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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-27
SUNDAY SOCCER

Celtics at Black Diamond.
Skinner G. Eddy ut Woodland
Park.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-27

Prfees Paid WhoiessIs Desiers foe
Negetabies and Fruit
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-30
hope they may strike it rich and live
on the fat of the land.
Administrative Justice.

About the neatest thing we have
seen for long time in the administra-
ton of justice occurred a few days
since near the Green Bay depot A
miserable sneak thief had made way
with a good wool shirt and undershirt
belonging to engineer VIM. Seims. Mr..
Seims discovered the fact and meeting
the thief on the track stopped, and af-
ter furnishing him a few moments, as
he would a cowardly whelp ordered
him to disrobe. A number of the boys
had gathered about to see the fun.
The thief asked permission to retire
to an adjoining caboose to make the
necessary change. which request was
denied; whereupon the youth, in the
biting wintry air, stripped himself to
the skin, and after putting on his coat
and vest was ordered to carry the stol-
en- articles back where he got them
Under the inspiration of the righteous
ly indignant engineers toe next to the
bosom of his pants he set off at an a.
lert pace in fulflllment of his errand.
If we could have little more such
speedy administration of justice it
would be a good thing.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-30
Foully Death With.

Quite a sensational story was going
the rounds of this city Monday and
Tuesday about two men from West
field who had started to go to juno
ton City by road, driving mule team.
1t seems old man Hessler sold the
mules to a young man who paid him
SIS down and was to pay the balance
of $500 on reaching the Junction. No
thing has been heard from them for
two weeks after leaving Matthew's
place in this county until yesterday.
Mr.. Edward Wheelan having return
ed from Plainfeld reported and gave
description of a rig with mule team
which he had seen while in Plainfield
that answered the description Of the
one over which so much was being
said. It was feared that the old man
who sold the mules to the stranger and
accompanied him to Junction City,
where he was to receive his pay, had
been foully dealt with. But from the
report given by Mr.. Wheelan in all
probability the old man is all right and
will be heard from soon. LATER
As yet no news has been received from
the old man Hessler and great anxiety
| is felt for his safety 1t is supposed
he has been foully death with. The
outfit was made up Of two mules
weighing about 2200 pounds, one dark
brown and the other lighter shade;
harness consisted Of bride, collars
names and tugs; sleigh was only the
front bob of pair. With this outfit
they started for Junction City over
| two weeks ago.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-30
The Hessler Mystery.

Two weeks ago we gave short ac-
count Of the disappearance of Mr..
Hessler with a Mr.. Brown. Since then
nothing has been heard from Mr.. Hes
sler, but we find in the Adams County
Press, the following account Of him to
Saturday the 10th inst:
"After making these arrangements,
Brown, whose real name is now be-
lieved to be Fred Fenner, left, saying
he must go to Laurence to see a man
he had hired to go up into the woods
to work, promising to return the next
morning.
Fenner did not go to Laurence but
stayed at the house of Mr.. Maynard
in the town of Westfeld, where
young woman, with whom it was said
he had been in correspondence for a
long while, and who was teaching the
district school was boarding. This
young lady has already attained very
unenviable notoriety in connection with
this affair; but for the sake of her
family, which is one of the most re-
spectacle in the country, we prefer to
not publish her name, at least not for
the present.
The next day Fenner appeared at
Hessler's again, and the two started
for the pinery Wednesday night they
stayed at the house of L. w. Holmes,
in Big Flats, and took dinner the next
day at M. Matthews, seven miles this
side of Grand Rapids.
Mr.. Wohlfert of New Chester, who
was on his way home from the pinery.
met Mr.. Hesler and Fenner, west Of
Grand Rapids On the road to Pittsville
and spoke to Mr. Hessler. From this
point all trace Of Mr.. Hessler and the
team seems lost; but on Saturday
night, Fenner appeared in the lumber
camp where he had been at work. Last
week a warrant was placed in the
hands of Sheriff Dermott. The young
woman before referred to was inform
ed of the fact. Fenner had sent her
letter from Auburndale, and his
whereabouts were fixed by that. Dur
ing that night she left and took the
first train north, when the Sheriff ar
rived at Auburndale he found the
young woman there, but his bird had
flown.
LATER:-Fred Fenner has been ar
rested and is now lodged in the Wood
county jail. Sheriff Dermott arrested
him three miles from Oxford arriving
with him in Grand Rapids yesterday
accompanied by Fenner's father, old
man Hessler's son and other interest
ed parties. The chain of evidence is
rapidly closing in on Fenner.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-30
December %, 1882

WOOD COUNTY AHEAD. At the
last term of the circuit court for Wood
County, divorce was granted in the
case of Waterman VS.. Waterman, in
which the plaintiff VIM. Waterman
was 100 years DID, The defendant
wife, was about 80 years old. Cause,
desertion. We challenge the world to
match this case.-Stevens Point Pin
cry.
Earnest Mcfarland and wife Of Chi
cago, are in the city visiting his moth
er and sister.
Emil Peltier is home on few days
visit from Eau Claire, where he has
been employed by W. E. Ule, who has
large contract making improvements
for the Dells Paper Company. While
at home here he accompanied his wife
to Green Bay where they consulted DR..
Minnehan in reference to his wife's
throat, which has been giving her some
trouble Of late.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. W. Pinney and son,
of Stanley, Wis, who have been visit
ing relatives in Waupaca County,
drove over land to this city by car
and are guests of Mrs. Kate Townsend.
Mrs. Pinney will be better remembered
as Miss Flora Compton. She expects
to remain here all week while her
husband returns home Monday.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-30

Mrs. Celina Fritzsinger while at
church Sunday morning narrowly es-
capped serious injuries. She walked
to church quite rapidly and on reach
ing there was somewhat fatigued.
During the service, while standing, or
in the act of kneeling, she tainted and
fell to the floor The blow she receiv-
ed made her bleed profusely and for
a long time she remained unconscious.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-30

100000 feet of lumber and 9,000,-
900 of shingles were hauled into F. L.
Tibbits lumber yard in Centralia in
less than four weeks time. One week
there was an average of 100 teams
hauling.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-30
January A, 1888

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Stocking have
been spending the holidays with rel
atives in this city and Centralia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Gass arrived
home last Thursday morning from
Chicago, in answer to a telegram that
Mrs. Wagner was quite low with lung
trouble
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-30

The material for the new Court
House barn and woodshed are now on
the grounds and the building will soon
be erected
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-30

!, The beautiful snow has fallen in
such large quantities that it is prov
ing serious obstruction to our lum-
bermen and loggers. It is almost i'm
possible to get around in the woods.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-30

A. S. Ketchum while splitting wood
last week, cut his left hand striking
it across the back almost severing the
hand from the arm. He was in the act
of splitting a piece of wood.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-30
January II. 1883

dIudI H. IOtJ5
Among the station boys on the Val
ley division of the st. Paul road are
few, if any, more faithful than Mr..
John G.. Love at Port Edwards.
Died in Dexterville, on January 9th
1883, Mr. George NJ. Dillon, in the 63rd
year of his life.
Miss Lima Hasbrouck is recovering
from her late illness.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-30

Andrew Mari, of the town of Sara
toga, left on Monday evening for Wat
sonville, California. We hope he may
find richer pastures in that far off
land than what he is leaving. Still
we would not be surprised, if in the
course of year, we would see him
back here.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-30

Mrs. Laf1eur, died after a brief i'll
ness Saturday, the 9th inst, of scarlet
fever. She leaves two grown up sons
to mourn her sad demise.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-30

Carl Haertel of Centralia, who has
been railroading the past year between
Portage and Milwaukee returned
home this week to remain until June.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-30
ANCIENT HISTORY OF GRAND
RAPIDS, nd WOOD COUNTY
Taken From Wood County Reporter Files in 1882
-35 Years Ago-Fontaine Brothers,
Publishers

ing of his fine stock of holiday goods.
Mrs Lille Wood and Minnie Spafford
are assisting in the sale.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-30
February l, 1888

tUTud dry I, IOoo--
DR.. Myron Rood, one of Stevens
Points most promising young physi-
clans was in the city last Tuesday.
Myron was in attendance at the State
University at Madison the same years
we were and was a good student.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-30

Tom Solar of Ledyard, brother of
Frank Solar, of this city, spent few
days in our little berg this week.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-30

Paul Parrido of Centralia, has lost
two of his eldest children with scarlet
fever. The baby and mother are both
down with it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-30
February 8, 1885,

February 8, 1885,
Geo. NJ. Hill and S. n Whittlesey
will start as soon as the western rail
roads are running regularly again for
Dakota, where they expect to engage
in a general merchandise business. We
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-30

Thos. W. Pitts returned Monday
from his trip to New Orleans. He
found matters in the South much bet
ter than he expected.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-30

The 18th anniversary of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. L. Tibbits welded life was
celebrated last Tuesday evening at
their residence on Oak street by a
large gathering of friends and rela-
tives
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-30

John Ebbe, membar Of the County
Board, was in the city attending to
the interests of his town.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-30

Our former townsman ex-mayor, j.
F. Lunt made the Reporter office a
call Wednesday. He is now citizen
of thrifty Grand Forks.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-30

At the NJ E. Parsonage in Grand
Rapids, December 9th, 1882, by Rev.
D. L. Barrow, Mr.. Herman Kallman
of Detroit to Miss Georgia Brown Of
Centralia.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-30
January Is, 1888

Stella Belanger, who has been with
the Haswin- Stepheny Company re-
turned home Monday morning well
pleased with her treatment by that
company.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-30

Died-Lois, daughter of DR.. W. A and
Mrs. Peeso, January Is, in the third
year of her age.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-30

Died-Mrs. Della Farlinger, wife of
Oliver Farlinger, in this city, Febru-
airy 1st, 1888, aged 10 years.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-30

The wedding of Miss Ida Lavigne
of this city and Mr.. John Clock of
Junction City, which took place at the
Catholic church of this city Wednesday
the goth, afforded their friends lots
of fun on the following day.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-30

Mr.. Walter Wood is rapidly dispos-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-30

January 25,1S83-
Only from 38 to AZ degrees below
zero in this city for Sunday, Monday
and Tuesday.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-30

AS we so to press we learn that
Dolph Demarais is no better and is
suffering excruciating pain. Fears are
entertained of his final recovery unless
there is a change for the better soon.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-30

Died in this city, Wednesday De-
cember goth, 1882, Flora, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Coleman, aged
9 years, 7 months.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-30

Fred Tibbits is assisting at Slocums
drug store during the holidays.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-30

G. D. Jones, principal of the Howe
High School, is visiting friends in Ma
olson.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-30

December 81, 1882
Pork is selling on our streets at ST
per hundred.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-30
February Is, 1885,

Died.-Mrs Hattie G.. Watner, wife
of Mr. Henry Watner. in this city,
February 9th, 1883, aged SO years.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-08-30

Mt. Vernon, H. The tables were
specially decorated for the occasion
and a delicious course dinner was
served.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-11-13
Won HertIing's Troubles

Count George Won Hertling, the new German
chancellor. is having many troubles as his pre-
decessors In fact, not even Won Bethmann- HoliWeg
or Michaelis acceded TO Office with as much deter
mined opposition arrayed against him as there is
arrayed against the expremier of Bavaria.
Won Herting is a Centrist, that is member OF
the Center party. Even his own party is lukewarm
in his support The Clericals and Conservatives are
inclined to question him and the Socialists are
frankly hostile.
Won Hertling is held by some of, the reichstag
members to be nothing but mouthpiece for Count
Czernin, the Austro- Hungarian premier By others,
the Bavarian is thought to be the tool of the ex-
IRENE militarists. ..-- .. @..-:. +.
Possibly Won Hertling comes as near filling the
bill as any man in Germany who could be chosen.
The truth is that Germany is being worn slowly
to exhaustion and the strain is telling alike upon
leaders and people. No chancellor could satisfy
Germany long. There will be succession of them,
thrust forward by the kaiser and his advisers in the
desperate hope of stavng off for little longer the
inevitable opposition of the people,
While Germany is proclaiming herself victorious,
in everything but vainglorious words she is betray
ing the signs of defeated nation.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-11-13
EDITOR
Calling In the MaIefactors

Now that the war is on, there isn't so much stlo
about the malefactors of great wealth in America
Most of them are in the work. and, strange
to say, these gentlemen of the financial octopl OF
octopuses, of whatever it is. are occupying h1sh
positions under the government.
Here, for instance, is the senior partner OF j. r
Morgan & Company-the MephistOphelian Wall
street of hundred embatted oratOrs-heading the
American Red Cross financial work, and even quit
ting his own private business to do it-Henry T.
Dawson. And A. c. Bedford, head of Standard OIL
is chairman of section of the National Council OF
Defense, while many another arch enemy of the
republic is in important position of public trust
intimately connected with running the war.
When the government needs stalwart men to han
die the greatest undertaking in its history it doesn't
pick out the haIfbaked politicians and the balloon
ib orators but goes to its successful corporations
and drafts the men who have made them successful.
What would Uncle Sam do now without tn serv-
ices of the hundreds of corporation officials execu
tives and technicans who have been summoned to
the coloIS?
Yet after the war is over, will again have
the spectacle of success pursued by prosecution be-
cause it is success, and Of slurs against successful
men because they handling large units of bust
ness.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-11-13
THE NEW AMERICAN-JAPANES PACT.
From the Mimi Hill

(From the Nippu Jill
1t has been feared by the people of both the United
States and Japan for sometime past that crisis
between the two countries might the Chi
nese program, and the influential on both
sides have been working on plans to bring the two
powers together an economic basis.
These plansah have been maturing for some time
and now we very glad to see that the mOmentous
question has been concluded in the pact signed by
Viscount Ishii and Secretary Lansing. We congra-
tulate both countries and believe that this pact
will make the Pacific pacific forever.
The relations between Japan and China are very
close. Both are of the race and by reason of
their geographical location their interests are great
~ allied.
Heretofore the question of relations between
Japan and China has caused considerable misun-
derstanding among The other powers. Moreover,
Germany vas rapidly fOmenting trouble in order to
break the friendly relations existing between China
| and Japan and the other powers. 1t was part of
| the German propaganda to cause trouble between
Japan and United States on the Chinese question:
but these plots have now been exposed and the pub
lie knows all about them.
AT this uncture the United States has affirmed that
Japan has special interest in China, and this act
of the United States in allowing Japan to exercise
her privileges is significant and in the future will
serve as an example to the other powers that Japan
is fully capable of handling any trouble which might
arise in the Orient.
While the United States recognizes Japan's spe-
cial interest in China, both the United States and
Japan are agreed on maintaining the integrity of
China the open door policy and equality of OPP
portunity for men of all nations in China
1t can be easily seen that the attitude of the
United States and Japan towards China is straight
p1 in oil o1tl
special interests, that country will never taken adj
vantage of it in a selfish way. What Japan wants
is to defend its own country and the peace of the
Orient in general and only for that purpose is it
going to act on these special privileges The United
States fully understands Japans viewpoint and the
japanese grateful for this by this new pact one
hidden rock that might have wrecked the ship of
understanding between United States and Japan
has been removed forever.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-11-13
In the Guard Camp

=. Our boys of the national guard camp at Hawai-
loa are getting down to their two weeks OF work I'D
a businesslike manner which is encouraging.
There have an opportunity and duty out on the
sunbaked and windswept fats-the opportunity OF
making a splendid record in tranng-camp, the duty
of making that camp real milestone for progress
Every once in awhile some scoffer rises up to
question the value of the whole national guard sys
ten and 10 declare that in time of war, our civilian
soldiers would be than useless.
Since the national guardsmen proved their worth
ON the Mexican border-1in spite of flaws and fail
ures for which regular army officers and organiza-
ton cannot be wholly absoved-there has been less
disposition to question the value of the guard Here
in Hawaii there has been for years mounting en-
thusiasm about our militia. Two weeks of untirlng
effort at the Kawailoa camp will bring from the
|'higherups" quota of deserved praise that Will
prove Hawaii's national guard to be worthy of the
unsparing efforts put forth to bring it to large
strength and to give it fulF equipment.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-11-13
THE AUTO THAT CANT WAIT"

MANY cities of the mainland have traffic laws
which incorporate sections similar to ours regard
ing the automobile, and apparently meeting
about the same class of chaufeurs as Honolulu.
There is one class of automobile that is particu
lary offensive and that is the that "hasnt time
to wait" This species can be seen at almost any OF
our street intersections outside of the congested
traffic district dashing past a street car just com
ing to stop to take on or let off passengers. There
have not been very bad accidents recorded SO far
through this offensive action. but there have been
several nearaccidents, and it would seem that this
particular stunt is deserving of attention from the
police. .-.....
On the mainland the streetcar mOtOrmen in GER
tain cities have been instructed TO turn in to the
office the numbers of machines that offend in this
particular manner, and the company officials do
the rest This is not done to assist the police in ell
forcing the laws, but for their own protection
against possible accident suits that might be
brought by their patrons if injured. That seems to
be wholesome method which might be tried out
here.
What is desired is the prevention rather than the
punishment which. in some cases, follows the acct
dent to life limb brought about by needless dry-
ing especially by the auto that cant wait"
This city is certainly well furnished with reck-
less drivers and there should not be an ounce of
sympathy wasted on such chaufeurs. They are
menace TO ALL rational drivers as we'll as pedes-
TRANS.