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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-01-04

has been running will close operations
on the 3rd inst. Most of their pa
irons are bringing their milk to the
Rudolph Central Cooperative Cheese
factory
Lawrence Akey, Pete and Just Jus
tison have gone to the woods Is miles
out Of Merrill
Mr.. and Mrs. Claussen De Long ar
rived Saturday evening for a visit
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Akey.
Ruth, Louise and Theo. Livernash
of Wausau came down Saturday ev-
ening to spend Sunday and New Year
with relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isadore Livernash of
Wausau, came down New Years Day
to partake dinner at the John Akey
home. They returned on the evening
train.
Lara and Richard Fox who are en-
ployed at Wausau spent Sunday and
Xmas, also Sunday and New Years
day with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charlie Fox.
Mrs. Frank Sharkey came down
from Mosinee Saturday to visit her
husband.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Kujawa took
baby Wilkins to have her christened
Sunday afternoon and he received the
name of Robert Francis Wilkins.
Miss Mary Grab was calling on
friends here last week.
Howard Akey is spending this
week with his sister Louise De ByI
in the town of Carson.
Minnie, oldest daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Martin Joosten, underwent an
operation for appendicitis at hos
pital in Appleton on Sunday, Dec.
31st.
B. St. Denis left Saturday evening
for Milwaukee.
Mrs. Wilbur Berard of your city
spent Sunday here with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Bat Sharkey her sister
Vida accompanied her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Akey entertain
ed their relatives at their annual New
Year dinner
Mr.. and Mrs. Bat Sharkey drove to
Grand Rapids New Years day and
took supper with their daughter Mrs.
Wilbur Berard. They were accom-
panied home by their daughter Vida.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. WageTs return
ed home Tuesday noon after spending
Christmas and New Year with her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Jones at Park
Falls.
Don't forget the third number Of the
Lecture Course which will be held in
the local hall Wednesday, Jan. 10th
The Chicago Entertainers consisting
of two ladies, pianist and violinist will
entertain.
The Consolidated school will start
next Monday after two weeks vaca-
ton.
Rudolph will have a farmers insti- |
tute couple of days next week.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-01-04

Misses signe Anderson and Caro-
line Larson students at the Training
school are enjoying their two weeks
vacation at their homes here.
Oscar Nelson, Ben Peterson and Err
nest Lindquist, departed on Friday
morning for Rockford, H., where they
will be guests of relatives for some
time.
John 3Iichaels and Gust Henricson
have gone to Merrill where they will
work this winter.
Misses Celia and Selma Heden have
returned to Grand Rapids, where they
are employed after spending the Xmas
holidays with home folks.
Mrs. Tillie Bernicke and daughter
Myrtle of Grand Rapids, are spend
ing the week at the home of Mrs. Al
fred Carlson.
Miss Dora Larson is employed at
the Garrison home at Grand Rapids
Mrs F Whitman, Mr. and Mrs. S.
Whitman entertained forty-eight of
their friends and relatives at a din
ner at their home on Thursday even
ing. After dinner music and social
converse formed the evenings enter
tainment and at late hour the guests
departed for their homes voting that
they had been royalty entertained.
Misses Elsa and Esther Anderson
returned to Grand Rapids on Thurs
day after spending a week at the home
of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs John
Anderson.
Mrs. Charlie Bloomquist and chill
dren visited friends at Arpin on Mon
day and Tuesday.
Joseph Anderson of Cranmoor is
spending the week here.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Kronstedt enter
tanned a number of relatives at their
home on Sunday
Misses Ruth, Anna and Ella Hen
ricson left on Thursday where they
are employed after spending a week
here
Miss Sylvia Pleckham has return
ed to her home at Marshfield after a
pleasant visit at the Tom Hanifn
home.
Miss Ruth Bloomquist who is en-
ployed at Rockford, Ill, is expected
home thsi week to spend the winter.
Willie Jensen and sister Miss Dagny
of Rudolph spent Tuesday at the Gus
Anderson home,
John Oleson is home from Nashville
where he has been spending a few
weeks,
Albert Larson has returned to Port
Edwards, where he is employed.
John Lindquist left last Wednes-
day for Bessemer, Michigan, after a
pleasant two weeks visit with rela-
tives here.
Mrs. Frank Knoll has returned to
her home at Kellner, after visiting at
the Rokus home for some time.
Charley Anderson, Andrew Lind
Quist, and Amor Johnson departed last
week for Merrill, where they will a.
gain be employed.
Mr.. and Mrs Willard Grossman are
back from Dale where they have been
spending the week.
Mrs. Anna Johnson visited friends
at Grand Rapids last week.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-01-04
SCALDED TO DEATH

Fond du Lac, Wis, Jan. 3.-James,
two year old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Hal
lie Hill, of Waupun, was scaIded to
death when he fell into pail of hot
water standing on the kitchen floor
New Years Day.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-01-04
James Luft, Oldest Conductor
By ELENORE KELLOGG.

Half century of roaring loco
motives and steel rails and the
responsibility for human life.
Half century of mingling with all
sorts of people in the friendly inter
course of travel. Half a century of
contact with the quickening pulse of
middle-western development 1t is an
achievement, half century of rail-
reading and there are in Madison
two old men who are proud that they
have almost reached the ffty-year
mark
The "old gentleman" is what
they call him around the st. Paul
yards-James F. Mills, the oldest
engineer in point of service, COM
ing thru Madison on any railroad
He has been in the cab of his en-
CINE since 1867-fOrty-nin years
and one month, as he informs
questioners-and his home is at
118 North Charter street.
James Luft, who boasts the
longest record of any conductor
and who has been railroading
since May 10, 1870, lives at 444
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-01-04
POULTRY SHOW.

Sheboygan, Wis, Jan. 3.-The Six
tn Annual Poultry show for this city
will open Thursday and continue thru
out the week. Exhibits valued at
$4,000 will be displayed. Over a
thousand birds of numerous varieties
will be included.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-01-04
DEMOCRATS TO MEET JAN. 9.

Madison, Wis, Jan. g. A dinner
which will be attended by democrats
from throughout the state will be
held in Madison, Jan. 8. A program
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-01-04
HUMPHREY s.

Hunphreys' Homeopathic Remedies are
designed to meet the needs Of families
or invalids, something that mother, father
nurse or invalid can take or give to meet
tbs need of the moment. Have been in use
for over SIXTY YEARS.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-01-04

f. SoGd in GranG sapios by the D
IcHN :, DAILY DRUG q 4EEELFT co.
No one will receive Wood County
Reporter after January 1, 1917, unless
paid for in advance. $3.50. If
Renew your magazine subscrip-
tons now. City News Depot. it'd.
Due to high cost of everything
must have Reporter subscriptions la
advance for 1917. fs
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-01-04

Fred Kronstadt has returned to
Merrill where he is employed after
spending a week with home folks.
William Tenpass who is attending
school at Madison is home for two
weeks vacation.
Little Dottie Verhulst is reported
to be quite sick.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-01-04
VESPER

Residents of Vesper and vicinity are
requested to send or telephone news
items to
Mrs. Ray Bean, Correspondent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-01-04
West Doty street.
Are Gray-Haired Men.

There are all kinds of people
them, grizzled with time and respons-
Utility. The smaller and grayer has
held in his hands the fate of several
hundred people q day-probably five
or six million in all An instant's
inattention, tumble" might at any
time have cost a heavy price. He has
lived under the necessity Of being I'M
ceasingly alert and watchful, for there
is no sleeping at the levers for the
good engineer.
No one has a better opportunity to
study human nature in all its vagaries
than the railroad conductor and the
kind, wise old eyes of James Luft have
seen many sorts of men and women.
He has watched the human process
sion with all its petty irritability and
glorious dreams, and he has found it
hopeful. Humanity is essentially good,
he thinks, and forty-six years asso-
citation with it has not embittered him
or made his smile whit less benevo-
lent and sympathetic.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-01-04
DEATH OF JAMES LUFT
THE OLDEST CONDUCTOR ON THE C. M. &
ST, PAUL RAIL ROAD
(From Tuesdays Daily.)


James Luft of Madison, father of
Mrs. D. D. Conway, who came to this
city with his daughter Katherine last
September to make their home here
with Mr.. and Mrs D. D. Conway and
assist and do what they could towards
helping to care and comfort Mrs.
Conway who has been in poor health
for a year past While here he was
stricken with appoplexy on Thursday,
Dec. q, 1916.
In spite of everything that was done
for him by attending physicians and
loving hands he died Saturday, Dec
both. On account of Mrs. Conway's
illness his remains were shipped to
Madison, Sunday night for burial
They were accompanied by Miss Ka-
Uterine Luft, his daughter, join and
viii Conway Monday Miss Mayme
Conway, Helen and Neal Conway,
Mrs. F. P. Daily and son Francis left
for Madison to attend the funeral
which took place Tuesday morning at
9 o'clock. The death of Mr. Luft
caused great pain and sorrow to the
remaining relatives and friends who
know of the great sorrow and condi-
tions in the D. D. Conway home at
the present time.
James Luft was pretty well known
in Grand Rapids having visited here
often and therefore had made many
intimate acquaintance who are great
ly saddened by his death. He was an
ideal husband and father and was de
voted to his family. His death COM
ing at this particular time makes it
doubly sad. He was one of the high
ly respected and most faithful en-
ployees of the Chicago & Milwaukee
Railroad ever since he entered their
employ when 10 years of age He
was born in Port Huron, Mich, on
Jan. %, 1843. His father had died
before his birth and his mother died
Immediately after his birth and there
fore he was raised to manhood by his
aunt, Mrs Murphy, Sarnia, Canada.
He entered the employ of the c. M. &
St Paul R. R. when Is years of age
and was promoted to conductor in
May 1870 The Madison State Jour
nal has the following to say about
him:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-01-04
SSI(iiE;:L

Residents of Sigel and vicinity are
requested to send or telephone news
items to
Miss Floy Berg, Correspondent
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-01-04
RUDOLF H

Residents of Rudolph and vicinity
are requested to send or telephone
news items to
Mrs. n. G. Ratelle, Correspondent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-01-04
All Kinds of People.

There re all kinds of people
but take them all in all, they are
good" is his philosophy cit all
cepends upon how you handle
them. Now if you had a cranky
disposition and | came in and
talked pleasantly to you you'd for
get all about it, wouldn't you?
And it's the same with people on
trains. Yes, they're all pretty
good if you know how to handle
them"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-01-04

Opportunities for you in Reporter
ads.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-01-04
Been Thru Wrecks.

Wrecks? They both have had been
thru them.
ct was way back in '72 that had a
head-on collision with another engine,
said the cold gentleman" and added
laconically, "There was nobody hurt"
That was all l could get out Of him.
Mr.. Luft extends his philosophy
even to accidents. "They just happen.
You can't tell why or how. Nobody is
responsible"
1t is queer that so many people who
do remarkable things are often the
least remarkable personally. l ex-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-01-04
Vivid in "reminiscences.

The conversation of the two half
century railroad men is vivid with re-
miniscences of simpler day. Both
the oldest engineer and the oldest con-
ductor have been making Ma 1ison
since the beginning of their service,
and they have seen it grow from a
sprawIing town to the heady metrop-
oils it now is.
81 remember when Main street
was a mud hole and wagons used
to get stuck there up to the hubs"
says the oldest conductor.
81 remember whey they used
the old wood burning engines"
says the oldest engineer.
They have seen an era of develop
ment in Wisconsin. They have wit
messed the growth of the wooden rail
overlaid with steel to the tempered,
sensitive rail of today, the growth of
the old clean wood burners into the
painting monsters we know, and in fact
the development of the whole mechan-
ism of railroading into the intricate
system it now is.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-01-04

HUMPHREYS HoMEo. EEEDICIEE CO., Corner
EilIiam aud Ann Streets, New York.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-01-04
The Millionaire Baby

At the Olympia Theatre, on Saturday,
January, 7th, an absorbing six reel
mystery photoplay, Selig Red Seal
Play entitled "The Millionaire Baby
will be shown. This highly interesting
a5 dfsISia tellE Ffse s.sslFsF 1l . fiTfIe
girl who is sold to rich woman by her
mother, because the latter had been de-
serted by her husband. Later the
mother inherits fortune and gives up
the stage, which had been her means
of livelihood. She then wishes to reclaim
her child and all the more so when
she learns that her husband is the sec
retary of the rich woman's husband
and is with the child continually. The
scheming doctor who arranged the first
sale offers to restore the child to the
actress-mother for a certain sum of
money. Other complications arise
whice lead the audience into maze as
to the outcome of the play. Finally
all is cleared and the child, who for a
short time disappears, is restored to
her real parents, who become recon-
ciled because of their love for her.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-01-04
Half Youf7 Living
Without Money Cost

A right or wrong start in 1917 will
make or break most farmers in the
South. We are all facing a crisis.
This war In Europe puts things II
such uncertainty that no man can
foresee the future with any degree OF
clearness.
The sure and certain increase Il
cotton acreage means lower cotton
prices next fail. Cost Of all food and
grain products is high, SO high thai
no one can afford to buy and expect
to pay out with cotton.
It's time npove all others to play
safe; to produce all possible food,
grain and forage supplies on your
own acres; to cut down the store bill.
A good piece Of garden .round,
rightly planted, rightly tended and
kept planted the year round, can be
made to pay h=If your living. 1t will
save v~T more money than you made
on :: i've acres of cotton You
evS W!
hastings 1917 Seed Book tells all
about the right kind Of money saw
ing garden and the vegetables to put
in It. It tells about the field crops as
well and shows you the clear road to
real farm prosperity. It's Free. Send
for 1t today to n. @. HASTINGS CO.,
Atlanta, Ga.--Advt.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-01-04
CLOSE GRAZING NAY
INJURE GRAIN CROP
Crop Should Not Be Crazed While
Field Is Wet and Muddy-Take
Stock Off BY February IS If
Grain Is to BE Harvested.

1t Is never advisable to Craze q
crop too close if grain is to be har
vested from it or if the maximum
amount Of grazing is to be had
throughout the season. The greater
! portion OF the growth of plants comes
through the leaves, and if grazed
close to the ground the growth of all
! plants, unless supported by feshy
roots or tubers, is extremely low.
The best general policy in grazing
such crops would be to wait uatil tho
f1eld is green and the pants are two
or more inches in height before turn.
, Ing in the livestock. EndeavOr to reg
ulate the grazing so as to hold about
the same amount of growth in the
crop throughout the season. 1t is ad-
Visable not to allow too much growth
during the fall and more stock should
be turned on it if the growth shows a
tendency to become too rank If
enough stock for this purpose is not
available the moving machine should
be used to keep it down before hard
freeze comes
II grain is to be harr all stock
should be taken off by the middle of
February, or certainly by the first of
March. The crop should never be
grazed when the fields are wet and
muddy.
Oats is the main winter grazing
crop in Louisiana. Rye, wheat barley
and some of the clovers and vetches
are fully as good as oats for grazing,
but their growth is very limited. 1t
is the nature of all plants, under nor
nal conditions Of growth, TO repro
duce themselves at the end Of their
growing season in a seed crop.
AS a rule, any pruning or grazing
OF annual plants, grown under aver
age conditions, will reduce the yield
of seed.
A crop CT oats planted on a medium
or thin grade of land, as late as No
vember 1st cannot, as a rule, be graz
ed at any time without INJURY to the
yield of oats. To provide grazing
without hurting the yield Of grain,
grazing crops must be grown under
abnormal conditions That Is, the
planting must be done as early in
September as weather conditions viii
permit, and only rich lard that has
been thoroughly prepared, can be de
pended upon for satisfactory grazing
and a crop Of grain. Under these con.
dittons, and with favorable weather,
oats should reach a height Of six
inches or more by NoYor11e fi-st and
provide a vast amount Of grazing dur
ing the fall and winter.
W. r. Perkins,
Live Stock Extension Service, Louis.
lana State University.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-01-04
SHORTER PERIODS BETWEEN DIP2INGS
WOULD HASTEN TICK ERADICATION
Louisiana Only State Not Dipping Every Fourteen Days-Wou
Mean Only Five or Six Mre Dppings Season.


tick in Louisiana uraly wishes
shortest of tie and the least
the gratifying
authorities with the
the dipping periods during
the efficiency
believe
that does cattle
and that those which
better shown
with the
cattle between dppngs which
during the longer interval of twenty-one days
Some Ticks Mature In Less
time cattle ticks
and consequently the dipping destroys
and drop Of
destroyed the day Dip
ticks which continue to infect pastures delay
destroy of
miss which have
believe,
fever herds, than Louisiana gettn
that
the dipping
carried
to the opinion
November 1 and with results
saved
sole object OF this suggestion a
materially shorten
would be pleased those expect
eradication the 1917
I & ". T. DLLz.IAPLE,
i 81 ~ u Louiscna State University
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-01-04
OLYMPIC THEATRE
Stellar Cast Seen In
THE Iron Woman
Many Favorites Of Stage and Screen
Support Nance O'Neil

''The Iron Woman" with Nance
O'Neil, one Of the foremost dramatic
actresses in the country, in the title
role, will be the big feature attraction
at the Olympic Theatre on Wednesday
January 10th. Miss O'Neil is surround.
ed by an exceptionally strong support,
ing cast, including Christine Mayo,
Evelyn Brent, Alfred Hickman, Einar
Linden, Vera Sisson, William Postance.
and others CT equal prominence.
Miss O'Neil enjoyed a asuccessful
career as a star upon the speaking
claimed her. Under David Belasco' s
management she was starred in "The
Lily for a long New York engage
ment. Some of her other well-known
plays include .'Magda," "The SOr-
ceress," Camille, Mona Wanna, !"
and Judith of Bethuiia." The last
named play was written especially for
Miss O'Neil Some Of the best-known
screen productions in which she is
starred are '"The Kreutzer Sonata" "
'"Ihe Witch, " ''The Final Payment,
"The Woman's Past, /" "Souls in Bond
age," and "Fires of st. John,
Other members of the cast are ex-
tremely popular with motion picture
patrons. Christine Mayo has been fea-
tured and starred in several produc-
tions. Elmer Linden has had success
eul career on both the stage and screen.
He was leading man for Theda .Bara
and gave truly wonderful perform
ance of Don Jose in Carmen. Evelyn
Brent, one of the prettiest and most
talented ingenues on the screen, has
appeared in many Metro productions
with Nine. Petrova. Vera Sisson has
long been screen favorite and Alfred
Hickman has been associated with Miss
O'Neil since the production of The
Lily" as her leading man.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-01-04
LARGE CANE YIELD DUE TO
CROP ROTATION. !,
Nitrogen Produced BY Leguminous
Crops Principal Fertlizing Ele-
nnent in Cane Production.


Some of the largest yields Of cane
ever recorded in Louisiana were h2T'
vested this season. A brief inquiry
reveals the fact that some Of these
heavy yielding cuts were planted in
the fall of 1915, on land which had
been planted in corn and peas, clover,
alfalfa, or other lcgumincus crops for
two or more years during the depres.
sion in the sugar industry. Any num-
Der of fields, which have not been
planted to cane for the last two or
three years, have been again planted
this fall. In some cases there were
two or three years Of corn and peas,
where the pea vines were piowed I'm
der one year and harvested for hay the
other years. In few cases cane has
been planted on land where white, red
or burr clover or alfalfa had been
grown alone or in succession With
corn and peas This is going to give
d very fine opportunity to test the
value of widening the common three.
year rotation into four or five-year
rotation, with view to increasing
the tonnage Of cane per acre. 1t is a
fully accepted principle among sugar
planters that at least one years rest
with q restorative crop, such as peas
planted with corn between each plant.
ing of corn, which usually occupies
the land two years, is essential in Oh.
tanning satisfactory yields. This is
done for the well-known reason that
nitrogen is the principal fertilizing el'
ement required to produce a good
tonnage of cane on the alluvial lands
of Louisiana, but the average land
during a decade or more shows a de.
cline in the average tonnage yield
with the regulation of three-year 70
tation. Cane is very expensive CROP
to grow, and all costs outside Of har
vest are more or less constant, wheth
er the yield be large or small. When
the yield gets to be less than ten OF
twelve tons per acre, with the average
price AOf CdUS, lue CIop DeComeS ud
profitable. The additional tonnage
produced on an acre is largely profit
after deducting the cost of harvesting
the increase in the crop This is the
primary reason why cane growing in
the tropics, where yields OF iron
forty to one hundred tons per acre
are procured, is so much more profit
able than in the more temperate re
gions; where the growing season is
reduced &c scTe2 or eight months
and the average tonnage ,s Cesra
spondins.y smaller. c, Z. Nesom.
Live Stock Extension Service, Louis
lana State University, =