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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-23
All Over the State.

Henry Davis of Connorsville was ser-
ously injured by falling from a ladder on
to the handle of a pitchfork. The fork
was stuck into the ground, and the han
die was forced into Mr.. DAVIS body by the
fall.
Peter Covitz of Milwaukee was arrested
in Kenosha on the charge of having muir
dered Leopold Ritonia, a Milwaukee sa-
loonkeeper. He was greatly surprised
when arrested and protested his limo
cence.
John B. Freeman, aged %, of La
Crosse. was arrested for the attempted
murder of William Boye during the Elks'
convention. He pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to ten years at Waupun. The
motive was robbery.
z. A. Allen of Algoma lost a valuable
horse because he allowed the animal to
Craze near a hive of bees. When he went
to get the horse he found that the bees
had stung it most severely. He took the
animal to the barn, but it died the next
day.
Robert s. FOllett, who accidentally shot
and killed a little girl at Fairchild, while
in a quarrel with the girls father. /as
finished a fifteen days sentence on an
assault and battery charge and was re-
leased by order of District Attorney Ar
mold.
Paul Neumann of Sturgeon Bay. a
workman on a dredge, picked up a clam
shell that had been dug up by the scoop
of the dredge and upon opening it dis
covered beautiful pearl. silver gray in
color and almost perfect in luster. The
gem is valued at from $50 to 500.
Much surprise was caused in kenosha
social circles by the announcement of the
marriage in Chicago of Miss Alma Weis-
kopf. daughter OF the late \. n. Weis-
kopf. to Charles Werve. Their engage
ment was known for a long time and
friends of the couple cannot explain this
hasty marriage.
Disheartened because he had been af
flicted with i'll health due to advanced age.
Joseph Hawaescheck, aged 81 years. at
tempted to commit suicide by gashing his
throat with a razor at Milwaukee.
1t is now predicted that official an
nouncement will be made in a few days
of the absorption by the kewaunee. Green
Bay and Western road of the Ahnapee
and Western. a short line extending from
Casco junction to Sturgeon Bay.
\ sensation was caused in Madison by
the arrest of George W. Stoner. register
of deeds of Dane county. while scattering
along residence streets meat which is al
legged to have BEEN poisoned. \ number
of valuable dogs have been poisoned.
Otto Meisner. aged 20. jumped from
moving street car near Sheboygan. after
his hat. which had blown off, and was kill
ed by the fall.
The body of an unidentified man was
picked up on the Chicago and Northwest
ern tracks north of Black Wolf. Tts
man had evidently been thrown from a
box car.
Charles H. Chamberlain. head of the
United Commercial Travellers of the
State, holding the position of grand senior
counsel, to which he was elected at the
annual meeting at La Crosse in June, was
stricken with paralysis at his office in the
kratchwell Candy Company in La Crosse,
He Is in a serious condition.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-23

The world in general deals harshly
with the man who allows his talents
and energies to 90 to waste. To shlrk
his responsibilities or to develop laZi-
ness and n Discrimination to work are
considered objectionable failings. But
these same faults in woman are In
diligently overlooked. Instead of call
ing 1t laziness it is politely termed lack
of strength Household cares which
at one time made women irritable on
occasion, for which they apologized and
tried to make amends, now bring on an
attack of nervousness" which is treat
ed with the respect due to a legitimate
aIlment A rest is prescribed which
soon grows into a habit, and by and
by the most simple task takes on her
culean proportions.
There are thousands of wives who, TO
use homely phrase, don't earn their
salt" To begin with, they deny their
husbands even the comfort of an occa-
sional unburdening of business worries
and take no interest In the affairs
which form so important and serious
part Of their lives. They are ready to
share the profits and pleasures that re-
suit from their husbands efforts, but
plead a headache at the mention of
the stxn realities Of living. They feel
that their position entities them to all
with nothing in return. Many who are
not naturally blessed with domestic &C
complishments refuse to cultivate them
on the plea that they would be forced
into service.
Just as sure as | begin doing my
own homework I'll have to keep it up"
they say.
This feeling is death TO the partner
ship idea. There can be no true spirit
of equality where mistrust and resent
ment exist In their eyes household
cares become drudgery and everything
Is sacrificed In order to escape it, Hus-
bands who can Ill afford it are forced
to employ servants through the unwill-
ingness of their wives to do their share
in the days work. If help is unobtain-
able they sit with folded hands and be-
moan their lot Instead of taking hold
Of things, glad to prove their own worth
and capabilities, their chief concern is
how to minimize the work. They decide
to go out for their meals, as cooking
demands too much of their time and
energy. The husband who has rushed
off after a hurried breakfast and ex-
perienced the clatter and hustle of a
downtown luncheon looks forward to a
quiet undisturbed dinner at his own
table, but the selfish and indolent wife
DEGREES otherwise. Cooking means
work before and after the meal, and
in her perry vrted mind that fact takes
precedence over all other considera-
lions. Gradually even the management
of the house becomes lrksome and 1t is
left to the care of dlsinterested persons,
which soon results in debt and ultI-
mately In misery.
Home and its omnipresent duties are
exchanged for the care-free attractions
of the club or society and absence
salves the wounded conscience. She for
gets that in neglecting these things she
is relinquishing just so much of her
claims to partnership and Is daily for
feiting her right to accept of her hus-
bands efforts. Is 1t any wonder that
in time her title is the only hold upon
which to base that clalm?-Vlctorla
Barton, In Chicago Chronicle.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-23
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Eoliennes make the prettiest of extra
dresses the mercerized eoiiennes
are best liked of all
That new trick of misunderstanding
ostrich feathers uncurled-is a boon to
the women who have had to taboo
feathers because the curl would come
out.
Do not indulge in a hat combining
the so-called French blue and vieux
rose shades; no matter how deftly
blended these tints never harmonic,
being too pronounced to tone in to-
gether.
Some OF the new dImities show bands
almost like tapes, which serve in place
of the clusters of the cords that usually
characterize them. Often the tapelike
bands cross and recross until a pretty
little lattice work is built up, over
which flowers climb.
The new belts, although created in
Paris, are very Scotch in effect, and of
the extreme smartness. Made as they
are of brilliant plaid silks edged with
wide bands of white kid, and having
white kid buckles, they are very effect
i've with both dark and light gowns.
Hatless maidens no longer are seen
on the golf links or tennis courts; in
stead, lingerie hats Of various hues and
materials are worn, and in some cases
are supplemented by wells so heavy that
close inspection IS necessary in order
to recognize the wearer.
Shocking, as a form of decorative
arrangement, steadily grows in favor.
1t is eminently suited to the soft, plia-
bic stuffs that are now so much in
vogue, and when it Is done by experts
the effect is exceedingly beautiful and
smart. The shocking thread may be
the color of the material or of a con-
traSting tone.
The new net wells, which are won
derfully soft and silky, soon lose their
shape when made to conform to some
of the latest and most eccentric mil
llnery, and the only possible solution of
the difficulty is to be in possession of a
large variety of wells Black and white
mixtures are first in favor at present,
as we'll as pale gray and white, some of
the new makes with narrow lace Dor
ders-another revival of an old fashion
being essentially becoming.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-23
A Girls Girl,

Whenever you hear a girl called By
this title try to know her, If you do
not do so already. She is sure to be
nice in the best sense of the word. In
nine cases out Of ten you will find her
true and sympathetic, always ready to
listen to condolences, and above all
ready to keep them as such She IS
always doing a kind act for some one
and thought for herself comes nowhere
in her calculations Such a girl is al
ways popular with her friends and you
will hear golden opinions of her on all
sides.
There may be nothing specially about
her to attract notice; 1t seems to be
just an individual charm in her nature
that stamps her with this engaging
characteristic. She is generally frank
and honest in expressing her opinion,
and her friends may be sure 1t is gen
uine one. She is at once unaffected
and simple and ready to show an inter
est in all her friends undertakings. If
you cannot count among your friends a
girl who earns this title, try to find
one, and when you And her, congratu
late yourself upon your success.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-23
A New Artificial Resnirator.

The Literary Digest translates from La
Nature the description Of a new apparatus
invented by DR.. Eisenminger of Szasz-
varos, Hungary, for the purpose of in
ducing abdominal breathing in the resusci-
tation of persons apparently drowned. II
consists Of cuirass fitted tightly about
the body, the chamber of which is con-
nected BY tube with a bellows. The air IS
then alternately compressed and exhaust
ed, thus causing the internal organs and
the diaphragm to rise and fall rytbmically.
An incidental advantage is heart massage
at a time when the lungs are fun of air.
Experiment has given favorable results in
apparently desperate cases.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-23
For Hardwood Floors

Half gallon of boiled linseed oil
heated in an old iron saucepan until al.
most at the boiling point when applied
to an oiled hardwood floor with a clean
brush will prove to be an excellent
cleanser. Three coats should be put on
the first time and then one coat every
six months to keep the floor in a good
condition. Such floor is excellent Ia
a kitchen, as it only requires wip!ns
with damp cloth once a week.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-23
DIETz's DAM CLAIM FLIMsY.
Testimony Tends to Discredit the
Warlilke Defender of Cameron.

testimony Ienus 10 D1screuIr the
Warlilse Defender of Cameron.
From records and sworn testimony TAX
Ell in the controversy between John Dietz
and the Mississippi River Lumber Com
pany it would appear that Dietz's claims
at the Cameron dam are rather fimsy
and for that reason he has been unwilling
to submit his case to a jury. 1t appears
that the Cameron dam was commenced
early in the year 1877 and operated every
year down to 1904, when Dietz terrorized
the crew by threatening to shoot them
and finally drove them from the premises.
The dam is situated partly upon land
claimed by Dietz and partly upon other
land to which he or his wife have no
claim. There are two warrants now in
the hands of Sheriff Gylland for Dietz's
arrest, one charging him with assault to
do great bodily harm and the other of
assault with intent to kill and murder.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-23

mortal drug, atropia, and rub it on the
brow. Each of these was supposed to
give clearness and brilllancy, expand
the pupil and impart a fascinating full
ness and mellowness to the eye. Ger
tain slightly pungent and volatile per-
fumes, such as oil OF thyme. were occa-
slonaly worn on the handkerchief, caus-
ing the eye to glitter and sparkle. The
eye was made to appear large, full and
almond shaped by the use of a fine
pencil dipped in antimonial Sulphur or
Egyptian black, rubbed upon the lids
along the angle
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-23

Disappearance on Eve of Wedding
Full of Mystery.

Where is James W. Silas, son of one
of the best known Indians on the Oneida
reservation? Not only are relatives ask
ing this question, but Miss Cynthia E.
Webster of Oneida, the girl who was to
become his bride, also wants to know.
Miss Webster is a handsome Indian girl
of refinement and education and her
treatment at the hands of Silas is the sub
ject of much comment among the red
skins, many of whom assembled at Hobart
church 10 attend the wedding ceremony.
Young Silas is a graduate at Haskell
school at Lawrence, Kan. The bride-to.
be has been teacher in one of the govern
ment schools in Kansas.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-23

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1SSS-Douglas slain at battle of Chevy
Chase, England.
1514-Peace concluded among England,
France and Scotland.
154O-Henry VIII. of England married
Catherine Howard.
1673-New York surrendered to the
Dutch.
1675-Greenwich Observatory estab-
lished.
1751-Fort William Henry surrendered to
Montcalm.
1792-The Swiss Guard killed in an at
tack on tn Tuilleries in Paris.
-Non-importation act proclaimed by
President Madison.
1S13-Battle of Stonington, Conn.
1S15-Napoleon embarked for St. Helena.
1S21-Missouri admitted as a State.
1S27-George Canning, English states
man, died.
1S30-Louis Philippe proclaimed King of
France
1S41-Steamer Erie burned on Lake
Erie; 1T5 lives lost.
1S46-David Wilmot introduced his pro-
viso in Congress ". Smithsonian In
stitution at Washington founded.
1S52-Permission granted to NJ. Theirs
and other political exiles to return
to France.
1S5S-Ottawa made the capital of Cam
ada.
1S61-Hampton, Va. burned. Battle
Wilson's Creek, Mo.
1S62-President Lincoln called for 300,
900 men for nine months.
1S70-Paris declared in state of siege.
Franco-German war.
1S71-Celebratio of the Sir Walter
Scott centenary at Edinburgh.
1S73-Steamer Wawasset burned on Po-
tomac river; tAirty-ive lives lost.
1S14-Marshal Bazaine escaped from the
Isle of Ste. Marguerite.
1S7S-International monetary confer
ence opened at Paris. .. Beginning of
the Austro- Bosian war
1SS0-Dr. Tanner successfully completed
a fast of forty days.
1SS1-Transvaal coded to the Beers Re-
public proclaimed.
1SS3-Dynamite conspirators at Liver
pool sentenced to penal servitude for
life.
1SS4-Oklahoma boomers" ousted from
Indian Territory by United States
troops. >. Severe earthquake felt
along Atlantic coast.
1SS5-Imposing funeral of Gen. Grant in
New York
1SS7-Hawaii adopted a new constitution
....One hundred excursionists killed
in railroad wreck at Forest, Ill.
1SSS-Maxwell, the murderer of Charles
A. Preller, hanged in ST. Louis. $50
Larry Donovan, American bridge
jumper, leaped from Hungerford
bridge, London, and was drowned.
16S9-Mrs. Florence Maybrick found
guilty of numbering her husband in
Liverpool.
1891-United States vessels ordered to
China because of disturbance.
1S93-Geary act enforced First China
man deported from San Francisco.
Forty-third Congress convened in ex-
traordinary session. Subject Sher-
man act. 80. Severe earthquake
shocks in California.
1S94-The yacht Britannia beat the Wig
liant at Cowes. Earthquake shocks
felt in Memphis, Tenn. Great
Britain declared neutrality in the
Korean war.
1e95-British steamer Chatterthun foun-
dered near Sydney, \. S. w; fifty
four lives lost.
1S99-Retrial of Dreyfus begun at
Rennes. . Hurricane in West In
dies 1000 drowned.
1903-Pope Plus X. crowned. Lieut.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles, Z. S. A., re-
tired
904-Seventy-six persons killed in
wreck on Rio Grande railroad near
Pueblo, Colo. 9. . British force, under
Col. Younghusband, entered Lassa.
1905-President Roosevelt addressed largo
meeting of miners at Wilkes Barre,
Pa. st. Thomas z. f. church,
New York City, destroyed by fire.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-23
The Stair Carpet.

When buying stair carpet get an
extra yard or so and turn in a piece
at the top and bottom of each fight of
stairs. This extra length will enable
you to shift the carpet sometimes high
er, sometimes lower, and so it will be
worn evenly throughout its whole
length. If this precaution be neglected
the carpet at the edges of the stairs
will be frayed out while the untrodden
part remains fresh and new-looking.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-23
WAR ON THE HOLY JUMPERS.
Trouble at wau&esha May Lead to
the Shedding of Blood.

Mayor Snyder, who has been in conflict
with the Holy Jumpers" for several
weeks. told the Waukesha Common Coun-
ell that he has barely escaped assault
because he permits the religious sect to
hold street meetings. Threats have been
made to import a gang of foreigners to
drive the Jumpers out. City Attorney
Lockney rendered an off-hapd opinion in
which he stated that while the constitu-
1on gave individuals the right to worship
as they please. it did not give them the
right to jump, screech and conduct them
selves in an unseemly manner under the
pretext of religion.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-23
Toledo Lawyers ExOnercted

Attorneys Tracy, Brown and Smith of
Toledo, who were sentenced to fine and
imprisonment by Judge Kinkade for pre-
senting motions in the ice case offensive
to the judge, have been relieved from this
stigma by the decision OF the Circuit
Court reversing Kinkade TIE court holds
that so long as lawyer presents mat
ters to q court decorously. whether they
be true or false, he is not in contempt.
The case will be taken by Judge Kinkads
to the Supreme Court.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-23
Shining Clothes.

\ black coat which has seen much
service invariably acquires an unde-
sirably shiny appearance. To remove
this rub it we'll With a piece of flannel
which has been moistened with spirits
of turpentine. After carefully going
over the garment hang it out in the
air for some time till the smell of tur-
pentine has passed from it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-23
Rush for wyoming Gold sands.

Since the report of the geological sur
vey confirming the existence of valuable
gold deposits in the black sand of the
Douglas creek district, in Wyoming, a
rush of miners and prospectors from all
sections has begun. Chief Day OF the sur
vey says that some supplies of the SAND
run as high as $3.50 per tor. This can
he worked at an expense Of - cents per
ton, nothing being required but washing
in waters. The sand also has 30 per cent
magnetic iron and 81 per cent of hema-
tite, and there are thousands of acres Of
it which can be worked as placers OF very
little cost
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-23
MERE GIRL OWNS FORGERY.
Twelve-Y milwaukee Child
Admits Charge in Court

Charged with forging a check for SIG
in the name of Jacob Dudenhoefer, by
whose family she was employed. little -
year-old Margaret Langenfeldt was
Brought into the District Court in Mil
waukee by Detective John Hannifin.
Judge Neelen continued the case to the
next session of the Juvenile court, COM
hitting the defendant to the detention
home in the meantime. The girl admits
the charge. 1t is not likely that the case
will be prosecuted stringently, the only
result desired being to deter the girl from
committing similar offenses. The girl is
an orphan and lives with her grandfather.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-23
Plaid Effects in Millinery.

Sailors with short front brims mar,
rowing 10 the vanishing point come in
soft smole-gray straw, to which plaid
ribbon is toned of mixed maize and
white There is piled in mountainous
loops at the back above a bandeau of
filmy gray tulle.
A plaid ostrich feather is one of the
new fancIes, the plaid just family being
Indicated when the feather is in repose
These are mounted on hats in which
there is a repetition of the plaid in the
Drim.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-23
Old NeIyeteen.

Old pieces of velyeteen should, after
they have served their original pur-
1cse. be saved for polishing cloths.
they will answer the purpose of wash
Gather for plate cleaning, etc, perfect
y. and save buying anything fresh.
Wash the velveteen cloths as often as
needed in soapy water and hang out
70 dry
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-23
Dangerous Devices.

There were some cunning devices in
Sogue among the bellies of the old world
for giving expression to the eye. The
most reckless Of them were wont to
place single drop Of that deadly
poison, prussic acid. IN the bottom of a
winegiass and hold is> against the eye
for two or three seconds, OF, more rash
" still they woudS take a small guam
tity-a. piece not Larger than a grain
of rice--of an ointment containing that
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-23
Find Buried Money.

While working on the excavation for
the new city hall in Sturgeon Bay work
men unearthed bundle done up in an
old bandana handkerchief. 1t was found
to contain what once had been a roll of
paper money. 1t was so far decomposed
as to make it impossible to determine the
denomination or number of the bills
Enough was deciphered to show that the
bundle originally contained several hun
dred dollars.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-23
Wisconsin
State News
GOOD ROADS IN STATE.
Wisconsin Handicapped by Const
tutionaI proyisiOu


tutional Provision.
One-half of the States of the Union
have recognized the fact that good roads
are matter of Statewide Importance.
Seventeen of these States spent altogether
about S5,000,000 of State money in aid
ing in road building in 1905. Wisconsin
is doing nothing in this line. This State
has had a handicap in the shape of
constitutional provision which was de-
signed to prevent the State from running
itself in debt to help build railroads. for
bidding the appropriation OF money for
internal improvements. When the consti-
tuition is changed Wisconsin will be in an
exceptionally fortunate position. On ac-
count of the new railroad tax the State
income will be large enough to pay its
regular running expenses and whatever IS
needed for roads without being obliged
to levy a general State tax.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-23
RooseveIts as Bird Defenders.

Speaking for Mrs. Roosevelt and HIM
self, the President, in a letter to VIII
liam butcher, head of the National AS
ISOLATION of Audubon Societies, expresses
deep sympathy with the efforts to prevent
the sale and use of white heron plumeS,
known in the military trade as "aig-
rettes." The President says that, if any
thing, Mrs. Roosevelt feels more strongly
than he does in the matter. Recently
Queen Alexandra Of England has made a
similar ayDraSSion
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-23
WHOLE COUNTY BACKS DIETZ.
Taxpayers Association Resolves to
Pay All Expenses of Trial.

At a meeting of the Sawyer County
Taxpayers Association it was resolved to
pay all the expenses of the trial of John
Dietz, the defender of Cameron dam, if
he would peacefully surrender to the State
authorities. 1t was also decided to ask
the Circuit Court to Quash all the in
dictments against Dietz and have him
tried only upon the charge of holding
the dam when the courts ordered it turn
ed over. to the Chippewa Lumber Com
pany. Detz has received hundreds of
letters from all parts of Wisconsin offer
ing financial aid in his fight against tie
lumber company.