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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-22
Competition Still HELMS.

The Great Northern railroad has Just
given a fine instance of the blessings
OF competition: On the very day that
a competing road announces a. new and
improved service from the twin cities to
Winnipeg, the Great Northern comes
out with reduction in time for the
same route. ..-... ... X +,
President Hill has been telling the
public for years that competition is
passing, and that the new era of har-
monious cooperation will mean great
things for shippers and travellers.
From the railroad point of view the
position is no doubt sound, but the pub
lie is still waiting for instances of the
blessings conferred by business agree
ments and common ownership Of rail-
roads. And yet somehow Or other, when
ever there is evidence of continued
competition, it is because Of something
the competing railroads do that the pub
lie very much wants. The improved
service to Winnipeg is. one of those
things, and there. is no escape from the
conclusion that competition brought it.
Railroad competition may be a bad
thing, but it will require new evidence
to prove it, to the satisfaction of any
one but railroad stockholders.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-13
TEACHERS MEETING.

Quite number of city teachers and
people interested in educational affairs
are contemplating attending the fifty
second annual meeting of the Wiscon-
sin State Teachers association, to be
held in Milwaukee, Dec. $3.50. John
f. Lamont, of this city, has been as
signed the topic of Compensation Of
Rural Schools and is at present writ
ing paper. Mr.. Lamont has labored
in the interest of raising the scale of
wages paid to country teachers, and
what he has to say before the conven-
ton may make interesting reading to
school boards. 6. ID. Jones, of this
city, is on the program for Report
of Committee Securing Better Rates for
Conventions" Mr. Jones is chairman
of that committee and to his credit LET
it be said that he secured one-half
rate for the first time in Ithe history of
the organization, which is tifty-two
years old. One feature of the program
which may be interesting to Wausau
people will be a demonstration on
Thursday morning, Dec. 29th, at 900
O'Clock, ef "Wbat the Deaf and Blind
Learn I" by Eva Halliday, deaf, dun
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-13

twenty-five public meetings have been
held in which a stereopticon lantern
was used to illustrate the work done in
the school. These meetings, held in
school houses and town halls, have
benefited the school very much by
making the farming classes better
acquainted with the school and its in
terests.
Much help is now given by the school
to farmers by written articles on farm
topics in the school bulletin and by an
swers to queries sent 70 the office. About
one hundred samples of milk and cream
have been tested free for citizens of the
county during the past twelve months.
Many have been assisted by information
upon the making of spraying mixtures
for orchards and gardens.
Many pamphlets and bulletins from
the o. s. Department of Agriculture, at
Washington, are distributed from the
school to farmers who can best make
use of them.
Seeds from the same source are also
sent to those who ask for them.
Some work is done at county fairs in
Judging stock. The merits of certain
breeds of farm animals are touched up
on and the adoption of the breed to the
purpose used and to the surroundings
given is briefly discussed.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-13
NARROW ESCAPE.

Mrs. Fred. Pagel, of the town of
Texas, had very narrow escape from
being killed or suffering severe injury
on Thursday afternoon last. 1t hap
penea in this way Jas. McCloskey, a
resident of the town of Wausau, was
driving down Third street and when
passing the new Methodist church, his
horse took fright and suddenly wheeled
around, throwing the driver out and
started down the street. Mr.. and Mrs
Pagel were doing some trading at the
Aug. Kruger store and their team was
backed up to the curb stone, crosswise
of the street, Mrs. Pagel sitting in the
seat and holding the lines. The
McCloskey horse came tearing along at
break-neck speed, and jumped in be-
tween Mrs. Pagel aud the horses she
was holding, the horse continuing on
his course until he reached the Adams
House, where he was caught The
buggy was drawn up onto the Pagel
wagon and the tongue of the wagon
broken, but the Pagel horses refused to
run away, contenting themselves with
dancing up and down. Strange to say,
Mrs. Pagel was not injured in the least,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-13

Station, together with considerable lit
erature on agricultural subjects from
the United States Department of Agri-
culture.
Reference books upon all subjects
taught in domestic science, woodwork,
metalwork, and agriculture may be
found on the shelves. About two hun
dred volumes have been secured for the
use of library reading classes. A sup
Elementary list to be used in connec-
ton with the textbook in United States
history has proven very useful.
Daily and weekly newspapers, also
periodicals treating of subjects studied
in the different departments of the
school, are regularly received for the
reading table.
MISSIONARY WORK.
The difficulty in bringing clearly be-
fore the citizens of the county the pnr-
pose and nature of the work done in the
school, required that considerable time
be devoted to making its aims thor
oughly understood. Numbers of ar
ticles nave been published in the news.
papers, hundreds of circular letters
have been sent out and very many
personal VISITS to the hom, of farmers
have been made. During the past year
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-13
MARATHON COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL.

soil analysis. A thorough discussion is
given to the subject of texture in soils
and its Importance in the growing of
crops.
Considerable time is given to the
consideration of the matter of fertilizers
and fertilization. A full line of samples
of different fertilizers is owned by the
school.
The work in horticulture includes
study Of how plants grow and reproduce
their kind. Practical work in the green
house is here used to supplement the
theory of the text The most modern
and successful methods of culture of all
the ordinary farm crops is studied
Gardening is made one of the most inn
portant branches of the work done in
the school.
The sales made each year from the
garden have netted neat little sum
Vegetables and flowers are cultivated
and the young men and women both
take an active interest in planting the
seeds.
Orchard work is made an interesting
study. Grating, pruning and spray
ing for insects and fungi are taught.
Landscape gardening and the adorn-
ment of home grounds form the subject
matter of a few weeks work in each
spring.
The work in animal husbandry in
cludes study of the different breeds of
horses, cattle, sheep and swine, their
peculiar characteristics, and their adap-
tation to the purposes for which they
are used and to the environment in
which they are kept.
A study of the care and feeding of
animals is made. also the diseases and
ailments to which they are subject.
A short course in the theory of dairy
work is given in which the use of the
Babcock test is Taught, also the use of
separators anG other dairy appliances
is made familiar to the student.
One of the most popular courses for
boys given in the school is the stock
Judging course. Few counties in the
state have the facilities for this work
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-13

that Marathon has. Eight of the rep
resentative breeds of cattle are bred
within radius of five miles of the city
OF Wausau, and many fine hocks Vi
sheep and herds of swine are raised on
farms near by.
Marathon county is pre-eminently a
dairy and stock raising county, as the
grasses grown upon farms and even
wild lands surpass anything the writer
has ever seen. For this reason stock
raising easily interests the farmers.
The young men are offered work in
the shops, both carpentry and black
smithing being taught. All avail them
selves of these opportunities and some
very fine work has been turned out by
the students.
For young women, courses are offered
in cooking, sewing, millinery, care OF
sick, laundering, and home economics.
These are extremely popular courses
and are constantly filed to the limit.
The girls completing these courses
are well prepared for the work of house
keepers or homekeepers.
Two lines of academic work are
given at the same time that the profes-
sional work just described is taken.
These include the ordinary work given
to students of four year high schools.
In this work are included arithmetic,
English, U S. history. accoun ting,
civics, and economics.
LIBRARY.
The library contains all the available
bulletins from the state Experiment
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-13

public system of education for their
preparation in life's work as compared
with other avocations.
The superintendent was now made
commissioner TO examine the conditions
in other states and in foreign countries
and was required to report to the legis
lature of 1901, the needs of the rural
schools of Wisconsin.
Upon the recommendation of the
commissioner, two county schools of
agriculture were authorized by the leg
islature of 1901, and that of Marathon
county was first to open, on October 6,
1902.
The law of 1901, which gave the
schools state aid to the extent of one
half the instructional expense, was
amended in 1908 and state aid increased
to two-thirds the annual cost of main
tenance, provided that the amount paid
from the state treasury should not eX-
ceed $4,000 annually for each school.
The school occupies building To-
Gated on the west side of Wausau, and
erected by the county at a cost of Sl6,-
500. The ground contains seven acres
of land used for purposes of garden and
orchard. A beautiful park lies to the
south of the grounds, while on the
west, and Immediately adjoining the
school grounds are the Marathon
county fair grounds, one of the most at
tractive in the state.
The main building is a very commo-
dious and substantial structure built of
red brick and new Bedford limestone.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-13
LOGGING OPERATIONS.

The John Week Lumber company,
of this city, intend to cut about 5000,
00C feet of logs in Marathon county,
this winter. These logs will be cut on
the Big Eau Pleine and Big Rib rivers
and along the line of the Central, to be
brought here by railroad or water next
spring.
Henry Kronenwetter, of Mosinee,
will cut about $500 600 feet of logs
this winter, part of which will be hem
lock. and these will be brought to this
city by water next spring. to be cut at
one of our mills. Stevens Point Gazette.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-13
IT'S ESTABLISHMENT.

The movement leading to the estab-
lishrent of comfy schools of agricul-
ture @nd domestic economy in Wiscon-
sin grew out of Investigations made by
the Hon. L. d. Harvey while acting as
state superintendent of public instruc-
tion during the year 1899
In his administration of this office
during his first term, the superintendent
made very thorough examination of
the quantity and quality of school train
ing received by the children of the rural
population in the state. These investl-
cations showed that the children of the
agricultural population were not re-
ceiving "A fair share of the benefits of a
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-13

1t contains large assembly room, IL
brary, recitation rooms, kitchen. labor
atory and carpenter shop. To the
south is an extension containing pow
er room, blacksmith shop and green
house. The whole building is fitted with
steam heat, electric light and city
water. The laboratory and kitchen are
furnished with gas. The schools equip
ment cost about $4,000.
Wausau is centrally located in Mara
thon county on the Wisconsin river.
1t has two lines of railroad and farm
ing country tributary to it which can
not be excelled in fertility.
1t is a city of about l5, 900 in population
and offers many advantages to students
who enter the school.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-13
THE REV. lRl. R. HICKS 1905
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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-13

though badly frightened and her
screams soon attracted large crowd
of people. McCloskey received a scalp
wound and was rendered unconscious.
He was carried iato the home of Jas.
Haskin near by, but recovered con-
sciousness before the arrival of DR..
Jones, who had been summoned. 1t
was miraculous escape for Mrs. Pagel.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-13

The school is organized in three de-
partments, viz: agriculture, domestic
economy, and manual training, each de-
partment having a teacher specially
prepared in that particular line, and
each teacher teaching at least one aca
demic study.
The course of study is framed in
somewhat similar manner to those of
the secondary schools of agriculture
established in Europe. A study was
made of the courses of like schools in
Sweden, Denmark and Germany.
Many good ideas were obtained from
the reports of the Royal commission
appointed by the British parliament to
examine the character of the training
given in the industrial schools of Great
Britain.
THE WORK
The work given in the school in those
lines of agricultural study in which a
knowledge of the principles of the nat
ural Weiences is required must be of
necessity very elementary, for the stu
dents coming from the country school
have had little opportunity to learn
these things. A series of thirty-six ex-
perimentS are given in the laboratory
in the work with soils. Many of these
are intended to give the student practi-
cal illustrations of the law operating in
the formation of soils from the rocks of
the earth. Others illustrate the action
of change of temperature as affecting
soil conditions A few experiments are
given in the separation of soils and in
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-13
NOTICE

The annual meeting Of the stoekhodl-
ers Of the First National bank Of Wausau,
Wis, will be held in the directors' room
Of the First National bank, on Tuesday
evening. Jan 10, 1906, at7.50 O'Clock, for
the election Of directors and such other
business as may come before the meet
ing. A. ii. GRoUT, Cashier.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-13

and blind girl, of this city, mentioned
in these columns a few weeks ago.
Miss Halliday is called the Wisconsin
Helen Keller, and in her studies so far
has made even more rapid advance
ment than has Helen Keller. The con-
vention will be held in the Davidson
theatre.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-13
TAKEN UP.

On the 2sd Of Nov, 1904, there came
TO the premises of the undersigned
three calves. about six months old. The
owner is requested to pay charges and
take same away.
dG-w4 JoHN H. KENNEDY,
Sec. i, town -, range 3,
Post Office, Wausau. Wis, K. Ed. N. IL.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-13
NOTICE

The annual meetingof the Pine Grove
Cemetery association will be held on
Tuesday evening, Dec. 10Th, at 7:30
P. NJ. at the office of the secretary.
c. j. WINToN,
Secretary.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-13
MONEY TO LOAN ON REAL ESTATE SECURITY.

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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-13
Henry B. Huntington,
Law Real Estate and Fire Insurance.
Scott ST.. Opp. Court House. Wausau. Wis.
Over 1l,OOO Acres

of Fine Farming Hardwood Lends for Sale Marathon ncok
and Taylor Counties Wis
The lands described below
Marathon County,
Fine Residence Property Business Property Building Lots
and Acre Property for sale in the city,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-13

The library contains all the available
bulletins from the state Experiment
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-12-08

future King of England, have help
ed escort him through the metrop
oils of New England, have present
ed arms to him as he passed along
in review; have seen him in the
uniform Of English colonel, and in
citizens dress, with a shocking
bad hat on his head. He is quite
pleasant looking lad of 19 years
of age, a quiet, modest, unassum-
ing fellow. l hope he will make a
good sovereign. As | looked at
him I endeavored to comprehend
what mighty responsibility will
one day rest upon his shoulders
the vast influence for veal for woe
it will be in his power to exert. |
! am glad he came to this country ;
I am glad that I have had the op-
portunity to look upon his plain
but pleasant face.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-12-08
Congress assembled on Monday

Congress assembled on Monday /
of this week and from now until /
the fourth of next March public in
terest will center at Washington.
The question which now seems to-
be most prominent is the tariff
The stand pat element Of the re-
publican party claim that the i'm
mense majority received by the re-
publicans at the recent election in
dicates that the people are salts
fed with the existing tariff sched-
ule, and they will make that an
excuse for opposing any revision
whatever. This position can hard
ly be maintained by any form of
logical reasoning, as tariff revision
was not an issue in the campaign.
The republican victory was due
chiefly to three causes, the disor-
ganized condition of the democrat
ic party, the personal popularity
of Pres. Roosevelt, and the conf
dence of the people in the progres-
sive policy of the republican party.
The secret Of the popularity Of
Pres. Roosevelt is that he is pro-
gressive. He does something. Let
the republicans announce that
present conditions are isfactory
/ and henceforth they proposed 70
make no changes and how long
would they remain IN power Z Our
4 present tariff seheduIe was good at
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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-12-08
DR.. T. t. CHURCH,
DENTIST.
Office over Postoffice.
Scotland, South Dakota.

In the course of the articles writ
ten by Maj. Robert Dollard for the
Argus Leader during the past year
on military matters reference is
made by him to his experience in
1860 in marching in the column of
Massachusetts militia to greet the
Prince of Wales. The following
contribution on that subject is
from the journal of one OF the mem
bers of his company, relating to
the same occasion; the writer is
the person referred to in the arti-
cles mentioned as the grandson OF
the first commander at West Point,
| and the son Of a cadet who was
eighth in point Of number in its
first class, Mr.. D. G. Lille OF North
Easton, Mass.
ssThe Easton Infantry, of which
/ company / anna member, was Or or
/ dered TO appear on Boston Com
i mon al $50 this morning, TO be
i reviewed by the Prince Of w ! sales.
Iphe whole Of the 1st Division N Lass. |
Il Vol. Militia, together with the bese
8 TROOPS III She other Diyislosas were qes
s,a MAJ mn Ia I)ergr Id eseor o5atyy
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-12-08
RECTOR OF sT. LUKE's,
Ashburnham, Ontario, Testities to tn
Good Qualities OF fChamberIain's
Cough Remedy.

AsHBuRNHAM, Ont, April Is,
1907 think it is only right that
I should tell you what q wonderful
effect Chamberlain's Cough Rene
dy has produced. The day before
Easter / was 80 distressed with q
cold and cough that I did not think.
to BE- able to take an duties The
next day, as my voice was alnaost
choked by She cough. 'ahs same
day received an order from yon
ffor bottle off pour Gona srlsay
once proesared ~ ossl|e,,
and took u ban xse eosss gas gas
4 las
4iss
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-12-08
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

MALCOLM MUM, ,,,N
Will promptly attend to professional calls ana
Scotland, South Dakota'
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-19
Is HEIR TO MILLIONS.
Portland Man Comes Into Valuable
Estate.

PORTLAND, Ore, Jan. 19.-Robert
F. Hall, a manufacturers agent, who
has been in business in this city for
several years, has fallen heir to an es-
tate of about 10000 acres Of coal
land located in Morgan, Putnam, Cum
berland, Fentress and Overton coun-
ties, Tennessee, valued at about So
100000. The land was purchased by
Mr.. Halls father for 25 cents an acre,
but has since risen in value to $25.
Mr.. Hall and an unmarried sister,
who died recently became heirs to this
property on their fathers death in 1871.
Hall has been aware all along that his
father possessed the property, but con-
siGered it worthless. Recently he
learned the true character Of the land
and its value and put the matter in the
hands of the attorneys, who reported
to him on the validity of his title.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-19
DECIDES TO RETIRE FROM PUB
Lie LIFE AND RESUME PRAc.
TIcE OF PROFESSION.
A. J. ellis Has Been Recommended n
HIS Successor as Receiver of
the Land Office.

Yancy c. Blalock has resigned the
receiTership of the Walla Walla land
office and A. J. ellis has been recon-
mended as his successor. The resirna-
ton was handed to Senator Levi An
keny yesterday and it was Immediately
wired to President Roosevelt.
1t has been an open secret for some
time that relations OF the two land
officials have not been as pleasant and
congenial as they might have been.
and it is suggested that fact was one
or the principal reasons for Dr. Bla-
! locks determination to quit the public
service. He will resume the practice
of the medical profession forming a
partnership with his father, DR.. N. G.
Blalock.
DR.. Blalock was appointed to the po-
sitiOn by President Mckinley, and has
performed the duties of the office in a
most excellent manner
Mr.. ellis. his probable successor, is
we'll known attorney of Wala Waila,
being a member of the law firm OF
| Reynolds & ellis. 1t is said that he
has the endorsement of large number
of republicans in Walla Walla county
and the state.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-19
STATE LABOR LEADER
WILLIAM BLACkMAN, PRESIDENT
OF STATE FEDERATION
OF LABOR.
Makes Flying Visit to WaIIa WaIla,
Waitsburo, Dayton and
Huntsville.

State Labor Commissioner William
Blackman, Of Olympia, made a flying
visit to Walla Walla Sunday evening.
In the line Of his official duties as state
factory inspector Mr. Blackman wa.
called to Waitsburg, Dayton and
Huntsville to investigate certain alleg-
ed violations Of the state law pertain
ing to protection Of employees from
dangerous machinery
Il am pleased to state said Mr..
Blackman. that my suggestions were
received by the parties interested, in
the proper spirit and prompt measures
taken to comply with the letter of the
the state are as anxious to protect
their employees in this regard as
we are to have them do so. The justice
of the act is as evident to them as to
the employee and knowing this, safe
guards have been, as a rule, placed
about all dangerous mOchinery.'
In spite of the general movement
throughout the state looking toward
placing Mr. Blackman in line for the
democratic nomination for the gov
arnship Mr.. Blackman declines to take
he matter seriously and refused to
discuss the matter. While in the city
the commissioner received the congrat
iIations Of his many friends upon his
r,f