friday noon after
spending the week at the Jean Ju'
neau home.
Mrs. W. B. Arnquist attended a car.
party and dance at the pavilion Fri |
day and visited until Saturday even
ing with friends in the Rapids.
Miss Dora Vadnais who is employ
ed at the Poor Farm attended, he
church picnic here Wednesday.
Therry and Viola Case of the Poor
Farm attended the picnic here Thurs
day.
Eleanor Juneau is visiting Gwen
Te'fer in your city.
John Clark and son w. J. went to
Junction City, Sunday afternoon in
their car to get Frank Clark from Der
yer, Colorado. Frank and W. j are
brothers and sons of John Clark
Miss Emily Spalneka of Stevens
Point is visiting her sister Mrs. A.
T. Kujawa.
Mrs. J. Bowker and son Kenneth
departed Saturday morning for Win
chester, Mich where they will Wis
t Mrs. John CaTew
Frank Russell of Stevens Point is
yisiting his daughter, Mrs. K. J. Mar
'ceau.
Nose sharkey has had his bann
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-07-03
DETECTIVE WORK.

1t is gratifying to the people of
Grand Rapids and Wood county to
know that they have efficient coun-
ty Officials. Recently several excel
lent arrests have been made of Grim
inaIs who left slight clues from which
to run DOWN the guilty ones. The
last arrest was that of Mr.. Gray, sec
ton foreman on the Chicago & North
Western railroad at Kellner. No
one would have believed that man
employed by the railroad company
would be guilty of so serious a
crime of piling ties on the track with
the intention and purpose of wreck
ing train ON his own company's rail-
coad This is what Gray did because
he had lit in for railroad freight col
ductor and thefo reman of the ad-
Joining section to his own. He car
ried the idea that wreck on said
section would cast suspicion on the
Section Foreman and lay the blame
On the conductor of said freight train
On Saturday, June 18th ties We're
unloaded about two miles west oil
Kellner Statioon to replace some thai,
had rotted out. Gray was the only
man who knew of their being unload
ed except the train crew. Here DIS
where he conceived the idea of
getting even. He piled four large
ties on the track expecting to wreck
the next freight train that was in
charge of the Conductor with whom
he wanted to get even. They were
also on the adjoining section OF an
other man he had it in for. The fol-
lowing Sunday, june 15, the Chica-
go & North Western put on their
Sunday train to Grand Rapids and
this is the train crew that discov-
cred the ties on the track placed
there with the intention of Wrecking
some train. Where was the motive
and who was the guilty party, or
parties? This was the question to
De solved. A Chicago detective
was sent to the scene to locate
md arrest the guilty party.
Chas. E. Briere, district attorney
or Wood county, was consulted
and in turn the Sheriff, A. ]. Cowell,
Julian Welch, deputy sheriff, and
naturally a detective was called in
10 the case to assist the others. On
the Thursday following they togeth-
ar went to Kelmer and visited the
scene of the attempted wreck. Sew
eraI clues were run out without sue
cess.
The successful one proved to be
that taken by Julian Welch. He
look the track that he found and like
4 blood hound followed it for two
miles and it led to the home of the
section foreman, Mr.. Gray. His ar
rest followed and his confession Sc
cured. Not until however, he was
confronted with the whole story.
How they had tracked Nun, HIedS III eo
the size and dimension of his shoes,
showed him photographs of all the
evidence they had against him. He
finally wilted and confessed the
whole story. He pleaded guilty be-
| fore Judge Parks at Waupaca Sat
arday and was given two years to
Waupun at hard labor. Fortunate
or him that his attempt failed and
the wreck did not occur. The Chi
| cago & Northwestern company and
their detective appreciate fully the
excellent work rendered by the Dis
.rict Attorney and Sheriff's office
| in this county in the prompt and
efficient services rendered.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-07-03
SECOND PAPER
APPLICATIONS

Saturday, July 18th, one week from
today, is the last day in which appi-
cations can be made for second ci-
tzenship naturalization papers. Those
who wish to become full citizens at
the October term of court must see
that they have their applications in
for their second papers by July 9TH.