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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-24
Cost of Living Higher.

Beginning with the increase of l cent
a pound on the wholesale price Of beef,
within the past fortnight there has been
a general advance in the prices of nearly
all the necessities of life-milk, butter,
eggs, bread, fruit, canned goods, etc. The
increased price of fruit and vegetables is
credited to short crop in nearly all sec
tons, due to an exceptionally dry sum
mer The price of milk has been advanc-
ed in several cities to 9 cents quart,
retail. During the season there has been
20 per cent advance in the price of
canned goods of the best quality, and it is
said that the pure food law is partly re-
sponsible for this by compelling the re-
tirement of many cheap mad adulterated
articles. The tomato crop is said to be CD
per cent short, and this, too, will figure
in the increased price of canned tomatoes,
which are expected to 90 from 80 cents to
81 a dozen, wholesale. Sweet corn in
the can has already gone from ID to 10
cents dozen. Prunes are expected to
advance one-third over the average price
for the past five years, as the crop is only
a little more than one-third of last years
Peas and beans will share in the general
upward trend.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-24

without proper forethought or deliber-
alton? He said nothing. but waited
patiently while the farmer fought the
battle with himself.
Colonel" the lad began softly.
Sergeant"
Sergeant" he continued 81 hate
to do 1t, but why shouldn't II" He
brushed his hand with a gesture Of
WEAKNESS across his face
Love. L thought as much" the ser
geant muttered.
ITS this way" he wxnt on, taking
support himself. "Me and Sally was
TO be married the twentieth of this
month, but now-ncw-" He paused
moment intense pain showing in his
face. "Sally's folks liked me right
smart enough and they always made it
pleasant for me when 1 called on her
Sally had always been my girl since
we was schoolmates together, and we
always loved each other until-until
last night. 1 amt saying that 1 don't
love her any more, because 1 do, and
I'd gladly do anything even now, if
1t would please Sally. But it is just
this way, sergeant she left me and
fell In love with Keeney. He is an
actor and he came to our village two
weeks ago to rest up over the summer.
I wouldn't care so much, sergeant, If
her love was returned. But he's Just
playing with her, same as he Is doing
with the other girls In the village.
told Sally so, but she just said I was
Jealous. Last night l went up to Sal
ly's house; hadn't given up trying to
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-24
Short News Notes

Performances in the theaters in Rich
mond, Va. were broken up by boys, who
let loose ''sneeze" powders in the audi
ence
The San Francisco board of health
reported that thirty-two have died of
bubonic plague and that fifty-seyen now
have the disease.
William ]. Bryan. in an interview at
St. Louis, attacked President Roosevelt's
idea of centralized federal control of cor
porations. and declared the power OF fed
eral courts 10 suspend State laws should
be curtailed.
Max Ettlinger. San Francisco stock
broker, committed suicide by shooting
himself He had been a heavy dealer of
late and is believed to have been despond-
ent over losses
Miller Mccain. a barber. was attacked
by two negro footpads shortly after u
o'clock the other night. while on his way
home in Chester. Pa. He reached dark
spot on Edgnont avenue. when the men
jun d upon him. One struck him in
The face with blunt instrument. which
struck the rim of his hat, making the
blow a glancing ones McCann tussled
with the thugs. and succeeded in breaking
away from them. His eye was badly in
jured
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-24

How 1t Is Collected and Disposed of
in Austrian Capital.
The Vienna correspondent Of the
Lancet deals with the question of the
collection and disposal of household
refuse in that city in a recent number.
The question of dealing with the
household refuse produced in a city OF
100000 inhabitants has for some
time, he says, been engaging attention
and the following results have been OBJ
tanned from the experiments conducted
by the municipal authorities As re
CARDS the disposal of the dry material
collected in the dust bins, the method
giving the best result has been COM
bustion.
The refuse is collected by carts pro-
vided with special receptacles. All the
dust bins are covered square boxes Of
a uniform shape and size, about rs
centimeters long, so centimeters high
and 80 centimeters wide. These boxes
are pushed into the receptacle Of the
car, which is then closed by lid and
e-S IVA 40 LNofCICu duu tLuDIIGQ DIV
turning a handle without any dust es-
Gaping into the street The refuse is
then conveyed to the "combustorius,"
where 1t is burned, except such Dor
lions as can be used otherwise.
Old metal. tinware and glass are
melted down in a special apparatus
and used for industrial purposes, while
the combustible material is used to
generate steam for driving two dyna-
mos for lighting the building. AS yet
these trials have been conducted on a
small scale, but if the system Is ap-
proved of and refuse collected from the
whole city is treated In this way the
amount of energy obtained will be
very considerable.
The treatment Of wet refuse, espe-
cially of an organic nature, has Dot
hitherto yielded satisfactory results.
and another series of experiments with
this material has been instituted in The
hope of using it as manure. The cost
of refuse disposal on the system de-
scribed is very small and the process
is even expected to be profitable for
the municipality, if conducted on
larger scale, while it Is undoubtedly
the best way from the standpoint of
hygiene and medicine. In particular,
the method of collecting refuse with
out scattering dust is sure to be imi-
tated by many corporations, while q
fruitful source of contamination of the
air, especially during the busiest hours
of the day, is thus easily done away
with
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-24

is not with the aristocracy but with
the common people that 1 live and
breathe and have my being" he said.
L associate with the upper classes for
their own benefit. The army is not a
passing breeze of excitement and emo
ton, but permanent and mighty in
fuence of good. Rel gion is not merely
possibility, a desira bility, a privilege
1t is necessity. 1 would rather be
noticed with a brickbat than not be
noticed at all. Go after the individ-
ual,' is the practical way he sums up
the problem of reclamation. appeal
to the heart and the conscience of the
man and the woman. What the world
needs is more consecrated men and
women to grapple with these problems
The Salvationist despises the idea that
a man need not try to save a soul if he
is not paid to do it,"
East River Tunnel Operated
For the first time passengers were car
ried through the New York and Long
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-24
LOCATION LANDS WHICH Will BE OPENED no s1rrEME11

Former difficulties and dangers in Sc
eliminated and it is now rather a
pleasant experience to take a chance
on a quarter section farm.
The method of registration and allot-
ment by drawing instead of the old
pell-mell rush gives everybody a
show. Under this deal an unaccom-
panied woman may register without
embarrassment and has the same
chance as a man in securing the best
prizes in the reservation. In some of
the recent openings women have drawn
splendid lands near the sites of towns
which made their quarter sections
worth small fortunes.
The Brule is member of the great
Sioux tribe, the most numerous and
powerful of the Western nations.
While the Sioux may not have been as
fierce individually as the Apache or
Ute. he was collectively stronger and
was the last to be subdued. In spite
of this condition the Sioux las in re
cent years shown probably more of Il
disposition to make his living out of
the land given him than many of the
other tribes
The Brule reservation contains So
$50 acres. School facilities are pro-
vided in Withholding certain sections
by the government With its opening
another Swan song was sung by the
original American. This marks an adj
ditional act in the process Of elimina
ton of the Indian and is one of the
last of his plots of land to be given
over to civilization.
Government surveyors are now busy
in other reservations. but it will re-
quire some time to complete the work.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-24
RUSH TO GET LANDS.
LOWER BRULE RESERVATION
THROWN OPEN.
Uncle Sam Gives Away 5000 Farms
in South Dakota-Ffye Million
Acres More Await Homeseekers in
Indian Reservations.

Uncle Sam is planning to distribute
during the coming year nearly 100000
acres OF land among about $4,000 home
seekers. This viii be the biggest dis
tribution made by the United States
government since Oklahoma was open
ed for settlement The land is situated
on eight different Indian reservations
in four States. Nearly all of it is re-
garded as first-class for farming pur-
poses
1t has been decided to open all of the
tracts by the lottery system. The reser
yations. with their acreage. follow:
Lower Brule, South Dakota, $50, 600
acres; Flathead. Montana, 100000
acres; Blackfeet, Montana, 100000
acres; Occur d'Alene, Idaho. 10000
acres; Semhi. Idaho, $4,000 acres; va
kinna, Washington, 1,145.O0O acres Col
vile, Washington, 100000 acres.
Divided into tracts of 100 acres the
total would provide 30,691 homesteads.
But the homesteads in some of the
reservations will be limited to forty
acres each, so this will bring the total
number of farms close to $4,000. The
forty acre homesteads will be in recla-
nation districts, and will be under
government irrigation.
The first reservation opened was the
Lower Brule, and hundreds of home
seekers filed applications for lottery
tickets in the big drawing, which took
place at Pierre. S. D. The land has
been appraised at from S125 to 81 an
acre, to be paid in annual installments.
feature OF the Brule Reservation
is that it already is surrounded by
cities and farms of modern civilization,
being within ten miles of Pierre. capt.
tai of the State The Missouri River
runs through the center of the district.
with Sioux City and Omaha $50 miles
to the south and Minneapolis and st.
Paul a short distance to the northeast.
To the west are Deadwood and Lead.
the great mining cities Of the Black
Hills.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-24
WILL PUT DOWN CLASS RUSH.
President Van Hise of University in
Firm Stand Against Hazing.

President Charles r. Van Hise of the
University of Wisconsin says that the
present form of class rush at the univer-
sity, in which several students are seri-
ously injured every year, as was the case
the other day, must be abolished. It is
understood that this years rush is the
last that the authorities will permit. The
large number of students taking part in
the rush makes it extremely dangerous.
President Van Hise announces that the
cases of students who violated the hazilg
rules will be investigated by the discipline
committee of the faculty and the guilty
ones punished. The four students injured
are recovering, the report that one had
died being untrue.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-24
GIANT FIR TREE WORTH 1928
Contained $4,000 Feet of Lumber
and Required Four Cars to Move.

-Four fir logs, all cut from the same
tree, and containing more than 1900
feet, were shipped to the Kalb- Gilbert
Lumber Company's mill at Raymond the
other day from the company's camp near
Raymond. Each log occupied car. The
larger was 101 inches in diameter at its
small end and SO feet in length, contain
ing 1900 feet. The measurements of
two other logs were 80 inches in diameter
and 36 feet long, S,T4S feet; 53 inches
in diameter and 40 feet long, $500 feet.
In addition to these four logs another
smaller one was cut from the tree, but
has not yet been shipped to the MILL This
would bring the total up to more than
$4,000 feet. The large logs are perfect
specimens, and perhaps the largest sawed
by mill at that place. The stump from
which the tree was cut measured 10 feet
8 inches in diameter. At $1,000 a thou
sand, which is the price paid in this
harbor for high grade fir, the four logs
would bring more than S423.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-24

Island City tube under the East river.
when August Belmont, who financed the
undertaking, acted as conductor of the
car containing the officials connected with
the work and members of the public SER
vice commission. Superintendent of Mo-
tive Power Banghard was the motorman.
The car went from Third avenue and For
ty-second street, Mania ttan, to Jackson
avenue and Fourth street, Queens, in four
minutes. This is a reduction of at least
thirty minutes in the time between these
two points under the old conditions of
transit.
In general appearance the tube is sim
liar to an ordinary city subway, being
perfectly dry, well lighted and equipped
with heavy rails and a modern signal sys-
TEN. The cars are of the regulation type,
operated by trolley poles. The atmos-
phere is from 10 to 10 degrees cooler
than on the surface of the street. As
the car nearly fills the tube, it acts as
a piston, pushing the air out in front
and drawing a fresh supply after it.
Not a War Fund.
American Industries. the organ of the
replies to an attack made in the Fedora
zionist by Sampel Gompers. president of
the American Federation of Labor, where
in he referred to the 100000 a year
which the manufacturers are to raise as
war fund to crush the unions" The
reply in question ridicules the idea that
war of determination is to be waged
upon organized labor, and quotes from its
resolutions adopted in 1903 as follows:
THE National Association of Manufac-
turers is not opposed to organizations of
labor as such, but is unalterably opposed
to boycotts. blacklists and other illegal
acts of interference with the personal lib
erty of employer and employe. No per-
son should be refused employment or in
any way Disseminated against on account
of membership or non-membership in any
labor organization, and there should be
no discrimination against or interference
with any employee not member of a la
Dor organization by member of such or
ganiZat iOD -
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-24

win her back. Just as l was going in
at the gate l saw them standing in the
shade of a apple tree"
Once more he brushed his hand
across his face. The sergeant said not
a word. Disconnected, and weighed
with pain as the narrative was, it in
terested him. The young man contin-
ued:
He had her In his arms. sergeant.
and was kissing her and telling her
that he loved her 1t was a lie, SER
geant, !" he cried out, banging the
desk with his fist. Il couldn't stand
it any longer, sergeant. My Sally in
his arms drove me nigh crazy. 1 rush
ed up TO him and grabbed him by the
neck. l knocked his head against the
to the road. l was crazy, sergeant;
certainly was crazy or l would never
have done It"
The sergeant scratched match and
lit his pipe. He was interested, deeply
interested, but he did not commit him
self by admitting it He waited for
the young man TO continue and his
wait was short one.
sally did not scream when I did
this; just stood there, still and white
| was sorry for it afterward, sergeant,
and | went back to Sally to apologize
Sally, sir, just locked at me with those
cool, calm eyes she always has when
she says a thing she means and said ::
John Ridder, hate you. 1 hope l
will never see your face again.
And Ill guess I'll sign now,
sergeant"
He lifted his hand and bent over the
sheet. He dipped the pen in the ink,
and then
Both men stood suddenly erect as a
rush of feet was heard from the hall
way. They stopped before the door ::
a convulsive twist of the knob and the
door flew open to admit q frightened
girl, with tear stained face and eyes
red from much weeping. She gazed
with wide open eyes upon the men be-
fore her, and then, with wide open
arms, she sprang into the room, cry
ing:
John, oh, John, forgive me,''
"Sallyw
The kind old sergeant turned away
and gazed out of the window. It was
some minutes before he turned to them,
and he did 70 then the better to catch
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-24
AT THE DOOR,

thought myself indeed secure,
So fast the door, so firm the lock;
But 10 he toddling comes to lure
My parent ear with timorous knock.
Ny heart were stone could it withstand
The sweetness of my baby's plea,
That timOrous baby knocking and
Please let me in, it's only me-"
I threw aside the unfinished book
Regardless of its tempting charms,
And, opening wide the door | took
My laughing darling in my arms.
Who knows but In eternity,
|, like a truant child, shall wait
The glories of a life to be
Beyond the Heavenly Fathers gate?
And will that Heavenly Father heed
The truant's supplicating cry,
As at the outer door | plead,
Its /, o Father only II"
Eugene Field.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-24


Meet General Approval.
The session laws of 1907 have been
sent out by Secretary of State James A.
Frear and their appearance has occa-
stoned lot of adverse criticism from at
torneys and others Interested in follow
ing the changes in the laws Instead of
printing the different chapters as they
were pessed, the book is divided into two
parts this year, Part l. containing all sec
tons OF the statutes amended, created or
repealed by the laws of 1907, extracted
for the chapters and arranged in numer-
lcal order, and Part II. containing the
remainder of such chapters and all other
chapters Of the session as they were PASS
ed The result is confusing and it is i'm
possible to find out the whole text of any
one chapter without picking the differ
ent paragraphs from different parts of the
book. The new rule is in accordance
with the suggestion of Speaker Ekern
OF the Assembly, as embodied in a reso-
luton introduced by Chairman Ingram
OF the Judiciary committee and passed by
both houses in one day. The volume con-
tains list of all sections of the statutes
amended, created or repealed by the SEES
sion laws since 1898, when the statutes
were last revised, and a cumulative in
dex of the session laws for all these ses-
sionS.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-24
When Cupid |DIeTVeDed


The recruiting sergeant lay back In
his chair, and, between the puffs of his
pipe, attempted to whistle "Bluebell."
The office was deserted save for
himself. All the young men Of lazy
habits of which the city could boast
a great many, seemed to have already
enlisted or were experiencing a change
of habit.
The sergeant's whistling ceased
abruptly and he fell to mastering up
visions of the mashed potatoes with
cream gravy that would be served at
supper in the little old hotel that even
ing. The sergeants thoughts dwelt
unen the vision until his mouth water
ed and then he arose from the chair,
drawled 'hum-de-deedle-de," stretch
ed his arms high in the air and then
suddenly pped them and stood in an
attitude Of attention.
The sound of footsteps came from
the stair; the clatter of heavy boots.
The sergeant's trained ear followed
the direction taken by those boots.
They hesitated upon the landing; then
came swiftly down the hallway and
hesitated once more, this time before
the door of the recruiting Office.
The wise old sergeant knew the
meaning of that halt; he had met it
time and time again. He knew that
the man on the other side of the door
was standing on the brink of indeci-
sion. He knew also the old adage Of
~he who hesitates is lost" and there
fore WIS not surprised when the door
suddenly burst open and a flushed
faced. nervous. stamping young son of
toll entered the room. He stood near
the cor few moments displaying all
the lsshfulness Of the country boy His
face became red and white in turn !;
his hat became a swiftly revolving cir
Gle In his hands. and his legs were
prone TO itch greatly. neceSSitatlng the
rising of each in turn
The sergeant's quick, trained eye
cast an admiring glance over the stal
wart, awkward person before him,
while he mentally measured the capa1
city of his lungs, the breadth Of his
shoulders, and those other qualities
dear to a soldiers heart Here was b
young man In the class of those to
whom the army extends wide open rs
arms OF welcome
Well, sir?" questioned the sergeant,
not unkindly.
After short period, consumed In
juggling his hat, the young fellow
blurted out:
Il wanter join the army
He was hustled into another room.
rushed through the examinations by
the delighted sergeant and a few min
utes later he found himself in the Of
fee again, dazed, perplexed, and very
much frightened. A pen was given him
and the enlistment sheet spread out
before him awaiting his signature.
He gazed absently on the paper be-
fore him. and the hand that held the
pen dropped listlessly by his side The
timid. awkward bearing of few min
utes before fell away from him like a
discarded robe. His face was pale and
ne trembled violently.
The sergeant gave him a quick,
sweeping gaze. What was the cause Of
sending this young man to the army
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-24
The Cotton Spinners' Congress.

Growers of cotton and manufacturers
of cotton goods from seven different ma
tons have met in convention at Atlanta,
Ga, James X. Macoll of Providence, r.
l.. presiding. Among other reforms ia
vored by the convention was the advocacy
of uniform bill of lading. President
Macoll said that ways must be found to
enable the planters to sell direct to the
spinners, without losing the profit Of the
middlemen. The planter must learn to
grade, carry and finance his cotton as the
merchant now does.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-24
Child Labor law in Effect.

The new eight-hour child labor law,
which went into effect in New York State
Oct /, will have an important bearing
on the children of the State, as it is es-
timated that it will protect 100000 chill
dren in New York City alone. This statute
prohibits the employment of persons I'M
der 16 years of age in the factories be-
fore s O'Clock in the morning and after
) o'clock in the afternoon, or for more
than eight hours in any one day. 1t is
expected that this will materially affect
attendance at the public schools.