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The Nevada County picayune., 1909-05-27
INTERESTING LETTER
 FROM TEXAS
Dear Picayune::

Dear Picayune:
 The drouth in Com manche Go. was broken up by a good rain on May IF, I9 and 20. Each day a good rain fell. The farmers are getting busy planting their crops. It had not rained here for six months, times were look ing gloomy but every thing is to the reverse now. White oats and wheat are a failure, but there Is time yet for corn, millet, sorghum, Mill-maize, Kafir corn and cotton.
 We often get scared about the prospects, but everything comes out all right after all. The majority of the farmers have their land in good condition. 1 have all my land pre- pared and l3 acres of corn and 16 acres of cotton planted.
 We'll, I was so proud of the rain that wanted my friends around Prescott to know it. Best wishes to the Pic and it's many readers.
 J. B. Jenkins,
 Sipe Springs, Texas.
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-05-27
AN ERROR CORRECTED

In the card of thanks of T. C.. Buchanan that appeared in the Picayune last week, it should have read Shady Grove and Moscow vieinities. " The print CT overlooked Moscow in the CODY. IS was an error on our part and not thatof Mr. Buchan- an. We gladly correct this error. (Ed)
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-05-27
GOVERNMENT WILL OPEN 100000 ACRES
Drawings Will Take Place 30 Days After Registration
 Opens Next August

Spokane, Wash, May 21 Two million acres of agricultural lands in Idaho, Washington and Mon tana and I50,0 acres of irri- gated lands on reservations in the last two states will be thrown open to settlement by the govern. ment this year. When under cultivation these lands will sup port $50, 900 persons. In addition, private projects adding approX- mately LOGO, 900 acres to the irri- gated areas in Washington, Ida ho, Montana and Oregon, will be started this and next year, to be completed and in operation before the close of 1911. These reclaimed areas will afford homes for 500,0 persons, as irrigated land is supposed to be capable of supporting one person to every two acreaS.
 It is officially announced that three reservations in Washing ton, Idaho and Montana will be opened the middle of next August. They are: The Flat headr eserve in Montana, 1,200, 900, the Colville reserve in east ern Washington, 400, ,000 acres, and the Occur d Alene reserve in northern Idaho, 400, 1000 acres. It is given out that the registra tion period will begin the second week in July in Spokane, Occur d. Alent, Idaho, and Missoula and Kalispell, Mont. where the drawings will take place 30 days after the first name is registered. Many of these homesteads of 160 acres each are said to be worth $100 an acre. The fortunate ones will get them for a small fraction of that amount.
 While government land in the irrigated districts costs the set tier only the fea for entry, pro- vided the homesteader resides on it and otherwise complies with the provisions of the law, he will have to pay from $30 to $50 an acre for water rights. This is paid to the government in 10 annual installments, the price demanding upon the cost of building, operating and main~ taining the reclamation plant on the land under the ditch.
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-05-27
PRESCOTT BOY
 WINS GOLD MEDAL
In The First High School Contest Which Was Held
 At Camden Last Week


 Ellis Butcher won a Gold Medal in the contest for the best Reclamation at Camden last week. This medel was given be the citizens of Camden for the best Reclamation by any boy within seven adjoining counties. Mr. Butcher entered the state contest at Little Rock and made quite a reputation there as a speaker. His many friends congratulate him in winning this prize and especially does his school feel proud.
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-05-27
GRAVES DECORATED
 OF GALLANT DEAD
Many Of Our Citizens at The Cemetery to Place Flowers
 On Soldiers Graves

Last Sunday afternoon quite a large crowd of our citizens went out to DeAnn Cemetery to pay their respects to the dead of the late civil war. The old soldiers and Company M" 2nd regiment A. N. G. met at the Park and marched in a body to the grave yard at 3 o'clock. After they reached { he Cemetery they gathered near the center and listened to an address delivered by Rev. Horace Jewell, of Hope.
 At the close of Bro. Jewels s address several of the old com rades made talks, including 0. s. Jones, w. A. Hatley and others, after which flowers were placed on the graves of the soldiers both north and south.
 The Militia Company also laid flowers upon the grave of Max Baur, the only member of that Company buried there.
 The following named graves were decorated:
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-05-27
GROWING OF ALFALFA

Attention is being called in various counties of the State to the value of alfalfa as a forage crop.
 The acreage is increasing largely wherever it has been tried, for it is found to yield abundantly, and it always com mands a ready market.
 Too little attention is giveu by the farmers of Arkansas to the forage crops, as shown by the large quantities of creals and hay that are shipped into the State.
 The Arkansas farmers ought to raise enough feed of all kinds to meet home consumption and then ship large quantities to other States that cannot raise It. Ark. Democrat. Dave Shell of Emmet was Tn +oun last Tuesday.
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-05-27
\ LIVING SKELETON

the final condition of any child that s worms If il lives. Think of any llng Tn your stomach that eats all you Re as nourlsameut. Nine-tenths of
 babies have worms, maybe yours s s, Be certain thatit has not by giv- ,Whlte's Cream Ncrmifuge-it expels worms and Is tonic for the baby. ree 9 cents.
 Sold by Baker Drug Store.
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-05-27

At the Grand Lodge meeting of the K. of P. at Hot Springs. our fellow townsman, Perry F. Chappell, was elected Grand Vice Chancellot.
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-05-27

The meeting of the County Sunday School Association to be held at Mai n Spring Camp Ground this year bids fair to be the best we have ever yet had. A fine program is published this week and those who are fortu- nate enough to be present will be well paid for their time and trouble.
 We want every Sunday school in Nevada county to be repre- sented. Please send in names of your delegates at once so We can provide homes for them.
 Respectfully,
 J. o. A. Bush, Pres.
 Miss Lyda Marsh, Sec. The following named delegates from Ham School House Sunday School have volunteered to at tend the Nevada County Sunday School Association to be held at Main Springs Camp Ground, to wit: w. F. Ward and H. H. Cantlev.
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-05-27

Mrs. w. P. Agee.
 ,. The Invisible School: Dr. Tillman B. Johnson. V. 6. Graded Sunday Schools: Mrs. $. E. Cockrill.
 z. Prayer Life of the Student: Miss Jennie Howell.
 Report of Committees.
 Unfinished Business. Music will be furnished by the Moscow and Salem schools assist ed by the Convention.
 Dinner on the Ground Satur- day.
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-05-27
p R Q C R A M

- Avb Of the Nevada County Sun day School Association
 Main Springs June
 r, Is, 1909
 Friday, June IS. POO o'clock, p. m. 1. Praise Service. 2. Presidents Annual Ad- dress.
 3. Enrolling Delegates. 4. Appointment of Commit tees.
 5. Address by D. L. McRae, Esq.
 0. Address by MT. w. N. An drews.
 7. Reports from Township Vice Presidents. 8. Reports from Schools.
 Round Table.
 Saturday, June 19. 10:00 o'clock, a. m. 1. Praise Service. ?. 15 Minutes with the Word: Rev. w. A. Steele. 3. Sunday Schools and Tenn perance: Ellis Butcher. 1. What shall 1 render unto the Lord for all His Benefts?"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-29
WONDERS OF WIRELESS.
Lights House with Electricity, but
Doesn't Use Wires.


Lighting by electricity without the
use of wires was successfully accom-
plished by DR.. Frederick II. MiIlener
at the Electrical Exposition at the
Omaha Auditorium. The doctor is
with the Union Pacific as experimental
electrician and is working on a cab
wireless signal for the control of
trains,
One year ago in the Union Pacific
shops in Omaha DR.. Millener con-
structed an electric truck to travel
about the yards by wireless. This
truck is started by wireless and goes
four speeds ahead and four speeds
back without any power other than
the wireless. BY an apparatus some
what similar to that used with the
truck the switch at the Omaha Audi
forum is opened and closed
The lighting of the Auditorium is
something that is beyond the power of
any person to explain. Through the
courtesy Of Colonel Glassford at Fort
Omaha the wireless apparatus there is
put in operation. Then at the Audi
forum. six miles away, by an instru-
ment constructed by DR. Millaner. the
electric waves are gathered, brought
into the Auditorium, where after the
electric power from the lighting plant
has been cut out they pass to the
switchboard and out over the wires
and through the hundreds of lamps.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-29
WIVES WANTED.
Homes in the Northwest Awaiting
1000 of Them.

1000 of Them.
There are fully 1000 healthy and
fairly well-to-do young bachelors iii
the inland empire, taking in parts of
eastern Washington and Oregon,
northern Idaho, western Montana and
southwestern British Columbia. They
want wives That is, if they can find
the right ones. All of them are good
hearted, kind, affectionate and capa-
BILE of real love. They say so in let
ters to Levi Grant Monroe, secretary
of the Spokane Chamber of Commerce,
who became interested in the move.
ment when Rev. d. d. Vaughn of Chi
cago announced that more than 200
girls belonging to his congregation
would marry honest men who can
make clean money"
While Mr.. Monroe has no desire to
figure as Cupids messenger, he will,
however, forward the bachelors let.
tiers to Rev. DR.. Vaughn at Chicago.
in the hope that the girls may find
their ideal men, as described in re-
sponses to the Chicago minister's cir
culars. Mr.. Monroe said this is not
to lie taken to mean that girls in cities
and towns in eastern, middle western,
southern and Pacific Coast States or
any part of Canada are barred.
Nothing of the kind" he added.
"The bachelors are here; there are
1000 of them, and they want wives"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-29
MAY TAKE OVER PLANT.

Hamilton Manufacturing Company
Negotiating for Tubbs Concern.
Negotiations are pending for the sale
of the Tubbs Manufacturing Company
of Ludington, Mich, to the Hamilton
Manufacturing Company of Two Riv-
ers. The deal has progressed to the
extent that appraisers are at work on
the Tubbs plant and it is said it is
certain the deal will go through. The
Tubbs Company, which is capitalized
at 100000, largely invested by Mani
towoc people, was organized six years
ago as a competitor to the Hamilton
Company, which, previous to that time,
was the only manufacturer of wood
type and other printers supplies in the
world and has the largest factory of
it's kind in the world.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-29
ASK FOR LOWER RATES.
NecRnh and Menasha Resident
Want Five-Cent Fare.

NecRah and Menasha Residents
Want Five-Cent Fare.
Lower rates on street cars in Nee
nahand Menasha and cheaper gas rates
in these cities are asked in a petition
filed with the Railway Commission by
Chester D.. Cleveland, Jr., of Oshkosh.
At present Neenah and Menasha resi-
dents have to pay 10 cents to go from
point in Neenah to a point in Mena-
sha, owing to the fact that the lines
are operated by different companies
and a change of cars must be made
at the junction of the two lines in
Neenah. Transfers from one line to
another on a scent fare are asked in
the petition. 1t is alleged in the petit
tion that both lines are owned by capt.
tai representing the Milwaukee Elec-
tric Railway and Light Company, or
in other words that they are Beggs'
property. Quite a material cut in the
gas schedule is also asked.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-29
PLAN FOR INSTITUTE.

Annual Teachers Meeting to De
Held August 10 to 20.
Arrangements are being made for
the annual teachers institute to be
held at the high school in Fond du
Lac from Aug. 16 to 26. The conduc'
tors will be Prof. B. NJ. Dresden, OF
Oshkosh; Supt. E. B. Luther, Ripon;
and Principal c. o. Marsh, Amigo
The assistant conductors will be Sc
lected by the county superintendent
Owing to the fact that Edward Grain,
the present county superintendent, is
contesting the election of Miss Ruby
NJ Acker, of Byron, no arrangements
have been made for the summer school
which will follow the teachers insti.
tute. The summer school is always
arranged for by the county superin.
tendent
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-29
LONG MADISON SESSION ENDS.
Wisconsin SOlOns Drop Work After
Meeting for 1877 Days.

Wisconsin SOlOns Drop Work After
Meeting for 1877 Days.
After sitting 157 days the forty
ninth regular session of the Wisconsin
Legislature adjourned sine die Friday
Only two Senators and six Assembly
men stayed to see the finish. The real
work of the session ended week be-
fore, but the Governor had six days
in which to consider and pass upon
bills. The Governor worked day and
night until shortly before final adj
journment, when he finished consid-
ering the last bill submitted to him
During the five months it was in ses
sion the Legislature considered 1867
bills and 100 resolutions. Of the bills
passed $50 became laws and twenty-six
were vetoed All of the Governors We
toes were sustained, which is an un-
usual thing During the session Gov
ernor Davidson was assisted by eX-
Attorney General L. NJ. Sturdevant,
who carefully scrutinized all bills sub
mitted to the Executive. When a ques-
ton of constitutionality arose the mat
ter was submitted to Attorney General
F. L. Gilbert, whose advice was in
variably followed. 1t is believed by
the Governor and his advisers that all
bills approved will stand the test of
the courts.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-29
NOTED TRIPLETs CELEBRATE.
Claim to lie Oldest in WOrld-Ob-
serve Sixty-ffth Birthday.

Claim TO BE Oldest in World-Ob-
serve Sixty-ffth Birthday.
The famous Windecker triplets, who
claim to be the oldest living triplets in
the world, celebrated their sixty-fifth
birthday anniversary at the old Win
decker homestead in the town of By
ron. The triplets are Sydney Win
decker of Fond du Lac, Sylvester Win
decker of Byron and Mrs. Sedate Pier
of Wausau. They were born in Low
vile, N. Y, on June 9, 1874, and came
to Wisconsin with their parents when
but years of age For a time the
family resided in Fond du Lac, but
later moved to the farm in Byron,
where Sylvester still resides. All of
the triplets are enjoying the best Of
health in spite of their age. They
meet once a year to receive the con-
CALCULATIONS of their friends and dis
cuss the events of their early days.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-29

frozen. Come in to the library fire."
And she led Mathilds in with the grasp
which, though habby. was yet tenacious,
and drew her to an armchair.
How good In you TO bring me a sister
at last, James! You must have known
how lonely was" and she sighed with
efusion. still patting Mathilde's hand.
We'll, l am afraid that in doing so |
had only selfish motives in view" he re-
torted rather grimly, and the remark had
such an unseen double meaning that Ma
thilde could not refrain from laughing
helplessly. Mrs. Herbert looked a bit
discounted, and said rather feebly, "Oh,
yes, suppose So"
]. Stewart broke the pause by asking
gravely: How is my fatherT'
Not very well, poor dear. to-day. l
suppose it is the excitement of expecting
you. Shall we send and see if he would
like you to go to him now?" she asked
Il will ring" he answered short,y and
as the butler appeared he spoke Il once,
forestalling Mrs. Herbert, to her il-con-
cealed annoyance.
ASK Sir James if shall come to him
now" he directed, and the old man an
swered with tremulous attempt at for
mality:
''Sir James man has just come to say
that he would like to see you at once,
sir"
VERY WE'LL" and he was leaving the
room. when the irrepressible soft, pur-
ring voice was heard
But is not your wife going. too?"
oil 49,
will take Mathilde later" Stewart an
swered gravely, and his wife saw that he
was pale, as though regretting some nat
ural feeling at the coming interview.
Ito Dc continued.)
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-29

John lie Barbour was the first mas
ter of the Honorable Company of Bar
bers six centuries ago. At one time
the BARRIERS and the surgeons preyed
upon the public in loving brotherhood
and settled their family quarrels I'M
der the roof of one hall. BY an agree
able arrangement the community was
TO be "bled" on a system which for
babe the surgeon to cut hair, shampoo
or shave and required the barber to
proceed no further In the art of heal
Ing than the extraction OF teeth and
"cuppine." But as the surgeons grew
in the social scale they sighed for re-
lief from their lowlier brethren and
built a hall and formed guild Of
their own, magnanimously handing
over the joint home in Monkwell
street to the barbers.-Londou Stand
ard
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-29
RECORD CROPS IN WISCONSIN.
Experts Declare Hay Alone VIII
Surpass All Previous Marks.

Experts Declare Hay Alone VIII
surpass All Previous Marks.
Wisconsin will harvest this year one
of the greatest hay crops ever grown
in the State This is the opinion of
]. NJ. True. secretary of the State
Board of Agriculture and OF R. A.
Moore, professor of agronomy at the
State University. Both men claim
that the crops of the State at the
present time are in splendid condition.
More corn and barley will be grown in
the State than in several years past
and the yield of alfalfa will be aston
ishing. At the university farm the
first crop of alfalfa has already been
cut, averaging a ton and one-half to
the acre. Three more harvests from
the same field are expected this year.
Unlike other. crops alfalfa is not de-
structiye 70 the land, as the growth
gets its life largely from the air LAS
a rule the crop conditions in the State
are good" said Prof Moore. Although
the crops were planted late the condi,
tions are now almost ideal The re-
cent rains have assured a lu.uriant
hay crop, one that will be far above
the average. The corn crop is all
planted and is up. In some sections
of the State it has been cultivated for
the first time The oat crop is fair
and so far there have been no indi-
cations of any of the insect enemies
or any evidence of rust The barley
crop throughout the State is fine and
there will be an increased yield of this
and also of corn" Il think the outlook
for crops in Wisconsin is good" said
Secretary ]. NJ True. Surely the
crops in Dane County. which | have
seen lately, show up fine. The reports
shCw that nothing can prevent Wis
consin having a bumper hay crop and
l think the outlook for oats, corn and
l think the outlook for oats, corn and
barley is also good. The grass has
been growing fast the last few weeks.
The early potatoes have begun to show
up good and the corn crop is being cul-
tivated in some sections of the State
Under present circumstances Wiscon-
sin can look for good crops"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-29
SCHWITTAY Is BACK.
Marinette County District Attorney
Rainxtafed I'm Office NV Goyeruor

Marinette County District Attorney
Reinstated I'm Office by Governor.
A Z. Schwittay, the Marinette Coun-
ty District Attorney who was removed
by Gov. Davidson several months ago,
upon charges preferred by several
Marinette lawyers, was reinstated in
Office the other morning by the Gov.
ernor. The reinstatement is made up
on the report of the Marinette grand
jury, which did not sustain the charges
filed with it against the Marinette Of
fetal. AS these latter charges were
the same as those filed in Madison, the
Governor restored Schwittay to his Of
fee
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-29
ENTERTAINS 400 G. A. R. MEN.
II. u. simmons, Honorary Member,
Is Host ana Cai"aGOans Speak.

II. u. Simmons, Honorary Member,
Is Host ana CainaGOans Speak.
Four hundred members of the Grand
Army of the Republic, representing
forty posts in Illinois and Wisconsin
and including many of the most dis
tinguished men in the organization in
the Middle West, were in Kenosha the
other night as the guests of 2. G.. Sim
mons, the only honorary member of
the Grand Army of the Republic.
There was a parade of the veterans,
after which Mr. Simmons entertained
them at a dinner. At the camp fire
which followed 5000 people were pres
ent and addresses were made by the
representative men of the two depart
ments Among che speakers were Bish-
op Samuel Fallows, Major Robert
Mann Woods, Captain Cuthbert W
Lang of Chicago and Chaplain General
John Fletcher Spence of Knoxville,
Tenn.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-29
BLACK HAND is BUSY.
Oshkosh Man Told TO Leave $4,000
I'm school Building.

Oshkosh Man Told TO Leave $4,000
in school Building.
1t is evident that the black hand"
society has extended its efforts to Osh-
kosh. as F.. A. Hollister, son of Col
S. w. Hollister, a wealthy lumberman,
has received a letter threatening him
with the stealing of his child unless
he deposits certain amount of mon
ey. The matter has been reported to
the police and is being investigated.
Mr.. Hollister, according to the story,
was to deposit $4,000 in a certain
school building on a certain date 1t
is understood that the order was car
ried out with bogus package and a
plain clothes detective waited about
the place, but no one came to get the
package. 1t is also rumored that Phil
H. Sawyer, son of E. P. Sawyer, of the
Oshkosh gas works. has received a
similar letter, but Mr.. Sawyer denies
it absolutely.