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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-10-02
DEMAND MORE SALARY.
The Conductors Of the Northwestern Rail-
road Demand More Paw

CHICAGO, Sept. 26.-The passenger con-
doctors Of the Chicago & Northwestern
railroad today presented a demand
to the management of that
company for an increase in
salaries of from IS to SIS per month.
The company is considering the demand
and will probably grant the men an in
crease, though not to the extent asked.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-10-02
KiIIen-Sheohy Fight Off.

ST. PAUL, Sept. N.-The fight which
was to have taken place tonight between
Killen Of this city and Joe sheohy, of Ash
land. Wis, for the championship of the
northwest is off. the latter refusing to
fight because he could not place man in
the box Office to look after his interests.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-10-02
Charlie and Reuben are married,
Mother well pleased with the match:
The egg it was laid, and Reub was afraid
That the egg was SO soft 'twouldn't hatch.
VICTORY FOR THE HOUSE OF LINCOLN.


The Insult of the chronicles Infatuated
young Grigsby-Abe's brother,in- law-and
the result was a challenge Not a duel
with weapons, Kentucky style, but a
knockdown, a scratch and punch, with a
ring and seconds. Young Grigsby was
spelling for fight as they say in these
parts, but he said Abe was too big; that
the match would be unequal Lincoln had
a stepbrother, John Johnson, who was
about Grigsby's size, and he took up the
challenge in behalf of the Lincoln side of
the house.
John Gentry, a resident before alluded
to, was witness at this fight. He gave
the Tribune correspondent the following
account of the affair:
THE ring was pitched in Warrick
County, short distance from the 81
Lincoln homestead. That was for the p r
pose of evading any investigation by the
grand jury The fight was well advertis-
ed | don't mean in the newspapers, for
there were no newspapers In those days;
but it was advertised by talk. Every
township in the county was represented,
| reckon. | know there was big GRO gd
present Abe Lincoln was there, and he
was mad because he couldn't get anybod
to fight him. Aaron Stanrldge was John
Johnson's second and William Whitney
appeared for Grigsby The underbrush
had been cleared away. The contestants
went at it without gloves. don't mind
how many rounds were fought, but every
one was Touchdown for somebody.
There was no such ,foolishness as there is
in this age | remember that the seconds
came pretty nigh coming together two or
three times. Finally Grigsby gave out,
and he was asked if he had enough, and
ne said yes That wound up the Lincoln
Grigsby feud 1t left the Lincolns on
top"
Although. according to the story, it
was generally known that Lincoln had re-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-10-02
ITALIAN STEW.

Lambs in large hocks should be weaned
when they are four or five months old and
placed On good, succulent pasture. There
is nothing better than a stubble field If
there is good growth of young clover on it.
Feed little grain as the feed begins to
get skort, but d .trifie at first. All sheep
should become accustomed to dry feed by
degrees, that is, brought In nights to feed
and turned out to Craze during the day.
1t is better to use mixed grains IN feeding
sheep than to gi re them all of one kind,
and In coarse teed give as great variety
as possible.
Poultry keeping on large scale is sell
dom undertaken upon common business
principles. The persons who mostly go
into the business are all enthusiasts with
out experience, and who, like the ancient
mikmaid, count their chickens before
they are hathed, and figure up their
profits before they own hen, and their
failures become the standard by which the
business is judged That several consid
able towns are supported by the poultry
dreds of thousands of chickens, each, with
profit enough for a comfortable subsist-
ence should 90 to show that it is not the
incompetency of those VINO undertake it
without knowledge and skill, which is to
be charged with failure. No doubt there
persons in the poultry business who will
go into it on business princi ple and the
young people on farms who are anxious to
do something for themselves might be en-
Outraged to look in that direction for an
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-10-02
LAWRENCE IN LUCK.
Loyal Alumnus Gives the Institution
$4,000.

Alex. W. Stow. of this place, who gradu-
ated from Lawrence university, ten years
ago. has given s25, 900 to the endowment
fund of tnat institution.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-10-02
PRACTICAL RECIPES.
CIDER APPLE SAUCE.

Boil two quarts of cider down one-half.
core. pare and quarter sweet apples enough
to fill up the syrup; boil all down to a
thick, smooth paste, stirring frequently.
1t will take long while to prepare this
sauce.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-10-02

core, pare anu quarter sweet apples enough
to fill up the syrup; boil all down to
thick, smooth paste, stirring frequently.
1t will take long while to prepare this
sauce.
CREAM PIE.
Four tablespoonful of rich cream, one
tablespoonful OF -four one cupful of sugar
one cupful of cold water. yoks of two
eggs, flavor with lemon, line pie plate
with pastry, pour in the mixture and bake
at once; make a meringue of the whites
of the eggs, spread smoothly on the top
and brown delicately.
ECONOMICAL CAKE.
Two eggs well beaten, one cupful of
sugar, one cupful of sifted flour, one and
mix all together until very smooth, and
add last thing, half cupful of boiling
water, stir quickly and bake at once.
This is excellent for jelly roll if baked ON
a very shallow tin and rolled at once.
TOMATO SAUCE.
Put quantity of tomatoes into an
earthen jar and bake in slow oven until
soft; rub through a very fine sieve and
weigh the pulp; to each pound of this add
one ounce each of salt and white pepper,
half an ounce of minced onion, one of
garlic, if liked, and quart of good vine
gar; boil until thick as cream; cool, put
into wide mouthed bottles, seal and keep
in a cool place.
BEEF TEA.
One half pound of gravy beef, and two
gills of water. Cut the beef very small;
put it into a jar, sprinkle very little salt
over it to draw out the juice of the meat
quickly, add the water, cover Une jar With
paper twisted close over it, let it stand for
half an hour; place the jar in a pan of
boiling water, keep it boiling for half an
hour and You will have good, nutritious
beef tea, easily digested by an invalid.
CRULLERS.
One and one-half pounds -four, one half
pound sugar, one-fourth pound butter,
two eggs, two spoonfuls baking powder.
milk and lemon. Butter and sugar, beat
to cream, add -four and milk alternately
till all are in; beat up the eggs very lightly,
CRATE the rind of the lemon into the -four,
and add the juice: then put in baking
powder and mix well, roll out to quarter
of an inch thick, divide into small rounds,
cutting center out of each to form rings.
Fry IN hot fat light brown The guam
titles given will make eightyfve cruliers.
ITALIAN STEW.
One tablespoonful of butter and the
same quantity of rich cream heated to-
gether in a frying pan, add one onion
chopped very fine, a pinch of cayenne,
peel and slice three or four large tomatoes,
salt and pepper them and cook them in the
sauce in the pan, Remove them to warm
platter add another teas poonfuI of butter
to the gravy in the spider and fry an egg
for each person to be served Use care not
to break the yolks; place them on top of
the tomatoes. Pour into the spider one
cupful of water, half a cupful of milk, and
stir In one cupful of macaroni, previously
cooked in sailed water, cook about Is
minutes and pour round the edges of the
dish or the platter; do not pour any of the
gravy on top Of the, eggs and serve the
stew hot.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-10-02
CREAM PIE.

Four tablespoonfuls of rich cream, one
tablespoonful of -four, one cupful of sugar,
one cupful of cold water. yolks of two
eggs, flavor with lemon, line a pie plate
with pastry, pour in the mixture and bake
at once; make a meringue of the whites
of the eggs, spread smoothly on the top
and brown delicately
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-10-02

Two eggs well beaten, one cupful of
sugar, one cupful of sifted flour, one and
one-half teaspoonfuls of baking powder,
mix all together until very smooth, and
add, last thing, half a cupful of boiling
water, stir quickly and bake at once.
This is excellent for jelly roll if baked on
a very shallow tin and rolled at once.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-07-19
Bi.tOu Opera House.

The bill for next week, commencing
Sunday July 20. At the Bijou Opera
House is one which will be especially
pleasing to the patrons of the Bijou.
"One such of Nature" one act drama
is one in which Friedrich Book has re-
ceived the highest encomium for his
mastery Interpretation as "Penholder."
The play is full Of pathetic passages and
is intensely touching and the part as
sumed by MI. Book is one of his best,
and never fails to please. It is a char
acter that appeals to the heart and is
one OF those which is seen in daily life
and which awakens the deepest SYM
pathy in others. Following lone such
of Nature" "Austerleitz" writtn by Ed
win Barbour and in which he assumes
the leading role will be presented.
The piece abounds in sparkling dialogue
and Mr.. Barbour has always made de-
cided hit for his fine acting in the part
which he assumes. The play will be
concluded with 'Muldoons Picnic" in
which Neil Scully sppears as Muleahy,
the character is one of his excellent
comedies best efforts and is entirely
ludicrous. Many are the ones who have
enjoyed a good laugh at witnessing Mr..
Scully in his funniest of comedies, thus it
will be seen that the patrons of the
BTou will be favored with bill next
week which is bound to satisfy the
most asthletic
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the largest crowd of the meeting was
present to hear him, and the ercomi-
ums in regard to his speech were most
pronounced and gratifying; in fact,
some 60 80 far as to declare he made
THE speech of the Association, and most
OF those who expressed themselves said
the best wine was kept to the last.
In the distribution of the official plunns
Chaplain Allen Allensworth of the 24:h,
U. S, Infantry carried off the annual
dictatorship for New Mexico. So much
for being on hand, had some other Sec
tons of the country been represented
for certainty there would have been a
more general recognition. Folks do
not 60 very far out of the way nova
days to confer honors or favors.
Thelnext meeting will be held at Sar-
atoga, N. Y. '...
All the visitors to the city
are unanimous in sounding it's praises
both as regards to the general good
treatment in public way, and the ex-
traordinary hospitable treatment in a
private or social way. They were high
~ pleased with US and we assuredly re-
ciprocate the feeling.
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:
per, Washington, Green, Meredith,
Brown, Joqnson and Miss L. Meredith
for their untireing efforts to make
everything pleasant for their guests.
Among those present we're: Mesdames
5. +. Johnston, j. Adams, H. Matthews,
OF San Francisco; George Weeks, Eta
Ritter, A. Yates, e. Holland; Mr.. and
Mrs. ). J. Ford, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Young, Mr.. and Mrs, Jesse Thomas, Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. johnson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Lee, Mr.. and Mrs. James Brown,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Allen, Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo Singleton, Mr.. and Mrs. AL. Mere
dith; Misses Susie. Crawford, Mary
Crawford, Lizzie Robinson. Octavia
Waterford, and many others; Messrs
Ed. Watson, Nanny Glasco, Harry
Letcher, Of Chicago; Johnny Simpson,
of Omooa; Joe Oncile, of Omaha; L.
Cook, St. Louis; Mr. Singleton, St. Paul
Geo. Bonter, Pindleton Smith, E. V.
Galloway, S. Spencer. Frank Golden,
Dave Gasberry, VIM. Robinson, Mark
Bell, and otqcrs. At the wee small
hours the party dispersed to their differ
ent homes declaring it the most enjoy
adj affair of the season. ar
Mrs. Maggie jackson OF San Francisco
is visiting friends in the city before go
ing to Denver to permanently reside.
Mrs. Paralee Rogers passed through
the city July 9th, enroute to Denver
from there she will 60 to Chicago to
permanently reside.
The Tacoma Base Ball Club beat the
Portlands by one inning on the 4th.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-07-19

The National Educational Association
met in st.. Paul July 9Th, and continued
in session until the 18th. There were
over hundred Afro-American teachers
and strangers in the city during the SEES
sion, perhaps the largest attendance OF
Afro-Americans at any of the meetings
of the Association, and we are pleased to
say that not one instance oflll treatment
on account of color has been brought to
our notice. In all hotels and public re-
sorts, they were accorded the same
courteous treatment that others re-.
eiyed. This is as it should be; and, it
affords us much pleasure to record the
fact to the credit of the fair mindedness
of the people of the Northwest. Only
one Afro-American was on the pro-
gram, Prof. j. c. Price, and on the even
ing when he spoke number Of Colored
gentlemen were invited to the platform,
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her arms for the stray bantling return.
ing to her after such an odd fashion
''Oh! I thought most likely you'd
bring her back" was the most calmly
spoken greeting of this Spartan matron.
81 supposed there was some mistake.
You'll find your child among those
shawls on the bench yonder."
Mrs. Hawkes. laid the strange baby in
it's mothers lap, and flew like an arrow
to little Lily, the petted child, who
never before knew single instant's
neglect, and who now lay with tear
stained cheeks, airing piteously up at
the flaming gaslights over head.
s'My sweetest" she sobbed, straining
it wildly to her breast, "my precious
recovered treasurer
And then-why, of course, Mrs. Lila
Hawkes. went into Mysteries.
The mother opened her eyes.
''Deary me! don't see the sense of
making such fuss over baby. Just
sprinkle her forehead with water
she'll come to fast enough, I'll be
bound. There, she's all right now.
Tommy" addressing her second hope,
''if you don't stop teasing Marcus
Aurelius, I'll skin ye alive; see #
don't"
An hour or two afterward, when Mrs.
Hawkes. sat once more by her own
bright Preside, with Lily nesting,
flushed and rosy, in her lap, John
leaned spontaneously over her shout.
der to whisper, in a half-mocking tone:
81 say. Lila, you'll leave off petting
strange babies in the cars, now, won't
you?" eng
''Oh, John!'' answered Lila, 'swhat .
difference there is in mothers. How I
pity that poor little wretch, with it's six
brothers and sisters and that hard, in
different mother!'
'.But wasn't it joke, though" re.
sumed Mr.. Hawkes., 'sto think we got
hold of the wrong baby?"-Boston Globe.
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THE German Empress appeared on re-
view the other day at the head of a regi-
ment of cuirassiers of which she is
Colonel, clad in army uniform.
FRANCES census of carrier pigeons
shows that in time of war the Govern
ment would have at its disposal upward
of quarter of a million of them.
1T is stated that German artillery
officer has succeeded in making a new
explosive from carbolic acid and that a
she'll filled with this material possesses
power hitherto unobtained. Expert
nents made with these shells, thrown
from morGars. have all, it is stated,
proved highly successful.
ONEof the features of military drill
In the Russian army is the training of
soldiers TO swim in battalions, at the
same time using their weapons. At the
regent annual military maneuvers in the
presence of the Gar fine exhibition Of
proficiency was given in this direction.
A large force of infantry swan across a
vide lake in full marching order, with
the help Of fascines made of reeds and
rushes or of inflated sheepskins. At
the same time they kept up lively fire
on the boats Of a supposed enemy who
were dispnting their passage.
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| you don't 1ndeed" s.,-j --
every probably DON'T said Mr..
Hawkes., shouldering stack of carpet
bags, baskets and shawls. ''There's the
whistle-come along, and tell that
sleepy nurse girl of yours to look sharp
if she expects to get seat!''
Of course it was matter of some con.
siderable time to stow Mrs. Lila Hawkes.
safely away, with her baby, her shawls,
her novels and her nurse, and by the
time John had established himself Lila
interrupted him with a little ecstatic
scream.
"Oh! John, what a lovely baby! Don't
she look like our little angel? Dear,
dear! how piteously she cries, to be
sure.'
| "Sure enough" said Mr.. Hawkes., ir
an distracted sort of manner.
But Lilia's overlooking maternal svm.
pathies were reused.
II could quiet her, Susan-bring the
little love here!'
The care-Worn mother of seven up
roarious little travellers, looked up ir
some surprise as Susan O'Reily clumsily
took the screaming infant from it's nest
of cushions by her side, but Lila softly
uttered:
"Excuse me, ma'am, but you have SC
many to attend to, and l should so like
to hold her for few minutes!'
81 do actually believe she'd be glad tc
get rid of ito thought indignant Lila.
| "Halloa! Two babies, as I live!'
calculated John Hawkes., looking up in
some surprise. "Where on earth did
the other one come from?'
| ''Hush-sh-sh!" whispered Lila,
holding up her pretty finger with a
warning gesture.
And, absorbed in these puzzling and
not altogether agreeable medita tions,
Mr.. John Hawkes. dropped into a fever.
ish slumber, and dreamed that his one
baby had suddenly transformed itself
into whole orphan asylum full.
When he walked up, with nervous
start, it was quite dark, save for the
swinging, shifting glare of the lamp
overhead, and Lila was softly murmur-
ing some cradle song, while Susan, with
the other little one sound asleep in her
arms, was nodding tremendously to the
jolting of the train.
"Melton!" roared the iron-lunged con-
ductor, putting his head into the car
window and drawing it back again, as if
he had seen wild beast, after the man
ner of conductors.
"Here we are SUSAN" said Lila,
eagerly, ''take the poor little pet back
to it's mother; stay-give me the baby
first. Dear me, John, she has gone"
"Never mind-never mind, said John,
hurriedly; ''take the little basket and the
striped shawl quick, if you don't want
to be carried on to Allenville.''
"But, John -"
sob, fiddlesticks?' calculated the per-
turbed husband; there comes Susan
now with your baby! It's all right, I
tell you. Here we are, and here is Miss
Rourke wal ting for US with the car
rfage."
"Oh, isn't it nice to get homer ex-
claimed Mrs. Hawkes., joyously, as she
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came dancing into the bright little par
lor. ut is worth a journey any time,
John, to learn to appreciate your own
home properly
''Why, yes, it is rather snug," said Mr..
Hawkes., rubbing his hands, and looking
complacently around the room.
s'And baby has been so good all the
time-bless mammals own little dark
eyed angel! Give her to mamma, Susan.
And, oh, John-John!''
''What the deuce is the matter?'
CALCULATED Mr.. Hawkes., stopping short
in his labor of unlocking portmanteau.
"Why, it's the yellowed-eyed baby, as
.sure as I'm living sinner! And where
Is little Lily? Stop screaming, Lila,
and answer me. It isn't possible-it
can't be- he added with sort of pasp
that Susan brought out the wrong
babyv'
Susan burst into doleful howl at
this stage Of affairs, terminating in dis
NAL wall.
sSure, sir, an wasn't it as dark as a
VOLTS mouth, so it was, and the child.
her all bawlin' and it is meself couldn't
tell the one from t'other. Sure. sir, an it
amt my fault
"Oh, my baby, my babyp' screamed
poor Mrs. Hawkes., wildly wringing her
hands together-''my precious birding!
Oh, John, what shall we do?''
Telegraph, . answered Mr.. Hawkes.,
succinctly.
But will that bring her back2' asked
Lila, with vague idea Of her infant
hain9 inclosed in m envelope and for.
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warded ''per special messenger. twenty.
five cents to collect
81 mean to telegraph on to Allenville.
for of course those other people will
stop there when they discover the ex-
change. will go right on by the very
next train"
''And I, too
Lila chung convulsively to her hus-
bands arm
"What's the use of your going, my
dear?''
81 could not stay at home, John-I
should be distracted. Please-please let
me go?" ..-.
Her piteous voice of appeal melted
Mr.. Hawkes. heart.
''Suit yourself, my DEAR" he said,
''and get your things on, quick. hope
this will cure you of handling other peo-
pies babies, Lila 2'':..
So Mr.. and Mrs. Hawkes., with the un-
conscious burden in their arms, took
their hurried way once more toward the
depot.
fortunately we are on time" said
Mr.. Hawkes., with deep sigh of relief.
''The train for Allenville is just going
out"
The three miles between Allenville
and Melton seemed perfectly intermina-
BILE to poor Lila, racked with alternate
hopes and fears, although the ''yellow-
eyed" infant slept quietly in her arms
and the train flew along over the iron
rails at a very creditable speed.
The moment the cars slackened she
sprang out and rushed into the depot
like wild creature, spite of her hus.
bands OBTAINING hand and voice.
"Lilia, my love! you'll certainly be
killedn'
She broke from him and was gone.
1t was close, uncarpeted little room,
lighted by one or two Pickering gas.
burners, and furnished with wooden
benches extending all around the wall.
A fire burned like red, sullen eye in
small cylinder stove, and sleepy ticket
agent nodded behind the aperture OF
his inclosed station, no very inviting
prospect to the bewildered travellers.
BE sure enough, there sat the mother
of the seven noisy children, in crumpled
bonnet and travel-stained garb, COM
posediy feeding her small flock, with
relays of biscuit sandwiches and heavy
gingerbread. She looked up, but she
neither sprang to her feet nor extended
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The Northwest was stricken with hor-
ror by the ravages of the storm king last
Sunday at Lake Pepin and Lake Ger
vais, and hundreds of houses that were
then houses of happy families are now
houses of mourning. Most ofthe bodies
have been recovered and inferred but
many months will pass before Red Wing
and the surrounding country will recov-
er from the few minutes work of that
deadly cyclone. Truly in the midst Of
life death is ever present.