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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-06-04
HORROR Of WIND
SM|TES GEORGIA
HUNDREDS KILLED WITHOUT MO-
MENT'S WARNING.
DEATH FROM CLEAR SKY
Tornado Shaves Off Two Stories of
Crowded Cotton Mill and Grinds
Employees in Cebris-PeopIe Die
Violently by Scores in the Track of
the Storm.

Atlanta, June "A tornado struck
the southern portion of GAINESVILLE
ABOUT noon. 1t came with a frightful
roar and the day was turned into
night. AS the people fed from the
storm they were caught in the wind
and bodily blown in all directions
Some houses were torn into frag-
ments; others were lifted from their
foundations and carried intact for
blocks; roofs sailed like leaves in the
air and many persons were picked up
and carried over trees and houses for
long distances. One of the large
buildings to fail was the Gainesville
cotton mills, a three story structure.
The third and second stories were
shaved off smoothly and it is believed
every person working in them
persisted. About 500 were working in
the mills at the time, but a great por-
ton were in the lower story and es-
capped. In five brick buildings on the
main street about IS people were
killed, most of them employees in
stores.
Fire has started in the wreckage and
the department is unable to get to i.
because of distractions in the streets.
The cyclone has torn down all the
wires leading into Gainesville except
those of the Southern Bell Telephone
company. These wires are now being
used by the survivors to communicate
with the outside world. All the sur
rounding country has been appealed 70
to send doctors. A special train will
run there carrying surgeons and medi-
cines.
Atlanta, June IA telephone bulIe
tin to the Journal from Gainesville
says that 26 bodies were rescued from
the Gainesville cotton mills The
latest estimates of the victims of yes
terday's cyclone are that $50 were
killed; 100 at the Gainesville mill and
so at the New Holland mill.
Death in Mill Collapse.
Atlanta, June 2.-The Gainesville
cotton mills were blown down and
nearly every employee in the building
killed, including a large number OF
children.
The southern depot was blown
down. The iron work was demolished
and several people persisted in the
wreck.
The cotton oil mills were blown
down. The old Piedmont hotel, now
used as a school and apartment house
was RACED and half a dozen or mora
people killed. The Richmond hotel
was wrecked and several people
persisted with it. 125 cottages, the
school house and church were blown
away in the negro section. Five brick
stores in the main street were swept
away. In all 200 buildings were de
mOlished.
Thermometer 2 a. N. 60.
At New Holland it is believed at
least % people were killed.
Gainesville, June 2.-The estimate
of the dead are now placed at IS; per-
haps 40 were fatally injured. The
property loss is about 100000. Many
bodies are so mangled they cannot be
identified. The tornado did not touch
the main portion of the city.
An unconfirmed report from White
Sulphur says II persons were killed
there.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-06-04
Eve Made the Best of II.

YES said Mrs. Adam. as she fitted
patch to little Abel's trousers, in
many respects Eden was a delightful
spot to live. But. Go you know, there
wasn't a dressmaker in the place?
Actually, hadn't decent gown to my
back. But it didn't matter much;
there was nothing to go to but the
ZOO. kansas City Journal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-06-04
ANOTHER
CHARGE
FOR JETT

Jackson, KY, May 31.-Another in
dictment in addition to that charging
him with killing Marcus was found
against Curtis Jet. The last one
accuses him of killing the town mar
shall, James CockrilI. It is said the
witnesses testified they saw Jet com
NIT both crimes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-06-04

comedy A School for Scandal. When
it is produced next season Miss Gilman
will appear as Lady Teazle Il have
quit and will now devote all my time
to writing comic operas" Mr.. Bangs
said.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-06-04
Perished Hunter Found.

Bolton, Mont, June 2.-The remains
OF Supt. r. F. Egan, Of the Great North
ern, who was lost in the mountains OF
Montana while hunting, Nov. 4, were
recovered yesterday.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-06-04

washington, June 2-The United
States supreme court has refused to
grant a writ OF habeas corpus in the
case Of Whitaker Wright, the English
promoter in custody at New York
awaiting extradition on charges made
in England. Wright came to this
country three months or more ago,
travelling with a pretty young woman
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-06-04
KANSAS CITY
IS STRICKEN
THREATENED WITH A DEADLY
STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE.
DARK AND FULL OF DEATH

MuItitudes Rendered Homeless, Many
are Drowned and the Perished Can
not be Numbered-PeopIe in Sub
merged Districts Call PitifuIIy For
Aid That is impossible.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-06-04

Fred Lefty, a laborer, and his wife
were found in their home at indie
pendence, Mo-, with their Threats
cut. The woman was dead and Lefty
was dying. A bloody razor lay on the
floor.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-06-04
Trolley Express and Freight.

There is no troublesome red tape
about the trolley freight system. The
Cleveland e Eastern railway, for in
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-06-04

ana was taken into custody as soon as
the vessel landed. The charges are
that he did swindling on an extensive
scale in London where he has a
family. He lived in sumptuous style
abroad and expressed great indigna-
ton when arrested. He has plenty Of
means and will make a desperate fight
to avert return to the British author--
ties.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-06-04
BIG PLANTS BURNED
FLAMES SWEEP RACINE FACTO-
RlES AND WAREHOUSES.
ESTIMATED LOSS $4,000
Milwaukee Asked to Send Help, but
Request Is Recaied-Boat Plant in
Ashes-Case PloW Works and
Threshing Machine Plant Suffer
Partly Insured.

Racine, Wis, June AT noon Sun
day fire broke out in the buildings of
the Racine Boat Manufacturing COM
pany and in an hour property valued
at $4,000 had been destroyed The
flames swept over a district two
blocks square and city officials fearing
that the flames would be carried to
the buildings of the Case Plow works
requested aid from Milwaukee and
Kenosha, but later countermanded the
requests as the local fire department
of q men had the fire under control,
but not until the Doat works, Case
Threshing Machine company's ware
house, with 200 separators and en-
gines: the Standard Oil company's
warehouse, with 10000 gallons of nap
tina; Case pillow works warehouse, con-
tanning large number of cultivators
and plows, lumber yards and freight
cars had been destroyed.
Have Narrow Escape
Nels Nelson, engineer at the boat
works, was cleaning the engine boiler
and knew nothing of the fire until
hearing the cracking of the flames
and thinking there was storm
crawled from the boiler to find the
building in flames. He ran to the
river and jumping in was picked up by
men in a boat. Two other men were
working about the factory and for a
time it was feared that they had per-
ished.
At the time of the fire there was a
gale blowing from the northeast and
the flames were carried from the boat
works to the Standard Oil company's
warehouse and then to the Case ware
houses and to lumber yards beyond A
lumber yard two blocks distant was
set afire by burning embers carried by
the gale.
Many Boats Destroyed.
Whether the boat works will be re-
built cannot be learned as Walter
Reynolds and August Frank, the own
ers, are out of the city. The company
employed 200 men, all of whom lost
their tools. Not paper was saved
and 200 launches, rowboats, designs,
drawings and models were destroyed.
Luckily there were no large boats
being built at this time. Howard
Moors of Chicago had ordered a $780,
600 yacht and it had been shipped a
few days ago. The designs for J. w.
Gates, the Chicago millionaire, $780,
600 yacht were destroyed.
The boat company's loss is $150,O00,
with 100000 insurance; Case Thresh-
ing Machine company loss $15O,000,
fully covered by insurance; Standard
Oil company $4,000, no insurance;
Case pillow works loss $4,000, insured;
lumber yards, freight cars and other
building $4,000, partly insured.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-06-04
KEOkUk IS
WHOLLY ISOLATED
LEVEE BREAKS AND TRAINS ARE
ABANDONED.
DIES MONIES Is EMERGING

Waters Recede-Conditions Approach
NormaI-Great Quantity of Sick
ness Follows in Wake OF Flood
Mississippi Eiver is Eight Miles
Wide-MiIitia Summoned to Aid.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-06-04
Cummings Abandons Trip.

Des Moines, June Gov. Cum
mings has abandoned his contemplated
Iowa today as he feels it his duty to
remain here where he can be of SER
vice in relieving the suffering among
the food victims
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-06-04
Cannot Estimate Dead.

1t is utterly impossible to form any
estimate of the number of dead in
Kansas City. There have been mani
fold stories of how boats laden with
people have been seen to sink. There
have been reports without end of
bodies seen floating by on wreckage,
of men who have tried to drive wagons
laden with their household effects
against certain death in the current
and gone down in the flood. The ma
jority of these stories lack proof, how
ever, and even if true, the proof may
never be had. There lis no possible
way of getting at the names of the
dead and no chance of forming any es-
innate that can confidently be termed
accurate. 1t is likely, however, the
number of fatalities in Kansas City.
Mo-, will reach fifty
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-06-04

Keokuk, Ia, June 2-The Egyptian
levee. five miles below here, is broken
in 20 places and the water is running
through the streets of Alexandria. A
territory of ten by twenty miles in
Clark county, Missouri bottoms are sub
merged. No loss of life is reported.
Corn and other crops have been de-
stroyed, and the Des Moines river
bridges are in danger. No railroads
are running south of Keokuk. The
Mississippi and Des Moines rivers are
both rising rapidly. The levee in the
Hunt drainage district on the Illinois
side is liable to give way soon.
Waters Recede at Des Moines.
Des Moines, June Both the Des
Moines and Raccoon rivers continue to
recede rapidly. The east Des Moines
business section is now free from
water and the conditions are rapidly
resuming the normal in the wholesale
and manufacturing district. In addi-
ton to the contribution of food and
clothing, the cash relief fund reached
$4,000 last night and is being rapidly
increased. The train service is re-
sumed on all local railroads. The one
serious phase CT the situation is the
large amount Of sickness caused by
the flood, continued rain and low tenn
perature.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-06-04
Worst Coming a.. ST. Louis.

ST. Louis, June 2.-The river was
within a foot of the danger line last
night and is rising at the rate of two
feet day. The flood is coming from
both the Missouri and Mississippi riv-
ers. Forecaster Bowie predicts the eff
feet OF this will be felt here Thursday
or Friday.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-06-04
Railroad Offers Help.

Des Moines, June Ex-Governor Cum
Minis received a telegram from the
general officials of the Northwestern
railroad yesterday afternoon tender
ing the free use of trains or employees
for the relief work
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-06-04
Traffic SUSPENDED.

Hannibal, Mo, June 2.-The food in
the Mississippi river here is the worst
known in years. The Burlington has
suspended traffic between Hannibal
aud keOkuk.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-06-04
Wave Distress Signals.

Down in the wholesale district the
people at dusk last night were waving
white cloths to attract attention. The
conditions of some of these is pitiable.
They have been held prisoners for two
days, threatened with death by drown
ing, at one time by fire, and for the
most part without food, and for "a
hours without drinking water. Every
effort is being made, and all may be
saved today. The financial damage is
about as great now as it is likely to
become, unless the water rises much
higher than at present There has
been no suffering in the city beyond
that sustained by the people driven
from their home.
Last night the city was in absolute
darkness. There was not a glimmer
of gas jet or flare of electric light.
save in buildings which have their
own electric light plants. The steam
for these is supplied from water
hauled from the river. The newspa-
pers have been compelled to discon-
time the use of typesetting machines.
because CT the lack of power. and are
sticking type in the good old way.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-06-04
River Eiuht Miles Wide,
Burlington, June 2.-The MISSISSIPPI
river here is eight miles wide.
E!don Half Submerged.

burlington, June Zine MISSISSIPPI
river here is eight miles wide.
E!don Half Submerged.
Eldon, Ia, June Half of the bust,
ness parts of this town are under
water. Many families have been driv.
en- from their homes. One man, Henry
Kuhns, was drowned Many miles OF
track on the Rock Island main south,
western line and the Des Moines
branch are washed out.
One Horror Untrue.
Kansas City, June "A story from
st. Joseph that 200 persons were
drowned Sunday by the crushing of a
bridge byt a tank of the Standard Oil
company is untrue. The total death
list in this vicinity according to state
ments Of chiefs of police of Kansas
cities, will not exceed 20. These deaths
occurred at different points
Kansas City, June 2.-Information
from Armdale is that 10000 people
that formerly lived there were driven
from their homes. A number have
been drowned but how many is not &C
curately known; it will not exceed so
however. Ten thousand rations were
brought from Leavenworth yesterday
but that is insufficient for a single
days supply and unless provision can
be secured more suffering is probable.
Grocery stores in Kansas City, Kansas,
are practically sold out and bread is
sold at a high premium. Last night a
large number of tents were received
from Fort Leavenworth
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-06-04
LARGE PROFITS IN
TURPENT|N|NG
HIGHLY PROFITABLE NEW METH
Cd OF TAPPING TREES.
BETTER GRADE OF ROSIN
"cup and Gutter" System Taking
Place Of Boxing-Less Destruc-
ton of Trees-Many Operators
Now Using the New Sys-
tenn.

Washington, June 1.-THE turpen-
tine industry is receiving the benefit
of a discovery by DR.. Charles H.
Herty, an expert of the bureau Of
forestry, the Importance of which may
be realized by the enormous gain in
profits it secures for the turpentine
operator. By a new method of tap
system, DR.. Herty has secured an in
crease over the old method of % per
cent of turpentine, besides uniformly
high grades of rOsin.
The demonstration of this increase
is based on careful and elaborate ex-
periments conducted by Dr. Herty at
Ocilla, Ga. One-half of a first,
second, a third, and a fourth-year
crop was managed by the box system,
the other half by the new cup-and-
gutter system. Every effort was
made to have the conditions in the
two divisions exactly similar and to
make the comparison just one. The
increased output of % per cent.
secured by the cup-and-gutter system
during the season of 1902 is guaran-
teed by DR.. Herty as being absolutely
reliable for the turpentine orchard at
Ocilla, Ga, and he believes there is no
reason for not accepting it as
representative Of the increase that
may be secured by this system
throughout the turpentine belt.
The experiments of 1902 showed the
following gains Of the cup and gutter
over the box system on a basis of one
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-06-04
Two Thousand Homeless.

The first authentic information from
Kansas City, Kansas, was received
last night. In that district 1000 people
are homeless. The number drowned
cannot be estimated and the property
loss was heavy. There is no great
probability that there will be any fur
Their loss of life, if the river does not
rise very suddenly. The police have
done wonders rescuing the people, and
have brought $50 safe to high ground
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-06-04
Militia Ordered Out.


Leavenworth, Kas., June 2.-CoIonel
Mlnet, at Fort Leavenworth, has or
dered out companies A and C of the
engineer corps with their pontoon
boats and arms. They are to go to
Kansas City, Kas., to assist in protect
ing the people from thieves and rescu-
ing the sufferers in the flooded district.
Reports of Abatement.
Kansas City, June 2.-Dispatches
from scores Of towns in Kansas last
night report the floods abating, though
the rain is still falling in some places.
but the outlook is for better weather.
Telephone and telegraph service is i'm
proved and the loss of life is less than
at first reported. The destruction of
property has probably not been over
estimated. An enormous number of
bridges were carried away, crops de-
stroyed and livestock drowned.
Soldiers Starving.
The sixteenth siege battery, which
left here for Fort Riley two weeks ago.
is reported encamped on a hill near
st. Mary's fort, surrounded by water.
The men Of the battery are said to be
starving.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-06-04

Kansas City, June with gas and
electric lights extfnguished, water
works shut down, and the city practic-
ally at the mercy of the first fire that
shall break out, with. railroad trans
portation feeble and uncertain, Kan
sas City may, if the waters do not re-
cede within the next two or three days,
be compelled to fight for her very life.
Last night the skies were dark and
lowering, rain was falling heavily,
more stormy weather is sweeping up
from the west and the Unsuitable river
is stoutly holding it's own.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1903-10-08
Saves Two From Death.

"Our little daughter had an almost
fatal attack OF whooping cough and
bronchitis" writes Mrs. w. K. HaYi-
land, OF Armonk, N. Y, 'but, when ell
other remedies failed, we saved her
lite with. DR.. Kings New Discovery.
Our riese, who had consump.ion intAn
advanc ed stage, also used this wonderful
medicine and to-day she is perfectly
well.n Desperate throat and lung dis
eslses yield to DR.. Kings New Discova
cry as to no other on earth. Infallible
for coughs aud colds. soc and $500
bottles. guaranteed BY Il. ]. Pier.
TRIAL bottles tree.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1903-10-08
Are You Foolish?
a a -L,a iGe11O


Boy-Say, Pa, what do they mean
by saying penny wise and pound
foolish?"
Father-Why, it's where a man
loses dollar to save a nickle.
Boy-Well, Pa. were you that way
when you let your hogs all die because
you did not want to pay out money for
Liquid Koal that S. D. White sells SO
much Of.
Father-Johnnie, don't talk so much.
Memo, S. D.. April 4, 1901.
From actual experience know Liquid koal to
be the best germ destroyer. antiseptic and hog
cholera preventative nown use. and would ad-
wise its use by all stock feeders. e. ii, Flem-
mer
Coleridce, Neb.. Dec. s, 1902
can say that your l.. X. is the best insect
destroyer that ever used. 1t will not ln1ure
the eggs when used on sitting hens. find It
the best all around stock medicine that ever
had on the place. | advise every farmer 80
keepa supply on hand. 9. B, Croft.
One hundred dollars deposited in the
following banks for any one who finds
any of the testimonials we publish
from time to time are not genuine:
City National Bank, York, Neb.: Shell
don State Bank, Sheldon, Ia; Okla
homa Trust and Banking Co., Okla
homa City, Oklahoma,
Manufactured by National Medical
Co., Sheldon. Ia, York, Neb., Okla
homa City. Oklahoma.
For sale and guaranteed by S. D..
WHITE, of Hurley, S. D.
Use according to directions and II 1t
does not prove satisfactory your money
back. Price 81 per quart. So per
gallon.
Middletown transcript., 1903-01-24
MEETING OF FARNERs' INSTITUTE

Wesley Webb, who has been appointed
to supervise the work of the Farmers
Institute in Kent and Sussex Counties,
has arranged two series of meetings
which are to be held during the latter
part OF the month and the first part Of
next month. The first Of these series
will commence at Laurel, January 9th
and 2Sth; Bridgeville, January 10th and
30th.
The second series will commence at
Smyrna, February 9th. Meetings will
also be held in Dover, February 10th and
llth; Milford, February 1lth and 18th;
Georgetown, February 18th and 18th;
Lewes, February 18th, and Milton, Feb.
ruary l4th.
The speakers for these meetings will
be Professors w. Ii. Bishop, G. ?. Close,
Of Delaware College; w. F. Allen. Sails
bury, Md; G. s. Barker, Milford; F. P.
Bancroft, Camden; W. NJ. Dickson, and
S. H. Derby, Of Woodside; DR.. H. B. Nc
Dowell, Of Middletown; Professor ]. Z.
Carroll, superintendent of schools Of Kent
County; Professor Lean A. Davis, who
holds like Office in Sussex County; Miss
Maggie d. Wilson and Miss Sarah Church
man, graduate of Drexel Institute, Phila.
delphia.
Middletown transcript., 1903-01-24
GOLDEN GATE TOUR

The first Pennsylvania Railroad Per
sonally conducted Tour to California for
the present season will leave New York
and Philadelphia on the Golden Gate
Special, January 80, going VIA Chicago,
Kansas City and FL Paso TO Los Angeles
and San Diego. An entire motnl may
be spent on the Pacific Coast. The Gold
en- Gate Special will leave San Francisco
returning Tuesday, March 3, stopping al
Salt Lake CITY, Glenwood Springs, Color
ada Springs and Denver. Rate, 5000
from all points on the Pennsylvania
Railroad east of Pittsburg, covering all
expenses of railroad transportation, side
trips ip California, and berth and meals
going and returning on the special train.
No hotel expenses in California are in.
cluded. Tickets are good for return
within nine months, but when not used
returning on the Golden Gate Special
they cover transportation only. For de.
tailed itinerary apply to Ticket Agents,
or address George w. Boyd, Assistant
General Passenger Agent, Broad Street
Station, Philadelphia, Pa.