Wisconsin Valley Leader (Newspaper) - October 22, 1903, Grand Rapids, Wisconsin 1.50 PER YEAR GRAND RAPIDS WISCONSIN THURSDAY OCT 22 1903 VOL II NUMBER 24 BAKKER 80E5 Guitar if try sensation of tke week In lln wu the by Bank Bergh the trotted of that bunk and the vice of the bank at Montello woj in hit between 000 and For aome time he had reported to to cover up his shortage but was finally discovered and la now under awaiting trUl Bergh aayg defalcations were made by the ooe man banking which trusted him with thing In connection with the bank out the other officers and of the bank keeping tab on his operations was always regarded as a model young man and his freedom from any of the questionable habits the average young man made it easy for him to deceive hli employers and business associates daughter to Mr and Mrs Walter Burns of lola Sunday Oct 11 daughter to Mr and Mrs Lyon of Wausau Thursday Oct IS daughter to Mr and Metzger of Baker street Sunday Up On or about the day of October 1903 one red steer with while on back and on belly The owner is re- quested to prove property pay charges and take It away MAT W SHILTZ Rudolph Wia Hitch Excursion to Marshfield Oct Tickets good on that date return Ocf SOth via Wisconsin Central Ry Acct Beell and Adamson wrestling match Rate round trip K F Agt USB Cole's and have skill as toft and sweet as a baby's It has no heavy soapy perfume but leaves a faint odor at of fresh country air that is ex- Try Cole's Sold by John E Daly OBITUARY CARSON WHITMAN Son of Mr and Mrs Frank Whitman died at the home of his parents in the town of Rudolph very suddenly on Thursday afternoon Oct 15th at about 2 o'clock He had been ailing for some time with an affection of the heart but was taken with Inflammation of the and died after a few hours ness retaining his consciousness to the last The funeral WAS the M E church in Grand Rapids Saturday after- noon conducted by Rev W A Peterson the pastor and was attended by many of his schoolmates neighbors and friends of the family The following personal friends of the deceased served as pall Clyde and Charley Herriek of Nekoosa Em- met La Hai of Grand Wm ton Merritt Denniston and Myron hart of Rudolph Carson Whitman was born In Rudolph Sept and was a trifle over 17 years of He went to school at Rudolph and Nekoosa and was a favorite with his schoolmates and a beloved eon and brother in the bereaved family Be- side parents two sisters Norah and Cassie and one brother Seth survive him John On Sunday morning at John one of the pioneer settlers of Wood county died at his home in eca street after a prolonged illness The funeral services were held Tuesday morning from SS Peter and Paul's Catholic church interment being made in Calvary cemetery John was boru at j Down county Ireland May was therefore 94 years of age He came j over to Canada whore he married Hiss i Catherine Turley Soon after he moved to Wis and remained there for seven years coming to Saratoga In 1866 where he purchased a farm and re- sided until when he moved to this city Besides his aged wife five childern survive him Peter and Mary of this city and of Merrill At 9 o'clock Wednesday morning Peter and Paul's church Mr Collins of Portage and Miu Kathryn K McCarthy of this city united In marriage in the presence of a large con- of admiring friends who had assembled to witness the mony which was conducted by Father Van assisted by Father Clifford of Portage the latter be- ing a cousin of the groom Hiss Celia McCarthy a sister of the bride and Edw Clifford of Stevens Point a cousin of the groom attended the couple as bridesmaid aud groomsman The bride who ia to be one of the tiest girls In Srand Rapids was arrayed in a charming creation of white mull profusely trimmed with cluny lace and white satin ribbon and carried a prayer book in her hand After the ceremony the wedding party accompanied by relatives and a few In- timate friends assembled at the home of the bride's parents Mr and Mrs Dennis McCarthy on Water street and a wedding dinner was served The home had been very elaborately decorated in pink and white and presented a most charming Mrs Collin left on the afternoon train for Green Bay and will spend a couple of week with friends in several cities in the eastern part ot the state before going to Portage where they will make their home Mr aud Mrs Collins were the ents of many beautiful and valuable wedding gifts Miss McCarthy was a native of Grand Rapids n graduate of the Howe high school and one of moat popular young ladies in this city while Mr Collins is a and prominent young Eman of Portage The out of town guests were Mr and Mrs W F Collins aud Charles Sharkey of Portage Mr and Mrs Mike Clifford of Stevens Point Misa Jennie Doyle of Rhinelander Thos Slattery of Bruce Mr and Mra Win Slattery and family of Rudolph Monday morning at 89 and Pauls Catholic church MIsa Mary of the wett side and Frank cyck of were married Father Van performing the mony Miss haa been one of the leading clerks In Cohen Bros store for several years and Mr until a few months ago worked for the Oberbeck Manufacturing Co Mr and Mrs will reside at ville Last Thursday afternoon William Granger of this city and Mias Rose Rick off of Kellner were at the home of the groom's mother Mrs Jane Grander of Prospect street Rev W A Peterson of the Methodist church forming the ceremony Mr and Mrs Granger will make Kellner their home I The wedding of Mr Charles A Dixon j and Miss Nellie M Schnabel at the Catholic parsonage this Thursday morning at o'clock conducted by Father Tan The was attended by Miss Celia McCarthy i as bridesmaid and the groom by Fred I Schnabel a brother of the bride as groomsman A small party of relatives i and friends were present to the 1 ceremony the wedding party repaired to the home of the bride's parents Mr and Mrs John Schnabel on Oak street where a wedding breakfast was served Followed by the beat wishes of a host of friends In this city for their happiness and welfare they left on the train on the Wisconsin Central road for a short trip to Minne apolis The bride is the beautiful and ac daughter of Mr and Mrs John Schnabel and the groom is the handsome and talented young business man who takes charge of the new Dixon House as manager Both have spent their lives in this city and were educated j In the public schools and are popular In the social circles of the town I OPENING OF THt DIXON The of the Nev Hotel with Untie One of the Important in Grand Rapids wai the opening of the new Dixon Hotel to the traveling public on Thursday last Since the destructive in the old house last April ular has been out of business while the work of remodeling the log was going on consequently the hotel accommodations of the city haa been considerably restricted during the past summer The handsome roomy and well apportioned new house ia needed in Grand Rapids There is for it and that too without inter- fering with the other hotels in the city The new house is constructed of brick throughout with the exception of frame addition for a servants hall IB the rear It has 100 feet frontage on berry street and is 56 feet in depth and is three stories in height with a ment the entire building It con- tains 42 bedrooms each on the second and third floor There are bath rooms and toilet rooms on every floor and the office ia connected with every part of the house with a system of electric call bells A first-class buffet and barber shop occupies the basement un- the office the floors and steps to which are tiled as is also the office writing room and toilet room on the first floor The building is handsomely fitted and furnished throughout all the being new and especially to the up-to-date character of the house Thursday evening the house waa for- mally opened with a banquet at a plate and 130 guests attended the ing and partook of the excellent spread prepared for them The local band gave a concert over the ample cochere in front of the main entrance and the Big Four orchestra furnished the music inside the building Charles A Dixon the manager of the old house who haa grown up with the business and is a very capable man for the position will have charge of the new hotel STRONGS PRAIRIE Potato digging it nearly over tad i are busking corn Arthur Smith at The new U H pastor Rev Mr preached at the church Sunday morning The baseball club of Prairie held a basket social Saturday night The Rev Mr Dunbar preached at the Spring Creek church Sunday Presiding Elder Mr Trousdal held a quarterly meeting In thn evening and Monday Mr Wm brother from loaded a car of milch cows at dah Monday Miss Alice Howard will return to Ar- menia this week to work for Mr Penney Mr Hoppie is slowly failing If the story ia true that the rat knows what the coming winter will be It must be expecting a mild oue for they building no houses as yet So Bays an old hunter and trapper Misses Cassie and Minnie Bishop nurses have rented a house on the west aide and are very pleasantly located The ladies are among the best nurses in this part of the state Miss Cassie is not an entire stranger in the city having practiced her profession here for some months past Mrs Alfred Menier who for the past six years has been treated by a local physician without gaining any relief re- turned Monday from Fond du Lac where she underwent an operation for citis In St Agnes Dr Gavon of Fond du Lac assisted by Drs and performed the operation Mrs Menier returns in better health than she has experienced in six years and her stay at Fond du Lac was only four weeks She feels that only the correct diagnosis of the case by the Fond du Lac doctors and their skillful operation saved her life as she was very low at the time of her to that city Geo Jones of Ishpeming spent Sunday in the city with hia wife who Is visiting relatives on the west Bide Millinery MILLINERY Millinery The Greatest Millinery Sale on Record 2400 Hatts is we will on sale SATURDAY OCTOBER 24 The entire outpvit of a leading Chicago wholesale house THE HATS WILL BE DIVIDED INTO TWO Lot 1 Choice 1200 Hats Lot 2 Choice 1200 Hats There will be more hats and better hats than at all the other millinery places in Grand Rapids Come bring your friends and neighbors If you don't say hats are sold for less money than ever before we will give you a hat The Millinery Parlors EAST SIDE for Saturday SIDE
