Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-07-23
WISCONSIN,
!. STATE NEWS

newspapers stated that Villas county
will not participate in the state fair
exhibits this year and that it was
claimed by the Villas County Agrieul-
hlral 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
rot be matured so early in the season,
II will Withdraw exhibits from the
state fair" This item was a misstate-
ment as to the Wisconsin State Fair
dates being set for Aug. /. The state
fair opens Aug. 80 and closes Sept. 4.
La Crosse-Count clerks OF Wiscon-
sin, in their state convention here,
adopted a resolution fayoring and urg-
ing eugenics law in Wisconsin pro-
viding for examination of both males
and females. The clerks win petition
the county boards at their annual
meetings to pay the expenses OF clerks
attending the state convention each
year. Antigo was chosen as the next
convention city and the following Off
GERS were elected: President, Al. E.
Bourn, Stevens Point: yice-president,
Harry Basinger, Racine; secretary.
Ole C. Anderson. Neillsville; treas
urer, E. P. Rath, Antigo.
Madison-It will be good news to the
housewives that the apple crop of Wis
consin for 1920 win exceed that of 1919
by about $4,000 barrels. This is the
estimate Of the conf nerciaf apple crop
of the state based upon July condi-
tions 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 126,000 barrels. and this year
will be about $4,000 barrels.
La Crosse-After strike lasting
three months, the Franz Bartl Brewing
company has signed contract with
the brewery workers and bottlers
unions. The new wage scale runs
from $21.5O for helpers in their first
year to S32 for engineers. Brewers
get $50 and other employees $2S and
$29. The Erickson brewery signed the
new scale several weeks ago. Three
local plants still persist in running
open shops and have thus far refused
to sign the new scale.
Fond du Lac-F. H. Scrihner, for
merly Of Rosendale, who is now acting
as advisor for the Los Angeles county
California, farm bureau, while visiting
here stated that he had met Jim JEFF
fries, former heavyweight champion
of the world. and that the former king
Of the ring stated to him that he had
recently purchased a carload lot of
cattle from Wisconsin and that he be-
lieyed these were the best he had ever
seen or owned.
Appleton Because OF the tremend-
ous demand for 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 making
about 5000 pounds of butter daily, is
selling its entire cream output to the
delieacy makers. Several smaller
creameries have done the same.
Wautoma The potato growers in
Waushara county will meet for big
picnic and demonstration at the Byse
farm near Wautoma Aug. IL. This is
me announcement made by ]. G. Hill
ward, potato specialist at the Wisccn
SIN College of Agriculture and secre-
'ary of the Wisconsin Potato Grow
ers association.
Merrill-William and Edwin pophal
narrowly escaped death when their
IaTm home southwest of the city
burned to the ground. The blaze was
eaused by lightning. Tue shock threw
" illiam Pophal oue of bed. The fall
awakened him ant he rescued his
brother, who was stunned by the bolt.
Marinette Jacob Chwala, farmer.
uncovered a human skull while calti-
Fating land. He fed from the scene
without making further investigation
ana reported OF the sheriff The hu-
man fragment was about six inches be
low the surface.
haukauna-F Fred Ohm dived from
,ne chute at Waverly beach. de was
1aken to hospital at Appleton. where
sh A-ray picture showed mat ohe of
he bones cf his neck hed been broken.
oshkosh--Peter Marden. 81. general
Contractor and Vice president of the
S.Fy National Bank of Oshkosh. died
y a complication of diseases following
Alness Of one week.
Neenah-When Arthur Hockstoff,
snicken raiser. cracked a hard boiled
sg at breakfast he lost his appetite.