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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-05-27

in Nekoosa visiting Mrs. Ebert
Kellogg.
DR.. George Houston underwent an
operation Friday. His friends will be
pleased to know that he is getting
along nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Rucinski are
rejoicing over the arrival of a baby
boy born Tuesday, May Is. They
reside on Sth St.
Mrs. F. NJ. Billmyre, who has been
visiting relatives and friends in this
city, left Friday for her home in
Heineman.
Mrs. Hugh Miscoll of Chicago, who
| has been visiting here, and Mrs.
Sickles left Friday for Wausau to
visit for a few days.
Mrs. Dan Ellis and son, Walter,
and her mother, Mrs. Tucker, left
/ Friday for Bancroft to visit friends
| for a short time.
: Mr.. Kemp of Chicago was in this
, city Friday looking up land with a
w. H. Swoop and Miss Helen
Swoop of Wausau were in the city
between trains Thursday on their
way to Hatfield, Wis.
A fine line of Art Drapery for cur
tains, portieres and boxes at Heine
mans.
Frank HOLMAN, who has been
spending a few weeks at Green Bay
with relatives, returned home on
Monday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Ludwig Gross and
4 little daughter of Necedah arrived in
the city Monday for a visit among
relatives and friends.
The Wood County National Bank
people are putting in a sewer from
their new bank building west along
First street to the Wisconsin river.
The Misses Anna and May Griffin,
who have been in Milwaukee for
some time past, returned home Thurs
day.
Ray Shellhammer of Port Edwards
who attends school in Minneapolis,
visited friends in this city Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Tenant, who
have been visiting their daughter,
Mrs. F. Cameron, of Milwaukee, re,
turned home Thursday.
E. w. Tate of Lacrosse, route
agent for the United States Express
Co., was in this city Thursday in
the interests of that company.
L. A. Rousseau of Rib Lake spent
Sunday with his wife and children
who are visiting at the John Car
dan home.
Will Barnes has been quite i'll with
what threatens to be an attack of
pneumonia. He is on the road to re-
covery now however.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Morse and Miss
Loretta Stahl drove to Nekoosa Sun
day in Mr.. Morse's car and spent
the day at the c. o. Burt home.
Holiday & Son, owners and opera
tors of the only garage in the city
Of Grand Rapids, are kept pretty busy
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-05-27

Mrs Marvin Vieau, who has been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
L. Fritz, departed Saturday for her
home in Crandon.
John Rasmussen and his crew I'm
ished the laying of the cement side
walk for John Parrish just north of
Days opera house block
New scalloped bed spreads at
Heinemen's.
Mrs. Joseph Prockpetz and daugh'
ter, Celia, left Wednesday for Bah
cock to spend few days visiting
friends.
Mrs. Geo. Ward, who has been Wis
iting her father, VIM. Downing, OF
this city, returned to her home Wed
nesday in Babcock.
Mrs. James Brockman and child
rem accompanied by her brother
Cleve Akey, left for Babcock Wed
nesday.
T. D. Ellsworth of Chicago, mem.
Der of the firm Of S. L. Brooks &
Co., is spending a few days in this
city on business.
Mrs. Geo. Booth of Marshfield ar.
rived Wednesday to spend a few
days visiting Mrs. Chas. Boles OF
this city.
J. B. Dooney, travelling freight and
passenger agent for the Green Bay
& Western, was in this city Wed
nesday on business.
Mrs. G. C. Crotteau, who has been
visiting relatives in this city for a
few days, left Tuesday for her home
in Rudolph.
Miss Celia Prockpetz returned Wed
nesday from Milwaukee, where she
had been to attend the welding OF
friend.
Miss Edith Lynn returned Wednes-
day from Babcock. and Nekoosa,
where she had been visiting for the
past few days.
Samuel James, Chas. Houston, Pat
rick Kehoe and G. A. Ludwig of
Pittsville were in the city Wednes-
day on business.
John Minister is unable to be
at work this week on account of
an abscess upon his arm. 1t is
improving slowly, however.
Edith Weeks, who has been visit
ing friends at Wausau for the past
week, returned to her home Monday
evening.
Henry Edwards, who has been
spending few days at the Henry
Edwards, Jr., home at Plover, re-
turned home Monday.
Miss Lizzie LaCross left Tuesday
for her home in Auburndale, she be-
ing called thither by the serious i'll
ness of her sister,
Mesdames Christ Wench and G..
Burns of Merrill arrived Tuesday
and will spend a few days as a
guest of Mrs. Geo. Payne
Mrs. L. Reichel departed Friday
for Wausau to attend a convention
Of the Ladies of the Maccabees be-
ing held there.
Mrs. Edgar Kellogg of Biron and
Miss Georgia Kellogg spent Friday
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-05-27
PERSONALS

for MoSinee on business
Edward Young went to City Point
"Wednesday on business.
Mrs. John Young of Neenah is a
guest at the J. c. Jacobson home
Misses Selma Kruger and Ada
Baker spent Monday at Rudolph.
DR.. j. A. Jackson of Rudolph was
in this city on business Monday.
w. C. McGlynn went to Wausau
Monday on business.
Mrs. Anna Merrill left Tuesday
for Chicago on business.
James Dustin left Tuesday for Mil
twaukee to spend week
Mrs. F. w. Burt spent Monday at
the C. o. Burt home in Nekoosa.
Reginald MacKinnon LEFT Tuesday
for Racine to spend few days.
Henry E. Fitch of Nekoosa was in
this city Tuesday on business.
Martin Brandt of Nekoosa was in
this city Tuesday ON business.
NJ c. Bramham left Tuesday for
Minneapolis On business.
A. D. Hill and son, Myron, visited
relatives at Shiocton over Sunday.
A fine line of Duck and Linen
suits in al colors at Heineman's.
Mrs. Otto J. Leu of Altdorf was
in this city shopping Friday.
Miss Inga Larson Of Rudolph was
in this city shopping Friday.
Mrs. E. p Arpin left Friday for
Milwaukee to spend a few days.
Franz y. Red, Of Necedah, arrived
Friday evening to visit relatives.
MISS Ora V right left Saturday Tor
Mausau TO visit her lis Ell
r J. Wood went to Ripon Saturday
on business,
George Moulton left Monday for
Neillsville on business.
Dan McKercher of Wausau was in
this city on business Monday.
Mrs. FL. Lutz and children spent
Saturday with relatives in Mosinee.
Miss Anna Thompson spent Sat,
urday with relatives at Auburnda,e.
Frank Closuit of Green Bay spent
Sunday with relatives in this city
Kirk Muir spent Sunday in Ne
koosa.
Amos Hasbrouck left Monday for
RipOn on business.
Miss Mayme Murtaugh spent Sun
day with her parents at Wausau.
E. c. Schmelling spent Sunday
with his parents at Wausau.
Aprons, 25c to soc at Heinemans.
Miss I~abelle Drumb went to Ne
&oosa Friday TO ATTEND a party held at
shat place
Mr.. aud Mrs. Frank Willard have
moved in their new home on Fourth
Ave.
Mrs Chas. Dixon and children left
Saturday tor Hillsboro 10 spend a fLw
days with relatives.
= Mr.. and Mrs. G, A. Ja>person, of
Port Edwards were in the city Friday
calling on friends.
&. W. Ellis returned Tuesday from
Merrill, where he had been on bust
ness.
Senator 7. w. Brazeau left Tues
day for Madison to attend the
session of the senate.
P. o. Whittier of Nekoosa trans
acted business in this city Tues
day.
&C. o. Burt of Nekoosa was in this
ecity Monday on business for the
Wood County Telephone company.
Mesdames L. Smith and John Steib
of Port Edwards were in this city
shopping Tuesday.
Mrs. T. w. Brazeau and son let
Tuesday for Madison to spend a
few days.
Mrs. R. Scheibe left Tuesday for
Nekoosa to spend a few days with
friends
Esma Dolan has accepted a posi-
kion as substitute in the local tele
phone office.
Joe Cohen returned from Merrill
Monday night, where he has been
on business.
Morris ZoelsKy, of Milwaukee. was
IN the city Friday a guest at the
Baruch home.
George Mullen left Saturday fol-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-20

being double tracked and the new line
will be substantially built.
Railroad Building in Manchuria.
The Japanese are good railroad con-
structors. They are putting up mag
nifcent bridges with the finest of stone
work abutments, and are finishing
them with steel work made in Amer
lea. The roads are ballaSted with
quartz and other hard rock, broken
into pieces the size Of a sugar lump.
All along the line from Port Arthur
northward quantities of this ballast
are to be seen. 1t is corded up into
mounds and rectangular piles, care
fully ssmoothed over. The piles are
painted at the n and they have
their numbers in white paint on top,
and SO arranged that if any of the
stone should be stolen, it could be de-
tected. This stone is broken by the
Manchurian Chinese. They cover the.I
faces of the hills like blue ants, ham!
mering the rocks into pieces. They
break them up at some distance from
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-20

around the world has been made in
forty days; and by the latest time
tables just Instituted on this part Of
the Transsiberian system, it can be
done in thirty-eight. Let me take you
on a thirty-eight-day-trip rOun the
world. We shall start in the Pullman
sleeper here in Dalny at 8 a. m.
Monday morning. On Tuesday we
find ourselves at Hardin, and go east
on the International train de luye for
Moscow. We reach there in eleven
days and tWenty-One hours, after start
ing, and take another sleeper across
Europe for Calais and ondon We
are there inside fourteen days. or just
two weeks from the time we set foot
on the train. Allowing six days for
crossing the Atlantic We reach New
York in twenty days. Five more. take
us to Seattle or Vancouver, and from
press steamer will bring US to Yoke
hama, Japan. We a cress the Island
of Hondo to S~himOnoSeki by rail IN
tWenty-four hours and there get
steamers which in two days will take
US back to Dalny, our starting point.
In every part Of this trip we have
had as good meals as at o first-class
hotel and We are as safe as
in any American steamer OF railroad.
You can now go from Picking to Lon
don in one more day han from Dalny
London. and the comforts are
great. The Picking trains ira
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-20

verse the province of Pechill and cut
through the great Chinese wall, where
1t runs down into the sea at ~Shanhaik-
wan. Thence they cross Monchuria
to Mukdan where connection is made
with h South Manchurian system.
The first class fare from MukdOn to
Picking is under SIC, and from Jain
to Shanghai by steame it is just $40.
The fare to Moscow is $142, Including
the sleeping berth fees, and the meals
on the diner are from sixty-tWo cents
to a dollar, with very low a la carte
rates. One can have a full dinner at
a fixed price, or give orders for por-
tions at the following rates: Soup,
twelve cents: fried fish and potatoes,
twelve cents; beefsteak, to order,
fifteen cents: chicken outlets, twelve
cents, and curry and rice the same.
Salad costs only ten cents, bread and
butter five cents. and tea, coffee and
chocolate may be a at a nickel a
cup. I give these prices that they
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-20

the road, and carry them down in
baskets slung to poles which rest on
their shoulders. The earth for the
embankInent is transported in the
same way. There are no scoops and
steam shOVcls, and Chinese cheap la
Dor seems to serve quite as we'll. The
stations are we'll made, with platforms
and stone facings; and all the i'm
proVements seem built to stay.
Around The World in So Days.
When Jules Verne wrote his story.
Around the World in Eighty Days.
it appealed to the imagination as the
most visionary of impossible voyages.
1t was like the remark Of Puck, the
fairy, when he said he would put a
girdle round the earth in forty min
utes. Both of these feats have been
more than accomplished. By the tele-
graph and cable, we can out-distance
Puck; and by means Of the Trans
and South Manchurian rail-
ways can cut the time of Phineas Fogg
down more than one-half. The trip
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-20

Double Tracks Of American Rails.
Equipped With American Rolling
Stockholm the Roads Are Built
AROUND the World in ~Thirty-cight
Days-A City of Mansions i'm The
Heart of Standardization Dalny is
Booming-A Free Port and Its
Curious People - Something About
The Business Big Book stores
What the Japanese Read.
(~Copyrjght, 1909, by Frank G. Carpen-
DALNY, Manchuria, 1909.
l am at the southern terminal of
the Transsiberian railroad. The
trains, starting here, so northward
through Manchuria to the main line
at Hardin, and thence on via NJ oscow
to st. Petersburg. The railroad jour
ney is the longest of the world. 1t
covers about six thousand miles, and
is made in comfortable cars. The
South Manchuria line was opened in
1908, just about a year before >the war
betWeen Russia and Japan began. 1t
was closed for a time, but since then
then the service has grown better and
better. Today one can go from Dali
ney to Moscow in about eleven days.
and the distance to Ic1Idon can be
covered in less than two weeks. There
are asst unnin from here
to Shanghai, and the road has brought
that city and NaSasaki within sixteen
days Of London
On the South Manchurian Railway.
During my stay IN Manchuria L
nave taken a number of trips over the
southern end of this railroad system.
1t has been greatly improved by the
Japanese, and [ doubt if there is an
other road SO good in East Asia. The
tracks and cars are far better than
those OF Japan. and they compare well
with the best railways of America.
And why not? They are almost al
together American. When the Japa-
nese rebuilt the system after the wal
they it and put new
American rolling stock upon the whole
line. They bought so, 600 tons of steel
rails and 1900 tons of bridge mate
rails. They purchased also over 200
American locomotives, seventy-two
first and second class cars and also
one or two thousand box cars, flat
gondola cars and c~abooses.
During the past Jew months e;
number Of our modern sleepers have
been added. In going to Mukden the
other day I rode in an up-tO-d5te
Pullman, which had been sent out here
k~nocked-down and was put together
at Dalny. The car was lighted with
electric globes, made in
Cleveland, Ohio, and every berth had
it's individual light. 1t was cooled by
fans from the same establish
Our engine was from the Amer
lean locomotive works at Richmond
and it hauled us over rails made by
the United States Steel trust. The car
had a reading room with the latest
Asiatic papers and American and Eng
lish journals. Connected with the train
was a diner in which, for GO cents,
/ got a better meal than | have ever
had on any American rain, and the
service, in general, was superior to
that on our best trunk lines.
/ wish you could see how clean the
Japanese keep these new Pullmans.
dust them inside and out, at al
most every stop. They even wipe off
the wheels and rub up the brasses,
again and again, during each trip,
treating the cars like so many new
babies, brought out for display. The
road from Dalny to Mukden is now
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-20
THE MANCHURIAN RAILWAY
By Frank G. Carpenter.

HOW THE JAPANESE ARE M
PROVING THE SOUTHERN END
OF THE TRANS-SIBERIAN SYS-
TEN.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-02-20
GOOD CHANGE
Coffee to Postum.

The large army of persons who have
found relief from many chronic all
ments by changing from coffee to
Postum as daily beverage, is grow
ing each day.
1t is only a simple question of trying
It for oneself in order to know the JOY
of returning health as realized by an
Ills. young lady. She writes:
Il had been coffee drinker nearly
all my life and it affected my stomach
caused insomnia and l was seldom
without headache. had heard about
Postum and how beneficial it was, so
concluded to quit coffee and try it.
Il was delighted with the change
! can now sleep well and seldom ever
have headache. My stomach has gotten
strong and can eat without suffering
afterwards. l think my whole system
greatly benefited by Postum
MY brother also suffered from stom-
ach trouble while he drank coffee, but
now, since using Postum he feels so
much better he would not go back to
coffee for anything
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek. Mich. Read The Road to Well
sille," in pkgs. There's a Reason"
Ever read the above letter. 4 new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, nnd full II hVman
V1eeevt.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-02-20
YOUTHFUL MIND AT WORK.
Deduction Mother Must Have Found
Somewhat Hard to Combat

Miss Marjorie. aged five years is
one of those bright children who make
the lives of thcir parents and teach
ers burden. Quite recently she paid
her first visit to a kindergarten Upon
her return home she grew enthusi-
astic. begging her mother to allow
her to attend the school regularly.
1T was so very nice" she declared
eweetly. And the teacher. Miss Lea
is so very nice. too, She told me il
! was a good little girl would grow
up into a pretty lady. but if | was
naughty | would grow up AN ugly
one"
That is quite true, dear" her moth
er answered with a smile
Silently Miss Marjorie regarded the
fire of pine logs. Presently she burst
out: Then what a naughty naughty
little girl Miss Lee must have been"
The Bohemian.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-02-20
IH MIP1e5Hlo M< <AN9AzYu71Y IHhu Haf11lY CuS275

From this home on the Potomac and from
his wires side Washington was called to be
come commanderin chief of the American ar
my in the revolution: to this home he returned
when the struggle won; and from this
home he was again called the first president
of the United States. Again he returned to
this peaceful spot. forever apart from public
life to pass the few remaining years in hap
piness with his wife, never to leave it until
death beckoned him away.
And from this home the Potomac, where
an obscure grave held the remains of the great
est of his time. from amid the scenes
of her happiest days. of days of honeymooning
and days of strife, the spirit of Martha Wash
ington was called.
Washington with the colonial army was
campaigning in the far west fighting the In
dians and the French, and in ull in the
fghting he made a dash for the capital at
Williamsport. When within few hours ride
of that town he met casually Maj. William
Chamberlayne, old time comrade alarms
and bosom friend. The major urged that the
colonel turn aside. dark approaching
and spend the night with him.
Maj Chamberlayne insisted and as final
indEcement said that the most charming wild
ow in all Virginia was visiting at his planta-
tion and that her charms were well worth the
delay. With some parley. it is recorded, Wash
ington agreed to turn aside for brief stop
That night Bishop Col. Washington's huge
and faithful negro body servant kept the
horses saddled and ready for continuation of
the journey through the night and was only
occasionally awakened from bis nodding by
the sounds of revery from the mansion for
there was large house party being enter
tained and the spirit of the vital new country
ran high.
Certain it is that the sun was rising when
Washington burst from the house vauted into
his saddle and spurred on to the capital with
out having closed his eyes in sleep that night
Certain is it also that no sooner had his
business been accomplished than he responded
to an invitation sent him from the White
House on the Pamunky river and that por-
tion of Virginia knew him almost constantly
through the months that followed
Certain it is that when he returned to his
command in May 115S. he did so with the
promise OF the widow Custis that they should
be married and that as promptly as he could
be relieved from duty the frontier.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-02-20

time His suit was OF
blue cloth The coat showed rich lining of
red silk and boasted many silver ornaments
A white satin waistcoat, gold knee buckles ana
powdered hair completed his costume
The bride wore a huge white satin petticoat
ouilted and pleated beyond belief. Her heavily
corded white silk overdress the richest
that the colony had ever known. Diamonds
blazed from her hands and braids of pearls
hung from her patrician neck.
Bridesmaids and groomsmen were CORE
spondingly arrayed in the height of the latest
fashion that was brought over from the Eng
lish court by fine gentlemen and ladies. who
not infrequently were coming to America then,
and by colonial gentlemen who often accom-
panied their precious cargoes of tobacco to the
mother country and bought with the proceeds
the richest raiment.
After the Rev. John Mossum had performed
the ceremony that united the pair the gay
cayalcade formed that was to wind its way
back to the white house. where the feasting
and merrymaking was to take place Inc
newlv-made Mrs Martha Washington and her
three bridesmaids were placed by gallant
nands in the finest chariot in Virginia, drawn
by six white horses. These were driven by
positions in livery. each man driving span.
one of which he rode. When with much clank-
ing and jngling Of bells the procession start
ed the groom and all his assistants and the
gay company sprang to saddle and formed the
escort with outriderS and followers and gal
lants vieing with one another for position by
the carriage door.
The week of gayety that followed culminat
ed with visit to the house of burgesses, then
in session in Wiiamsport and a member OF
which Col Washington had recently been
chosen The young officer was quite the hero
of the hour for he had returned from the
wars laden with honors and his personal social
concuests had been climaxed by his marriage
with Mrs Custis, whose popularity was vide
spread But on the visit to the house of bur
eesses the young officer was entirely put to
rout and overcome by his great modesty.
With Col Washington, his bride and the
entire party occupying seats Of honor in the
legislative chamber, the speaker, Mr.. Robinson,
arose and presented a note framed by the
house expressing the appreciation of that body
terms The speaker grew grandiloquent in his
praise of the young officer and bridegroom, and
when he had closed his remarks Washington
arose to respond. He was greeted by storms
of applause and became SO confused that when
he was given opportunity to express his
annreciation he could but stammer unintel-
ligibly and find no words in which to express
himself The speaker came to his relief and
closed the incident by saying:
"Sit down, Mr.. Washington, your modesty
equals your valor and that surpasses the pow
er of any language l possess"
After the wedding Washington remained
for three months at the White House on his
wifes Estates and thence accompanied by her