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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-12-17
WORLDLY WISE WOMAN


Love feeds upon i6ealization. Resliza-
} uon often proves iudigestible
:. worry and woman are companions
separate them and woInan's instinct
{ would lose its potent power
In misfortune man fees from yonl-
{ an. woman. in misfortune, turns to
There is no object of the worlds
) architecture so battered as the gate
5 way of tame. Like all antiques, it
) gains value bl' time.
} III womans apparel is a keynote
! to her character, how often this is
I changed by the condition of her
} pocketbook!
Advice viii do ono of two things
brighten or nerve one to its utter dis
regard.
strong women, but it is often the
{ weak woman who succeeds in holding
( able men.
Mental shrnkage results from over
} feeding OF the physical.
After man has satisfied n wonan's
7 curiosity about him. he finds that her
I interest in him is on the wane
An unhappy affstire de occur is the
( greatest stinulant to worldly accom-
{ Dlshment.
The wisest man is he who knows
when he plays the fool.
{ 1t is not the truth that hurts so
{ much as the knowledge that some one
) else knows the truth.
} The woman who continually plays
} for effect scores the greatest effect
} when she is natural.
I Opportunities long sought often sur
( prise with their nearness when found
( We work not so much for accom-
plishment as to prove to other people
{ what We really can do.
A mans receptions are to smooth
the present; woman's-a means to an
{ end.
s II is worldly to eat waxen fruit and
s call it luscious.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-12-17
6az7on Makes Ono Prophecies Regarding Mve<e Oelegphv

two prophecies: One that it would be the
Telegraph of the sea, the other that 1t is
not likely to flna great field over land
lie regards its future commercial use as
fcregone conclusion, and sees the great
est benefits to humanity in its develop
m !.ni roo.,, ,.,u
q success beyond n doubt said Mr.
Edison. Il think he will work across the
atlantic commercially. In fact | think
he will send messages around the world
by repeating stations; but he will not
90 1t in one jump. Great undertakings
are not completed in jumps. The discov-
course, always is jump, but the work
ing out of the details is another matter
winch involves laborious work in the field
nf experiment. especially if it is to be
worked on commercial lines.
What 1t Will Mean.
- Wireless is going TO be the telegraph
one on the maritime exchange can send
vessel afoat in any part of the world and
change her routing. You can readily see,
when such system is in thorough work.
Ing order what a wonderful effect it will
have on the industrial world
The markets of the world are SO con-
nscted by gable that we buy and sell in
great advantage to change the routing of
merchant vessel to the highest market.
~ don think so much about the. out
look for the wireless system on land
That field is practically occupied. But the
ocean field is open. Yes. the ocean is the
field for the wireless.
II think it will only be question of
few years before wireless is completely
developed-or rather should say until it
is developed to a point where it will be
practical and important factor in the
Industrial world.
Marconi's Big Handicap.
Great inventions take from six to ten
years to develop. In the case of wireless
biography development had been slow
because Marconi is compelled to do all the
work himself. He has 10 cross the water
cannot be in two places at once. Each
change made at the sending eEd requires
a corresponding change at the receiving
end, and MarcoAi has to attend TO both
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-12-17

yelling trust of her baby stare until,
in the !, midday Of her gracious woman.
This glorious being DR., Warner holds
responsible for Very nearly everything
that goes wrong il. the world. and to her
ne gives the credit OF the greater part
society and the stage, to check tho
SeculdtlZiltiun OF sunday ana even to
~ me ne s Ensish language againss
W. re ;o womans ,, nl;ira ton is oyer us all
d ,rfr down aS or lifted up BY feminine IN, in
aiiie'einGe, rove q nate ! pom the COM
.,} et pr, warner rs KNOW some Things
awfu slorv Of her vn,ltb s@. w. 81 .. me
oe ebo i9r pss fer 1nuenee tns
SLY, she i na ner w Of her 5sS ard 9pth
,ha wh ee'n, capgs 70 ap is OF 40
her IDEAS If lfs rhe wnrd don VIZ -.
aa fn 1fn nTistenGe IF
ana depths OF her royal dover Of won5ans
weh men me- Sev ePeK Know is d 9 ton pg's II
tl,e woman ,n,lef e,iil. ,,.d rn, /, ~ -,
the impeuous tumnif Of b epia ften an o
grew softI 'i''f lis T Seard an take W bn
.,irhe yn,,a.r woman scat,nst taI,c io,so,s
off With equil facility. Sic g, 4 NEST affen
bound as no man feels himself bound.
TO her environment. she is ien,msd ia
eildcd her food and yv,ter. al tita hesr
her feathers Of silver and vet he ca e.,
is there and she is i'll it,
Gradatim.
i t We IS n 1' le ia II S J b9und;
rise
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-12-17

whole. This, however gives but a partial
idea of the extent of the concentration.
In reality. the consolidation is closer.
These nineteen systems are practically
controlled by nine uen--Messrs. j. p.
Morgan. j, u. Rockefeller Il. Fl. Harri
man. George j. Gould w. *. Vanderbilt.
James j. Hill A. j. Cassatt, William
Rockefeller and w. II. Moore.
Mr.. Morgan is the controlling force in
two of these systems. made up of coal
lines ard southern railways. In company
with Mr.. Hill he controls a third system.
comprising the roads included in the
Northern Securities company. while he
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-12-17

where he would get his colonists? the
former threw up his hands III the air.
eNclaimin.:
The coIonists, Why we have had thou
sands and thousands of them Offering
their services. Men and women begging
to be allowed TO cola borate in founding
Tsoja. A number of under-secretaries are
employed emp. at nothing but opening ana
Lebaudy from This Hague to London
carried 200 pounds of unopened letters,
and none from adventurers. but from
serious men and women. army officers,
civil engineers. merchants and manufac-
turers. Indeed, we have been obliged
to create waiting list, as NJ. Lebaudy is
unwilling to have too many people to
start with.
1t seems as improbable that the gov
eminent will force the young millionaire
to return to Paris. as that England will
give him up: for he is spending millions
in London and has harmed no one. More
over. he is ready to pay the fiddler"
whatever Is expected of him.
The whole campaign against him has
been organized by people who expect to
make money, out of 1t. and the govern
ment has allowed itself to get into an
awkward situation.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-12-17

ag age. 1 Of If the he Vandsrbit system. lie is
thus most importan factor in the trunk
line territory in the southern group, in
the anthracite coal producers and car.
riers. and in the northern transcontinental
lines. The Rockefelers are heavily inter
ested in the ST. Paul and the lacka-
wanna, and have large interests in the
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-12-17

llue ny lHe AMERICAN CyCliSl, w.
H. Barber. who accomplishes the feat.
while making a leap, head downward.
The act seems SO reckless that it sug
gests the idea that the rider has only
one object, that of committing suicide.
The construction of the loop is the same
as of old, but five yards of the top of
the loop has been removed. and the cy-
clist jumps through space head down
ward, to land on the loop again and
shoot out at the other side.
Mrs. Barber, the cyclists wife, was
unable to witness the first performance.
and the police force tried to prevent it,
but Barber was too quick for the police
commissioner and succeeded in accom-
plishing his feat.
Two men have already been seriously
injured trying to accomplish this same
feat. Barber is now, through his folly,
the hero of Paris. Women weep over him;
men embrace him.
Madame Sarah Bernhardt's theater has
Just been the scene of an amusing in
cldent, which caused great deal OF
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Tho wealth of the nation in 1900 was
estimated by our government to be S94 ,ODo-
UVO,Oco of which the most valuable part is
land. Farm property alone is estimated
70 have value of $20,514 900 600. Now.
there is no property which is generally
but while the actual ownership and CON
troll of farms are widely .diffused. the dis
tribution of farm products is IN the hands
of comparatively few. The farmer is de-
Tor his products, and the power to make
freight rates has a vital bearing on the
farmers profits. This power is welded
by the men who control the railroads,
year. The railroads control the lake lines.
so that the farmer or the big grain ship
per always finds the railroad magnate
between his market and himself. To he
in the making of rates as they were be-
fore federal and state laws prohibited the
formation of railroad pools and the max
ing of freight arrangements. The inter-
railroad statutes protect the shipper only
in measure. however, for the growing
commonality OF interests among railroad
men causes them to act in concert in the
making of rates without any agreement
that the law can lay hold of.
Railroad domination of the grain traf-
nc Is strengthened also by Che practical
control of the grain elevating facilities by
the railroads. Although there are sorne
independent elevating associations stll in
existence, they do but a small proportion
Of the business When Mr.. james j Hin
erected tie mammoth steel sranaries for
the use of the Great Northern railway he
set an example that all of the sgrainhan-
ding railroads promptly followed and
the doom of the individually owned Gle
Yator was sealed. In recent years the
bulk of the grain eleevating and freight
lighs,ase business has been gradually
abs be1 nv ba raj
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Railroad Concentration.

I'm no other branch of business has
concentration of wealth been so complete,
as in the railroads. II might be said that
the very laws that have been passed to
prohibit railroad monopolies have thus Ear
served only to promote concentration
When the railroads were free to enter into
pools and agreements they were contin-
TALLY violating them, and the cutting Of
rates WAS Il widespread evil But when
the supreme court of the United states de.
cided that pooling and traffic agreements
were illegal the men IN control of the
competing lines deemed II necessary 10
consolidate them to enter into com
munities of interest in order to put an end
to Wasteful competition
There are 204.0G0 miles Of railroad in
the United States. owned by. companies
having total cal italization Of more than
sl2o 100000, par value, affording livei-
hood to 100000 of persons tenpopes and
their familes). and distributing s15.6s5.95O
in dividends to owners and 500, 7i3, 7Oi in
wages. These railroads are nominally
controlled by 1000 corporations, Of which
of these, however. form parts of great
systems Prof. Emory r. Johnson. in his
recent book on american Transporta-
ton" gives list of nineteen. different
railway systems whose aggregate mileage
is 1G5, 81, or nearly 81 per cent of the
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-12-17
Products of the Land.

mills and 81 per cent of the iron and steel
trad are controlled by companies.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-12-17
az the DiRusion Of Wealth.

''This- concentration of wealth goes on.
wealth. A simple Illustration will show
what Is meant There were at the time
Of the last stateme mt. 50, 1855 stockholders
In the steel corporation. This is diffusion
OF wealth. The vast majority Of these
holders Of stock would have been unable
to buy any interest in the iron business
but for the modern invention. of the
stock company, which by dividing the
capital into small shares makes It pos
oihle for persons Of limited means to own
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-02-05

Little Hazel Burrows is just recover
ing from sick spell.
Miss Caroline Deyo is recovering
from quite severe illness.
Miss Mary Leverance is attending
German school at NekoOsa.
Mrs Swain. Of your city, has been a
guest at the &. Larson home.
Fred Aucutt is in the village, the
guest of his brother Emmett and wife.
Mrs. Williams has been in Grand
Rapids visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Clark Lyon.
Mrs, Brennan. of your city, was a
recent visitor at the Bremen home
in this village.
The Misses Julia Bates and Mary
Myer spent the Sabbath at their
homes in Rudolph.
Miss Nellie Ward, OF Grand Rapids,
made her sister, Mrs. E. B. Garrison
short visit last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Helke spent The
Sabbath in Rudolph as guests of Mrs.
fHelke'S parents, Mr.. and Mrs. COdere.
MessrS. l. n. Brazeau and Dick
Stevenson were callers at the Geo.
Brazeau home on Sunday Afternoon.
Mrs O. OleSon returned on Sunday
from your city, where she had been
the guest of her daughter, Mrs. n.
Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wm. Kranke enter
tanned party of friends at their
home on Friday evening. Everyone
reports pleasant evening.
Mr. and Mrs Hazard, Mrs. e. Fl.
Stoddards and Messrs. Wales and
Stamm, Of your city, attended church
service here on Tuesday night.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Mike Burgord died on Tuesday morn
ing. The parents have the sympathy
of all in the loss of their first born.
Miss Nettie Hansen, who resides
about three miles from here, has
returned to her home after a short
visit with her sister, Mrs. VIM.
Kranke.
Both departments of our schools are
now supplied with organs, the school
board having recently purchased
another one from O. Voyer, of Grand
Rapids.
Mr.. and Mrs JOS Thomas. of
Nekoosa and Miss Hattie Whittlesey.
Of Cranmoor were guests CT Mr. and
Mrs. a. e. Gurdy on Saturday even
ing
"What's the matter, old man? Been
losing on wheat?' mo, not that,
forgot to take Rocky Mountain Tea
last night. Wife said I'd be sick
today" 80 cents. J. e. DAILY.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-02-05
The CRANBERRY Grower.

1.-THE Cranberry Grower" is the
title Of a new paper issued by the
Cranberry Grower Publishing Co. at
CranmOOr, Wisconsin, with w. Fl.
Fitch as editor and President, A. B.
Sutor Vice President and w. "
Drumb, Secretery and treasurer. 10
be frank we are disappointed in the
first number which we had expected
would be 'Ideal' in many respects
FirSt-ItS size is much smaller than
what we thought it would and ought
to be-
Second-The quality of the paper
should have been at least d fair quality
of book paper.
Third-We thought it would have
a cover Of some pretty design repre-
senting the cranberry interests and
be Of about the size of the Ladies'
Home Journal or Inland Printer.
The Cranberry Industry of the
United States is a very important
one and we thought our brothers Of
the Press would have launched off
with a more attractive issue as a
starter, at least, to induce the growers
and dealers of the country to sub
scribe for it, and patrOnize it's adver-
Using columns.
From a mechanical standpoint it
is clean, well printed and tidy in its
make up and alright as far as it goes.
Our criticism is simply that it did not
go far enough for the first issue which
leaves a lasting impression upon the
reader who receives the first copy.
We hope the new paper will grow and
become healthful representative of
the important and growing industries
of this county.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-02-05

On motion the bill Of the Electric
y Water Co., was referred to the @.
*. committee.
On motion the bills Of ". II. Carey
and Mike Carey AM Samuel Boles
were referred to the city treasurer.
On motion the bills of I. e. Kellner
and Mrs. &. II. Brown were referred
to the street committee.
On motion the bill of LOWeth &
Wolff for supervision of WaterWOrks
was allowed less the extras
On motion the bill Of LOweth 4
Wolff for bridge plans and Specitica-
lions was laid over until the next
regular meeting.
Moved and carried that the clerk be
allowed to correct clerical error on
the front sewer tax on the east half
of lots S block original plat belonging
TO the Consolidated Water Power Co.
Moved and carried that John
McCarthy'S tax be adjusted accord
ing to Treasurer MosheT's suggesfion
On motion II, Boetcher was
appointed supervisor in the second
ward to till the unexpired term of
TheO. w. Brazeau.
On motion L. E. Nash was appointed
ou pOi ioOA III CI4C Gig IIUi1 w IL W LII
the uneXpired term of NelS johnson.
Moved and carried that the city
attorney and poor commissioner be
appointed a committee to investigate
The case Of G. B0eSChenStein, an
INDECENT person who is now being
furnished aid by the city Of Milwaukee,.
Moved and carried that Engineer
Pfeitfer, Huntington and Phileu be
appointed committee to investigate
the claims of StilWell- Bierce & Smith
Vale Co and the Wisconsin Bridge
& Iron Co. and report at the next
regular meeting Of the council.
Moved and carried that James
Mclaughlin be granted license to
run q saloon in BOgOger'S building
upon payment of $500 to tie city
treasurer and furnish the proper
bonds.
On motion the mayor and clerk were
authorized to execute a deed Of all OF
that part of the city water lot mort h
of the c. & n w. r. r. to B. NJ.
Vaughan.
Moved and carried that-the clerk be
authorized to draw an. order in pay
ment for the water lot purchased
from B. NJ Vaughan from the
WaterWOrkS fund by the following vUl c
the clerk calling tie roll. Ayes
Arpin, Lutz, Metzger, Gross, Kruger.
Pratt, Lubbock, Otto. Bossert, Jackson.
fleWelllng, Mccarthy, Hill and Boles.
NayeS-nQne.
Moved and carried that the COM
mittee OF Otto, Cooper and city
attorney instruct Engineer Pfeiffer To
test the whole waterwnrkS system and
report at the next meeting of the
council IS to tue adylSability of
reGuiIidg reducerS.
The committee to whom was
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-02-05
RUDOLPH
Mr.. Provost has had another stroke
If paralysis and is now very low.

Mr.. Provost has had another stroke
of paralysis and is now very low.
John Granger, of Sigel, has been
sick with the grippe but is now better.
The hauling of brick for the new
NJ. E. church at Rudolph will begin
this week.
i Mrs. Logan is reported quite sick.
Her many friends hope she will be
able to be out again soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Coulthart expect
TO visit with friends at Stevens Point
and Ployer for few days this week.
Will Hardness returned to his home
at Wallace. Mimi, after four weeks
visit with friends and relatives here.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet
next Thursday. Feb. II. with Mrs.
Ed. Warner. All are cordially invited
to attend.
VIII BrattoD came down from Good
now Saturday night and returned
Sunday 10 assume his duties Us day
operator at that place.
Revival services commenced Mon
day night. held at IOgan's hall, to be
for two weeks. Rev. w. A.
Peterson of Grand Rapids will conduct
the meetings assisted by Mr.. Conway
of MOsinee. as leader of the singing.
Pillsbury's Best Flour, made of Hard
Spring Wheat, will make more bread
pr pound than will Winter VII, at
hour. and less Oh, it will satisfy the
appetite. It is economical
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-02-05


same dateard amount, aggregating $4,000 issued
tor the purpose OF charging and extending the
water works system Of the said city of Grand
Rapids 1T is hereby recited and certified tia t
the issue hereof has been authorized by the
electors of the said city voting at an election
legally called and held therein, that legal pro-
vision has been made for the levy end collection
OF an annual tax sufficient to meet the payment
OF the interest and principal hereof as the same
becomes due that all acts, cond tions and things
required or proper to be done precedent to or in
the issuance of his bond have been legally had
done and performed, and that the amount of
this bond, together with all the other Indebted
ness OF the said city, does not exceed any statu-
airy, constitutional or any other legal limitation
thereon, For the payment OF the principal and
Interest hereof the full faith, credit and resour
ces OF the said city are hereby irrevocably
pledged.
In witness whereof the said City of Grand
Rapids has caused this bond to be signed by its
ma or aid clerk under its corporate SEAL and
thelntereSt coupons hereto attached to be signed
with hellthographed signature of the said clerk
[sEALI ..................... ........ Mayor
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Jerk
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-02-05
Ordinance Number S2.

An ordinance in relation to the Issue of Water
Works Bonds OF the City of Grand Rapids Wis
conSln, to the amount of ten Thousand do liars
and providing for the payment thereof:
The common council of the City of Grand
Rapids, v Isconsin, do Ordaiu follows:
SECTION THAT the water works bonds of the
City of Grand RIA pids to the amount of ten thou
electors of the said city at election legally
called and held therein on April LIST 1902 shall
be issued in denominations of two tn usand dol
lars each under date of January LIST, 1905 and
the interest shall be evi fenced by semi-annnal
interest coupons of $50 90 e oh payable on the
thirty first day of July and January, except the
first coupon due July 31st, 1903 shall be for $40 50
Both principal and interest of the said bonds
shall be made payable st The office of the Royal
Trust Company. Eh1cago, Ills.
SECTION THE said bonds and interest cou-
pons shall be substantially the following form
subject to the neceS AIRY variations as to mum
bers, malurities, etc,
Bond No. ~
No United states of America $1,000 90
State of Wisconsin, County Of Wood,
City of Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, Extension
Water " Orks Bond.
Know all men by these presents. that the City
of Grand Rapids. Wisconsin, is justly indebted,
aud for value received hereby promises to pay to
the bearer on the thirty-first day of January,
1868 the principal sum of two thousand dollars
with interest thereon at the rate of three and
one-half per cent. per annum, payable semi-an-
nually on the thirty first day of July III of
January. as evidenced by and on the presenta-
ton and surrender of the annexed interest cou-
pons. as they seyerally become due. Both priu-
ci pal and Interest hereof are payable at the
Office of the Royal Trust Com pany, Oh cagO, Ill.
This bond is one ola series of i've bonds OF ths
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-02-05
Afriend Of the Home
foe OF the Trust
Calumet
Baking
Powder

everyone else in your town. and
county, and state. We are all alike:
we all want our doctors quick. \
doctor, that gets his patients up
quick, is the doctor that gets the
patients-getS rich too, if he isn't
run to death.
It's about the same with a painter
isn't it? Suppose you paint Devoe,
and your competitor objects to Deyoe:
your work lasts six years and his
work three. You cost your customers
half: be costs double. Who'll get the
business: ana who'll go to Texas?
DevOe lasts six years-nOt exactly
we know of its lasting seventeen
and it never wears out in less than
three, 50 far as we know. On windy
sandy seaside house. it lasts three
years. Lead and oil lasts one year
there.
Devoe lasts two or three times as
long as lead and oil; and it's going to
paint your town. Do you want to be
in it? Talk with our agent, A. H.,
Kleberg. about it. Yours. truly,
t. w. DEVOE & Co.