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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-06-23
CABS.

Five hundred automobile cabs are
to be placed in circulation in the
streets Of Paris on the first Of July.
The Compagnie des Petites Voitures
appears to have received the impulse
leading to this action from the
Automobile Club de France, which is
organizing for the month of April of
next year a vast exposition OF auto
mobile cabs. Ten million francs have
been voted at the general meeting of
the company for an attempt to change
the system of traction in Paris streets
from animal to mechanical power.
Every system Of machine that ep-
pears to promise possible success will
be tried among the five hundred that
are to be nrst put in operation
Modern Machinery.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-06-23

Spain outside the list of civilized ma
tions and calls for swift and terrible
retribution.
The war department announced that
the last troopships conveying General
Skaters army had gotten under way
and that the destination Of the force
would be reached this week. 1t is sup
posed they are bound for Santiago, and
the investment of the city will be be-
gun Immediately.
Gen. Coppinger is making ready an
| army of $4,000 men for the invasion
of Porto Rico. The transports now
| en- the way to Santiago will return TO
Tampa for the expedition which will
be ready in two weeks. Schley Will
command the warships which VIII
act with the army.
| Havana reports a victory over IN
surgents in the province Of Matanzas
though nineteen Spaniards were
wounded. The Montgomery ha;
thrown a few shells at the PuntS
Bravo batteries, with apparently NJ
other object than to stir up the Span
ish guards of Havana.
Admiral Sampson reported TO tn
, navy department that Lieutenant Blu
, had made a close inspection by Ian
of the harbor Of Santiago, and tina
, the Spanish fleet was all there. Samp
= son also reported that the bodies
marines killed at Guantanamo wer
mutilated barbarously.
E A dispatch states that Havana
', weIl-nfgh impregnable, the defense
i having been strengthened by a doubl
rampant of modern guns. 1t ais
j., says there are $4,000 troops in tn
. city, that two vessels with cargoes
~ provisions ran the blockade, an
there is no danger of famine II
months, and little sickness.
~ Gen Fitzhugh Lee has been orderf
w to prepare an army Of 10000 men
make an attack on Havana. After Il
10 fall of Santiago Sampson will Sc
- with his heaviest ships to the Cuba
- capital and reduce its harbor fort
fications. Then Gen. Lee will alta
=; Blanco's forces from the rear. T.
w army is expected to leave for Cuba
RI 80 days.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-06-23

the railroad strike Of 1894 is to have
his sentence committed TO life i'm
prisonment.
Secretary of the Treasury Gage
issued a circular inviting subscrip-
lions to an issue Of 100000 900 of 3
per cent. coin bonds. Individual bid
ders will be given the preference, and
subscriptions for the smallest amounts
will be the first allotted.
Comptroller Of National Banks
Dawes has ordered a seventh div
idend paid to the creditors Of the
! Chemical National bank of Chicago,
which will make altogether 100 cents
on every dollar of claims proved, the
total of which amounts to s1,342,-
$3.50.
4 sensational suit for 100000 dam
ages was entered at Pittsburg by
Jared Comas of Chicago against Col
oneI z 0-er, a wealthy oil pro
Queer. who is charged with alienat-
ing the affections of Mr.. Comas' wife
The defendant is prominent in Pitts
burg business circles.
At Olympia, Wash, a forgery o
. startling character Of general tunt
! state warrants is alleged to have beer
: unearthed by the state treasurer
which at present amounts to SlO,OOt
: George D. Evans, formerly deput
o state auditor, is the party said to b
held responsible by the state treas
: urer.
s Joseph Letter was forced to clos
e out his wheat deals, as his father re
o fused longer to back him. He oil
e not assign, but transferred his Whea
# and contracts to other firms to clos
d out. 1t is said not only are all n
" profits in wheat gone, but his origln'
capital of $1,0OG,00O, and perhal
ID more. P. D. Armour assumed lie
TO ter's holdings of cash wheat. II
lie losses of the Letters may reach 81
il 900 900.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-06-23
PERSONALITIES.

Mrs. Gridley, wife Of the late COM
mander of the Olympia, has asked, ac-
cording to the Boston Traveller, that
the body of her husband be cremated
at Hong Kong, and orders to that
effect have been sent out by the navy
department.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-06-23

Here is an illustration Of the differ
ence in time of war and in time Of
peace of the punishments for soldiers
who violate military regulations. Pri-
vate Mapes Of Company A, eleventh
United States infantry, shot off fin
ger to keep from going to the front.
He said it was accidental. but a court
martial found otherwise and sentenced
him to two years Imprisonment. He
subsequently confessed he did the deed
on purpose, having lost his first en-
thusiasm for exposing his life to
Spanish bullets.
BY a special act Of congress, Mrs
Nancy Ann Barger of Williamsport.
Pa, has been granted a pension of s12
per month. She is in her 10th year
having been born in 1791. She gave
her husband to her country in the war
with Great Britain in 1912, and two
sons in the rebellion. Mrs Barger
lives in small log house, which was
built by her husband when central
Pennsylvania was wilderness. She
cultivates a small plot of ground
which she owns, and boasts Of having
the best garden in her neighborhood.
She has no need Of eyeglasses, does
her own housekeeping and is enjoying
good health, her only deficiency being
IN her growing deafness as age ad-
vances.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-06-23

At the beginning Of this century
the population Of London was only
one-Quarter its present size.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-06-23
NEW REVENUE LAW
LEyYING ADDITIONAL TAXES.
PROVISIONS IN EFFECT NOW

Increased Levy on Malt Liquors,
Cigars and Tobacco-On July
Taxes on Occupations, Legal Papers,
Medicines, Transactions on Elk
changes, Telegraph and Telephone
Messages, etc, Go into Operation
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-06-23

Messages.
4 tax Of one cent is imposed for
every telephone message for which Is
cents is charged. Any Geographic
message, one cent.
Insurance.
Life.-On each policy for each 800,
8 cents; on policies on the industrial
or weekly plan 40 per cent. of the first
weekly premium is charged.
FraternaI beneficiary societies and
orders, farmers purely local co-opera-
tive companies, employees relief asso-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-06-23

cites weighing not more than three
pounds per Thousand.
Provided that IN lieu OF the two
three and four-oEnce packages Of
tobacco and snuff now authorized by
law, there may be packages thereof,
containing one and two-thirds ounces,
two and one-half ounces and three
and one-third ounces, respectively
and IN addition to packages now au-
thorized by law there may be pack
ages containing one ounce Of smoking
tobacco.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-06-23

In lieu of the tax now imposed by
law a tax Of u cents per pound upon
all tobacco and snuff, however pre-
pared, manufactured or sold, or re-
moved for consumption or sale; upon
cigars and cigarettes manufactured
and sold, or removed for consump-
ton or sale, the following taxes TO be
paid by the manufacturer: Three dol
lars and sixty cents per thousand
on cigars weighing more than three
pounds per thousand; 81 per thousand
on cigars weighing lot more than
three pounds per thousand; $3.50 per
thousand on cigarettes weighing
more than three pounds per thous-
and, and $3.50 per thousand on cigar
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-06-23

~A-N~-o~' T-HN' -'C okCIIdL |i<A k'e~Au
in one state is to exempt exhibitions
from the tax in another state, but
one special tax is to be imposed for ex-
hibitions within any one state.
Proprietors or agents of all other
public exhibitions or shows for money
not enumerated here, SO.
Bowling alleys and billiard rooms,
S. for each alley or table.
Freight and Express.
It is made the duty Of every rail-
road or steamboat company, carrier,
express company or corporation or
person whose occupation is to act as
such to issue to the shipper or con-
signer a bill Of lading, manifest or
other evidence of receipt and forward
ing for each shipment received, wheth
er in bulk or in boxes, bales, packages,
bundles, or not so inclosed or included
and there is to be attached and can
celled to each of the said bills Of lad
ing, &c, a stamp Of value Of one cent,
provided that but one bill Of lading
shall be required on bundles or pack
ages Of newspapers when inclosed i'll
one general bundle at the time Of ship
ment.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-01
Obituary.

In loving memory of Henry Couch
man, whose sad death occurred Nov.
10th at o'clock a. III. The funeral
services were conducted at his late
home by ReY. A. II. Lewis in the
presence of large crowd OF grief
stricken relatives and sympathizing
friends. Mr.. Couchman was born III
Bourbon county, KY, Oct. 9TH, 1888.
He moved to Scotland county, Mo,
in 1864, and in 1870 was married to
Miss Lizzie Dye, and the same year
united with the Monticello Baptist
church of that place. He moved to
Bates county in 1870, and resided on
his farm until his death. Mr. Couch
man leaves wife and eight children,
three Of whom are in Montana, two
sons and one daughter; three sons
and two daughters still at home, the
Youngest being Is years Of age. Tie
was a devoted Christian, n faithful
worker in the church, and always
ready to lend helping hand IN sick
ness or in need. He was q kind and
uuIlIuI nuSDdnNi anu IL AONAiiks A0SNAASA'
His mortal remains were consigned
to the silent grave in the Ninton
cemetery to wait the dawn of that
dav when the glory of the coming
Lord will shine around his resurrected
form. and his life will be eternal. We
speak to those who remain regarding
him; while you have the sympathy
of the entire community, go to God
for comfort, He alone will heal all
sorrow.
Farewell, o good and faithful friend,
His mission here on earth Is done
We've laid his body down to rest,
His spirit mingles with the blest.
Weep not, friends, in fond reunion
We again shall shortly meet,
And renew our blest communion
At the dear Redeemer's feet.
Dry your eyes; he soon will greet you'
When your earthly work Is done;
At the pearly gates he'll meet you,
| While the Master cries "well done.
But. O, how swift the summons came,
| He's wanted on the other side
To speak the words of life and truth
To spirits now beyond deaths TIDE.
And now may we who stay behind
Be true and firm as he was true;
And be prepared when called TO so
! To meet the Lord who loves us so.
-
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-01
Hume Items.

Mr. Blevins' administrator sale OF
the estate of VIM Swickard, decd,
came off Friday and was well attend
ed everything sold at old-time prices.
Cattle brought exceptionally good.
Terms, one year without interest.
DR. Williams has been attending
ESQ. Gallanour of Stotesbury for
some days. The Doctor reports him
as improving slowly.
Miss Daisy Bacon is now in the
employ of the Hume Mercantile Co.
This company is one of the largest
and most substantial mercantile
houses in the southwest. They en-
Joy an immense trade.
&c Biggs made business trip to
Pleasant Hill, Mo-. last week. sus-
pect he is looking ;or deal in Cas-
county.
Mr. and Mrs Ed Lee are on the sick
list:
The business men of Hume have
Detitioned the Ft Scott & Memphis
for new depot in a more convenient
location, ut this place, ana thlnA theE
are Justly entitled to the same, as
they have this month 50 far shipped
81 ears Of stock and grain from that
place.
EN- Dickerson is spending a few
weeks in Hoopston, III.
CD Morris is in Arkansas buying
stock cattle. Mr. NJ. will no doubt
bring in a supply as he handles them
bv the train load.
RIA Daywalt has returned from
Henry county, where he has been
selling a patent bed brace, reports
good success.
| Mr. Townsend, travelling salesman
| for Natl Oil Co, has been spending a
few days in Hume with old friends.
DIR Standish bought some of the
fine Hereford animals sold at X. c,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-01
EIkhart Items

The cold wave caused some of our
people to stay indoors the past week,
and corn gathering ceased.
Robert Headelson is building II new
barn, 32x40.
James Cowley wants some help to
gather his corn.
A S Mcclure moved his cattle down
on Knobs creek bottom last week.
J G Graham is building a fine barn
which he hopes to have done by
another snow storm.
Web Shelby went to Butler on
business last Saturday.
A meeting of the township board
was held in our little village Monday
and was well attended by the mem
bers.
Miss Laura Allen has Il mule for
sale.
James Maddy has q new organ, and
the girls can make it go, too.
Messrs Armentrout and White went
to Butler on business one day last
week.
John Ricketts, has moved TO Bur
dette.
E T. Boswell has six men in his
corn field. That is the way to get
corn in the crib.
John Couchman returned to his
home in Lawrence county Sunday.
Jim Clifford bought a driving horse
from Geo Cowdry a few days ago.
just arrived at the home of John
Jury, fine fat boy weighing 1C
pounds.
Mesdames Cowley, Foster and
Elgin visited at Mrs Couchman's last
week.
The Literary organized at the Stal
school house meets every Friday
evening. Question for next Frida.
evening: Resolved, that Grant was i
better General than Lee.
Mrs w J Park is on the sick list.
The party at Mr. Noland's on las
Wednesday was. grand success, anC
EVERYONE endowed it.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-01
BUSY IN AFRICA.
French, Thwarted at Fasheda, May Build a
Railroad Across Sahara.

Railroad Across Sahara.
London, Nov. 25-Africa this
winter is the scene of the greatest
exploring, cOlonizing and industrial
activity on the part of the rival
overs. French ambition, th wsrted
at Fashcda, now seeks to add to
Frances possessions the vast tract
of the Sahara by means Of a railroad
line across that great desert.
Ii. de FreyciEet, the French Min.
lister of var, has long been an advo.
cate of the scheme, and the Paris
press points out that had there been
a traDsahara railroad the French flag
would never have come down at
Fashoda. The scheme is tremen-
dous, but not impossible, the source
of the Suez canal and the Siberian
railroad being pointed cut il con-
uection with IT.
Lake Chad, TO the south, is slso
desired by France. Four French
expeditions are now converging
upon it under De Bechagel, De Mez.
ieres, Bretcnnet and Foureau. They
have made race with q strong Ger
man expedition now being fitted out
in the Camaroons BY the German
governor, Butkamuer.
The region of Lake Chad is held
bv the independent native tribes,
who may give the expeditions more
trouble than their rivals Chad il
likely to be an African stern center
in any event
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-01
INTERESTING FIGURES OF TIRE
ELECTION.
Fully 100000 Men in Missouri Faxed
TO Vote.


The official vote cf the November
election in the state shows that in
spite cf all that both parties did TO
get out full vote, both parties SUI
fered heavily The democrats were
short $4,000 while the republican
loss was some $4,000 votes. The
prohibitionists actually made some
gains, They pole d 2,Sl2 votes
Under the election laws. tie mid
de of the road popuLlfts a,e row out
il the cold They fell about 5000
votes shcr. of having enough 10 en-
title them to rt c2guitior as a politi
cal party. They po.led less than
10000 votes Now the middle Of
the readers will have t. take their
seats with the prohibitionists and
other small parties Aud their lead
ers claimed during the campaign
that they had moro than 10000 votes.
Two years ago tie popuiists polled
about $4,000 Yo:es ia this stale.
Just what will now bzcsme Of the
middle of-ths-rcaler5 in this state is
a matter the politicians can hardly
agree upon. They have not go;
enough votes to make them of value
to the republicans, even if they could
be so delivered. Ia fact, democrats
won at the late election by polling
more votes than the republicans
populists and oil other parties Fol-
State Superintendent of Public
Schools the democratic majority
over all other parties combined il
II S3S.
1t was clearly established that the
democrats have q majority over 81
the parties combined, and that til,
majority is stronger now than it wal
two years ago. Undoubtedly The
democratic losses election day wal
the result of the inc'emercy of thu
weather which prevailed all owe
the state. Democratic majoritiei
are chiefly in the country and tn,
heavy republican vote is in the cities
It is claimed that the republican
losses were chiefly due to the dissat
isfaction among the negroes becaus
they had not been sufficiently recog
nized in the past.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-01

asst week.
c E Horton shipped in a car load
of we'll bred native feeders Thursday.
jeff Herndon was on the market
Saturday with a load of 2661b hogs
of his own raising.
John Armstrong, the former stock
shipper of southwest Bates, shipped
two car loads of hogs last week.
Hume is making great preparation
for the holidays.
Pat II Powers Is now busy dishing
out q ulf oysters. He says he didn't
care to be sheriff, any way.
The board of educators has pur-
chased about 800 worth of Labora-
tory apparatus. -
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-01

They had lived together almost six
teen years, when the difference Of
opinion and divorce occurred. The
gentleman had been visiting at the
same house with lis wife. and they
decided to be married again E.q
" L Lafgent performed the cere-
mony.
There is a new girl at FL Fou.s,
all doing well.
The supper at Passaic was sue
cess, as were also tie parties at
Jardineres and Kersey's.
Geo Carney's children are all sick
with whoopirg cough, which is very
bad here
Geo Alsbach visited friends in
Johnson not long since.
Mr. and Mrs James Hetron visited
home folks.
We are sorry to state that Misses
Gertie and Gladys Miller will leave
US soon
Joseph JohnsOn is baching again.
g. EoN BLITz
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-01
WILLIAMS
CASH GROCERY

Wants to csli your attention to our
large aud fine line Of lamps We are
the only firm that buy these lamps
direct from the factory, and have the
only pretty line in the city. Others
have lamps. but look at them. and
their prices, land then price ours.
Pretty lamps from al and up
China, China.
We have put IL another large line
Of fine china ware, and our prices
are about half what We have ever
had them before. and we have about
twice as much chira, glass aud
queensware as all the stores in But
Ter. We buy our goods where they
are made, and can sell at what others
pay for their goods.
Candies, Nuts and Fruit.
We have contracted for 5000 lbs
of candies We bought them at "A
little less than the JobbiDg price,
and no one can touch us on prices.
Will have every kind and quality on
hands.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-01
Circuit Court Proceedings.

| Mary i. Valley G! al, VI, ". O.
| Valley ct al, jury failed to agree
and arc discharged.
Thos Kenton vs.. w. T J. Hens
lev, judgment for plaintiff $1,000
City of Rich Hill vs.. David Had
dock, dismissed by plaintiff
VIM. d. Rogers ct al vs., First
Natl Bank Appleton City, trial by
court finding for plaintiff
AW Keck VS. John Williams et a.,
new trial granted
Clara III. Keister vs. Laura n.
Dunmire ct al, by consent judgment
for plaintiff for possession Of prop
erty.
Clara NJ. Keister w. Laura III
Dunmire ct al, by consent judgment
for possession Of land.
Des Moines Real Estate Co W.
T. Fl. Tilson, plaintiff takes non suit
w. S. Jackson Va G l. Melvin,
Judgment for plaintiff $3.50.
Joseph Ranque VS.. r FL. Coal
Ming Co. plaintiff dismisses.
Jacob Keeper vs G n Razey, YER
dict for plaintiff.
J. G. Ferguson vs.. j. X Martin ct
al. plaintiff businesses.
City of Rich Hill VS.. E. n Cham
berlain, judgment of police judge
affirmed against defendant and Sc.
curities
Geo. L. Brayton VS. K c. 2. & e.
Ry, judgment for plaintiff for $50
State of Mo. VS. Geo. Hustled, pIea
of guilty, sentenced to 2 years in
penitentiary; defendant being under
rs years old, was paroled.
T. B. Bliss vs. j. II. Knoapken,
plaintiff takes non suit,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-01
Ballard BreeZes.

Hope our country cousins and
the readers of the TINES will not get
excited because we have concluded
to come again
Milton Tester and Jess Sporman
are doing the blackkm TIA work, each
run shop.
Business in our little village has
been good the last few months
Bring in your corn and have it
ground into meal or chops at our
village mill either Monday or Satur
day
The tent camp meeting closed on
the Goth, after more than 9 weeks
work by Rev BuchGnnon He left
for his home in Moberly
Rev s Finis King will preach at
Walnut G p church every 1st and
Bird Sundays.
Will Warford has his house almost
completed and hopes to move in ere
long.
Mrs Wolff received the sad news
Monday that her mother, who lived
at Shawnee Mound, was dead. DIR.
and Mrs. Wolff attended the funeral
They have the sympathy of all here.
Everything brought good prices
at the Loggins sale. Hogs about 4c,
corn 27c, cows S35 to $40, etc; r A
Chenneworth, auctioneer.
Bud Koontz will have sale on
the 7th, and leave soon for Jefferson
CITY. where he has a situation as
guard at the pen.
Geo Price and Will Hooper are
our heg buyers.
CD Cole, DR. Wolf, E L McClen
ney and Buck Hendrickson killed
the fatted hogs last wesk.
We ate "a good part of turkey
Thanksgiving day, one of Barkers
raising.
All Bell called court here Mon
day at l p m, but the parties settled
their differences without going to
court by the advice of the justice.
Edgar Young, one OF our best
young men, will work year for "
G Powell, of Summit
The sick of our territory are now
improving
" S Hurt sold his place and took
a trip south, but has returned and is
| trying to buy place here.
D Teeter has a fresh Goa. Of paint
on his dwelling
Geo Keirsey, Chss kenney and
others have our thanks for favors
! Price Ray and family, of Uricb,
visited relatives here last week.
NM Greer, of Summit, was down
a day this week to give US shaking
up.
Miss Emma Bowdep, of ElDorado
Springs. visited her sister here last
week
Frank Crow, an attorney of Okla
homa, visited home folks here q few
DAYS. All are glad to hear be is
doing well
MS Keirsey aud SOP, " D. ship
ped hogs to K c last week. They
are feeding about 100 head OF cattle
and quite a number Of hogs
L S Keirsey is still buying calves
PAT.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-01
Coffee. Coffee.

We want to call your attention
once more to our line Of cofses.
There may be some yet that do not
know what fine coffee We sell for the
money. Others sell coffee a. sans
price we do. but we know our coffee
to be Sc per pound better grade
than any house in Butler.
Don't forget cur fine line Of Lamps
Don't forget our fine line OF China.
Don't forget our fine line OF buggits
which We are closing out.
Don't forget about the Jewel cook
stoves; don't forget sbou. our steel
heaters: don't forget when you want
good Flour; don't forget where you
can get the best goods for the least
money: don't forget that everybody
feels At home at Williams store, and
all are treated alike, both rich and
moor. Don't forget We want all the
chickens. turkeys, butter and eggs
IN Bates county. And don't forget
the immense amount OF Christmas
candies we are going 10 sell and
Give away 10 our customers from
9ow until New Year. Fall in with
the throng and be our customer
Yours truly,