Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-05

Has mao q morse on eAtll UlUIOU III our
town the past three weeks. has finally,
through his persistent efforts land,
as lie says. through the aid and advice
Of one of PittSville'S prominent mem
succeeded in diSpOsing Of this fine
stallion to the farmers of this vicinity,
who caunot but feel grateful for this
good horses.
Not little curiosity has been
aroused in our city by the frequent
visits Of one of its 'Old bachelor'S'' to
a DeXterville residence, where resides
d marriagable lady. We have heard
questions from many lips regarding
who the ''Old bach" and the LADY
are, but as we have not been able 10
ascertain who they are, we cannot
give the desired information. We
have been told keep your eyes open
on Sunday. and you will be WISER"
and are forced TO tell PittSville's
inQuisitive to do like wise.
f. H. Witter, of Green Bag, repre-
senting New York pickle factory, is
in our community trying to interest
the farmers in raising cucumberS for
which he agrees to pay ST. a hundred,
provided they are not longer than four
inches. The business men of Pitts
Vile have, in order to assist the pro-
uIlCe market, agreed to pay one halt
Of the expense Of building Il factory,
Tie farmers agreeing to pay d certain
percent. Of the purchase price OF
iIckies, rqudIliug The other one han
il from 10 to 100 acres can be SecurVu
Tor the cultivation of "cukes." DIS our
friend Pitts has named them. We
hope that at last PittSviile has found
the road to prosperity.
The new Grand Rapids paper stirred
up Il hornets nest in PittSville, when
they undertook to reply to the article
in the "Y ellOW River Pilot" in which
Mr.. Pitts tried to explain to the public
how he could save the county $500 on
its printing bill. as the last issue OF
the "Pi!"t" will Indicate. We do not
think it quite right that Mr.. Pitts
should Use the fact that the editor of
the 'Sheet' is confined in the Wood
county Jail, as an argument to CON
vince the people that he could save
the county $500 on it's printing, as
we know Of other editors who have
served sentences in jail, and one in
particular, who served a term of
confinement in the Milwaukee county
Jail, and were not, necessarily poorer
editors on that account. But over
looking this, let US look to the proba-
bility of Pitts being able to save the
county $500 Oh it's printing. James
X. P. Hiles, a man we'll known in
Wood county and in PittSville, whose
word for truth and veracity. is seldom
questioned, informed the writer hereof
last Saturday that the total amount
paid out by the county, for county
printing, in his judgment, would not
exceed $4,000, and did not believe,
excepting during election years. il
would equal $4,000. Mr., Hiles is
chairman of the county board of print
ing. We ascertain, by careful
investigation of the proceedings of the
county board, for 1901, that the
amount paid to the editors of news
papers in Wood county, being seven
in number. did not equal the sum of
$4,000. The thing that has puzzled
some of our mathematicianS is how
Pitts can save the county $500 by
doing its printing at the present
prices, approximately $4,000. Pitts
says he will have more to say in
regard to this matter. We would
suggest he start d puzzle department
in the Pilot and offer d prize to the
person deViSing a scheme whereby d
d $1,000 job can be done with a saving
of $500.
Quite a ripple of excitement was
caused in our city last week by the
service Of an injunction at order
the |. 0. O. T. lodge from interfering
n l0n NJ Dol ~
does seem strange to US, not familiar
ceedings, that "Old Glory" must
again be unfurled TO float over scenes
of war, and we truly think the G. A
when they train their guns toward
the Woman's Relief Corps. AS near
as we can learn, the facts are as follows:
order to provide for themselves a
home for lodge purposes, secured from
l.. Ward, a piece of property consist
ing of city lot and a hall, and
entered into an agreement with the
Relief Corps to share each others joys
and divide each others sorrows. For
about ten years peace and harmony
have been the watch word, and all
was quiet along the Potomac. About
d month ago the small but determined
band Of ''Our nations heroes" con-
stituting all that is left of the 6. A.
r. in Pittsyille, concluded to sell the
'old home" and either forgot or
Intentionally ignored the fact that
there was some one else interested in
the property and sold the same for a
consideration satisfactory to them
selves, Soon after this the ladies
Cheirs of fighters concluded that, as
they had paid one half or more of the
purchase price, they should have
something to say regarding the leav-
ing the 'old home" and insisted they
were, and are in fact, and in law,
owners Of IN individual interest
therein all of which is denied by the
boys in blue Tor blue boys mentioned.
While patient public waits for the
result. the men who saved the country
by their Storming the Strongholds of
the enemy are singing Rally Round
the Flag. Boys while the ladies are
marching in the van singing Out in
the Cold, Cold World