06 Mar 1907
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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1907
Page
1
A garbled OCR text shows scattered names, places, and activities, including mentions of banners, petitions, and local figures. The readable segments reference events at various streets and venues, with unclear actions and outcomes. The article appears to be an incoherent patchwork rather than a single coherent story.
Evangelist Clapp, a seven year pastor and preacher with Chicago ties, leads clear fearless sermons at the Appleton Baptist Church. Meetings grow nightly with two cornetists directing singing under Rev Geo Dewey. The series closes Sunday night with Rev Wilbur Cy speaking each day.
Madison reports incorporation plans for the Wisconsin Valley Electric Railway Co with H F Whitcomb Geo A Whiting and George Lines of Milwaukee as organizers. Capital stock set at 225000, with growth anticipated to fund construction. Other notes mention Senator Spooner’s resignation effective May 1 and potential successors including Stephenson Copers Levroot and W D Connor from Marshfield.
Sugnpron and Halvorson run furnishing goods in town but face delays as fixtures have not arrived, yet promise a nest-place once set. They sourced display cases from the Kandy Mfg Co and report prices cheaper than Chicago. A family row led to John Bolland and Joseph Oshalske pleading guilty to assault and battery, paying fines. Lincoln Club formed with L A Bonoman as president, Henry Benebose VP, Howard Thompson secretary, Charles Natwick treasurer.
Grand Rapids adds 34 WW Linderman a former Ripon Wis realty figure to expand business ties with major national firms. In local realty news Jumber Yards changes hands as Parkinson Marlin Lumber Co of Madison buys Grand Rapids Lumber Co yards, consolidating operation with Kellogg Bros. and the new Parkin son Marlin firm. The west side yard will close and the east side office shifts under BM. G Gordon supervision.
The coming stock fair will be held next Tuesday March 13 on the east side market square with expected demand for horses. Mr Loomis of Aesherat plans to attend and seeks fifty horses in good condition. Buyers will also seek chickens, young pigs, cattle and other farm products. A meeting of American Society of Equity representatives formed a county organization, electing Arthur Dean, George Conklin, O Benefanes, and Henry Blackbard as officers. The Chicago Northwestern Railway announces a passenger rate rise to 24 cents per mile, likely affecting the Wisconsin neutral line. Green Bay & Western has not announced plans since the rate ruling. Miss Mathilda Stahl celebrated her eighteenth birthday with friends. prizes were won by Miss Alta Shermer and Ira Wood. Final oratorical and declamatory contests are set for Lincoln High School with representatives from each class, leading to further competition in Grand Rapids. The E. F. Ledge held a cinch party, with prizes won by Wm Boyce and Mrs. Wo Henke. Ten dollars will fund mileage tickets for certain riders after March.
An ammonia tank explosion at a Wesnesday brewery injured a night watchman and a worker, with facial burns and eye injuries. Some pipes were damaged and a boiler engine partly affected. several tanks withstanding refrigeration were involved, while the cause remained unclear and authorities suspected a faulty tank.
Notice of annual Schogt meeting with election details and location at Howe Belial building. Readers urged to attend March 18 at 7 PM. multiple ward and commissioner positions listed with terms and candidates.
Simeon Worlund of Sigal criticized a highway bill in a Tribune visit. He said rural carriers cannot compel town or road board action and warned the measure would unduly shift liability to towns for dangerous roads. He urged authority reside with the board after proper procedure and time.
Ubartus Philleo resumes duties as head of an express office for the American Express Co on the east side while Ketcham takes the big seal and wood office. Gros and Lyons sell their grocery and dry goods store to Johncom & Hist Company. sale may close near current location with no expansion planned. Frank Boregard arrested for horse stealing. officers from New London transport him. Ihy Gardner and Geo P Hambrecht announce candidacies for alderman and supervisor in Ward 3. Ya old soldiers invited to G A R meeting at 6 p.m. Left for Iowa then North Dakota for work. local ads note services and business contacts.
The regular examinations schedule for candidates in Weed County and surrounding areas is published. Examinations will run in March and April with sessions at Marchfield Pittagilia and Grand Kapida on specified dates, including March 27 28 29 30 and April 4.
Sali, identified by aliases, pressures rivals in a tense harbor plan tied to Bw0.69 and Ty 3, with Onapor noted as a focal point in the dispute over raiding or barging interests at OKI HD. The fragment hints at jealousy and competitive maneuvering affecting regional trade and security dynamics.
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