The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-06-26
Not Much of Importance PoIiti-
caIIy in the State, but Plenty
of Chatter Agog.
WATCH THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
Traffic Hinges on Its Depth-Tribute
to the Bird That Cackles-The
New Game Laws,

much of Importance. IL re is a new
suggestion for governor occasionally,
the theory being in some quarters that
Governor LaFollette will not essay
a third term for governor himself I'M
less he finds it absolutely necessary
to throw himself in a campaign to
arouse the voters and do what no sub
stitute can do. We have had the
names OF Whitehead, Ray, Kreutzer
and Indian Commissioner Jones sug
gested from stalwart sources; and
Bradford as a LaFollette man. George
Buckstaff of Oshkosh is suggested. He
is an ex-speaker of the assembly, a
university graduate, a manufacturer
Of high standing and a popular fell
low and a good talker. Mr.. Buckstaff
is one of those not as close to Gov
ernor LaFollette as formerly, the SUI
perintendent Harvey incident proving
the break-off point. A new suggestion
is Adjutant General Charles r. Board
man, also of Oshkosh. He did we'll in
charge of the state militia under SEQ
field for four years and was one of
the few ScOfield men that Governor
LaFOllette continued He is a uni
versity graduate, has a connection
with the Oshkosh Northwestern for
some years on the business side and
is well esteemed by the party men
who desire to turn down LaFollete for
General Boardman has worked with
both factions without being disloyal
to either. He is a quiet man; not
many people know him.
Depth of the Mississippi.
Western Wisconsin is bounded by
the Mississippi, SO we are interested
in the Father Of Waters" The La
Crosse papers make a good deal of the
river bulletin issued by the govern
ment, for the river traffic is consider
able, though, of course, nothing like
the old days. The daily bulletin car
ries the names of fifteen cities from
St Paul to New Orleans. The read
ingS of the river are taken at Z a.
m, and there is a forecast for forty
eight hOurs-thus: THE river in the
Lacrosse district will continue to fall"
These notes show the value of the
service: 1.-THE river at Memphis has
reached a stage of 1928 feet, two
tenths below the danger line; at New
Orleans JAG feet, fOur-tenths below
the danger line; Kansas City reports
1872 feet rise Of O.6 since Yesterday"
Wisconsin Supply Concerns.
This goodly state is q horn Of plenty
asregards good things to eat We grow
most everything. This estate item
suggests one product: The r. H. Coch-
rane company is preparing to establish
potato warehouses in Rio, Doylestown,
and Pardeeville which will be in oper-
alton next fall. 1t already operates
warehouses in Fall River, Coloma and
Westtield. Of berries in the Sparta
and Door county districts everyone
knows. A Flack River Falls paper
says: "Blueberries are now on the
market in small quantities, and will
soon be an important commodity of
export, though we think the mammoth
crop expected will be seriously cur
tailed on account of the froSts of last
week, which even withered nearly
full-grown berries in the open, in some
places"
Justice to the Hen.
Let us do the hen justice. Last year
she laid some sixteen billion eggs, rep
reSentiEg a market value of $50, OOO.-
900. During the same time the poul-
try produced amounted to $139OOO.-
900. The combined values of poultry
and eggs was nearly double that of
the output of precious metals and six
times that of the wool crop of the
country. 1t has long been Professor
Henry's dream to put up a hen-house
at the experimental farm and show
the farmers wives Of Wisconsin how
to do it. My idea is tasselated fioor,
a roOst of carved wood from India's
coral strand and nests OF boudoir de-
sign with disappearing bottoms Elec-
trio lights, baths of gold dust and ar
tistic drinking cups made by the Me-
nOminie manual training school. Dig
Nifty the work OF the hen; let her take
her place among men. She will enrich
the state. We have seen the state
ment somewhere that flock of twenty
hens is equal TO q COW as a revenue
producer.
Laid Monster Eggs.
An obituary of Importance is report
ed from keystone P. O., Chippewa
county. 1t is of the hen that laid big
eggs. This wonderful bird laid with
in the last two months two eggs the
largest probably ever laid by hen in
this world. They measured 12&
inches around the ends and on inches
around the center, and weighed II
ounces. The mayor of Chippewa Falls
will show them at the Northern Wes-
consin state fair as sample of one of
the products of Chippewa county The
largest hen egg of which there is any
record was laid by 20 Ohio hen and
recorded by the Orange Judd Farmer.
It weighed 8 ounces and was regarded
as a monster.