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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-02-28

Piles of people have Piles. Why
suffer from piles when you can use De-
Wits Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve
and get relief. Nothing else so good.
Beware of limitations. See that the
name is stamped on each box. Sold
by f. L. Steib s. Co.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-02-28

For sALE-House and lots in the
first ward, and store building and one
rot in the third ward. Both known as
the McRaith properties. For terms
and particulars inquire of M. j.
McRaith. If
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-10-31
Followed Fighting Seriously.

Fitz has followed his profession Sc
riously. For him prize fighting has
been business. He did not enter
that line Of industry as a mere diver
tisement, to pass away the time, nor
yet to gain the laurels Of championship
merely for the sake of the laurels.
Fitz discovered that he was, as Mr..
Borglum remarks, "built for BATTLE"
It was but natural, then, that he de-
vote his life to battle so long as his
battling powers endured, and that is
exactly what this man did.
Like General Grant, however, Fitz
did not know he was a great fighter at
first. He learned the blacksmithing
trade and became an adept at shoeing
horses. That was his chief duty in
the smithy, and it is said that he is
still proud Of his prowess as a horse
sheer. By the way, while we are
about it we may as we'll mention that
Fitz is the champion horseshoer Of the
world, so far as making horseshoes
goes. He won the championship in
Pittsburg a few years ago by making
th1rty-six horseshoes in thirty-fiv min
utes.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-10-31
BY ROBERTUS LOVE.


TINE fact that Fitz is sitting-or
standing-for his statue in vir-
gin marble should not make
Michael Angelo turn over in his
tomb and throw fits. According to
Sculptor Gutzon Borglum, Fitz is a fit
subject for the sculptor's supremest
art. Mr.. Borglum proposes forthwith
to perpetuate Fftz as type Of the fin
est fighting man Of the present age, so
that when this country shall have been
relegated to the mustiness of ancient
days our successors Of the fiftieth cen
tury may visit the museum of antiqui-
ties in which the Borglum marble shall
repose, to gaze in awe upon the "clas-
sic" features and form Of Robert
Fitzsimmons, Pugilist, Late Nineteenth
and Early Twentieth Century,
Well, why not?
Phidias carved some figures not half
so pretty as Fitz. Michael Angeles
taste ran largely to angels. Mr.. Dor
glum, it will be remembered, created
some angels for the Church of st. John
the Divine. but destroyed them with
his hammer when some of the church
people denied that female angels exist,
the Borglum creations being females.
Now this sculptor has set about doing
q truly masculine statue, non-angelic,
and he will trust his fame to his figure
Of FitZ.
81 regard Mr.. .Fitzsimmons," says
Mr.. Borglum, "as superior in the fight
ing sense to any living man-the great
est fighting subject for sculptor that
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-10-31
"Bui|t For Battle"

'Then, too" goes on the enraDturel
sculptor, "Fitzsimmons' body is built
for battle. His shoulders are far apart,
and his chest is tremendous His
arms, too, show that he is a man Of
battle Taken in it's entirety, the form
of this gladiator mutely spells fight"
With which statement various other
gladiators Of the age will agree with
out further cOmment-Jin Corbett, for
instance, and Tom Sharkey and George
Gardner, to mention only a trio of the
victims Of the FitZ mitts in later years.
Even Jim Jeffries will not dissent, for.
though he whipped Fitz twice, he has
declared that Fitz gave him the worst
beating he ever received in the ring.
Jeffries, by the way, is the only man
who ever whipped Fitzsimmons up to
three years ago, when the Borglum
gladiator had reached the age Of for
ty-two and had fought 1854 battles in
ring career Of twenty-seven years.
All suggestion of levity aside, this
man Fttzsimmons is a physical Won
Ger, and nobody will seriously object
- hi parpetuation in marble. In the
essential respects Bob Fitzsimmons is
the most remarkable pugilist that ever
lived. There are pugilists and pugil-
lists Like poets, they arise, aspire, ex-
pire and become has-beens. But here
is one who has reached the ripe OK!
age of forty-five (for prize tighten
and is still a live number. In the style
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-10-31
Earthquake Proof House of Drainpipe

Earthquake Proof House of Drainpipe.
Colonel Henry e. G. Kitchener, Lord
Kitchener's eldest brother, who resign
ed from the British army several years
ago to become a banana planter in ia
maica, is now in England purchasing
material for the construction Of an
earthquake proof house on the "Kitch-
ener" model, says the Cement Age.
Colonel Kitchener's residence in the
suburbs Of Kingston was badly dam
aged by the earthquake. He has de-
cided to build house with walls COM
posed Of rows of dra1np1pes placed on
end and filled with cement, with lay
ers Of cement between, with casing
of cement on the outside and thin wood
inside. He declares that this combina-
ton will resist any earthquake.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-10-31

No. 1904, Blue Hill, will meet the first and third
Saturday OF every month at the Wheeler school
house at p. m.
JAMES DUGAN Pres. FRED STEHr Sec
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-10-31
" oEToa URIor! n RsDAY, ooroBER u lgo7.

protruding from the broad shoulders
and projecting the mighty chest full
Of lung power. Legs long and Timber,
arms long and sinewy, neck short and
thick, chest big and bellows-like-
there's your ideal pugilist, fit for Pa
rian marbles immortality. That's Rob
ert Fitzsimmons. triple champion,
world beaten, finest and fittest fighter
that ever stepped into the squared cir
Gle.
The Fitz head is small and mainly
hairless. This badness once prompted
stage comedian to crack a Joke at
the expense Of the fighter, who was in
the audience.
"Fitz is as strong as Samson" said
the comedian.
Don't believe it." replied the doubt
ing actor.
"Well, If Fitz can bring down the
house without any hair on his head,
just think what he could do if he had
hair like Samson's."
Fitz was originally a Cornishman. &C.
cording to birth, but he is now alto
gether an American. He blacksmithed
In New Zealand and whipped every
body in Australia before he came to
the United States, which he adopted
as his permanent country. He began
his fighting career in Cornwall, where
he dropped every man he went up
against. He still drops his chs" in
British manner, but he has picked up
more than enough American slang to
make up for that. He has conquered
three continents, held three champion
ships, and now he takes high art into
his camp.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-10-31

NO; 1913, Bogus Brook, will meet the second
Jopp's house. A. SCHMATz Sec
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-10-31

NO. 314, Berry District, will meet the first
Friday OF every month at the Berry school
house: district "a, at 7;30 p. M
o. D. ORNE, Pres. H. A HArcH Soc
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-10-31
Lola's Voice.
Not q Game Bird,

The henpecked man is not a game
bird and photographers have license
to take shot at him in any old sea-
sOn.-Prison Mirror.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-10-31

No. 4734, Woodland Brook will meet the first
and third Saturday of each month at the
Woodland Brook school house at p. M
ALBERT R1EBF, Pres. FRANK MAGNUsoN, Sec.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-10-31

No. 4703 Greenbush, will meet the second and
fourth Saturday of each month at the AUG.
Rines house, in school district s. at p. M
S. E. TILLEY, Pres. E. C. STARK. Sec.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-10-31
American Society Of Equity Directory

No. 1926, Schmidt District. Will meet the firsr
ana third Friday of every month at the
Schmidt district school house No. 4, at b. m.
GEORGE SCHMIDT, Pres. H. F. HOLTHUs Sec
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-10-31

But his lordliest renown rests upon
the fact that he has won and held
three worlds championships as pu-
gilist, thus breaking the record The
middleweight championship he won so
many years ago that he has forgotten
the date. The heavyweight champion
ship fell to him ten years ago at Car
son City, New, when he knocked out
Jim Corbett in the fourteenth round
by obeying the then Mrs. Fitz's orders
to "soak i'm in the STATS" delivering
the world famed solar plexus PUNK
that made Corbett has-been. Then.
in his forty first year, this aged gladia-
tor won the light heavyweight cham
pionship Of the world by defeating
George Gardner.
When you reflect that Fitz is not
heavyweight at all and never was,
lacking enough pounds to be. his per-
formances take on new significance.
He has gone out Of his class repeated
~ and walloped bigger men to a stand
still, or, rather, to lay down. That
is a part Of the reason why Fitz is a
fighting wonder. When he defeated
Corbett he weighed in at 1861 pounds
against his opponents 1871 pounds
Fitz never was really "big man."
he is big in the premises where big
ness is essential to fist fighting, but
not big all over like Corbett, Jeffries
and John L. Sullivan. Perhaps the
f1ttest description Of the personal ap-
pearance Of Fitz, though it is a trife
fantastic, is furnished by man who
saw him walking up the street one
day:
"Fitz looks like triangle standing
on its apex
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-10-31

No. 4211, Oxlip, will meet the first and third
Tuesday of each month at the Gates school
house in Dist. No. 81, at D. m.
GEO. TOMLINSON, Pres. E. RADEKE Sec
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-10-31

No: 1891, Baldwin District, will meet the second
and fourth Saturday OF every month at the
Baldwin town hail. at 8 p. m.
H. B. FISK. Pres R. E. HIGGINS, Sec
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-10-31
Winner of Three CHAMPIONSHIPS

A pugilist does not fight with his
legs; hence those members do not re-
qutre excessive muscularity. If they
are somewhat lanky and lean they pos
sess the very qualities desired. Fits
legs are so, and thus he was enabled
to be what the fighters call shifty on
the pegs while delivering his sledge
hammer blows with the brawny arms
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-10-31

of the ancient gladiator of whom the
schoolboys Of the past generation were
wont to declaim, Fitz almost may say
that he has met in the arena every
shape of man or beast that the broad
empire of America can furnish and has
never yet lowered his arms.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-10-31

this age has produced. 1t is strange to
me that this man has been caricatured
necessarily and that not one real pic
ture typical Of the man has been drawn
so far as know"
Wherefore Sculptor Borglum will
supply this yawning deficiency.
The sculptor calls attention to Fits
great neck, which he can almost draw
down between his shoulders, it is SO
short. Long necks are not an asset
in the fighting game. Long arms are
preferred. Statues Of ancient gladia-
tors with long necks disgust Gutzon
Borglum.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-10-31

No. 5O57, West Branch, will meet the first and
third Saturday OF each month at the school
houst Dist No. 4, at p. m.
ARCHIE TAYLOR, Pres J. L. WETsEL Sec
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-10-31

No. Ill., Zimmerman, will meet the first and
third Saturday of each month in Woodman
hall at 1:30 p. m.
II. B. PRATT Pres. j. L. FREELAND Sec
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-18
INSANE MAN KILLS
J. F. STRONG SHOOTS DEPUTl
 SHERIFF TO DEATH.
Had Eacaped From Asylum And Bar Headed Hfmnelf an . Room
 Where He Defied The

Covinston. Tenn. Oct. 17--whiie en- deavoring to arrest James P. Strong an insane man who escaped from the Bolivar state Asylum near Atoka. about month ago. Deputy Sheriff Charles M Webb of Atolxa. was killed and Deputy Louis ogllvie of thIs city
 was dangerously wounded shortly be- fore noon today
 Since his escape from the asylum Strong was at the home of his brother near Atoka. Several days ago. he be- came unruiv and hia relative asked that he be again taken in custody It was with this end in view the officers went to the Strong home today. When they attempted to force their way into the room in which the insane man had barricRded himself Strong fired on them with the result as stated. At last reports he was still barricaded in the room and defied arrest.
 A posse of farmers has been or- ganized to effect his capture. Strong, who is a man of about middle age. Is member of one of the most prominent families of this county. His mind be- came unbalanced from breeding over his failure in business fifteen years ago
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-18
TEXAS BANK FAILS
II. ". HOUSE, BANKER, FILES 4
 GENERAL ASSIGNMENT.
The HOuse Rank Was One of the old est Financial IBstltutions i'm Lone Star state--As-
 signees Appointed.

Houston, Texas, Oct, 17.--The pri- vate ban kof T. W. House made a gen. eral assignment after banking hours this afternoon, the clearing house checks having been first thrown out.
 The assignment was made after a conference between Mir, House and a number of friends. There has been no statement of assets or liabilities made public. but the general statement is made that the liabilities will run over $2, ,0o0. .000, but that the entire debt is covered by assets that will net a mil- lion dollars or more.
 In a statement Mir. House said: The action taken by me was due to the general stringency of the money mar ket and the further fact that SO much of my estate consists of real estate which, although of the highest and most productive quality, In stringent times cannot be considered quick as- set According to the figures carried on my books my estate exceeds in val ue my liabilities $s7s.796. believe these figures conservative"
 The banks composing the Houston Clearing House tonight issued this statement saying that the assignment does not affect any other bank in Hous- ton.
 Late tonight an involuntary petition in bankruptcy was filed in the Fed eral court against the T. W. House Bank by J M. Rockwell, J. J. Sween- ey and T. NJ. Ford. creditors, the alle- gation being that in filing the gen eral assignment, T. W. House com mitted an act of bankruptcy. He filed an answer admitting that he had made a general assignment and the matter being referred to the referee, he named w. D. Cleveland, J. s. Rice and W. B. Chew as temporary receivers. These th rec, are the same as were made as- signees. The matter. therefore, is in the hands of the Federal court.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-18
OPPOSES MOVEMENT
GERMAN SOCIETIES TO FIGHT PRO-
 HTBFTION IN wAsHINGTON.
John sharp Williams Leaves for vteks- burg to Introduce President Roosevelt to People of
 nEiss1asipDf.

Washingtons D. C.. Oct. 1T--(Special) Ali of the German and the Hiberni- an societies are taking steps to vigo- ro,lsiy oppose the movement in Con- rress to prohibit the sale of beer and iiauora ir the District Of Columbia The leaders claim that # Washington ia made q -dry" city thousands of men and women will be thrown out of ern- pioyment, not alone in concerns which sell exhiIarating beverages. but in ba- keries. Ice factories and many other lines indirectly dependent upon the liquor business.
 Meanwhile the anti-saloon and af- filIated societies are preparing to wage . red hot war upon old John Barley corn" and they clalm that if they do not abolish saloons. that they will give the liquor sellers the worst scare they have ever had. The prohibition ists confidently count on the help of many Southern congressman in this fight. on account of the anti-saioon wave that Is sweeping over Alabama. Tennessee, Texas and other Southern States.
 Congressman John Sharpe Williams leaves tomorrow for Vfcksburg, where on the 2lst inst. he will introduce President Roosevelt to the vast con- course of people who will be addressed there by the nations chief executive.
 MT. Williams will make the trip for the special purpose. as Governor Var- daman declined to be present, and will immediately return to Washington.
 c. A Swift and wife of Selma are among the visiting AlabamianS in Washington.
 ---Alfred J. stofer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-18
SUFFRAGAN BISHOPS
EPISCOPAL CONVENTION SETTLES
 THE NEGRO QUESTION.
SufRragan Bishops VIII Be Elected OnIy Tn Those Dioceses Which Demand Kt--lTo Work
 Among Negroes.

Richmond. Va, Oct. 1I.--The suf- fragan bishops bill was passed by the House of Bishops in the Episcopal con- vention tonight. This is the same bill that was passed by the House of Dep uties of the general convention on yes- terday. thus settling the negro Ques- tion so far as the Episcopal Church is concerned.
 Suffragan bishops will only be cleo ted fin those dioceses which demand it. and will have seat in the House oi Bishops without a vote. They may be either white or negro bishops. and may work either among the negroes or among the white people. 1t is under stood, however, that many of the dio- ceses will ask for negro suffragan these bishops being under the inlme- diate control of the white bishops of the diocese in which they work. 1t is thought the negro question will not disturb the present convention.
 The House of Bishops in private council today, elected Rev Frederick Reiss, D. D., of Christ School, Nash vile, Tenn. Bishop oA the Missionary District of Wyoming, ard Rev. Henry Deane Robinson, president of Racine College Racine, Wis, as Bishop of the Missionary District of Nevada. Both elections were agreed upon after fre- quent ballotlhg. The Rev. Dr. Reiss was once rector of St. Marks Church. Baltimore.
 The principal business in the House of Bishops today was the negro ques- tIon. The House of Bishops refused to concur in the action of the House of Deputies in their rejection of resolu- tion presented by the bishops, asking the establishment of provinces. The matter was referred to committee of conference.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-18
BRUTAL SAVAGERY
SICK AND HELPLESS INDIANS
 BURNED AT STAKE.
Many Members of the salteux Tribes Were Alao stranGled so Death. One Chief Sentenced to
 Death.

Winnepeg, Man., Oct, l7.--That Tn. dian tribes, living within a few hun fred miles of Winnipeg. have reverted to tho most brutal 4savagePy. was brought out at the trials of chieftains of the SaIteux tribe just ended at the Hudson Bay Company's fort at Norway Sick nnd hel llese members of the tribe ware agled ana fsirued at 4thf stake. for no other reason than to re Iieve their relatives of caring for them
 Chief Joseph Peseauan was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. Chiei Jack. of the Sucker band of the same tribe. strangled himself to death in his cell the night before the date set for his trial.
 Two brothers named Rae are in jail at Norway House. awaiting trial for several murders.
 Eyelids. brave of the Crane band gave sensational testimony. specially describing five strangulations and burnings in which he participated. ID one instance. the strangulation was not complete and the victim was placed on a platform over a huge fire, where he was slowly roasted to death.
 After the execution of Chief Joseph, Eyellds will be sent back to the north 10 tell his tribesmen what happens to stranglers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-18
THREE ARE KILLED
HAD ssfAsH-UF ON THE SOUTHERN
 RAILWAY.
Northbound Passenger TraEn Celiiaes With . Freight, On Siding fn North CarnIfnn--Many Passen-
 wera Injured.

creensboro. N. C.. Oct. 17--Three persons are reported to have boen killed and nineteen injured in Q col Iision between a northbound Southern Hallway passenger train and q freight train at Rudd. N. C., eight miles north of here at to.30 o'clock tonight. The fireman of the freight train is reported among the killed. and the engineer in 1ured.
 Details are lacking. but 1t is said that the freight had taken the siding to allow the passenger trsfn to pass and left the switch open. Wrecking trains have been sent to the scene from DanvilIe and Spencer. 4E
 E'of:.S1rs.s.s .s partial list of those injured. Mrs. James P. Thomas. wife of the conductor on Train No. 34, DanviIle, Va: J. P. Thomas. John 4. Lfmeberry, Randolph County; R. W. Donoway, Kernersville; John ID. Her. reIi. Danville. Va; Charles T. Holton Engineer No. 34. badly scaided: w. O. Davis and wife. Gastonfa, N. C..
 Three dead bodies have been brought to this city but the names are mol known.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-18
BIG FAILURE
 TAAMBURG 01 Private Banking Firm Suspends. CREATES PANIcKY CONDITION Liabilities May Co Over Seven
 Million Dollars. The Dimeulties of the Firm Arose Chiefly From the Connection
 Win a MInins Company
 in Bohemia.

Hamburg, Oct 17-The old private banking firm of HalIer Soehle & Go. failed today. The liabilities of ths firm are variously stated. and 1t was estimated early in the day that they were in the neighborhood of $5.oo0,- 900. but the Hamburg Nachrichten says this afternoon that 1t is inform ed by a banker who is in position to know that the liabilities will reach $7,5oo, ,oo0. This will make the crash of this firm the biggest failure in Ger many since Che famous ~breakdown of the Leipziger bank in June. 1901. The assets of the firm have not yet been ascerta1ned. but in banking cir- cles the capital of the partners Is de- clared to be $2,z50.00o. Nearly all the joint stock and private banks in Ham burg are affected by this failure. but q number Of them say hat their claims are adequately secured. Among the firms liabilities are aceeptances for $s,750,0 900. The largest amount held by any individual mouse seems to be $l75,- 600 in the hands of the vereins bank
 The dificuities of the firm arose chiefly from it's connection with a min ing company at Teplitz., Bohemia. in which much capital was locked up. In addition. the firm has interests in several coal mines in Austria and was concerned in several real estate ven- lures
 Near Vienna it had established a so- called 'caumacite'' works. designed to exploit new method of developing unusually high temperatures in furna- ces. In connection with this enter prise was glass factory. It is also declared that the firm had put consi- derable money in real estate mortga- gea. All these assets are hard to con vert into cash without q large loan. but the bank holding the paper of the firm believes the liabilities can probably be met if liquidation Is not too hurfieh The failure cfsated | pasfchy con- dittcn on the Bourse ana various sen. sational runors were in circulation. Ac- cording to one report, Hallor, soehle & Co. were heavily hit by the faiI in copper and affected by the difficuIties of Otto Heinze & Co., but this ig ap- parently q mistake.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-18
DEATH LAST REDUCED.
Work of Repairing wrecked Town
 Goes On,

G0en Ou. .a
 Fontanet. Ind, Oct. 17.--Addison Webster /and Samuel Cothrell, em- ployes of the Dupont Powder Company. who were reported blown to pieces by the explosion of the plant. were found early today seated on coffin in front of the undertaking establishment. Both had sons killed and both had been seriously injured.
 Their appearance reduces the mum Der of dead to thirty-six, including two unidentified heaps of fragments
 The one little hearse of the town to- day began its n1ournful march to and from the cemetery. All funeral ser- vices were conducted under the direc- tion of the United Powder and High Explosive Workers Union No. 10l, of which but six members out of seventy two were able to take part. All oth- CTS were killed or seriously injured. The powder company contributed s5.- 0O0 to the relief fund and Is paying all funeral expenses.
 The search of the ruins of the plant for more fragments of bodies was con- t1nued today. It Is estimated that not more than one-third of the houses in the town can be repaired Food and water are stiil scarce and f,s00 people are being cared for.