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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-02-12
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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-02-12
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-10-30
CREAMERY MAY
LOCATE HERE
Jahnke Creamery Company, of
Watertown, Canvassing Busi-
ness Men and Farmers.
CAPACITY FROM THREE TO
FOUR THOUSAND POUNDS
Plan to Ship in Cream from a
Radius of One Hundred
Miles.

Representative of the Jahnke
Creamery company. of Watertown,
are in the city with view of locating
a creamery here. They have re-
ceived much encouragement fIom the
business men and if Suita BILE build
ing can be rented they will open a
creamery at once.
The farmers in this vicinity have
been canvassed during the past few
days. A large number of them are
much interested in the proposed
creamery and will no doubt give it
material support.
The creamery company plan to sell
the farmers hand separators. The
cream will be gathered by employees
of the creamery and brought to the
city. AS the shipment of milk will
thus be eliminated it is argued that
the company can pay more than the
farmers are at present receiving for
their cream.
The capacity of the proposed
creamery will be from three to four
Thousand pounds of butter per day.
They plan to ship in cream to Grand
Rapids from radius of one hundred
miles.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-10-30
MORE MARSH
TO BE DRAINED
Petitions Circulated for Draining
Kert Creek District Near
= Remington.
80, 900 ACRES FOR DRAIN
AGE In BEAVER DISTRICT
Ditching in Remington Will Be
Completed by Next
Summer.

Attorneys Vaughan and GayDor
have drawn up petitions for the
organization of the "Kert Creek
Drainage District" This district is
located north and northwest of the
Remington drainage district. 1t con-
tains about forty square miles of land
and will be drained into the east fork
of Black river by way of Kert creek.
West of the proposed Kert creek
district is located what will be called
the Beaver drainage district. A petit
district has been filed. 1t is signed
by the majority of the property owners
in the district. The hearing of the
petition has been set for November
% The Beaver drainage district
involves about $4,000 acres of land,
mostly marsh land; q, 900 acres are in
Jackson county and the balance in
Juneau and Monroe counties. If the
petition is granted it meauS the max
ing of one main and d large ditch
through the district, with smaller
lateras, to give all the lands in the
district the benefit of the drainage.
The district derives it's name from
the Beaver creek, along the general
course of which the main ditch will
be made, and the outlet Of which is
in npoopwoir river in Junaau county
The ditching in the Remington
drainage district is going on in very
satisfactory manner. Most of the
work is being done by a steam dredge
The work is farther along than had
been expected and will no doubt be
completed by next summer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-10-30
GIVEN-E:FTEEN
YEARS In JAIL
William Smith Sentenced by
Judge Webb for Assaulting
May Henning.
SMITH HAS SERVED In
STATE PRISON BEFORE
Protested Innocence at First--
Broke Down When Unidentified
by Miss Henning.

William Smith was sentenced yes
terday morning by Judge Webb to
serve fifteen years in the state prison
for assaulting Miss May Henning at
Marshtield Thursday night.
Miss Henning, who is employed as
a clerk in the Savings Bank store,
returned to her home Thursday night
DIT 10 O'Clock in company with her
friend, Miss Rosa Jensen. AS they
passed saloon they saw a rough
looking man sauntering about. They
thought nothing about the matter at
the time.
Before reaching Miss Henning's
home, Miss Jensen left her. A few
minutes later Miss Henning was
attacked by Smith.
The matter was reported to the
police at once and Smiths arrest
followed. He protested his innocence
at first, but Saturday admitted that
he had committed the offense.
Smith has bad criminal career,
having served terms in the reform
school and the State prison.
Sheriff Ebbe and Oswald Mcneil
took the prisoner to Waupun this
morning.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-10-30
FINE HOME FOR
6. A. R. MEMBERS
Old Methodist Church Renovated
Post Has Paid All
Debts.
HAS NOW ACTIVE
MEMBERSHIP OF 81
Names OF Charter Members and
Those Who Now Belong to
the Post.


now one of the finest homes in this
vicinity. The old Methodist church,
which they purchased six years ago
for $3.50, has been completely re-
novated. The outside OF the building
has been repainted in dark lead
color with light cream trimmings.
The main audience room and lodge
room have been repapered and painted.
The old boys in blue seem to have
spared no expense in making the
necessary Improvements. The citizens
certainly appreciate the fact that the
delapidated building has been changed
to beautiful structure.
The building is now lighted by
electric lights and heated by furnace.
The g. A. r. members plan to put in a
cement floor IN the basement and fit
out part Of it for dining room.
The prosperous condition of the
G. A. r. post is we'll shown by the
fact that all debts have been paid and
that the post numbers now sixty-four
active members. The trustees are,
w. III. Brown, George w. Baker and
]. u. Gibson.
Wood County Post, No %, Depart
ment Of Wisconsin, G. A. r., was
organized December 8, 1881. The
following are the charter members:
Elias Fl. Ticknor, G. J. jackson,
w. f. King, c. S. Warren,
s. B. Huey, Geo. w. Baker,
z. j. Carman, M. S. Pratt,
II. p. Bronson, D. ID. DemariaS,
+. W. Burt, ID. K Carey,
w. j. Cochran, K. A. Tenant,
w. Fl. Cochran, W. a. Keyes,
Joseph l.. Cotey, f. B. Case,
ThoS. w. Pitts, S. S. Burr,
Geo. r. Gardner, G. M. Atwood,
w. f. SimOns, j. II. Miller,
]. @. Severance, M. j. McRaith,
w. I'll. Brown.
Those who have been comman derS
of the post since its organization are:
1S81-lSS4-G. j. Jackson.
18S5-D. e. Carey.
1866. j. Jackson.
1SS7-M. II. Lynn.
lS88-B. IT. Worthington.
1856. j. Jackson.
1S90-J. w. Cochran.
1876. w. Baker.
1892. w. Cochran.
1857. j. Cooper.
lS94-M. S, Pratt
1856. j. Jackson.
1S96-E. Mennett.
1S97-l902-M. S. Pratt.
Lafayette Porter.
The following are the active men,
bers of the post:
A. Nj. Abram, ChaS. Laufer,
Abner Atwood, Edward Lawrence,
Samuel BOleS, Henry LOmmbert,
CnaS Bender, Nj. III. Lynn,
Geo. w. Baker, c.. j. LinquiSt,
Thomas Burr, j. M. Lessig,
VIM. III. Brown, Job Margeson,
Daniel e. Bailey, David Meyer,
Phil Bean, Pat Mulroy,
William Bell, j. w. Miner,
J. L. Cotey, Henry Osterman,
ID. e. Carey, John FL. Otto,
Jasper Crotteau, Lafayette Porter,
T. j. Cooper, 5. II. Phillips.
D. w. Compton, M. S. Pratt,
J. w. Cochran, Silas A. Payne,
VIM. Downing, Henry Pellersell,
VIM. II. Davis, Samuel Parker,
Thos. Davis, Chris. Powderly,
james Duncan, Fred Rausch,
w. III. DenniSon, w. l. SprowlS,
Albert Eberhardt, Leonard Smith,
Henry Edwards, Pat Smith,
W. III. Gets, Chris. Stainbrook,
James Gibson, S. A. Stainbrook.
j. b. Grignon, E. A. Tenant,
B. f. HaSkinS, Rudolph Vuight,
Frank Hamm, Chas. NJ. Webb,
j. j. Hazard, VIM. Withers,
G. w. Hammond, SilaS Ward,
ID. Kammeron. Vine Wales,
Lewis Knuteson, Louis Young.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-10-30

SHEEP RAISING In
CENTRAL WISCONSIN

People in the northern part of the
state are paying considerable atten-
tion to the subject of sheep raisings
One OF the movements in this direc
tion is the rganiZation.of a company
at Rib Lake with capital of $1,000.
The association has purchased 400
acres short distance north of Rib
Lake, the land having been "cut over"
by one of the lumber companies and
since then burnt over. The land is
perhaps as rough as any within the
boundary of the Wisconsin Central's
land grant but is we'll adapted to the
raising of sheep. The ranch has Two
running streams of pure spring water
and has many advantages, particular
ly in reference to protection from
storms. The company expects to
spend considerable in Improvements
this fall.
Arrangements are being perfected
for the delivery of 1,000 bred CotSwell
ewes about April 10, at which time,
unless there is an unusually late
spring, the land will be in condition
for paStUrage.
1t seems evident that the large re-
turns which are obtained by sheep
men in the west will follow the enter
priseS for raising and fattening sheep
which are starting in northern Wis
consin. The recent shipment of
5000 sheep from western ranch to
Grand Rapids for pasturage has
opened the eyes of many to possibili:: !:
ties in the hardwood district of north
ern Wisconsin, where the paSturage
is uniformly good throughout the en-
tire summer and where clovers and
grasses grow naturally and abundant
Iy.-StevenS Point Journal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-10-30
Farm Sold SATURDAY..

Otto Flaig, of the town of Rudolph,
sold his place Saturday through the
Wipperman Land Agency to Frank
MarZonka, OF the same town. 1t con-
sisted Of forty acres partially improved.
Consideration, $500.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-10-30

While opening box, J. G. Mount,
OF. Three Mile Bay, n. Y, ran ten
penny nail through the fleshy part Of
bis hand. Il thought at once Of ali
the pain and soreness this would cause
me- he says, ''a I'd immediately
applied Chamberlain's Pain Balm and
occasionally afterwards. To my sur
prise it removed all pain and soreness
aud the injured paris were soon
healed For sale by John e. DAILY
and Sam Church.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-10-30

completion. He has moved his family
into the residence part of the build
ing.
Kellner Has Poor Potato Crop
Kellner. Oct. 20. The potato crop
will be very poor this year comparing
it to last year. The many buyers who
have depended upon this community
for the greater part of their potatoes
will have to go elsewhere for good
share.
Claude Crance and E. Schlusser
spent Monday here on an hunting
expedition.
The young people enjoyed dances at
T. c. Timm's and Chris. Bramstead's
Saturday. As usual they had very
good time.
VIM. Lyttle, the potato buyer,
spent Sunday at his home in Stevens
Point.
Miss Susie Granger Sundayed at
Grand Rapids this week.
FL. Pribberneau served a chicken
chowder to his many Grand Rapids
friends Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Rickhoff moved
into their old house today
G. Lovin, of Rio, was here Monday
looking after his crops.
Making Hay in October.
Remington, Oct. pa number of
farmers here are busy making hay
these fine October days Although
the hay is not of very good grade, it
will keep the cattle from starving
this winter.
Rev. Father Feldman, of Nekoosa,
conducted services in the Catholic
church at Babcock Saturday.
Mrs. Carl Coskie is expected back
this week from her visit with friends
and relatives in Iowa.
A jolly party of young people spent
Sunday evening at the home of Miss
HaSS.
A daughter was born to Mr., and
Mrs. BarcOski Sunday afternoon.
The grain ln this vicinity will not
be good this year on account of the
wet weather of this fall.
Mrs. Annie Cummings and son,
John, visited at the home Of Mrs.
Lowe the first Of the week.
News from Sigel.
Sigel, Oct. 29.-MisS Mayme Mag
nusson has returned to her home at
WauSau after a pleasant visit with"
friends here.
Mrs. John Blomquist and daughters,
Teckla and Mary, have departed for
Rockford, ILL.,, where they will make
their future home. -
Sivert Hanson, of Grand Rapids
spent Sunday at the home of Peter
Moberg. -
Mrs. Charley Blomquist have re-
turned from three weeks visit with
friends and relatives at Rockford, Ill.
Miss Teckla Blomquist was honored
by surprise party last Tuesday. All
enjoyed pleasant evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Pearson are now
in Rockford, ILL.,, where they expect
to make their future home.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-10-30

we'll attended, although it was
enjoyed by all Who were present.
John Randall and E. Merrill were
Marshfeld visitors Sunday.
Geo. Horns new store is nearing
completion. He has moved his family
into the residence part of the build
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-03

Wanted-Young man to clerk.
Mccoy's Book Store. 32t
R. B. Wells aud Gene Noble, Of
Fairmont, are here for a few days
Mart G. Smith, OF Claysville, Pa,
Is a business visitor In our city to-
day.
J. c. Catlin, the we'll known
writer for the Burial Association,
will move his family here from
Jamestown. N. Y, being satisfied
with the business outlook for Sis
tersville.
G. w. Barnhart, the we'll known
contract carpenter who moved to
Clarksburg last summer has re
turned to this city and will be
Joined by his family to make their
permanent home here.
Mrs. Rose Carson and friend,
Mrs. Harry P. Thomas, were the
guests of Marietta, O., last week,
Mrs. Carson returning home and
Mrs. Thomas going to Parkersburg
to spend this week with friends.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-03
Lone Tree.

Rev. West will preach at this
place Sunday. ,
Quite number of our young
folks attended church at Mt. Olive
last week.
Our school is progressing nicely
under the management of F. B
McGinnisS.
@Misses Eta Stewart and Statira
Stephens were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs M. P. Bonor Saturday.
From the appearance of things
will be a wedding at this place In
tie near future.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-03
Next.

The protracted meeting which
has been going on here for some
time, came to a close Thursday eve
ming and much good was accom-
plished. May the good work 60 on
A literary society was organized
at Sugar Grove school house Fri
day night and quite long program
was read fer next Friday night.
All are invited.
Mrs. J. H. Lazear, who has been
visiting at Porter Falls, returned
home Saturday.
Rev. J. c. ZONES, held a second
quarterly meeting here Saturday
and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. N. Nissan spent
Sunday with the latter's parents on
Pleasant Ridge:
Misses Celia Morris and Martha
Filly, OF Adonis, were visiting In
this neighborhood Saturday and
Sunday.
The Christian Endeavor rally
was quite success Sunday eve.
night.
Ira and William Taught are
working In the oil fields of Richie
county this winter.
Bert Archer Is cutting logs for his
new dwelling.
P. N. Nissan was a business
caller in your city Monday.
Singing school commences at
Archer's Chapel again Tuesday
evening.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-03
For Sale.

Two story frame house. 8 room 8
and bath room, all modern I'm
provements located on Railroad
Avenue. For terms and price
enquire at the Oh Review Office.
sgt.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-03
LOCAL NEWS
Business Is brisk In the city.

Business Is brisk In the city.
Novelty Valentines at McCoy's
Book Store. 81 st
James Henaghan went to Steu-
benvllle this morning.
Valentines by the thousands at
McCoy's Book Store. 81 st
G.B Slemaker went to Wheeling
this morning on business.
An umbrella will be much In
hand before the evening IS cvr.
A good many people are bunting
houses to rent In the city just now.
Marbles by the thousa, d aud all
kinds at McCoys Book Sore. 3 st
S G. Pyle, of Middleh tune. was
registered at the Mercsr last nigh,
Entire new line of Valentines
Just In ct McCoy's Book Store.
81 st
We will have splendid attrac-
tion at the Auditorium Thursday
night.
Valentines from ore cent TO ten
dollars at McCoy's Book Store
81 st
1t looks like falling of not only
temperature, but OF atmosphere as
well.
All the very latest things In Val.
entines at McCoy's Book Store.
81 st
E. E. Stewart was a busir ess
caller from New Martinsville yes
terday.
Lost-Pocket book and watch,
MP J. Reward If left at DR.. V.
II. Dyes residence 100 If
{ According to the Grounding we
will have six weeks more of winter
weather.
Ten thousand entirely new comic
valentines at McCoy's Book Store.
81 st
Col Clint More returned home
last night from a business tip to
points south.
Novelties for St. Valentines Day,
all new and just In at McCoy's
Book Store. 81 st
A few government dams will
give us such q river as this all the
year round.
The Gypsy Jack company took
the morning train for Williamstown
this morning.
Chas. Schupbach, the popular
Diamond street grocer, went TO
Parkersburg this morning.
If you want the very latest things
In Valentines you can get 1t only at
McCoy's Book Store. sgt
F. A. Blanchett, the popular
travelling salesman of New York,
was at the Wells last night.
Two houses for Rent or Sale
Good location. Inquire OF Emma
S. Evans, 2o6 North Wells street.
23t
This weather Is both blessing
and a hindrauce to the oil men. 1t
gives them water. but makes the
roads almost impossible.
The Queen City went down yes
: terday afternoon and will 60 up
again Saturday night In the place
of the Keystone State. The latter
boat went up last evening and will
be down Thursday In place of the
Queen City and The Virginia will
lass down trd2" f1E Cinc;c uati.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1903-10-23
Use for the Pi Line.

At last the useless pi line has
been pressed into service. In all
printing Offices, when the compost
tor gets tired of reading the copy
before him. he will rest himself by
setting something that will read
IN "Mshrdetaoshrdetaoshrd.' The att
thor of The harlequin Opal" has
seen and seized the opportunities so
long dormant in the pi line, thus !:
IN about an hour, | fancy, told
Martez to march as rapidly as posi-
ble, and have no doubt he is push
ing on with all speed, Come, then.
Rafael! Let us march into the city
and don't forget to seize Nuares and
the opal! Also, we must rescue Co.
CON-"
what about IXlilXochitli"
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1903-10-23
The Worlds Largest Clock.

The greatest clock in the world
the dial of which will be I2o feet il
diameter, is being built in Milwau'
kee for the Louisiana Purchase eX'
position to be opened next spring
Only the hands and machinery are
being made there. for the dial is tc
be a brilliant bed of flowers. The
clock will be placed on the side OF
the hill north OF the agricultural
building The minute hand will be
sixty feet long, and the ring at the
end, which will be fastened to the
machinery, will be eight feet in di-
ameter. The minute hand will move
five feet every minute. The nuner-
ais marking the various hours will
be fifteen feet long, and made OF
bright colored colcus. In broad
circle surrounding the dial, will be
twelve flower beds. one opposite
each hour. and each two feet wide
and fifteen feet long. At night the
timepicce will be illuminated with
1000 incondescent lights.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1903-10-23
French Presidents In Peril.

For a number of years after the
establishment of the third republic
in France IN 1870. the presidents
resided at Versailles. being unwill-
ing to expose themselves to the dan
ger of popular disturbances at
Paris, and it cannot be said that at
his palace in the Rue St. Honore the
chief magistrate is altogether secure
from peril of this character. Moth
ing but the cowardice of Boulanger
stood in the way of his adherents
marching upon the Elysee and es-
tablishing the BRAY General"
there as dictator on the fateful
night when he was elected mem
Der for Paris. King Alfonso,
King Carlos. the sultan and King
Edward are perhaps the most Sc
curely lodged in their respective
capitals. The palace of the rulers
of Portugal and Spain are perched
the one on hill and the other on
a rock. while at Constantinople the
lildiz Mosque is quite as much OF
a well defended stronghold as was
Gatchina when the late Alexander
III. was accustomed to make his
home there throughout the greater
part OF his reign.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1903-10-23
Novel Way to Study Bees.

The city dweller, longing for the
time when he can exchange heated
pavements for the Welding turf OF
the meadow. carves dainty sec
ton" of comb honey at his tea table
and thinks: III we ever get out
on a farm, one of the first things
that | will buy will be hive of
bees" Little does he realize that,
in all probability, he could keep a
hive of bees right where he now
lives.
The observation hive, with its
glass sides. makes it possible for
him to lay the foundations of COM
mercial Bookkeeping by studying the
life history and habits of the bee.
Such hive can be placed in all ord
inarv bedroom window with abso-
lutely no danger to the occupants
of the house. Impossible as it may
seem, commercial bee culture is ac-
tually practiced in some of the larg-
est cities of the country. Several
extensive apiaries have been main
tanned upon the tops of buildings in
New York and elsewhere.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1903-10-23
Egyptian Cotton in Mexico,

Mexico has imported for trial in
her Province of Michoacan a lot of
the long staple Egyptian cotton seed
and If it grows we'll there it may
open a new door of prosperity for
the state equal to those argentifer-
Gus ones, like gates of Plutus pal
ace, which lead downward into her
mines. Wise craftsmanship and ra-
tlonal and respectable politics dur
ing the last quarter century since
President Diaz came in have done
wonders for the country, more ten
times over than its long string of
Spanish viceroys. working through
three centuries and over. were able
to accomplish. Long staple Mexi-
can cotton will be new commodity
III the market. but there is plenty of
room for it. and just now particu-
larly encouraging prices.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1903-10-23
The Sultan a Great Reader.

The Sultan of Turkey, it is said,
keeps fifteen dragoman secretaries
constantly employed in translating
the best of the worlds literature for
his reading. The translations in
clude not only serious works on his
tory. politics, and science. but nov
els in every European language.
They are written on large sheets of
thick white gilt-edged paper, fast
cned together by ribbons. The sui
tan is said to have a special weak
ness for the reports of famous trials
and for novels in which a great
crime is the chief motive.