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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-03-05

great chimney broke the silence. Both
sat gazing into the leaping flames.
Il should have known better than to
return here" Aunt jasmine contin-
ued. Il can't think why I came, only
your father wrote that he so longed to
see me- and that since our fathers
death he had moved into the old home
Home, you can't realize, Muriel, what
it means. | didn't think the first even
ing would upset me so. What weak
creature | ami
This is what l beg of you, honey"
Aunt Jasamine's voice was very low,
''not to throw away your life's happi-
ness. l was only eighteen when l con-
Guided | was far too bright and charm
ing to waste my talent on plantation
The winter in New York spoiled me.
was feted, dined and battered until my
poor, silly, little head was about up
side down. The great singing master
told me my voice was so wonderful,
so beautiful, it would be a sin to de-
prive the world of so great a blessing
In February | returned with a mighty
idea of Miss Jasamine Montrose, and
her Importance. At our yearly ball, st.
Valentines Eve fourteen years ago
to night. l told Court of my inten-
tiolIs l was going abroad for two
years to study; after which 1 would
delight vast audiences with my sing
ing. Poor vain little me-! How well
remember his shocked expression, as
he said, Sweetheart, you can't do this
mad thing. Have you forgotten that
we are to be married in June why
darling, when the roses bloom my little
white rose is to come to her Old Ken
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-03-05

exist in only comparatively few States their influence
is widespread evident by the growing demand for
stringent State regulating savings banks along
that have tried found effective by
mutual savings Statistics Of State savings banks
other than mutual indicate that these banks well
and ably ma naged entitled to the complete conf
Cence of the community.
In 1906 there reported but five failures of
ings banks United States with liabilities
and assets Of 100000. net loss Of s120OO0 most
insignificant amount compared with the deposits of
banks which aggregate something 100000 600
record of the other class of financial institutions
receives savings deposits the trust company, while
not so plain is still admirable
The trust company is comparatively type hav
Ing been developed largely in the last years 1t has
quite found its sphere, but it unquestiOnaby
real need and it is only question OF short
before it will rank equally with the older types of
financial institutions in conservatism and stability.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-03-05

France has more than 800 daily
newspapers.
Generally the right ear is larger than
the left
Rats are an alarming nuisance in
England.
For every ton of gold in circulation
there are fifteen tons of silver.
Germany sends 100000 feathers
per year to England for millinery pur-
poses.
As a rule a mans hair turns gray
five years sooner than woman's.
The weight of the pyramids OF
Cheops is estimated at 1000 tons.
Loss of life in the mines in the Uni
ted States is far greater than in
Europe
Every year there are 500 deaths from
hunger and restitution in Great B-i.
tain.
DR.. Washington GLADDEN. of the First
Congregational church at Columbus,
Ohio, has completed twenty-five years
work at that church.
An effort is being made to organize
the workInen of Mexico on the same
lines as they are in other countries.
For penknives the steel is tempered
at 40 degrees, for tableknives at $50
degrees, for saws at $50 degrees.
William Sells, a schoolmaster in the
early days of Michigan, now so, feels
that he can spell down any high school
class in the State.
Methodist ministers in the United
States are to-day preaching In more
languages, it is said, than were used
after the miracle Of Pentecost.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-03-05

She's always beautiful. There's heaps
of time before dinner, and daddy,
got a valentine, and"
well, well, how many words are
you capable of a second?" asked her
father, Is he lovingly drew her toward
him. 1T is twilight, grille, ring for
lights; l have brought some one with
me-"
In the doorway, the dark oaken
woodwork a fitting frame for the
handsome face and the dark eyes
glowing with excitement yet with a
trace of sadness in their depths, stood
Courteney Falconer. AS lights were
brought, he stepped forward with out
stretched hands toward Jasamine.
Have you no welcome for me, Sweet
heart he said.
Muriel and her father slipped quiet
ly from the room. But, presently
down the stairway foated a fresh
young voice.
1.-The sun shines bright on my old
Kentucky home.
'Tis summer, and the darkies are
gay"
Thank Cod" said Courteney Falco
ner.-Wav erley Magazine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-03-05
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President OBrien Of the American AS
ISOLATION has signed Gerald Hayes as
| umpire.
| The Northern Baseball League has
abandoned all idea of entering St. Paul
| and Minneapolis.
Jack Palmer of Newcastle, former
| champion of England, lasted four rounds
before Tom Burns of America in a Lon
don fight.
E. G. Cowdin has leased the racing
qualities of The Pippin and Counterpart
to the Newcastle stable. Both are 2-year-
old FLIES.
The Lake Michigan Yachting Associa-
ton has decided to start the annual
Mackinac cruise of the Chicago Yacht
Club on July %.
The youngest and smallest ski rider
who participated in the national tourna-
ment at Duluth was Carl Taleen, IL years
of age, of Ishpeming.
At the meeting of the biennial congress
of the National Trotting Association the
doors were opened to amateur racing I'M
der the associations rules.
The racing discussion in Kentucky has
been ended for this season by granting
licenses to four tracks-Churchill Downs
and Douglass Park, Latonia and Louis
Vile
G. c. Wheeler of New York is building
motor boat for the purpose of defending
the British international cup, which was
won last year by the Dixie and has been
challenged for by the British Motor Boat
Club.
The Nebraska university athletic board
has authorized the employment Of Capt
Fox of the Lincoln baseball club to be
coach for the university baseball squad.
John E. Madden, the Kentucky horse
man. will have several horses in the Eu-
ropean races this year, including nine en-
tries for the English derby. Madden's IL
year-old son Eddie will ride for him. The
boy weighs 90 pounds.
The Eau Claire franchise in the Wis
consin-I Illinois baseball league will go to
Rockford officials of the local organiza-
ton deciding to dispose of the holdings
for 81 900. The Eau Claire players have
been sold to La Crosse.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-03-05
RAIL WAYS FILLING UP
OPEN LANDS IN WEST
St. Paul Roads Pacific Coast Exten-
sion Gives Entrance to Rich
New Country.
WHERE THINGS MOVE QUICKLY.
Claims Being Rapidly Taken and
Towns Are Building Along Route
Big Railroad Bridge.

Not so many years ago the western
borderland of Missouri. Iowa. Mime
sofa and Nebraska presented a ragged
fringe of newly made farms, thrust
into what then seemed a boundless, in
exhaustible eXpanse Of unoccupied
black sOil-prairie lands. Sons of the
farmers Of that time needing land, sim
ply moved out ten or twenty miles upon
the newly surveyed areas, choosing and
occupying homestead claims. almost I'M
disturbed by competing land hunters.
During tie SOS, though, something
happened. A fierce ''land-hunger' re-
placed this creeping of settlement, this
normal expansion. The Dakotas in
little more than half a dozen years saw
more than 100000 entrymen settle with
In their borders, and 100000 pioneers
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-03-05

lucky Home. Surely, sweetheart, you
are jesting.'
~ am in earnest l replied How
stupid 10 shut myself up here. Court,
there's years and years to be married
in. | can sing and be married later
Never he declared in sudden pas
sion. NO woman who has paraded
herself in public. and allowed her pure
voice to ring out from a stage upou
throng of men. and often women, unfit
TO touch her, shall ever become the
wife of Courteney Falconer. Our name
has been unsullied for generations,
and please God, it shall never be dis
graced by me-
Il listened in amazement. The idea
of Court opposing any wish of mine
arose in arms, and l swept haughtily
past him He was old-fashioned. of
course. but. dearie. | believe he was
right. had but known it then.
Later in the evening, as they were
playing for the last dance. he came
StOOu OeSiub NE. SNepluSdTl,
don't be angry with me-listen, they
are playing our dear old song Place
yourself in my position: think of our
love. dearest, and don't be foolish, he
begged
Some demon must have been In my
heart. l turned coldly from him. say
ing, Be careful, lest you should. by
conversing with me, disgrace the name
of Falconer.'
HE looked at me for a moment, then
just as the violins walled forth, Weep
no more, my lady he said, Very well,
Jasmine and turned away.
"A few months later I went abroad,
but not to sing, for with the passing
of Court the light of my life went out
Now, honey. you understand"
Muriel's cheeks were wet with tears.
Aunt jasmine patted them softly.
There, there, dearie. never mind, l
must not shadow your life with my
sorrow. Come, honey, 1t is time to
dress for dinner"
There's fathers voice now in the
hail." cried Muriel, starting up, her
brief sorrow quite forgotten. Daddy,
oh daddy, come right in and be comfy
with US. I'm in an old gown, and Aun-
ties says shes fright. but she isn't
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-03-05
CASE DATES BACK TO 1882.

Alleged Heir VIII Try to Trace His
Ancestors to Get Estate.
There is a case in probate court in APP
pleton which dates back to the time the
Asiatic plague swept the British isles
in 1882, the publication of which has
brought to light Fred Boland Of north
ern Wisconsin, who will try to prove that
he is a descendant of John Boland of
Sligo, Ireland who died in 1876 Mrs.
Eleanor Van Huerck of Howard has
been trying to prove that all of the law
full heirs of John Boland are dead, by
which means she would come into posses
sion of $1,000. If Boland can trace his
ancestors and prove that he is lawful
heir he will get the money claimed by Mrs
Van Huerck.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-03-05

1437-Murder of James l. of Scotland.
1o25-Imperialists defeated the French
at battle of Pavia.
1544-Diet of Spires opened.
1547-Coronation of Edward VI, when
only 10 years of age.
15SI-Thomas Cavendish passed the
Straits of Magellan.
1621-Miles Standish chosen captain of
Plymouth colonies.
1I46-Brussels taken by Marshal SAKE.
1I16-William Scarborough, one of the
builders of the Savannah, the first
steamer that crossed the atlantic,
born in Belfast, S. c.
1I17-Col. Nelson. with a party of
American militia. defeated British
troops under Major Stockton 80.
American Congress commissioned FIVE
major generals.
117S-Lord North's conciliatory bin pre-
sented in Parliament.
11S0-New York coded her rights in
western lands to the United States.
1IS1--Congress appointed Robert Morris
superintendent of finance
1193-British flag raised over Corsica
1197-Trinidad captured by the British
under Sir Ralph Abercromby. -.
French and Austrians resumed hos
tilities in Italy.
1S03-Ohio admitted to the Union.
1S09-Drury Lane theater, London, de
stroyed by fire.
1S10-Andreas Hofer, the Tyrolese pat
riot, shot by the French.
1S13-British and Canadian soldiers
captured Ogdensburg, y. Y.
1S14-Henry Kirke Brown, who produc-
ed the first bronze statue ever exc
cuted in the United States, born at
Leyden, Mass.
1S34-United States concluded an in
demnity treaty with Spain.
1SJS-City of Corinth, Greece, badly
damaged by earthquake.
1S62-"Thad' Lincoln. favorite son of
the President, died at the White
House. d. Jefferson Davis inaugural
ed President of the Confederate
States at Richmond.
iG'oo al lAoHd leIIltoIy IoTHleu lTOh
New Mexico.
1S64-Second Confederate Congress met
at Richmond.
1S66-President Johnson publicly de-
nounced the reconstruction commit
tee and declared Congress to be in
rebellion against the govern inent of
the United States.
1S67-Maximilian entered Queretaro.
1S6S-Hpuse of Representatives resolved
to impeach President Johnson.
1S74-Business section of Panama de-
stroyed by fire.
1SS0-Attempted assassination of the
Gar of Russia.
1SS1-Orange Free State declared to be
neutral territory.
1SS2-Charles Bradlaugh expelled from
the British House of Commons.
1SS4-Gen. Gordon entered Khartoum.
1SS7-Congress passed bill to retire
the trade dollar.
1S94-Capital of Honduras captured by
the insurgents under Srtez.
1S96-The Confederate States museum
dedicated at Richmond, Va.
1S9S-Court of inquiry began its investi-
CATION into the blowing up of the
battleship Maine
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-03-05
The Alternative.

At fancy dress ball for children a
and was instructed by the committee
not to admit any adults. Shortly after
the beginning Of the ball a woman came
running up to the door and demanded
admission.
I'm sorry, num-" replied the police
man. "but I can't let any one in but
children"
But my child is dressed as a butter
fly" exclaimed the woman, "and she
has forgotten her wings"
mo matter" replied the policeman :;
orders Is orders, so you'll have to let
her 60 as caterpillar" London An
sWern.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-03-05
My Old Kentucky Home


Weep no more my" Muriel
Montrose stopped abruptly, with a final
crash OF diseord Aunt jasmine.
what is the matter? Why do you look
Mt me III such Mortified way? Are
you ill-has something happened?" she
asked in one breath.
Nothing dearie. nothing; don't both
err / reckon | am not quite we'll"
"Wcll-indeed you look like ghost.
DO tell me what it means. Something
terrible has happened, and you're
afraid to tell me. oh, l know some
thing just awful has gone and happen
ed" and with the abandon of her six
teen years. Muriel began TO cry. At
each word Of comfort she but walled
the 'ouder. until she caught the word
song" Then she sat up so suddenly
as to nearly upset poor, distressed Miss
MontroSe.
DO l sing so horribly as that. and
me-with thoughts OF n career. oh.
Auntie Jasmine"
NO, honey. 1t wasn't your voice
that is sweetly beautiful, but" she
seemed unable 70 go on.
"Auntie, dear, what is it," Muriel
slipped to the floor, and nestled caresS-
ingly the older woman's knee. why
did that scrap of such a dear, old song
affect you so? oh, | know You are hid
ing something from me. promise
never TO tell a soul If you will only
tell me. Please. Auntie Jasamlna
There was silence in the spacious,
lovely, old room for time. Then with
a smile that was half a sigh thu. story
was told; the old, old story of girlish
fooliShneSS and boyish pride.
Il had thought never to spenk of
my life, Muriel, least of all to q child
like yourself, but prehaps it may save
YOU from a similar fate" Aunt Jasa-
mine began. as she stroked the shining
hair. You know, dearie. that for
years and years have lived abroad
trying with travel. music and art to
help time pass. 1t is nearly fourteen
years since l left the dear old home.
Your father. you know. is my only
brother; we two were left without our
mother when but little tots. and grew
up under the care of an indulgent ia
Their. l was too obstinate. honey;
know il now; much to fond of my own
way.
In the old days Courteney Falconer
was a constant visitor in our home. l
accepted his devotion as a matter of
course. His love was an old story, for
as children had always been sweet
heart TO him" 1t really seemed as
though that were my name. He sell
dom called me jasmine, unless hurt,
or angry. We spoke of the future as
ours. Our home. our horses, our
balls OF his affection there was no
doubt. and l loved him, child. God only
knows how much. l still do though
it's years since we heard from him.
When he first went West he wrote to
his mother, but since her death there
has been absolute silence. OF course
we considered Kentucky the only place
on earth, and Court loved the song,
not only on that account, but for his
mothers sake. 1t was her favorite
How often have I sat at this same
plano, honey, with his deep voice sing
Ing beside me-" Muriels hand stole
softly into hers. For time only the
ssackls Of the burning logs In thu
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-03-05
Suggestions in a Name,

A Scotchman in search of work was
recently given employment as a labor
er at Cramps shipyard, Philadelphia.
His first job was to carry several
heavy planks. After he had been at it
for about two hours he went to the
foreman and said:
Did ah tell you ma name when I
started to work."
Yes replied the foreman. '.you
said it was Tomson.'
"Oh, then it's "a right said the
Scot, as he looked toward the pile of
planks he had yet TO carry. "Ah was
jist a-wunnerin' if you thocht ah said
1t was Samson"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-03-05
AFTERTHOUGHTS.

A woman wearied with life's toll
And never ending quest
Beside the two-score milestone sat
To muse awhile and rest.
"Oh, YOUTH" she murmured, thou art
gone
With all thy golden hours
Would | had gathered less of thorns
And more of loves sweet flowers.
1.-THE busy years have come and gone,
Each bearing in its trail
Peace. JOY and turmoil intermixed
With much of needless pain.
IF | might live my life again
But that can never be
The hours | now would fain improve
Are in eternity.
This will | do. Whate'er remains
Of life on earth to me
To works of mercy shall be given
And loves sweet ministry
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-03-05

localities where navigation is suspended during
winter months and during the months in the
northern section, the railways and the waterways do
business successfully side by side. To large extent
waterways feeders of the railways and the rail-
ways in turn are feeders of the waterways.
There IS competition between them for large portion
traffic that is accessible both. but there
tendency toward economic division of the traffic
along fairly wedcined lines-the railway corryng
along fairly wedefined lines-the railway carrying
rule larger share of the passenger business Of
the higher classes all freghts requiring
especially quick movement including perishable products
On the other hand the cargoes of the water carriers
generally made in most part of commodities of
the heavier and kinds Not only in this
try but Europe we'll there is the general tendency
TO division of traffic between water and rail carriers
along these same lines may, with advantage,
study results that have been attained in
where facilities for transportation have been
fully developed than in the United States.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-03-05
Follows Her Father to Death.

Miss Ruth Bleekman, daughter of A.
E. Bleekman. prominent La Crosse law
yer. whose father died two weeks ago
and who came there to attend her fathers
funeral. was taken with diphtheria and
died Miss Bleekman was teacher in
the high schools at Calumet. Mich.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-03-05
PASS LAW IS DEFENSE.
Car Company Says Man Hurt While
Riding Travelled Free Illegally.

The interposing of the anti-pass law as
a defense in an action for damages is the
novel proceeding which comes before the
Supreme Court from Oshkosh. Prior to
the passage of the anti-pasS law an or
dinance was passed by the Oshkosh coun-
Gil which allowed fremen and policemen
to ride free on street cars. While rid
ing under such permit, Arthur H. Cab
bert of Oshkosh was injured and sued
for damages. The car company set up
that as the complainant was riding on a
free pass contrary to law, the company
should not be held for infractions of the
statute. Gabbert won in the lower court
but the company appealed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-03-05
Runaway Indian Boys Frozen.

The two sons of Joe Wapahnahcum and
John Owen, s and 10 years old respec
lively ran away from the government
school at the Keshena reservation and
We're frozen to death. They started for
the residence of the grandfather of one
of the boys, some thirty miles distant. but
soon got lost. Their bodies were found
the following day.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-03-05
BURY THEIR OWN BABE.

Parents, Too Poor to Employ Under
taker, Draw Corpse on Sled.
Bearing the body of their babe over
the snow and hills to the Mound cemetery
and interring it with their own hands,
Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony Johnson of Ra-
cine, unable to afford a burial by an I'M
dertaker, conducted the ceremony The
funeral cortege consisted only of the
mourning parents with the body in a
wooden box and on tiny sled.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-03-05
Two Cities.

The most northern town on the globe
Is probably Hammerfest. latitude 70
degrees SO minutes IA seconds, off the
northwest coast of Norway, place of
some 1000 inhabitants. In Hammer
fest the sun stays for two months
above the horizon. The southernmost
town in the world is Punta Arenas, On
the Strait of Magellan. Punta Arenas
Is place of some 10000 population.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-03-05
Superior Police Fail to Find COun-
terfeiting Plant of Kennedy

SO far as can be learned Miss Betsy
johnson and Peter Norlander have been
stuffing Police Chief Mckinnon of SUI
perlor with hot air in regard to the coun-
terfeiting operations they alleged were
going on in the home of A. L. Kennedy
IN Billings park. The Kennedy house
has been searched. but all that has been
found is a saw which the woman claims
the men used to saw out the dollars and
cut the bars of solder. Should no more
evidence be secured the case is likely to
be dismissed Capt Gallagher of St.
Paul, who was expected to look into the
case, refused to come. Kennedy is held
on the charge of having counterfeit money
in his possession.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-03-05
VICTIM OF WOLF BAIT

ExplOdes Farmer Sam GILES Ex-
anfnes 1t and Tears of Ear.
Explosive wolf bait purchased by Sam
GILES. a farmer of Port Wing, went
off while he was examining it and one
of his ears was blown away. His legs
and arms We're terribly burned. The
house took fire and when neighbors ar
rived they found Giles outside on the
snow, where he had crawled He is in
an Ashland hospital and it is not thought
he will recover.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-03-05
City Men Seek Jobs ON Farms.

The labor commissioner in Madison is
receiving many applications from men in
the cities to work on farms. Only three
days ago he told there was lots of work
to be obtained and nearly 100 applications
have already been received The farm
ers are still sending in letters asking for
hired men.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-03-05
Comes Without u Penny.

After walking all the way from Iron
Mountain, Mich, a laborer stepped into
the Pound depot with only So in his
pocket and wanted ticket to Milwaukee.
The fare is $500. so the agent told him
to walk to the next station. Coleman, and
there buy a ticket to North avenue and
take the street car the balance of the
hold out