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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-08-11
TROUT FRY FOR
THE KINNICKINNIC

Rod Williams went TO Hudson
yesterday and secured from the
Hudson Trout Company $500 trout
for the Kinnickinnic. These he dis
tributed at different points towards
the head of the stream. This con-
Signment consisted of strong, vigorous
trout, spawned year ago last
February and average five inches in
length. These $500 trout were
secured through the interest of
fishermen from the Twin Cities whit
come over here occasionally during
the fishing season, as much for a
vacation outing as to fish. If Occa-
SiOnally these men carry home mess
of trout they leave considerable
money behind them as result of their
visit. The contribution from these
men was $50, and in sending the
amount they give assurance that their
contributionlfor next season will be
s10O.-River Falls Journal.
1t is evident from this article that
spOrtSmen in other parts of the state
are taking up stocking streams
with fish fry. We notice in this case
however, the minnows are inches
long and are strong and healthy.
Wouldn't 1T be a good plan to get
minnowS Of that size for stocking the
streams in Wood county? Five hun
dred minnows of this size would
produce five times the number of full
grown fish that an equal number of
the small fry usually obtained for this
purpose.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-08-11
The Pacific Northwest.

"A complete and inte resting presen-
tatiOn of the scenic beauty and the
rich natural resources and rapid
growth of the Pacific Northwest are
set forth in beautifully illustrated
booklet recently issued by the Chicago
& Northwestern BY, which will be
sent to any address on receipt of four
cents in stamp.
The Lewis and Clark Exposition
with the very low excursion rates and
personally conducted tours in connect.
ion Herewith over the Northwestern
line from Chicago and the east have
created an interest in this subject
never before eIualed. For full
particulars address w. B. Kniskern,
P. T. M. 2l5 Jackson Boulevard
Chicago.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-08-11

How to Read Meter.-Heayiest st
Users of City Water.

Not all of the water and electricity
| users in the city know how to read
their meters, though they have been
installed in the place for some time,
and ali bills for water and electricity
are figured from them. Some of the
water meters read directly, the whole
number of gallons reading in one
number. But the most of the meters
are like those used for electricity, and
should be read the same as the latter.
The way to read such meter is as
follows. If the pointer is between two
figures, always read the smaller one;
when it is SO near.a figure that it seems
to indicate that figure exactly, look at
the dial below it in number, and if
the pointer there has passed the ''0''
there the figure in question should be
the one read Suppose the number of
watts or gallons is 2S,176. From the
dial marked 10 we get the 6, from the
next marked 100 we get 7, from the
next marked 1000 we get l, from the
next marked 10000 we get 8, and from
the next marked 100000 we get 2.
The figures thus obtained read in
reverse order gives us 28,l76. the
number of watts Of electricity of gal
Ions of water that has passed through
the meter.
To use more than $1,000 gallons of
water each day is to consume an
enormous quantity, aud it might be
thought that this amount is not used
each day by any Grand Rapids con-
Germ, but it is, and by two firms, the
Grand Rapids Brewing company and
William Compton, the latter of whom
uses it for street sprinkling. Other
heavy users of water are: sthe Grand
Rapids Lumber company, 10000
gallons per day; the Chicago Milwau
kee & ST. Paul railroad company,
$1,000 gallons; and the Chicago &
Northwestern, 10000 gallons: These
people alone use volume of water
each day as large as the first story of
the new First National bank will be.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-08-11
WHAT 6. NJ. HUNTINGTON
SAW In CULEBRA CUT

Another letter has been received
from Geo. Huntington who is in the
Canal Zone. In his letter he says
that he is now in charge of a crew of
negroes, building telephone and
telegraph line. His description of
conditions there and the incidents he
relates are very odd and we
print it herewith in full. He is
in good health and begs to
be remembered to his Grand
Rapids friends.
CULEBRA CANAL ZONE, July so, '05.
WooD COUNTY REPoRTER:-This
afternoon | went to ParaiSo to tie in
some wires and came back over the
old Panama railroad tracks which are
now being used for construction pur-
poses, over which dirt is being hauled
and dumped There are number of
sidingS one of which was a mile in
length filled with old French cars
mostly empty. About twenty were
filled with sand from the cut. This
sand has thousands of sea shells about
the size of clam shells which have a
very pretty pink color and are ribbed
on the out side, some bleached white
with age, for they have been under
from 60 to 100 feet OF volcanic water.
Upon taking some of the sand into
on hnt Il n Of
PARTICLES of ground up shells, the
same as saw on the beach at Panama
yesterday, which goes to show that
the isthmuS was at one time covered
with ocean and was heaved up ages
ago by some disturbance Of the earth.
There was one side track filled with
car after car of junk iron and steel of
every description which had also been
loaded in the cut, on another track,
twenty or thirty old French steam
derricks which they used to load
stone with, but are of no use what
ever, for when Uncle Sam loads sGone
he takes a steam shovel and scoop
them up little and big and just as
easy as if it were dirt.
COcha Racha is at the south of
Gold hill. Here we find blacksmith
shop or engine shed where the
Franco Belgian locomotives get their
drinking water and coal and a bucket
of sand to reduce siipage of their
drivers and incidently a few slight
repairs. About thirty locomotives
makes it practice of hanging around
this shed every night. About three
hundred feet farther on we go down
into what is called Culebra cut and
on the opposite side is a Bucyrus
eXcavatOr scoOping up sand and shells.
No. 103 manufactured at South Mil
waukee on this side little farther on
is No. 105 scooping up rock with equal
speed, but / do not hear the safety
valve pop quite as often. Almost
opposite is No. POI with never end
ing task for here is a sliding clay
bank. The clay is willing to come to
No. POI for chance to ride on the
scoop. Just beyond this steam shovel
we find about two to four feet of mUi
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-08-11
HUNTING LICENSES HERE

Last week all the county clerks in
this state received the blanks for
for hunting licenses, also
the licenses to be issued. 1t was
thought at first that the licenses
would be withheld for couple of
weeks or month, on account of the
clerks being busy with the census
returns at this time but this is not
the case, and the applications have
arrived. The hunting season does
not begin, however, till September. so
there will be no hurry to secure
licenses much before that time, and
they will not, therefore, bother the
clerks of counties to prepare them
while they are busy with the census
returns.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-08-11

Now the biggest and best The only sacred white camel
hbon ferocous Vlack Var from the wlds of Africa the only
living black hppotaus the world Daisy, the cunning baby
elephant legion high class the
time three big rings elevated stages and high the air. The
European Petit family acrobatc marve; the famous Landown
troupe plastic the Maxwell Nelson troupe of aeass
The most peect shows earth entirely free from fak and
swners Gorgeous free street dspays dens of
wild BEASTS herd big eephants drove Golden
steam piano. 10 different kinds of music complete demonstra-
tion of all that grand and beautiful day Two
performances daily Doors inspection
OF menagerie' Performances hour later.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-08-11
Farce Comedy Of Today.

With the advent of the vaudeville
theatre came complete change in
farce comedy productions and the
change became so marked that the
average farce is only a step behind
the operatic and extravaganza pro-
ductions which always delight the
eye and ear as dazzling costumes and
beautiful scenery form an important
factor in the up-tO-date play.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-08-11
VOLUME As, NUME1R Ga

j. R. Ragan is in Oshkosh this
week attending the state convention
for undertakers. Incidental with
that convention is being held there
Wisconsin Furniture dealers aSsociat-
ion, organized year ago. Mr.. Ragan
is a member of both organiza tions and
will be there all the week.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-08-11
ASSESSED VALUES OF
CITY PROPERTY

If you were assessor would you fix
the valuation of the residence proper
ties given herewith the same as the
figures given below? These figures
are those fixed by the assessor and the
board of review and are amounts that
the property owners are to pay taxes
on this year. The figures given are
for the residences and the land upon
which each stands belonging to the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-08-11

Coal and wood for sale at E.. G.,
Ketchums call and get price tt
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-07
BOOK & 81 NEWS \ .
AND GOSSIP
THE UNEASY CHAIR

1.-THE READERS QUESTION BOX"
"YOURS TO COMMAND."-The Uneasy
Chair wishes to remind it's readers Of it's
question box" a bureau Of information
whose services in seeking an answer to
any question pertaining to books can be
commanded by sending in the question
on a postal card. The box regularly oc-
cupies a position atthe foot Of this col
umn.a p as. ~. x
'DlscoURAGING FEATURES OF
OUR LITERARY ELECTROMAGNETIC
Charles Leonard Moore, writing for the
Dial and quoted at length in Tine Liter
airy Digest, takes pessimistic view Of
Americas literary future. He says among
other things: .t....'e. "
Certainly there is little in America today to
encourage lover of the things of the mind.
Our poets are driven into business, our artists
into exile. Our thinkers become college pro-
fessors, where they dry up: and blow away.
Sir richard Temple said that ''none was
ever great poet who did much apply himself
to thing else.' We cannot expect u great
persons who can produce. But Americans do
not want a great literature. They want, in
the inspired words of our insurance advertise
ment, Ito live better and save more.'
Mr.. Moore speaks perhaps of the mass
when he says Americans do not want q
great literature" The truth is there are
more and more every year who do want
great literature, and who are willing tt
back those who can make such literature
Moreover every year brings US nearer the
time when the men who can make such
literature will not need to turn to bust.
ness for livelihood. We do not despair.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-07
Laurier's Retreat.

Premier Laurier has stirred up hor-
net s nest with his separate-school pro-
vision for the new western provinces.
From the lofty role of censor of the
morals of the United States, he has
rapidly fallen to the low estate of a
politician seeking a compromise that
will save his face. His proposals have
been fercely attacked everywhere out
side parliament, and inside of parliament
he has had to sit and take several Wig
orous hidings for his gratuitous insult
to this country.
that in the western provinces of Cana
Ola loyalty to the principle of non-sec-
tartan schools runs parallel with and
about as deep as loyalty to the Domin-
ion. This interesting discovery the pre-
mier has made thru the stand the peo-
, pie of the proposed provinces have
taken in favor Of giving up provin-
cial organization rather than giving up
the right to control their local school
affairs. Indeed, the school discussion
has brought the people of western Can
ada much nearer the United States than
the reciprocity debate. Possibly the
premier s feverish retreat in the direc-
:tion of compromise is based on wish
to nip this feeling in the bud. He
would not like to be handed down as
the premier who had driven the western
part of Canada into the United States
on moral and sentimental issue.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-07
AUDITORIUM TO FILL
ANOTHER PUBLIC NEED

1.-The Auditorium has opened up an
other opportunity for Minneapolis and
Minneapolis business men, said Wal
lace Il. :Nye of the Commercial club to-
day. For years Minneapolis business
men have wanted a place where an an
nual dinner for all the business men of
the city might be held. In New York.
Chicago, Pittsburg, and in fact in near
ly every large city of the country.
some business association such as the
Chamber Of Commerce holds an annual
dinner. A special program is arranged
ana some speaker OF note is secured.
AT last we have a building where
sucn a dinner may be held. The Audi.
forum will easily accommodate 1000
or l,2OO guests and there is every facil-
lty for the caterer. The public affairs
committee of the club is working on the
matter and hopes, if possible, to ar
range one before long.
1t is hoped that the level floor of
the Auditorium will be put in place
soon SO that it will be possible to hold
the first dinner this spring. At present
the railway problem is of great inter
est to all business men, and speaker
of national repute, one thoroly &C.
quainted with the subject, would be a
drawing card. If the plan should prove
a success it would be an easy matter
to arrange for a similar dinner every
year. Not only would Minneapolis
business men be interested, but the
leading men of every section of the
state would gladly avail themselves of
such an opportunity to come in touch
with the best men of the country.'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-07
Unique-VaudevIIIe.

Black art and clever sleight of hand
work form again the leading feature Of
the bill at the Unique theater, but the act
given by the Jansen HEIR company is
nearly all new and is put on in fascinat-
ing style. Jansen, who does the real work
of the team, is q master of the art OF
palming, and for the greater part of his
performance he does not depend on ap-
paratus Of any kind. His few mechanical
tricks are bewilderirg and cleverly exc
cuted.
The Two Great Fowlers, grand balanc-
ers, have an interesting act. Miss Fow-
Ter Is undoubtedly the strongest woman
ever seen here, and some Of her feats are
amazing. Conkey is a club juggler of
more than ordinary merit James and
Millie Savoy have a short novelty skit
introducing some good singing, dancing
with a burlesque boxing bout. Lyle La
Pine, the boy barytone, has been engaged
to sing the Illustrated songs and he prom
Uses to become a favorite. His voice is
exceptionally powerful for young a per-
son and he sings his selections with good
effect. ~
Cole Francis Bower has voice of wide
range and excellent quality. She sings
several difficult operate selections and
closes her act with a barytone solo. The
Three Graces, a big man, little woman
and a funny kid, have a short comedy
sketch including some good dancing on
the part of the little fellow, who makes
the act go.
The moving pictures show some inter-
esting scenes in China, Japan and Man
churia. The picture comedy, "The Lost
Child closes the show.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-07
Park Board Blunders.

What is the matter with. the park
boards Has that mysterious body
taken entire leave Of its senses, or does
it presume that nobody any longer pays
any attention to its proceedings9
A few weeks ago it became the duty
Of one Of the members of the board to
call attention to the fact that another
member was enjoying the benefit Of
contracts with the board contrary to
law. The board was pretty angry about
it, not with the contracting member,
but with the member who nosed about
and made the exposure.
A shorter time ago it was discovered
trees in the city, in such way as to
greatly enhance it's own business, but
not distinctly to the advantage of the
trees, and when it was called to the at
tention Of the park board, it was con-
veniently arranged by the executive Of
ficers of the board that the company
should get pretty well thru with it's de-
predations before the law was clapped
upon it.
Last night the park board had up an
eleemosynary proposition to enrich one
of it's members to the amount Of $1,000
a year by making him foreman Of Min
nehaha park. d DR.. Folwel succeeded
after a battle in having this Grass job
referred to a committee which will hold
it up until it can be examined. If il
is examined it will stay in the commit
tee.
The park board is frequently doing
things which label it as little boart
with small conception Of its public du
ties. There are some first-class men or
the board, but somehow they do no
seem to be able to take a frst-clas
view Of park business. What is tn,
| matter2
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-07
Lyceum-"The Sign of the Four"

Dick Ferris has an eye for the eternal
fitness of things dramatic. Just as DR..
Doyle announces the permanent retire.
ment Of Sherlock Holmes, the Lyceum
stock company presents 1.-The Sign of the
Four" and in style to honor the author
of the story and the dramatist. Certain
liberties are taken with the book. but DR..
Doyle did not have the spot light in mind
when he wrote and, there are dramatic
conventions that must be observed if the
heavens fall. The. changes are only those
necessary to permit Of dramatization.
Frank Monroe has the Doyle idea of the
detective, but does not go beyond certain
bounds. There is something of the Me-
phisto about the Holmes of Doyle. Mon
roes Holmes is a flesh and blood inter-
probation sans the kissing speech and
skulking gait Of the usual seuth of the
melodrama. Florence Stone in her Mary
Morston effort to win the love Of the
manhunter fires at him, pointblank, a Sc
ries Of stunning gowns and her own
charming personality. w. H. Murdoch as
Jonathan Small is conscientious, and
Charles Lindhom as the foil for Monroe
does careful work. In fact it is we'll
carried out piece of work for stock COM
pany. The audience last night was held
GREATNESS by the players as the action
progressed from clue to climax. The eff
fects are brought about without strain
and '"The Sign of the Four will doubt
less run a successful week.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-07
THE MAGAZINES

Do Animals Reason ?-Yes.-The proof
that animals reason is easy: Man is an
animal; man reasons: therefore animals
reason The trouble is all animals are
not men, and it is about the non-human
animals that the debate, RACES The sub
ject Is discussed pro and con in Outing
for March. John Burroughs is the skep-
tic and G. F. Deacon is the champion of
the sound -mindedness of the animal
world. We confess that Mr.. Deacons
illustrations. are rather convincing. Some
psychologist, William James we think, has
said that Il great many men do not rea-
son, at least very often; that they are
simply guided by the association of ideas.
II that Is true of course, the lower ami.
mails may simply associate ideas instead
OF reasoning. But when we have said that
how much better off arc we than before.
+ 1t may be added that Outing for March
contains much other reading of a less
puzzl1ng, and therefore, Of more recre-
Eative sort ,I. 81 49,
churchyard AdvertIslng.-We complain
of signboards and justly, too. but we ON
to rail at as they have in Greenwich, Eng
land. According to story in Harper's
Weekly this is the epitaph on tomb
stone there: .s s.
''Here lies Clarinda.
wife of Joseph Grant, . ... .-..s
who keeps chemist shop
at No. II Berkeley Road
/ and deals only in the purest Of drugs"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-07
The Foam on the Beer.

A full-bearded German professor re-
joicing in the name of Zimmerman,
has written book about us which is
quite bitter medicine. He says we are
ga selfish, egotistical race, whose aims
are utterly sordid, and who are oc-
cupied solely with the task Of accumu-
lating dollars.''
These remarks are somewhat general
and would in legal document be de-
clared void for uncertainty. Most
races are selfish; even the Germans,
when they took away from the Danes
about all the good farming land they
| had left. Many races are egotistical,
perhaps in this respect the Germans are
less offensive than others, but those
who have studied the German emperor
have somehow gotten the impression
that he is a type. There is no civilized
| race whose aims are "utterly sordid,
tho all are much addicted to the task
of accommodating dollars.
Professor Zimmerman makes some
other charges against us which, appar
emily, are not based on sufficient
number Of instances to justify him IN
the broad conclusions he draws. He
saws that the American is without
heart; that he is unable to grasp the
conception of an ideal; that he habit
ually cheats in his commercial opera
lions. Edmund Burke said it was .
dismal task to draw an Indictment
against a whole people, but Professor
Zimmerman goes at his work in such
sprightly way that we cannot but be
lieve that he gets some pleasure Out
of it. Far be it from us to deprive hin
of a part Of the satisfaction that NJ
NAV get out of the publication of opin
ions about America that are good To-
home consumption. There is no sucl
crime in Germany as lese Americana.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-07
WILL SIFT CASE
TO THE BOTTOM
GRAND JURY AGAIN INVESTIGAT-
ING ECKES-ROMA TRAGEDY.
Has Been Up Twice Before, but County
Attorney AL J. Smith Is Not Satisfied
and Has Been Gathering Additional
Facts-Some Ugly Stories Afloat at
OsSeO. ...-..

Nick Eckes, the Osseo saloonkeeper
who shot and killed Fred Roma last
fall, is for the third time the object
of grand-jury investigation. 1t is like
ly that an Indictment for manslaughter
will be returned against him today.
The Eckes case has been the prin-
cipal subject Of interest in the town of
Osseo for some months. Eckes was ar
rested at the time Of the shooting Able
lawyers handled the defendants case,
and when witnesses were called before
the grand jury there was not enough
!ndlctlng evidence to warrant true
bill. A emo bill' was returned and
Eckes released.
Later Well-known citizens protested
that the shooting of Roma was a cold
FLOODED deed and the perpetrator should
pc punished. The case was again called
before the grand jury and again wit
nesses failed to convince the inquisitors
that Eckes was not justified in shoot
ing Roma and the matter was dropped.
county Attorney AL j. Smith, how
ever, has been making thoro investi-
CATION. The result is that a new set
OF witnesses have been subpenaed and
a somewhat different story has been
told to the present grand jury.
The story with which Eckes and his
friends have heretofore STAYED off in
dlctment is that Roma, an alleged quar-
relsome character, had been browbeat-
ing Osseo citizens in a wholesale man.
ner on the day Of the shooting. It was
claimed that he had whipped a couple
Of men and made many threats. He
was SAID to have gone into Eckes sa-
loon and been ordered out. He left, so
the story went, but returned with a
gun and made threats against the pro
Pr1etor, who, in fear of his life, ran
behind the bar, picked up a revolver
and fred, first into the floor and then
thru Roma s body.
- Several witnesses who testified before
.iAe grand jury this morning stated that
the shooting was entirely uncalled for
that Eckes was in no danger from
Roma, and that the latter was stand
ing across the room and with both
hauds in his pocket when he was shot
Some unpleasant remarks about Sc
curing Eckes' friends for witnesses in
former Investigations have been made
and II the case ever comes to trial, sen
sations are promised.