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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-25
CROP ACREAGE AND VALUES.
Department of Agriculture Makes
Final Estimates.

Washington, Jan. 21.-The statis-
tieian Of the department of agriculture
has made public the final estimates OF
acreage, production and value Of Che
crops of 1899 as follows: The wheat
acreage 44,592,5 SIG, production 347, 1903,
$40 bushels, value 1919, ,259, average
per acre 1928 bushels, average farm
price 584 cents. Corn acreage 80, 108,-
5S7, production 2.57S,143,9 1893 bushels,
value s629,210,1 ITO; average yield 25.3
bushels, average farm price 1913 cents.
Acreage oats 26,341, $50, production
796,177,713 bushels, value S198, 167 1915;
average yield 302 bushels; rye 23,961,-
TAI, buckwheat 11,Os4.47s, potatoes
s28, 78s, 232, hay 56,65s,756 tons.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-25
TWO MEN LNYCHED.
Mob Takes Murderers From Kansas
Jail and Hangs Them.

Fort Scott, Kas Jan. 21.-George Sill
bee and Ed. Meeks, half brothers, who
were convicted of murder here early in
the week, were lynchd by a mob in the
county Jail yard last night. The two
men, who hailed from Kansas City, had
been convicted of murder in the first
degree, the victim being young Ger
man farmer named Leopold Edlinger,
whose murder occurred near this city
October last. The murderers disposed
of Edlinger's pair of mules, one horse
and a wagon in Bates county. Amos
Phillips, an accomplice, was convicted
yesterday of murder in the first degree.
Evidence showed the three men be-
longed to gang of thieves who had
been regularly disposing of their plum
der in Bates county.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-25
ANOTHER FIRE BOX PULLING.

Fire box pulling has become a very
great nuisance in Madison At 6
o'clock Monday night, an irresponsi-
BILE person pulled box 81, corner of
University avenue and Mary street.
and sent the department on a mile
and-a-half wild-goose chase When
the men arrived with the apparatus,
after the dangerous ride over slippery
streets, the guilty person had, of
course, disappeared This sort of
thing may seem a joke to the young
men but it is not a jokefor the firemen
who risk life and limb, nor to the city,
which has, beside her firemen's safety,
the cost of expensive horses and ap-
paratus risked in these very cheap
jokes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-25
TO MEET IN CREAM CITY.

Milwaukee, Jan. 23.-Ihe Citizen S
Business league has received notice
that the national convention of the
League of American Wheelmen will
meet in Milwaukee this summer. The
league has been trying for this conven-
ton, which is a large and important
one, since some time before the sum-
mer meeting in Boston last year. The
meeting is the event of the year in
wheeling circles. The date of the
meeting has not been set but it will
probably be late in the summer
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-25
MORE SENTINEL SUI
Milwaukee Aldermen Institute Act
For Libel.

Milwaukee, Jan. 23.-Notices Of COM
mencement of action in the two libel
suits instituted by Aid. George Chase
and Henry Hase against The Sentinel
company, each for $4,000 damages,
have been served, and the. SIMMONS
will be filed today. The Q S are
further result of the attacks by the
Sentinel upon the common council and
others at the time the Accent fhre ord
nance was pending. There is already
one suit for 100000 damages Eagainst
The Sentinel for libel in tho same
matter, being the one instituted by
Charles F. Pfister. The suit reported
as having been all but instituted by
Henry G. Payne, for another f$100,000
was not begun. The three sliits act
ually commenced make the aggregate
Of 100000 claimed as damages
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-25
JOHN POTTER STOCKTON dead.

New York, Jan. 23.-Johns Potter
Stockton, for many years attorney
general Of New Jersey died Monday.
Stockton was born in Primo eton in
1926, and was the son of Commodore
Stockton Of the United States navy.
He was appointed minister to Rome by
President Buchanan and was twice
elected to the United States senate but
was unseated for the first tern
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-25
CAN'T REDUCE wArERl RATES.
Decision by Judge Shiras In
Iowa Case.

Dubuque, Jan. 23.-Judge Shiras Of
the federal court granted an Injunction
restraining the city of Cedar Rapids
from reducing water rates. The nppli-
cation was made by the company and
the decision is considered important
in bearing on the water works ques-
ton throughout the country.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-25
BOGUS BARON TO PRISON.

Milwaukee, Jan. 23-William Otto
Kranich, the bogus Baron Won Weldon,
who wooed and won pretty 17-year-
old Milwaukee girl ard deserted her on
the eve of the appointed wedding day
last month, was sentenced to four
years in the state prison by Judge
Wallber Monday.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-25
MAY CAUSE STRIKE.
Minneapolis Unions Object to a La
Crosse Concern.

La Crosse, Wis, jan pa strike of
all building trades in Minneapolis is
threatened over the fact that a large
office building is going up there which
is being provided with steel roofing
and corrugating from a company Of
this city which is a non-union con.
Germ, and non-union employees of the
La Crosse concern went to Minneapolis
several days ago and are now there
putting material in place. The La
Crosse company will go ahead and fin
ish the work and holds the Minneap-
oils owners of the building account
able if there is any interference
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-25
FELL TWO THOUSAND FEET.

Houghton, Jan. 23.-Two miners
named Kraft and Sweet dropped 1000
feet in the Atlantic mine yesterday.
The accident was the result of another
accident at the engine house, disabling
the hoist Both men were horribly
mangled
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-25

Chicago, Jan. 13.-The Wisconsin
Chicago football game next fall will be
played on Marshall Field, Nov. II, the
second Saturday before Thanksgiving
day. This was decided finally by
Managers Fisher and Stage Monday
night. The Thanksgiving day game
between Wisconsin and Illinois will
probably be played at Madison.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-25

brought up many times by the Torrey
heirs A short time ago Senator Frye
Of Maine and Congressman Cooper
took the matter up and secured the Al
lowance Of the claim. The money will
be paid to the Torrey heirs in all parts
Of the country.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-25
SCOFELD1S NEW MILL.

Marinette, Wis, Jan. 19.-George
Scofeld, manager of the Scofeld
Arnold mill here, left for Superior,
where he will take charge Of the Nc
Cord sawmill purchased by Gov. SEQ
field.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-25
BAD FOR LOGGERS.
Protracted Thawing Weather Causes
Uneasiness Among Lumbermen.

HoughtOn, Mich, Jan. 23-Unsea-
sonable and protracted thawing wealth
er, which has prevailed since the be-
ginning of the year, is causing great
uneasiness and serious loss to the lum-
bermen. Probably $4,000 men are en-
ployed in Lake Superior lumber camps
this winter and the cut will be reduced
beside the danger OF slack water spring
drives unless heavy snow and freezing
weather comes quickly. The situation
is the more serious because Of the en-
HANGED demand for pine lumber and
shortage in stocks of manufactured
lumber on hand at mills and yards. 1t
is certain to be a considerable advance
in price of all better grades Of lumber
for this reason.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-25

boat Marietta also shelled the place
The insurgents had four cannon, two
of which were captured. Two Amer
Jeans were wounded and ten insur-
gents were found dead on the field.
Plague statistics now show a total Of
IA cases and IL deaths.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-25

Gov. Taylor and Lieut.. Gov. Marshall
last night filed their counter notices Of
contest against Goebel and Breckham.
The document is sweeping in it's
charges the democratic party and its
conduct in the last election.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-25

Chicago, Jan. 3-Catte-Receipts 10000; Is to
PC higher; beeves, t.1066 so; cows land heifers,
3oO64.70; .tockers and feedersl 325G4.S5;
Texas fed beeves, tle95.20. Ho5s- Receipts
Monday, $500; today, 5000; iefk over. 1924 !;
l0c higher; mixed and butchers, 4.556
4.S0 good to choice heavy, 4.70df4S5 rough
heavy, 4.55@t IS; light. '+53G475; bulk of sales
465G4.7s. Sheep - Receipts, 20 DO; steady ;
sheep. +4O650O; lambs, 4.5Oa6l25. Official
receipts and shiIments for Saturday: Cattle,
1,70O-502 hogs, 1S,0l4-992 sheep 20 none
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-25
SIXTHIN ANOTHER FIGHT.

Manila, Jan. 23.-Two companies of
the 46th infantry, commanded by Mai.
Muir, defeated 500 insurgents at Taal,
province of Batangas, Saturday, TAX
ing the town. The United States gun
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-25
'SWAYED BY EVENTS
ENGLISH MIND FACILITATES AC-
CORDING TO WAR NEWS.
A HUGE STOCK EXCHANGE

less Be Retained in Office and the
War Pushed to Bitter Finish Re-
CARELESS OF Foreign Interference
and WhimperingS az Home.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-25

In northern Alaska the census en-
umerators will have to make their
rounds on sledges drawn BY dogs.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-25
CHICAGO MARKET

The following table shows the open
ing, highest, lowest and closi hg prices
of produce yesterday at Chicago:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-25
CHICAGO GAME A GO
FISHER ARRANGES AFFAIRS
WITH sfAGG MONDAY NIGHT.
WILL PLAY ON NOV. II

Result of Conference Will Be En-
dorsed as Nearly as Good as
Thanksgiving Date-Turkey Day
Game With Illinois Probably Be
Played as Heretofore Arranged.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-25
BIG BATTLE is ON
BUTLER WIRES ENGAGEMENT
NOW BEING FOUGHT.
WAS CARRIED ON ALL DAY

British Garry Three Miles of Boer
Trenches Casualties Not Heavy
but Number of Killed not Ascer-
tanned of Ladysmith Depends
On H-Consul Macrum at Rome.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-25
Extent of Roar Forces

London, Jan. 23.-The Brussels cor
respondent Of the Daily Chronicle as
serts he has learned from authentic
sources that the beers have between
$4,000 and $4,000 men in the field.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-25
CROKER AND GOEBEL
REPUBLICANS SAY THEY ARE
LEAGUED IN KENTUCKY.
FORMERS ADVISER CALLED

Tammany Hall to Be Dragged Into
Contest and Some Sensational Evil
dence Expected-Col. Built Says
Governor Was Justified in Calling
Out Troops Election Day.
Willmar tribune., 1900-02-21
ANIMALS HAVE SENSE.
They Respond Readily to Kindness
and Are Sure to Resent Cruelty
and ROughness.

The farmer cannot too fully under
stand that all the live stock on his
farm with which he is brought in
daily contact will partake more or less
of his personal moods. If he kicks
open the barn doors in the morning
and thumps the old mare with the
shovel or pitchforlz to let her know
that he is boss of that ranch, even the
hens will be nervous and out of sorts
all day. It is the placid, even tenn
pered farmer who has docile stock. If
he leaves the kitchen door for the
barnyard singing "The Sweet By and
By" he will find his COWS placidly
chewing their cuds and his hogs grunt-
ing contentedly in the morning sun.
"A horse understands when he is
sworn at, and it embitters COW to
threaten to break her back with a
straw cutter. A pig in the pen which
receives CHEEKY "Good morning"
from the owner will fatten twice as
fast as the one which climbs up to re-
ceive blow from a club. 1t is so with
the fowls. The farmer who puts on a
benevolent, fatherly expression as he
scatters the grain will find every hen
dcing her best that day to lay an egg
to prove her gratitude and confidence,
while the one VINO scowls and mutters
and tries to knock some hens head off
with a clothes prop will find himself
feared and detested.-M. Budd, in Ne
braska Farmer.
Willmar tribune., 1900-02-21
ALFALFA EXPERIMENTS
It II Claimed Now That the Crop Gan
BE PrOfitably Grown In the
Central States.

There has been frequent mention as
to the Importance of thoroughly test
ing the adaptability of alfalfa to Ger
tain soils in Missouri, Kansas and Llli.
nois, and various instances cited where
it has been grown successfully on q
small scale in these states. The writer
was shown recently field near
Charleston, ILL.,, owned by Mr.. Gaiser
that had produced three crops of alfal-
ia hay each season for several years,
besides furnishing considerable pas
ture during the time. This field bids
fair to hold well and produce better
yields in the future. Another field in
Sangamon county, ILL.,, was examined
last year. It had growing upon it
when seen fine crop of hay, and the
owner had cut two good crops previ-
orsly that season, and the same. results
had been obtained the two previous
years. While do not claim that equal
ly satisfactory results can be secured
on all kinds of soil in the states
named, yet do claim that in many
localities alfalfa can be grown and
that it will prove a very profitable
crop. If patient, painstaking expert
ments are made by farmers in differ
cnt sections, in many instances a good
stand will be secured and the results
will abundantly reward those who try
it, and others will be induced to do
likewise. These first experiments can
be made upon a small scale at very lit
tie actual cash outlay. Land with a
rich porous subsoil should be selected
and the soil we'll prepared. Low, wet
or poorly drained land will not do.
Neither will it grow well upon land
that is underlaid with rock, especially
If the rock comes near the surface.
The writer selected plat of ground
upon his farm in eastern Illinois in
the spring of 1897, had it prepared by
dishng thoroughly crosswise and har-
rowing, then sowed alfalfa, which
came up nicely, grew well during the
summer, but mistake was made in
not cutting it several times that sea-
son, and the next spring the stand was
considered too thin to leave. Yet if it
had been left another season and more
seed sown upon it in early spring and
moved several times during the sum.
1ner, possibly it would have been a
success.-Rural World.
Willmar tribune., 1900-02-21
CLEANING THE PLOW.
Directions Which Will Also Apply to
Other Farm Tools Made of
Iron or of Steel.

The department of agriculture thinks
that having plow clean and bright is
of sufficient Importance to warrant it
in publishing directions for cleaning
it, which will also work well for other
tools of iron or steel. Slowly add one
half pint of sulphuric acid to one quart
of water, handling it carefully and
stirring slowly, as considerable heat
will result from the mixing. When
cool moisten the surface of the metal
with this, and then rub dry, after which
wash off with pure water. This appli-
cation should clean any surface not
too*badly rusted, but if the tool has
been long neglected it may require
more than one application. After they
are thoroughly cleansed we would ad-
wise a thorough coating of grease be-
fore putting away, and when they are
taken out to use give them another
greasing, and they will go lone horses
draft easier" as the old farmer used
to say his scythe did after it had been
properly whetted. Not only is it much
easier for the team but for the plow-
man if the plow is clean and bright
as the adhering soil makes it handle
hard when the plow is rusty.
Willmar tribune., 1900-02-21
MATTER OF DOUBT.
The Train Boy Knew People Pretty
Well, But He Had a Guess
Coming.

+: Zone day last fall," said a wellknown
Montana man, II was riding on a train in
my state and got to be on pretty fair terms
with the train boy by buying few of the
things he had to sell. It was not very
formal kind of train, and when the boy
had finished his rounds he came over to
sit with me ana chin bit,' as he said. !
was willing enough, as he was a sharp lad
and there was nobody else to talk to, and
ne went right at things.
DO you know he said, that I can tell
BY looking at man mighty near what he
ls. Now, there's that fellow over there in
the corner; he's Chicago drummer.
can tell him by the way he let's his money
60 and the flip style he has when he talks
to people. And that chap over there with
the silk hat on, he's a preacher from a
country town, I'm dead sure, and III go
ask him if you say so.'
-! didn't say so, because I didn't care a
continental, and the boy went on with his
descriptions of the people on the train. At
last | asked him what he thought I was.
l had on pretty fashy suit of light stuff
and was thinking was looking pretty we'll,
SO was willing to risk the boys venture.
He looked me over for full minute very
carefully.
"'Well,' he said, at last, you've got a
sloo of money, but amt dead sure whether
you are cattleman or gambler '"-Wash-
ington STAR
Willmar tribune., 1900-02-21
A CAREFUL BRIDE,
She Didn't Give Hubby a Chance to
Make Any Declaration of
Devotion.

The happy pair had survived the con
gratulat tions of friends and relatives, and
were being whirled rapidly towards the
railway station, before the bridegroom be
gan fairly to realize that the vision of love
illness at his side was indeed his own.
A dawning sense of what he had gone anc
done and of the sacred charge that wa:
now committed to his care began to Greer
upon his benumbed faculties, driving th1
rose Of health from his downy cheek ane
substituting therefor the pallor of haunt
ing responsibilities.
Darling" he whispered, softly, ut vii
ever be my sacred care in life to-" She in
terrupted him somewhat brusque]y.
":,Now,;" said she, "don't sit on your coat
tails that way and get them all wrinkled up
and for goodness sake don't lay your elbow
right in that dust! Heaven only knows how
long, it will be before you get another suit
so that you better take care of this one
Now, when we get to the station, you'd bet
ter get a couple of sandwiches in case VI
get hungry in the train, and two hard boilet
eggs, and don't forget small paper of pep
per and salt. t.'-Tit-Bits.
Willmar tribune., 1900-02-21
WIT AVERTED A STORM.
The Capital Device of a Congress
man to Cool His Wife's
Anger.

In the seclusion of the house cloakrooms
q story is being told on a western member.
There are 357 men in the house. Three hun.
dred and fifty-six are hereby released from
any connection with the story. The other
man-and the other mans wife-will recog.
nize the truth of what is here recorded.
The western member went home at a very
early hour in the morning. He had made a
night Of it with some friends. He knew that
his conduct would be considered reprehensi-
BILE by his better half, and so as he ascended
the steps of his modest home he racked his
brain for some plan to avert the lady's
wrath. As he entered the hall he saw an
umbrella. Instantly it occurred to him that
the umbrella might be his salvation.
He carried the umbrella upstairs. Seating
himself on chair in the corner of the bed
room, he raised the rain guard over his head
and then coughed loudly. His wife awoke
and saw in the dim gaslight her iege lord
sitting solemnly under the raised umbrella.
what are you doing?'' she asked in nat.
ural surprise.
1T is three o'clock, my DEAR" said he,
"and am waiting for the storm"
The congressman's ready wit saved him
from Caudle lecture. He is worrying now,
however, to find an equally effective act for
the next time he stays out late.-Washing-
ton Post.
Willmar tribune., 1900-02-21

Jacky Pert danced about cheering on
his new friend, and Martha sobbed in
corner, hiding her face and begging
"Mr. George for so the general had
called himself not to kill anybody,
and not to get hurt himself And then
the general threw aside his whip and
made the rascals stand up before him,
but they could only face that raging
righteous eye with bowed heads and
bowed knees.
''Gen. Washington" they mumbled,
"please let us go. lit was only the
wine. There was no harm done''
He waved them out, but the mis-
chief was done. At the words "Gen,
Washington" little Jacks jaw dropped
and he shook like a felon at the
thought that he had threatened to kill
the best and greatest man in that or
any other country. Martha dropped to
her knees, but the general made her rise
and accept the birthday gift he had
run to Mount Vernon and back to get
for her. Still, it was not the same,
and the general felt saddened as he
went homeward, just as everybody has
telt saddened because he could not be
a boy again.
However," said he to himself, with
smile, as he was dressing for the ball
in the evening, II have not had so
much fun on birthday since 1
chopped up that old cherry tree.'-
Edgerton Davis, in St. Louis Globe
Democrat
Willmar tribune., 1900-02-21

nose would bleed lots, wouldn't it?
Oh, what nice chain. Won't you
show me your watch? Oh, what q
nice watch-will you show me the in
side?"
"After," said the general, with his
arm gently round the child, 'after
we've given up thinking of going fish
ing, and brought the water for sister,
and chopped some wood"
Jack looked quite startled and
turned red. The big, kind, yet firm
eyes looked into Master Pert's and
Master Pert stuffed his knuckles into
the corners.
"Too1, toot!" said the general, "come,
I'll help you.'
So the gray-eyed, pleasant-faced lit
tie girl, coming back, found the father
of his country breaking up wood at a
great rate, while her little brother was
laughingly gathering chips.
sob, slr," SAID Martha, with amaze,
what a man you'd be around the
house!"
And she was still more amazed at
the effect her words had upon the
stranger, who dropped the ak and
threw his head back with quite roar
of laughter, until, for the pure happi-
ness of it, little Jack and Martha
laughed too.
II like you," said Jack, grabbing the
generals hand as they went into the
house. "Come and see us often and
iii show you where the best fishing
place Isl
my father would be glad to well
come you, sir" said the courtly maid
en- "His business takes him away
just now almost every day, but in the
spring.
II thank you kindly" said the gen.
eral. "And as live near here, I hope
I shall be friends with my new neigh.
bors. But this is milk?''
II thought you'd like it better than
water, sir. And please try these cakes,
which made this morning, because
"'Cause it's her birthday" cried
Jack. "She's 13 and I'm seven.''
''Now that is happy coincidence" !"
said the general, because it is also
my birthday. beg to wish you many
happy returns of the day"
And he bowed very low, and she
bobbed her very best courtesy, and
Jack cried out:
"You look SO you was dancing"
Time was getting on, but the gener-
! al was loath to go. He was enjoying
himself for the first time in a long
time. He brought water; he mended
the window latch; he planned out a
flower bed. He was thoroughly happy
in the merry company of these chill
dren, who cnly thought him passing,
unusually good-natured stranger. But
at last he went, with grimace at the
thought of all the laced and silken
crowd waiting for him.
The two children, quite frightened
by his presence, worked about busily,
and played about merrily, and made
things pleasant for father at sun
down. 5,.s