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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-14

Madison. ~ Intercounty disputes,
arising in connection with systems
OF highways to receive aid under the
state law, Will be considered by the
Wisconsin highway commission here
about the middle Of March, accord
ing to an announcement by Chair,
man John Hardwood.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-14
Chicago, March 2, 1912

Beeves, 5.OO08.5O; stock
ers and feeders, A.O006.30; COWS
and heifers, 22O@6.7O; calves,
5.5007.75.
Hogs-Light, 6O506.37; heavy,
6.1O@6.45; rough, 6.1O@6.25; pigs,
44006.15.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-14

Mrs Bizzy-Those children are
Quarreling again. I'm going to settle
it.
Mr.. Bizzy-Don't you mix In. You
stay right here and let them fight in
peace. Exchange.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-14
T. r. PROMISED NOT TO RUN.
Washington Newspaper Accuses Col
oneI of Breaking Pledqe.

oneI of Breaking Pledge.
Washington. - That Colonel Roose-
welt broke faith with President
Taft in announcing his candidacy for
the presidential nomination is the
charge made in statement published
in the Washington Star. The state
ment follows:
From sources entirely Independent
o. the White House it is ascertained
that the confidence entertained by
the administration aid others that
Colonel Roosevelt would not be a can
didate against Taft was based on
definite and repeated statements by
Colonel Roosevelt made within a year
that he would not be a candidate in
1912 and did not intend to oppose
President Taft for denomination"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-14
Won't Let Justices Marry.

Trenton, \. IA bill prohibiting
justices of the peace from performing
marriages in New Jersey awaits Gov
ernor Wilson's signature, it having
passed both houses of the legislature
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-14
Wife SLAYER Given Life.

Fort Wayne.-William Walker. who
killed his wife and buried her, the
crime being discovered months after
ward, pleaded guilty to murder and
was sentenced to life Imprisonment
here.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-14
Aviator Falls 200 Feet: unhurt

San Bernardino. Cal.-Aviator Har-
vey Crawford of Los Angeles fell 200
feet and miraculousIy escaped death
here when his aeroplane became IN
manageable.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-14
At the Breakfast Liable

Subbubs-Whats the matter with
those eggs? They're as hard as
bricks
Mrs. Subbubs-The hen must have
swallowed some of that Portland &c
ment you were using, dear.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-14

Howell-Roweu imagines that no &c
privileged character.
PowelI-Yes. he thinks it is viola
ton Of the game laws to make same
Of him
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-14
Justice Tries 2. 2Ia Gases.

Norwalk.-C. H Francisco, who
has been justice of the peace for
thirty years, has tried 2,213 cases
during his incumbency of Office.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-14
Circus Boss Kills Self.

Reedsburg.- 0. Miller,
who for many years has been boss
property man for Ringing Bros
circus, shot and killed himself at his
home here For many years Mr..
Miller has been in poor health.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-14
Arrest GAINESVILLE Medium.

GAINESVILLE. - Harry Daverkoshen,
a medium, is under arrest here on
a charge Of fraudulent use OF the
mails. He claimed power TO cure all
the ills OF mankind.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-14
Oshkosh Gets Conuentfnn-

Neenah.-The executive commit
tee of the Wisconsin State Sunday
School association has decided to
hold the next convention in Osh-
kosh next Novem Der.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-14
Early pav Politician Dies.

Lake Mfils.-F. E. Parsons, aged
the early days and sergeant-at-arms
of the Wisconsin assembly in 1889,
is dead at his home here.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-14
Italy SEXES British Ship.

Trapani.-Italian warships seized
the British steamship Recuer. in the
local harbur, alleging that contraband
of war. intended for the Turks, vas
on board.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-14
Sell Land for Cnlnru-

Bruce.-The Arpin Lumber COM
pany has sold land for bohemian
colony near here. Fifty families will
come from Milwaukee and Chicago.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-14

Baraboo.-A modern theater viii
be erected here by Al Ringing. CIR
Gus King" Baraboo has been with
out a place of amusement for sew
eral years.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-14
Friend of Lincoln Dead

Lone Rock.-Rev. S. B. LOOMS.
early abolitionist, well known plat
form speaker and church man, and
a personal friend of Abraham Lin
coin, is dead here, aged IS.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-14
Nem ReIoit Postof1ce onenad

Reloit.-The new postoffice and
federal building, recently completed
at a cost of $4,000, has been for
mally opened.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-14
A. ed Hermit Burned

Maiden Rock.-Ffre destroying
the hermitage Of Henry Mattson,
aged 90, near here, also claimed the
owners life
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-14
New Bank in pInn County.

Madison.-A charter has been is
sued for a new bank at Wheeler,
Dunn county.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-14
TEN LOSE LIVES IN TORNADO

Many Residences Are Demolished by
Storm in Arkansas.
Little Rock, Ark-DetaiIs of a
double tornado which devastated
portions of Lincoln, Jefferson and Ar
kansas counties place the list of dead
at ten. with at least twenty-five per
sons severely hurt. Fire broke out in
the debris of a number of the demol-
ished residences. but rain saved many
of those who had been caught from
cremation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-14
New CITY Hall Proposed.

Sheboygan.-On April 2 the cleo
tors will vote on a proposition to
bond the city for a new city hall
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-14

Prominent Realty Dealer Dead.
Milwaukee.-W Winfield J. Morgan.
a prominent real estate dealer of this
city, is dead after a long illness.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-14
Dedicate Eau Claire Y. M. C. A.

Eau CIaire.-Dedication festivi-
ties for the new 100000 Y. n. c. A.
building lasted an entire week.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-14
NEW JOB FOR ROOSEVELT, Ja.
viii Leave San Francisco to Work
for Wall Street Firm

New York. Theodore Roose-
welt, Jr, will begin work in Wall
street with the bond and brokerage
house of Bertron Griscom & jerks as
soon as he can complete arrangements
for leaving the carpet-making firm at
San Francisco with which he has been
connected for the last two years.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-14

The view of the new restraining
wall at Black River Falls was taken
as the last piles were being driven
at the north end. The trestle is
twenty feet in height and the wall
will be about twelve feet higher
when finished. The foundation is
nearly completed, except at the south
end, where a flood of water prevents
further work at present. Three forms
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-14
Wisconsin News Briefs.

De Pere.-To make more en-
phatic the protest of Fox river val
ley cities against the plan advanced
water from Lake Michigan through
the drainage canal, the common
council has appointed A. @. Wells
as delegate to protest against the
plan at Washington.
-PenniIess, dressed like
a tramp and with the memory of his
wanderings wiped completely from
his mind, Andrew Hansen of this city
returned after an absence Of five
years, but so changed that his for
mer friends fail to recognize him.
When he left here he had 100000.
Hansen has been sent to an asylum.
Grantsburg. Commission mer-
chants have received about $50 600
bushels of potatoes since last fall.
which sets a record for this part
of the potato country. At an aver
age price of IS cents a bushel, the
"spuds" have brought the commun-
ity about 100000.
Racine-To mark the close of
Walter S. Goodland's first year as
mayor of Racine, city officials ten
dered him a banquet and presented
him with a gold star set with dia-
monds.
Platteville.-There was a light
vote but an overwhelming majority
against the commission form of gov
eminent at the special election here.
The vote stood 581 against and 1913
for
Madison-Quick work on the part
of employees at the state fish hatch
cry here when a break in the dam
left the Matching boxes dry, saved
26,000,000 eggs, the entire years
production of lake and brook trout
eggs. Dynamite was used to break
the ice in the streams
Madison.-A. A Allen, manager
of Gov. Harmon's campaign in Wis
consin, filed a statement in the OF
fee of the secretary of state, show
ing an expenditure Of $1,136 during
the period from Sept. 80, 1911, to
Feb. "a, 1912.
Ashland.-Secret service men of
the Indian department of Washing
ton arrested three men for taking IL
quor on Odanah reservation. Quite
a sensation was caused here over the
fact that one Of the men, w. c. Nc
Rae, is a government official himself,
being in charge Of scalers who keep
track of logs cut on the reservation
by the Stearns Lumber company. Nc
Rae and his associates were bound
over to the federal court on charges
preferred against them
Kenosha.-The saloon of Mayor
NJ. J. Scholey was looted by robbers,
who got away with more than $3.50.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-14

Neenah.-Bert Seager of this city,
% years old, recently released from
the state prison at Waupun for high
way robbery at Grand Rapids three
years ago, was sentenced to serve a
three year term for burglary at the
home of Former Congressman S. A.
Cook recently. He confessed. Sea-
gers previous servitude was for
three years.
Green Bay. = Wandering about
without shoes and with his feet froz-
en-, man believed to be an innate
of some Wisconsin insane asylum.
was found two miles from here.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-03-14
MINNEAPOLIS. March 2. 1912.

Wheat-No. 1, hard, 1861; No
/, northern, 1.O4%; No. 2, northern,
1.02a4. Corn--No. 3, yellow, Gle.
Oats-No 3, white. Ace. Rye-No.
2, 86c.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-12

you were woman, you could ever marry a man who once behind your back, with not even eagerness to incite him. but cooIly, deliberately, had play ed a game of cards for-you?'
 He stiffened as though shot ''I know But you misunderstood I did not play for you I played to relieve situation because l thought you Hished-be- cause it seemed the solution of a situa- ton hard for both of us. I thought
 --SoluionI'' She blazed up now, tiger like. and her words came through set lips ''I'd never have told you I knew if you hadn't said what you have. But a solution, a plan, a compromise! You ought to have played for me. You ought to have played for me. and you ought to have wOn-have wonr'
 He stood before a woman new to him. one so different from the grateful and gracious enthusiast he had met all these months that he could not com prehend the change-could not at once adjust his confused senses So miser- able was he that suddenly, with one of her swift changes. she smiled at him. even through her sudden tears. No, nor she exclaimed stSee! Look herer'
 She handed him a little sheet of crumpled note paper. inscribed in a cramped hand, showed him the inScrip- tion-"Jeanne Fournier'' |.
 See. Jeanne is Writing to me again. Don't you see. there's baby. and it is named for me-who has none. Good by. that moneyr'-she kissed her hand to the air-"goodby. that idea. that dream of mine, That's of no conse- quence- In fact. nothing is of conse- quence. See. this is the baby of Jeanne, She has asked me to come Why. then. should I delay? Why. l have not failed at allI Have I not cared for and brought up this Jeanne and is there not a baby of Jeanne, baby whom she has named for meT'
 Carlisle. mute and unnoticed, indeed as he felt almost forgotten. was re heved when there came a knock at the door 4 messenger bearinH card en- tered She turned toward him grave Iy. and he could only read dismissal now Mute and unhappy. he hurried from the room. He did not. However pass from the stage of activity he had chosen He later fought for his con- Fictions and saw accomplished. before, with so many other brave men. he fell apon the field of battle-accompIished at vast cost of blood and tears-that work which he had been inspired to undertake in a more futile form.
 "You may say to this gentleman that [ shall join him presently in the par lOr at the right of the stair" said Josephine St. Auban, after moment. b the messenger.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-12

Forest View Cemetery, where mem bers of his family are buried. Seven thousand dollars left to Etta L. Mer- Till and $1s000 to Mrs. John F. Wood ruffl The residue of the estate goes to his brother, A. H. Woodruff.
 County Bar Association.
 The annual banquet of the Ltch- field County Bar Association was held Friday evening with about forty-five in attendance. The old officers were reelected as follows: President, Don aid T. Warner of Salisbury; vice pres ident, Colonel W. B. Smith of Win sted; secretary and treasurer, D. c. kflbourn of Lite i}f1e1d; collector, Frank B. Mum of New Hartford; auditors, L. J. Nfckerson of New Milford and R. T. Higgins of Winsted- The off, cers of the Litchfield County Law Li- brary Association were also re-elect- ed.
 Theft of Chickens.
 Frank Sander of Torrington was ar rested Friday charged with stealing fifteen chickens from Mrs. Richard Sherlock's henhouse Captain Gala brese found the fowls at Sanders home.
 Thrown From Wagon.
 While driving a team from the rail- road station in Torrington, Friday af- ternoon, John Galiata got caught be- tween the gates at the Church street railroad crossing. A switch engine struck the wagon and demolished it., Ga1iata was thrown from the vehicle and received a few bruises.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-12
HOWLAND'S

If you want to make yourself Christmas gift of four to ten dollars, read the Rowland advertisement on Page 2, today.
 There has been plenty of big news for men from the Rowland clothing store ever since it was opened. But there has been none so big as this.
 Just read it. That is all we ask.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-12
I.itchfeld County News
A Missing Boy.

MT and Mrs. Platt Howard of Tor rington are anxious to find a trace of their son, Roy, 16 years old who has been missing since September S. when he left tf1c Ty. H. Miles farm in Goshen, where he had been employed The last heard of him was Septem- Der 27, when he was registered as a Iodger at the Waterbury police sta- tiOn.
 Filed for Probate.
 The will of Stanley Woodruff was admitted to probate at Winsted, Mon day. In 1t he bequeaths $500 to the town of Winsted to maintain lots in
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-12
CHAPTER XVII.
In Acknowledgment.

IH
 R she entered the room there rose "A to meet her a tall gentleman.
 N who stood graveIy regarding A her. At sight of him she paused. embarrassed. No figure was more familiar in Washington, yet none was less to be expected here.
 You knew me, madam?' he de- handed in 6 deep and beIl-like voice. g.. know you 3s well I am delighted. [ am honored. to announce that l come to you as s messenger. It is the wish Of a certain gentleman to have you at tend T little meeting which will not welcome many out of all this city. It ts informal and unofficial. my dear Indy. but all those who will be there will be glad to have your attendance
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-12

Then let's not make the worst mis- take of an,'' she said.
 But we could do so much''-
 She turned upon him suddenly, pale, excited. Do not!'' she cried. Do not use those wordsi It seems to me that that is what all men think and say. How much we could do-together! Do not say that to me.
 Captain she said easily, my lieu tenant. my friend. let me say-I will not be specific-I will not mention names or dates; but do you think, if
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-12
Thrown From Wagon.

Washington-In declining to allow a new organization to use his name, Gov.-elect Sulzer said no mans reputa- tion is safe while he lives. He advised use of the name of a man dead a hun dred.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-09

thought anything was tn matther. Tn colyums was filled with accounts iv baseball, assault an batthry, elopernints, an tn usual summer pas times iv tn popylace. An whin I obsarved that tn White Sox were keepin up their winnin' sthreak while their counthry was on tn skids become steady enough to broach tn kag fr tn days thrade
 Still it's pretty bad, mind ye. I don't want ye to imagine that yeer liberties aren't in gr-reat danger. On'y I wuddent think too much about it. Pick out some conjaynial emplymint like pushin' wheel barrah to take ye'er mind off it. Resoom ye'er customary occupation Me an tn pro-fssor will keep close lookout, an just tn republic is topplin' over into tn abyss I'll sind Cassidy's boy down to tn mills to whistle ye out, an ye can jump into Canada, where they have stable govermint with ample stabin f'r tn kind iv people that think this country is gon to be desthroyed No, don't knock off wurruk now. Ivrything may come out all right If Room is starin' Coumbya in tn face, as this iditor says,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-09
Let thim kill each other. '''

thin 'tis like as not Columbya will slam Room over tn head with her parasol an march haught- fly on. She's beautiful young lady, but she has tn wallop in ayether hand an protict hersilf without calln tn polls.
 An, faith, now that I look back on it. this counthry has been on tn brink iv desthruction iver since can rayminlber ivry four years be- tween June an October. It may be no worse now. Maybe tn ship iv state is all fight As! Hogans boy said at tn grajaton exercises: Sail on he says, o ship iv state. Sail on o union, he says, sthrong an gr-reat Fear not each sud- den sound he says, an shock. Don't ye give a dam so long as we like ye Ye're all right, ony sail on. Don't stop he says. Twas something like that.
 !" Dye think said MT. Hennessy, that if Tiddy is ilicted he'll be like that Joolyus Cayzar an give us free circus vry day?"
 Isn't that what he did whin he had tn job befure?" said MT. Dooley
 Copyright: 1912: by Finley Peter Dunne)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-09
"Ivry morni he come pieces firth paap

state is standln on tn verge of volcano. It is so. It's goin' tn way of Rome an Athens an Syracuse an Utica an all way stations between New York an Buffalo.
 All ye know iv tn hsthryiv America is what ye read in American histhry No int1igint man who wants to get advance information about this country reads tn histhry iv America. It's too cheerful Whn he is loolln f'r line on what's goin' to happen in this here land iv tn free he pulls tI histhry iv Rome firm th' shelf an befure he's read far he makes up his mind he'd betther jump into tn South Branch thin be ct up be tn lions in tn Coliseem tn day afther tn con-vnton In less thin years time, as figure it out, me boy, ye an Hogan will be gladyators fghtin' it out with soords while I'll be settin in tn front row iv th' grand stand urgin' ye on I'll play no fav'rites. I'll not keep thumbs up or me thumbs down. I'll put me hands in me pockets an say: They're both frinds iv mine. Let thin kill each other
 "I had no idee it was so bad last night I wint to bed thinkin' tn counthry was safe. So put out tn cat, locked til, dure, counted tn cash, said me prayers, wound tn clock, an pulled into tn siding f'r tn night Whin got up l had feelin' that somethin' was burnin', tn same as I had tn mornin' iv tn big fire But I cudden't find annything wrong till opened up tn pa-apers an, much to me relief, found that it was, not me pants but tn republic that was on fire. Yes sir j; tn republic is doomed to desthruction again. Here it is in black an white firm tn lips iv wan i iv tn most arned men in tn wurruld, tn dean iv college down east. l don't know what tn dean v college has to do fir Twin onless he's a gr-reat scholar like Brother Alexis at tn big school whose jooty it is to wallop tn cigareet habit out iv tn inmates or undhergraja jates. Amy how he's gr-reat man.
 "He set up tn night befure with Pro-fssor Butler an Pro-hssor Bill Barnes an other mirl- bers iv tn faculty burnin tn midnight ile over tn returns firm Ohio, an whin tn mornin' come he rang tn bell an got all tn little fellows into tn classroom, an says he l will open up tn exercises this bright May mornin' be announcin' that despair iv tn republic Boys, stop shufflin' ye'er feet Mikey Donahue, put away that gum or I'll be down on ye with ruler To raysoom, < me discoorse,' he says, this counthry, so far as l can make out firm me window an Rome, as raymirnber it, ar-re in exactly tn same fix. Both were founded by Rornuus an Remus an both ar-re largely inhabited be tn lower ordher iv Eyetalans. F'r nanny hundherds iv years Rome sat on her siven hills an was uncomfortable an fdgety an' often changed her position, an small blame to her don't know how nanny hills this country sets upon. I'm not tn pro-fssor iv jography. But it's at taste siven. So ye see tn !. two countries are exactly alike.
 "' Now, little wans what happened to Rome II, f-A Af-- i Answer me that. A voice: y" Ye did, teacher. T I did not It was Joolyus Cayzar. An what wa. Joolyus Cayzar lkes As I raymmber him he
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-09

Al ITS been fine warm day, it has, thanks
 be-" said MT Hennessy, laying his dinner
 pail on the end of the bar and mopping
 his brow with his sleeve. A rale injye- able spring day Why Martin, what ails ye? Has anything happened?'
 "Nawthin'," said MT. Dooley. "Nawthin' at all, on'y was thinkin' iy tn horrible fate iv tn republic whin ye come in Tia all well enough fr light hearted, divve-nay-care fellows like yeersilf to look on this iliction as horse or dog fight, but to tn idacated classes like mesilf 'tis tn cause ivs nanny sleepless night. Why, sir, accoordin' to tn pa-aper hold in me hand while we're standin' there chcerfuly restin' wan foot afther ff other on tn railin tn ship iv