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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-08-06
WEATHER PREDICTIONS


The Problem for the Weather Bureau.
From Harpers Weekly: The principal
problem which the new weather bureau
will try and solve will be the improvement
of The predictions. If this can be done,
the financial loss due to miscalculations
regarding frosts, rainfall, droughts, and
great storms will be much lessened as re-
lated to agricultural, marine, and CONNER
cial interests. Professor Harrington be-
lieves that the forecasts of local rain can
be improved by greatly extending the
number of local stations, and that obser-
vations taken high in the air will greatly
aid the advancement of weather science.
tabllshing local centres of weather pre-
diction, it being part of his plan to espe,
cially emphasize the Importance of local
during recent years, while carrying for
ward the signal service work that the pre-
dictions at Washington for the country in
general were not equal to the special pre-
dictions made at local centres. This was
shown in the excellent results achieved by
Sergeant E. B. Dunn, of New York, and
J. W. Smith, of Boston. The admirable
local predictions made by Mr.. II. Fl. Clay
ton, of the Blue Hill Observatory-Mr. 4.
Lawrence Rotch, director-near Boston,
Massachusetts, also emphasize the improt-
ance of these local stations. Washington
is merely the executive office New York
and Boston are the most important sta
lions for observation, owing to their vast
marine and commercial interests and the
widely difused suburban population af-
fected by the local weather forecasts for
ha of
storms by the New England Meteorologi-
cal Society-Professor William NJ Davis,
dlrector-has shown that line of rain a
few miles in width but many hundred
miles in length may steadily advande over
an immense extent of territory. 1t is
clear that when the weather bureau has
increased the number of local centres of
weather prediction the approach of rain
will be announced with such an improve
ment IN the verifcations that the results
will be of great yaIue.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-08-06
CRIME.

LEE HUGHES, convicted wife murder
er, escaped from Jail at Houston, Tex.
ANDY FARRELL, saloonkeeper, shot
and kilt d Cnris Harris, big Four
freight conductor in Springfield, Ohio.
Four prominent labor leaders have been
arrested at Butte, Mont, charged with
the murder of Editor W. J. Penrose on
June 10.
A DARING attempt to wreck a train
was made by three boys near Port Walt
nam, Va, by placing spikes on the track
The distractions were seen and the boys
arrested.
GERTRUDE WHITE, aged thirteen, was
fatally stabbed with carpenters chisel
IN Johnston, R. l., Wednesday, by an
unknown man.
DIR. REED, an inmate of the northern
Indiana Hospital for the Insane, was SO
badly beaten by another patient that
he died Wednesday.
SYLVESTER You've, a cashier for the
Chesapeake & Ohio road at Louisville. is
missing, together with $50, 1000 of the cor.
poration's money.
AN unknown tramp threw himself in
front of d train at Beaucoup, Ill.,, and was
cut to pieces. A bag of silver coins was
found on his body.
WORD has been received that the safe
in M. H. Wells store at Huntsville
Wash, was blown open Friday night and
money and accounts to the amount of S18,-
600 taken. The sheriff and posse are
looking for the safe crackers.
A REPORT is current that SIS, 900 was
taken from the express Office at Kountize,
Tex, a big saw mill center. Officials are
making an inves tigation, but are very re,
ticent.
JOHN CANDRETH, well-known farmer
! living about two miles south of Patoka,
Ind, committed suicide by blowing the
top of his head off with d shotgun.
A MOB broke into the.jail at Dixon, KY,
and took out Jim King and Bill Woods,
wife heaters, with the intention of lynch.
ing them, but the linen escaped and have
not yet heen found.
MRS MoLLIE CAVE, of St. Louis, who
was shot by her husband last Saturday be.
cause she refused to longer live with him,
has died of her wounds. The husband
died at the city hospital Monday from a
pistol shot wound self-inficted after shoot
his wife.
The Twenty-sixth Ward bank of Balti-
more, Md, has lately had hard luck Last
Octoter it was robbed, and now its
cashier, Benjamin R. Spellman, Jr., has
! disappeared, leaving shortage of 50, 800
Spellman will probably not be prosecuted,
wealthy relatives having made up the de-
felt. High living led to his downfall
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-08-06
ODDITIES.

An able financial article-a hundred
dollar bill.
Every one admires man of push, but
nobody wants to be the person pushed
aside by the man.
Hardup-"I called on Cashley to-day to
borrow SO from him, but he was out.
Wiggins-"H'm m! l should rather say
he was in.
An Annoying Accident. Sanso: II
want to buy one of those unbreakable
lamp chimneys you have advertised.
Clerk-''l' m very sorry. sir, but we &C.
cidently got our whole stock smashed this
afternoon.
Experience teaches that one cook can
spoil the broth quite as we'll as too many
A harness that looks luminous IN che
dark has been invented. 1t is intended to
prevent collisions at night.
Tiff you only knew whit the bill
was for" sobbed the young wife, ''you
would b-be ashamed to scold so about it. -
"What was it for?" demanded John.
my birthday present for you," said the
sad little wife.
Excuse me, sir, but haven't we met
before? Y our face is strangely familiar -
Eyes, madame. our host introduced us
to each other just before dinner.
'Ah, | was positive ! had seen you
somewhere. l never forget face"
Judge-"How came you to enter the
house?"
Tramp-"But just think your honor!
Two o'clock at night, no policeman within
half mile, an open window on the first
story! Why, you would have climbed in
yourself!"
"Salesman-"W have this pattern in
certain lengths only. What is the size Of
your table? That may help you decide.
Prospective Bride (blushing) give have
mt got our table yet.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-08-06
THE LATEST NEWS.
GENERAL NOTES.

1T is proposed to start new steamship
line from Terminal City to Liverpool.
TEE storm at Lansing, Pa, tuesday
night almost totally ruined the tobacco
crop.
IT is announced that there will be an
extensive Irish exhibit at the World s
Fair.
The crops in twenty counties in Ohio
along the Indiana line are being devoured
by grasshoppers.
JOEL B. ERHART has resigned the col
lectorship of the port Of New York. He
gives no reason for his action
JESUIT priests have obtained 100 feet of
ground in Milwaukee on which they pro-
pose to erect church to cost $3.50, 000
hailstorm.
THE Berkely land company, of Denver,
has made an assignment with liabilities
of 100000.
Two WALKERsvILLE (Mont.) children
died from the effects of drinking a demi
john of whiskey.
THE French Minister of Commerce and
Industries has made application to the
worlds fair commissioners for 5000
square yards of space.
CHINESE merchants certificates, entitl-
ing the holder to entry into the United
States, are being sold in Shanghi for $500
each.
ONE hundred and fourteen thousand
entries for public lands were made in the
United States during the year ending
June 30.
! PREMIER MERCER will call the Quebec
| Legislature together in September, and in
troduce resolution IN support OF Cana
dian independence, as opposed to imperaial
| federation.
THE French Minister of Commerce
Thursday assured the Columbian fair com.
missioners that he was most DESTROYS OF
enlisting the cooperation of France in
the Chicago Exposition.
DIR. HENRY T. HELMBoLD, the famous
buchu man, is again insane. This is the
fourth time within twenty years that he
has been sent to an asylum.
EDWIN LEE Brown s will was probateC
! Tuesday In Chicago He made but one
public bequest- $500 to the humane So
ciety.
E. II. MORRIS, of Chicago, has been
rendered the position of United States
Minister to Liberia. Mr.. Morris says he
will not accept
The old home of the James boys al
Kea'ney, Mo-, has been purchased by the
world fair and will be taken to Chicago
for exhibition.
Col. S. G.. REYNOLDS, the millionaire
grain merchant of Toledo, has just return
ed from England where he organized {
company with capital of $2,500,OO0 tc
operate line of steamers direct from
Toledo and other Lake Erie ports to Liver
pool.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-08-06
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

FIRE has nearly wiped out the village
of Los Gatos. Cal.
The collapse of a building at Franks.
town, Pa, caused the death of three work
men.
The forest fires are rushing up the
Stanislans river in California and there is
no hope of saving the American camp.
FIRE destroyed a number of business
houses at Utica, n. Y, including the
telegraph and telephone offices.
DISHES were broken and furniture over
turned by an earthquake shock at Evans.
vile, Ind, Sunday night
FRAZER & Co.'S grocery store anG
warehouse and Quinet's carriage factory
burned at Montreal, Sunday. The loss il
estimated at 100000.
FRANK ALMY. the supposed murderer
of Christie A. Warder, of Hanover, has
been arrested at Woodfort, Vt.
NEAR Paris, Ky, negro tramp kills q
man and wife and shoots their two sons
one fatally. and is himself slain by neigh.
bors. The negro had previously killed
seven persons.
LEWIS MARTIN, son of John Martin, Of
Climax, Mich, was drowned in Potter
Lake Monday night
JAMES STEVENS, painter, fell from tne
levee at Pueblo, Colo, and was drowned
in the Arkansas river, He has been paint
ing the town.
FIVE passengers were seriously injured
by an accident on the Bellaire, GAINESVILLE
and Cincinnati Railroad, near Bellaire
Ohio, Friday.
In the Berwynd mines Portage. Pa.
John Church and William Myers were
Instantly killed by fall of coal. A third
man, Hungarian, was probably fatally
hurt.
FRANK MCIRDER of 1874 Ashland
avenue, Chicago, was ascending a ladder
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-08-06

at the stock-ysrds Thursday morning,
carrying bis ten month old hoy on his
shoulder. when he lost his hold and tell
to the ground, killing the child.
In Chicago FIRE in the Armory of the
Second Regiment damaged the building
and contents to the amount of s35, 900.
Fortunately the flames did not reach the
ammunition stored in the basement
BISHOP BUDS, of the Evangelical church,
barely escaped horrible death in Chicago
Friday. He inadvertently stepped from a
cable in front of one coming from the op-
posite direction. The bishop caught hold
of the advancing car and was dragged
some distance. He was somewhat bruised,
but not seriously injured.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-08-06

of bore. This objection, however. does
not apply to the land defense, and it is
wise to possess guns not only equal in
power to any the attack can bring for
ward, but superior
Each of these large guns before the type
is accepted will be given thorough test
ing for range, penetrability and durability
before others of a similar kind are built.
All of these will come under the fortifca-
ton act of March 3, 1888, in which con-
gress provided for the establishment of a
mixed board of army and naval officers
and civilians with the secretary of war as
president
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-08-06
IOWA WEATHER.
1t Has Been Good for Harvesting and
Threshing.

Dies MONIES, Iowa, Aug. 4-This
weeks bulletin of the weather service re-
ports the daily average of temperature six
degrees below the normal, with less than
the usual rainfall, except in few To-
calities. The weather has generally been
favorable for harvesting and threshing
and the yield of small grain is very good
The hay crop is heavy and the prospects
fattering for fax and potatoes Corn is
doing as we'll as could be expected. The
full record of the month shows it to have
been the coolest July without exception
for 20 years.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-08-06
PERSONAL CHIT-CHAT.

Prof. Ludwig kum,ien, lately in the
employ of the Smithsonian Institution of
Washington, D. c., has accepted the posi-
ton of professor of natural history in Mil
ION college.
The estate of the late Senator Hearst
has been officially appraised at $4,000,
O00
Judge Blodgett, of the United States
court at Chicago, has accepted the position
OF dean of the law school of Northwestern
university. This place has been held by
Judge Henry Booth for over 80 years.
The duchess of Fife is attracting ad-
miration from all England and Scotland
by her conduct as a model mother. Fol
lowing the example of Queer Victoria and
the Empress Frederick, she is nursing her
own baby, and may frequently he seen
walking tho streets of Brighton with her
oaby in her arms.
Prof. Koch has not resigned his official
positions on account of the failure of tuber-
culine or Kochism, but because he is upon
the point Of accepting a new office. that of
director Of the institute of infectious dis
eases, which has been organized by the
German government.
London gossip has it that Emperor
William was particularly struck with the
appearance of Miss Green, New York
beauty, and made no secret of showing
how much he was impressed.
John l. Blair, of Blairsville, n J., who
reported seriously i'll at Kansas City, is
yer 80 years of age and is reported TO be
worth all the way from S50,000,000 to
s1O0O0O,000. He has never sold share
of stock in any enterprise with which he
has been associated, and has money in
vested in scores of railroads, some of which
he absolutely controls.
Rev. William Walter Webb, of Phila-
UplpDld, lids UtCllutu " oSSCpb lhC SieAh
of Hebrew at Nashotah seminary. Mr..
Webb's reason for refusing the vacant pro
fessorship was poor health.
Business man Cooking over his little
sons letter to grandma See here. In
referring to the cold you caught from ex-
posu~e to draughts In theatre you spell
draughts drafts. That isn't right,
Little son-"Why, pa, asked you if
drafts spelled the kird of drafts that
make cold chills run down your back, and
you said yes
Business man-"Um-I was thinking of
sight drafts.
Mrs. H.-'Who is this Mr.. Citin an
who is coming here to board?'
Farmer HI don't know exactly, but
he's rich as all possessed. Some, relation
O. Jay Gould or Vanderbilt, | reckon.
Mrs H-"How dye know ?"
Farmer HI didn't ask a question
about rates.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-08-06
WASHINGTON.

THE Chinese minister at Washington
has been obliged to invoke the aid of the
police to protect his babe from curious
people.
The public debt statement issued Satur-
day afternoon shows the interest and non
interest bearing debt decreased 81 ,557, 962
during the month Of July.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-08-06

the mother tongue, whether they were
born In Scotland, Ireland, or America, 10
Australia, India. or Canada.-From
Criticisms and Ameicanisms. by
Brander Matthews, in Harper's Magazine
for July.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-08-06

THE money tide is now beginning to
flow America. ward. Russia being out of
wheat, is compelled to buy, and last week
had to send s3.85O,OO0 in gold to the bank
of England. The westward current will
6ow faster as the season advances.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-08-06

IN connection with Lord Salisbury S
proposition to confer suffrage on the
women it is interesting to note that the
late census returns show that there are
about million more females than males
in England.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-08-06

Jinks-''Have you selected a trade or
profession for your boy?"
Winks-"I shall make plumber of
him"
Jinks-'Has he bend that way?"
Winks-'He's born for it. Tell him t,
do a thing Immediately and he won
think of it again for week"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-08-06

THE appropriation at the disposal of the
surgeon generals office at Washington for
artificial limbs, and for communication
where the pensioner does not take the
artificial limb supplied by the govern
ment, is already exhausted, and about
1900 pensioners will hay3 to wait for
their Communication money until after con-
gress meets. The appropriation for the
year would have paid all claims under the
law as existed prior to March g. but an
amendment YVES passed on that date max
ing the period for the renewal of artificial
limbs three years instead of five. All the
claims that would have been spread over
the next years under the old law became
matured under the new law upod the date
of its passage, but congress made no pro-
vision to mees the increased expenditure,
and the regular appropriation has. covered
only third of the cases.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-08-06

DIVINE rights" are going cheap
in the market France has bought those
of the king of Tahiti in job lot TO
$4,000
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-08-06

Father" said a senator's son who had
just arrived at Washington, 81 fully
realize that have many shortcomings"
Yes, and have no doubt that this is one
of them. You are short and are coming
to tell me about it."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-08-06
WISCONSIN
ERINO RAPIDS,

Judge Jenkins, of Milwaukee, has
started for Europe for two months vaca-
ton
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-08-06

THERE is nothing III the latest reports
from abroad to cause the American farmer
to sacrifice his wheat. Such reports place
the shortage at 100000 bushele and the
apparent supply to meet this want from
exporting countries at 388. 10000 bushels,
or SO, 100000 bushels short of the require
ments In this estimate the United
States is credited with an exportable sur
plus of 152 100000, Canada 100000 and
the, Argentine Republic with 100000 a to-
tai American surplus of 165, 100000 bush
els, leaving Russia, India, Hungary, Turkey
in Asia, Egypt and northern Africa to
osuppIy the rest. A few more days and
tie great American surplus will be out OF
the way of all danger.
A RATHER good illustration of the cir
founG IN the statement by the Philadel-
phia Times that the wheat crop of this
country has been almost wholly harvested
AS matter of fact, the cutting of spring
wheat has hardly commenced in the
greatest wheat producing section of the
union. Millions upon millions of bushels
of this grain are yet standing in the
fields of the Dakotas and Minnesota, and
four weeks yet will scarcely more than
witness the end of the harvest. Philadel
phians apparently see only the compare
lively limited agricultural area in which
they are located, overlooking entirely the
almost illimitable acres stretching far away
to the north vest.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-08-06

Judge BIodgett, of the United States
court at Chicago, has accepted the position
Of dean of the law school of Northwestern
university. This place has been held by
Judge Henry Booth for over 80 years.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-07
muTcH FLED FROM CREpIroRs.
Vancouver Groceryman Fails Because
of Lack of CAPITAL

VANCOUVER, b. c., Oct. Especial lon
Saturday night the Mammoth Grocery Store
on Cordoya street, was running full blast ON
Monday morning ii was closed, John Sloan, the
only clerk in the place, turned up as
usual, but the proprietor did not put in an
appearance, nor has be been seen since
yesterday morning. and in consequence anxious
inquiries have been and are being made as to
his whereabouts His name is f.. f. Mutch.
He came here from Newfoun dland about three
months ago and took charge of the business
which he has been running since. In the East he
was a bookkeeper and when he came out
here his capital was not sufficient to
carry on the business and he had to
get assistance from Mr. Magee, proprietor
of the Vancouver Spring Mattress Works. To
protect himself Mr.. Magee took bill of sale of
the stock and fittings, and since Mr.. Mutch's de-
parture has claimed possession. The store
was formerly run by Major wilkins, who
did more or less business When he
first took hold of it Mutch was fairly
successful, but when the bills came due the
trouble commenced. Most of his new goods had
been bought thirty and sixty days, and not
being able TO take up all his paper at maturity
pressure was the cause OF his leaving. There was
little hope of being able 20 keep afioat even
If the struggle were continued, and he
apparently resolved TO quickly end it by flight.
One thing is certain-he took little money. The
liabilities of the concern cannot be estimated at
present The stock ON hand will amount to
perhaps 1900, and there are few outstanding
accounts to bring up the assets TO about 5000.
The principal creditors. outside OF Mr.. Magee,
are Victoria wholesale houses and J. Sloan,
clerk. The deficit will be about 5000.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-07
WASHINGTON AT WORLDS FAIR.
The Lumber Exhibit--AdyertisingF Fal<irs
The States Building.

TACOMA, Oct. Especial. Executive Com
missioner Blalock, of the Washington Worlds
fair association, met today with the lumber
men OF the state and perfected plan for secur-
ing lumber exhibit for the Worlds fair. Mill
men present were: I. o. Frazier, Tacoma Mill
COMPANY; W. K. Sargent, Buckley Lumber
Company; E. q. Ames, Puget Mill Company; J.
A. Loggie and G. +. Evans, Kirkland Mill Com
pauv: L. A. Paulson, Tacoma Lumber aud Man
ufacturing Company; w. II. Hansen, Tacoma
Mill Company; q. y. sheldon and A. II. Grout,
Western Mill Company. Frank B. Cole, OF Ia
coma and the following, who are interested in
the Worlds fair commission. Messrs. Blaloek,
Conoyer, Calhoun, Cayanaugh, Meany and
Drum, were also present.
The appropriation OF 10000 made by the
legislature was deemed sufficient by tSe lum-
bermen TO secure an elaborate display. The plan
is 10 build composite Washington exhibit,
each lumber mill of the state to furnish part
of the material and to be given credit Tor the
same Dr. Blalock said the Washington. Fair
Association will render all assistance possible
to aid the lumbeImen
on motion of DIR. Conover the lumbermen
present were constituted committee TO arrange
ways and means for securing the desired con-
tributions of lumber The lumbermen then
organized by making w. II. Hansen chairman
and F. 4. C3ie secretary. Mr.. Cole, I. Frazier,
A. H. Grout and Mr.. Sargent were appointed TO
cooperate with all the mill owners OF the state
in securing exhibits, which Will be carried free
OF nsportation TO Chicago. These gentlemen
will also see that no inferior lumber is accepted
for the Washington exhibit.
Advertisers who have been swindlsd by
alleged advertising agents, representing them
selves as representing the official advertising
medium OF the Worlds fair, are warning their
friends to be on the lookout for the shaTpeTs.
Some of the swndlers claim TO represent the
Worlds Fair Advocate, and solicit write-ups.
Executive Commissioner Blalock telegraphed 10
Chicago regarding the alleged advertising
mediums. and has been informed that the
Columbian exposition has no official organ. The
advertising solicitors have vAmoosed-
The executive committee OF the Washington