Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-02-10


Ing school in history. as it did in 1920,
the Marinette County Land Clearing
association will establish the. first trav
cling land clearing school in history
as the feature of its 1921 campaign.
The travelling school will be mounted
on a large meter track, which will
carry all the latest land clearing equip
ment, and corps of instructors, head
ed by Secretary Larry F. Livingston.
Arrangements have been made to hold
one and two-day schools in 20 COM
munity centers of the county. so as to
bring it within reach of all the farm
ers.
Ladysmith-To give one an idea of
the profit in hides at this time the ex-
perience of L. Doty, a Brentwood man.
is worth relating. Mr.. Doty shipped
hide to Chicago commission house.
The hide weighed % pounds and he
was allowed cents per pound, or
1872 His return showed the follow
ing charges against the shipment:
Commission, cents; freight, 6S cents;
war tax, 2 cents: drayage, IS cents;
storage, SO cents. AS a result of the
transaction Mr. Doty found himself 80
cents in the debt of the commission
house. He says he has retired from
the hide business.
GAINESVILLE - Between $4,000 and
$4,000 of money for Rock county
farmers is now tied up in the 10000
pounds of wool which was pooled last
year and held in storage in Chicago.
There are about $50 farmers having
shares in the pool. Wool is now
quoted at from % to % cents pound.
and the owners want 80 cents for the
wool now held in Chicago. For the
sum of cents a pound the wool was
taken to Chicago, graded, sorted, in
sured and held in storage until a favor
able bid is received.
Sheboygan-August Wolf, 80. She
boygan war hero. died at hospital
in Washington, D. c., where he had
undergone two operations within three
weeks for appendicitis and an adhe-
sion. He was one of the first Sheboy-
gan boys to volunteer for service and
one Of the first to go into actual serv-
ice in France from this section. He
was wounded, July 20. 1918, in the
Chateau Thierry sector, where he was
operating machine gun. He lost an
arm in one of these engagements.
Antigo-Plans whereby the rural
schools of Langlade county that have
Photographs may enjoy circulating
library" service of records are being
furthered by Principal ]. H. Lasher of
the county normal school. Each school
will contribute a small initial sum
toward record fund to cover mailing
expenses and interested persons, firms
and corporations will donate records,
the records to be stamped with the
names of the donors
Washing ton-A final roll of the un-
beau band of Lake Superior Chippewas
of Wisconsin is provided in a bill in
the senate by Senator Curtis. If there
is not sufficient Incorporated land
in the reservation to give each men,
Der the acreage to which he or she is
entitled the existing land shall be pro-
rated.
Green Bay-Girls beat the boys in
judging livestock at the New Franken
| school near here. Girl students made
a clean sweep of the high score, two
of them turning in 100 per cent rec
ords Four Holstein cows were judged
and the girls scored on every point.
The papers were graded by ]. N. Kava-
naugh, county agricultural agent.
| Birchwood-The Holstein Breeders
association of Cameron, Barron coun-
ty, have organized, with Karl Hazel
berg, Mikana, as president and
Thomas Gulickson as secretary and
! treasurer. The association announced
| its opposition to the manufacture of
oleomargarine and other substitutes
for dairy products.
Birchwood-Tests for soil acidity
have been made in Barron county and
/ in each instance the reaction indicates
the existence of an acid condition This
proves that the supply of lime in the
soil is diminished below point that
gives the best conditions for plant
growth.
| d-Approximately $4,000 fed
Jeral money will be spent on the Ash
/ land Hurley -Ironwood trail this sum.
mer The six mile stretch of road be-
tween Ashland and Odanah will be
Strengthened, and shortened about a
mile. II is on the Roosevelt highway
system.
Green Bay-The Wisconsin Associa
tion OF Optometrists will meet In
Green Bay July II. 13 and IA, accord
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