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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-09
ARPIN.

That brilliant but exasperating query
is it hot enough for you" meets one
from all directions these equatorial DAYS.
With the mercury CavOrting around
among the nineties- with sWeltering
humanity rapidly OOzing ont through
the pores of its cuticle-will some one
person should ask another that driveI-
idiotic question?
That genial and whole souled
'knight of the grip" Nit Maynard was
III town Tuesday in the interests of
Sprague, Warner q Co., Of Chicago.
Farmer Cahill was also visible on our
streets Tuesday-to those who were
possessed of a microscope. Mike isn't
so large as some men, but he keeps
well up with the head of the procession
just the same. He has bought a new
binder, so now, when it comes to
harvesting his pumpkins and beans be
will be right abreast with the times.
The CHILEAN Medicine Co. did not
reap a harvest of shekels during their
weeks stay with us but they gave some
pleasing little entertainments.
Our bachelor friend says we should
guess again; that he is rIotOusIy happy
and adds that he has observed that
most men are not happy until they are
miserable hence he supposes they
marry.
Among the visitors from Vesper who
attended our medicine" shows we
noticed Pat Flanagan Jr. and he had
his Whiskers with him. We should
think it would be annoying or at least
an inconvenience to have the rude
wild winds agitating that whisker.
D. Clark, of Osborne & Clark, Min
neapOlis, was in town during the week
experimenting the shipment Of some
oak lumber.
The new telephone has been put in
the Arpin Lumber Co.'S office and works
admirably.
The planning mill has been shut down
for several days while repairs are being
made about the arch.
Arpin was a deserted village on the
Fourth. Nearly every one who could
get away did so.
Filler ;. \. Palms spent a few days
including the Fourth with his family at
Augusta, Wis.
Charlie Zenier took advantage of the
nations birthday to visitat Plainfeld.
Having is now being vigorously
prosecuted. The crop is good on new
fields but extremely light on old
meadows.
Several Of our people devoted Sunday
to the rural pastime Of picking berries.
Joe Okoneski while painfully filling his
fingers with briers and incidentally
picking few berries saw three bears.
Some do say that Joe climbed tree
and then tried to pull the tree up after
him but this is probably an eXageration.
Herman Smith while perspiringIy navi-
eating hand ear in search Of the land
of berries also saw bear.
He jammed her mot the bear clear
down into the corner-this is an express
sion used by railroad men; we don't
know what it means but it sounds well
Just here-pulled the throttle wide open
and the speed Of the limited was an OK
team IN comparison. Joe Arpin while
YEARLY vending his weary way home
ward saw some bear tracks in the sand.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-09
NEKOOSA.

The new telephone has reached
NekOOsa, and we will soon be able to
talk with the twin cities again.
The Fourth of July was duly cele-
brated. The races and contests were
interesting. A log rolling contest
attracted a good deal of attention.
There were good many visitors here
who seemed to enjoy themselves.
Larry BoIes expects to vacate the
Meuuier Hotel Aug. 1st
Several of our citizens spent the
Fourth in the various towns along the
Fox River Valley, and report good
time.
The surveyors on the proposed
Marshtield extension were here last
week. They crossed the river Just
above the dam. We hear that they are
running another survey this week.
The st. Paul Co. staked out grounds
fer their new depot the fore part of the
week. They expect to be ready for
occupancy in thirty days.
Mr.. Champlin, Of Worcester, Mass,
who was here two years ago, is here
setting up the new paper machine.
The school grounds are being greatly
improved by the erection of new
fence.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-09
NESpER,

Miss Emma Lidalek who has been in
Chicago for the past year is home on a
visit.
Anumber of the friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Hassler gathered at their home
Saturday evening and spent few
pleasant hours in dancing
Miss Marceau closed a successful
term of school last week by giving an
entertainment. The program consisted
of recitations, dialogues and music all
OF which was well rendered.
Jason Boynton who is working at
Arpin spent Sunday with his parents.
Miss Mable Marceau of CentraIia,
spent the latter part of last week with
her sister and friends.
Archie Rozelle has begun work at
Arpin.
We are pleased to note that Joe
Geske, who has been laid up with a
sore knee for some time, is able to be
out.
Thomas Walsh and Mike Bagley,
lately from Ireland, were at the White
House the fore part of the week. <
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-09
To Become an Editor.

Milton Miller, who was a compositor
on the Press during its brief and flick
ering existence in this city, has decided
to start paper in one Of the mining
towns in northern Minnesota, and will
leave for that country on the 10Th inst.
Since leaving Stevens Point, Mr.. Miller
has been compositor on the Enterprise
at Centralia- Stevens Point Journal
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-09

Then he made some tracks in the sand
but they were wider apart and point
ing IN a different direction than those
made by the bears.
1t would be interesting to know what
kind of thirst eXtiuguisher they had
been using.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-09
Republican County Convention.

To the. Republican Electors of Wood County,
Wisconsin,:
4 Republican State Convention having been
called to meet at Milwaukee on the 9TH day Of
August \. D. 1896 at u o'clock, NJ, for the pur-
pose of nominating Republican State Ticket
to be voted for at the general election in NOvem
Der next, and 10 transact such other business as
may properly come before the said convention;
And Republican Congressional District Con-
ventiOn for the Sth Congressional District of said
State, being soon to be called to be held at some
appointed time and place for the purpose of
nominating a candidate for congress to be voted
for at said general election, and to transact such
other business as may properly come before the
! said convention. Therefore
| Notice is hereby given that a Republican
| county convention for Wood County VIII be
held at the Court House in the city of Grand
Rapids in said county, on the 22nd day of July,
A D. 1896, at one o'clock ?. ". of that day, for
! the purpose of electing seven O. delegates to
represent Wood County in said state convention.
And also to elect delegates TO represent Wood
| County in said Congressional convention, and
cast her vote therein, as determined by the call
| therefor when made, and for the transaction Of
such other business as may come before the said
| County convention.
All voters without regard to past affiliations
| who believe in Republican principles and en-
dOTse the financial and protective policies Of the
| National Republican Party, are cordially in
vited to unite under this call in sending dele
! gates to said convention.
| The attention of the Chairmen of the several
Republican Town and Ward Committees is call
ed to the fact that all Town and Ward Caucuses
10, days.
The several voting precincts of the county will
be entitled to representation in this Convention
| on the basis of one delegate for each fifty, 30,
Republican votes, or major portion thereof,
| cast at the last general election, each voting
precinct having at least one vote.
The following is the appOrtiOnment:
Auburndale
Auburndale Town. ......... ....... -. ...2
Centralia, First ward. .......1
Second ward.
nlTu
Grand Rapids, First
second WarC .......Z
mira Ward........
fOuFth Ward.................... .......1
,. Town .. ............................
b
I
nerI y....
al "tos a''''''''
Marshfeld, First ward.
" Second ward immune. 49,. 80. ,.......1
IuIIu ........6
Fourth Ward.......
mn NdFQ......
9iAIn Nafu......... ......I
80 ~
MilladOre Village. ...1
NekOOSa \lIaSe.....
| Port Edwards. .
PlttsVille, First ward ........... ... ...1
Second ward.
Ihlrd
H''''''
Total 50
T. J WOOD
l.. NJ. ALEXANDER,
+. :. WOODWORTH
Republican County Central Com
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the stricken mother and those to
whom he was near and dear.
FUNERAL. July STH.
The funeral of the late Charles \.
Spencer took place at 10 o'clock this
morning from the home of his mother.
Mrs. Helen Y. Spencer. No. u. North
Sixth street. The attendance was
very large and the floral offerings were
profuSe and beautiful. Several of the
pieces were magnificent. The Ma
sonic and the X. of P. lodges of
Grand Rapids. Wis. sent huge en-
blems Of respect. accompanied by res
Olutions. Senior Warden Scott and
T. I. Harmon came down from the
Grand Rapids lodges. Rev. \. \.
Pfanstiehl. Of the Second PreSbyter-
ian church. conducted the impressive
ceremony, and Miss Mary Z. Bruce
sang two beautiful solos. The inter-
ment was in GreenbuSh cemetery. the
pall-bearers being William Scott and
=. 7. Harmon, of Grand Rapids. Wis:
Bement Lyman. Of indianapolis: J.
{. Andrew, W. E. Beach and r. B.
Wetherill.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-09
EYE, EAR, NOSE, THROAT,
AND CHRONIC DISEASE
SPECIALIST.
Will visit Grand Rapids. at the Witter
House, Saturday, July 25th.

Will visit Grand Rapids. at the WitteT
House, Saturday, July 25th.
DR.. Rea has been connected with the
largest hospitals in the country and has
no superior in diagnosing and treating
diseases, defOrmities. etc. He will give
$50 for any case where he cannot tell
the disease and where located in five
minutes.
ACUTE AND CHRONIC CATARRH.
FISsURE, FIsTULA, or Ulcers cured by
our electrical treatment.
Structure of the Urethra one or two
treatments by electricity; no pain or
soreness. Polypus tumOrs of the nose,
ear or ReCtum removed.
Irritation Of bladder and kidneys, one
treatment, also Female Diseases, such
forward or backward, replaced, perma-
nently cured.
STERILITY. There are q great many
women suffering from this, Whites or
LeucOrrhea or some other diseases
which can be relieved and cured.
Ladies having "Superfuous HAIR on
their face, we remove them permanent
ly by one treatment. Blotches, MoIes,
etc. likewise Cancers, TumOrs, Warts,
cured by from two to five treatments.
Varicocele, Hydrocele cured. Rupture
cured. YOUNG MEN suffering from
errors cured in one or two treatments.
Deafness. There are many cases that
can be easily restored Deformities,
Club Feet, Curvature Spine, all prop
erly treated.
Lung Trouble. Many cases are cura-
bic that have not gone too far. viii
say to physicians Of your city and
county: If you have q patient or rela-
tive you wish examined bring them as
he has no secrets in his practice, and
will be pleased to explain every mode
of treatment necessary. VIII show
them Improvement in advanced surgery
and medicine.
DIR. Rea will undertake no incurable
case, and he will tell you what chances,
if any, to be cured.
Remember the date. Send this to
your sick neighbor. Each patient can
see the Doctor privately. Call as early
as possible, as his room will be crowded
Consultation free.
DR.. .. REA.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-09
SHIRT WAISTS.

Never in this city was there seen a
more complete, more worthy stock.
A dollar will buy more Shirt Waist
quality and style here than you ever
dreamed of.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-09

e1homs MAY
eve rMd heard
s. king the land hard grund
diva akp
-
tia ways t lutte destruction O on
: and the amp4o rso t
ntn
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-09
FUNERAL. JULY STH.

the stricken mother and those to
whom he was near and dear.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-09
At the Cloak Section
Velvet Capes and Silk Capes

For from $500 to $500. You can
buy stylish cape, neatly made and
trimmed that will answer admirably
for weeks to come.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-09

q prescribe Castoria every day for children
who are suffering from constipation, with
better effect than receive from any other
combination of drugs"
Or. I. Q. MORGAN, South Anbov. n. I.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-09

F. J WOoD,
l.. NJ. ALEXANDER,
+. :. WOODWORTH,
Republican County Central Com.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-09
CaStOria.

"CastOria is an excellent medicine for
children. Mothers have repeatedly told me
of its good effect upon their children"
Dr.. G. c. OsGooD, Lowell, Mass
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-09

1.-THE use of Castoria IS so universal and its
merits so well known that it seems a work
of supererogation to endorse it. Few are the
intelligent families who do not keep Castoria
within easy reach"
CARLOS MARTYR, DID, New York City.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-03-27
OUR TRIP.

A few of our school visited the
FREE PRESS last Friday after school.
We saw how they print the paper
and how it is ruled, The way they
rule it is this. A man bad red
flannel cloth that he laid along on
part of the machine. Then he
turned a wooden handle and large
girl put the papers in the machine.
There was some little teeth that
rubbed over the paper, then it went
under the machine on piece OF
cloth that looked like carpet. L
could not see where the paper went
to. We watched how the type was
set. A man sat on stool and picked
up the type very fast. He had a
paper in front of him that he was set
ting from. The letters that they use
the most were on the right hand side.
The largest box had the letter Re" in.
Then we saw how they print the
paper. There was large machine
called the printing press. A boy
stood on stool and when the cylin-
der would go round he would put a
paper in. Then if paper Wrinkled
they would have to stop the press and
pull it out. There was an iron that
would go up against the cylinder and
would take the paper down to the
lower part of the machine and it was
folded in the center with large
piece of iron, then it went over to one
side of the folder and there was an
other iron that folded it the second
time. Then it fell to the floor and a
man picked them up. Then there
was another machine where they
printed little things. 1t was press
with big round top like pencil and
g boy would press his foot on it then
it would come down and print names.
Then Mr.. H mt took us through the
building.
MAMIE 9.
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SOUTH DAKOTA is for Mckinley and
sound money. Senator Pettigrew who
has been fighting both had to come
down on his knees and promise the
convention that he would vote for
both, before the convention would
elect him a delegate. After the con-
ventiOn his seven associates on the
delegation met and voted that he
could not be chairman of the delega-
tion nor serve as member of any of
the committees in the national con-
vention. Most men with spirit would
not allow their opponents to have
thus Inundated them. The result
in South Dakota shows that outside
of the silver mining states the free
silver craze is dying out and the de-
mand for a sound money system grow
ilg stronger.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-03-27
March 27-April 10.
ORDER FOR HEARING AND NOTICE OF
APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT OF
ADM NISTRATOR

STAFE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
- Earth IS. Special term, March 25, 1896.
In the matter of the estate of Gilman Currier
deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of Ida A.
Surrler and Charles q. Currier. of the city of
Boston, Massachusetts,, representing among
other things, that Gilman Currier, late of said
city OF Boston, on the 18th day of November, A.
ID. 1871, aC .d city of Boston died intestate
and being an inhabitant of the said city of Bos-
tod at the time of his death, leaving goods,
chattels and estate within this county of Blue
Earth, Minnesota, and that the said petitioners
are daughter and son of said deceased, and
praying that administration of said estate be
TO William Larkin, the city of Mankato, Blne
Earth county, Minnesota. granted:
1t Il ordered, that said petition be heard be-
fore this court on Thursday, the 23rd day of
April. A. ID. 1895, at 10 O'Clock a. M, at the
probate office in the city of Mankato, in said
county.
CIuered further, that notice thereof be given
to the neirs OF said deceased, and to all persons
interested, by publication of this order once in
each week, for three successive weeks prior to
said day of hearing, in the Mankato Free Press.
a weekly newspaper printed and published in
the City of Mankato in said County.
Dated at the City of Mankato the 18th day
of March, A. D., 1896.
By the Court:
lsEALJ GEO. w. MEAD,
Tu6ua IF proho 70
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March ~ April III
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ON FILING
PETITION TO MORTGAGE LAND.

March Y April III
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ON FILING
PETITION TO MORTGAGE LAND.
CTATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
- Earth-ss. In Probate Court, Special term
March 2lst 1896.
In the matter in the estate of Charles
E. Young, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of Geneveve
Young admlnlstraterlx OF said estate
setting forth the amount of personal estate that
has come into her hands, the disposition there
OF, and how much remains undisposed of, the
amount of debts outstanding against said de-
ceased, as far as the same can be ascertained !;
with the charges of administration and the
taxes, assessments and other charges which are
au existing lien upon his estate, and the i'm
provements which are necessary for the pre-
ServatlOn of his real estate and a description of
the tracts of land of said deceased which il is
proposed to mortgage, and praying that license
be to her granted to mortgage the tracts of
land so described
And it appearing by said petition that the
personal estate of said Charles E. Young
deceased, is insufficient to pay his debts, with
the charges of administration and to pay any
taxes, assessments or other charges which are
an existing lien upon his estate, or to pay for
any improvements which are necessary for the
preservation of his real estate or any part
thereof.
1t is therefore ordered, That all persons in
terested in said est ate appear before this court
on Monday the, goth day of April, A. D.,
1896. at 10 clock A. NJ, at the probate office in
the court house in the City of Mankato,
il said county, then and there to show cause (if
any there be) why license should not be granted
to SAID administrators to mortgage the said
real estate of said deceased for the purpose of
obtaining funds for the payment of such debts,
charges taxes, assessments and liens and for
the making of such necessary improvements.
And it is further ordered That this order
shall be published once in each week for three
successive weeks prior to said day of hearing
in the Mankato Free Press weekly news
paper printed and published at the City of
MankatO, in said county,
Dated at Mankato the 2lst day of March
A. D. 1896.
By the Court,
Seal of Probate court. GEO. w. MEAD.
Judge of Probate.
w. E. YOUNG,
Attorney for Administrators.
Mankato, Mimi
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they put between each line an oblong
in to separate the lines. Then they
nut the form on the elevator to take
down to print. After the type is set
it weighs two hundred pounds.
Then we went down stairs into the.
engine room. The boiler heats the
whole building and runs all the
machinery. 1t is very warm in there.
The printing press cost twenty
seven hundred dollars and the folder,
cost seven hundred dollars. Mr., Hunt
was very careful that we did not get
near the engine. There is a feed
board at the top and the feeder
stands and puts one paper In at =
time. The form goes in and out and
as it goes in it prints the paper and
when it goes the feeder gets another
paper ready to be printed.
| One side of the paper is printed at
noon and the other side is printed
about five O'Clock in the evening.
The ink the printers use is thick ink
and the people cannot write with it
because it is too thick.
| There is round roller and on the
roller is little screw and every time
the roller goes around it pourS out
ink to print the paper
There is man who stands and
gives the wheel turn to make it go
and he stops the wheel when papers
get torn.
The floor is eight inches thick.
| There is a kind of little clock near
the roller and it tells how many
papers have been printed. l could
not see it because it was too high for
me Then we went up stairs and
saw man putting the type back in
their places and he could do it so fast
After the printers are through
with the form they wash it in lye
water.
There was an electric light it the
front hall and YOU could tun it off
and on by turning KNOB.
CLARA FITZGERALD
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-03-27
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Last Friday afternoon some of nv
school mates, my teacher and [ went
down to the FREE PRESS office
The walk to the FREE PRESS office.
was not long.
When we got there we were too
early so Mr.. Hunt took us in the first
room which was called the local room
And he said "This is the place where
good children stay" Next we came
where there were some chairs and one
center table, it was called visitors
room. Then he took US into d large
room called a printing room. He
took us to a big table and gave us
each present of paper which told
about Mankato. There was LADY
binding books and sewing them.
Then we came to boy who was print
Jig names on envelopes. He put in
many at time. He had to be care
full that he did not hurt his hands.
Then Mr.. Hunt took us to another
part of the room and man was max
ing red and blue lines on paper. He
took a red cloth that was ali wet and
there was something like needles that
the red water would run on from the
wet cloth When the man would turn
a handle the needles would go up and
down SO it would make red lines on
the paper.
After we saw the red lines PIT on
paper we came TO man who was SET
ting type and copying from paper
After the type was set it was called
a form.
There are two kinds of type solid
type and electr" type. The solid type
Is white. 1T comes from ST. Paul by
telegraph. They get it every day
about noon. 1t costs them fifty dol.
lars week. When the type is set