Daily Leader (Newspaper) - March 30, 1915, Grand Rapids, Wisconsin THE Fair tonight and Wednesday Not much change in temperature DAILY LEADER Largest Circulation of any Daily paper in Wood County FIRST YEAR NO 259 GRAND RAPIDS WIS TUESDAY MARCH 30 1915 TEN CENTS A WEEK ENGINEER BUTTRICK KILLED IN WRECK Former Resident Of This City Was Killed When His Engine Goes Into Ditch The following particulars regarding the tragic death of Frank Buttrick a brief account of which was publish ed in last nights Daily Leader is taken from the Green Bay Gazette Frank Buttrick of Green Bay engineer was killed outright and Thomas Dare of Green Bay a fire man was perhaps fatally injured Monday morning when an engine of a freight train on the Kewaunee Grcen Bay Western Railway went into a ditch one and company onehalf miles north of Forestville a station between Algoma and Sturgeon Bay Mr Buttrick was thrown from his engine as it left the rails and his body was found about four feet from the engine He was dead when picked up Both the engineers legs had been broken and his skull injured Mr Dare was scalded about th body and his head was cut Only one car of the train was de railed and the conductor Clarenc Richards of Green Bay and the tw brakemen were not hurt The engine left the track and it wa turned over in a ditch according t information received at the genera headquarters in this city Frank Buttrick the unfortunate en gineer was 50 years of age and th father of three children His unlime ly death is mourned by his wife tw daughters and one son His remain were brought to this city this after noon Dares burns and cuts wer dressed at Algoma and the ivill be given further treatment in here THE PASSOVER FEAST OBSERVED HEBREWS OF THIS CITY CELEBRATE THE FEAST OF THE PASS OVER The Jewish feast of the Passover be gan last night and will bo observed by the Jewish people of this city with the same ancient rites and ceremonies WILL BE THE ONE BIG EVENT BOWLING CONTEST TO BE PULLED OFF TOMORROW PROMISES TO BE SOME GAME The one big event of the bowling tournament now being held in this city will be pulled off on March 31st when the Jones Coal Heavers meet the of Wausau This is the Wausau team composed of Mr Jones The publish ed reports lately regarding this of bowlers from the lumberjack city seem to have been exaggerated It is claimed here that their average Is closer to the 100 mark than 169 as they claim Now in order to show his up and demonstrate to the public that they know very little about the game Burr Jones has gotten together what he thinks is a winning team He has christened them Jones Coal Heavers and on the night of March 31st his team will meet his relatives from Wausau the alleged bowlers and it promises to be the big show of the tournament The curtain will be rung up at 8 oclock and the cast is made up follows COAL HEAVERS ATTORNEYS WILL ORGANIZE TWENTY SIX ATTORNEYS IN COUNTY WILL ORGANIZE ASSOCIATION THIS WEEK Tomorrow afternoon there will be meeting held at the court house of th attorneys of Wood county when they will organize a Wood County Bar As sociation There are twentysix at in the county as follows George L Williams B R Goggins J A Gaynor B M Vaughan D D Conway W E Wheelan W J Con way T W Brazeau Geo P Ham brecht J J Jeffrey C E Briere Frank W Calkins John Roberts Hugh W Goggins H F Duckart A J Crowns Grand Rapids J F Cole E M Deming E C Pors P A Williams R R Williams C B Edwards R E Andrews Marshfield H E Fitch Nekoosa C 0 Baker F S Woodworth Pitts ville Black Band E Andrews Nigger HeadNick Wester Miller Pocahontas Harry Blackburn In order that everyone can see the Wausau team get a there will be no charge made for admit tance and everyone is invited The Coal Heavers intend to show up the alleged bowlers from Wausau and they want a big crowd on hand to see them do it Jones will in all probability return home with all the ginger taken out of them and it may be that they will never want to see a bowling alley again It is claimed by people here that the averages which the Wausau bunch are boasting of runs something like this Don A John Puls of Hartford has just purchased a pure bred Holstein bull calf from R J Schaefer Rural Route No 1 for which he paid 3000 The calf is six weeks old and lus five nearest dams have a record of 1021 pounds of butter per year second to none in the world o Do you want something Try a want ad FRENCH CREDIT FUND IN US J P Morgan Co Complete Nego for New York March negotia tions have been practically completed between J P Morgan Co and rep of the French govern ment for the establishment in this country of a French credit of mately It is expected in banking circles that a statement will le forthcoming the next twen hours The plans under which the credit is to be established here have been submitted to the state de at Washington and the other proper authorities there and are said to have received full approval The credit it ig understood will take the form of treasury bonds for one year to bear interest at the rate of 5 per cent It is expected that there will be a public offering of the French securities and that the trans action will be handled by a strong tanking syndicate headed by J P Morgan Co ThP notes will be of denomination and the funds re from their sale will remain in this country to be devoted lo tlie pur chase of American goods needed by tht French Wilson Lauds Americas Union Annapolis Md March dent Wilson speaking at a luncheon in his honor on board the Argentine battle ship Moreno herp predicted that we arp rapidly approaching a day when the gether as they Americas will draw to have never drawn to gether before and that it will be a union not of political lies but of un and mutual helpfulness If you want to know what is going on You must the Daily Leader which are held by Jews all over the world Passover Pesach is the seven days festival observed by the Jews in the early spring in of he exodus from Egypt In ancient Jewish life it was the first of the three pilgrim festivals upon which every male Jew was required to pre sent himself in person at the central sanctuary in Jerusalem Although the Passover has certain features in com mon with the universal spring festival it is its historical significance which gives it lasting vitality It is the great Independence day of the Jew the first event in his national history an event which in all his thinking too as evidenced by the fre quent reference to the great deliver ance The festival is ushered in by a family service called the Seder at which certain symbolic ceremonials are observed Each and the lowliest is privileged to sit at the table that required to drink four cups of wine in memory of the four promises made by the eternal to redeem Israel from bondage On the table are the unleavened cakes the shin bone of a amb roasted on the of the Paschal sacrifice a roasted egg a mixture of apples and nuts to symbolize the mortar with which the Egyptians nade bitter the lives of the fathers and bitter herbs reminiscent of the unhappy days in Egypt In song and story the tale of the sion and the deliverance is rehearsed salms of thanksgiving strike the keynote of the happy oc casion The services interrupted for he family dinner closes with a num ler of merry folksongs expressive if the character of the celebration During the week of the festival un bread is eaten instead of the usual leaven In orthodox homes great care is taken that all traces of eaven be removed before the begin BOAT CLUB IS ORGANIZED MEETING WAS HELD LAST EVENING AND OFFICERS WERE SELECTED FOR ENSUING YEAR An exceedingly small number of enthusiasts were in attendance at th adjourned meeting held last evening to organize a boat club but this fac did not interfere with perfecting the organization The meeting was held in the vest side city hall with the temperature near the zero mark there being no fires in the place and it reminded one of organizing for winter sports in stead of summer pleasures The meeting was called to order by T A Taylor who briefly stated the object of the meeting and suggested that things be hurried as rapidly as possible on account of the chilly con dition of the room and the way things were rushed was due no doub to visions of lagrippe and which those in attendance wanted to escape The officers elected were J Jeffrey Fritzsinger P McCamley Vice E Babcock Biron Henry Alpine Grand Rapids John Carrigan Port Edwards Casper Youngchild Nekoosa The board of directors will consist of the above officers and they were empowered to draft a set of and send out copies to the members Dues will be per year pay able during the month of April The objects of the organization are for the preservation of the property of the members As an organization ITALY MOBILIZING ON AUSTRIAN FRONTIER Special to the Daily Leader by Wire Geneva March military headquarters has ordered several regiments stationed near the Swiss frontier to move toward the Tyrolese frontier where the Austrians are concentrating large military forces they can readily trace down and punish the vandals who have been ling of the festival Sets of dishes unused are provided Ser rices are held in the and ermons preached in keeping with the noughts of the festival Excerpts rom or in some cases the whole of he books of The Song of Songs are ead A brief Passover service was held t the usual place on Second street morning Services will also e held tomorrow Rabbi Alvin Gaiber f Milwaukee has charge of the ser ices The services Tuesday morning at oclock when Samuel Hirshberg will speak n The Personal Passover JUST YEAR OLD GIRL HAS LEONARD BETHKE A FiNE Leonard Bethke was arrested upon of Nora Reese a fifteen ear old girl charging him with as ault and battery The girl claimed lat the assault took place a week ago Bethke accompanied her home n Justice court ihe paid a fine of one dollar anil osts destroying and stealing parts of boats and also destroying property along the banks of the river They will endeavor to preserve the banks of the streams in this vicinity and also the islands and will try anr put a stop to the gangs of hoodlums who in the past have been frequenting the islands and molesting campers etc by their actions and profane language Every member of the club will be an officer of the organization whose duty it will be to protect the property of other members and also to assist in enforcing the laws pertaining to boating and fishing PROPOSE AUTO TRAIL JAMES CONNORS DEAD James Connors of Thorp un a surgical operation at the in Falls recently cd last night at midnight The rc ains will bo taken to Thorp for urial the funeral to take place Thurs ly morning A number of relatives Grand Rapids will attend Mr Connors is wellknown in Grand whore he has frequently sited and friends Mrs was formerly Miss cCarthy and is a daughter of Mrs McCarthy of Oak street STEVENS POINT MAY BE INCLUDED IN CROSS COUNTY ROUTE Stevens Point may be included in the proposed Yellowstone Park au trail the route of which ex tends east via Chicago to New York City The Automobile Trail Blazing Association of America the head quarters of which is in Minneapolis is behind the movement and the fol lowing letter has been received by the Stevens Point Business Mens As sociation from Afl L Meigs manager of the first named organization Can you give us any idea as to the condition of the road in season between your city and Junction City also to Waupaca We would like to know the mileage between the several points We are contemplat ing blazing the Yellowstone Park trail east to Chicago and New York and it is possible if conditions war rant that we may bring the trail through your city This would be a distinct advantage to your city and we will thank you for any and all information you may be able to give at an early date Secretary F A Walters of the Business Mens Association has re plied to the communication and it is unnecessary to slate that the infor mation sent is such as to attract the trail through this section TOURNAMENT SUCCESSFUL THE FIRST W H S TOURNA MENT WAS VERY SUCCESS FUL First Second Conduct and Individual Lin dow Manawa The above tells the tale of the first annual Central Wisconsin High School Tournament held in the Stev ens Point Normal gymnasium on Fri day and Saturday of last week says the Journal It was a bold stroke the Waupaca county teams had plan ned and the fact that they carried off three of the four awards shows well it was executed The victory of Weyauwega was quite in the line of expectations but the performance of the wee Wau paca youngsters was a knockout DOW to the dopesters Weyauwega got into the final by virtue of a 34 to 20 victory over Wausau in the concluding game of Saturday after noon while Waupaca fought its way into the championship struggle through its 29 to 25 victory over Stevens Point in the evenings first The contest was a fitting climax to the great two day meeting Weyauwega with a decided advantage so far as phy sical proportions were concerned was conceded the victory over the Waupaca midgets before the start of the game but those who witnessed the combat know how near all pre dictions came to being knocked out of shape That Weyauwega and Waupaca were fairly entitled to first and sec ond places is generally admitted The Weyauwega team was one of the biggest in the tournament but they played cleanly and with a genero s amount of skill Their team work was excellent for their size were exceptionally speedy GETS INTO SECOND PLACE HUMDINGERS ROLLED INTO SECOND PLACE IN YESTERDAY In the bowling tournament yester day the Humdingers rolled into second place in the event with a 2483 score The scores made yester day were HUMDINGERS Meeteer F Hill Brown Pat Dolan B Hein 151 140 167 174 207 140 146 188 147 227 848 174 170 125 158 169 796 839 SINGLES os Chas DEATH AT VESPER New Superintendent Picked Antigo March S Sim mons formerly superintendent of at Webster N n has been elected to succeed Superintendent Brandt who recently resigned HENRY SMALLBROOK DIED AT AT VESPER THIS MORNING AGED 68 YEARS This morning at 10 oclock occurred the death of Henry Smallbrook at his home at Vesper Deceased had been ill for several days suffering with a cold which finally resulted in pneu monia He leaves one daughter and two sons Miss Mabel and George of this city and Henry of Vesper STANDINGS OF THE TEAMS The following are the standings of he five highest scores in the classes FIVE MAN TEAMS 25C3 Specials 2467 Connors Lumberjacks 2318 H Outlaws 2301 DOUBLES Little Carlson 1092 Franson B Dolan 1077 Gleue Bodette 1042 Zimmerman Whitrock 1010 Whitrock White 995 SINGLES Jos Bissig 546 5S1 SCHEDULES March 30 Johnson Hills Outlaws 8 P M Peoples Tailoring 8 P M March 31 Wausau 2 P M Empires 7 P M 9 P M April 1 Jones Coal Heavers A P Clothing Co April 2 Waupaca 1 P M Bright Eyes 8 P M April 3 Wausau Lumberjacks 8 P M DIVORCES GRANTED CIRCUIT COURT IN SESSION HERE DIVORCES GRANTED THIS MORNING In the case of Louis Buss vs Carl Buss which was heard yesterday the court granted Mrs Buss absolute Funeral arrangements have not vet been made and alimony in the amount ot Mr Buss also has attorney fees to pay In the case of Fred Rienow vs Louisa Rienow a divorce case judg ment was granted in favor of the SUBMARINE SUNK BY COLLIER Captain of Thordis Gets Prize as First to Send Foe to Bottom London March British col lier Thordis sets the offered by lie Syren and Shipping Gazette fr tlie British vessel which should be the first to sink a 5erman rine After an investigation the ad declared the claim of the ships captain that he rammed a sub marine which was sinking to torpedo bin was sustained The hull of the Thordis showed where she had hit some object un derwater Bank Closes Doors Col March Mer National bank closed its doors litre following the beginning of a run by depositors The bank is cap at and its last state ment gare deposits of plaintiff The case of Benjamin Jr vs Eli H Wagler is being heard today BUYS BACK OLD HOME Dwight Huntington has purchased his old home near the Eddy which he sold to A C Smith a little more than a year ago The property has been greatly improved by Mr Smith and Mr and Mrs Huntington will appre the old home better than ever before Dwight has his old herd of deer in a barn down town and they will soon be replaced in the little park back of the house on the old and the family will occupy the place as soon as Mr and Mrs Smith move out Subscribe for the Daily Leader Buy it in Grand Rapids
