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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-10-02

Dr.. Newell also received the
following letter from Prof. Will
mon Newell, Secretary of the
State Crop Pest Commission, who
sends him 500 copies of Circular
"a, which deals at length with the
bool weevil problem and contains
invaluable information for the
destruction of the pest gained
from actual experience. These
circulars are to be distributed
cautiously and can be had of Dr..
Newell OH request.
Baton Rouge, La, Sept. %. 1908.
DR.. E. Dunbar Newell,
st. Joseph, La.
DEAR SIR%I am just in receipt of
your favor of the 18th instant. We are
sending you to-day by the Pacific Ex-
press Company, prepaid, approximately
800 copies of Circular "A, and will be
pleased to furnish more if needed.
II possible the Gotten plants should be
destroyed much earlier than November
10th. Circular "A was prepared during
August, when it was impossible to fore
see with accuracy the exact conditions
that would prevail during the autumn.
We have just returned from a trip
through Avoyelles Parish and adjacent
territory and find that the cotton plants
are putting on second growth and a
great abundance of squares, to an ex-
tent that | have never seen before at this
time of the year. of course every square
contains a developing weevil, and these
weevils will become adult between now
and frost. enclose copy of an inter.
view given to the press representative
to-day which will be self-explanatory
The situation is indeed a much more
serious one than we expected when w
prepared Circular "a, and do not think
anything could be of as great importanc,
to your community as strenuous agita
ton for the immediate destruction of tn,
cotton plants. II they can all be de
stroyed by October 18th, so much tn
better. If the luxuriant second growtl
of squares is permitted to remain in tn
fields until frost, and il we are unfortu
nate enough to have a mild winter, tn
situation next winter will be hopeless
Now is the critical time for the plante
to strike, and if he does not do so tn
crop Of next year is likely to be tots
failure. 1t is quite possible that you ca
get your local paper to publish the er
closed article with scare" headlines.
believe it would do much good.
am sorry that our meeting at st. j
? seph cannot be held at an earlier dat
but as Prof. Dodson's time is entire
taken up with engagements and 9TH
pressing matters between now and Oct
Der Goth, | fear there will be no pos
= bility of a meeting before that tim
Under separate cover send you fe
cards which it might he advisable
post up in the business houses and 9th
Q prominent places where the farmers co
Il gregate, and if you see fit notati'
could be made upon these cards to I
effect that Circular "a can be secur
>, from YOU or from some party whom y
may designate.
II Awaiting your further pleasure, a
III Very truly yours,
Il WILMON NEWELL, Sec y
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-11-12
A GOVERNORS OPINION ON
THE CHICAGO STOCK SHOW

Governor Cummins, upon being
asked to express an opinion relative
to the Internal Live Stock Exposition
of Chicago, which will be held from
Nov. 2Sth to Dec. 10th, made the
following statement: 1.-The Interna-
tional Live Stock Exposition has been
a potent factor in giving to the live
stock industry she position il ought
to hold throughout the West. 1t has
brought into existence many other
expeditions of like character in the
Mississippi valley, and has infused
new life into the science of breeding.
La my own state its effect upon the
the display of live stock at the state
fair has been so noticeable that il is
everywhere remarked.
Chicago is peculiarly well situated
for such an exposition. 1t is conven-
lent to the North, Sootb, East and
West. In Chicago, the champion
herds may be assembled at the close
of the annual show season, to contest
for fiual honors, with minimum
trouble and expense.
II sincerely hope that the Inter-
national Live Stock Exposition may
continue it's helpful and brilliant ca
reer
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-11-12

Mr. and Mrs NJ. Bourgard are happy over
the arrival of baby girl at their home Fri
day morning.
John Stieb was a Grand Rapids visitor
Saturday.
Mrs A. zurffuh and son Joseph of Ne
koosa were Sunday guests of Mrs. II. Eur
fluh.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Ekelund of Sigel were
guests at the Noel home Sunday.
Mesdames P. Guam and C. Peterson at
tended a party at the home of their parents
in Rudolph Saturday evening.
Mrs. ]. Shelhammer and sons were guests
of Mrs. C. Lyons in the Rapids Thursday,
Mrs. j. E. Aucutt and Miss Louise Codare
were shopping in your city Tuesday.
Ed Card was on the sick list few days the
past week.
Youngchild of Nekoosa, were guests of Mrs.
L. A Smith Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kromri of Coloma, have
bought the house recently put up by E.
Deyo, Mrs. Kromri is a sister of Mrs. G.
Knoll.
Mrs. Fox was a shopper in the Rapids
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. Boyer were Sigel visitor
| Sunday.
Mrs Huer has been the guest of Mrs. E.
Eichsteadt the past few days.
Among the shoppers in your city Tuesday
were Mesdames C. Martin, c. Topping, j.
| Cumberland and M. Proteau.
| The many friends of Grandma Lcsarge
will be sorry to learn that she is very sick
at the home of her grandchild Mrs. G. La
vigne.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-11-12

Now that the schools are in session
the local health officer should be
especially watchful for the appearance
of scarlet fever and diphtheria. After
the discovery of any dangerous COM
municable disease among school child
rem, the school house should be
thoroughly disinfected with formalde-
hyde before school is again allowed to
resume. All school buildings should
undergo a thorough diSinfection and
renovation at least three times year,
whether there has been an infectious
and contagious disease present or not,
Experience has taught that frequently
disinfection of school rooms promotes
much better health among pupils and
teachers. If this practice is followed
in all cases many serious epidemics
will be averted and a great saving IN
life will result.-State Board of
Health.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-11-12

Let it be your diversion to he hon.
est. The astonishing cheap rates at
which honesty can be secured, the
numerous centers wherein you may
procure as much honesty as you feel
you have need of, the innumerable
procession of mortals who rely on hon
esty to bear them around the corner
which looms ominous ahead-all
should be sufficient to cause you to at
least consider investing in policy of
honesty. Don't take any substitute
for the real thing. Substitutes for
honesty are thinly vanished, and a
little wear reveals the insect that
eats away the life of the tree of sue
cess. So many men are engaged in
being honest with such universally
satisfactory results that it behooves
any of the rest of US who may still be
outside the pale, to voice the desire Of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-11-12
Conway. He left here with them {

Conway. He left here with them on
Wednesday, Nov. +, at 1:35 over the
Chicago s. Northwestern railway and
when he reached Fond du Lac be
found that he could not get through.
They went on to Milwaukee where the
boys bad an opportunity to see some
of the Cream City for. the first time
in their life. The six boys from this
city and three from ADMINISTRATIVE
in all-was the largest number ever
entered at the school in one day.
They were registered in and assigned
to their places, when they all began to
realize the change they would expeT-
fence in their new home. The disci-
pline, education and trades they will
learn will be beneficial to all the boys
and we hope that they will come from
that school good boys, with some aim
and ambition in life.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-11-12
UNIVERSITY STOCK FOR
INTERNATIONAL SHOW

With an exhibit of forty-si Sheppard
twenty-nine hogs, the University Of
Wisconsin College of Agriculture will
be well represented at the Inter.
national Live Stock show at Chicago,
which "Opens Nov. %. The animals
are all entered in the fat classes, and
the entire lot of hogs will be sold, on
account of the danger of bringing
back hog cholera. A large mum Der of
hogs and sheep will be entered in the
Strengthening contest, as well as in
open and college classes on foot. The
judging of these animals by impartial
expert judges in the open classes and
the killing tests will furnish valuable
data in connection with feeding and
breeding experiments which have
been conducted with some of these
animals. The large number of sheep
entries is made partly for the purpose
of demonstrating some of these tests.
A part of the sheep exhibited will be
returned to the agricultural college
farm for further experiment.. The
breeds of sheep represented are Shfop-
shire, Hampshire Down, Southdown
and Cheviot, including both pure
bred and grade animals of each breed
All of the swine are pure bred, repre-
senting Berkshire, Poland, China,
Cboctor White Duroc Iorcv Tom
worth and large Yorkshire breeds.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-11-12
CITY FAIRLY DEPOPULATED
Every North Bound Train Takes
it's Quota of Deer Hunters.

In anticipation of the opening of
the deer hunting season every north
bound passenger leaving our city bears
loads of eager hunters, Judging from
the number of hunters that are hourly
leaving this city and the crowded ap-
pearance of every north bound train
the wilds of northern Wisconsin by
Saturday morning will be alive
with humanity after yeniSon. In fact
our city is fairly stripped of its male
element. Almost any man who has
any knowledge of shooting irons and
the ability to discharge rifle or fowl
ing piece with fair degree of safety.
is off to the woods seeking the nimble
footed deer in his favorite haunts.
In the neighborhood of fifty So
called nimrods and amateurs, boarded
the train here Monday morning. The
G. M. & st. north bound passenger
carried an extra coach for the accom-
mediation of the hunters and it was
packed to the doors. Many of the
Grand Rapids contingent were OBJ
| liged to take the regular coacehs on
account of the extra coach being full.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-11-12
COUNTERFEITERS
HAD CONFEDERATE
Note Found on One of the
Donnerstag Brothers Proves
They Received Outside Help in
Recent Jail Delivery.

MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. To-
The three Donnerstag brothers re-
ceived help from person outside in
their sensational escape from the
Dane county Jail week ago Sunday
night. The brothers do not deny it,
They even show the note by which
the arrangements were made. The
note was soiled and crumpled and
was with great difficulty made out.
1t read as follows: "Will be here at
the window Tuesday night sure if the
rope is done" There is no signature,
but on the reverse side appears the
name of E. T. BayleSS of Pittsburg.
The delivery was made Sunday night.
The note refers to being under the
window Tuesday probably
meaning during the early hours. The
difference iD time is not explained,
but it is thought the attempt was to
have originally been made on Tues
day night, but the rope being finished
and heavy rain falling, the escape
was made ON Sunday night.
RHINELANDER, Wis, Nov. 10
Rudolph DonnerStag, the oldest Of
the trio of alleged conterfeiters who
escaped from the Dane county Jail
last week. He lies at St. Mary's hos
pitaI with bullet wounds in both legs.
He was shot by deputy appointed
by United States Marshal John Kei-
ley of Menomonie, Wis.,, while trying
to escape through the woods near Man.
son lake. eight miles west of this city.
Word had been received by the mar
shall from trapper named Jones that
Rudolph intended to leave the country
and had decided to board $500" line
train west. The officer endeavored to
see him and talk to him but could not.
1t was while searching the woods
near the old DonnerStag home that
the shooting occurred. Marshal Kel-
tley's deputy sighted Donnerstag and
ordered him to halt. No attention
was paid to the command and the
officer fired, the bullet of the soft
noSed variety tearing through the
feshy part of one leg and SCATTERING
the bone of the other. The marshal
heard the shot and finally located the
man who was groaning in agony.
When Donnerstag saw the officer he
begged him to kill him. asking him
at least dozen times to shoot him
through the head. Hugo and Albert
DonnerStag have been taken to Madi.
son, but owing to the nature of Ru
dolph's wounds he will not be able tC
be moved for five or six weeks
Another lot of dies and molds fol
counterfeiting have been discovered
by Marshal Kelly and will be taken
with him to Madison.
His left leg was amputated Friday
the operation being necessary to save
the prisoners life. A dumdum bullet
had passed through the tieshy part OF
the right leg and shattered the bone
of the left.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-11-12
A UNIQUE AND
APPROPRIATE SIGN

Atty. Geo. L. Williams has put up
very unique and appropriate business
sign oyer the entrance to his office on
Vine street to direct the passerby to
his place of business.
The sign represents a law book of
the usual size bound in calf and beam
ing upon it's cover the inscription
"Geo. L. Williams, Attorney at Law. "
1t is suspended by it's back, so to speak
and cannot help catch the eye of
the wayfarer either going to or COM
ing from the bridge. Atty. Williams
is the originator of this unique and
appropriate sign for law firm and
his idea has been very cleverly executed
by the artist.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-11-12

The Police officers are at loss to
knew how they can secure evidence
against those who sell, furnish or give
away liquor to those men-a dozen in
all-who are Oh the black list in this
city. Every day or so, some one of
the men are arrested for being intoXi-
Gated yet they will not divulge the
fact as to how and where they get the
liquor. The man who drinks to ex-
cess and becomes beastly intoxicated
is nuisance to the saloon keeper and
often times they will not know
inglY sell liquor to a man who is
blacklisted. There are men who will
purchase the liquor and then give 1t
to friend who is blacklisted. No
matter how they secure the liquor
the city officials backed by the city
administration of affairs should see to
it that the guilty ones are punished
and severely so. flow can it be done?
We suggest by secret detective
methods. 1t will cost something but
guilty ones will not escape severe
punishment Let there be concerted
action between the Mayor, Police and
administration department to that
end. Don't allow it to be said that
Il men who are blacklisted in this
city, can secure liquor sufficiently to
intoxicate themselves and the city
officers are helpless to find out how
and where they get it? This is i'm
portant. Act promptly and efficiently.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-11-12
PITTSVILLE.

j. w. Kurtz has rented the Maletsky place
and will shortly move into the same.s
Orson Cochran of Grand Rapids has sbeen
tuning pianos in this city and vicinity the
past week.
D. A. McCoy-and Co., haveEbeenSp planning
for the past week.
The Brownie Girl'' was greeted by
filled house last Wednesday night and all
present pronounce her as very clever en-
tertalher. The Imperial orchestra furnished
music for the evening
Mrs. Nash Mitchell and son Ronald re-
turned Tuesday from a short visit with her
daughter Mabel, who teaches at Athens.
The Crown Orchestra Furnished music at
a dance at Babcock last Friday night.
Hans Lund is having his residence re-
shiDgled.
Miss Mary Runo has accepted a position
in the new corner store.
The Odd Fellows are planning to give
Basket Social next Friday night Nov. 15
The young people of the Congregational
church have organized a new choir with
about dozen members.
Edw. Langhoff is to be found behind the
A. B. Cotey and Son have sold their gener-
al store to the Pittsville State Bank and the
store is in charge of Messrs Sims and Salter,
OF Park Falls, who intend to put in a new
stock of goods at once. We welcome these
two gentlemen into our midst and trust they
will meet with success.
Mrs. W. H. Slime is visiting relatives at
Mosinee.
The Imperial orchestra intends to give
ball in Hougen's hall Friday eve Nov. 10.
Every body come and have good time.
case of scarlet fever is reported in the
family of John Frukofsky who lives few
miles south west of town. The family has
been placed under quarantine.
Miss Emily Sanville of Arpin is visiting at
her home in this city.
Rev. Thos. Hoff, the new pastor at the
Congregational church is giving splendid
satisfaction sand is greeted by large appreci-
alive congregations at both morning and
evening services. Special music is rem
dered every Sunday evening.
James Baker has moved his family into
| the house which was formerly occupied by
Eugene Jones and family in the first ward
milliner from Tom ah was in town last
week with fall and winter line of ''bunnits.''
A new Rural Route has been established
with headquarters at this city. The route
lies west of town and is twenty-nine miles
in length. We understand that Dan Benfer
was the lucky applicant for the position as
driver. This sounds as though our COM
munity is waking up. Let the good work.
go on.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-11-12
a pilgrim seeking the balm of life
The Optimist.

According to the monthly bulletin
of the Indiana State Board of Health.
three hundred and twenty persons
died Of pulmonary consumption in
Indiana in one month, OF the num-
Der seveuty-nine were mothers in the
prime age period, IS to 40 years of age.
They left one hundred and sixty-eight
orphans under twelve years Of age.
Twenty-Five were fathers in the same
age period. these left forty-fve orphans
under twelve years Of age. A total
of two hundred and thirteen children
were thus left orphans al dependent
age in one month. 'The disease in
vaded PSI homes and cost to
the state at the accepted legal
value of human life unnecessary lost.
namely S., 600, was 81, TO, GEO." Such
statistics are appalling and yet they
seem to arouse no fear or cause an awak-
ening from the apathetic indifference
to constant danger that characteriZeS
those who are familiar with it. But
let one of smallpox or yellow fever
make its appearance and all sorJs of
sensationl phases of fear and hysteri-
cal panic<WiIl disturb the whole COM
munity. tbs only by the publication
of the truth by the State Boards of
| Health, that universal interest will
be reused to the efforts of prevention
and care.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-11-12

We must have the dreamers in this
life. They are as essential to the
well-being Of men and affairs as the
rain which comes even when it is
unWelcome. The dreamer is a COM
poSite Of the necessary and the super
fluous things of this life with the
latterin greater evidence. He is the
man who reveals that sentiment gone
to seed is not going to do half SO much
for good in the world as will cold
heartedness in the bud. An exhibit
tion Of too much sentiment of a
dreamy brand teaches us to get busy
and inject little of the prosaic, into
our work and beings. Sentiment is
fine thing: both in texture and in
point Of admiration. 1t is the stock
in trade Of the dreamer, and does for
him what gas heater does for a cold
room. Real red-hOt sentiment-akin,
as it were to the religious zeal of an
enthusiastic Holy Jumpers fierce
stuff to get mixed up with. and geher-
ally has morning after. The real
true, beneficial, and lasting sentiment
is that cdlmneSs of heart which en-
ables us to view all good deeds with
admiration, which prompts the soul
TO enjoy the beauties of nature, profit
from the state of affairs which enables
us to figure constantly on being able
to benefit by the experience which
may come after.-The Optimist.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-11-12
ADVERTISING CHAT

Never tell a customer that you are
selling goods at or below cost unless
you can give satisfactory reason for
such selling. Customers are not
foolish enough to believe that you can
do business without profit, and if you
fail to convince them that you are de-
parting from the general rule for suf-
ticiept reasons, you will only arouse
their suspicious and make them dis
believe your statements. If you are
not selling below cost you are talking
foolishly as wei! as falsely when you
make such statements. If you are
Offering goods below their actual cost
it is better to say nothing about it
than to make your customers doubt
your word or become suspicious of the
quality of the articles you are sacri-
ficing. Much of the talk about SELL
ing goods at cost or under is worse
than useless.
The merchant who cuts prices on a
few staple articles in the belief that
it will induce the public to buy other
goods at big profit is very apt to be
disappointed. People who have a
mania for buying cheaply are usually
good judges OF value. They will buy
the goods on which the profits are cut
to the vanishing point, because they
know that they cannot get them as
cheap elsewhere. But they will not
buy the articles on which the big pro-
fits are charged unless they are sure
that they cannot buy them cheaper
at some other place. The result is
that the merchant does lot of work
for nothing. He has big trade in
the line that yield no profit, but the
goods that he expects to make his
money out Of remain on his shelves.
The public are to wary to be caught
by fake reductions in prices.