Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-03-19


hauling logs BY rail have their log sup
plies already transferred to their mills,
but the rates next year will cause
great handicap 10 log men. The new
rates viii be $40 per thousand as
against the present rate of $3.50 per
thousand, Lumber companies still
transferring logs have suffered great
losses through the lack of snow and
the increased rates.
Madison Wisconsin farmers had a
larger reserve OF grain on March l.
1921, than in any previous year except
1913, states Joseph A. Becker, of the
Wisconsin cooperative crop reporting
service. OF the four principal grains.
corn. oats, barley, and wheat, S09SS.-
600 bushels were still on Wisconsin
farms compared to 60.486,000 bushels
in 1920. and q FIVE year average. 1915
1919. Of SASH 600 bushels.
-Eiehty-one cows registered
By the Rock Prairie Cow Testing asso-
citation Of this community produced 40
or more pounds of butter fat during
the month OF February, according to
figures made public by officials of the
organization. \ pure-bred HOlstein
COW owned BY John WehingeI & Son
led the field. with exactly SO pounds of
butter fat and 1869 pounds of milk to
her credit. Eight of the cows listed
are owned by the RocZ county farm.
Phillips - Mrs Rebecca Milne has
been appointed, temporarily, superin-
tendent Q: schools Of Price county
This Office has been vacant for over
two months and the appointment
comes as a result of a petition of
teachers and others TO the state super
intendent requesting the appointment
Mrs. Milne is a graduate of Stevens
Point Normal school and has had
seven years experience as a teacher.
MadisOn-The Madison Street Rail
way Co. has petitioned the railroad
commission for permission to operate
one-man cars on its entire system.
Following this action. the city coun-
Gil voted to oppose the step. Econ
omy is the claim upon which the
street railway officials based their re-
quest. The one-nan cars were intro
duced last year on one line having the
least traffic.
Wausau- Henry Lueck. town of Rib
Falls, was instantly killed and Frank
KoeIler, town Of Hamburg, was fatally
injured. when frozen gravel fell on
them while they were resting in a
gravel pit. The men, it is said, sat
| down under the gravel bank, which is
| believed 10 have become loosened UP
| by the warm weather. and were rest
/ ing. Lueck was dead VIXEN taken from
underneath the mass OF rocks and
Koeller died four hours later.
| Antigo-The Ashland division Office
/ Of the Chicago and Northwestern rail
/ way reports that the rush of pulpwood
producers and 1oggers to get rid Of
! their products in anticipation OF the
/ spring breakup has resulted in Cutting
purthern Wisconsin railway sidings
/ with loaded cars, the paper mills and
( saw mills being unable TO care for
! shipments as rapidly as they arrive.
Appleton-S II. Ii. professor at the
| University of Pekin, Pekin, China. and
| for two years a Y. NJ. c. a. secretary
/ among the Chinese laborers in France
| has enrolled for postgraduate work at
/ Lawrence college. Besides his activi
! ties as a student. Mr. Ii will make an
intensive study of the paper mill in
! dustry.
Green Bay-The annual inventory
of city property. just completed, shows
the municipality owns property valued
at s2,119.59919 Buildings owned by
the city total 1861 500, bridges $463,
GOO, and land S455.540
Oshkosh--While picking bananas. b
| Thomas. clerk in a local grocery
store. was attacked by a tarantula. He
was bitten on one of his fingers anC
| mis- hand Immediately turned black
! Treatment with tho X-ray was applied
Green Bay-Aah heaps, plumbing
water supplies and how to keep or
friendly terms with neighbors are
some OF the things being taught sixty
students OF the Junior High school b!
research work under the guidance o
Miss Mildred Z. Clark.
Marinette-A potato growing contes
IL 10 be started in Marinette county b!
County Agricultural Agent Sibole TO
BOYS and girls. according 10 an an
nouncement. Each boy and girl on
Tering the contest AUST agree to plan
| TWO and one-haH bushels Of potatoes