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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-18
A Candid Confession.

He-Life with me has been failure.
She-You must have had and wasted
some opportunity.
He-No, have spent half my life rails
ing whiskers to conceal my youth, and
the other half dyeing them to conceal
my age.-Munsey's Weekly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-18
AnOtherLinen Factory.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is to have linen
factory. It will be owned and operated
by the Cedar Rapids Linen company, and
will at first manufacture the coarser
grades of linen, such as towels and towel
ing. Malcomb Smith is the prime mover
in the enterprise. The capital is $4,000,
which is fully paid up.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-18

of the new department will be always
open to subscribers for discussions of all
the business and technical phases of the
tin-plate question, but politics will be
eschewed
Friends of the new industry can well
afford to wait.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-18

An old apple woman known as kitty
has Just died in London at the age of one
hundred and four. She kept little stand
near ST. James hall, where she often
sold candy to Lord Nelson and apples to
Pitt and Fox.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-18

Stanislauf Sobrinsky began suit re-
Gently for $4,000 against the ILLINOIS
Malleable iron foundry for the loss OF
an eye by the explosion of molten iron
kettle two years ago.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-18

Edwin Booth is much broken in
health. His friends attribute his condi-
ton to excessive smoking. All of Mr.
Booths waking hours. save those en-
ployed in eating and acting. are devoted
to the cigar and the pipe.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-18
The Old and New Way of Securing Wool.

The Old and New Way of Securing Wool.
Our ancestors secured their wool in
tubs, much as our wives and daughters
scour our clothes today. In the hand
washing of wool, tub was filled with
the suds, In which one or two men with
long poles stirred the wool until clean,
when they lifted it upon a travelling
apron, which carried it between pair
of rollers which squeezed out the water
The same principle is applied in the au-
tomato securing now in vogue.
Great forks or rakes seize the wool as
it is carried by rollers from feeding
apron into the iron tanks, and by alter
mating motions Of their teeth give it a
thorough securing. Thus cleansed, the
wool is delivered by rollers to the dry
ing machines, where hot air and great
fans are now utilized to extract all the
moisture without tearing the fber.-S.
N. D. North in Popular Science Monthly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-18
at Free Coinage Is.

While several gentlemen were talking
at the Markham one of them asked con-
corning the meaning of the term free
coinage as it is so often heard nova
days. An experienced mining man ex-
planned as follows: Free coinage means
that the government should coin silver
as it coins gold, free of charge There
are now four coinage minis in the Uni
ted States. They are located at San Fran
cisco, New Orleans, Carson City and
Philadelphia. Any man who will take
gold to any of those minis may receive
the gold in the shape of coin. Silver is
not recognized on the same basis, and
this is what the silver men demand.
There are two facts [ can learn when
[ look at twenty dollar gold piece, -
continued the gentleman, "and those
are the mint where the coin was turned
out and the initials of the man who
made the die. If you don't know where
to look for the marks it is a hopeless
task, but the person who penetrates the
secret must have a new coin and good
pair Of eyes. "-Denver News.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-18

1t was formerly supposed that clay
was useful only for embankments, for
making bricks or pottery. But now a
most useful and beautiful metal is ex-
tracted therefrom, and clay banks, rich
in aluminium, will soon be as valuable
iron mines
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-03-05
WISCONSIN,:

Three young sons of Andrew Gilbertson
were buried at Hudson. They all died of
diphtheria within thirty-two hours.
Morill Mott has sued the Valley Lumber
Company for $4,000 injury to his foot
which was caught in log chain last sum-
mer in the saw mill in Eau Claire.
Miss Gertrude Hickox, a prominent
young society lady, of Milwaukee, drown
ed herself in the lake. Her body was found
at the head of Wisconsin street. Disap-
pointment in love was the cause of the
deed.
Charles Maloney, living near Eau Claire,
took a dose of aconite in mistake for cough
cure, and his death foil owed in two hours.
He was employed by the Tomahawk Lum-
Der company. His remains were inferred
in this city.
About 100 additional filings were made
at Ashland, thus taking nearly all the land
available except few tracts of worthless
acres which have been burned over. Every
thing has quieted down until April II,
when the Omaha lands come into market.
At that time over 5000 Filings will be
made.
With the opening of navigation Capt
Volney Bigelow's new rafter now on the
ways at Eagle Point near La Crosse will be
ready for business She is to be 12O feet
long, % feet wide, feet s inches hold and
will take the Natrona's machinery. Capt.
Bigelow has sought to make her plain.
strong and serviceable.
Dick Pitts, who was foreman at the gas
works at Eau Claire at the time of the ex-
plosion, has sued the gas company for $40
600 damages for injuries said to have been
received. The gas company claims it will
be able to prove that Pitts was asleep on
duty, and his own negligence caused the
explosion.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-03-05
LABOR CIRCLES

A sensation was ed in labor circles in
Edinburgh by the committal to an insane
asylum of noted Scotch agitator named
Alexander Robertson.
Therail mills of the Illinois Steel company
at Joliet, ILL.,, which have been idle since
the first of the year, have resumed opera
tions, giving employment to 300 men.
1t is reliably reported that the miners in
the Houtzdale district of the Clearfie1d, Pa,
region, are making elaborate preparations
for prolonged strike, which, it is believed,
will be inaugurated on March 5.
The cabinetmakers' union of Chicago,
which numbers about 5000 members is
preparing an ultimatum for presentation to
the bosses. If these demands are refused
they say they will strike on April l,
Six hundred idle men and boys will be
given employment by the resumption of
work at the Reading company's Alaska
colliery, which suspended several weeks
ago.
Negotiations are under way for the pur-
chase of all the mining properties in the
lower part of Aspen mountain, Colo, by a
syndicate of English capitalists. The price
stated is in the neighborhood of 81, 900, 900.
There is great suffering in the Cherokee
strip among the boomers who went there
from Kansas and Missouri several weeks
ago. The blizzard caught them unprepared
for severe weather.
The strikes held another meeting near
Rainey's work to force his men to quit
work by fair or desperate means. They sue
ceeded, as hardly man of Raineys 5000
or 5000 employees are now at work. Mine
Boss Louden and ex-Secretary McCracken,
of the K. of L. LEGAL assembly at Wander
bilt, were captured by the mob and un-
mercifully beaten,
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-03-05
FOREIGN,
FOREIGN.
The Brazilian assembly has finally adopt

The Brazilian assembly has finally adopt
ed the proposed constitution.
The French budget estimates have been
completed for 1892. The revenue is estima-
ted at 3,21S, ,9O4, 125 francs and the expendi-
lures at 8, ,217, ,S15, ,525 francs.
A crisis has arisen in tile affairs of the
Commonwealth Loan and Trust company
at Boston. The company has voted to
Hqnidate, though it claims to be able to
meet it's obligations in full.
The condition of the dockers' disputes in
England seems to have somewhat changed
for the better. The situation OF affairs may
be classed as one ofsuspended hostility.
The stevedores are at work.
The Belgian Council of Industry, COM
posed of masters and workmen, has sent
a memorial to the government asking it to
avert a general strike by extending the
right of suffrage.
Ex-Premier of Canada Mackenzie has
caused to be voiced his opinion, that it is
OF great importance that reciprocity in ma
tural products and the manufacturers
should be established between the Uniied
States and Canada.
An unsuccessful attempt was made to
hold an outside anti-Parnell meeting at
Carrick-on-Shannon, the capital of County
Leitrim. The Parnell sympathizers, who
were out in large force, refused to listen
to speeches, and finally charged upon and
demolished the platform which had been
erected for the speakers accommodation.
Among the prominent members OF the
anti -Parnell faction present were Messrs.
Healy, Jordan and Matthew Kenny.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-03-05
IN GEN RAJ.

The ship Elizabeth, with merchandise
for New York, is ashore near San Francis
co and may bea total loss.
A binding snow storm ragged at West
Point. The mercury fell so deg. in few
hours, and the weather is the coldest ex.
perienced for many years.
The Wichita, Caddo, Delaware and Kec
his Indians in the Indian Territory are still
dancing. The situation Is considered seri-
Gus.
A convention of agric ultural implemen
and vehicle dealers has begun in st. Louis.
The dealers were called together for the
purpose of organizing national associa-
tion.
The effects, salary and costumes of Mrs.
Leslie Carter have been attached at Omaha
by DR.. Clark Gapen to compel payment of
81 ,050, fee due him as medical expert in the
Carter trial at Chicogo two years ago.
The board of directors of the State Line
steamship company have announced that
the sum of f90, 600 will be required to meet
the liabilities of and to provide working
capital, and recommend that the company
go into liquidation.
The sheriff has taken possession of the
Office of the Union Mutual Accident associ-
alton in Chicago. The association has
been in financial trouble for some time,
and recently decided to go out ofbusiness.
The number of creditors Is large.
A powerful electric crane is being used by
the Baldwin Locomotive Works Of Phila-
delphia. BY the pressing of button loco,
motives Weighing ninety tons are easily
picked up and set down In any part Of the
shops.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-03-05
PEOPLElN PRINT.

Prince Bismarck has declined the offer OF
the town of Hamburg to nominate him for
the reichstag.
The grave of Gen. Sherman in st. Louis
was the center of attraction to thoueands
of visitors.
Gov. Jackson of Maryland will not ap-
point successor to the late Senator Will
son.
Civil Engineer Robert F. Pearcy of the
United States navy has secured leave OF
absence and will soon start on lone vOy-
age to the north pole.
Sir knight Dickerson, upon whose body
a footsquare of skin, taken from the arms
of his brethren ofSt. Bernard commandery,
Knights Templar, was grated three weeks
ago, died iu Chicago recently.
Thomas W. keeDe, the tragedian, was at
tackled at Vicksburg, Miss, with acute neu-
ralgia and nervous prostration. He has
been compelled to cancel all of his South
ern engagements and has left for New York.
Gov. Hill of New York has declined to
honor a Connecticut requisition for an al
legged criminal, bearing the signature of
Morgan G. Bulkley; on the ground that he
did not recognize Mr.. Bulkley as governor
of Connecticut.
James L. Babcock, the young man whose
uncle in 1888 left him fortune of 100000
on condition that he marry within five
years, is about to take wife. The bride
elect is Miss James, sister of c. S. James, a
prominent merchant Of Waukesha, Wis.
Mr.. Babcock has been the recipient of
more love letters and proposals probably
than any other young man or woman OF
his time,
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-03-05
NORTH DAKOTA.

J. c. Taylor of Kidder county, has 5000
sheep, and has lost but three during the
winter-and they were killed by wolves,
not weather.
A we'll known East Grand Forks hack
man and demimonde, named FrankHeath,
were arrested, charged with robbing a pas
senger in the hack. The hackman was
bound over for conspiring to rob, and the
woman Heath for committing the robbery.
A meeting OF representative citizens of
Fargo adopted resolutions against the re-
peal of any portion of the prohibition law
as proposed in the legislature and urged
upon citizens in general over the state to
call meetings and forward petitions and re-
solutions to Bismarck Immediately.
A special from Fargo says: Injunctions
are being served against all persons suspect
ed of selling liquor in this county, and the
contents of the building, whether liquor is
found or not, are being seized and the sa-
looms closed awaiting the order ofthe court.
No liquor has thus far been found.
A meeting of the representatives of the
several local farmers Alliances in Sargent
county was held few days since to take a
vote on the question of the county issuin 6
bonds to furnish seed wheat to the farmers.
The proposition was defeated by vote of
to o. They desire the state to h clip them
out.
Chief Hennessey, of Grand Forks, at the
instance of Detective Black of the Great
Northern railway company, arrested two
young men giving the names of Ryan and
Johnson, charged with the lareny of q
quantity of beer in transit over the road at
sundry times. They were held for exam
ination.
A committee of the Methodist conference
to choose site for college decided on ac-
cepting the offer of 10 acres in MaGoffin's s
addition in Wahpeton. Trustees elected
were Rev. D. G. Plannette and w. HI.
White, Fargo; w. II. Adams, T. L. French,
H. J. McCumber and ]. II. Kelley, Wahpe-
ton; +. T. Foster, Grand Forks; r. B. Rich
ardson, Drayton; J. A. Hovis, Devils Lake;
N. G. Larimore, Larimore, and s. E. Ryan
Bismarck
A petition containing several hundred
Signatures, representing the official and
business interests of Devils Lake and near
ly all the towns in this land district, pray
ing for the re-establishment of a military
post at Fort Totten, has been forwarded
from here to Congressman Hansbrough.
1t recites the general llneasiness on account
of the possibility of danger from Indians
and its effect upon business and immigra-
ton.
The heaviest snow storm that Michigan
City has had this season fell recently and il
makes the farmers confident of a good or OF
the coming season, We have had very lit
tie snow SO far this season, only about six,
inches, but this storm gives plenty to in
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-03-05
SPORTING TRIPLES

J. H. Clifford of Columbus, Ohio has
signed as manager of the Sioux City Base
Ball club,
The stallion Anteo, which was sold re-
Gently for $55,OOO has been purchased by
II. s. Henry of Morrisville, Pa, for $4,000.
John s. Dobler, an x-professional pedes-
trian, who has been delivering mail in Chi
cago for some years has been declared in
sane. He walked in the days of O'Leary's
prime and accompanied that famous pedes-
trian to England.
Vitoqua, the yearling halfbrother to the
sensational two-year-old Sternberg; 2263 by
Monte Cristo, has been sold by A. B. Will
Jams of Ottumwa, Iowa, to w. G. Dyer of
st. Paul for 81, 800. Sternberg sold at auc-
ton for $11 200 short time ago.
John L. Sullivan was knocked out by a
train hand named Townsend on Georgia
railroad regular passenger train,
Townsend jumped on the big fellow and
punched him to his hearts content. He
blacked Sullivan's eyes and choked him be-
fore he was pulled off by some of the COM
pany's employees. The actor was tolerably
drunk, and had raised disturbance in the
car,
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-03-05
VERY LIKE A swINDLFR.
A New Yorker Arrested I'm Connecti0
with OR-COIor Transactions

A New Yorker Arrested in Connection
with OF Color TRANSACTIONS.
NEW York, March 3.-The police here
have a man who says his name is Max
Rothschild and who is said to have been
doing business with dry goods men through
out the West.
The prisoner, who is about thirty-five
years of age, has little Office at 344 Broad
way and has drummer" travelling about
the country offering TO sell cotton goods at
rate 40 per cent cheaper than the goods
could be purchased of any other parties.
The drummer announced that he represent
ed William Rothschild, who owned big cot
ton mills in Maine. The plan was to ask
for money before the goods ordered were
delivered. Into the trap many firms are
said to have fallen. 1t remained for Kone
& KimbaIl and Morris Campbell e. co. of
Red Bluff, Cal, to give the needed point
ers in the case TO the police OF this city. On
this information Inspector Byrnes acted.
A reputable cotton firm William Roths-
child il Co, OF 46 Howard street, has Sc
verely suffered through the prisoners work.
On the prisoner was found a check for $2e}4
from Joseph Meyer OF Salem. Ore, also an
interesting letter from q. Willis, president
of the Capital Adventure company, Of Ore
gon. Mr.. Willis evidently was suspicious,
tor in speaking of the personal tiattery con-
tained in Rothschild's circulars, he says in
regard to other Salem houses: Il find you
have given them all the same song and
dance, and are trying to run little game
OF bluff" He says he don't want that, but
wants the goods, ETC.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-03-05
WICKEDNESSES,

The negro Scott Bishop, who, few days
ago, assaulted and robbed Hugh Hammock
near Blackstone, Va, was lynched.
A masked man ''held up" J. D. Broom
field, station agent of the Missouri Pacific
at Arizona, and robbed him of $4O0 of the
companys money.
Frank Gabel, who was recently reelected
tax collector of Texas township, Pa, has
disappeared, owing the county more than
$4,000. ....
At Fort Worth, Tex, L. e. Imboden, the
real estate broker, has been given three
years in the penitentiary on the first of the
forgery charges against him.
At Albany, N. Y, the court of appeals
has affirmed the convictions ofthe murder
ers Nicola Trezza and Charles McElvaine,
who have been sentenced to death by cleo
tricity.
Lewis E. Pfeffer, president of the defunet
Bank of America at Philadelphia, has
pleaded guilty to the charge of rehypothe-
eating and converting to his own use se-
curitfes deposited as collateral with the
bank.
At Rich Hill, Mo-, Deputy Sheriff Haw-
kins had wordy alteration with Henry
Chrisman, an Illicit whisky seller, and
knocked him down. Chrisman, on arising,
drew o dagger and stabbed Hawkins, In
dicting fatal injuries.
Fred Clements, Frenchman, who has
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-03-05
GIJAITIEG

The foods in Central New York are SUBJ
iding. Many bridges were swept away,
but otherwise the damage is not great
At Burlington, VT, the Burlington Cot
ton mills. Mason & Cos lumber yard and
several tenement houses were burned. Loss
about $15O,OOO.
By an accident to the west-bound passen-
ger train ON the Union Pacific near Cas-
cades, Or, fifteen persons were slightly in
jured.
A disastrous fire which destroyed nearly
the entire business portion of Edna, Mo.
The loss is 100000 and 1.-The insurance is
$4,000.
The report that Riverside, a populous
suburb of Parkersburg, W. Va, was swept
away is entirely false. The suburb has not
less than 1000 people, aad every house is
in the water, but the houses and the people
are safe.
While Wabash freight train was taking
water at Eddyville one morning a Rock
Island freight running at full speed struck
it in the rear Twenty cars were derailed
and more or less demolished and the Rock
Island engineer, ]. NJ. Damp, was killed.
At Ottawa, Ill, Charles Ford has been
sentenced to hang March q. Ford's crime
was the murder of David Moore, travelling
lumber salesman of Omaha, June %, 1890.
FOrds accOmplice, William O'Brien, is
serving life sentence.
Stephen Lavoroni, while delirious with
pneumonia in an Italian boarding house.
at Butte, attacked the proprietor, Felice
with a Cleaver, wounding him probably
fatally. After attempting to kill another
man that was sick, LavorOni tried to cut
his own throat.
A tornado swept over Sunbury, Gates
county, N. G. Thestorm swept pace half
mile wider and carried everything with
it. Two children were killed near Sunbury,
and it is reported that a number of people
were killed further east. The wires are all
down and details are lacking.
The searching party in the GAINESVILLE
mine recovered the bodies of Larry Reed,
Harry Hall, Mike Smith and John Bullock
iu Balls breast. The four unfortunate VIC
Tins had evidently lived for ten or twelve
days. The space in which they were found
was seventy feet above the water line. The
bodies were more or less eaten by rats.
Fire broke out in the engine room of Kelly's
cooper shop, Kansas City, Kan, which
caused the destruction of the shop and an
adjoining elevator belonging to J. P. Camp
bell & Co. In the elevator 5000 bushels
of wheat. 5000 bushels of corn, and 1900
bushels of oates. On side track twelve
cars of -four, three cars of corn meal, one
car of oates and fifteen empty cars were
burned, loss, $l25, 900; insuran ce, $4,000.
| News has been received that Q wreck oc-
CURED on the Union Pacific, near Cascade
Rocks, Or. 1t is reported that one en-
ploye was killed and several persons Sc
| riogsly injured. The railroad officials deny
that any one was killed. A wrecking train
has been sent to the scene of the wreck.
The train was yest=bound, and about six
hours behind time. When rounding a
curve at high rate ofspeed trestls gave
| and the mail car off the track.
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for several years been a salesman for +. b.
Chase Il Co. of New Bedford, Mass, has
disappeared, and there are many evidences
that teh firm has been swindled out of con-
siderable money.
Upon complaint made by E. c. Glenn
ent, postoffice inspector, County Com
missioner John Waller of Gem township,
and Charles Anderson were arrested by
Marshal Frey, charged with forcibly break
ing into Gem postoffice and taking certain
letters without the consent or knowledge
of the postmaster. They will be taken to
Pierre. The offense alleged was committed
last June. Waller says politics is behind
the prosecution.
There was a prize fight at Nelsonvile be-
tween Dave Seville of this city and Tom
Tracy of Nelsonville. When time was
called for the nineteenth round Tracy, who
was getting the worst of it, came forward,
saying: "1 can't see any longer, hit me II
you want to-" whereupon Seville smashed
him in the jaw, breaking his neck. Seville
and Tom Macy, one of his seconds, were
placed under arrest here. Tracy's right
name is Arthur Magestie.