River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-10-14

[, RIVER FALLS, WIS.
4 Merrill--Lincoln county's test of all
her cattle for tuberculosis has started
in the town of Some. State officials
]. P. West and DR.. A. T. Olson were
on the job and In month will be as
sisted by other members of the state
staff. After Jan. i, complete staff
will be at work in Lincoln county.
The plan is to keep Lincoln county's
cattle free from tuberculosis and after
this test is made, no cattle will be per-
mitted to enter the county without
first having passed satisfactory test.
Madison - Wisconsin farmers are
making over $1,500,000 a year by CO.
operating in shipping livestock Be
side the saving of money much time
and labor is saved in buying, collect
ing and delivering the stock. MANY
advantages result to the members OF
/ livestock associations, to the COM
munity where such an association is
I Wills buoinCoos anu ~ li1S AANSoSOSh
industry in general" says B. H. Hub
bard, of the University of Wisconsin
experimental station.
Tomaha.wk-Official of the Union
Tannery have received notice that
after the present run of hides is fin
ished, the plant will shut down for an
indefinite period. The cause of the
shutdown is the present shortage of
hides and the unsettled condition of
| the market. Shoe manufacturers are
unable to find a market for their
shoes, and other lines of the leather
| business are in much the same con-
dition.
| Green Bay--All length records have
been smashed at the register of deeds
Office here. 1t is trust deed of the
Peninsular Service Co. of Milwaukee
to the First Wisconsin Trust Co., also
of Milwaukee. The paper contains 20
| typewriter pages and about 14,600
words. The deed bears $3.50 worth of
revenue stamps 1t will take about
three days to record it in its entirety.
| Madison-Clarence f. Green was
sentenced to seven and one-half years
at Green Bay after changing his plea
to guilty to the charge of defrauding
Madison business men out of $4,000
on fraudulant mortgages. Green, a
young lawyer forged signatures on
over $4,000 of collateral mortgages
over year ago and on the eve of APP
prehension he absconded.
Madison - Orders affecting put lie
utilities in eight Wisconsin cities and
towns have been made public by the
railroad commission. In each case the
utility had petitioned for rate in
creases, a hearing had been held, and
| by the commissions orders, increases
are granted in all cases excepting a
service charge asked by the Rhine
lander Light and Power Co.
Madison-The Wisconsin Union of
the American Society of Equity and
| the Wisconsin Federation of American
Farm Bureau federation, in cooper
alton with the Wisconsin division of
markets, are considering consolida-
ton into one farmers cooperative or
ganization. The combined membership
is about $4,000
od-Arrangements are being
prepared for the holding of Farm
ers' institute here several days during
the winter months. The last farmers
! institute was conducted here six. years
/ ago and was very successful. Local
farmers are now petitioning state Of
ficials and the University of .WScon-
sin for the institute.
Hurley-George Geshel and Anton
RaineEi both of Pence, Iron county,
were assessed fine and costs of $120
each when arraigned in municipal
court here. They were charged by
federal prohibition officers with pos
session of liquor in their soft drink
parlors. Both entered pleas of guilty.
Florence-While Mrs. G.. o. Hillbury
and son and Mrs. Hide Olson and two
small sons wefe picking blackberries
east. of Florence, large black bear
appeared. Dropping their pals they
ran, with the bear in pursuit. Arriv-
ing at clearing, where their car was
parked; the animal abandoned the
chase and returned to the woods
Fond du Lac-The Eastern Wiscon-
sin Electric Co. has been granted an
increase in the gas rates in this city
to become effective at once. The new
rate provides that for the first 10000
cubic feet 6 gas used, the charge
shall be SLIGO a 1000 cubic feet; for
the next 10000 feet, $3.50, and for all
over 10000 cubic feet, $1.4e.
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