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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-04-11
ANGORA GOATS THRIVE.
Good Grazing Lands in New South
Wales Productive Of
Fine Stock.

From 1856 to 1875 about 900 Angoras
were imported from Asia Minor into
Victoria and South Australia, but sue
cess seems not to have attended the
efforts of the pioneers. Some OF the
failures were due to the fact that An
goras were tried on unsuitable coun-
try. but probably the chief factor in
causing breeders to lose interest in
them was the profitableness OF the Me-
rino sheep in those early days when
there was such an abundance OF rich
grazing land available in the two states
mentioned. Now the best Of the graz
ing land Is occupied and the situation
il reversed.
The common goat and the Angora
are as unlike as the wild sheep and the
Lincoln. The common goat will browse
and yield milk-beyond that 1t is worth
only its skin and is looked upon as a
parlah in the land Of the stock raisers
Not so the Angoras; they are highly
bred animals and look as we'll on a
farm or station as any of the breeds
Of sheep or cattle.
The Angora goat and mohair indus
try in Turkey, South Africa and the
United States Is very considerable
and profitable one. Asia Minor is the
home Of the Angora, and the rearing
OF the animals there has been carried
On for an unknown number of genera
tons. In South Africa and in the
United States It - Of comparatively
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-04-11
SMART MEETS SMARTER,
Thought He Knew How to Keep an
Umbrella, But It Got
Away.

Into the Jersey City station of the
Pennsylvania railroad sauntered a
portly man. He wore a chesty look
and carried an umbrella, relates the New
York Times. Advancing to one of the
benches, he pulled chain and paddock
from his pocket, ran one end of the
chain through the open handle, and
made the umbrella fast to the seat Then
he said to a man sitting there:
I've Travelled all over this country
for five years, and l know a thing or
two"
Then he walked away.
The man who sat there got up. He
had check suit and q smooth cheek.
He stepped up to the umbrella, pulled a
file from his pocket, rubbed it to and
fro across one of the links in the chain
for few minutes, loosening the um-
brella. Then he said to another man:
IF the Teller who is smarter than
chain lightnin' comes back after his
parasol, tell him the chap you saw
a-walkin' off with it never was OF the
farm afore"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-04-11
FIRST MONTHLY

Today was an ideal day for our
stock fair and the farmers took every
advantage of it. The market on the
west side was filled with people with
all kinds of articles for sale from a
gasoline engine to an ordinary shoat.
The principal sales were of horses
and cattle. Buyers were rather
scarce. but that was to be expected,
as this, our first fair, was in the
nature Of an experiment. However,
all who participated in the sales of
the day seemed to be satisfied. Up to
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-04-11
CONTINUE WITH
INCREASING INTEREST

The Evangelistic services that
began In the G.. A. r. Hall April 2.
continue with large audiences and
increasing interest. The Evangelists
are pleasant gentlemen to meet and
are pleasing the people who hear
them.
Mr.. DeVoe Is preaching strong
Gospel sermons and is an earnest man
with a message from "The Book"
while Mr.. Shields is splendid singer
with a clear musical tenor voice and
sings with unusual ease and richness.
All who have heard these men speak
In the very highest term OF their
work. There will be services We'd
nesday and Friday afternoons at 800
o'clock, but no service Wednesday
evening on account Of the meeting OF
the G. A. r. people In the hall on
that night. There services will
continue indefinitely and the public
Is cordially invited to attend them
and are assured a cordial welcome.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-04-11
TENNESSEE TOWNS NAMES
The Good Book Was Kept in Mind
When They Were Given
Out

When it came to naming her towns,
Tennessee did not forget the Good
Book, says the Indianapolis Star. She
put an Ark In Meigs county, a Noah in
Coffee, Genesis in Cumberland, St.
John and St. Luke in Jackson, Joshua
here, and Caleb there, here an Elijah
and there Samuel, Ruth and Naomi
were not forgotten, and two Ebenezers
were raised up, one in Knox and one in
Humphreys county.
But Tennessee did not lay too much
stress on Scriptural names. On the
other hand, looking at the map, one
may readily ascertain that in the
naming of her towns Tennessee played
no favorites. From mythology she
obtained Juno, Venus, Vulcan, BAG
chus, Diana, Hercules, Neptune,
Olympus and Delphi; from Shake
speare. Romeo and Othello; from the
Greek alphabet. Alpha, Beta and
Omega; from the church, Methodist.
Baptist, Priest, Pope. Friar and Tab
ernacle; from the family hearth,
Many, Bud, Aunt, Home and Family;
from the poets, Dante, Milton and
Homer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-04-11
Forget About Your Stomach.

If your digestion is bad the vital
organs OF your body are not fed and
nourished as they should be. They
grow weak and invite disease. Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure digests whatDyou eat,
cures indigestion and all stomach
troubles. You forget you have a
stomach from the very day you begin
taking it. This is because it gets a
rest-recuperates and gradually grows
So strong and healthy that it troubles
you no more. Sold by j. e. DAILY
Drug Co. or F. L. Steib & Co.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-04-11
DATES TO REMEMBER

Monday. April IL.
The Historical and Literary
society will meet with Mrs. A. M.
Muir.
Wednesday. April II.
The east side ladies' aid society
OF the M. E. church will meet
with Mrs. l.. Porter.
The west side ladies' aid societ y
Of the M. e. church will meet with
Mrs. Chas. GOthke.
The west side ladies' aid society
of the Congregational church will
meet with Mrs. E. B. Rossier. A
large attendance is desire d.
The ladies' aid society of the Con.
gregational church, east side, will
meet with Mrs. Youker.
Friday. April IA.
st. Katherine's Guild will meet
with Mrs. MacKinnon.
The Foreign Missionary society of
the II. e. church will meet with
Mrs. G. f. Kellogg.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-04-11
DEATH OF MRS.
CHARLES E. SMITH

Mrs. FL. Nj. Burchell received a
message Saturday. morning announc-
ing the death OF her daughter, May,
the wife Of Charles K. Smith, of
Marshfield, that morning at 6 o'clock,
Of consumption. Mrs. Smith had
been sick more or less for the past
year and her death was therefore not
SO great surprise to the family as it
was to her friends in Grand Rapids.
The funeral services was held at the
Episcopal church at Marshfield,
Monday afternoon at 1:30, Rev, Dan
forth officiating. At the close of the
service the remains were taken to
Stevens Point for burial in Forest
cemetery where a brief service was
held at the grave.
Mrs. Charles e. Smith, better known
In this city as Miss May Burchell,
was resident Of this city for about
fifteen years, where she was educated
and grown up to womanhood and
therefore had many friends that were
Saddened by her demise. She was a
member of the Eastern Star and
members Of that order accompanied
the remains to Stevens Point for
burial. Besides her husband she
leaves two1 children, daughter,
Gladys, three years old and son,
Palmer, eighteen months old, also her
mother Mrs. II. NJ. Burchell and five
brothers, Will, George, Arthur. Allie
and Role all residents Of this city.
Mrs. Smith was a graduate Of our
high school In 1895, and was married
to her husband, who survives her,
In 1900. She was a devoted wife, a
good mother and z dear friend to all
those who enjoyed her acquaintance.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-04-11
New Potato from Uruguay.

The French National Society OF
Agriculture has recently had it's atten.
don called to q new potato, which
some French journals say will sup
plant the Irish potato. The techni-
cal name Of the new vegetable in
solanum commersonii, but it Is now
beginning to be called the Uruguay
Irish potato. as 1t comes from the
banks OF the Mercedes river. In Uru-
quay. The yield is said to be enor-
nous, and 1t appears to be immune
from any disease. This potato 10
cultivated like the common potato
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-04-11
FARMERS ATTENTION

T. c. Thompson, agent for Alert
& Mcclure of New York, who is in
charge of their local pickle station in
this city, takes this method of giving
notice that they are ready to make
contracts for raising pickles during
the season of. 1905. Mr.. Thompson
can be found at their office near
Green Bay depot or at Geo. T. Row.
land & son store. If.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-04-11

two O'Clock large number of horses
and cattle had been sold and no doubt
the remainder of the day was as fruit
full in sales and purchases as the first
part of the day was.
AS soon as the rough edges of our
monthly fair are worn Off both the
farmers and the buyers will become
more pleased with the plan. As it is,
our first fair must be voted a success.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-04-11
How's This7

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure F. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo. Ohio.
We, the undersigned, have known F. J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe him
perfectly honorable In all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obliga-
lions made by his firm.
WALDING, KINNAE g. MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free
Price IS cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-04-11
A Tried and True Friend.

One Minute Cough Cure contains not
an atom of any harmful drug, and it
has been curing coughs, colds, Group
and whooping cough SO long that it
has proven itself to be a tried and
true friend to the many who use it.
Sold by j. e. Daily Drug Co. or f. L.
Steib & Co.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-04-11

The election canvassing board con-
Sisting of Messrs. Geo. w. Davis,
County Clerk, w. S. Powell, Register
Of Deeds and w. J. Conway, County
Judge, commenced canvassing the
election returns today.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-04-11
Tesla's Promise.

With Tesla's new invention he says:
''The sound Of the human voice, with
all its intonations and infections, can
be faithfully and instantly reproduced
at any other point of the globe, the
energy of a waterfall can be made
available for supplying light, heat or
motive power anywhere-on sea or
land or high in the air-and humanity
will be like an ant heap stirred up with
q stick"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-04-11
JURY FOR MAY TERM

Nessrs. p. N. Christensen, Of Marsh
field. r. III. Boynton, of Pittsville,
and Archie Mcmillan, of this city,
jury commissioners, met In this city
on Monday for 1.-THE purpose of draw
ing the petit Jurors of the May term
OF court as follows:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-04-11

Larry Ward, of Babcock, is in the
city today on business.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-04-11

Coal and wood for sale at Il. G
Ketchums call and get price. tt
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-04-11
OFFICIAL ELECTION RETURNS

election
County
These furnished Geo.
w. efficient
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-04-11

The May term Of circuit court will
convene In this city on Monday, May 8,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-01
United States Of America.

Omitted States OF America" first
appears in Jefferson's draft of the dec
laration Of independence, and in this
particular the first draft was not alter.
ed by the congress in ordaining the
declaration. The words are found in
the final paragraph, and thus appear
in the official copy on file: "We,
therefore, the representatives of the
United States of America, in general
congress assembled, appealing to the
Supreme Judge of the world for the
rectitude of our intentions, do, in the
name and by authority of the good
people OF these colonies, solemnly
publish and declare: That these united
colonies are, and of right ought to be,
free and independent states" Gu Sep.
TENDER 9, 1776, the congress first Of
fictally designated the new nation by
the title and style of the United States
df America.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-01
Women Endorse Roosevelt.

HOLlOkE, Mass, Oct. 25.-Itesolu-
tons c%ondemning the attitude Of form
err President Grover Cleveland on the
woman's suffrage question, and COM
mending that of President Roosevelt
and Justice Brewer of the supreme
court Of the United States, were adopt.
ed at the Massachusetts woman's suf-
frage convention here today. In re.
ferring to Mr.. Cleveland's attitude the
resolution says:
"Whereas, an ex-president of the
United States expressed his belief that
wemen are unfit to vote: therefore, be
it
"Resolved, That we call attention
to the fact that President Roosevelt is
of the contrary opinion. He recon-
mended suffrage in his message to the
legislature when he was governor OF
New York, aud in his speeches he has
continually urged upon women their
ability to take on interest in public
affairs
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-01
Fire Victim Claims Damages.

CHICAGO, Oct. 24.-The first damage
suit against the proprietors of the Iro.
quois theatre, which was burned De.
cember 30, 1908, will be commenced to-
morrow in the United States circuit
court before Judge Lands. Edna s.
Hunt. who was badly injured in the
fire. has brought suit for s25, 900
against the theatre company and the
Fuller Construction company, which
erected the building. Two weeks have
been occupied in securing a Jury. It
was completed late this afternoon and
Attorney Chas. r. Spencer made the
opening statement for the plaintiff.
He declared he would show by the evi.
dence that the building ordinances
were grossly violated by the theatre
proprietors.
Hundreds of other suits. aggregate.
ing millions of dollars in damages.
have been brought and the evidence
given and the verdict to be rendered
in this first trial is of momentous con.
sequence to all concerned.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-01
Our Northern NeighbOrs.

Butte Evening News.
New neighbors across the line, ter.
ritories which have recently been ad.
mitted to the Dominion federation az
provinces, are of more than ordinary
interest to Montanans on account oil
the amount of Montana capital in.
vested there.
Each Of the new provinces is about
the size of Texas. Each comprises
$780, 600 square miles of territory, and
together they include all of that vast
region which, until recently, was d.
vided into four territories-Assini-
boia, Saskatchewan, Alberta and
Athabasks. They take in all of the
territory between the northern boun-
Diary of the United States and the six
tieth parallel of latitude.
The population of each of the new
provinces is estimated at $50, 600. Ac.
cording to the census of 1901 the four
territories now included in the two
provinces had a combined population
OF 370,5S9, and it is entirely probable
that $4,000 and perhaps loo, 900 immi.
grants have come in since. The terri.
tories of Alberta and Assiniboia have
received more immigrants than any
other part of Canada except Manitoba,
during the past four years, and most
of them are Americans.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-01
Brief aud Pertinent.
n CITY Journal

Kansas City Journal.
A New York man who had three
wives in one fat was rescued by the
humane authorities and sent to Jail.
1t Is understood that the Panama
mosquitoes m greatly elated over
the announcement that Secretary Taft
10 soon to be In their midst.
II 1t is true, as jerome X. Jerome
says, that "jokes come from heaven"
1t is startling to think what q place
heaven must have been before some OF
them were liberated.
French officers have tested a war
balloon aud pronounced it a success
But 1t strikes US that the really sue
cessful war balloon will be one in
which the enemy q be induced to 20
up.
A Kansas evangelist invented a
salvation yell. to keep abreast of the
football teams. But he does not
promise that St. Peter will recognize
1t as q good password when given a,
the pearly gates.
Governor Folk is quoted as saying
that he doesn't remember taking a
drink of Kansas whisky. That is bad
1t is only after he has taken several
libatiOns of the Kansas brand that a
mans memory utterly fails him.
Advocates of the theory that we are
punished for our sins while yet on
earth will receive quite a jolt wher
they learn that the man who wrote
"In the Good Old Summer Time i,
now in Kansas City and apparently
in the best of health and spirits,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-01
Flathead Reservation Opening Delayed

~ OPStAAbb0 OSAoy S0s
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-The e
Ing OF the Flathead Indian reservation
will be delayed more than q year ow.
ing to a clause creating an allotment
commission of five men. The law pro.
vides a salary Of $40 q day for each
OF these, while three other allotment
officials will earn S6, 81 and SS q day.
Commissioner Richards of the land
office had rushed through the survey
OF the reservation in order to open it
at once: but he has discovered q law
providing that an allotment commits.
sion and its clerks may have a year
at the stipends described in which to
look over and appraise and classify
the lands after the Indians have been
given their portion. The government
appropriated $4,000 for the survey
but only 5 5000 was expended by the
land office.
The persons who are to enjoy the
fat salaries described for a year have
not been named yet, nor has the al.
lotment agent, and Commissioner
richards is of the opinion that the
commissioners will be in no hurry to
rel,nquish their Offices. So it will be
1907 before the lands will be opened.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-01

victim has no recourse: the middle.
men are organized and work together,
while the producer has no NEAR OF
protection. The latter is the prey of
combines that beset him on every
hand. The railroads agree among
Themselves as to the charge for haul
ing his product; the commission men
stand in with eachother as to the rates
for selling, and the packers are be-
lieved to agree upon prices they will
for pay each class of stock.
Here Is a problem that is worthy of
attention by the national organization
of livestock interests.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-01

item of freight amounting in volume
to nearly the total capacity OF the
rolling stock of all the country's rail,
roads. To the railroad man it is 9
game of chess, played on a board
5000 miles square, with freight trains
for pieces to be moved hither and
thither In 100 mile jumps.
Let the average citizen picture him.
self as confronted with this problem,
with the necessity of moving each year
within q limited period 1850. 900 car
loads OF grain. It sounds simple
enough to talk Of sending trains to
those points from which grain ship
ments will be heaviest, but when it is
remembered that all this grain must
be moved without disturbing other
shipping, the average citizen doubt
less would be nonplussed with the
problem which confronted him and
ready to admit the necessity of a Won.
derful system developed by men with
years and years of experience and
training.
The idea in the railroad mans mind
is to get cars to the region of the cen.
trail west at any cost. Expense lie al.
most q forgotten item. Every one,
from the general traffic manager down
to even the station agent, receives gen.
eral orders as to the disposition of all
cars. They are begged, borrowed and
bought-in fact, procured in every
possible way. But since the natural
flow of cars to the grain region Of the
central west would not be sufficient to
take care of this rush of business, the
railroads find it necessary to attract
more than an ordinary supply.
There is always a large amount of
freight flowing steadily throughout the
country which, unlike grain, for in.
stance, does not move in any larger
quantities at one time than at another.
But the shippers Of this freight are
anxious to benefit themselves
by any reduction in rates, and so the
railroads., in order to attract Jars to
the west, make reduced rates on west.
bound merchandise of various classes. |
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-01

sion. Comparison with 1904 shows an
increase of eleven killed and 4.123 in
jured among passengers and employ.
es. the increase in killed being wholly
among passengers, while the number
OF employees shows a decrease OF JOS.
There were II. 131 collisions and 1885
derailments, Of which 163 collisions
and 1853 derailments affected passenger
trains. The damage to care, engines
and roadway by these accidents
amounted to 81, 41O, 671.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-01

Local Securities Especially.
Interest Allowed on Time Deposits
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-01
A ZIG FREIGHT BLOCKADE.

1t appears that Montana stockmen
are not the only shippers who are
suffering Inconvenience and loss from
their inability to secure cars in which
to send their product to market.
From all parts of the country comes
news of an unprecedented shortage of
cars. Shipments of merchandise of
all kinds are delayed, and in the
great grain raising states the rail-
roads are said to be confronted by
the most difficult problem they have
ever been called upon to undertake.
The railroad side of the matter is
set forth in a newspaper article which
says athis is the season of the year
when American railroads are taxed to
their utmost, for the autumn days are
the time when the crops are moved.
Few realize the extent Of the railroad
mans problem, yet some idea OF its
magnitude may be gained from a
statement of the value Of the cOun-
try's agricultural products. This year
the grain crops will approximate ST..
000, 900, 900 in value, a sum four times
that of the national debt and sufficien,
to give every man, woman and child
in the country $50. Two.thirds OF this
crop will be fed to livestock or moved
to mills by wagons in the districts in
which 1t is grown, but the remaining
third will travel to every part of the
world, aud it is in this moving of this
part that the railroad mar finds his
great task.
This year will see crops of such size
that the part which comes to the rail.
roads will aggregate l,50O,OoO car.
loads Of freight, for the moving OF
which at one time nearly $4,000 loco.
motives would be required. These
cars and locomotives, if placed in a
single train, would reach half way
around the world, and since the sup.
ply of freight car In the country
is only q triae in excess of l,50O, 900,
with something like $4,000 locomo-
tives, one may imagine the worries OF
q railroad man in moving a single