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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-20
A NEW COUNTY OFFICE.
Created by the Last Session of the legislature

SiOoteo W lHc LoSt ocSSiVH vi t!it LcYtSidsuIcs
Hudson Star-Times.
A new county office was created last
winter by the legislature to be known
as the supervisor of assessments. The
county board elects the new officer at
its session in November for term of
three years. The salary of the super
visor shall be fixed by the county
board and Shall not exceed 81 per day
actually employed in the work of such
office. He shall have complete super
vision aud direction of all the assessors
in the county and shall annually, on
or before the last Tuesday of April
call meeting of the assessors of all
the towns in the county for instruc-
tion relative to their duties in the
valuation and assessment of the pro-
perty in their respective towns. He
shall, during each year, make a
personal visit to each town in his
county as often as may be necessary.
In order that he may secure knowledge
and full information Of the assessment
districts of the county he shall have
access to all the public records, books
and papers of the officers throughout
the county and shall make a full and
complete examination of the same and
all matters and subjects relative to
the assessment and taxation OF
property.
The county board may authorize the
supervisor of assessments to order a
complete re-asSeSSment of all Or any
of the districts under his supervision,
if, in their opinion, they think a
proper assessment has not been made.
The supervisor shall examine and
test the work of the assessors during
the progress Of the assessments and
shall have the power to personally
value and assess different kinds end
classes Of property previously assessed
Sc that he may ascertain whether
such assessor is assessing property at
full value or is emitting property
subject to taxation from the rolls.
He shall have all the rights and
powers of an assessor for the eXamina-
tion of persons and property and for
the discovery of property subject to
taxation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-20
Letter From Geo. latendre.

HANKINSON, n. D., May 20, 'Ol
DEAR FRIENDs:-I will now write a
few lines for my Wood county friends.
We are now having very fine weather.
Small grain is about three inches high.
It is d little windy here occasionally,
but not as bad as a person might
think. There is no timber here except
such groves here and there as have
been planted by settlers. The only
thing in the shape of a factory we
have here is a -four and feed mill. The
town of Hankinson has a population
of about 1000. 1t is built on the
Great Northern and 500 railroads.
The country around it is a little
rolling. The town has five grain
elevators. 1t is about 206 miles north
west from Minneapolis. There are no
streams within about miles of the
place. Three churcheS-the Congre-
gational, Lutheran and Catholic
supply the demands of the people in
religious matters. The people are
largely Germans.
The country has very fine soil and
it is we'll adapted to farming purposes.
1t is about Is miles north Of the line
between North and South Dakota.
Yours Truly,
GEO. LATENDRE.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-20
Milwaukee Free Press.

Number one of volume one, Milwau-
kee Free Press, made it's appearance
on Tuesday morning, June Is, 1901.
The first issue is no disappointment to
the people, but on the contrary is
better than most of US expected. The
organization and starting of large
metropolitan newspaper is a great
undertaking and this one reflects great
credit upon its management and
editorial staff. The editorial matter
in it's first issue was in harmony and
in keeping with the principles of good
government which prompted and
caused its birth. 1t is wholly free
from any trust or combination of
personal interests that will act
against the people as whole. 1t will
prove to be a newspaper for the plain
common people who want right,
Justice and fairness shown in civil,
religious and political governments.
We welcome it to our exchange table
and sincerely hope it will receive
liberal patronage and support from all
those who believe in justice being
shown all men.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-20
Condemnation Notice.
STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT
WOOD COUNTY

STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT,
WOOD COUNTY.
In the matter of the application of Princeton
Northwestern Railway company to condemn
certain lands In the northwest quarter OF the
northwest quarter of section sixteen Q6l, town.
ship twenty-five (25) north, OF range three (3)
cas-, Wood County, Wisconsin.
To John Erion, Augusta Erion, Job Mills and
X. w. Mills, an executors Of the last will and
testament of Thomas AIbiston. deceased. and to
all persons interested in the lands described In
the petition therein:
TAKE NOTICE. that on the 18th day of June,
1901, the Princeton & Northwestern Railway
company filed its petition in the above entitled
matter in the office of the clerk of the circuit
court for wood county, in the state OF wisconsin:
That the object of said petition and said pro-
ceeding thereby sttuted is that said petitioner
may acquire by condemnation in the manner
provided by law the real estate described IN said
petition, for the purpose of constructing
operating and maintaining main line of rail
road and station grounds depot grounds, build
ing grounds and yards and for that purpose to
procure the appointment OF commissioners to
ascertain and appraiSe the compensation to be
made to the owners of and persons interested i'll
the real estate described in the petition therein
and sought TO be acquired IN SAID proceeding,
and hereinafter described, and for such other
proceedings therein as may be necessary and
according TO law:
That the real estate described in said petition
and sought to be acquired by said proceeding
is the following. to-wit:
That part of the northwest quarter of the
north est quarter of section sixteen Q6l, towr-
ship twenty-five f25), range three 81 east
described as follows to-wit:
A strip, belt or parcel of land three hundred
$500 feet wide being fifty (50) feet wide on the
nOrtheasterly side and two hundred fifty (250)
feet on the SOuthweSterly side OF the center line
of the Princeton & Northwestern railroad as
said center line is now located and staked out
over and across said northwest quarter of the
northwest quarter of said section sixteen Q6),
town twenty-five (25), range three (S), east, Wood
County, Wisconsin.
That pursuant to an order made by the circuit
1901, said petition will be heard before the cir
cult court for Wood County, at the court house
| in the city of Grand Rapids, county of Wood
and state of Wisconsin, on the Sth day of July,
1901, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon of that day.
Dated June 18th, 1901
Princeton and Northwestern Railway Company
By EDWARD NJ. HYZER its attorney.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-20
LEGALS
Notice of Final Settlement.

WOOD COUNTY COURT-In Probate
In the matter of the estate of John Seadow,
deceased.
Seadow administrator, representing among other
things that he has fully administered the said
estate and praying that time and place be
nxed for examining aud allowing his account
OF his administration, and that the residue OF
the said estate be assigned to such persons as
are by law entitled to the same;
1T Is ORDERED, That said application be heard
Rapids, on the 18th day of June, 1901, at 10
O'Clock m.
AND 1T Is FURTHER ORDERED, That notice OF
persons interested, by publication OF a copy OF
TINS order for three successive weeks i'll the
wood County Reporter. newspaper printed in
SAID county, before the day fixed for said
hearing.
Dated this 18th day of May, 1901.
BY the Court, JOHN A GAYNOR,
m23w4 County Judge.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-20
Men to Patr0nize.

DR.. J. G. Commit, dentist, office over
Centralia Drug store. Centralia, Wis.
Telephone No. 1S2.
DIR. o. T. Hougen, N. D. Office
over Days drug store. Telephone Is.
Dr.Chas. Pomainville, Dentist, office
over Cohen'S. Telephone No. 216.
DR.. T. Pomainville office at Steib' S
Residence west side, Tel. No. 24S.
DR.. D. A. Teller, dentist, Office over
Wood County National bank. Tele-
phone No. 60, residence No. 80.
DR.. J. J. Looze, Grand Rapids, office
in Wood Block, over drug store,
telephone No. g., residence No. 246.
A. B. Crawford, Dentist. Office
in Reiland building, Grand Rapids.
High grade service at reasonable fees.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-20
Try DeBeIl's Kidney Pills.

They are the only kidney medicine
that positively cure all diseases arts
ing from diSordered kidneys, poor
nerves and thin watery condition Of
the blood such as nervous headache,
dizziness, weak back. rheumatism,
diabetes, scalding urine and other
kidney troubles. DeBell's Kidney
Pills, the great kidney remedy. Every
box warranted, % cents per box. For
sale by John E. DAILY.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-20

Danger, disease and death follow
neglect of the bowels. Use DeWitt'S
Little Early Risers to regulate them
ana you will add years to your life and
life to your years. Easy TO take,
never grippe. Wood County Drug Co.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-20
Engagement Announced.

ManltoWoc Herald.
Social circles of the city will soon
suffer the loss of another favOrite in
the marriage of Miss Olive Proell to
Mr.. Otto Roenius of Grand Rapids,
Wis, announcement of the engage
ment having been made public, Great
ing mild surprise among friends OF
the bride-to-be. Miss Proell is a
daughter of Mrs. Adelina PrOeN and
is one of the most popular of Manito-
woo social leaders, For some time she
has been assisting as saleslady at the
TOrrisOn store and has won a wide
circle Of friends who will rejoice in
her promised happiness. The groom
tO-be is well known in the city through
frequent visits He is prominent as a
business man in his home city and
bears an excellent character. MI.
Roenius has attained some prominence
in athletic circles Of the state
1t is pleasure to the REPORTER to
give room to the above announcement.
When questioned about the matter
our friend Otto bravely admitted the
soft impeachment, and added that the
wedding would probably occur some
time in October.
The Iola register., 1901-10-04
NEOSHO FALLS.
Mrs Geo Malcom Correspondent.

| Mrs Geo MacOm Correspondent
Sept 30--The showers we are having
are fine for the wheat. Wheat sowing
Is almost done around our vicinity.
Mrs + Best went to lola Saturday.
She is taking treatment of DR.. Gantz.
Mrs. Amos Wright accompanied Mrs
Best
Master James Crane came home
Monday from an extended visit in
Chicago.
We. understand the drillers of the
city gas we'll will begin work again
soon.
The merry-go-round moved out
Mo nday SO the young people will have
to go other places for amusement.
The cider mill is doing an extensive
business now. There will be lots of
apple butter to eat this winter.
Amos Wright made business "trip
to OFT wa Monday.
Mrs r Smith died Sept 20 of con-
sumption at the home of her brother,
o Jones. Mrs Laura Smiths home
was in Emporia. She has been here
for some time under DIR Aliens treat.
ment. She was loving wife and sis
ter and leaves a husband, father,
brothers, sisters and host of friends
TO mourn her loss. The relatives
have the sympathy of the entire com
nunity. The funeral services W re
conducted by Rev. Gray on Friday
evening after which the remains were
deposited in the Neosho Falls !
cemetery.
The Iola register., 1901-10-04
A EieD(lish Attack.

An attack was lately made on c. f.
Collier, OF Cherokee, Iowa, that near
ly proved fatal. 1t came through his
kidneys. His back got so lame he
could not stoop without great pain,
nor sit in a chair except propped by
cushions. No remedy helped him until
he tried Electric Bitters which effected
such wonderfulchange that he writes
he feels Hike new man. This mar
velous medicine cures backache and
kidney trouble, purifies the blood and
builds up your health Only SOC at
Evans Bros. drug store.
The Iola register., 1901-10-04
GOLDEN VALLEY.

Mrs. HATTIE GULLETT, Correspondent.
Sept. 30 Bert Rogers has been
building fence.
George Seymour took his family to
lola Saturday to see the wonderful
Pawnee Bill.
Jim Andrews took his family to lola
Saturday. His mother-in-law, Mrs
Wright and daughter, Miss Ada, ac-
companied them.
Quarterly meeting was well attended
at the Valley Saturday. Rev Salts
has endeared himself to this community
in days gone by and they love to see
him here again.
George Seymour and family and
Janett Seymour called on We scribe as
they returned from lola.
Mr. and Mrs eye Gibson went to
Chanute last week to look after their
house. They expect to move soon.
Their daughter and her husband will
occupy the farm.
Il Williams was putting in wheat on
w Mitchel's farm.
We are sorry to hear that Mrs r.
Ewing is on the sick list,
w Gullett bought some cattle of
# Cachen, also some pigs and brought
them home Saturday. Walter Wood
and his hand assisted him.
r. Duncan helped Walter Wood
bring somecattle home from G Bacon s
Friday.
Some of the boys attended the social
hop in the hall at Moran. Moran is
Eetting to be quite social place of
lite.
Our faithful team was sold to the
cennnt works last week.
The Iola register., 1901-10-04
COUNTY NEWS
LIBERTY.

Mrs. FLORA E. JOHNSON. Correspondent.
Sept 30 Mr. Morrison and son
Classy of lola called on p Johnson's
Sunday.
J G Cornell's dance was well at
tended and they report good time.
Mr. McClain and wife accompanied
10y Mrs. Lowell of lola made ye scribe
pleasant call Thursday.
Bob Cornell hauled wheat to lola
mill Friday.
Mrs Anna Roush and ye scribe
visited at Andrew Johrson's of Rock
Greek Sunday.
Mrs Kramer lost her pocketbook
Saturday on the streets of lola.
We saw almost all our neighbors
on the street Saturday during the
parade but we don't think many of
them went in the show.
JC Cornell's little girl has been
quite sick the past week. DR.. Allen
of Neosho Falls attended her.
Robbie Morrison and wife of lola
called on p. Johnsons Thursday.
Prior Heath and wife visited at N
Wilson's Sunday.
The Iola register., 1901-10-04
SILVER LEAF
Mrs wenzel, Correspondent.


Oct ] Miss Doods from Missouri is
teaching the Spring Branch school
and is making her home at Mr. Voor-
hees'.
Mr. Groves has moved from Blue
Mound onto their farm west of here.
We are glad to welcome them in our
midst.
Miss Florence Mitchell of lola at
tended the dance at Joe Eastwood = $
last Friday night also Mr. NJ Amer
man and best girl.
Mrs Voorhees, brother and wife of
Wisconsin is visiting them at present.
The Silver Leaf Sunday school
elected the following officers: Miss
Gertrude VOORHEES,, superintendent:
Charlie Seeberger, assistant superin-
tendent and Miss Mamie Wray. Sec
retary.
Elsie Hall returned to her home in
Elmdale, Kansas, last week after
months visit with ye scribe.
Mr. and Mrs Rose were pleasant
visitors one day last week.
We correspondents should thank
our editor for even thinking of
sending US complimentary tickets for
the fair.
The Iola register., 1901-10-04
CARLYLE.

u w. LhMASTER, Correspondent.
Oct l Ora Dunlap and family of
Bayard spent Sunday with relatives
here.
f b Arnold and family arrived Fri
day for visit with relatives and
friends. They have been for some
months at Blackfoot, Idaho.
G f Sawyer lis finishing up some
road working this week.
Deer Creek school began Monday
with Mrs G A Stinson as teacher.
She boards at her fathers r. B
Arnolds, and drives to and from
school
Rev h w Beeson and family of lola
were in the neighborhood Sunday.
j r Dunlap goes to lola tomorrow
to attend court as a juror.
Newt Cozne spent Sunday in Fort
Scott.
We hear that Il Ball of Maple
Grove has sold his farm and expects
to move to lola. We are sorry to
lose so good family from the neigh
borhood.
We are anticipating a big feast
Thursday and general good time as
there is to be surprise party at Il D
Gains in honor of his birthday.
Mrs f c Remsberg and children
and Mrs II Lemasters were out from
lola Thursday visiting relatives.
Emma Kepplc spent Sunday at
home,
G G Null was out from lola Sun
day.
Carl Wisner, who is having tussel
with typhoid fever, is getting along
nicely.
The Iola register., 1901-10-04
NEOSHu VALLEY,

c. L. ARNOLD. Correspondent
oct u Ulery has sold his twenty
acre tract Of land south of the river
bridge, to Mr. May, of Burlington.
We do not know when Mr. Ulery will
give possession, but are quite sure it
will not be right away, as his wife has
not sufficiently recovered rom her
iong sick spell to make it safe for any
change.
j Beahm, of Pleasant Valley.
preached at Salem church on Sunday
evening to an unusually large audi
euce.
Mr. Joiner moved from the Young
farm to town, Monday. Mr. Bassett,
II former occupant, will move back
into the house thus vacated.
Mr. Ludwick has reduced the size of
bis front yard by moving his house
nearer the road. There are other evil
dences of taste and good management
on the farm.
A hundred dollar cream separator
has been left at j. Z. Maxwells for
trial
A party was given at Mr. Joiner's
Saturday evening, thus aiTording the
young people an opportunity to ex-
press their good will before they
moved from among us.
f b Butler is visiting relatives in
Ohio.
Jas Rush, Ivan Peck and several
from Pleasant Valley neighborhood
left Monday on a seventy-dve mile
drive up the river, to attend the Union
Baptist Association.
Grant Billbe dismissed his school,
at Union, Wednesday to give those a
chance who desired to do so to attend
the reunion at lola.
= + Young is at work on the street
car line between lola and La Harpe.
Chas Preston will furnish Pioua
parties POO perch of rocks.
w A Dawsons' mother-in-law is
over from Toronto.
f ID Arnold and Dave Beahm are
working for c Preston.
The Iola register., 1901-10-04
BETHEL
LEILA CUNNrNenAM, Correspondent.

LEILA CUNNGNGHAM, Correspondent
Sept. 80. Mr. and Mrs Stewart and
Mr. Lollar of Chanute are visiting at
MIR Woodard's.
Several from here attended the
Farmers picnic at Ards grove last
Friday. They report big crowd.
and the Elsmore band was present and
furnished excellent music.
Mrs Cunningham and Leila. Mr. and
Mrs a Wood were nicely entertained
at John Woods near lola. last Saur.
day.
our school is progressing nicely
under the rule Of Chas. T.. Treadway.
There are thirty four scholars en-
rolled.
Messrs. Fem and Brancher of Hum
boldt put tin spouting around the
school house since our last.
Several from here attended the show
at lola Saturday.
The Iola register., 1901-10-04
KANSAS CIIPS AND c0NNENIS

Thieves buHaloed Ur-.e sam ont %,
$50 worth of stamps by breaking ,u,o
the post Office at Bison recently.
H. is said angoru goat sandwiches
are served in Atchisou joints, This is
Il lii companion for the brick cheese.
\ Paola man just back from Alaska
says potatoes only cost - Il bushel
there. Why wouldn't that be u good
place for Kansas to buy Il big lot?
The water in the Neosho at Emporia
is so low that the city is digging
trenches to let the pools run together.
And win White is miles away in
champagne Washington.
Proud of his town item; Last week
the population of this town was 81.
This week it is 372-all because we've
helped out the census. ed Miller in
Wakefield Searchlight.
Leavenworth Democrats are said to
be contemplating the choice of a roost-
er as their party emblem to go on the
ballots, which is a patent and un-
seemly bid for the colored vote.
A man near Lacrosse paid 81, 600
for farm six years ago, has collected
for $4, 500. Being "land poor" is a
mighty poor excuse in Kansas today.
Will White was recommended by
President Roosevelt as the proper man
to write a life sketch of himself
(RoOsevelt) when the Century maga-
zine asked the president to recommend
somebody.
a Mcpherson man asks through the
paper for ten young men to learn to
play the clarionet this fall. Think of
ten tender feet trying to guide ten
baking clarionets at the same time in
the same town,
The Mcpherson Republican headed
its editorial on McKinley's death lie
Roi est Mort; Vive lie Roi." Which
the ignorant Kansas City Star be-
lieves is some deep, dastardly insult
about Mort Albaugh.
Jessie Lewelling, daughter of the
late Kansas governor, is making quite
hit in literary circles. She contri-
butes notes on PHILOSOPHY" to the
Chicago News and writes clever
stories for the magazines.
The Wellington voice says the
''ballyhoo" was much in evidence at
the hooche-cooche shows at ihe wheat
carnival. That is it. 1t isn't the real
thing unless the "ballyhoo" is very
much in evidence, only it is generally
spelled with an Sc.
A Wellington father whose family
spent the summer in Colorado has
figured it out that Kansas man
makes enough in II months to keep
him in Colorado months and that the
Colorado man makes enough off the
Kansan in those months to keep him
the other 10.
A cousin of the Parkhursts, the To-
peka grocers, recently was married in
Italy to Prince Don Giuseppe Rospi-
gliosi. Luckily the grocery can fur
nish plenty OF spizhetti when the
Prince visits Topeka next spring with
out bankrupting the kin.
The Seneca Tribune says that Con-
gresham Bailey recently filled a
tramp full of delicacies on his promise
to kill all the rats on Bailey's farm in
return. The full tramp swung his club
after dinner and said: "Now bring
on your rats" The next tramp will
be filled full of something else at the
Bailey home.
The Iola register., 1901-10-04
DIAMOND.


hiNos L. w. JONbSs Correspondent.
Oct. Miss Tillie Nader came
home from Moran a week ago.
John Vickers and wife, Ye Scribe
and husband went to Colony two
weeks ago to hear DR.. Murlin dedicate
the new church. We had long wanted
to hear his Reverence and we felt
repaid for the long drive.
Mrs Draper mother of Ben Draper
of this neighborhood was thrown from
her buggy recently and quite seriously
hurt, but has since recovered enough
to be removed to her home near Bron-
son.
Quite number from this neighbor-
hood went to lola Saturday and in
cidentally took in the "Wild West"
show in the afternoon.
The schools at Diamond and Wav-
erly are in full blast.
Mrs McKinder presdes at Diamond
and Miss Vezie at Waverly.
We did not learn until yesterday
that Mrs II A Hardy hada sister visit
ing her in August from Topeka.
Henley Elston who has been in the
west for several months at work re-
turned home recently.
Report says that Miss Pearl Dragoo
has gone to town to learn the milli-
merry trade.
We notice that Mrs James Davis
has returned from Colorado also.
Mrs Joe Stevens who accompanied
her.
Mr. and Mrs Will Ballard buried
their infant daughter sunday. rhe
interment was at Colony. They have
the sympathy of all their friends.
The Iola register., 1901-10-04
EAST PIQUA.
b. KEIrHLEY, Correspondent.


Sept 24-Mr Jones has given up the
rural mail route west of the river.
The correspondent from Old Liberty
was in lola Monday.
G j Eldridge was on the sick list
last week but is better at this writing
Peaches have gone to waste at G d
Hildebrants.
The ground is too dry to plow good
in this vicinity.
Ye scribe visited Mr. Jonathan Cut
right Monday at lola and found him
very poorly
Nora Osborn was called to Neosho
Falls last Thursday 10y the death of
her grandfather, John Nitito.
+ G Osborn and wife start to Mis-
souri, soon to visit friends and look II
the country with view of locating
there.
Walt Valentine and family visited
at Oscar Keithleys Sunday.
Rodna Redield, of Humboldt spent
last Thursday with Charley Trobridce.
The surveyors are in our neighbor-
hood locating the Fort Scott, lola Il
v estern railroad.
Reuben Bales was in this neighbor-
hood Monday looking after land to
buy. He wants an so acre farm.