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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-10
MAN AND WOMAN DEAD,
Bodies Found Under Sleigh and Are
Supposed to Show Murder.

Bodies Found Under Sleigh and Are
Supposed to Show Murder.
The coroner's jury investigating the
death of August Wolff and Mabel Co.
neau, which occurred eight miles east
Of Ladysmith about 6 o'clock on a re
cent morning, adjourned after viewing
the bodies and taking some testimony.
The bodies We're found beside the road,
underneath the overturned light sleigh
in which they had been riding. The
team was standing quietly hitched to
the rig where it had upset There are
no marks of violence upon either body.
A quart bottle of whisky, half emp
tied, and two full bottles of beer, which
had been bought at a saloon in Lady
smith just before starting, were found;
also another beer bottle, nearly emp
tied, which had been recorked. The
theory is that the liquor was poisoned,
but by whom or for what motive there
is no evidence. The stomach of each
victim, together with the liquor, will
be analysed. Wolff was a man of fam
lily, sober, industrious and careful
driver. The woman is a half-breed
Indian, whom he was driving to Ing
ram. She went by the name of Rich
ards and came from Superior a week
Milwaukee, and recent letters from
sweetheart who is working in a camp
near Ladysmith are in evidence
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-10
Lost His Apple.

During a public reception at the
White House a farmer from one OF the
border counties of Virginia told the
President that the Union soldiers in
passing his farm had helped them
selves not only to hay but his horse,
and he hoped the President would
urge the proper officer to consider his
claim Immediately.
Mr.. Lincoln said that this reminded
him of an old acquaintance of his,
Jack Chase, who used to be lumber
man on the Illinois, a steady, sober
man and the best raftsman on the
river 1t was quite trick to take the
logs over the rapids, but Jack was
skillful with the raft and always kept
it straight in the channel
Finally a steamer was put on and
Jack was made captain of the boat. He
always used to take the wheel himself
in going through the rapids One day
when the boat was plunging and wal
lowing in the boiling current and
Jacks utmost skill was being en-
ployed to keep the steamer in the mar
row channel boy pulled his coat tail
and yelled out to him:
Say, mister Captain, stop your boat
a minute; I've lost my apple over
board"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-10
Position of the Dog.

Lincoln could not sympathize with
those Union generals who were prone
to indulge in big promises, but who
never accomplished anything. In
speaking of a general of this type one
day he said:
These fellows remind me of a man
who owned a dog which, so he said,
just hungered and thirsted to eat up
wolves. 1t was a difficult matter, so
the owner declared, to keep that dog
from devoting the entire twenty-four
hours of each day to the destruction
of wolves.
zone day a party of this mans
friends decided to have a wolf hunt,
and as this particular dog was so fero-
cious, they said they wouldn't take any
other dog. The man who owned the
dog didn't seem overanXious to go on
the hunt, but he finally consented, and
the party, accompanied by the fero-
cious wolf-dog, started out.
cat last they sighted some wolves
and tried to sic the dog on them. He
whined and whimpered, but they final
ly kicked some enthusiasm into him
and started him after the wolves.
Wolves and dog soon disappeared in
the timber
The hunting party got no trace OF
the chase until after a few miles they
came to a farmhouse, where they saw
a man hanging over the fence.
"'Have you seen anything of wolf
dog and a pack of wolves around here?
asked the hunters.
"'Yep, was the short answer.
How were they going?'
"'Pretty fast.
"eWhat was their position when you
saw them?
"'Weu,' replied the farmer, the dog
was a leetle ahead
"Now, gentlemen" concluded the
President, that's the position in which
you find most of these Dragging gen
erals when they get into fight with
the enemy. That's why I don't like
military orators"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-10

17S5-The second society for the aboI-
ition of slavery organized in New
York, with John Jay as president
1SO4-Great banquet in Washington in
honor of the acquisition of Louis
lana.
1S54-Main line of the Great Western
Railway of Canada opened for
traffic,
1S55-The eastern coast of Canada WIS.,
tied by a disastrous storm, many
lives being lost.
1S56-Order of the Victoria Cross in
stituted.
1S5S-Queen Victoria officially named
Ottawa as the site of the future
Confederated Provinces of British
North America.
1S65-Lord Monck opened the last Can
adam Parliament.
1S6S-Academy of Music, in Albany. N.
Y, destroyed by fire.
1S7O-Virginia's political rights as a
State in the Union restored.
1S71-Eighty lives lost by explosion on
the steamboat w. r. Arthur, near
Memphis -. Statue of Abraham
Lincoln at Washington unveiled.
THE British Columbia Legisla-
ture passed resolutions in favor of
joining the Dominion.
1S74-Morrison R. Waite appointed
chief justice of the Supreme Court
of the United States.
1S82-Charles Guiteau sentenced to
death for the murder of President
Garfield.
18S5-A statue of Sir George R. Carter
unveiled in Ottawa.
1SS5-Fall of Khartoum and death of
Gen. Gordon.
188S-New South Wales celebrated its
centenary as a colony. Thomas
Greenway became premier of Man
itoba
1S90-Dominion House of Commons
unanimously voted a resolution of
adhesion to the mother country.
19O3-Alaska boundary treaty signed
by United States and Great Brit
ain.
19O5-Robert M. LaFollette elected Uni
ted States Senator from Wiscon-
sin. :. Conservative party won in
the Ontario elections.
1906-The Canadian Pacific steamship
Empress of Ireland launched on
the Clyde.
1907-Twenty- eight persons killed in
explosion of carload of powder at
Sandford Ind.
1908-John r. Walsh, president of the
Chicago National Bank, found gull
ty of Incorporating the funds
of that institution.
1909-George E. Chamberlain elected
United States Senator from Ore
gon. /. -. Secretary of State Root re-
signed and Robert Bacon succeeded
him. Jose Miguel Gomez inaugu-
rated President of Cuba . Am
bassador Bryce and Secretary
signed the Newfoundland Fisheries
Treaty. -Four lives lost in the
burning of the Southern Hotel at
Fort Worth, Texas.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-10
To Limit Cold Storage.

In Cleveland, where the first meat
boycott was started, it is said that
over $4,000 had signed the pledge to
abstain from eating meat for thirty
days. These people will ask the Legis-
lature to pass bill to penalize the re-
tanning Of food in cold storage for long
er than one month. In this connection
a reporter for the New York World
gained admittance to one of the largest
cold storage plants in New York and
found records Of foodstuffs kept as long
as two years or more, such as fish,
poultry, eggs, fruits and meats. Eggs
in some s were five years old and
originally had been imported from Chi
ma 1t is estimated that an entire
beef carcass for each adult in the coun-
try is held in cold storage.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-10
Prices Were Never So High.

A record of current prices of ninety
six commodities in every day use, as
compiled by Bradstreets agency, shows
that the cost of living up to this time
had reached the highest point since
such figures were kept, exceeding even
the prices of March /, 1907, when they
went soaring in anticipation OF the pam
ic. Bradstreets figures are based on
actual wholesale quotations per pound
over a wide area of markets. The lat
est index number is $9.1293 which
means that the cost of one pound each
of the ninety-six commodities at the
prevailing wholesale rate would total
that sum. This is a gain Of III since
Jan. 1, 1909, but only 3.5 over the first
of 1907. But it should be understood
that this list of articles is not confined
to foods alone, but includes textiles,
hides and leather, coal, oil, building
materials, drugs, etc, as well as bread
stuffs and provisions. The rate Of in
crease in foods alone is much greater.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-10
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
REVIEWS CHURCH FIGHT.
Rev. Lutz Holds Services with HIS
Adherents Despite Injun ction.

Rev. Lutz Holds Services with HIS
Adherents Despite INJUNCTION
Notwithstanding a court order pro-
hibiting him from preaching or inter-
fering with the Evangelical Associa-
ton Emanuel Church, Rev. August
Lutz placed a new lock on the church
door in Ashland, built fire and con-
Quoted regular services in the church.
Mr.. Lutz conducted Sunday school and
preached sermon at the regular
church services, taking for his text,
Faith sorely tried and sublimely tri-
umphant." The rival pastor, Rev. Gus
tav Bloede, arrived at the church but
withdrew, leaving a clear field to Lutz
and his portion of the congregation.
This precipitates two new phases Of
the long church fight in which these
pastors are involved. An attempt will
be made to punish Lutz for violating
the injunction order, and he will at
tempt to have the injunction dissolved,
for the second time.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-10
TEL EGRAPHIC BREVITIEs

A hearing at Helena by the Montana
State railroad commission on express
rates disclosed a big melon for Great
Northern Express Company stockhold-
ers in the shape of a 50 per cent divi-
dend on capital stock Of 81 ,500,O 900.
Fifteen per cent advance in the wage
scale over the Lake Erie scale signed
last July was agreed upon by repre-
sentatives Of the National Window
Glass Manufacturers Association at a
conference with a committee Of work
men at Pittsburg.
Under a prosecution by the State De-
partment Of Labor, the Norfolk Knit
ting Mills was fined s25 and costs for
employing children under 10 years OF
age.
The grand jury at Lima, Ohio has
returned five indictments against Sher-
if Henry Van Gunten, charging forgery
in connection with prisoners board
bills rendered the commissioners.
Asking a congressional appropriation
of 100000 for a national highway
Improvement commission, draft Of bill
was approved at the convention Of the
International League for Highway I'm
provement at ST. Augustine, Fla.
Fifty-eight bodies have been recov-
cred from the wrecked Canadian Pa
cific train at Spanish River, Ont, and
two passengers are unaccounted for.
Applications are pouring in for the
position of official speaker at the New
Jersey State home for girls. The es-
Enlistment of the job is proposed in
bill in the Legislature.
A party of West Virginia educators,
accompanied by Governor Glasscock,
started north to study the methods of
teaching at Armour Institute, Cook
County Normal School, University of
Chicago, Valparaiso University, the
Ohio State University and the Univer-
,;+1, ~ xUio1apo.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-10
COLLEGE OPPOSES TAX.

Lawrence Trustees viii Ask SUI
preme Court of State for Ruling.
Whether or not an educational insti-
tuition in Wisconsin can be taxed on
property it owns, but which is not &C
tually used for educational purposes, is
a question that the Supreme Court will
be asked to decide. The Outagamie
county board refused to allow the
claim of Lawrence University for 1892
for illegal taxes, and member of the
board of trustees of the local insti-
tuition stated that the case would inn
mediately be taken into court for a
precedent. Lawrence owns three pieces
of property in Appleton which are not
used for educational purposes. From
two pieces the college receives revenue
in rents
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-10
THREE DEATHS PUZZLE POLICE

Effects of Poison Seen in Fatalities
in Behrend Family.
The 12-year-old daughter of the Beh-
rend family near Washburn died the
other day, but the police have been
unable to solve the mystery which
has attended the death of three mem
bers of the household. There is little
hope for the recovery of the other
three children. The 6-year-old child,
however, is acting in a peculiar man
ner, and refuses to drink water or
touch anything contained in a cup,
seemingly being in terror of a cup.
This indicates, in the belief of the po-
lice, that the child took some poison
in this manner The father is appar-
emily in no danger.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-10
BELoIT CHURCH Is DEDICATED.
Bishop MuIdoon Officiates at Ceremo
MES at st. Peters Catholic Edifice.

Bishop MuIdoon Officiates at Ceremo-
mics at ST. Peters Catholic Edifice.
The second new Catholic church to
be built in the diocese since the crea-
ton of the district and installation of
Bishop Muldoon was dedicated at
South Beloit Sunday. The church is to
be known as st. Peters Catholic
Church The dedication was conduct
ed by Bishop Muldoon, assisted by a
number of priests from Rockford and
nearby places. High mass was sung
by Rev. NJ J. Ward of Beloit. The
sermon was by Bishop Muldoon. After
the dedication Rev B. X O'Reilly was
installed as pastor of the church, Bish-
op Muldoon being in charge of these
ceremonies.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-10

I'm the meantime" says the Every
Day Life of Abraham Lincoln" ABE
had become not only the longest but
the strongest man in the settlement
Some of his feats almost surpass belief,
and those who beheld them with their
own eyes stood literally amazed. Rich
ardson, a neighbor, declares that he
could carry a load to which the
strength of three ordinary men would
scarcely be equal. He saw him quietly
pick up and walk away with "a
chicken house, made of poles pinned
together, and covered that weighed
600, if not much more At another
time the Richardson's were building a
corncrib; Abe was there, and seeing
three or four men preparing Sticks
upon which to carry some huge posts,
he relieved them of all further trouble
by shouldering the posts, single hand
ed, and walking away with them to
the place where they were wanted. He
could strike with a maui says old Mr.
Wood, "a heavier blow than any other
man. He could sink an AK deeper into
the wood than any man ever saw "
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-10
CITY OF NEENAH SUED.

Auditing Concern Takes Action to
Collect S2,7OO for Alleged Work.
A summons was served on Mayor
Stone and City Clerk Heating of Nee
nah in a damage suit which has been
instituted by the auditing firm of Mar
wick-Mitchell Company Of Chicago for
the payment of $1,000 for an alleged
auditing of the city books, which the
city has refused to pay. The answer is
returnable in the United States Circuit
Court in Milwaukee in twenty days.
The city claims the audit was not cor
rect
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-10
WANT NEW FISH RULE.
Anglers Think Perch Should Be
Measured from Tip to Tip.

Anglers Think Perch should Be
Measured from Tip to Tip.
One of the first matters that will
come up before the next session of the
state Legislature submitted by the fish,
ing interests of the Green Bay region
is to either repeal or amend the law
concerning perch. The law requires
that perch be seven inches long from
the end of its nose to the f1eshy end
of the tail The fishermen want the
measurement of seven inches from tip
to tip. More Irvine has been and is
being set on the west shore of Green
Bay this winter than ever before in
history, there being a regular Gordon
of nets and traps all the way from
Cedar river to and beyond Oconto. Be
sides thousands of gill-nets there are
scores upon scores of pound-nets being
fished likewise.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-10
BANKS DOUBLE BANDIT BARS.
No Robbers Will Beat New System
Saws e, NJ Wing

No Robbers Will Beat New System,
Says E. NJ. Wing.
President E. NJ. Wing of the WiscOn-
sin State Bankers Association said the
other day: within a few days there
will go into effect an arrangement
whereby association banks of the
Northwest will receive double protec-
ton from bandits. The American
Bankers Association has just organ
lied a detective bureau, extending
throughout the country. Banks in
Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, North and
South Dakota have closed contract
with the Interstate Protective Associa-
ton whereby they also will have the
services of this agency. 1 am certain
no bank robbers will get away under
the new system
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-10

In "a Study Of Lincoln" privately
printed by the Hon. Isaac n Phillips,
reporter of the Supreme Court of Hi
nois, there appears a little known
story illustrating the peculiarly I'M
selfish motives that lay behind the
Presidents actions, and the readiness
with which he was willing to take
upon himself whatever blame those ac-
lions might bring. That the incident
is without doubt authentic is proved
by letter of the late James Harlan,
Secretary of the Interior under John
son, who was surprised to find that it
had leaked out. He supposed that no.
body but Lincoln, Robert T. Lincoln,
General Meade and himself were aware
of the matter.
Just after the battle of Gettysburg
Lincoln thought that prompt pursuit
and battle by Meade would destroy
Lees army before it could recross the
swollen Potomac Meade's delay and
his failure to seize this great oppor-
tunity deeply grieved and annoyed the
President. He finally sent a peremp-
tory order to attack Lee forthwith,
and accompanied the order by per-
haps the most remarkable note ever
sent by a commander to his subordi-
nate.
1t ran thus: This order is not of
record. If you are successful you may
destroy it, together with this note;
if you fail, publish the order, and I
will take the responsibility"
But even this did not move Meade
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-10
WANT SCHISSLER FREE.


Milwaukee Attorneys Plead Murder
er's Cause Before Gov. Davidson.
Senator E. T. Fairchild and ex-Dis-
trict Attorney Bennett of Milwaukee
appeared before Gov. Davidson and
petitioned him to commute the SEN
tence of ZAP Schissler of Milwaukee,
sentenced to state prison for twenty
five years for the murder Of Charles
Frederick Reul, bank clerk of Water
town. The matter was taken under
advisement. Schissler was convicted
of murder in the second degree and
has served seven years of his sentence
Reul was shot while riding in a cab
with Schissler's wife and another
woman.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-10
Not Taking Changes.

One day at a meeting of the Cabinet
it being at the time when it seemed as
if war with England and France could
not be avoided, Secretary of State Sew
ard and Secretary of War Stanton
warmly advocated that the United
States maintain an attitude the result
of which would have been a declara-
ton of hostiIities by the powers men
toned
But why run the greater risk when
we can take the smaller one?" asked
the President. The less risk we run
the better for u.s. That reminds me of
a story l heard a day or two ago, the
hero of which was on the firing line
during a recent battle, where the bull
lets were flying thick. Finally his cour-
age gave way entirely, and, throwing
down his gun, he ran for dear life.
LAS he was flying along at top
speed he came across an officer, who
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-10
SLED RIDE IS FATAL.

Girl Strikes Against Telephone Pole
and Dies of Her Injuries.
Laura Paaski, the 17-year-old girl
who was injured while coasting, died
in Chippewa Falls. She was thrown
from a bobsleigh and struck against a
telephone pole. The girls father, who
was taken to the hospital with his
arms and hands badly frozen, will re-
cover and the doctors hope to save the
injured members. The Paaski family
is almost destitute as the daughter was
the chief wage Garner.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-10
THINKS WIFE A WITCH.
Fires Revolver at What He Believes
Is His accommodating Snouse

Fires Revolver at What He Believes
Is His BrOOm-RidinG Spouse.
Albert Bundle Of Johnson was taken
to the Northern Hospital for the In
sane the other morning. He was con-
WINGED his wife was witch and that
she bewitched his food, medicine and
bed, and took nightly trips through the
air on a broom. AS protection against
her alleged charms Bunde was in the
habit of shooting his revolver in the
air at what he claimed was his witch
wife, and his friends decided he would
be safer in an asylum, to which he was
committed by the Probate judge after
an examination.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-10
THOMAS AND NANCY LINCOLN.

Eft us for humbIest service" prayed
This kindly. reverent man,
Content to hold lowly place
In Gods eternal plan;
Content by prairie, wood and stream.
The common lot to share,
Or help a neighbor in his need
Some grieEous weight to bear
Then trustfully resigned the life
That had fulfilled his prayer.
And she in Indiana's grave
This many a year who lies
Mother and wife whose yearning soul
Looked sadly from her eyes
Who, dying, called her children close
As the last shadow fell,
And babe them ever worship God
And love each other we'll
Then to her forest grave was borne,
The wind her funeral knell!
SO drear-so Ione-who could have
dreamed
The boy her bed beside
torth from that cabin door would walk
Among earths gIorifed?
BUT, 10! his name from sea to sea
Gives patriotism wings;
pom his brow a crown is set
Grander than any kings;
And to these fameIess graves his fame
Tender remembrance brings.
Nh! still the humble God doth choose
The mighty to confound:
still them that fear and follow him
His angel campeth round:
And while by Indiana's woods
Ohio, murmuring flows.
md Illinois green levels shine
IN sunsets parting CLOVIS
While Lincolns name is dear, our
hearts
WIN haIIow their repose.
Edna Dean Proctor in the Independ-
emit
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-10
Pearl Fishers FaII Fatal.

John Noras, aged so years, a pearl
fisherman living in hut on the shores
of Lake Kegonsa, fell downstairs and
received injuries resulting in his death
There is some mystery about the affair
and Coroner Lynch has ordered an in
quest. Three small pearls were found
in his pockets.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-10
HAS A NARROW ESCAPE.

EmpIoye at Power House Has Slew q
Catch on Dynamo Shaft.
Fred Brendt, an employe of the APP
pie River Power Company at the Riv-
erdale power house, had a miraculous
escape from death. He was standing
near one of the monster dynamos,
when his shirt sleeve caught in a
rapidly revolving shaft. He was drawn
in instantly, but he managed to tear
the garment loose, though not until
after his arm had been broken in two
places and he was otherwise terribly
bruised and mutilated
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-10

norant at this present writing that her
valentine was sent before Jack Hilton
saw his fate across a glove counter,
and lost his heart (Which he was pre-
pared to lose) at the first glance
Cynthia Doering.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-02-10

drew his revolver and shouted: Go
back to your regiment at once, or
will shoot you
Shoot and be hanged!' the soldier
exclaimed. What's one bullet to a
whole hatful?"