Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-12-11

Cnlted states senator TO represent this
state during a period of seventy-two
years. Ten have been republicans, FIVE
democrats and enc free soiler. Most
of the United States senators repre-
senting Wisconsin have come from the
southern part of the state. Senator
Lenroot is a striking exception. Dur
ing the period that these sixteen men
have served as United States senators
twenty-three men have served as gov
ernor.
establishment of a sanctu-
AIRY for wild life in Langlade county
is being considered by the Amigo
Game and Gun club, which just held
its annual meeting. 1t is proposed to
purchase not less than 1000 acres,
which would include the headwaters of
some trout streams. There would be
created an incubator" for trout fry
- develop them to the lingering stage,
when they would be distributed 10 yari-
GUS trout streams. Advertising of
Langlade county's trout streams is
also to be undertaken.
Madison - Wisconsin has 109,196
farms in 1920, as compared with Ill.,
127 in 1910, and 169,79 in 1900, ac-
cording to the farm census of the
state. Dane county leads with 6,217.
followed by Marathon county with
6,058, and Dodge third with 1888 A
farm is considered by the census to
be all the land directly farmed by one
person. Where there are tenants, rent
ers, or managers. the land farmed is
considered farm.
Farmers in the town of
Spruce, this county, have formed
company with capital of S25,000, to be
known as the Spruce Cooperative com
pany. II will handle merchandise and
machinery. which will be sold to mem
bers at cost at prices as low as direct
buying from manufacturers will allow
The company also plans to have
large part in development of the cattle
raising industry in the town
Green Bay The paper makers of
Creme Bay u.ay demand the same scale
Of wages uext spring when the pres
cnt contract runs out. it was declared
by George Schneider OF Appleton, or
gani7@s in the Fox River Valley At
massmeeting OF workers a protest
was made against the laying off of men
here. and it was suggested that each
employee should be given five days
work a week.
Oshkosh-Mr Arabella Locke, who
resides near Omro, thirteen miles from
here, celebrated her one hundred and
second birthday Saturday, Dec 4 She
was born at Westfeld. Conn, in 1918
and came to Wisconsin in 1851 She
has lived on the old homestead 81
years. She voted in the recent cleo
ton. She gets about her home and
reads much by means OF a reading
glass.
Minocqua-This city, with a popula-
ton of 500, is represented at Mar
quette university, Milwaukee, by per
cent of its total population. The nine
students from Minocqua are in the
dental. economies, medical, law, jour
nalism and engineering departments
A Minocqua club is TO be formed at
Marquette.
Lake Mills Albert C. Violin
brought home moose from Minnesota
which weighed 700 pounds dressed and
with antlers measuring about so inches
from tip TO tip. Edwin Violin and
Harvey Ziebell also returned from
Cable, Wis. with a deer weighing
about 100 pounds.
Madison-The state railroad com
mission set Jan 8 for a hearing on a
petition by Madison boat owners that
the Milwaukee and the Northwestern
railroads be required to raise their
bridges over Lake Monona. The wa
ter is so nigh that launches can not
pass under the bridges. The proposed
work would cost probably $1,000. 900
Marinette-T The Rev. G. A. Aft.
Polish Baptist minister of Pound, has
been granted a six months leave of alb
sence during which he win visit Rus
STA on authorization from the Polish
Baptist church of America. His off
cial mission is to carry the gospel and
do relief work
Beloit-With the announcement that
Beloit smilk producers viii receive
s. 90 per 100 pounds of milk came the
statement from the dairymen of the
city that milk viii be sold for 1 cent
a quart cheaper Quarts win be 10
cents pints cents
Sheboygan-Nrs. Sarah Redmond,
aged 101. the oldest person in this city,
died at the home OF her daughter. Mrs.
J. St. Clair McQuilkin Mrs. Redmond
was born in Ireland.
Stevens Point - Uncle Sam has