davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-10-24
NEKOOSA.

Mike Mason looks happy and says it
is a girl.
McCallin & Church ship their first car
of potatoes to-day. The frosts have
saved the digging Of many potatoes.
Mrs. Tucker is entertaining her three
sisters, Mrs. Goalt, Mrs. VIM. Smith
Mrs. Net Grow, and her nephew G. O.
Goalt, all of Plainfeld.
Mrs. Doran arrived from Appleton
the first OF the week. She will keep
house in the rooms over the barber
shop.
Carl Witt has returned from White
Creek. He may now be found at the
| old stand.
The ''Ace of Diamonds" his owner
and driver, all returned last week from
a successful circuit of the Fall races.
Hewitt & Worden have sold out their
| livery stock to Mr.. Stevens, of Saratoga.
who will continue the business IN the
new stable on Prospect ST.
A money order office, L. S. Express
Co., has been opened here under
charge of A. E. Lapham. A great
convenience to those wishing to send
money.
Mr. Blystone has sold his interest in
the livery stable to Mr.. Fry of Necedah.
1t is rumored that several quiet
weddings have occurle ed in our midst.
DR.. McGregor is kept moving lively
now days.
Mrs. Clark, who has been visiting her
brother. G. w. Young, returned to her
home in Neenah last week.
Mrs. Max Alpine returned last Mon
day from kaukauna, where she has
been nursing a sick daughter, whose
convalesence we are glad to record
Joe Thomas took flying trip to
Appleton last Saturday and returned
Monday morning
The ladies of the CongI Church will
give an oyster supper at the Grand
View Hotel next Wednesday from five
o'clock until ten p. m. None but the
best oysters will be served. Come
everybody and have good time.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-10-24
About Gov. Upl1an's denomination.

That there will be a stroug move
made to deprive Gov. Upham of a
denomination there is no doubt. In
fact it has already commenced, and
among those who are laying the wires
to that end are some of the strongest
and most influential Republicans in the
state. Whether the movement will be
successful is another thing. The
unwritten law of bHh parties in this
state is that state official is entitled to
a denomination. This rule, we believe,
SO far as Governor is concerned, has
not been violated for good many years
and this fact will work to Gov. Upham' s
advantage. Point Journal.
Other things being equal the above is
true, but in Upham's case he has
violated the party's pledge TO the
people when he signed the ex-treasurer
bills, and for that reason alone should
not be re-nominated. No man who had
any part in the passage of those
treasury bills should be re-nominated
but if any of them are, they should be
defeated at the polls for violating the
pledges made to the people. We
believe that all honest republicans will
do that and thereby ratify the Party s
| pledge to the people. We hereby give
notice that we will neither favor the
denomination or reelection of any
republican who had part in the release
Of judgments against eX-treasurers and
we hope all other Republican journals
will do the same. 1t is the only way
for the Republican Party to remain
true to their pledges made in state
convention to the people, If the
Party's honor and integrity is to be
sustained there is no other way out OF
the dilemma. Upham must go down
with the other members of the legisla-
ture who sold out their party.
The following is the vote on the bill
for the relief Of Henry Baetz and
Ferdinand kuehn, ext, easurers, and
their sureties as taken from the Senate
Journal:
SENATE.
AYEs.-Altpeter, Austin, Burke, Davis, Fisher
Kennedy, Kruszka, McMullen, officer, Phalen
Pierce, Stebbins, Stout, Timme, Withee and
| GOumanS-16.
NoEs.-Baxter, Martin, McGeehan McGilvray
Mills, Putnam, Solliday, Spensely, Weeks anG
WoodWorth-1O.
Absent or not voting T.
ASSEMBLY.
AYEs-Ackerman, Arson. Bacon, Buckstaff
| Billiard, Burdick, Burke, Clark E. F., Clark F
E., Cox, Croll, DeGroff. Dodge. Ellarson, Fraser
Froehlich, Frost Gilmore Grier, Hambcight
Hanke, Hansen E. F.; Hanson j.; Hoffman
HOyt, Hurd, JeChe, Jeske, Johnson, Jones, w. A
Klabunde, Lange, Latta, Mahoney, G. r. Marsh
McGalloway, Mohr, Notbohm, O'Neil Paulus
Prochnow, Ray, Rodrian, Sanderson SEEKER
Sloan Smith, D. X, Stanley, Stillman, Thalac
lcr, Uecke, Winters, Wolfngnr, Woller and Mr.
Speaker-55.
NAYEs,-BouceI, Christians, Conway, Cousins
Davidson, Finn, Hall, Jones S. S., Lamberson
Lee, Lord, Maertz, Mahoney, Martin, Plisch
Smith ]. j., Thomas, Treat, UT, Wilke, Williams
Wipperman, Wolf, G. W: Wolf H.-24.
Absent or not voting u.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-10-24
What is Due Our Home Merchants.

We take the following good advice
from the Tomah Journal as it applies
to most communities of the state:
From now until the Christmas holi-
days Tomah will be infested by a
travelling army of agents and peddlers,
who will take in many q gullible
customer and iniure the trade Of our
town merchants. They carry everything
from a moroccobound Shakespeare to
the latest production in stove polish.
Every fall dollars and dollars worth Of
goods are sold here to people who
ought to know better than to think it
pays to send their money away from
the town in which they earn their
living
Home merchants study the wants of
their townspeople and carry stocks
accordingly. Everything you want can
be purchased right here. Should you
want something not kept in stock, your
merchant will gladly order it for you,
| thus giving you the benefit of his name
anC experience. By harding goods
constantly dealer is able to detect
cheats which escape the eye Of the
ordinary buyer. Moreover, living III
this city and expecting TO do business
| here right along, every merchant in
whatever line Of merchandise he may
DEAL is fully as DESTROYS Of giving you
good bargains as you are to get them.
| He has reputation to sustain. He
wants to sell his goods and he wants
your steady trade. Your interests are
his and he is usually glad to help you.
Then why give your money to
strangers who are as likely to be scamps
as honest men, while you perhaps ask
your home merchant to carry you on
his books for months or even years?
Remember, you do not want anybody
to 60 out of town for work in your line.
Our merchants pay a large part of the
taxes, help support our churches and
schools and aid in everything that
builds up the place. They are entitled
to fair margin of profit and those who
are not willing they should have it are
not only injuring the merchants, but
are pulling down the town in which
they live. Emphatically, it is the best
| policy to trade at home and tell the
travelling peddlers to move on.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-10-24
Shot through the Foot.

Another case of carelessness in hand
ling fire arms occurred in the town of
Seneca Monday. Benjamin Glines has
two sons one Henry 26 years Of age the
other Abner eleven. Recently they
have seen wild cat about their barn
several times and never had their rifle
in readiness for such emergencies. The
father loaded the rifle with several
charges in the magazine of the gun. On
this occasion Monday evening about s
o'clock the boys heard a noise about
the barn and thinking possibly the wild
cat was there Henry rushed for the
gun and Abner was after the lantern.
The former got the gun and was coming
out of the doorway just as the latter
was going to enter the same doorway.
Henry while handling the gun some
way discharged it as he came out the
ball passing through Abner's right foot
at the ankle. 1t was SO calibre win
chester rifle. Fortunately the gun was
pointed toward the floor or the young
man would have been killed outright
AS it is he will only be laid up for some
time. Warnings are constantly given
yet We are obliged to note similar
accidents every week.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-10-24
Uncle SANS Sickness.

We regret that our artist has been
compelled to bring Uncle Sans serious
condition SO forcibly to our attention.
There is evidently failure of circula-
ton in his system. He has already
suffered from three serious attacks, the
last Of which impaired his vitality to
such an extent that Uncle Sam
is still a very sick man.
Uncle Sans advisors, not satisfied
with the treatment which was being
administered by the family physicians,
called in the services Of Doctor John
Bull, giving him complete control over
their patient and CURLY Diminishing the
doctors who were formerly in atten-
dance. By the injection Of strong doses
of gold cure, Doctor Bull was enabled
to restore Uncle Sans vitality to a
normal condition, but weakness has
again shown itself His circulation has
become seriously impaired as the
following statistics show:
CIRCULATION OF MONEY IN THE UNITED STATES
Total Per capita
October /, 1S93............S17 O1, 939,91S S25 %
October /, 1S94............. 1,655, 03S,9S2 24O7
October l, 1s95,........... 1,5S5, 593,509 % 70
Decreased since 1S93S1 Il, 116, SAG, 409 So
\ loss of upward of $116,0O0,OOO in
circulation, within a couple of years,
would kill many people, but Uncle
Sans extraordinary strength. and
resources have enabled him to pull
through, although his reserve force has
again fallen below what is usually
regarded as safe limit to sound health.
The agony that Uncle Sam appears
to endure is probably increased by the
knowledge that, in his weak and help
less condition, Doctor John Bull has
pocketed a ten million dollar fee. There
is mingled look of pain and disgust
upon his honest old countenance He
will recover, however, with better
treatment from wiser counsellors
American Economist.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-10-24
Death of Mrs. Margaret Corcoran.

Word reached this city Tuesday
announcing the death of Mrs. Margaret
Corcoran Monday evening at 10 o'clock
Of chronic diarrhea. She was living
with her daughter, Mrs. Maggie Stivers.
in Huron, South Dakota, at the time of
her death. She formerly lived in this
city where her son William still resides.
Her remains will be brought here to-
day for burial. The funeral service will
take place at the Catholic church
Friday morning. Mrs. Corcoran came
to Grand Rapids in 1854. She was rs
years of age. She leaves one son and
two daughters to mourn her demise.
She was well known to all the old
settlers here.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-10-24
Knights of the MaccabeeS

The State Commander writes Us from
Lincoln, Neb., as follows: after try
ing other medicines for what seemed to
be very obstinate cough in our two
children we tried DR.. Kings New Dis
covery and at the end of two days the
cough entirely left them. We will not
be without it hereafter, as our exper-
fence proves that it cures where all
other remedies fail. "-Signed F. w.
Stevens, Slate Com.-Whv not give this
great medicine trial, as tits guaranteed
and trial bottles are free at J. Z. DAILY s
Drug Store. Regular size SOC. and LOO.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-10-24
BEARSS MARSH.

Messrs. John Arpin and Oscar Hatha-
way were among party from Grand
Rapids that drove down to the marsh
Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Austin is enjoying a visit
from her sister Miss Mary Pedro OF
Seneca.
Mr.. Ed. Kruger was on the Villas
marsh during the past week attending
to road matters, recent fires had burned
out some of the bridges and culverts on
the Babcock road.
Miss Fitch has returned from Madi-
son after few weeks visit there.
Mr.. C. L. Lester went to the Twin
Cites early in the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Rein Jr
have returned to their home in
Rudolph.
Potatoes in this vicinity that were
still IN the ground have been slightly
damaged by frosts.
Mr.. Gus Carmen, of Babcock, has
been doing some brick laying and
mason work here during the past week
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-10-24
Correspondence.
VESPER.

Archie Rozelle, who has been quite
sick, is slowly improving.
Frank Wesenberg has moved his
family to Biron.
Jason Boynton, who has been working
at Baskerville, is at home taking 4
vacation.
Mr. w H. Rozelle, who was working
at Biron, was called home on account
of the illness of his son Archie.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Cameron intend
to move to Grand Rapids to spend the
winter.
Tom Sycoloski moved his family tC
Arpin Tuesday.
J. W. Cameron was in this berg Mon
day and Tuesday,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-10-24
WISCONSIN PATENTS.

The following patents, granted this
week to Wisconsin inventors, are re-
ported expressly for the Reporter, by
H. G. Underwood, Solicitor of Patents,
10Y Wisconsin St Milwaukee:
John Edleblute, Sheboygan, End gate
for boys express wagons; James NJ.
Morgan, Port Washington, Revolving
chair; Friedrich \. Weiss, Milwaukee,
Music-hoIder.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-10-24
BEGGS' HAIR REVIEWER

Is positively the best hair tonic on
the market 1t will stop hair falling
out or turning gray. Give it trial.
Every bottle warranted to give salts
faction by your popular druggist John
L. DAILY.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-10-24
THE MOST WONDERFUL PILL.

They relieve where all others fail.
They are called Beggs' Little Giants,
and are rightly named. Remember the
name and call for them at the best store
In town. John E. Daily keeps them.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-11-09
An Iron-Clad Fact.
Waterman.

At this particular juncture it is
well to ponder on the fact that in
the year of our Lord, 1895, under a
Democratic tariff, the United States
has taken the lead of all other iron
producing countries.
During the month of September,
just past, the 229 furnaces in blast
reached the tremendous weekly out
put 100000 tons just think of
what an immense amount of iron
that is, the labor it furnishes and
the wealth it produces. There can
be no question about its quality, as
it was produced under a democratic
policy. Democratic iron seldom, if
evor, has any blow holes in it.
The September output of iron is
$4,000 tons more per week than in
the corresponding month last year,
and it is away ahead of the best
year of the Mckinley period.
1t will be difficult for the Repub-
lican politicians to explain away
these facts. They are too big to be
pooh poohed, and too plain to be
overcome by misrepresentation This
clean cut, unvarnished. undeniable
fact stands out in bold relief, that
with the removal of almost half the
Republican duties on iron the larg
est production of that metal is at
tanned; and this has been accom-
plished, not by any disadvantage
imposed upon the workmen, not by
any reduction Of their wages to
make up for the loss of protection"
but the daily wages has been actual
ly increased.
Republican high tariff theory is
knocked out by this hard listed
Democratic fact.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-11-09
WIDESPREAD EARTHQUAKE.
The Shocks Felt from Canada and Wis.
eonsin TO the Gulf of Mexico, and
From Washington TO Kansas
and Arkansas.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-The seis-
mograp at the weather bureau head
quarters recorded an earthquake
shock of at least As seconds dura
tion here this morning, commencing
at minutes and Is seconds after
o'clock. In many houses dishes and
windows were broken and pictures
fell from the walls, but no serious
damage occurred to property.
The scientists of the naval observ.
atory find that no magnetic varia.
tions accompanied the earthquake
The disturbance was distinctly
felt all through the Central and
Southern States, the vibrations last
ing from several to 20 seconds at var
ious points. 1t was timed at 20 see
onds at Indianapolis, As at Wash
ington and go at Jackson, Miss
Towns as far north as GAINESVILLE,
Wis, and Chatham, Ont, as far east
as Washington, as far south as New
Orleans, and as far west as points in
Arkansas and Kansas felt the dis
turbanee. The time of the shocks
varies from a. IN. to a little after
6 a. m, according to the reports of
the places visited by the earthquake
At Indianapolis, Prof Brown, of
Butler college, who recently return
ed from a residence with the Arch
geological society in Athens, says
the shock was as pronounced as
commonly experienced on the main
land in Greece. At many places the
disturbance was accompanied by
Iumblipg noises, like distant thun-
der Rain came with the shock at
some places.
At Kansas City two distinct
shocks were felt, and people fed
from their houses, fearing the build
ings would collapse At Chicago OBJ
jects were thrown from desks and
mantelpieces in the upper stories of
tall buildings.
At Cincinnati the shake-up was
especially severe. A slight tremu
lous motion was followed by three
violent undulations, which threw
many people from bed.
Among the places where the dis
turhance was felt were Springfield,
ILL.,, Three Rivers, Mich, Gallipolis, o.,
St. Louis, Kansas City, Milwaukee,
Lafayette. Ind, Michigan City, Ind,
DAYTON, o., Vanceburg, Ky, Spring
field, Mo-, Fit Wayne, Ind. Nash
vile, Tenn, Memphis, Tenn, Chat
tanooga, Tenn, Louisville, KY, New
Orleans, Cairo, ILL.,, Columbus City,
Ind, Columbus, O., Cleveland, O.,
Niles, Mich, Toledo, o, Kalamazoo,
Mich, South Bend, Ind, Mowequa,
Ill, Gadsen, Ga, Aberdeen, Miss,
Dresden, Tenn, Jackson, Miss,
GAINESVILLE, Tenn. Asheville, N. c.,
Dayton, O., Chatham, Ont, Atlanta,
Ga, Paris, Ill, and points in Alaba.
ma
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-11-09
THE LAND OF SUNSHINE.
A Unique Country where the Skies are
almost Never Cl0uded, while the
air is Cool and Bracing,
like Perpetual Spring.

AS an anomalous southern resort,
by reason of the fact that there one
may escape summer heat no less than
winter cold, New Mexico is rapidly be-
coming famous. Averaging through
cat the entire territory 5, 900 feet in
altitude above sea-leyel, and charac-
terized by dry air which, unlike a
humid atmosphere, is incapable of
communicating heat, the temperature
in midsummer remains at a delight
fully comfortable degree through the
day, and at night becomes invariably
brisk and bracing. The sunshine is
almost constant, yet the most violent
out-of-door eXertion may be undertake
en- without fear of distressful conse-
quences. Sunstroke or prostration
are absolutely unknown there. 1t is
an ideal land for summer outing.
Its climate is prescribed by reputable
physicians as a specific for pulmonary
complaints, and the medicinal Hot
Springs at Las Vegas are noted for
their curative virtues. The most
sumptuous hotel in the west, the
Montezuma, is located at these springs.
Write to Jno.J. Byrne, 1913 Monadnock
Block, Chicago, for "The Land OF
Sunshine, an entertaining and pro-
fusely illustrated book descriptive OF
this region, the most picturesque and
romantic in the United States.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-11-09
COAL OIL JOHNNY's LUCK.
The One Bank Deposit that Proved His
Salvation.

PHILADELPHIA, November 4.-John
Steele, known as Coal Oil johnny"
30 years ago, is just now plain, so.
Der, steady business man, working
under the direction of his son, who
is the railroad ticket and freight
agent at Ashland, Neb. Steele fell
into sudden wealth as the adopted
son of the Widow McClintock when
he inherited her oil producing lands
in Venango county, Pa, in March,
1862. That was just about the time
of the early boom in petroleum, and
Steele found that he had more mon
ey on his hands than he knew what
to do with. He married the daugh-
ter of one of his workmen, who
taught him to sign his name, and
then he came to Philadelphia with
his pockets stuffed with money. The
life of prodigality and uncontrolled
dissipation, into which he plunged
was so wild as to be almost beyond
belief. He ordered champagne by
the basket He gave a $4,000 dia-
mond to a negro minstrel for sing
ing song that pleased him. He
frequently bought carriages and the
teams attached when he wished to
ride few blocks, and then present
ed them to the drivers.
On one occasion he wagered bot
tie of wine that he would spend, &C
tually paying out "for fun" and not
giving away, $4,000 a day for 60
days, and he won the bottle. At an
other time be received large sum
of money from the rentals on the
farm when he was on the street and
quite drunk. Il was in bank notes,
as he always required it, checks be
ing subjects of suspicion with him.
and when he had stuffed it into his
pockets they bulged out like those
of an urchin after a raid on an apple
orchard. His coat could not set well
on him padded with money as he
was, and he was disgusted.
just then he caught sight of
bank, and, rushing into it with the
airy familiarity of: Here, take care
of this damned stuff for me. It's
nuisance" dumped the whole pile
before the receiving teller, and went
away, ere that dictionary could take
breath or gather his wits sufficiently
to give any evidence of the deposit.
And when Goal Oil Johnny" as
John Steele was by this time known,
tried, in a brief spasm of sobriety, to
remember where he had left all that
money, he was quite unable to do so
And, he decided, to hunt it up would
involve more trouble than it was
worth Its loss did not worry him
at all.
But that act was his salvation.
After he had squandered all his
money he went to work driving the
Girard house stage to and from the
depots, and afterwards went back to
Oil creek, where he worked as a
freight handler for $25 month. His
wife raised enough money by the
sale of their jewelry to take them to
Ashland, Neb.. where they struggled
along for several wears, until the di-
rectors of the Philadelphia bank in
to which Steele had thrown his mon
ey years ago heard Of his plight. AT
ter they had satisfied themselves of
his identity, they forwarded him the
money, which is said to amount to
$4,000, and with it Steele has
bought farm of 700 acres.