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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-01

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of Cos cents in 1901 was 142 cents
higher; wheat, SO higher; oats, 102
higher; protatoes, 1876 higher; horses,
S22.74 higher; mules, $22.63 higher;
mich cows, $500 higher; other cattle,
S1.63 higher; sheep, 20 cents higher
swine, S1.99 higher. In 1906 prices are
still higher than the average for 1900
1904 for a large number of farm arti-
cles, including corn, wheat, rye, pota-
toes, tobacco, cotton, cottonseed meal,
eggs, horses, mules and sheep.
Farmers have reason to stand with
the Republican party, the party Of pro-
lection and prosperity. At the rate of
a dollar a reason, they have about 90
000,000,000 reasons for refusing to-
stand with the free trade party, the
party of adversely and ruin.-American
Economist
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-01

The first place of worship in western
Australia was unique in two respects
the materials of which it was built
and also the several purposes to which
it was devoted. This remarkable build
ing was made at Perth by soldiers
shortly after their first arrival in 1920,
and was composed almost entirely Of
bulrushes. In addition to its Use on
Sundays for divine worship, it occa-
sionally served as an amateur theater
in the week and during the whole time
as barracks.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-01
WRECK FEAR SUPERIOR.
Northern Pacific Engine and Two
Passenger Coaches Leave Track.

Sornerh facIhc Engine and TWO
Passenger Coaches Leave Track.
The Northern Pacific passenger train
from the Twin Cities. due in Superior at
D 90 a. m, was wrecked at State Line.
At that point the Great Northern crosses
the Northern Pacific and in some manner
box car was left on the crossing of the
Great Northern tracks. The passenger
train was running thirty miles an hour
when it hit the car. The engine was
badly battered up and two cars left the
track. A tramp asleep in the box car es-
capped injury, although the car was de-
molished. Immediately after being awak-
ened the tramp started looking for his hat
to the great amusement of the passen-
gers who hau turned out to investigate.
No one was badly hurt.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-01
WEALTHY MAN IN JAIL
Joseph Pacini Arrested in KenOsha
to Prevent His Avoiding Suit

Joseph Pacini, a Kenosha man owning
property valued at from $4,000 to $780,
900, was arrested there on a civil war
rant and forced to spend the night in Jail.
His arrest was caused to prevent his
leaving the State before answering a suit
brought by Alvina Ruppecht, who charges
him with failing to carry out a promise
of marriage made fifteen years ago. In
her complaint Miss Ruppecht asks $780,
900 damages, claiming that she has been
a practical slave to Pacini for fifteen
years. Pacini refuses to discuss the mat
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-01
The Real Remedy.

The enactment of law will correct the
transactions Of men or combinations
of capital where they need to be cor.
rected, and not the changing Of the
tariff schedule. The revision Of the
rates of tax ON Imports should be I'M
dertaken when the country at large
seems to need it, and not for the ex-
press purpose Of correcting one evil to
the detriment Of the entire country and
its commercial and Industrial enter
prises-Marion (Ind.) Chronicle.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-01
ShebOyEan Telephones Hit.

A fire in the telephone office in Sheboy-
gan nearly destroyed the big switchboard
and the loss will be heavy. The fire was
caused by an electric light wire crossing
one of the telephone wires. None of the
operators at the board was injured. but
almost every telephone in the city was put
out of commission.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-01
INSANITY Is INCREASING,
Figures of Board of Control Show
4.0R4 Patients i'm Sfafe AsxIum

Il
1t cost S612. 1885 to care for the
chronic insane. inmates of the two State
insane asylums, inmates of the State
home for the Predetermined and industrial
school for boys during the year ending
June 80, 1906. The apportionment made
by the State board of control shows that
counties operating their own asylums are
credited with S433.411. The State pays
the sum of $3.50, SS1.54, and the counties
not operating asylums pay the remainder,
S1O2,529. 46. On Oct. there were 4,064
patients in the county asylums, LII in
the two State hospitals and the Milwau-
kee asylum, making total of STA,
which is an increase of 104 over the num-
Der of a year ago.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-01
Can Live without Stomach.

After having his stomach removed Fred
Hoess. aged 45 years, who has suffered
for years with cancer. returned to his
home in Kendalls. Medical men say that
the absence of the stomach should not in
terfere with the mans happiness or length
of life
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-01
RICH YIELD FROM CORN TEST.
Wisconsin Professor Gets so Bush
els tn a ere in Nexx SnecieS.

els TO Acre In New Species.
DR.. A. NJ. Moore, professor of agron-
omy of the college of agriculture of Wis
consin university, has succeeded, after
much experimenting, in developing or
breeding species of Indian corn that
yields 80 bushels to the acre. This is
more than twice the average of corn in
Wisconsin. Last spring Prof. Moore was
allotted twenty-five acres of the univer
sity farm for his experiment with his
corn, and a test just made shows that the
yield runs a little more than 80 bushels
to the acre. Prof. Moore believes that
this new species of corn is adaptable to
all of the States in the same latitude as
Wisconsin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-01
FIERCE FIGHT IN SALOON.
Thomas Armstrong of Kaukaun
Shot and Desperate Nav Die

IhOmas Armstrong of kaukauna
Shot and Desperate May Die.
In fight with two desperadoes at the
saloon of Clark Fish on the Little Chute
road, three miles north of Appleton, one
of the desperadoes was shot in the head
and sustained what is believed will prove
fatal injuries, and Thomas Armstrong of
kaukauna was shot twice in the hip. See
ing his partner presumably killed, the
other of the strangers took to the woods
The sheriff organized a posse and the man
was captured. While Mrs. Fish was tele-
phoning for the police, one of the men
opened fire and three shots pierced the
wall not three inches from her head.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-01
shoots Eagle in Waukesha.

Henry Battendorf of Prospect shot an
eagle in the woods near that place. which
measured ) feet 10 inches from tip to tip
of wings. The bird suffered only brok-
en- wing by the shot and NJ Battendorf
is trying to keep it alive.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-01

Lewis Conroy, the bartender who was
shrt by Michael Madl. a hack driver, in
Oshkosh. died from the effects of a bullet
in the abdomen. Maids charge of as
seult with intent to kill will be changed
tc that of murder.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-01
.ewiId MAN. in Outagamie.

A wild man is on the -ampage in Out
agamie county. Sheriff Koch and three
deputies have been Oh his track, but have
failed to arrest him. On a recent night
he was on the farm of Henry Miller, at
tired only in trousers. Toward morning
he was heard bowling near Ellington.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-01
Saws He Is Heir to Millions

Fred Siglin of Apollonia, has received
word that he is heir to an estate on Man
haitian island Over 100 years ago his
ancestors leased 160 acres for SO years
Lawyers told Mr.. Siglin that in case they
succeeded in establishing his claim he
would receive S44, 100000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-01

A thorough knowledge of the "geog-
raphy" of London is required of cab
men. Among 735 applicants for license
n 1904 there We're only $50 who
passed the examination; and of these
more were dropped because they did
not know how to drive.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-01
Man.towOc Is Alarm ed.

Manitowoc health authorities are TAX
ing precautions to prevent an invasion
of smallpox, which has made its appear
ance in the northern section of the coun-
ty, where seven cases are reported.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-01
STATE RENTS HEAVY FUND.
Wisconsin Turns Back Half of Mill
Tax to Counties.

Tax to Counties.
All the State taxes, with the exception
of the school tax, which was reduced to
half of one mill, have been RENTED by
the State board of assessors. There al
ready is so much money in the State
treasury that none of the officials knew
what to do with it. With the prospect
of more than $2,5OO,000 coming in from
this years taxes, State Treasurer Kempf
threw up his hands in despair and said
there was no way to spend it. Accord
ingly Gov. Davidson, Secretary of State
Houser and Mr.. Kempf met and decided
to remit the taxes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-01
STONE CUTTER SAVES CHILDREN.
Peter FredericEs Picks Them from
Path of Locomotives,

Path of Locomotive.
Peter Fredericks of Detroit, a stone
cutter, rescued two small children from
death on the Wisconsin Central trestle
near Manitowoc. Fredericks cleared the
trestle with the children in his arms and
had his foot grazed by the passing loco
motive But for him they would proba-
bly, have been killed. They were playing
on the trestle. Fredericks was working
near them and when he saw their peril
dashed on to the bridge and saved them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-01

In Sweden a separate car must be
provided on the suburban night trains
out of Stockholm for the accommoda-
ton Of intoxicated persons.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-01
Boy Hunter Is Killed.

Theodore Uddler of Rockland, aged II
was killed near Bangor, while hunting
by the accidental disckG'ge of his own
rifle
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-01
LEAPS IN LAKE WITH BABE,
Two Rivers Woman Suddenly Be-
comes Insane.

Mrs. Philip Neumann BECAME suddenly
insane in Two Rivers and, clasping her
4-months-old child to her breast, rushed
from her home and plunged into Lake
Michigan. She was not missed until some
time later, when her husband in search
found her with the child on the beach in
two feet of water. The child was dead,
but the mother was revived. Mrs. Neu-
man has been i'll for some time.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-01
RAISES TWO CROPS OF PEAS.
Unusual Growth for Northern Wis
cOnsin at AIgOma.

Two crops of peas in the same season
on the same land is something unusual
for northern Wisconsin. G. w. Fowles
of Algoma raised heavy crop of peas
on a tract of land, several acres in size.
After harvesting a second crop grew,
which was nearly as heavy as the first.
The vines of this second crop were even
larger and stronger.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-01

clubhouse of kenosha Gun Club Is
Burned Second vine In Year.
For the second time within twelve
months the clubhouse of the Kenosha Gun
Club, on the Oplane river, was destroyed
by incendiaries the other night. The
members have hired detectives in an effort
to find the incendiaries. For some time
there has been opposition to the clubhouse
among the farmers in the neighborhood,
and the club members declare that these
men were responsible for the fire.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-01

Italy has 95,701 acres of orange and
lemon groves, containing 16,739,907
trees
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-01

No Russian army officer can marry
before the age Of %.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-01-25
HAD UNDERESTIMATE HIS MAN
One Occasion When Landlord Failed
To Reach Limit.

One Occasion When Landlord Failed
To Reach Limit.
Fifty years ago the landlord of the
hotel at Kingston Plains, N. H., was a
man by the name Of Hoyt. He kept
an excellent house, but charged his
guests on a sliding scale, graduated
to their means or inclinations to pay;
or, as he phrased it, "got as near the
kicking limit as it was safe to-"
One afternoon a prosperous looking
stranger, with a fine %equipage, drove
up and registered for the night. Hoyt
studied all night on what it would do
to charge him, and when he prepared
to depart, and asked for his bill, nam
ed a pretty stiff price.
The stranger paid the bill withou,
a murmur, complimented the landlord
on the excellence of his hostelry, ask
ed him If he had any good cigars, in
vited him to join him in a smoke at
his expense, and remarked that when
he came that way again he should GER
t.ainly stop with him.
AS he drove away, the landlord look
ed after him until he passed from
view, with a face in which the emo
tons of regret and chagrin were
strongly depicted, and gave audible ex
preston to his thoughts as follows:
"Gad, I guess he would have stood
another half a dollar"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-01-25
Monroe House to Be Raced.

New York city's march of progress
is about to sacrifice another old land
mark, the famous old brick house on
Prince street in which President
James Monroe. author Of the Monroe
doctrine, spent his last days and
where he died, July 4. 1881. The Mon
roe house, which is a two-story, base:
ment and attic structure, was long ago
abandoned to business. A bronze tab
let, concentrating the achievements
of James Monroe and the dates of his
birth and death, was placed on the
front of the cid house last April with
imposing ceremonies. Monroe lived in
the old dwelling when Prince street
was one Of the fine residence streets
Of old New York. He resided there
VITA one of his daughters, Mrs. Sam
uel L. Gouverncur, with whom he
made his home after the death of his
wife.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-01-25
How About MEz"9

No two people in the world have pre-
cisely the same idea as 60 what con
stitutes the highest enjoyment of
which they are capable. Mrs. Jennings
Fhad an ideal which did not appeal at
all to the person who should have
been in, the fullest sympathy with her.
Go to the picnic? No, l guess not!"
and tho energetic woman looked
%scornfully at the. acquaintance who
had ventured to suggest such a mis-
hap. Il don't enjoy Juggling my food
three or four miles into the bush for
the sake of letting other folks criti-
cize it. and get all eat up with gnat-
flies into the bargain. My notion OF
pleasure is something quite different"
What is your notion of pleasure?"
inquired the visitor, c%urious!y.
well, 1 expect to have about as
good a time this afternoon as ever l
need" said Mrs. Jennings, briskly.
We've got a load of Josiah Ponds ell
| egant ~stovewood coming this morning,
and when my works done this after
noon, In planning to take my crochet
work Oft into the shed, where it's cool
and shady, and watch EZ saw and
split for Z couple of hours. That's
what l like about as we'll as anything
can think of. I DO admire to see
| hing; r3:ng on!'-YoutEs Conpan.
| iou.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-01-25
Don't Matt.

Hanna, Wyo., Jan. 18th (special)-
Delays are dangerous Don't wait I'M
til all the awful symptoms of Kidney
Disease develop in your system, and
our physician shakes his head grave
ly as he diagnoses your ease. If you
suspect your kidneys, turn at once to
the great Kidney specific-Dodd's
Kidney Pills. You can do so with
every confidence. A few of Dodd's
Kidney Pills taken in time have saved
many a life. The carly symptoms OF
Kidney Disorder may be the forerun-
ner of Bright's Disease, Diabetes and
D1opsy. DR.. w. Fl. Jeffries. a resi-
dent here. tells below how he treated
an attack of Kidney Trouble. He
says:-
Before I>commenced taking Dodd's
Kidney Pills I had always a tired
feeling every morning when | got out
of my bed, and my Kidneys were in
very bad shape. There was always a
dull, heavy pain across my ioins, and
/ had hard work to stoop. l took two
boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills. the tired
feeling and back pains have entirely
gone, and / am nov cured"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-01-25
Shakespeare Not Obscene.

A curious mixture Of literature and
the law took place at Birmingham yes.
terday when a man named Sheridan
was summoned. for using obscene Ian.
suase in the public street. Sheridan
old the bench that he was discussing
books with q friend and he quoted to
him a short extract from Shake.
speare's Winter Tale" The consta'
BILE appeared to have overheard it, fol-
in the quotation there was one of the
words attributed to him by the other
The magistrates dismissed the sum
mons. BY an appropriate coincidence
The incident occurred in Stratford
rcud.-London Chronicle.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-01-25
DR.. J. H.. RINDLAUB, (%specialist)
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat,
, Fargo, N. D.
"There'u Be No Pie"

An energetic pastor who was maxi
ing preparations to build a new church
received all kinds of advice from pa
%rishioners, and the greatest amount
came from those who had contributed
the least toward the erection of the
church. So at the regular services Oh
the following Sunday he said:
II have been receiving lots of ad
vice during the last few weeks. l
have been told by certain members OF
the congregation that it will not do
to have too many fingers in the pie.
l can assure you that / will attend to
that part Of it. There will be no pie.
-Harper's Weekly. afa s.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-01-25
TO LIVE 200 YEARS
WOMAN THINKS THAT SHOULD
BE MANS ALLOTTED TIME.
Strong Probability That the Race Will
Vet Reach a Proper Solution Of the
Secret Of Hath III and Longevity,
and Live to a Proper Age.

How to Live Two Hundred Years"
is the seductive title OF. an article by
Mary Estelle WINS in What to Eat"
ut would appear" she says, that
there is something in the influences OF
civilization that is at enmity to health
and longevity. Then what is this
something? Why with all u knowl-
edge Of health laws; the advantage
w have of resort to skilled medical
treatment; trained nurses and school
cd physicians, why with all these do
we suffer poorer health than the saw
age or the wild animal? There must
be a cause for every effect, but the
explanation of this one is difficult"
She goes on to cite the theories of
all the faddists-Christian Scientists,
Dowieites, vegetarians, Salsburyites,
Kncippites, followers of Byron Tay-
lor, the raw food exponent; those who
would have us wear no clothes, those
who agree with Edison that w eat
and sleep too much, and quote Prof,
Metchnikoff's declaration that no man
should die a natural death who has
not lived $50, but goes him one better
by saying man, to live as long in pro
portion to the time it takes for him to
develop as do the wild animals, ought
to live 200 years.
Now it might be possible that by
extracting the most salient truths
from all these many creeds we could
arrive at. a. proper solution of the Sc
cret of health and longevity. 1t is
rot difficult to explain why man does
MT live as long, proportionately, as
wild animals do. The wild animals
live by instinct and nature takes the
place of brain in teaching them what
to cat and how to live. Human be
ings, endowed with superior menta
faculties, are left to solve the problem
for themselves. There is no denying
the fact that even with human being!
nature, when permitted, perform.
some of the most remarkable cure.
known. ,
Possibly, if people could live a.
natural lives as wild animals do, the,
could enjoy as long life as they ant
longer, because of their superior men
tai faculties. And then if we coul.
be INDUCED not to think about u con
dition; not fear disease nor death
nor worry; to have faith in a powe
to cure all our ills; eat natural food
and live natural lives-if we coul,
do all Of these things we might liv'
to reach the two-century mark"
But, Miss WINS says. several genel
ations must be buried before "cus
tom and human inclination will eve
permit of such things as these" Mis-
WINS is indeed writing for posterity
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-01-25

HE# ~ i. lE-- -aj. E.. -H..a .".|
and Investigating mind, an earnest
seeker after knowledge, and above
all, possessed of a wonderfully sympa-
thetic nature.
In 1S43 she married Isaac Pinkham,
a builder and real estate operator, and
their early married life was marked by
prosperity and happiness. They had
four children, three sons and a
daughter.
In those good old fashioned days it
was common for mothers to make,
their own home medicines from roots
and herbs, natures own remedies
calling in a physician only in specially
urgent cases. BY tradition and ex-
perience many of them gained a won
derful knowledge of the curative prpo-
critics of the various roots and herbs.
Mrs. Pinkham took a great interest
in the study of rootss and herbs, their
characteristics and power over disease.
She maintained that just as nature SO
bountifully provides in the harvest
fields and orchards vegetable foods OF
all kinds; SO, if we but take the pains
to find them, in the roots and herbs
of the field there are remedies ex-
pressly designed to cure the various
ills and weaknesses of the body, and
1t was her pleasure to search these out
and prepare simple and effective medi-
cines for her own family and friends.
Chief of these was a rare combina-
ton of the choicest medicinal roots
and herbs found best adapted for the
cure of the ills and weaknesses pecu-
liar to the female sex, and Lydia E.
Pinkham's friends and neighbors learn
ed that her compound relieved and
cured and it became quite popular
among them.
All this SO far was done freely, with
out money and without price, as a
labor of love.
But in 1873 the financial crisis struck
Lynn. Its length and severity we're too
much for the large real estate inter
ests Of the, Pinkham family, as this
class Of business suffered. most from
fearful depression, SO when the Centen-
NAL year dawned it found their prop
erty swept away. Some other source
Of income had to be found.
At this point Lydia E. Pinknam's
Vegetable Compound was made known
to the world.
The three sons and tho daughter,
with their mother, combined forces to