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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-06-13
ELECTRIC SPARKS.
Fires and Casualties.

Mrs. WALLACE, wife of the author Of
"Ben Hur" was passenger on one of the
trains caught in the Conemaugh Valley
disaster, and has not been heard from.
The latest estimates based on the regis
try of names of survivors of the Johns
town calamity, place the number of lives
lost at 1000 to 5000.
FoRT ATKINSON, Wis.-Emme Brown,
editor of the Wisconsin Chief, is dead.
She was born in Auburn, n. Z, in 1927,
and has lived in Wisconsin since the
5Os. She was prominent in the temper
ance work.
FIRE broke out in the Idaho mine at
Grass Valley, CAL, Monday, and It Is
Thought that fully ten men are impr1son-
ed below the level of the flames. man
named Frank Carter was killed while try
ing to reach the fire.
LIMA, GA south bound passenger
train on the Cincinnati, Hamilton Day
ton road, was wrecked at Perrysburg
Thursday morning by an open switch.
Several passengers were slightly bruised
and cut, but no one was seriously in
iured.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-06-13
She Wanted a Nan.

Boston Courier.
II promise you one thing" said the
beautiful maiden as she hung to his coat
lapel, 81 promise you this, that when I
am your wife 1 shall study your comfort"
"You will, my darling?"
"Ah! won't II"
''And in what way, my sweetheart"
swell, I'il never bake bread myself, but
always get it from the bake-house."
"Gloriousm
'B1t in return for that"
"Yes?"
Sand for all my wifely love-"
"YesY"
"And that I shall seek to promote yoar
comfort in everything
''Yes?"
'You will give up your clubs and your
associates who keep you out late at night
and devote all your attention to me, cher
ish me, love me as you love me now,
think me as sweet and as beautiful as you
think me now-you will do all thatf"
'By Jove, willi''
"rhen, George, L reject you"
"Whatv
Eyes, I reject you, want to marry
man, not IN angel"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-06-13

VILLAINS who were caught robbing the
dead at YOUNGSTOWN we're instantly put to
death by Infatuated citizens who detected
them in the act. Most righteous punish
ment! Il is difficult to conceive the su-
preme brutality that could prompt an act
of such infinite wIokedness. The wretohes
actually cut jeweled fingers from corpses
in their hideous quest of plumber. Men
who can commit such acts at such time
have descended to the level of jackals
and deserve no humaner treatment than
that accorded to dangerous beasts of prey.
Shoot them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-06-13
LAURA BRIDGMAN.


Speaking of the death of Laura Bridg-
man which occurred a few days ago, the
Boston Weekly Globe says: "More than
one generation of men on both sides of
Laura Dewey Bri2gman, and in many
countries the news of her death will be
heard with regret, because her misfor-
tunes excited the sympathy of the world
and her triumphs its establishment. Let
any one imagine himself in Laura Bridg
mans situation as she was before DR..
Howe attempted to awake her to sense
and he can family appreciate the difficult
ty of the undertaking. Here was a hu-
man being without senses, save the one
sense of touch; human soul locked up
in darkness and silence; mind, endowed
with all the potentiaIity of intelligence
yet Hnable to think thought, much less
express one because the senses, that are
the minds avenues in her were wanting.
At years of age she had rever seen
ray of light, never heard a sound, never
tasted or smelt anything. Such knowl-
edge as she had of the world she lived
in she acquired wholly by feel
ing it with her hands. more disoour-
a child go read, write, speak,
sew, and above all to think, it
would be hard to imagine. She had
never heard a spoken word and
could never hear one. She had never
seen letter OF the alphabet and could
never see one. And yet within three
months after DR.. Howe took her in
charge, she could spell the names of ia
milan objects by means of raised letters,
and an avenue OF cOmmunica ton had
been opened by which she could express
her thoughts and receive the thoughts of
others. How her education progressed
until, in spite OF her total blindness and
total deafness, she became a refined and
cultured woman, has been told often
enough, no where more admirably than in
Dickens american Notes." She was ex-
tremely conscientious. too, even when her
imprisoned mind first escaped from Its
darkness and solitude. There ate those
who claim that conscience is the result of
education and association merely, but the
case of Laura Bridgman seems to prove
that it is inherent in the soul. Her case
certainly proves that the brain may de-
velop without use, for as soon as way
was opened to her to communicate with
others she evipced even more than ordi.
nary intelligence of child OF her years.
This intelligence she continued to cuVti-
vate until her death, at the age of nearly
go years. Her release from imprison.
ment within herself has been taken as
type and symbol of that awakening which
he great majority of the human race
grave. If that is true, what wonderful
awakening death must have been to Laura
Bridgman! 1t may be that there are
other probable senses as unexpected by
US as sight and hearing once were to her,
which the release from our feshy prison
may reveal to US. At any rate it is q
pleasant thought that poor Laura Bridg-
man, so long deprived of senses that We
enjoy, may perhaps now see and hear
that which we, having eyes and ears, see
not and hear not.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-06-13
THE ROBBER SEEN.

The Shawano Desperate Seen Near That Place
Thursday.
SHAwANo, Wis, June 8.-Joe Surfing
and another man from the town of Howe
came here today, and state that they saw
the man who has committed so many
robberies. He was with another man on
the Milwaukee Il Northern Railway south
of Ellis Junction on Thursday. The man
who robbed 81. Naber's farm house is
supposed to be tramp who also went
through the farm house of Mrs. R. w.
Lambert, near this CITY, yesterday, and is
ROW under arrest here.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-06-13
Anlndnlenr Organ.

When the liver is INDECENT, as it must necessar-
iy be when it fails to secrete the bile in sufficient
quantities to meet the requirements of digestion
and evacuation, it should be set at work with
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. The healthful
stimulus to activity impaired by this incompar
able Alternative, speedily evinces itself in de
parture OF the uncomfortable sensations in the
right SIDE; the nausea; fur upon the tongue; in
digestion, and sick headache consequent upon
inactivity of the liver and the diversion of the
bile from Its proper channel Irregularity of
the bowels is always and painlessly reformed by
the corrective indicated, which is infinitely to be
preferred, both because it is safe and more effica
cious, to blueipill calomel and drenching purga-
tives OF every class. 1t cures and prevents fever
and aQTa and rheumatism
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-06-13
WAsH1NGrOy.-First

WAsHINeToN.-First Lieut.. Phillip
Reade, Third infantry, inspector of small
arms practice, will attend the encamp-
ments of the Wisconsin National guard
at the state rife range, near Camp Doug
las, June 1922 and Aug. $40, and thence
proceed 10 Oshkosh. Aug. 1917, for the
purpose of giving such instruction as de-
erred. Captain Joseph Hale is also de-
tailed to inspect the troops,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-06-13
Sues For Her Husbands Life.

BARABoo, Wis, June 6.-Mrs. Lewis
wife of Conductor Frank Lewis, who was
instantly killed some time ago IL striking
against coal shed at Evansville, in the
passage of his train, has brought suit
against the Chicago Il Northwestern
Railway company for $4,000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-06-13
THE LATEST ESTIMATE.
10000 to $1,000 Perished.

JoHNsTowE, Pa, Monday The water
has subsidized TO q great extent ana the
streets in the main part of the town are
free from water. The falling water has
laid bare the terrible work OF the food
and the full extent of the disaster is only
being ascerEained now. The streets are
one sickening, fOul-snelling mass of wood
and debris, and the work of searching
for bodies has only fairly begun.
The latest estimates put the loss of life
at from 10000 20 $4,000. 1t is impossible
to get any account. of those lost. Every
one is so thoroughly tired out and over
come by the weight of the disaster as TO
be utterly unable so give any accurate de.
tails or figures.
The work of
IDENTIFYING THE DEAD
goes on very slowly and comparatively
few so far have been identified.
A rigid cold wave has struck the town
and the people are badly IN need of
clothing. The news paper men are among
the sufferers. It is almost an mpossibil-
ity 60 get anything to eat
The Citizens Committee are making
the Hungarians at Cambria City are being
NC pb LII GuS uouSt Dy LbSu WIFI CLUBS, WlO
will not permit the Hungar1ans to go out
side of their houses. There seems CON
siderable race prejudice at Cambria City,
and trouble may follow, as both the Eng
lish and Hnngarians are getting worked
up TO considerable extent.
Quite an exciting scene took place in
the borough Of Johnssown last night. A
Hungarian was discovered by two men in
the act of blowing up the safe in the
First Nationa. Bank building with dyna-
mate. A cry was raised and in few
minutes a crowd had collected and the
cry of 'lynoh him. was raised, and in less
time than it takes to tell it, the man was
strung up to trse in what was once the
Central portion Of Johnstown. Not con-
tent with this, the vigilance committee
riddled the mans body full of bullets.
He remained hanging to the tree for sew
eral hours when some person cut him
down and buried him with the other dead.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-06-13

Work in the eight-hour movement is
carried on vigorously at Eastern cities
New York and Brooklyn organizations are
holding Sunday night mass meetings in
which the question is discussed and ways
and means are considered.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-06-13

RHODE ISLAND votes June goth on the
question of annulling the prohibitory
amendment. It is said to be forgone
conclusion that the amendment will be
repealed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-06-13

IT is TO be hoped that the unregenerate
will not make improper use of the report
that minister was struck by lightning
while conducting services at New Liber-
ty, Ind, last Sunday. The lightning has
no providential guidance unless It strikes
the wicked
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-06-13

There has been ordered for shipment
to Europe, four million, seven hundred
thousand dollars in gold.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-06-13

DENNYsv1bLE, Me-, town of 522 peo-
pie, has no debt and has 800 to her credit
There has not been fire for eighty years.
One Peter E. Vose has been first Selectman
twenty nine years, treasurer twenty three
years, assessor thirty-one years, overseer
twenty four years and town agent twenty
vears
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-06-13

BUENos AxREs has at last got port and
large vessels are no longer compelled to
anchor twelve miles from shore. A basin
has been excavated at great expense by
which vessels can go right up to the
city. The completion of the enterprise
was made the occasion of q grand cele-
bration.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-06-13

A common saying in England is:
Happy is the corpse the rain falls on"
This belief exists also ii the United
States. Thus it is said that if rain falls
at the time IF the funeral it is a sign that
the dead has gone to heaven.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-02-02

They have good one just at present on
BloomingtOnian who is noted for his ab.
sentmindedness. He went up his own
stairs the other day, and seeing notice on
his door, Back at 9 O'clock" sat down to
wait for himself,
Two or three tail end collisions that
have occurred on the Chicago, Burlington
u Quincy road during the last month, have
shown the management the ACCESSIBILITY of
putting In the block signal system between
Aurora and Chicago, where the tracks are
constantly occupied by suburban trains.
The wire for the block system has been
strung, and the operators shantes are now
being built There will be static at
Western avenue, Lawndale, Hawthorne,
Clyde, Riverside, LAGRANGE, Western
Springs, Hinsdale, Greggs, and Downer's
Grove, the atations being about two miles
apart. Where the block system is in OPP
operation-notably on the Pennsylvania
road-a tail end collision is almost i'm
possible, A train cannot pass the signal
station until the preceding train has gone
by the signal place, two miles distant.
The j. F. Clark paper mill, Marseilles,
will have an electric light plant in opera
ton this week. There will be 30 lamps
inside and three outside of the buildings.
The department of Illinois, G. A. r.,
will hold their twenty-third annual en-
campment at Springfield on the third
Wednesday in February. This will be the
largest encampment ever held by the de-
partment of Illinois, and will be composed
of 1000 delegates and post commanders
The membership of Illinois numbers over
10000 old soldiers in good standing.
The Peru ice men have begun cutting.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-02-02

Many horses are of a very alfectionato dis
position, and not only become attached to
their masters and to dogs and goats, but
sometimes to animals the most disSmilar to
themselves. The naturalist White, of Sell
borne, tells us that friend of his had horse
that formed friendship with a solitary hen,
and the two animals spent much Of their time
together in a lonely orchard. The fowl
would approach the quadruped uttering
little notes OF pleasure, and the horse would
look down with satisfaction and move with
tho greatest caution, lest he should trample
on his diminutive companion. But perhaps
one of tho prettiest instances Of the friend
ships of animals for each other is that re-
corded Of pony a.,d ,. lamb
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-02-02

A blacksmith named Thomas Rae bought
q little black faced lamb and put it into field
wherein there was q cow and little white
Galloway pony. The lamb took no notice Of
the cow, but soon began to show great fond
ness for tho pony, which returned its atfec-
ton, and the two friends kept constantly in
each others company. When the pony was
used for riding or drawing n cart the lamb
would trot beside it, and when at any time
the lamb was alarmed by people coming too
near to look at it it would run under the
body of the pony and pop out its little black
face from between the fore legs and look
about it in conscious security At night it
slept in the stable, and if it was sepa-
rated from the pony would raise plaintive
bleatings, which the pony answered by
mournful ueighings. And just as the dog
leaves the society of his own kind TO follow
man, this little lamb forsook its own species
that it might associate with its friend, for on
one occasion when the blacksmith was riding
the pony, the lamb as usual, trotting beside
it, they passed through a large flock of sheep
that was being driven along the road, the
lamb never needed the sheep, but went
straight through them with the pony. An
other time both pony and lamb strayed into
an adjoining field, in which there was a flock
of sheep feeding. The lamb joined them for
O short time, but as soon as the blacksmith
came to drive out the pony the lamb fol-
lowed, without once looking back at its ma
tural companions We are not told what be-
came of these two friends, but most likely
when the lamb grew into sheep, they were
forcibly separated.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-02-02
Pigeons Fly.

In the game pigeons Fly the players are
seated at a table, and each puts his two fore
fingers on the board before him. The leader
cries out, pigeons hyl' and suddenly lifts
his hands in the air TO initiate the action Of
flying; all the players have to do likewise
The leader raises his hands each time he calls
out name, but the others must only remove
their hands from the table at the names of
such creatures as really fly. The leaders OBJ
iect is TO entrap them into mourning forieits
by lifting their hands at the wrong time,
which, under judcous management, some OF
them are sure to do. THUS the leader cries in
rapid uccession-"Crows hy!-Eagles tlyl-
Gnats fy!-Sparrows fy!-Horscs fly" In
the excitement of the game some are sure to
lift their hands from the table, obliyious of
tho fact that horses do not fly, and they pay
forfeits accordingly.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-02-02

The undersigned WI sell on Wednesday, Feb 200,
AZ the farm OF he late Jerry rowhcy ~ miles north
y est Of Ottawa. in tie tuwHsl pot Ottawa, COmmru
ing AT teu o'c = a. M. the following described prop
rty 10 the highest oder without pe-crye: tly
work horses cons si z - mares and one ECllWg
weight from 100 To 40 lbs. each also II head Of T.
lie consisting Of g., d mulch cows. the J &c Young
sic n H.. hpllers In good e nd uon | straw tqck.
ahou . ton, of timothy Y, Mccormick sclf binder,
/ u anter and c&cck rover, com piu W., SET bob
slrds puiyorilcr wagons merry rev, b. ggies. !
nearly new NOW 'ra ne ~ cw sets of harness,
several pows and harrows the entire household mr.
uture and other articles too numerous 10 mention
Terms of sulp:-A,i sums OF - or Under. cash A
credit o. f. mo ths will Doe given In ger amounts
with approved securty without interest II paid when
Que Ii not paid when due per mt per annum VIII
BRIDG 7 TOWHFY.
AdminstrBtriN.
v II SFFLFY. Aucti nppr.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-02-02

The strike at Spring Valley has been set
tied The miners 90 back to work at the
same wages they went out on, as the cause
o. tne strike was merely refractory miner,
who refused to train with the common herd.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-02-02

TAX PAYERS, TowS OF DAYroN.-l will be
clad 10 meet as many as can AT Mcgaf'ln .
store, in Ottawa, on Saturdays, until lst Of
March JESSE GREEN, Town Col
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-02-02

The Plano Necs says: Through the
efforts of Comrade Z. G. Duffy and others,
OF the G. A. r. organization of this city,
fourteen monuments have just been re-
ceived from the quartermaster general for
distribution in Kendall county, to mark
the resting place of fallen heroes, not al,
ready provided with suitable monuments.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-02-02
MAYO 81 WIDMER,

IFTUINFNa 1T IVV.
EINAII s1I[l"TI IE,NI l.. - 'r.--ESrATE OF
i CHARLES II. GEEtN. DECENSEp.-NUJiCcis HEREBY
gwen 10 all persons interested aid estate thar The
EXecurlxot the last will and testament
OF said Charles H. Green deceased VIII appear before
the Probate Court of the county of Ia Sale and
state Illinois, al the County Court House IN Ottawa,
in said county, ON Monday. the 18th day OF February,
A. D. lSs9 for the purpose rendering AN account of
her proceedings IN the administration of said estate
for the nHa settlement
Dated at Ott'wa this list day Febr airy. 1889.
LOUISA I. GREEN,
ATTEST: Henry HEIMIG, ENecutiiN.
Gle Probate Court, La sale County, III. tCb2-3w
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-02-02

Buddhism has tho largest number OF
votaries in the world, Christianity coming
next. OF the Christian denominations the
Roman Catholics have the largest number of
members
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-02-02
Jack Frost.

Now Jack Frost rides, and his iciclc locks
Tinkle and ring in the wind as he goes,
And he bends from his saddle, and kisses so hard
A dear little lad on his cheek like IA rose,
That he cries and flies home to his mamma; and
Jack
StolS out by the frame where the roses have
been,
And paints some white flowers on the cold window
pane,
But never he ventures to follow him in.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-02-02
rnx uniecinr,n ReceIpts.

Pr nted on good paper, in convenient form
at Hapeman 4 Graham's' Orders oy mail
promptly attended to
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-02-02
Marrird.

on the list day of December, A u. 1863 by Arthur
Lockwood. Esq, Mr.. Thou rs Miles to Miss Miranda
Goddard both ~ Opnir, and on he S0;h alt, by the
same at WI te's IIo,e, Mr. Melvin I. Miles of Leman
Iowa. son of the above, 10 Miss ydia a. Cook of La
l..l1.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-02-02

The "old reliable DR. Sage's Cstarrh
Remedy
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-02-02
DR.. ROBT, HUNTER,
CONSUMPTION, CATARRH,
BRONCHITIS and ASTHMA.
CONTENTS.

Is Consumption Durable?
Why the People Suppose Consumption
Incurable.
Why Lung Diseases are so Fatal.
How Consumption Occurs.
The Prevention of Consumption.
Why Consumptives Lose Flesh.
The Cognates of Consumption:
Throat Disease, Catarrh, Laryngitis,
Chronic Bronchitis, Bronchial Asthma
and Chronic Pneumonia.
On the Cure of Catarrhal and Bronchial
Diseases.
Cancer OF the Throat and Diphtheria.
The Influence of Climate in Lung Dis
eases.
The Cod Liver Oil Treatment.
The So-called French Cure.
The Proper Treatment of Lung Diseases.
Cases of Cure in all Stages of Lung Dis
ease, under DR.. Hunters Treatment.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-02-02

Never promise more than can he done
Layadore has been successfully run on this
principle. For sale by all druggists. Price
only % cts.
Mothers will grow weary and sigh over
the baby's troubles, when DR.. Bulls Baby
Syrup would relieve the child and thereby
give the mother rest.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-02-02

ID UGER " RUCiEIR, Attorneys and Coul
II seiOIs AT Law. Office in the Colweil Sherwood
Block. north of pOstoiiice. febio
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-02-02
EVERY APPLICATION RELIEVES

Sod M Drv9qis,s end Den'ers Erer77'h'Te.
IT, CHARLES A. yoGElER CO.. Baltimore. Nd.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-27

By virtue Of the above decree, entered on
above date tho undersigned. special commits
sloners therein appointed, will sell st pubhs
auction, on the premlse6,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-27

COURT SALE
TWoL STORY FRAME HOUSE AND FIVE LOTS
FRONTING TOGETHER ll2 FEET,
CORNER MITCHELL AND ALLkN STREETS,