River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-02-05

Of the weed, producing about l,20O
pounds to the acre He planted it
June 10 and harvested the crop Aug.
rs. A leading tobacco trade journal
had an account of Schneider's success
and stated that Marinette county
promises to become one of the leading
TOBACCO counties of Wisconsin.
Oshkosh-Prices of labor and mate
rails are SO high, there is a possibility
that the proposed Improvement of the
highway from Oshkosh to Neenah will
be postponed for another year. The
county board has provided bond is
sue of 1907 900 TO pay for a concrete
road on stretch of nearly seven miles
between the two cities. Four bids
opened in the Office of Division Engi-
neer William Conway at Green Bay
were far in excess of the bond issue.
Rhinelander-The order issued by
direction of state health officer, DR.. L.
Dorpat, requiring all school children
and teachers who had not been vac
cinated within the past eight years to
present certificates of vaccination be-
fore Feb. / or remain out of school
has been rescinded. Supt. of Schools
w. p. Colburn contended that the or
Ger was not justified by conditions
here and protested the order to the
board of health at Madison.
Brentwood - Following family
quarrel Axel Nyren, 45, farmer liv-
ing three miles south Of Lampson, was
shot and killed by Peter Asp, neigh
boring farmer. Asp gave himself up
and is now in the Washburn county
jail He claims self defense. Previous
TO the shooting Mrs. Nyren had
quarreled with her husband and had
gone to the Asp home where her hus-
band followed her. The shooting fol-
lowed shortly afterwards.
Appleton Wisconsin counties which
bonded themselves this year for the
purpose of building concrete roads
may find it impossible to obtain &C.
ment with which to build the high
ways, according to information re-
ceived here. Several large cement
manufacturers have already sold their
entire outputs for 1920 and many other
firms have given notice that they have
enough orders on hand to keep them
running for months.
III. II
pany of this city have increased the
capital stock of the company from
100000 to $1,O0O,0O0. New ware
houses are to be built for the purpose
Of concentration. With the action
taken by this company, Plymouth may
become the greatest cheese market
and concentration center in the world
during the coming year.
Neenah-Retail grocers here have
voiced vigorous protest against the
action taken by several leading indus
trial plants in buying carload lots of
staple groceries and selling them di-
rect to their employees. These methods
are regarded in the light of unfair
competition by the gr0cers who Claim
they are selling goods on the narrow
est margin possible.
Sheboygan-The total amount bid
for twelve houses, three barns and ga
rage to be removed from their loca-
tons to clear the site for the proposed
new high school building, is $8,990.50.
The common council is expected to
sell the houses to the bidders, to ex-
pedite proceedings for erection of the
much needed institution.
Crivitz-H. G.. Laun of Wausaukee,
Marinette county, and ]. B. Laun of
Keil, have purchased of Carl G.. Scott
of Depere, the property of the Pesh-
tigo Lumber company's interests at
Crivitz. The deal includes the yard
and stock of lumber at Crivitz. The
new firm will be known as the Crivitz
Lumber company.
Clintonville-The streets of Clinton
vile and considerable of the surround
ing country road have been kept free
from snow by means of snow attach
ment affixed to a Four Wheel Drive
truck This attachment is in the form
of a road grader blade and is pushed
ahead of the truck as is the snow pillow
on locomotive.
Fox Lake-Frank Ramp, Fox Lake,
captured two coons bare-handed from
a hollow tree. Selling the animals by
the hind legs, he pulled them from
the hole and then put finish to them
by knocking their heads against the
tree. Coons are said to be rare in this
vicinity, and their hides are worth
about SIS each.
Tomah-A boys band of 80 pieces
has been organized in this city by G..
D. Doxtader, musical director at the
Tomah government Indian school. He
is an Indian of exceptional musical
ability.