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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-01-21

afternoon for one week. Jackson is
charged with a statutary offense, the
complainant being Mary Peterson.
Ban amounting to $50 was asked and
not being furnished Jackson vas com
mitted to jail to await until next
4 Saturday. The state was represented
by District Attorney John Roberts
a number OF The friepds OF Bmil
Aemrow rendered him a surprise par
rs al his home 'ast Fqlday evening
in honor OF his birthday Inc even
ing Was spent in playing games.
4 III q guessing contest, frank RICK
man won first honors and Herman
Eelehert won seconu honols. Anolh-
er guessing game, which was fea-
ture OF the evenings entertainment
prizes were awarded TO Miss Mel
lie Burmesiter and Miss IdeIe Henke.
A dainty luncheon was served.
Mrs. A. Nj. Wilson entertained at
her home on third street S. Friday
afternoon in honor OF her house
/ guests, Mrs. J. a. ]. Lauerman ana
Mrs. d. J. Madigan OF Marinette.
The afternO on was delightfully."- spent
III playing Auction Bridge, nine
tables being used during the games
played. First fayors were awarded
70 AlTs. Orestos Garrison and Mars.
Rogers Mott was given The second
fayors. Following bridge playing tea
was served. The decorations We're
in red and white, red carnations
and Alarcissus being the flowers in
use.
A warrant was sworn out yesterday
Tor the arrest of John Poyt of Ne
A0osa Tor assault ana battery on the
person OF Ernest Neueneldt. The
Complainant alleges that Foyt assault,
ed Neuenfeldt on the evening OF
January 9th in Kings saloon at Ne
Roosa. NeuenfeIdt says he has been
n bed ever since the assault until
now. He presents d badly battered up
lace and when he leaned over TO
sign The complaint, the blood squirt
ed from his nose in a stream. He
said it was caused by injury to his
nose that he received when Foyt as
saulted him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-01-21

GCFrRfG -- erE
SE ECJsE o. kuPPEN-E HEE
Meade County news., 1915-12-02

and maintaining breeding ewes. Six
ty lambs dropped in March, 1915.
when weighed July 16 averaged 67.6
pounds per head. On the basis of cur
rent market values on July 3, this lot
of lambs was worth $380.90. These 60
lambs were raised by 48 ewes. The
average cost per eve and her lambs
for feed and pasture from March q to
July 16 was $2.52. The same ewes were
fed for the entire period of pregnancy
GAG days. preceding the birth of their
1914 lambs at an average cost Of 76
cents per head. This gives the cosL
of eve and her lamb at 1928 for
25S days, during which time the lamb
is made ready for market. The valTe
of the ewes fleece would more than
Offset the cost of her pasturage during
the remaining 110 days from July 16
to November 3.
Another interesting and valuable
suggestion from this experiment is
found in the fact that 20 lambs raised
with their mothers upon forage crops
weighed eight pounds per head more
than thase raised upon bluegrass pas
ture (grqin was fed in each case)
and were sold at higher price per
pound, bringing $1.55 per head more
than the bluegrass lambs. The diff
ference in cost of raising was slight
ly in favor of the forage lot, while the
eyes from that lot had market value,
when the lambs were weaned, OF $3.50
per head more than those kept on
bluegrass.
Meade County news., 1915-12-02
BIG ROAD MILEAGE
Only Two States in the Entire
Country Have More High.
ways Than Kansas.
BUT FEW OF THEM IMPROVED
Only Five States Have Smaller Per-
centaee of Hard surgaced Roads,
Says a Government Report.

Only two states in this country
have greater road mileage and only
five states have a smaller percent
age of improved roads than Kansas,
according to a special report from the
United States department of agricul-
ture showing the mileage Of the pub
lie roads in the country and the num-
ber of surfaced roads in each state.
Kansas has Ill, ,536 miles of public
highways. Missouri and Texas are
the only states exceeding Kansas in
road mileage. Texas has 12S,97l
miles of public highways, and Mis-
souri, has 100000, approximately. Iowa
comes next to Kansas with 1O4,O2I
miles. Kansas has ! per cent OF her
roads surfaced, according to the gov
ernment figures. The reports OF the
county officials to the government
bureau show Ito miles of surfaced
road in the entire state. Most OF this
is in the northeastern corner of the
state. Montana, Nebraska, Nevada
Oklahoma and South Dakota are the
only states with less than l per cent
of the public roads permanently I'M
proved. Missouri has sc per cent;
Texas, rs per cent, and Iowa "a per
cent.
Meade County news., 1915-12-02
DISEASE OF CALVES
DUE TO INFECTION
Diphtheria Is Always Serious
Matter, Especially When A.
fecting Young Animals.
iBy H. NJ. REYNOLDS. Minnesota En-
pertinent StGtion.)

by H. NJ. REYNOLDS. Minnesota Ex-
pertinent Station)
Calf diphtheria is due to a specific
Infection, and is always serious mat
Ter, especially when affecting young
animals.
The trouble may appear with calves
from three to five days old. Such
calves refuse to drink milk or suck
They show more or less discharge of
saliva from the mouth and infiamed
patches inside of the mouth. These
patches gradually develop into ulcers
covered with a dead, granular, or
cheesy mass which does not peel cas-
lily from the raw surface underneath.
There is considerable rise of tempera-
ture and an offensive odor from the
mouth. The trouble may easily ex-
tend to neighboring parts, to the lin
ing membrane of the nose, and then
there appears a yellowish discharge.
In some cases the lining membrane
of the digestive tract is similarly af-
fected and then there is tendency to
diarrhea. Little pigs show similar
symptoms. Very young animals are
most easily and most seriously af-
fected, but cases have been reported
in calves and pigs six to eight months
old, and even occasionally in adult
cattle and adult hogs.
The sores may be cleaned with two
per cent creolin in warm water, and
then treated with nugol's solution, ap-
piled twice day to the ulcers. Per
manganate of potash may also be
used, two ounces to each gallon OF
water; make up fresh each time, as
the mixture cannot be kept from day
to day Either treatment should be
given to valuable animals about twice
day for from four to six days.
Frequent and thorough disinfectior
of calf pens aid calf yards is one oi
the first essentials in management.
Meade County news., 1915-12-02

During the last few years great
many corn-belt farmers have estab-
lished herds of breeding cows to pro-
duce steers for market. Increased
market values have given promise OF
profit in this line. The lessened vol
ume and added cost of western sup
plies are less serious than formerly
as handicap upon the development
of a farm beef-raising industry.
The same changed economic condi-
tions that are bringing the center of
beef production farther east have equal
force in relation to the production of
mutton and lambs, although the re-
turn to production on farms has been
less general in the case Of sheep than
with beef cattle. Continued good
prices for sheep and difficulties in Sc
curing farm labor, however, have
caused marked revival of interest
in the marketing of lambs from east
ern farms. 1t is becoming more gen.
orally understood that the marketing
of lambs around S. per head at the
time they are ready to wean is a prac-
tical proposition. During nearly all
of lambs stay upon the farm its
mother harvests all the feed needed
for both, and during the rest of the
year subsists largely upon feed which
she gathers herself and which would
otherwise not be utilized at all.
The Illinois experiment station has
recently published the results of ex'
periments conducted to show the most
economical methods of raising lambs
Meade County news., 1915-12-02
USING ASPHALT AS
FLOORS FOR SWINE
No Particular Advantage Over
Concrete Except Material Is
Somewhat More Elastic.

(By F. W. IVES. Ohio State University
Asphalt would have no advantage
over concrete as a feeding floor for
hogs ether than being more elastic,
1t is doubtful whether this advantage
would be worth the extra expense OF
the asphalt.
Asphalt requires good concrete
foundation to be successful and must
be thoroughly rolled when placed.
Usually base Of four inches is re-
quired, and the asphalt is laid from
two to three inches thick over that.
The base should be of 1875 concrete.
This would make fairly satisf .ctory
floor in itself.
If asphalt has any germicidal quail
ties, they would be very slight and
would be worth nothing in the course
Of two or three weeks use. II would
be sanitary in that It might be easily
cleaned. However, the same could be
said of concrete.
Meade County news., 1915-12-02

tered the holy place. In the first room
was an image of Buddha. 1t is about
twenty-five feet long and in reclining
position. Upon the walls Of this and
other rooms of the temple are paint
ings representing various phases OF
the religion. From the temple l was
escorted to another building that is
used as the Oriental college and Ii
brsry. 1t was stuffy, ill-smelling
room where / was shown ancient en-
blems and relics and shelves of books.
AS / was ready to leave, the man said:
"Marster will now give me pres
ent."
greatly enjoyed the experience Of
a visit to the big native market.
Strange to western eyes were most OF
the products on sale there. At one of
the stands was dealer who was call
ing in loud voice something like
this, as he handed oranges to GUS
toner:
Ely, ely, ely, lily, lily. lily, oily, oily,
oily"
To my ears it sounded like an at
tempt at singing.
what kind OF song is that fellow
singing?" asked the interpreter who
accompanied me.
Hes not singing, sahib; he Is
counting the oranges" replied my
man.
1t was too good joke on me to
keep, and soon the crowd around the
stand was laughing at my mistake.
There are motor cars to be had for
hire in Colombo, but the favorite way
of riding is in a man-pulled rickshaw
or in little cart which is pulled by
what is known as racing hackery."
This animal is little bullock that
travels about twelve miles an hour.
The rickshaw men have wonderful en-
durance. They are quick to discover,
however, whether their passenger is a
hard master. found this out when l
allowed my man to slow down and be-
gin loafing on his job. Unless kept
urging him to keep UP his pace he
killed as much time as possible.
Handy, the "HiII Capital"
Besides the many beauty spots in
Meade County news., 1915-12-02

q land of enchantment that
" fulfills the romantic dreams of
7 youth, veritable paradise Of
emerald verdure, bordered by
the sheen waters of tropical sea
that is Ceylon. And of Colombo,
what can be said? 1t is there that the
world travellers from the four winds
meet; it is there that one hears the
languages Of almost every land in the
two hemispheres spoken, writes w. d.
Hornaday in Grit.
In no city of the world is there to
be found day by day more cosmopoli-
tan transient population than in Col
ombo. 1t is a port of call for many
steamships that ply regularly between
points in the far East and Europe, and
between Australia, New Zealand and
Europe. 1t is there one meets elephant
and tiger hunters of India, tea plant
ers, spice buyers, officers Of the army
and navy of many nations, wool buy
ers who pass to and fro between
England, France and the far-off lands
of Australia and New Zealand. The
island kings-the cocoanut princes
from the coral dots Of the Indian
ocean and the South Seas gather there
for season of social pleasures; the
American millionaire comes into the
harbor in his yacht and lends to the
gayety of the scene ashore by the
prodigal way in which he scatters his
money around.
Every Singalese man and boy Is a
natural merchant and trader. From
the youngest to the oldest they ever
have an eye to business. Even the
street arabs-little fellows not yet in
their 'teens-have an ability to size up
the white visitor with degree Of &C
curacy that is almost uncanny.
On the way to the post Office l was
surrounded ard followed by crowds OF
men and boys, all wanting me to step
in their shops. 1t is remarkable how
shrewd and smart these natives are
How they could tell was an Ameri'
can l am unable to say, but it was not
unusual for one Of them to say:
"Marster, step in and let me show
you things very fine; make mos beau
Meade County news., 1915-12-02

and around the city there are strange
ly interesting things to be seen in the
native town. Of Pettah and along the
drives that run through the tropical
jungle.
No visit to Ceylon is complete with
out sojourn in Handy, the hill capi-
tai" of the wonderful island. 1t is
there at an altitude of 1902 feet above
the sea level that the white residents
of Colombo go for rest and recupera.
tion from the enervating effects of
prolonged stay in the low-lying me-
tropolis. During the winter season
the climate of Handy is tempered with
just enough GOODNESS to make it re-
sort for health and pleasure seekers.
The town of Handy does not occupy
the most altitudinous point in Ceylon.
The wonderful town Of Nuwara Eliya,
which is located in the mountains g..
240 feet above the sea, attracts many
visitors who have plenty Of leisure in
which to view and thoroughly enjoy
the magnificent scenery and. strange
attractions that the island possesses.
Splendid highways connect many Of
the towns of the island and motor car
tours are one of the favorite forms Of
outdoor enjoyment of the visitors.
For shorter trips to points Of inter.
est the rikshaw is commonly used.
There are a number of buried cities
in the northern part Of Ceylon, and
these mysterious remains Of a bygone
age are of unfailing interest to the
traveller who has a liking for archeo-
logical research. The most famous of
these ruins u that Of AnuradhapurA ]
Meade County news., 1915-12-02

full present for marster's family in
America"
81 said to one of them: What do
you mean by calling me an American?
live in Bombay"
The youngster smiled knowingly and
replied:
"Oh, no; me know marster is Amer
ican-me can tell"
How can you tell?" 1 asked.
- The fellow shrugged his shoulders
and smiled, but did not explain the Sc
cret.
SeeIna the Sights Of Colombo.
Coming to a long row of waiting
rickshaws, l selected one. The puller
of the vehicle could talk some English
and gave him directions that ! want
ed to 20 to Mount Lavinia, the CHINA
mon gardens, the Buddhist temple and
through different parts Of the city. The
charge was a shilling an hour. He
started off at a brisk rot and kept 1t
up for several miles.
Beggars beseeched me for coins
along the route and once in while a
boy would throw flower into my lap
and then trot along for some distance
begging for coin. The first stop was
at the Maligakande Buddhist temple. l
aliRhted and went II the temple where
I was met by a man n long. white robe
and several bright little boys, each OF
whom was expectantly awaiting tip.
[ started to enter the temple when the
man informed me in broken English
that must take on my shoes. In
stantly a boy was down untying my
Vh;Ssa and when they were on ! en-
Meade County news., 1915-12-02
GOOD OPPORTUNITY
TO EARN A LIVING
Chances for Success in Farming
Better Than in Any Other
Kind of Business.

Less than half of the 1900, 900, 900
tillable acres in the United States are
under cultivation. Our foreign trade
in and home consumption OF raw
materials are constantly increasing.
A man with some capital, plenty oil
hard sense and the ability to absorb
information should find in farming an
opportunity to earn a good living IL
a healthful. way.
The chances for success in this field
seem to be better than in any other
kinds Of business ventures where cir
cumstances are often too strong even
for the intelligent and industrious
man.
Meade County news., 1915-12-02
HE BLAMES PROBATE JUDGES
n, C. Bowman of State Board Of Con-
troll Says Law Enforcement
Beats Eugenics.

It is useless to talk about scien-
tific, eugenic marriages, Harry u
Bowman of the Kansas board OF con-
troll said in his address before the
Kansas conference Of charities and
corrections at Lawrence. But the
probate judges of the state, he added,
can help by a more rigid enforcement
of the state law forbidding the marri-
age of epileptics, insane, tmbeclles,
and feeble minded.
"The juvenile courts accomplish
considerable good" Mr.. Bowman said,
"but the county and city jails seldom
accomplish any permanent reforma-
tion, and often do positive harm. The
juvenile court system is intended to
keep children out of jails and institu-
tions for delinquents, while jails are
for the purpose of furnishing adults by
confinement, and to deter others by
punishment"
That the number of insane and
feeble minded is increasing in start
ling ratio was pointed out by Bow
man.
There are more, insane in institu-
tions in the United States than there
are students in the colleges and uni
versities," Bowman said, though 1t
is true this condition does not apply
to Kansas, where we have more col
lege students than insane and feeble
minded in institutions. The census
H. L., tba ~ from 1Qnd
to 1910 there was an increase OF 70
per cent in the number of inmates in
the insane hospitals, and an increase
of only IL per cent in the population
of the country"
New Church for Usage city-The
First Methodist church Of Usage City
laid the cornerstone of handsome
new $4,000 edifice recently. DR.. R.
C. Crosse is the pastor of the church
The ceremonies of laying the stone
we're conducted by DR.. Wolfe of To
peka, district superintendent of this
district
Build New Wichita Home-The
Bell Telephone Company will build al
the southwest corner of First anf
Market streets, Wichita, five-storA
modern office building at once. Thu
building will be 60 by 140 feet. J
Willis Cleed, general attorney for the
company has been there week per
fecting details.
Set Fire to Nntroglycerln.-Glel
Sutton, 9 years old; Clarence Barn
hart, IA, and Norris Nelson, 9, foun,
a bottle OF nitroglycerin in a turni
patch near Hutchinson. They set fir
to see what it would do. They foun
out. Both Sutton and Barnhart prot
ably will be blinded for life.
X + 4
Pension Hive Mothcrs-Mother'
pensions of $40 to SIS month wer
granted to five women by Sedgwic
county commissioners recently. TIL
examining board reported favorabl
on seventeen applications for pei
sions. Tais number staggered tn
commissioners. who decided to awar
five after much discussion. Thi
makes a total Of ten plothers' pension
now in force in that county.
X 4 4
Postoffice Inspector oults-J.
Elston, postoffice Inspector, with hea
quarters in Salina, has resigned. H
was promoted to an Oklahoma poin
but refused to leave Salina. Elsie
did considerable work in Kansas Cit
and worked up several importal
cases between Kansas City and De
yer.
+ 4 X
Killed When Car upset-John Wal
er, a farmer near Norwich. is dea
following a motor car accident Il
other night. He was found the ne
morning pinned under the machine.
Meade County news., 1915-12-02
oIdest Rreed Of EowIs.

The Brown Red Games are probably
the Oldest breed Of domesticated fowls
known In this country.
Meade County news., 1915-12-02

Twelfth Wreck Victim Found-The
body of George Parli Of Axtell, the
twelfth victim OF the train wreck at
Randolph. October 16, was found near
the Fancy creek bridge the other day
It was identified by marks on the
armI.
Meade County news., 1915-12-02


Killed When Car upset-John Walk.
or, a farmer near Norwich, is dead
following motor car accident the
other night. He was found the next
morning pinned under the machine.
Meade County news., 1915-12-02

Great Bend Has an unVellina-A
bronze monument, the gift of Ira d.
Brougher, past department command
er of the G.. A. R., to his home post,
Thomas post, No. 81, Great Bend, was
unveiled the other afternoon with ap-
propriate ceremonies.
Meade County news., 1915-12-02

Postoffice Inspector Quits. f.
Elston, postoffice Inspector, with head
quarters in Salina has resigned. He
was promoted to an Oklahoma point,
but refused to leave Salina. Elston
did considerable work in Kansas City
and worked up several important
cases between Kansas City and Den.
vor
Meade County news., 1915-12-02

Duck Hunters Arrested-Duck hunt
ers who shot before sunrise at Bean
lake and Sugar lake, near Atchison,
we're considerably startled when Uni
ted States Inspector ]. B. Thompson
and Deputy Sheriff Hiner made rap
i'd raid upon them. Six hunters were
arrested at the lakes, their names
taken and then later they were re.
leased. The government law prohib'
its ducks being shot before sunup or
after sundown.
Meade County news., 1915-12-02


Set Fire to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Sutton, 9 years old; Clarence Barn
hart, IA, and Norris Nelson, 8, found
a bottle of nitroglycerin in turnip
patch near Hutchinson. They set fire
to see what it would do. They found
out. Both Sutton and Barnhart prob
ably will be blinded for life.
Meade County news., 1915-12-02

Identified a Holdup Man--"That's
the man. said Mr.. Burns, cashier of
the Chautauqua State bank at Sedan,
when A. L. Wildes, formerly of Wichi'
ia, was brought before him for iden.
tification as one of the two men want
ed for robbing the bank, Of which
Burns is cashier, November IA.
Meade County news., 1915-12-02

Build New Wichita Home-The
Bell Telephone Company will build at
the southwest corner of First and
Market streets, Wichita, a five-story
modern office building at once. The
building will be go by 140 feet. j.
Willis Cleed, general attorney for the
company, has been there week per-
fecting details.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-23
To Aid the French

Much interest is centred about the re-
cital which Mr.. David Bispham will give
on the evening of Wednesday, Novem-
Der 3, In the ballroom of the Bellevue
Stratford for the benefit of the French
Relief Fund, and under the auspices OF
the French Relief Committee Invita-
of the most prominent matrons ofm
tions have been sent out. and some of
the most prominent matrons of Philadel-
phia's social set are working hard for
the success of the undertaking.
The committee in special charge of the
entertainment has Mrs. Harold Yarnall
as chairman, and includes Mrs. Alexan-
der ]. Cassatt, Mrs. Alexander Van Rens-
selaer, Mrs. Edward T. Stotesbury and
Mrs Charlton Yarnall. Mrs. Cornelius
Stever son is chairman of the French Re-
lief Committee.
The evening promises to be more than
enjoyable. Mr.. Bispham's reputation Is
too we'll known to require any comment,
but especially fine is this famous opera
singer in his impersonation of Bee
thoven in that great musicians "Ade-
laide," and 1t is in this MASTERPIECES that
the great basso will be heard. Mr.. Bisp-
ham has also promised to give the mu-
steal skt "The Rehearsal" assisted by
his own company.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-23
Debutante Doings

Miss A. Marjory Taylor, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland L. Taylor. will be
the debutante to make her bow this aft
ernoon at a tea to be given by her par
ents at the Germantown Cricket Club
from until o'clock Among the debu-
tantes who will assist in receiving will
be Miss Anne Brown Merrick, Miss Mar
garetta Dixon Myers, Miss Sarah
Sergeant Myers, Miss Martha Thornton
McAllister, Miss Corinne Borden Free
man, Miss Mlllicent Mccarthy, Miss Helen
Marshall, Miss Edith Nelson Page, Miss
Margaret onderdonk Remak, Miss Caro-
lyn Sheppard, Miss Mildred Sheppard,
Mics Christine Hare Stockton, Miss Nancy
Smyth. Miss Emlyn shipley. Miss Eleanor
Werner Miss Barbara Mifflin Boyd. Miss
Rosamonde Fisher, Miss Julia Hamp,
Miss Frances Day, Miss Edith Wharton
Dallas Miss Margaret Perot. Miss Mary
Norris Cerboni, Miss Catherine Hunter
and Miss Alfredo c. Lewis.
In the evening Mr.. and Mrs. Archibald
Barklie will give a dinner-dance at Inver
House, their home near Wayne, in honor
of Miss Mariana w. Gowen and Miss
Gertrude L. Pancoast. The guests will
include this seasons debutantes and a
number of the younger men.