Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-04-11
News Of the.
Badger State
Observation-Disclosures

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Madison-"UnIess Wisconsin farm.
ers are careful to choose their crop
rotations with due regard to danger
from certain crop pests they will suffer
damage from the white grub this sea
SON" This is the warning which is
being given by specialists, who are ia
miliar with the life cycles Of this pest.
To lessen the damage farmers are adj
yised to avoid planting corn, potatoes
or other root crops on lands that were
in to grass, small grains or timothy in
1917.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Daniel w. Hoan
was removed as chairman of the ad-
ministratiye committee Of the County
Council of Defense by the executive
committee by a vote of 16 to 5. The
mayors support of the Socialist anti
war platform and his insistence that
he could not withdraw his support
from it caused action. The mayor de-
MED the right of the committee to re-
move him, but a majority claimed the
action was justified under it's bylaws.
Wausau-A garden contest for this
spring has been arranged by the Amer
lean National bank which will give a
silver cup, gold medal, and ten
bronze medals for the best kept gar
Il
also will be given two gold medals for
the two largest potatoes grown, two
gold medals for the largest pumpkins
and five gold medals for the five larg-
est ears of field corn.
Clintonville-A dry petition has been
put in circulation and indications are
that red hot wet and dry fight will
be staged in this city from now till
election day, April 2. The soldiers
school here, it is thought, will have
considerable influence in placing the
city in the dry column on account Of
the army regulations being SO strict
regarding the sale of liquor where
these schools are located
Madison : The state of Wisconsin
has disposed of 1900 acres of bottom
lands north of Prairie du Chen. This
is the first state land sold in many
years. These lands were advertised by
the state few weeks ago and were
sold to Iowa people at an average
price of So per acre An attempt will
be made by private interests to re
claim this land by drainage.
Madison - Wisconsin soldiers and
sailors now in camps in this country
will cast their ballots in the special
election to be held April 2. Wherever
there are 200 or more in one group q
special representative of the secretary
of state will be sent to collect the
votes, but where there are fewer than
200 they will use the mail voting plan.
Wausau S. Winkelman, chairman
Of the state committee in charge Of
raising funds to send a commission to
Palestine to aid in re-establishing a
Jewish nation there, announced that
the state quota of $4,000 has been
raised, but that the committee expects
to raise more than its quota, probably
$4,000.
Green Bay-Just as he stepped from
his ship on its arrival at port in
France, Paul LeClair, a Green Bay sol
der, was greeted by Capt William
Chapman Gilmore, a boyhood compan-
ion, he had not seen in several years.
Madis0n-To keep a restaurant open
on Sunday, in a city of the fourth class
only to sell candies, fruits and cigars,
is violation of the law was the opin-
ion of the attorney general to District
Attorney Glen of Clintonville.
Madison-Worry over income taxes
that did not actually affect him is be-
lieved to have led John Teckhaa; town
Of Middleton farmer, to end his life.
His body was found hanging on his
barn.
Janesville-Milk producers in the
vicinity of Footville have been prac-
tically locked out of the condensoTy
there as a result Of their refusing to
accept $2.83 hundred pounds for their
milk
Berlin-In keeping with the conser-
vation movement, members Of the Sc
Nor class of the Berlin high school
have voted to wear cap and gown at
their commencement exercises this
year.
Madison - Miss Marie Montague,
Madison, has been accepted by Uncle
Sam as a telephone operator at the
battle front in France. She will leave
for "over there" within three weeks.
ClintonviIIe - William NJ. Barnum
and Herman KratZke are the only
candidates who have petitions out for
the Office OF mayor of this city. Mr..
Kratzke is the present incumbent
Washington = Col. Harry l. Weed,
Oshkosh, Wis, was awarded COM
mission as major in judge advocate