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Newspaper
Three Lakes Page
Location
Three Lakes, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1916
Page
4
A fragmented clipping notes civic figures, a Connecticut hawk captured, Judge Reid presiding in Eagle River, and Vilas county court terms with no jury this decade. It ends with a warning verse about carelessness as a social hazard.
A strong call for Otto Bosshard to run as Wisconsin governor in 1916 is urged in a well authenticated report. The piece highlights his long public life, Senate leadership, and aggressive progressive stance, arguing his candidacy would unify progressives and negate Emmanuel Philipp. It praises Bosshard’s intellect, independence, and Georgia-like determination to govern without personal bias while urging Madison roots over Milwaukee connections.
Last week delegates for the progressive movement in the district were chosen to attend the spring election and National Convention. Henry J. Bowell of Merrill was named as a delegate, with Theodore L. Thomas of Ladysmith as alternate, Irvine L. Lenroot as second delegate with West Supervisor as alternates, amid efforts to ensure progressive victory against the old guard. Notable attendees included Ralph Al. Smith Bowell Sheldon Thomas and Sanborn.
A brief notice announces a sale of women’s patent lace dresses priced at $1.00 and a broader $250 line. The event runs Friday and Saturday, inviting shoppers to browse discounted fashion items and accessories at the designated location.
A ranch manual notes nuisances from neglect, urging care with horses sheep and sows. It warns that a scrub feeder wastes profits, improper growth weakens wool, frostbitten grass harms foals, and unstressed brood sows lead to disappointing litters. Avoid turning sheep into bar filled fields.
A Pennsylvania farmer explains winter fattening of steers for April sale. He buys in October and aims for 400 pounds gain over six months, stressing frame size and condition, good breeding, and exercise. Favorite breeds include Shorthorn and Hereford, with Galloway noted for outdoor hardiness and year round grazing.
A farmer details a steady, profitable winter steer feeding program using cod meal bran cottonseed meal and oats. Eight weeks before market the ration includes four quarts cod meal and two and a half quarts bran per steer with several pints of cottonseed meal and crushed oats, plus fodder hay and root cutter feed at noon. The method yields manure for soil fertility and supports ongoing stock and forage strategies.
The report notes Foxtail grass hay is not good for milk cows as it reduces milk flow when eaten. However when the grass is young and before the flowering stage it provides good feed for cows.
The role notes that most bolls reach maturity by eleven months old for Uzbt service, but such service should remain very limited until they are twelve to Afteen months old.
A Rambler mine report from the Laramie Republican highlights adjacent Oneida Mining property, with A. S. Pierce as president and Arthur Taylor as secretary. Chicago mining circles praise Rambler ore for platinum group metals, baser metals, and high potential, citing recent carload concentrates valued near $33 per ton and shipments to Irvington Smelting.
Madison hosts Wisconsin Farm and Home Week February 7 to 12 with livestock, dairy, grain, and farm course sessions plus anniversaries of the Babcock test and Wisconsin Dairy School. The Dairy Products Exposition and breed club meetings accompany lectures, contests, and home maker labs.
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