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through your minds and I want to tell you you're
maxim big mistake. got something over there you
want to nurse if you want to get in the World Series
money, and any funny business from you is likely to
queer the whole thing. So don't begin your usual
raggin'."
aHe don't look delicate" somebody laughed
@He amt delicate" said Old Sleuth 3but he's BASH
full the poor big hulk, and if you fellows start him
he's just liable to go back home anything. Hon.
est you know how serious things are and it's up you
to help because this here party is the only thing that
stands between and losin out Quit your laughin,
Slattery' he said to the big catcher who shaking
all over from watching the stranger. "Get your glove
and come here. want you for yourself"
Well to make long story short, three minutes after
Old Sleuth introduced the Cranberry Wonder to Stat
terry and tossed him ball he had hypnotzed. Stats
the first to find out there something doing
when the stranger cut loose with wnd-up like sick
windmill and let fly Stats wasn't expecting any,
thing much, and when it reached him he
backward it swift.
"Wow!" he yelled, nursing his hand. "Get me big
mitt!"
Hartigan came along just then from Big Jims house,
where he and the doctor had been if that last
hope couldn't be patched up for the days game, and
when he what happening he called Old Sleuth
aside and asked him where he'd dug the fourteennch
gun. Then he put to the bat to see if the fellow
had anything but speed want to tell you he did
He had everything, and control with it that posi-
lively uncanny.
"F'r Heavens sakes!" said Bat Buster Brown when
the Cranberry lad had famed him couple of times
@Hows it heard of this baby before? Where's
he been? And why's it nobody's grabbed him OFF,"
ave known about him all season" said Old Sleuth;
"but amt been worried He's been perfectly safe.
had fight my way through the mosquito belt reach
him. That's what's kept everybody else off And
and meet him, and talk nice to him. because
he's the little lad that's going put coal your bin
this comm winter
I'VE green before, being pretty much to the
= Emerald when first broke into fast company N.Y.
self; but Muggins, the Cranberry Wonder, the
lmt-though nice boy at that Inside of the forenoon
found out the nearest he'd been big city be-
fore was Camden, NJ j. where he had actually had the
devsh excitement of getting distant look the
of Billy Penn on top of the Philadelphia City HALL
II spose you're crazy to the white lights in
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this little old burg then, amt your" Stats asked him.
"Oh, yes Sir, said Muggins, Il I've heard
much about New York. 1t must be quite place,
amt it?"
at don't amount to much, my boy" broke in Old
Sleuth and he frowned the of us over Muggins
head.
knew what he meant all right: he didn't intend
letting his country find in blowing around
night and wrecking his young constitution. He had
had two bitter experiences of the sort already during
the season. losing promising backstop ever saw
because the boy started hitting the high places and
lost his Old Sleuh said about to later
on when went downtown with Muggins to find him
clothes he wouldn't be laughed at for wearing and
get him haircut his red thatch wouldn't make him
look quite much like cranberry on top.
3Thats thing that's got to be nipped in the bud
right off the bat, he whispered to me, Muggins being
the other side of him, and interested in what
going he couldn't of heard anyhow. dive already
had enough talk with this boy to find out he's heard
lot about city life and is fairly itching to get taste of
it. Now you've seen what he is, and how much he
do for the club he rightly handled it's up you
help keep him clear of any mixup fellow like hims
liable to get into"
~That's right said @I1 give him nice good talk
ing to about the dangers of trapesin around town
night"
you'll do nothing of the sort" said Old Sleuth.
@Thats just what he'd need to give him the fever
harder than he's already got it. For Heavens sake
don't make him think there's anything terrible to
do! I've got different plan and it's this: In
stead of that, want to give him idea I'm perfectly
willing for him to have his little fling, and hatn keep
him satisfied, instead of rkn him like it would if he
thought he was bein tied down."
"But you can't trust green kid like him. Give him
bit of free rein and he'll take the bit in his teeth"
Il know that, and don't intend to. I want you to
tell him that I'm the he's to look to for anything
tell him to copy me- do what tell him to. Give him
the idea that he follows he land in the 800 class
I'll put in word for you too, and between We'll
fob r. o11< Lo<.
"All right if it's as bad as that" said "But amt
stuck the idea of sitting around boarding house
hotel room with green country pitcher every night
just to keep him"
"That amt the idea at ALL said Old Sleuth Il
thought you were wiser Charley We're going to show
him the town. We're going to take him around, keep
him up long it's good for him. and make him think
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had to admire Old Seuths nerve especially after the
way all his finds" had turned out that season.
Of course the situation desperate one Here
pitching staff bunged up that the club doctor
wanted to bundle the whole bunch of them
bulance and take them to the Old Mems Home,
saying his contract called only for trying to keep ath
1etes in shape, and not G. A. R vets There Big
Jim with bone felon his twirlng thumb Slipaway
Jones SO lame it hurt him to think he had one,
Nelson spiked through the palm from trying to steal
base, and Harrison entertaining carbuncles at
Otherwise there nothing to worry about, the
Cubs being much game and half behind us and
coming along only about eight miles minute. guess
Hartigan was little bit anxious Maybe that why
he only scowled when Old Sleuh sprung his little plot
and said:
who's this you say?"
"a fellow named Muggins, said Old Sleuth 3He's
ptchin sempro ball in the Cranberry Bog League,
down in Jersey and want to tell you-"
@Don't tell me anything" snapped Hartigan. 3Show
me! Go get hirn!"
don't know who the most surprised,
Harry Wilson, the club secretary who making out
my next seasons contract, Old Sleuth. 1t didn't
sound like Hartigan. Why, if anyone had come along
and suggested they could get Ty Cobb, Iris Speaker
Walter Johnson, and Smoky Joe Wood in a bunch in
trade for utility man, he'd have put up some kind
of sarcastic argument! And to tell Old Sleuth to
go ahead and land an unknown proposition from the
Cranberry Bog Circut-we, it had been hot summer,
and Hartgan had been the coaching lines whole lot
l couldn't account for it any other way.
old SLEUTH didn't wait minute but was off on
the next train and bright and early Monday
ing, when showed up at the grounds for practice
there he was, with something old uniform sup
posed was the Cranberry Wonder! The fellows hadn't
heard anything about it up to now, and when 1 told
them what knew you imagine how they took it.
Old Sleuth heard US, and the way looking
to the visitors bench where he had his friend and
butted in quick.
Nov listen here, you!" he said a see what's gon'
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HAPPENED to be in the club office the
day Old Sleuth Caney sprung his scheme
for saving the pennant, and fully ex-
pected to see Hartigan go up in the air
like foul off one of Big Jim's slippery
elm shoots when he's in good shape. The
idea of thinking of trying to stop the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01
REJECTED MAN
ATTEMP SUICIDE

Charles Gohde of Port Edwards, is
lying i'll in the county jail aus the
result of an unsuccessful attempt to
kill himself
Gohde, who left his wife about
two weeks ago, returned home Tues
day and asked for reconcil lliation.
Being refused by his wife, he took
a dose of Paris Green last evening,
some time between six and seven o.
clock. The sheriff was notified and
brought Gohde to the county JAIL
where DIR. F. X Pomainyille treat
ed him until ne was out of danger.
Cohde has been out On parole from
the circuit court for the last eighteen
months. He vas under sentence for
non-support of his wife and child.
Shortly after being granted a parole,
he made up with his wife and they
have been living together until about
two weeks ago, when he left her. He
had been drinking quite heavily and
Mrs. Gohde made complaint against
him.
The would De suicide was taken to
the jail at about O'Clock and DR..
PomainvilIe worked over him until
midnight before he was out of dan
ger
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01
SIGNS Of THE
TINES; PRESENT
WAR, IN THEL|GHT
Of SCRIPTURES
Was Ably Presented by Pastor
VIII. Thurst0n in an Address
to a Large Audience Sun
day Night in the Ad-
ventist Church

Those who attended the Adventist
church services Sunday night to hear
the pastor, w. H. Thurston, talk on
the "Signs of the Time, Present
War. in the Light of the Scriptures,
were well repaid. The audience room
was filled to its capacity. Miss Mabel
Bliss officiated at the organ and
Miss Francis Case rendered a solo.
Rev. Hiner lead in prayer.
The services were excellent, and
Rev. w. H. ThurstonIs address was
convincing and interesting. His knowl
edge and familiarity with The Bible,
quoted in his address, convinced hla
hearers that the "Signs OF the Times
and the present war in the East was
the fulfillment of the prophecies as
made clear by the speaker and quot
ed from the Bible. His sermon was
clear and convincing and those who
heard it speak of it in the highest
terms
Rev. w. H. Thunston is in charge
of the Seventh Day Adventist work
in Wisconsin, with his headquarters
in this city and is accomplishing ex-
ceIIent work He is a pleasant gen
kleman to meet with and we are
glad to commend him and his work
in our city, county and state.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01
SMALL FIRE At
REAROE POST
OFFICE BLOCK

Fire OF unknown origin broke out
under the sidewalk at the rear of
the postoffice few minutes after
noon Monday The sidewalk was badly
charred and the top of the boiler
house of the Chambers Creamery
was burned. The prompt arrival of
the fire companies kept the fire
from entering the building.
1t was at first supposed that the
fire originated from the boiler in
the she'd under the sidewalk, but ON
examination of the interior of the
boiler house after the fire was out,
showed that what little fire had en-
tered there was from the outside.
There being but a very small hole
in the roof near the stone wall of
the building.
1t is said that debris had collected
on top of the boiler shed and that
the fire may have started from a
cigar or cigarette, but which might
have fallen through the cracks in
the Sidewalk.
The fire made a dense smoke, and
attracted a large crowd. Two lines Of
hose were laid and the fire compa--
MES soon had the fire out and the
debris wet down.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01
WR|TROCk.
ENCELS NUP T|ALS

A pretty wedding was solemniz-
ed Thursday, at 2:S0, p. M, when
Miss Eleanor Engel, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. William Engle, became
the bride of Mr.. Fred Whitrocky son
of Mr.. and Mrs Mark Whitrcck The
ceremony was performed at the west
side Lutheran church, Rev. VIM.
Nommensen officiating The young
couple were attended by Misses Rose
Engel, Anna Vo1lert and Lola Whit
rock, and Messrs. Mark Whitrock,
Walter Whitrock and Roy Engel.
The bride was prettily gowned in
white messa1ine, trimmed in shadow
lace and wore a veil. She carried
a bouquet of carnations. Following
the ceremony dinner was served
at the home of the brides parents.
Wedding festivities took place
during the evening. About two hum
dred guests were present. The
home was pretdly decorated in rain
bows colors, the bridal table being
decorated in pink and white. A num-
Der of guests from out Of town were
present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whiuock Will go to
housekeeping ON the west side. Mr..
Whitrock is a carpenter contractor
and is young man Of sterling worth
The Reporter unites with their
friends in extending congratulations.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01
WISCONSIN
TEACHERS As.
SOC|AT|ON
Meets in Merrill on October 23,
and 24-A Large Number of
Teachers Expected.

A preliminary announcement Of
the second annual meeting of this
association has been received at this
office. 1t gives partial list of the
speakers and contains the following
information:
Every teacher of Central Wiscon-
sin should plan to be present at this
meeting An exceptionally strong
program throughout is being prepar-
ed. The citizens ard teachers of Mer-
rin under the efficient lead of Supt.
Milne are planning on taking care of
a large crowd and will do everything
to make your stay in their city a
pleasant one. Make your plans so as
to be present for the opening of the
program, Friday morning. Profess
Dykema Of the State University will
start it off with something you can
not afford to miss.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01
WILL TEACH
CROCHET SCHOOL
An Unusual Opportunity
for the Ladies of
Grand Rapids

1t lis seldom that the ladies of city
the size of Grand Rapids, have an
opportunity to learn new crochet
work This week is an exception for
Mrs. ]. o. Lacy, of Bridgeport, Conn,
has come all the way from that
city to teach the LADIES' in Grand
Rapids all the new stitches.
Mrs Lacy lis demonstrator for the
world famous Fleisher yarns and Us
an expert in the crochet line. 1t is
very rarely that the F1eisher com
pany sends an expert demonstrators
to the small towns That's why we
say that this lis AN opportunity
for the ladies of this city.
Mrs Lacy has been at the John
son & Hill Co. Is store so far this
week and will remain for the rest
of the week Quite a number of the
ladies of the city have taken adVant-
age of this rare opportunity to learn
the new crochet stitches and there
are 10 doubt many more who will
take advantage of it before Mrs. Lacy
leaves.
The learning of this work means
a big saving on many things that
would otherwise have to be purchas-
ed. The fact of the matter is this
unusual opportunity to receive in
structions free, should not be all
lowed to pass by the ladies of this
city.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01
POPULAR E[KS
MINSTREL COMING
The Local Order of EIks to Give
Another Minstrel Show in
November

A special meeting was held Thurs
day evening of the Elhs show COM
mittee
The meeting was called to order by
C. A Normington. The following ap-
pointments to different offices in re-
lation to the forthcoming minstrel
show we're made:
G. N. Akey, musical director.
Bert Bever, Earl He'll and F. G.
Gilkey, stage managers.
Fred Roenius, Chas. Natwick, L.
Mathis, Dir. C. T. Foote and James
Glennon advertising committee.
F. D. Abel secretary, and Fred
Schnabel, treasurer.
Stage artist, Paul Bessa.
Electrical Effects, Ed Bassett
The following were assigned parts
in the circle" Of the first part.
Interlocutor-Otto Roenius.
End Men F. B. Warner, A. P.
Mulroy, Robert Nash, Ed Baissett, G.
A. Normington and Charles Laramie
Ballad Singers Judge John Rob
erts, Fred Schnabe1 and c. Stamm.
The show will be given sometime
between the 1 and 10 of November, if
the present plans are carried out.
With CIeve Akey as musical direc-
tor, is all that any one wants 10
know about what the musical end OF
the show viii be. We still remember
the opening chorus. Grand Rapids,
the Heart of Wisconsin" sung at
the last minstrel show
The selection of F. B. Warner, A.
P. Muroy, Robert Nash, c. A Nor
mington, Charlie Laramie and Ed
Bassett as end men assures the pub
lie of some real original funniosi-
ties and the right kind of song. If
they can make US laugh, we are
willing to take the first train back
and go down on the levy and if We
are not the guy. We will bank on ii
that it is going some and don't you
forget it.
Roberts, ,SchnabeI and Stamm make
trio of vocalists that it viii be q
| pleasure to hear.
The second part is being kept {
secret for the time being, but it is
going to be a cracker jack. If yor
don't think you are going to have
money enough to attend this bis
Elks minstrels, begin to save youl
pennies now.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01
BANKERS WARMED
To BEWARE
Of ROBBERS
Dynamite Stolen From
Quarry Excites Sus-
picion That Yeg-
gnen may be
Here

From Stevens Point Daily Journal.
| The burglary of a quantity of
dynamite and fuse from the stone
quarry on the west side of the
river some time Monday night, a
| fact that was discovered this morn
ing,A becomes quite momentous in
| view of the fact that the Wisconsin
Bankers association, in a bulletin dat
ed September 26, heralds the fact
that crooks and safe blowers with
regulations are known to be in Wis
consin. It is also a coincidence of con
siderable speculative Importance that
a detective of the association was in
the city today.
The stolen dynamite consisted of
fifty-four sticks of sixty per cent
grade, weighing about twenty+seven
pounds. This was taken from the
storage house of the Krembs Hard
ware Co., located on thes quarry pro-
perty. The lock on this building, as
well as a number of others, includ--
ing the quarry power plant, from
which about fifty-four feet of fuse
was taken, had been broken.
The Bankers association detective
believes that the robbery was the
work of professional safe-crackers
some of whom have recently been
seen in Junction City That who
ever did the job wanted the explo-
siVe and fuse and nothing else is
obvious and it is hard to conceive of
anyone except a yagglnam taking
such chances to secure it. Accord
ing to the warning bulletin, which lis
Illustrated with photographs of fif-
teen men with states prison records,
sOne-eyed Kelly" participant in
the memorable bank robbery at Am
herst, March 9, 1899, is one of those
believed to be in the state.
The bulletin says, in part: FThis
is the burglary season and bankers
should keep vault doors closed as
much as possible Carefully scrutin--
ize strangers that descriptions of
them may be given if necessary. Day
light hold-ups seem to have been I'M
dertaken in several states this fall
Be on guard and prepared for attack.
AS a. result of the dynamite theft |
and what are apparently correlated
circumstances, additional warnings
have been sent to banks throughout
this section.
James Kellyis associates in the
Amherst bank robbery were John
J. Rurns and Edward
Ratigan. 1t is believed they drove
from this city, committed the bur
glary, and then came back here.
They secured S., ,967. .65 in cash and
two government bonds of $1,000
each They were arrested at Wau
sau and upon their trial were SEN
fenced by Judge Webb to the state
prison.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01
POLICE AF TER
THE SHOOTERS

Chief of Police Gibson was down
on the south side again Sunday al
ternoon looking for people who were
shooting in the city limits SO much
complaint has been made regarding
the reckless use of rifles by small
boys.
1t was only a short time ago when
a lady living near the south side
mill was shocked into paralysis by
having a rifle ball pass close TO her
head. Another illustration Of the dan
gerousness of this practice is the
fact that a rifle ball entered homo
ON the east side of the river, coming
through a screen porch on the river
side passing through a window and
being found by the owner of the
house on bed.
Parents should warn their children
against shooting in the city. The po-
lice will arrest without further warn
ing any one known to have used
firearms within the city limits.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01
CAR TURNS TURTLE
AND DEATH ENSUES
E. Ketchum Loses His Life While Driving His Ford Car
on Return Home From Pittsville

Messrs. E. c. Ketchum and his
brother, Amsey Ketchum, left last
Friday morning about o'clock for
Pittsville on a business trip, in E. C.
Ketchum's new Ford car. On their
return home about y O'Clock, at moor
about a mile and half outside of
this city on the SigeI turnpike road,
Ed Ketchum's hat flew off and in
his attempt to catch it, he suddenly
turned the wheels Of his auto, and
the car turned turtle, throwing Ann
esy Ketchum out of the car, while
his brother Ed, fell underneath. In
capsizing Ed Ketchum's head was
badly cut by the running board and
his chest caved in by the center por-
tion of the car.
AS soon as Amsey Ketchum came
to from his fall he ran to his broth
er's assistance, but found him pinned
down in such a manner that he was
unable to extricate him. A gentle
man driving by, assisted him in rails
ing the car and drawing his brother
from underneath. When the body was
removed, Louis Gross came along
with his automobile and took the
Messrs. Ketchum's in his car and
started for Riverview Hospital, but
Ed Ketchum had passed away soon
after the accident. His remains were
taken to the Baker Undertaking par
lors, where they were prepared for
burial.
+. c. Ketchum was a new driver
and had just purchased the Ford car
the past week Usually he was a eau
tious, careful man, but in this in
stance he must have turfed the steer
ing wheel. in reaching for his hat.
Edward Clarence Ketchum was an
old settler in the city of Grand Rap
ids, having come here with his mo-
ther and brothers in 1855. Since that
time he has been a constant resi-
dent and closely a. led with the ice,
coal and wood business. ever since
he reached manhood. He was a Chris
tian man and believed in the Old
alage of meeting every body honest
Iy and upon the square. Everybody
in this community who enjoyed his
acquafntance viii accord him the
reputation of always being genial,
honest. and upright in all of his
DEALINGS with men. His loss will be
greatly felt rot only by his wife and
two children, but by his brothers rel
atives and mary old time friends.
Edward c. Kett hum was born on
the 2lst day Of Sept, 1854 in Sussex
County. Decker Township, New Jer-
sey, and was therefore a little over
sixty years Of age when he died
He came west Wi h his mother and
four brothers and they drove by
team from Milwaukee to Grand Rap
ids and arrived here at Xmas time
in 1855. He was then about fifteen
months old. He was educated in the
public schools Of Grand Rapids. .and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01

fit OF the world IN general.
0lsa. - g the recruits ,nlo com
panies is of the utmost Importance,
and gathering in recruits makes hap
ny hearts everywhere.
+ The work of the churches is done
by volunteers the individuals who
appreciate what ought to be done,
and who realize that there is some
enc thing or some few things, which
each individual can do best.
What is needed today is a willing
constituency that will assist the
church organization in carrying for
ward the great work which is so
Important the eyangelizing of the
world.
There is something for everyone to
do and each, taking up his own task,
will enable the church to make good
progress.
The possibilities of the present are
here because the foundation was prop
erly laid in the past.
The work of the future depends on
the foundation that we are laying,
or repairing, or conserving.
Much remains to be done; much
depends ON what is done now ;much
depends on what we ourselves do.
We must give a good account of
the way in which we have met our
responsibilities. Canyon
"He That Soweth the Good Seed
is tire Son of Man; the Field is the
WoriG the Good Seed are the Chill
dren of the Kingdom"