Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-02-25

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Indian lands in December. The lands
are appraised by the government and
none is sold for less than appraised
value. The value is usually fixed at
from $5 to $40 an acre. averaging
about $3.50. Lands adjoining the
reservation have all been sold at from
S25 and UP.
BeIoit-The Rock County Farmers
Telephone Co. will go out of business
if a higher price is not paid for tele-
phones, stockholders announced. The
company, established twenty years
ago, operates in the vicinity Of Beloit
and has 500 subscribers. For years no
dividends have been declared and the
business shows an annual deficit For
the year just closed the company is
about $500 to the bad. The property
is valued at $4,000.
Madison-The state department of
agriculture, through it's seed control
division, finds it necessary to again
warn the farmers of the state against
the purchase of bargain seeds" from
any source whatsoever. There is al
ways reason for a reduction in price
and usually it is because the seed is
contaminated with the seeds of trou-
blesome weeds, or because it is low in
terminating power.
Green Bay William Halloway, an
old offender, will spend Is days in Jail
as a result of being drunk and dis
orderly. Police Judge Hewlett offered
TO let Holloway go on suspended
sentence if he would tell where he was
getting his stuff, but the prisoner said
he would rather serve the time and
keep the well intact" for another
session.
Appleton = After celebrating FIVE
hours jury in circuit court held there
was no cause for action against six
Appleton men, defendants in suit fer
$4,000 instituted by John Deml, Grand
Chute farmer, who alleged he was as
saulted in a night raid at his home
during the fourth Liberty loan cam
paign. 1t was the second trial of the
might rider" case, Deml losing the
first contest.
Green The world is getting
normal again. The first application in
four years for peddler's license was
issued } George Mike of Fond du Lac
by the county clerk. He intends to go
Me route around the county on foot,
selling everything from brass ring
to a cake of soap or a yard of Calico
Mack will carry his "store" on his
back and his pack, when he starts off,
will weigh about $50 pounds.
Eagle River at the annual meeting
Of the Eagle River Cooperative Cream
cry company it was voted to declare
so per cent stock dividend and in
crease the capital stock from $4,000 to
$4,000. During the last year the
creamery has manufactured 100 700
pounds of butter and received 5,S42
pounds of cream. The gross sales for
the products We're $78,383,05.
Eau Claire - Sleeping sickness
claimed its first victim here when Mrs.
H. w Richgels, SIS years old. died at
local hospital after an illness of
seventeen days, the last twelve of
which she spent in deep sleep. Five
other cases of sleeping sickness have
been reported here but none Of the
eulers are considered serious.
Wisconsin Rapids With two candi-
dates in the field and promise of sew
eral others the fight has opened for
appointment of postmaster in this
CITY. George Warren, grocery man,
and A. L. Fontaine, editor and pub
usher of The Wood County Reporter,
are candidates. Mr. Fontaine held the
office several years ago.
Wisconsin Rapids-The Chamber of
commerce of Wisconsin Rapids is
backing a movement to have the Wis
eohsin highway commission retain the
present highway engineer, A. R. Hirst,
VINO recently resigned. County boards.
chambers of commerce, legislature and
olners throughout the state are being
appealed to.
Eau Claire The marketing Of hides
u animals of every sors has been cut
teily % per cent this year from that
u less than year ago in Eau Claire
SSoonty' according to fur dealers. The
n.ae and fur business was "shot to
p.sees when prices started to slump
'~st fail, according to furriers.
Aarinette NJ. E. sibole. county
ssent Of Marinette county, started
:, s,alnpaign to induce every farmer in
,,le county to grow at least one acre
~ soy beans. In addition to their val
-. - 'S lesumes. he urges their cultiva-
- as additional dairy cattle feed.