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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-10-31
PlTTSVILLE.

Mrs. Henry Johnson and Mrs. Seth
Webster, nee Clara Johnson, visited
Remington Tuesday as guests of Mrs.
H. w. Remington.
Quite number of hunters are in our
city and we suppose by Friday deer
will be plentiful.
The Rebeckah lodge of this city gave
a supper and literary entertainment on
Thursday evening Oct. 81.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Witter, of Grand
Rapids, spent few hours in our little
berg recently and were quite pleased
with the appearance Of the place.
The Masons have taken up quarters
in the |. 0. 0. F. hall.
Rev. Hill, who was recently sent
here by the West Wisconsin conference
is a wide-awake, thorough Christian
and the Methodist Society of Pittsville
is to be congratulated upon its good
fortune in securing him.
MI. Fred Wells, of Pine River, but
formerly of this city, has been hand
shaking with his numerous friends here
during the past week.
Mrs. Will Hannah has returned from
her visit with Mrs. Bailey in Tomah.
Miss Lima Carley, while driving tc
Marshtield on Saturday last had the
misfortune to lose large blanket
shawl.
Mr.. &. II. Finley has moved into the
Quick house lately vacated by VIM. B
Mlnahan.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-10-31
BABCOCk.

The funeral of Miss Mildred McGlvnn
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
McGlynn, took place Monday last, the
services were held at the home of her
uncle Mr.. Delbert Cleveland Deceased
had been attending school in Centralla
and while there contracted typhoid
fever which after brief illness proved
fatal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bowden, Mrs. Thos.
Winters were visitors in the Rapids
Wednesday.
Deputy Sheriff Jas. Mclaughlin hav-
ing finished his work in the Circuit
Court for the last term has returned to
Babcock.
Atty. H. W. Remington transacted
business in the twin cities early in the
week.
F. B. Dunn the genial representative
and Junior partner of the firm of j. O.
Dunn & Co. of Chicago spent few DAYS
here last week.
P. H. O'Learv is again travelling in
this section for Breese, LOOMS & Co. OF
Portage His friends are always glad to
see him and he has them by the score
n. L. Spangenber and ]. B. Bloom, of
Tomah, spent Sunday here.
Mr.. NJ. Bogoger, of Grand Rapids
registered here Sunday.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-10-31
Correspondence.
PLAINFIELD.

Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Rawson, of
Hancock, were guests of Postmaster T.
c. Rawson and family Sunday.
I. 2. Bovee and L. NJ Brewster spent
one day last week at Stevens Point on
business.
u. Rozell of the Hancock News,
spent Sunday here the guest of Mr..
and Mrs J. w. Bovee.
Several of the Grand Rapids boys
who have been employed here through
the potato harvest are daily returning
home.
T. A. Stamm expects to leave this
week for the south part of the state to
look up an opening for Il barber shop.
Mrs Stamm will visit at Grand Rapids
during his absence. During their short
summers residence among us they have
made many friends and all regret to
have them leave.
The Mitchell House a we'll known and
popular hotel of this place has changed
hands, Coon and Prime selling out to
NJ. w. Lamb of this village and James
Ray Of Waukesha. The house is one OF
the best in town.
The funeral of Mrs. S. J. Sparks was
held Sunday and was largely attended.
She had been in poor health for some
time, suffering from a tumOr aud last
week Monday went to Oshkosh to
submit to an operation and passed away
"Wednesday Oct. % 1895, having lived
only few hours after the operation.
Deceased has resided here all her life
and was highly esteemed by a large
circle of friends.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-10-31
Total.

To this apportionment Nash Bros.
objected. Their allotment was deemed
way below and out of proportion with
the others and refused to give deeds of
their property to the new company as
the contract provided. The other
stockholders formed The Consolidated
Water Power Co. and served notice on
the Nash Bros. that action would be
brought against them to force them into
said company in accordance with the
contract. Therefore the above action
was brought. The trial came to sud-
den close Wednesday when b. G.
Chandos, administrator of the Bensley
estate, testified to the fact that since
the probating of said estate he had
learned of three more sisters which
were unknown 10 him until his recent
visit east. This cloud upon the Bensley
title was a great surprise to the Com
pany's counsel. They asked for a
continuance of the trial, but the defense
objected, and the Judge dismissed the
case. The Company must now clear
their title and then they may commence
new action.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-10-31
VESPER.

Miss Maud Toefsfer, of Hewitt, is
visiting her sister Mrs. KnoDf.
Miss Minnie Wander HE who was
visiting her aunt at Sherry returned
home last Wednesday.
Miss Bertha Rozelle and Winnie
White spent Saturday III the Twin
Cities.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. J. Cameron have
moved to Grand Rapids where they
will reside this winter.
The new school house in Dist No. 8
Town of Sigel was completed last week
and school was held in the new building
Monday.
The farmers in this vicinity are in q
hurry to get their blowing done before
the snow falls.
Mrs. Prockpetz is visiting relatives
and friends here this week.
Joe Yeske, the blacksmith, is working
for the John Arpin Lumber Co.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-10-31
NEkOOSA.

A shooting accident occurred out in
the swamp Tuesday. While Aug.
Biscki and Christ. Hinckle were out
hunting rabbits in some way or other
the gun went off, and discha rged part
of its load in Mr.. Biscke's skull. DR..
McGregor was called to dress the
wound. He reports the patient as
progressing favorably.
A little daughter arrived at Mr.. C.
Marcoux's last Saturday evening.
completed. 1t is very neat and con-
venient little church. The Lutheran
people are to be congratulated on their
success and enterprise in building such
neat little church home.
Mr. G.. w. Young entertained two
brothers the first part Of the week.
Several of our young people attended
the ball at Grand Rapids on Tuesday
evening.
The river was covered with ice
Wednesday morning which made it
pretty hard for the ferry 10 get through.
The ice remained all day and will
probably grow thicker now.
A gentleman from Chicago is running
the hotel formerly owned by Mr.
Burns
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Buchanan have
gone to Spring Bluff to look after their
property there.
Mrs. J. H. Short, of Armenia, is on
the sick list.
The new lodge of Good Templars
which was organized a few weeks ago is
prospecting. New members are initiated
at nearly every meeting. They have
engaged the Davis Hall where they hold
their meetings every Tuesday evening.
The old officers were reelected last
Tuesday and will be installed at the
next meeting.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-10-31
YOU CAN'T COUGH.

After taking doses of Beggs' Cherry
Cough Syrup. 1t is one of the most
wonderful remedies ever put on the
market for Coughs and Colds Sold and
warranted by our popular druggist John
T. Daly
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-10-31
Water Power Law Suit.

Judge Bardeen, Of Wausau, was called
By Judge Webb, to try the issues in the
case of The Consolidated Water Power
Co. vs. Thomas E. and John L. Nash.
The trial was commenced Monday
The Company was represented by
Moses Hooper, of Oshkosh, Geo. r.
Gardner and Geo. L. Williams of this
city. The defendants were represented
by Senator VIM. T. Villas, of Madison,
and B. R. Goggins, Of Centralia. For
many years the water power interests
here have been more or less in litigation.
An attempt was made last year to con-
solidate these interests into one COM
pany to be known as The Consolidated
Water Power Co. For this purpose the
owners selected a Board of Arbitration,
consisting of Messrs. Peter Thorn and
T. w. Orbison, of Appleton, and Frank
Russell, of Neenah, with whom they left
the fixing of values upon each owners
property. This board made report in
which they apportioned each owner
with as many shares of 500 each, in the
new company, as they had fixed value
upon, as follows:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-10-31

DR.. w. D. Harvie, office over Spafford
Cole & Lipke's store. Telephone No. 50
Night calls at Witter House, Grand
Rapids, Wis. If.
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JAMES PRIDE TURNS UP.
Supposed to Have Been Lost ON the
Steamer State OF Missouri.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 16.-Jan1es Pridie. ground
keeper of the Pittsburg baseball park, who
has been missing for some time -urned up
here to-day safe and sound. -ne missing
man left Pittsburg some time ago for ST.
Louis in order to apply to President Won
Der Abe. of the st. Louis Browns. for the
position of ground keeper here. At Cincin-
natl he stopped off to call on some friends.
and when he resumed his journey he took
passage on the steamer State of Missouri,
which was wrecked in the Ohio river last
month. Nothing was heard of Pride after
the beat went down, and as he was known
to have been a passenger on the steamer,
he was thought to have drowned. He re-
lated a thrilling account of the wreck and
his subsequent escape. Several remittances
from Pridie's relatives in England, which
Manager Buckle nDerger had been taking
care of and which Pridies wife, from whom
he is separated. has been trying to secure,
We're turned over to him to-day.
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On It because they had not besn able to
look into the matter sufficiently to take
action upon 1t fntelligently The commit
tee authorized Mr.. Breckenridge to offer an
amendment in the House for the payment
QI these claims without any recommended
uion from the committee for or against 1t.
1no the members reserved the right to vote
as they may see At on the question. No
action was taken by the full committee on
the the subcommittee's recommendation that
<Au.v1 be appropriated for q government
exhibit at the Tennessee exposition in 1896,
put the Item will be taken up in committee
Monday, and II approved will be embodied
IN separate bill.
Under the Department OF State is a
clause that the disbursements made to
members and attaches of the Bering sea
tribunal OF arbitration at Paris by Maj. E.
nursing officers of said commission, under
Inc authority and with the approval of the
Secretary Of State out of moneys hereto
Iore appropriated shall be allowed by the
Controller of the Treasury" which settles
q controversy between the department and
the accounting officer OF the treasury. For
lies there is an item of 5000; for enforce
ment OF the Chinese exclusion act S.,
The office of the eleventh census, it is pro-
vided, shall be abolished on March 4. 1895.
and the terms of all employees cease, with
the exception of a force not to exceed
ninety to complete the work under the d.
rsction CT the Secretary OF the Interior.
The deficiency appropriations for United
States courts are made each year. The
principal items in this bill are: Fees of
m ma al for 1895 $4,000; 1854 sls5 $50;
Fees of jurors. 1895, 100000. Fees of wit
nesses. 1885, s15S. 900; 1894, s75, 700 Support of
prisoners. 1895, $4,000; 1894. $4,000. Pay of
torneys, 1885, 800. 900; 1891, $4,000 Fees OF
clerks. 1895, 100000. Fees of commissioners,
1885, S1s. go: 1894. $4o1s1. The principal item
for inland mail transportation by routes ex-
elusive of the Pacific roa is.
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MARK TWAIN'S KEEPER.
Heartless Manner In Which the HUI
n,Orist.Is Oppressed.

Washington Letter in Chicago Record.
Mark Twain once expressed desire to at
but when an invitation was sent him his re-
grets were received by return mail. Meeting
a member of the club later he complained
formed that an invitation had been sent
him and his regrets received Mr.. Clemens
scratched his head, as though in perpexity
Isaac's regrets" who is Isaac?' Hes
my keeper. He's the man my wife hired to
M wit wifes az despot. s She could give the
Car of Russia and the Maharajah of Brah-
mapootra points in despotisnl, and she's got
a notion that have weak stomach. She
won't let me have anything to eat or drink
but not water, and boiled milk, and beef
that sort of thing. and maybe a dropped
egg for my Thanksgiving and Christmas
dinners. and she won't let me go to dinner
ice cream. Isaac is the inhuman monster
she has hired to keep me straight, and
among other things he answers most OF my
see them. / might as well be in an old
mans home. When 1 come down in the
morning to get my hot water and baby food
this morning" I have answered it, he re-
plies The devil you have have Might inquire clurs
whether there were any private letters"
No. says Isaac, nothing but invitations
May I have a look at them?' I've burned
most sarcastic tones i should be grained
to have look at my invitations now and
then, Isaac. 1 do not intend to interfere
with your answering them, but | read the
society news in the papers every morning
and it would give it a personal interest II
/ could know which of the dinners and balls
/ was invited to- But Isaac never makes
any reply
Whats his other name?"
Il don't know. My wife hired him, ana
she told me what his name is but | have
forgotten. ] call him Isaac, because he IS
doomed to the fate that very nearly befeli
the favorite son of Abraham. When get
we'll / intend to cut him up into chunks
and burn him an altar. and l don't care
if the angles hoiler till they get the diph-
theria.''
Doesn't he ever consult you about the an
swers to your inyitations2'
Never. He always sends my regrets and
says I'm sick, and that's going to get me
into trouble. l told him SO the other day.
Said /: Isaac, when die and go to heaven
St. Peter is likely to wake ne Up some
morning and remind me about those polite
falsehoods you're telling in my name. AMI
then I'll have to hunt all over Tophet Tor
you to prove an alibi -
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GENERAL DEFICIENCY BILL.
1t Provides for Appropriations Ag-
gregnting H6.51S.574.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-The House COM
mittee on appropriations to-day reported
the general deficiency bill, the last of the
regular appropriation bills of this Congress-
The bin aporopriates s6,51S,57i, of which the
principal appropriations are as follows:
Treasury Department, $l.l5045; War De-
partment. s2S9,5c0; Navy Department, $780,
eS3; Department of Justice, $2,364, 4s0; Post
office Department, s1,2S2 14S; Government
Printing Office, 10000; judgment of the
Court OF Claims. s7l6.09s; audit claims, &c.,
706. In addition to the sum recommended
IN this bill appropriations have been made
during the present session OF Congress to
supply deficiency in appropriation for the
support OF the government during the cur
rent and prior fiscal years as follows: Dec
"a. 1884, printing. 100000; Dec. "a, 1894,
eleventh census, ETC.. $500 900; Jan. 25, urgent
deficiencies. 1854 al The total amount of
deficiency appropriations for this session
II therefore, g. ,S9o.
The recommendation OF Secretary Gresh-
am fer an appropriation Of $4,000 for the
payment OF all claims by Great Britain
growing out OF the seizure of fur sealing
vessels In Bertng sea. was called up in
<ee committss for the frst time and tho
~ eecl'ptd y recommend any action
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-17
SATURDAYS Local Obserxations.


CHICAGO. Feb. 16.--Eighteen young men
and boys had narrow escape from being
carried out into the open lake ice foe
this afternoon. They had skated out to
the four mile crib and when they were
making the return trip they found the
ice had parted and they were being carried
out into the lake. The crib-keeper saw the
trouble, and at once telephoned to the city
for tug, which was instantly started out.
Before It was out of the river. however,
Henry Tagg, a hunter. who was out in
a small row boat looking for ducks. The
ice had parted close to the government
pier, which is about mile from the
shore and forms the outer edge of the har-
Dor. Tagg, seeing the ice part. quickly
water between the pier and the foe upon
which the men were drifting out. In three
trips he landed them all in safety on the
pier
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Britain, Russia and Japan to BE
Asked to Join This Country I'm In
vestigatipg the Seal Fisheries.
NO NEGROES NEED APPLY
COLORED WOMEN FIRED FROM THE
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
PROVISIONS of the General Deficiency
BiIl-FOreigners Jealous of Uncle
Sans Fast War Ships.

WASHINGTON Feb. 16.-Important action
on the seal fisheries of Boring sea was taken
to-day by the House committee on ways
and means 1t was agreed to authorize the
President to invite the governments of
Great Britain, Russia and Japan to unite
with the United States in sending a joint
commission to investigate the seal fisheries
of the North Pacific and Bering sea. The
President will be authorized to arrange
modus vivendi with these powers for the
protection of the seals until the report Of
the commission has been made and acted
upon. The Secretary of the Treasury will
be empowered to take steps to kill the seals
under the terms of the Dingley bill in case
the nations refuse to join with the United
States in an investigation.
The plan which the committee agreed on
was recommended by Assistant Secretary
Hamlin, OF the Treasury Department. who
visited the Alaska waters last year and
looked into the seal interests there, and by
Chairman Wilson, of the committee. Each
government deciding to become party
of the agreement will be invited to desig-
nate three commissioners and to arrange
that the commission shall begin its work
without delay. There has been much dis
of reopening the seal question, in view Of
the regulations adopted as result of the
LuuIHES Oh LQe HdflS tTIDuHdl, anu the
question was admitted to be one which
afforded grounds for a difference of opin-
ion. The members were unanimously of the
opinion that the regulations had fallen far
short of accomplishing their purpose, and it
was contended that Great Britain could
have no reason for dissatisfaction
II representations are made to her
that the speedy determination of the seal
herd Is inevitable unless further measures
OF protection shall be adopted. and If she
Is invited to cooperate with the other gov
ernnentS which are interested in the seal
In the proposed inquiry. The committee
takes the view that rules should be adopted
TO govern seal fishing in all the northern
waters; those under the jurisdiction of
u Esia and Japan, as well as those of
Great Britain and the United States. The
establishment of the Sixty-mile limit is held
TO be entirely insuffic ent for pro 'ection. The
proposal of Mr.. D.ngley that the United
States should proceed to kill seals if the
other powers decline to take steps for adj
ditional restrictions seemed at first a rather
startling one, but after consideration the
committee brought to it's support and
holds that this government has power to do
what 1t thinks best with its seals in its
territory and in the waters under its juris-
diction. Whether the Senate will take the
same view Of the question involved in this
new plan Is a subject of doubt, for Senator
Morgan has strongly argued that the work
OF the Paris tribunal was entirely effective.
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OF the Baltic and North Sea canal on the
18th Of June. It is understood that Presi-
dent Taure win accept the invitation to be
keen interest in the opening OF the new
canal. 1t Is expected Its opening Will serve
fe BRING 1k the Stefan nn sn9
ports The fetes will be on grand scale
ind will last several days.
day. but his trouble is nothing more than
cold. He. however. felt 1t necessary TO
cancel reception which he had arranged
Agriculturists Union.
. Prof. Ernst Curtius, LII. D., the we'll
known archaeologist, has been run over by Q
sleigh and severely injured. As Professor
Curtius is past eighty years OF age, fears
are entertained That he may not survive
inquiries made as to his condition.
Herr Heller. who was the commercial
adviser of the German consulate at Chi
cage, after the worlds fair had been
held, will shortly visit Germany and de-
liver addresses in the larger cities on the
subject of How to Increase Exports to
A monster concert will take place next
Saturday in the collonade of the Reichstag
the persons who lost their lives by the
sinking of the Elbe. The royal orchestra
win take part in the performance. .,a -
Influenza has again secured hoid IN
Berlin. One of the last persons seized with
the disease was Herbert G.. Squires, the
The American residents Of Berlin have
arranged to celebrate Washington's birth
day by concert, addresses and ball at the
Reichshof. ambassador Runyon will pre-
side and will also, on the same day. from
3 to 8 o'clock in the afternoon. hold a
reception at his residence.
A decision of the government has been
published by which canned corned beef
and other canned meats will hereafter pay
a duty of 20 marks per one hundred kilos
instead Of II marks as ''the favored nation
clause in the treaties between the United
States and Germany would seem to re-
Cufre
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HE WHIPPED DIR. HOLMES.
But the Punishment Weighed the
Schoolmaster's Mind Ever After.
entury Magazine

teulufy magazine.
Any record of DR. Holiness life would pe
incomplete which contained no mention OF
the pride and pleasure he felt in the Satur-
day Club. Throughout the forty years OF its
prime he was not only the most brilliant
talker of that distinguished company. but
he was also the most faithful attendant
He was seldom absent from the monthly
dinners either in summer or winter. and ne
lived to find himself at the head of the table
where Agassiz, LongIellow, Emerson and
Lowell had in turn preceded him. Could a
shorthand writer have been secretly present
at those dinners, what delightful book OF
wise talk and witty sayings would now ne
open before us Fragments OF the good
things were sometimes brought away, as
feast to their children at home: but they
are only fragments. and bear out but bi-
efficiently the report which has run before
them The following pathetic incident. re-
lated on one of these occasions By Dr.
Holmes, need not. however. be omitted
Twas whipped at school for IA slight OIL
fcnse-whfpped with ferulc right across
my hands. SO that / went home With blue.
mark where the blood had settled. and for a
fortnight my hands were stiff and swollen
from the blows. The other day an old mar
He was bent and could Just creep along
When he came in he said: How do you co.
sir: do you recollect your old teacher. Mr.:
-. did perfectly. He sat and talked
awhile about Indifferent subjects. but !
saw something rising in his throat, and l
ne said: 4 came to ask Your forgiveness ser
whipping yoc. once when was In angsr.
perhaps you have forgotten Ii. hut ! have
not It had weighed upon hts mind all
these years. He must be- rid OF 1t before
wing down g sleep peacefully
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when it is excellently well done. like "Boule
de Suif." like ''Deux Rivales," like
"Yvette,'' like the short stories of Paul
Heyse, or those of Edmondo De Anlics.
But the short story is only adapted to
pathos; when humorous ii is odious and IL
never could replace the lond romance if irs
tricate events, complicated characters, Or
the portraiture of contemporary society u
ity Fair If reduced to the limits OF a short
story? / repeat consider the short story
Is the most exquisite form of fiction. as
the sonnet is of poetry; but the ''Iad'' or
the inferno the Orlando or THE
Tempest" could not be put into a sonnet
and no more could "Gil Bias or "Waver-
ley, Adam Bede'' or Il Imperieuse
Bonte,' be put into short story.