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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-04
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Berkley's veterinary surgeon, DR.
Steve Lynch performed q very delicate
but wholly successful operation on the
neck of Mr.C.J. Colonna's horse Wednes
Gay afternoon at his residence in Nor.
folk county.
Mrs. Frances HitzelDerger and son, OF
baltimore, are visiting the family OF
their uncle, Mr.. e. Petherbridge
Last night was the third and last of
the commencement exercises Of Berkeley
Military Institute. Following was the
programme:
SOCIETY REPRESENTATIVES..
W. H. Butler $50. -. EuZelian Society
Subject, Things are Not What
They Seem.''
Second Waltz, piano solo 49,. GODDARD
Nliss Minnie Marwitz
Miss Mamie Pierce ;. .Thalian Society
Subject. "Our National Ensign"
SisterlE Scheme, recitation Bunner
Miss Imogen Hathaway.
.. raul cross 80. ....COlumbian Society
Subject, THE Amicable Settlement
of National Difficulties"
Lasca, recitation -. -. -. Duprey
Miss Sallie Morrison
MISS Alice Gibson ..Thalian Society
Subject. What Am II"
Whisperings Of Love, guitar solo
Klndall
Master Joseph Baker.
W. Z. McCloud ..:..... EuZelian Society
Subject, What the Age Demands"
SunbeamS on the Lake, piano
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-04
Ourhnf Appeals to U. s.. Supreme
COnrt.

San Francisco, June 2-The attorneys
LOT iheodore Durrant again appeared
before Judge Gilbert in the United
States Court to-day, and applied for a
writ OF supersedeas for the purpose of
staying the execution Of sentence, but
this was denied by the court An applI-
cation for leave to appeal from this de-
c1sion to the Supreme Court Of the
United States was then granted.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-04
Lieutennnt aoyernor Kens III.

HfcHteHhnt EovarnOr Kent III.
richmond, Va. June 8.--Lieutenant-
Governor Kent Is seriously III with cry
s1Deles at his homo, near .Wytheyille.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-04
Miss Helma Salyeson

Miss Helma Salveson.
All those on the programme acquitted
themselves well. showing diligent work
on the part Of both student and teach
err The work of the art department
VIII be on exhibition at the Institute
this afternoon after O'Clock.
a social will be given by the Christian
Endeavor Society this evening at the
residence Of MI. George Frey. A novel
programme has been arranged and q
GOOD time Is promised to all who attend.
Everybody invited
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-04
A Virginia Doctor In pbIIndelptio.

Philadelphia, June 3.-Dr. George Ben
Johnson. president Of the Virginia State
Medical Society, read q paper today be.
fore the Medical Congress.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-04

NERVOUS TROUBLES. nil kinds c,,rea
with ANIMAL EXTRACT Free book
Tells how. WASH'N CHEMICAL CO,
Washington, D. c.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-11-18
BANK WILL SOON REOPEN.

Amigo, Wis, Nov 16.-H G.. Borg
man, president of the Bank of Amigo,
which closed it's doors on Saturday,
has been appointed receiver, and will
also act as cashier. He has given
bonds for $4,000, with well-known
business men of Amigo and Appleton
as his cureties. He says that the
bank will open tomorrow for business.
Vice-President Mcdonald says in re-
gard to the banks affairs The bank
was closed to get at an exact knoWi-
edge of it's liabilities, this being
deemed necessary en- account Oh al
legged Irregularities in the cashiers
accounts. 1t j. impossible to say
the actual loss i. 1t may reach sew
eral thousand dollars, but in my
opinion it will not be $4,000. The loss
has been partly provided LOT and
everything will be Strengthened out.
Cashier Buckham said that no one
would lcse a dollar, ard that he can
explain all the differences as soon as
a thorough examination is made.
Edgerton, Wis, Nov. 16.-The COM
ullCUe6 appCluleu NY Tic ucpooIIO1o VI
the defunct Bank of Edgerton says in
it's report that all endeavors to bring
about an amicable settlement having
failed, it is the opinion Of the COM
mittee that legal steps should be taken
to protect the depositors' interests.
While expressing their confidence in
Receiver Towne, the committee be-
lieves that the best results can be Sc
cured by the appointment of new
receiver on account of the relationship
between Mr.. Towne and the president
OF the late bank. A meeting Of the
depositors called the same day, after
hearing the report, decided to recon-
mend to the court for receiver, George
c.. Sutherland of Evansville.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-11-18
ROBBED THE MESSENGER.

Kansas City, Nov. ID ne Mis-
souri, Pacific passenger train knows as
the ST. Louis fast mail, which leaves
Kansas City at 9 p. M, was held UP by
five masked robbers last night at the
Chicago C Alton crossing just east OF
independence, Mo, and less thHn a
mile from the famous Blue Cut, in
which three train robberies occurred
within the past year. Two robbers
were disguised as women and when
the engineer saw them swinging Ian
tern across the tracks, in an apparent
signal of danger, he did not hesitate
to stop. The engines crew was imme-
diately covered with revolvers. Con-
ductor O'Brien and Brakeman McMich-
ael were compelled to cut the express
and baggage cars from the rest OF the
train, and the engineer and fireman
were made to get down from the cab.
The robbers quickly jumped aboard
and took the engine and express car
two miles further east where they
stopped and compelled Express Mes
enger Williams to open his car. He
offered no resistance as he carried no
treasure. The robbers had evidently
intended to stop the st. Louis limited
and were greatly surprised on discov-
ering the cars which they had cap
tured contained nothing Of value. In
their rage they went through the peck
cts of the express messenger, but $50
vas all that they secured. After de-
Law of an hour the train started on its
tourney.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-11-18
DR.. EVANS DEAD.
Famous American Dentist Who Won
Fame and Fortune in Europe.

Paris, Nov. 16.-Dr. Thomas w.
Evans, the famous American dentist
who facilitated the flight of the ex-
Empress Eugerie from Paris in 1870,
died suddenly.
. DR.. Evans was one Of the most ia
nous dentists in the world. He went
to Europe from America some fifty
years ago and very shortly achieved
Ia great reputation in his profession.
His patients were some Of the most
distinguished of European residents
including members Of the royal fam
lilies. He amassed an immense fortune.
Several months ago he returned to
America on the death of his wife. Re
Gently he announced his determination
to give some s25,OOOOO0 in the found
ing and equipment of colleges in va
rious large cities Of Amer -caa, includ-
ing Chicago, Cincinnati, Minneapolis
and other places.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-11-18
MINISTER'S FAVOR FOOTBALL.

Boston, Nov. 16.-Football and COL
leee athletics were discussed in sew
eral pulpits in the city Sunday and in
every one the American-Rugby game
was indorsed. The two most notable
preachers who took this topic for their
discourse were the Rev. DR.. George L.
Perrin, pastor of the Every Day church,
and the Rev. DR.. James Body Brady,
pastor Of the Peoples temple, the
leading Methodist church. DR.. Perrin,
after abiding to the tremendous pop
ular interest taken in football as IL
Illustrated by the crush at the Harvard
Yale game, said: ITO my mind this
great popular interest practically set
ties the question of the future of the
game in this country for some years to
come. It is idle to think Of abolishing
any outdoor sport in which there IS
as much popular interest"
DR.. Brady in his prelude said: III
our universities would take this game
in hand and have the rules so revised
that their worst qualities shall be
wiped out the game would be helpful
in the development of manly Vlgor.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-11-18

challenge cups in the championships
are all post entries. The number of
entries in the classes for harness
horses varies but little from that of
a year ago. The carriage horse class
for light and heavy weight animals
has the same exhibitors and the same
number of entries rs last year. There
will be two more tours than last
year. In the small tours there is
the same number of teams and about
the same exhibitors, but there is a
great improvement in the quality of
the horses Saddle horses have in
creased from 1872 a year ago to 135
this year.
Among those who will show are
Elbridge T. Gerry, John Jacob Aston,
Mrs. J. Pulitzer, J. H. Widener R.
R. Carman, w L. Elkins, Mrs. Fran
els Lee Morroll, Mrs. T. Sufern Tail
or, and Harry Paine Whitney.
Among the horses which will have
their noses patted ty the delicate
hands of the richest and loveliest
ladies CT the metropolis are Stamboul,
record, 2.071a, entered in the cham
pion class only; Hhimea, Island Will
kes, A1fonzo and QuarterMaster, Bur-
lingame, Kester, King Reno, Jr., and
Daredevil. Among the exhibited
horses which have shown above 2:3O
Or better will be Zilicon 2:13A; Hat
tie R., 2:17A; Alice Leyburn, 2:2OA:
Rival, 2:201a San Pedro, 2:141a En-
oleta, 2:241h Addie Lee II, 2:33%,
and May E, 2:241a.
The sale of boxes for members only
amounted to $4,000. Compared with
the last two years the sale was spirit
less. The highest price paid for the
pick of boxes was only $500 as against
s505 last year.
Few people were present at the
opening. The weather was damp
and foggy, but it is believed that this
did not fully account for the light at
tendance and that society has tired
of it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-11-18

every summer Mrs. Lincoln and Jes- ]
sic came out and made their home
with him, returning to Chicago for
the winter. Three years ago Jessie
became acquainted with Warren
Beckwith, the youngest son CT Cap
tain Warren Beckwith, formerly gen
eral roadmaster of the Burlington
railroad but lately retired from bus
mess. Young Beckwith was harum-
scarum young fellow devoted to ath-
letics, belonging to the local college
football and baseball teams, a good
horseman, bicyclist, boxer and shot,
but with a decided aspersion to edu-
cational matters and the cOntlning re-
ouirements of d business career. The
young man had no particularly PAD
habits. however, and was just such
a fellow as would attract the dtten-
ton of a Economically inclined girl.
The acquaintance between the two
became an ilfatuatiOn anQ the young
! couple became engaged before the
| parents of Miss Lincoln realized the
| situation. An attempt was made to
| break up the match, Mrs. Lincoln and
| daughter returned to Chicago, and
! the young man was given to under
/ stand that Miss Lincoln was destined
| to marry one BETTING her rank in
wealth, family name and social pres
tige. That was supposed to have set
| tied the matter This spring Mrs.
| Lincoln and Miss Jessie returned as
usual to spend the summer with Mr..
Harlan. Society noted that young
| Beckwith was not the frequent visit
or at the old mansion he formerly
was and naturally supposed Miss
Lincoln had come to her senses" and
that young Rec1with had given up his
fair prize During the summer the
young man spent the baseball season
with a Texas nine, and on his return
home became a member of the local
football team Still nothing was
noticed that indicated the existence
of the old infatuation. Two weeks
ago, however, the explosion came.
A secret marriage of the young peo-
pie had been frustrated and Mount
Pleasant was duly excited over it. 1t
seems that the time had come for the
Lincoln family to return to Chicago
for the winter, and as the day of
parting came, this young couple con-
cluded the safest way to avoid any
possible obstacles to their union was
to get married at once. The plot was
we'll laid. Miss Lincoln managed tbs
affair herself. She appeared at the
county clerks office and requested
that license be issued and kept Sc
cret for a year. She suggested that
the wedding take place at his home
and everything relating to it kept
absolutely sub rosa. The clerk re-
fused to promise secrecy, however
in spite of the appeals of the fail
plaintiff in the case and the girl was
bundled back to Chicago. Then the
young couple arranged for a second
elCpement through a mutual friend
Jacob Weibley, a Mount Pleasant mar
studying voice culture in Chicago
Tuesday night young Beckwith left
for Chicago, and when Mount Pleas
ant heard of his departure they knew
what to expect. Beckwith is about
80.
Mr.. Lincoln has been chosen to &C
as president of the Pullman Palace Ca
company until the election of presi
dent can take place.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-11-18
IS REACHING OUT.
Postal Telegraph Company Extending
Line to Madison
Madison, Nov. 16.


The Postal Telegraph Gable com
pany is soon to build line capable of
holding six wires, but to start with
will put up only three wires Copper
will be used on this line, and the
patrons of the Postal system will be
assured of excellent service. A car
|of poles from the Michigan pineries
has just arrived in GAINESVILLE for the
company. This makes two cars that
are now in that city for the Postal
company awaiting distribution. 1t is
expected that crew will arrive in
town within the next few days when
the work of setting the poles between
GAINESVILLE and Madison will be COM
menced.
Contractors are already at work
grading for the double track on the
Chicago & Northwestern line at a
point between Rocks cut and Syene. A
large number of men are employed.
Rocks cut grade will be lowered 10
feet. This will make a very easy
grade, almost level from South Madi-
son to Syene. Satisfactory options
have been obtained on almost all the
strips desired by the company and IN
most of the cases deeds have been ex-
ecuted and money paid. No condem-
nation proceedings have been insti-
tuted, as far as known.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-11-18
INDIAN MURDERER CAUGHT.
James Waubegon Captured in Forest
County-In Jail at Crandon.

Marinette, Wis, Nov. 16.-James
Hardhead, the Indian who is charged
with killing James Waubegon in For
est county, has been captured and put
in Jail at Crandon after four weeks
search. The crime was committed
about four weeks ago and the second
murder in that county in few weeks
Hardhead was captured in the north
ern part of Langlade county by James
D. Polar, who ascertained the where
abouts Of his camp and took him by
surprise. Waubegon and Hardhead
were camping on the shores Of Sand
Lake gathering ginseng. 1t is supposed
! that they had a quarrel over the med
iicinal root and that Hardhead finally
shot Waubegon and fed.
John Eumiller, who is supposed 70
have murdered Trapper French, has
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-11-18

presenting these matters in this man
ner may raise up and create a senti-
ment that argument has failed to
arouse, for we are all more apt to see
an injustice when it affects us person
ally.
Instances are shown by these ex,
aminations which would seem to war
rant The filing of petitions with the
attorney general for proceedings for
annuln ent of the characters of several
of these companies end unless ths
methods and practices pursued by
them in the past are immediately dis
continued, such action will be takAr
Il desire also to forcibly empha-
size this fact, that violation of The
law on the part of the officers of th5
company carries with it It's own pen
atty, in that such violation may pre-.
vent the enforcement Of the assess
ment liability of the member, and il
that event the law makes the mem
bers of the board Ct directors person
ally liable for the losses incurred.
1T is not the purpose to impos
hardship upon any company, but
consider it my duty to insist that tn,
business be conducted in strict com
pliance with the law,-having it dis
tinctly understood that this class o
companies are but mutual issessmen
associations organized for tn purpOs'
OF enabling the residents CT cite:
and villages to indemnify each other
and in which each must bear his pro
portionate share of the losses, an
that to go outside of the "estricticr
with which the law surrounds TIL
! class Of companies and to cOnduc
| them as an insurance business pur
and simple is to incur danger, whicI
must result in failure and loss to tn
| policy holders
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-11-18

can summon. Year after year the
galaxy grows brighter and more ire
sistible. This year promises to be no
exception. Indeed it will probably
make record in the other direction.
There are more than 200 entries IN
excess of last year and 1896 was high
water mark. There are many new
exhibitors, including Mi. and Mrs.
John Robinson, from Hull, England.
They have brought over four Or five
horses, which are entered in both
harness and saddle classes. They
are we'll known horse show competi-
tors in England, having won during
the last thirty-five years over 5000
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-11-18
IS SHE MRS. KETCHAM?
Mrs. Wallace Claims to Have Married
Dead Millionaire.

| Chicago, Nov. 16-Mrs. Mabel Es
telle Wallace, at whose home on Indi-
ana avenue John B. Ketcham died
| Saturday, and her claim that she is the
widow of the dead clubman, has
has brought to light her romantic his
tory According to Mrs. Wallace, the
ceremony by which she became the
third Mrs. Ketcham was performed in
Milwaukee on Sept. "a by Methodist
minister. The latter's name she does
not remember, but says he can be cas-
| lily found, and her claims to Mr.. Ketch-
ans estate of 100000 established.
Mrs. Wallace is the widow of James
R. Walkup, former mayor of Emporla,
Kan, and wealthy. When he died in
1885 under somewhat strange circum-
stances, his youthful bride was ar
rested and tried on the charge of muir
dering him, but she was freed. She
married him when she was only Is
years old, although he was almost so.
She was widow at II and to avoid I'M
pleasant notoriety she assumed the
name of Wallace.
She came to Chicago after she had
spent considerable money travelling in
Europe, and purchased the residence
at 3421 Indiana avenue, which she
furnished in splendid style. Of late
she had been several times driving in
company with Mr.. Ketcham, whose d.
vcrce from the second Mrs. Ketcham,
a Toledo society leader, was a sensa-
ton few months ago.
Mrs. Wallace, or Ketcham, declares
that the certificate of her marriage to
The deceased, as we'll as his last vii
and testament, leaving all his estate
to her, is locked up in a safety deposit
vault down town.
John desired that | should not tel
his mother or his relatives of the mar.
riage," she said. But his brother,
George had been here to visit him be-
fore he died John will be buried in
my lot in Rose Hill cemetery, where
I expect to lie beside him when my
time comes"
John B. Ketcham's death will be in
vestigated by the coroner. The cir
cumstances surrounding his illness
and the manner of his death are
deemed such as to warrant an investi-
cation. Monday Chief Deputy Man
delbaum was sent to the residence Of
Mrs. Wallace, or Ketcham, on Indiana
avenue. The deputy, it is alleged, was
unable to get any satisfaction from the
servants Or from Mrs. Ketcham, anC
he advised the coroner to order post
mortem examination Of the remains Of
the dead millionaire.
Coroner Berz said that his reason
for investigating the death Of the mil
lionaire was that some reports of the
circumstances Of his decease contained
Iinnuendoes of sufficient strength to
| warrant a search for their foundation.
No member of the family, he said, had
asked that the death be investigated,
but he thought for the benefit of the
public all question of the nature of Mr..
Ketcham's illness and demise should
| be settled
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-11-18

Barcelona, Spain, Nov. 13.-The
notice seized 300 rifles intended for
the Carlists. They were found on
board the ship st. PHILIPPE, which
took shelter here under stress OF
weather. The vessel came from
Antwerp and it was intended to I'M
load her on the coast of Valencia.
Same Old Fake.
Havana, Nov. 13.-Spanish cavalry
came upon insurgents under Gen.
Rodriguez in the province of Havana
and in the engagement killed 70 in
surgents.
Thread Shares Fall.
London, Nov. 13.-The shares OF
''tke Coates" as the great thread mo-
nopoly company is known, has
dropped eleven points on the preSen-
tation of an unfavorable annual re-
port, showing that the profits the
past year had fallen off 100000
pounds.
Spanish Floods.
Madrid, Nov 13.-Floods occurred
in various parts of Spain, notably in
the provinces Of Saragossa, Valencia
and Malaga Fifteen corpses have
already been recovered. In the
neighborhood of Valencia enormous
numbers of cattle persisted and the
villages of Grao and Nazareth were
completely inundated. Many houses
collapsed.
Anarchist Sheet Confscated.
Berlin, Nov. 13-The police have
confiscated the anarchist sheet
Neueseben for publishing an article
on anarchy at the Haymarket Square
Chicago.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-11-18
EPIDEMIC OF DIPHTHERIA.

Hurley, Wis, Nov. 16.-Much ex-
element prevails here over the appear
ance of diphtheria. 1t is feared that
the disease will necessitate the closing
of the public schools. the disease is
very prevalent in the adjoining towns
of Ironwood and Bessemer, Mich, and
the death list is alarming. The Bes-
semer schools have been closed for
some time, and the Ironwood schools
were closed last week and will re-
main so until the epidemic has sub
sided.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-11-18
WISCONSIN POSTMASTERS.

Washington, Nov. 13.-Fourth-cla's
Wisconsin postmasters have been ap-
pointed as follows: New Centervllla,
St. Crcix county, n. E. Nelson, vice
Eugelbert Nelson, removed; North
Port, Waupaca county, Melvin V. Ed
monds, vice D. S. Kingsbury, removed:
Parrish, Langlade county, Edward S
Brooks, vice B. F. Edwards, resigned;
Benjamin R. Evans at Phillips.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-11-18

Chicago, Nov. 16.-Alderman
Plotke, author Of the ordinance COM
polling women to remove their hats in
theaters, introduced an ordinance into
the common council last night abol-
ishing football in the city limits. 1t
was placed on file by a vote of 81 to
5. The alderman tried to make a
fight for his measure, but was jeered
into his seat. He witnessed the Chi
oago-Wisconsin football game Satur-
day, but left the field before the con-
test was over. He didn't show much
enthusiasm during the portion Of the
game he saw. The poor showing made
by Stages team may have discouraged
the Chicago alderman.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-11-18
IN THE WALNUT GROVE.

SWAY branches of the walnut tree,
sway gently to and fro;
And chatter squirrel, down to me, as
back and forth you go;
And blow your winds from out the
south; and shine, you setting sun!
And 7 will be your willing guest until
the day is done.
Frank H. Sweet in st. Nicholas.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-11-18
KICKS ON FOOTBALL.
Governor of Arkansas Files a Vigor
Gus Objection.

Little Rock, Ark, Nov. 16.-The
governor of Arkansas is the first chief
magistrate to disapprove Of the game
of football. In a letter to President
J. l.. Buchanan of the state university
at Fayetteville Governor Jones takes
the recent game between the Fort
Smith and the state university teams
as a text and strongly condemns the
sport as brutal and recommends that
there be a stop put altogether to play
ing the game by students Of the state
university The governor is ex-officio
president of the state university board
OF trustees.