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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-06-15
From Stevens Point Journal:

From Stevens Point Journal:
In the year 1886 the territory of
Wisconsin was created out of what
was then known asthe Michigan ter
ritory: President Jackson commits
stoned Henry Dodge as governor. 1t
included, besides its present domain,
the states Of Iowa, Minnesota and a
large portion of North and South
Dakota and consisted Of the follow
ing counties Brown. Crawford,
Iowa and Milwaukee of Wisconsin,
a portion of Chippewa and Michilim-
acinac counties of Michigan and Des-
Moines and Dubuque of Iowa
The first legislature met at Bel
mont in the county of La Fayette on
the 26th day of October, 1886. Por-
tage county was created at this SEES
sion. Wisconsin had, up to this
time, but two counties. Brown and
Crawford, which were created in
1918, Burlington of Iowa having been
designated as the temporary capital.
Among the resolutions passed at this
session of the legislature was one
asking congress for twenty thousand
dollars and two townships of land
for a university of Wisconsin. The
land 46,080 acres, was granted but
the money was not. About this time
Madison was selected as the perma-
nent capital of Wisconsin, the seat
of government being transferred to
its present location.
On July 3, 1888, the region west
of the Mississippi river was set off
as separate territory and named
Iowa, leaving the population of Wis
consin 18,149. A special session of
the Legislature was held Dec. l, 1847.
A constitution was submitted tothe
people, was ratified by them on the
End of March 1848. On the 10Th
of May, 1848, Wisconsin became a
state. immigration was greatly in
creased. People poured into the
state; new counties were formed;
villages sprang up almost in a night.
Civilization and progress demanded
better and more convenient places
for schools and county Offices;
homes ofthe pioneers appeared soon
where the prairie schooner had been.
This brings US down to the part
of Wisconsin in which we are all in
terested. The seat of justice or
county seat of Portage county was
located at Plover in 1874. The first
school district in the county was
petitioned for by E. S. Miner, George
Neeves, Henry Clinton and GEORGE
Kline in township No. %, range 6
and was ordered by the county COM
missioners and designated and known
as Grand Rapids, Dist. No. l. The
first tavern north of the Fox river,
was built in Plover in October, 1916,
and was run by Sherman and Rice.
The first license for a tavern to be
run at Stevens Point was issued to
James w. Campbell, February s, 1848.
At a regular session of the coun-
ty commissioners on July 9, 1916,
the subject of building a court house
was discussed and the clerk of the
board c. P. Rice, was ordered to
give public notice that bids would be
received by him until the 18th day
of September, 1916, for the building
of a court house. There is no rec
ord of bids received at this time but
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-06-15
SAFEGUARD YOUR CHILD

If your child is pale, dull, at times
flushed, irritable and fretful you
should attend to this condition at once
as the chances are your little one is
suffering from worms. Kickapoo
Worm Killer is what you should get.
This we'll known remedy in lozenge
form is pleasant to take and expels
the worms at once, the cause of your
child's suffering. Only 25c. at all
druggists.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-06-15
YOUR BOWELS SHOULD MOVE
ONCE A DAY.

A free easy movement of the bowels
every day is sign of good health. DR..
Kings New Life Pills will give you a
gentle laxative effect without gripping
and free your system of blood poisons,
purify your blood, overcome consti-
patton and have an excellent tonic eff
feet on the entire system. Makes you
feel like living. Only 25c at druggists.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-06-15
SIERCK'S BUY
WAUSAU NEWS
BUSINESS
w. A. Sierck and Brother of This City
Have Purchased the News Agency
and Cigar Stand Business in Wau-
sau From W. W. Thompson.

The deal was closed today. Hugh
Goggins of the firm of Goggins, Bra
zeau and Goggins went to Wausau
with Mr.. Sierck to formally close the
deal.
The Sierck's have made a success of
the news agency and cigar stand bu-
siness in this city through their cour-
teous treatment and prompt service
and there is absolutely no doubt about
their being successful in their branch
at Wausau.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-06-15
EARLY HISTORY OF WISCONSIN
AND PORTAGE COUNTY
Written and Prepared by Mrs. Strope, An Old
Resident of PIover, the Early County
Seat of Portage County.

another public notice asking for bids
was issued in 1916. The contract
for a court house was let to Will
liam Dunton for $3.50. The county
commissioners at this time were
Thomas Weston, Thomas H. McDill
and William V. Fleming. The build
ing was completed in 1849. When
the seat of Justice was moved to
Stevens Point, the building was sold
to the Masonic lodge of Plover who
repaired it, but had occupied it only
a short time when a disastrous fire
occurred in Plover, wiping out this
historical building as well as others.
The original bar of Portage county
consisted of Judge George W. Cate,
Judge Miner Strope, Col. James S.
Alban and Congressman Luther Han
chett. These men practiced their
profession in this old building when
they were the only resident lawyers
IN what is now Portage county.
Moses M. Strong and partner of Min
eral Point also came occasionally to
practice law. The first presiding
Judge was David Irwin, Jr. The first
case tried was Abraham BraWley VS..
Andrew Dunn and Henry Carpenter.
The succeeding judges were c. II.
Larrabee, George w. Cate, G. L.
Park, Charles M. Webb and Byron
B. Park
Many noted cases, both civil and
criminal, were tried in the old court
house and some Of the best legal
talent in this and other states were
here represented. The court room
at Plover was used for years as a
place of divine worship by the Meth
odist and Presbyterian people. It
was also used by the Close Commun-
ion Baptists whose minister was Rev.
Hyde. 1t was said he would not use
the court room to hold his meetings
in until the windows had been open
for three days at least. 1t was the
only place for other public meetings,
concerts or shows and was the head
quarters of the thousand and one in
Wisconsin. 1t was a veritable hot
bed of patriotism during the Civil
war and from its front steps the first
Fourth of July Grafton was delivered
in Portage county July 4, 1850.
1t was an imposing structure at
the time it was erected, being the
only one in the whole northern and
central Wisconsin, also one of the
largest buildings between Milwaukee
and Madaline Island. The old log
jail, erected about 1847, was made
of pine logs fourteen inches square;
sides, ceiling and floor strongly bolt
ed together with draft bolts, covered
on the inside with heavy sheet iron
put on with large nails. There is
no record of an escape Of a pris-
Oner from this bastile The door, a
heavy white oak one, was brought
from the territorial Jail at Portage.
The lock was hand made about 6x12
inches in size and the key weighs
one pound. 1t has the date of 1914
on the end. The key is the only
! remaining piece of evidence in exist
ence of the once famous and histor-
zeal jail of Portage county.
George Morrill, was first county
superintendent of schools in Portage
county.
| March IA, 1916.
Mrs. Strope.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-06-15
STATE AID
CONCRETE PAVING
CONTRACT LET

The County, State Road and Bridge
Committee, the County Highway Com
missioner and State Division Ergin-
eer met at Nekoosa in the Directors
Room in the Bank building and let the
following contracts for S,f.fa Ald Con-
crete Paving Work for the Village Of
Nekoosa, Village of Auburndale ard
Town of Saratoga.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-06-15
KILLS WIFE
AND FOUR
CHILDREN
Chicago Laborer Massacres His Fam
lily and Then Commits Suicide.
(By United Press Association.

(By United Press AssOciatiOn.)
Chicago, H., June 9.-Frank A. Us
abeck, 40 years old, a laborer killed
his wife by crushing her skull with a
base ball bat, killed his four childr n
aged 8, 6, a and and then committed
suicide.
The bodies of the six were found in
their late home to-day.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-19

The lessees expect to handle about
100000 bushels of grain at this port
this season and busy year is antici
pated at the elevator. About 35 men,
half of them shovelers, win be given
employment during the season.
Recently it was announced that
the Wolvin line would operate a fee
of seven grain carriers between Og-
densburg and the lakes, carrying coal
cargoes on the return trip. AS these
boats are not equipped for transport
ing package freight, it is not expected
that they will make use of the Rut.
land terminal here but there is re-
port in circulation that a Canadian
company is negotiating for a lease of
the property. Although nothing def
mite is known, there is a feeling in
some. quarters that the docks may
be utilized during the coming season.
There has been a good deal of un-
/ certainty over the future of this bust
ness since the Rutland railroad WIS
forced to part with its steamer con
nection Ly the Panama canal act.
"The Rutland elevator is con-
/ cretc-steel structure built q few years
! ago. It consists of series of cylin-
drical bins, having capacity of about
half million bushels =
/ Sooner or later the people will de
mand that the interstate commerce
commission distinguish between rail
road ownership of steamboats, that
provides competition and that which
stiles competition
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-19

This is Post Card day in Maine, and
Gov. Curtis is responsible for it. lie
has urged all residents of the state to
send picture post cards to their friends
and acquaintance outside the state.
bearing appropriate messages, such as:
/. Come to Maine z Auto to Maine
this summer, Spend your vacation
and holidays in Mame,p thereby en-
Asting.x.in the advertise Maine move
ment Hhich is worthy in its purpose of
making Maine known to the world at
large.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-19

Success is process which consists
in climbing to the top of the ladder
and sitting tight. Some men are born
successful at tender age and are able
to denude their playmates of marbles
and jack knives with monotonous regu-
larity. Others achieve success by
working sixteen hours a day while
their companions are trying to keep
step with a five-pieee dance orchestra,
and large number have success thrust
upon them by the unexpected demise
of a rich relative who intended to
leave his money in another spot
As a rule, success is measured in
money. 1t is a great surprise to man
who never had enough ready money to
stock a chiffonier to fall headlong into
400 acres of alfalfa land and a herd
of registered short horn cattle, and
then discover that he is about to be
run for Congress by admiring friends.
/ Some of the most startling social sue
eesses on record in this country have
! been achieved by people who struck oil
/ at time when they were about to sub,
/ stitute middlings for wheat flour
/ Money will oftentimes enable a man
to succeed where sterling worth can 7
get a check cashed without being iden.
titled by the resident pastor.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-19
PAPER STOCK EMBARGO NEXT.
Materials From u. S. Used in War
Plants, Officials Hear.

WASHINGTON, April l9,-Aeting
Secretary of Commerce Sweet has adj
dressed letter to Chairman Adamson
of the house committee in interstate
ald foreign commerce concerning EN-
bargoes that have been laid BY Nor
way, Sweden, Great Britain and other
countries against expectation of raw
materials, particularly paper stock.
These embargoes are causing consider
able loss and trouble to American man
ufacturers.
1t is intimated that department of
fcials favor an embargo on the ex-
portation from the United States OF
raw materials used in the manufacture
of paper, some Of which, it is said
are being used abroad in the manu-
facture of explosives. The letter OF
the acting secretary followed intro
duction ia the house of res9luticI
asking information from the depart
ment of commerce concerning the sit
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-19

Success can be defined by the way
you look at it. In every town and vii
lage Ill this country there are men anil
women who have to scrimp on the
meat bill in order to meet the taxes,
but who are never too tired to sit up
with sick neighbor or nurse a neigh
Dor 5 child. Nobody but the recording
angel can keep track of the men with
big hearts and small salaries who slip
into the back door of the grocery and
order provisions sent TO a needy home,
or who fill some unfortunate s coal bin
out of an already slim purse. When
the great day comes there will be a
lot of shining faces in heaven worn
b. people who on earth never seemed
able to get two jumps ahead of writ
Of attachment.
There are times when success seems
to land on the side of the fakir, the
! quack and the crook. This causes
many people to wonder if the Bible i:
true, and tempts others to invest in
/ securities which yield 100 per cent in,
! terest if acted upon before the stock
] is ali gone. Success which gets there
I rs picking the pockets of the ignorant
or simple minded usually winds up in
remorse and a uniform furnished By
the state.
ms <avsnaner Serv;ce1
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-19
GERMAN-AMERICAN RESPONSE
BILITY.

In the New Yorker Herold, a Ger
man paper, there is an appeal for
great peace demonstration III view of
the critical relations existing between
Germany and the United States. To
this proposition the New York World
has made a reply which for ability
and clearness may well be carefully
considered by its German contem-
porary and by all other people of that
way of thinking. 1t has its application
York 1t reveals a truth which has not
been duly appreciated by the Germans
in this country who are largely re-
sponsible for the present situation. A
part of this luminous article in the
World is as follows:
War may come as one of the acct
dents of a severance of diplomatic re-
lations. If it should come, the moral
responsibility will rest in very large
measure upon the so-called German
Americans of the United States.
'1They could have made it impos-
sible. They could have made even a
diplomatic break impossible. They
could have kept the United States and
Germany from all Misunderstanding
if they had remained true to then
American citizenship.
1T was not necessary for them tc
refrain from sympathizing with Ger
many 1t was not necessary for then
to cease from hoping for victory fol
Germany. 1t was necessary, only fol
them to remain rigidly and unyield
ingly American in support of their owl
government.
elf they had been pro-American in
stead of proGerman when the sub
marine zone was proclaimed, German,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-19

would never have ventured upon this
policy of unrestricted manslaughter. If
they had been pro-Aneriean instead of
pro-German after the Lusitania mas
sacre, the crisis would have ended then
and there. But they have never been
pro American in any controversy be-
tween the United States and Germany,
and Germany has relied upon them to
resist by whatever means were availa-
BILE the enforcement of American rights
and the protection of American life and
property. Even today they are organ
lied against the President of the
United States, and blatantly threaten
ing him with political destruction for
the crime of being American.
Their political conspiracies extend in
to every congressional district in which
they can muster a handful of votes.
Because of their professed political
strength and the fragrant disloyalty to
the United States, the German govern
ment has deluded itself into the belief
that the government of the United
States is helpless, that pledges to the
/ United States need not be redeemed
and that whatever the Presidnt may
attempt to do, Germany holds the bal
ance of power in congress by reason of
the solidarity of the German vote and
its answering allegiance to the kaiser
and the republic cannot act
.
rible arraignment and it ought to be
J fully considered by the men who have
/ caused this lamentabde condition. i
is terrible fact that so many Thousand
men, citizens of the United States
sworn to uphold our constitution ant
law, should be false to their adopted
country in such crisis
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-19
Sitting Competitor.
burlington Free Press. }

burlington free 1reSS.
We recently showed that the inter
state commerce commissioners were
straining at a gnat and swallowing a
camel in applying the law regarding
railroad ownership of steamboat lines
to roads like the Central Vermont
which depended upon steamboats, for
freight connection with New York
and Boston independent of rival roads
like the New Haven, which, having
rail connection with New York, should
not be allowed to own the sound
steamers and thus establish a monop-
oily.
What is true of the Central Yer
road which absolutely depended upon
the Rutland steamship line on the
Great Lakes to enable it to compete
with the Grand Trunk and Central
! Vermont to and from Chicago and
other ports on those inland seas
| The effect of forcing the Rutland
| to dispose of its steamboat lines on
the St. Lawrence and the Great Lakes
bids fair to be the throwing of much
traffic which formerly came over the
Rutland to Canadian companies who
maintain direct service with Great
Britain, the traffic thus being lost to
the United States transportation lines
of all kinds. This traffic must now
pay two profits instead of one. The
Ogdensburg Journal says in this con
nection:
cit was announced that the Rutland
grain elevator in Ogdensburg will bt
operated this year under a lease By
the Rialto Grain company of Chicago
which took charge of the property
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-19

The low percentage of termination
being found, all over the country, in
oats intended for seed, causes us to
warm Vermont farmers to take the lit
tie time and trouble necessary TO learn
just how much they may expect from
the oats they are planning to SOW. Do
not neglect this, to your future loss and
regret. In recent tests made by the
United States agricultural department
many samples of seed oats showed a
percentage below 70, and some as low
as two, while commercial oats taken at
random from a carload lot gave a ger
mination test of 78 per cent.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-19
Member Of the Associated press.

The Reformer is on sale every evening
by the following news dealers:
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Park Drug Store. G. w. Cleaveland, d
r. Cutler & Co. (EsteyViue).
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Putney, NJ G. Williams.
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Windsor, VT, Windsor Restaurant.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-19
Friday, May 5th, 1916.
a Z 3 o r. D A Y

= ~ = eee~ 2 ,-s1ss- - ssss> ssesa 49,.
And ! urge the men and N1omen-,ai d
boys and girls of our commonwealth
to make this day profitable by prac.
teal demonstration in tree planting
and by careful and earnest attention
to the study of Vermont s needs in
forest protection, development and cor,
servation.
The planting of shrubs and trees, the
study of birds and bird life and the
planning of our gardens should receive
our APPRECIATION; but we should not
forget the greater needs of Vermont
the building of ideals by a spirited
energetic and wholesome cooperation
that a great state may become great
er, that a good people may become
better, that disagreeabe tasks may be
como pleasant duties, and that health
happiness and work may become OH
greatest asset.
Given under my hand and the grea'
seal of the state, at Montpelier thi
18th day Of April, i'll the year of on
Lord, ono thousand nine hundred AM
sixteen, ard of the Independence Of thf
United States, the one hundred an,
fortieth.
+ Seal.
CHARLES WINSTON GATES,
Governor.
BY the governor: Benjamin Gates
Secretary Of Civil and Military affairs
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-19

The American troops in Mexico ar.
placed in an embarrassing position.
The object of their pursuit is to dis
perse the Villa bandits, but they are
directed to avoid encounters with the
Carranza forces and with Mexican cit
liens. It is pretty touchy PROPOSE
tion for our boys to avoid encounters
when they are fred upon by soldiers
of the constitutional government who
cannot be controlled by their regular
officers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-19

uation in the paper making industry,
reciting that it was desirable to lie Urn
whether the time had arrived for an
embargo on certain materials. In his
letter acting Secretary Sweet states
that the increase in the prlee of pa
per Is the direct result of the Euro
pean war and adds that Hthe cost
of paper is not likely to decrease, but
is likely to considerably increase in
the future -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-19
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-19

steamed bread, and this may be varied
by adding different fruits or nuts to
1t so that it never becomes monoto-
nous. Take four cupfuls of cornmeal.
two cupfuls of graham, a cupful of
finely chopped suet, mix well, then
add three-fourths of a cupful of dark
molasses. two teaspoonfuls of salt,
three cupfuls of sour milk and tea
spoonful of soda The soda may be
mixed with the molasses. Add cup
ful OF stewed prunes cut fine, or cup
full of raisins, and steam in we'll
creased molds for four hours.
Cornmeal Mush.--A good old New
Englandec will not ask for more
tasty dish than good bowl of we'll
cooked cornmeal mush and rich milk,
with perhaps a wisp of salt Goldfish
for an appetizer. To prepare the mush
add cupful of cornmeal very clowly
to quart of boiling water and two
teaspoonfuls of salt. Let it cook
slowly for an hour. The mush that is
left may be poured into a mold and
fried in butter after cutting in neat
slices.
Scrapple is made by putting the
pork scrapple into the hot mush, stir
ring until well mixed, then pouring
into mold to cool This is cut in
slices and fried and is a great delicacy.
Fried mush with cheese sauce is an
other well-liked dish. Prepare the
sauce by using tablespoonful of bub-
bling hot butter stirred with three
tablespoonfuls of flour. a half teaspoon
full of salt, half teaspoonsul of mus
tard and two cupfuls of milk. When
smooth and thick add cupful and a
half of finely grated cheese, rich
American cheese is best, and when
| melted serve on the mush.
Grated maple sugar or maple strip
is good on fried mush or small fresh
fruits such as strawberries served with
sugar and cream makes a most tasty
dessert.