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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-18
NIGHT RIDERS DESTROY CROP
kul<luI Methods Revived in Fight
Against Tobacco Trust.

kul<luI Methods Revived in Fight
Against Tobacco Trust
Instead of a tobacco war. real war
with shooting and bloodshed is liable to
grow out of the strained situation in
western Kentucky over the tobacco fight.
So-called independent or unorganized
growers are tired of having their tobacco
barns dynamited or burned and their beds
of seedlings destroyed by night riders,
and are open in their threats to begin
reprisals. Damage to the extent Of hun
dreds of thousands of dollars has been
done in the last few months by methods
savoring of the kuklux
All this is because certain tobacco
growers refuse to band themselves with
organizations which are fighting the TO-
bacco trust by holding their tobacco at
an upset price. There is deep resent
ment against the trust. To deal openly
with it in violation of the organized
growers program invites midnight out
RACES. The authorities are becoming
alarmed at the prospect of a more serious
situation as the result of prolonged law
lessness.
The State government has been reppat-
eddy called upon to afford protection. but
has only caused the arrest of three al
legged incendiaries. The State fire mar
shall has made repeated visits 20 the dis
trict without being able to check the out
RACES. which are committed almost public
ly by mounted bands of men
This is the planting season, and night
riders are out nearly every night burn
ing warehouses and tobacco factories. SOW
ing grass seed in the tobacco nursery
beds, or sowing them with salt, or raking
them over. running the very foundation of
some little farmers hopes of crop this
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-18

the rudy glow of the fire, and who re-
sembled with their strange movements,
their stern faces and singular attitudes a
council of demons. At times the Jester
with his body bent forward and emphatic
gestures, held dumb speech which his
comrades followed with the most sus-
tanned attention. and which they answer
ed with rapidity that words themselves
could not have surpassed.
At length this silent council terminated
Curumilla raised his hand to heaven. and
pointed to the stars, which were begin
ming 10 grow dim. and then left the cir.
Gle. The redskins respectfully followed
him to the foot of the tree by the aid OF
which he had entered their camp. Wheu
he reached it he turned round
May the Wacondah protect my faith.
err" the Jester then said His som,
have thoroughly understood his inten.
tions, and will follow them literally. The
great pale hunter will have joined his
friends by this hour and he is doubtless
awaiting u.s."
1T is good, Curumilla answered. and
saluting for the last time the warriors,
who bowed respectfully before him, the
chief seized the creeping plants. and rails
ing himself by the strength of his wrists
in a second he reached the branches and
disappeared.
The journey the Indian had made was
very important and needed to be so for
him TO run such great risks in order to
have an interview at this hour of the
night with the redskins.
The chief recommended his aerial trir
with the same lightness and the same
good fortune. After lapse of time com.
paratively much shorter than that which
he had previously employed. he reached
the camp of the white men. The same
silence prevailed in its interior: the SEN
tinels were still motionless at their post
and the watch fires were beginning TO ex-
pire.
The chief assured himself that no eye
was fixed on him-that no spy was on
the watch and, feeling certain of not
being perceived. he slid silently down the
tree and resumed the place beneath the
buffalo robe which he was supposed not
to have left during the night.
At the moment when. after taking a
final glance around. the Indian chief dis
appeared beneath his robe. the capataz,
who was lying athwart the entrance of
the hut, gently raised his head and look
ed with strange fixity of glance at the
place occupied by the redskin.
(To be continued)
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-18
From Far and Near.

The body of Miss Ida A. Cooper was
found in a creek at Norwalk. Ohio. 1t IS
believed she committed suicide.
An incendiary fire destroyed the city
fire station and city electric light plant at
Grand Forks, n. D., causing loss OF
$4,000.
A communication has been handed to
the Sultan of Morocco by the foreign rep
resentatives urging that the slave trade
in Morocco be stopped.
The entire apportionment of legislative
districts made by the last New York
Legislature is overthrown as unconstitu-
tional and void by the Court of Appeals.
Miss Mabel T. Boardman and Surgeon
General O'Reilley of the army will be
among the American delegates to the in
ternational Red Cross congress which
will open in London June 10.
The Plaza at the Manhattan end of the
new Manhattan bridge, New York, run
ming from Canal street and the Bowery
to the bridge, will be called Cleveland
place in honor of the exPresident.
A petition for writ of habeas corpus
was fled at st. Louis in the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf Of
George W. Kirkman. formerly captain of
the Twenty-ffth United States infantry,
who is now serving a two-year sentence
in the penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth
An explosion in the plant of the Baird
Machinery Company, Pittsburg, set fire to
the building and the flames spread to the
Simmonds Manufacturing Company,
Brown & Zortman Machinery Company
and a number of small dwellings. all Of
which were burned. The loss will exceed
S250,000.
Alfred A. Winslow, the American con-
sui general to Guatemala, gave recep-
ton at Guatemala City in honor OF Jo-
seph W. J. Lee. the American minister
to Guatemala and Honduras. Mr.. Lee has
received a warm welcome from all classes
there.
Every member of the grand jury in the
Circuit Court at Rolling Fork, Miss, in
dicted himself for violating the Sunday
LIQUOR law and each appeared before
Jndge Booth and was fined $40.
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., returned to
the White House from Harvard several
DAYS ago on sick leave. This is the sec
ond time this year he has been compelled
to forego his studies because of illness.
Nan McCracken. the 1S-year-old daugh-
fer of an attorney of Urbana, Ohio, was
found dead in the Urbana water works
pond 1t is not known whether she COM
mitted suicide or was the victim of an
assault.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-18
ISLE OF PINES CUBA'S.
Supreme Court Decides 1t Is Not
American Territory.

supreme Court Decides 1t Is Not
American Territory.
The Isle of Pines is not American ter
ritory. The United States Supreme
Court so formally declared in a decis-
ion announced by Chief Justice Fuller.
This decision by the highest court of
the United States apparently disposes
of the question of the ownership of the
Isle of Pines once and for ALL The
treaty between this country and Cuba
has not been ratified. Owing to the
decision Of the Supreme Court it hardly
needs to be ratified now, because both
of the other branches of the govern
ment, executive and legislative, are
necessarily bound by the action of the
court, and could take no action to sep
arate the Isle of Pines from the parent
republic of Cuba except as an act of
war. So far as the United States is
concerned, it has judicially yielded pos
session of the island to Cuba, and it
could not regain possession except by
force.
This dispOses of a troublesome ques-
ton which has disturbed this country
and Cuba almost ever since the Span
ish war. There are several hundred
Americans On the Isle of Pines. There
are several thousand American citizens
who We're induced to buy property in
the island under the belief that it was
territory of the United States, and that
it was to be treated in the same way
as Porto Rico.
This dispute over the ownership of
the Isle of Pines dates back to the
treaty of peace which was negotiated
at Paris after the war with Spain. This
treaty provided in Article l, that
Spain relinquishes claim of sovereign
ty over and title to Cuba" In the sec
ond article Of the treaty is was provid-
ed that Spain cedes to the United
States the island of Porto Rico and
other islands under Spanish sovereign
ty in the West Indies, and the island
Of Guam in the Marianas or Ladrones."
The Philippines were disposed of in q
separate paragraph.
There is scarcely any doubt of the
fact that at the beginning, at least, the
Isle of Pines was either forgotten or
was treated as an integral part of the
island of Cuba, to the government of
which it was always attached under
Spanish rule.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-18
Big Telephone Earnings.

The annual report of the American
Telephone and Telegraph Company shows
total earnings Of S24. 6,097. an increase
Of nearly S3,OO0,000 over those of the pre-
ceding year. The net earnings were ST.
97O.937. which means an earning Of SIT
per cent on the $1JS,661, 800 Of capital
stock. The net output Of telephones in
the year was 1.400,57S, making a total
of 7.1O7.S36 in the hands Of operating
companies The total number of calls
shows about six for each man. woman
and child in the United States. The main
tenance and reconstruction Of all the Bell
lines cost nearly S33,000,O00. President
Fish says that the recent improvement in
cables makes it possible to place in I'M
derground conduits cables containing 400
Or even 600 circuits, while pole line can
carry GOO pairs of wires in the form Of
cables. as compared with the old-fashioned
pole, which rarely exceeded twenty pairs.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-18
State News in Brief.

The E. J. Vandruiel Canning Company
will build another plant in Two Rivers
| for the canning of beans.
The maple sugar crop seems to be n
| total failure. Weather conditions essen
tial to a good run of sap are lacking.
The thirty steamers wintering at Su
perior, have all steamed up and are
awaiting an opportunity to leave the
harbOr.
Mr.. and Mrs Curtis Blackman died
within a few minutes in Baraboo, each
of old age. There was . double funeral
and burial in a single grave.
On three fiat cars, and on rollers,
drawn by an engine, the Northwestern
depot at Amigo has been moved to the
north side of Fifth avenue, vacating the
old location.
Will Amman, a young hardware dealer
of Juda. is missing. He left the viii
age saying that he was going to Brod-
head and has not been seen since. Foul
play is feared.
Miss IZzetta L. Sabean was elected
county superintendent of schools of
Washburn county over ]. &. Adams by
a ma jority of 157 votes. Mr.. Adams has
been the county superintendent of schools
for two years.
The Rueping Leather Company of
Fond du Lac has decided to move part of
it's plant to Milwaukee, where it has
taken a fve-year lease on several build
ings and secured options on properties
for additional factory space.
Mary Buffalohead, an Indian woman,
was frozen to death near Kelly, a Wau-
sau suburb. The temperature was the
lowest it has been in fifty years at this
time of the year.
Suffering with incurable cancer and
probably temporarily unbalanced over the
thought that he could live but few
weeks longer. Frederick S. Olds Of Wau-
pun committed suicide.
Frank Hammernick of Two Rivers,
who has been in Jail several weeks under
Indictment for assault upon his wife with
a razor, pleaded guilty and was sentenc-
ed to one year at Waupun.
Mrs. Victoria Farr of Phillips lost in
her appeal TO the State Supreme Court
from n part of the decision in the famous
Farr divorce suit. Her husband was Jo-
semi r. Farr general superintendent of
looging on the Indian reservations of
northern Wisconsin. Mrs. Farr asked
that he be compelled to pay her 800
per month alimony and for the support
of her two boys. Rublee A. Cole was
made party to the suit. He was Mrs.
Fairs lawyer and he refused to turn over
the transcripts of the case to her until
she settled alleged Indebtedness. The de-
.cision of the Supreme Court fully sus-
tains the defense in the appeal.
University of Wisconsin debaters de-
feated the University of Iowa. Wiscon-
sin had the negative side of the question,
Resolved. that municipal ownership of
street railways is more desirable than
regulation of operation and rates by a
State board.
Ingabrog, the 4-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Erickson Maple
Valley. is dead from the result of burns
The little girl grasped a kettle of boil
ing water, which was on the cook stove,
and some of the water was spilled on her
hand and leg. The doctor who was call
ed is said to have expressed the opinion
that nothing serious would result from
the injuries.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-18

the sentence of Mrs. Myers to life inn
prisonment than by hanging her. In
the Hoffman case, he said, similar
facts to those in the Myers case exist,
and for that reason he also committed
Hottman's sentence to life imprison-
ment
The woman had been divorced be-
fore she married Myers. After her
marriage to Myers she fell in love
with Hoffman, and they conspired to
murder Myers so they could get mar
ried. She admitted him to the house
after midnight and directed him to
the bedroom where Myers lay asleep.
MYERS arose IN bed when Hoffman
struck him with a club. The men
cIinched, and the woman came to
Hottman's aid. Mrs Myers beat her
husband with a bed slat and stabbed
him with a pair of scissors. AS he
cried to her, "Help me, Aggie, help
met" she slashed him nine times
across the face throat and chest with
a razor
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-18

The sentence of death imposed upon
Frank Hoffman of Higginsville, Mo-,
who were convicted of having murder
ed the woman's husband, Clarence
Governor Folk to Imprisonment for
life.
In a message TO the Secretary of
State relative to the action in commut-
ing the sentences Governor Folk states
that he believes that public morals
will be better conserved by committing
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-18
CLERK RESCUES WOMAN.
Racine Clerk Saves Woman from
Drowning.

kittie Breuneau, married woman,
was rescued from the river at Racine
by Frank Van Dooser, the night clerk
in the Barry Transportation COmpanys
offices, at 4 o'clock the other morning.
The woman stated to him that she was
married, but had trouble with her hus-
band, and that there was nothing more
to live for. She also said she had hired
a messenger boy to mail letter to her
mother, who lives in Chicago. and to show
her the way down to the dock. Upon
reaching Main street bridge she reached
over the rail, pulled off her coat and
jumped She said when she struck the
water her mouth filled up. She changed
her mind and called for help.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-18
Unbelievable Part,

He-Do you believe in fortune tell,
ing?
She-Only in part. l had my for.
tune told one day last week and the
woman said I'd be married shortly. /
believe that.
He-What did she tell you that you
do not believe?
She-She said I'd be married to q
moor man.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-18
Progress of Peace Congress.

Russian ambassador at Washington has
transmitted to Secretary of State Root
the message from the Cars government
containing the reservation made by the
various powers invited to participate in
The Hague conference. All of the gov
ernments have accepted the invitation.
but in so accepting have stipulated as TO
what subjects they may propose for dis
cuSSion.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-18
Man and Dog Found Dead.

James Mcbride, an aged bachelor, liv
ing alone six miles west of Mondovi, was
found dead in bed in his rude hut on a
recent morning. Beside the bed lay the
dead body of his faithful dog. 1t is be-
lieved that Mcbride died more than a
week before and that the dog refused to
leave his master, starving to death as
result
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-18
THE AUTOMOBILE TRADE.
Factories Working Overtime and
Wall Street slump Has No Effect.


Wall Street slump Has No Effect.
In spite of the slump in Wall street
the automobile industry, which one might
expect to show the effect, was never more
fourishing than at present. The greatest
trouble of the makers is not obtaining or
ders bur getting raw material. 1t is es-
timated that this year there will be made
something like $4,000 cars of the four
cylinder type, with q demand for the full
product. Even more than this of the
smaller cars will be made-cars costing
about $1,000. One plant in Detroit is
shipping an average of 40 machines per
day.
Michigan is the banner automobile pro-
ducing State. In 1900 not a single fac
tory was reported in that State, whereas
last year the figures showed that it led
in the number of cars produced, the
amount Of money paid for them, the num-
Der of people employed and the amount
of money involved in the automobile
trade and it's adjuncts.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-18

Gabrielle D'Annunzio of Italy, accord
ing to the Rome Messagario, has refused
an offer of $4,000 to deliver eight lee
lures in South America. In refusing he
is said to have written that he did not
wish to brave the ocean for box of
cigNxs."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-18
Old Adage Comes I'm.

Creditor (angrily)-Say, when are
you going to pay the $50 you owe me!
Debtor (calmly)-That query re-
minds me of the old adage.
Creditor-What old adage?
Debtor-The one about fools ahil-
itv to ask questions that a wise man is
unable TO answer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-18
COLLIER FOUND GUILTY.

Kenosha Jury Convfcfs Motor Ex-
pert on Manslaughter Charge.
Ted" Collier, the automobile expert,
was found guilty in Kenosha of running
down and feloniously killing William
Dreyer while riding in his motor car on
the night of July %. 1906. The jury
was out forty-eight hours. Collier was
not sentenced by the court, for when the
attorneys for the defense recovered from
the shock of the verdict they moved that
sentence be suspended and that a new trial
be granted in the case. The judge took
the matter under Amusement and Collier
gave a new bond for $1,000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-18
Avoids POOrhOuse by Death.

When the county authorities came to
get Nellie Wittlested 30 years old, living
at ~ johnson street, Milwaukee, to take
her to the poorhouse they found her dead
A bottle of chloroform which lay beside
the bed was empty. She had threatened
to kill herself TO avoid going to the poor
hcniSn
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-18

Signor Tittoni of Italy has visited
King Victor Emmanuel and given him an
account of his interview with Prince Won
Bulow of Germany. At the opening of
the chamber on April % Signor Tittoni
will make a declaration with respect to
the Bulow interview and Italy's foreign
DOliov
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-18
Creamery nt NeiIIsri1le Rnrneh

H. B. J. Andrus' creamery valued at
$4,000. situated just outside Neillsville,
together with town hall. was burned by
an incendiary after cutting the telephone
wire Mr.. Andrus. without delay, pur-
chased a brick block in the city and de-
parted for Chicago to buy machinery to
equip new factory.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-18
FARMERS AGAINST DRIVE.
Referendum in KenOsha County oil
Sheridan Road Proposition.

Farmers in all of the towns of Kenosha
county had a referendum Tuesday in re-
gard to the proposition to complete the
Sheridan drive and the result was almost
unanimous against the project. Petitions
were signed by more than 600 voters. The
opposition to the plan was found to be
exceedingly strong in the western towns
of the county. These petitions will be
sent to Madison to be presented to the
Legislature before the final vote is taken
on the Sheridan drive bill. Similar petit
tions were presented at the different poll
ing places in Racine county and the senti-
ment was the same.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-18
TO CONTROL TRAIN MOVEMENTS.
Wisconsin Rail Commission Holds
1t Has Power of Regulation.

1t Has Power of Regulation.
The railroad rate commission has Civ
en- decision holding that the making of
proper train connections between trains
on the same system, as well as between
trains on competing systems, is in the in
terest of general traffic, matter of pub
lie convenience and comfort, and the per-
Torrance of a duty which public carriers
owe to the public. In line with this de
cision one train was ordered to make a
connection at Turtle Lake, while a petit
ton to have a fast express stop at the
same point was denied as it would be an
undue interference with interstate com
merce.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-18
LAKE BOAT TO ROUND HORN.
Will Make a 15,OOO-Mile Voyage
Starting from Duluth.

Captain J. II. Ewart of San Francisco
has arrived at Superior to take out the
steamer Winnebago, bound down the lakes
and around Cape Horn to San Francisco,
the entire trip being over 10000 miles.
The Winnebago will probably take on
cargo of carbolite at Detroit The longest
pull of the voyage without stop will be
from Port Sydney to Coronel, Chile. The
ship. together with the Lucy Neff of Mil
waukee and the Minnie E. Kelton of Ton
awonda, n. Y, has been purchased for
the San Francisco-Puget sound lumber
trade
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-18
MARROW ESCAPE OF BOATMAN.
Is Nearly Drowned When Carried
Over Dam ut Jefferson.

Otto Kath was carried over the dam at
Jefferson in boat and would have lost
his life had he not been drawn toward a
bar by the undercurrent. Mr.. Kath was
crossing the river above the dam in a
rowboat and, not realizing the force of the
current, he was gradually carried toward
the dam until his greatest efforts could
not prevent his being carried over. He
was under water for some time and his
friends supposed he was drowned.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-18
Church in Use I.5OO Years

The oldest building in England that
has been uninterruptedly used for
church purposes is ST Martins Cattle
dral at Canterbury The building was
originally erected for a church and has
been regularly used as a place for
religious gatherings for more than
I 900 years
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-18
Extensive Lines.

The persistent poet had been hauled
up for reciting his effusiaus on the
highway and obstructing traffic.
who can say poetry doesn't pay?"
whispered the judge, as he raked IN the
fine. why, here is where it pays $40
toward better roads"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-18
Commits Suicide in Hotel.

Thomas Steffs, a travelling salesman for
Swift & Co. of Chicago. was found dead
in the Ashland hotel in Ashland after
his absence aroused suspicion among the
hotel employees. An G.. 1ty vial which
had contained carbolic acid explained the
death
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-18
Big Timber Tract Is Sold.

The Ludington -Vanschaick CON-
pany of Ludington, La. has sold its entire
plant and timbers in the South to the
Long Bell Lumber Company of Marinette
for S3OOO.000.