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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-15
MRS. FANNY SLATTERY
DIED SUDDENLY
An Old Resident Of Ethis City
Succumbs to EHeart Failure
While Visiting at Rhinelander,

The many friends of Mrs. Fanny
Slattery, of this city, will be panied
to hear of her sudden death while
visiting with her children at Rhine
lander, where she went about three
weeks ago. When Mrs. Slattery left
this city at that time she was in ex-
cellent health, and it was little thought
by her relatives and friends in this
city that she was going from their
midst for the last time, and the news
that came to this city Friday night
announcing her death was a great
shock to them.
Mrs. Slattery was seventy-siX years
old at the time of her death, and
leaves large family to whom she has
been devoted mother. The remains
arrived in this city over the Green
Bay & Western Railway at $50 Sat
urday evening.
The deceased had been a resident
of this city since July 1881, coming
here from Canada where she was mar
ried TO Michael Slattery. She came
to Canada when only two years of age
from Ireland. where she was horn 10
1885,,
Mrs. Slattery is survived by the
following children: Mrs. Dennis Nc
Carthy, of this city; Mrs. John
Henry, Mrs. Thos. Doyle, Mrs John
Murphy, and NJ. J. Slattery. of Rhine
lander; Thos. Slattery, of Atlanta,
Wis; John Slattery, of Quebeck, Can;
Mrs. NJ. Mccarthy, of St. Bazile, Can:
Stephen Slattery, of Sturgeon Bay,
Wis; VIM. Slattery, of Rudolph, Wis;
and daughter Nora who accompanied
her on her visit to Rhinelander.
The funeral service over the remains
was held at SIS. Peter g. Paul's Cath
olic church Monday morning, .Fr.
Hugenroth officiating. The service
was attended nv a large number of
people and the remains were followed
by scores of friends and relatives to
Calvary cemetery where interment
was made.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-15
HUNTING PARTIES

MeSsrs. Blaisdell and Samson left
Thursday morning over the st. Paul
railway for Star Lake, where they
will hunt deer.
w. e. Little and Station Agent
Geo. Anderson, left for Harsnaw
Thursday where they will persue the
fleet footed denizens of the forest, d
beginning the first day OF the season.
W. a. Carey, Frank and Hugh
Bcles, e. b. Rossier, W. J. Conway, n.
W. Nilsson, and L. NJ. Nash formed
a party that left this city Satur.
day for Star Lake. From there they
will drive sixteen miles west for a
two weeks deer hunt.
George and Joe Schneider, Henry
Sampson, and son Henry, Anton
Billmyer and Julius Henke. made
up party that will hunt for deer
above Harshaw, Wis. Mr.. Schneider
left Wednesday of last week for the
camp with q team, and tie other
members Of the party left Saturday.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-15

Assemblyman-elect c. r. Colds
worthy. Of Vesper, was caller In this
city for few hours Thursday.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-15

The farmers union shipped the first
car load potatoes from this point
this week. Potatoes are coming in in
goods hape, but Il number of the farm
ers are holding their crop for an
advance in the price which is ex-
pected to take place soon.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-15
FRESH lime at the Centralia Hard
wear Co. IS store. If

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Morrill, and child
rem and Miss Mollie Muir, departed
for March, Wis, where they will
spend several days with Mrs.
Morrilrs parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Archie Muir.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-15
position as saleslady
Inquire at 477-1st ST North

D. Edward Thompson has rented
the M. Mccarthy residence. on the
west side, and swill move his family
from Appleton Co this city in couple
Of weeks
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-15
FIX BROKEN DISHES

A lady of opr city has found a sure
cure for broken dishes. IL the dish
TO be mended can be tied together
With a stout string, then place 1t in
boiling milk and leave one hour, you
Can never tell the dish had been
broken and it can afterwards be put in
boiling water without the pieces
coming apart. This experiment has
been tried and proven and many are
the broken dishes which were thought
TO be useless which are now as good
as new.
VIM. Fayel, of Eighth ST. who has
been employed at Port Edwards for
the past few months, has accepted
the position of teamster for Seth
Spafford. Mr.. Fayel formerly oc-
cupied this same position and his old
patrons will be pl eased TO know OF bis
re-acceptance.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-15

Give children a remedy with plea
SAINT taste. Don't force unpleasant
medicine down their throatS. Ken
nedy's Laxative containing Honey
and Tar is most pleasant to take.
Children like it, and as a relief for
colds, coughs, etc, there is nothing
better. No opiates. Conforms to Ma
tional Pure Food and Drug Law.
Sold by f. L. Steib s. Co. and Wood
County Drug Co.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-15
VOLUME 40, NUMBER 50
SCHUMAN- N-HELKE

At the lutheran church in the town of
kellner Thursday, Rev. Kruche joined
in the Holy bonds of wedlock, Miss. III
Schuman and Gustave Helke, both
residents of the town of Grand Rapids
where they have many friends. The
groom is son of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Helke, of the town of Grand Rapids,
and is well known in this city where
he numbers host of friends. We under
stand that the young people will go
to housekeeping on farm in this
township, and they have the best
wishes of the. REPoR FER and also their
many friends
Connecticut western news., 1906-08-09
THE UNCROwNED.

It Is cause for thanks that there Is q vast army of heroes and heroines whose names never grace the pages of history, do not appear on memorial tab lets and are not celebrated in song or poem. We refer to those In the every day walks of life who perform the round of its simple duties faithfully, unselfishly and uncomplainingly. We ran across one of them the other day a mother left fifteen years ago with five children under ten years of age and Il farm heavily mortgaged. The fortitude with which this mother met the duties and responsibilities of her trying position Is inspiring in the ex- treme. Being q schoolteacher before her marriage, she took this work up on the death of her husband and would drive three or four miles to the nearby school during all the winter months, doing the farm chores in the morning before she left and finishing them at 10 or II o'clock at night after her re- turn home. In this way she kept up the interest on the note and at the same time gave her five children the best education that lay In her power. Today she is reducing the indebted ness with their assistance The in- stance is not cited because 1t is ex- ceptional for 1t is a type of devotion and self sacrifice that Is very common. There is hardly a home but is graced by the unselfish service of one or more of these nncrowned heroes or heroines "a husband devoting every energy to providing for his dear ones, often hand icapped by misfortune or disease; as often a mother, mingling her prayers and tears in a service as pure and mo- ble as the heart is capable of, perhaps the only support and protector of the children of a shiftless or drunken hus- band, and mayhap 1t Is the son or daughter on whom the burden falls. But with all of them it is the same faithfulness through long years of toll and unselfish devotion-heroes every these that the world grows better and human hearts more mellow and gentle with the passing years. Though his tory makes no count of them nnd though no memorial Is raised to con- memorate their deeds, the record of their faithful service is impressed on the tablets of human hearts and re- corded in the loving remembrance of their fellow men.
Connecticut western news., 1906-08-09
THE BoY AND HIS FATHER.

While as people we share becom- ing interest in the vast material val ues annually produced on the myriad farms of the country in the shape of bumper crops of grain and thorough bred stock, there Is not one of all these things that possesses the real value or concerns the future welfare of the com munity, state or nation as does the clean, honest, industrious and reliable boy of eighteen years. The price of all other farm products fuctuates-is up or down to correspond with the varying de- mand-but for the boy of the kind mentioned there Is an ever increasing call to do the worlds work In view of this situation 1t is worth while to give to the boy that painstaking care and interest that will enable him to supply the countrys demand for men. While 1t would be difficult to measure the impress of the mothers influence we would say a word here concerning the boy and his father. for the cases are all too numerous where beyond the age of ten the lad is prone to follow the example of his father rather than to abide by the precept of his mother. It is natural, but matter both of con graduation and regret, that the boy looks up to the father as he does. While there are exceptions to the rule, it is not reasonable to expect that the boy is going to realize any higher type of manhood than the father eXempli- fies, and he is shortsighted and unrea- sonable who condemns in the boy what he allows in himself. Boy nature does not overlook the insincerity of such an attitude. The early establishing of a bond of interest and comradeShip not only conduces to the highest satisfac- ton on the part of the parent. but Is favorable to the development of that affection and regard on the part of the son which never leave him, but which tend to develop in him a filial grati- tude that will make the fathers declin- ing years cheery and golden as they come and go. Raise pure bred stock. the best possible to get, but don't over look the boy. In fundamental and last analysis everything else raised on the farm. however good or useful, Is mere trash compared with him. A fine type of manhood-this Is primary. And every farm home in the land should furnish its quota to supply never sat isfied demand.
Connecticut western news., 1906-08-09
General M arkets.

New York. Aug. '. FLOUR-Stcady, but quiet; Minnesota patents, a.25a45O; winter straights s3.65a 3.S0: winter extras, $2.S5a335; winter pat ents. $3S5a4G5.
 wHEAT-Affected by rains in spring wheat harvesting districts and bull sup port. wheat acted steady this morning at a slight advance in prices; September. 79 @-16a79Ae.; December. s2has2 3-lGc.
 CORN-Option market was Sc lower by reason of good rains through Illinois and tho west: September. 553sa56sc.
 BUTTER-Creamery, extras, per pound, PC; firsts, c0a211ac.; seconds, 1SLa1912c. {; western. imitation creamery, extras, l9c. i; eastern, dairy, choice Hc.; renovated, ex- tras, 19a19hc; hrsts, lIl1alSc.; factory. firsts. 17c.: packing stock. No. 1. 16a16t1c. CHEESE-State full cream, large and small best, 11I1c.i fair to good, large. 1la 11l4c.; small, 1olka11c.; half skins, best, SAa9c.; part skins. prime, 72aSc.
 EGGS-Fresh gathered, extra, per dog en, 22c. nearby. fresh gathered. firsts to extra firsts, 19a20c.; western. fresh gath cred, extra firsts. l91hc.; firsts, 1SalSl5c. MILK-The price today is sl.31 per forty quart can.
 TALON - Steady; city, 5c.; country. 47sa5I4c.
 HAY-Dun; shipping, 65a75c.; good to choice, s1al.05.
 STRAW-Steady; long rye, 55aGoc
 BEANS-SteauN' HaffoW- N-'soa5' nc dium, slS0; pea, s1.GO; red kidney, sS.0211a 3.05.
 HOPS-Steady; state. common to choice. 1905, 1Oa17c; 1904 and olds. nominal.
 LIVE POTLTRY-Stcady; fowls. 13lsa 14c.: old rousters. 9a9lAc.; spring chickens. 15a17c.; ducks. old, 1Oa11c.; do, spring. II al2c
 DRESSED POULTRY - Steady: fowls choice. 14c do. fair to good. l3i4c.; old roosters, 9C broiIers, nearby, 16a20c.; do. sestetrn, 15alSc.
Connecticut western news., 1906-08-09
RENovATING STRAWBERRY BED.

The strawberry bed at the end of the first seasons cropping often furnishes a perplexing problem in part because the plants may be too thick and be- cause weeds may have crept in. In such cases we have found 1t advanta- geous to take q sharp scythe and cut both plants and weeds close to the ground and then blow and ruttle out all but about a six inch strip of the roots In the middle of the strawberry row. If the land Is not rich and strong well routed manure may be spread over the whole bed and raked in. The bed will look very sick following such treat ment, but in q short time the roots left undisturbed will throw out new shoots and runners. and by the time frost comes you will have practically new bed. While this plan may be followed to advantage with some beds at the end of second years cropping, we have usually plowed up the bed after the second years cropping and planted to turnips about the 1st of August.
 We remember realizing some SIS one fall, from a patch of turnips that were sowed on a strawberry bed one by eight rods in size and plowed up about Aug. 1. Potatoes were $1.25 In Octo- Der of that year, and the turnips brought 40 cents per bushel. -
Connecticut western news., 1906-08-09
Fountain Pens
NOTICE
Special Meeting of the Canaan Fire
 District.

Special Meeting of the Canaan Fire
 District. The legal voters of the Canaan Fire Dis trict are hereby notified that a special meeting of said district is hereby called to meet in the Town Hall in the village of Canaan, in the town of North Canaan, on Saturday, August II, 1906, at o'clock D. m for the following purposes: l. To see if said district will vote to add to the purposes for which it is organized the following purpose: To construct and maintain drains and sewers. ?. To appoint such committees as said district may deem advisable to act and report on said matter. 3. To appropriate such sums as may be necessary for the purpose of .defraying the expense of investigating the question of sewage disposal in said fire district and securing plans therefor. 1. To transact any other business proper to be done at said meeting. Dated at North Canaan this lst day of August, 1906.
 !. H. RoRABACK.
 N. l.. JACKSON,
 R. D. PIERCE.
 w. w. BURGHARnT,
 c. w. CAMP,
 Executive Committee of Canaan Fire
 District.
Connecticut western news., 1906-08-09
LEGAL NOTICE
DISTRICT OF CANAAN, ss. Probate U Court, August $, 1906

DISTRICT OF CANAAN, ss. Probate U Court, August s, 1906.
 Estate of Silas H. knickerbocker, late of North Canaan. in said District. deceased.
 Upon the application of Carrie l.. knick- erbocker of North Canaan, Conn.,, praying that an instrument in writing purporting to be the last will and testament of said deceased be admitted to probate and that letters testamentary be granted on said estate as per application on file, it is
 ORDERED-Thatt the foregoing appli- cation be heard and determined at the Pro bate Office in North Canaan, in said Dis trict, on the 14th day of August, A. D. 1908, at , o'clock in the afternoon, and that notice be given to all persons interested in said estate of the pendency of said applica- tion and the time and place of hearing thereon, by publishing copy of this order once in some newspaper having circula- tion in said District, and by posting q copy of this order on the public sign-post in said town "f North Canaan at least five days before the day of saId hearing, to ap- pear, if they see cause, at said time and place and be heard relative thereto, and make return to this court
 Attest: DAVID c. WHITTLEsEY, Judge.
Connecticut western news., 1906-08-09

Hereafter federal meat inspection label will not only be conclusive evt dence that canned chicken is not can ned veal, but that it was fit for food when put under cover
Connecticut western news., 1906-08-09

The putting of an extensive side hill we know of into permanent meadow Is doing much to prevent the wash which has annually occurred when the same has been planted to corn. The crown of the hill as well as the fiat is still kept Tn corn
Connecticut western news., 1906-08-09

With prime, sound mules selling re- gently at as high as $237 per head, there is reason to believe that there Is one line of animal husbandry that is not being seriously overdone.
Connecticut western news., 1906-08-09

In addition to consuming a supply of fodder which is otherwise largely wasted, sheep turned into the stubble field destroy vast number of weeds and weed seeds which usually come to a nasty maturity after the grain is cut. It would be worth while borrowing your neighbor's flock in order to have this job done.
Connecticut western news., 1906-08-09

We are just now reaping substan- tial reward for pains taken in trans planting some early lettuce. The full, crisp heads are tender and furnish one of the finest delicacies for the table.
Connecticut western news., 1906-08-09

A little leafiet recently prepared un- der the direction of the department of agriculture and issued from the public roads division states that of 15,116 miles of public road In the state of New Hampshire 1.175 are surfaced with gravel and 11S miles with stone making a total of 1,293 miles of i'm the total
Connecticut western news., 1906-08-09

Job was afflicted with a spell of boils, but the historic account makes no men, tion of the fact that he had to put up with the nuisance of being overrun with his neighbors' chickens. It Is a question which Is the more trying to a fellows patience and sweetness of temper.
Connecticut western news., 1906-08-09

The lad that Is welded to q cob pipe at fifteen seldom If ever afterward con tracts any other alliances that are worth continental.
Connecticut western news., 1906-08-09

It is roughly estimated that the Hes sian fly and chinch bug together do over S100OOO, 900 damage to the wheat crop annually, two pests that the de pertinent of agriculture has been at great expense in Its attempts to erad- irate
Connecticut western news., 1906-08-09

It is as true of people as of animals that the disadvantages of poor heredi- ty are usually coupled with an unfa- vorable environment
Connecticut western news., 1906-08-09

Other things being equal, the man with an education has just the advan- tage of his ignorant fellow that the man with a sharp aX has over the one with dull tool. And his education opens up to him a realm In whiSh his thoughts may dwell even If his body Is occupied in manual toll.
Connecticut western news., 1906-08-09

Drawn poultry, game and fish may not keep in cold storage as long as those undrawn, but at the same time they constitute a much more whole some and safer food product.
Connecticut western news., 1906-08-09

In the United States alone 9,00O,O0o blows are required in the blowing of the tillable land, which represents an investment of. about $SO,OoO,OOO.
Connecticut western news., 1906-08-09

The fourth and last spraying of the orchard was made this year on Aug. 1 and was for the purpose of heading off the work of the second brood of codlng moths.
Connecticut western news., 1906-08-09

The dog poisoner and the anonymous letter writer belong to the same spe- cies of humanity and are as q general thing cowardly. malignant and con- temptible specimens of the genus homo. In the first case one seeks to shirk re- sponsibility for the things he does, in the second for the things he says.
Connecticut western news., 1906-08-09

Among the annual weeds that are giving many farmers in the corn belt trouble this year are the smartweeds, which got the upper hand as a result of q wet spell which hindered cultiva- ton at critical stage. Once rooted the ordinary corn blow fails to dis lodge them, while they are usually too tough to be cut by the surface or knife cultivator. They are best cleaned out by hand where the area covered is not too large.
Connecticut western news., 1906-08-09

The 1,5O0 tons of Chicago sewage which is daily turned into the Missis- sippi was held by the court which re gently tried the case brought by the city of St. Louis for damages to be more than offset by the 100000 feet of pure water from Lake Michigan with which it was miXed-in other words, that this mixture was purer
Connecticut western news., 1906-08-09

Bulletin No. 120 issued by the Ken lucky experiment station Is devoted to a description and some account of the so called cabbage snakes, a panic over which did the cabbage growers of the country serious damagesa year or so ago. They are described as a spe- 'cies of worm, white, cylindrical and having no trace of ordinary organs of locomotion or sense. The author states that the cases of sickness caused by them were without question the prod iuct of the heated imagination of some newspaper reporter, for, while the worm itself may not be pleasant to contemplate, 1t is by no means poi sonous.
Connecticut western news., 1906-08-09

Many . parent has himself to thank For the sullly disposition of his child.
Connecticut western news., 1906-08-09

Congress has lately appropriated $100,O00 to import bugs which will de- stroy the gypsy moths. which were brought to this country some years ago in an experiment to determine whether they would produce silk. They didn't pan out for the purpose mentioned worth cent, but rather began to de- vour the trees of Boston. Later they spread through Massachusetts and the other New England states. The dam age which has been done by them is es- timated at millions of dollars.
Connecticut western news., 1906-08-09

It Is usually the man who suffers most from a failure to help himself who takes most stock in the power of heredity. He Is wont to put great store on the Scripture phrase, "The sins of the father are visited upon the children unto the third and fourth generation" when he should rather emphasize the profane maxim, God helps those who help themselves" and straightway be- gin to scratch gravel
Connecticut western news., 1906-08-09

The growing scarcity of lumber and the substitution of steel and cement for very many of its uses direct at tention to the supply of coal, which Is largely used in the production of both commodities. Germany's deposits are estimated at 2S,OOO,OO0,0OO tons. those of Great Britain and Ireland at 193,- CO0,OOO,OoO tons, those of France at 19,- O00OO0,0O0 tons and Russia's at 40,000,- 100000 tons North America is credit ed with 6S1.OOO,OOO,OOO tons, but this supply Is generally supposed to be far less than the deposits found in both Siberia and China.
Connecticut western news., 1906-08-09
FOR SALE

Stevens-Duryea Runabout in excellent condition, with extras. A bargain. Ad- dress STEVENS, care of The Canaan Printing Co.,, Canaan, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1906-08-09
WOOD WANTED
For Sale

Standing or cut. on the lot or delivered at tkilns.-WILLIAM CANFIELD. Canaan, Ct.
The Washington times., 1906-10-22
GIFTS FOR QUEEN
HOBBY OF EDWARD
His British Majesty Never
Returns From Trip With
out Some Token.
JEWELS, SILVER OR ART
Latest Present Is Complete Set Of
Crystal Ice Cream Dishes
and Gobiets.

LONDON. Oct. 22.-Klng Edward is
constantly presenting his Queen with
gifts. and her majesty never returns
from a visit abroad without finding
some beautiful piece Of jewelry or sill
yer or some object Of aH
The Kings latest gift was purchased
from the Austrian exhibition at EaFl's
Court. 1t consisted OF a complete ser
OF crystal ice cream dishes and large
crystal gOblets. The dishes and goblets
have a narrow gOid rim, and on each
piece IS the initial "a IN gold, sur
mounted by a crown
Gifts Of this kind the Queen makes a
point Of using at least several times
year. but public" gifts are never seen
or used at all
In vast lumber room at Buckingham
palace are golden caskets. silver tTow-
els. presentation albums. pictures and
hundreds Of odds and ends connected
with public functions. At Windsor
Castle. too. there are now two large
rOon1@ hacked with goods OF a certain
value whIGA viii be eventually handed
down 10 the Prince OF Wales.