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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-16

i'll the private chapel at the palace. The
font used for the christening is one
that has figured at the christening of
Spanish princes and princesses for sew
eral centuries. The nurse for royal
infant is always chosen from among
the peasant women of the Asturias, who
are noted for their beauty.
According to a decree of the Spanish
government, the son born to King AL
fonsO and Queen Victoria will bear the
title of Prince of the Asturias The
principality of the Asturias family was
the mountain refuge of the aboriginal
inhabitants of Spain, who remained
there unconquered by Roman or Moor.
In many respects the Asturias is re-
garded as the cradle of the Spanish
monarchy, hence the pride taken in the
title of Prince of the Asturias.
Queen Victoria, mother of the royal
infant, was married to King Alfonso
in Madrid May 81, 1906, amid scenes
OF the greatest splendor, followed by
the horror of a bomb explosion which
killed scores of people and narrowly
missed the royal coach in which their
majesties were returning from church.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-16
IN WRONG ENVELOPE.
PASTOR ERRS I'M MAKING TWO
ENCLOSURES.
rage Notice to His Lady Assist
anf-Indian Territory River Is
Changing Its Course

A fervent love letter to Miss Della
Goodrich. formerly his assistant, has
brought about tn downfall of Rev. De
Witt Maynard Carpenter. until the other
day the well-beloved pastor of the ApOs-
tolic Holiness Union church in Harring-
ton, Del BY mistake the pastor put
the letter in an envelope addressed TO the
recorder of deeds instead of a marriage
notice. The recorder notified the trus-
tees Of the church 4 meeting of the
trustees was hastily called and the pastor
was notified to appear. Instead of doing
so he forwarded his resignation and left
Harrington by the first train. Mr.. Car
penter leaves a wife and two children
in Harrington. Last fall as Mrs. Car
penter entered the house after an absence
she found the assistant pastor sitting on
the pastors lap and this incident led to
Miss Goodrich's departure. Now the
trustees of the church have formally de-
posed Mr.. Carpenter and elected Mrs.
Viola Carpenter, his wife, as his sue
ceSSor
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-16
HELPING COTTON PLANTERS.
How the Government Is Coming to
the Rescue of n Great Industry.


the Rescue of a Great Industry.
"At one time it was thought the whole
important Sea Island cotton industry
would be swept away by disease" says
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson. 'The
departments experts entered the field, de-
veloping a disease-restsiance cotton by
breeding and selection, and re-established
the industry. In all the South where the
boil weevil is now working the depart
ment is striving to secure varieties that
will be so early as to produce crops de-
spite the weevil. We are succeeding in
this and are distributing new types of
cotton superior to those already in exist
ence, and which will mature ahead of the
weevil.
zone of the greatest lines of propa-
ganda work the department is carrying
on is in the South, in connection with
the cotton weevil. When the weeVil in
vaded the country the cotton growers
were discouraged, and it was necessary
to rally them. This was done by extern
sive systems of demonstration work. The
farmer is shown how to grow cotton de-
spite the weevil how to rotate his crops,
now Improve Ills Iduu, anu uOW " sui
round his home with better conditions
generally. Last year the department was
working along this line with more than
100000 farmers in the States of Texas
and Louisiana alone, and this year the
number will be increased.
'"These farmers are being taught how
to maintain the fertility of the land by
+ba uSe of lepuneS TO grow corn, to
keep animals, and at tlAe sane time pro-
duce cotton. We are endeavoring to show
them that they can produce just as much
cotton on half the land now in use, de-
voting the other half to crops which will
bring them ready money, and which will
not deplete the SOIL"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-16
reIeeraphic Brevities.

During the course of a quarrel John q.
Sperry, a painter, shot and killed his
wife, Mary, in their home in Roxbury,
Mass. Sperry then shot himself through
the head.
Mayor Badger on petition of the Gro
GERS Association of Columbus, Ohio, or
dered the proprietors of twenty-six gro
ceries and saloons to close up tight on
Sundays.
Natives OF Ottawa, Can, all over the
country are receiving letters from the
committee which has in charge an old
BOYS and girls reunion IN the dominion
city next July.
Fire at Frederick, Nd, caused a loss
of 100000 to T. Werndorfer, Harris &
Filley and A. VI. Landauer.
Frederick Schweikhardt and Thomas
Fitzgerald, members of a volunteer fire
company, were arrested at Morristown,
n. j.. on a charge of having set fire to
several buildings.
The 100000 suit in equity brought
in Boston by Paine, Weber 6 Co. against
Albert c. Burrage, Thomas W. Lawson
and others to recover on contract in
voIving 10000 shares of stock in the
Copper Range Consolidated Mining Com
pany, has been settled out of court. 1t il
said Mr.. Burrage paid $4,000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-16
WAR ON WESTERN RANGE.
CattIcmen and Sheepmen Struggling
and Much Stock Slaughtered.

and Much Stock Slaughtered.
War over the public range has broken
out afresh in Wyoming, and is being
famed by a bitter controversy over the
question of leasing the public domain.
Cattlemen are raiding sheep camps, and
sheep men have organized armed forces
and threaten to retaliate. The situation
is more serious than at any time since
the Rustler war in Wyoming, when the
big cattlemen organized to exterminate
rustlers and a pitched battle was fought
in johnson county.
The bitterness of the war is intensi
fed by the discussion of the public range
leasing question. The State of Wyoming
is divided into two camps, as is every
State that has a great amount of public
domain, and meetings are being held and
the local press is teeming with scathing
articles representing the views of one side
or the other. The big cattle interests
favor leasing the public range, while the
sheep meA and the ranchers are opposed
to it. Senator Warren and other polit-
ical leaders, who are close to President
Roosevelt, are in favor of leasing, but
majority is strongly against it. Before
the question IS settled III the next CoH-
gress there is likely to be trouble-not
only in Wyoming, but in every State in
the West where there is a large amount
of public land. To add to the trouble,
the cattle and sheep men in Colorado
have startfd an open revolt against the
policy of issuing grazing permits on for
est reserves. Cattlemen and sheep men
have refused to renew their permits and
are running their stock on reserves in de-
fiance of Chief Forester Pinchot's declar-
atoms that they will be forever barred
from such privileges in the future. The
Sockmen are willing to let the courts
test the matter, but in this one instance
the cattle and sheep men are in accord.
In northern Wyoming, however, the
fight over the public range has broken out
into actual war. Several sheep camps
have been raided by masked cattlemen
and about 10000 sheep have been slaugh-
tered, the camp wagons and other out
fits being burned and the herders driven
back across dead lines.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-16
WARNOFWORLD'SEND
MYSTERIOUS PICTURES APPEAR
ON COTTAGE WALLS.
MARYLAND and West Virginia Com
munifies Excited Over Strange
Phenomenon-A St. Louis Man
Found Murdered at Duquoin, Ill.

Intense excitement prevails at Han
cock, Md. and many persons are prepar-
ing for the end of the world as the re-
suit Of q series of remarkable pictures
representing scenes that look like heaven
and hell that have appeared on the walls
of room in the house of Emory Lopp,
in Morgan county, West Virginia, two
miles from there. Some persons who
have viewed the pictures say that no
human hand could have placed them
there. The whole neighborhood is arous-
ed over the strange affair. and crowds OF
people are visiting the house. The super
stitious believe that the pictures foretell
some catastrophe, probably the end of the
world. The pictures appear in distinct
outline on the four walls, showing pits
of fame and demons, while others show
angels and beautiful scenes, supposed to
be heaven. Lopp is at a loss TO under
stand the mystery, and has abandoned
his home. A thorough investigation of
the matter will be made by skeptical
persons.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-16
SELLS HERITAGE FOR SONG.
Youth Accepts $4,000 for $780,
600 in Two Years.

A stake of $4,000 played against
fortune of nearly S1,500,0OO. with hui
man life as the final determining factor,
are features of an unusual transaction
entered into in Santa Monica, Cal, be-
tween Henry G. Heating on one side and
a syndicate of four men on the other.
The syndicate is composed of J. G. Steele
former postmaster of Santa Monica !;
Benjamin Hunter, until recently city at
torney; Robert ". Miller, secretary of
the board of education, and A. W. Nc
Pherson, manager of the Edison Gas and
Electric Company. Heating is one of
the heirs to the Heating estate, worth
about S5OOO,OO0. His share is about
S1,5OOOOQ but ne cannot get it until a
division of the entire estate is made pos
sible by the coming of age Of the young
heir. This will be in two and a half
years In order to convert his prospec-
tive S1,JOO,OO0 into actual cash Heating
has signed over to the syndicate all his
rights in the inheritance for $4,000, the
syndicate running the risk that he may
die, in which case all his interest in the
Heating fortune will pass over to the
other heirs. Should he live he will come
into his part of the estate and the syn
dictate will then be entitled to enforce its
claims.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-16
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Coz. $1,000

Chicago-Cattle, common to prime,
$500 to $3.50; hogs, prime heavy, $500
to $3.50; sheep, fair to choice, $500
to $6.75; wheat, No. 2, S3c to SIC; corn,
No. 2, 4Sc to soc; oats, standard, 43c to
45c; rye, No. 2, re to 74c; hay, timo-
thy, $500 to $1,000; prairie, $500 to
$14O0; butter, choice creamery, 23c to
25c; eggs, fresh, 14c to lie; potatoes,
SOC to roc.
Indianapolis-C Cattle, shipping, $500
to 5000 hogs, choice heavy, S4.O0 to
$500; sheep, common to prime, $3.50 to
1925; wheat, No. 2, SOC to SIC; corn,
No. 2 white, sic to 53c; oats, No. 2
white, 42c to 43c.
st. Louis-Cattle, $3.50 to $6.25;
hogs, $500 to $6.57; sheep, $500 to
$625; wheat, No. 2, SIC to Sic; corn,
No. 2, SOC to SIC; oats, No. 2, 42c TO
44c; rye, No. 2, &c to Csc.
Cincinnat-Catt $500 to 1913;
hogs, $500 to $3.50; sheep, $500 to
$3.50; wheat, No. ., S3c to Soc; corn,
No. 2 mixed, sic to 53c; oats, No.
mixed, 43c to 45c rye, No. 2, 74c to 76c.
Detroit-Cattle, $500 to $40; hogs,
$500 to $3.50; sheep, $3.50 to $500;
wheat No. 2, SIC to soc; corn, No.
yellow, SIC to 54c; oats, No. 3 white,
4Jc to 46c; rye. No. 2, 74c to 76c.
AIilwaukee-Wheat, No. 2 northern,
Soc to sec; corn, No. 3, 47c to 49c;
oats, standard, 42c to 44c; rye, No. 1,
Toe to 77c barley, standard, 79c to Soc;
pork, mess, S16.35.
Buffalo-Cattle, choice shipping steers,
$3.50 to 5000; hogs. fair to choice, $500
to 1913; sheep, common to good mixed,
$500 to 1913; lambs, fair to choice,
$500 to $7.S5.
New York-Cattle, $500 to $685.;
hogs, $500 to $500 sheep, $500 to
5000; wheat, No. red, SOC to 90c;
corn, No 2, 55c to SIC; oats, natural
white, 4Sc to 49c; butter creamery, 24c
to &c; eggs, western, 15c to 18c.
Toledo-Wheat, No. 2 mixed, SIC to
Sac; corn, No. 2 mixed, SOC to 52c;
oats, No 2 mixed, 44c to 45c; rye, No.
2, Tic to 73c; clover seed, prime, $3.50.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-16

Supt. T. f. Jenkins of the New York
Gerry Society for the cure of dependent
or hayward children, in a recent address,
asserted that the records of the society
showed that environment had an all-con-
trolling influence in the development of
human character. He said they kept
track of all cases in which infants of
bad parents had been adopted by good
people, and that they had yet to find
where one had gone wrong. He could
mention hundreds of instances of children
who did not possess the wicked character
istics of their parents, simply because
their surroundings have had greater in
fluence over them, and he pointed out
that some of the greatest criminals have
children living who are honest members
of society and well-known citizens.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-16
CHICAGO.

The important factors marking the
course of business show unusual deyei-
opments, but the fundamental basis of
healthy progress IS undisturbed. In the
continued spell of unseaS0 aaole weather
and the government report disclosing the
extent of damage to winter wheat are
found the most unfavorabic current fea-
lures. In both respects. however, the
adverse effect upon commerce is TEMPO
rary. and -offsetting these are sustained
activity in production and distribution
in the principal industries AMI legisla-
tive action paving the way for local i'm
proEements involving great outlays and
employment of labor. \ better indica-
ton of soundnesS cannot be cited than
hat Of the Unprecedented Nav payments
through the banks and the small trading
defaults reported. Money has become
easier, but there is lighter borrowing for
mercantile purposes and improving in
vestnent in real estate and bonds.
Conditions in manufactures reflect
enormous deliveries, and new demands
come forward freely, yet the difficulties
increase in obtaining adequate supplies
ot necessary materials for factory con-
version. and the dearer costs force a
marking up of prices for machinery and
other finished metal and wood products.
Railway facilities have steadily improved,
and earnings Of the Chicago roads ex-
hibit substantial gains over those of
year ago. More vessel tonnage is sought
for tho lake traffic. but most of the ship
yards remain idle owing to the protracted
strike, and freight charters rose above
these of the last week-Dun's Review.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-16
Rrief News Items.

Fire on one of the export piers at the
foot of North Twelfth street, Brooklyn,
did 100000 damage.
Superintendent Sands Of the naval
academy posted an order providing for
an escort of midshipmen for President
Roosevelt at James town. -Four companies,
the pick of the brigade, will form the
escort.
The big repair shops of the New York
Central and Hudson River railroad in
the MeIrose yards, New York City, were
burned. with loss Of 100000.
Fire destroyed the plant Of the Port
BlakeIey Mill Company at Port Blake
lev. Wash, the largest lumber manufac-
turing establishment on the Pacific coast,
entailing a loss of S750,000. Tie mill
will be rebuilt at once.
John w. Gates is going into foreign
grouse shooting. With his son. Charles
g.. the famous Spectator has leased for
five years the 1000 acres o. woodland
upon the hunting preserve Of he Marquis
de Augans. in France.
James II. Lehnemann who is alleged
by the government to have been connected
as general manager with the attempt of
the yacht Frolic TO import Chinese i'm
properly from Newfoundland to the Unit
ed States. has Surrendered himself at the
Office of the United States district attor-
ney in Boston
Department heads of the United States
mint in Denver and three government
agents are checking up the coinage of
the mint. The gold coins from the Dem
yer mint have been found to be under
value in fneness of gold and the govern
ment has begun action to discover who
is responsible for the discrepancy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-16
RIOTS IN FRISCO.
LABOR WAR IN WESTERN CITY
GROWS SERIOUS.
Attempt to Run TrolIeys by Armed
Men FierceIy Resisted by Strikers
One Man Killed. Others Fatally
Hurt-13,OOO on Strike.

Nine men were shot down. one was
killed and several were fatally wound
ed in San Francisco Tuesday afternoon
IN a pitched battle between striking
street car employees and their Sympa-
thizers and guards employed by the
United Railroads to protect their cars
manned by non-union men.
The armed guards poured volley af-
ter voIley into the crowds in the
streets, in response to showers of
bricks and stones hurled at them. The
police made little or no effort to dis
perse the mob. Two of those shot were
members of the police force Finally
the police arrested the guards on three
of the cars. and then turned their at
tentlon to beating back the mob.
1t was in the afternoon that the COM
pany officials precipitated the battle by
sending out seven passenger cars. All
day long a crowd had waited around
the barns at Turk and Fillmore streets,
and no sooner had the cars appeared
than they were greeted by showers of
stones
The first shot was fired at the inter
section of Turk and Buchanan streets
by a guard from the rear platform of
the car that headed the string of seven.
The bullet struck u young man sitting
on the curb and inflicted flesh wound
in his arm. The shot was not fired
until most of the windows of the car
had been smashed with stones. several
of which had struck and severely bruis-
ed some of the guards on board.
The shooting of the man aroused the
mob to a pitch of frenzy. Paving stones
and other distractions We're cast on the
track, and in that way the car was
brought to a standstill a block further
on. Hurting any missiles that came
easiest to had, hundreds of men and
boys surrounded the car In moment
volley of shots rang out and the
crowd fell back in fear. The obstruc-
tons We're cleared away and the car
proceeded, followed a block behind by
two others.
The sound of the shots appraised the
main crowd in the neighborhood of
Fillmore and Webster streets that a
battle was on, and more than 1000
men and boys came running down Turk
street in pursuit of the strike break
ers, who, standing to their posts, shot
again and again into the crowds as re-
peated showers of stones struck them.
Just beyond Van Ness avenue the
first squad of police arrived. The mob
stoned them, too, but presently desist-
ed on being implored by union pickets,
who shouted frantically: Boys, don't
hit the cops they are our friends"
The mob called on the police to ar
rest the guards on the first three cars.
The policemen tried to persuade the
maddened men and boys to disperse,
but without effect. At Turk and Hyde
streets, three blocks east of Van Ness
avenue, the guards again turned their
weapons on the crowd. In the fusil-
lade a policeman was shot in the back.
With the street car men, the iron
workers, the telephone operators and
the laundry workers out, there are
more than $4,000 strikers in San Fran
cisco at present.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-16
NEW YORK.

Freezing weather and snow have hurt
Trade and retarded crop preparations and
growth in the Northwest, while low tenn
peratureS and heavy rains affect southern
distribution and crop growth and meas
urably influence distribution in the CEN
t-al West and East. Despite the be-
tween seasons period, and the slowness of
retail trade and collections, there are few
complaints coming from jobbing and
wholesale lines, except that filling-in or
derS are light and that retail stocks are
reported heavy. One explanation of this
is that jobbers and wholesalers had a
very heavy volume of business booked, de-
liveries upon which have been slow, and
the lull has enabled the latter branches
to catch up measurably with demands.
Demands from wholesalers. therefore,
while smaller than some months ago,
have been sufficient to keep all actively
engaged, and crop and trade develop
ments from now on will be closely watch
ed to allow of a proper appreciation of
future needs of fall trade.
Business failures for the week ending
May 8 in the United States number 1914,
against 1913 last week and 162 in the like
week of 1906. Canadian failures num-
Der 20, against IS last week and 2S in
this week year ago.
Wheat, including -four. exports from
the United States and Canada for the
week ending May 9 aggregated 1884, 419
bushels, against 2,234,T 56 last week and
2,142,042 this week last year; for the
last forty-fve weeks lag. 794,906 bushels,
aoaipct 117 7lS OH in 1Q01-e Corn ay-
ports for the week are LA, 800 bushels,
against 1,S17,69 bushels last week and
1913, 740 a year ago; for the fiscal year
to date, 63,172,7 1877 bushels, against 105,-
All 0S3 in 1905-6.-Bradstreet Report.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-16
From Ear and Near.

Three saloons in Atchison and two in
Leavenworth, Kan, were seized and
closed by the receivers appointed by the
State Supreme Court in the liquor in
junction cases.
Miss Helen Dent Wrenshall and Chat
fee Grant, a grandson of Gen. Grant,
will be married in Washington, Pa, in
June The bride-to-be is descendant of
Alfred the Great.
Two women and Il man were seriously
injured as the result Of an explosion of a
gas retort at the plant of John and James
Dobson, Philadelphia carpet manufactur-
ers. The machinery was damaged.
Thomas E. Manning, saloonkeeper Of
Braddock, Pa, was shot dead in his bar
room while in the act of ejecting John
Mulligan, a mill worker.
The correspondent of the Koelnische
Zeitung, Cologne, says that English
money will build the new Spanish feet in
English yards. He adds that the Cortes
win be asked to provide 100000 for
the navy.
Fire, believed to be of incendiary
origin. imperiled the lives of twenty fam
lilies and badly damaged the fve-story
fat house at 735 East One Hundred and
Fifty-sixth street, New York. The loss
Is $1,000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-16

The business portion of Anderson, l. T.,
a mining town, was destroyed by fire, the
loss being $4,000.
The car barns of the Cincinnati,
Georgetown and Portsmouth railroad in
Cincinnati were totally destroyed by fire.
Loss $4,000, fully insured.
The manufacturing and storage plant
of the Pennsylvania Ice Company at
Creston, Pa, was destroyed by fire, with
5000 tons of ice, alusing a loss of $3.50,
600.
Two persons were killed and twelve
injured in a rear-end passenger and
freight collision on the Southern railway
at Woodlawn Junction, Ala.
A conspiracy within a conspiracy was
the charge made by the commonwealth OF
PENNSYLVANIA in the ''black hand" trial
at Wilkesbarre. 1t was charged that
witnesses were being inundated and
more arrests were ordered.
Definite steps for the erection of a
monument to the late Edgar Wilson Nye
(Bill Nye) have been taken by the Amer
lean Press Humorists, according to a
statement made by f. I. Sears ht of Los
Angeles, secretary of the organization.
Tom Osadasia, an Italian living in the
italian settlement of Cleveland, Ohio, was
killed while attending christening. His
assassin escaped.
Indictments were returned by the Unit
ed States grand jury in Salt Lake City
against the Utah Fuel Company and six
of IFS employes. charging fraudulent ac-
ouisition of title to government coal
lands.
The entire plant Of the Seacoast Can
ming Company, leased to the American
Can Company of New York, at North
Lubec. Me-. was burned. The fire was
caused by an explosion in the gas house
Loss 100000.