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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-17
4 General Tie-up

of all the means of public conveyance in q large
city. even for a few hou S, during strike of the
employees, means a general parayzing of trade
and industry for the time being, and is attended
with an enormous aggregate loss to the commun-
ity. How much more serious to the Individual
is the general tieup Of his system, known as con-
stipation, and due to the strike of the most i'm
portant organs for more prudent treatment and
better care. If too long neglected, torpid or
sluggish liver will produce serious forms of kid
ney and liver diseases, malaria trouble and
chronic dyspepsia. DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Purga-
tive Pellets are preventive and cure of these
pleasant to take and positively harmless.
Railroad Superintendent during big strike)-
Have you had any experience III managing a
locomotive?' Applicant-'Not exactly; but my
wife and l successfully started the kitchen fire
with kerosene for three years without getting
blown up'' "Eurekal John. tell the President
I've found man brave enough to run a flyer
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-17
COnsumnfiOn Surely Cured.

To the Editor:-PleaSe inform your readerc
thar | have positive remedy for the above
named disease. BY its timely use thousands OF
hopeless cases have been permanently cured
shall be CAD to send two bottles Of my remedy
FREE to any of your readers who have conSump-
ton if they viii send me their Express and
2. o. address. Respectfully.
Z. 4. SLOCUM. N. c.. ISL Pearl St Y Y
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liable to set in, and, sooner or later, in-
duce a fatal termination.
DIR. PIERCE's GOLDEN MEDICAL DIsCOv-
cry acts powerfully upon the Liver, and
through that great blood-psuii ying organ,
cleanses the system of all blood-taints and
impurities, from whatever cause arising.
1t is equally eflicacious in acting upon the
Kidneys, and other excretory organs,
cleansing, strengthening, and healing their
diseases. AS an appCtizing, restorative
tonic, it promotes digestion and nutri-
strength. Ia malarial districts, this WON
derfuI medicine has gained great celeb
rity in curing Fever and Ague, Chills
and Fever, Dumb Ague, and kindred
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-17

Little Dot--"What makes these aTie doggies
cry so when take them up?' Omaha Mamma
because they don't like to be taken away from
their mamma" DO they love their dog mamma
Just like childrens?" at seems to me sometimes
dear, that they love their mammas good deal
better than some children do" well, dog
nammaS can't spank"
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MOrbidIy Honest.
Grnrer a. ITncle Ra -yNhara 80 -, I

Grocer Ito Uncle Rastus)-Where did you buy
that goldfish Uncle RastuS?
Uncle RaStuS-On de co'ner above sab.
Grocer-You go there and pay cash for cod
fish, and you've owed me for ham for SIX
months.
Uncle Rastus-Yes, sab, don't think 'twouId
be homes, Mistah SmIf, TO me to buy anything
mo- Of yo' till Is paid wot I owes - deed 1
don,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-17

TROUGH ON RATS, - tor raTs mice, bugs. 15c
''RoUGH on CATARRH." Only absolute cure. soc.
trough ON CORNS." Hard or soft corns. 15c.
ROUGH ON TOOTHACHE' - Instant relief. 15c.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-17

A darkey preacher from Bath recently admon
iShed G neva audience against the sin of bribery
at elections as follows: DIS ting of gettin' 500
for q vote is all wrong. Ten dollars is as much
aS Is rffn
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-17

That's right, my dear. Draw aside the cur.
tainS and raise the sash to ADMIT q little son and
heir" cheeriiy shouted PhaSaeSius wheeling the
baby into the yard just as Lavina was about TO
give the front room its customary morning ven
tiIation
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-17

Clerk-''What can do for you. sirY' Profess
sor-'I-I-well, that's a nice affair; l really
don't know what was Id to get. But no mat
Ter, just give me something similar"
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COPYRIGHT, 1857. !
indescribable feeling or dread, or Of i'm

pending calamity?
If you have all, or any considerable
number of these symptoms, you are
suffering from that most common of
American manifestations Dyspepsia, or
Torpid Liver, associated with Dyspepsia,
or Indigestion. The more complicated
your disease has become, the greater the
number and diversity of symptoms. No
matter P, what 96 stage It has reached, DIR;
will subdue it, if taken. according to di-
rections for reasonable length of time.
If not cured, complications multiply and
Consumption Of the Lungs, Skin Diseases,
Heart Disease, rheumatism, Kidney Dis
ease. or other grave maladies ere quito
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-17

LOOK YOUNG, prevent tendency to wrinkle
or ageing of the skin by using LEAURELLE OIL
Preserves youthful, plump, fresh condition OF
the features. A transparent. alabaster skin s100
Druggists or exp. (. S. Wells, Jersey City, n. j.
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Hotel Proprietor-'1 win send the refresh
ments up, sir. by the dumb waiter" Guest-"An
right; and let me tell you if he isn't here within
ffteen minutes he Will wish he was deaf as we'll
as dumb
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Bobby, go out and tell Johnny to quit filing
that saw" He amt fling a saw It's SISTER
Lie singing to Mr.. De Smack
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-17

ROUGH ON ITCH Ointment cures Skin HUI
mors Pimples, Flesh Worms, Ring Worm, letter,
Salt Rheum, Frosted Feet, Chuans, Itch, Ivy
Poison, Barber'S Itch, Scald Head, Ecz ma. soc.
Druggists or mail. E. S. Wells Jersey City, n. j.
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If afflicted with Sore Eyes, use DIR. Isaac Thomp-
sons Eye Water. Druggists sell it. CSC.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-17

ask your shoe and hardware dealers for Lyons
Heel Stiheners they keep boots and shoes
straight.
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SATISFACTION GUARANTEED

4 NONsIGN your stock to the CHICAGO LIVE SToCK
~ COMMISSION Co., Union Stock Yards, Chicago III,
Incorporated with capital stock of s25,GOO. Live
Stock Market Reports furnished free. Write us
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-17

That man who is always looking for sympathy
needs
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ROUGH ON PILES. Quick. complete cure soc.
BUCHIUPA1BA, Great Kidney Remedy. ST.
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WELLS HAIR BALSAhI. If gray gradually
restores color; elegant tonic dressing. Soc
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he could discover no trace of them. Over
and over again he searched the contents,
but each time width the same result. At
length, he paused in his work, almost
fainting with anxiety and disappoint-
ment.
"Another failure" he said to himself,
sand worse one than before"
As he spoke he continued earnestly
turning over the portmanteaE's contents.
"What fop the fellow is!' he exclaim-
ed. "Why, half of mis- luggage is brushes.
And now that l notice it, what strange
brushes they are! What heavy backs
they havem
The backs of the brushes certainly
looked very thick, and when Mr.. Wyiie
examined them closely he found that they
were even thicker than they looked, for
the hair in the centre was much shorter
than at the sides, and the backs, there
fore must be deeper there. Indeed, they
looked so sus picious that the detective at
once began to try If they did not open in
some way CT other. He soon discovered
that they did. The top gram of polished
wood ran in a groove, and was, easily
movable. He pulled 1t back, and there,
in the middle, was hollow space crushed
full of letters. Trembling with excite
ment, he lifted them out and looked at
them. To his delight they were the very
ones he was in search of.
There were two cases, each containing
two brushes. In the first brush he open
ed there were sixteen letters from Lady
Noodle; in the second there were fifteen.
These were all in English. The brushes
in the other case had also movable backs
and contained letters, but glance al
the handwriting showed him that they
were not Lady Noodles.
He glanced rapidly over the letters
Their contents were of the most innocent
character; mere commonplace congratu-
lstions, condolences and inquiries such
as friend would write 70 friend.
| NJ don't see," said the detective to him
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FOR TIL BLOOD HS tn LHFE.

upwards of forty years. The disease
hands, crack
theO
the places by Of adhesive pase sr ointment @
dressed daily pat quite severe times and
paving the other
and
in salt-rheuIn had
commendaDle prescribed
by her physicians without obtaining relief Sic yards
herself by drinking teas made from bfrE
herbs She continued this several
Finally, about
small pamphlets setting forth lie ri Lis
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-04-20
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

LAKE CRYSTAL, April IA.
The prospects are that our village will
witness a bigger building boom this
spring than at any period Of its past his
tory. Before the season is over there
will be no trace left Of the fire of last
fall; that every building burnt will be
replaced with new and more substantial
ones. Besides this number of fine
residences will be built. Mr.. Fitzlof
has already contracted for his new resi-
dence. Messrs. Marston and Norman
have begun the erection of a cheese fac
tory on the MarstOn farm near town
which will be supplied with all the
modern improvements. With two
cheese factories and butter factory
Lake Crystal will be as it has been in
the past the best dairy market in South
ern Minnesota.
Our roller mill has been remodeled
and fitted up with new machinery so
that under its new management they are
able to turn out as good grade of flour
as any in the state. Truly Lake Crystal
is a progressing village.
Joe Paddock, of this place, will re-
move to Mankato the first of next
week and make it his home in the fu-
ture.
Otto LANCER will 90 to Rochester soon
to take a position as clerk IN n dry
goods store.
G. G. Kenney has removed TO st.
Peter to engage in the butter and egg
business.
Attorney Stackpole visited Mankato
this week and invested i'm a new suit of
1t is said that when ne came
back even his pet dog & not know
HIM.
w. III. Humphrey and Rem Roberts
are able to be around attending to bust
ness again after their severe illness.
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his home on West Twenty
fourth street from his office at No. .
Wall street. He delighted in telling the
story of his struggle, and how he nearly
got lost in snowdrift in Union square.
For two weeks or so thereafter he con
tinued to work, but on March 30 he had
to give up. On April he called in DR..
Agnew, and on April 8 the operation
involving the cutting of the mas
terd bone, the projection behind
the left ear, was resorted to to let out the
pus that accumulated in the honeycomh
formation of the bone. This was per,
formed as n last resort to save his life
hut was evidently unsuccessful. From
that time until Tuesday the physicians
alternated between hope and despair.
Sunday and Monday Mr.. Conkling was
belicved to be getting better, but Tues'
day gradual sinking set in, which con
tinued until the final dissolU ion. The
tnterment will be at Utica, \. Y.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-04-20
COOP THUNDER, April |


Seeding is under good Roadway; the
season is late and everything needs
pushing.
The people have organized a temper
ance society, to meet once month in
the Baptist church. Mrs. Stevens, Mrs.
Clark and Mrs. Johnson are the COM
mittee on program.
Flanagan, Clark d Co., have just re-
ceived new stock of lumber, and have
started their new lumber yard on the
hill west of town.
Mrs. Austin has been very i'll, but we
are glad TO learn that she Is recovering.
Charlie Austin got home from Dakota
Saturday morning, but started back last
night.
Herman Thomson started for Nebras-
ka last night; we hope that he will not
like the country.
Miss Rightson IS in town visiting
friends.
The river promises to give us good
supply of fish this spring; goodly num-
Der have started up the streets of Good
Thunder already.
Ole visited the county seat last night.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-04-20

THE RerietC makes q lame attempt to
bolster up the glaring failure of the city
health officer to do his duty. and dumps
the blame for the existence of dirty
streets and alleys and promiScuous ma
nure piles upon the executive depart
ment of the city government. Or, rath-
er, says the mayor assumed that respon-
sibility in his inaugural remarks. 1t
was certainly very kind for the mayor
to be so magnanimous as to shoulder the
blame for the laXity allowed, especially
as il could by no possibility he placed
elsewhere. 1t is generally supposed
that the appointing power is TO a large
degree responsible for the acts of its APP
pointces. The Rerier credits the follow
ing to Mayor Pau:
The mavor stated as Il fact that the
city is to-day no cleaner IN this respect
than ii was one year ago, and he intends
that this condition of things shall not be
repeated, but when the city is turned
over TO his successor next spring, there
shall he q marked and noticeable i'm
prOvement.
This is lamcntablc admission for Il
public officer to make and we are con-
strained to believe that the mayor has
been misrepresented by the Reqelc. If
he has allowed ordinances to be openly
violated for an entire year and suffered
nuisances to exist which he had the
power TO abate, we should suppose he
would at least he slow TO publicly pro-
claim the fact. If it has taken the mayor
an entire year to make up his mind that
he will enforce ordinances and bring
about reforms which he admits were
needed when he came into office, what
assurance has the city that he will not
be another year in deciding how and
where and when the good work shall
commence. We can not exactly under
stand how the reappointment Of the old
health officer is consistent with the
mayors good resolutions, which were q
year a bornln'. Notwithstanding the
excuses made for that officer, it certain
ly is part of his duty to report and see
that nuisances in the shape of dirty
streets, alleys, etc, are abated, and if as
the mayor says, there has been no i'm
provement in this respect the past year,
1t is very queer way to bring about
better things by the reappointment
made last night.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-04-20
Mr.. COMBINES CAREER.
Salient Facts in the Life of Man
Who Was a Power.

Roscoe Conkling was born ut Albany
Oct 80, 1929. He was the son OF Hon.
Alfred Conkling, who was a member of
the Seventeenth Congress from New
York, and who was appointed by John
Quincy Adams in 1925 judge of the
Northern district of the state. He was
also minister to Mexico by the appoint
ment of President Fillmore. Roscoe re-
ceived his education in the common
schools and the academy of his neigh
bOrhood, after which he accompanied
his father to Auburn and Geneva, and
then under him commenced prepara-
ton for the bar, which he continued
three years. In 1916 he entered the
office of Spencer and Herman, at Utica,
the latter being the gentleman who was
afterwards to be his colleague in the
United States Senate. Mr.. Conkling
was very brilliant young man and was
appointed the district attorney of Onel-
da county not only before his majority,
but prior to his admission to the bar,
and commenced not only brilliant le-
gal career, but for the next ten years
dis y 81 his- commandments a.
manager in politics, becoming a recog-
nized leader of his party lin New York
state. Before he was thirty years OF age
he had won such triumphs as an advo-
cate that he established his pre-emi-
hence and opened the way to his future
career. He married Julia, sister of eX-
Gov. Horatio Seymour, and made his
home in Utica. In 1858 he was elected
mayor of that city, and in the fall OF the
same year he was elected a member OF
the the Thirty-sixth Congress, taking his
seat in December, 1853. He was re.
turned two years later, but was defeated
by Senator Herman in 1862. In "a he
was again elected, as he was in 1866, but
before taking his seat in the Thirty
ninth Congress he was chosen United
States Senator, and took his place In
that body March 4, 1867. He was
reelected in 1878 and again in
1879. He had much to do with
forming the reconstruction policy OF the
government, and was conspicuous in
framing and passing the famous electoral
commission act. On nearly all great
questions his voice was heard with
marked attention. In the campaign of
1876 he was at his best, perhaps, and
was Il power. At the Republican con-
vention of 1880, Mr.. Conkling was the
leader of the Grant delegates, marshal
ing his forces and holding them steadily
until the conflict ended IN the nomina-
ton of Gen. Garfield. After the famous
Mentor conference Mr.. ConkllnR Qlu
effective work for the ticket, carrying
New York and securing the election OF
Garfield. March "a, 1881, President
Garfield sent TO the senate the name of
Gen. Robertson for collector of the port
of New York. Robertson was politically
and personally opposed to Conkling, and
the senator opposed his confirmation for
several weeks. Upon Robertson's con-
Conkling and Platt resigned
their seats in the senate and sought a
at the hands of the legisla-
ture of New York. Both were defeated,
and Conkling retired from political life.
Since then he had been actively engaged
in the practice of his profession.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-04-20
SOLID FOR SHERMAN.
Ohio Will Stand by the Ohio States
man to the Last.

Ohio Will Stand by the Ohio States
man to the Last.
DAYTON, o., April 19.-Ohio Republi-
cans may quarrel over who is going to
represent them at Chicago. They may
still have little of the old man-worship
which has for three successive cam
paigns destroyed Senator Sherman's
chances of success in a national conven-
ton, but il seems clear that this year
they will send a united delegation to
Chicago and that delegation for Sher-
man, so pledged that for any of them to
break away would be to commit political
suicide. Gov. Foraker said Yesterday
that il did not matter what a combina-
ton of Eastern Republicans managers
might try to do, the Ohio delegation
would go to Chicago to stay by Senator
Sherman so long as he is in the race. They
will not be stampeded by the name of
Blaine or any other name. They will
stand by Sherman. This seems to be
the drift of comment. The young Re-
publicans have captured the convention
held, and young men will represent the
majority of the Ohio district at Chicago.
They are for Sherman they say just as
much as are the older men who have
represented Ohio for years. The con-
tests here will be for delegates-at-large
to Chicago. Gov. Foraker will be
chosen by reclamation. So will be Con-
gresham Mckinley, in all probability.
The candidates for the other two places
are Congressman Butterworth of Gin
cinuati, ex-Gov. Foster of Fostoria,
Capt. Asa Bushnell of Springfield, and
Amos Townsend of Cleveland, and the
colored delegates are pressing the name
of Jere A. Brown, a colored member of
the present legislature from Cleveland,
and e. l.. Maxwell of Xenia. Old poll
ticians give the places to Butterworth
and Bushnell, because Cincinnati, with
sixty votes, will push the one, and the
other is warm friend of Gov. Foraker.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-04-20

ONE of MInnesota's congressman, Mr..
Mcdonald, has introduced bill so
stringent in its features that if passed it
ought to make impossible the formation
of trusts such as are becoming SO plenti-
fr!. 1t proposes to make the existence
of interstate trusts, pools and other
combines to control production, manu-
facture, shipment, sale or price of any
article of trade or commerce, a criminal
conspiracy, punishable by fine and i'm
prisonmeut. No one questions the need
of legislation against this new sort of
ring to prevent competition and raise
prices, and if Congressman Nc
Donald should be instrumental in
bringing them under proper control
honor and glory would be his.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-04-20

Mr.. CoNKLING's death last evening was
not unexpected. 1t removes a man
whose name was probably as widely
known throughout the country as any of
the leaders the past decade has pro-
duced. He was great lawyer and an
able statesman. 1t is not likely that
had he lived Mr.. Conkling would have
been recalled to public life, and that was
not necessary in order to place his name
among the greatest of his time. His
character and personality were such as
attracted the staunchest adherence of
his friends, and made most bitter enc
niles of those whom he opposed. His
political career was unfortunate in that
his radical and dictatorial policy divi-
ded his party and resulted in his forced
retirement, but il was also fortunate i'm
that however vindictIve or bitter his
methods, not the slightest tinge of cor
public life, and his most bitter enemies
have always been ready to testify TO the
upright and honorable manner in which
he conducted his campaigns. He was
polished gentleman, a ready debater, a
great orator, and one of the ablest jurists
the country has produced. His name
will hold high position in the history
of his country, and one which many 9TH
ers may with credit strive TO attain. He
would have been more greatly beloved
and held firmer position in the affec-
tons of the people if he had possessed
that element Of character which prompts
great men to sacrifice personal feeling
and self-advancement for the greater
good of the nation. He had as firm adj
herents, however and as warm friends as
any political leader ever secured, while
his countrymen generally have not been
slow to recognize his brilliant qualities.
His death occurred while yet young
man, and it removes figure that IL will
be difficult TO replace, and one which
will always be revered and respected by
the people.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-04-20

TIE latest demand of the Southern
democrats, the nomination of Gen.
Fitzhugh Lee, of Virginia for Vice Pres
ident, this year, has created regular
panic among Cleveland's friends. They
are moving heaven and earth to con-
vince the Southerners that it will mean
sure defeat to grant their demand. So
far they persist in the demand, saying
that they are expected to furnish l53 of
the electoral votes and that they are
entitled to name part Of the ticket.
What the result will be is hard TO say,
but 1t is probable that the SOutherners
will compromise and take lavish promis-
es of patronage under the next admins
STATION, in lieu of the nomination for
Vice President.