Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-07-24
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

~ ny a ldAEt nu1DSl VI W lHLOAElu
newspapers stated that Villas county
/ viii not participate in the state fair
! exhibits this year and chat ii was
| claimed by the Villas County Agricul-
| tural society that the state fair com
mittee ignored the northern counties
| in the selection OF fair dates this year.
which were set for Aug. 1, and rather
| than display farm produce which can
1 rot be matured so early in the season
it will withdraw exhibits from the
/ state fair" This item was a misstate
ment ar to the Wisconsin State Fair
| dates being set for Aug l. The state
fair opens Aug. 80 and closes Sept. 4
La Crosse-County clerks of Wiscon-
sin, in their state convention here.
adopted resolution favoring and urg-
ing a eugenics law in Wisconsin pro-
yiding for examine ion OF both males
and females. The clerks will petition
the county boards at their annual
meetings to pay the expenses of clerks
| attending the state convention each
year, Amigo was chosen as the next
convention city and the following Off
GERS were elected. President, A E
Rourn, Stevens Point; president,
Harry BasInger, Racine; secretary,
Ole c. Anderson, Neillsville; treas
urer, E. p. Rath. Amigo.
Madison-It viii be good news to the
housewives that the apple crop of Wis
consin for 1920 will exceed that Of 1919
by about $4,000 barrels This is the
estimate Of the commercial apple crop
OF the state based upon July 1 condi-
lions made for the state department
of agriculture by j. A. Becker, joint
crop statistician for The state and fed
eral departments. Last years total
commercial crop of apples in Wiscon-
sin was 126000 barrels, and this years
VIII be about $4,000 barrels.
La Crosse-After a strike lasting
three months, the Franz Bartl Brewing
company has signed contract with
tEe brewery workers and bottlers
unions Tne new wage scale runs
from $3.50 tor helpers in their nrst
year 10 So for engineers. Brewers
get $50 and other employees SIS and
@-9. The Erickson brewery signed the
new scale several weeks ago, Three
>, cal plants still persist in running
open shops and have thus far refused
10 sign the new scale.
Fond du Lac-F. H. Scribner, for
n-erly Of Rosendale, who IS now acting
as advisor for the Los Angeles county
California, farm bureau while visiting
here stated that ne had met Jim JET
lies, former heavyweight champion
Of the world, and that the former king
OF the ring stated 10 him that he had
recently purchased a carload lot of
cattle from Wisconsin and that he be
liesed these were the best he had ever
seen or OWED
Appleton Because of the tremend
Gus demand Tor cream by ice cream
makers. several Outagamie county
creameries are closing their butter
making departments and are dispos-
Ing Of their cream TO ice cream plants.
One creamery which has been maxim
about o90 pounds of butter daily, is
selling its entire cream output TO the
delicacy makers. Several smaller
creameries have done the same.
Nauioma - The potato growers in
Waushara county win meet FOR big
2ivnic and demonstration at the Byse
farm near Wautoma Aug r. This i1
the announcement made by J. G. Hill
Sard potato specialist at the Wiscon-
sin College Of Agriculture and score
tary of the Wisconsin Potato Grow
Frs association.
Merrill William and Edwin Pophal
narrowly escaped death when their
farm home southwest OF the city
bul ned TO the ground. The blaze was
caused by lightning The shock threw
William PoPhal out Of bed The fall
awakened Elm and he rescued his
brother, who was stunned BY the bolt
Marinette-J Jacob Chwala. farmer.
I uncovered a human skull while Guilt
waiting land He fed from the scene
without making further investigation
and reported OF the sheriff The hui
man fragment was about six inches be.
low the surface.
Kaukauna-F Ohm dived from
'te chute at Waverly beach. He was
taken to a hospital at Appleton. where
an Nray picture showed that one OF
the bones Of his neck had been broken
Oshkosh Peter Marden. 81. general
contractor an6 vice president Of the
/ CITY National Bank Of Oshkosh. died
OF "a complication Of diseases following
Illness OF one week.
Neenah When Arthur Hockstofr.
/ chicken raiser. cracked hard boiled
egg at breakfast he lost his appetite
\ small gold bar pin fell from the