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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-04-07
WONDERFUL RETRIBUTION.
An Incident of the Workings of
Canada's Government Protection.

An Incident of the Workings of
Canada's Government Protection.
In September, 1904, two white men
entered the Lesser Slave lake country,
in the Canadian Northwest, ostensibly
prospecting for gold. Subsequently the
Indians reported that one of the men
seemed to be travelling alone, an OBJ
servant Cree boy adding, THE white
mans dog won't follow that fellow
any more" The answers given by
Charles King of Mount Pleasant, Utah,
regarding his lost companion, Hay
ward, were not satisfactory King was
arrested. and there began one of the
most splendid bits of detective work
of which Canada has record.
Sergeant Anderson turned over three
ashes of a campfire and found three
hard Jumps of flesh and small piece
Of skull bone. In front stretched a
little slough, or lake, which seemed
likely place in which to look for evil
dence. Setting Indian women to fish
up with their toes any hard substance
they might feel in the ooze, Anderson
secured a stickpin of unusual make
and a sovereign case. He systematical-
ly drained the lake and found shoe
with broken eyed needle sticking in
it. The campfire ashes examined with
the microscope yielded the missing
part of the needles broken eye and es-
tabIished unmistakable connection be-
tween lake and camp.
The maker of the stickpin in London,
England, was communicated with by
cable, and the Canadian government
summoned Mr.. Hayward to come
from England to identify the trinkets
of his murdered brother. Link by link
the chain grew. 1t took eleven months
for Sergeant Anderson to get his COM
plete case in shape. The mounted po-
lice brought from Lesser Slave lake
to Edmonton forty Indian and half
breed witnesses. The evidence was
placed before the jury, and the Indians
returned to their homes. A legal tech
nicality cropping up, the trial had to
be repeated in it's entirety, and once
more those forty men, women and
children left their traps and fishing
nets and came into Edmonton to tell
their story.
The result was that Charles King
was found guilty of the murder of Ed
ward Hayward and paid the death
penalty. The trial cost the govern
ment of Canada over S30,000-all to
avenge the death of one of the wan
dering units to be found in every cor
ner of the silent places, an unknown
prosp ector-Agnes Dean Cameron in
Century.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-04-07
Boys Essay on Girls.

T. ]. Mcnamara, an English editor,
gives the following composition" up
on Girls" which was written by a
British schoolboy:
There are two sorts of children,
boys and girls, and of the two boys
are the best; girls cause all the rows
and quarrels. They think they are
wonderful if they can get a bird s
feather stuck in their hat They are
proud and vain and always gossiping
and making mischief.
81 simply hate them They boast of
what they can do, this, that and the
other, and a fat lot it is when it
comes to the put. If there were no
girls and women in the world it would
be very peaceful place. They love
to sit and rest, girls do vary from
Gay to day on washing days they
think they are nearly killed. They
would rather gossip half day than
walk half mile. It's no good they
are a bad race and deceitful
Girls like to wear rings and they
think they are ladys, they bob their
nair on top like mountains and wears
a fringe TO make us boys think they
are pretty, but amt they just deceived.
l would not be a girl for $50"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-04-07
CHAPTER XIX

Major Jen recoiled from the Young
girl in amazement.
Your mother" he muttered. hardly
believing the evidence of his own
senses. Your mother stole the devil
stick?"
Yes, but she did not know what she
was doing. Wait! Listen!" said Isa-
bella, much agitated. q told YOU false
hoods before to shield my mother. Now
that I know you have discovered SO
much, that you are bent on Furnishing
DR.. Etwald, I must tell you the truth.
so that she may not be dragged down
to ruin. Come with me, Major. Quick
ly!"
Without glancing towards the house,
Isabella ran down a secluded path
which led through a kind of shrubbery
to the flower garden, and then disap-
peared into a light cane summer-house,
which was constructed in the Chinese
fashion and overgrown with greenery.
Major Jen followed her as rapidly rs
his more mature age would permit him.
Major" she said, when, somewhat
out of breath, he had taken his seat
beside her in the summer house, al
though l relate what inculpates my
mother, it is to save her that I do 50.
Both she and I are in a net woven by
Dido"
"Ah! poor Maurice always mistrust-
ed that negress."
He was right to do so. oh, you do
not know what a terrible woman she
is For years both and my mother
have been under her influence and
have submitted to her will. Now, I see
her in her true colors, and am deter
mined to speak the truth. Save myself
and my mother, Major, for we are in
nocent. DR.. Etwald and Dido are the
guilty persons
They killed Maurice. They stole
the body"
I can swear they did, said Isabella.
with emotion. 4 have only been GER
tain Of these things since our last in
tervtew. I lied to you then because
Dido said if I told the truth she would
accuse my mother of the murder"
/ see said Jen, thoughtfuIly, and
| can understand their motives. Dido
wished you to marry Etwald"
Yes; and il was to force my mother
into compliance with that desire that
the whole Of these crimes were com
mitted Dido
One moment. Miss Dallas. What
influence has Etwald over the ne
gress ?"
He is the possessor of the Voodoo
store. 1t is small black pebble of a
peculiar shape" explained the girl,
and it was brought from Africa 20
Barbados over hundred years ago.
The negroes believe that spirit dwells
in this stone, and that when it is wor-
shipped the indwelling devil can work
woe to those against whom the posses
sor Of the stone bears malice. You
can have no idea how the talisman is
venerated by all the blacks; they
would go miles to look on it to adore
it: they would burn down a city to
possess it; to gain il they would muir
der a hundred human beings. Well,
| DR.. Etwald was in Barbados some
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-04-07

years ago, and he gained possession Of
this Vodoo stone. He has used it
while here to intimidate Dido While he
hoIds 1t, she viii not dare to disobey
MIN, and all this plotting and assassi-
nation, designed to bring about my
marriage with DR.. Etwald, has been
designed by him, and carried out by
Dido, solely on account of his owner
ship of the Voodoo stone. You know
that she calls him the great master!
Wen, now you can guess the reason
for her serviIe worship of this man"
and how about the theft of this
devil-stiek?"
''Oh, on the night it was stolen I was
seated on the yerandah after dinner,
and 1 saw my mother come out with
Dido. They did not know 1 was there.
as l sat in the shade I saw Dido
speak to my mother and point towards
your house. Then she waved her hands
before my mothers face, whereupon
my mother turned and walked swiftly
past where I was seated. I saw her
face; it was quite white. and her eyes
were open and CLASSY. When my
mother disappeared Dido re-entered
the house. At once-terrifed by my
mothers action-I ran down the little
path which leads to the gate, and fol-
lowed her out on to the road She
went into your grounds by the postern
in the wall. l saw her cross the lawn,
and enter the smoking room, wherein
lamp was burning When she camN
out, it was with the devil-stick in her
hand. I recognized it by the golden
handle. l reached home before she
did, and again hid on the verandah.
Dido re-appeared as my mother came
up the walk, and took the devil stick
from her. Then she led her indoors"
Ito be continued
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-04-07
NEW LAW NULLIFIEs VOTES.
Election Statute as Amended in 1909
Causes Candidates Disappointment

Election Statute Amended in 1909
Causes Candidates Disappointment
A canvassing of the primary cleo
ton returns reveals the fact that the
primary law played a joke on candi-
dates in both the Republican and the
Democratic parties in Appleton. Not
a single candidate in either party re-
ceived votes enough to be declared the
legal candidate at the next election
and all candidates on both the city
tickets and for aldermen and super
visors will be obliged to run as indie
pendents. A section of the primary
law as amended in 1909 provides that
a candidate to be declared legal must
have 20 per cent of the votes cast by
his party. None Of the candidates on
either of the tickets received that
number and City Attorney Ryan ruled
that all will have to run as independ-
ents at the election. The same thing
occurred at Fond du Lac.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-04-07
UNITEs MOTHER AND SON.
Newspaper Story of Lads Disap.
pearance Brings Him Back.

Newspaper story of Lads Disap-
pearance Brings Him Back.
Newspaper publicity has reunited
Frank Bennett and his mother in
Washburn after forty years When
Bennett was a boy Of 9 years he left
home because of his dislike for a
friend then visiting the family. After
a short time he lost all trace Of his
people and they were unable to find
any track of him. Last summer Mrs.
Mary Bats of Syracuse, n. Y, visited
the BENEFITS, and on learning of the
boy Franks disappearance of forty
years ago, she told of the facts to a
newspaper reporter. The reporters
story, when printed, brought scores of
letters from BENEFITS all over the
country, one of whom proved to be
the missing son.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-04-07

well at night. I believe there is moth
ing like the Pinkham remedies" -
Mrs. CLARA FRANKS, r. F. D., No. 3,
Knoxville, Iowa.
The success of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound. made from roots
and herbs, is unparalleled. 1t may be
used with perfect confidence by women
who suffer from displacements, infam-
nation, liberation. fibroid tumors, ir-
regularities, periodic pains, backache,
bearing-down feeling, flatulency, indi-
gestion, dizziness, or nervous prostra-
ton.
For thirty years Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has been the
standard remedy for female ills, and
suffering women owe it to themselves
to at least give this medicine a trial
Proof is abundant that it has cured
thousands of others, and why should it
not cure you?
If you want special advice write
Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass, for it.
1t is free and always helpful.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-04-07
ROSY COLOR
Produced by Postum.


when a person rises from each
meal with a ringing in the ears and
a general sense of nervousness, it is
common habit to charge it to a de-
ranged stomach.
81 found it was caused from drink
ing coffee, which l never suspected
for long time, but found by leaving
off coffee that the disagreeable feelings
went away.
Il was brought to think Of the sub
ject by getting some Postum and this
brought me out of trouble.
ut is most appetizing and invig
Grating beverage and has been of such
great benefit to me that I naturally
speak of 1t from time to time as OPP
portunity offers.
"A lady friend complained to me that
she had tried Postum, but it did not
taste good. IN reply to my question
she said she guessed she boiled it
about ten minutes. | advised her to
follow directions and know that she
boiled 1t fifteen or twenty minutes, and
she would have something worth talk
ing about A short time ago l heard
one of her children say that they were
drinking Postum nowadays, so l
judge she succeeded in making it good,
which is by no means difficult task.
The son of one of my friends was
formerly pale lad, but since he has
been drinking Postum, has fine color.
There is plenty of evidence that Pos
tum actually does make red blood as
the famous trademark says"
Read "The Road to Wellville," found
in pkgs There's a Reason"
Ever read the above letter? A
new one appears from time to time.
They are genuine, true, and full or
human inte~'est.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-04-07

15S4-A charter for an American COL
ony was granted by Queen Eliza
beth to Sir Walter Raleigh.
1622-The Indians massacred $40 of the
Virginia colonists.
1676-Marlborough Mass, destroyed
by Indians.
1719-Spanish fleet intended for the
invasion of England dispersed by a
storm.
l764-A circular letter was issued by
the Presbyterians of Philadelphia
preparatory to the organization OF
a synod
1765-The British Stamp Act became
law.
l79o-Benjamfn Franklin petitioned
Congress to abolish slavery, this
being his last public act.
1SO7-Abolition of the slave trade in
the British Empire.
1S0S-The French under Murat entered
Madrid.
1S15-Napoleon joined by all the army
after his return from Elba
1S36-Steam power was introduced into
1S3S-Sir Francis Bond Head resigned
office as lieutenant governor of
upper Canada.
1S49-Complete defeat of the Sardin-
ians by the Austrians at Novara
1S54-Great Britain declared war
against Russia.
1S61-Vete of Louisiana on secession
made public. First State Legis-
lature of Kansas met.
1S62-Gladstone presided at the pre-
sentation in London of a $4,000
testimonial to Charles Kean, the
celebrated actor.
1S6S-Confederates under Clark cap
tured Mount Sterling, KY.
1S65-The British Parliament granted
S25O,O00 for the defense of Canada.
1S67-The British North American Act
received the royal assent.
1S71-Commune proclaimed at Paris.
1S73-John Drew made his first ap-
pearance on the stage at the Arch
Street Theater, Philadelphia.
1S77-Execution of John D. Lee, Nor
mon bishop, convicted of being
the main instigator of the Noun
Sain Meadow massacre.
1SSO-Great banquet given in Montreal
in honor of Sir Alexander Tilloch
Gait, the first Canadian high COM
missioner in London.
1SS2-Samuel Blatchford of New York
appointed an associate justice Of
the Supreme Court of the United
States.
1885-The Saskatchewan rebellion
broke out with an attack of half
breeds upon the Northwest Mount
ed Police.
189O-President Harrison declared the
Boring Sea closed to unlicensed
seal fishing.
1892-The British and French govern
ments renewed the "modus viven-
dr. respecting the Newfoundland
lobster fisheries.
1897-Opening of the second session of
the eighth Parliament of Canada.
New steel arch bridge over the
Niagara River completed.
19OO-Canadian troops arrived at Cape
Town to engage in war with the
19O3-Strike in the cotton mills at Low
ell, Mass, threw 10000 out of en-
ployment.
1904-United States Senator Joseph R.
Burton of Kansas convicted at st.
Louis of accepting bride.
190S-Great Britain and the United
States reached an understanding in
regard to the fresh water fisheries
disputes between Canada and the
United States.
19O9-Crown Prince George of Servia
renowned succession to the throne.
New Zealand offered a battle
ship to the British imperial army
Lieut.. Shackleton, of the Brit
ish navy, reached New Zealand
after having penetrated to within
III miles Of the south pole.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-04-07
CHEF SHOOTS HIMSELF.
Chicago Woman Convinced Suicides
Body Is That of Husband

Chicago Woman Convinced Suicides
Body Is That of Husband.
Mrs. Nels Nelson Of Chicago is posi-
tive that the man who committed sui
eide in an Oshkosh hotel last January
by shooting himself is her missing
husband, who was a restaurant chef
at Chicago. For many weeks the iden-
tity of the man has remained a mys-
terry, but the police believe the matter
is now clear and Mrs. Nelson is ex-
pected to claim the body, which 1e-
mains embafmed at the undertakers.
Mrs. Nelson says her husband left
Chicago intending to go to Spaulding,
Mich. A ticket found in the dead
mans clothing showed that he had
been at Ker5sna and was on his way
to Spaulding. Several aprons found
in his satchel were supposed to be
those of a butcher. No motive for the
suicide has been determined
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-04-07
Explorers Believe Peary.

The new element Of distrust thrown
about the story of Commander Peary
by the refusal of the House Commit
tee to favor special honors for his dis
covery of the North Pole has brought
out a defense from two noted polar
explorers. Knud Rasmussen, the Dan
ish expert in Arctic travel, is quoted
as saying that the length of sledge
journeys which Peary claims to have
made is not impossible. Rasmussen
himself says he has Travelled on sledges
from seventy to 100 miles in a day.
But still he thinks it a little strange
that Peary made those wonderful
marches on his return journey from
the pole when his dogs must have been
very tired. Rasmussen thinks Peary
should give all his data to Congress.
From London comes an interview with
Lieut.. Shackleton, who holds the Ant
arctic record. He says one can not
have the slightest doubt of Peary's
achievement
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-04-07
Had Met Before.

Hello, there!" exclaimed the cheer
full man Glad to see you. Howdy
do?"
"Why-er-howdy do? Howdy do?"
returned the absent-minded man,
somewhat obviously.
How are your"
Pretty well, pretty well; er-"
You don'tNseem to remember me-"
"Why-er-your face is familiar,
but-er-"
Don't remember my name, eh?"
"Why-er--I hope you'll pardon me,
but I must confess I don't" said the
absent-minded man.
You'll find it on the handle of that
umbrella you are carrying" remarked
the cheerful man. You borrowed it
from me six months ago" New York
Times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-04-07
Fires Destroy Much HemIock.

At Ellis Junction a forest fire de-
stroyed 100000 feet of green hem
lock property of the Hatton Lumber
Company Of New London. The prop
erty loss is estimated at 100000. For
est fires IN Wisconsin woods in March
are almost unheard Of and, according
to woodsmen who are arriving at Ap-
pleton daily, conditions in northern
Wisconsin ana the upper peninsula of
Michigan are entirely different this
spring than ever before. They appre-
hend heavy property loss during the
coming summer unless rains come at
frequent intervals, for, despite the
heavy snow Of the last winter the
earth is said to be extremely dry
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-04-07
Divorce Recalls Elopement.

Judge Belden of Kenosha granted a
divorce to Mrs. Ulrike Freideck from
Carl Freideck. Five years ago Fret
deck, a foreman at the n R. Aliens
Sons tannery and rated as a wealthy
man, eloped from Kenosha with Mrs.
Anna Machacek, the wife of another
employee of the same company. Ru-
mors were that Mrs. Machacek was
killed in the San Francisco earth
quake Machacek secured a divorce
several years ago. By the order of the
court all Of the real estate of Freideck
was givea to his wife and she was
given the custody of the minor chill
dren.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-04-07
A Fortune in Bugs.

The University of Kansas has a col
lection of insects which has just been
inyoiced and valued at SAT 900. The
collection was begun in 1873 and there
are now 10000 specimens, all mount
ed and labeled. Most of the specimens
are American insects, but there is a
fair foreign collection obtained through
exchange. All the known Kansas crop
pests are mounted, together with sam
pies of their ravages, and the farmers
are being taught how best to make
war uDOn them
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-04-07

Some years ago a well known Lon
don solicitor recently deceased, sue
cessfully defended a man charged with
burglary, and few days later there
came by post valuable gold hunter
watch, with an inscription to the effect
that it was gift from a certain Lon
don society, presumably of doubtful
practices. Years afterward the So
licitor had the watch stolen from his
waistcoat pocket, but it came back to
him by post with a letter of apology,
stating that Eve never rob one of our
pals. London Answers
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-04-07
WINS CHEESE CURD CASE.

State PrOcures Conviction of Man
Selling ''Under Test" Product.
Otto W. Becker, charged with SELL
ing cheese curd of a quality under
test, paid $50 fine and costs in
Neillsville The case was started at
the instigation of members of the
State Pure Food Commission This
action was brought as a test case to
determine whether Chicago cheese
concerns would come into Wisconsin
and buy cheese curd manufactured
from milk containing but per cent
of cream and ship it into Chicago and
there have it manufactured into cheese
and shipped out of Chicago again as
Wisconsin cheese.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-04-07
Hatnfn Ordinnnce Passed.

The Chicago City Council passed, by
vote of IS to 2. an ordinance maxi
ing it a misdemeanor for a woman to
wear long hatpin. Any one so caught
will be liable to a fine of $50. A crowd
of women in the galleries greeted the
decision with jeers and made a noisy
protest against the measure, on the
ground that the city had no right to
regulate women's wearing apparel and
that at night the long hatpin was wom-
ans only defense. The law says that
the future hatpin must not extend more
than half an inch beyond the crown OF
the bat
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-04-07
ROBS MAIL BAG OF LETTERS.
Thief Opens Nearly Every Piece of
Mail IN Pouch.

Thief Opens Nearly Every Piece OF
Mail IN Pouch.
A mail sack containing from 400 to
500 letters was stolen from the Ash
land division depot Of the Northwest
ern road at Appleton Junction. Its
rif1ed contents were found in the boil
er house of deserted pickle factory
not far from the depot. Practically
every letter in the pouch had been
opened, but so far as can be learned
by the postal authorities, nothing of
great value was procured. A quantity
of cheap jewelry consigned to Mil
waukee concern was stolen. Drafts,
checks, express and postoffice money
orders, some of them payable to Mil
waukee, Oshkosh and Fond du Lac
persons, were left by the thief
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-04-07
ACCUSED OF ARSON.
TrempeaIeau County Man Is Charged
with Having Fired His Home.

John Brom, once one of the leading
men of Trempealeau County and for
mer chairman OF. the Town Of Dodge,
is confined in the county jail in Gales
vile, charged with arson. Brom own
ed one of the finest farms in the coun-
ty. His finances went to the bad and
everything he had went the mortgage
route. A few days ago the time limit
for him to leave the place expired,
and that night the house was burned.
Later it was found that the residence
had been stripped of inside doors,
woodwork and even radiators. These
were found hidden away in secluded
places. Brom was arrested He de
clares he is not guilty
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-04-07
Claims Boy Victim.

Hewlett Cummings, young boy,
bite. by a dog six weeks ago, died at
Neenah of hydrophobia suffering ek-
cruciating agony The boys father,
mother and two sisters have gone to
the Pasteur Institute at Chicago to
take treatment, having been exposed to
the disease.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-04-07
500 ROAD TO TWO RIVERSP

Engineers Survey Possible Route
and Procure Data from Patrons.
That the So line may extend to Two
Rivers is a report based upon the
presence of four engineers in Manito-
woe recently, and the party was in
conference with Two Rivers people
who have requested the extension,
promising to guarantee a certain
amount Of business. The 500 owns its
right Of way two miles north of Mani
towoc and part Of the distance to Two
Rivers