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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
EDITORS Re-aIect Oficers

Milw2ukee.-The delegates of the
siXtieth annual convention of the
Wisconsin Press association in the
closing session, reelected the present
officers for the ensuing year, by cast
ing a unanimous ballot for Cameron
w. Fraser for president, c. A. Booth
for secretary, and E. ]. Scott for
treasurer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
Can't Pay Clerks Expenses.

Madisos.-In an opinion to District
Attorney Dunwiddie of Rock county.
Attorney General Owen holds that the
county has no power to pay the ex-
penses of county clerks incurred in at
tending a convention of the state as
ISOLATION.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
PESTS OF SHADE TREE
Proper Protection Is Problem of
Much Importance.
Sudden Losses Are Frequently
Caused by Overwhelming Attacks
of Leaf-Eating Insects-keep
Pests in Subsection.

The protection Of the shade trees
and ornamental shrubs of our city
parks against insects has been for
several years a problem of increas-
ing Importance Many of the most de-
sirable trees and shrubs are liable to
show destruction by obscure insect
pests little understood. if at all, by
those Immediately concerned.
Trees which have grown for years
becoming more attractive. more val
liable and mere highly valued year by
year, begin to weaken and decay, and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
School Census Shows Loss.

Appleton.-According to the report
of the county superintendent of
schools, there are fifty less children
of school age in the city than a year
ago. There are 2,796 boys and 1888
girls. as compared with a total of s.
IL last wear
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
Investigate Old Ace Penaions

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of the sub
ject of old age pensions authorized by
this legislature has begun. E. H. Dow
ney, chief statistician of the state in
dustrial commission, went to Corona.
Dane county, to gather data at the
county poor farm.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
Talents and Virtues.

It is with talents as with virtues:
One must love them for their own
sake or renounce them entirely. And
neither of them is acknowledged nor
rewarded, except when their posses
sor can practice them unseen
Goethe
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
Assault Results in Death.

Shawano.-Edward Kolopski is dead
and Herman Hoehn is in jail as the
result Of an alteration in which
Hoehn is alleged to have struck KoI
opsh with piece OF gaspipe. The
fight following Hoehn's wedding a few
days ago.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
Dredging Plan Sanctioned.

Madison-That the dredging of the
Rock river, through the city of Hori-
con for the drainage of 10000 acres OF
land in Horizon marsh will improve
existing conditions is the effect of a
report made by the railroad commits
sion to Gov McGoyern on Tuesday.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
Care of Srnken China

When mending broken china al
Ways place it to set in a large box
tiled with sawdust BY this means it
j., easy TO stand the article in any de-
sired position, so that its own weight
aolds the pieces in place, while the
cement is hardening.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
Or. F4artwio Files s,.,,Ia, 80.

Jefferson.-Dr. A H. Hartwig, Wa.
tertoWn, has fined suit against State
Veterinarian o. H. Eliason for $4,000
damages for alleged SANDER. DR.
HartWg was appointed by Gov Nc
Govern as state veterinarian and soon
after was succeeded by EHason.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
VILLAGE Sues Ex-TreasIrer

DISQUALIFICATION for the recov-
cry of 5000 to $500 of the village
funds has been instituted by the vii
lage of Reedsville against Charles
Maertz, former treasurer of the vii
lage from 1911 to 1912.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
Pay Bio Price for Mater

Water is sold by the ton at Per
nambuco, Brazil. 1t is piped from
springs eight miles out from the city
and is furnished to ships at eighty-one
cents a ton within the harbor.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
Find Unaarqround River

Racine.-A subterranean river. fifty
feet below the earth's surface, has
been discovered on the farm of Roy
Creery, west of Racine. The stream,
which PUSHES along at thirty miles an
hour, was discovered by a welldigger
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
snarrows Now in the Sudan.

English sparrows are said to have
heart of the Angle-Egyptian Sudan.
and are low found where they were
unknown a few years ago.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
Let Him Cultfuate Patience

The members of a church in the
southwest have given their pastor an
automobile. 1t is hoped that no mem.
Der OF his congregation may be pres
ent the first time the crank handle
hits him on the elbow.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
Workino Out Rutternilk.

Work out the buttermilk without
touching the hands to the butter, using
as little water as possible If the but
termilk is all out, and with it all the
milk, sugar and cheesey portions Of
the milk, butter will keep with very
little salt
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
USEFUL AS HAY RACK LITTER
loader for Heavy Wagon Bodies
How 1t Is Constructed.

I have an automatic unloader for
heavy hay racks and other wagon bod
les that any one can operate who
knows how to drive a team, writes F.
Hathaway of Fort Smith, Ark. in the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
PAPER Making in England.

Paper of an excellent quality is now
being made in England from species
OF spinach of large proportions. The
plant grows stems five feet high and
supplies fibre which, it is believed,
will prove an important factor in paper
making.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
Sell Cream Direct.

Farmers living within convenient
distance Of well-established cream
cry will find 1t more profitable to sell
their milk direct to the creamery. The
skim milk can be brought back to feed
calves and young pigs.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
Object to Municipal HOSPITAL.

Waukesha.-A movement is on foot
to rescind the action ordering a
$4,000 municipal hospital. The build
ing was ordered by popular vote.
Many feel taxes are too high to main
tain the institution
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
Valuation Increases s.. GOO. 600

Sheboygan.-The assessable proper
ty in this city has increased from S15,-
872,058 in 1913 to more than 1000, 900
this year, according to the report of
the board of review.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
La Crosse Principal Chosen.

La Crossed. H. Shepardson, head
of the Lincoln school at Oshkosh. has
been elected principal Of the school of
the same name here to succeed the
late Z. S. Donaldson
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
Ellis West Point NacannM

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Stephenson has
made appointments for 1914 vacancy
at West Point as follows: Principal.
Royal H. Place, Marinette; alternates.
Gerald Hoeffel, Green Bay, and AIvaro
S. Krotz, GAINESVILLE
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
Ekern Re-eIscted Chairman.

Madison.-lnsurance Commissioner
Ekern of Wisconsin was reelected
chairman of the executive committee
of national insurance commissiL ners
at Burlington. Iowa.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
Lodi Pastor Is Named

Fond du Lac. = Archbishop Mess
mer has appointed Rev. Charles Steh-
ling of Lodi as pastor of st. Marys
church, Fond d. Lac, to succeed Fa-
Their Wuellffing, resigned.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
Posthumous Growth

IF you do good work your work
will grow after you are gone" That's
a fact. Rubens left only some 1000
pictures, but there are 10000 of his
pictures in circulation now."-Louis.
vile Courier-Journal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
CannerY Closes Bio Year

RiCon.-More than 100000 cans of
peas were put up by the Ripon Can
ming company in the season which has
just closed. Thirty-six cars will be re-
quired for the transportation Of the
canned peas.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
Irsin INJURIES Pastor.

Madison.-Rev. G. A. Carver of Lodi
was struck by a passenger train on
the tracks of the Chicago and North
western railway while driving in a
buggy. His leg was broken.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
Sloppinu Over.

New Minister-"How did you like
my sermon this morning." Enthus-
iastic Parishioner-"It was simply
grandiloQuent." Baltimore American.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14

sticky material. entraps great num-
bers of the descending larvae Used
in connection with spraying arsenate
Of lead on the leaves, it affords a very
satisfactory means of keeping the
elm pests in subsection
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
Sorayino the Garden,

Currants, gooseberries, shrubbery
and ornaments around the home, in
the garden, should be sprayed and
thus given a chance to do their best
for those who grow them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
Stems on Rake: Poisoned.

La Crosse-Kemp Engleman, i5,
son of Dr.. J. o. Engelman, vice-presi-
dent of the state normal school here,
died of lockjaw after stepping upon
the tines of a rake.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
Rosa Declines Appointment.

Heloit.-Assemblyma C. D. Ross.
who has been offered a place on the
special state vice commission, will de-
cline, as he cannot afford the time.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
Find Much Married SouaN.

Couderay.-In settling an estate
Supt Light of the India school at Hay
ward discovered one squaw with eight
children who has had seven husbands.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
In Boston,

You can always recognize a stranger
in town by the way he keeps one hand
on his pecketbook aud the other or
his watch.-Eeston Transcript
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
Train Hts MntnrcmnIa

Grand Rapids-A man. believed n
be ii. K. Martin, was struck by
train and killed while riding motor
cycle over railroad crossing at Dex-
ter, near here.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
pi,rs fnp Dyinkind Vess~fs

Drinking vessels placed In the hem
houses should be put On a shelf that
is raised at least six inches from the
ground, or the fowls will scratch q
lot of dirt into the water.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
Learned in the | an.

Tramp while the young magistrate
helplessly turns over the pages of his
law book please allow me to as
sist you, page 81. the third section
from the bottom. -Fliegende Blaet-
ter
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
Brakeman Loses Arm.

Fond du Lac. ". Riggs, 500 line
brakeman, suffered the amputation of
his right arm at the shoulder as re-
suit of an accident at Rugby junction.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
YOUNG Fisherman Is Drowned.

Appleton.-Robert Schultz, IL years
old, of Seymour. slipped off the bank
of creek where he was fishing and
was drowned
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
First Use of Coco. in England.

Until sixty years ago cocoa was tax
ed in England as a patent medicine
aRd could only be sold in packets with
q stamped wrap
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
Rouah on the Sutton.

Her Papa-"Is eoy daughter will.
ing TO marry you?" Her Suitor-Yes.
SIR Her Papa-"Is it an election
bet or is love really hlind?''-The Club
EAIidW
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
Divorced Wife Tries suie;d.

La Crosse.-Going to the room Of
her divorced husband, Mrs Anna Gil
lin shot herself in the breast. 1t is
thought she will recover.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14

When man brags Of himself peo--
pie, seeing that he is able to take care4
OF himself, allow him to do it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
Feed Insurance.

A wooden mold for butter coon
earns its way.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14

The best insurance against a win.
ter feed famine Is a silo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13
My IDENTIFY" Walls Virginia Brooks

carefully reviewing my past emphatcally that
marrying her is the best thing have DONE 1 am
immensely pleased with myself for this achievement
got much the better of the bargain think that am to
be congratulated ON my acumen. But
Marrying a ceebrty-marrying even so charming
celebrity Virginia Brooks-has its Disadvantages am
kicking hisI am in fact perfectly well salts
fed to the bitter with the sweet But since have
been asked to tell how feels to be the husband of
famous propose to give both sides of the Story
without concealing the disagreeable things.
One of the first things discovered after the wedding
was that had placed myself in serious danger of losing
my identity Curiously enough, my identity had
worried me much while bachelor. was satisfied
to go along through life best could and let identity
take care of itself. But when discovered that might
lose it, that my ego might be merged submerged In the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13

ply because was married to who had had her
and her picture in the papers, and tell the TRUTH
still rebeng against it. Perhaps that the real
why spotting this page with personal pro-
found when got back from my honeymoon that even
my closest friends wanted to call Mr. Brooks" They
thought that funny possess fairly OF
humor but confess the fun in that quite reached
Sometimes they burlesqued it by calling tie Duke
of West Hammond" Mr.. Joan of Arc" Virgins" ;"
And person calls me jimmy
One bear with ones friends even when they try to-
be funny and only make themselves Objectionable but
there serious side to the matter I found
after the wedding that there considerable portion
of the population of this cityand of the Inois
for that maerwho really believed that had done them
serious personal injury by marrying girl with whom
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13

AM going to start this article with perpendicular
pronoun intend to SOW perpendicular pronouns in
/ thick as grass seed am doing this with deliberate
purpose and malice prepense
I newspaper reporter. As such have for years
hidden my light under the bushel of nvunerabe
UNITY In my professional capacity have been
signed to interview statesmen murderers preachers d
vorcees wife beaters heroines grafers actresses and
cranks On jobs of that kind have supplied the inter-
views with the words and the ideas and taken nothing
whatever from them but their I have even fur
nshed few first class interviews for my wife, Now for
the first time in less interesting career get
chance to interview myself going to make the most
of it, l propose reyel in rs. This is to be I de-
bauch.
l am the man who married Virginia Brooks. After
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13
Walls of Rejected ,Suitors.

The lachrymose walls of the rejected ones however.
really afforded comfort Nearly all of these let
ters written to my wife. Listen this nervy guy:
My Own Virginia: How could you do it? I have
1ovedsyou other could love- II had any
heart left 1t is surely | will give you up
if married. You will have to come back
to me. Your husband is confidence man. I am sure
that he managed some way to marry you against your
will. How could you when you knew loved you?
know that eventually you will have come to me- Your
loving Pete"
Another said, among other things:
Traitress: You the most despicable firt know.
After leading on in the obvious manner you turn
down dsgracefuy and make the laughing stock of
all my friends. had told them in confidence that you
had led me to believe that would win you. Now you
marry another man.
Mrs. Brooks Washburne met this man just once at
party. She had " led him on by nodding him occa-
sionaly when they passed each other the street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13

had fallen in love. These persons divided into
four classes.
l. Sufragists and reformers, who firmly convinced
that Virginia Brooks should never have marred-hat
should have immoraized herself the lonely altar of
spinsterhood for " the cause"
2 Alleged humoriss whom neither my wife nor knew
who insisted mailing to of comment on our
marriage, all in less bad taste.
3. My wifes disappointed suitors.
A. Cranks
Here is one letter from person. evidently woman,
who signs herself Sunragist':
Sir You unmitigated scoundrel If the
women of Illinois did their duty they would tar and
feather you in Grant park You have stolen leader who
great promise of accomplishment. You have ma
teriay injured the of suffrage you lived
in England where really possess courage you
would be mobbed. You a vandal. Words are wasted
on you. ] leave you with your guilty conscience"
Some of these women called up the telephone.
None of hem however, has yet faced the lion his
den. If of them does promise you that I shall run.
Or perhaps il my wife is about shall her ON them
She will know how to attend to them.
One of my goof humorst friends writes as follows:
Mr.. Joan of Arc: Well, how does it feel to be the
husband of reformer? pity you Numerically yours"
Another writes
Duke of West Hammond I suppose you are satisfied
Well help yourself"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13
Groom Couldn't See The Joke.

There have been other disadvantages Visits to the
aters to restaurants other public places always bring
manifestations of interest from the assembled mutitude
My wife is readily recognized is astonishing the num-
Der of who know her by sight We ourselves
pointed out celebrities. and | am just beginning to
throw out chest and feel my Importance when hear
the whisper: "And that slender fellow the slender al
ways is uttered with the implication of insgnfcance at
least it to me) that's her husband. Isn't it
funny how women marry?
My wife always laughed at this. OF course. laughed
also, but really didn't think it funny. You how
is the old rebellion against losing my identity If these
had said "There goes Charlie Washburnc.
Can that girl with him be his wife? l should have felt
perfectly comfortable and should have laughed quite heart
lily at my better half All of which show what
and selfish brute the human being is
AS said before am satisfied to take the bitter with
the sweet. In fact more than satisfied am de-
lighted These early annoyances will pass away in time
In way they good thing. They put the spurs into
to show the stuff he's got in him and inspire him
day to make a celebrity of himself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13

famous personality of my wife, Immediately rebelled
Now don't wish it to be understood that blamed my
wife for this. Nothing of the knew as everybody
else knows who had anything to do with the West Ham
mond scandal in which Virginia Brooks was such prom
nent figure that the notorety she had received
of her seeking OF course, had been necessary in
the prosecution of the fight have newspaper publicity
She had taken advantage very cleyery thought of the
opportunities offered by newspaper publicity advancing
her but she did not figure in that publicity
herself, and matter of fact only became figure in
the public eye at considerable sacrifice of personal feel
ings
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13

n Rose BY Any Other Name"
No, did not blame her. But did rebel against the
conditions that threatened to make nonentty sim
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-29
CHAPMAN BOOKS GO FAST
Spirited Bidding and Good
Prices Rule at Anderson

There vas some spirited bidding yester-
nav ON booklovers who gathered at the
first session Of the sale OF the library Of
the late Colonel Henry Thomas Chapman
in the Anderson Galleries. Madison ave-
me and 4Oth street THE Niviperous
oradrupeds OF North America. by Audi
hon and Bachman. i'm two volumes. con-
tanning 40 coiored plates. brought the top
nrioe. sQ3. f. W. Morris was the buyer.
CARTS Walters paid so for fine copy
NJ "Catlin's North American Indian Port
,olio including the six supplementary
unnumbered plates. usually lacking. The
work was printed in London In 1874 For
ss2 30 r. D. North obtained choice copies
~ CAROLS "Alices Adventures in Won
der,and" and Through the Locking Glass
and What Alice Found There In two
volumes. The same buyer gave A2 90 Tor
Nathaniel Hawthorne's copy OF his
DManoir of the Life of Josiah Quincy
Jr., OF Massachusetts.
J. r. brakes purchases 'nciudeu SIN
yol,ines OF Herrera's History OF the
west Indies" for which he gave 900 a
cot ~ Comic Almanacs," printed in Lon
don from 1925 to 1858. $50, and the same
mice for q rare history OF Virginia IN
four yolnmes. by John Burk. The total
of tho first session was sl,io'' Inc SAFE
will be continued this afternoon
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-29
JOHN S. MCDONALD.

John $. Mcdonald. known TO horsemen
the world over as Boston Jack" died at
his home. No. II West 69th street, last
night after a lingering illness. He was
ifty-nine years old.
Probably no man was better known
among those who followed the turf than
was Mcdonald, who had bought blooded
race horses for almost all the principal
stables and stock farms of the United
States. Boston Jack had been the
agent of such men as William X. Wander
bilt. sr, James r. Keene. Clarence n.
Mackay and John b haggin. He had
managed race horses all over the country
for the elder Vanderbilt. In his earlier
days he himself owned a blooded stock
farm and entered his own horses.
Mcdonald always had been staunch
supporter of racing. and even in its dark
est days predicted that IT would be re-
yived. For nearly twelve years Mr.. Nc
Donald wrote racing news for The Tr!b-
une. He leaves wife.