The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-11-16
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have given attention to the production
of hemp for the market the question
has arisen-is Wisconsin to become a
hemp producing state? Those who
have tried the crop during the last
three or four years have faith in it
having received large returns. 1t is
estimated by good authorities that a
return of from $40 to $40 per acre is
likely. That is a handsome return,
but even that will compare only IA
vorably with the returns from clover
and alfalfa when fed to livestock.
Without expecting that hemp will
become crop of large production in
Wisconsin, it is agreeable information
that the returns from the crop when
grown in Wisconsin are greater than
in the regions where it is most largely
grown. 1t adds another evidence that
Wisconsin is not Outdone in any crop
common to the middle ATTITUDES
Hemp production in the state is CEN
tered at Waupun. A desirable element
in it's production is that its rank
growth is death to noxious weeds and
other foul growth-but that result is
accomplished with alfalfa also and to
a large extent with clover Without
undue enthusiasm we can welcome
hemp as another crop for which Wis
consin is splendidly suited
The iron dome of the old state cap
itol at Madison is being sold as junk.
For the last two years it has been re-
posing on the hill back of University
Hall the subject of many complaints
by those who thought it interferred
with the beauty of the campus Now
it has been purchased from the cap
itol commission by Snake Brothers
on condition that it be removed with
in 100 days, and is for sale as scrap
iron. In 1911 the legislature gave it
to the University for use in some flu
ture building. The university author
tiles have decided, however, that q
building large enough to make the
dome appropriate is not likely to be
constructed on the campus
Notice has been sent out by the
state officials that the law prohibit
ing children under 16 years of age
from driving automobiles will be en-
forced. The state law permits boys
and girls between the ages of 16 and
10 years to drive automobiles, when
accompanied by their parents, guard
ian or some other adult person. Child
rem under 16 years of age are not per-
dition
Twenty-one hogs that tipped the
beam at 9,177 pounds, an average of
437 pounds, were sold last week by the
Prairie View Canning company of
Randolph, to a stockbuyer of that city,
and were shipped to a city market
1t is not frequent that a record of this
nature is made. Fattened pigs which
weigh 800 to $50 pounds are not or
binary, without thinking of twenty
one which weigh an average of 437
pounds.
Word has been received at Lake
Mills of the death of Rev. E. A Wan
less, at Danville, ILL., His wife, form
erly Miss Sarah Earl, was the daugh-
ter of the late A. R. Earl, and was
brought up on the Earl farm south of
that city Rev. Wanless was for a
number of years a missionary in Tur-
key, and later a member of the Wis.
consin and Rock River conferences of
the M. E. church.
The north wing of the new state
capitol is now under cover so that
interior work may be carried on all
winter. This announcement was made
by Lew F. Porter, secretary of the
capitol building commission, who said
that by one year from this date the
north wing would be practically COM
pleted. This is the last wing to be
placed under construction.
The school building of the Wiscon-
sin Home and Farm School associ-
alton will be equipped with electric
lights. This was assured Wednesday
night when the directors voted to
build a transmission line from Dous-
man to the school building, one
mile east. This will enable the school
to receive the offer from the uniyer-
sity extension division to furnish the
school with educational lantern slides
Edward Root of Waukesha an en-
gineer for the Butler Construction
company, is dead as the result of a
gasoline explosion, which occurred on
new highway near Columbus. He
used gasoline to ignite the fire in a
steam roller and in the explosion
which followed, his clothes were
burned off his body The remains
were taken to Waukesha by his wife
for burial.
Attorney General Owen has ruled
that boys under Is years of age who
violate the game laws by hunting wild
animals cannot be fined or compelled
to pay costs of any action brought
against them, but may, if the court so
decides, be sent to the state industrial