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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-01-04
Is Insane.

The Daily Watermelon, newspaper
published in La Junta, Col, reached us
this week with the following arti Gle
marked for republication in this paper
We publish it for the interest of the
many acquaintances of Capt. Charles
Rohan, a former resident here, who was
adiudged insane by a Colorado jury
about two months ago:
Gas mentioned in the Watermelon
Yesterday, Charley Rouhan, of Rocky
Ford, was taken into custody Thursday
evening, upon the charge of insanity
preferred by several of his neighbors at
Rocky Ford, and the examination into
his mental condition took place yester-
day afternoon in Judge Alvord's County
Court. Two jury trials were had, the
first jury disagreeing, one of the jurors
holding out for acquittal, but refusing to
give any reason therefor. When it was
seen that it was impossible to agree, the
Judge discharged the jury and immedi-
ately had another jury impanelled,
which listened to a repetition of the
same evidence presented at the first
hearing, and were only few minutes
in finding that Mr.. Rouhan was mentally
He was taken to the asylum for the in
sane, at Pueblo, this morning, by Sheriff
Potter. where it is hoped good medical
attention and kind treatment will in
time effect a cure. Mr.. Rouhan was
somewhat violent at times threatening
the lives of his neighbors and causing
fear and uneasiness to pervade the
neighborhood, least he should at some
time attampt tO carry ont his threats
His hallucination also took the form of
soliciting for the Prairie farmer Every
subscriber was to receive $40 worth of
vines ard shrubs. He continually refer
red to his faithful wife as "The Queen
of the West in her Palace at Rocky
ford" He also had an idea that some
time in October he would make ''stiff
out of Senator Swink, the watermelon
king of Rocky Ford" His eccentricities
were many. He fenced up and farmed
public road in Rocky Ford, adjoining
his residence; posted up flaming notices
on his fence torbidding trespass on his
lots under extreme penalty of the law;
if a neighbor's chicken should stray
upon his premises his rage would be
awful, and his neighbor come in for
round roasting. He claimed to have a
job inspecting the country from Pueblo
to the Kansas line, and had already
made sixty miles of the journey on foot
Who employed or who paid him, he de-
clared was a mystery. Much sympathy
is expressed for the unfortunate man,
and it is kindness that he is to be
taken care Of.
sgF For Sale at this office, full line
of Wisconsin Legal Blanks. If.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-01-04
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Swear off.

Brother Vandercook, of the Spencer
Tribune gives us the following in his
last issue about Swearing off" the first
of the year:
Few who are addicted to habits Of
long standing, allow the oldyear to glide
into the new, without making some
serious promise of amendment. The
drinking man promises himself to lei
up on the smiling glass, the smoker
with a wistful sigh, puts away his cigar
and so it goes through a long list of hab
its, which are all easy enough to break
away from till the effort is made. Just
after New Years, the saloon keeper
misses few familiar faces before the
bar, but he does not ask for the reason
because he knows that the annua
Swearing off" has occurred. He also
knows that the accustomed place will be
filed, in all probability, before the new
year is two weeks old. With some
swearing off is itself habit, productive
in no better result than the forfeiture Of
self respect, and that personal honesty
which every true man owes to himself
Habit and custom weave mighty strong
chains which can only be broken by
stern resolution, requiring a stronger
manEness than that brought into play
by half-hearted pro1ise to mend ways
and t-s4nsgress no MOI.
In selecting partic tIar weakness tc
swear-off on, if there Say one habi
more dangerous than aiother, make {
decided effort to quit. If vanity, envy
malice, or other traits scar and maj
character, overcome them.
If your neighbor's business, isin youl
opinion, wrongly conducted, tenc
zealously to your own, and the reward
will surely follow.
If you neither drink, smoke, chew 0,
swear, run the probe a little deeper ano
if some spot which needs attending, il
not found, you are a fit subject fo
canonization.
Uncover personal weakness anc
charity for your associates will be founc
in the same strata of human imperfec
tions.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-01-04
Obituary..

DIED-On Saturday Dec. %, 1893 at the
age of II years, of pneumonia, Mr..
Louis P. Boyer, Sr. dies at the home
of his son, Louis P, Jr. of this city.
Mr.. Boyer was native of Canada,
having been born inTwo Rivers, Quebec
county, Jan. %, 1916, where he passed
his boyhood days. He was married to
Miss Elnore Blaire in 1S43, and soon
after emigrated to the United States,
settling first in Rochester, n. Y, and
afterwards migrating to Wisconsin,
where he located at Watertown, from
which place he moved to Wood county
where he finally settled on a farm near
Grand Rapids, remaining there until
about two years ago, when he moved to
Merrill, where he has resided until the
time of his death.
In 1854 Mr.. Boyer visited the gold
fields of California and after remaining
there for about three years he succeeded
in amassing quite a fortune. Through
speculation in mining stocks, ho owever,
he lost nearly all, and IN '5S returned to
his family in Wisconsin. At the outbreak
of the war of the rebellion he enlisted
as private in the Seventeenth Wis.
and consequently re-enlisted in the
Illinois Heavy Artillery, serving until
the close of the war.
The funeral took place Tuesday fore
noon, the services being held at the
Catholic church, Rev. Father Van
Hootegem, officiating. The remains
were escorted to the cemetery by
Lincoln Post, No. 131, G. A. R., members
of which, also, acted as pail bearers.
Deceased was a kind husband and
loving father, and leaves dutiful wife,
five sons and one daughter to mourn
his demise, viz: L. P. Boyer, Jr., H. w.
Bower, Geo. w. Boyer, Chas. Boyer, of
Rudolph, Wis, Walter Boyer and Mrs.
Joseph Sharkey.-Merrill Advocate.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-01-04
Sunday Services.

Services at the Congl church were
we'll attended last Sunday the Pastor
preaching an eloquent sermon in the
morning suited to the New Year s
season. In the evening the church was
filed and the musical program was very
complete and pleasing. Mr.. S. D.
Brazeau rendered an especially pretty
violin solo. Rev. Kilburne spoke from
the church motto for the year "Whatso-
ever We do in word or deed, do all in
the name of the Lord Jesus"
UNITY CHURCH
A modern Watch Night Service was
held in Unity church Centralia begin
ming at 10 o'clock last Sabbath evening
Short addresses were delivered by
Revs. Madsen and Kilburne, Mrs. c. H
Brown, Mrs. VIM. Kilburne, Miss Lucy
Harrison, Messrs. Cooper, Baldwin and
Harrison. At y o'clock the church
bell was rung and the compliments O.
the season were mutually extended
among those present.
NJ. E. CHURCH.
A large number were present at the
morning services in the NJ. E. church
and an Interesting sermon was giveI
by Rev. Fretts. There were no evenins
services owing to the illness of the
pastor.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-01-04
Furniture Factory Comments.

The Rockford Furniture Journal in
its last issue contained the following in
reference to the Centralia and Marsh
field factories:
Stopping here | found the factory of
the Oberbeck Bros. Manufacturing Co.
running with a full crew. Work was
being pushed on their new line of
chamber work. / found Mr.. George B.
Stoddard here and he and Mr.. Ernest
Oberbeck were in consultation in regard
to the new goods, which the rotund
Stoddard will have charge of selling
after January 1st. Space has been
secured IN the Blodgett building at
Grand Rapids, where they will be
shown, and George will be on hand as
of yore to greet the buyer looking for
goods that "are right" in design, work
manship and finish, coupled with prices
that will have the "go" in them. We
predict for this line of goods success
from the start.
After getting out their new goods,
the Upham Manufacturing Co. closed
down and will remain SO until after the
first of the year. eve think our new
line the best lot of goods for the prices
we shall put on them that we have
ever shown" said Mr.. Frank Upham.
This company have the reputation OF
| always showing one of the best lines OF
gloss finish goods made in the west, SO
the buying public can expect to find
exceptionally good values in chamber
suits, sideboards, chiffoniers and tables
when they inspect what they have to
show. They will be found at the sales
room of Calder & Gardner, 267 69
Wabash Ave, Chicago, among the other
great lines of goods this firm Will have.
Work has been commenced on their
new catalogue which will be sent out
early in January.
The Hatteberg Veneer Co. of this
place are steadily increasing their trade
for oak and birch panels and built up
stock, which have been told is work
that will stand the severest tests.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-01-04
Wood County's New Judge.

Next Monday, Mr.. Emil Z. Pors, of
this city, will assume the duties of
County Judge Of Wood County for the
next four years, he having been almost
unanimously elected at the Judicial
election last April. Mr.. Pors is young
man, bright and we'll learned in the
law, eminently qualified for the po sitlon
to which he was elected. He will not
move his family to the county seat, but
will hold regular terms of county court
at the court house, in compliance with
law, on the first Tuesday of every
month and has appointed special
term for the third Tuesday of each
month. THE TINES bespeak for Mr..
Pors successful term of office and is
satisfied that the interests of widows
and orphans in all probate matters, will
be well protected by the new Judge
MarshieId Times
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-01-04
To our Friends and Customers!

We extend Greetings and Good Will for 1894
Although we have not been in business the entire
year of I8o3 the success we have attained during the
few months we have been, is source of much pride
and satisfaction to ourselves well to friends
With the many years experience and observa-
ton of selling goods on long time credit and charg-
ing exhorbitant prices for the accommodation, con
vinced us that great injustice done those who
paid cash in store where such system was in
vogue Hence when we started in business for our
selves we concluded to do
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-01-04

s5F For Sale at this Office, a full line
of Wisconsin Legal Blanks. If.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-01-04
Du,n & Co.'s Review.

New York, Dec. Or. G. Dun's
weekly review: Starting with the
largest trad ever known, mills crowded
with. work and all business stimulated
by high hopes, the year 1898 has proved.
in sudden shrinkage of trade, in COM
N ercial disasters and depression of
nldustri es, the worst for fifty years.
Whethe the final results of the panic
of 1887 were relatively more severe the
scanty +, eeords of that time do not clearly
show. The year closes with prices OF
many p roelucts the lowest ever known,
with millions of workers seeking in vain
for work, nd with charity laboring to
keep back suffering and starvation in all
our cities. All hope the New Year NAV
bring brigf ter days, but the dying year
leaves only dismal record.
Subscri be for t he REPORTER.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-01-04
Cash
AND
One Price

Business, regardless Of age sze rich poor they
must all pay the same price for the article at
our store, That our method was correct, and that
the good people of the Twin Cities and surrounding
country appreciate our style of doing business,
be proven by the have attained regardless
OF all the buckng and price cutting tactics resorted
to on few staples, to some of our customers by
some Of our old line, long time, credit giving com
petors.
For our success in the past we trust our friends
and customers will accept humble thanks For
the future full of buoyant hopes, as we know
from your past patronage that have merited your
good will and confidence and we will spare no pains
on our part to retain it.
Wishing you all happy and prosperous New
Year, we are yours truly,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-03-16
Union Party Of the Hawaiian Islands.

For the promotion OF the best inter-
ests OF all the people of the Hawaiian
Islands and the organization of a party
having only this object in view, the fol-
lowing is adopted as declaration OF the
principles. upon which the organization
to be known as the "Union Party" is to
be established, and upon this platform
we invite the cooperation of every
friend OF good government.
LIST. REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT
The Union party is unalterablv opposed
to any form OF monarchical Govern
ment iii the Hawaiian Islands. and de-
cIares its full allegiance to the Provis-
ional Government, endorsing the pro-
posal for II constitutional convention.
looking to the extension of popular rem
resentation in the Government.
2nd. PoLucAL UNION - We declare
onr leading principles to be the accom-
pllshment of political union with the
United States OF America and the main
tenance OF stable and honest Govern
ment.
3rd. PUBLIC LANDs-We favor such
legislation as VIII promote the occupancy
OF All publlc lands, including those here
tolore known as ''crown lands" bv
small holders, and foster the deyelon-
ment OF varied Industries, believing il
TO be OF vital Importance that many
acres should be Tor many men,"
Attn. CITIZENS RIGHTs-We declare
mat all citizens are equal before the law
ana we are opposed to monopolies or
privileged classes, favoring participation
citizen. vi
9th. LABoR-We favor such leoisl,-
ton as will substitute American Port,,-
guese and other European Immigration
Tor Asiatic immigration, thus secnring a
class OF immigrants for labor purnosas
which Will ultimately be of permanent
value to the country as settlers.
9th. PUBLIC WORKs-We favor tba
immediate establishment of a comnrn-
henslye system OF public improvements
that snail be OF permanent value to the
country and afford needed employment
TO the tailoring classes, but we declare
against importation OF labor and materi-
III OF any KIND whatsoever for use ON
public works which can be obtained i'm
the nome market, and materials which
must he obtained from abroad should he
obtained through local dealers in omen
9TH. PUBLIC OFFICEs-We hold that
no person should occupy any position of
trust or profit under the Government
who is not loyal to the same.
Sth. PRlsoN LABoR-We oppose the
Of prison labor in any
pursuits.
9Th. TAN SYsTEM-We favor re-
vision OF the tax system whereby all
property, improved and unimproved,
shall be taxed on an equitable basis.
2Sl-lm
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-03-16
GLADSTONE RESIGNS.


He Ectircs From ONCE and Refuses to
Accept a Terrnge.
LONDON. Feb. The following semi
official statement is issued: Gladstone
has rendered his resignation. but it has
not yet been formally accepted. Prob
ably the Queen will write Monday sig
nifyiug her acceptance Of the resigna-
ton.
LONDON. Feb. Sin his consultation
with the Queen Mr.. Gladstone eN-
planned fully his reasons for his retire
ment. The Queen expressed regret that
the country should lose his services.
and offered him peerage. This Mr..
Gladstone declined. He recommended
Lord Rosehery as his successor.
A telegram was accordingly sent TO
Lord ROsebery, at EPSON, summoning
him to Windsor for 3 o'clock this after
noon. 1t is understood that he will ac.
cept the Premiership. but that there
will be only two other changes in the
Cabinet.
Gladstone rs the guest of the Queen
at Windsor Castle, rose early and took
his constitutional IN the grounds. lie
looked well and was in the highest
spirits.
Later in the day members of the
Privy Council left for Windsor. and on
their arrival the council meeting took
place. Though no official announce
ment of the fact has yet been made, it i,
understood that Gladstone officially
rendered his resignation of the Premier
ship. He left Windsor at 3 o'clock thi'
afternoon, in company with the othel
Cabinet Ministers.
The route to the station was thronged
with people, who cheered Gladston,
heartily. 1t is stated he will spend tn,
/ spring on the Continent
| After the departure of the Minister,
/ the Queen sent her private secretary t.
/ London to summon Lord Rosebery
| Gladstone's probable successor, to Wind
sor. Rosebery left for his destination
at p. IN.
| Gladstone has received many tele
grams from Ireland embodying rcsolu
/ lions asking him not to resign.
| Rosebery was in constant Consulta.
/ ton with members of the Cabinet dur.
ing the forenoon.
1t is thought Earl Kimberly, Secretary
of State for India, will succeed Rose.
in the Foreign Office, and that John
Morley. Chief Secretary for Ireland.
will become Secretary for India.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-03-16
BULLS AND BEARS.
They Monkey with Sugar in the New
York Speculative MasIxet.

NEW YORK, March 6.-There was a
bear dance in Wall street to-day. and
the step was set by Colonel James r. .
keene aud Deacon 5. V. White. These
distinguished operators in stocks put
the screws on the shorts i'm way that
made them fairly climb over each other
TO cover.
For long time the bears had been
putting out shorts in sugar. or, in other
words. selling stock they did not pos
sess, in the expectation of buying it
back at reduced price. wherein they
erred. They counted on sugar being
put on the free list in the Wilson bill.
but Colonel Keene and Deacon White
did not wait to see how the tariff sche-
dulles would emerge from the Semitic.
Sugar closed on Monday night at
S9f. 1t opened this morning at 50, and
dropped slowly to s.. The bears by this
decline We're lulled into a sense of pla-
cid security, out of which they were
aroused with Jolt.
While they were waiting for the
stock to slide down to 80 it took an up
ward turn with IA velocity that almost
caused them to stop breathing. Before
they knew where they were the price
was 93, and it never stopped until il
touched 100.
AS soon as the bears could recover
their senses they began taking stock
lat the market, which means for any
price they could obtain it, Col. Keene
and Deacon White did not try to work
up stock above par, or 100, but let it
descend from that point to 81. Then
rally occurred which carried it back to
96, but "a later decline set in and the
closing price was 800.
The total transactions in all stocks
were 1867 ODD, and in sugar alone SIS2.- !
400. 1t is needless to say that these |
movements were accompanied with |
great excitement, that clement that |
every extreme advance |
or decline. But ii is highly probable |
that in addition to excitement there |
was more bitterness shown and more |
quarrels and disputes over trading in |
sugar during the hour before noon
than has ever occurred in any single |
day ON the board before. 1t was said |
that Keene and White acted for Have |
meyer and other insiders in the sugar
trust to-day. Anyway their work was |
well done. They put the bears to an
expense of something like $500
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-03-16

TOMORROW the gossoons Of St
Patrick and the colleeus, withal,
will do honor to the man who
drove out the snakes. 1t will be a
good day for poteen and the dhu-
deem, and bad one for omadhouns
generally, and the Orange omad-
houns in particularly-cead mil
failthe-and TIME when, if Erin
does not go bragh, it will be because
she has lost the high spirit of
Brian Borogue and found too lit
tie of the spirit of the crather.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-03-16
SEALED TENDERS

VIII be received at the Foreign Office
until March 94th, 1894, at II o'clock
noon, for furnishing to the Commissary
Department of the National Guard the
following supplies for the term of three
months from April LIST, 1894.
SCHEDULE.
Butter, California roll, per roll. up
to 45 rolls.
Butter, island, per pound, up to 100
pounds.
Bacon. per pound, up to 300 pounds.
Beans, white, per pound. up to 100
pounds.
Beans, Lima, per pound, up to 300
pounds.
Baking powder, Royal, 3-round cans,
per can, up to "a cans.
Bread, loaves, brown and white, per
loaf, up to 10, $50 loaves.
Beef, steaks, per pound up to 1900
pounds.
Roasts per pound, up to 5000 pounds
Round, per pound, up to $500 pounds.
Veal, per pound, up to 1000 pounds.
Corned, per pound, up to 1900 pounds.
Hearts, per piece, up to 1870 pieces.
Corned and fresh tongues, per piece,
up to 400 pounds.
Goldfish, per pound, up to 200,pounds.
Coffee. kona, per pound, up to 1900
pounds.
Coal per ton up to six tons.
Eggs, per dozen, up to $40 dozen.
FRESH iish, per pound, up to 975
pouhuS'
r = ,oui' ps' oaiIei' up 70 barrels
man, per pound up to 100 pounds.
kerosene per case up to 10 cases
haru' ha"aiian' per pound, up to
Wv pT''"u''
"e"i' o"e' per pound up to 400
p1 ',i
Meal corh' per pound up to 800
po ,,.m
N'iA' per Saiioh' up 10 80 gallons.
D "lUi''' PEI pouni' up 10 looo POUNDS.
orh' sait' per pound up TO 6OO
pouhoS'
rs, 'pl''' Pei pou"'' up W lou
poun's'
o'a'oeS' i'ish' per pound up 10 l4oo
PDn'''''
o'a'oeS' sweet per pound up TO 2ooo
pouius'
'' -'o' - per pouhd' up TO ooo
p1unu''
''s"i' 'Si"hu' per pound up to 3l25
p' "
Sugar, graduated, per pound, up to
loo pounds
sat- Hawaiian, per pound, up to 200
pounds.
Salt, table, per Mound nm To 100
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-03-16

ONE of the reforms likely to be
made on motion of the Minister of
Finance is a cut in the official sal
airy list. Under the existing law
the Generals Office is too
well paid, as are certain other posts
on the upper levels Of the public
service. Without harming the
efficiency of administrative proceed
ure, several thousands of dollars
may be saved annually to the tax
payers by putting the finances on a
rock bottom basis.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-03-16
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-03-16

Mr.. EMMELUrH was right in
advocating an increase in the num-
Der of the members of the constitu-
tional convention to twenty-tour.
The Councils were wrong, from the
point Of view Of good politics i'll
defeating. him. The result is an
oifense to the representative prin-
ciple, which in the matter of franz
ing a convention, should be as
nearly paramount as safety to the
gains of the late revolution would
permit.