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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-07-16
The home of J. E. Hannegan of &c dar

THE home of j. E. flanagan of &c dar
Rapids, Iowa, burned Friday. Miss Huff,
a servant, persisted In the flames.
JAMES BRONSON was instantly killed
and three others fatally injured by the
falling Of IN elevator In which they were
riding.
A THREsHING eagine exploded Saturday
morning at Brucevi:le. Ind John Fieck
was instantly killed and Dick Price fatally
injured. Five other men were horribly
scalded
A COLLISION on the Monon line near
Lafayette, Ind, resulted in the death of
one man and the severe injury of several
others
Mrs. JENNIE c. CROKER, profession
al bail0onist, fell thirty feet while making
descent In a parachute In Boston, receiv-
ing injuries which will result fatally.
FIRE In Philadelphia Monday night
destroyed E. r. Priestly's fve-story carpet
mill. Loss 100000; insurance $40, 900.
Furbrush & Co., who had machinery stor-
ed IN the building, will be 1900.
SIX Northwestern railway employt
have been arrested for their neglect caUs-
ing the accident at the Rockwell! street
crossing, Saturday, in Chicago.
A CAR containing 10000 pounds Of tea
broke loose while being run on TO a freight
boat st San Francisco and the tea was
emptied into the bay,
FIRE in the hat and cloak house of A
+. kurkhardt & Co., at Cincinnati Wed
nesday night, caused loss OF 81 $50 00(
to that and the surrounding filings.
The vicinity of Summit, Miss, was
visited by two cyclones. They were about
eight miles apart. Many houses were de
stroyed and a number of people killed.
The Blue Mountain hotel at La Grande
Oregon, was burned Saturday night
United States Senator Delph and Other
guests had an narrow escape from death.
KARL NJ. Ross, carpenter, was instant
ly killed by lightning Wednesday morn
ing while IN bed with his wife and child
neither Of whom were injured in tn
least.
FIRE Tuesday night destroyed the En-
pire Print Works at New York. The los
is $500, 1000. The Banner tobacco ware
house at Clarksville, Tenn, with 1,50t
hogsheads of tobacco, was also destroyed
Loss S185,000.
FREIGHT train No. 1853, from the city O
Madison, Ind, on the Pittsburg, Clncin
natl, Chicago, st. Louis railway, wa
wrecked at Rock Creek at o'clock thurs
day morning. A trestle collapsed and tn
the engine and thirteen cars are now il
tina creek bottom. John Booz, the fireman
was instantly killed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-07-16
THE LATEST NEWS.
GENERAL NOTES.

The Iowa miners have voted to hold out
for the eight hour day.
Mrs. ELIZABETH THOMPSON, the noted
philanthropist of Stamford, Conn, has
been declared insane.
GRAssHoPPERs stopped a Rock Island
train in Colorado They covered the track
for distance of five miles.
ANOTHER half million of good dollars
was engaged at the New York SUBJ
treasury Monday for shipment to Eur
ope.
Mrs. JANE DAVIS died of starvation
at Kansas City. She had 81, 900 in a local
bank.
The Persian government has accepted
the invitation to take part In the world 5
fair at Chicago.
A M1sERLY musician at San Jose, CAL,
VINO is reported to be worth hundreds Of
thousands of dollars, died of starvation,
clasping his violin.
The Standard Oil company is rapidly
and will soon control the oil output of the
world.
The prohibition law of South Da-
kota has been pronounced void on a tech
nicality.
A DETROIT printer has gone insane
through his efforts to discover cipher in
Shakespeare works.
The steamship Utopia, which sank
in Gibralter Bay in March last with
500 Italian emil grants, was raised Wednes-
Gay.
To1r. Sc oro,> b,,ilot;n .or, +bo+ oor,, !,
that state is suffering from an excess d
rain and cold weather.
A TEN pound lump of gold ore has beer
found on farm near Monrovia, Ind, and
the entire neighborhood is wild with ex
element.
A CAVERN that rivals the famous Nam
moth Cave of Kentucky lin extent anC
beauty, has been discovered in southern
Oregon.
A SHIP loaded with supplies for thu
CHILEAN rebels sailed from San francisco
Friday and three more will 90 during thu
next fortnight. Altogether they will take
81 600, 900 worth of food products
THE management of the Oregon Pacific
road has, it is charged, issued over $11,
600, 900 more bonds than is warranted by
the mortgage.
The first certificate of admission eve
granted to a woman by Yale college ha
just been received by Miss Irene W. Colt
daughter of ex-Congressman Colt, of Nor
wich, Conn.
THE directors of the Chicago, Burling
ton and Quincy Railway announce tina
the great fight of that corporation agains
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineer
cost S6,000,000
The steamship Servia of the CunarC
line, which left New York July will
| Prince George of Greece, and over LOO
passengers, has been obliged to return TO
repairs.
ONYX is in danger of losing its specia
value. Besides the great deposits dis
covered in Missouri, extensive deposit
have been found Ill Smyth county, Vir
ginia.
THERE are miles of territory in Wyo
ming and Colorado covered with youns
grasshoppers. They are yet too young
to fly, but viii soon take to thu
wing, and great devastation of crops il
| feared.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-07-16

THE peculiar ethics OF medicine are tre
quontly carried to such an extent as to
provoke man to the fartEest degree Of in
dienaticn. A pretty spectacle is that now
witnessed in the case Of the dying Spur
eeon, LondCn's greatest preacher. DR..
George Hugh Kidd, the famous Irish sur
geon, practitioner and writer, who
attended Lord Beaconsfeld, is also in at
tendance on Mr.. Sturgeon. He is man
of very broad views and is an advocate of
homeola tby as we'll as Of the orthodox
system of treatment. Consequently Sir
Andrew Clark, Mr.. Gladstone's physician,
who was summoned in consultation, has
declined to attend, just as Sir William
Jenner refused to give his SER
vices to Lord Beaconsfeld for
the same reaon. Such childish
conduct is entirely unbecoming a great
llysician, ard stamps him as silly stick
Ter for professional customs-narrow, jeal-
Gus, and disgrace to The noble calling
with which it is {. misfortune Of the pub
lie to have him associated. The doctor
who fears to display to the practitioner of
rival school his methods of treatment or
TO freely consult with or to make diagnoses
in tie presence of that rival, has no bust
ness in the profession at all Humanity
will lie amply able to get along in the alb
cree q such vltttItd irtClttroe.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-07-16
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

The Oshkosh chief of police has inaug-
urated big war On cannes, such as
Oshkosh has never known before. Wednes-
day seventeen dogs were killed.
There was a strange wedding at Stew
ems Point recently, strange because of the
advanced age of both parties, who were
Mrs. Maria Sewright, aged IA, and George
Whitney, aged IS.
A daughter of Gottlieb Buth, of Kir-
chayne, near Cedarburg, was accidentally
shot by her fathers hired man, who was
cleaning gun, supposing it to be un-
loaded.
Superior is to have s45 900 Episcopal
church.
Clinton will have a $4,000 school
building.
Mary Mundt, IA years old, was killed
by the elevator at Ferneke's confectionery
store, Milwaukee, Thursday. She was
sitting on the railing, and fell between
the elevator and the shaft, as it was as
cending.
Miss Emma A. Rogers, daughter of Mr.
Isaac ?. Rogers, Of Milwaukee, was mar
RED Thursday to Edwin A. Dickinson, of
Chicago.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-07-16
BIG BUILDING BURNS
A Gigantic Business Block i'm Cincin-
natl SuccUmbs to the
Flames.
The Loss to the Owner Will Probably
Reach 100000 or
100000.
Lower Adjacent Structures Much In.
jured by Walls Fallingon
Them.

CINCINNATI, July S.-A little after
ten o'clock tonight a fire started
IN the sub basement of an
immense building at Fourth and Elm
streets, owned by William Hooper, bank.
er, and occupied by A. E. Burkhardt & Co.
manufacturers of and dealers in furs. The
building had seventy-fve feet frontage
on Fourth street and extended 15C
feet back. The front is seven stories
high and at the rear has height Of
eight and a half stories. 1t also ex.
tends two stories under ground; is nearly
new and cost 100000 to put up
and the interior adornment cost $50, 00C
more. Mr.. Burkhart told an associated
press agent tonight that he could only give
a rough estimate of the value of stock in
the building. 1t was to the best of his
belief between $500, 600 and SEQ, 900
In addition to his own i'm.
mense stock he stores great
quantities of valuable furs for citi.
zens every summer and these are all in the
burning building. Nothing is known of
the insurance on the building or contents
but both men are known to be good in
surers.
After the start of the FIRE the entire fire
VIC p1ll OllIChU VI Clty was DeuSe
volumes of smoke at first filed the streets
then with sudden burst the flames
came through the roof The walls
soon began to crumble and the building
and contents became an irretrievable loss.
The fire department devoted its whole at
tention to prevent the fire from spreading
to valuable adjacent property which was
greatly endangered.
The Fourth street frontage of the build
ing was occupied by Griershoper & Co.,
dealers in and manufacturers Of clothing.
Their stock was valued at $400,O OF
which amount S125,000 was saved
The loss is said to be covered
by insurance. The Elm street wall fell
at about midnight and half an hour later
the Fourth street wall fell on the roof OF
the Pope Manufacturing company's three
story brick building east of it.
The fine stock of paintings, engravings,
frames and mouldings was completely
ruined and the walls of the building were
crushed out into the street The
wall in falling knocked in the
west wall of the Steinway Piano
building next to the Pope building. By
great effort the fire was kept from COM
municating to the crushed buildings and
at | 80 was thought to be under control.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-07-16

Apropos of our national holiday Har-
riet Prescott Spoffold will contribute to The
next number of Harper's Bazar charm
ing patriotic story bearing the suggestive
title STARS and Stripes. The Bazaar will
also contain many other features especially
appropriate to the vacation season, among
them will be an article on the ladies lawn
tennis tournament held last week at
Wissahickon. Philadelphia, for the cham
pionship of America. The attractiveness
of this article will be much enhanced by a
superb full-page illustration drawn by
Alice Barber Stephens.
In some snakes said the professor,
I'VE find rudimentary limbs, which would
indicate that at one time the serpent was
possessed of feet" ''Oh, there is no doubt
of that, responded Mrs. Flyppe. The
scripture shows that the serpent made his
earliest appearance as walking dele
gate. indianapolis Journal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-07-16
VERY OLD STORIES.
But Few Genuinely Witty Stories Eni,
iSteuce.

istence.
Genuinely witty stories are rare, says the
New York Home Journal. Wendell
Phillips declares that there are but twenty
five original witty stories in existence, and
that all the others are founded upon OF
borrowed from these. He tells US that the
story of the man who was writing letter.
as follows; MY dear friend, 1 should
tell you more if there was not an impudent
fellow looking over my shoulder and read
ing every word" 'You lie, sir ]
have not read word that you have writ
ten!' comes from Egypt, and is hundred
and fifty years older than the New Testa-
ment. So with the story of the man who
said: Il would have been a very hand
some fellow if they had not changed me in
the CRADLE
Take the Irishman,' says Mr. Phillips,
who carried around brick as a specimen
of the house he had to sell; take the Irish
man who shut his eyes and looked into the
glass to see how he would look when he
was dead; take the freshman who bought
COW, alleging that cows were reported
to live two hundred years and he was GO
ing to set ont and try it; take the Irish
man who met friend who said to him
Why sir, heard you were dead. We'll,
says the man, L suppose you see | am
not Oh, no, says he, 1 rather believe
the man who told me than you any day.
Well all are Greek; score or more Of
them, of a parallel character, came fro N
Athens"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-07-16
FIRES AND CASUALTIES

AN entire family at Clifton, Tex, was
killed by lightning Friday.
GALVESTON is flooded with the waters OF
the gulf as the result of terrific storm.
J. MERRILL, Chicago man, was struck
by skyrocket at Akron, Ohio, on the
Fourth and killed.
LIEUT.. Barcal was shot and severely
wounded by an unknown man, in Chicago.
FEED WALTZ, a farm hand, was run
over by switch engine at Bloomington
Tuesday morning and will probably die.
Two MINERS were burned to death in
the shaft of the Home Stroke mine at
White Oaks, N. M.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-07-16
When arrested she had in her possession
\ n,,antttr of nhnioo mi llirnrr

When arrested she had in her possession
quantity of choice millinery.
Mrs. Smith, proprietress of the intelli-
genee office where Halliday first engaged
Lizzie Brown. says the latter told her that
she was living unhappily with her hus-
band, and that he was trying to get her
money away from her Mrs. Halliday has
no money on deposit in the Newburg saw
ings bank, as she has claimed. 1t is be,
lieved that the girl has been in this coun-
tsy much longer than she had admitted.
Farmer Halliday is simple rustic. He
frankly admitted to me the truth of the
adage that there was mo fool like an old
one, and said that he had certainly been
one in marrying Lizzie Brown, and that
he would never wed another woman as be
had her, simply because she was good
cook and laundress.-Ex.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-07-16
'OUR-FRUIT JELLY.
Hints for the Home.

In the kitchen use the finest and most
delicate butter-especially for pastry.
In cooking dry vegetables put them into
cold water and bring them slowly to the
boiling point. Fresh and green vegetables
are plunged into sailed, boiling water.
In making omelets break the eggs sep
arately and beat until the last moment be-
fore putting them into the pan.
Beef fat is preferred by some of the best
cooks to all other frying mediums. 1t is
sufficiently heated when the smoke arises
from the center 1t should not boil.
Sauces spoil by standing. They should
be prepared last and served hot.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-07-16
ATTACKED BY GIRLS.
A Flock of Them Kiss and Hug Bashful
Yale Stucent

The young girls of New Haven who
are employed In the corset shops, dis.
patch from that city says, are noted for
two things, their beauty and their self
assurance, Some of the girls are unusual
ly plquant in their manner, and all as a
rule, gifted with a suficiency of talk,
which they are not slow to use whenever
they get good chance.
One of the principle shops in the city is
located on Court street. The girls are re-
leased from their employment about 6
o clock IN the afternoon. The students in
this city are genial set of young men as d
rule, and are divided in two classes
| athletes aud non-athletes. The athletes
who are In training for the annual boa
race at New London, take practice spin
In the harbor every afternoon, after which
they take run from the clubhouse or
East Chapel street to the quarters on Elm
street.
Their usual course is up Chapel street to
the Wooster square, through which they
run to Court street. This is short way
and takes them off the principal streets
They are obliged to pass the corset shop il
| their run up street, and the girls in the
shop have learned to expect them, so that
when the students appear they are greeted
with chorus of remarks not always com
plimentary. The students, as rule, have
always timed themselves so as to pass the
shop few moments before the girls are
released and thus avoid the rush.
One night recently the students were a
trltie late coming up the street, and were
about block away when the girls were
released. Through the streets the students
| came on a RIM and soma oe tho oirlS m d1
room for them to pass. One of the stud
ents was little backward from the res
of the group, and as he was adorned will
a goodly crop of hair of the tint that tie
poets rave about, the girls Immediately
started a volly of remarks.
| He became incensed, and made a re-
mark not very complimentary to the girls
This was what they wanted, and before
the astonished student knew what they
were about, over thirty of them had form
ed group around him and were each CAL
ling the choicest explosives that they
could command. In vain he tried tc
break through the ranks, but the girls
would not have it. He called on his com
panions for help, but they were too far
ahead to hear him with the noise made by
the girls, and continued on their way.
One of the girls suggested that they kiss
| him; and before he new what was UP he
was being held tightly in the arms of a
stalwart Amazon, and as many as could
conveniently at once step up and kiss
In vain he struggled and fought, and, as
last resort, he screened for help His
companions heard him and turned to his
rescue, and after considerably dificultey
| they succeeded in effecting his escape.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-07-16
Extremely Frank

Now, Robby, If you don't want to &c
10 Bessie Smiths party you must write a
note atd tell her so and be sure you get it
polite. You will find some models in
this book of etiquette, - said Mrs. Carhart
to her little son.
Robby struggled with the problem for
an hour, and then presented for his moth
er's inspection the following truthful but
unconventional efusion.
"Mr. Robert Camart declines with pleas
ure Miss Bessie Smiths kind invitation
for the 14th, and thanks her extremely for
having given him the cpportunity to Go
so. "-Harper's Bazaar.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-07-16
A sHREwD oLDMAN's WAYS.
Interest Created by an Advertiser i'm
New York.
Nay1


New York Herald.
There are two stories about an adver
tisement which appeared in Sunday pa
per setting forth that ''B. P Hutchinson,
81 New street, " wanted 10 buy bookstore,
furnishing goods, cafe, restaurant, or any
other business cheap for cash." The Of
flee at 81 New street is that of Anthony
Brown & Co., grain brokers, doing bust
nesss where 'Old Hutch," the one time
Chicago piunger, has been making his
headquarters.
A member of the firm said that the "ad
was eyidentaiy intended as joke. Mr..
Hutchinson mad not inserted it, but some
funny man had. Later, however, Mr..
Hutchinson himself was seen.
Yes, sir" he said, Il put that adver,
tisement in and I'm now here waiting for
answer. | haven't had any yet and may
be [ won't get any. Nobody wants to
sell out. guess they all appear to be
making money
DO you intend settling down in New
York and making it your home?"
II don't know, IN sure. If you can tell
me what IN going to do I'd like to know
it. may 60 to Boston or to Albany or to
Long Branch I can't say that | am ia
vorably impressed with this city. There
are too many loafers here"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-07-16
The Candid Little Bow.

Now, my little boy, what is the NEAR
ing of the word hypocrlsy?" asked Texas
Sunday-sehool teacher of her favo.ite
pupil.
Il can't explain what it is, but l know
just the same
Give me an example of Hypocrisy
When a fellow says be loves his Sun
day-school teacher-that's hypocrisy"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-07-16
Adversely is a Friend.

A high character might be produced, ]
suppose, by continued prosperity, but
has very seldom been the case Adversely
however it may appear to be our foe, is
our true friend; and, after little acquain.
lance with it, we receive it as a pr cious
thing-the prophecy OF coming Joy. 1t
should be no ambition of ours to traverse
a path without thorn or stone-C. P.
So .roaon
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-07-16
THE KITCHEN.
ICED COFFEE,


Take coffee of good brand, make it
strong and when cold mix it with the same
quantity of rich cream. Sweeten to taste
and freeze.
COLD CUPMOTE.
Wash strawberries and raspberries in
cold water, drain dry. and place them on a
dish. Pour boiling common syrup or boil
ing curranS jelly all over. Serve when
cold.
PRESERVED PINEAPPLE.
Remove all the rind from perfectly sound
pineapples, CRATE them and allow pound
of sugar to a pound of pulp Simmer
gently for thirty minutes, and seal while
hot.
BLACKBERRY BREAD.
Take slices of sweet stale bread, butter
lightly and remove crust. Arrange in the
bottom of a desert dish and pour in hot
stewed bac6berries, sweetened to taste.
Strawberries, raspberries and cherries may
be served in the same way.
CRAB APPLE JELLY.
Cut the apples to pieces without pairing
or removing seeds-the latter impart a
pleasant favor to the fruit. Put into
stone jar, set in a pot Of hot water, AMI
let boil for eight or nine hours. Squeeze
out the juice next morning, re strain with
out squeezing, allow pound for pint, and
boil to jelly.
CURRANT JAM.
Take fine, ripe crrrants, pick them over
carefully, remove stems, and for every
pound of fruit allow the same quantity of
sugar. Put into preserving kettle, have
the fire slow until the sugar is dissolved,
stirring occasionally. Increaae the heat
boil ten minutes, pour into glasses, and
seal when cold.
CHERRY JELLY.
Take four pounds of cherries, and one
pound of red cu1rants. Put these fruits
into kettle, place over the fire and reduce
to mash. Stir constantly with a wooden
spoon, press through fine sieve and filter
through a jelly bag. To each pound of
fruit add from three quarters to one pound
Of sugar as taste requires. Place again
on fire and boil TO a jelly. Remove scum,
fill glasses and tie up when cold with
branded paper.
FOUR-FRUIT JELLY.
A very fine jelly is made by taking
equal quantities of ri pc Strawberries, rasp-
berries, currants and red cherries; all
should be fully ripe and the cherries must
be stoned, taking care to preserve the
juice which escapes In stoning and add it
to the est. Mix the fruit together, put
it into jelly bag and squeeze it thorough
ly. Strain again, MEASURE the juice and
to every pint allow pound of loaf sugar.
Boil for twenty minutes, skimming fire.
quently, and if 1t congeals readily it is
done.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-07-16
Somewhat Surprised.

4 driver had been over ardent is his
worship of Bacchus, and ultimately fell
asleep. On awaking and finding himself
alone in his harmless wagon, he looked
rather surprised and exclaimed, oval,
I've either lost team or stole a wagonr'
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-07-16

THE Belgian authorities have peculiar
notions of what fresh meat signifies when
they confscate 500 boxes of American
hams, under the law prohibiting the i'm
portation of fresh meat
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-07-16

A PAPER of the far west sympathizes
With Elaine Goodale's grandchildren who
rue their looks and wish she had married
a white man" That paper should not
anticipate so much. But the western
spirit ploverbally breaks through all
bonds
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-07-16

A SUNDAY crusade is on at Racine and
there is now some chance for that ba-ad
town to be purified.