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Imperial press and farmer., 1901-12-17
Harvest Ended

A. r.. Walters has returned 10 Los Angeles after looking after the crop of sorghum owned by himself and l.. Nj. Holt. The harvest is now over, and in the course of few weeks the crop will be baled. Some of the sor- ghum grown in the valley was not entirely cured before baling, and it is not keeping as well as IL ought. Special pains is now being taken to get the crop thoroughly cured before baling.
Imperial press and farmer., 1901-12-17
SALOON CONTROL


 San Diego county supervisors arc still wrestling with what has become the greatest problem of the times the control of the liquor traffic. There have been n number of amcndmen nts to the license ordinance, aud there Is now an agreement that at the next general election, next November, the question of license or no license will be submitted to the voters of each pre-. cinct in the county. Pending that election, the several precincts are to be left undisturbcd in their present condition, Imperial township being without licensed saloon, though liquor is being illegally sold at one or two out-of-the-way places. Lack of judicial machinery has made it tdifiicult ,o handle the problem locally, though it is believed that the fact will soon be dcmonst rated that law can be enforced in the Imperial valley as well as else where, there now being both executive and judicial peace officers.
 At the session of the board of super visors last week, Mir. Jasper of this district introduced new ordinance which abandons the license feature, cxacting no fee from the saloons, but placing about them certain limitations and restrictions, which may prove of some value. The ordinance is seem- ingiy based on the idea that the saloon keepers, paying nothing for the privi- lcgc of selling liquor, will realize more forcibly that they are not q privileged class in being above the law.
 The San Diego Union of Friday said:
 "Thc county supervisors adjourned the December session yesterday noon. The new saloon ordinance, No. 12+, introduced by Supervisor Jasper, on Tuesday, was adopted by unanimous vote. Under its provisions no license fee is charged, the conditions on which license may be had being based OH the good character of the applicant and the furnishing of a bond in the sum of $500, the attestants and sur ties, who in common with the appli- cant for such license. must have been residents of the voting precinct in which the business is to be conducted. The application must be accompanied by the names of five men who have lived in the district continuously for at least twelve months immediately pre- ceding the signing of the application, and asserting that the applicant is sober and competent person to keep and conduct such business. It provides for the closing of all saloons thus licensed between the hours of 11:55 Saturday night and a. m. Monday"
Imperial press and farmer., 1901-12-17

It is lamentable confession made by the agricultural editor of the San Francisco Chronicle: "It seems im- possible in this state, for any one 10 be credited with public spirit in public affairs" When the public is perPetu- ally without con fidence in the servants selected by the people themselves "there is something rotten in the State of Denmark"
Imperial press and farmer., 1901-12-17
The Size of 1t.

When you come to think that the record of filings on land and sales of water stock in Imperial valley for only three months past represent all area equalto to almost any other irrigated sec ton of the state the immensity of the Imperial project is apparant
Imperial press and farmer., 1901-12-17
Alfalfa and Barley Seed

Just received from Utah carload of alfalfa seed. Also choice seed barley for sale. Imperial Mercantile compa- ny, Calexico.
Imperial press and farmer., 1901-12-17
Pen ? Ees
HAHsss1eK
1ssses@Ss

than the heavens as viewed from the Imperial valley. There are here more stars to be seen than most people have ever witnessed from any other portion of the world. The clear at mosphere makes it possible to discern stars SO dim in other sections as to be beyond human vision, while the milky way is vcritable wave of light ex- tending across the heavens.
 Amid all the nightly illuminations, Venus shines with wonderful glory and with such radiance that at times the rare sight is witnessed of shadows being cast by this queen of the heavens so distinctly as to be clearly discern ible, though myriad of other stars are casting their light in opposition to Venus.
 When one obtains a view of the heavens from Imperial, he gains a broader comprehension of the reasons which led to the early study of astron- omy. He can understand better than ever before why the Chaldean and Egyptian shepherds and the primitive people of all races, but particularly of races in scmi-tropic and desert coun- tries, should have first of all sought to interpret the mysteries of the heavens.
 Where the atmosphere is less pene- trabIe by vision, many of the stars be- ing hidden from view, one can sit with charts of the heavens in hand and yet fail to discern the outlines which prompted the Egyptians and their sue cessors in the evolution of civilization, to picture the heavens with all manner of real and mythical forms. But in the Imperial valley, one does not need a chart, nor must he needs be drea m CT of dreams, to see the stars take forms which he never beheld before.
 The heavens are like the good old time fireplace before which we used to sit in that lost age of our childhood and study the flames as they wrought their transformations in the structures of coals and wood and smoke. One can sit out-of-doors by the hour in the pleasant evenings of this so-called winter and study the starry forms, seeing here a head and there full form of some object distinctly out lined, and he needs no chart of the heavens, unless he wishes to note whether the forms he discerns are the same as those which were seen by the pastoral tribes when the world was young. If he will but give rein to his fancy, there are few objects i'll real or fanciful existence the outlines of which cannot be traced, and one longs to be able to forget the facts, the facts of the books and the facts of personal bondage of enlightenment and civili zation, that he could turn himself as free as were the Chaldean shepherds, living for a time in the blissful ignor- ance of the elder day, and with poetic imagery seek to construct a new world and new people, according to his own fancies and his own conceptions of expedicncy and the titnesso of things.
 Who knows but he would be able to then trace in those starry fragments of light outlines of new monsters more terrible than are known in the myths and angelic crea lures more lovely than
Imperial press and farmer., 1901-12-17
SUGAR BIT GROWING

investigation made this coming ycaf Co determine the value of the Imperial valley for growing sugar bccts. It Is expected that Maj. ]. A. Drimli will soon visit the valley or behalf of the Oxuards, who are the controlling mem. bcrs of number of beet sugar factor. tories, and there is one feature of the possibility of beet growing here which will appeal to them strongly, if it be found that theories arc sustained by experience.
 The beet sugar campaign" or manufacturing period. ranges from 9O to about l25 days year at the various factories, the expensive machinery lyinging idle for from 24O to 27S days year. In n few cases the campaign has been extended to about i5O days, which is considered the maximum period in which bccts can be delivered.
 In the Imperial valley there is excel lent reason for believing that the beet growing season will begin over six weeks earlier than in other portions of Southern California and extend more than six weeks later. thus probably in creasiug the period of ripcniug fully 9O per cent. This would imply the addition of % per cent to the produc- tive capacity of given factory and very materially reduce the interest charge against the cost of production.
 But there is another feature of the problem. Sugar bccts dcprcciate in sugar value rapidly when left in the ground beyond d given time after ripcning, in sections where now grown. while if harvested and left in the more humid atmosphere of late fall their keeping qualities are not such as to make 1t possible to maintain the factory campaigns long after the close of the harvest season. It is be lieved, on the contrary, that in the Imperial valley, if the soil is allowed to dry out, the bects will remain unin- jurcd in the ground, or that they can be harvested and so stored as 10 per init perfect arcation and thus be kept in this climate. which is as dry in the winter as in the summer, for several months after harvesting.
 These matters are not wholly de pendent on theory. The value of the dry atmosphere of the valley as pres ervative factor has been long estab- lished, while there arc HOW d few su gar bects growing in the valley, reach ing maturity in December, having been planted in the hot days of Sep tember.
 With the fact fairly well established that beet harvest could here begin by May 1, and be continuous until late in December, there would be eight months of harvest, aud bcets could in all probability be carried through so great a portion of the remainder of the seasonal year as to make the factory campaign practically continuous throughout the year.
 If Imperial valley, as many people believe, can have an almost continuous beet sugar campaign, it will without question be the greatest sugar produc- ing section of the country, while the long seasons will enable the farmers to grow some other crop before or af- ter harvest with a view 10 replacing in
Imperial press and farmer., 1901-12-17
PpfCAUTIOs RECOMMENDED

the wcll-knOwn nurscry ymcn of South ern California, writes Co tho editor o the Press regarding vine diseases a' follows:
 "I have devoted considerable tim, during the past summer to a study of the California vine disease, still af fccting many vineyards in the south and see in the Pacific Rural Press of last Saturday the report of Prof. Bio letti of the State University relating to pretty much the same trouble in San. ia Clara county. My own investiga- tions have lead me to firmly believe that all the trouble is caused by the grape leaf hopper (TyphlOcyba Vitifex of the Eutomologists. This insect, as found here in Southern California, is a very small fly of light grcenish white color and so small as to be hardly noticed. Millions of these attack the vines in the affected districts. and it is my belief, founded upon observation, that they are capable of doing even more serious injury to d vineyard than Phylloxera itself IL is much more ac- tive, and having wings it is migratory. Ii can live to some extent upon almost anything green during winter, and be ready and waiting for the vineyard to leaf out in the spring. Having several xa. fat. hnp are present in large numbers by mid summer from only small beg inning in the spring, while by fall there are simply millions of them present. suck ing the sap from the under side of the vine leaves so that the vine soon sick ems, and stands a poor show indeed among so many industrious blood sucking teaches.
 ' sent on to Washington for the report of Prof. Newton E. Pierce, the Government expert sent out to investigate the California vine disease, and who reported in 1892. l had no difficulty in recognizing the effect of injury by vine hoppers, as shown by several colored plates in the report of 1892, and which showed the character isiic mottled colored grape vine leaves so often found in vineyards to day, but which are never present unless the vine hopper itself is also present. To sum the matter up: It will kill a vine yard much quicker than phylloXera, the insects being much more active and numerous and on the wing. witnessed their coming into d small lot of vines right in the city of Los Angeles this fall. Probably they were looking for something greener and better than some of the parched vineyards near town, and no doubt came into the vineyard from some out side larger planting of grape vines. However. within six weeks after their attack on these vines in the city, it could be noted that the vines began to show all the typical indications of having the California vine disease in its first stages. l have written at length OH this subject, as it seems to me the matter is important to all new districts in which the people are plant ing vines where none have been plant ed before. Your people will be fortu- nate indeed if they prevent the intro duction of this insect. have just hea rd of n vineyard n few miles from
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-06
AN HONEST CONFESSION,
Found Good for the Soul of the Reporter
Editor-We Made Mistake.

Early last spring we looked up at
great inconvenience to ourselves, the
Advent minister stationed here, and
asked him to tell us all about the big
camp meeting we had heard was to
occur here in June. He responded
generously to our request and among
many other things told US the date to
begin the meeting had practically been
fixed for June 2. This date the con-
ference afterwards changed to June
II without informing us of the
change. Last week we tried to find
Elder Graner, our informant, to see
about the meeting but he was out of
took the date published, which made
us in error.
The meeting will open officially on
Wednesday evening, June II and close
Sunday evening, June %. Elder T. B.
Shreve of Spring Green, Wis. pres-
dent of the conference, Elders J. G..
Nicholson of Bethel and VIM. Sanders
Of Eau Claire with about ii helpers
are already on the grounds preparing
for the big meeting which begins next
week. In the beautiful grove belong
ing to DR.. Robinson along the cemetery
road just south of the Green Bay
track the white tents of the campers
can already be seen and hundreds of
them will be pitched there before the
end of the coming week. The main
tent or assembly room will be S5X12O
feet in dimensions, well-seated and
well-lighted. Several smaller tents
for special service and use will also be
erected.
The public is cordially invited to
attend these meetings and inspect the
camp arrangements, the systematic
conduct and arrangement of which
approaches the eXaCting character of
a military camp.
Many celebrities OF the church from
abroad are expected to be present and
the gathering will probably draw to
Grand Rapids the greatest crowd of
visitors that has ever been attracted
to the city at one time.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-06
Annual LemonWeir Picnic,

The annual picnic of the Lemonweir
Valley Picnic association will be held
June IS, 1901. at NekooSa, Wis. The
success of the picnic held last year at
New Lisbon is guaranty of the popu-
larity of this social event, and the
committee in charge this year, have
made, and are making, special efforts
to have this a red letter day in the
summers entertainments. In addi-
tion to the usual features of a
Woodmen picnic, Nekoosa, located on
the bank of the cold WiSconse" has
natural advantages for entertainment
in ideal picnic grounds, good boating
and beautiful scenery. The mammoth
plant of The Nekoosa Paper Co., is
located here, and will be open to
visitors on that day. Arrangements
will be made with the railroad COM
panies for convenient transportation
and reduced rates. All Woodmen and
their friends are cordially invited 20
attend and meet their neighborS from
other camps, in this way strengthen
ing the bonds of fraternity, friendship
and wOodcraft.
ASHER J. BOYLEs, Pres,
III. E. FITCH, Sec'y.,
Lemonweir Valley Picnic Association,
Modern WOodmep of America.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-06
JACOB LUTZ'S OBITUARY.

In the death of Jacob LutZ, notice
of whose death appeared in last
weeks REPORTER, this section of the
country loses widely-knOWn and
generally beloved citizen. He was a
whole-SOuled and generouS-minded
friend and good neighbOr, who enjoyed
the unaffected friendship and esteem
of a very large number of people in
this and Portage counties especially
where he was best known. The
funeral took place Friday afternoon
from the residence of bis brother
David, with whom he made his home,
and was conducted under the auspices
of Stumpf lodge No. 225 [. 0. 0. T. of
Stevens Point, of which lodge he was
charter member Rev. B. J. III.
Shaw of the First Congregational
church of this city conducted the
service. 1t was very largely attended
funeral, many friends from abroad
being present besides the many people
from the city and surrounding country
who attended. About so teams
followed the remains to their resting
place in Forest Hill cemetery. The
pallbearers were H. Boetcher, L.:
Shredder and E. P Utley of Grand
Rapids lodge, No. 81, and Geo. Urban,
Geo. D. Oertel and Nick Thomas of
Stumpf lodge, No. 225, and L. Port
and NJ. Z. Bruce of Monadnock
Encampment, No SO, of this city.
Among the relatives and friends
from out of town were the following
people from the different places
mentioned:
Stevens Point-Mr. and Mrs. John
Lutz, Robert and Lena Lutz. Mrs.
Andrew Lutz, Sr., Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew Lutz, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. John
Lutz and son Edwards, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Lutz, Mrs. Gust Lutz and son
Arthur, Mr.. and Mrs. ChaS. LutZ, Mr..
and Mrs. Robt. Dauber, Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Oertel, Geo. D. Oertel, Geo.
Urban.
Duluth. Minn.-Mike LutZ. Sr.
Oshkosh. Wis.-Mrs. Kuenzl and
daughter Anna.
Princeton, Wis.-Mrs. Jake Messing,
Mrs. Mary Ernst, Mrs. Otto Moelet
and SOD.
Amherst. Wis.-Mr and Mrs. Mike
Lutz and Mr.. and Mrs Carl Lutz.
Almond, Wis.-Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Lutz, Mr. and Mrs Jake Nelmer, Mr..
and Mrs John Hetzel, Mr.. and Mrs
Mike Urban.
STANLEY. Wis-Mrs. VIM. Nanthey.
Jacob Lutz was born at Eckart-
sweer, Baden. Germany, January 16.
1910, and died at Oshkosh, May %.
1901, in the 61st year of his age. He
came to this country in 1860 and
settled at Almond in Portage county,
where he worked with his brother
Andrew on a farm for three CT four
years. He then went to Stevens
Point and went to work in brewery
which he and his brother Andrew
bought in 1865 This they continued
to operate until 1880, when be and his
brother David came to Grand Rapids
and bought the brewery of Nicholas
Schmitt. and since that time they
have made this city their home. In
the family were five boys and two
girls all of whom came to America
including the parents. Three
brotherS-Mike, John and David are
the surviving members of the family.
Michael and David live in this city
and John lives at Stevens Point.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-06
CONSOLIDATION IN SIGHT.
Toll Lines of the Wisconsin Valley to Be
United for Convenience and Protection.

At a meeting called by Hon. John
A: Gaynor. of Grand Rapids, Wis, to
which all independent telephone
companies in the Wisconsin Valley
We're invited, held at the Bells House.
in the city of WauSau, June 3. 1901, at
1:30 p. N. at which the following
named representatives were present:
Grand Rapids, J. A. Gaynor, A. T..
Fontaine, A. W. Bryant; Merrill, IT.
r. Fehland, Julius Thielman, Peter
Berard; Rhinelander. Arthur Taylor;
WauSau. Nathan Heinemann, G.. D.
Jones, W. W. Albers, f. p Stone. A.
L. Kreutzer, James Montgomery and
E. B. Thayer. The following business
was transacted:
Fl. r. Fehland of Merrill, was
elected chairman and E. B. Thayer of
WaiIsau, secretary of the meeting.
The president, after brief address
Rapids. to more fully explain the
objects for which the meeting was
called.
Briefly, Judge Gayncr stated that
the meeting had been called after
consultation with various representa-
tiveS of independent telephone
exchanges in the valley, TO consider
what could be done to improve the
telephone service, and especially the
toll line service connected with the
independent exchanges in this valley:
that he had found that there was
unanimity of opinion that by union
Of these lines under one management
a better service could be obtained, and
that the work required of the present
lines was 100 great and a further
expenditure seemed unavoidable to
make these lines perform the work
demanded of them. Judge Gaynor
had made a careful study of the
complicated problem presented in
obtaining good service over so many
differently owned and conducted lines.
and made many valuable suggestions
to the meeting.
An earnest discussion followed
which was participated in by everyone
present, the sole object of which
appeared to be to ascertain in what
way the very best telephone service
possible could be secured to the
people of the Wisconsin Valley.
At the close of this discussion it was
moved and unanimously carried that
it is the sense of this meeting that
all toll lines in the Wisconsin Valley
should be consolidated
1t was then moved and unanimously
carried that J A. GaynOr, f. P. Stone,
julius Thielman, w. H. Bradley and
Arthur Taylor, constitute committee
to bring about a consolidation of all
the toll lines in the Wisconsin River
Valley.
A discussion followed in which it
clearly appeared that this committee
would receive hearty assistance and
cooperation from every member
present at this meeting.
1t was then moved and carried that
this meeting now adjourn. subject to
call frpm chairman.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-06
WISCONSIN RIVER VALLEY
ADVANCEMENT ASSOCIATION.

The following account of the meeting Of the Wisconsin
Thursday taken from The Tomahawk whose editor
@ B0aE OF psG Of the Rgsr Valley
Thursday meeting Was called order sharply
at two o'clock the pao of the Rapids House and not
of the board to be considered the matter financing
publishing suitable map of the valley all urging
1.-The matter of meetings came the board and
n wiI @ a ha tq g Was T
6nqd aDd could be With without the immediate
whereby the bylaws amended the second Tues
day ss m Nh ah June m and the
held on n the second Tuesday Of September.
throughout the valley fairly some system
status Of the proposed Work h has heeooe
beWete esn ee M o o m tn END w 4H to be 5 e
proposed that business valley
his with the help the local directors each place
appoint Taa a1d
place matters in his hand
Wisconsin kTsr yaey s6spa3d IS Rhine @
s % 1e OF @ detail dTp Section lion Of % the Wa valley the
'qa
and Woo Each e e and Of
and every legal description and lot definitely forth such
a6e e soTPg the acgay
sssjSs 81 5
m na and ane each @ set forth @ ere com
map Of its region Upon the margin complete given
OF each county, the character of
SO population together with all
The work upon scale of four inches township
rendering it in all about eight feet long by forty
However in thogapbing each county viii! be placed
S 6
entire valley of separate of the embraced
Taken all it would satisfy the
complete compendium Of the this region
The board OF directors the map requested
Mr. Sheppard to ascertain the cost OF hogaphng printing
copies thereof PRESIDENT act
in the matter.
Those at the meeting H. NJ. Thompson,
Mosinee; Sig Heneman, Merrill; ". H. Bradley r.
Thielman Tomahawk c. G. Yawkey O. A.
hurst W. E. Brown and John Barnes Rhineandcr. f.
of Tomahawk acted as secretary tenn for the meeting
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-06
A DeIiqhtfuI Yellowstone Park Trim.

Aparty Of selected Wisconsin people
will make a trip to Yellowstone Park
in July or August. in charge of G. E.
Culver, professor of geology, Stevens
Point Normal school, travelling in a
special sleeping and buffet car. Those
desiring to join, can obtain complete
information as to rates, time of
leaving, etc, from J. NJ. Turner.
Special Excursion Agent, Wisconsin
Central Ry., Burlington, Wis. j-l5
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-06

Said bonds bear interest at per
cent. per annum, payable semi-annu-
ally on the 31st day of January and
July in each year, and principal and
interest are payable at the First
National Bank of Chicago and at the
office of the city treasurer of said city
of Grand Rapids.
Bids will be received for the whole
or part of this issue, the city reserving
the right'to reject any or all bids.
Nj. G. GORDON,
m30W2 CITY Clerk.