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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-11-14
HATTEN is LIKED
Praised by Those Who Know His
Personal Character.

The Milwaukee Free Press, in last
weeks issue had the following words
OF praise for Senator Hatten of New
London, last winters chairman of the
railroad committee in the state senate.
The senator is d possible candidate
for governor next year.
mo man is more highly regarded
among his home folks, and by that |
include all who know him than is Sen
ator w. Fl. Hdtten," said W. III. Ferber
of New London, at the Republican.
HE is not only highly regarded by
members Of his own party but is re-
Spected by democrats as we'll 1 travel
extensively through Waupaca, Win
nebagO, Outagamia and Fond du Lac
counties and although am not repub-
lican, must say that among the people
/ meet hear Senator Hatten's s name
mentioned in connection with the re-
publican nomination for governor
more frequently and more favorably
than do any other name. There is
something back of this talk which [
believe will show at the primaries.
'Gov. LaFollette In presenting Len
root as his candidate l believe will
find that it is difficult task to turn
over his strength. The people have
supported the governor, but that is no
sign that they will accept the man he
picks out for them. Hatten is not d
politician and is the last man in the
state to act in his own behalf. When
once he gets into the running, it will
be different. Up our way his candi-
dacy for governor is accepted although
L do not know that he has made any
declaration covering his plans to even
his most intimate friends and aSsOci-
ateS. From the talk [ hear | believe
he will be the choice of the majority of
the administration men for governor.
Possibly the politicians may not want
him, but / believe that the people do
He is conservative and strong and will
make an excellent candidate for the
republicans. "
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-11-14
A LETTER FROM MONTANA
EDITOR, REPORTER,

My dear Sir:-While visiting my
son and brother at the head waters of
the Missouri river, | found much of
interest in the bleak, brown, barren
hills of that region.
Every mining camp and every stock
range has story, a story in the tell
ing of which there are two distinct
methods. One includes only its re-
sources, the things that are present
today. and will increase or decline
tomorrow. The other is misty, in
tangible, historical, a lowering
phantom whose presence is not visible,
but which is nevertheless always there,
an influence not be avoided. The
great motive in mems affairs through
the boundlesS west fifty years ago was
the gold mines. Twenty-Five years
later it was represented by the home
stead and the stock ranch. The
romance of the Montana miner is one
of the most thrilling in history. Men
are living vino took part in it, yet it
has gone into history as a distinct
romance, but lily to be spared from
the story of western progress.
For unique mingling of some of
the most pleasant sensations of life,
commend me to the village of Red
Rock, Montana. You will not tind
it's equal for many league. ltstands
in most productive valley of a land
whose barrenness and whose fertility,
lying side by side, have given rise to
two distinct opinions. Looking out
of it's Enforcement, mountains fence
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-11-14
POSTAL BUMPTloUsNEss'

We have many times heard of the
impudence and obstreperousneSS of
some of the clerical force employed in
the pOStffice, and have experienced a
little OF this petty tyranny ourselves.
Not being friendly with the posumas-
ter we have expected more or less OF
these exhibitions of official bumptious-
ness from his employees. nOtwithStand-
ing our efforts to steer clear of them.
On Wednesday we got a ''call for a
package" card and took it to the gen.
eral delivery window, (the only win
dow open where there was clerk and
the young man told US to take such
cards to the window near where our
box is located, as he did not have Jime
to run backwards and forwards to
wait on US. Maybe the government
hires this young man as an ornament,
but it has made a pc culiar selection If
that is so. We shall appeal to the
government if the thing continues.
& Emmons.
Perhaps Mr.. Cooley thinks the clerks
in the postoffice are there only to wait
upon him when he comes in, and no
one else, at least he always gives that
imPiCoOsOu' II Sos HC 10 tuiotohCu.
There are other people to be waited
upon and the mail to be dispatched
and unnecessary calls and demands
cause delay.
On Wednesday last l was engaged in
tying up the letters in the mailing
case to put them in pouch and send
them to the train, when Mr.. Cooley
came to his postotfice box after his
mail, among other things he found
two cards. One was a card telling
him to call for letter on which post
age was due, and the other to call for
package too large for his box. He
carried the postage DUE card to
the front or general delivery window
where l went to wait upon him. He
handed me only the postage due"
card and went back to where his box
is located about thirty feet from the
general delivery window near the pack
age and call box windows (both of
which were OPEN, at the rear end Of
the Office and brought him his letter.
After paying the required amount OF
postage due he walked back to his box
and took out the card "Call for pack
age" and carried it to the front or gen.
eral delivery window. l went to that
window again and he handed me the
card 'Call for package. asked him
if he would please call at the windows
near his box for packages as that was
what they were there for and then /
gave him his package.
II Mr.. Cooley has tried to ''steer
clear" of the "bumptiousness" of the
clerks, why did he not take both cards
to the window at the same time?
Such articles as the above are too
plainly malicious. He purposely
gave us all the trouble possible to wait
upon him by bringing only one of
these cards al time and then each
time at the general delivery window,
which is the wrong one as ! informed
him. lam always anxious and willing
to wait upon patrons alikej while on
duty in the postoffice, but j. F. Cooley
never loses an opportunity to give me
all the trouble he can in the discharge
of my duties while IN the postoffice.
Carl j. Odegard.
Dispatching Clerk
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-11-14
failure of all this wilderness, and
knoU ono dnoc xUtn hos hod tho ov.

L
knew as one does who has had the ex-
perience, that the world had to a large
extent gone crazy or mad, and cOun-
Seled with his few remaining fellows
as to the signs of the times. 1t is not
to be denied that sometimes he also
partOok of the benefits accruing, in
cases where for quarter of a century
or more he had been the owner Of lands
he never really wanted, and hillSides
| that came to him by chance. Where
he drifted into southern Montana
or for some similar reason, he often
awoke to find himself we'll liked some
what late in life. Go where one will
through this new state, here and
there will be found this grizzled
memento of the old days. Perhaps
you may find him sitting in the hotel
at Dillon engaged in a social game Of
cards, or you may find him at one OF
| the best hotels in Butte, a man with a
wide siouch hat, a splendid gray
beard, and leOk OF prosperity. In
common with all Saxon frOntierSmen
the old miner is man misplaced in
these times, but in his day he was the
true representative of that sturdy
valor which is now decaying in wealth
and luxury. There will be no more
of him while the world stands and
his name in the country whose hills
he first Scared with his tolls. is over
whelmed in modern wonder.
While cow boy life has all but pas
Sed away, one may see them yet in
wide sombreros and leather trousers.
The ranches around Red Rock and
Dillon are conducted after modern
fashion. Every ranch has much
land ia cultivation as in pastures, and
the erstwhile cowpuncher is following
the plow and driving the self binder
or mower these days.
In this country one finds curious
arrangement of classes. The towns
are settled by men whose deeds of
daring would make complete
novels of reckless adventure, while
beside the frontier characters are
found the mildest Of tenderfeet, the
most noted redskins and the shrewd-
est business men. II made COM
prehensive map of Montana, should
mark off this remote corner with a
red circle around Red Rock, as being
the only spot on the continent where
even under peculiar conditions no
more inhabitants are wanted, no
more business places are needed and
no more lots would be sold. Lured
by the modern price of ranch land,
and excited by the prospects of
climate and country that robs poverty
of half it's terror, the average AmeTi-
can who came to heal his lungs or his
fortune, has become enthusiastic for
Montana. There is another epoch
which must of necessity be described
by a word which culture condemns and
refinement refuses to recognize. 1t
is the period of the boom. The time
has not come for any description of
this, though its results are seen on
every hand. 1t is period when the
most brilliant exploits Of fnancier-
ing, the widest dreams of speculation
the most extravagant pIetenSiOns are
covered by an accomplishment hereto
fore marked only by the lapse of years.
sure house of the northwest. Enter
prise and race have turned it into a
hive whose hum is ceaselesS.
A DECKER
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-11-14

Every ounce of food you eat that
fails to digest does pound Of harm.
1t turns the entire meal into poison.
This not only deprives the blood of
the necessary tissue-building material,
bnt it poisOns it. Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure is perfect digestant. 1t di-
gests the foods regardless Of the con-
ditionS of the stomach. 1t allows
that organ to rest ana get strong
again. Relieves Belching, Heart
Burn, Sour Stomach, Indigestion,
Palpitation of the Heart, etc. Sold
by F. L. Steib & Co.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-11-14
POST OFFICE HOURS

The following hours have been fixed
by the Post Office Department for the
Grand Rapids post Office:
Office hours for every week day
from a. m. to p. m.
SUNDAYS
Lobby open from 10:45 a. m. to 1:3C
p. m. and from p. m. to 8 p. M.
Windows open from 1890 to 1:3C
p. m.
Mail from the south closes at p. m.
same as on week days.
LEGAL HOLIDAYS
Office open from I to 10 a. m. and
from to I p. m.
A. L. FONTAINE, p. M.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-11-14
Given Away.

One bottle of Sal.Lac to anyone.
Cures any Uric Acid Poison disease
Catarrh, Rheumatism, Bladder, Kid
ney, Stomach and Female disease
Write today to Krupp Remedy Co.
7O3 Lunt Ave-, Chicago, Ill. Otto:
Pharmacy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-11-14

John Thompson, more familiarly
known as BILLY Bounce" and VINO
has been in the employ of James
as, bus driver for the past
wear, returned to his home in the east
last week. His home is in Pennsyl-
vania, from which state he came
here.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-11-14

Gust Kaye, now Of Marshfield, spent
Sunday and Monday in this city with
friends.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-01-05
ME1nOpISTS OPPOSE cANTEEN
ELL,
BUSINESS NOT so LARGE.
BrnJstrcrt'S Finds Failing on in Ncr-
mont Compared with 1903.


reports 10 Hr"dstr"Hi ion week md
cat" manufacturing business IN good
Shalc; "h"losaI" houses fairly busy but
win III" r't'll hercMn's ih"r" has been
usual reaction follo"ins Christmas buy
ing. with very Nv exceptions reports
speak iavorablH of December business -
compared win that "1 corresponding
month Of previous year and although the
year business has not been as larte as
mat ~ I"' yet manufacturers ana hor-
chants consider they hay" had good trade.
Thr"HHhou' tho State there IS every IN
di'4u"n Of prosperous Year ahead
Plans ar" hcing mad" To increase size Of
plants ~ "rd'r I" tdk' car" OF NOR" pusl-
ness. Notwithstanding the fact that the
past week has h""n " nth" Huict a. To
trad" NOR" business has he"n done than
was anticipated as tho tall OF snow ms
helped iraNel and allowed tho farmers
I" bring in som" Of their products
Burlington reports bright outlook FOR
coming years business. manufacturing
industries ar" with but low exceptions
w'll employed and Il good market has
been found for goods. Retail merchants
consider that volume of business done
during the month compares favorabiy
with that of 4 year ago.
Rutland industries ar" literally sup
nhe" with ORDERS ana " ldlr ""'N ''""c
Is rePor''" among r''"' "''i'i'''''9' wy
iCc'ohs lilr'
81 Adams Reports i"l business 'o''S'"'
'rlhI SEASON III Eo"'' mann O'"i '''7
plants are '"SN dN" I'l'1 '0i'o' ''''7
normal
NJ SWant"h "il 81 '"' ''""H'' "''
running I"i '|'' """ 'Nl''1 l'''''' ~
"r''r' ah'"d'
'rHitl"hpro manufacturers are rum. 'l-
lul 'Iin'' N"''' S'''' houses ''r'''
market wI'h an lhlpr"N'"'"' III ''''
nuns ''l'' '""'' 80 Nl'
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-01-05
GOLDEN WEDDING.
u. r. Collins and wife Of Hunting ton
Celebrate Event.

huntingdon. IAN. Sat tho pro ~ home
of MIR. and Mrs. r.. =. Collins assembled
Mondar afternoon and evening th'n
many friends from this and adlWnlhr
towns. The h.us" WAS very rro,lilN d''.
grated with cvergrc"us The ~. n -
Mum addressed the lril. and room ~
Il very pleasing manner after WhlNh
George u. Leonard OF Patriot Lodge" 80.
%, 4. ana \. NJ. presented u purse "'
gold Of So from his ledge OF which NF
Collins Is q member, in 4 vc'N t'o''p1
and pleasing niauncr
q. w SaNlcs in behalf OF tho uonds
made their ofieriLs to Mr.. and NlS' COLI
Inns after which refreshments we're
served.
Miss Kathleen Saylcs presided 7i the
piano in her accustomed plcasins manner
Tho presents in all amounted to about
81. which was mostly in gold
G.. ". Sayles ACKNOWLEDGED the slitS
and returned thanks in behalf Of MIR Nnd
Mrs. Collins. Mr.. Collins heinz ny tho
love and respect shown him unaole TO
respond.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-01-05
LACK OF coon ROAD LEGISLATION,

While it is true. as has been asserted,
that the Vermont Legislature at its re-
cent session did not succeed in making
any material advance Ia tho direction
o. SOWING the good road problem, sultl-
Gent explanation Of this omission is 70
Be found in the fact that many mem
ters Of the Legislature were unwilling
TO vote any large appropriation for the
purpose Of providing . s:stc,N of per-
planent highway until some method
could be devised for the satisfactory
regulation Of their use by automobiles.
And the chances are that the difficulty
OF securing good road legislation Will in
crease with the multiplication of horse
less carriages in our country districts,
hasmuch rs our system of legislative
representation gives majority Of the
members 10 the rural communities.
In the meantime the agitation in favor
OF the provision Of permanent highway
g. certain to continue in Vermont rs well
e. in state, where The conditions are
more favorable for good ROAD lcesa-
tion. Mr. Albert l. Brigham has pub
nshed in the --latest issue Of In. Au,ri-
can Gcosra phical socicty's bulletin "A pa
Per on the necessity for aood roads in
the United States. lie shows that ac-
cordnr to careful estimates the bad
roads in Maryland handicap the people
Thereof to he extent Of tu!ly s3eo0lv
annually. ana that It costs about one
billion dollars year to haul the farm
products of the United States OF this
sum he says that fully one-half is wasted
OIL account of bad roads. In other words
with good roads provided 1t would he
possible for teams TO hanl so much larr-
er loads that the saving to farmers
would in years go far toward PROVIDING
permanent highways. In reply to this
farmers say it is useless to provide good
roads, II they can not feel free to use
their teams thereon, OWING to the fear
OF automobiles; and that is a factor in
the situation. which even AIR. Brigham
has not succeeded in eliminating
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-01-05
TIE CLOSE or THE YEAR.

Saturday Was the last dAy of
the Old year and il, afforded
an excellent opportunity 10 re-
view The more important events in the
world : history during the past twelve
months. We are more directly interested
ton, and il we study the developments
tint have characterized our national
progress. VIC can not fail to be impressed
by the fact that the past year has been
epoch-nak.ng in more ways than one.
Tho most far-rcachinG development Of
he year i1s, closed 50 far rs The Amer.
ably the growing influence Of our chicf
executive in relation 80 matters, from
winch the President OF tho United States
was formerly supposed IN stand wholly
aloof. To fully appreciate the transfer
nation which has thus taken place in
his country. one has only to 10 back
one admnlsn alton and 20 Try To picture
William Mckinley leading an expressive
movement in defiance Of the coal trust,
for example, or debating policy OF in
creased government regulation for the
railroad systems and the control Of the
great industrial combinations Of the Uni
led States. It is simply necessary To
compare tho attitude of our last two
Presidents TO sec how far we have drift
"a or rather have been impolcd in tho
direction of Il policy which :, decade aga
would have been regarded us Unconsti-
tutiOnal, il not revolutionary. IL We are
not in error this movement will prove "a
have been the most noteworthy matter
in tho whole progress OF our nation dur
ing the past twelve months.
The next most important event in our
national affairs was unquostonably tho
action taken by our government looking
TO the opening OF the ntcroceanc canal
across the isthnlus of Panama The cut,
tins ~ this great deep waterway be.
,Nohn The Atlantic ana The Pacific will
not only I've Of tremendous ;alun /, tn
people Of This country ON account OF In.
effect it ~ likely I" have in increasing
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-01-05
FOREIGN NOTES.

The ground value of the CitN of Bcr-
lin is said to he worth twice what il
was il l>S,.
Il is statol that tho stores" taken
aboard the Russian warshipS at TAnEicr
consisted principally of Wines and spirits
a barrel with a capacity Of - Sn GAL
Ions has lust been completed for great
wine iirln at Schiltcnhom, on the
Rhine. banquet was given in its in
terror 10 twcntv-iour people
The Norwegian corps of skaters is a
body IF soldiers armed with rifles. who
can be manouvrod upon ice or on skis
over the snoNdolds of the mountains With
rapidly equal To that Of the best
trained cavalry
Among the cuiiosities of canton are
shops whore "riokots are raised for fight
ing, - tho liiruoS' nsn'Hr coo ks. Th'
Chinese samhl' uo il' results. ana a
good lighting cricket II sometimes sold
for Size.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-01-05
A SERMONT REVOLUTIONARY DEC
LAR ALTON.

A copy of an Interesting Declaration
made by tnirty-oight frochociers of the
town of Bennington, It. ju.t previous
10 the outbreak OF the War Of the Rev-
olution, was found four or five years
ago by g. S. Palmer. Esqr.. Of this city.
in n copy of the rare first printed vol
umc OF the Vermont Statutes, published
in 1179, which he had picked up in
Z secondhand bookstore in Chicago.
Mi. Palmer presented the volume TO l..
S. Judge Hoyt H. Whoelcr; but reia med
the copy Of the old document, which
he has now sent to The Prcsidonr OF
the Vermont Historical society. who
VIII place il in the collection OF that
6ocie.y. IN cusurE cNanlnation OF
Vermont histories aud collections of
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-01-05
PROGRAMMES ARE LOST.
Trying Delay In Arranging for EA'
hibits mt DnlryMcn's Convention.

North Pomfrct Jan. 3.--F L. Davis
secretary of the Vermont Darymen's as
socia ton. is having no end of trouble be
cause u box containing over 2oo pro-
grammes for the coming annual meet
ing of the association 1T Montpele: has
gone astray. The programmes were shin
ped 10 Mr.. Davis from Montpelier De-
GENDER "a, and all Efforts to locate their
whereabouts have been unsuccessful AIR.
Davis desires 10 announce in1t ,Vrrr p'
who has butter Ia enter in the exhibit
should forward the sano to Montpelier
saturday of this MccA.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-01-05
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-01-05

The fall Of Port Arthur. which has
fercnt times. has at last actually taken
place General Stoossel having surren-
dercd on the ground that further resist
under the circumstances the Emperor of
Japan has ordered that full military hon
ors bc shown The gallant commander of
Port Arthur. This ends one of the most
re,narkab bic sicccS in the history of tho
world as regards duration, while FOR
heroic resistance on the part of defenders
bosicgcrs one Will search long IN history
for a parallel.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-01-05

The question has been asked when
places selling liquor must close daily
under the new law Section 90 of the act
provides that no liquor shall he sold
or furnished By person holding Sec
ond or seventh class license between
the hours az seven o'clock Mt night and
six o'clock IN the morning; nor by n
person holding a license other than the
second and seventh class between the
hours Of ten o'clock at night ana SiX
O'Clock in the morning. except that tho
last provision shall not apply to regis
tered pharmacist selling under a firth
class license"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-01-05
WANTED.

When YOU want anything. advertise
IN the new special column of this paper
Some bargains are ooffered there TINS
week which it will pay YOU to READ
about. See page two. This rape mas
moro than 5000 readers every week
them all.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-01-05

While the republicans Of Vermont are
to he given credit for tho enactment of
a law requiring registration for the pur-
nose of voting in political primaries.
word comes from PennsNlveila that the
republican organization leaders Will on
neavor to prevent the passage OF per
sonal registration bill by the Lcgisla-
ture Of the keystone State.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-01-05

The members of the Vermont assoc'a-
ton of Boston arc 10 DC congratulated
by their annual announcement printed
elsewhere. This is strong association
Of SONS and daughters of Vermont. its
membership being no less than go.