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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-25
THE "FATAL PATIENT.o
Death in Three Instances Has Followed the
Visits of Young Lady.

1t is stated death in three instances has
followed the visits of female patient of
the Manhattan Eye and Ear hospital, New
York The doctors will not disclose the
woman name, for she is young and quite
pretty. The fatal patient came to the
hospital about two years ago: She is suf-
fering from a catarrhal affection of the
throat and was therefore sent to the throat
department. In the ward are desks rang
ed about, which are termed cabinets. DIR.
Charles G. Johnson, at that time, was in
charge of Cabinet D, to which the lady
was assigned. A short time after treating
the patient, DR.. Johnson died. Two weeks
later she appeared again. DR.. Edward
Payson Pond had been placed in charge of
cabinet D. The ''fatal patient" took her
seat at the desk and DIR. Pond admins
tered to her wants. A few days later he also
died. Since then the lady has been fire.
uuently treated by several of the staff, but
never at cabinet D till last Wednesday.
On that day she appeared and was receiv-
by DIR. Wendell c. Phillips, who was in
charge.
81 don't know that you will care to treat
me, > she said to DR.. Phillips.
why, how is that?" said the doctor.
''Oh, for the reason that two physi-
clans who have treated me have died
Immediately afterwards, she replied
laughingly.
DR.. Phillips smiled and scoffed at the
suggestion and referred the patient to DIR.
David Phillips, who was Ii charge of cab
met D. The lady sat down at his desk.
Her ailment was attended to by Dr. Phil
lips and as she depN-ted he babe good bye,
as did also his namesake, DR.. W. C. Phil
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-25
CRIME.

The Harvard students have decided to
pay the fines imposed on them for selling
liquor.
2 J. Most. the anarchist, was taken to
the penitantiary Oh Blackwe)l's Island,
New York, Saturday, to serve out his seu-
tence Of one year.
AT Chicago a saloonkeeper named Pecho-
ia, was assaulted and robbed in his place
of business on West Eighteenth street,
Friday night.
z THEscIew Of the steam barge Jane Cook,
became intoxicated at Amhurstburg, Ont,
and in fight in the hold six of the sailor
were badly hurt.
W. E. THOMAS, night telegraph oper-
ator at Troy, Ohio, was murdered and
robbed. Two tramps have been arrested
on suspicion.
A BAND of Fond du Lac Indians are On
the rampage at Cloquet, Mimi, and
threaten to massacre the citizens of the
town.
B. GLADUI was convicted for attempt
ing to bride Tales Juror Atwood and
sentenced to one year at hard labor Thurs
day.
JOHN Duty killed his mother-in-Iaw
MIS-. AIcu, uGdI DeuUOu, liz, w 6IlIcSudN g,
because she would not give up Duty
child.
AT Colorado Springs, Col, Monday,
John Chapman shot and instantly killed
his deranged son Wallace, who was pur-
ing him with stones.
FRED H. HAYDEN, said to be native
of Rome, N. Y, was on Sunday found
I1ead beside the railroad track near juno,
ton, COL, with hole in the back of the
head.
The New York state court of appeals
has affirmed the conviction of E 4rr Most
and he will have to go to prison. He was
convicted three years ago of melting tC
unlawful acts, but has kept out of prison
on appeals.
AT Madison, Ind, Stock Brown gave
his stepson a brutal beating, from the
effects of which the lad died. He choked,
kicked and injured him so horribly that
he died within half an hour after the
beating. Brown has been arrested fol
premiditated murder.
Two indictments for forgery have beer
returned against Emory Fl. Merriam, {
we'll known Asheville, N G. lawyer. DrinE
brought him to his present condition. He
is a brother of the chief justice of the
! state supreme court
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-25
WASHIN GTON.

THE president has appointed W. E. S.
Fales, of New York, to be marshal of the
United States consular court at Annoy,
China.
PRESIDENT HARRISON has denied the
application for pardon of Edward Belden
of Kansas, convicted of murder and sen
fenced last March to be hanged on the 26th
of the present month.
SECRETARY PRoCToR has ordered a
court martial to try Colonel Compton, OF
the Fourth Calvary, tor negligence in
falling to take proper steps to prevent
the lynching of the man who killed a
soldier and was in prison at Walla Walla,
Washington,
The agreement between the United
States AID Great Britain for a closed sea-
son for seals in Behring Sea was
signed in Washington Monday morning,
and the president Immediately issued a
proclamation to carry ovt its provisions.
The agreement lasts until May next.
The postoffice department on Monday
adjusted the salaries Of the second cass
postoffices in the country The following
changes were made in the northwest
Minnesota-C rookston, 50, 200: Red Wing,
50, 200 North Dakota-Fargo, $500.
South Dakota-Deadwood 50, 200; Mitch
ell, So, 100; Pierre, $4,000, Yankton 81
OOO.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-25
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

The commencement exercises at St.
Johns military acadamy at DelafelC
were held Friday. Orations were de.
livered by Sergt. Robt. Orion, Cadet
Frank Palmer and Lieut.. Lewis Connolly
Essays were read by Sergt. Chas f. Law
Capt Earl Munson and Sergt. Maj. Har
less King. The valedictory was delivered
by Lieut.. Afford W. Skinner, whose topic
was citizenship"
A new station named Cedar has beer
established ON the Lake Shore and West.
ern railroad.
The case of Virgil Mungley who shot
and killed bis wife in Milwaukee recently,
has been postponed until June 30.
The Rock county fair premium lists for
1891 are now ready. The list is the larg-
est and best ever sent out by this society
Among the attractions are four base ball
games, l. bicycle race, baby show, an ora
torical and musical contest, contest fo1
the Demorest medals, both silver and
gold, racing each day, and in fact, 50
many attractions it is hard to name them
Spraley. the man who was tried for as.
saulting Mr.. Hansen, of Two Rivers, was
entenced to states prison for one year and
hree months.
n IlOuCJ ul dWCl dUOuU gOO
was robbed in daylight Sunday at Waiver
ly Beach. Warrants are out for several
persons.
John Jones, of Shields, lost his house
and all its contents, and his barn, by fire
few days ago. There was no insurance.
The safe in Ole 0. Myhre's machine
shop, at Neenah, was burglarized Satur,
day night, and small amount secured
The safe was opened with heavy bars owned
by Myhre.
Clarence Horning, of Wauwatosa, was
struck by train Friday last, at Wauwa
tosa, and was severely injured. A day OF
two later he died.
John Rotzen was killed on the st. Paul
road, near Calamine on the 18th. He was
walking on the track and 1t is supposed
he was under the influence of liquor.
Fred Stiller, of Fort Howard, who was
injured by jumping from moving train
Saturday, received serious injuries. He
struck on plank cutting his face and his
forehead. It is thought he struck spike,
fracturing the skull.
The Knickerbocker ice houses at Osh-
kosh burned just after noon Sunday, IN
volving a loss of Sc, 900 to the ice company
and two thousand to the Northwestern
railroad, ten Of whose cars were burned.
The fire is believed to have had its origin
with a lot of tramps lettering P6out the
place.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-25
THE LATEST NEWS.
GENERAL NOTES.

ALL saloons in Tacoma, Wash, were
closed on Sunday.
1HE clearings of the Chicago banks for
the past week were s86, 355, 267.
TWELVE hundred iron workers in Chit
cago struck Monday morning for increas-
ed pay.
The Capital Insurance company, of To-
peka, Kan, has been placed in the hands
of receiver.
J. K EMMETT. the commedian, died /
his country seat at Cornwall N. Y, Nor
day Of Pneumonia.
AUG BELMONT, representing the
Rothchilds, has purchased the Anaconda
Copper mines IN Montana for S25. O00, 900.
Il. Victor NEwCOMB, the millionaire
Wall street broker. has been committed to
an insane asylum.
BRITISH men-of-war have been sent to
Behring sea to assist the United States
IN preventing sea. slaughter.
JAMES B. COLGATE has given 81 ,000,-
900 to the university which bears his
name.
GIDEON W. MARSH, the fugitive Phila-
delphia bank president is believed to be In
Brazil.
AMERICAN fishing vessels have been Or
dered away from St. Georges Bay by
French and British warships.
EX-GOVERNOR Forsyth, of California,
has been nominated for chief Of the hor-
ticultual department of the worlds fair.
Ex-TREAsURER BARDsLEY's stealings
at Philadelphia now foot up over $4,000,
A00 ~ hayiocr Aon,o 1iconroyol +Aa+ l,o
looted $500, 900 from the school fund
FALL RIVER MASS mill owners are
discussing the question of reducing the
wages Of their $4,000 employees, 10 per
cent.
The controller of the currency has
authorized the First National bank of
Kalispel, Mass, to begin business with a
capital Of $4,000.
The dry goods firm of Megrose, PORTER,
SchIachter & Co., importers of New York
and Paris, are reported to be in difficulty
The finn claims capital of 81 900, 900.
| AT Denver Col, George Haswell be-
came a maniac on learning that the
worlds fair commissioners had accepted
his proposition to issue souvenir medals al
the worlds fair.
| The Gelse Lumber Company, of Clncln'
natl, has made an assignment. Assets
and liabilities are estimated at $4,000
each.
Ex-UN1TED STATES SENATOR JOSEPH
| E. MCDONALD is dying of cancer in TIE
stomach at his home in Indianapolis.
ILLINOIS farmers have commenced har
vesting wheat The first shipment of new
Kansas wheat left Argonia for Chicago
Wednesday.
The subscription book house of the J
Dewing company, of San Francisco, ha!
failed. Liabilities, 100000; probabl!
100000.
R. W. DUNHAM & Co., the welI-know1
grain commission house of Chicago, OF
Tuesday announced that they would i'm
mediately go into liquidation.
THE universal postal congress at Vienna
has selected the United States as the coun
try where its next Letting is to be held
and Washington is the city. The next
congress will assemble in 1897
DAVID w. IRWIN, Charles g. Irwin anC
August w. Greene, all of Chicago, have
sued Bank Wrecker Harper to recover
1901 ,O34 which they had deposited in thu
collapsed Fidelity Bank of Cincinnati,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-25
VICTORY IN WAR.
What is Needed on the Battlefield to Secure
Success.
Col. T. a. Dodge IN the June Forum.

Col. T. A. Dodge IN the June Forum.
No inventions, no changes in arms, can
alter the maxims of strategy. These are
immutable. Their use depends on the
character of the captains. But tactics
change with inventions in firearms. The
maneuvers of the battlefield must depend
upon the weapon of the enemy, upon the
danger zones of his fire. From close we
have gone to open order, only to find that
scattered groups are apt to weaken disci-
pine; and to-day more than ever before
we need morale and cohesiveness on the
brttledeld. That commander who, despite
the fearful defamation of modern artillery
and small arms, can keep his battalions
the longest in heart, will win the day
Many intelligent essays are published to
prove this or the other system to- be the
one to govern the maneuvers of the COM
ing battlefield, but in truth no one knows
or can argue out what is to be. A theory
sound today is discarded tomorrow. But
few facts are patent. Reliance can be
placed only on strictly national army.
That nation the breasts of whose citizens
are barred for her defense, with honest
patriotism, and which has leaders who
leave no stone unturned to keep abreast of
war, will remain the strongest. No nation,
IN the present condition of armed expect
ancy which pervades all Europe, will by
better arms or more recent inventions, be
able to dispense with this foundation.
The rule held good in the days of the
burgess-soldier of Rome; it holds good
now.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-25
ing. Fink was killed and FURY will LOSE
his hearino

ing. Fink was killed and FURY will lose
his hearing.
By the eapsizIng of their boatJ. Doanld-
son and Ida Lundburg were drowned in
Lake Union. near Seattle Wash. Both
chung to the overturned boat for some
time, and sank just as assistance WIS at
hand.
BARTHoLENY BoGAs, Of Humphrey
Neb., was struck by lightning Wednes
day while cultivating corn. and Instantly
killed, as were also his two horses.
PARTICULARS # the devastation caused
by the cloudb1r-t on Conception Mountain
IN Mexico, On Sunday las. are being receiv-
ed. Many people were drowned and the
loss OF prope- y was heavy.
On Friday evening, Will Fahy, of Yer
non township Iowa, had his house and
contents entirely consumed by fire. The
fire startel around the chimney while his
wife was cleaning in the cellar.
AT Dubuque, Iowa. John Clubhouse, a
house mover, on Friday cut the wires Of
the fire alarm system, by which loss OF
81, 900 falls on the city by the burning out
of the signal repeater, coils, arresters, etc.
Geo. Osborn, an electrician, was Sc
vereIy shocked and burned in handling the
wires.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-25
COLLEGE HONCRS.

The college graduate who is at the loot
of his class, so to speak, on commence
ment day will find nothing to discourage
him in the records of the alumni who
have passed out into the world ahead OF
him. The honor man is not the one who
necessarily succeeds best. In fact his
honors are too frequently the result
not Of genius or superior mental equip
ment, but of labors shaped especially for
the attainment of the highest glory on the
commencement platform or on the COM
mencement program. The graduate of
the Wisconsin university of whom ex-
President Bascom said 'he had the best
mind of any young man to whom | ever
gave instruction, has made no success
whatever in life, and yet during his col
lege course he won the highest distinction
for scholarship. Perhaps the truest
genius the same institution of learning
has ever turned out-the profoundest stu
dent, the indi.idu of the greatest
apparent originality, man who reaped
many honors and was characterized as
little less than a marvel for scholarship
has been almost unbeald Of since he COM
pleted his course. Honor men have not
infrequently failed to make even Eveli-
hood in the professions which they have
entered ara have been forced into the
employment of business men and what
not.
But high standing in college does not by
any means argue i'll success in the
professional and business world. Many
of those in the Wisconsin university wh2
ranked at the head of their classes have
greatly distinguished themselves since
leaving college, and today are among
those to whom their alma mater points
with the greatest pride. But the student
who has failed to attain special distinction
during his educational career has
much to encourage him if be
will only take a glance backward. He
will then see men in the very front ranks
of the professions, or of business or polite:
who won no encomiums whatever fol
scholarship while in college and who may
hap barely succeeded in obtaining the
coveted sheepskin at the conclusion Of theil
course. All about them they will behold
striking examples to prove The inadequac,
of college honors to indicate the tru'
merits of men, and to inspire them t.
sturdy endeavor in the new life that nov
lies open before them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-25
SHE WANTED THE NEWS.
A Newspaper Man Who Should Take Tips
From His Wife.


eff there's any important news" said
the newspaper mans wife, wake me up
when you come home and tell Inc about
it,"
And the next morning, as he vas walk
ing home, he hastily reviewed thessnews
the night to put himself in shape.
awake up he said, when he got there.
There's war with Italy on.
about what?' she asked, as she yawn-
ed stretched her arms.
why you know, in that New Orleans
"Oh, that old thing" she interrupted.
What else?"
"Well, at one of the Harrison meetings
"Oh, yes, of course. Politic-always
politics.
Lyman Gage has refused"
"Who cares. Give me some news
"Chauncey Depew has been indicted
THAT railroad accident, of course;
"Well, then, the Princess"
"A European scandal. There's one every
day."
The newspaper man sighed, thought a
moment and then said:
= don t think of anything more except
little local paragraph about Mrs. Brown
having left her husband"
Mrs. Brown! No. You dom mean
it, and she sat up in bed. why, she
only lives few blocks from here. | see
her go by nearly every day. What do you
suppose is the matter? Will either of them
apply for divorce?"
Il don't know" he said. There ism 7
much doubt about it.
She looked at him scornfully for a mo-
ment and then said
And you pretend to get out news
paper. Bahr'
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-25
TRADE WITH ASIA.
The Struggle to Obtain it will be Between
England and Our Pacific Coast.
Senator Dolph in the June Forum,

oeHdlOT DoIpu Ill the June fOruH.
The commercial outlook of Oregon is
westward. 1t is nearer by the breadth of
a continent to the markets of the old East
and of the Pacific islands than are the At
lantic ports. No just estimate can be
placed upon the future volume and value
of the trade with Asia. No one nation
can control it, but the struggle to possess
it will be mainly between England and
Cur Pacific coast states. British statesmen,
with proverbial sagacity, foresaw this
struggle, and it was not the result of ac-
cident that in settling the Oregon bound
airy we lost the island of Vancouver and
half of Puget Sound. In this struggle
the new northwest will have an advantage
over California in distance, and in the fact
that the ocean stream which rises off the
coast Of Asia and flows eastward to the
American continent gives to every ship
bound for northwestern port gain of
20 miles in every "a hours. The region
will have an advantage over Great Britain
in the local production of staple articles
required for the Asiatic trade He who
should now undertake to estimate the COM
meree of the Pacific coast with Asia and
the Pacific island twenty-five years hence
would find few who would not consider his
estimate exaggerated.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-25
THE SPAN OF LIFE.
This Man Knew Robert Fulton.
Lancaster Inquirer.

Lancaster inquirer.
There is yet living" says a gentleman
from New York state, "a man who recalls
having seen Robert Fulton many times
and who knew the great inventor well. -
This venerable survivor is Christian Coop
er. If he lives until next October he will
celebrate the completion of his 117th year.
His advanced age is we'll established. If
the record of the Reformed Church at Ger
mantown spoke truly Christian Cooper was
born on October 25, IVA. His home for
many years wasiin house built by Walter
Livingston in Columbia county. 1t will
be remembered that Fulton married a Miss
Livingston, of Columbia county. Hence
the opportunities presented to Cooper for
seeing and knowing the inventor of the
steamboat. One can get a fairly ade-
quate idea of the span of this
mans life upon rejecting that when
Robert Fulton died more than three quar-
tiers of a century ago Christian Cooper
had been forty-one years in the land of the
living.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-25
And then conversation tagged.
WOODEN-LEGGED SPARROW.
Here is a Curiosity of the Genuine Bird
Kingdom.
ANY children p
Two; Doth girls q
"Oh, -


Kingdom.
There's a wooden-legged sparrow that
makes his home in Bryant Park, New
York, at least he was there on the after
noon. when the writer happened to drop
into one of the seats. lie flew down and
alighted on the graveled walk liz front Of
me and viewed him with establishment.
Lashed to one of his legs was a stout little
peg, and the way he hobbled about on it
was ludicrous in the extreme. The claw
and leg, up to the knee" as one would
call it, was gone, aid the peg leg was
split in the middle SC that piece rested
on either side of the feshy part Of the
limb. 1t was evidently bound on by
silk securely wound and neatly tied. The
little fellow was as lively and frisky as any
of the other sparrows, as was demonstrated
when one trife larger ATTEMPTED to drive
him away from a crumu which he had
found. He pecked back viciously and the
intruder sought safety in fight. Pretty
soon he gave final twitter and few away
with his wooden leg stuck out behind
him. The unsoiled condition of the arti-
fetal limb caused me to think he hadn t
been out of the hospital long, and if the
good Samaritan who treated the little IN
fortunate, chances to see this, he or she
can rest assured that the patient is hale
and hearty and quite likely to live out the
day allotted to sparrow life.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-25

lips. After she had gone the matter was
laughingly talked about by the physicians
DR.. David returned to his home that night
and dressed himself preparatory to dining
out. After having dined he made some
professional calls. He returned home late
and before retiring complained of not feel
ing we'll He did not appear at breakfast
Thursday morning. His mother looked
into his room and saw him lying in bed as
she thought. fast asleep When luncheon
was ready a" effort was made to awaken
him. 1t was found be was dead. A
physician who was called in said heart
failure was che cause of his death. DR..
NJ. D. Lederman, who now fills DIR. Phil
lips place, says if the girl calls
sgsin he will treat hen as matter of
course
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-25
In the Name of the Prophet,

fgs cry the vendors of the fruit in CONSTANT
nople. Certainly ''great cry over little WOOL
Scarcely less foolish is the practice of those who
fly to violent physicing for costveness. They
lose themselves violently, weaken their bowels
by SO doing, and disable them from acting regu-
arly, so that, verify, the last condition of such
people is worse than the first. Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters is the safe and effective substitute
for such vast expedients. But no, let US not call
them expedients, for IT is by no means
expedient to them. What is needed is
gentle but thorough laxative, which not only
insures action of the bowels without pain or
weakening effects, which also promotes healthy
secretion and flow of the bile into its proper
channel. Dyspepsia, debility, kidney COM
plants, rheumatism and malaria give in to
the Bitters.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-25
SEX OF CHILDREN.
An Index to the Side of the House That
Has the Ability.

Has the Ability.
81 have an idea, said The young man
who is always having strange ideas, chat
one can tell which party to the matrimon-
iaI alliance has the brains, the ability, the
force, by the children"
''Yes?" commented the other quietly.
Sure. Show me family where all the
children are boys and I'll show you a mau
who is the forceful one, the brains of the
family"
"Yes?" Still quietly.
Dear certain. I've made study of it.
I've looked up particular families. Ifyou
find all girls the woman is really the head
of the family. She is the one who really
manages things, although she might be a
quiet little woman at that
''Yes?" he was really very meek.
''Of course I've noticed when it was
pretty evenly divided between boys and
girls the abilities are pretty evenly divid-
ed. By the way you are married, | be
Iieve?''
Yes
amy children?"
Two; Doth girls?"
"Oh, !"
And then conversation tagged.