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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-01-24
Washington Parrots.

For more than year the members
of congress and others who make
practice of walking down Pennsylva-
MIA avenue from the capitol, says
Washington letter to the st. Louis
Republic, were greatly interested in a
celebrated parrot which used to do
some remarkable talking as he sat
perched in a cage in front of a bird
store on Third street. When that bird
was less than year old he was so apt
at mimicry that its owner refused 800
for the Poll. 1t could sing nearly the
whole of the chorus of "Peek-a-Boo"
in a splendid voice. could sing in per-
feet manner a snatch or two from the
popular song, I'm a dude, a dandy
dude" and say ever so many things,
such as: "Ah, there, girls!' "Pretty
girls" Hes a masher," etc. News
boys who stopped in front of the store
would cry out: Paper this evening?"
and the parrot had been taught to say:
s.Not this evening, some other even
ing" The famous bird loved to show
off, and passers by had lots of fun list
ening to him from day to day, and
finally the owner of the parrot got
$3.50 for him. The congressman miss
him.
The other day a crowd of capitol
frequenters were discussing the merits
of this bird and regretting he had been
sold, when some one wanted to know
if parrots could really think. I'm
positive of it." said Col. Virgins, the
printing clerk of the house. Il re-
member years ago. when Washington
was a smaller place, that some boys
were stealing cherries from lot near
where I lived. A parrot which my
neighbors owned saw them, and bawled
out loudly to colored roman in the
kitchen: Liza, Liza, boys stealing
cherries You may not believe this.
but it is a fact
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-01-24
THREE LIVES LOST.
A Tug Founders in a Gale-Two Barges Driven
Ashore.

Ashore.
HULL, Mass, Jan. 21.-EarIy this
morning the barge Josephine came
ashore on the southeast bar of Point Al
lerton with crew of four men, three of
whom were drowned. A large three
master is ashore on Bug Light Spit. The
tug Morse is also ashore on Harding's
Ledger. She is the largest tug in the
harbor and has been considered the
safest and finest vessel of her kind
afoat. The crew were taken off by life
saving crew.
Capt. Blair, of the tug Morse, started
from Boston last Saturday for Vineyard
Haven. She was enroute to Portland
with two barges. At IL p. m. Sunday,
when the tug Morse was off Race
Point she encountered terrific
her decks were swept by high seas Soon
after 2:30 this morning she struck on
Harding's ledge. When the tug went
ashore the barges Josephine and Runyan
in tow, dragged heavily and soon the
ropes parted. The tug foundered
and the Josephine went ashore
also. A fireman named Carleton was
drowned in atUem pting to reach shore in
a small boat. At J O'Clock this morning
the lite-saving crew sighted the tug with
crew of seventeen In the rigging, and
shot a life line on board, and all men on
board were rescued. The barge Runyan,
with crew of four men, went down i'm
mediately after striking. All of the crew
were lost as far as known except Capt.
Lund. The Josephine, after striking on
Hardings' ledge was lifted off by the sea
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-01-24
WISCONSIN CHIT-CHAT.

B. F. Pitt, of Beloit, dropped dead of
heart disease while riding in his car,
riage.
The public schools of Waupun have
been closed, owing to the appearance of
scarlet fever in the city.
A body signing itself vigilance Com
mittee" says it intends to rid Ashland of
bad men.
There were 176 marriages, $50 births
and 1874 deaths recorded in Craw ford
county during 1888.
Garter B. Harrison, of Murfreesboro,
Tenn, is brother of the president elect
and wants federal Office.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-01-24
The Will of Mrs. Jaw Gould,

New YORK, Jan. 21.-The will o. Mrs,
Helen s. Gould, the wife of Jay Gould.
was filled in the surrogate court today.
She bequeaths all her jeweiry wearing
apparel and silver ware to her two
daughters, Helen NJ. and Anna Gould.
The will sets apart $4,000 for each of
her children. All her real and personal
property is divided between her children,
share and share alike.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-01-24

ana driven rapidly toward the
shore. Passing over Bug Light Bar she
was driven with tremendous force against
the breaa water on the southwest side of
the point and in few moments was
dashed entirely to pieces on the great
Lodges that line the coast at this point.
Three Of her crew of four men were lost.
The tug and both bsrges will be total
loss. The rescue of seventeen men from
the Morse makes total OF forty five
lives saved thus far this winter by the
heroes of the Hull
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-01-24
Suicide Found After Three Years.

EXETER, N. H., Jan. 21.-The body of
Peter DILLON, aged fifty years, promin-
ent farmer at Hampton Falls, who had
been missing for three years, was found
in the woods at Hampton Falls hanging
to tree. A revolver, with with which
be had undoub tedly shot himself, was
found at the foot of the tree. The loss
of his wife 1s supposed to have caused
the act.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-01-24
Woman Suffrage in England,

New YORK, Jan. 21.-The Womans' Suf-
frage state committee profess to have
advices from their British co-workers
that about two million women were
registered and voted at the election last
week in England, Scotland and Wales for
members of city councils.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-01-24
A MAD MANS FREAK.
He Makes Horrible Attempt to Butcher Hi:
Family.


PATTERSON, n. j., Jan. 21-Rev. Mr..
Lockwood. pastor of the Reformed church
at Fairfield, while suffering from acute
dementia last nighf. made horrible at
tempt to burn up his family. His wife
and children, owing to his wild threats
to Kill them, barricsded themselves
IN portion of the house. The mad
man then kindled fire in the centre of
Zach room. As the floors and furniture
blazed up, the husband and father made
threats to brain the members of the
family if they attempted to escape.
The neighbor, who was attracted by
the flames, gave an alarm, and people
quickly gathered, secured the maniac
minister and rescued the family just in
time from being burned to death.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-01-24
Until Matters Quieted.

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 21.-The Journals,
Winnipeg, Man., special, says: Mr.. See
field, of ST. Charles, Mimi, the grain
merchant who failed last week, has ar
rived here. He says he tried to work a
corner in barley, and that some of the
boys got the drop on him. He regards
the whole thing as joke, and says he
felt little nervous about the matter and
came up here to rest until matters had
oUieted down little.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-01-24
The British Grain Trade.

LONDON, Jan. 21-The Mark Lane Express re-
ports: The south wheat maintains its value.
The large proportion of inferior grades offered
gives the market an appearance of greater de-
preston than actually exists Flour is dull, with
fall of one franc for French flour, depressing
the British market. Foreign wheat is weak.
Corn is improved in tone, though there is a large
American surplus. At today's market, English
wheat sold slowly. at a decline of pence for the
finer kinds. American wheat was weaker.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-01-24
Milwaukee Market.

MILWAUKEE, Jan. al Wheat-Steady; 9016a91
for seller cash; 9414 for seller May Como uet
No. 8, 3115 Oats-Higher; No. 2, white, 2SA.
Rye-Steady; No. 1, 48. Barley-U Unchanged;
No. 2, 641a. Provisions-Lower Pork-12 %.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-01-24
Parted at the Threshold.

"How can I bear to leave thee?"
whispered Reginald, as he stood in the
semi-darkness of the hallway, while
Mabel's nut-brown curls nestled close
against his chest-protector.
Twas a critical moment. The night
stick of the policeman fell with dull
and sickening thud on the sidewalk
half block away, and the love plant
of sad-eyed cat on the back fence
broke the dreamy quiet of the night.
But these sounds fell upon unheeding
ears. These two ardent souls were
aware that the parting hour was at
hand. Soon, 0 cruel fate! Mabel knew
that the front door must open and
close, and for brief space the echo of
footsteps would linger on the air and
| then-O misery! he would be gone and
nothing remain but the memory of his
loving words and the scent of his
cigarette laden breath. And so she
clasped him close with her frail hand
! and twined the end of his long, newly
| waxed mustache around the index
finger of her right hand. Then, with
the heroism and desperation, she tore
herself from his manly and well-devel-
chin quivered and the glorious light
she stammered:
"Why must you leave me. darlingp
It's only 11:90. Mamma has gone to
bed and listen, love, papa's breathing
can be distinctly heard!"
Reg listened with his hand over his
heart to stay iGs wild beating, and a
peculiar sound like the grating of
horse-radish or the filing of saw fell
upon his attent ear. Twas true. His
prospective father-in-l law had invaded
the delectable land of Nod at least a
mile, and the hope of another half
hour on the tete-a-tete awakened a
burning ardor in his love-stricken
heart. But then, 0 baleful fate! he re-
membered that Farmer Jones was to
deliver forty barrels of rutabaga tur-
nips at the grocery at 5 clock in the
morning, and that he would have to
be there to stow them safe away in the
cellar of the grocery.
While this hideous rutabaga specter
confronted him Reg was feeling in his
vest pocket to see if he had a lucifer
match with which to ignite the halt
Jul WHlCu nC 1G1U
! stored away in a corner of the brown
stone steps when he came in. While
love and delight called him one way
and duty and rutabagas the other
! there was rustic of trailing garments
at the head of the stairway, and a
feminine voice, in a strident whisper,
said:
"MabelT'
Eyes, ma"
Has Mrs. Westinghouse little boy
gone home yet!'
The front door opened and closed
with bang. In his rage and mortifi-
ration Reg forgot his cigar. AS he
disappeared around the corner he
Kissed between his clenched teeth:
by thunder, the old lady has got
me dead to rights!''
The rutabagas were safely housed
-Neao York Evening Sun.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-01-24
Crashed Into a freight.

SHAMoKIN, Pa, Jan. 21.-The south
bound passenger train, this morning, ran
into freight near Locust Grove. Engi-
neer Weimer of the passenger train, was
fatally injured. The passengers were
badly shaken up, but as far as can be
learned no one was seriously injured.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-01-24

At last accounts there were no fewer
than 1,64S newspapers and periodicals
published in Paris. Of this number
Ereemasonry claimed "a.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-01-24
M0MTn from the diary Of tourists,
MIL E,N commercial travellers, bust
~ " a 40 ness men and others has

~ ness men and others has
revealed:
That the Wisconsin Central has the
unqualified endorsement of all;
That the Wisconsin Central has to-day
the most popular line between Chicago
and Milwaukee, and St Paul, Mime
apolis and the Northwest;
That the Wisconsin Central is daily
adding to it's admirers as the recog-
nized Pullman line between Chicago
and Milwaukee and Ashland, Duluth
and Lake Superior;
That the Wisconsin Central touches
the most prominent points In Wlscon-
sin, and that it has more important
business centers on its through line
than any other railway to and from
the Northwest;
That the Wisconsin Central has made
an enviable reputation with it's peer
less Dining Car Service;
That the Wisconsin Central runs fast
trains on which all classes of passen-
gers are carried with commodious and
distinct accommodation for all;
That the Wisconsin Central has repre-
sentatives distributed throughout the
country, VINO VIII CHeeTIully give any
information that may be desired and
that it's terminal agents are specially
instructed to look after the comfort of
passengers who may be routed via ita
line.
For detailed information apply to your
nearest Ticket Agent; or to representa-
tives of the Wisconsin Central. ]
WM. S. MELLEN, JAMES BARKER,
General Manager. Gen'l Passr. & Tiki Agt
LOUIS ECKSTEIN,
Asst. Gen'I PasSr. & Tiki. Agt. u
MILWAUKEE,, WIS.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-01-24
Not That Kind of a Pot.

1t was at church fair in a Mass
achusetts town which has given a
governor to the commonwealth, and
among the miscellaneous articles for
sale on one of the tables was a patent
hook for lifting kettles from the stove.
The clergyman of the parish stood ac-
cidentally beside this table, when he
was approached by a Harvard student
who was lending to the occasion the
light of his countenance.
''Whatis that thing for?" the student
asked, taking hold of the utensil men
toned.
81 believe that is pot-lifter," the
clegyman answered.
The youth regarded it curiously a
moment in silence.
"Will you kindly tell me-" he said
at length, chow you lift a Jackpot
with it?n
The clerical gentleman blushed for
the want of reverence shown to his
cloth, and then, recollecting himself,
said that ne did not understand the
question.-BOSton Courier.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-01-24
JOB DEPARTMENT.

We have in this department a complete line
of job Material and Type for doing frst-class
Job sork short notice and at the lowast
living prices. We do all kinds of Pamphlet
and Law Brief work known to the trade.
Call in and get prices.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-01-24

Tablets of white paper for pencils.
pan, all sizes kept
in stock.
We propose to keep all blanks used in Circuit
Court, Justices Court and those of miscella-
peous character noted above.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-11-20
For sale.

For sale.
Fine, stylish, polished oak cart, made by R,
N. Bingham & Co., Rome, N. Y; front and
back seat, carrying two to four light persons;
height of wheel, AZ inches; height of body
from floor. 80 inches; length of shaft front of
bar, 9 feet tnches for small horse IS to Is
hands high; has been slightly used is offered
ut bargain.
HAwLEY, KING & Co,
Los Angeles and Requena streets.
Paint Your Floor
With Senour's Floor Paint. 1t dries over night
For sale by ]. M. Blackburn, Ill g. Main
street.
Absolutely Pure-Elgin brand condensed
milk.
SherW1n. Williams, prepared house
paints at P. II. MATHEWS, cor. Second and Main
Your grocer keeps Elgin condensed
Try pride Of the Family" soap.
BOuillOn Duval.
Hot soup and schooner lager beer, five cents;
2AS North Los Angeles street, Jennette block.
Ono Gallon Sherwin- Williams' paint
covers 300 square feet two coats. p H Ma
thews, corner Second and Main.
e. r. mo0reh0use,
Jobber. carpenter, 116 South Spring. Tele.
phone 341.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-11-20
Druggists win be Relieved.

People will soon cease Fostering the
drug clerk by asking for directory
The person who wishes to look up an
address will only have to go to the COR
ner Of the store, or step in front of any
hotel or private place, or 60 almost any
where, in fact, drop penny in the slot
and then read the interesting volume for
hours If he wants to.
The directory lies on its side on a
small wooden box.like platform. The
under side is nailed fast to the box,
while curved nickel-plated iron bar,
which runs into the box, presses down
the upper cover. When the penny is
dropped in, catch which holds the bar
is released, the bar can be pushed back
and the book opened. The reader, how.
ever, must hold the cover down tightly,
for the moment he lets 60 the bar snaps
back, and only another penny will re-
lease it. A great many of the machines
are already in use in Brooklyn drug
stores, and soon they will be all over. 1t
is proposed to put them on all the ele-
waited road stations, too.-[New York
Sum
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-11-20
WHAT THEY WON.
The Gains OF the Big Sporting
H0rsemen This season.

The Gains OF the Big Sporting
Horsemen This season.
It is now the time Of year for statistics
az to the chief winning owners. wass
prepared for Mr.. Belmont's prominent
position in this list, but was indeed sur
prised to know that his winnings amount
to over $125 600, Of which St. Carlo won
about 500, 900.
If that colt had won the Futurity,
which he should have done, it would have
made difference of about $50, 900, and
this would have put Mr.. Belmont indis-
putably at the head Of the list. The most
fisttering aspect of Mr.. Belmont's suc-
cess this year is the feature that all the
horses who won this money, with two
exceptions, were bred by himself. The
exceptions are Raceland and George
Oyster, both bought as 2-year-olds at
large prices.
Oyster was most disappointing horse,
winning only two races this year, both at
Brighton Beach, for be it known Mr..
Belmont did run horses at Brighton
Beach. Mr.. Belmont might perhaps be
termed "The Eord Falmouth of Amer
lea" but as it now stands Mr.. Withers
runs him close for that title. 1t is, how
ever, Q most flsttering thing to Mr.. Bel
mont that in the second year OF his re-
sumption Of racking he should have
achieved such phenomenal success.
Without having gone into the figures for
myself it strikes me that the Dryers are
now the chief winning owners of 1889;
that Mr.. Belmont comes next, Mr.. Hag.
gin third on the list and Mr.. Scott
fourth. Here, too, we meet surprising
statement.
Mr.. Scott's comparatively few horses
have won 100000. Chaos Futurity
alone netted over 100000. Torso won
over $22, 900, Banquet over 500, 900 and
ten others won the balance, and all of
them were home bred. the chief money
winners were sired by Ramon dor, and
there is now no question that Mr.. Scott
possesses in this French importation the
most successful stallion of the day.
All of this is very flattering to the for
tunate Pennsylvania, who spent his
money like prince in importing Ramon
dor, and never lost faith in the horse
which seems now to have long and
successful career at the stud.-[ Letter in
Philadelphia Press.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-11-20

+Daily. +Daily except Sunday.
Trains leaving Los Angeles aG q 80 A. n. con-
meet ct San Barnsrdino for ell points south to
Ocesnside Trains leaving Los Angeles at
1890 AN. and arriving at $50 P. NJ. connect
at East Riverside for all points south to Ocean.
side.
Depot at foot ut Fjrrt street.
x. Fl. WADE. General Manager.
s. B. EYNES, Gen. Psss. Agent.
WILLIAMSON DUlTN. General Agent.
City Ticket Office, No. 70 North Spring street,
CHAs. T. PARSONS. Ticket Agent.
DACIYIO COAST STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
L Goodall, Perkins & Co., General Agents
San Francisco.
Northern routes embrace lines for Portland
Ore; Victoria, B. G., and Puget Sound, Alaska,
and all coast points.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-11-20

Local and through Tickets sold, baggage
checked, Pullman sleeping car reservations
made, end general information given upon up.
pdcation 60 ]. NJ. CRAWLEY, Asst. G. Pas. Agt,
No. ZOE North Main street; CHARLES SEYLER
Agent st Depot
Sundays excepted. Mondays excepted.
A, N. TOWNR, General Msnxgex
=. II. GOODMAN,
Gent Passenger and Ticket Ags.
OLSEN
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-11-20

ssENEA sDG TIA v siSs.
Southern Pacific Company
IMpORTANT CHANGE OF TIME.

4AAA O@s%ANA NaAN0S va A@-@"
Sunday. Nov. II. 1885.
Trains leave and are due to arrive %
Los Angeles (Eew Arcade Depot)
EIFTH STREET. DAILY. AS NoI.LOWa:
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-11-20
1t Costs $40 20 he a Terror.

"I'm q bowling terror from Kansas
City," said William F. Chamberlain
when captured by Policeman Adams at
Sixth avenue and Thirty.irst street on
Saturday evening.
Mr.. Chamberlain was suffering from
partial paralvsis, induced by inebriation,
and was Furnishing big 45.calibre
Colts navy revolver. He was fined $40
by Justice Hogan at the Jefferson Market
police court yesterday.-[N. Y. Herald.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-11-20
SOUTHERN R0uTEs.

Time Table for November, 1850.
LEAVE SAN FRANCISCO
For
Pot Hartford. =. s. s; Santa Rosa. Nov. l, g.
s san pe ssT5aia 3 9 55 pee Nv ~
San Diego. .....J and 20.
For s. s. Los Angeles, Nov. 8
Redondo 49,; II, 10 and ~.
San Pedro and rs. s, Eureka, Nov. 2. Is,
Way Ports....J 20; Dec. l.
LsAvE SAN PEDRO
For s.. s. Santa Rosa, Nov 3, IL,
10 snd 81. -
San Diego .,.... s. s. Queen, Nov. z, l5, %;
LEAVE SAN PEDRO
For &. =. Queen, Nov. l, 8, II,
San Francisco. 25; Dec. 5.
Santa Barbara. Is, 81 and 30. -'''' .
LEAVE SAN PEDRO AND REDoNDo
For S. s. Eureka, Nov. 2. 10, 49,,
Way Points .....J ID % and so.
Cars to connect with steamers leave s, PR
depot, Fifth street. Los Angeles. ss follows: With
$50 O'Clock A. NJ; with Los Angeles and
Eureka, going north, ct $40 O'CLOCK P. M.
Passengers per Los Angeles and Eureka vie
RedondO leave Santa Fe depot at 5:OoPM
Plans of steamers cabins at agents Sffice
where berths may be secured.
The steamers Los Angeles and Eureka will
call regularly st Newport pier for and with
freight and passengers.
The company reserve the right to change the
steamers or their days Of sailing.
EaE~For passage OF Freight AZ above OF 70
Gckets to and from all important points In
w. PAHREs, Argent,
once: No. Commercial st., Los Angeles.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-11-20
Southern California Ky 60.

.ssANTA FEE ROUTHG.,,
On and after SUNDAY, OCT, 9TH,
1889, trains will leave ead arrive at Ftrst
Street Depot ss follows
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-11-20
Cpmuagnle Generate Transatlantiuue

FRENCH LIME I'D HAvRE.
fNOMPANY'S PIER (NEW) NO. AZ ~SeGaSa
" North River, foot OF Morton street. s&&sMaGX&
Travellers by this line avoid both transit by
English railway ana the discomfort OF crosaina
the Channel in small boat
LA BRETAGNE, De Jousselin, Saturday, Nov
2, noon.
LA CHAMPAGNE, Boyer. Saturday, Nov. o,
600 q. 10
LA BOURdOaNE, FRangcul, Saturday, Nov.
16. 1890 a. m.
La GA5CoaNE, santelli, Saturday, Nov. %,
4: 30 o. III.
For freight or passage apply to
A.. FORGET, Agent
No. Q Bowling Green, New York.
Tickets for sale by all railroad and steamship
Offices in Los Angeles.
J. i. FUGAZI d CO., Agents. Montgomery
ave 'y2p 3m
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-11-20
TO THE UNFORTUNATE.

Corner Of Commercial,
San Francisco, Cal. EB.
ta blished IN 1854, fol-
treatment Of Sexual snd
Seminal Diseases. such
% GoEorrhea, Glees,
GvnhiISufr oil
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-11-20

/. w. HRLLMAN, JOHN Y. PLATTE
ROBERT 8. BAKER, J. B. LANKERs HIM,
L. G. GOODWIN.
Term deposits will be received in sRms Of
300 and over. Ordinary deposits in sans Of
80 and over.
Money to loan on 1rst-class req estate.
Los Angeles, July /. 1889. n1tf