Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-04-03
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

Madison Mondovi won the state
championship in the livestock Judging
contest at the fourth annual Wiscon-
sin High school livestock, corn and
grain judging contest held at the uni
versity grounds under auspices of the
Wisconsin Livestock Breeders associ-
alton. Waterloo won corn and grain
judging championship. Individual
championships were won by Laverne
Taylor, Oshkosh, IN livestock Judging
and Walter Wood, Oshkosh, in csrn
and grain Judging In livestock judg-
ing the leading teams finished as fol-
lows MoLdovi, Chippewa Falls, Osh
kosh, Algoma, Greenwood Eighteen
teams, representing all sections of the
state, competed.
Appleton-The rag rooms OF paper
mills here are proving to be veritable
gold mines. Three months ago an APP
pleton workman discovered a $500 Lib
erty bond, which no one has claimed
More recently another worker found a
diamond ring. Now, Miss Georgine
De Leest, Kimberly, found $50 in a
bale of clippings in a pile Of rags. The
money was all in currency in what
was probably pay envelope.
Ashland Fifty thousand western
sheep will be summered on the pine
barrens between Ashland and Iron
River. according TO present prospects.
The barrens are covered with buffalo
grass. Another drought is predicted
i'll Montana and sheep men are nego
tiating to send herds here. Expert
ments for several years shows that
cattle and sheep from the west fatten
quickly on these lands
Appleton Gordon Bushey will go to
Pittsvile, near Grand Rapids, 10 en-
gage in raising Flemish Giant rabbits
on a large scale lie has purchased
100 acres of wild lands which will be
divided and fenced into yards of sew
eral acres each and equipped with
buildings. Mr. Bushey will start with
100 rabbits and expects TO have 1000
by fall The rabbits Will be raised
both for meat and fur.
Madison - That there is tust cause
for complaint against the street car
service in Madison and that this serv-
ice can only be improved by double
tracking and additional cars, were
some of he conclusions announced by
{. NJ. ~ son. engineer for the railroad
conn! sion. who has been conducting
Fn Investigation of the street car serv-
ict in Madison
La Crosse Capt A l.. Wilcox, pilot
q the excursion steamer G. W. Hill
received definite word that the govern.
ment owboats and barges will be
placed in operation on the upper Mis-
sissippi this summer The new fleet
win carry coal up river and iron from
S. Paul and Minneapolis to down riy-
er points.
Manitowoc - Ann Arbor ca ferry
No. 4. with twenty-five freight cars
sunk in the harbor here. when the
boar became lost in the heavy fog
The Goodrich tug. Arctic, rescued the
crew of twenty-five and six passen
gers In an attempt to reach its dock
the ferry ran on the rocks and huge
hole was torn in the side.
Nausau The maple sugar season is
On. but the weather so far has been
-, Fa, ,F Er,II
nii,pts a"e wanted. with warm. sun
shlnev days. A large number of new
orchards have been opened this year
md should the weather conditions
turn better there will be a record
! breaking production
Sturgeon Bay-The fishing industry
Of Sturgeon Bay and Door county is
enc of the largest in the state. accord
inc 20 figures giveT out by James Ney
ms, Of the state conservation commits
SION Door county fishermen caught
942119 pounds during the pest wear
for which they received S255, S5271
Janasviue - Bowling alleys and hill
,isr1 halls are now on q par with the
theate~s City 9fdinances reouirin~
thai they remain closed on Sundays
were discarded ~ the city council
after a fght lastine several months
The understanding is that they will
not open until noon on sundays.
brentwood 80 celebrate his sixty