Wisconsin Valley Leader (Newspaper) - July 5, 1906, Grand Rapids, Wisconsin PER YEAR GRAND RAPIDS WISCONSIN THURSDAY 1906 VOL V NUMBER 19 4 JULY According to our rule all money deposited in the Sayings Department on or July tenth draws interest from July first thus giving our depositors ample time to arrange their affairs so as to get the full six interest on January first besides the interest compounded at Splice to State of of Grand Rapids Notice is hereby given that the dog license for the now payable at the office of the city ill Grand Rapids Wis v paid before the fifteenth 1906 owners of dogs on which license is not paid will liable to arrest under ordinance No 53 of the city of Grand Rapids at the office of the city clerk this first day of June 1900 BOLES City Clerk Notice Notice is hereby given that on or about June 10th the following described calves came to my place southwest quarter of section fJ Grant in county I have taken them up and cared for them since and can have them by proving property paying me for my trouble and the of this notice The calves are steers and one heifer about one old ALBERT F EXCURSIONS ON THE LAKE and the Great Center of Lake Navigation j Mackinac Island andl the Soa A Splendid Vacation Tour of SIX foV or in People Ideals and Berth Included Via the the Green Bay Transportation Company TWO EXCURSIONS EACH frEEK Reaving Green Bay at p m on Ing to Green Bay the following Monday at p m t For folders with full Information address GREEN BAY TRANS- CO Green Bay Wis THE Rapids Entertains the Greatest Crowd in Its History AN IDEAL DAY SPLENDID The night before the 4th was an ex- tremely quiet one for Grand Rapids Neatly everybody appeared to have rested took the smiling ing that greeted them as an augury ot pleasure and success for the program few of the most attractive floats and carriages In the floral parade Edward Lynch was awarded the prize for the best decorated It was indeed a bower of dainty beauty the decorations being all in white and principally made pleasure ana success BU m mm that had been prepared Such it proved Up of white chrysanthemums Mrs to lie Just before the starting of the Lynch accompanied by Miss floral and industrial parade a Margaret Cushing of Milwaukee The ing cloud appeared and a few misty Mayor's carriage which led the fell Bibn would have also been a strong people but that was all The balance of candidate for honors had he not the day was cool and at times cloudy in barred himself from the competition fact one of the finest days for out of door Hia carriage was decorated in the jEIks sports that could be imagined The lodge colors made up of purple clematis and snow balls Mrs Isaac Witter companied by Miss Carolyn Briere drove weather man was good to us PARADE Before the time had arrived for the parade to the full of and united home people the crowd Itself was an imposing O ARE NOT TO CONVINCE THE SHREWD BUYER THAT THIS STORE IS THE MONEY SAVING CENTER OF GRAND RAPIDS AND VICINITY GOOD REASONS TO BACK UP THE FACT THAT WE ARE ING OUR GOODS IN SUCH LARpE QUANTITIES THAT WE MUST GET OUR GOODS RIGHT AND GOODS WELL BOUGHT ARE HALF SOLD WE HAVE ONE PRICE TO ALL and the LOWEST AND SQUARE FOR EVERY GOOD GOODS FOR MONEY IS JUST WHAT EVERYBODY WANTS WE ARE RECEIVING NEW GOODS EVERY DAY PLEASE CALL AT OUR STORf AND COMPARE PRICES COMPARE QUALITIES AND OWN JUDGEMENT WILL LEAD YOU TO TRADE AT Yours very truly COHEN BROS GRAND RAPIDS WISCONSIN a very prettily decorated carriage the decorations being red and white poppies and Mrs George Mead James Wright and people the crowd very sight lining the both sdes of the river for nearly a mile as well as occupying every available point of vantage which to cession the was made from the and when tne procession was lined up It reached the bridge If waa universally pronounced tlie prettiest and most im- posing aggregation of industries beauty and wealth ever assembled in procession of the country The city is to the business men who made such attractive display of their business and merchandise also to the ladies of the Federated Women's club for the pains taken and the expense in- curred m arranging for the many some equipages that took part in the floral parade We cannot mention ill that were deserving mention carriage In white were flowers used far Following thia carriage waa a dog cart carrying the Mead children drawn by the pale of the Dri carriage driven by Leslie Hougen was decorated with red and thia with the black horse and carriage made a strikingly pretty combination Another carriage that attracted considerable attention waa that of Mrs J p Witter who was companied by the Anna and Ethel Farrish the decorations being white poppies and George and Raymond Mullen took the pony carriage prize with their Shetland pony The carriage was very prettily decorated with a profusion of pink and white chrysanthemums and their along the street was where greeted with praise for the cute and pretty little turnouts Among the industrial floats and carriages the Oberbeck Bros Mfg Co float which carried off the prize was easily the most elaborate and ex- and was justly Awarded the honors but there were other very and Ingeniously floats The labor element of the city was well represented by the Carpenter's Union Boat the design being the frame of a bouse filled with representatives of tie craft The Box Lumber Co had an excellent display of goods from their and the float of Grand Rapids Milling Co made up of flour was also very tastefully arranged and a good showing for the city's Industries The old Pioneer Pulp Mill float decorated with products of the mill and carrying an ancient musician playing an accordeon was the early days in Grand Rapids and the infancy of tie paper mill i industry in this city Among the merchant floats Kruger ife Warner's carrying the members of the firm and their and driven by Bounce disguised aa a colored was typical of these artistic clothiers The Grand Rapida Tea Coffee Co had a Japanese house by five pretty in Japanese costumes sitting on oriental ruga and surrounded by the merchandise of the far east It was a very attractive float The great dry goods emporiums of the city were very fittingly represented by the floats Co and J T Schumacher each very attractive floats with about an equal number of ad In the who claimed that one or the other was the best float TUB SPEECH In front of the court house a stand had Deen erected and when the procession reached the grounds Geo M Hill introduced the speaker Rev Fred Staff of the Congregational church to the people and he spoke to them for half in such B happy vein as to win the distinction of having delivered the best fourth of July oration eyer de- livered in the city THE IAMB At thousands of people had assembled at the old fair grounds where the ball game and races were to take place and promptly on the hour the ball game opened between the Grand Rapida and teams In the opening inning it looked as if It might he a walk away for They twice and abut out the home team but that was all the glory they got out of the game Grand settled down to business and for the balance of the Innings played excellent ball their team work being almost perfect and their batting fairly good Their score was larger than it should have been for the error's and little erratic work of their opponents At the end of the half of inning the score stood 13 to 2 In favor of Grand Rapids and there the gamu ended Bandelin on first at bat and AS a base thief or stealer of bases covered himself with glory but it was the team work of Hank's Colts as the aggregation is called that we want to particularly commend It was the best ever displayed by a team The line up of both AND RAPIDS Bandelin Ib Quinn 3b Martinson It Tallant ss J Trouch c Strauss Ib Powell 2b Brady p Weckler ss Patterson c Sb Halshed If Chesley rf Rhodes cf Trouch p rf Hetzel cf 2b progress ball game the races were taking place as scheduled and a big crowd devoted their entire at- tention to this sport In fact some on- lookers claimed that they were the closest best races here in years In the free-for-all trotting race Ella F driven by Emmet McCarthy took first money Arabella Jr owned by Dr y P Norton second owned by Harry McLean third by captured first money in the running race Klondyke Pat owned by F Snyder second by Justin The grand Roman hippodrome race ras won by Prof Perry of that indefinite country or territory known as Armenia The pony race was a snap for Mullen whose fleet Shetland has bad much training both in sprinting and THE BALOON ASCENSION KACE SWIMMING RACE At the sport at grounds came to a close and the next feature of was the baloon ascension by Mdlle Dorothy DeVonda advertised to take place at o'clock Promptly on the hour DeVonda shot upward In one of the most successful baloon jiona ever made She drifted but a little thei almost height of nearly 8000 eet when she a current of that began to carry her off toward the when ahe cut loose from the The parachute spread out beautifully and ahe came down gracefully but not at remarkable landing In the yard oi S Roenius three or four blocks from the starting point At the gasoline launch race was pulled off on the river below the dam The start being made just above the wagon bridge was lined with spectators as well as the river banks The course was down stream around the island in front of the T E Nash home and return There were three entries by J B Arpin Jake Spresser Rumsey got a very slow start but he made an excellent showing returning in second about the same distance be- hind the leading boat ato when he started The award was as Arpin first second Spresser third There were also three entries in the swimming race the prizes being ed as first Harding and third There was a band concert in the evening about 9 o'clock when the ball at the opera bouse began and with this ended the best in the history of Grand Rapida due in a great measure to the energy expended and interest taken in by his honor the mayor W E Wheelan Linen Snower Monday Miss Celia McCarthy entertained twenty young at her borne on First street at a linen shower in honor of Miss Mary Elizabeth Bever who next Tuesday will become the bride of F J Zoelle Many handsome pieces of linen were presented Miss Bever The evening was pleasantly spent In social converse and playing games and a delectable luncheon was served Entertained Forty members of the City Club were entertained Friday evening at a smoker by John Thompson at his home on Third street In honor of his guests Messrs LeRoy and man of Chicago The evening was pleasantly playing cards and re- were served Church Announcement The Methodist Congregational Bab flat Christian and the two Moravian congregations will hold union Sunday evening services during July and August Next Sunday evening the service will best the Methodist begin at 8 o'clock The Rev Gerhard Francko of Moravian church at Bethel N D will preach All are cordially invited Thursday June at Shawano Frank B Sweeney of this city married to Miss Katheryn M of Shawano Mr Sweeney is a son of Mrs Jos Sweeney Sr and was born and raised here Ho has many friends in Grand Rapids who will be interested to hear of his marriage He is now em- ployed as one of the traveling state agents of the F R A witn Shawano as headquarters where he will make hts home The Gazette takes pleasure in ing the marriage of Dr S Leith of Junction City to Miss Sophia brook a young lady who has made Stevens Point her home for the past few years The ceremony was performed at Paul's parsonage at o'clock last Monday afternoon by Rev F A The young couple had no attendants The boarded the afternoon train for a visit at Waupaca lakes and will soon be at home at Junction Stevens Point Gazette Mr William Yantz and Miw Lena Fondrick were married at the German Lutheran church on Eighth street day afternoon Kov Maack officiating Misses Lizzie and Yantz acted as bridesmaids and Messrs Frank Fondrick and Albert Miller aa groomsmen The young people wilt Rapios their home and have gone to housekeeping on Eighth street Saturday evening at tha Thompson lome on Third street LeRoy Sherman of Chicago was married to Miss Dora that city Rev Gibson ng Eater in the evening they left for where they will reside Mn Sherman is a slater of Mrs Thompson The guests from abroad Will kelson Sherman Miss Buelow of Chicago W F Thompson Geo Soule Miss Laura What ot waukee William Bratton a popular young man of Rudolph was last Thursday married to Miss Lena Boudreau of Tomahawk at the home of the bride Mr and Mrs will reside at Tomahawk Junction where the holds the position of of night operator for the Boo road Saturday at high noon at r V of thla city wna married to Miss Mary Reiley at tha lome of the bride's mother Mrs Mary After the ceremony a fine was served and a little later Mr and Mrs Boles left for a abort wedding tour They will be at home in this city after 15th in tne cottage Mrs Boles la one of most popular young ladies and has a large circle of friends in thia ity where she has taugh in the public school for several years C E Boles ia one of the rising yonne business men of our city holds the position of city clerk and has a host of who will join with the LEADER in extending con- gratulations to him and his bride Mr and Mrs W H Carey Miss McMillan and Mrs H M Sanderson went up to attend the ceremony In Honor of Mrs Brazean Last Thursday afternoon Mrs Nellie Quin charmingly entertained thirty ladies at a thimble party at her home on Eighth street in honor of her stater Mrs A Brazeau who will move to Merrill thia week Each guest had been requested to bring with her a thimble and their arrival they were given a half yard of muslin with which to fashion some article of wearing apparel for Mra Brazeau to take with her to her new home Many and varied were the results of their labor but Mrs Edw Napoleon hat carried off the honors At six o'clock approached a dainty luncheon waa served The guests present from out of town Mesdames C A and F 8 Brazeau of Port Edwards and Edw Hougen of ville A soft to Mr and Mrs A R Jackson of Mich day last Mrs Jackson ia a sister of Mrs Sam Church and has been a frequent visitor In Grand Rapids A daughter to Mr and Mrs W Friday A son to Mr and Mrs Emile Reinhardt Friday A son to Mr and Mra Chaa Halverson Monday A aon to Mr and Mra Geo of Port Edwardi Thursday A san to Mr and MM Geo A ion to Mr and Mrs August Kauth of ion to Mr and Frank A daughter to Mr and Mia Ik H Nelson of Kellner
