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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-05-14
WISCONSIN'S RECORD.
FAITHFULLY TOLD IN READABLE
SHAPE.
ChicagoMen to Search for Buried Treas
ure.-Burning of Oshkosh High School
Heroine Saves Her Young Sisters

Recently a number OF men supposed to
be from Chicago have made an effort to
secure control of the old Rudolph Hanks
farm in the town of Pleasant Prairie,
and it is stated that they are TO reopen
the search for the wealth which Is sup
posed TO have been hidden by the old
man previous to his death, in 1893. Ru-
dOlph Hanks was Eope-maker, but dur
ing his life he boarded up little for
tune in money and laadS. In the fail OF
1895 he became suddenly insane and was
sent to the asylum at Oshkosh, where he
died short time later. Only a few days
before Hanks lost his nzind he sold sew
eral pieces of valuable property, and no
trace of the money received for the prop
erty has ever been found. The estate
was settled, but although Hanks often
received large sums of money none of 1t
was found about the premises. From
incoherent mutterings during the months
that he was confined in the asylum, it is
said, the fact was brought out that the
old man had buried large sums of money
on his farm near the house. NeighbOrs'
of the old man say that ne often worked
late at night in enc of the remote corr
ners of the farm. Men who, had close.
time of his death he must have been
worth $4,000, and as none of this money
was ever found it is supposed that this
amount is hidden under the soil OF the
little farm.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-05-14

water is turned from the ditch into
these burrows and permitted to traverse
them slowly from end to end, thorough
ly soaking the ground as it progresses,
and reaching in to the roots without
coming in contact with the stems above
the surface. The necessary moisture
is thus impaired without the wetting
and subsequent baking of the surface
which might result from flooding.
When the trees are sufficiently irrigat-
ed the water is turned out of these fur
rows and into others, the process being
thus continued until the whole area
has been served. The burrows are
then filed in with a pillow, the whole
surface worked over with a cultivator
and no trace left Of either the burrows
or the application Of water. This
method is also applicable to the irriga-
ton of corn, and, in fact, of any crop
whatever which is planted regularly in
rows, single furrow between each two
rows being generally used for such
crops. When applicable, it is the
favorite method, both for its con-
venience and the economy of water
thereby effected. But where the
ground is irregular this plan is often
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-05-14

Under the furrow method parallel
burrows are plowed, leading from the
ditch through the field between the
rows of the crop to be irrigated. A
small opening is made in the ditch to
let the water into each furrow. A dam
of canvas or earth is placed in the
ditch just below the lowest furrow into
which water is being run at the time,
thus holding the water nearly level in
that part of the ditch from which it
is being drawn. Where the slope of
the ground is excessive these burrows
must be run diagonally or irregularly
in order to reduce their grade and thus
prevent erosion of the soil.
In the case of fruit trees it usually
is desirable during hot weather to pre-
vent the water from coming into actual
contact with the trees, because of the
danger of scalding. Flooding the
surface also results, in some soils, in
baking and compacting the earth about
the trunks and roots of the trees. To
avoid these consequences one or two
burrows are plowed along each side of
a row of trees, at a distance of two
or three feet therefrOm, and the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-05-14
Brief state Happenings,

Mrs. Joseph Missaur hanged herself at
Eau Claire. She was insane.
Y. G.. Simmons has given $4,000 for n
new gymnasium at Kemper Hall, Keno
sha.
The home of Rev. Oscar Knudson at
Marinette was entered by burglars Sun
day morning and 50 in money stolen.
Miss Annie O'Connor of Fond du Lac,
who was visiting friends in Omaha, com
mitted suicide by taking carbolic acid.
Promoters of an electric road between
Chiffon and Sheboygan have received
much encouragement from the citizens Of
that place.
At Racine a son Of Fred Blandin was
accidentally struck in the face by base
ball bat while playing with some boys.
His face was terribly smashed.
Matilda Anderson commenced a suit
for SO, 1000 damages against. the city of
Racine. She alleges that she was injur-
ed by falling on a defective sidewalk.
The first patient has been taken to the
new La Crosse hospital, which is practic-
ally completed. The work of furnishing
the institution is being carried on rap
idly.
Forest fires throughout Wood County
are raging and many acres of cranberry
land has already been burned, running
the vines, which in many cases will have
to be replanted.
1t is authOritatively announced that the
Duluth. South Shore and Atlantic road
has been offered site in West Superior
for its shops and general headquarters
and will move there at once.
The plans for the new 10000 passen-
ger depot which will be erected by the
Milwaukee Railway Company in James
vile during the coming summer have
been completed and accepted.
The remains of John Johnson, a Mari
nette tailor, who disappeared about a
month ago, were found this morning
among the logs near the upper dam. He
is supposed to have committed suicide.
At Neillsville Voice Iowa was found
guilty of murder in the second degree.
He shot and killed Marshal Moore Of
Stanley when that officer went to arrest
him for wife beating.
Francis Beidler Of Chicago has closed
a deal for the purchase Of this seasons
cut Of pine and hemlOck lumber from
the lldIuELOu. " ellis q an CcudlEk
Company at Marinette. The cut is esti-
mated at 100000 feet.
John Erickson and John Oman, two
Finlanders, started a row in a saloon at
Ashland. resulting in Oman's being 50
badly slashed with a knife that sixteen
stitches were necessary to mend up his
wounds. Erickson has been arrested.
The furniture and undertaking store
Of Alfred johnson at Sun Prairie was
badly damaged by FIRE. The total loss is
about $1,000, mainly TO the stock, and is
covered By insurance.
The commissioners Of the public debt
at Milwaukee sold to E, II. Rollins &
Sons of Boston issues Of Milwaukee city
bonds amounting TO 100000 for S4T3.-
DIS. These bonds bear interest at the
rate Of 31a per cent.
Hans HalvorsOn. about % years old.
committed suicide al the home Of his
father in Wheeler Prairie by shooting
himself through the head with a revolver.
He fred three times each bullet taking
effect. No reason is known for the act.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-05-14

points, allow the water to run out and
spread over the adjacent land. The
water thus released at once begins to
follow the lines of quickest descent,
and in so doing spreads out over the
ground as it proceeds, dividing into
numerous branches or rills as it in
creases its distance from the opening
in the ditch. To facilitate It's spread
ing and to insure its thorough appHca-
ton to every portion of the surface the
irrigator follows its course and by
means of a long-handled shovel guides
it to every position of the field. This
guiding is done by moving a few
shovelfulS of earth here and there, and
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-05-14
Oshkosh High School Burns.

The Oshkosh High School was de-
stFoyed by fire ON recent morning. The
loss is $4,000; insurance, $4,000. The
building was erected in 1868 and had. Il
capacity of 500 pupils. 1t contained a
fine chemical laboratory, a lSanual train
ing department and cooking school.
The origin Of the fire is not clearly ascer-
tanned. When the fire department ar
rived the interior of the building was
thick with smoke. The fire seemed to
have started near the center of the base
ment and the dry woodwork of the in
terror, after thirty-three years of sea-
soning, burned furiously. The heavy
wooden and tin covered cornices and the
main portion of the tower, which was 131
feet high from foundation to weather
vane, remained in position for some time,
and as it burned great crowd of people
watched the spectacle. The brick walls
remained standing.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-05-14
the farmer and irrigator comes into

the farmer and irrigator comes into
most frequent and intimate contact is
the ditch rider, who usually is ap-
pointed by the manager or president.
He is provided with list of the per-
sons having water rights from the
canal, showing the amount to which
each is entitled under his contract; or.
in case of community stock companies,
with a list of the stockholders and the
amount of stock owned by each. Such
a list furnishes the necessary data to
enable him to distribute the water ac-
cording to the quantity or proportion
called for by these respective interests.
As the amount to which each user is
entitled is limited, regulating struc-
lures are placed at the points Of di-
version to regulate the flow into the
laterals. These consist Of wooden box
like structures in which sliding gates
are placed, by which the size Of aper-
and the flow of water therefrom con-
trolled. Where considerable accuracy
of results is attempted, there also is
placed in the lateral ditch below the
regulating gates weir, whose flow for
all depths is computed and tabulated,
and to determine the depth at any
time graduated scale is so placed with
reference to the weir that the depth
can be read off conveniently and ae-
curately. When it is desired to de-
liver into lateral so arranged a given
volume of water, it is merely necessary
for the ditch rider to consult his weir
tables and find the depth over their
weir necessary to discharge the re-
quired amount. He then increases or
lessons the opening from the main
canal by moving the sliding gate in
the regulating structure until the re-
quired depth over the weir is realized. |
This is the most impo: tant duty of the |
ditch rider, and for its proper execution
he is expected to make a trip daily |
over the entire canal, or his division of |
it, and to examine and regulate the |
gate of every consumer. i
Water Master of a Stream.
Rights to divert waters from q stream |
are determined by priority of claim. |
1t is case of first come, first served |
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-05-14

From the little irrigating ditch of the
early settler in the arid regions of the
West the irrigating problem has grown
to such tremendous proportions, with
such conflicting interests, that serious
efforts may be made to place the con-
troll of the entire problem in the hands
of the Federal Government As long
as all the irrigation questions which
arose in any one State could be met by
legislation of that State, the interests
of all persons in that State could be
protected. But farming by irrigation
has come to be so general in the West
that the capacity of the rivers and
streams is taxed to the utmost. In
those cases where rivers flow through
several States serious contentious have
arisen between the people of these
States as to the use Of the water. The
State having within its borders the
headwaters Of streams that may fur
nish water for irrigation has "cinch."
By the time the rivers have reached
the further boundaries of the State
they may not contain enough water to
do the work of irrigation in the next
State. So the cry arises for Federal
management and control. This sub
ject is bound to come before Congress
within comparatively short time, and
thus challenge the attention of the
whole country.
The farmer in those parts of the
h1ocro1 J, irNf oII ic
to look with pity upon the Western
farmer who has to irrigate, and he may
consider irrigation as merely an eXpe-
dent to take the place of rainfall.
But it is doubtful if many of these
Western farmers would exchange
places with farmers in humid districts
Rainfall is uncertain. Sometimes it
is too plentiful, at other times there is
long drought. Flowing may be him
dered by water-soaked fields. The ir-
rigator, on the other hand, can have
water when he wants it, and in just
the quantity that he wants. This is,
Of course, under normal conditions.
Fortune and law favor the old settlers
who built their little ditch first in the
years gone by. They have a prior
claim on the water, and if it is neces-
sary to shut off any person from the
use of the water, owing to drought or.
to overdraughts on the stream at these
headwaters, these old settlers are the
last to be deprived of their ancient sup
ply.
An exceedingly interesting pamphlet
hasabeen issued by the United States
Department of Agriculture on the sub
ject of Irrigation in the Rocky Noun
tain States" In it J. G. Ulrich tells
the amazing story of the development
of irrigation from the settlers ditch to
the gigantic corporation canal a hun
dred miles long.
Ways of Applying the Water.
The two most common and generally
used methods of applying the water to
the land to be irrigated are the flood
ing" and "furrow" systems.
Under the flooding system small par
allel bitches are constructed every hun
dred feet or so. according to the slope
of the ground. Such bitches are usual
~ simply burrows made with heavy
plow, and, being cut at convenient
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-05-14

thus separating the various small rilIs
and starting the branches in different
directions. In this way the irrigator
follows the water through the field and
prevents its collecting in the depres-
sions, leading it out upon such points
as would without his assistance be
missed by the water.
Under this system an experienced IT.
rigator can cover from ten TO twenty
acres a day, the area depending upon
the character OF the land surface and
the volume Of water at his disposal.
For such crops as grain, alfalfa, clover
and the various grasses-for every
thing, in fact which is sown broadcast
and Is distributed uniformly over the
surfaee-the flooding system IS en-
ployed, and furnishes the best in some
cases the only, practicable method of
applying the water.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-05-14

a remarkable contrast to the map in
precious stones which lately astonished
Paris is the railway map on tiles, put
up at York Station, in England, by the
Northeastern Company. 1t is made OF
white tiles, the lines being marked in
black and burnt sienna. 1t is about
six feet square, and each die is eight
inches square. The company intends
10 have similar maps at ali important
stations on its own system.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-05-14
Heroic Rescne by a Girl.

The home of A. Wangberg, a fish ped
der. in Marinette, was totally destroyed
by fire. The family had a narrow escape
from the flames. Lottie Wangberg, 18
years old, saved the lives of her two lit
tie sisters in a heroic manner. She was
awakened by the flames and smoke pour
ing into her room, and raising the win
dow jumped to the ground below. AL
though she sprained her ankle, she man
aged to push a ladder up and, ascending
into the burning house, rescued the chill
dren, bringing them down one by one.
The father and three children below es-
capped all right.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-05-14
Rodv of a Suicide Ts Fourd-

The remains of John Oranda of Me
nominee were found in the woods about
three miles from Marinette. There was
bullet shot through his right eye. He
disappeared April and vas not seen
afterward. By his side were found a re-
volver and a looking glass, The revolver
was near his right hand and the mirror
near his left. He had laid down, used
the looking-glass to make his aim certain
and then fired. Death was probably in
Simultaneous as the bullet came out of the
back of the head. He was a man 30
years of age and had been working for
the Sawyer Goodman Company in the
woods. Dependency was the cause of
his act.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-05-14
Aged Woman browns.

Mrs. Elizabeth Hoag, mother-in-law of
ex-Mayor Carlton Foster, president Of
the Foster e Hafner Sash and Door
Planning Company, was drowned in the
Fox River at Oshkosh. Mrs. Hoag left
home at o'clock in the morning par
TALLY dressed and wandered to the bank
of the river, where she fell in and met
her death. She was % years old. 1t is
not believed she committed suicide.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-05-14
Scholars. Erc.

'sThe scholars Of to-day call it muir
dering the language remarked the OBJ
server OF men and things but the
scholars Of tomorrow VIII look back
upon il and call il salu;ary surgery
Detroit Journal
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-05-14
nrunioipaI scandal in England.

Manchester. England. has had a mu.
nicipal scandal. An Alderman who had
Just been elected Mayor was shown TO
have shared in city contracts. He re-
signed az once and new Mayor was
selected.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-05-14

True happiness IS the natural result
OF trying 70 make others happy.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-05-14
CHAPTER XIX.

John did not really mean that ~Hetty
OF no Hetcy." The possibility OF no
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-05-14

Many a laboring mans down In the
world-digging 6bId
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-07-23
Runners Should 90 Denied

Commenting on some mcrks of the
Nirginian-p'lut touching the alleged
Montague ndcrsOn-N g "a cOmb'na
ton the Petersburg n lc,-Appe,l says
that il j. Gtpo. IA that ". W"'a~d con
tributed libera'yto " Montague seem
pnign fund and that he now stands
ready To subscribe 100000 for the el e
ton of the ticket, provided he = put on
that ticket n Lieutenant Cover nor.
The Nirgipian-Pilot has. Of course,
heard these Lmors 10 hg hesitatrd To
credit them because charges ol that sort
always are male when man OF wca th
= candidar for Office o1d b.rause no
man in his light m ld word pay 500
600 for the Lieu'nna1 Goyernorship.
We should say that 5000 would be n
pretty stiff pric' To payfor a seat on that
paI ticula- shef
We s.. therefore '1c'1 ned To discount
the story as 10 what NJ. N'la-d has Of
Tered. We believe that so serious an n
mutation should be- backed by very sub
s.antial evidence before it finds obedience.
There is. however. some Indications OF
locke, ing to disJla e. l, Cato aud 10 de-
priye ,.dewat9r " a Of the place on
the ticket to which IL * entil /. - We
ayr % VIII orr ,ontemporaiy though
that -. Montague and NJ. Wizard
should deny then Imors 'nqu ''iOn. They
have not or'y gotrn '1to the newspa-
peIs bat re ma. = OF common talk
Z nong citizens Ii ur'oundCl, they
should live qr'etus.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-07-23
THE SITUATION BRIGHTENs.

Conservative aud right thinking
people all over the country will hail
with delight the news that it is now
probable the great steel strike will
soon be settled. 1t had been feared
that the strike would develop into
the long-expected war between labor
and capital which would practically
settle the supremacy as between the
two. but conditions have assumed a
more conciliatory aspect indicating
that peace and order will be restored
and the men put back to work.
The "lock-up" is costing the steel
companies. as well as the strikers,
thousands of dollars every day, to
say nothing about the ill-feelings
which are being engendered between
laborer and employee and the suffer
ings that threaten women and ch'l-
dren. Aclash between labor and capt
tai always produces a deplorable
condition of affairs, and every man
possessed of a reasonable amount OF
humanity will do all he possibly can
to avert such a calamity the inter
ests OF his country and humanity
demand that he should.
The country at large may not be
directly interested in the merits OF
the questions involved in the strike,
but it is seriously interested in the
effect the strike, if protracted, may
have upon steel and steel products
The steel industry of the country is
enc OF it's leading industries. Amer
ica's foreign trade in steel is enor
nous. and If this trade is diminished
the commerce of the country will bt
affected and the interests OF thous
ands of peoplethreatened. Andifthi'
vast foreign trade is crippled, as il
must be- if tile strike is continued
injuries win necessarily be inflicted
upon the industry from which it may
never recover, and labor and capita
alike viii suffer the consequences.
There should besome morerationa
wayoisettlIng disputes between labol
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-07-23
What His Friend Wanted

An old lend of ". Carnegie's, who
kept his fas, rioters and held the record
was beaten in brush by young man
The old gentleman disappeared for some
time. says the Worlds Work. He had
gone to Kentucky to get horse that
would r establish his supremacy. lie
was being shown over stud, and had
already been past long string OF horses
with their records on the stall and the
victories they had won. Then he was
taken through a long line OF young
horses with their pedigrees, from which
the dealer was proving what they were
going to do when they got on the track
The old gentleman, wiping his forehead
for it was hotday,-suddenly turned
to the dealer and said :
"Look here, stranger-yOu We shown
me have beens, and you've let me see
your goi1g-to-be's, but what | am here
for IS En- iser.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-07-23
Mr.. Swanson VI. Stand

4 close lend OF Hon Claude 4. Swan
son said that the NJ ne OF the Congress
man would co. n ~ be- presented to the
Noi,o'k convention for the nomination
for Cover nOr. aud that he ha no idea oI
withdraw 1g ON the fight. Mr. Swan
son. Of course, knows. that NJ. Monta-
cue will be nominated for governor on
the first ballot but he has good reasons
for allowing his nome TO be presented.
The brilliant young Representative
rom the Firth dist let has not, it is well
understood. given up the hope Of being
governor of Virginia. Conditions were
aga INST him this year, but Mr.. Swanson
is fc n1iar with the welLestablished fact
that he -dlyever has man been nomina-
ia by the Democrats for Governor the
first time he aspired to the honor. 1t is
expected that Mr. Swanson's speech will
be one of the features OF the Norfolk con
vention. lie has made diCniiied fight,
and. beng n loyal Democrat, viii heart
ily support the ticket-Rich. Corr Wash
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