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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-11-03
HALLOWEEN OBSERVED

Halloween was observed in fitful
manner this year, the depredations of
the small folks taking somewhat
smaller dimensions than in former
years, when the big boys as well as
the smaller ones turned out on this
evening and helped oYerturn their
neighbours buildings, carry off his wa
CONS, soap his windows, set trip wires,
and in general make life miserable for
the unfortunate person who happened
to be on earth at that particular time,
There were few delivery wagons
and buggies moved away and left in
the middle of dark streets for drivers
to collide with; there were few win
dOws sOaped, and few trip wires set;
but apparently fear was in the hearts
of the wilful miscreants; fear of blue
coated monsters in the shape of police
men who stalked abroad in the dark
some shadows, ready to pick up and
hasten to the callaboose any and all
who might overstep the bounds of
propriety on this particular evening.
A fear was felt, too, for the plain
clothes policemen the city proposed to
put on that evening. This is a new
kind Of evil for the youthful Hallow en-
celebrant to cope with. Because of
these dangers going about throughout
the city, few young folks were out on
this evening in particular.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-11-03
FREIGHT WRECK
DELAYS MAIL

Part Of freight train on the Chi
cago and North Western road was
wrecked between Wild Rose and Wau-
toma Wednesday evening at about six
o'clock. and the mails and passenger
trains have been delayed in coming in
to this city since then until today.
Eleven cars loaded with various ar
ticles of freight were thrown off the
track on down grade, and the train
was going at such speed that they
were badly broken up, the freight be-
ing scattered about the place where
the wreck occurred. The track was
torn up and put in such condition that
all trains had to be operated only as
far as this point on this division
Passengers and mail were transferred
both ways on the line, and as conse-
quence, all trains up till today have
been trif1e late.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-11-03
1T is EASILY POSSIBLE

1t is easily possible for anyone to be
injured on an improperly constructed
railway crossing. No matter how
careful one may be, circumstances over
which no one has any control may
make 1t possible and often probable
that someone should be hurt at these
places.
To illustrate: A. L. Gross of this
city was standing at the Grand avenue
crossing Of the Chicago, Milwaukee s.
st. Paul Railway companv's tracks, on
Tuesday, and was at the time talking
to the crossing Waterman. While
they were conversing together, little
girl, probably about ten years old,
started to cross the tracks. AS she
went across she looked both ways up
and down the track to see if danger
approached from either direction.
AS she did 80, her foot, slipping be-
tween the boards Of the hastily in.
stalled cross walk at this place, be-
came caught so that she was unable to
remove it. In trying to extricate her
foot she fel! to the walk, just as Mr..
Gross and the watchman started to
her assistance in haste, lest there
should approach train. By the time
they reached her, she had succeeded
in removing her foot and freeing her.
self. She was caught in the manner
stated through no fault of her own,
and was held there for, say one min
ute. Had there been a train ap-
preaching, she might have been
caught in the same way, since she
would have been allowed to cross
ahead of it by the Waterman, with
bis usual admonition to be careful.
The very fact that she would have
obeyed his admonition as to care,
was what would in this case have
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-11-03
Russians Drink Train Oil

Some folks in Russia will pledge
their friends in a goblet Of unrefined
train oil, and not so long time ago
dwellers on the American prairies es.
teemed a glass of buffalo's blood the
richest drink on earth. Russian peas.
ants have a popular drink which they
call "quass.' This is made of ferment.
ed cabbage water and is said to taste
like a mixture Of soap suds and stale
fish. A north German delicacy, known
as schnepfendrech, is known to consist
principally of the excreta of the com.
mon woodcock. In Malabar bats are
considered toothsome dainty, while
in certain parts of North America pole,
cats and prairie wolves are eaten by
the natives.-What-to-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-11-03
HALLOWEEN PARTIES

A number of Halloween parties
were given by Grand Rapids people to
their friends this year. We have put
together the various items We have
gathered concerning them during the
week under this head, and they are
part of those held all over the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Witter very
pleasantly entertained number of
their friends at Halloween party at
their spacious home on Third street,
The guests were the former guests of
the host and hostess at Birch Lodge
this summer. The good time that al
ways results from Mrs. Writer'S parties
was present at this one.
Percy Daily on Baker street was sur
prised by about twenty of his friends
with Halloween party, all of which
was conducted in wierd, ghoStly
manner till time for dancing came.
This amusement was prominent all
the evening.
Miss Kitty Smith entertained a
number Of her young women friends
at Halloween party last Tuesday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Steib of Oak
street entertained twenty of their
friends on Halloween in costume,
and all had very enjoyable time.
Little Irene Martin entertained a
number of her friends in a pleasant
little party in accordance with the
ObServanceS common for Halloween.
At the home of John Parrish on
Third street, ten little friends of Miss
Bessie Parrish were entertained in a
truly wierd and ghostly manner at d
Halloween party. In the partly
darkened rooms all the Hallowe'e en-
games conceivable were played, much
to the pleasure of the guests and their
hostess.
Others there were who brought
forth witches and COLLINS from their
retreats on this evening for the
amusementS of guests, but we we're
unable to get the names of any other
than these.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-11-03
Jus NOTHIN'"

Though women's hats have grown
somewhat smaller this year, the price
thereof doesn't seem to do likewise.
Many west side girl is kept in hot
water when sitting on the porch eve
nings with her best fellow; if she talks
too loud the neighbors will hear, and
if she doesn't talk loud, her mother is
worried about her.
Many boy wishes now, that he had
chosen an insurance company officer
for father.
Some men think that nothing is toe
badly worn out to give to their wife.
1t is easy to speak well of the dead,
because they are not after job you
might want yourself.
If it wasn't for the fact that we
magnify our chances of success, few OF
the great undertakings would be
| started.
| Inc Drain power used in spite anC
| revenge, ii mixed with common sense
would run the world.
The saying, ''It is better to be right
than be president" was originated be
fore insurance presidents drew present
salaries.
There are some forms of graft thai
Will never be entirely eradicated; fol
instance when a man buys candy anG
etc. for his stenog pher and ther
charges it up as typewriter supplies
But then who in thunder wants tt
eliminate that kind Of graft?
Though there is but little ice or
rivers and ponds about the city, it il
still possible for a man to get on ;
skate.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-11-03
Friday, November 3, 1905.

Can rebating on railways be
stopped? To one that sees this ques-
tion for the first time, and to one who
hes not investigated the matter fur
ther than to read of its evils, the
question seems easily settled. How
ever, after one has had time to inves-
tigate the systems under which the
railroads conduct their business; after
one has had chance to read the con-
tracts made between them and the
greatest shippers aud especially the
trust shippers, this the answer to this
question seems necessarily to take a
different view. Peculiar conditions
under which different companies do
business with each other offer chances
for rebate paying, and few chances for
the stopping Of the practice. This
fact is brought out particularly strong
in the testimony given by J. S. Leeds,
general managerof the Santa Fe Refri-
gerator company. He testified before
the Interstate Commerce commission
Wednesday that he had granted Re-
bates to all fruit shippers that de.
mended them. The amounts varied
with the distance the articles were
shipped. He made the statement
that rebate system could not be broken
up by him. When asked why, he saio
it would precipitate a war that nigh,
bring the charges below the cost OF
refrigeration. He said further, sit is
trse that we publish one tariff anG
collect another, but all do so, and it /,
too old practice for me to break up.
This Is the kind of condition the rail
ways have developed in conducting
their business, and the work of the ia
terstate commission in breaking then
up Is indeed timely.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-11-03
LAST OF THE SERIES

Rev. Fred Staff, pastor of the First
Congregational church, and who has
been conducting series of sermons
on the Life Of Christ during the past
two months, will conclude that series
on Sunday of this week: the last of
the list will be given in the evening,
on, "What Think Ye of Christ?i
The morning sermon will be on
"Faith". Other Sunday services will
be held as usual.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-11-03
LATEST
Bulletin
KILLED BY HIS
FRIEND DURING
A QUARREL

A report Just authenticated
at the time OF going to press,
said that in an attempt to shoot
State Senator James Wright OF
Merrill. Marshal Lloyd OF Toma=
hawk, "a years old, fatally shot
j. A. Nc Kay OF Wausau, chief
lumber grader OF the c. NJ. E St.
P. R'y. Co., in the Bulger Hotel
at Min0cqua.
The Senator saved his own life by
pushing aside the aimed pistol, cauS.
ing the bullet meant for him to strike
Mckay, who died this morning, Fri
day. The shooting occurred short
time after quarrel. Farther partic
ularS in Tuesdays issue.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-11-03
DATES TO REMEMBER

v Wednesday. Nov. 8.
The west side ladies' aid society
of the M. E. church will meet with
Mrs. Potts
East side ladies' aid society of the
Congregational church will meet
with Mrs. George Mead.
The west side ladies' aiG society of
the Congregational church will
meet with Mrs. E. B. Rossier at
Grand and Fourth avenues.
The Christian Workers of the
Church of Christ will meet
with Mrs. Kerneen at Jackson St.
and Second Ave.
The ladies aid society of M. E
church, east side, will meet
with Mrs. Lafayette Porter.
The ladies' foreign missionary
society of the Congregational
church holds its monthly meeting
with Mrs. j. w. Cochran.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-11-03
Indicted for Snorin O

In small commune near Versailles.
in France, the mayor formally indicted
a citizen for the grave offense Of snor.
ing. The accused attended a meeting
Of the municipal council and was so
overcome by the eloquence of the nav
or that he snored. This demonstration
was so vigorous that the rest of the
mayors address could not be heard.
The offender was charged with OBJ
structing the transaction of public bus.
mess and outraging the civic majesty.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-11-03

The simple fact that DR.. Brewer
has made his visits regularly for years,
and at every visit has an increase of
practice, affords pretty strong
evidence Of his popularity. Those
afflicted with chronic ailments should
give him a call. If any can help, DR..
Brewer can do it. He makes his next
visit to the Hotel Dixon in this city
On Friday November II.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-11-03
Russia.Japanese War

In moving pictures al St. Johns
Guild Hall Saturday at 2:30 and 500.
Interesting, instructive and amusing.
Admission Is and Is cents.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-11-03
Deco1lete

did you see Mrs. Loutte at the hop
last night?" asked Mrs. Gaddie.
eyes," replied her husband.
"This mornings paper says she was
dressed entirely in black"
@Well-er-no; wouldn't say that
she was dressed entirely
phia Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-11-03
Ouscathed.

Toni asked old Goldman for his
daughter last night.
Dick-What luck?
We'll, 1t was what yeu might call \
run OF luck. I got away."-phtIadal-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-11-03

Coal and wood for sale at E. c.
Ketchums call and get price If
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-11-03
Say,
You!

Did you notice that you read this
little ad ? Your ad, when placed in
the REPORTER, will be read by others
for the same reason you read this one.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-11-03

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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-08
COOLIES FOR THE CANAL.
Commission VIII Employ 1000 Chinese
for Work at Panama.

Within the next two or three days
the Panama canal commission will
enter into a contract with two mil
lionaire Chinese labor dealers-Chee
Flu Sam and Du Chu. of Shanghai
for the employment of 1000 Chinese
to be put to work Immediately upon
the canal, says a dispatch from Wash
ington to the San Francisco Exam
iner.
While the commission is reticent as
to the manner of letting the contract
and of the conditions surrounding IT,
II was nevertheless definitely stated
today by a man who is handling the
matter for the two big contractors
that all arrangements had been COM
pleted and that all that remained to
be done in the matter was the form
ality of signing the contract. This
sion until all of the men, 1000. are
landed on the canal. 1t is said this
will take about four months. After
the men are landed in Panama this
$4,000 Is returned to the contractors
with a small amount of interest.
Beside the $4,000 bond the COM
pany also requires another bond of
$1,000, which is to remain in force
during the entire period of the con-
tract. This latter bond. It Is under
stood, is for the purpose Of requiring
the contractors to have on hand at all
times the necessary number of men,
1000. In case any of them die, and
naturally large percentage will die.
their places must, according to the
contract. Immediately be filled.
Chee Flu Sam and Du Chu are ready
to enter into the contract with the
commission. Both Of them have been
In Washington for some days. but
most OF their negotiations have been
through their agent. II is expected
most OF the Chinese will be secured on
the Pacific coast, others being brought
direct from China.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-08

T. q, Montgomery, the well known
wheat buyer, returned yesterday af-
ternoon from his wheat ranch near
Connen Wash. after a brief inspec-
tion of the harvest conditions there.
Samples of bluestem and red chaff
wheat raised upon his place were
brought here to be tested. and were
found to go 60 pounds to the bushel
The former is from an S0-acre field
which was reseeded rather late in the
spring and which yielded 25 bushels
per acre. The remainder of his 500
acres, which was also injured by the
freeze during the winter, and was not
reseeded, yielded well, the average
for the entire crop being 25 bushels
per acre. While the grain was slight
ly shrunken by the hot winds which
prevailed several weeks ago, it is all
said to be number one wheat, never
theless
According to Mr.. Montgomery har-
vesting is now in full blast all over
Franklin county, and good yields are
being had for that class of land. In
his opinion the average yield for that
section will go a trifle under 25
bushels per acre. but nearly all of the
wheat is proving to be first-class. The
land which Mr., Montgomery owns in
that county was purchased by him
five years ago and was then unbroken
as was much other land there at that
time; whereas it is now all valuable
wheat land.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-08
Texas Farmers in Session.

Waco, Texas, Aug. s.-The rapid
growth of the Texas Farmers Union
is manifested by the large attendance
at the annual meeting begun by the
organization here today. Leading ag-
riculturists to a total of more than
1000 are present from all parts Of the
state. The illness Of former Governor
Hogg prevented his delivering the
opening address as scheduled and this
feature Of the program was abandon
ed. Following the opening formalities
the convention went into session be-
hind closed doors to consider various
important matters. The gathering
will not adjourn until the end of the
week.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-08
DRY FARMING EXPERIMENTS.
Nebraska and Wyoming Studying Ia
Make Deserts Productive.

Farmers in western Nebraska and
eastern Wyoming are much interested
in system of dry farming" which
is being experimental with by a NUM-
Der of them, says "a Nebraska paper.
The railroads and county officials
have become interested in the system
and are aiding the experiments which
are being made.
Inc system only permits of cultiva-
ton every other year, and consists of
very deep plowing i'm the fall. after
which the lands remain idle until the
following fall before grain is sown.
The Burlington railroad has appro-
priated $4,000 and has leased a 500
acre farm upon which experiments
are being tried. The results of these
experiments will be given gratis to
farmers i'm the territory served by the
road.
Hans Gunderson, of Kimban. Neb..
who is trying the system. last week
reported that he had a 50-acre field
of barley raised under this system,
which he estimates will produce so
bushels an acre. The land on which
this barley is raised is joined by other
similar land which is being sold for
81 an acre-the standard price in the
western part of the state. Gunderson
says other farmers using the same
system are deriving similar results.
The Cheyenne Board of Trade has
appropriated a large sum of money
and has employed several soil experts
to investigate and report the results.
The system, if successful, means the
profitable farming of millions of acres
Of lands which are now used only for
grazing purposes.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-08

for some time; head has ached and
back also; has slept poorly, been quite
nervous, and nearly tainted once or
twice; head dizzy, and heart beats very
fast; then that bearing-down feeling,
and during her menstrual period she is
exceedingly despondeut. Nothing
pleases her. Her doctor says: Cheer
up: you have dyspepsia ;'you will be
all right soon."
But she doesn't get "all right" and
hope vanishes; then come the brood
ing, morbid, melancholy, everlasting
BLUES.
Don't wait until your sufferings have
driven you to despair, with your nerves
all shattered and your courage gone,
but take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound. See what it did for
Mrs. Rosa Adams of $40 12th Street,
Louisville, KY, niece of the late Gen
eral Roger Hanson, C.S.A. She writes:
Dear Mrs Pinkham:-
~ cannot tell you with pen and ink what
Lydia f. PiHSham's Vegetable Compound
has done for me. l suffered with female
troubles, extreme lassitude, the blues
nervousness and that all-gone feeling. l twas
advised TO try Lydia +. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, and 1t not only cured my female
arrangement, but it has restored me to perfect
health and strength. The buoyancy Of my
younger days has returned, and do not suf-
fer any longer with dependency, as did be-
fore. l consider Lydia Z. Pinkhams Vege-
table Compound a boon to sick and suffering
women"
II you have some arrangement OF
the female Organism write Mrs.
Pinkham, Lynn, Mass, for advice.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-08
Plateau Region.

Union, Union county, John w. Min
lick.-Weather dry and sultry; hay
ng finished; quality good; yield be-
ow average; threshing will be gener-
next week; grain an average yield;
sardens getting dry; water getting
carce; range stock fat; apples a
lwarf growth and a light crop; sugar
leets topping out we'll.
Deschutes, Crook county. John At
tinson.-Heavy hailstorm on July 81
loing some damage to standing grain.
5ut remainder of week warm with
cooler nights; haying being rushed
llong and will be lighter crop than
last year; river very low; stock of all
kinds doing well.
Ontario, Malheur county, $. l..
Spann.-Very hot and dry; all irri-
gated crops doing well, but where
there is no water they are drying up;
pastures getting short and milk flow
decreasing; second crop of alfalfa be-
ing harvested, crop fair; irrigation
water failing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-08
Sunday Trail Not Good

There are a few concessionaires who
profess to believe still that Sunday
VIII become the greatest OF days on
the Trail; others say It requires a wide
stretch OF imagination to concur in
this belief after glance at the figures
Of yesterdays attendance-9Sl7. saws
the Oregon Daily Journal. This Is
better, Of course, than 1000, which
was once an average Sunday. but the
multitudes expected by the showmen
have not appeared to date and busi-
ness yesterday was bad with all Of
them-very bad. The attendance on
the first Sunday the Trail was open
was over 1000 better than that Of yes
terday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-08
THE CENTO.
what the Word strictly Means and
what II Means In Poetry.

what the Word strictly Means and
What II Means In Poetry.
A cento Is strictly a coat made Of
patches. In poetry 1t is piece wholly
composed of verses or passages taken
from different authors and so placed
together as to form new poem with a
fresh meaning Of Its own.
According to the rules laid down by
Ausonius, author of the famous "Nup-
tial Cento," the pieces may be taken
from one poet or from several. The
Empress Eudoxla wrote life OF Christ
In centos taken from Homer. and AL
exander Ross used Virgil for the same
purpose.
The following are modern instances:
only knew she came and went GowelD
Like troutlets in a pool Hood.
She was "A phantom of delight (words-
worth).
And was like fool (Eastman).
"one kiss, dear maid" said and sighed
(Coleridge),
"out of those lips unshorn" Qongtei-
low).
She shook her ringlets round her head
(Stoddard)
And laughed in merry scorn Crennyson).
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-08
At A MAORI FEAST.
An Odd Welcome and "A slip on thS
Part of the Cook.

n" Ouu "eAcome anu slip on Nne
Part of the Cook.
Telling of his experience mt Maori
feast, the New Zealand correspondent
Of London Public Opinion says:
The Maori girls did pretty welcom-
Ing dance, singing and dancing slowly
backward all the way till wei got to
the inclosure around the meeting house
(whare purie), where the speeches were
to be made. Then the older people cut
amazing capers, shouted themselves
hoarse and made the most repulsive
faces you ever saw by way of wU'ome
to their chief. Chairs were put for us
on the veranda of. the WHARF, which
was prettily decorated with beautiful
palms.
After some time of this and the pres
entation of mats, etc, we were invited
into the WHARF to lunch. 1t was laid
most correctly on big tables with
cloths, but the menu consisted of roast
duck, chicken, beef and sucking pig
and, so 1t is said, potatoes, peas and
knemaros (sweet potatoes), cooked in Il
Maori oven. l chose cold duck, with
peas and potatoes. The duck arrived
quickly, but the Maori girl who brought
1t said, with broad smiles, THE pota-
toes aren't cooked yeti" So my lunch
consisted of duck, bread and two
oranges. Just as finished the potatoes
arrived in pretty plated green fax
baskets