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The Delta independent., 1907-03-01
ELECTRIC TRAIN WRECK,
Twenty Killed and over Fifty Injured
In New York City.

New York.-Sixteen passengers
we're killed outright. four others
had died Of their injuries up to mid.
night. and at least fifty more were
more or less seriously injured in the
wreck Of the White Plains & Brew
ster express on the Harlem division
Of the New York Central & Hudson
River railroad near Woodlawn road
in the Bronx borough of Greater New
York Saturday night.
A sheet of electric flame that sig
nailed the disaster enveloped the rear
car and for moment threatened to
roast the victims pinioned in the dc
bri5. The flames did not. however.
SPREAD. and the horror of a holocaust
was averted. AS the cars fell they
smashed the third rail. breaking the
current and ending danger from this
source. In the crash, however. there
was death for many. while practically
everyone in the four coaches received
injuries OF some sort. Many were
ground to pieces and for hours idcnti-
tication was almost hopeless. AS the
cars went over. many of the passGr-
gers were thrown into or through the
windows and cut or MANNED.
After stoppha at One Hundred and
Twenty-fifth street the train wis
scheduled to run express TO White
Plains. At Woodlawn road the four
tracks run through rocky cut and
take n sharp curve.
When the train reached the curve
IL was running at speed estimated
by some at sixty miles an hour.
Both motors and the smoking car
swung safely around the curve. but
the other cars left the rails. pluneing
over on their sides with a terrific
crash and tearing up the traces for
100 yards before they collapsed. OF
those instantly killed by far the
greater number were women. Many
were mangled beyond rccogHit!on.
The Delta independent., 1907-03-01
LovELAND BEET GROWERS.
Association Withdraws Its Opposition
to Signing Contracts.

Denver.-A special to the Denver
Republican Gays: The difference be.
tween the sugar companies and the
beet growers have been harmOniZed
and the contracts for this years crops
IRE being rapidly signed. Individual
farmers will refuse to raise bec's un-
der a contract to silo twenty-fy" per
cent OF them, but the majority are
willing to try this experiment for one
year at least.
It Is now practically certain that
nearly rs large a crop as usual will be
raised this year. The local executive
committee of the Beet Growers Asso-
Ciatior, authorized to act for the asso-
citation met Tuesday and withdrew It's
opposition to signing the contract Of
fered by the sugar company in the
following resolutions:
"In order to effect harmony and CO.
operate with the sugar company. and
20 renew the former good feeling that
existed in tic past six years, this com
Diittee would recommend the laying
aside of all past differences and cheer
fully sign the contract as given for
one year, 1t being expressly under
stood, however, that this concession
on the part of the growers Is not to be
regarded as an entering "eubc LOT IuT-
thcr concessions in future years for
the reduction in the price paid for
beets."
This action OF the committee meets
with general approval, as 1t removes
the danger Of the closing of the factory
for the coming season. It has demon
strated a spirit of fairness on the part
of the growers, who are willing to lay
aside their differences, cooperate with
the company for the common good and
at least try the experiment for one
year. 1t has also put the farmers in q
better position to ask for favorable
terms another year. The tension
caused by the uncertain outlook dur
ing the past few weeks had come to be
felt in business circles and the fact
that the matter has been definitely
settled causes general satisfaction
Tuesday was final pay day at the
sugar factory. and $50 men walked out
to seek other employment until the
factory starts next October. Only
about fifty OF the 600 employees now
remain to clean up and make repairs.
The pay roll of the factory during the
past four and a half months has
amounted to more than 100000 This
added to the sum paid out for beets,
brings the total up to the handsome
figure OF $1.00O.0G0.
The Delta independent., 1907-03-01
The "IhundereH.o

Judge Rentoul's reference on the
bench to the Times as the Thunder
er" reminds us how remarkably this
nickname has persisted. The Morn
Ing Post Is no longer "Jeames: the
Standard has not been Mrs. Camp
since the dcceasc Of the Corning Her
ald-the Mrs. Harris" to whom II
would allude as an Independent au
thority. and the two represented the
same proprietor. But the Times is still
the "Thunderer." II owes that name
to Captain Edward Sterling. who is
said TO have begun Times article
with the words: we Numbered forth
the other day an article on the subject
OF social and political reform."-Lon
don Chronicle.
The Delta independent., 1907-03-01
BABY TORTURED By ITCHING.
Rash Covered Face and Feet-Woula
Cry Until Tired Out-Speedy
Cure by Cuticura.

my baby was about nine months
old when she had rash on her face
and feet. Her feet seemed to irritate
her most. especially nights. They
would cause her to be broken in her
rest. and sometimes she would cry
until she was tired out. had always
used Cuticura Soap myself. and had
heard OF SO many cures by the Cuti-
cura Remedies that thought l would
give them trial. The Improvement
was noticeable in a few hours. and
before ! had used one box OF the Gu.
ticura Ointment her feet were we'll
and have never troubled her since.
also used 1t to remove what is known
as cradle cap" from her head. and
1t worked like n charm, as It
clcanscd and healed the scalp at the
same time. Now | keep Cuticura
Ointment on hand in case OF any
little rash or insect bites. as II takes
out the inflammation at once. Per.
haps this may be the means OF help.
ing other suffering babies. Mrs. Hat.
tie Curricr. Thomaston. Me. June 9
lqos
The Delta independent., 1907-03-01
|SMOOT'S SPEECH
MORMON SENATOR ELOQUENT Y
ASSERTS HIS LOYALTY,
ALSO ClNDEMNS P0LYGAMY
Says There Are No More Plural Mar
rages--eigany Risidly Prosecute
in Utah Courts-Sx Of Seven Lat
ect Apostles Are Monogamists,

N'ashincton.-Senat Smoot ma Gu
E.s long expected speech in his owr
behalf in the Senate Tuesday. He W.
followed by Senator Dillingham;, WI
made .an argument in support of tn
Utah senator.
Speaking in his own defense, Sem
tor SmoOt condemned polygamy in IL,
strongest terms. declared the practir
docs not now exist in Utah. He in
sisted that he had never taken an oa
rs apostle in the church which won
in any way prevent him from d $
charging his duties of senator and c.
iZcn with the utmost fidelity. He hin
self had never had but one wife, and
would no. thinl; of giving his ofRcial
or personal sanction to any other Al
rangement in the case of other men
bers of the Mormon Church.
Not only are there no more plurHl
marriage5. insisted Mr.. Smoot. bu,
Mormons in charge of the Utah cour' ;
always have vigorously prosecutrd
any members of their church guilt
thereof
AS an instance OF how obsoletC
poiySamy is becoming in his churCh
Mr.. Smoot said that of the seven
apostles chosen since 1890, six are
mOnOgamists.
While admitting the possibility OF
some polySamous marriages being
made since the manifesto, Mr.. SmoOt
declared the cases have been rare
and without the church's sanction
In only one instance, he declared
has there been direct proof of such
plural marriage. and this occurred in
;,, hi q
in defiance of the solemn commands
OF the church.
Referring to The alleged treasonable
features of the Mormon endowment
ceremony, Mr.. Smoot declared that
rite 10 be entirely religious in char
acter and calculated to breed love OF
country rather than disloyalty. b."
ing sacred, the rise is not divulged 10
outsiders but at the same time there
is nothing therein preventing a Nor
mon from being loyal to the United
States.
CharacteriziEg hicr, chal DONNA
ton as a myth. Mr.. Smoot drew a pic
ture OF Americas future. Built on a
foundation of religious tolerance, he
said. the nation would grow and pros
per despite the direful prophecies OF
thuse who always were finding crises
"menacing the life of the republic" "
the government is here to stay and to
triumph over every obstacle.
In closing, he said:
LET me say as to my obligation as a
senator what | have said under oath
before the committee, that have never
taken any oath or obligation. religious
or otherwise. which conflicts iu the
| slightest degree with my duty as sen
ator or as citizen. l owe no ale
glance to any church, or other organi
zation. which in any way interferes
with my supreme allegiance, in civil al
fairs. to my country-an allegiance
which freely, fully and gladly give.
The Delta independent., 1907-03-01
Arizona Miners Discharged.

Bisbee. Ariz.-Since Tuesday eleven
hundr d miners have been discharged
by the companies of the War
rem district 1t Is generally un-
cerstood that the cause OF the
discharge of men Is due to the advent
OF organizers OF the Western Fedora
ton In the district. Two hundred and
Atty miners we're laid OF Saturday. It
Is the general expectation that before
the close OF next week all mines in the
district will be closed down. The War
rem district has always been an open
camp, union and noh-union miners
alike finding employment here. Min.
Ing companies are determined to con.
tinue these conditions instead Of hsv.
Ing the camp unionissd.
The Delta independent., 1907-03-01

Sheer white goods. In fact, any nns
wash goods when new. owe much OF
their attractiveness to the way they
are laundered. this being done in q
manner to enhance their textile beau.
ty. Home laundering would be equal
ly satisfactory II proper attention We
given to starching. the first essential
being good Starch. which has sufficient
strength to stiffen. without thickening
the goods. Try Defiance Starch and
you will be pleasantly surprised at ths
improved appearance OF your work.
The Delta independent., 1907-03-01
A Garden Number.

Tho March number Of Tho Century
is to be Garden Number with an 40
count OF "Workingmens Gardens IN
France" by William II. Tolman. wore
and pen pictures "Of Persian Gardens
BY Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue. 90
scription and photographs by MlsS
Zaida Ben-Yusuf OF the exquisite ar
rangement OF flowers common In ia
pan, and memories from recent so
journ among them OF charming gar
dens at Charleston by Frances Dun
can. The verse and fiction OF the num-
ber will help to carry out the garden
spirit.
The Delta independent., 1907-03-01
Preparing for Air Battles.

n a foreign power we're to launch
an aerial feet against Great Britain
tomorrow, Great Britain would bo
able to meet 1t in mid.air. For many
months past the government has been
making experiments with view to
possible aerial war. and arrangements
are already in progress for the forma.
ton OF a home and attacking fleet OK
airships.' Nearly 500 men are being
trained for service in Britain's future
aerial fleet. This aerial force will con-
yist OF balloons, kites and aeroplansA
The Delta independent., 1907-03-01
Natural Washing Preparation.

Near Ashcroft. in British Columbia,
are a number Of small lakes. whose
shores and bottoms are covered with
a crust containing borax and soda In
such quantities and proportions that
when cut It serves as a washing com.
pound. The crust Is cut into blocks
and handled In the same manner as ice
and II is estimated that one Of the
lakes Contains 10000 tons of this ma.
terial
The Delta independent., 1907-03-01
Starch, like everything else, Is be-

Starch, like everything else. Is be-
Ing constantly improved. the patent
starches put on the market rs years
ago are very different and Inferior to
those Of the present day. In the lat
est discovery-Defance Starch-all in
furious chemicals are omitted, while
the addition Of another ingredient. In
vented by us. gives to the Starch a
strength and smoothness never ap.
preached by other brands.
The Delta independent., 1907-03-01
In Eaqlc Eyes.

Where's the bahbah?" asked the
soft young chap from the east.
I'm the barber. sonny" drawled
shirt.
And do you know how to clip
haih?"
II should say 80. Just stand about
ten PAGES. and II ! can't clip OF every
lock in IL shots. I'll set up the lick.
er."-Chicago Daily News.
The Delta independent., 1907-03-01
Would Bar Race News,

Jeffeson City, Mo.-The Senate Of
the Missouri Legislature Tuesday
passed the bill prohibiting newspapers
Of the state from publishing entries or
results Of any horse race. The publ.
cation OF this matter In pamphlet or
other for1o "a also prohibited.
The Delta independent., 1907-03-01
Total Abstinence Mine.

J. B. Martin OF Tacoma owns mine
In Alaska. the profits of which he has
sworn to devote to the cause OF tota!
abstinence, even though these profits
should reach 100000 year.
The Delta independent., 1907-03-01
hOw's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
css- Of CAtsrrh that cannot bs cured by HAIIs
CatarrL Cure.
F.J. CHENEY 4 CO, Toledo O.
We. the undersigned, have known =. J. Cheney
for the last 10 yosrs and believe him perfectly hon
orabie IN sii businoss trAnsnc tions and
able - carry out any obligations made by hi. nrm.
WALDiE0. EiNaAs a MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. o.
Hairs CAtarrh Cure IL taken Internally. acting
directly upon the blood snd mucous surface OF the
system. Testimonais sent free. Price 75 cents per
bottle. Sold by all DruRgsts
Take Hairs Family Pills for constipation.
The Delta independent., 1907-03-01
Gold coIn.o, Of .h. World.

United States IL coming annually
about $500, ,0O0, 900 In gold; Great Bri.
tain. nearly 100000 Australasia.
little more than Great Britain;
France. about 335, 100000; Germany.
about S25.0OO.0O0. and Japan. more
than 3 30,000,000.
The Delta independent., 1907-03-01

A Kalamazoo editor begins the days
work with prayer. There are other
editors who begin and end with swear.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-16
GRANT

J. Amend of Ripon transacted bust
ness here last week.
C. Zebell is doing the carpenter work
on g. III. Munroe'S new house.
w. Ramsey visited relatives in
Adams Co., last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brockway visited
friends at Babcock recently.
VIM. Yetter is making several i'm
provements on his place.
G. I'll. Munroe invited several of his
neighbors to help shingle his house
Thursday.
A. E. McAssey was a Grand Rapids
visitor Saturday.
Crystal and Gladys Munroe are
visiting their grandparents in Adams
County,
W. J. Granger has returned from
spending the past few weeks.
Geo. McAssey, of Abbotsford, called
on friends here recently.
f. Klug is improving his residence.
Herman Kickoff and family will
occupy the Fisher residence this sum-
mer,
VIM. Gaulke and f. Klug are work
ing for the drainage company this
week.
Several of the schools here close this
week.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-16
SUBSTITUTE BILL
is FAVORED
Authorized Town Chairman to
Repair Rural Route Roads.

The committee on roads and bridges
of the state assembly has reported for
passage, a substitute for No. Isl A,
Mr.. Goldsworthy's bill to create sec
tion 1889 m, statutes of 1898, relating
to the use of highways along rural
mail routes.
The substitute is practically the
same as the original, except that in
stead of making the town chairman or
superintendent of highways personally
liable for damages because of de-
fective roads previously complained
of by a rural mail carrier and ten
free holders, said chairman is author
lied to repair the highway within five
days at an expense not to exceed
three hundred dollars. Failing SO to
do he is liable to fine of not less
than one dollar nor more than twenty
five dollars for each day the road re-
mains INSTRUCTED, neglected or dam
gerous.
Lie IulcS Vi UllO uCp dl
ment require that the roads be kept in
proper repair for the convenience OF
the rural mail carrier, ensuring
prompt delivery of mail. Where this
rule is not complied with the result is
the discontinuance of the route, as
was the case in Kenosha only short
time ago where the admonition of
the department was not needed.
Mr. Goldsworthy's proposed law
would make it compulsory for the
town chairman to have bad piece of
road in his town made passable, au-
thorizing him to expend $500 if nee
essary to make it so. The fine for
not needing the reasonable demands
of the carrier is heavy enough so that
the fi,e-day limit would rarely elapse
before the town authorities would sit
up and take notice when a bad road is
pointed out to the chairman.
The law would go far toward adj
vancing the good roads movement
which benefits everybody who has any
driving to do, especially the farmer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-16
VESPER

Mabel Garrett, who is teaching at
Princeton, spent Sunday with her
father, James Garrett of this place.
A number of young people from
here attended the dance at Seneca.
They report lively time.
Mrs. Treutal returned from Wausau
Friday, where she had been to attend
the funeral of relative.
Mrs. Walter Treutal, who underwent
an operation at MarShfield, returned
to her home Tuesday.
f. Albert and daughter of Mayville,
Wis, are visiting at the home of Theo
Albert.
Mrs. Roehrig and Mrs. Whittingham
of Arpin called ON friends here Mon
day.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-16
Relief from Rheumatic Pains.

Il suffered with rheumatism for
over two years., says Mr.. ROLAND
Curry, patrolman, of Key West, Fla.
sometimes it settled 10 INV knees
and lamed me SO l could hardly walk
at other times it would be in nv feet
and hands SO | was incapacitated for
for. One night when l was in
severe pain ana lame from it nv wife
went to the drug store here and came
back with bottle of Chamberlain,s
Pain Balm. l was rubbed with it and
found the pain bad nearly gone dur
ing the night. / kept on using it for
a little more than two weeks and
found that it drove the rheumatism
away. l have not had any trouble
from that disease for over three
months" For sale by John E. DAILY
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-16
Letter to Mr., O. D. Billings,
NEKOOSA, Wis.

Dear Stiff you could get the ex-
elusive sale of coal that would give
double heat and cost no more, you'd
Jump at it. wouldn't you?
You'd control the trade for humid
red miles.
Devoe is like that among paints: a
short ton is as good as long one of
any paint you can name: a gallon is
worth more than two of many a popu-
lar paint.
Suppose you have painted your
house about once in three years ever
since it was new; you buy the same
plumber of gallons Deyoe, have third
of it left, and it wears six years.
Count your costs.
s1.75 a gallon for paint, $3.50 a gall
Ion for putting it on: you saved 5
gallons: s26. % for this job. But you
save the whole job of three years
hence: about SIS. Put 'em together:
500.
Can't reckon so accurately as that:
but you see how it goes. Paint isn't
alike any more than coal.
How much more is coal worth than
slate?
Yours truly
f. W. DEyoE & Co,
New York and Chicago.
A. Ell. Kleberg sells our paint.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-16
MAKE WORK EASIER
Grand Rapids People are Pleased to Learn
How II Is Done.

How II Is Done.
It's pretty hard to attend to duties
With constantly aching back;
With annoying urinary disorders.
Doan's Kidney Pills make work easier.
They cure backache.
Herman Schults, box maker, living
at 313 Garfield St., Milwaukee, Wis,
says: II can recommend Doan's Kid
ney Pills as cure for backache which
can be relied upon. My back was Sc
weak and painful that had to lose
time from work. I.had suffered from
a dull heavy pain across the loins for
some time. | rubbed it with liniment
but it continued to get worse and l
got so weak I could not work at all.
Our foreman stopped in to see why !
had not been to the shop and when
he learned my condition he advised
me to try Doan's Kidney Pills, telling
how they had cured him years ago.
l sent to drug store and got box
They did for me just what he said
they would do, and in forty-eight
hours after taking the first dose / had
no backache and my back was as
strong as ever. l could hardly believe
it, but it was so. and in three days /
went back to work. l kept on taking
the remedy short time longer to get
the trouble all out of my system. /
l used two boxes, and from that time
until now have never had back
ach."
For sale by ali dealers. Price so
cents. FoSter-Milburn Co., Buffalo.
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doane's--and
take no other. TT
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-16
WORK STARTED
ON NEW PLANT
The Stange-Ellis Lumber Co. s
Property q Hive of InduStr try.

Workmen are busy at the present
time on the site of the Stange-Ellis
Lumber Cos. new plant, or the old
Grand Rapids Lumber Co.'S. property.
The building of new buildings, and
cleaning up of the property, as well as
the remodeling of the old mill and
Improvements general are the order,
and on almost every corner of the
yards can be found a crew Of men
busily engaged in the improvement
work.
Fred Hartz, of Merrill, is here and
is in complete charge of the erection
of all the buildings. A few days ago
he started crew of men to work
laying the foundation for the new
factory building, or the main building
of the plant. 1t is in this new build
i ing that the manufacture of the sash
and box shocks will be DONE
This building will be SO by 100 feet.
1t will be two stories high and will be
constructed out of lumber. This new
building is located some little dis
lance north of the old mill.
To the rear of the old mill this
company will erect a large brick
power house, in which the boiler
capacity will be 600 horse power. From
this power house the large engine, re-
Gently purchased by this company
from the Consolidated Water Power
Co. will be operated in the main fac
tory building. This engine has a
capacity of 4OOhorse power. This build
ing will be Sc by &c feet and will be
situated about seventy-tive feet back
of the old saw mill of the Grand
| Rapids Lumber Co.
On Grand Ave. the workmen are
ALREADY engaged in laying the fonn-
dation for the new office building
This building will be frame struc
! ture one story in height, and is very
handsomely designed. 1t is divided
into convenient office rooms, and
will be an excellent home for the
transaction of the business of this
company.
1t would be very difficult matter
to forecast, with any degree of GER
tainty, just the time that these build
ings will be completed and the work
of manufacturing begun. The con-
struction work is not a small propo-
sition, and will consume much time,
but we are informed that it is the de-
sire of the management that the con-
struction work be rushed just as
rapidly as is CONSTANT with good
| work,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-16

Coddington's Station will be favor
lite stopping place of friends of the
gentleman whose name it bears when
they visit the Buena Vista marsh this
season. The new station is not much
of a hamlet at present, consisting of
only large tent, 1896 feet in dia
meter and divided into five rooms,
with smaller tent 14X20 feet, used
as cooking shanty. The culinary
department is presided over by Geo.
Clendenning and wife, who went down
from Plover last Sunday. Mr.. Cod
dington is one of the Buena Vista
drainage commissioners and devotes
most of his time to supervising the
work on the big marsh.-Stevens
Point Gazette.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-16

For a cold or a cough take Kennel IS
Laxative Cough Syrup. 1t is BETTER
than any other cough remedy because
its laxative principle assures healthy,
copious action of the bowels and at
the same time it heals irritation of
the throat, strengthens the bronchial
tubes and allayS inflammation of the
mucous membrane. Contains Honey
and Tar, pleasant to take. Children
like it. Conforms to the National
Pure Food and Drug Law. Sold by
+. L. Steib & Co.