Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-04-22
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/ H. B. Parker returned last Satur-
day from a business trip at Marsh
field.
George Mccoy returned from Rock
ford, Illinois on Tuesday OF last week
Miss Ethel Clack left Saturday
for Wausau.
| Nash Mitchell returned to Grand
Rapids Monday after spending Sunday
at his home in this city.
G. F. Wells has accepted position
as travelling salesman for the Inter
national Harvester Co.
Miss Amelia Betke of Fond du Lac
is visiting at her home in this city.
J. X. p. Hiles of Dexterville pur-
chased Litchfield Manure Spreader
of the Pittsville Hardware Co. last
Monday.
John Lacy of Babcock was in town
last Saturday.
Mrs. Nash Mitchell and son Eugene
returned from visit at Grand Ra-
pids last Saturday.
The Misses Emily Sanville and
Beulah Smith returned from a short
visit with relatives at Wausau Tues
day.
Mrs. DR.. Hougen returned from
Grand Rapids Monday where she
spent few days as the guest Of
friends.
Miss Stella Wells was on the sick
list the fore part of the week.
Some of the farmers in this sec
| ton have begun their spring work
and altho the weather thus far has
been exceedingly backward the pre-
sent warm spell will no doubt warm
up Mother Earth SO that the early
grain can be sowed in short time.
Altho oats has been the leading grain
crop in this section for many years
we note that many of our farmers
are beginning to raise barley in pre-
| ference, as that is a much more pro-
fitable crop and at the same time
| is less risky crop than any other
| that is raised in this locality. One
of our farmers tells us that he plant,
ed about nine bushels of oats and
| the same amount of barley and at
threshing time he got Is bushels OF
oats and 275 bushels Of the latter so
that we can readily see which is the
more profitable to raise.
Some of our farmers are expert
menting with speltz or Emmer,
which is grain similar to wheat ex-
cept that it is harder One man
planted a bushel of the grain and
reaped Is bushels, so that it prom
ises to become a leading crop in
this vicinity.
Miss Essie Junkman was a visit
or at the county seat last Friday.
Marray & Maxwell expect to start
their seasons cut of logs at the Nc
| Coy saw mill in the near future.
We understand that Nelson Smith,
formerly of this city, has rented a
hotel at Babcock
| c. A. Ludwig was at the county
seat on business last week.
The Edwin Carley family is con-
fined with the La Grippe.
Rev. Thos. Hoffman, spent last
week at Friendship.
| 0. Simpson of Dexterville was in
jured last Friday while assisting to
tear down the saw mill at that place.
He was helping to remove the tight
ener of one of the band saws and
in some way a 300-pound weight was
removed from a lever and this re-
leased the latter which sprung up
with great force and struck Mr..
Simpson in the abdomin. DIR. Hou-
gen of this city was called and the
injured man is reported to be out
of danger.
Fred Nickel has sold his resi-
dence on the south side and also
his farm southwest of town to a
party from Milwaukee, who took pos
session of the same last week.
Miss Martha Hachbart returned
from Eagle Sunday, she being called
by the serious illness of her sister.
Mrs. N Arntz returned recently
from visit at Lyndon.
The debate at the school house
resulted in victory for the affirm
alive in the following question: Re-
solved That the County Option bill
should have been passed by the
state legislature. ALTERNATIVES: John
Udell jr., Myron Foss; negative:
ChaCtnr NnMJ7I1iD and oOD Car1nv