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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-03-12
ELSCHLEPP
NOT GUILTY
Jury Brings in Verdict of Not
Guilty of Burglary Charge

The jury in hte case of hte State
of Wisconsin versus Robert Elschlepp
brought in verdict of not guilty.
The jury in the case of the State
until $50 o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
Elschlepp was alleged to have
entered a room in the Eagle hotel
on December II, 1913, and taken a
watch and some money.
Seven witnesses We're put on the
stand by the state and some of them
swOre to having seen Elschlepp in
the hotel ON the date mentioned and
positively identified him. E1schlepp
was the only witness ON his own
side and underwent a gruelling cross
examination at the hands OF the dis
trict attorney. Altho the preponder-
ance Of evidence was against the
innocence of Elschlepp, verdict of
not guilty was returned by the jury
District Attorney Charles e. Briere
appeared for the state and p A.
Williams of Marshfield appeared
for the defendant.
The next case was the case Of the
state OF Wisconsin, versus L. B. Car
of MarshfieId. Mr Carl is alle~
to have embezzled funds beIonetr@
to the water and electric G>C1-
ment of the city of Marshfield 3,
which he was manager. George l.
Williams of this city was appo nted
special state prosecutor by tfe
court Mr.. Williams asked I'll AT q
the jurors from MarshfieId be ex-
cused from. being drawn on this
case.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-03-12

Little Fellow, Who Was Serious
ly Injured by Freight Train
tuesday, Is Dedj

Mr.. and Mrs WiI Burt have the
sympathy of this community in tn,
accidental loss of their little son Cal
vim, who was five years old the twen
ty seventh of February 1914. He was
handsome, bright little fellow, that
gave great promise if he had lived.
He was attending the kindergarten
school at the Emerson building on
the west side. His sister nearly two
years older was attending the first
grade at the same school. They went
to and. from school together. The ia
mlly live ON the corner of Fremont
and Tenth Ave, N. 1t was the oh /
drenis custom TO cross and recross
the st. Paul, Chicago & Northwest
ern main line switches and the 500
tracks going to and frcm school. Just
how this accident happened Tuesday
afternoon On their return home from
school at four o'clock, is not known
to the writer and it is pretty hard
to get any information from anyone
who actually saw the accident. From
our best knowledge it appears that
the little boy going home with his
sister and other children, either at
tempted to ride a freight car, or
else was trying to make a crossing
between the cars while they We're
making a drop switch and in some
he was caught and his limbs
cut off-one just below the knee,
and the other just above the ankle.
The railroad crew of the NorthWe45-
tern road who We're doing the switch
ing did not discover the boy untl al
.er the accident had happened. The
body was found about Seventy five
feet north of High street on the Chi
5ago and Northwestern right of way
The little fellow was taken to the
Riverview hospital i'm Otto Roenius'
auotmobiIe just as fast aus he could
safely nun his car through the main
streets to the hospital The ampu-
.ation of his Limbs was Immediately
done and properly cared for, but the
shock was so great that the boy
died at the hospital at mine o'clock
he same evening The loss of this
little life ought to be a stimulus for
,he city of Grand Rapids to get
busy and try to bring about results
hat will prevent any further .acci-
DENTS, III the yards on the west
side We are told that the teach
ers in all the school buildings on the
west side are constantly talking and
the children to be ON the
look out when ever they make chose
crossings.
The remains will be shipped ON
morning to Creme Bay
where they will be laid away along
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-03-12
THE ANNUAL
SCHOOL MEETING
Why You Should Attend the An
nuaI School Meeting Mon
day, March 10Th.

We hear much about tie cost Of
our schools as compared with the
the cost Of schools in ne.ghboring
cities, but the critics have not taken
into consideration the work done
here as compared with that of the
cities taken for comparison. Be
low are given some facts taken from
the Fifteenth Biennial Report O.
the department. of Public Instruc-
ton Ct the state Of Wisconsin" the
latest report issued These facts
reported 10 the state superint endent
We're sworn to by those required
to make reports. The date are for
the year 191l-lS12, the latest avail
able
The first column shows the pop
lation of each city in'19I0; the sec
ond column the total enrolment in
public schools, ard the third column
the high school enrolment.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-03-12
ROYAL NElGHBORS INITIATE

Thursday evening the Royal Neigh
bor t-4.p of 'ns city nstislted q
large class.
The ritualistic work was nicely
handled and the secret work given
by District Deputy Jessie NJ Tash-
ner Of Eau Claire, Wis.
AT the close of the initiatory work
the Oracle. Mrs. Elizabeth Wagner,
in behalf Of the camp presented Mrs.
Tashner with a magnificent bouquet
of carnations.
After the close Of the meeting all
repaired to the dining room where
a delicious supper was served.
A pie sale was one feature of the
evenings entertainment, followed by
dance and social hour. The hos
tesses of the evening We're Mes
DANES f. S. Wagner, J. Beyer, H. C..
Timm and Henry Giese.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-03-12
ELECTION ON
TUESDAY APRIL |
Mayor, City Treasurer, Assessor
and Eight Aldermen to be
Elected

The spring election this year viii
come on Tuesday, April Z. At this
election the voters will be called up
on to elect a mayor to succeed JOS
eph A. Cohen, a city treasurer to sue
ceed Joseph Wheir, an assessor to
succeed William Jones, and an alder
man from each of the eight wards.
The aldermen whose terms expire
are:
First Ward-E c. Ketchum.
Second ward-E. F.. Mccarthy.
Third ward-Frank Calkin.s
Fourth ward Christ GetZIaff.
Fifth ward-Henry Yeschke.
Sixth Ward-Wlliam PribEanow.
Seventh Ward-Nick Tomsyck.
Eighth Ward-Herman Binneboese
Nomination papers must be filed
with the city clerk not sooner than
15 days before election and not la
ter than four days before election.
This would make the time in which
to file the nomination papers from
Tuesday March "a to Friday April 8
Postmaster E. A. Upham OF Marsh
field was a business visitor in the
city Tuesday.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-03-12

A. F. Dretzke of Barron, Wis.,, who
formerly resided in this city and was
employed on the Daily Reporter is
in the city on business. When he
went to Barron he purchased a half
interest in the Barron County Shield
which he later sold and Went into
the real estate, loans, and insurance
business. He also acts as special
representive of the National Co-opera
tive Reality Co., of Washington, D.
c. He expects to be here couple
of days. This office acknowledges a
social call.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-03-12

no better than-what shall we say?
l guess We viii omit it-but reader
you can supply the best term pos
sibIe to express yourself. People
who buy floral designs, flowers, etc,
do so to have them remain indefit-
ately upon the graves Of their de
ceased relatives, and the vases are
left there to refill. What can peo-
pie be thinking OF who viii take
them away. We now understand tha
the officials of both cemeteries have
taken steps to aDprehend the guilty
parties who will be punished accord
ing to their offense hereafter. We
therefor give notice to those who
have been guilty Of this offense
that they may soon. be apprehenaed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-03-12
CIRCUIT COURT
OPENED MONDAY
One Hundred and Eight Seek
Citizenship---L0 Calen-
dar to Be Tried

The March term of Circuit Court
commenced Monday morning at IL
O'Clock. There are los applicat ous
for citizenship to be disposed Of.
The regular court calendar is COM
posed of eighty-six eases, two of
which are criminal, sixty-one issues
of fact for jury, thirteen issues of
fact for court, two issues of law for
court and eight default cases.
From the number of cases on the
calendar, it looks as though this
might be a long term.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-03-12
VOLUME 63. NUMBER II.
side of his mother, who died several
years ago and is buried i'm that city.
BRIDGE WHIST PART

Mrs. Geo. F. La Bour eC.2-
about twenty ladies at bri, g.
Friday afternoon in honor of h-r
ter, Mrs James Clifford Leav (, :
Chicago, who is her guest - the
close of card playing the favcr wee
awarded to Mrs. Geo. Berke. .~.
Mrs. Guy Nash, Delicious relre h
ments We're served and the color
scheme was yellow and white. Thosr
present report delightful afternoon.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-03-12

Blasius Rhyner.
Wolferd Wolf.
Hugo Erenputch.
Those continued were:
August Heuer.
Anton Andraski.
Wilhelm Wolff.
Rudolph Eerchen.
Harry LipschitZ.
Those denied were:
William Budtke.
Otto Ferd MedenWaldt.
Geo. O'Brein.
Herman Luis poppy.
Kunte Waurum.
John Schultz.
Friedrich w. Mitsch.
Carl John May.
And Frederick Strauss application
vas held over.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-03-12

The above includes all cities OF
this state having a population be
tween 5000 and 1000 and few OH
ers for comparison. What is the
answer?
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-03-12
FLORAL EMBLEMS TAKEN

A man or woman, boy or girl, who
will take flowers, vases, emblems
etc. from grave in the cemetery is
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-03-12

Mr.. and Mrs Z. p Arpin have re
turned from a business trip to Chi
cagO.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-03-12
NIHETY-FOUR
MADE CITIZENS
Large Number Swear Allegiance
to Uncle Sam

Out of the 1O8 applications for Cit
made at this term OF court,
"a were admitted, were continued
3 were denied and one was held open
Those admitted were:
John Stangl.
Joseph Tyrdy.
Sam Spector.
Harry Mel Ia~'-
VIM. Kroening.
Carl Kroening.
August Passer.
James Glennon.
Thofaas Shelvin
VIM. George Lewis.
Herman Krumrey.
Rudolph GrabOWski.
August KraSke.
Charles Wittenberg.
Carl Koehn.
Frederick Heisye.
Frank Maciejewski.
Andrew KnutSon.
Edwin Johnson.
Carl Schuneman.
Matthias Eichnor.
Frank ReichaW
Frederick Miller.
John HOppa.
Meinrad Marti
Thomas EvenSon.
Ferdinand Heiser.
Christopher Peterson.
Simon Pflum.
Albert Greiner.
Ignatz Fuhrer.
Charles Manslze.
Albert Neuenfeldt.
Carl Ponse.
Richard Owen Evans.
Fred Karth.
Oliver Truedell.
VIM. Henke.
Ludwik Zahradka.
Louis Ansell.
Christopher Nelson.
August H. Frank.
Joseph Roider Jr.
Joseph Seidl.
Joseph Fisher.
Josef Stegbauer.
August Wein.
VIM. Henry George.
Adolph Grenwohl.
Gustaf Fohs.
Henry Kohs Jr.
Fred Schlafke.
Michael Steger.
Fred Oestrich.
Wolfgang Beishler.
George Bauman.
Josef Kasberger.
Albert Tebuss.
Charles Dickoff.
August Schroeder.
Herman Carl Schmidt.
Herman Gus Rohde.
EQNdIu AlduUuSy-
julius Kluge.
Carl Kisten.
Ole Larson.
Fritz F. Taube.
AIosi Gruber.
Joseph Thums.
Henzel Stebal.
Anton Schultz.
Thomas Salisbury.
Robert TempSe.
William Behnke.
John Langpap.
Louis HeisIer.
William Speerbrecker.
August Bores.
Anton Stauber.
Joseph Schwarzbauer.
Henry F. Oestrich.
Rinhold Steffen.
Hugo Erenputch.
William Olstinski.
George Schiesl.
August Knar.
Ludwig Stangl.
Herman Bilgrien.
Louis Rembs.
August Glebke.
Andrew Asp.
Auo1lSf GoffschaIk
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-03-12

TRY A WANT AZ.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-03-12

Advertise in THE REPORTER
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-06-13
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS

The Mexican minister to Salvador
has informed the foreign office at the
City of Mexico that the people of Sal
vador are raising fund to assist
Mexico in case of war with the United
States.
President Wilson himself will pre-
sent the diplomas to the graduating
class of midshipmen at Annapolis this
year. The ceremony will take place
June 5.
Because the Inflated Titanic
struck an iceberg rather than another
British steamship. the supreme court
has held that the owner. the Gee
anic Steam Navigation Company, was
entitled to have its liability for loss
of life and property in suits brought
in American courts limited in accord
ance with American maritime law.
This means that those who sue in
American courts will get virtually
nothing, the law limiting liability 10
the salvage from the wreck, and the
passenger and freight money collected
for the voyage-about s91. 900 in all.
The total claims against the company
have reached SIS, 00o, 900.
The senate has passed the agri-
cultural appropriation bill which it
received from the committee nearly a
month ago. 1t carries about SIS, 7O0,-
600, little more than the house pro-
vided-
Governor Major of Missouri in
addressing the convention of the
Ozark Trails Association at Tulsa,
Ok, predicted the American politician
who refuses to wake up to the inn
portance of the good roads movement
that IS sweeping the nation viii soon
find himself relegated to private life
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-06-13
ROOSEVELT IN WASHINGTON
Former President Puts in Busy Day at
National CaPitaI-CalIs at
White House.

Washington, D. C.-Former Presi-
dent Roosevelt came back to the ma
tional capital, where he spent seven
years as chief executive. Into nine
hours he crowded a speech on his
South American expedition, call on
President Wilson, a political confer
ence of first importance with he Pro-
gressives in Congress, visit to the
Smithsonian Institution to see the tro-
phies from his African hunt of four
years ago, a meeting with a few mem
bers of the diplomatic corps and a din
ner with his old friends here
Besides there were a dozen i'm
promptu receptions from crowds in the
railway station, at his hotel, in the
streets and wherever else he CHANGED
to stop for a moment.
1t was such hot and busy day that
the colonePs collar rapidly melted
away, but he went through it all with
out showing evidence of fatigue.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-06-13
CANADA'S PLACE
AS A PRODUCER
Canada Is Getting a Great Many
Americans. =

Three young provinces, Manitoba,
Saskatchewan. and Alberta says q
New York financial journal, have al
ready made Winnipeg one of the great
est primary wheat markets of the
world. In 1904 they raised 5S,00O,000
bushels OF wheat. Five years later
they produced 100000. 900 bushels In
1913 the crop appropriated 100000
600 bushels. At the present rate of
progress Canada must soon pass
France and India, and stand third in
the line of wheat producers Ulti-
mately 1t will dispute with Russia and
the United States for the first position.
Wheat has been the pioneer of our
development Undoubtedly it will
prove the same with Canada In the
last calendar year our trade with Can
ada amounted to 497 million dollars.
Only with two countries-the United
Kingdom and Germany-is our trade
greater. No vivid imagination is
needed to see what the future devel-
opment of Canada means to the
people of the United States.
The influx of American settlers to
the Canadian prairies is now in full
swing. Within the past few days
over 80 of those arrived at Bassano
carrying with them effects and capital
to the value of 100000 Fifty settlers
from Oregon arrived in Alberta a few
days ago; while Is families of settlers
from the state of Colorado arrived at
Calgary on their journey northwards.
The goods and personal effects of this
party filed 20 box cars. OF live stock
alone they had IT'S horses, Is cows
and 1000 head of poultry. Another
class of settler has arrived at Peers,
Ito miles west of Edmonton, where no
fewer than 200 German farmers have
taken up land. These are from good
farming families and brought with
them large amount of capital. =
Then in South Western Saskatche-
wan, there are large numbers settling,
these from the United States predomi-
mating, while in the northern and CEN
trail portions of all these provinces,
the settlement of new people is going
on steadily Early in April, Peter
Goertz arrived in Cardiff after a six
day journey from Mcpherson, Kansas
Mr.. Goertz who had purchased land
here was in charge of a party of SO
people from the same part of Kansas
and they came through with a special
train which included all their stock
and implements. The equipment was
all Rock Island cars, and was the first
full immigrant train ever sent out by
that railroad The farms purchased
by the members of the party are
amongst the best in the district
When the Panama exposition opens
next year any of the three transcon--
tinental lines in Canada will make
convenient means of transport for
those going to visit, and in doing:
so agricultural districts of Western
Canada can be seen, and ocular dem.
onstration given those who have heard
but not before seen, of that which has.
attracted SO many hundreds of thou
sands Of American settlers-Adver-
tisement
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-06-13
MINERS FIRE ON US. CAVALRY
Twenty Shots at Patrol Doing Sentry
Duty at Segundo, Near
Trinidad, Col.

Trinidad, Col.-For thhe first time
since they assumed control in the
strike districts of the Colorado coal
fields, the United States troops were
fired on, it has just been learned. The
shooting occurred at miners camp
at Segundo, near Trinidad, where
twenty shots were fired at the federal
troops.
The shots were fired at patrol from
hillside overlooking the camp after
a trooper, who had lodged a missile
thrown at him through a window, an
swered a shot fired at him from the
darkness
The patrol, starting to search for
the person firing the shot, was sur
prised by fusilade of shots coming
from the direction of the hills. Cap
tain Cushman reported that one man
ran from concealment in a ditch and
escaped
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-06-13
The Button Doctor.

During the short seven years of her
life, little Florence Louise had be-
come duly impressed with the preva-
lence of specialists in the medical pro-
fession.
One day, after returning from a visit
to small playmate, she calmly an
nounced:
~Rena swallowed a button"
Are you worried about herr" she
was asked
"Oh, she will get along all right"
Florence Louise complacently replied.
They sent for a regular button doc
tor."-Judge.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-06-13
TWO DIE IN MOTOR ACCIDENT
Trolley Car Hits Automobile on Grade
Crossing Near Excelsior
Springs, Mo.

Kansas City.-Swift death over
took an automobile driven by William
E. Dunn, plumber of 116 South Oak
ley street, about 1920 Sunday
morning, at the Pratherville station
crossing of the Kansas City, Clay
County & Excelsior Springs electric
line The automobile was struck at
right angles by electric train No So.
Mr. Dunn, SO years old, and his wife,
Mildred Dunn, 81 years old, were al
most instantly killed. George Dunn,
years old, their only child, was
tossed over barbed wire fence and
into pasture by the mother Just as
the cars struck. He was bleeding at
the nose, his right wrist was sprained
and he was suffering from a slight
conclusion of the brain when picked
up by passenger and conveyed to
an adjacent farm house.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-06-13
PATM0NT KNOWS cAPT0Rs
Illinois Temperance Worker Tells Of
Abuse and Hardships-Grand
Jury to Hear Story

St Louis.-The Rev. Louis r. Pat
mont. the prohibition advocate who
said he was kidnapped from West
vile, Ill, on March 81 and found in
an abandoned house near Columbia,
Ill, declared here that he knows the
persons responsible for his detention.
He has been taken to Danville, ILL.,,
where the grand jury of VermiIlion
county, now in session, will immed-
lately turn aside from all other mat
tiers to take up the investigation of
his story
He said that an automobile owned
in Danville was used in abducting
him. He declared that he was slug
ged and carried half conscious from
place to place for fifty days in this
machine. He said he knew the own
ers of the car.
When he was not being transport
ed in the machine Patmont said he
was kept in dark cellars, gagged, and
his hands bound to a bar of wood
under his knees. The abandoned
building in which he was found bore
evidences of the intention of his cap
tors to burn the house and incinerate
the minister, the plans for which,
Patmont says, he heard his captors
discuss.
Patmont was positively identified
by the Rev. Mr.. Brandt, a personal
friend, who has known him for years.
Before being brought to ST. Louis he
was further identified by half a dozen
residents of Vermillion county,
among them the Rev. J. F. Bicke1,
pastor of the First Christian church
of Danville Ill
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-06-13
LINERS GANG PLANK BREAKS
Crowd Thrown Into Hudson River at
New York-Four Drowned and
Twelve Injured.

New York.-Crowded with passen-
gers and spectators, mostly women
and children, the third class gangway
of the Scandinavian-Ameri liner
Frederick VIII snapped and hurled a
score into the Hudson River, while
twice that number were thrown to the
dock, many falling upon the heads OF
persons standing there.
A woman and three children were
drowned, twelve persons were injured
severely and thirty or forty others re-
ceived lesser injuries. The accident
occurred five minutes before the liner
was scheduled to sail from its pier
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-06-13
P.O. DEPARTMENT WILL HELP
Bulletins Calling for Harvest Hands
to be Placed in Offices Through
out Country.

Washington.-Actin on information
of Charles L. Dougherty, labor COM
missioner of Oklahoma, that from thir-
teen thousand to fifteen thousand men
would be required to help harvest
and thresh the wheat crop in that
state, Secretary Wilson has ordered
bulletins placed in postoffices through
cut the country describing Oklahoma s
needs.
Inquiry has been made of state Off
Gals in Kansas, Nebraska, North and
South Dakota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Mis-
souri, and Minnesota about their re-
quirements for extra help during the
harvest time.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-06-13
RAILROADS WIN A BIG CASE
Supreme Court Decides Against Gov
eminent in "Tap Line" Contro-
Versy-MiIIions involved.

Washington.-The tap line cases,
involving millions of dollars annually
in alleged rebates by trunk railroads
to lumber and logging roads, were de-
cided against the government and the
Interstate Commerce Commission by
the Supreme Court. 1t sustained the
old commerce courts decision en-
joining the commissions order of 1912
prohibiting joint rate rebate payments
to the tap lines.
Its effect is seriously to cripple the
commissions control over joint
through rate divisions given the sub
sidiary lines.