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Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-17
Markets by Telegraph.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. dull. Wheat
Firm and higher; No. spring, on track,
63c; No. Northern, 65Ac; May, 66Ac.
Corn-Drooping; No. 3. 2715c. Oats-Dull;
No. 2 white, 204c: No. 3 white, 19M21c.
Barley-Nominal; No. 2, 331ac; sample on
track. 26@3315c Rye-In fair supply; No.
1, 39Ac. Provisions-Higher; pork, 1000;
lard, $50.
Flour is quiet on the basis of 3.5003 60
for patents in bbfs in CARROTS; low grades,
in sacks. 1852. O5; bakers, in bbls, 1900
2.65; rye, in bbls. 2. 500l275
Nllstuffs are dull at $50 per ton for
sacked bran, $50 for fine middlings, and
10. 750l11 90 for white do.
Chicago-Close-Wh 64%c;
May. $3.50 asked June, 663sc; July. 66Ac.
811sc; September, 32Ac. Oats-February,
1910 bid; May, 211ka21A asked; July,
21&Sc asked Pork-February. 1012b; May,
To- 32b; July, 1880. Lard-February. 5.52h;
May 80 bid. Ribs-February, 5.171a; May,
5.35Gl5. By; July. 5.45. bid 40
do hard, csc; February, 6-%c; May, 657sc;
ruary, 264$c; May. 275zscc; July, 2SS3@c. Oats
Cash and February, 19c; May, 203sc: July,
1915; Rye-LqWWer; S6kc TPork-Higher;
80; choice, 90. Lead--Better, 2;90@
seed-Duil, Soc.
ruary, 60Ac; May, 61A@61SSc; July. 62Acs
on track, No. l hard. 61Ac; No. 1 Northern,
60Ac; No. Northern, 59Ac.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-05-07
The Model Steam Laundry.

Messrs. Murray & McCallum, the
hustling proprietors of the Model Steam
Laundry in Centralia, who have been in
business in the twin cities for the last
eight months enjoying a growing
patronage, are to the front again this
week with more improvements. Their
latest addition to the laundry machinery
is ''Korker'' shirt starcher, the very
latest and best in this line, and a
novelty worker which gives fine service.
You can see the same in operation
from to 5 p. m. on every week day
except Saturday by calling at their
place Of business on Front street. They
also started out Monday with a bright,
new covered laundry wagon made by
the Racine Wagon and Carriage Co. and
purchased at Preston Bros. shop. It's
nice vehicle and they will now be
pleased to call for and deliver your
packages rain or shine. The Model
Steam Laundry is alive to the demands
of the trade, does high grade polishing,
and has one of the neatest work rooms
to be found anywhere. Encourage the
home institution by your patronage
and you will get satisfactory work in
return.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-05-07
Wisconsin University.

The contract for an important addi-
ton to horticultural hall, at the Uni
versity of Wisconsin, provided for by
the last legislature, has just been
awarded to Timothy c. Mccarthy. The
addition is to cost $15,712.
At the last meeting of the Board of
Regents of the University of Wisconsin,
the Incidental fees in the College of
Letters and Science, College of Engi-
neering, and School of Pharmacy, were
reduced to $l2 year. The tuition for
students not residents of the State of
Wisconsin was reduced to SIS year.
AS is well known, the students from
the State of Wisconsin pay no tuition
fees. This action of the Board of
Regents restores the fees to the same
amount as before their action of last
year. The fees in the College Of Agri-
culture were not raised, and conse-
quently no action was taken regarding
them, nor was any change made i'll the
fees of the College Of Law.
Friday night April 24th, at Central
Music hall, Chicago, occurred the most
noteworthy intercolleg egiate debate of
the year. The representatives of the
University of Wisconsin debated with
the representatives OF Northwestern
University on the question: ''Is it
desirable that Cuba should belong to
the United States? The representatives
of Wisconsin-W W. Allen, J. T.
Healy, F. J. Smith-had the negative
side. Robert I. Lincoln presided. The
Judges were Judge Romano Bum,
ex-Postmaster General Don NJ. Dickin
son and ex-Congressman VIM. Warner.
The debate was especially noteworthy
because both institutions represented
had already achieved high distinction
in intercollegiate debate. Northwestern
University had defeated the University
of Chicago once and the University Of
Michigan twice; the University Of
Wisconsin had one week previously
defeated the University of Minnesota.
There was great enthusiasm, therefore,
on the part of both institutions. The
decision Of the judges was unanimous
in favor of the negative supported by
the University of Wisconsin. This
victory makes the University of Wis
consin virtually the champion in the
west in intercollegiate debate. On the
following evening the Forum Society of
the College of Law defeated the Forum
society of Milwaukee.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-05-07
A. Greenberg's Store Robbed.

About 500 worth of merchandise was
stolen from the store of A. Greenberg
q Co. in this city Saturday night. The
thief entered the store through the
back door by breaking the door in. 1t
appears that they crossed the Wiscon-
sin river from Centralia in a row boat
landed it at the rear end Of building
and climbed to the back porch upon a
diagonal standard which supports the
porch. The articles taken therefrom
were two suits Of clothing, pants, hats,
shoes, shirts, gossameres, watch chains,
rings, etc. Just how many of each Mr..
Greenberg can not tell, but he estimates
his loss from what he has missed at
about $l00
He says that during the afternoon on
Saturday three men-all smooth shaven
and strangers to him came into his
store on pretense of wanting to make
a purchase. They looked his clothing,
shoes, hats, shirts and other things
over obtained prices and remarked
before leaving they would come in
again. Mr.. Greenberg is convinced
they did that night and obtained what
they wanted at wholesale. He has
been unable to locate the parties in
either city since. Who can they be?
Let the officers look after them closely
The goods were taken away in a bag
that was lying upon the floor in the
store.
The tramp question is becoming a
serious one and our officers should be
very strict with them whenever they
show up in the city limits. The night
watchmen of both cities should be
vigilant in the discharge of their duties
and try and prevent such occurrences
especially upon moonlight nights.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-05-07
To Bicycle Riders.

The Wausau wheelmen have set an
example worthy of emulation in the
Twin Cities. Riders viii please bear it
in mind. 1t reads as follows:
BE IT RESOLVED; That we, the mem
bers of the Wausau Wheelman, heartily
disapprove of the custom some wheel
men of the city have fallen into, of fast
riding or ''scorching," anywhere in the
city, and also of coasting.
They say further that all members
observe tie laws of the road and always
keep on the right side of the street.;
also that our members ride their
wheels on the sidewalk only when the
street is utterly unfit, and then always
accord to pedestrians the right of way.
We hope the young people will profit
by the suggestions offered above and
they will thereby keep out Of trouble.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-05-07

Tomah Journal: Fred Perry stopped
here between trains Friday on his
return from Grand Rapids where he
was called last week by his sisters
dangerous illness. He left on the
afternoon train for his home at Luverne,
Mo, where he holds responsible
position in the employ of the c. NJ. &
st. ?. railway.-Dr. Quigg was summon
ed to Grand Rapids last week Friday as
counsel in the case of Mrs. Carrie
Brazeau, whose sickness and misfortune
was mentioned in these columns last
week. He found her in very critical
condition, but during the week she has
been slowly improving and is now
considered out Of danger. Her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry, are still with her.
Plainfeld Sun: Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Rowsam left for Grand Rapids Wednes-
day, where they will remain week or
more the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. i.
Young.
Waushara Argus: Last Friday morn
ing Peter Simioe, a farmer of Buena
Vista, went out to dig up $1,000 in gold
which he had buried under his door
nation, he found it had been stolen.
Suspicion pointed to his wife.
Saturday afternoon she was arrested
and confessed to the theft. She claims
ill-treatment and drudgery and now
sues for divorce and the privilege of
retaining the money. She claims her
husband is worth $4,000, but has
allowed her nothing to wear but calico
dresses for the past fourteen years, and
compelled her to do the farm work
which usually devolves on the men.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-05-07
A Plea for the Birds.

One of the glories Of Wisconsin
spring and summer, says the Appleton
Post, is the variety of beautiful and
songful birds which find their natural
home in this region. And yet from one
cause and another their numbers are
rapidly diminishing. All authorities
and close observers agree to this. AS a
rule, the small boy with his sling, or his
unerring aim without it, is held mostly
responsible for the disappearance of
the feathered songsters. No doubt he
is as guilty as he is represented to be
but there are other and even more
offensive sinners. There is the larger
boys and even the man who shoot from
the sheer love Of killing something.
There are also others who are in league
with the taXidermist who carry on this
slaughter for the profit there is in it..
We think all this work could be stopped
If what laws we haye were rlgidly exc
| cuted. There should be no mercy
shown in such cases and experience
has proven that but little is gained
appealing to the sentiment of the
offenders.
We think, however, that the dis
appearance of the birds is not more
due to their killing than to the fact that
| they are driven or frightened away to
perhaps less congenial but safer regions.
| Every one must have noticed that in a
center of population the feathered tribe
mostly congregate in those places or
neighborhoods where shooting, sling
shooting and stone throwing are pre-
vented through the watchfulness of
| people, while in outlying districts
equally congenial naturally, that are
not thus guarded, the birds are very
scarce. They know their friends and
knowing trust them. We think a cru
sade in their interest and against their
enemies should be inaugurated which
shall take in the entire city. A good
deal is done and properly so towards
preventing cruelty to ANIMALS. The
birds are even more dependent and
helpless and should have protection
And what reward they would return,
to be sure, for such service.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-05-07
Up To Date-I806.

The most complete Tariff Text Book
ever published is the new edition Of
Tariff Facts for Speakers and
Students" Defender Document No. O.
26O pages, just out. Publishers, The
American Protective Tariff League.
Campaign text books issued just before
the election are Of little value. The
Tariff League is to be congratulated on
its foresight in getting out its hand book
SO early in the year. Order by number
only. Sent to any address for twenty
five cents. Address w. F. Wakeman,
Gen. Sec, 135 West 23d St., New York.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-05-07
TERSELY TOLD.
(By E. r. Petherick.)

by E. r. PetherlckO
1t is human nature to feel more or
less of latent grudge against the hand
that feeds us.
The appreciation that comes to a
mans memory after he is gone is one of
the evidences that the world has con-
science, even if it is covered by vast
amount of rubbish.
Politeness is a matter of habit and
kindness one of birth.
Few men have much trouble in max
ing up their minds that they deserve
an increase of salary.
Nothing will add more to making
marriage a failure than for either of the
members to be eternally questioning
the other about his or her movements.
People who plant trees in waste
places need no marble monument after
they are gone.
When man grows big in his own
estimation he sometimes becomes
enough of nuisance for the neighbors
to 60 out of their way to walk on him.
Anybody can be good for little
while but it takes nerve to keep in the
path right along.
When a man is in the hands of his
friends it behooves him to see that the
hands are clean.
The man who always talks about how
hard he works generally has doubts IN
his own mind as to whether he is
really doing enough to keep up appear
ances.
The only way in which the world
learns that some people ever had
opinions is when they announce with a
flourish that they have changed them.
The ignorant are often malicious be-
cause they can attract attention in no
other manner.
Obstinacy is frmness badly adulter-
ated with vanity.
The reputation of being prominent
citizen is generally acquired by attend
ing to other peoples affairs, whether
they like it or not.
1t is more pleasant to have business
that you can't get away from than one
that you can't keep.
Men who affect to despise pennies
generally borrow their postage stamps.
Nice people are generally those we
have but slight acquaintance with.
There are numerous people in the
world who are of no use except to
show to what perfection an echo can be
brought.
The life that is not Influenced more
or less by life of the opposite sex is a
sodden, dismal failure.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-05-07
The Ideal Panace.

James L. Francis, Alderman, Chicago,
says: Il regard DR.. Kings New Dis
covery as an Ideal Panacea for Coughs,
Colds and Lung Complaints, having
used it IN my family for the last five
years, to the exclusion of physicians
prescriptions or other preparations.
Rev. John Burgus, Keokuk, Iowa,
writes: II have been a Methodist
Episcopal Church for 30 years or more,
and have never found anything so
beneficial, or that gave me such speedy
relief as DR.. Kings New Discovery"
Try this Ideal Cough Remedy now.
Trial Bottles Free at J. E. Daly's Drug
Store
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-05-07
CSl1u4iy ouD1IAllSu,
E. I. PHILLEO, !
T. J. COOPER, SCommittee.
D. MCKERCHER.


Moved and carried that the report
of the committee be accepted and
schedule of valuations adopted and
carried out by each assessor, and the
committee discharged.
Moved and carried that the chair
man appoint committee of three as
managers of this organization with
power to call meetings and transact
such other business as they deem
necessary.
The Chair appointed as such COM
mittee t. J. Cooper, John Lanford,
and Donald McKercher.
Moved and carried that the minutes
of this meeting be published in the
city papers Of Grand Rapids, Centralia
and Marshfield, and that One Hundred
copies be printed and paid for by this
Convention and a copy thereof be
mailed to each Assessor, each City
and Town Clerk, each Supervisor and
Chairman Of each Town in Wood
County.
Moved and carried that this conven-
tiOn do now adjourn subject to the
call of the committee.
VIM. S. ALBRIGHT,
Chairman.
T. j. COOPER.
Secretary.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-05-07
The May Ladies' Home Journal.

An attractively seasonable flavor
pervades The Ladies' Home Journal
for May, the rich bounties of spring
being presented in poetry, in prose and
in picture. Among the more conspicu-
Gus features in this direction, aside
from the dainty cover, which gives a
suggestion Of having been touched with
the brush Of a water-colorist, is a
drawing by W. Hamilton Gibson,
illustrating Frank Dempster Sherman's
poem, Goods Miracle of May" Kate
Greenaway also contributes a page of
her winsome little people to illustrate a
poem ''In Springt1me," by Laura E.
Richards, while photographs lend
pictorial interest to an article, 'From
Laurel to Aster," in which Nancy
Mann Waddle, with the enthusiasm of
a true lover of Nature, tells of the
beauties of the wild flowers of spring
and summer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-05-07
BROKEN ARM.

George Ottenberg's seven year old
son while playing upon the schoolhouse
steps Friday afternoon fell off in such
manner that he broke his left arm
between the elbow and wrist. DR..
Hougen was called and set the broken
member and the boy Is doing nicely.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-05-07
7 WILL, I 7 ]. LII, ]: ]. GROSS

Did it ever occur to you that
an Old Liner never voluntar-
lily cuts the price on anything.
He does it only, if atall, under
the guns of the independent
grocer. This week we are
going to turn our guns on the
old combination and offer
Best Flake Tapioca per h. ----3c
Clean Japan Rice per lb----3c
Best Pearl Barley per lb----3c
Best Oat Meal per lb. sc
Muscatel Raisins per lb.---3c
Purl Yeast per package ge---3c
Can opener and 200 tacks- --.3c
Best Domestic Sardines per can sc
Mixed Bird Seed per lb----.-.3c
Best Table Salt per package sc
Choice New Family Pork lb- &c
Choice Cooking Peas per lb. ..Ic
Choice hand picked Navy Beans &C
Labrador Herring per lb----2c
Large clean potatoes per bu- --IOc
Calumet Gloss Starch I lb pkg &c
Best Corn Starch I lb pkg, &c
King Bolt Plug Tobacco perlb soc
Climax Plug Tobacco per lb- $50
Fine Cut Tobacco, light or
dark, per h. .22c
Choice Apple Butter 3 lb can -Ioc
Choice Strawberries 2 lb can &c
Choice Blueberries . lb can &c
Choice Stringless Beans 2 lb can &c
Fargos Fanciest Butter Color,
10 cent bottles for &C
Home made Catsup pt bottle &c
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-05-07
ASSESSORS IN CONVENTION.
Proceedings of T1eeting Held in This
City Hay 5th.
CITY HALL, GRAND RAPIDS, Wis.

CITY HALL, GRAND RAPIDS, WIS
May 5th, 1896.
Pursuant to a call of Committee
appointed May 1st, 1896, as permanent
committee on organization of Wood
County Assessors Convention" the
following named assessors responded to
the call for he second regular meeting
held in City Hall, Grand Rapids, May
9Th, 1896, at 9.o'clock a. N.
Clark Snyder. Town Grand Rapids
Henry Town Port Edwards
John Town Rudolph
Charles Zenier. Town Vesper
Frank Richfeld
Donald McKercher. Town Rock
Adam ShldeIl .........~ToWn Sherry
VIM. S. Albrigh City Marshfeld
l. j. City Centrala
f. l. Philleo. Grand Rapids
John Pittsville
On motion W. S. Albright was
chosen chairman and T. J. Cooper,
Secretary. The assessors then pro-
ceeded to compare valuations of the
different towns and cities in the
county as assessed last year and found
results much more satisfactory than
had heretofore been found, but
thought some improvements needed
to be made.
Moved and carried that the chair
appoint a committee of three on
resolutions and drafting schedule of
uniform valuations. The chair
appointed as such committee E. /.
PhilleO, T. J. Cooper, and Donald
McKercher after which meeting
adjourned until one o'clock p. m.
ONE O'CLOCK P. NJ. MAY 5th, 1896.
Meeting called to order by the
chairman.
The Committee then offered to the
convention the following resolutions
and schedule of valuations.
To the Assessors Convention:
Gentlemen-YOur committee
appointed on Resolutions and Sched-
ule of Valuations would respectfully
submit for your consideration the
following:
RESOLVED, That it is the desire of
this convention that a more uniform
schedule of valuations on personal
property and real estate be fixed, and
that the same be carried into effect, as
nearly as practical, by each assessor
of Wood county.
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the value
of personal property be fixed as follows:
Mohave County miner., 1896-09-05
Diseouraging Outlook m Teras.

Times are worse, business duller and money scarcer than eyer known in Texas before. While all the balance of the world seems to he blessed with bountifnl crops, yet Texas, in addition to suffering in business way from the political agi tation and general depression, has the further misfortune of crop failure now staring her in the face. The cotton belt, where failures have heretofore been al most uoknown, will not produce this year on an average more than 8 third of bale to the acre. This same black wsxy rich belt of country has heretofore been regarded as almost sure for a good corn crop, but this year the average yield will not be more than fifteen bushels to the acre. In western Texas, however, in what has heretofore been regarded as the dry belt, the seasons this year have been unusually good. The ranchmen, as rule, have an abundance of grass and water. Cattle are taking on fe, h rapidly and the people are happy and contented. After all, perhaps the over. dose of politics is the worst sffiiction with which the people have to contend. -Texas Stock and Farm Journal.
Mohave County miner., 1896-09-05

It is not expected, according to the latest reports from Cooks Inlet, pub. lished by the Alaska News. that more than 100 men will winter there.
 Kamloops, B. C., has recently experi. enced genuine mining excitement, co. c4sioned by ths discovery of gold ore on Coal hull, about tour or five miles to the south of the city. The outcroping was followed down, and at a depth of ten feet there was laid bare mos, promising prospect. Wentworth Hood made an assay of the rock and found that it contained over 40$ m gold. be. 8 des large percentage of copper. The country rock on Coal hill is a green diorite similar to that found in the fa- nous Rossland or Red mountain dis trict. The ore itself shows iron and copper pyrites.
Mohave County miner., 1896-09-05

The following is from Secretary Car. lisle's speech of 1879, before he was hypnotized by Cleveland: According to my view the conspiracy which seems to have been formed here and Tn Europe to destroy by Legislation and o!heraise from three e-sevenths to one half of the metallic money Of the world is the mo.t gigantic crime of this or any other age The consummation of such a scheme would ultimately entail more misery upon the human race than all the wars, pestilences and fsmines that ever occur ed in the history of the world" And yet he, an American, born and reared on the soil that has produced 50 many patriots, was willing, for the gild of a cabinet position, 10 turn his back upon his race and become a party to this crime, and by 80 doing lost his op- portunity of being president
Mohave County miner., 1896-09-05
Sent h 10 Els Mother m Germany.

MT. Jacob Esbensen, who is in the employ of the Chicago Lum ber Co.,, at Des Moines, Iowa, says: "I have just sent some medicine back to my mother in the old country, that know from per sonal use to be the best medicine in the world for rheumatism, having used it in my family for several years. It is called Cbamberlain's Pain Balm. It always does the work" soc. bottles for sale by
 H. H. WATKINS,
 Druggist.
Mohave County miner., 1896-09-05

Theodore Bruhack and associates of this city have purchased tract of rich placer ground, between 200 and 300 acres, located at Gibbonsville, Lemhi county, Idaho. Tue tract includes a portion of the Gibbonsville townsite and covers about three miles of the channel of Anderson creek, tributary oi the north fork of the Salmon river The consideration was 100 ,OOO$. and the purchase includes water rights az gregating 4000 miners inches The bars prospect 65 cents per yard. but the main channel has only been opened up on the rim, where 1t shows ls per yard, and much higher values may reasonably be expected from bedrock in the channel. The former owners have been taking ont about i0,000s each season by sluicing. It Is the in. tention of the purchasers 10 orgslize to he known as the Bingham Placer Mining company A contract will be let next week for the construction oi a three. mile Hume, and it is the intention 10 intail complete hydraulic plant this year, so that everything may be ready for active operation with Ihe opening of the next season. The enterprise is one that promises very rich results Inter Mountain Mining Review.