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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-04-09
A SMALL EDITION.
TIL Little Tot Had Fallen Into the Habi
of Iallxiup Like Father

TIL Little Tot Had Fallen Into the Habit
of Talking Like Father.
On Howard street, the other day, bet
nevolent old gentleman beheld little six
year old walking gravely along with
basket ON her arm. Patting the chubby
tot under the chin, he said:
And where are you going my pretty
maid?"
Give thee good day, graybeard re-
piled the midget. "My father babe me to
tie shambles HE feat fat haunch. y
"W- w-hat?" calculated the old party
"Haply thou knowest him the good man
Skidmore?" inquired the tiny dame.
':No-o-o," said the gentleman much
puzzled. You re quaint little thing.
Come with me and III buy you some
candy"
"Alaek, ! am forbidden to tarry, gentle
sir. | need be blithe. Their patience
stays upon my coming"
Good bye ten said the old gentle
man.
REST you, merry master and dip
ping a little courtesy, the mite trotted
off.
"Bless me. what an extraordinary
child" said the old gentleman to a by
stander.
"Oh! that's nothing" replied the other
"You see, she's the daughter Of the
heavy ira gedian at Moroscos Theatre,
and I suppose they talk so much of
that kind of lingo in the family that
it comes natural to her. Don't hear
anything else, you see
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-04-09

DEPUTY CLERK ScoTT, of Scott county.
Va, and 500, 900 of the public funds have
disappeared.
J. A. BURKE. a telegraph operator of
Cumberland Gap, Tenn, was shot dead
by Tom Hurley, negro.
News received Sunday night reports the
lynching at RusseIviIle, Ala, of EIrod
Hudson and JEFF Densmore, the two
negroes whn burned portion of the
town Tuesday night.
6. W. PORTER, high-ranger of the In
dependent Order of Foresters, who
absconded from Kansas City few days
ago, is said to have four living wives.
WARD DEMARcE, of Bloomington,
Friday murdered his mother and COM
mitted suicide. He is thought to have
been partially insane, caused by hard
study.
CHAs. CLIFFORD, the San Francisco
pugilist who shot David Grever, the noted
stock man of Kansas City, for an alleged
attempted assault upon Clifford's wife, was
sentenced Thursday to two years in the
penitentia,y.
WILLIAM MONROE, SO years old, COM
mitted suicide by taking arsenic. He was
injured IN a railroad accident year ago
and lost a leg. He became respondent on
account of not being able to work
Mr.. F. H. HITGINsoN, retired Boston
merchant, committed suicide by shooting
Wednesday morning. The cause is not
known.
AT Sycamore, Ohio, at attempt was
made to kill John Ankey and family by
blowing up the house with dynamite while
the inmates were asleep. No one was in
jured, but the house was completely
wrecked.
A DARING, carefully planned and sue
cessful diamond safe burglary was perpet-
rated late Monday night in the jewelry
store of A Waller & Son, at Jessey City.
The robbers, for there must have been
two OF three of them, carried off diamonds
and few gold watches and chains worth
S05 00G
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-04-09
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

FOURTEEN people were wounded by the
discharge of shotgun at Liberty, Mass.
THE passenger steamer City of Detroit
sank in Lake Erie near Limekiln Crossing
Tuesday.
THE Passaic Zinc Works at Jersey City
were damaged 100000 by fire Sunday
night.
The Littlefed Stove Company's plant
at Albany, n. Y. has been destroyed by
fire. Loss, $4,000.
JOSEPH A. WIEGERT, sixty years old, a
resident of RockIand county, n. Y, was
suffocated Friday night by coal gas.
The depot, ferry slips and houses and
eight passenger cars, the property of the
Philadelphia & Atlantic City Railway
company, were burned at Kaighn's Point.
n. j., with loss of $4,000.
On Monday at Miner, Ill.,, a young
farmer named Henry Vessel was thrown
by colt he was trying to break and kick
ed to death.
FIRE Monday night destroyed the
Adams Chilled Pow Works of Indianap-
oils, Ind. The loss amounts to $4,000
with no insurance. 1t was the largest
factory of its kind in the state.
The big shoe factory of Whit nan &
Keith's at Brockton, Mass. was burned
Thursday morning. The loss will reach
$500 600
= COLLISION took place two miles east
of Hindale, n. Y, between two freight
trains Thursday morning. fireman Morris
and brakemen Fred Moore and John Con-
ROY were killed. Engineer Curtis was
slightly injured.
The tug TemHest was swamped by a
heavy sea aud went down in Lake Erie
Saturday. Howard LOOMS, VIM. Hughes, a
fireman, and Harry Hershey. a Iattsman,
were IN the engine room and drowned
Captain John Murray and another man
escaped
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-04-09
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE
TUESDAY, March 81.

OESbA1, I'll Ol
Sendte-The governors veto on the bill
appropriating S50,500 to the Waupaca
veterans home bill came up and a warm
and protracted discussion was indulg ed
in, Senator Woodnorth, who is the father
of the measure, defended it and was assist
ed by Senators Phipps, CIawson and
Kidd, while Senator Lees and Conner
spoke against it. The veto was sustained
by gote of 12to II; The following SEN
ate bills were passed: Making members
trustees of county asylums for the chronic
insane; relating to the furnishing snp-
plies of food and provisions for charita-
Die and other institutions in the county of
Milwaukee; two bills amending The char
ter of the city of Milwaukee. Assembly
bills were concurred in as follows Pro-
viding for the proper receiving of
gifts to The university; amending the char
ter of the city Of Amigo.
ASSembl y-Proylding for the building
of a wagon bridge across Black river;
amending the charter of the city of Ona-
laska; providing for the regulation of in
surance corporations; appropriating
money to Assemblymen Rossman and
Mead for expenses incurred In contesting
seats; providing for the better preserva-
ton of fish Id Rock Lake; amending the
charter IF the cities of Watertown and
Marshfeld; providing for the protection
Of trespassers on public lands. Senate
bills were concurred in as follows: Vacat
ing part of Elm street in the city of
West Bend; providing for TIE construc
ton OF bridge across Lake st. Croix, at
Hudson; to construct dam across Oak
Creek IN Milwaukee county; to correct an
error In the tax levy of 1890 in the county
OF Portage; providing for the appoint
mept of a Photographic court reporter
for Wlnnebago county; authorizing the
city OF Menominee to borrow money.
WEDNESDAY, April l.
Sendte.-A resolution was offered and
adopted permitting Senator Woodnorth to
introduce bill for The appropriation for
the Waupaca Veterans home, in con-
formity with the suggestions pointed out
by the governor in his veto message. Sen
ator Mains habitual criminal bill
passed after long discussion.
1t provides that felons when convicted
second time shall be punished to the full
e. tent of the law. If convicted third
time they shall be in, prisoned for life. An
assembly bill was concurred in amen ling
the charter of the city of Marshfeld.
Assembly Speaker Hogan again occu-
pied the chair after several weeks
severe illness. Bills were psssed as follows:
That NO person can will an estate to a
church or charitable institution except he
does so three months prior to his death;
fixing a penalty for cruelty to animals;
fixing the terms of Office of village trustees.
Bills were conclrred in as follows: Pro
yiding for the distribution of the blue
book; preventing the sale of fraudu ent
dairy products; fixing telephone licenses
at three per cent. on the gross earnings OF
the companies: appropriating 81 600 to the
Wisconsin dairymen s association; provid
iDg for the vacation of streets in villages
THURSDAY. April 2.
Senate.-Serator Woodnorth introduced
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-04-09
LAWS OF WISCONSIN

NoTIcz-An publishers of weekly newspapers
printed in whole or i'll part, In printing office at
the place where such newspaper purports to be
published, or if not so printed tn have been o.
tablIshed and regularly published for Ave years
prior to the date of the approval of this act hav
ing bona 6de circulation to actual subscribers Of
not less Than three hundred copies each week, and
months prior to the opening of each session of the
legislature, who shall publish in their respective
newspapers all of the acts of general interest
which shall be designated by the secretary OF
state, in the official state paper, 'copy laws"
snail De allowed one hundred dollars for such
publication, upon filing with the secretary of state
satisfactory proof, by affidavit, that such laws
have been published as provided In this section,
winch amount shall be paid out of the general
fund of the state treasury.
7. J. CUNNINGHAM,
Secretary of State.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-04-09
No. AZ, ST.
ST. Published March IA, 1891.

NO. Al, 81 Published March Ia, 1891.
CHAPTER %.
AN ACT TO provide for an increase of the income
or Inc university of Wisconsin, to be used in the
construction, equipment and maintenance Of
necessary buildings therefor, and provide tor the
permanent necessities arising from the growth
OF the university.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section /. In addition to the amount author
lied to be levied and collected annually, by chap
ter three hundred, of the laws of 1882 there shall
also be levied and collected annually for six years.
state tax of one-tenth of mill for each col
lar of the assessed valuation of the taxable prop
e-ty of the state which amount so levied and col
leCted is appropriated TO the university fund in
come, and shall be used by the board of regents of
the university for The construction equipment and
maintenance of an armOrv and drill room for the
military department of the university, building
for the college of law, building for practical III
structiOn in dairyinc. aud such notifications or
extensions of existing buildings as the growth of
the university may require. The residue which
shall remain from the income hereby provided for
shall be used TO meet The permanent necessities
arising from the growth of the university, and
may be applied in the same manner as other uni
verslty incomes.
Section ?. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March 18th, 1891.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-04-09
THE HUDSON AND THE RHINE.
The Traveller up the Hudson Fairly En-
chanted With Its Beauty.
Harper's Weekly.


chanted with Its Beauty.
Harper's Weekly.
Every traveller in Germany is familiar
with the poetic and picturesque beauties
Of the Rhine, and if he be an = merican he
recalls with pride that it has In his own
free land rival. The Hudson has not
old castles cropping out at intervals along
its banks from whose Wondering parapet
centuries look down with approving con-
tent upon the lordIy lapse of the stream
below. He must grant that this charm,
the creation of man, adds a zest to the
German stream which tie American
one lacks, and must needs lack for all
time
But most staunch Americans will hold
that this is the only sup riOrity which the
Rhine can boast over the Hudson. So
much must be granted. And who feels
much reluctance In considering it? Ruins
are something we do not banker after on
these cisatlantic shores. Decay is not the
attribute of youth.
The Hudson is one of the most beautiful
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-04-09

A NOVEL arc lamp was recently exhibit
ed in London. 1t is worked by seleninm
cell on the principle that the strength of
current varies with the intensity of the
tight falling on the sensum. When dark
ness comes on it lights itself, and when
subjected to daylight or other light it ex-
tinpuishes itself
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-04-09

Published March IA, 1891

CHAPTER u.
AN ACT to amend section 1892 of the revised
statutes, relating to guardians and wards.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represent
ed IN senate and assembly, do enact as follows
Section l. Section three thousand nine hundred
and eighty-two $3.50 of the revised statutes, IL
hereby amended by adding thereto the follow
ing: "Such guardian may also, with the APPROX
dis barge any and ali claims for damages which
his ward may have, and any compromise and dis
charge OF such Claims heretofore made by
any such guardian, in good faith, with the APP
proya of the county judge is hereby iesalized and
declared valid"
Section = This act shall take effect a be IN
force from and after its passage aud publication
Approved March IL, 1881.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-04-09

LA GRIPPE again has the country in its
grasp 1t is said that hard cold will kill
the ailment provided the victim does not
give up first.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-04-09
Nearly Frantic.

Has 1t ever been your misfortune to be brought
into frequent contact with a person excessively
nervous. If SO, you must be aware that trivial
causes, unnoticed by the vigorous drive nervous
invalid to the verge of distraction 1t is as
necessary to particularize these it is impossba
to guard against them. The root of the evil is
usually imperfect digestion and assimilation. To
assist these functions, and through their re-
newed, complete discharge to reinforce weak
nerves, in conjunction with other portions of the
physical organism, is within the power of Hos
letters Stomach Bltters, systematically and con-
tinuOusly used. There is no disappointment here,
Io matter what or how grievous the failures Of
other so-caled tonics. No sedatIve or opiate-
avoid both!-can compare with this invigoratng
nerve tranquillzer. Constipation, bIliousness,
malaria, rheumatism, kidney troubles cured
by it.
ST. PAUL, April An the house this
morning vigorous effort was made to re-
consider tho railroad bill, which was de-
fpate9 Yesterday Int II faiIo1
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-04-09
SHE CRUSHED THE WASHER
Interesting Experience of Young Lady

in the Streets of Boston
TIE other day little company of wo-
men who happened to be from several diff
ferent cities were gathered together in a
San Francisco parlor; and their talk fell
upon the funny experiences they had with
the genus masher.
One was an artist from Boston, and
she told how she was making her way
through the widening streets of the west
end Of the Hub one stormy night. The
wind was blowing a gale and the rain was
coming down in torrents, and she was be-
ginning to wonder if she would never get
home when avoice at her elbow said:
GOOD evening, miss may | see you
home?"
She stihed her impulse to run and also
her impulse to to poke him in the sewer,
and turned upon him relieved and CRATE
face as she replied, modestly and polite
ly:
Thank you very much, sir. If you
will be so good as to cary my umbrella and
hel me along a little, I'll be ever so much
oblige."
He looked at her quickly, just a bit sur
prised and shameiace and then he Of
fored his arm and took her umbrella and
conducted her to her own door as carefully
and as CONSIDERABLY as her own brother
could have done Then he bowed politely
aad said:
Miss, allow me to thank you for the
lesson you have taught me tonight
needed it. Good nj X hit.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-04-09
AFFAIRS IN HAWAII.

Blaine Does No: just Like the Situation
There.
DENVER, April "A special to the
News from San Francisco says it has been
learned that orders came for the cruiser
San Francisco to proceed to Chill and for
the Charleston to return at once to Homo
lulu. Secretary Blaine is not satisfied
with the condition of Hawaiian affairs
and desires to show the English and other
foreign elements there that the United
States does not intend to neglect her In
terest there
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-04-09
WISCONSIN

EDITOR DANA's salary has been raised
from s25, 900 to $4,000 per year. No
aper under the Sun could stand il.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-04-09
ANIScENDIARY CoNFEssEs.

The confession of young Miller that he
deliberately set fire to the fat houses in
bridget street, Brooklyn, Saturday night
reveals remarkable incendiary. He adj
mits that he deliberately started a fire which
barely escaped resulting In the burning of
house filled with people and which
might have proved holocaust. He de-
tails the cool, unconcerned way he went
about the fendish work-how be
plugged the keyhole of the fire box to pre-
vent an alarm, poured kerosene on the
staircase and set 1t abaze, then quietly
proceeded to Zipp's Casino, remained
there until nearly midnight, returned home
and went to bed. The person who makes
this startling confession is not hardened
criminal, but harmless Appearing youth.
His motive does not seem to be either rob
berry or revenge. He did not al pearentIy
seek the obstruction of life nor attempt an
insurance fraud. What prompted him to
tue diabolical act? Il can only explain
the cause by sudden access of insanity
from taking too much quinine and over
worked" When | got home Saturday
early in the evenig heard the fire engines
go by, and thought what fine thing it
would be to have them come down in my
street" 1t may be that this young man
was at the time insane, as he claims, or
obliviors of the awful crime he commit
ted. That will be question for others to
determine. There can be no doubt, how
ever, that he should be put--elther in
prison or the asylum-where he cannot re-
peat the act Persons subject to sudden
access of insanity from quinine and over
worked" and then moved to arson as an
amusement, are too dangerous to go at
large.
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE.
Philadelphia Times: This millionaire
John Plankinton) was not only energetic,
daring and wise, but scrupulously honest
From first to last ne was always above
board, and never in his life failed to pay a
bill at its first presentation. He was also
very public spirited, noted for his benefsc
tions and charitable to individuals. 1t is
said that 'colored man in distress always
made bee line for John Plankinton s Of
fce" None of his employees, and be lad
thousands, ever went on a strike. He was
Christian, and was never known to utter
a profane word. Although John Plankin-
ton was millionaire, he was an adnira-
BILE man. If we must have millionaires-
the more like him the better.
Ole Bulls son, Alexander, is said to
have strongly inherited the famous vio-
linist's musical talent. He plays the vic,
lin privately in Europe. A granddaugh-
ter of De Bull, now visiting friends in
New York, is also reported to play the
same instrument beautifully.
Candidly now, do you think that lower
priced sugar will make candy so cheap
that dude won't have to spend day :
wages in paying for box of caramels fer
his sweet toothed sweet ONT?
Henry NJ and Mrs. Stanley will go to
England shortly, Mr.. Stanley S CONTRACT
with Major Pond closing week ago.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-04-09

THERE is a popular notion to the effect
that person is more likely to take con-
tagious disease when the stomach is empty.
Although the fact seems 10 be well estao-
lished by experience, nevertheless 1t has
never been established as a scientific fact
until recently. Experiments which have
lately been made upon pigeons, by two
Italian physicians, demonstrate beyond
any reasonable dsubt that hunger is favor
able to the activity of the infectious ele-
ment, whatever it may be. Pigeons that
had been starved, were found to be very
susceptible to the contagion of anthrax, al
though when well fed, they were not at all
subject to this disease. 1t thus appears
that hunger in some way lessons the abil-
ity of the body to defend itself from the
attack of disease germs. Possibly this
NAV be in part due to the fact that when a
person is hungry, there is no gastric juice
in the stomach, so that the protecting IN
fuence ofthis di gestive fluid is lost. Then,
too, the lowering of the vital powers as the
result of hunger, lessons the resistance of
the cells of the body in general.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-04-09
RAPIST HELD.
Ed Emerson Must Face the Music of tn
Circuit Court.

Circuit Court.
BLACK RIVER FALLS, Special Telegram
April 3.-Ei Emerson, charged with
com hitting Tape upon the person of Otelia
Bundy in the town of Knapp, on the night
of the 18th uItimo, was by Justice Hoff-
man held to the circuit court in bonds of
$1,000 In default of bonds he was COM
mitted to Jail.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-04-09
CRIME.

THREE Mexicans were killed in an az
fray In Texas Thursday.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-04-09

THE peasantry of Connemara In Ire
land have been kept from starving the past
few months not by the Balfour govern
ment but through the generosity OF the
American people. Such is the testimony
of Miss Sophy Surge, who, as resident
of the district, has been engaged IN the
work of furnishing relief to the sufferers
1t appears that during the next few
months also American generosity must be
depended upon, or until the aid OF the
English government has reached the re-
gion OF starvation. William Lloyd CARR
son states in this connection that ne has
personally received and RENTED to Miss
Sturge S849, who, in acknowledging the
remittances, has described the condition OF
the peasantry in dark colors. The people
clamor for food and work and the need for
relief increases from day to day. 1t is
somewhat astonishing that even the gov.
eminent officials send their. cases to this
bureau of relief, which is sustained hy
American dollars.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-15

siderable Partially to the daughter of his
old employer. he having in the meantime
started in business for himself. Some time
before he began paving attention to his
former employers daughter Miss Colbert
had gone TO Ciairsville TO live with an aunt.
who was an invalid. According to the gus
sip of Coaleon, about the Fourth of July
letter from one of her girl friends in this
place conveyed hor the intelligence that Tony
Fraley was going To marry bis new fame.
and in replying to this letter Miss Colbert
had written, TONY Fraley isn't going to do
any such thing" At any rate, one day
early in July, she returned to her fathers.
unexpectedly and without notification. The
gossip Of the place declares that she told
her father that she wanted him to send for
Anthony Fraley. Whether she did OF not.
Anthony Fraiey certainly went to Cobert's
on the very night of Anna's arrival He
continued going there right along, and the
first thing people knew it was announced
that Anna Colbert and Anthony FraleY
were to be married on Friday, July 81, and
so they were.
Such is the romance that has kept the Cos
sips Of the little place more than busy for
two years, the denouement to which has
lifted great burden OF suspense from their
minds, aud carried JOY to the heart of Tay-
lOr Benjamin Colbert.