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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-03
MILWAUKEE
ROAD SETTLES
Pays State S45,496.46 for Ii
cense Fees Due Since 1905
Omaha Still Behind.

MADISON, Wis, July 27-Today
the Milwaukee road, represented by
Attorney Van Alstine of Milwaukee
paid into the state treasury $45 ,496.
46 in settlement of the claim of the
state for license fees due since 1905
when suit for payment of the claim
was begun.
The Omaha company is the only
one now against which suit was
brought that has not paid 1t is ex-
pected that corporation will pay in
a few days and clear the record
of the litigation that has been pend
ing for six years.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-03
PORCH COLLAPSES;
TWO HURT
Weight of Campers Causes Fall
of Structure at Winnebaqo
Park, Near Fond du Lac.

FOND DU LAC, Wis, July 81
While 100 campers were entering the
club house at Winnebago park for
dinner Sunday night, the porch gave
way, carrying them all down with the
structure. Injuries We're sustained by
Mrs. Elizabeth Keith of this city and
by Miss Grace Bell, daughter of Ben
famine Bell, Hammond. Ind.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-03
100 EXTRA
DAILY SAMPLES

During the month of August we
are issuing loo extra Daily Reporters
and our six carrier boys are using
them to sample their districts and
will continue to do SO during the
month. Amy resident receiving copies
will understand that they are sam
pies and not to be paid for. Adver-
Users during this month will receive
the benefit of that extra hundred circu
lation. In this manner we hope to
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-03
Gem BR|CHTENS
RETURN
Prairie du CHEN Lad Finds $500
Pearl Just After Mother Re-
turns From Hospital.

PRAIRIE DU CHEN, Wis, July 81
Harry Schmidt, aged Is, whose
mother has just returned from the
hospital where she had been confined
for weeks, went to the bank of the
Mississippi to gather CLAIMS and came.
home an hour later with hatfUL
When he opened the third he and his
parents We're amazed to Sc a 31-grain
pink beauty drop to the floor viii
liam Moore, local pearl dealer, gave
$500 for it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-03
LONGEST
FREIGHT HAULED
That is Claim for Train of
Ninety-nine Loaded Cars
Dispatched From Fond du
ar

FOND DU LAC, Wis, Aug. 2-What
is declared to be the longest and the
heaviest freight train ever hauled
over railroad in the United States
was sent out from the 500 division
yards at North Fond du Lac this
morning. There were ninety-nine
loaded cars, five empty cars and a
caboose in the train. The train was
drawn by one of the new freight mo-
gul engines recently placed in serv-
ice on the 500 line.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-03
PREPARED
OWN OBITUARY
Aged Lacrosse Man Sent De-
tailed Notice to Papers the
Day Before He Dies.

LA CROSSE, Wis, July 31.-Pos-
sessed with a horror of an error in
his obituary notice, Henry Lauterbaci
aged "a, for fifty-eight years a resi-
dent of La Crosse county. prepared
the writeup of his death and sent ii
to the newspapers the day before he
died. The notice was complete in
every detail.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-03

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cure ABSOLUTELY FREE OF
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-03

Wanted-A married man with some
experience to work on farm, good
home and some wages. Address
G. R. S. Dexterville, Wis. 2tw.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-03

FOR RENT-A seven room house
south of the fair grounds conyen-
iently arranged for two small fauliIie
Enquire of A L. Fontaine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-03

FOR SALE-A bran new runahout
with rubber tires, first-class in every
respect, by A L. Fontaine If
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-03
Do SOME
BOOSTING

Do not be a knocker
As through life you pass;
If you're looking out for faults
Get a looking glass.
Throw away your hammer
And your friends surprise;
Do some boosting if you're
Needing exercise.
Nashville American.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-08-03
Thursday, Aug. 10

The ASSOCIATED DOCTORS, Re-
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OFFER THEIR SERVICES
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No Charge For Consultation.
The Delta independent., 1911-01-06
Denver Markets,

Denver Union Stock Y rds, Jan. q
The receipts of cattle on the Denver
market for the past week were light,
but this is usually the case during holi.
day week. Demand, however, was
unusually good and prices were firm to
higher from day to day. Compared
with the close of preceding week prices
here were 15c to zoe higher and closed
firm at the advance. Good beef steers
we're wanted and sold readily but not
many offered. Good kinds sod at "a Is
to SIS. 35 and choice steers up to $5 rs
and even higher. Cows were also in
strong demand. Good fat cows sold at
81. 90 to 81 go and several punches of
fancy cows brought $500, the high
price of the season. Frir to good cows
sold at $3.25 to $40O. Bulls were in
good demand and firm. Bulk of the
good ones sold at SO 90 to SO. so and
choice butcher bulls up to 81 90. Veal
calves sold at $5 so to 81 90. Feeder
and stocker demand very strong ard
trade good. Best steers sold at 81 so
to s5. rs and fair to good grades at SO. .85
to $4.45. The market started off this
week active under very strong demand
and prices 10c to 2Oc higher than last
weeks close.
Hogs sold to good advantage through
out the week and good many more
could have been used. Good hogs are
now bringing 81. S5 to $500.
Sheep demand good and prices firm.
Good fat lambs sold at IS. rs, and feed
er lambs at $500 fiat and Sc. so freight
paid. Fat wethers sold at $40 and
fat ewes at $500 to 1886. Prices paid
here are fully Ia line with river mar
kets.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-07-21
Varying Prices Of Lobste1,

Lovers Of lobster ought to get a lot
of comfort out of a recent paragraph
In the famous old Kennebec Journal,
dirt cheap" However, the Journal
adds, they are not as low In price
as in the old days, when they sold
six for 25 cents, but the price has
fallen to 16 cents a pound, which Is
decidedly different from the figures
that were being quoted early In the
alive for so cents a pound from the
fishermen, and the price In Boston and
New York scared to so cents a pound.
and, in some cases, beyond"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-07-21

1t would ignite the gas; the results
showed that the gas could not be ig-
nited in that way.
The average estimated light of the
bulb used in the lamp is from 200 to
800 hours, or in other words about
the same as the average commercial
incandescent lamp. The life of the
battery is one or two years.
AS shown by the accompanying cut,
there is a hook by which the lamp can
be attached to the cap the same as an
old lamp; when used this way, the
rings shown on the cable, can
be attached to the back of cap and
shirt, if desired, either with an
ordinary safety-pin or by stitching.
However. experience has shown that
the miners prefer to hook the
lamp on their shirt fronts Of other
parts Of their clothing.
The advocates of this style of light
claim numerous advantages: /. No
danger of igniting gas Or possibility
Of an accident while handling powder.
2. The light cannot be blown out by
a WIAuy 0Ao vi 6dSl VI ~ ~ Inv
save much time that is lost in picking
up and filing oil and carbide lamps.
4. There Is no oil or dirt to grease
the hands and clothes. which Is a
great advantage, especially to engi-
neers and others who have to handle
papers and instruments. s.. 1t costs
less to use the lamp than it does to
use an ordinary oil OF carbide light. 6.
The air in the mine will be clear and
pure, and there will not be smoke and
gas given off by carbide or oil lamps.
The fact that the light cannot be
extinguished by a windy shot or 9th
er concussion is a distinct advantage
for many lives have been lost through
miners being overcome by a%fterdamp
while cropping their way in a mine
after their lights have been blown out.
Should the battery weaken, the light
will not go out suddenly and leave
one in the dark.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-07-21
FOR MINERS
Electric Bulbs win Prevent Ex.
pIosions and Disasters.
Nlners' Old NAKED" Light Will Be
Superseded by Modern Electric
Light Operated by a Pocket
Storage Battery.

Chicago.-The assertion that the
time is fast approaching when naked
lights in coal mines will be absolutely
abolished is made by a writer. A few
years ago, he says, there were prac-
tically no safety light mines in Amer
lea: today there are a large number Of
mines using safety lights exclusively
In all of their underground work. The
chief objection to safety lamps Is
due almost entirely to their poor light.
Acetylene has been tried, but it is
dangerous. Electricity is the hope Of
the future, and he gives an account
Of q newly invented miners lamp that
is fed by electric current from a peck
ct storage battery. This battery, we
are told, Is as handy as an oil canteen
and it is as unbreakable, being ar
mof-clad" with sheet steel. The charg-
ing rack is so arranged that the bat
terry is left in 1t on the way out so
that the miners use their batteries
u the same way as the checks employ
ed as timekeepers. By looking at the
rack a given miners presence or alb
cchAt Van NC lolu dl OICt, do luC Ddl-
teries are all numbered 10 correspond
with their users.
Wet mines Will not affect the lamp,
as the body is made OF aluminium and
is waterproof. Furthermore, the body
of the lamp is filled with a special
composition, making it possible to use
the light under water.
The voltage Of the lamp being only
two volts, it is claimed that there Is
no danger Of any sparks at the time
the contact is broken in any part Of
the device: as a consequence, it is
said to be impossible to cause an ex-
plosfon in a gas mixture. In recent
tests, the globe used in the lamp was
purposely broken III a body of gas. to
ascertain if, when the globe breaks,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-07-21
SYNOPSIS.

Howard Jeffries. bankers son. under
che evil influence of Robert Underwood.
3ellow-student at Yale, leads O life OF dis
SSlpau %ho 1hsf'i in 1 Prison naus and Is disowned
by his father. He Is out Of work and In
desperate straits. Underwood. who had
once been engaged to Howard's step
p~nother, Alicia, is apparently In prosper.
gus circumstances. Taking. advantage Of
fhis intimacy with Alicia, he becomes a
his true character. Alicia denies him the
house. He sends her a note threatening
suicide. Art dealers for whom he acted
9Ie cannot make good. Howard calls at
his apartments In an intoxicated condi-
Men TO request q loan Of 1000 to enable
HON nwa TO ta asink ap h + esS'n into p q ma"alin
eondition. and goes to sleep on a divan:
caller Is announced and Underwood
Graws q screen around the drunken
fake his life. He refuses unless she will
s en- ;a her ss patronage hsr 1ssse This T1nsa she rsf1 N;1;s
kens Howard. He finds Underwood dead.
Howard Is turned over to the police;
treatment of prisoners. puts Howard
through the third degree. and finally gets
IN alleged confession from the harassed
belief In her husbands innocence, and
calls Q n Je1ries, Sr. He refuses to help
1nnless she will consent to q divorce. To
ave Howard she consents, but when she
lnds that the elder Jeffries does not in
Asnd to stand by his son, except finan-
elai1y, she scorns his help. Ami appeals
e Judge Brewster, attorney for J~effries,
Pr, to take Towards case. He declines.
II IL reported that Annie Is going on the
ktage. The banker and his wife call on
Nudge Brewster to And some way to pre-
vent Il. Annie again pleads with Brew
Htef to defend Howard He consents.
Alicia is greatly. agitated when she learns
that Brewster has taken the case and
vletectives are looking for the woman who
valled on Underwood the night Of his
Veath.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-07-21
A SPOON SHAKER.
Straight From Cofseedom,

Coffee can marshall a good squadron
OF enemies and some very hard ones to
overcome. A lady in Florida writes:
Il have always been very fond OF
good coffee, and for years drank 1t at
least three times a day. At last, how.
ever, l found that it was injuring me.
Il became bilious, subject to fire.
quent and violent headaches. and so
very nervous, that I could o lift q
part Of it's contents.
MY heart got 'rickety' and beat 80
fast and SO hard that l could scarcely
breathe, while my skin got thick and
dingy, with yellow blotches on my face.
caused by the condition Of my liver
and blood.
Il made up my mind that all these
aflictions came from the coffee, and I
determined to experiment and see.
$50 l quit coffee and got a package
of Postum which furnished my hot
morning beverage. After a little time
! was rewarded by q complete restora-
ton OF my health In every respect
w Aot SuAcI AIOuA OAAiOuSucSS duy
more, my headaches have disappeared.
my nerves are as steady as could be
desired, my heart beats regularly and
my complexion has cleared up beauti-
fully-the blotches have been wiped out
and it Is such a pleasure to be well
again." Name given by Postum Co.
Battle Creek, Mich.
Read the little book. 1.-THE Road to
MELVILLE" In pkgs. There's a reason.
Ever . the above letter. ~e-
one aDDeers from time to time. 1rHev
are trues and tau &C hn1es
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-07-21

Cumberland, Md.-Joseph Barkman,
a widower Of fifty-eight years. with
eight living, grown up children, and
Mrs. Emma Mearkle. sixty years. with
IL children. were married here BY
Rev. DR.. Edward Hayes. The bride
and bridegroom each have large farms
on Clear Ridge, In Pennsylvsnia
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-07-21

his chair and pointing his finger at
him. he continued:
You have besmirched her character
with stories Of scandal. You have
linked her name with that of Under
wood. The whole country rings with
falsities about her. In my opinion,
Capt. Clinton, your direct object is to
destroy the value of any evidence she
may give in her husbands favor"
The chief looked aggrieved.
"Why, l haven't said a word"
Turning to his sergeant, he asked:
"Have l, Maloney?"
But these sensation mongers
haye!" cried the Judge angrily. You
are the only source from whom they
could obtain the information"
But what do gain?" demanded the
captain with affected innocence.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. re-
piled the Judge sternly. These same
| papers speak of you as the greatest
living chief-the greatest public Of
ficial-oh. you know the political value
of that sort of thing as we'll as l do"
ouASC pl1hNu Qp III pa
pers from his desk and read from one
of them.
Captain. in the case of the People
against Creedon-after plying the de-
PENDANT with questions for six hours
| you obtained a confession from him ?"
Eyes, he told me he set the place
on fire"
"Exactly-but it afterward de-
veloped that he was never neal the
place"
We'll, he told me-"
Yes. He told you, but it turned out
that he was mistaken"
Yes admitted the captain reluc-
family.
Judge Brewster again consulted the
papers in his hand.
You're quite right, captain-my
mistake-it was homicide, butt was
an untrue confession"
yes"
1T was the same thing In the Cal
lahan case" went on the Judge, pick
Ing up another document. In the case
of the People against Tuthill-and-
Ccsgrove-Tuthill confessed and died
in prison, and Cosgrove afterward ac-
knowledged that he and not Tuthill
was the guilty man"
Well growled the captain, mis-
takes sometimes happen"
Judge Brewster stopped and laid
down his eyeglasses.
"Ah, that is precisely the point OF
view we take in this matter! Now.
captain, in the present case, on the
night of the confession did you show
young Mr.. Jeffries the pistol with
which he was supposed to have shot
Robert Underworld"
Capt. Clinton screwed up his eyes
as if thinking hard. Then, turning to
his sergeant. he said:
Yes. think l did. Didn't l, Ma
loney?"
Your word Is sufficient" said the
Judge quickly. Did you hold it up?"
Think l did"
ID you know IL there was a light
shining on it," asked the Judge
quickly.
Don't know-might have BEEN" re-
piled the chief ~carelessly.
Were there electric lights on the
WALTZ"
YES"
What difference does that make? p
demanded the policeman.
Quite a ittle." replied the Judge
quietly. The barrel Of the revolver
vas bright-shining steel. From the
moment that Howard Jeffries' eyeA
rested on the shining steel barrel Of
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-07-21
Dentist for Six-Day-Cid Babe,

York, Pa.-The infant daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Conley, though less
than a week old. has already been in
the hands Of the dentist. Teething,
the terror of babyhocd, usually does
not come along before the age OF ten
or twelve months, but the p%recocious
y%oungster, when only six days old. had
a tooth pulled.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-07-21
hoods
SarsapariIla

Acts directly and peculiarly
on the blood; purifes, enriches
and revitalizes it, and in this
way builds up the whole sys-
tenn. Take it. Get it today.
IN usual liquid form or in chocolate
coated tablets called Sarsatabs.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-07-21
Mjoht Helm.

Mrs. Willis tat the Ladies' Aid So
ciety)-Now, what can you do for the
poor boys at the front?
where the soldiers are always max
Ing sorties. Now. why can't we get
the recipes for those things and make
them ourselves and send them to the
bOys?-Puck.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-07-21


Eyes," went on Judge Brewster
calmly, you were instrumental in OBJ
tanning a confession from him. I'm
raising a question as to the truth OF
that confession"
There was a sudden interruption
caused by the entrance of the butler
| who approached his master and whis
pered something to him. Aloud the
Judge said:
ASK her 20 wait till we are ready
The servant retired and Capt. Gin
ton turned to the Judge. With mock
Difference, he said:
Say, Mr.. Brewster, you're a great
| constitutional lawyer-the greatest In
| this country-and I take off my hat to
you, but | don't think criminal law
IS in your line"
Judge Brewster pursed his lips and
his eyes flashed as he retorted
quickly:
Il don't think It's constitutional to
take a mans mind away from him
and substitute your own, Capt. Gin
ton"
What do you mean?" demanded
the chief.
II mean that instead of bringing out
of this man his own true thoughts OF
innocence, you have forced into his
consciousness your W false thoughts
of his guilt"
The Judge spoke slowly and delib
| erately, making each word tell. The
police bully squirmed uneasily on his
chair.
Il don't follow you. Judge. Better
| stick to International law. This police
court work is beneath you"
Perhaps it u.s." replied the lawyer
quickly without losing his temper
Then he asked: Captain, will you an
swer a few Questions?"
1T all depends" replied the other
insolently.
If you DON'T" cried the judge sharp
ly, I'll ask them through the me
dunn of your own weapon-the press
Only my press will not consist of the
one or two yellow journals you in
spire, but the independent, dignified
press of the United States"
The captain redeemed.
Il don't like the ~insinuation, judge
Il don't insinuate, Capt. Clinton
| went on the lawyer severely, Il accuse
| you of giving an untruthful version o.
| this matter to two sensational news
| papers in this city. These scurrilous
| sheets have tried this young man IL
| their columns and found him guilty
| thus prejudicing the whole community
| against him before he to trial
In no other country In the civilized
| world would this be tolerated, excep,
in a country overburdened with free
DOM"
Capt. Clinton laughed b~oisterously
1.-The early bird catches the worm.'
he grinned. They asked me for in
formation and got It."
Judge Brewster went on:
You have SO prejudiced the com
munity against him that there Is
scarcely a man who doesn't believe
him guilty. II this matter ever comes
to frtal how can we pick an unpreju
diced Jury? Added to this foul injus
tice you have branded this young
mans wife with every stigma that car
be put on womanhood. You have hint
| ed that she Is the mysterious female
who visited Underwood on the night
Of the shooting and openly suggested
that she Is the cause OF the crime"
We'll, its just possible" said the
policeman with efr0ntery.
Judge Brewster Vas fast losing hill
temper. The mans insolent demean
or was intolerable. Halt rising from