Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-16

warehouse thru their canal from the
south
The distance from Walker tn
.4.4 I>aLids by auto is eleven miles
This IS d very busy place during
.1"nberry Iickins tor three or four
weeks.
The Jacob searIs Cranberry Co.,
commncGed picking berries Monday,
September 6, enc week later than
usual account Of the backward sea
son. This company expect to harry
est about 5000 BARRELS, 100 PEI. cent
more berries than in 1913 or 1914.
The severe. frosts of this year did
no. e4nage the crop at this point on
.-s>cut II tire abundance of re
arye water.
The Jacob scarIs company get
most OF their pickers from Stevens
Point. Mill Greek and vicinity. These
ll>i.ers aIe more steady and remain
until the berries are all picked
This conn any have fifty men rak-
ers and $50 men, women and children
land ptckers.
The rakers receive $500 to $2.25
per day and board. The hand pick
ers set so cents perbushel and board
themselves in the buildings furnish
Cd free by the company. Hand pick
ers, pick one to five bushels per day.
The company furnishes a free dance
s 10 10 O'Clock every might during
lie picking season.
The company also furnishes first
class MOTEL board to sixty of their
44ployees.
r. b. Seymour, general manager
and Charles Smith, superintendent
vi The u. T. x w. Ry., together with
their employees take a deep inter
IS, IN tie cranberry business in this
territory and are very soIicitious
lur the welfare Of the growers and
one pickers. J.a.as.
me Andrew SearIs & Son company
viii commence picking next week.
There are only a few Indian pick
ers here this season.
The Misses Maude and Mayme
aaaris are here with their parents,
Ar. and Mrs. Andrew Searls.
Miss Fern SearIs is here with her
parents, Mn. and Mrs. Jacob searls
but VIII return to her studies at
The University of Wisconsin at Madi
,4n this month.
Miss BeuIah Sear1s is teaching
in the public schools of Grand Rap
ids.
Fred Schuerer, foreman for the ia
lob SearIs company has been employ
ed on +hts one marsh during the past
3 years some record
MIS-. Lillian Schuerer-VanOdon of
Milwaukee is here for the berry sea
/ son.
Miss Edith Schuerer is at home.
AdoIrh Schuerer is i'll La Crosse
and Emil Schuerer is in northern
Minnesota.
On account of poor health William
Miller the musician of Seneca Cor
ners is not with us this season.
Jake Kissiuger of Sigel, the vet
cram, Is seasons) picker boss. is
1ere for the berry season.
....Jr Frzybsewski of Stevens Point
the conceruna teacher is our chief
musician.
Jue Kotilla, the professional hun
ter Of Mill Creek, Portage county
is here again a hand picker boss.
Geo. \. Wood Of Grand Rapids is
here with Jacob searls company
george says the fishing here is not
eood-nothing but bullheads and
piekerel-no brook trout.
Ed. SpaffoTd, wife and daughter
and friend w. j. Benn of Chicago au-
toed out here this week. Mr.. Bonn
was greatly interested in the cult
ration Of cranberries.
VIM. jackson and wife of Seneca
and brother Fred jackson and wife
of Milwaukee came in by auto to see
a cultivated cranberry.
Frank L. Hammer, New York City.
q student at the University of Wis
consin is spending a part ofhis va
cation here
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Searls form
erly Of Eau Claire are now with ia
COB searIs company.
Anton Bfumyer, the contractor has
a large force OF his carpenters re
modelling and charging Andrew
/ searls house. Frank Billmyer is N
| charge of the crew.
Messrs. Edward Stafford, Emmett
and Edward Mccarthy, Conductor
! ZEN Closuit and ". J. Benn were
/ here Thursday afternoon and evening
lin Mr.. spafford's automobile. They
INSPECTED the marsh and ATTENDED
/ the dance in the evening,
o. c. Made, superintendent of the
University Experimental Station a.
4 Gaynor,s mansh at CranmoOr was
here this week looking over the
marshes.