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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-07-31

Parties expecting to visit
the Worlds Fair, or who are
going away to spend the Sum
met or making preparations
to send their children to
school, will find everything that
is needed with us. We have
now in stock our advance orders
in Mems and Boys Clothing, and
Mems Ladies and Misses Shoes
for fall. These goods will come
very handy in the cooler climates.
Our line of Drucker trunks,
bags and suit cases is very
large. The make is the best
and our prices always the lowest.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-07-31
Barefoot Cure.

The eccentricities of some people
are boundless. A fashion has lately
sprung up of walking daily across
Hyde Park with bare feet with the
object of "warding off colds" The
barefoot cure" as it is called, halls
from the Swiss mountains, and, it is
predicted threatens to become popu-
lar.-London Answers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-07-31
Great Flour Center.

Harbin. with a population of so 600
Russians and 10000 Chinese, is the
present center of the Touring mill
industry OF Manchuria. and is destined
to become one OF the great -four pro-
ducing centers of the world. The mil.
lers paid forty-two cents . bushei
tor Whaat daariaS lat year.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-07-31
Sign Was Too Much.

Sign Was TOO MUCH.
William l.. Radcliffe tells Of pro
prietor of a small shoe store IN an en-
terprising district who complained OF
the falling Off in the sales Of shoes at
his store. Having been 4 good Gus
toner with a firstclass trade, Rad
cliffe decided to Investigate the mat
ter. and on journeying to the store,
the first thing that greeted his eye
was q sign reading:
Ladies wishing cheap shoes will
be supplied here"
The sign was fixed so as to read
properly and trade soon became good
zxaiu.-BNSto0 ClohA
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-07-31
The saving Of Few Gents On bot

tie OF Vanll Exlatract will not atone
for the annoyance Of having dessert
that is Gust iittlc Oft" in flavor. Al
ways buy Rurnett's. 8
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-03-11

Pneumonia is too dangerous a
disease for anyone to attempt to
doctor himself, although he may
have the proper remedies at hand.
A physician should always be called.
1t should be borne in mind, however,
that pneumonia always results from a
cold or from an attack of the grip,
and by the proper treatment of these
diseases threatened attack of pneu-
monia may be warded off. There is
no question whatever about this, as
during the thirty years and more that
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has
been used, we have yet to learn Of a
single case of cold or attack of the
grip having resulted in pneumonia
when this remedy was used. 1t is
also used by physicians in the treat
ment of pneumonia with the best
results. DR.. w. J. Smith, of Sanders,
Ala, who is also druggist, says of it,:
"I have been selling Chamberlain s
Cough Remedy and prescribing it in
my practice for the past six years.
| use it in cases of pneumonia and
have always gotten the best results. Z"
Sold by ]. E. Daily Drug Co. or Sam
Church.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-03-11
JAPANESE DRIVING
BACK RUSSIANS

japanese warships bombarded Ia
lien Wan Dalny) and Port Arthur on
the night of March 8.
Fighting east of the railroad is re-
ported and there is strong evidence
of japanese advance.
Japanese troops have appeared
forty-five miles north of Antung,
This point is on the Russian flank and
| line of communication.
The japanese forces have advanced
from the Yalu river.
They have captured Fung Wang
Cheng and have driven out the Rus
slams IN the vicinity of Fen She Ling
the eastern pass, and.are in force seven
ty miles to the east of New Cnwang
The Russians are strongly intrench
ed at Liao Yang and Hal Chen, where
a battle is imminent.
Some small engagements have beer
fought, the Russians falling back with
loss.
The japanese are using the same tao
tics and are advancing on the sam.
route as they employed during theil
war with China.
It is reported that the Japanes,
have repulsed the Russians at Fun,
Wung Cheng. There are also cir
cumstantial native reports of fighting
east of the railroads and there is stron,
evidence of japanese advance.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-03-11
Says Andy Harper. a Former
Resident of Grand
Rapids.
HIS EXPERIENCE in
STATE OF WASHINGTON
No Valuable Timber Claims Are
Now on the
Market.

When left the Rapids FIVE years
ago the 9th of this month, 1 pro-
missed some of my friends to write
and let them know what my impress
siOnS were Of the country as soon as l
had been here long enough to speak
intelligently of it. If you will kindly
give me little space in your pap.r I
will try to tell what my experience
has been in the far west.
When my brother, Will, and / left
Grand Rapids we came over the Great
Northern to Spokane. From there
over the o. R. Il N. R. r. to Riparia,
thence by steamer, seventy-five miles,
up the Snake river to Asotin, ASotin
county, Wash. Here we were expected
to engage in the cattle business in a
small way and build up. According
to railroad circulars we should have
been able to homestead and buy up
lot of fine grazing land for little or
nothing.
The land was here all right but was
high priced and the homesteads had
been taken years ago, except a few
quarter sections scattered here and
there through the country. Asotin
city is as nice little place as one
could wish to see. Here we found
quite lot of former Grand Rapids
people living. According to the last
letter received from there they were
all getting along we'll.
After we found it was all off with
the rough lands we travelled much all
over the state, through the Palouse,
Big Bend and Walla Walla countries.
These are all wheat lands, scme of the
finest in the world.
We finally landed in Seattle where
nearly everyone who comes to the
northwest brings up sooner or later.
This is wonderful city, having one
of the finest harbors on the coast At
it's present rate of growth it will soon
be the metropolis Of the west.
To one brought up in an inland
country, as l was, a trip along the
water front here was worth going a
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-03-11
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MASTER MASON
AND CATHOLIC
Peculiar Claims Of Criminal
Who Is Said to Be Near
City.
POLICE TOLD TO LOOK
OUT FOR the RASCAL
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Unique Description Interesting
.-Appears to Be Educated
Man.

The police OF this city and cities
north Of here have been warned
against an eastern criminal who is
said to be making his headquarters
in this state. The mau is said to be
one of the smoothest confidence"
men who ever operated in the east.
His description is unique and will be
interesting to the readers of THK
REPORTER.
He goes by the name of "Jeseph
Garwal," George Francis" sWilson
Francis,' and several others. The
man claims to be IS years old, is 9 feet
6 inches in height, and weight ll0
pounds. His complxion is light and
he wears dark brown Wig, a
little darker than his mustache. He
has little or no hair under the wig
and his eyes are light azure blue.
and very round when fully open. His
face his thin.
He speaks very broken English,
with q German accent, He is q
cocaine hend, using cocaine hydro
chlorate and also taking the drug
hypodermically. One Of the most
peculiar claims OF. the man Is that he
! Is Master Mason an also = Roman
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-03-11
MEETINGS OF LITERARY
SOCIETIES NEXT WEEK

Historical and Literary Society. Monday.
Hostess Mrs. =, H.. ysss.
Leader-Miss Blahany.
Glass study: The unifcation OF
Italy and it's condition at the present
time.
Topic. (a) Mazzfnni, the prophet:
Cavorn, the statesman-Mrs. Jackson.
Garibaldi, the soldier; the House OF
Savoy (1820-1903)-Mrs. Renne.
Woman's Club. Monday.
Hostess Miss Stetzer.
Roll call, answer by quotations.
Reading Of Act " Of Twelfth
Night.
Clown and Maria Mrs. Thomas.
Music.
Question-Leader, Mrs. Youker.
Travel Class, Tuesday.
Roll call, quotations from author. q
George Elliot-Mrs. Minnie Philleo.
Selection-Mrs. Grace Philleo.
Questions-Mrs. Hougen.
Entire Nous Club. Monday.
Leader and hostess-Mrs. d. D.
Conway. s.., 80 ,
Roll call, quotations from Act III
of Hamlet. sz z.
Reading OF Act Ill; Is Hamlet mady
the play; death OF Polonius; character
OF queen; character Of Hamlet.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-03-11
GRAND RAPIDS PLACE
FOR STATE CAPITOL

| "ItS peculiar just how many cities
and even towns, in the states are seek
ing the state CAPITOL" said Will T.
Richards, a~traveling man of Chicago,
at the Schlitz hotel. 81 have been
travelling about your state quite little
within the last two weeks, and almost
| every place into which I came
found some people willing to swear
that their city was the best for a
capitol. Last week | was in Grand
Rapids. Somebody said that Oshkosh,
eighty-tive miles away, was looking
for the capitol and was making strong
bid, claiming that it was nearest the
center of the state What did those
men do but haul out an old map of
Wisconsin, and, after looking about
and figuring for about half an hour,
decided that Grand Rapids was nearer
the center. And they put in bid
imme diately. y Milwaukee Sentinel.
elf change is made in order to place
the capitol nearer the center Of the
state the Gazette would suggest G rand
Rapids as a most suitable city. Grand
Rapids is not big enough to make much
noise in contest over the location of
the state capitol, but ii the capitol is
changed tor the only reason which
should be considered in making such a
move Grand Rapids has the best claim
to consideration. ."-Green Bay Advo-
cate.
''Grand Rapids papers announce with
an air Of almost certainty that the
state capitol is to be located in that
city. We hereby serve notice on them
that they will have to reckon with
Tomah and New Lisbon, because in
moving from Madison to Grand Rapids
the capitol will have to pass through
one of these points and we shall corral
t.'-Tomah Journal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-03-11
Address to the People by Promi-
nent Citizens of
Wisconsin.
NOT PARTY PEACE, BUT
PUBLIC GOOD KEYNOTE
Party and People Have Right to
Claim Gov. La F0llette's
Service.

To THE REPUBLICANS OF WISCONSIN:
The struggle to maintain republican
form of government and execute the
will of the people in the state of Wis
cOnSin, has attracted the attention of
thoughtful men throughout the union.
Every citizen Of our commonwealth,
who has journeyed in any part of the
country, has been made aware Of this
fact and of the deep concern universally
felt and expressed in the result. The
vital Importance of the issues, so well
understood throughout the country,
musG not be obScured or belttled in
Wisconsin by any plea for ''harmony
or compromise. Party harmony is to
be desired, but never at the sacrifice
Of principle. Harmony will come when
the minority ceases obstructing the
will of the majority. There will he
nothing to compromise when the
pledges made by the Republican party
have been redeemed.
Not Party Peace, but Public Good.
The primary object OF the Repnbli-
can party should be. not party peace,
but public good. Our greatest concern
should be, not unitication Of the party,
but the welfare Of the people.
Believing, as we do, that the Repub-
lican party can have no higher mission
then to promote the welfare of the
people, we are unwilling to approve Of
any movement which aims to secure
party success merely, by making great
principles of secondary consideration,
or wholly sacrificing them There can
be no permanent party success where
principles are compromised or subor-
dinated.
Reforms Pledged to the People.
Tue Republican party of Wisconsin
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-03-11
SUCCESS IN WEST COMES
THROUGH MUCH HARD WORK

| long ways to see. Large ships from
all parts of the world, loading and
unloading at the docks, with hundreds
of smaller craft out in the bay!
In the fall of 1899 my brother
decided to 60 back east, AS he had left
his family there and went to Ballard.
1t is city six miles from Seattle con-
nected by street cars. The two cities
have grown toward one another until
one hardly knows when you leave one
for the other. 1t is the greatest
shingle manufacturing city in the
world. I went to work as fireman in
a shingle mill, got set of books and
studied the technical parts Of
engineering and was soon put on as
night engineer, which position 1 have
held ever since at 1915 per day.
l expect to leave here in few days
for Arizona where l have been offered
an engine job at 81 day.
For the past year 1 have been work.
ing for the Mullen s. Gebhardt COM
pany. You will remember William
Gebhardt as former Grand Rapids
boy. Since buying their mill shere
they have enlarged it to double their
output Of shingles. Everyone from
our section of the country, who has
come out here and remained, have
done well.
OF course it is not all one great
peach orchard, but wages are good
here and the climate is fine. For
instance last Christmas day was as
fine as your incest day in Indian sum-
mer back there.
After living here in the Puget
Sound country for few years one can
hardly realize what 80 or 40 degrees
below zero would be like.
Idon't want to advise anyone to
come here, but those who desire
to take hard knocks, lots of hard
work and all that, will do we'll.
We have bought five acres of garden
land close to Seattle, located on car
line, and it will grow almost anything
you put in the ground. / may make
trips into neighboring states when
ever l can get better wages at my
trade but this Puget Sound climate
will always be my home as my mother,
who is now seventy years old and
feeling better than she has for years,
likes it so we'll. Another thing about
this climate is that nearly everyone
increases in weight. / have gone on
up till tip the scales at 295 pounds
and If keep on will soon be heavy
weight.
ANDY HARPER.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-03-11
BUSINESS NAN
FOR MAYOR
Demand L. N. Nash Be 4 Can.
didate for This Important
Office.
ADHERE TO ECONOMY
IN ADMINISTRATION
Mr.. NASH Will Consider the
Matter Before Giving
Decision.

A number of the citizens, during
the past few weeks, have been urging
L. M. Nash to become candidate
for mayor, subject to the action Ot
the city convention which meets
Monday, March q. In view OF this
feeling on the part of those who have
the welfare of the city at heart, Mr..
Nash has promised to consider the
matter, and will give his decision in a
short time.
Mr.. Nash needs no introduction to
the public. Everyone knows him to
be an honest and reliable business
man, who has made his success
through hard work. His interests
are centered in Grand Rapids and nc
one believes more in the city's future
growth and prosperity than he. Be-
ing himself a heavy taxpayer, he is
convinced that the city at present is
in need of an economic business
administration. II Mr.. Nash should
decide to become candidate he will
not only pledge himself to strict
economy IN city affairs but also en-.
force the laws of the city and state.
THE WooD COUNTY REPORTER de-
sires to join with the friends of Mr..
Nash in the demand that he become
candidate for mayer. The people
of the different wards should see to it
that only those aldermen are nomi-
mated who will pledge themselves to
al economic administration, that Mr..
Nash may receive a hearty cooperation
from the city council.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-03-11

August STANCE returned from Grand
RapiGs Saturday morning, ,-~John
NuSbaum, who is working at Grand
Rapids, spent Sunday in the city with
his parents.-Miss Bertha Patzer
returned home Sunday from a visit at
Appleton, Oshkosh and Grand Rapids.
IT. Tillisch returned from Crane
Rapids Saturday morning.-Merri.l
Advocate.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-03-11

Catholic. He says he 'likes every
thing connected with the Catholic
religion except the confessional. f"
He states that he has travelled over
the world twice, excepting Russia.
BE has 1-l6 horse power motor
made by Henry Swop, of Philadelphia,
and he demonstrates what he claims
will start the motor and recharge a
storage battery by motion of the
dynamo. He claims that it will run
an automobile for a year II the zinc
pole battery is replaced during that
time.
He talks on any subject tintelligentIy
He shows photograph of his wife
and three boys, whom, he says, live
In Pottsville, Pa. He has an air of
always having money and he claims
his bank account of $4,000 is being
transferred to a New York bank
from Denver, Colo, and Washington.
D. G. He wants loan of $25 to $50
for couple of days.
This man is a fine entertainer at a
dinner party and always put up at
the best places. He carries from
eight to ten suits with him and
smokes Turkish cigarettes necessarily.
He has an argument ready for every
thing.
The police are looking out for him
and with such complete description
OF him it is likely that he will not
slip through their hands should he
come to Grand Rapids,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-03-11

The purity Of our elections, the
exact equality between private
citizens and public service corporation
in taxation, and the esta bliSh ment of
just and reasonable railway transpor-
tation rates, OvershadOw all other
issues in our state politics. The
principles involved are the ground
work of popular government. Wis
consin keeps front rank in this move
ment which is of paramount import
ance In this and other states.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-03-11
Won Ten Dollars.

]. H. Noyes, of the west side, was
the first lucky man TO open Otto'S
red box there are still ten dollars left
in box and two keys somewhere to
open box. Come in and try your keys
you may hold lucky ones. OttO's
Pharmacy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-03-11
GOV. ROBERT N. LA Toilette
SHOULD AGAIN BE NOMINATED

| S ands committed to certain reforms
repeatedly promised IN it's platforms
Primary elections and equal burdens
of taxation have been the great issues
upon which the Republican party has
appealed to the people, and the people
have registered their approval of these
principles by overwhelming majorities
in at least two state conventions and
two general elections.
The pledges made by our party have
not been redeemed The work is un-
finished. The Primary Election law.
although passed by the legislature, was
through the efforts of its opponents, so
amended as to postpone it's operation
for two years, until adopted by vote
of the people. To nominate candi-
date for governor who is not sincerely
and earnestly for the primary election
law, or to make a platform which is
weak upon the subject, would be an
indirect method of defeating theIadop-
tion of the law which has been sub
mitted to vote of the people.
What is believed to be good law for
the taxation of railroads has been
enacted as promised, but it's necessary
accompaniment, a law creating a rail
way commission with power to regulate
freightrateS, was defeated. Without
a control Of transportation charges,
the railways can defeat any increase
in there taxation by increasing freight
charges.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-03-11
The Acknowledged Leader

Gov Robert M. La Toilette has
attracted the attention of the nation
by his powerful advocacy of these re.
forms. Heis the acknowledged leader,
strong, able and reliable. He will not
compromise the promises or the
peoples cause. He has taken high
rank'among the statesmen of the day.
Sincere, honest, tirelesS in bis efforts
t. serve the people, he should
remain the standard bearer of the
party for another campaign.
Because of the vital interests in
volged, we appeal to the Republican s
of the state to lay aside prejudice and
minor differences, if any there be, and
elect to the approaching state
convention delegates who are in
sympathy with the party on these
issues, and who will vote for the
nomination of Robert M. La Toilette
for governor. The party and the
public have a right to claim his
service to complete the work so
well begun
w. ID. HOARD, Fort Atkinson,
CHARLES F. ILsLEY, Milwaukee.
ISAAC STEPHENSON, Marinette.
A. r. HALL, Knapp.
E. P. BACON, Milwaukee.
L. S. HANK. Madison.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-03-11
No Greater Service Possible

The Republican party can render nc
greater service to the people of Wis.
conSin at the coming state convention
than by emphatically committing it,
self to these great measures, and
demanding their vigorous enforce,
ment by an administration that
believes in them, not perfunctorily
but sincerely. To place the
administration in the hands of those
who may be hostile to their enact,
ment into law, or who would be
Indifferent to the enforcement of such
!, laws when enacted, Or who are
vigorously and actively supported by
the very interests and the very men
who have opposed the principles of
our party, would endanger, if not
ultimately defeat, their establish
ment.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-03-11

Read our advertisement In another
column. Heinemrn Mercantile Co,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-18

fieuiars. Justice Harlan declined 10 be
interviewed. And very properly SO. II
Justice Harlan had consented to par
ticularize it is quite probable that he
would have uttered q sharp comment
on the attitude Of the president in the
matter OF the republic Of Panama. And
if he had said something unpleasant
about the president II is easy to foresee
what would have happened. What is
that2
Why the Strenuous One would have
called him straightway TO the White
House and would then and there have
given Justice Harlan the severest kind
Of reprimand. IN fact. ia the light
other White House Incidents, Jus
tee Harlan might have considered
himself lucky in not being ridden out
Of the presence on the toe of the pres
identiaI boot. All this. Of course. is
mere surmise. It might have happened,
but it didn't happen. because Justice
Harlan was toe wise TO go into details.
After all. though, maybe the justice
didn't have the president in mind. He
might have been thinking of the
naughty Democrats who have been Cd
posing the executive. It is true that
the Democrats have been working
along strictly constitutional lines. but
nevertheless Justice Harlan might have
meant them when he spoke Of storms.
They certainly are creating some
storms for the administration.