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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-01
THE TOBACCO MARKET.
Scarcely Any of the Weed Now Lett
in Farmers Hands.

There is money in tobacco this year.
One GAINESVILLE firm, it is said, has
ddrirg the present season made at
least $4,000 on its dealings. During
the month Of February it cleared the
neat sum of $4,000. But this is the
sunny side of it, for this firm lost
$4,000 during. LIE season of 1892, if re-
pcrts are true. During the past ten
days three deals have closed in the
Stoughton market, the amounts paid
being $4,000, $4,000 and ST., 900. Lo-
cal market conditions are gradually
becoming less active; not because the
buyers desire to quit riding, but be-
cause the crops in the hands OF the
farmers are becoming more scarce.
Some buyers have about ceased riding
and others are still riding as hard as
ever, picking up whatever they can
find. Prices are on the UP grade,
but these do not deter the buyers.
Every farmer in the state having to-
bacco unsold is carefully watched and
frequently importuned to part with
his holdings.
Deliveries at the warehouses
are frequent and large forces are
still at work in the asserting rooms.
Shipments from the various warehouses
have been liberal to all points and calls
for Samples are frequent. Many
things point to a large increase in
the tobacco acreage Of this state, and
should the present excitement keep up
we may equal the acreage of 1892, the
largest ever grown in the state.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-01

new shooting grounds at Elkwood. 1t
is thought that the big shoot can be
decided in single DAY, providing the
entries do not exceed one hundred.
Three sets Of traps will be brought into
use There were 104 last year. The
VII ner will get $500. The shoot will
be at % birds. 1t IS expected that The
el tries thi7 year will reach 120.
The first grand American handicap
was decided at Dexter Park, L. l.,
April ;, 1898 Three events viii be
decided on the closing day: The con-
ISOLATION handicap, the Long Branch
scramble and the Aud Lang Syne
sweepstakes. The tournament is
held unuer the management of the in
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-01
NOMINATIONS.
Lots of Them Sent to the Senate by
the President.

Washington, March 27.-The presi-
dent sent the following nominations
to the senate: State, Edgar Thomp-
son Scott of Pennsylvania, to be sec
rotary Of the embassy at Paris. In
terror, to be receivers Of public mon
eys, J. Allen of Michigan at Grayljng,
Mich. William G.. Whips of Montana
at Kalispel, Mont; Henry ~ Nc
knight, of Oklahoma, at Magun, Okla.
War-Second Lieut.. j. H. Wholey,
sixth infantry, to be first lieutenant;
Second Lieut.. P. Murray, third in
fantry, to be first lieutenant; Corporal
J. J. Bernard, first cavalry, tC be
second lieutenant; Sergeant Paul CD
dings, eighth cavalry, to be second
lieutenant.
Justice-JameS M. Milliken of North
Carolina to be marshal for the west
ern district Of North Carolina.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-01

In the assembly Monday evening
Speaker Buckstaff appointed Messrs.
Hall, Cashin and Jensen as COM
mittee to confer with Railroad Com
missioner Mckenzie and find out
why rival railroads don't make con-
Fenient connections at functions.
The assembly, on motion OF Mr.. Hall,
instructed the speaker to appoint the
above investigating committee which
was instructed to report to the house
at it's earliest convenience. Before
Mr.. Hall made mis- motion he present
a petition asking for such an investi-
cation, especially as regards Camp
Douglas, where, the petitioners re-
cited, a traveller is sometimes COM
PEELED to spend over seven hours if
he is unlucky enough to arrive on a
certain train and desires to catch a
certain other train on the rival line,
though if he should have arrived a few
minutes sooner he would be in time
to catch the desired train. The two
railroads crossing at Camp Douglass
are the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul and the Chicago, st. Paul, Min
neapolis & Omaha.
Clerk Novel; submitted the follow
ing report of the condition of bust
ness at the beginning of this week:
l., hn
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-01
RIPON DEMOCRATS.

Ripon, Wis, March 27.-Nearly
every office of the municipality was
contested at the democratic city eau
Gus. The following ticket was placed
in nomination.: For mayor, DR.. Bruno
Schallern; for city clerk, George Allen;
for chief of police, Thomas G.. Sullivan;
for treasurer, Herman Thiel; for as
SCISSOR, w. S. Howe, for comptroller,
F. Spratt; street commissioner, Charles
Wagner, poor commissioner, Adam
Wolf
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-01
STATE SOCIALISM.

Berne, Switzerland, March 27.-The
bundesrath has made proposal to
purchase all the principal railways of
Switzerland, in accordance with the
provision of the original concessions.
The price set is 964,3S4,769 francs. 1t
is proposed to raise the funds FOR this
purpose by loan redeema5le in sixty
years.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-01
BOOKS RUINED.

Rlp9n, Wis, March 27.-The recent
ueiuSe OF water practically spoiled
some 800 valuable books belonging to
Prot John S. Festersen, former head
or the English department in Ripon
college. Inc books were stored in
the basement of the Baptist church.
lie Is now the English department
at Cornell university.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-01
GIRLS LONG SLEEP,

Watertown, Wis, March ia case
that is exciting great deal of atten-
ton in this city is that of Miss Rose
Joda, VINO has been asleep for the
past eight weeks. A local physician,
who is attending her, says that the
condition is caused by a pressure on
the brain.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-01
is HE TAXING?

Chillicothe, O., March 27.-Detactive
George W. Caldwell makes the start
ling statement that Kate and Jake
Bender, two members of the notorious
family who murdered nine people near
independence, Kas., twenty years ago,
are now hiding in this county. He
has them located and will arrest them
as soon as he hears from the author
tiles in Kansas.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-01
IOWA MEDICAL. BILL.

Des Moines, March 27.-The house
passed the senate medical practice act
without change, driving out osteo-
paths, faith healers, massage doctors
and all others who profess to heal, I'M
less they pass examinations the same
as physicians. Itinerants are taxed
$3.50 year,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-01
WISCONSIN PENSIONERS

Washington, March 27.-Pensions
have been granted to residents of Wis
consin as follows: Increase-Thomas
B. Adams, Richland Center; Franklin
Woodwork, Manawa; Samuel Sarburg,
Elroy. Original, widows-Owen Da-
vies, Milwaukee; Eliza F. Austin, Ere
mont; Julia White, Pittsville. Re-
neWal-Minor of William Colroy,
GAINESVILLE. Reissue-Margaret L. Gill
son, Wyocena.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-01
ROMANCE ENDS IN TRAGEDY.

Maysville, Ky, March 27.-Near
Mount 6ilead, in this county, yester-
day. Amos Riggs shot and killed a
young man named Boyd and his IA
Their, W. D. Boyd. A few days ago
young Boyd ran off with one of
Riggs daughters and married her at
Riggs told her
Boyds that if they ever crossed his
premises he would kill them, and it is
reported that he hid in ambush and
killed them as they rode by.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-01

Harry Rumble, of Atkinson county.
Missouri, sets UP claim as the cham
pion corn husker of the world.
Mr.. Gladstone is gradually transferr-
ing the bulk Of his library to the insti-
tuition of st. Deinicl. at Hawarden, re-
tanning only few books, which he
treasures for personal rather than
bibliophilic reasons.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-01
LAMONT AND THE n. P.

Chicago, March 30.-The Posts
Washington special says: "a report
is in circulation among the Washing
ton friends of ex-Secretary of War
Lamont that he is about to become
president of the Northern Pacific
railroad
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-01

New York, March 30-The depart
ure of DIR. w. S. Mcdowell, the
champion amateur oarsman. for Eng
land, is causing interesting specula-
ton in rowing circles. On account
of his fine work at Henley last year
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-01
NOT A PARTY.
PCpullsts in Chicago Refused a Place
on Official Ballot.

Chicago, March 27.-The election
BOARD yesterday decided that the peo-
pies party in this city is not a party
under the law and refused to allow the
nominees Of the party's conventions to
go on the official ballot. The peoples
party endorsed in convention the regu-
lar democratic candidates for city and
town Offices.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-01

the times, putting it on the market
when it would pay them to hold it.
ity in sheep raising in this section on
account of tie boom. Nearly every
wool dealer in Wisconsin is adding to
his stored supply.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-01

Greenville, Miss, March 27.-The
town Of Greenville is six feet below the
level of the water. The river rose
seven inches yesterday. The levees,
however, are standing the strain and
there is a very general feeling that the
great Delta is going to escape the
threatened disaster.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-01
BURNED TO DEATH.

Marshfield, Wis, March 2S.-John
Boland, aged II, of the town of Nc
MILAN, was burned to death in his
home.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-01
RESTS WITH THE SENATE.

Albany, March 24.-The Greater New
York charter bill passed the assembly by
a vote OF 11S to % It will come up in
the senate today.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-01

New York, March 24.-The La Crosse
players of the Crescent Athletic club
of Brooklyn are booked to begin a Sc
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-01
WATER WORKS RUIN
LOWER MISSISSIPPI LEVEES
GIVE WAY.
LOWER
LEVEES
SITUATION Is APPALLING
4 Devastating Stream Rushing Out of
a Large Crevasse at Wayside, Miss.
A Break at Perthshire Threatens
the Famous Fertile Yazoo Delta
Six Children Drowned.

Memphis, March 30.-The food situ-
Miss, is alarming. The reported
break at Wayside, nine miles south of
that city, is fuzzy confirmed and the
latest reports are to the effect that the
water is pouring through a crevasse 500
yards in width with tremendous force.
The most startling news that has
reached Memphis is a telegram from
Perthshire, IS miles north Of Green
vile and Immediately at the head OF
the fertile Yaz0o delta. stating that a
break has occurred in the main levee
there. Just how serious this break is
the telegram did not state, but special
trains loaded with laborers and sacks
Of sand were hurridly despatched to
the scene. If the break at Perthshire
assumes anything like the proportions
of the crevasse at Wayside, the loss to
stock and property will be appalling.
Ten thousand men are on the levees
between Memphis and Vicksburg
watching and working with a desper-
alton that is almost pitiable. A dis
patch from Gunnison says that a break
in the levee is mOmentarily expected at
Sunnyside, but it is thought that this
catastrophe may be ayerted if $50
men and material could be had at once
Accordingly the desired men and ma
terial were at once despatched to the
scene.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-01
TO ROW ABROAD.

DR.. w. S. Mcdowell, the Crack Yam
kee Oarsman, Goes to England.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-01

Seneca, Kan, March 5u.-Six child
rem of John McGrath, a farmer resid-
ing in the northwestern part of
Nemehe county, were drowned near
their home while attempting to ford
creek which was running over its
banks
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-01
LA CROSSE CLUB ABROAD.

Crescents of Brooklyn to Compete With
Teams of England and Ireland.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-01

The failures in the United States
were POI against 259 last year.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-01
FEATHERS TO FLY
GREAT AMERICAN HANDICAP TO
BE SHOT AT ELKWOOD. n. ].
BIG LIVE BIRD BRUTALITY

Ten Thousand Winged Creatures
Scheduled for Sacriice-Beautifu
Trophy for the Winner-Events of
Great Interest Outside of the Big
State-Scores OF Competitors.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-01
ASKED TO EXPLAIN
RAILROADS REQUESTED TO TELL
OF JUNCTION CONNECTIONS.
A KICK At LONG DELAY

On Motion OF Mr.. Hall the Speaker
Appoints Three Assemblymen to
Investigate the Matter-Condition
of Business in Lower House-Lm
rortant Bills Concurred in.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-18

OF bread and water furnished him during
that time.
Misses Fannie. ottic and Daisy Gosney
have gone on visit to friends 49, in the
state.
Frank r. Goeney OF the Union Stock Yards
National bank has gone to Chicago to spend
ten-days' vacation.
Members OF the Independent order OF odd
Fellows will give a trolley party on the
evening OF August &c.
Eddir the young son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
George Beckman. Eighteenth and o streets,
is verH low with typhoid fever
Miss Annie Daily, Tweuty-ftth and NJ
streetc, has been taken to ST. Joseph's hos
pital where an operation will be performed.
Burglars entered the residence of Rev.
Irving johnson Monday and carried of a
watch and bracelet belonging to Miss
Blanche Williams.
Mrs II. d. Bennett, mother Of Councilman
Bennett, stopped over yesterday with her
con while en- route from California to her
home in Milwaukee
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-18
THROWS AWAY A FORTUNE
South Dakotan Kills the Goose that Laid
the Golden Egg.
GREED, AS USUAL, ov: BREACHES ITSELF
Old Woman Deeds Her Farm to n SON
in-Lnw, who Agreed TO Provide
for Hcr-FniIs to DO So
and Loses the Farm.

CHAMBERLAIN, s. D., Aug. 17.-(spe-
cial)-The personal greed Of a Grant
county man, who prevailed upon his aged
and widowed mother-in-law to deed all her
valuable property to him upon assurance
that himself and wife would protect and
care for her during the closing years OF
her life. and afterward denied the old
woman the necessaries of life, has met a
substantial and righteous reversal some
what different from the usual outcome OF
such cases. The present case was first
brought to the attention of the authorities
when the venerable woman, who is of Ger
man descent, was taken to ortonville by
come of her neighbors to consult an attor-
ney and ask his advice as to what she
should do. few years ago the husband
fell victim to disease. dying in the midst
of plenty, and when there was most TO
live for.
His widow, while Injured to hard labor,
was without business experience, and soon
her son-in law began to scheme for the alb
sorption of the property. Fortunately he
made a bungling job of HE efforts. Pledges
of a permanent home, OF comfort and plenty
finally induced. the old woman to exchange
deed of the estate for the promised rest
and peace of mind All went well for a
time, but presently neglect began to mani
finally cruelty in the way of refusing the
necessaries of life. This state of affairs
went on for many months, until finally the
venerable woman sought shelter with old
neighbors, who finally Interested them
selves in her behalf.
When taken to the lawyer she was re-
duced to that condition where she was with
out shoes, having to borrow pair of slippers
to wear to town. Hearing her story and
that of her aeighbors, the attorney advised
her that IL the facts were as stated she
could recover possession OF her property. He
took up her case and went to the county
seat of Grant county to consult the records,
when he found that the estate had never
been probated. Thus the deed given by the
old woman was worthless. Steps were al
once taken to have the aged woman appoiuted
administrator of the estate this being her
right under the laws of South Dakota. The
son in-law, having been advised Of the weak
ness of his position, rushed to the county
seat with a petition for the appointment OF
himself as administrator OF the estate, but
found he was too late He had recently con-
structed a new house and other buildings,
which now go to the estate and 40 acres of
| as fine wheat as ever grew in South Dakota
is being harvested under the direction of the
old woman as administrator, while the SON.
in-law, who killed the goose that laid the
golden egg, is at work by the day for a
moi iuhh hhpr
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-18
WELLS AND CANAL FOR THE MINES.
Four Mile Placer District VIII BE
Worked for Gold.

RAWLINS, Wyo., Aug. 17.-(Special.)-
w. E. Anderson of Rocky Ford, Colo, has
been in the Four Mile placer district for
the past three weeks inspecting his holdings
of placer claims. Mr.. Anderson has decided
that the necessary water for working the
placers can be obtained by the means of
artesian wells and will at once let contracts
for 5000 feet of well digging for gold wash
ing purposes. The wells will be twenty In
number, with an average depth of $50 feet,
at a probable cost of Sc per foot. In add-
tion to this expense, upwards Of $4,000
will be expended in the construction of
bitches, fumes and gold saving plants. w.
w. Breese, now sinking the artesian well
at this place, will inspect the district for
the purpose of bidding on the work. The
Four Mile district was also inspected last
week by Byron E. Shear of Colorado and
a party of New York capitalists, who have
about 5000 acres of placer ground in Tim
berlake Gulch. The gravel runs from 20
cents to 81 per yard but there is insufficient
water to wash the dirt in large quantities.
The owners contemplate building a canal
forty-five miles long, which will provide
an ample water supply for working the
property.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-18

Many Christian Endeavorers were among
US and as they had to go right on from
runEs S feS Sared n0t leaSe Se, the
to send them down into the hold, and every
one OF them went down with the ship. A
party OF eight professors and students from
Columbia college, who had been all sum
mer studying, prospecting and gathering
lost everything, even their notes and data
Pretations history etc, of the tribes Of
work, and all ready for publication, and
IL all went to the bottom. German trav-
and so it went. l see by carefully reading
the reverse side of our tickets that the
steamship company expressly stipulates that
sea, nor for the carrying of passengers to
their destination after the loss of a vessel
There Is also a strange law that says no
seaman shall draw pay from the hour the
vessel goes down, even though he may be
q months journey away from home. l
as they were working to get the passengers
out OF, the sinking ship that their pay
men worked like slaves all day getting out
the stuff and rowing the boats and doing
all that men could possibly do to save the
Very bad management was shown after
we reached the shore on Metacatla island.
passengers and left them to shift for them
selves while he and the surly purser took
possession of the best quarters in the place.
passengers baggage A great deal of it
was was ieft In in the lie boats all night, and nd
thieves. Some of the bags, after being
robbed of money and valuables. were
,I1r,, thrown into , the brush picked up a
o'clock at night which had been torn into
several pieces 1t contained a railroad
ticket through Canada and other papers,
| but the money, $3), which it contained when
placed by its owner in his handbag, was
gone. / had the pleasure of finding its
owner Mr.. n. X. Harrington of Columbia
! college, and restoring it to him.
This island of Metacatla was formerly
known as Annette island. 1t is about eight
or ten miles in extent, and has q most
unique settlement. 1t has been placed under
! the exclusive control of Mr.. Duncan by
the United States government for the pur-
pose of gathering here tribe of Alaska
Indians, with whom he has been laboring
for many years. He has now several thou
sand in very creditabe state of progress,
good two-story houses, salaried teachers,
doctors, salmon cannery, saw mill, etc. All
can talk English. We went through the
cannery and the sawmill, and this and
walking along the beach and gathering the
large and delicious ripe raspberries at 40
! cents q pail formed out chief diversion for
| the time we We're on the island. We believe
| these Indians to be perfectly honest. and
! do not think that single article of the
passengers baggage was touched by them.
! We came to the island about II 80 Thurs
day night, and on Sunday morning while
| we were at breakfast the welcome news
| came that the steamer Topeka was in sight.