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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-31
Must Be a Rich Man.

With view to laying proper basis
for the boys career, of teaching him
the great object of living, to make
money, he was told to acquire the
names of the richest men in the world.
The poorest are not easy to count.
Poverty is cheap, easily attained, and
it sticks closer than brother. So he
went home and asked his father. His
father told him Jay Gould, Wander
bilt and Rothschild, and sundry San
Francisco people, and he wrote them
all down on piece of paper. Then
he added name he thought of him.
self.
care these rightP" he asked, hand
ing his father the paper.
''Yes-but who's this you've put
down? O'Grady?"
Yes, guess O'Grady must be a
rich man. everybody is saying he owes
ten dollars to him"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-31
BARTERlNG IN OLD TIMES.
A Custom of Our Grandfathers that Has
Fallen Into Disuse.

There is not so much bartering in
prices nowadays as there was when |
first went into business for myself,
said a merchant to a Utica Observer
man the other day. The time was
when merchant expected that every
piece of goods that he offered for sale
would be cut down in price by the per-
sistency of his customers. 1t was ex-
pected and looked for, and we often
named higher price for the goods
than we really asked for them so we
might drop to suit the within of the
bartering buyer. ] do not know
where the custom came from. / only
know that it existed and was very an
moving. People would barter for
hours over small-article and often go
out and in short time return and say
they could buy it at Browns or Smiths
for so much less, and try ana beat you
down to the figure they named. Some
men and women were noted for their
bartering propensities.
II remember one of those old fell
lows who used to barter for hours at q
time over common and small purchases.
| had clerk who came here from
Binghamton, and his first adventure
with the old man was amusing. The
clerk sold him about 81 worth in the
forenoon. The next time our hard
listed customer came the Binghamton
boy dropped pleasant customer so he
might get chance to wait on him.
Hickory shirting was asked for, and
the clerk charged him So cents yard.
The customer held forth about ten
minutes, when the clerk excused him.
self, and, stepping back to the Office.
opened an envelope lying on the desk.
Rushing back to his customer, who
was rubbing the goods between his
thumb and finger. the clerk said: 'Ex-
cuse me, but we have just received a
telegram from our eastern correspond
ent, and these goods have raised 10
cents yard in the market; it will cost
you As cents nowr The old man
looked dumbfounded for a moment
and offered So cents. The clerk
walked back to the desk, looked at the
envelope again, picked up paper and
pretendend to glance at the markets.
converseG in a low tone with one of
the book-keepers, and went back to
his customer with the statement that
the goods were rising very rapidly in
the market and as we had only few
pieces we could not think of selling it
less than so cents a yard, and the next
customer that came would have to pay
55 cents or 60 cents. The astonished
farmer offered 45 cents, which the clerk
accepted after extorting a pledge that
the buyer should not tell how cheap he
got it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-31
Painless Execution of Criminals.

Modern sentiment opposes the exc
cution of criminals by hanging. for
the barbarity that attends it; garroting
is scarcely less barbarous; decapita-
ton, shooting and burning at the
stake are horrible, and the proposed
taxing of life by electric shocks. al
though approved by the Empire State,
is so uncertain that it can not be de-
pended upon as sure means of de-
stroying life.
In the interest of humanity, and that
the aims of justice may be promoted
with unerring effect and in the most
painless manner, without descending
to barbarity, the writer would suggest
the following method of removing"
condemned criminals:
Let the person to be executed be
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-31
DAKOTA DIALECT.
"The Mortal Cinch," ''Getting on the Band
Wagon" and "Rustlng."

Colonel John Ely, the Mouse river
stockman, has improved upon the
use of 'cinch," SAYS Dakota letter to
the St. Louis Globe Democrat. His ex-
preston is ''the mortal cinch," which
can only be translated as "a dead sure
thing"
The Dakotan ''hooks up" his team.
He never harnesses" unless he is a
tenderfoot: Hills in ranges are SEQ
teaux.n Depressions which are water
courses when the snow melts or when
the rain fall is abundant, but which
are dry most of the year, are ''coulees,
in the Dakota vernacular. Getting
on the band wagon" is the Dakota
synonym for success in politics.
To "rustle' is both good and bad
verb. The grand jury of Ramsey
county recently tried to get detini-
ton of "rustling'' out of Niger Joe"
of DEVILS lake. Niger Joe" is one
of the characters of his satanic maj
esty's county-seat A man was sus-
pected of stealing coat and 'Nigger
joe was the chief witness.
"Now. Joe,n said the foreman, "tell
the jury all you know about this coat
business. You saw this man, didn't
youP?"
"Ya-as, sab, / seed him, suah,"
drawled Joe, slowly, for he was not an
altogether willing witness.
We'll. did he have anything with
him?" asked the foreman.
"Ya-as, sah," said Joe. He had
a bundle under his arm; suah. sab, he
, did"
do you know what was in the bum
dle?"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-31
One on the Inspector.

A school inspector hailing from
Glasgow has the credit, says the Dun
dee (Scotland) Advertiser, of telling
the following story against himself.
1t ought to be promised that he is not
tall and has not been blessed with
much personal beauty, but he thinks
himself. and deservedly so. an excel
lent public speaker. Examining a
junior class one day late he wished to
lead up to breath" as the reply to a
question. He had no reply at first,
but after a pause he said. "What comes
out of my MOUTH" A wee little fellow
promptly answered, ''Gas, SIR" At
terward, in explaining what an adjec-
tive was, he said. Il am man. but
place an adjective before 'mau.' Il
am a" Little manm exclaimed
one hopeful. The inspector does not
like to be called little. He said, well
-ah-giye me another ugly little
man!' shouted too literal boy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-31
No Such Mountains.

The celebrated Kong mountains OF
Africa are about to follow the Mount
aims of the moon, which have been ex-
plunged from the maps. These mount
aims were supposed to be stretched
across Africa for ten degrees of longi-
tude about 200 miles north of the Gulf
of Guinea. Capt. Binger, who has
now returned from nearly two years
explorations in the almost unknown
region north of the Gulf of Guinea,
says there is no such range as the Kong
mountains.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-31

that bundle, sab, fur he done showed
it 10 me; he did, sah.'
''Well, what was in it, Joe?"
1T was coat, sab; shuah, sah."
Did he tell you where he got itp"
''4a-as, sab, h-he done tole me. He
said he russell it."
HE said he rustled it?"
'Ya-as, sab, th-that's what he said,
shuah. He said he russell it.
t'Well, now, Joe, tell the jury what
you understood he meant when he
said he rustled that coat
''Ya-as, sab. | seed the coat. He
done tole me he russell it. | spec
rus-sern jest means to russell, that's
all.n
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-31
The Fair Pokerist.

The fair poker-player was pleased with the
game,
For the betting was free and the limit was
high,
But affected reluctant to bet all the same,
And pushed in her chips with bit of sigh,
Oh, this fair poker-player WAS wonderful sly
Then she looked on the pot with smile that
was bland,
Broke intoa laugh when they made the last
raise,
Raked the board with four aces she held In
her hand,
And then had a flush on her beautiful face
New York Herald
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-31
The Proper Cooking of Rice.

If the rice planters of all the rice
producing states would employ COM
mission Of expert cooks to go around
the country, and particularly to visit
the great cities and teach the people,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-14
LEGAL.
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

CILvANUs WHITE vs.. T. s. HAMILTON
| y NJ. Kelleher and @. E. Eliott.-sheriff's
order Of Sale and Decree of Foreclosure and
Sale.
Under and by virtue OF an order of sale and
decree of foreclosure and sale, issued out OF
the Superior Court OF the county of Los Ange-
les, State of California, on the 9th day OF May,
A; D: 1889. In the above entitled ad s action
plaintiff. obtained a judgment and decree OF
foreclosure and sale against T.. 8. Hamilton.
M. Kelleher and c. E. Elliott, defendants, on
the 18th day of April, A. D. 1889, for the sum
Of 3.165 10 dollars in gold coin Of the United
States, which said decree was, on the 10Th day
of April, A, D. 1889, recorded in judgment
book 10 OF said court, at page 200, l am COM
manded to sell all those certain lots, pieces or
parcelsaof land. situate lying ana pelng IN the
bounded and described as follows:
Lots one o., two ~, three ~. seven ~,
nine (9), eleven q1), thirteen (13), fifteen (I5(
seventeen 40. nineteen (19Q stwenty-one CID
seven (27), twenty-nine (29), thirty;one I'D
thirty.three 1881 and thirty-fve 1857, in block 3
OF the Malabar :ract according 10 map OF
said tract recorded in book IL, at page w.
miscellaneous records of said county.
Public notice is hereby given that on Mon.
day, the Sd day Of June, A. D. 1889, at IL
O'clock NJ. of that day, in front of the. Court
House door of the county OF Los Angeles, on
Spring street, will in obedience to said order
OF sale and decree of foreclosure and sale, sell
the above described property, or SO much
thereof as may be necessary, to satisfy said
Judgment. with interest and costs, etc., to the
highest and best bidder. for cash In gold coin
OF the United States.
Dated this 10th day of May, 1889:
M. g. AGUIRRE,
Sheriff of Los Angeles County.
BY A. NJ. THORNTON, Under Sheriff.
JONES & CARLTON, Attorneys for Plaintiff.
my11 I'd
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-14
NOTICE. FOR PUBLICATION.

T AND OFFICE AT LOS ANGELES, CAL
IL April Is, 1889.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support OF his claim
and that said proof will be made before the
Register and Receiver at Los Angeles, CAL, on
June 8. 1889, viz:
Jesus L. Cruz, Pre-. D. s. 1928, for the N. n
of NE. n, Sc X ONE. and NE: d OF Sc.
h Sec. 81, TIP. N, R. IA W., 8. B. M.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultivation
of, said land, viz: T. Valdez, of Cahuenga;
Mr.. Gates, of Cshuenga: M. Roche, of Cahuen-
ga; l.. Moline, of Cahuenga.
Any person who desires to protest against the
allowance of such proof, or who knows of any
substantial reason, under the law and the regu-
lations OF the Interior Department, why such
opportunity at the aforementioned time and
place to cross-examine the witnesses OF said
claimant. and to offer evidence in rebuttal OF
that submitted by claimant.
a2I 3Ot+ H. PATTON, Register.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-14

The Mayor and Council Of the City of Los an
getes do orddtn as Jotl0iUs:
SECTION 1. That it is the intention of the
Council of the city of Los Angeles to establish
the grade of iced street. from Walters street to
Bellevue avenue, as follows:
AT the intersection of Walters street the grade
shall be 50 90 feet above the datum plane on
the southwest corner and So 90 feet above
the datum plane on the southeast corner.
AT point in the west line OF Teed street $50
feet south of the south line of Walters street the
grade shall be 5000 feet above the datum
plane
At a point in the east line of Teed street $50
feet south of the south line of Walters street the
grade shall be $500 feet above the datum
plane.
AT point in the west line of Teed street 300
feet south of the south line of Walters street the
grade shall be 91.OO feet above the datum
plane
At point in the east line of Teed street
300 feet south of the south line of Walters
street the grade shall be SO 90 feet above the
datum plane.
At the intersection with Bellevue avenue the
grade shall be 1920 feet above the datum
plano on the northwest corner and TAO feet
above the datum plane on the northeast corner.
SEC. 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the
passage of this Ordinance, and shall cause the
same to be published for ten days in the Los
thereafter it shall take effect and be in force.
hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance
was adopted by the Council of the city of Los
Angeles at its meeting of April 20, A. D. 1880.
FREEMAN G. TEED,
City Clerk.
Approved May 3, 1889.
my4 lot HENRY T. HAZARD, Mayor,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-14
LEGAL.
NOTICE OF FORECL OSURE SALE.

4 LEX. MOIR, DICK MATHEWS AND
"A Thomas Prothero. Plaintiffs, VS.. Harry NJ.
Glllig. W E. Lane. Joseph B. Weber, assignee
in insolvency OF w. E. Lane, and Frederick
Hardness, Defendants.-Sheriffs Sale, No 6, 5S5
Order of Sale and Decree of Foreclosure and
Sale.
Under and by virtue of an order of sale and
decree of foreclosure and sale, issued out OF the
Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles,
State of California, on the 10th day of March,
in Alex Moir ct nj, the aboye-named plant
ifs obtained Judgment and decree Of foreclos-
ure and sale against Harry NJ Gillig ct al, de-
PENDANTS on the 18th day of March, AID 1889 for
the sum of 254 1900 dollars in lawful money
of the United States, which said decree was, on
judgment book 10 of said Court at page la, l
am ommanded to sell all that certain lot, piece
or parcel of land, situate, lying and being In the
County of Los Angeles, State OF California, and
bounded and described as follows:
Lot No. 6, Block No. Al, OF the Oak Knoll
Tract Pasadena, and being on the northeast cor
ner of Oak Knoll avenue and Logan avenue.
together with all and singular the tenements,
Entertainments and appurtenances thereunto
belonging or in any wise appertaining
nesday, the 18th day of May, A. D: 1889, at
IL O'Clock M. of that day, in front OF the Court
House door of the County of Los Angeles, on
Spring street, will, in obedience to said order
OF sale and decree of foreclosure and sale, sell
the above described property, or SO much there
of as may be necessary to satisfy said judgment,
with interest and costs, ETC., to the highest and
best bidder, for cash lawful money of the
Dated this ED day of april. 1882 ar,1Dr
Sheriff of Los Angeles County.
By A. M. THORNTON. Under Sheriff.
BARCLAY, WILSON & CARPENTER, Attorneys for
Plaintiffs a23 tues At
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-14
PROBATE NOTICE.

TN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
i County of Los Angeles, State Of California
In the matter of the estate Of Walter B. Nor
ris, Ethel Morris, Anna d. Morris and Lewis s.
Morris, minors Order to show cause why Or
der of Sale of Real Estate should not be made.
e. G. Knott, the Guardian of the Estate OF
Walter B. Morris, Ethel Morris, Anna d: Morris
and Lewis S. Morris, minors, having filed his
petition herein praying for an order of sale oil
all the real estate of said minors, for the pur-
poses therein let forth,
1t is therefore OF dered by the Judge OF said
Court, that all persons interested in the estate
of said minors appear before the said Superior
Court on Thursday, the 9th day OF June, 1889,
at 10 o'clock in the forenoon Of said day, at the
courtroom of said Superior Court at the -
ia - County of Los Angeles, to show cause
why on order should not be granted to the sald
Guardian to sell SO much Of the real estate OF
said minors at private sale as shall be neces-
sary.
And that copy OF this order be published at
least once week for four successive weeks In
the Los Angeles DAILY HERALD, a newspape.
printed and published in said county.
W. H, CLARK,
Judge of the Superior Court
Dated 9th day of May 1889. N.Y. tues 5t
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-14
NOTICE-IIMBER CULTURE.

TT s. LAND OFFICE, LOS ANGELES, CAL,
u F. May l, 1SS9.-Complaint having been emit
cred at this office by Walter W. Warner against
Charles Hamm, for failure to comply with
law as 10 Timber. Culture Entry No. 651, dated
January %, 1884, upon the 5W a OF section
Angeles county, Calf, with view to the can.
collation. of said entry; contestant alleging that
said Charles Hamm has not improved, cult
waited, or put in crop five acres Of said land, o,
wear, to.wit, 1886. The said parties are hereby
Summoned to appear at this office on the 31st
day OF July, 1889, at 10 O'Clock A. M, to re,
alleged failure.
III. POLK, Receiver.
I'D. BErHuNE, Atty for Contestant.
m2-30t
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-14

The Mayor and Council of the City of Los angeles
do 0rddin as folloWS:
SECTION /. That 1t is the intention of the
Council Of the City of Los Angeles to establish
the grade OF FiguerOa street from Arnold street
to Third street as follows:
At the northwest corner of Arnold street the
grade shall be, as now established, 1873. 90 feet
above the datum plane.
At point in the east line of Figueroa street
in the prolongation in the north line of Arnold
street, the grade shall be 1890 feet above the
datum plane.
At the southwest and northwest corners of
Seminary street the grade shall be 125 90 feet
above the datum plane.
At the southeast and northeast corners of
Third street the grade shall be 1913 90 feet
above the datum plane.
SEC. Q. The City Clerk shall certify to the pas.
sage of this ordinance, and cause the same to
be published for ten days in the Los Angeles
DAILY HERALD, and tbereupon and thereafter 1t
shall take effect and be in force.
hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance
was adopted by the Council of the City of Los
Angeles at its meeting of April 30, A. D. 1889
FREEMAN G. TEED,
City Clerk.
Approved May 8. 1889.
HENRY T. HAZARD,
my4 lot Mayor.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-14
DAILY REAL ESTATE RECORD.
PUBLISH ed by the Abstract ana Title
Insurance Company of Los AM
Eeless
CONVKYANCEs
MONDAY. May 13, 1873

MONDAY. May 10. 1889.
san Jose Ranch Co to Sarah Q MaceoSEA of
SEX OF NWA Sec sR9W; $500,
IF Wis%s to Mrs s, sW Wail ~ vie Nw Gf SEA-
3sTs kioW: ST 900.
A Unruh to VIM g TAFT, exr of es. Of Geo
TAFT, decd.Lot %. blk 80; lot lot H. blk 49, ana
M Rosenbaum and Nina Rosenbaum to l.
Frary-Lot on w line Grand ave, 1914 # from
s line of lot 3, div B. E subd, Pasadena;
Smith to Chilton-1o acres in Ro
de A; 5000.
orrin Miller to Thomas B and B B Nesbit-
Lot McComas sub part OF block 49, POMONA
Mrs Gabrilla Walden to Frank La Stronghold
II. Alexander tract, also lot IL, Jacobus tract
Pomona Land and Water Co to Griffin
Lopez tract, Ro San Jose except parts hereto
fore conveyed; 50 900; 49,.
IL, 8, a, 5, 6 and 7 block 1. G M Wells tract;
James A Frazer and Mar, Frszer to W F
10 block 8, Shaw tract. Daman and Millards
subd lot block q s; $4,000.
Chas T Harris to Il H Hale and " Hale
r 1sa ssub d' Of lot 4 block 81, s. ST 900
Winfield Romick to Frank White and Dora
White-S1& ofNEl4 of lot %, Loop d Meserve
B Ilndesmith to Mrs Martha Mepham.
Lot block 1. sub of lots and blk 40, d s;
81 400.
3, New Depot tract; 81 900.
Clark Boggs to William Niles-Agreement
to convey lot 10 block A, Mills sub OF sabichi
Azusa Land and Water Co to James Q yos
burg-Lots l, 2, 3 block 25, lots 81, %, % block
80. lots "a, rs, 26 block SO, Azusa; 81, 800.
20 Hopperstead to Albert ShoemakerocAll
interest and claim in sec 16 N ROW; 3d.
e Fl Bently to Myra Bickord-Lot 20 block
A. Bently & Urippens sub E14 lot z BLOCK So ii
Mrs Anna whalley and william Whalley to
Mrs Agnes NJ Chamber ain-Agreement 10 con-
Proyidencia l., W & D Co to Mrs 1 B Huber
Lot plat 1O5, Buabank; $4,000.
Dietrich Wesemann to w Garrett and Mary
E Garrett-Lot 200 Mills & Wicks ext OF second
Mrs Karen Ganieison to Adam vogt-Lot IA
Grand ave add to Ma, kell tract also lot ~ DIX
c. Main st tract; $1,000.
L N Breed to D W McIntosh-Lot 20 L N
Breeds sub part block 90; ii y; $lZoo -
John Jones to William Parlin@Lot DIX
A SWanner's add Santa Ana; $500,
George B Adams to james De Noon Rey'
mert-Lots 1 and Range Alhamora 'rac'
$4,000. r.. .o,,, ~,
Same TO ssme-Lot com on N E cor of lot p
Mrs Glessons sub paIt OF lot piocK ~
Mrs Susan Ellsworth to Frank La strongLLo
IL block Vignes tract, also und 2 OF lot !
block Pritchard trsct A; 81 500;
Frank La Strong to Susan Elsworth-Lot Il
Alexander tract E L A; 81 500.
SUMMARY.
Number Of transfers above $1,000 each' ~.
Amount, $77.150.
Number of transfers under $1,000, "a.
Amount, 5000.
Number of nominal transfers, 80.
Total amount of considerations, $50, 100.
NorR-Transfers of which the consideration
Il less IN an 81 900 are not published In tn
above list.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-14
NOTICE To BUILDERS.

PROPOSALS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF ONE
STORY STONE BUILDING IN THE TOWN OF
NoGALES, ARIZONA.
PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED AT THE
i office of the undersigned until 5 O'Clock
P. M, on Wednesday, May 18th, 1889, for the
construction of one-story stone building.
45x15O, on Morley avenue, in the town of
Nogales, Pima county, Arizona, In Its entirety
or for any parts thereof, as follows. to wit:
l. For carpenter work, lumber, frames,
doors and everything appertaining to carpenter
work.
2 For roofing, guttering and all timers
work
g. For wrought and cast iron, and the work
a. For masonry work. including all material
in that line.
Preference will be given to reliable parties
who propose to take the entire contract:
Plans and specifications and general instruc'
lions are open to inspection.
Successful bidders must furnish good and
sufficient bonds for the faithful performance oil
their obligations.
The privilege of rejecting any and all bids is
hereby reserved.
LEVY & RAAS,
AL Nogales. Arizona
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-14
General Markets.

New YORK. May 3.-Coffee--Options opened
irregular, SOILS points down, and closed barely
steady, 1O@l5 points down. Sales, q, $50 bags.
CO. june 2air July
1876.
Sugar-Raw frmer: fair refining. 6 5.16@
CSC; centrifugals, 90 test, 714c. refined un-
changed.
Copper-Dull and heavy Lake, May. S12.35.
Lead-Quiet and steady. Domestic. S3 80.
Tin-Firmer but quiet. Straits, $50. 65.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-14

The Mayor and Council of the City of Los
angeles do orddin as follolos:
SECTION l. That 1t is the intention of the
Council of the city of Los Angeles to establis h
the grade of Nichols avenue from Arnold street
to Ward street as follows:
At the southwest corner of Arnold street the
grade shall be, as now established, 131. 90 feet
above the datum plane, and at the southesst
corner of said street the grade shall be 1872 90
feet above the datum plane.
At the northeast and northwest corners OF
Ward street the grade shall be II 90 feet above
the datum plane
SEC. 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the
passage of this ordinance, and shall cause the
same to be published for ten days in the Los An
geles DAILY HERALD, and the,eupon and there
after it shall take effect and be in force.
hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance
was adopted by the Council of the City of Los
Angeles at its meeting of May 9Th, A. D. 1889.
FREEMAN G. TEED,
City Clerk
Approved May Sth. 1889.
HENRY T. HAZARD,
my9 lot Mayor.