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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-21
SALMIS JOURNALIER.

The First Spiritual temple of Boss on,
for the first time in it's history, has
been assessed as taxable property, and
tax of s3,096 has been paid by the
trustees. The properly is valued
at $4,000.
Minneapolis people will son have the
opportunity Of riding on street cars
propelled by the Falls of St. Anthony
The General Electric company of New
York will have the contract for Install
ing the necessary apparatus, at an ap-
proximate cost of $4,000 900
George H. Pregner, 70 years oil, Of
La Grange, Ind, has been married 10
Miss Edith Van Horn of Kindred,
Mimi, who is p years of age. Miss
Van Horn is Pregner's fourth wife,
all of whome he became acquainted
with through advertisements inserted
in matrimonial papers.
A panic was caused on a New York
cable car by man leaving in his seat
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-21
IRISH BATTLEFIELDS.
The Fights of 1898 to be Celebrated in
the Spring of 1898.

A little over twelvemonth from
now, in the spring of 1898, Ireland VIII
be invaded from the south by a de-
termined army of $4,000 strong. They
will be armed, but not with sword or
rife; they will march upon the inter
ior from the coast, but they will not
spread devastation on the way It will
be quite a peaceable landing: their ar
maments will consist of monuments;
their conquest will be bought with
gold. The year 1898 is one well known
to every Irishman as the year OF blood
and bravery. It was then that the
revolutionary party in Ireland made
its most gallant though unsuccessful
effort to throw off the British rule and
it is to celebrate the cen -enary Of that
struggle that Irish people from various
parts Of the world. but principally from
America, will flock to their native land
in the spring and summer Of 1898.
Some years ago a modest little assO-
citation was started in the Irish quarter
of New York, writes our correspondent
there, calling itself the "Ninety-Eight
Club having for it's object the devils
ing Of some plan for concentrating
the rebellion. The idea spread
Throughout the United States Ninety
Eight" clubs sprung up in every city
and town having a sprinkling Of Irish
men in its population. A weekly tax
was collected from every member, con-
certs and other entertainments swelled
the receipts, until today the association
of Ninety-Eight clubs has close on a
quarter OF a million sterling to it's
credit It was decided that the cele-
bration should take the form Of an in
vasion of the old country by an army
of Irish-American patriots. So it hap
pens that $4,000 men, women, and
children with Irish blood in their veins
are pledged to hold a gathering Of the
race among the glens and uplands of
Southeastern Ireland in the year after
next
An idea of the invasion's scope may
be gathered from the fact that three
ocean liners-the largest that can be
obtained-have already been chartered
to ferry the pilgrims to and fro across
the Atlantic. The steamers are to
land their passengers at the ports of
Kingstown and Waterford, according
to where each family is to be billeted.
The billeting system is one OF the
features Of the trip-a feature, too,
which will pour many thousands into
the hands Of the Irish peasantry. For
some months agents of the Ninety
Eight Association have been at work
selecting inns, farmers houses, cot
tages, ETC., in the counties of Wexford,
Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford, Kildare,
and Wicklow (the area covered by the
rebellion), and the visitors will be
quartered at these places according to
their means.
It is proposed that the sojourn in
Ireland shall cover period of six
weeks. During this time the path of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-21
several bottles labeled "dinhtheria

several bottles labeled "diphtheria
germs" cholera germs and the like
The bottles were Theoretically sealed
and harmless, but as soon as the finder
read the labels every passenger in the
car, which was crowded, left it so
rapidly that one woman's foot was
sprained There was a wild scramble
for the doors.
\ farmer near Binghamton. \. Y.
finds that by feeding his hens with
highly favored food, their eggs will
have the same flavor. He confined
three hens in a coop and fed them corn
which had been soaked in water
strongly favored with vanilla. The
result was that the eggs when used in
making cake were found to be super
ior TO anything in the 1avoring line.
Five Well-known young bachelors of
Shelbyyille, Ind, have formed them
selves into club called The Coming
Benedicts, and have bound themselves
to be married bebfore next Christmas
registering their oaths to that effect
before a magistrate They are to
meet LOT Qlnner, WIN their wives, at
a hotel, Dec. 25. 1897, and if any one of
them has failed to keep his pledge
he must come to the dinner in charge
of the sheriff, bound and gagged. and
must forfeit 800 to each Of the others.
The biggest Christmas present in
st. Louis was, undoubtedly, the check
Adolphus Busch received from his
wife. 1t called for $4,000 deposited
in Mrs. Busch's bank to the credit of
her husband. The $50, 700 represented
the savings out of her household
allowance for a number of years. The
gift illustrates the old saw of"Bread
cast upon the waters and as we'll.
the proverbial thrift Of German house
Wlfery. | am told that Mr.. Busch was
touched to tears, almost, and declared
happier than a king. Anent
the Busch's, Franz Busch, nephew
OF Adolphus, living in Australia. is
engaged to be married to a niece of
James Gordon Bennett, the editor of
the New York Herald, and will be mar
ried to that lady some time next
spring.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-21
POINTERS FROM PARIS.

| AS evening gowns are all important
| just at present, in view of the ap-
! preaching season, it is interesting to
note that the latest mott from Paris
is that they are to be severely simple
| Taffetas, moires, corded silks, and SAITH
in pale primrose tints, rose tones, silver
| and blue are prominently displayed
| Pink and gray is a favorite combina-
ton. Black lace over white is being
made up extensively. A beautiful dress
Just completed for one of the first
functions of the season is of pale yell
low satin, yelled as to both skirt and
bodice, witt tulle. A thick ruche of
Russian violets finishes the hem and
clusters Of yiolets catch the draperies
here and there. The bodice is strik-
ipgly effective, with its narrow puffings
of tulle, from decolletage to waist,
while the sleeves are loose puffs of
tulae, in which violet clusters nestle.
A gown Of quite pronounced Louis XVI
style is Of Powered taffeta, in white
and rose color. 1t is made with a
tablier front of creamy lace ruff1es and
has stomacher front, long and point
ed, of taffeta and lace, with tiny
ruche at the neck. Many are made in
princess shape, and in spite of pro-
phecies to the contrary, most of the
skirts remain untrimmed or are simply
edged with narrow uff1es.
A princess gown by Felix, which is
exquisite in its graceful simplicity, is
OF pale green bengaline, cut in one
piece, with the low-necked bodice.
which is cut Ell surplice from each
shoulder, the right side crossing over
the left and fastening on the side. AS
this may make the neck altogether too
low, the upper part is filed in with
pale pink chiffon. The bengaline is
covered in front with white embroider-
ed mousseline de sole, the edges (par-
ticularly at the surplice-cut neck) be-
ing heavily embroidered A bunch of
scarlet flowers on the right-hand
shoulder has a trail of green velvet
leaves extending across the surplice
cut bodice to the left hip, the stem of
the vine being fastened at regular in
tervals with Greek cross of pearls
The white silk mousseline de sole is
seWed into the seam of the second side
breadth on either side, and the back
is Of the uncovered bengaline. The
sleeves consist mercy Of a couple of
short, gathered frillls of the pale pink
chiffon, with another friu of lace be
nea,h. In fact, all the sleeves this
year Of the newest ball toilets are
tiny.
The well-coitfured woman is more
than ever seen at the thea.er now,
where an addressed head of hair
strikes one as being a positive insult
to adj beholders. A woman with full
moon face, who sat near me the other
evening, wore her hair daringly dress
ed right off her face. the loose tresses
held in position by ieweled combs.
These combs are much seen, but not
very often. as in the case to which
refer, planted just above the forehead,
almost like the velvet band of long
years ago, which seemed to hod or
the hair of it's wearer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-21
IT WAS UNEXPECTED.
Result of a Simple Little Question at
Political Gathering.

One of the newly elected congress-
men was in Washington the other day,
and in the course of his remarks he
told on himself which he permitted TO
be printed on condition that his iden-
tity be concealed At least, until he
could come to Washington in person
as full-fedged member and take care
of his reputation.
''The convention that nominated
me-" he said, had about all it could
do to do it, not so much because I
wasn't good enough, but because all of
my competitors were such superior
timber that it was a difficult matter to
decide which to take, and it was 8
o'clock in the morning when | got votes
enough to settle the business and give
me the prize. Shortly after that a
spellbinder friend of mine was making
an oriental splendor speech for me off
up in the farming section, that might
have been pasted on a barn as a cir
Gus bill My friends, he said, in his
most persuasive way, our opponents
are reporting that the noble candidate
under whose magnificent banner we
are enlisted in the cause of right and
for the perpetuity Of The palladium Of
our liberties was pulling wires in &c
convention looking to tt nomination
of himself Fellow citizens, | want to
brand that statement as an Infamous
lie and hurl the foul Islander down the
polluted Threats of the traducer of in
nTC9ncp
was present at that convention, and
| know our candidate was not there.
No, friends and fellow citizens. he was
not seeking the honor thrust upon him,
but at the very moment it came to him
he was in cornfield-"
"That was where he missed it,"
laughed the member elect. Some
chap in the crowd remembered that
the nomination was at O'Clock in the
morning, and just when my man was
not expecting anything of the sort this
fellow sung out, Whose cOrnfield was
it" and it spoiled the speech, turned
the laugh on my spellbinder and lost
me the vote of the entire precinct"
Where were you really at the timer"
inquired a listener.
Sound asleep, | suppose. That's
where I usually am at o'clock in the
morning"
''Whoop Ia, Wait til you've been
in the national capital awhile shouted
al the group at once and the new
member assumed the air Of a saint and
martyr. Washington Star.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-21

York command of the eleventh army
corps. 1t rises to a height of A feet
312 inches. The circular shaft is
surmounted by bronze figure of a
union soldier on picket duty. To the
base of the figure it is Sc feet 1113
inches. The shaft is Is feet high and
feet in diameter at the base, with a.
graceful taper. The die is Z feet
square and the base is 10 fee 8 inches
square. The figure of the soldier, the
New York state shield, the corps bldge
a crescent, a band of stars about the
pedestal, and four large plates for in
scriptions, are all of bronze. The res
Of the monument is Vermont granite.
This is the first of a number of mon
lImantS and statues to be erented On
the Chattanooga battlefield in honor
of the New York troops. The legisla-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-21
ONLY POSSIBLE EXCU e

81 woD@er why it is" said the thor
oUghly practical man, that after all
their fuss the Bostorians have recided
to accept the Bacchanta.''
why that's easily explained" re-
turned the man who knows it ALL
"They finally decided, according to all
the accounts that I have seen. that
she was not really intoxicated
"Was not intoxicated" repeated the
thoroughly practical man, with the
with the accent on the mot"
fFWas not" said the man who knows
it all again.
Pooh" exclaimed tho thoroughly
practical man scornfullv. when
they reach such a decision as that
they take away the only possible ex-
cuse for her most unseernlv hf'ari+v
under such chilly and distressing cir
cumstances.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-21

| the rebellion is to be traversed step by
step. A committee of Irishmen learned
in their country's history has been
chosen to pilot the pilgrims from bat
tle-field to battlefield. An important
feature Of the huge pilgrimage will be
the erection of monuments on all the
principal scenes of the rebellion. A
handsome cross of black Kilkenny
marble will stand on the site of the
old gates of Ross, where the Irish
won a decisive battle. Vinegar Hill,
the great eminence whose stone
crowned summit overshadows the town
of Enniscorthv, where the insurgents
were crushingly and finally defeated,
will be adorned with a broken granite
shaft.
Handsome monuments will be erect
ed over the now neglected graves of
the famous FIR. John Murphy, Beau
camp. Bagenal. Harvey, Dudley, Col
clough, Esmond Ryan and other lead
ers Of the rising.
FIR. John" will be honored with a
tombstone especially sculptured by one
VI HIS own Mil. 1dDlSIS WITH suitable
inscriptions will be placed at different
points of interest, so that the youth OF
Ireland may read some portion of his
tory of the memorable struggle.
What appeared to be a serious OBJ
stacle in the way of the centenary has
been overcome. The British govern
ment, it was feared, would not consent
to celebration clarifying a direct on
slaught upon its authority.
For a month or two a discreet agent
has been busy in London and Dublin.
interviewing the heads of the govern
ment departments and the leaders OF
the two Irish political parties, with a
view to overcoming this difficulty
The result was that recently the
agent cabled to New York that her
ministers, while they did not
of, would not interpose any
to the proposed ninety-eight
entenary.-London Mail.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-21
GRANTS BREAKFAST.

The members of the headquarters
mess soon after assembled to partake
Of a hasty breakfast. The general
made rather a singular meal prepara
tory to so exhausting a day as that
which was to follow. He took a Gu
cumber, sliced it, poured some vinegar
over it and partook Of nothing else eX-
cept a cup Of strong coffee. The first
thing he did after rising from the
table was to call for a fresh supply Of
cigars. His colored servant t'BilI'
brought him two dozen. After light
ing one of them, he filled his pockets
with the rest He then went over to
the knoll, and began to walk back and
forth slowly upon the cleared portion
Of the ridge.-General Horace Porter in
the Century
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-21

ture appropriated the funds, and the
work is in the hands of a comm ssion
composed of Generals Daniel E.
Sickles, Daniel Butterfeld, Alexander
S. Webb, Arson G. McCook, Colonies
Louis R. Stegman and Clinton Beck
with, Major Charles A. Richardson
and Adjutant General E. A. McAlp;n.
The principal tablet, inscribed as fol-
lows, tells the story of the fight: The
infantry and three batteries of tn,
eleventh corps left Lookout valley a
1 p. m, November II, 1868, crossing
tine river at Bus ferry. Bat. cry I,
first New York light artillery, Captain
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-21

WieIrich commanding, remained in
Lookout valley and participated, No
vember "a, 1868, in the attack on Look
out mountain. Wheeler's thirteenth
New York battery was sent to a knoll
on the north side CT the river over
looking the low ground traversed by
the corps during the following days Of
the battle. The remaining force Of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-21
MADE THE WASHER ILL.
Rlngling's Strong Woman Polishes Off
a New York Dude.

1t was about q. m. Thursday. SAYS
the New York World. The rosy light
Of dawn was rising in the east. and the
boarders in the City Hall park had
just moved onward under the staccaro
influence of policeman's club. Across
the plaza she came, her natty covert
coat yellow shading under a dreamy
crimson tie.
In Park Row he stood, trying hard
to live down look of the day after
the night before. Upon his breast
lay yellow chrysanthe limp as
bunch of cold slaw upon some Jersey
free luncl
The sweet young thing from across
the park hit Park Row gently but
firmly, and then by a hank movement
laid her course for the bridge. From
the ticket in her hand it was apparent
she had Brooklyn in her mind.
"Ah - Brooklyn fruit" murmured
the young man, and, untangl1ng his
feet from their Broadway posture, he
bent a satyr's look upon the hurrying
woman. In the days when Anglo-Sax-
on was permitted it would have been
called deVilish, that look. 1t was a
sort of a Carmen-Netherso. EIDE
Reszke-Mephistopheles glance, and it
would have melted ice in August.
Can | walk with your" he ked.
1t was inexcusabie- was ungram-
NAUTICAL. He should have asked:
May l walk with your"
You may notr' she said with chilly
force, and in the distance a thermom-
eter dropped with dull and sickel.ns
thud. The youth turned UP his GOA.
collar and kept on. He was lighting
for an opening.
'Ah-now, really-you''-
Bang" something dropped. 1t
was not the bridge either. Nait1er
was it the young woman. Was it
could it bet was not-yes, it was the
young man. He had dropped. The
young woman stood over him. TIE
young man arose to his knees Bang!
Again the fist. Each eye now. Bling!
Bang! And the young mans head III
the ground with a sound like unto that
OF a cocOanut hurried into the hold of
Demarara fruit boat
Got a mash YETI asked the young
woman. The youth scrambled to his
feet. He was groggy.
''You-you- he cried stag
gering towards her with menace in
his eye and his necktie under the
other ear. A left-hand uppercut, a
right-hand drive, and the young
mans feet swopped places with his
face. Again that rocco cocoanut
crack of the Uranium, this time sue
ceeded by howl.
He insulted me, officer she said
to the policeman; asked me to walk
with him. Heaven knows I work in
a museum, but I haven't sunk to
monkey training. Here's my card"
Miss Rosa Bertrand, champion fe-
male weight-lifter of the world, Ring
ling's Circus
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-21

Chattanooga, Tenn, Jan. 17.-One
Of the most imposing battlefield m3n-
uments ever erected in this country
has been completed by the New York
commission at this place.
The dedicatoTy exercises OF this beau
tiful memorial to New York troops will
take place in few days. The mon
ur1ent is located on an elevation Of so
feet, known as Orchard Knob. It is
intended as a memorial to the New
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-21
CHAPTER XIV.
A SAD. GOOD CHRISTIAN

The puiet little dinner at the
Thorburns would undoubtedly have
been a greater social success if Sholto
Graham had not called on Patrice and
disturbed her enforced calm just be-
fore she went to it. AS it was. though
she was infinitely happy at his having
explained away much that had been
ineXplfcable previously in his conduct.
and effected a reconciliation with her.
she was happy in an absorbed, absent
minded way that made her a less
sympathetic companion to the rest
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-21

vision or the left, i'll support Of Woo7's
division, fourth corps, and assisted II
capturing Orchard Knob. After
fourth corps was in position On Or
chard Knob, the eleventh corps TX
tended the line from Orchard Knob to
The Tennessee river, driving the enc
my beyond CiticC creek. In tn.
movement Schurz's division fora1e
the right and Steinwehr's the left O.
the corps.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-21
CIRCUMSTANCES ALTER CASES.

Pa gives John little dressing"
But John has to ask for dressing
When he passes up his plate.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-21
Al ORCHARD KNOB
SCENE OF \ FAMOUS FIGHT TO BE
MARKED.
FOR HEROES

An Imposing Shaft Soon % Be Dedi-
ca.ed-Splendid Achievement of the
Eleventh Army Corps in the Mem
orable Campaign Around Lockout
Moun-ain-M1.sive Emblem Really.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-21

Rev. Father D. H. Lawler, of st.
Edwards Roman Catholic church, Stat
ford Springs, Conn, died, aged So
years.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-21

the corps, about 5000 strong. novel
over the bridge into Chattanooga and
bivouacked that night south of Fort
Wood. About noon, November 90
the corps formed north of Fort Wool
in close column with Steinwehr's di-
vision on the right and Schurz's di-
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-03-11
e. a. JACKS PIONEER DRUG STORE.
Heads Good Work.

Representative II. g. Head, by close
application to his duties at the capitol,
has gained the good will Of the legis-
lature and thereby secured an appro-
priation for the roads and bridges Of
Mile Laos county. This fund is small
and when it comes to be divided there
will be but little for each county so the
amount secured through his efforts
shows lots of hard work on his part.
Here is his bill as passed:
SECTION /. That there be and is
hereby appropriated out Of the inter-
nal, Improvement fund now in the
treasury or out Of any money which
may thereafter come into the treasury
belonging to such fund, the sum of
four hundred and fifty dollars, two
hundred and twenty-five dollars of
which shall be applied in improving
the highway leading from the village
of Milaca to the trading post near
Mile Laos lake, and two hundred and
twenty-five dollars to be used in con-
1strncting a wagon bridge over the
main branch Of the Rum river at a
/ point on the present highway where
the same crosses said river on the sec
ton line between sections twenty-five
4 and twenty-seven, town thirty -seven,
range twenty six.
SECTION 2. That III. G. Head OF
i Mile Laos county be and he is hereby
appointed a commissioner for and in
4 behalf of the State to superintend
] the work of repairing said road and
bridge and the expenditure of the
4 money herein appropriated, who is
i hereby authorized to let contracts
4 superintend and oversee the expendi
4 lures of the money and when so ex
I pended he shall certify the fact, to
gether with an itemized statement
4 showing how and in what manner the
money has been expended with the
State auditor, together with proper
receipts therefor, and thereupon thu
s. State auditor shall draw his warran
upon the State treasurer in favor O
said commissioner and the State
a treasurer shall thereupon pay sail
!, fund over to said commissioner.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-03-11

For laces, ribbons and enbroideries
go to Jesmer's. He has the largest
and most complete line ever brought
to Princeton.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-03-11

The secretary of the interior has or
dered the payment of a part of the
overdue annuities of the Mile Laos In
dians. The payment, it is said, will
amount to little less than $50 per
capita.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-03-11

Chase & Sanborn's "Seal Brand
teas and coffees are sold only at Jes-
mer's. These goods give you better
value than any brand you can buy.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-03-11

Buy pair of Malone pants at Jes-
mer's. They are cheaper, wear longer
and contain better goods than any low
priced goods made.