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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-12-29
SOCIETY ITEMS
Social Gatherings of the Past Week
In Wausau and Vicinity
For Pilot Readers.

The home OF Mr.. and Mrs. ii. II.
Damon was the scene OF pretty
wedding yesterday afternoon, when
Mrs. Damon's sister, Miss lvagene E.
Parcher, became the bride of Clifford
A. Thompson, of Eagle River. The
rooms were prettily decorated with
Smilax, palms, roses and other flowers
Rev. John Lloyd pronounced the mar
riage vows in the presence Of fifteen
relatives and friends. The bride was
attired in blue silk travelling suit,
becomingly arranged with chiffon,
with corsage bouquet of rose buds.
She carried white prayer-book A
wedding supper was served at SIX
o'clock. The bride who is the young
est daughter of the late Mrs. A. A.
Parcher, was born and reared in Wau-
sau and is a popular young lady with
many pleasing qualities. The groom
who is young man OF good attain
ments occupies position as instruc-
tor in the Eagle River high school.
evening for short wedding trip to
at home at Eagle River after Febru-
airy 18th. The outof-town wedding
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. G.. III.
Thompson of Eagle River and Miss
Ella Thompson, of Oshkosh, parents
and sister of the groom; Mrs. w. +.
Thompson of st. Paul, aunt of the
groom, and p E. Snow of Minneap-
oils.
The Wausau Club will keep opeii
house all day on Friday, January
first. A New Years dinner with a
special menu will be served from five
thirty until eight O'Clock, followed by
| informal dancing and an orchestra will
furnish music during the dinner
hours. On Thursday, New Years
eve, will occur the fourteenth annual
club ball. A formal reception will be
held at eight o'clock and dancing will
begin at nine. This affair is always
one of the most pleasant social events
of the holiday season.
Miss Ruth Alexander spleasantly
entertained a number of friends at
auction on yesterday afternoon in
honor of Mrs. w. d. Alexander of
Bloomington, Ill >, who is guest at
the Alexander home. Five tables
were in play and the highest score
was made by Mrs. HI. E. Smith. Mrs.
p L. Goerling received a consolation
prize and Mrs. Alexander guest
prize. Miss Alexander will entertain
again at auction on tomorrow after
| noon.
This evening at $50 O'Clock, mems
supper will be given at the Y at
which the admission will be 30 cents.
An address will be given by Rev. X.
PeaSe, late of Singapore, on 1.-THE
Relation of Missions to World Com
merce." On Wednesday evening Rev.
Pease will give a stereoptican address
in the M. E. church, using some slides
made from pictures which he took
during the many years he was in the
orient.
Mrs. L. A. Pradt pleasantly enter
tanned number of friends informally
at cards yesterday afternoon, in COM
pliment to Mrs. S. G. Woodson of
Kansas City, Mo. Two tables of auc-
tion were in play and the prizes for
highest scores were awarded to Mrs.
Woodson and Mrs. Louis Dessert.
The Monday Evening Study club
which adjourned during the holidays
will resume meetings and next Mon
day evening will meet at the home of
Miss Nell Dunbar. The following
program is scheduled
Roll Call-Current Events.
Hilo-Mrs. J. NJ. Kuebler.
Honolulu-Mrs. John M. Lull.
Leader-MisS Dunbar.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-12-29

The amount collected by several
churches have not as yet been re-
ceived by the treasurer of the feder-
ated charities but undoubtedly will
be in short time and the total amount
collected may be fifty dollars or more
than is here recorded. The Elks gave
twenty-five dollars to be used for
Christmas work.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-12-29
COLLECTIONS FOR CHARITY.

The different churches of the city
took up collections week ago for
the federated charities. A number of
individuals very kindly sent in con-
tributions and the following list of
the donations has been given out;
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-12-29

ADMIRAL DEWEY was a years of
age last Saturday and he is as active
as a man of go.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-12-29
WAUSAU MARKET.

The following are the current retail
prices of the various articles of pro-
duce as reported for the PILOT on
Dec. %. 1914
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-12-29

Up north there has been enough
snow fallen to help along the loggers
for week past.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-12-29
PEACE.

PEACE.
Peace is the virtue of civiliZa
ton; war its crime. = Victor
Hugo.
There never was good war
nor a bad peace.-Ben Franklin.
In all conflicts each party be-
lieves itself in the right. and nei-
Their can judge impartially.-Ed-
win ID. Mead.
Five great enemies to peace
inhabit with us-viz., avarice.
ambition, envy, anger and pride
and if these enemies were TO
be banished we should infallibly
enjoy perpetual peace.-Petrarch.
Peace is the happy natural
state of man. war his corruption
aud disgraoe.-James Thomson.
Let bugleS sound the truce of
God to the whole world forever.
Charles Sumner.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-12-24
WARDS TO MAKE MERRY
Six Thousand Inmates of States In
stituti0ns to Observe Christmas

Nearly 5000 wards of the
state of Washington eat Christ
mas dinner in the states twelve
institutions, this year. Special
arrangements for Christmas
celebrations of one form or an
other were made by superintend-
ents of all institutions in addi-
ton to the early provision by
the board of control for special
fareswith all the essentials of an
old fashioned Christmas dinner.
At the three hospitals for the
insane superintendent received,
in response to an appeal issued
early in the month, numerous
gifts from the public and friends
of inmates, which helped to
brighten the day for the patti
ents. At most of the other in
stitutions Christmas programs
were features of the days cele-
bration.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-12-24
NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS
MEETING OF HIGHLANDS
WATER USERS ASSO.

Notice is hereby given that tie reg
ular annual meeting of Highlands
Water Users Association for the
election of officers for the ensuing
year and the transaction of such
other business as may come before it,
will be held at the Club House in Sec
ton three, township eight north, Of
range twenty-nine east, w. NJ, on
Saturday, January End, at 10 o'clock,
A. M. All persons owning or having
a contract to purchase water rights
or land with water under the High
land Pumping System are qualified
electors to vote at such meeting.
Dated this 23rd day Of December,
1914.
12:24-31 L. M. HARLOW, Sec'y
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-12-24
TOPLAN NEW LAWS

Governor Lister has called a
meeting of the advisory board
of the state department of agri-
sulture for December 3Oth at
which time final decision will be
reached on the departments
recommendations to the legis-
lature for new laws governing
subjects under its control.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-12-24
Diplomacy

Diplomacy
Harry, I am beginning to believe
the baby looks like you"
"Are you dear?"
eyes, notice it more and more ev-
cry day. Pm so glad"
DO you really want him to look like
me ?"
"Of course I do. I've been very sor-
ry ever since we had him christened
that we didn't give him your name"
Sweetheart, you don't know how
happy you make me feel by saying
that"
"And - Harry, dear ri found the
lovliest hat today. / don't believe !
ever saw anything that was so be-
coming on me. It's $25. Do you think
l ought to pay that much for hat ?"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-12-24
PRATT IS SCARED
SAYS STOCK PAPER
Portland Publication Dev0tes a
Column of Space to Kenne-
wick Hog Breeder

The Portland Livestock Re
porter in a recent issue devoted
a column of it's editorial space
to r. E. Pratt, of the Meadow
Brook Farm. Writing under the
caption, Pratt is Scared-Eell
Tell You Why" the livestock ed
I;tor says in part: ''Mr. Pratt
has done a lot toward putting
hogs en- the alfalfa farms around
Kennewick and thinks the hog
man is entitled to a return for
his investment and labor. But
what scares him is the 7-cent
hog and $1.OO wheat, which he
thinks will cause a reversion to
wheat as a farmers crop.
''Now, the low price Of hogs
and the high price of wheat can
not be denied and there are a
great many reasons that might
be assigned for the condition.
England, in normal conditions,
imports 70 per cent of her ed
ible grains and in present times
is importing more than that
amount. England imports AZ
per cent of her meats and she is
a Defeating nation, with large
supplies in her colonies and at
home. She has bought quite a
lot of canned meats in this coun-
try so far. France imports about
Z per cent of her edible grains
and 2 per cent of her meats in
normal times. Germany is not
able to get supplies from this
country while the seas are con-
trolled by her enemies. Exports
in the grain line are heavier than
under normal conditions and the
exports of meats have not yet
increased so much. Money is
scarce because Of the war in
Europe, and other people beside
Mr.. Pratt are scared and are not
buying anything. The lifting of
the quarantine from several of
the eastern stockyards has per-
mitted the marketing of large
numbers of hogs which was held
back by the quarantine and
which temporarily oversupplied
the market.
while all these things are
enough to scare Mr.. Pratt, it
should not discourage him. The
O-W. R. & N. company is teach
ing the farmers how to raise
corn in this country and there
are other feeds that are not as
high as wheat. The price of oil
cake meal is worth Investigating
as a feed for the present until
corn or peas or other feed can
be raised next year. A few years
ago, when pork was so high that
we couldn't afford to eat it, we
city fellows had to be content
with chicken and other substi-
tutes; now let the hog fol-
low our example and be content
with some feed he can afford.
"The man who doesn't breed
his brood sows is making a mis-
take. Prices are not uniformly
high on any article forever and
they are not always low. There
| is a better day coming for the
swine-raiser, either in cheaper
feeds or higher prices or both.
Mr.. Pratt has always kept good
hogs and has made money out
of them; he'll do well in the fu-
ture. The country must have
hog meat and we will have to
pay Mr.. Pratt to raise hogs. The
farmers must have better hogs
for foundation stock and Mr..
Pratt can supply them"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-12-24

WANTED-All your hauling and
dray work. Prompt and careful
service. Ben Bergen, Phone 2O8S:
33f
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-12-24
WHAT COMPETITION
COSTS THE GROWERS
Orchardists of Northwest Pay
Nearly One Million Dollars
To Market Crop

~'AssA
1t costs the growers of the
Northwest just about one million
dollars a year to sell their fruit
through the private shipping
concerns that are operating in
Oregon, Washington, Idaho and
Montana, all of which could be
saved if they did their market
ing through one large co-opera-
tive organization, according to
a census of the principal districts
made by the North Pacific Fruit
Distributors. This is in addition
to the losses sustained from the
y attendant undue competition, it
is stated.
There are 100 such shipping
concerns, and one Of the inciden-
tai revelations of the canvas is
that the automobiles which they
maintain, if strung out in single
file, would form a procession a
mile long, numbering, as they do
70 in all. The investment Of
these concerns exceeds one and
a half million dollars, the item
for automobiles being upward of
a hundred thousand dollars.
These figures, it is pointed out
raise the issue that all of the
fruit of the Northwest could be
marketed by one organization of
sufficient size without materially
increasing its operating expense
and that, inasmuch as the mon
ey in question is derived solely
from the growers fruit, or in eff
feet from the growers them
selves, it could be used by the
growers either for the advance
ment of the industry or in a
number of other decidedly inter-
esting ways.
The salient features of the
census, which includes the So
called cash, commission and con-
signment firms, are:
NUMBER ;.
COnCcIHS 1US
Men employed 227
Machines-Fords, .33
Automobiles :. 40 70
INVESTMENT
General ........... ST, 529, 800
Automobiles 1890. 84,75O
Total 81, 614,14O
ANNUAL OPERATING =.
EXPENSE
General $780,, 42O
Automobiles .15, 800
Total .$623, 22O
ANNUAL INCOME
Operating expenses. .$623, 22O
Depreciation, ETC., :. .161 An
Returns above operating
expenses, depreciation
profit, etc.. ....... 129, 131
Total ....... 1915, 765
In the case Of several firms
that do a general wholesale bus
-
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mess or deal in other lines of
produce, only the proportion of
investment operating expense
and income which relates to the
fruit buying, commission or con-
signment end of the business is
charged, this in many instances,
being figured conservatively at
80 per cent.
The annual operating expense
does not include any thing for
depreciation, repairs, taxes in
surance, etc., on the plants, the
warehouses, automobiles, etc..
which is added as a separate
item, and which in hazardous
business such as the handling
of perishable fruit cannot be es-
timated at less than 10 per cent.
Reasonable returns on the capt.
tai invested above operating ex-
penses, depreciation, etc., are
placed at 6 per cent This is
considered far below the aver
age profit.
The cost of operating the au-
tomobiles is put economically at
$25 per month for the big ma
chimes as well as Fords. Some of
the district cooperative ship
ping organizations use automo-
blles, of course, but in one Sec
ton, which is indicative of con-
ditions elsewhere, such an or
ganization employs four automo-
biles in handling 40 per cent of
the tonnage, which 26 private
concerns employ 25 automobiles
to handle the other 60 per cent.
Of the many uses to which the
money, represented by the IAN
nual income" and the invest
ment" of the 100 shippers and
furnished necessarily by the
growers and no one else, could be
put by the growers themselves,
a few have been tentatively sug-
gested.
With the "annual income" 165
sales Offices could be established
in market centers throughout
the world, and $40 statesmen
could be placed in the field, to
provide for the rapidly increas-
ing tonnage of the Northwest,
or 1920 hired men could be put
in the orchards of the Northwest
the year round.
With the "total Investment"
mammoth warehouse of $3.50
carloads capacity could be built
or IS warehouses of 100 carloads
capacity each could be located
at various points in the North
west needing them and the IAN
nual income" could build 60
more of 100 carloads capacity
each. Or, granting that present
warehouse facilities are ade-
quate, 1880 Fords could be
bought and the annual in
come" would run them all year
and leave a balance in the bank.
With the investment in au-
tomobiles" alone 1919 of the best
power sprayers on the market
could be purchased and for the
annual expense of operating au-
tomobiles," most Of them could
be operated for the regular sea-
sons sprays, including cost of
material, gasoline, labor, ETC., un-
der conditions applying to the
principal fruit growing sections
of the Northwest.
of the Northwest. Or, the elm
vestment in automobiles" could
buy 1875 Ford automobile trucks
for general orchard and farm use
and the annual expense of OPP
Grating automobiles" would run
them half the year any way.
All of this money is deducted
before the growers receive the
returns from their fruit. The
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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-08-20
WEEK
LAKEWOOD
Week of August 23rd, 1914

Band, assisted by Sooss presenting the latest music
Latest Feature Reels in Motion Pictures with changes
for the week beginning Monday afternoon. New pictures
Monday Wednesday and Friday daily at 240 and $40 p.
Two Grand Displays of Fireworks Tuesday and Friday
nights after the Motion Pictures with Illumination of the
Grove by japanese Lanterns similar illumination by the
cottages and motor boats would add to the festivy.
Dances after the Fireworks Tuesday and Friday nights.
Prizes of Silver Cups will be awarded Tuesday night
the couple selected the best dancers the Prize Dance
which will be waltz and one step
Exhibition of Modern Artistic Dancing Tuesday night
by Miss Fay and Mr. Jenkins of Boston.
Dancing lessons in the afternoon in Modern Artistic
Dancing. splendid opportunity to learn the dancing
Daylight display of Novelty Fireworks Wednesday aud
Saturday afternoon after the Motion Pictures delightful
entertainment for the Children.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-08-20
Lakewood Theatre will close Sat
urday evening for the season.

Lakewood Theatre will close Sat
urday evening for the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Frolick Of Hal
lowell were among the out-of-town
visitors in our city Saturday.
Acquaintances of Mrs. +. f. Russell
who has been i'll for some time will
be gratified to learn that she is some
what improved.
Cecil Gates has gone to Bath, where
he will be employed for time He
took with him a motor boat which he
has lately constructed for a Portland
man.
Among those who went from here
TO attend the Republican meeting
Monday at Island Park were: PhiIo
Steward. John E. Taylor, Judge Fred
f. Lawrence, Maurice Z. Merrill. Esq
f. F. Merrill, Esq. ". +. Merrill, Esq
George ". Cover, Esq. Col a. G
Blunt. Hon. W. L. Walker and B. "
Page
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George L. II. Smith left Saturday on
a business visit to Boston

George L. H. Smith left Saturday on
a business visit to Boston.
Eugene Clark of Caratunk was in
town during the day Monday.
Mrs. Ellen Allen of Cedar Street
left Monday for visit in Lewiston.
Folsom Merrill, Esq. has been in
Portland during the present week on
business
Mrs f NJ. Sedgeley and Miss Doris
Bunker of Waterville visited Tues
day with Mrs. c. j. Abbey.
Miss Louise Cass of Portland is the
guest of her father, Capt. Cass and
her sister Miss Jennie Cass.
Mrs. T. II. Anderson who has been
visiting her mother, Mrs Sophia Per
kins, has returned to her home in
Portland.
Mrs. Carl Curtis is visiting her pa
rents Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Walker in
Woodfords. She will be joined in
that city later by Mr. Curtis.
Bernice and Bernard Holt left
Tuesday afternoon for Hinckley,
where they were to join their grand
mother and proceed to Northport for
an outing.
Miss Dorothy NJ Elliot left Tues
day afternoon for Dexter, where she
was formerly an instructor in the
High School She will visit there for
a few days.
Frank Emerson, long a resident
of SkoWhegan. but Who has been re-
siding Tith his daughter, Mrs l. W.
Flint in Hartland, has arrived in town
to visit among former acquaintance.
To feel strong, have good appetite
and digestion. sleep soundly and enjoy
life. use Burdock Blood Bitters, the
family system tonic. Price $100.
Constipation causes headache indi-
gestion. dizziness, drowsiness. For a
mild, opening medicine, use Doan's
Regulets. 25c a box at all stores.
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PROBATE NOTICES
To All Persons Interested In Either OF
the Estates Hereinafter named

At d Probate Court held at Skowhe-
gan. in and for the County Of Somerset,
on the second Tuesday Of August in
the year of our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and fourteen The following
matter having been presented for the
action thereupon hereinafter indicated
It is hereby ORDERED.
That notice thereof be given to all
persons Interested, by causing a copy
of this order to be published three
weeks successfully in the Independent :
Reporter. newspaper published at
Skowhegan. in said County, that they
may appear at Probate Court to be
held al said Skowhegan on the second
Tuesday of september \. y. 1914, at nine
of the clock in the forenoon and be
heard thereon if they see cause.
RUEL W. and LETTIE II. DANFORTH
of Fairfield, minors. Guardian petition for
license 10 sell and convey real estate, situated
in said Fairfield, presented.
CHARLES o. SMALL
Judge of said Court.
true copy.
Attest
PHILO STEWARD.
3w34 Register.
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Bargains in Irish Crochet. Iva NJ
Holway, s High st,
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LOCAL ITEMS
CONTINUED on page eighD

PURSE FOUND-Inqure Of J.
W. Delano.
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To feel strong, have good appetite
and digestion. sleep soundly and enjoy
life. use Burdock Blood Bitters. the
family syst EN- tonic. Price $1.00.
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We are unloading Summer Suits
and OSercodts at reduced prices.
Nouil fins ever thing here Just as
adv ertised and are the best
clothes made. We urge YOU to
look early as We name low est
prices.
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Constipation causes headache, indi-
gestion. dizziness, drowsiness. For a
mild, opening medicine. use Doan's
Regulets. 25c a box at all st ores.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-05
War Hits West South
American Coast Hard

PANAMA, Sept. 4.-Reports received
here from points on the west coast of
South America indicate that conditions
worse than anything known In many
years now prevail as q result of the
European war.
The conflict which IL now occupying
the attention of the world has virtually
halted sea transportation along the Pa
cific coast OF South America. thus putting
an end In large measure to the importa-
ton OF any necessities.
There is reason TO believe that many
persons In the coast towns arc in actual
want as a result OF stanagation OF busi-
ness and that thousands are out OF en-
ployment. Business In all cities as far
south as Antofagasta, Chile, Is reported
70 he virtually at a stand stlll and a
number Of the largest exporters are said
10 have ceased operations to await re-
sumption OF better conditions.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-05
COrnhuskers and
Wolverines to Play
Ball on Saturday

After several weeks OF postponement.
the base ball teams composed of alumni
Of the University of Nebraska and the
University of Michigan, will mix Satur-
day afternoon at the Happy Hollow club
Stub Hascall, manager of the Nebraska
squad, and Jesse Palmer, manager Of
the Michigan team, have organized and
are ready to settle once and for all the
diamond supremacy of their alumni
teams. Hascall has slipped one over on
Palmer since the series ofSpostponements
began. He has obtained flock of ex-
perienced men, who were stars at Me-
braslSa just a short while ago. His lineup
includes the famous battery of Hyde,
Hagensick and Nelson. Soggy Pearson
on first, Obie Myers on second, Waters
on short, Art May on third. Yale Hol-
land in left field, Nye Morehouse in
center and Boyd ANDERSON in right. He
expects TO clean Palmer right with that
aggregation.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-05
Church of England
Clergy Not to Enlist

LONDON, Sept L-ul:6o p. m.)-rhat
Church OF England clergyman should not
enlist as combatants. Is the opinion ex.
pressed by the archbishop of Canterbury
In letter to the diocesan bishops.
prompted by inquiries he received from a
large number OF the younger clergy. He
writes:
II have given careful attention TO the
question, which to some people is a very
difficult one. BY every line of thought ]
have pursued l am led 10 the conclusion
that l am right in maintaining that the
position of an actual combatant I'm our
army is incompatible TO the position OF
one who has sought and received holy
orders"
He adds that clergymcn should regard
their ministry whether at home or in the
field in time OF warfare, as their special
contribution 10 the country service. He
reJoices to know that far more OF the
clergy have offered to serve as chaplain,
in the army and navy than can possibly
be accepted.