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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-12-15
PERSONAL.

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Olson returned
Wednesday from their wedding tour.
r T. Doud of Winona was the guest
of A. NJ. Muir on Sunday and Monday
Mrs. J. Gross of Necedah was enter
tanned by Mrs. Geo. w, Davis a few
days this week.
Atty. H. Wipperman returned Friday
evening from an absence of ten days
with relatives in Dakota.
Grant Beardsley, of the Mrs. j. Hamm
store, has been confined to his room
again this week with sickness.
Register of Deeds elect, James
Vaughn of Marshfeld, tarried in Grand
Rapids Tuesday and Wednesday.
Miss Minnie Plenke returned to the
city Wednesday from Neillsville, where
she has been for few months past.
Chas. La Breche, recently returned
from the west, began work Tuesday at
his old position with Chas. Gouger.
Nj. and Mrs A. G. Bennett departed
Monday evening for Pensacola. Florida,
10 pass their winter in the south. Mrs.
John Edwards joined them on their
journey at Milwaukee,.
Joseph c. Dubois of Neenah was in
the city few DAYS the past week as a
guest of his cousin Chas. La Breche
and other relatives. Mr.. Dubois de-
parted Monday afternoon.
G. S. Biron. manager of the Grand
Rapids Pul & Paper Co., was registered
at the Plankinton in Milwaukee the
fore part of this week, being at the
state metropolis on business.
George Houston has been employed
az clerk in the Johnson, Hill & Co.,
drug store, Centralia, since Saturday,
where he will assist in selling Christmas
novelties during the busy season now
on, ...
DR.. A. P. Mitten of Seattle arrived in
Centralia, Saturday, remaining as a
guest of relatives until Tuesday, when
he was accompanied home by Miss
| Grace Hoskinson who will spend the
winter with her sister, Mrs. Mitten.
Lauren Warren the young man whose
left arm was crushed in corn huskine
machine near Berlin Nov. Is, came
home Saturday evening accompanied
by his mother who had been with him
since the accident. Lauren is getting
along as nicely as anyone could who had
suffered so severely.
Arthur Pepin went to New Lisbon
Tuesday night to take few lessons in
the station of the Milwaukee railway,
messengers Department., prior to &C.
ceptance of job as messenger for said
company during the holidays. Arthur
| begins work on the 18th inst. He will
act as assistant messenger between &c n
tralia and New Lisbon, leaving Contra.
liza every evening at S:34, run to New
Lisbon, keep busy on the night transfer
in that city until morning, work back 10
Centralia on the north bound passenger
and sleep during the day at home.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-12-15
GRAND RAPIDS MARKETS.

The following wholesale market price
are corrected weekly by Messrs. John
SOL, Hill & Co.
WHEAT, No 2-65 f9 bushel.
RYE-43 cts. p bushel.
OATs-26 cts. 79 bushel.
FlouR-Silver Leaf 50 45 p Dbl.
PATENT FLoUR-$3 30 79 biol.
FEED-$15.00 u ton.
MIDDL1NGs-Sl1,50 % ton.
BRAN-$1175 p ton.
BYE FLoUR-$2.75 P Dbl.
BoLTED CORN MEAL-S2. 80 fp Dbl.
PoTAToEs-22 to "a cts u bus.
TALLow-2 cts. u fb.
LARD-6a cts. f9 tb.
BEANs-75 cts. p bus.
EGGs-20 cts. Ftdoz.
WHOLE HAMs-S3 rrs q fb.
GREEN HIDES CTS. y tb.
SHEEP PELTs-25 @ so cts.
WooL-15 a. is cts.
Mess PoRK-10 to 25 cts. y ID.
HAY, Marsh-$4.OO 5p ton.
HAY, Tmothy-S6.5O f9 ton.
BUTTER--16 to 20 cts. u lb.
EAR CORN-$S.Oo f9 ton.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-12-15
Basket Ball.

The initial basket ball games at Opera
House last week were well attended.
The school girls teams contested with
evident spirit and the events were in
teresting. Mamie Gray's five defeated
Bell Quinn's team. eighth grade. by a
score of II to ?. The victorious team
included the following players: Mamie
Gray, capt; Eva Demarais and Mabel
Podawiltz, basket throwers; Mamie
Bonham and Flora Compton, guards.
Second event, High school girls, was
won by the scarlet and white team,
score to-. Winning team was Ethel
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-12-15

Kelly, capt; Louisa and Mabel Poda-
Witt, basket throwers; Grace Hunting
ton and Effie Goggins, guards.
New suits for the Howe High team,
boys, came today from Spauld1ng
through agency of H. H Voss. The
team is composed of Ell. Mccarthy.
capt; Sam pson, Urbatch, DAILY, Love
and Cotey.
A communication has been received
from Wausau in effect that the Twin
City Business Mems team will be able
to arrange meeting with the Business
Mems five of Wausau in the near future.
The Centralia high srhun club. girl.
expect to play the girls club In Me-
anwtga next week
Both Howe High school teams will %
to Stevens Point SATURDAY to pIa
against the Normal school clubs-on.. q.
girls aud one of the male persuasion.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-12-15

A man that wants his wife to tremhle
W b pleasure and delight at his home
coming should be strong. Rocky Noun
tain Tea brings new life to weak men.
For sale by j. Z. DAILY,
For SALE-R. A. Havenor's farm in
the town of Seneca with all pisonal
property on it. For terms enquire of
Mr.. Havenor, Centralia, Wisconsin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-12-15
Helped by an
Honest Doctor.

Determined to restore heath to a man stricken
st7kh PARALYSIS, the physician prescribed the remedy
hFat AaS proceed most powerful ait such and
Effected a complete cure Il earning and essos
far hard z0oykeys
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-12-15
Just Break The
News to Father
Ii You Want Holiday Prices that Can
Not Be Beaten
$500 Pounds of Candy and Nuts at
the Right Price.

Special mixed candy 7 cents a
pound, 4 pounds for 25 cents.
Broken mixed candy 10 cents a
pound, 3 pounds for 25 cents.
Crimp mixed candy 10 cents a
pound, 3 pounds for IS cents.
Imperial mixed candy Is cents
a pound, 2 pounds for 25 cents.
Cream mixed candy Is cents a
pound, l pound for 35 cents.
Chocolate creams Is cents a
pound, 2 pounds for 35 cents,
New mixed nuts 10 cents per
pound.
Still lower prices On 10 pounds
or more.
c. w. DAVIS,
FRUIT DEPOT,
Phone 81. Grand Rapids, Wis
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-03-05
HERE AND THERE.

Planting trees too close together
in the nursery row is the cause of too
much seeond-grade stock being placed
on the market.
"A good COW will make more pounds
of human food in year than steer
will make in u lifetime, and you will
have the COW left over for another
year, and the same programme can be
repeated.
Small, but certain profits are more
TO be desired than huge operations se-
companied by such risks as always fol-
low them. That is one reason why a
small farm well titled" is the ideal
home for the family.
-Tenant-farming is not necessarily
a bad thing, but when it means nom
resident landlordism, much of it is not
good for community or for agricul-
ture. The man VINO owns land should
have a close personal interest in the
welfare of the community.
One advantage in feeding whole
corn TO hogs is that none Of it is lost.
which can not be said of meal fed dry
or in Stops. Hogs also take the stand
log corn without waste, as they take
one ear at a time and eat every grain
bsfore going for another.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-03-05
FARM CONVENIENCES.
Appliances on the Farm that are Time
Savers.

There is frequently time enough lost
on some farms, though the want of lit
tie articles, to accomplish vast
amount of work. 10 illustrate | re-
Gently saw a man and two boys pick
ing corn in the field and throwing it
directly into the wagon box instead of
using baskets. This necessitated much
uncalled-for STOPPING. Quite contrast
to this was the method practiced by a
young farmer who recently moved into
our community. lie had quite a large
number of light boxes made Of half
inch pine boards. These boxes are
about two inches shorter and mar
rover at the bottom than the
top, 50 that they pack together
like sugarmalsers pack their sap
buckets. This young farmer distrib-
uted his boxes along a row OF corn
shocks, and the husllers filled them as
the corn was husked. The farmer then
came along with his platform wagon
and loaded up the boxes. thus saving
all the labor of picking the corn from
the ground.
nc llfbb lll iuci NOuAh ilNC lpunb ~
an advantage to have had two good
baskets or boses permitting the boys
10 fill them up when lie emptied them
into the wagon-box. | consider it
economical to use boxes instead of
baskets. | buy nice boxes OF our shoe
dealer, at five Dents each, by the wagon
load. | select those that are of suit
able size and make handle for each
end from piece of old harness-trace.
On smaller boxes | place handles over
The center by taking "A heavier and
longer piece of trace. These boxes will
last longer with the same care given
them than the average basket, and for
most work | prefer them TO the baskets.
These boxes | also use for numerous
other purposes. The largest ones
make into ehiclSen-coops by removing
one side and replacing the boards with
pastering-lath. These are light and
easily handled, they are tight SO as to
protect the little chicks, aud when iu-
tested by lice, us they sometimes will
be. it is an easy matter to wash the IN
IN kerosene emulsion.
ldieiY puItHdStu a bOuS-tutJcE tut
The benefit of both the poultry and the
back yard. The machine works to per-
lection, turning easily and cutting the
bone in nice condition for the poultry.
The hens seem to appreciate the ma
chimes work, for they begin TO come
ia from all directions as soon as they
hear me at work preparing their feast,
aud IL is treat TO see how they gath
er ap the temting morsels.
This bone cutter aud a small corn
shelter are great aids in caring for the
poultry. Before securing the bone
cutter il was necessary O cut up the
bones with an AK aud thea pound them
up fine. which was a tedious task.
A few barrels or boxes filled with
clover chat will he found excellent
additions 10 the feed supplies TO the
poultry yards during the winter.
Place good-sized box in some pro-
tcetcd corner ia which 10 keep a sup
piy vi salt A. ali times access bic " the
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-03-05
AS THE OLD CLOCK RAN DOWN.
ID Had stopped hut Twice, on Two
Very Sad Occasions.

He had sent for his old mother to
come and spend the holidays with him
and his fashionable wife in their fine
city home. After much urging she had
consented to a weeks visit, telling him
she would explain why she limited the
time when she saw him.
1t was a queer excuse, and it made
him laugh, but it was very real to her.
maybe you don't remember Dan'l,"
she said, but the old clock has to be
wound up every eight days, and no
other hand but fathers ever wound
once neglected it. Now you see
couldn't possibly stay"
He wanted to say: Let the old thing
run down." but something in her face
stopped him. lie felt as if it would he
talking disrespectfully of his father.
He gave his mother the choice of all
the guest chambers and she chose the
plainest. ut will be more like home"
she said.
1t dawned upon him the third day Of
her visit that his mother was not hap
py-that she missed something. at
can't be the clock" he thought at
doesn't need winding yet"
But ii was the clock, and when he
taxed her with an undue affection for
that antique piece of furniture she ac-
knowlcdged how much she missed it.
Specially at night, Dan'l. When |
hear the clocks striking here | think
of that poor, lonesome thing striking
the hours with nobody to hear 1t
does make me homesick, I'm afraid"
Then she told hm-what he had for
gotten-that she could tell when the
sun and moon rose and what day Of the
month it was by the self-reguIating
calendar Of that clock, and how it ex-
planned the whole solar system, and
that the deeds to their property and
all his fathers letters to her had al
ways been kept in the bottom of the
clock, and it had never in all their
united lives stopped but once, and that
was the night father died No one
could tell how it happened, for il had
been wound up. And then she cried
softly, and her grown-up boy comfort
ed her.
The next morning when they went to
call her she lay asleep with the sweet
est smile ON her tranquil face. but she
never responded TO their call.
The clock had run down.-Chicago
Times Herald.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-03-05
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Ex-senator John J. ingalls,, OF nan
sas. is again one of the interesting
figures at the capitol, not as weafef
of the senatorial toga, but as news
paper correspondent.
The London Figaro. society week
~ with decided anti-American ten.
denev. saws that the young duchess oil
Marlborough has been led BY the praise
Of iniudieious friends to oYerrate her
elocutionary gifts 10 such an extent
that she has been nieknamea 'he
demon reciter."
-sarasate, the yiolinist, is a con-
frmed bachelor, and the responsibility
is usually laid at Auber's door. when
the latter handed Sarasate the ilrst
prize of the Paris eonserYatoire, he
wound up his little speech of presenta-
ton with these words: "And, above
all. never marry!'-a piece OF advice
which Sarasate has never forgotten
The new Millias baronet is the
original of that famous Bubbles pic
ture by his grandfather which formed
the chief attraction of one of the Eng
fish Christmas numbers eight or nine
years ago, and which is used as the adj
yertisement for a certain soap. The
little baronet is about 10 or Il years old,
and inherits much of the beauty with
which both Lady Millais and Sir John
Everett Millais were gifted.
-Archduchess Elizabeth of Austria,
daughter of the late Crown Prince Ru-
dolph, who is now Is years of age, is
destined TO be one of the great heiresses
of Europe. She will inherit the greater
portion of the estate of her grandfather,
Emperor Francis Joseph, who inherited
from his uncle and predecessor, En-
peror Ferdinand /, 20O,o00o00 forms
worth of property, and probably has
been able to save something from the
allowance of 100000 forms which Id
has received annually for the last "a
years. A form is 40 cents.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-03-05
VEGETABLES AND FRUITS.
Every Farm should Have Its Vegetable
and Fruit Garden.

No one is worthy the name of farmer
certainly of wise farmer-who does
not arrange to have an abundance of
vegetables and fruits for his household.
1t can be done SO easily and at SO little
cost, that failure TO do so is simply un-
pardonable. A long, narrow garden
admits of cultivation with the pillow
and reduces handwork IN the garden
TO minimum. Different vegetables
can be planted in rows, instead of in
beds, and can be cultivated with plow
quite as easily as cotton and corn.
Surprising IL garden to be an acre,
one days blowing will break it. and
one full days blowing with scrape or
cultivator will give it four workings,
for cultiyator or scrape will cultivate
four acres day. Is there any acre on
any farm which would pay better? A
wise farmer thinks not. Another
acre in fruits, once set, will call for no
greater amount of labor, notRithstand-
ing the fact that a wise farmer will
cultivate ais orchard just as much and
as carefully as he will his cotton and
corn. lie will learn from older farm
ers around him what fruits succeed
best in his locality aud plant them.
A tree peddler never catches a wise
farmer. lie watches the reports OF
trials of new fruits at the experiment
stations, he reads the agricultural
journals and proceedings of horticul.
tural societies and keeps we'll posted.
lie has learned that few fruits do well
everywhere, that success in one local
ity does not imply, necessarily, success
in another, and that experience is the
only safe guide in this matter. Hence,
he plants largely of those only which
have proved successful in his locality,
and tries new varieties on small scale
only.-Southern Cultivator.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-03-05
a WOMAN WITH A CHECK.
school Teacher with Ideas of Her
Own Inyades Bank


A middle-aged spinster who wore
glasses and whose voice was thin
stepped up to the paying teller's win
dow in a Brooklyn bank and, holding
out check, said imperatively:
"PIease give me the money for this
check"
The teller saw that the check was
drawn on a western bank and made
payable to "Mary Eliza Smith" or a
name like that.
"What is your name, MADAME" he
asked.
rs that any business of yours, sir2'
returned the woman.
"Certainly it is, or | shouldn't ask IT."
well, you can read it on that check
then"
"You are Mary Eliza Smith, theng'
said the teller, still in doubt.
"Yes, am, and teacher in the pub
lie schools. | have no time to prolong
this conversation, young man, and L
will be obliged to you for the $50 men
toned in THAT check"
"Have you an account here?' asked
the teller.
Indeed haven't. ! would not have
il I could. Why, never met such an IN
qusitiye young man.
"But I don't know that you are Mary
Eliza Smith,
"Indeedl" said the woman, with elab-
crate scorn. Il have told you that /
was several times. Now, young man,
I want my money"
81 can't cash that check" said the
teller.
"Why not? This is a bank, isn't itF
"Yes, but you must bring some one
here TO identify YOU
'Identify mel Me! Well, well,
young mani Is the president here?"
"Yes, madam. He is back in his of
fee" And before the teller could send
warning to the president Miss Smith
bounced into his office. She told him
that she had been insulted and that
she should sue the bank,
"You pretend, sir" she said, that
this is bank A bank is place where
checks are cashed. / offered a check
here, and that fresh young man wanted
me TO tell him all about myself and have
some one identify me into the bargain.
Why, | was teaching in the Brooklyn
schools before he was born"
"But you see, madam, you have no ae-
count here" said the president, "and
we don't know you. We have no means
of knowing that the check is good"
"Why, the ideal" calculated Miss
Smith. "Do you suppose l am for
ger?"
"No, madam, but as a matter of pre-
caution we must ask you for some
| identification"
"Indeed, | would not so humilate
myself" said Miss Smith, haughtly.
Il will go to another bank and see If |
can find gentleman who will respect
a lady," and out she walked.
The president of the bank was the
man who told this story, and he has
since learned that the woman is teach
err in Brooklyn school.
Some women have queer ideas about
banking" he added.-N. Y. Sun.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-03-05
JUDGED BY HIS POLISH.
Not Always the Polished Gentleman
Who is the One of Real Polish.

The reporter had stopped in the Of
flee of the laundry to leave an order.
AS he came in a young man who might
have come from New Jersey or New
foundland passed out.
"He hasn't been in the city long
remarked the clerk, with a smile which
was not wholly complimentary to the
departed.
''Who is he?" inquired the reporter.
Don't know. Never saw him before
in my life"
"How do you know he is new to the
town.
"He wanted a shine on his shirt, a
polish on his linen, as Boston persons
call it,
Does newness in town have anything
to do with it?'
docs it?" and the clerks tone in
dicated how sorry he was for the re-
porter's ignorance. "Well, I should say
it did. When a mans been living in
the city any time he hasn't got any
use for shiny shirt fronts, and likewise
the collars and cuffs that go with them.
Take a zap from the raw districts, and
The first thing he wants to put on when
he strikes the town is shirt he can
see himself in the bosom of. Then he
wants his cuffs to glisten to match, and
his collar is rank failure if it doesn't
look like it had been soaked over night
in an enamel bath. That's for the first
half dozen washes or so. Then he be-
gins to think different, depending on
the kind of society he trains with, and
pretty soon he asks for domestic fin
ish.' and it amt long after that until
he begins to think that shiny shirt
is something positively dreadful
we happen to get the least bit
c shne on his stuff he wants to slug
somebody. A really and truly swell,
don't you know, would a blamed sight
rather be seen drunk at social func-
ton than to be seen there wearing linen
with a shine on it,
still there are some right right nice
men yet living who like to have shiny
linen. They are mostly old fellows
and they like the shine because it looks
cleaner after little wear. OF course
these old chaps are of the left-overs-
the style once being with everybody
to have shiny linen. That's where the
laundry ran out the washerwoman, who
hadn't the machinery to shine with,
and she lost her customers. She's COM
ing in again though now, for the shine
isn't the thing any more and no ma
chine laundering is equal to the hand
work for real swell finish. The coun-
try laundry is yet doing the bulk Of
its work with a shine on and the coun-
tryman, like the one you just saw go
out, is known by the polish on his
linen. detroit Free Press.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-03-05
POULTRY ON The FARM.
A Welcome Variation to the salt Porh
Diet.

Salt pork is Objectionable as a con-
slant diet except for very hard work.
ing, robus persons, and even for these
a mixed meat diet would be better.
Whilst the hog is a very important fac
tor on farm, especially on one where
food for its laborers is raised, for fam
ily purposes it holds secondary
place in the wise farmers judgment.
He is aware that salt meat tends TO
produe seufvy unless its effects are
counteraeted by fresh vegetables and
it is TO certain extent, therefore, I'M
wholesome when used exclusively for
a long time. The wise farmer will
plan, therefore, for an abundant sup
ply of fresh meat for his table. In
the country, and during the warmer
months, his chief reliance must be on
poultry. The wise farmer, therefore,
will not, as is too often the case turn
the raising of poultry over TO his wife,
or children, without providing them
with all the appliances necessary
to success. He will build the
necessary houses. conveniently ar
ranged with dropping boards and
roosts, SO they can be kept clean and
easily treated with Insecticides; will
provide tobacco stems to be put in
nests to drive away lice. Knowing
that large fiocks are more liable TO dis
ease, he will provide the necessary in
closures, to contain not exceeding 81
individuals in each, and will furnish
an abundance of food, the screenings
of grain, oats. kaffir corn, for win
food and for fattening pur-
poses; but, above all, will supply
abundant grazing lots for all sea
sons of the year-lots of clover, OF
mixed grains, wheat, rye and barley.
In other words, he will make poultry.
raising real business instead of, as
on most farms, leaving the poultry to
shift for itself and giving it the least
possible atten ton. In many localities
poultry could be raised very proftably
not only for the farmers table but for
market. Tennessee farmers are now
doing qnite large business in this di.
rection, shipping immense guam titles
of poultry and eggs to cities further
south.-Dixie Farmer.