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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-02-06
BADGERS BEAT THE DUTCH
Record of One Cow to Each Person,
Held BY Holland, Is Beaten
by 20 Counties.

Madison.-T baxGan, white capped
dimpled dairy maids, shiny of face and
spotless of person. who trip lightly
across the meadows of Holland, can
no longer justly claim superiority In
point of the number of cows they milk.
Their pride, one COW to every man,
woman and child in the country dis
tricts, is a fine record and no one
would think of disputing 1t. However,
it is playing second fiddle in the
worlds dairy orchestra, for Wiscon.
sin points to 80 counties within her
borders where the Netherland record
is smashed. Doesn't that BEAT the
Dutch?" The honor roll of the 20
counties whose per capital COW Dopula-
ton Is superior to that of Hollands
includes the following: Polk Buffalo,
Trempealeau, Clark, Jackson, Monroe.
Vernon, Crawford. Richland, Sank,
Grant, Iowa, Lafayette, Adams. Green.
Dodge, Jefferson, SWalwOrth, Calumet,
Washington, and Kewaunee. OF these
Green county leads with over two
cows for each rural resident.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-02-06
FARMER MAKES $3.50 AN ACRE
George Baxter of Vesper Makes Big
Profit on Pickies-Expects tn
crease This Year.

Vesper--That pickles are by no
means an improbable crop for the
Wisconsin farmer, providing good
market is near at hand throughout the
ripening season, George Baxter of Yes
per can furnish interesting testimony.
He owns quarter section of cut over
pine land near Vesper which he
bought, stumps included. nine years
ago. From less than a half acre of
the quarter, seventy-three square rods,
in 1913, he sold 1876 bushels of pickles
weighing 9,787 pounds. He received in
return, as the records at the pickle
station show, $126.57, rate OF better
than $3.50 an acre. 1t was Mr.. Bakers
first experience with pickles and in
telling Of his big yield he says if he
had known at the beginning of the
season what he learned by the close
of it the yield could easily have been
made $3.50 or even 5000 for the half
acre
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-02-06
BANKING BUSINESS
HAS BIG GROWTH
RESOURCES HAVE INCREASED
$3,5Oo,OoO SINCE DEC. I, Ac-
coRDlNG TO REPORT.
TRUST COMPANIES DO WELL
Figures Show What Market Stability
and General Business Con-
fidence Can DO For
People.

Madison increase of more than
three and half millions of dollars in
the resources of Wisconsin state
banks and trust companies since Dec.
1. as shown in the abstract issued by
Commissioner of Banking Kuolt, indi.
Gates wholesome growth and marked
stability
throughout the state is shown by the
fact that during the forty days since
the last report, loans and discounts
have increased S1,303,544 while depos-
its show net increase of $4,439, 173,
more than half of which or $2,409,3S6,
are individual deposits subject to
check. closely followed by $2,15S.367,
in time certificates.
Cash on hand liz the banks shows an
increase of $1,263,724 and the only
items of resource that show material
decrease are stocks and securities,
$139,771; and exchanges for clearing
house, $143,799, both facts indicating
a wholesome tendency.
The amount of postal savings funds
held increased from $120,745 to $780,
621.
That the trust companies are doing
a greater business than ever appears
nthe showing that the amount due as
executor, ETC.. has grown by $123,S56.
The total resources of the institu-
tons on Jan. Is, 1914, was $233, 699, 232
as compared with $23O,073, 1882 on
Dec. /, 1913, in the increase for the
forty-three days being $3,625,442.66.
The number of institutions report
ing under the last call is $50 as COM
pared with 642 on Dec. /. an increase
of eight
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-02-06
DELLS DAM TRIAL
SUIT IS STARTED
CITY OF EAU CLAIRE AND POWER
COMPANY NAMED IN
LITIGATION.
HAS HUNG FIRE FOR 8 YEARS
kau Claire Took Possession Under 90
Year Lease by Improvement
Co.-Governmen to
Hear Petition.

Eau Claire. The famous Dells dam
suit goes to trial here in circuit court
before Judge Reed of Wausau The
case has been hanging fire since 1906.
The city of Eau Claire precipitated
the litigation by taking possession of
the dam then held under ninety-nine
year lease by the Eau Claire Dells
Improvement company and the Dells
Paper and Pulp company.
The seizure was made on the
grounds that the companies had for
feited their rights by violation of their
contract. The dam was built by the
city in 1877 and leased to the i'm
provement company.
The city expended $4,000 in build
ing the dam and under the terms of
its lease from the city the improve
ment company secured all rights and
privileges except the power to operate
the city water works and $50 horse
power under another lease
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-02-06
ATTACK INCOME TAX
FEDERAL AND STATE OFFICIALS
MAY START SUIT.
Legal Battle Expected at la Crosse to
Test Validity of Amendment
Made in 1918.

La Crosse. a legal battle, involv-
ing the constitutionality of the 1913
amendment to the state income tax
law, by which the salaries of federal
and state employees are to be taxed.
is expected.
J. e. Keiser, income tax assessor
here, says the tax commission, at a
meeting in Madison. ordered all fed
eral salaries taxed, and Keiser today
called upon Congressman Esch,
Postmaster William B. Tscharner,
and other federal officeholders to rem
der statements. Mr.. Keiser declares
the returns here will besmuch bigger
than last year, not only because of
removal of exemptions, but by addi-
ton of many names.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-02-06
POULTRY
FATS
GOOD MANAGEMENT OF GEESE
Many Places on Farm Worthless for
Cultivation That Could Be Utilized
With Excellent Results.

(BY G. e. HOWARD, United States De-
partment of Agriculture.)
Goose raising is not so extensively
engaged in as duck raising, the condi-
tons under which they can be- sue
cessfully raised being almost entirely
different from those necessary for sue
cessful duck raising. The duck, be-
ing smaller, can be raised in a more
limited space than can the goose, the
latter needing free range and water,
while the former has been proved to
do equally well without water
While the goose can not proftably
be raised in as large numbers as the
duck, still it can not justly be termed
improbable. There are many places
on a farm that are worthless for cul-
tivation that could be utilized with ex-
cellent results for goose raising.
Fields that have streams, branches,
or unused springs ON them could be
turned to good advantage by making
them into goose pastures. Many farm
ers are proflting by this and adding to
their incomes annually. The care and
are very small when compared with
the returns, and the cost of food is
also proportionately small in compari-
son with the cost of food used for
other birds bred for market. A goose
on range win gather the largest por-
ton of it's food, consisting of grasses,
insects and other animal and veget-
able matter to be found in the fields
and brooks.
The simplest kinds of houses are
used for shelter; these should be built
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-02-06

after the plans of those given for
ducks. but should be proportionately
of larger size to accommodate COM
fortably the number OF birds to be
kept. Geese are lohg-lived birds, some
having been known to attain the age
of forty years, while birds fifteen and
twenty years OF age are not uncom-
mon. They retain their laying and
Matching qualities through life. Gan
ders should not be kept for breeding
after three years of age; young gan
ders are more active and insure great
er fertility of eggs than old ones do;
besides, ganders become more quar-
relsome as age advances.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-02-06
Technical Terms.

It is common to call all poultry
chickens. but strictly speaking q
chicken is a young fowl generally I'M
der six months Of age, and the fowl
is one over that age. On the same
basis young male under one year OF
age. or young female Of the same
age, are known as cockerel and pull
let respectively. They become coct
and hen after that age.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-02-06
File Record After 20 Years.

Grand Rapids.-A common law mar
rage contract between Katherine
Jahnke and Leo Barger of the town Of
Frankfort has just been recorded in
the Office of the register of deeds of
Marathon county. This is the first
document of the kind to be filed under
similar circumstances in the state.
The common law marriage was, ac-
cording to the certificate agreed upon
in 1898, over twenty years ago, but the
agreement has just been made mat
ter of public record. The recording
Tee was so cents.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-02-06
MIL Head Resigns.

Appleton.-P Thorn, for thir-
ty-two years superintendent of the
Kimberly-Cla company's mills, and
for a>number of years general super
intendeut of that company, being the
head of the mills at Neenah, Apple
ton and Kimberly, has resigned his
position on account of his health. He
will be kept on the board of direc-
tors
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-02-06
Conference for Layraen.

Green Bay.--A conference of lay
men of Brown and surrounding coun-
ties. at which DR.. A. M. Hitchcock,
Chicago: DR.. II. B. Newell. Matsu-
wanna, Japan, and DR.. A. F. Mcmillan
of Milwaukee will speak, will be held
in this city on Feb. 19.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-02-06
Farmer Killed by Train.

Maiden Rock. Anton HaWkinson,
farmer. was run over and instantly
killed by a Burlington freight train.
Hawkinson had wandered onto the
railroad track with his horse, which
he was leading, when he was struck.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-02-06
Glue Injuries Two Men.

Fond du Lac.-Exploding steam in
a. glue machine at the plant OF the
Quincy Refrigerator company result
ed in injuries to Joseph Smith, ma
chine tender, who was struck by a
flying plate and badly scalded. Aid.
Herman Jenz, foreman of the de-
partment, was burned while dragging
Smith to a place of safety.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-02-06
Flood Survivor Missing.

Kenosha. Police were asked to
make a search for Adolph Lowe, aged
SO. a merchant tailor who has been
missing over week His friends
fear he has lost his reason He came
to Kenosha eight months ago from
Dayton, o.. where ali members of his
family lost their lives in the big food
and his property was lost.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-02-06
Boosting Big Highway.

Depere. The Depere Civic associa-
ton held a booster banquet for the
proposed eighteen foot concrete high
way from Fond du Lac to Green Bay.
Booster buttons are being sold at 81
each.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-02-06
"Safety" Button Unsafe.

Neenah-It has been reported
here that the safety first buttons
that have been issued to employees
of the 500 line are to be called in, as
it is claimed that celluloid has been
used in their manufacture and which
ignites very easily
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-02-06
Breaks skull on Ice.

Antigo.-Wencil Husnek, farmer
AZ the town OF Harrison, near here.
was instantly killed when he Cell on
the ice in front of his home, striking
ia head and fracturing his akull.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-02-06
Franksvil,e .PostOffice Robbed.

Racine-The postoffice at Franks
vile was entered by thieves who pried
the old safe open and got $40 in money
$3.50 worth of stamps and blank posta
money orders
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-02-06
Fire Loss is $4,000.

Racine. The beautiful $4,000
residence of George Miller, CollegS
avenue, was Quilted by fire. The loss
will amount to 81. 900.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-02-06
Comfortable Houses.

All hen houses should be comfort.
lble. which means thaS they should be-
reasonably warm. with liberal pro-
vision for fresh air. and should be dTya
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-02-06
Green Bay Stores Robbed.

Green Bay -Jewelry said to be val
ued at $500 was stolen from shops
conducted by William Van Frachen
and John Caunwenbefg.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-02-06
sells 2,4oo.Pound Bull.

La Crosse. Casper Eggler, Mormon
Coole farmer, raiser of fine Holstein
cattle, today sold bull weighing
2,46O pounds. to local packing plant
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-02-06

McGovern and Marshall to Speak
Madison Gov McGoyern and JUS
tice r. d. Marshall, supreme court,
will speak at the third annual road
school of the Wisconsin highway com
mission, Feb. 8 to IL.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-02-06
rbe power Of Reason.

Reasoning with a fifteen-year-o'u
NV : fully az effective as talking 10 2
s 49, that doesn't stay l4tched.
The Newark journal., 1914-01-02
LARGER PACKAGES
CAN NOW BE MAILED
Parcel Post Weight Limit Increased
Postage and Rate to be
Reduced

Increasing the weight limit in
the first and second zones from 20
to so pounds, and that for the sue
ceeding six zones from IL to 20
pounds, a new order, effective
January l, 1914, which also re-
duces the postage rates for parcel
post has been issued by Postmas-
ter General A. S. Burleson. The
Postal Department also will accept
books as parcel post matter instead
of third class, after March IL, 1914.
The rate of postage is fixed for
this class of matter at one cent for
each two ounces or fraction for
books weighing eight ounces or
less, the regular zone rate of those
weighing more than eight ounces.
The increase in the pound limit,
together with the reduction in
rates, which already were far
cheaper than any previous trans
portation was offered at, opens the
way for wider use than even
now is possible. Heavier articles
may be sent a greater distance,
while the postage rates are lower.
The government bulletin an
nouncing the changes states that
the rate of postage on parcels
weighing four ounces or less are
mailable at the rate of one cent
for each ounce or fraction regard
less of distance.
The Newark journal., 1914-01-02
WEEKS DOINGS IN
DOTA TOWNSHIP
Items Of Local Interest In Dota
NeighborhoOd Gathered by
The Journal Reporter

Dota, Dec. 30.-Quite a number
of the people of this community
are on the sick list.
DR.. w. J. Long of Sulphur Rock
made a professional visit here
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Angus Mcdonnell
and children, Violet and Dennis,
of Cord, spent Wednesday night
here very pleasantly visiting the
lady's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. T.
Best.
Owing to the inclement weather
there was no Sunday school here
Sunday morning. Let everybody
come next Sunday and begin anew
with the New Year and resolve to
do better work.
Raye Foot, after spending sew
eral days with relatives at New
port returned home Wednesday.
Mrs. Lou Reaves of Batesville is
spending a few days here visiting
her son, c. A. Reaves and family.
Ramey Taylor, of Augusta, came
in last Saturday to spend the holi-
days with his parents, and daugh-
ter, Miss Ruby.
Mrs. Will Fletcher, after few
days illness, died at her home near
here Thursday evening She leaves
a husband and four children who
have the sympathy of the entire
community.
Miss Rena Burlington who has
been quite sick for several days, is
better.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. HARRISON
spent Thursday very pleasantly
with the lady's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. H. Saylors, at Newark.
Prof. Vim. Thompson, after
spending the holidays with home
folks at Pfeiffer, resumed his work
in the school here Monday.
The Christmas tree at Walnut
Grove was largely attended by the
young people of this community,
and they report pleasant time.
Jim Mcdonald and his charming
little daughter, Miss Aubra, of
Prescott, are spending this week
very pleasantly visiting his sister
and other relatives at this place.
Sidney Pickens of Batesville
spent Monday and Tuesday here
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. P. Pickens.
The Newark journal., 1914-01-02
WHAT Is THE new
CURRENCY SYSTEM
Rad the Special Article in This
Weeks Journal If You
Want to Know

What do you know about the
currency bill that has just become
law? Do you know what the
principal provisions of the meas
ure are? If you do, you know more
than about 80 out of every 100
people know. The new law will
revolutionize the entire system of
American finance and is one of the
most important measures passed
in many years but few people have
had an opportunity to learn just
what it is all about.
Here is your opportunity. On
another page of The Journal you
will find a comprehensive review
of this new law and by reading it
you can learn in a few minutes
what the main provisions of the
new law are and what effect they
will have upon the people and
business conditions. This review
is not a mere summary of the law
but is a carefully prepared analy-
sis which tells you what a mere
reading of the law would not. The
Journal has secured this article,
prepared by an expert, for the in
formation of its readers and we
are sure you will know more
about this big subject after you
have read it than you did before.
The Newark journal., 1914-01-02
NOTICE OF ELECTION

Notice is hereby given to the
land owners of Big Bottom Fenc-
ing District, that on the first Sat-
urday in January, 1914 at 10
o'clock a. m. there will be meet
ing of the land owners at the town
Hall in Newark for the purpose
of electing Commissioners for the
next two years and for the tran
saction of any other business that
land ownersamay deem necessary.
G. M. FIELDS,
w. w. MAGNEsS,
F. c. HoYT.
Commissioners Big Bottom
Fencing District.
The Newark journal., 1914-01-02
10 BILLION DOLLARS
IN FARM PRODUCTS

Ten billion dollars worth of pro-
ducts, five million dollars of cash
income-a bumper year in spite of
drouths and other setbacks-is the
1913 record of six million Ameri-
can farms.
The year 1913, the most success
full for the farmers in the history
of the United States, produced
$6,100,000,000 worth of crops, of
which 1886, 100000 were repre-
sented by cereals alone; and 49,
650,000,000 worth of animals sold
and slaughtered and animal prod
ucts. The value of the 1913 crops
is twice the value of the crops
produced Is years ago.
The Newark journal., 1914-01-02
TALK FREE BRIDGE
FOR WHITE RIVER
Prominent Citizens are Promoting
Plans For Free Bridge Near
Oil Trough

There is considerable talk of
starting movement to build a
free bridge across White river at a
point near Oil Trough that will
prove most convenient to the
travelling public. The movement
has not yet assumed tangible form
but is being freely discussed by
the business men and property
owners of Newark and the sur
rounding country as well as num-
Der of the leading citizens of the
Oil Trough valley.
There is a real need for a free
bridge connecting this vast area
of the most fertile and productive
section of the county, and as this
section of the county pays the
principal portion of the taxes of
the county, it is foregone con-
clusion that if the property own
ers get in behind the movement
in the right manner, bridge will
be built.
1t is suggested also that the
route of the proposed Newport
Batesville highway, on which con-
siderable work has already been
done, and which has such strong
encouragement from the people of
both Batesville and Newport,
should be changed so as to cross
the proposed new bridge and trav-
erse the beautiful and fertile farm
ing section embraced in the fam
Gus Big Bottom and Oil Trough
valleys.
The entire project is very
feasible one and one that would
prove of inestimable value to this
section of country. The men who
are promoting the matter seem to
be thoroughly in earnest and they
are men who do things when once
they decide upon a line of action.
They are now taking a quiet can
vass of the situation and if they
meet with the proper encourage
ment a meeting of citizens and
property owners will he held in
the near future to take some de-
finite steps in the premises.
Tell 'em you saw it in The Journal
The Newark journal., 1914-01-02
TO BEGIN WORK ON
NEW BUILDING MONDAY

Adams Bros. will begin work of
excavating for the foundation for
a new brick business house the
first of next week.
The building will be erected on
their lots on Front street and will
be modern one-story brick.
The contract has not been let,
and although they are considering
bids from a number of contractors,
it is probable that they will not let
the contract, but will have the
work done by the day.
The Newark journal., 1914-01-02
FARM FOR SALE

Good upland farm of 90 acres
IS acres in cultivation, q miles
north of Newark, in good neigh
borhood, near church, school, R.
F. D. and on rural phone line.
Good four room box house, good
log barn, fine well water, small
orchard and plenty of timber for
home use. All under good fence,
and will be sold at a bargain. For
price inquire at The Journal office
or see owner, A. r. Watts.
The Newark journal., 1914-01-02
CELEBRATE ST. JOHNS DAY

st. Johns Day was celebrated
by the Masonic bodies of Newark
last Saturday night, by the install
lation of officers for the ensuing
year. Officers for the Masonic
Lodge and the Eastern Star Lodge
were installed.
A banquet was a feature of the
evenings program and was thor
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Why not? Newark would be a
good place for this. May God bless
each one who traces these lines.
My eyes get dim as | write these
closing lines. Life is great N.Y.
stery and its only right sol ution is
that Jesus Christ is the chief one
in our living. and He will be in
oay dying: Happy New Year 10
all. Cordially,
JAS. F. JERNIGAN.
Imboden, Arkansas.
The Newark journal., 1914-01-02
COUNTY TAX VALUES
MAKE HEALTHY GAIN
Total Valuation in County for 1913
Shows Increase Of $96,O33
Over Preceding Year

Deputy County Clerk j. A. Ken
nard furnishes The Journal the
following statement of the taxable
values of independence county as
reflected by the tax books which
he has just finished making up for
Collector Burt Arnold.
Value of real estate -$2,959, 0I0
Personal property 2,765,775
Total value -- 5,724.815
The total taxable value for the
year 1912 was $5,628,782, which
shows a gain of $96,033 for 1918
over the preceding year.
The following shows the amount
of some of the items to be col
lected.
Special school, city, fence
and drainage taxes $89, Is
School tax, all districts 4,032 90
Batesville corporation = 7,015 90
Newark corporation 1852
Fencing Dist. No i 754. 90
Fencing Dist. No. S. 1880
Fencing Dist. No. = 231.5O
County roads 14.931.O0
Total taxes all purposes 1873, $4,000
The total taxes to be collected
for 1913 exceed that of 1912 by
$5,627.
The Ruddell township road tax
is $4,851.74, while the Big Bottom
township road tax is 81, 1861. The
combined road taxes of these two
townships equal almost half of the
total road tax of the county.
The Newark journal., 1914-01-02
YORK-FLINN

J. H. York and Miss Neva Finn
both prominent young people of
Jamestown, were married on
Christmas day in Batesville, Squire
Albert Sims officiating.
The Newark journal., 1914-01-02
JUDGE COFFIN VERY ILL

Pine Bluff, Dec %. Judge
Coffin of Batesville, candidate for
the nomination for United States
Senate, is seriously i'll at the home
of his brother-in- law, DR.. Z Orto.
in this city.
The Newark journal., 1914-01-02
FREIGHT WRECK

A freight train was wrecked
near Moorefield Monday, two cars
leaving the track. The track was
torn up for some distance and all
trains were delayed several hours.
No one was injured.