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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-11-07

thinking that in all proba bility her un-
successful love was the chief cause of
her sickness. Something had to be
done, and one fine morning she con-
suited her husband and some of their
neighbors as to the ACCESSIBILITY of
gratifying Masha's wish.
in the meantime Masha became con-
valescent Vladimir was no longer to
be seen in Gavrilo Gavrilovi+ch's
house. The rude reception offered him
during his last visit kept him aloof
from their house. One more council
was held, and it was decided to write
and ask him to pay a visit. But their
surprise may be imagined when, in an
swer to their invitation, he wrote a
very indignant letter, declaring his
determination never to cross their
threshold, asking them to forget him,
the unhappiest of mortals, and con-
Guiding that death was his only hope
and consolation. A few days later
they heard that Vladimir had entered
the army. This occurred in 1872.
The Franco-Russian war drew to its
close.
Although still surrounded by a host
Of admirers, Masha was as cool and
Indifferent to them as at the time
when she first came to the city. She
changed, however, her opinion, when
one fine morning a wounded colonel,
Brunin, with a medal and Georgian
cross in his. button hole, and a very
handsome and attractive face, which
seemed the more interesting because
of it's paleness, was introduced to her
He was quite young-in the neighbor-
hood Of thirty-two or thirty-th
AS to Brunin, he was certainly q fine
young fellow. He possessed that hui
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-11-07

O. bright scarlet blossom before the
leaves appear.
The bee-eaters are another singular
tribe of birds, including quite a num-
Der of species, which inhabit South
Africa. The carmine-throated bee
eater (the Merops nubicordes of sci
ence) is among the most gorgeous of
tropical birds; their appearance in
flocks is almost dazzling. Most of the
body and tail Except the tip Of the
latter, which is green) is of a beautl-
full carmine, shading to pink on the
under parts, while the plumage i'm
mediately about the eye is black, and
the top of the head is green. The two
long feathers Of the tail give the bird
q sWalloW-like appearance, and in
their flight they are extremely grace
full. Like the swallow, they procure
their food chiefly On the wing. The
birds nest in colonies in holes in river
banks, the nests being about two or
three feet apart, and usually six or
eight feet above the water. The tun-
nels are excavated for about four feet,
when the orifice is widened to form a
nest A flock Of bee birds in their
rich attire towering and clinging to
their nest tunnels, is one Of the most
curious apd beautiful sights to be
seen by the naturalist in Africa.
In the vicinity of Thurman, Coles
burg, Nell Poort and other parts Of
Southern Africa, the tawny eagle
(Aquila rapaX) is very numerous.
This eagle is remarkable for it's dar-
ing and skill in attacking it's prey,
and from the study Of living speci-
men in the geological garden in Re-
gents Park, which becane quite
tame, it has been suggested by nat
uralist that it would make an excel
lent hunting eagle. In Africa these
eagles constantly accompany persons
in pursuit of game, and have been
seen by them to carry off wounded
hares and other animals. e.r.
The depredations of the tawny eagle
on the focks cause them to be killed
by settlers, but they are still very nu-
merous in the Karroo country. pair
once darted down on flock of mer1-
no ewes and lambs, and only flew of
after having dispatched forty Of the
latter. The sheep were in charge of
small bush boy at the time, in Sc
Guided kloof, and the eagles paid no
attention to the boy; but they were
only put to flight when the unfortun-
ate owner made his appearance with
q gun.
A nest OF this eagle was found In
habited by young birds in the
month OF January. It was 9 large
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-11-07
ATCHlSON GLOBULES.

AS a. rule, a good husband is salts
fed husband.
A mans sins will not find him out as
soon as his wife.
What becomes of mans respecta-
bility after death:
The best spiritual adviser girl can
have is her mother.
Society is now called The Haunt of
the Unmarried Man.
It is said that the best husband in
town is treated like dog. ......
The women do not admire woman
who works, but the men do.
A baby buggy is a good thing, but a
man doesn't like to push it along.
The women can always find some ex-
cuse for the sins of a gallant man.
No wonder bees are profitable: they
steal all they eat from the neighbors.
So many men go through life look
ing as if their wives had caught them
at it. Az $#E@
A grocer never dares to keep good
eating apples on exhibition at his store.
There are lots of good things in this
world without anyone to push them
along. .H-
A man never looks in the dictionary
so long as there is woman around he
can ask.
When a man fails to attract atten-
ton in every other way, he goes to
Europe.
There is a certain kind of man that
no amount of effort will ever make a
man out Of.
When western girl goes east, she
returns with at least five aew ways Of
using ribbon.
Do your neighbors Nike you? II they
send you samples of their pie when
they bake. yes.-Atchison Globe.
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mass Of sticks in the top Of a high,
scraggy and almost inaccessible tree
on the banks of the DWan river. The
eggs are white. more or less spotted
and blatched with dry, blood-colored
spots and patches. The throat Of one
of the eagles which had been killed.
was found to contain frogs and fish;
he was sitting by the river ,clase to
the waters edge, evidently fishing.
A striking popularity Of the tawny
eagle is that in the adult bird the
most Of the feathers are parti-colOred
"a portion Of each feather being rich
rufous and the remainder dark pur-
plish brown.
The hammerkop, or rain DOCTOR"
a member OF the stork family, is one
Of the most remarkable Of African
birds. It's name n'jaka, in the ma
tive dialect-has been given it on ac-
count of it's popularity Of screaming
loudly before a rain sets in. 1t is
also called the philosopher" One
can observe it for hours, walking up
and down on small woody places
along a river bank. During it's "medi-
tation" the hammerkop frequently
shakes it's head, but will not utter a
sound. Often it's noiseless walk will
turn suddenly into a wild dance. the
cause Of this abrupt change Of behav-
ior being the arrival of it's mate, just
come from adding the finishing touch
es to the large and curious mud nest,
which the pair have been for several
weeks busily constructing near the
river bank.
The nests are usually in the forks Of
trees, are about two feet high, and
! measure from eight to nine feet in
circumference. 1t is really a rain
proof hut, and so we'll built that it
lasts for years. Sticks, bones, large
stones and various materials are Gel
mented into the mud. The entrance is
from six to eight inches square, the
walls being from five to seven inches
thick. On a number Of occasions Dr..
Holub found other birds occupying the
deserted nests of the hammerkop. One
was occupied by a big-eared South
African owl, incubating it's three eggs;
and in another locality a pair Of
Egyptian geese were found in possess
sion of a nest, in which they had
laid nine eggs.
1t is customary with the hornbills
! for the female to breed in a cloister.
| A hole in tree, as high up and as
| well concealed as possible, is lined
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-11-07
LEAPfNC WHALES.
Instances Of These Levlathans Throwing
Themselves Ont ne Eater

instances OF These Levlathans Throwing
Themselves Out Of Water.
Speaking of jumping" said an old
seaman who had been watching some
boys playing leap-frog on the sands, ac-
cording to the Philadelphia Times, '1et
me tell you Of the greatest jump ever
seen. 1t was many years ago, when I
was little more than lad, but I was
bow oarsman on whaleboat belonging
to the ship Henry Staples. We had bad
luck for several weeks, when one day
we sighted a big whale, and two boats
set off in race to see who would get
there first. It was fairly smooth, what
the sailors call a white-cap breeze, and
our boats fairly flew over the water.
Finally the whale rose not 100 yards
away, heading directly for us. The har-
pooner stood with his iron all ready
to throw, while we grasped our oars
nervously, prepared to jump at the
word stern ALL that nearly always
came when a whale was harpooned.
Not word was spoken and suddenly a
mountain of black appeared; it seemed
to shut off the entire horizon. Up it
went until distinctly saw seventy
foot whale over twenty feet in the air
lowering over us.
The mate was the first to regain his
senses and gave the command: Stern
ALL Just as we were ready to spring
overheard the boat shot back several
feet and the next second the gigantic
animal dived into the ocean, just graz
ing us, having completely passed over
the boat in the biggest leap ever heard
Of"
Such gigantic jumps are rare. A SIM
liar one was recorded by DR.. Hall, who
at the time was a midshipman on the
ship Leander. They were lying in the
harbor of Bermuda, when all hands
were attracted by the appearance of a
very large whale that suddenly ap-
peared in the harbor and seemed very
much alarmed by the shallow water,
| Wondering about Violently The young
mldshlpman Joined boats crew that
started in pursuit and just as they were
about to strike the whale disappeared,
sinking out of sight, leaving a deep
WALL Apoo4, al Ou1u WHICH lie DUAL SuOL.
Before it stopped up came the whale,
having in all probability struck the bot
| ON, and went into the air like a rocket.
30 complete was this enormous leap"
says DR.. Hall, that for an instant we
saw him fairly up in the air, in a hori-
zontal position, at least twenty perpen-
dicular feet above our heads. While
in his progress upward there was in his
spring some touch of the vivacity with
which a trout or salmon shoots out Of
the water, but he fell back again in the
sea like huge log thrown on its broad
side, and with such laundering crash
as made all hands stare with aston
ishment, and the boldest held his breath
for a time. Had the whale taken his
leap one minute sooner be would have
fallen plump on the boat"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-11-07
with grass and feathers for mes

with grass and feathers for a nest.
The intelligent bird Of the hornbill
family is not satisfied, however, with
this protection for the brooding. fe
male AS soon as she has laid four
white eggs he turns his odd bill into a
mason's t1owel land deliberately walls
in Nine. Hornbill with mud. The en-.
tire nest hole is closed, excepting an
oval aperture not larger than a silver
dollar. Through this the patient fe'
male may protrude her beak, but not
her head, while she is fed by the
male; and she may not once venture
forth from her prison during the long
incubating period Of four weeks, nor,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-11-07
A MIDNIGHT EL.OPEMENT.

It THE close of
1911, in the es-
tate of .NenaIa-
dovO, lived Cav
rilo Gavrilovitch,
a Russian propri-
etOr. II IS I'M
bounded hospital
i'ty and frankness
w on for h i IN
many frien d s
among the neigh
boring proprie-
TORS. w nile many
would visit him
to partake of his
hospitality or to
play a game OF
cards with his
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-11-07
Not o Question of Preference.

They had been discussing the pro-
nunciation of "oleomargarine,'' and
finally agreed to leave it to the waiter,
but he hedged. III
Sure said he, II have to pronounce
1t butter or lose my job" London
It'd Bits. s
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-11-07
A Basis to WORE Upon

II see that Johns speakin' on the
financial question"
"Oh, yesv' s.lS
whats the old man doin'?''
"Furnishin' the finances. 10 Chicago
Times-Herald.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-11-07

Weaver Birds and Nests.
indeed, until the young are well
grown. The object Of this strange
procedure is the Protection Of the f.
male bird and her brood from preda-
tory foes. 1t is not practiced by any
other species Of birds. Henry Reed
Taylor In st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1895-01-25

Ser baben tpolIsn. nudbsm lie i9n etn=
nal 10 ersiirnt, = iie .fannte i'm ia =
Bel benz fam Der SauptGrssr INNER erit
bintcrbsr, unb bann iaB er feIt. glfo
pieber eine anbere Stslle iu9en, tpiss
Der untsr frembe 9eute geben =
g(ls iie Die Stufsn gu ibrem 8alton
tinaufihritt, bDrte Ie cine Stimme:
n@nblib, 5rdulein Glementins, cine
6alts Stunbe marie th Iaon auf Sie!"
nSerr Daitsr! 9l9 Gott, Sic Iinb 70
drgerlid uuf midi"
Bin ib audi. Glementine = au
Sbren bummen Sebanten 1T bios bas
&eiien f9ulS. Sic biirfsn ME piebsr
aIlein auf &eiien seben."
Gtsmentine i6ante reumiitbig gu
8oosn. -... .....-.- ,,.
rMber, lieber Serr Walter, Elm BIG
den 2lbtseaslun9 min man BOD au6
einmdl bab.n."
rSelbfbsritdnbli6 = babsn sic
aud, herbert = bdtten ii9 nur ni9t
folGs Sheen 10 ben Sopf Isbsn miihsn!
Ginen 9orTAlag CUR @iiie. Glemen<
tine: MAIDEN 81. aIls Sommer nit mir
suTammen cine 8eiIe, unb ih ipilI Sic
bor ben fpunberlirben glnipanblungsrt
idon in Qdt nsbmen.. @erbsn Sic
msine s5rau, Srdulsiu Sin6en!"
Glementine iab S:rrn Wulter fpra9>
los en-, iie begriff BEN Sinn Ieiner
Worie niat. Ser aIte Ssrr tpartste
unasoulbis duF Qntport.
r9aben Sa BERN gar teins 2uIt,
SrGulsin S;n6en9 Sentsn Sic bod,
ME forgen!fei Sic als meine Srau lee
BEN f0prsi, unb ipsnn i3 NAL tpot
Bin, iteb.n sic au9 undbbdngig ba.
Sd babe ia .iebt erit eingeIsbsn, mas
i9 an Sbnen babe, = i6 tann sic
niht entbebrsn. ga, Sin4en, ia ober
nein2"
3fpst bide SbrGnen trdtsn Clemens
tine in bic Q(ugen.
~aber oas babe i'd ia gar ni4t pers
bisnt, Ssrr @alt,r!"
n&urs uno biinbis: ia ooer nein,
Srdulsin Stn9sn9"
rWenn Sis's gsrne m6Atsn, Serr
@aaer! - Damn to9e i9 Sbnen dud5
isbs No4e stusimal sriinsn aal nit
8riibtartoffs.nl"
Sic rsidte tbm beibe !5dnbe, abcr'
beimli9 badts iie:
.RomantiI4 1T es ia, furdtbar ru<
mantii8, = aber bdau bGtte i9 bod9
niat erit auf Rsiien gu ge9en brau%
9en!"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1895-01-25
Die SGjre9lt6ife.

, Der Sunser, bic 2iebs unb bic
2angpeiIe, brei Audlseiiter bsr'
WenIGbeit, itrittsn Ii9 iiingit. per BON
ibnen bic sr0bte Ma9t auf ben Wtsn@'
iaen ausauiiben pepnpse.
3d." besann i4liebli4 Der Sunz'
aer, i'd fann einen Meni9eR nit
2eitbtigteit tDbten."
npab, mas ion bas beiBen9" meinte
bic 2iebe; mals o6 i9 bds ni4t bensr
f6nnte2 Sa, i4 quGfe bic Waeni4en
nod biel mebr babel, unO tObte i4 ibn,-
70 t0bte i9 ssip6bnlih bumit NOD ps-
niaitens einen anbern!"
Limb ih," rief bic 2angpeils, ripie
piele Wleniden babe tch bod i4on um<
gebra9t! SD auale fis einfda 10
lange, bis iie ii4 ielbsr umbrinsen.
Gu babe ih aIlein i4on mebr Wlen>
idsntinber set0otet, als Sbr 5uianls
men!"
.0as 1T ni9t fpabr," entsesnete her
Suneer, nbebentt tpie san5e 2dnber
ihos bur9 MIDI entboltert poroen
iino!"
.isebentt," faste bic 2iebe, rpie
bura mid Idon bic blutigiten &riege
entTtanbsn, in henen Sauienbe unb
Sauienbs ibr 2eben lieben."
Limb bod bin i'd mGdtiger aIs
Sbr," bub bic 2ansetpeile lddelno an,
bsnn sSbr ieib ie4r oft nur meine Die
nsr; isbr oft bunsert uno liebt Ser
Weni9 nur, neil er ii6 - langpeii." "
Die 6eiben aRbern i9piesen.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1895-01-25
einise Srascn an ole Ratur.

Die mpbernen pel5toll;ers enbieen
IN NerufFen aus tlsinen SGi.rt0pfen.
DisTelbsp Iinb iniitirt, neil iih in Der
Ratur wid't folde Sbiert0pie Don
brauGbarsr Gr0Be norfinbsn.
. Natlir, ipie ungalant 6iIt bu!
@urum finbsR iia Bel Dir fein,
Thisre, bcneR man MIR bas SsslI bon
ben Yfotcn su Sieben brauHt, nm TO-
fort braufbare Psl5banbf6ube Su bas
BENZ
Barum lit niht Der Riifsl bss Gle>
phanten mutt pslS betlsibet2 @ds fir
cine Yrahtz8oa sGbe bas!
Limb iparlmn lit Der Wafd,bdr nibt
fnr<n bobl. 10 bub man i'm iofort be-
ausm als Wuff p.ripsrben tanna
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1895-01-25
Is &aminfeaserS Ssrit.

~'s 8aminfeagers SriB." fuit
@s 9rstbls unb ld6t,
rssjt Der tniiBl @as bear pi'm
Sir @a9a tpeiB ma4t!"
$50, Sadu tpsiB mdGt9~
Salt b'rauf B. Muattsr, 10, 70!
Drum lift au' Del MGuIe
SO i6fparS berpo' mol"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1895-01-25
Wetamorpboie.

Mutbig itdnb Der Selbsntater,
auf bes Sauies bobem @iebel,
unb ben MGuIsn unb ben Ratter
8arb Bel ieinsr Stimme libel.
unb er I9mettert tiibn iein S4Iafts
lieb,
G2ief: rWo sisbt es auf Der @rhe
SSemano, Der bes Sslosnfater
4usriff ipiberiteben perbea"
gl6, ba fab sr in Der S9linge! -
Der setrdumt bon tiibnen SbuteE,
@urbe isbt gum fsigften @eIen,
Marb 3u einem SaIenbruten.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1895-01-25

9annfreiIi6. 9err: Wcs<
dnIb babsn sic benn Dor bem tlsirsn.
ithtpG4liden MsnIhsn iol4e gln9ftg
- 8dusr:: Su, Der brinst intmsr fe!n.
SGp:essrmuttsr gum Raukn nit!
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1895-01-25
sc &etnaefdIIen.

= GetngefdlIen. Serr:
rWeine 8erebrteite, sic babsn ii5
tpirtIth groBdrtia conferuirt, sic i,s
ben bsindbe 10 jung aus, fpie ssbrc
Sohtsr!" = DAME: Fiber msin Soft,
i'd bin ia bic Sodtsr!"
Sreffenb. Dame: nWoju
fou benn Elm nsuer Sert gum Don
Suan" bienen9" = RapellmeiItcr:
lin ibn gu berbeHern!" = Oams:
.0ds lift bod ni4t noi1psnbig; Elm
eater Don Suan 1T unOerbsferli9!"
- @ut befelIt. 5rau Credit
b0Ie): $50, = ie3t se9 binaus un,b
Iuos Der &Sdi1 ia msinsm Ramsn or
Osntfich bic M;inuns." Mann (in
Der Siib:): r&atb: - i9 bsfebls sbe
rlsn. in bss Seufels Hameu. ni9t in's
Sstt au ,ssRsn, Bis Sbrs 2lrbsit sriiuSs
lif 9stadn it,"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1895-01-25
Gin unb ausfdGfe.

Die uns bic 3sit pertiirsen, perldns
germ uns bds 2eben.
Mun fdngt nit bsm Sage an, aft sir
tpsrben. an bcm man fein g(lter psr<.
birat.
STaIIde Re;se finb sine S3lombe fir
ben 3abn Der 3eit.
Som Oilettdnten bis sum Siin1lsr
lit nur elm S9ritt = absr Der O;lets
tant lam ibn nidt tbun.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-11
BABC0CK.

Mr.. Thos. Malone, Of knoWlton, was
in town for Il day or two last week
shaking hands with old friends and
acqGaintanCeS.
w. $. McFaddcn has sold his barber
shop to Mr. Jasper Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. W. Stout drove in
from their marsh and spent Sunday
with relatives here.
Tie Babcock Ball team crossed bats
VITA the NekOosa nine on Thursday
last and Sunday played in Baskerville.
Messrs. Lcek and Crandell constitute
the battery.
Mr.. Frank Wheelihan, of Necedah,
stopped over here Saturday between
trains.
Messrs. julie Miller and j. J. O'Riiley
have dissolved partne rship. Mr.. Miller
continues the business at the old stand
and Mr.. O'Rilley contemplutes occupy
ing the Malone building on Main st. in
the near future.
Attorneys Is. r. Goggins, of Centralia,
and II. Wipperman, Grand Rapids,
transacted legal business here last week
before Justice Noltner.
Mr.. P. NJ. O'Brien has been actively
engaged in gardening this spring and
claims to have the finest field of
cabbage III the vicinity. He has been
assisted in his agricultural operations
by Mr.. John DOYLE.
Mr.. James Hand is erecting resi-
dence on his place just north Of town.
An unusually well attended, school
meeting was held Friday night III which
Mcssrs. VIM. Narncy, w. w, Stout and
II 4, I i
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-11
NO PAY JUST NOW.
Census EnuncratorS Must Wait For
Complete Returns.

County Clerk Firth has received a
letter from the secretary of state urging
promptness in sending in the census
returns. Mr. Firth has been instructed
to send in no portion of the returns for
the county until the entire list is COM
pleted This Will take a little time, for
after receiving the lists from the differ
ent town and city clerks Mr.. Firth will
be obliged to make duplicate copies of
the entire number. The original re-
turns will be filed in the register of
deeds Office and the duplicates sent to
the secretary of state. Mr. Firth's let
ter states that no accounts Of enumer-
ators will be audited until the returns
of the entire county are received at
Madison and the footings compared
with the vouchers returned to the de-
partment.-Chippewa Herald.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-11
MOnona Lake Assembly.

The Monona Lake Assembly opens
July %, with varied and comprehen-
sive program,-superior. it is thought,
to any previously given. The leading at
fractions will be Il series Of lectures on
American History by Prof. John Fiske,
and popular lectures from Gen1 John
B. Gordon, George KEENAN,, Robert
Mcintyre, Russell H. Connell, Marion
Harland, T. Dewitt Talmage and others.
Music, and various entertainments will
occupy the evenings. Added to this
are schools for the training of teachers,
instruction in Bible work, Elocution and
Physical culture. All who wish full
particulars of this popular meeting,
should ask James Z. Moseley, Madison,
for copies of the Quarterly containing
the full program.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-11
BEARSS MARSH.

Mr. Tim Foley and family spent the
4th with relatives at Tomah.
Mr.. d. r. Burr has returned to his
home in Berlin after two weeks stay
on his cranberry marsh.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Kruger, Of Dexter
Vile, spent Sunday with Mr.. Ed.
Kruger.
Among those who celebrated the 4th
in the Twin Cities from here we're Mr..
C. f. Lester and family, Mr.. Geo. and
John Scott and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Austin.
Mr.. VIM. Skcei has been down look
ing over his marsh during the past
week.
Mr.. Anton Brost and JAS. Mclaughlin
drove oyer from Babcock Friday last.
The Fourth was observed here
patriotically and very pleasantly at the
home of Mr.. S. n. Whittleeey. Among
the guests were Mr.. and Mrs. JAS.
Gaynor, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Warner,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Bennett, Mr. and
Mrs VIM. II. Fitch, Mr.. and Mrs Ed.
Kruger, Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Warner, and
families. A most pleasant time was
enjoyed by all.
Under the efficient supervision of our
recently appointed road Oyerseer Ed.
Kruger, We are glad to note the marked
Improvement i'll the roads in this
vicinity.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-11
Weather Crop Bulletin.

For the week ending Monday, July
l, by S. G. Emery, Director Weather
Bureau, Milwaukee, Wis Bulletin No.
IL.
The hot and dry weather during the
past week was highly favorable for
haying and harvesting, both Of which
have been vigorously pushed forward.
Haying is about half done, some
farmers being entirely through with
that work. The rye and barley harvest
is well advanced, and the larger portion
of those grains will be secured during
the coming week. The drouth in the
south central portion continued I'M
abated up to Sunday afternoon when
it was slightly relieved by local showers
which are proving very beneficial. The
need of more rain is quite general
throughout the state, except in some of
the extreme east and northwest
counties. In some sections it is ex-
tremely dry while in others it is only
moderately so. A few showers occurred
during the week in widely scattered
sections, but they were generally light
and very local in character. The high
temperature and bright sunshine caused
q rapid ripening Of grain, and where
the soil is not too dry marked advance
was made in the corn crop. Where
showers have occurred it is noticed that
vegetation quickly responds and takes
on new growth. The storms which
occurred on Sunday caused some
damage to crops in the southern portion
of the state, but the damage was
confined to narrow limits. In Wal
worth county the storm was quite
severe and many fields of grain are
lain fiat. Rye is generally considered
good crop; the berry is of good size,
the heads long, but not IS well filed as
they should be. Barley is in fine
condition throughout the state, and in
some Of the western counties it was
never better. The hay crop is every
where reported extremely light and in
some townships it is not worth cutting.