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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-14

A bulletin issued by the Department
of Commerce and Labor shows that of
the twenty-five countries of the world,
all but four show falling off in eX-
ports and nearly two-thirds show a de-
cline in imports for the fiscal year 1908.
Thus it appears to be the truth that
the loss of $500, 100000 of American i'm
ports during 1908 and of S150,000,O00 in
American exports is only part of a gen.
eral depression the world over.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-14

A small flock Of sheep on every farm
should be the slogan of the organized
farmers throughout the country.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-14

The calf is often a fine market for
milk. One Pennsylvania dairyman re-
ports that he kept record of eighty
calves, which consumed 10000 quarts
Of milk for which he received $4S1, or
over cents per quart, and the calves
did the milking He estimates that 1t
takes 146 quarts of milk to make a
calf four weeks old. which will weigh
100 pounds, if they have Holstein
blood
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-14

If sexes are equal, guinea fowls will
pair. They generally lay between 10
O'Clock a. m. and . o'clock p. m. The
young are delicate and tender until full
feathered. The cock bird cares for the
young just the same as does the hen,
guarding them during the day and COW
ering them at night The male is larger
and has different call, sounding like
Tick, tick" The noise of the hen is
similar to Come, back, come back
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-14

Roots as part of the ration for the
sheep in the winter time are quite es
sential If you would take them through
In good condition.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-14

Oats make an ideal food for the
brood SOW. 1t will pay to keep her
well fed up.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-14

Even the pretzel baker insists tina:
he gives you straight goods.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-14

Hay sustains the working horse best.
but little grass now and then is an
excellent regulator
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-14

President Roosevelt has declined an
invitation to attend a banquet to be
given in New York by the Aero Club of
America in honor of the Wright broth
ers. The President told committee
give reception at the White House in
honor of the noted aeroplanists, and
the club will consider a change in the
program so that the reception and ban
quet may be held in Washington.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-14

Keep tab on the markets and watch
your chance TO sell your crops at the
best price.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-14

Physical tests for marine corps Off
GERS are prescribed i'll an executive or
der just issued. They are to be made
are required to take riding trial of
ninety miles, this distance to be Gov
cred in three days. and line officers of
the grade of captain or lieutenant will
have to walk fifty miles in three days,
actual marching time, including rests,
to be twenty hours.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-14

Molasses as part of the feed ration
for the horse has proved its value
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-14

At the White House the membership
of the new Board of Consulting En-
gineers for the Panama Canal was an
nounced, as follows: Arthur z, Davis,
chief engineer of the Reclamation Ser
vice; John Il. Freeman, of Providence,
r. l.. Allen HaZen. New York; Isham
Randolph. Chicago: James d. Schuy-
| Ter, Los Angeles, Cal; Frederic ?.
| Stearns, Boston. These expert engineers
are to make an examination of the
Panama Canal for the special purpose
of giving the President an authoritative
| opinion on the stability of the proposed
| Gatun dam. Messrs. Randolph and
| Stearns were on the original board of
American and foreign experts which
| reported on the type of canal i'll Febru-
airy. 1906. They were among the minor
| ity which favored the lock canal. The
President and Congress upheld the
minority. OF late there have been
many assertions that the lock canal
was a great blunder, and that a sea-
| level type would have to be adopted
after all The army engineers have
| held steadily to the belief that the
| Gatun dam site is all right and that
| the lock canal will be a success.
-
Much of the success of the long
range" weather reports which the gov
| eminent is now attempting is due to
| investigation of the upper air conducted
| by kite-borne Instruments. Records are
now secured daily at attitudes of from
one to four miles. 1t has been found
that at times the temperature at sew
| eral thousand feet is as much as fifteen
| degrees higher than at the surface of
| the earth. Swiftly moving currents of
| air at the surface are often topped by
| deep strata of stagnant air Cloud
| masses which seem of great depth are
sometimes found to be only thin layers,
| and at other times the kites have tray
| eled through clouds more than a mile
! In thickness. All these facts have a
! bearing on the coming weather condi-
lions along the Atlantic coast. and are
| therefore telegraphed to Washington
every evening from Mount Weather, in
| Virginia.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-14
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Slows with long bodies generally
prove to be the best breeders.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-14

Delegates to the twenty-eighth an
nual convention of the Natiol al Civil
Service Reform League, meeting in
Pittsburg, were highly elated over the
recent order granting a large number
of fourth-class postmasters the protec-
ton of the merit system. The Presi-
dent of the league, Joseph ii. Choate,
former United States ambassador to
Great Britain, was instructed to tele-
graph President Roosevelt congratulate
tons upon his recent order
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-18
WELLMAN HAS BIG
GUSHER AT SUNSET
PUMPS SHOW 30O0-BARREL
PRODUCTION
Well Produces 10 Gravity Oil on West
Side of Field at Depth of
Thrty-fiVe Feet in
First Sand

The big we'll which the Wellman Oil
company brought in Sunday in the
Sunset field is said by the Maricopa
News to be the biggest well, by four
times. which the field has ever known.
The well. which is ON section 36, IL
"a, on the west side, began at 500
barrels and gradually increased its
flow until 2935 barrels were reached
and held on Thursday. These figures
were obtained by means of pumping
out the sump-hole tanks fast enough
to keep them at a level. In other
words the oil was pumped out as
rapidly as it flowed in. For twelve
successive hours the pumps were
speeded and maintained 1t at approXi-
mately a 5000 barrel gait.
The oil is of 10 gravity an the
well shows no signs of diminution,
though it is the opinion of one eX-
pert who has seen it that it will re-
solve itself into about a 1000 or 1000
barrel well. There is no pulsation in
the stream as il flows directly from
the well and it is making great guam
titles of sand. The greatest feature
of the new strike is in the fact that
the oil is from the first sand, which
has been entered but 35 feet. This
leaves much to speculation as to what
NAV be the result when the we'll is
finally completed.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-18

TOHN d. REANIS. director in and
manager of sales and advertising
y department of the Beaumont Land
and Water company, returned yester-
day from a fifteen days business and
pleasure trip to San Francisco, where
he was a guest at the st. Francis. Mr..
Reavis compares real estate conditions
at San Francisco with those of Los An
geles and is of the opipion that san
Francisco lacks unity, even in the face
of its wonderful building activity, ana
is not taking advantage of the oppor-
tunity to promote the surrounding ter
ritory as real estate men are doing in
Los Angeles.
There seems" said Mr. Reavis last
night "to be a spirit Of jealousy there,
which tends only toward the advance
ment of San Francisco. San Francisco
is Jealous of Oakland and other Ala
media county towns, as well as san
Jose and cities which it should con-
slider in its territory and stand up for.
The people of San Francisco fail
to extend the glad hand to tourists, so
a man with gripsack and invoice for
household goods gets cold reception
"They had their eyes opened to the
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-18
LOS ANGELES CAPITAL is
DEVELOPING SILVER CREEK
Mining Engineer Tells Of Rich Min
eralized Country in San 5er-
nardno County

silver Creek canyon, twenty-five miles
southeast of Victorville, Cal, in the
san BernardinO forest reserve, is de-
stined to become great producer of
gold in the opinion Of E. II. Wambold,
a mining engineer who has spent sew
cral months there. Mr.. Wambold was
formerly with the SkidoO Mines COM
pany and has visited most of the prom
incnt mining camps of the southwest,
but has seen nothing that looks so
GOOD 10 him as Silver creek
Los Angeles capital has been prom
iuent in the development of the dis
trict, which numbers several good
mines in various stages of development.
The Metallic Consolidated company of
which George TOrosion is president
and Mr.. Wambold manager, has cross
cut five feet of ore at the bottom of a
75-foot shaft which carries $35 to $40
"a ton in sold, besides values in silver
and copper. The foot wall of this ore
shoot has not been reached. The Hen
shaw Mines company which is financed
by MIS-. p. J. Henshaw, 2638 North
Sichel street Los Angeles, has five feet
of free milling ore at depth of twenty
five feet that win break S22 a ton.
Mr.. MambOld viii leave for camp to-
night to take charge of the develop
ment of the Legal Tender mine, and eX-
poets to treat the ores of that property
in the Moss-Kyser mill, which he has
leased.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-18
CITRUS FRUIT SHIPMENTS
BUILDING PERMITS
Following are the permits issued yesterday
and classified according to wards:

Redondo street 115 West-Blackwell &
Seholtens, owners; Eureka planning Mill COM
pany builders; 1-stoTy machine shop; 1910
Fifty-seventh street, $50 West-Nicholas
Milbank, owner and builder; l-story o"room
residence; $1,000
Halldale avenue, 401S-G A. McCubeey,
owner; w j. Gretten, builder 1-story g.
room resdence $1075.
Spring street, 5i3 south--Pacihc Savings
bank, owner; s. II. Kellogg, builder; alte-
ratons S4OO.
san pedro street, 1911 south--Bickford &
Wilson. owners and builders; alterations;
5000.
Fl. Jast, owner and builder; alterations;
Hnez street, 223S-John Bicheno, owner
and builder; 1h-story 7-room house; $4,000.
Thirty-ninth place, 1876 West--W F. Ste
venson owner and builder; i-story 7-room
house; $2400.
sixteenth street, S14 East--Electric Laun-
dry Co, owner; NJ. Hepan, builder; 2-story
stable; $4,000.
Ardmore avenue between Second and
Third-Geo d. Evans, owenr and builder;
2-story S-room house; S250O.
Seventh street, 20l0 East-W. f. Wood
ward owner; VIM. Derine, builder; altera-
tions $500
Eleventh street. 3iO6 East-Mary E. Saw
age owner; NJ. S. Yeager & Co., builders;
u STORY Groom house; $1,000.
Thirty-sXth place. 1912 West-E +. Kohn,
owner and builder; 1-story broom house,
$500.
owner and builder; alterations; $3.50.
Laurel street, 1i3S--J. Jacob, owner and
builder; 1-story 5-room house; $1,000.
Utah street 12S North-Llllie Ferguson
owner and builder; alterations $50.
Andrews boulevard, 44S-C. G. Stanton,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-18
DRILL FOR OIL ON
WELLS HOMESTEAD
SELMA INVESTORS BUY THE
LAND
viii Attempt to Open New Oil Terri
tory on Section u, 29-27,
in the Kern River
Field

BAKERSFIELD. Nov. 17.-As the
result Of negotiations that have been
pending for some time. the 7. A. Wells
place on the north side is to be eX-
plotted for oil. O. c. Heck and a num-
Der of Selma people having taken an
option on the place for $4,000, paying
$1,000 down, the remainder to be paid
by January /. 1t was given out that
the property was desired for orange
land, but the association of Mr.. Heck
with the Selma capitalists makes it
certain that it is oil and not oranges
that gives first value TO the lard in
the eyes Of the purchasers.
The deal was practically completed
when on Friday last the Selmaites
came here personally to inspect the
property. The party consisted of d.
S. Snodgrass, l.. ID. Scott, Thomas
Newell, e. e. Shepherd, L. NJ. Mich
aels, l. Townsend, Major Sides and e.
7. Rose.
AS the result of their visit the op-
tlon agreement was placed on record
on Saturday. The land in question
is the northeast quarter of section 12
1927 and includes the entire holding
excepting the right of way granted to
the Producers Transportation company
and the lease of 2S0 feet square now
occupied by a road house in the south
east corner of the quarter.
On the adjoining section, the Enos
land. oil has been developed by Baker
and Irwin, and the dip to the west is
about S feet to the 100 which means
that if the oil measures underlie the
Wells land the drill will have to go
1900 or 100 feet.
The land in question was home
steaded by Mr.. Wells about ten years
ago 1t lies just outside the irrigated
lands and during all the years the
owner has had faith that the property
would eventually be valuable for
orange land with the possibility of its
being oil land The extension of the
field to the north and west has in
creased the prospects of its being oil
bearing and the option. which will un-
questionably be taken up. makes it
certain that the territory will be test
ed at an early day
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-18

advantage of the get-together spirit
during Portola week and this may re-
suit in a more general unity of pur-
pose in the future.
Taking into consideration every fac
tor in their growth and every factor
of their resources, l do not believe
they will hold their own in population
very long. 1t is my prediction Los An
geles will have greater population
within the next few years
Right now rents are cheaper on
Market street san Francisco, than on
Broadway, Los Angeles.
"The subdivisions near San Fran
cisco are not being improved like those
of Los Angeles, with pretty homes.
Lots are only twenty-five feet frontage,
which is in itself a bar to pretentious
homes and pretty gardens.
"A man with less means can get
along better in Los Angeles than in
san Francisco"
Mr.. Reavis says he believes Los An
geles should help San Francisco in its
proposed Panama exposition in 1918,
out of consideration of its great fire
loss and subsequent heroic building
achievements.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-18
WILL LIMIT NUMBER ON
OIL FIELDS EXCURSION
One Hundred and Forty-one Tickets
Are Sold for Thanksgiving
Day Trip

One hundred and forty-one reserva-
tions have been made on the special
train which the Sierra Madre club will
run to the oil fields Thanksgiving day,
leaving but seven berths not engaged. 1t
has been decided not to add the sixth
sleeper, as the train would be so heavy
that delays might result. The Coalinga
contingent is anxious for an early ar
rival there Friday morning, in order
that the committee may be able to
take the excursionists over the entire
field.
The club will take along its own
staff of uniformed attaches, who Will
have charge of the buffet and see to
it that every one gets what he wants.
Every arrangement possible has been
made for the comfort and pleasure OF
the travellers, and ali of the places to
be visited are planning elaborate en-
tertainments for the guests.
The Coalnga Times of Monday says;
There is something doing every
minute by the committees having in
charge the various features connected
with the big excursion which is COM
ing here from Los Angeles on the 26th.
'It is safe to say that the visitors
will receive the time of their lives
while here and that they will forever
look upon the stay in the great OIL
center with great deal of pleasure.
saturday evenings meeting in the
city hall was we'll attended by all the
committees, and each and every one
reported that they had received an en-
couraging surprising to them.
"There has not yet been discovered
a citizen who is inclined to hold back
from the duty imposed upon him and
everyone is anxious to get into the
harness and help boost the committees
along as much as lies within his power.
state Senator Cartwright has writ
ten that he win come to Coalinga and
deliver the address of welcome to the
visitors on behalf of Fresno county
"Fresno chamber of commerce may
conclude to come here in body and
add to the interest of the occasion.
Harry Greenleaf and Jack Need
ham, who constitute committee to
provide 400 ducks for the occasion, say
that when Chairman O'Donnell made
the appointment it was looked upon
as a Joke, but they have now con-
cluded that it is no joke and they Will
have the necessary winged food on the
IA HE -
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-18
LEGAL NOTICE
Special Notice
San Pedro, Los Angeles Il Salt Lake Rail-
road Company-Special Meeting of stock


San Pedro, Los Angeles Il Salt Lake Rail-
road Company-Special Meeting of stock
holders.
Los Angeles. Cal. October 10. 1909,
To the Stockholders of the San Pedro. Los
Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company:
Notice is hereby given that special
meeting of the stockholders Of San Pedro,
Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company
has been called by the President and tho
Board of Directors. 10 convene at the ofrice
Of the Company, and at its principal place
OF business at the building whore the board
of directors usually meet, No. lb9 south
Main street, In the city Of Salt Lake city.
I'm the state of Utah, on the 2ist day OF
December 1909. at 10 O'Clock a. m, for the
purpose OF considering and acting upon
the following propositions-namely:
l. To authorize the Board of Directors OF
this Company to make appropriate pro-
visIons for the retirement of the First Mort
gage Bonds OF this Company, heretofore
authorized in tAe amount of fifty millions
OF dollars, of which there have been only
issued the amount of forty million dollarF,
and to cause the same to be Cancelled and
10 secure the satisfaction and discharge
Of record Of this Company's First Mortgage.
made to the Equitable Trust Company of
New York as trustee, bearing date the lst
day OF July. 1908.
g TO authorize and approve an issue of
bonds of this Company In the amount OF
sixtv million dollars to bear data July ist,
Deed of Trust, dated as of July LIST, 1909,
upon the railroad, railroad property and
franchises of this Companys lines OF rail-
road together with the appurtenances
thereunto belonging, including like property
TO be hereafter acquired. and to authorize
and empower the Board of Directors of
this Company to settle tho terms and condi-
tions thereof. and TO prescribe the form
and tenor OF said bonds and mortgage and
deed of trust. and to select and appoint a
trustee OF said mortgage and deed of trust.
The books for the transfer of the stock
OF this Company will be closed for the pur-
poses Of said meeting at 12 o'clock noon
on the 1st day of December, 1909 and re-
opened at 10 o'clock a. in. on the 22d day
OF December 1903.
BY order of the President and Of the
W, "A cOMsTOCK, Secretary.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-18
ClnElnn
Metal Market

NEW YORK Nov. 17.--Standard copper on
the metal exchange firm and higher today
spot, November and December, Sl325dl5.bS12
January. sl335Tl3.7O; February, SB 4ogl3.oO;
March, s13.5oal3G0. London unchanged; closed
steady at SEQ for spot and Sci for futures
Local dealers quote lake copper at Sl32'n
1880. eIectrolytlc, Sl3l2 sGl325, and casting
at sl-SIlsa13l21a.
Tin steady. with sales reported Of . tons
spot at $500 and % tons November at 5000.
closing quotations: Spot S3O.67l5d30.72la; No
veuber $al.I5430 so: December, S3o7502oS0;
January. Sa6.S0 30 sI; February, $50. S5G31o 90,
and March S49S502l.12ia London lower but
closed steady at el39 l2s Cd for spot and at
EIu 12s Gd for futures.
Lead closed quiet, with spot at Si.37i40f i2l4
New York and $l22'40A27& East St. Louis.
London market unchanged at Gl3 2s Cd
Spetor quiet. spot Sc 6250640 New York,
and $620dG.25 East st. Louis. London un-
changed at G23 5s.
Tie English iron market was higher, at
5ls Sd for Cleveland warrants, locally no
change was reported
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-18
COALINGA VALLEY WELL
NOW READY FOR CEMENTING
Premier Oil Company Brings in No. 8
Well with Production OF
800 Barrels

Everything points toward big
wen for the valley at Coalinga. Last
week when the water was taken of
a great showing of oil and gas gave
the driIIers some trouble. A quantity
Of gravel has been placed in the hole
and il is now i'm good condition for
cementing.
SUPERINTENDENT Spellacy Of the Pre-
mier Oil company reports that NO.
in the southeast corner of "a, 2O-i4'
etorfed flowing last week and is MAX
inc 200 barrels with very little sand.
no. . is being cemented off at the
1900. or Is feet above the oil sand'
which is 200 in thickness. -,
NO. 10 is down over 400 and VIII
start cementing the last of this week.
The lumber for NO, 12 in the northeast
corner has been hauled out and work
will start at once.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-18
PANHANDLE RAILROAD Is
FORCED TO PAY $4,000
Woman Thrown of Train with Babe
to Make Room for Intoxicated
Neuress Wins Damages

PITTSBURG, Nov. 17.-Forced to
give up her seat on an excursion train
to an intoxicated negress, separated
from her sick baby who was on a
seat with her, and elected from the
train by railroad men in a lonely
stretch of country because she refused
to submit to the alleged outrage, was
the story submitted to a jury yester-
day.
Mrs Mary Crowley brought suit in
a local court for $4,000 damages against
the Pittsburg. Cincinnati, Chicago &
St Louis Railroad company, the re-
suit being that the sympathetic men
in the box awarded the plaintiff
$4,000. which was $1,000 more than she
asked.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-18
PLATINUM EXISTS IN
PACIFIC COAST SANDS

David T. Day of the United States
geological survey, who made the report
on the petroleum fields FOR the cOnser-
walton commission, was in Los Angeles
yesterday. Mr.. Day has been oXamin-
ing into the platinum deposits eXamin-
coast and says that the metal which
commands a high price, can be found
all along the beach sands from Cape
Flattery to Lompoc. Mr.. Day says the
metal is in the sands in the free state
and can easily be separated by dry
washer or a screen which is arranged
so it can be shaken. He suggests that
here is a good chance for the small
operator to make money.
During the year 1908 the state Of Cal
ifornia produced but $4,000 worth Of
platinum The supply of the world
comes principally from Russia and was
recently advanced because Of a short
age.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-18
PROBE ALLEGED SCHEME
TO DEFRAUD CREDUL0US

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17-Schemes
to defraud the farmer and the would
be farmer. meaning the city man who
is attracted TO the country by specious
advertisements, are receiving the at
tention of the department of agricul-
ture. and~it is probable that Secretary
Wilson in his forthcoming annual re-
port will sound a note of warning to
the overcredulOus.
Tracts of almost pure sand left after
the cutting of pine trees have been ad-
Vertised as farming lands of the finest
description, undrained sWamps are
described as priceless possessions, and
all sorts of inducements are held out to
attract purchasers of these alleged
worthless lands.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-18
Hunters Kill Lahorer

BUENA VISTA, Colo, Nov. H.
Raphael Pano, a section hand, was
killed last night by several hunters
whose identity has not been learned.
Pano had entered an outbuilding, when
the hunters, not knowing he was
there, used the door of the building for
a target Pano's body was found sew
eral hours later.