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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18
DREAM S.

4 hate the dreams l sometimes have, in
which
u seem to be renowned or wise or rich.
D. hate them, not because / do not sigh
Ecr wisdom and station that Is high,
q hate such dreams because they always
make
Me feel SO humble when / have to wake.
do not care to dream that have found
Where youths sweet fountain bubbles
from the ground,
Because when such dreams come 1 always
know,
Zen as bend to quaf, that they will go
And leave me with the years l carry now
And with the graying locks upon my
brow.
But there are dreams from which wake
with glee,
The dreams in which wild beasts get after
me,
The dreams wherein l lose my job, and
those
In which l am deprived of all my clos,
And have to pass where people may be-
hold
To wake from these SURPRISES fame and
gold.
Chicago Record-Herald.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18

Close attention to details is neces-
sary in order to produce two tons of
butter exactly alike in quality. A
change Of food will affect the milk and
butter and so will any mistake in keep
ing and ripening the cream and in
churning. The food also favors the
butter, as wild onions have been obsta-
cles in that respect. Lack of cleanli-
ness also affects the quality Of the but
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18
Hard-Mouthed Horses.

Here is something of real practical
value to any one driving a horse that
pulls on the bit: FaSten small ring
to each side of the bride and rs near
the brow band as possible. Pass lines
through bit rings and snap them into
rings at brow band, This, with COM
hold a ''puller" or hard-mouthed horse
with ease under almost all circum-
staneS. 1t can be used on fast horse
in double team, or on both, rs desired.
1t is cheap and easily applied and it
ter than any patent bit.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18

One practice that has been SO neglect
ed as to almost be given the name Of a
'lost art" should again be revived. 1t
is that of stacking grain. There are
too few farmers who can build a stack
of grain that will keep. The reason is
easy. Threshing from the shock does
the damage.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18

of it. Sometimes 1t is artists themselves VINO SNOW II
u.s. sometimes is that class of interpreterartsts who
are called critics who point it But without such
guiding hands the public anything.
Who was it discovered Wagner? Not Wagner,
when he first blazed the musical horizon he was
undeteced; needed his interpreter And, to put it
broadly, interpreter Richter Rossni apd Verdi
Diabe had been Interpreted the openers with
regard to them in every opera house new inter-
prefer was wanted. Richter the interpreter
to the ear regards Wagner, just Rembrandt was
the interpreter the eye regarded the middle class
in the low countries
The ordinary rucl of mankind do not hear any
thing all until they held down to the object in
question: until they acknowledge it is beautiful. But
that artistic pressure being relaxed they fall back again
long that sunsets thought beautiful.
But who looks at sunsets now? Nobody; because Rus
kins hold that cOared and made look at Turner's
pictures has been relaxed and the discovery of
new and inmitable aroused only temporary
enthusiasm In fact the eye openers have not only to
open our eyes, but to prop them open afterwards.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18
Dormant budding.

Prof. Price says the method of dor
mant budding, as practiced at the
Texas station, consists of cutting a slip
of bark, with some wood attached,
down the tree about one inch, leaving
it attached at the lower end. About
half of this slip is then cut off, leav-
ing the other half still attached to the
tree. Cut off a bud, leaving some wood
also attached to it to prevent injury,
and then carefully place it between
the slip and tree, so that it will fit
nicely, and the cambium of the bud and
tree come in contact. Tie tight with
some good material, such as ratfia. In
five or six days the bud will be found
to have knit firmly. Treat them as
those budded in the usual way.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18

Butter is regarded as a comparative
~ modern product. Scholars believe
that the word translated butter in the
early writings should have been trans
lated cream
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18
RACINE PLOTrERs II COURT.
Held in $4,000 Bail. District Attor-
ney Not Being Ready for Case.

Held in $500 Bail. District Aftor-
ney Not Being Ready for Case.
II. d. Miller and Fred Stocking, ar
rested in Milwaukee, charged with at
tempting to extort $4,000 by blackmail
from the family of Richard T. Robinson
of Racine, were taken into court for a
preliminary examination, but the district
attorney was not ready and they were
held on $1,000 bail to appear in a week.
Both were remanded to Jail. Stocking
admits, it is said that he wrote a letter
to Mrs. Robinson demanding the money
and that he wrote it left-handed so as to
disguise his original writing. Miller, his
brother-in-law, now admits, so it is al
legged, that he was an accompiice and both
are willing to plead guilty. The penalty
for an attempt to extort money is from
one to two years in the penitentiary or a
fine not to exceed $500 or less than 500.
Stocking and Miller have called for Rev.
Mr.. Chynawith, pastor of the First Con-
gregational Church of Racine, for the
purpose of making complete confessions.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18
Lady owns Million Acre Farm.

oNhS NAAAAIOh acre
The largest ranch owner of the world
is declared to be Mrs. II. NJ. King,
who possesses Il tract of about one
million acres at Santa Gertrude, Tex
The ranch carries more than one hun
dred thousand head of beef cattle and
more than one hundred miles of rail
way run through the property. The
ranch is used mostly for stock raising,
but would be extremely valuable if
divided into smaller tracts for cultiva-
ton. Such land when irrigated in
that section sells at $3.50 an acre 1t
is Mrs. Kings plan to reclaim most Of
the land by boring artesian wells and
leasing it to small farmers. More than
five hundred persons are employed on
the ranch, most of them MeXicans.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18
Heavy Horses.

Farm horses are growing larger. This
is especially noticeable in the more lev
u sections of the country. twenty-five
years ago it was common to see a man
following two ten hundred-pOund
horses and an eight or ten-fOot drag
Now on the same farms may be seen
three-horse teams, each horse weighing
fourteen or fifteen hundred pounds,
dragging a steel harrow cutting from
eighteen to twenty-four feet wide. The
three horses do not get tired and the
chances are the driver has a harrow
cart, so he don't get tired. and instead
of narrowing ten acres in day he gets
over twenty five or thirty acres and
does it better. Other implements on the
farm are larger and sometimes are
worked in gangs. In this way one man
is doing the work of three by utilizing
more power. 1t is the modern way Of
doing things in all lines of business.
Improved methods make it possible for
man to utilize greater power and to ac-
complish mOre.-Farm, Field and Fire
-sfda
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18
ROB Chiffon POSToFFICE.
Safe Blown by Three Men, but Moth
ing Is Secured.

The postoffice in Chiffon was entered
the other night. 1t is believed that there
were three men in the party. The safe
was blown, but nothing was secured of
value. This is believed to be the same
gang that has been working in the north
ern section of the State. Postofices in
Polk and other counties have been robbed
within the last few months. Yeggmen
seem to be making their annual fall visit
TO Wisconsin,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18

JULIET '. STRAUSS. we USED 70 put Il rope OF Chilli
around the haycock and hitch old pete" to it. Some
body rode old Pete and the rest of just tange of
yellow curls, fat brown legs, sparkling blue and
maybe some garlands of bouncing Bet and backeyed
Sue rode the haycocks. 1t wasn't at all thrifty
method of getting in hay this stopping every now and
then to pick up youngser who had fallen off There
would have been fine yelling for cleaners after got
through work
When | look at the old barn it terribly
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18

My" exclaimed Mr.. Klumsay, at the
summer hotel hop, this floors awful
ly slippery. It's hard to keep on your
feet"
"Ohl" replied his fair partner, sar-
castically, then you were really try
ing to keep on my feet? 1 thought 1t
was accidental" -PhiladelpLia Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18
When si1o Corn should Be Cut.

1t is of primary Importance to know
at what stage corn should be cut to Sc
cure the best results, says Farming.
1t is also necessary that careful study
be made as to how rapidly nutriment
is stored up in the corn plant and
when the maximum amount is reached.
When corn is fully tasseled it contains
but eight-tenths of a ton of dry matter
per acre, or One-fifth what it contains
when fully ripe. When in milk it con-
tains nearly three times as much dry
matter as when fully tasseled. Only
seventeen days were occupied in pass
ing from the milk to the glazing stage,
yet in this time there was an increase
in the dry matter of 1.3 tons per acre
This shows the great advantage Of let
ting the corn stand until the kernels
are glazed. After this period the in
crease in dry matter is but slight.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18
Pusb students, Chanel.

In less than three days $500 has been
raised for a Catholic chapel at the Uni
versity of Wisconsin. Milwaukee people
are interested in the movement and have
been in correspondence with Father Hen
CELL, assuring him of their financial sup
port.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18

Howard Garrett of Willistown
township, near West Chester, Pa,
claims to have solved the question of
how to grow seedless apples, and has
two trees in his orchard which are
bearing such fruit and have been for
several seasons. Just how it is done
he will not explain; but he has the
fruit. The apples have a core like any
other variety, but there is not a seed
in them. The flavor of the fruit is ex-
ceIlent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18
LOCATED BATTLE FIELD.
Man Finds Roxbury Was Scene of
Fight in Black Hawk War.

The exact site of the battle of Wiscon-
sin Heights of the Black Hawk war has
been discovered by C. n Brown, a Madi-
son abstract man, who found it in records
of early surveyors. The impression has
been that the battle was fought just
across the river from Prairie du Sac, but
Mr.. Brown locates it three niles further
down the river in the town O. Roxbury,
Dane county. At the first annual pill
grimage of the Sank County Historical
Society Mr.. Brown pointed out the site
of the field for the first time. DR.. r. G.
Thwaites of the Wisconsin STATE His
torical Society regards it as an impor-
tant discovery.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18
Foreign Potatoes.

The high prices that have prevailed
for potatoes the past season served to
attract them to US from other coun-
tries, even with the handicap of the
duty to be paid on them. In seven
months we imported 1,0SS,177 bushels,
against 75,1SS bushels in the same part
of 1904-1905, anG 119,0S0 bushels in
19O3-f904.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18
Poster War in Superior.

W. A. Roycraft, as president of the
Christian Young Peoples Union of Su-
perior, has declared war on remedy COM
pany of Chicago because of its posters.
Mr.. Roycraft is of the opinion that the
pictures are offensive to the finer sensi-
hiIitieS
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18
CoRN-FED FISH FOR CHICAGO.
German Carp Basis for New Indus-
try of WiInaot Village

Inhabitants of Wilmot village have
opened up new industry in fattening
fish for the Chicago market. German
carp, which are plentiful in Fox river,
are scooped up in nets and placed in 4
big pen fenced off in a small stream.
They are fed on corn and grain. the same
as hogs. 1t is claimed the fish take on
flesh rapidly. and ii is not uncommon to
take carp from the pen weighing from
thirty TO fifty pounds. Last year the in
genious workers in the new industry sold
over two tons of fish fattened in this way.
This season they will dispose of twenty
tons, as there is a good demand. The fish
are ready for the market about the mid
die of January.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18
FORGETs DIVORCE AND SUES.
milwaukee Woman Charges Former
Spouse with DesertiOn.

SPOUSE VIII DtstFEIOH.
Mrs. John Schroeder of Milwaukee for
got that she had secured a divorce from
her husband and she applied for d war
rant charging John Schroeder with deser
ton. When the case came up in the Cir
cult Court it was discovered that a di-
vorce had been granted last October, but
the woman claimed to have forgotten the
fact entirely. Her suit was dismissed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18
JOHN HARRINGTON DEAD.

Leading Figure in emocratic Poll
tics of Kenosha County Expires.
John 7. Harrington, aged rs years, for
many years a leading figure in Demo
cratic politics, died at his home in Ke-
nosha, after long illness. The deceased
was an Englishman, but had resided in
Kenosha since 1860. For many years he
was town marshal and later served as
chief of police. He also held the Office
of assessor. He was the father of twenty
one children, fourteen surviving him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18
FORTY BOYS ON STRIKE.
Machine Tenders in Marinette Paper
Mills Walk Out.

Forty boys employed as machine tend
ers in two Marinette mills of the Me
nominee and Marinette Paper Company
struck. The trouble started in a row over
an order to clean up the mill. The others
struck in sympathy and now all demand
higher wages. The paper company has
secured help to take their places.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18
RarahOn Man Is Rum Down

John t. Bailey was struck by a North
western train in Baraboo and fatally in
jured. He was born in New York S5
years ago and resided in Baraboo since
1856. He was a Civil War veteran.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18
Election Contest Decided.

In the recount of the vote for the Re
publican candidate for sheriff of Rusk
county in Circuit Court at Ashland,
Frank Putnam was found to be the nomi-
nee winning by s votes over ]. II. Reed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18
AlanSOn Wood Is Dead.

Alanson Wood dropped dead at his
summer home at Green Lake of heart dis
ease. He was the proprietor of the Wood
hotel at Ripon, and for. eleven years pro-
prietor of the Hotel Marinette at Mari
nette.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18
weeds n source of Disease.

A physician who has been inyestigat-
ing the matter says that from The
weeds growing in a pool Of stagnant
water in pasture he hiss been able to
develop and cultivate the genuine tu-
bercuIosis germ, and cited the fact as
a strong argument in favor of furnish
ing the COW with a supply of pure wa
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18

Let the chickens run on the range
where they will have plenty of grass
and clover. Turn up earth for them to
scratch in for worms.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18
An InSinRatfOn.

Townsville weather seems to be
clearing up. I'm sorry now that took
this umbrella to-day.
Browne-Yes, the sin Is all the great
er when you steal something you don't
really need.-Philadelphi Post.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18
COUNTRY CHILD's INHERITANCE.
By Juliet Y. Strauss.

There Is something in the heart of
a child that responds ecstatically to
the primitive. The animal kingdom
seems to charm them. Perhaps this
is the call of the wild still family
heard in ears not yet quite used to
the brazen clangor of civilization. 1t
is the tree call, the wind call, all of
the passionately beautiful signals,
sounded from the myriad lips of ma
ture like ''the horns of elfland faint
ly blowing"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18
CHILD TRIES IN VAIN TO SAVE
Little Friend Killed by Train on
Which Father Is Riding

W MT It n TINT II INEtIIHts
Standing helpless with her foot caught
in a cattle guard at the Indian Hill cross
ing. 7-year-old Mamie Hunt watched the
onrushing freight train which killed her
while Dagna Senstad, her 6-year-old COM
panion. vainly tried to signal the engi-
neer. Sitting upon a brake wheel on top
Of the train was John Hunt. the girls
father, a brakeman, unconscious that his
child was being ground to death beneath
the wheels The girls were returning
from school when the Hunt child's foot
became caught. Dagna Senstad, unable
to release her friend, ran to meet the
train, waving her arms and screaming, but
the engineer did not see her.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18
ONLY ARTISTS HAVE A SENSE OF BEAUTY.
By e. F. Benson.

The eye, ear, and general perceptiye faculty
of the ordinary person is so dull that he can
not see, hear, or appreciate anything whatever
until the beauties of it have been pointed out
to him by one of those Interpreters of color
and sound who are called artists. As gen
eraI rule in fact, we do not perceive beauty
at all until we firmly and repeatedly are in
formed that the object in question is possessed
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18
Electric Car Smashed.

A switch train on the Northwestern
road crashed into street car in Kenosha
and demolished the car. The car contained
six passengers, who saved themselves by
jumping. Motorman Charles Johnson was
slightly injured
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18
] EEssl22z 81: 62{liz0S II

Mules are much less nervous than
horses, and thus much less liable to ac-
cident or blemish. A blemish that
would make a fine horse unstable
would take but a trifle from mule
The mule is less liable to wire cuts and
blemishes because it is more careful
about running into anything than a
horse is.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18
CHARIVARI CAUSES DEATH.
Physician at Criyitz Killed at Home
of Newly Married Couple.

DR.. Henry Frank Conover of Crivitz, a
young physician, was fatally shot at Cri-
vitz by Richard Hamilton, a saloonkeeper,
at a charivari. Hamilton says the gun
was discharged accidentally, but he has
been arrested pending the inquest. The
tragedy occurred at the home of a newly
welded couple. DR.. Conover heard the
noise and went to the house to quiet the
crowd. He was entering the door when
the shot was fired. He was carried into
the house and died in a short time in the
arms of the man who shot him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18

Men have so few privileges In the
average home that the sign For ladies
only" would be appropriate on the
front door Of most houses
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18
FALSE SCALES ROB PEOPLE.
Milwaukee City Attorney May Pros
ecute 200 Butchers.

tCUIt -VV I1UIVITeTss
The city attorney has been asked to
start prosecutions against over 200 butch
ers and grocers in Milwaukee who use
computing scales of a certain type. The
agitation was started when Frank NJ
Englehardt, an agent for a rival SCALE
made the assertion that Milwaukee people
and those of other cities, too, are being
cheated out of thousands of dollars an
nually by the use of these scales.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18
Gives Birth to auadrupIets.

bankruptcies (boys) weighing about
eight pounds were born to Mrs. John
Everson, a farmers wife, living near
Mondovi. All died.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18

It is a source of regret that some
men have time to burn" when their
wives have no dry wood to burn.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18
MRS. UPHAM Is ELECTED.
State w. G.. Il. U. Chooses Marshfi ED
Woman for President.

Woman for President.
Mrs. Mary G. Upham of Marshfeld
was elected president of the State w. G.
T. T., after the organization appropriated
S., 400 for State work during the coming
year Other officers elected follow: vice
president, Mrs. w. A. Lawson, Madison !;
corresponding secretary, Mrs. Eliza Fow-
Ter, Spencer; recording secretary, Mrs. A.
E. Strong, Madison twentieth term) !;
treasurer, Ida NJ. Cook, Green Bay (thir-
teenth term).
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18
Wh a NIuIe Is Valuable.

It is said that well-managed and
properly fed mules can be worked at
two years of age with safety, if prop
y Judgment is exercised by the driver.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18
S-S,=5S5SSS,=,5S

Everything comes to him who hustles
While he waits for sunshine and rain
TO help his crops.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18

Overripe cream, too much churning
and overworking are three genera!
faults in butter making.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18

The clover meadow habit like that Of
3 coed disposition, is one that should be
continually cultivated.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18

Whipping a shying or frightened
horse is senseless and cruel; pain does
not relieve freight, but the assuring
voice of the master does.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18
CHICAGO GIRL SEEKS FATHER.

Parent of Marie Ladwig Disap-
peared in 1882.
a girl who loves her father and wants,
oh, so much, to see him. is the plea
which Marie Ladwig, a Chicago girl,
sends to the Manitowoc police with let
ter requesting aid in locating Andrew
Ladwig, aged 40. He disappeared from
Chicago in 1882 at the time the child
was 3 weeks old, and the girl has been
told that he was seen in Manitowoc re-
Gently. Ladwig is wagon maker.