River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-12-29
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! NEWS OF THE !
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Observation-Disclosures

Madison Little activity is being
shown in the numbering districts of
northern Wisconsin this year, the in
dustrial commission reports. 1t says
that only about one-third as many
woodsmen are engaged in the woods
during the present year as were en-
ployed during the last cutting sea-
SON. Total placements by the IL free
employment agencies of the state dur
ing November were 1922. compared
to 6,729 in October and Gill in No
vember, 1920. Wausau is the only
office that reported an increased num-
Der of orders and placements, the in
dustrial commission says.
Argyle - Franklin G. Wyman, Sc
years old, who served four years in
the civil war and was one of the union
soldiers to suffer in the famous con-
federate prison of Belle Isle, died at
his home in Argyle, from heart trou-
BILE and neuralgia He was born in
Maine, came to Michigan when 10
years old, came on to Wisconsin in
1852, and since 1856 lived in Argyle.
where he served in every office from
village trustee to justice of the peace.
He was also school teacher, wagon
maker and builder of furniture for
the village.
Washburn--As a result of the exhi-
bit made at the potato and grain show
at Milwaukee, in charge of v. E. Bru-
baker, county agent, the farmers of
Bayfield, county received orders for
2,400 bushels of pedigreed seed grains.
The grains, including oats, spring and
winter wheat. barley, soybeans, green
and Scotch peas and marrowfat peas.
Oats sold for 81 per bushel, barley for
SIPS and wheat for 50. Bayfield,
county farmers also had a good dis
play of honey at the Milwaukee show
and orders were taken for 1000
pounds.
| Merrill-There is another way to
/ down bull besides the rope method,
Lincoln county Agent A. H. Cole re-
Gently suggested. Ed Degner used a
rifle and sent bullet somewhere in
the direction of the animal. 1t grazed
the bulls forehead and the animal
went on a rampage, breaking down
fences. Charles Pollock, with 49,
! caliber gun. chased the animal a half
day and used up his ammunition
Ernest Hartwig, with similar gun,
fired two shots in a final attack on the
animal and killed it.
Washburn - Farmers living In the
towns of Washburn and Bayview, Bay.
field county. met at the Commercial
club in Washburn and organized a
Farmers Credit association, with
membership of %, who signed up for
5000 shares of stock at IS a share.
| The objects of the association are CO.
operation in procuring assistance
from the federal land bank, and the
making of temporary loans to the
members. The association will be
strictly cooperative and for the pres
ent will be limited to members of the
/ federal land bank.
Sheboygan Two Junior high
| schools, for the South side and the
North side, are the next logical steps
in the development of the school sys-
tenn of Sheboygan, according to Supt.
Walvoord. Sheboygan educators are
looking forward to what is known as
the "six-three-three" plan, which
would have the children go to the
ward schools six years. to the junior
high school three years. and then to
the central high school three more
years instead of going to the ward
school eight years and then to high
school for four.
Washburn-The tale of feud gen.
erations old, in which the chieftains
of two Indian tribes have been prac-
tically wiped out, is expected to be
told in court at Washburn at the trial
1 Vi COuA kIASdOllQJ oGduTtRdTu,
charged with the murder OF John
Mealey, So. Redbird Beauregard was
captured near Barnes, only $50 yards
from the cabin where week ago he
is alleged to have slain Mealey when
he became enraged at Mealeys taunts
that Redbird was mot man enough"
to avenge the death of his father.
Racine-A jury in the Racine Cir
cult court awarded Hubert Thomas
s4.684 pecuniary damages in his ac-
ton for $4,000 against the Lockwood
Oil company for the death of his son,
Michael, IL years old, who was killed
by the defendants motor truck.
Green Bay-Gov. Blaine and Dean
Russell of the university college of
| agriculture are among the speakers