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Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-01-13
WHAT They THINK
IN JEFFERSON CO
County Agent Saved Many Cholera
Injected Hogs With The Sc.
rum Treatment.

Editor of Kentucky Farming:
Hats off to Mr.. Merriman! Our
County Agent surely stands solid
with the farmers in this county,
especially in my section. | think
his greatest work has been COM
batting hog cholera. The first of
September this disease showed
itself in my hogs. and Mr.. Mer-
riman came and vaccinated 81
hogs for me. Ten or twelve of
them were very sick with fever
up to l04 and JOG, and Mr.. Mer-
riman did not want to vaccinate
them, but | told him ! was will
ing to stand the expense, and !
did not lose a single hog. The
sick ones all got well. Two
weeks ago he treated twenty-five
hogs after another outbreak, and
not a single hog was lost. con-
slider his careful method Of hand.
ling the serum, and his knowl-
edge Of the work, is responsible
for me not having a single hog
with an abscess. ! have been
with him a great deal in my
neighborhood, among my neigh
bors and helped him inoculate
other hogs, because wherever
he goes he saves the hogs.
Recently he treated a good.
sized lot of hogs for John Roth-
enburger. weighing about sixty
to seventy pounds, five of them
being very sick and could not
get. up. Again Mr.. Merriman
did not want to try to save the
sick hcgs, but persuaded Mr..
Rothenburger to stand the ex.
pense, and he said. "Go-ahead. "
Every hog got well, including
the sick ones.
He treated eleven hogs for A.
Haunz, one was very sick, but
all have done splendidly. | wa:
with him again when he treated
W. Rothenburger's hogs, and
many other herds in the neigh.
borhood.
He treated forty.one hogs fol
H. D. Murphy. a big breeder,
and never lost one Of them.
| am an optimist as a farmer,
but | realize that we need hell
in many ways, and Mr.. Merri
man has been of great assist
ance to US in our neighborhooC
in treating hogs, helping US il
our crops and in aiding US il
selling. | think a good count!
agent is absolutely necessary il
every county. We would not d,
without Mr.. Merriman for any
thing in the world.
Yours truly,
H. SlMcoE, jeff erson Co., Ken
lucky Farming.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-01-13
REMEMBER OLD
KENTUCKY FRIENDS
Interesting Letter From The Ne W..
com Family Now Living at
POrtales, New Mexico.
Dec. 3lst, 1915,
Portales, N. NJ,
Mr.. s. NJ. jenkins,
Editor Record Press,
Mo.;o., u,

Editor Record Press,
Marion, KY,
Dear Marshall:
You will find enclosed check
for one dollar, (Sl.00), for our
home paper another year and !
will try to write a short letter to
tell my friends how we are get
ting along away out here.
When we came here seven
years ago We could see nothing
but jack rabbits, now we can't
see anything but black cattle
with white faces or red cattle
with white faces. There is one
thousand head here in sight of
US all the time.
We are both well and getting
along fine. We have plenty Of
everything and as fine a crop as
| ever saw anywhere. We have
a lot OF feed ricked up and still
a lot in the field. We had to
take in Xmas on Monday. II
showed all day and has been SO
cold we haven't got anything
done but the feeding, milking,
cooking and eating. Sure the
eating comes four or FIVE times a
day with US when we have to
stay in the house.
We had all kinds of nice fruit
this year, having set out small
orchard as soon as We got here.
This year we had plums, peaches
apricots. grapes. blackberrie:
and goose-berries. We have ap.
pie trees but they didn't bear
this year. We have a nice bunch
of cattle, horses, hogs, sheer
and 1893 red hens. Looks like
that is enough for one man tC
have to work and make feed for
OH yes, ! must tell about oui
nice bunch of educated cats.
can hardly write for watching
them through the window. Mr.,
Newcom has some rabbits hang,
ing on the hen-house for the
chickens. The cats will climb or
top Of the hen-house, jump down
on them, their feet slipping, fal
to the ground and look up sc
wishfully only to try again.
don't think they have any claws
now.
Well, promised to tell how
many eggs ] sold this year, SIP
worth. This is a big help in oul
small family. ! don; have any
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-01-13

at the outbreak Of this disease
on their farm. We tried thresh-
ing the oats. feeding the grain
and staw separately to animals.
In both instances after feeding,
it was discovered that the ami
mails were infected.
Believing that possibly this
chicken manure was poisonous,
we collected some from the poul-
try houses on the Experiment
farm and got negative results,
when il was mixed with whole.
some food. After all our inves.
legations and experiments we
must admit that there was some
thing about forage poisoning Of
which we know nothing.
However, we have determin.
ed that one Of the most benefci-
al things to be done to the feed
is to expose it to the light before
giving il TO the animals. II is
possible also that water might
be a factor in transmitting the
disease, which means that il
should be guarded carefully.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-01-13
marrow ESCAPE
FOR MARI0N'S
Public Utilities; Worst Sleet in
Years Covered Trees, Wires And
Everything That Was Out.

SsJ iiNiH HiiiB WiICu uuy
: light broke a scene, beautiful tc
behold but which came near be.
ing a calamity, was revealed.
The drizzling rain which had be.
gun to fall before dusk Wednes.
! day evening had frozen as it fell,
coating every exposed object
with crystal sheet, applied
more evenly. and artistically than
master workman could, by any
. means known to man, have done
in ages. And yet it was done
so quietly that many did not
know of it until they awoke and
looked out on a glistening sea
which sparkled like diamonds in
the sunlight.
The concrete walks were soon
lined with youthful skaters rush.
ing hither and thither on the
CLASSY surfaces.
Fortunately the sleet was not
heavy enough here to damage
the wires, cross-arms or poles OF
the Marion Electric Light & Ice
Company. or the Home Tele.
phone Company, to any great
, extent, the troubles caused be.
ing of only minor Importance
and soon repaired. Our neigh
boring cities were not so lucky,
all suffered, some, more than
others.
The New Era had this to say,
"Hopkinsville woke up yester.
day morning to find that the
heaviest sleet fall for severa
years had prevailed during the
+. night Icicles were everywhere
; and many shade trees wert
Z breaking down under the weigh
of ice. One tree in the yard o.
E. w. Henderson place was up
I rooted and fell across the pave
5 ment and into the street. Som'
! of the large trees on Cour
1 Square were almost denuded O
: limbs and from every direction
came in news that trees wer'
r being ruined.
, But the real damages wer
done to telephone, telegraph an,
electric light wires in every di
D rection.
/. The Kentucky Public Servic
: Co., was also hard hit. Tn
a Pembroke lights went out fror
n broken wires at 2 a. M, and tn
n Clarksville lights followed a
y 2:S0. Many primary lines wer
n broken in the city, but the plan
o was not put out of commission
;. Three lines on Virginia, 2 o
Main, 3 on Seventh, l on Ninth
on Jesup avenue and one o
|. First street snapped. The losse
will amount to several hundre
- dollars.
Telegraph lines of course SUI
q fered heavy breakages, but bus
e iness will suffer no very seriou
II interruptions"
e The Mayfeld Messenger sale
II The water and light compan
" cut off the current throughot
Il the city shortly after Z o'cloc
i this morning, due to accidents
e the wires, and the city has bee
;. without light or electrical powt
n most all day. II required a lars
:, force during the day effectin
, repairs so that the Juice" coul
q be turned on. Notice was SCI
Ie out from the water and ligl
plant that there would be mott
n ing doing" until late in the da,
n and as a consequence The Me,
u senger printing plant, and othel
Is using power from the city plan
q have been unable to HOP a lick.
" Presses and typesetting machine
were dead" until the electr
/. spark heralded its bright an
shining light and set in motto
again the wheels of commerce
a. about 1910 o'clock,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-03-07
NATIONAL BABY WEEK

March 4th to March 18th is Baby
Week" in this country. 1t is being OBJ
served by every state in the union.
The purpose is to give parents an OPP
portunity to learn how to take care of
babies. The Wausau Public library
has many valuable books along this
line, viz:
Aikens-Nurse' Handbook of Nurs-
ing.
Annals,v. 37-Public Health Move
ment
Betts-Fathers and Mothers.
Conference of Charities and Cor
rections, 1915.
Dennett-The Healthy Baby.
Emerson-Essentia of Medicine.
Farmer-The Child: His Thinking,
Feeling and Doing.
Galloway-Biology of Sex for Par
ents and Children.
Gruenberg-Your Child Today and
Tomorrow.
Holt-Care and Feeding of Children.
Hall-From Youth to Manhood.
Hood-For Girls and Mothers of
Girls.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Diseases.
Kerley-What Every Mother Should
Know About Her Infants and Young
Children.
Lippert-When to Send For the Doc
tor.
Macnutt-Manual for Health Officers.
Martin-Human Body.
Mosher-Child Culture in the Home
ngton-Etficien Living.
Pyle-Manual of Personal Hygiene
Report of the State Board of Health
Smith-The Three Gifts of Life.
Tweddle-How to Take Care of the
Baby.
Wheeler-Before the Baby Comes.
Pamphlets:
Green-Prospective Motherhood.
West-Prenatal Care.
Baker-Talks With Mothers.
Bradley-Care of the Baby.
The Child.
RichardsOn-What Every Mother
Wants to Know About Her Baby.
Rose-Care and Feeding of Children
1.-TWO parts)
Rucker-The Summer Care of In
fants.
Save the Babies-Circular printed in
English, Italian, German, Polish, Yid-
dish and Slovak.
Shaw-Your Baby: How to Keep
1t Well.
Summer Care of Babies-Printed in
English, Yiddish, Slavish, Hungarian
and Italian.
West-Infant Care.
American Medical Association -
Standard Score Card for Babies.
Baby Saving Campaigns.
Child Welfare Exhibits.
Directions for Home Pasteurization
of Milk.
PaSteuriZation of Milk
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-03-07
PIONEER WOMAN DIES

On Tuesday last, February 90, 1916.
Mrs. Mary Ann Stark, widow OF the
late Wendell Stark, one of the pioneer
women of this county, passed away
at her home, SIG Hamilton street, af-
ter, an illness with complication OF
diseases. The deceased, whose maiden
name was Miss Mary Ann Simonis,
was born in Newark, New Jersey, May
Z, 1S48, being siXty-seven years, nine
months and twenty-five days of age.
She was united in marriage with Wen
dali Stark of Knowlton, November IL,
1866, in Sharon, Portage county, and
they lived at Knowlton for forty years
prior to her moving to Wausau, after
the death of her husband, which oc-
Cured about eight years ago. Mrs.
Stark was we'll known in this county,
and her death has caused grief among
a large number of friends. Her life
though uneventful was one of content
ment and usefulness. She was wo-
man of christian faith, and of value to
the church and community in which
she lived. The children of deceased
who survive are Mrs. Thomas Malone
of this city, Miss Mary Stark, who
lived with her mother, Alois Stark of
Knowlton, Wendell Stark, Jr., of Sand
Point, Idaho, Mrs. Elois Miller of
Polonia, Wis, Sister Luitpold, of the
Order of Notre Dame, Marshfield, Sis
ter Wendeline, of the Order of Notre
Dame, Chippewa Falls. Mrs. Stark
also leaves twenty-siX grandchildren
and the following brothers and sis
tiers: Nick Simonis of Jacksonville, Matt
and Jake Simonis of Rosholt, Louis ST.
monis of Knowlton, Mrs. Peter Smith
of New Hope, Mrs. Victor Gross of
Stevens Point and Mrs. 3. Steffanus of
Seattle, Wash. A requiem mass was
said at st. James Catholic church
Friday morning by Rev FIR. ]. j.
Brennan, after which the remains were
taken to Knowlton, and remained at
the home of her son, Alois Stark, who
lives on the old homestead, until Sat
urday afternoon at two o'clock when
etery. Rev. FIR. J. j. Rolbiecki of MOST
nee, had charge of the burial ser
vices at Knowlton. The pail
bearers for the funeral service
in this city were Judge Louis Mar
chetti, Frank P. O'COnnor, Duncan
McDougal, Archie McDougal, John
O'Keefe and Charles B. Mayer. At
the burial service at Knowlton, Tom,
Walter and Leonard Guenther, Louis
Moldenhauer, Christ Sturm, Stannie
Swotloski and Tom Stark of Knowlton,
Ray Malone of Wausau and Tom Stark
of Milwaukee acted as pail bearers.
The funeral was largely attended, and
all her children being present with the
exception of Wendell Stark, Jr., of
Sand Point, Idaho. The floral offerings
were many and beautiful and testified
the high esteem in which Mrs. Stark
was held
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-03-07


At>the solicitation of several of nv
citizen friends, l hereby announce
myself as a candidate for the office of
Mayor at the coming election, and
desire to state herewith the several
conditions that | shall endeavor to
have successfully carried out if elected
to that responsible position. | shall
use my best efforts to further the
improvement of our water supply
along practical lines. | believe that
good streets are one of the greatest
assets that a community possesses,
and | favor not only the improve
ment of our streets consistent with
the growth and welfare of our city
but in the maintenance of those now
improved by the proper care and
repair of same. | favor the construc-
tion and maintenance of street and
alley crOSSwalkS along modern methods
and The keeping clean of such cross
walks where conditions permit. |
believe that we should at all times
invite the location of and encourage
ment of good manufacturing institu-
tions where such do not involve any
great expense TO the city. There is
much idle and unoccupied land with
in and adjacent to the city, which
can readily be converted into vege-
table gardens and cultivated for the
needy and worthy poor. On such
land they might grow potatoes and
other vegetables and it should be the
duty of the city authorities to negoti-
ate with the owners of such land, for
their free use for such purposes. l
believe that the educational facilities
of our public schools are of the high
est order and that the continuation
of such a policy should be ENCOURAGED
and assisted. For preserving their
health and inSuriDg their safety |
favor the establishment Of more
Fairgrounds for our children and
better cOasting and skating facilities
for them during the winter months
In this age of cooperation | deem il
10 be the duty Of the CITY govern
ment 10 encourage the cooperation
OF the citizens with the administra-
tion for the general welfare of the
community. The responsibility that
public servant, such as MAYOR of
this city. assumes when elected n
that important Office. is a weipbtv
one ana pledge myself, that if cboS-
en- by the voters at the coming sler-
tion, l will consider the interests of
the city above all others and shall
work along good business lines. | be-
lieye a policy of good will should pre-
vail and that city administration
should be conducted along the lines
Of justice, fair play and a square deal
and that the conduct and admins,
tration Of municipal affairs shouid he
strictly on a non-partiSan basis.
Very truly yours,
HERMAN E. MARQUARDr.
Non-parsisan Candidate for Mavor
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-03-07
FIRE DEPARTMENT RUNS

No l squad of the fire department
responded to an alarm call to the
home of Albert Kahn, on Scott street,
at $50 a. N. Wednesday, to look after
a chimney fire.
At $3.50 the same morning squad No.
, was called to the home of Mrs. Will
helmina Lambrecht on North Second
avenue to care for a chimney fire.
Thursday morning at 1925 squad
No. was called to the home of Mer
rift Martin, ON the corner of Third
avenue and Stewart street, to care for
a chimney fire.
On the same morning at II o'clock
squad No. > was called to the home of
August Paeske, on North Fifth avenue,
to look after a chimney fire.
Squad No. l was called to the home
of +. c. Kretlow, on Washington street
Saturday morning, to attend to a chin
ney fire.
At II o'clock the same morning
squad No. 3 was called to the home of
Joseph Murette on Stark street, to
look after a chimney fire.
At 1925 p. m. the same day squad
No. turned out to the home of Frank
Pinkert on West street on account of an
Oyer-heated stove pipe.
Squad No. was called out on Sat
urday evening at 700 o'clock, to care
for a chimney fire at the home of
Charles Bell on Second street.
The same evening, at 7:30, No.
was called TO thes home of Jacob
Gensman, on Grand avenue, to care
for a chimney fire.
On Sunday morning Nos. l and 2
were summoned at SIS to the home of
VIM. Block, on Gallon street, to take
charge of chimney fire.
Monday morning at 5:25 No. 1 was
called 10 the Singer Machine COM
pany's building on Washington street,
to care for a chimney fire.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-03-07
RAILROAD IMPROVEMENTS

While the c. & n. w. R. R. did an
immense amount of business on the
Gogebic iron range during the past
year and looking forward to large in
creased prospects, the Northwestern
hallway company is preparing to dou-
bic its capacity during the early spring
months and during the following sea-
son. In order to more properly han
ole the coming output of ore on the
range the company will double it's
DOCK capacity at Ashland, install
the latest automobile truck scales and
double its yard room in that citv. dou-
Die track its line between Hurley and
Ashland and enlarge the yard capac-
lty at Hurley. 1t also is planning to
put IN a new steel bridge across the
Eau Claire river between Kelly and
Mausau and is figuring on enlarging
tne waiting rooms at its station in
this city and building a new passenger
depot at Marshfeld.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-03-07
NEW MEAT MARKET

J. H. Brandts modern meat market
located on the corner of second and
Washington streets was thrown onan
to the public for the first time Satnr-
ua!' ana II was a jam from early NOR
nlhs until late at night. 1t certainly
=. =. modern market in every sense of
! .ne word and it is we'll worth ones
.ilne ana money to see and appreciate
IL immense refrigerators. counters
ana cnopplng blocks, filled with all
xmas OF choice meats at especially
low prices, and tidy clerks to wait on
purchasers, grace the room. They
nave positively created a great innova-
tlon IN that line of business in Wausau
winch other dealers would do well to
emulate. Cash and no delivery" Is
the new concerns slogan
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-03-07
County Order Meeting

Last Saturday the annual meeting
of the Marathon County Order was
held at the court house, and was at
tended by many of the farmers of the
county aud by many of the business
men of our city. The meeting was
called to order by Fred Bandy, presi-
dent, at 1890 a. M, and II. II.
Humphrey, county field agent, ad-
dressed those present on expert
mental Plots of Corn and Alfalfa for
1916" The address was full of good
points and enjoyed by all.
J. D. Christie, secretary of the
Marathon County Agricultural So
ciety, gave an address on the "PrOs-
poets of 1916" His talk was along
the lines of advanced farming; of the
necessity of looking after the selection
of good, pure seed, and to look well to
the soil. He thought, notwithstand
ing our large dairy interests, some at
tention should be paid to the raising
of beef cattle and of hogs.
He made a plea to the farmers to
cooperate in the county fair, saying
they we're not doing what they can
along these lines: that the city of
Wausau turns out nearly to a man,
but the attendance from the farming
communities is not what it should
be. He told of some things which
was to make the coming county fair
attractive and worth going many
miles to see.
Mr.. Christie is tireless worker and
is doing much to popularize our county
fairs. If he he can make the farmers
of the county see that it is for their
benefit to be present, he will have &C
complished much towards its success.
i Mr.. Christie was followed by A G.
Burg, principal Of the Marathon
County School of Agriculture, who
spoke on Projects For the Season."
His talk was along the lines of treat
ing the soil.
The society was given dinner at
Hotel Northern during the noon hours
by the business men of the city Fol-
lowing were brief talks with L. A
Pradt as POSTMASTER, by Mayor John
Ringle, f. Bandy, Senator w. W.
Albers, J. D. Christie, A. G. Burg, G.
H. Hooker, J. n. Manson, A. H. Zim-
norman, H. G. Flieth, w. f. Hudt-
loft, R. Zahn, j. L. Sturtevant, G. g.
Kruger and W. r. Chellis.
The dinner at the Northern lasted
until 2:30 p, m. and it was 3 o'clock
before the afternoon session, when L..
H. Cook gave an interesting address
on the state fair exhibit.
This was followed by talk by G.
E. Anderson of Norrie, on the "Grow-
ing of Certified Potatoes"
The discussion of other matters fol-
lowed, chiefly, chow to place pure
bred grains on the market"
Herman Amhaus of Edgar, was on
the program for an address on swim.
ter Wheat" but sickness in his fam
lily prevented his being present.
Louis Becker, l.. H. Cook and
Frank Deichsel were appointed as a
committee to act with our business
men TO arrange for basket picnic
next summer.
The following officers were elected
for next year:
President-F j. Bandy
V ce-Pres.-H. Amhaus.
Sec'Y-A @. Rnrg.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-03-07

PRESIDENT WILSON demanded that
a test vote IN Congress on his foreign
policy, brought about, more especially,
on the declaration of Germany to sink
all merchant ships without warning,
that carried arms. President Wilson
insists upon warning being given
according to international law. SEN
ator Cores resolution in the [. S.
Senate to warn Americans to keep off
of armed ships was voted down by a
vote Of 68 TO A. Senator LaFOllette
voted with the minority. The senate
victory has now transferred the fight
TO the house. There is not the least
doubt but what the president will be
sustained in his policy.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-03-07

THE army bill introduced by Chair
man Chamberlain of the military
committee, last Saturday proposes to
increase the peace strength of the
regular army to I78,OOO men of all
arms; to federalize the National guard
with peace strength of 275,OOO men;
to create a federal volunteer army
comparable to the continental army
proposed by former Secretary Garri-
son; to provide adequate reserve sys-
TEN of the regular and guardsmen
under short term enlistments with
the colors; to create a far spreading
reserve of engineers, mechanic and all
other civilian supporters of the fight
ing troops and to provide an officers
reserve corps with definite obligations
TO the government
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-03-07

WALTER ALEXANDER, who had
been placed in nomination as a dele
gate to the republican national con-
vention, wired his declaration of &C
ceptance as a delegate if elected from
Pasadena, Calf, where he is now
visiting. His papers had been with
drawn as the law requires a declara-
tion of acceptance to be filed with
the papers, or within after five days
of filing and it was thought his
candidacy would go by default if he
could not be reached.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-03-07
Fine Institution

Today the PILOT publishes the
picture of the extensive plant OF the
HE. McEachron Mills. This plant
has been in course of construction for
the past two years, and stands as one
of the most complete mills OF its
kind in this country and is a monu-
ment to the ability and progressive
ness of H. E. McEachron who built
it. These mills will be in operation
by the middle of this month and it
will be a source of great rejoicing as
it will increase the business OF our
city quite materially, as it gives en-
ployment to large number OF ex-
perienced workmen.
The mill is thoroughly up to date,
having all the latest machinery for
making -four and cereals, at a mini
mum price. Its products will go to
the uttermost parts of our country
and while every article produced will
advertise the mills it will also adver-
tise Wausau. 1t will be an institu-
ton that will afford a cash market to
our farmers and be a strong factor in
the growth and prosperity of our city