Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-07-28
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Hurley-An increase Of more than
500 per cent in water rates will be
charged here, it is believed, as a re-
suit Ct action Of the beard Of water
Commissi- -ners OF Ironwood. Mich, in
recommending that the city council
contract to furnish water at the rate
Cf 20 cents fer each 1000 gallons dur
ing the next year The rate being
paid in Hurley is 8 3/4 cents for each
1000 gallons. The water is pur-
chased by the Hurley Water Co., cen
t-olled by the Ironwood and Bessc-
Iaer Railway and Light Co., which p
turn sells it to consumers in Hurley.
Etadison-The department CT agri-
culture reports that there were go
herds containing 5,795 cattle tubercu-
In tested during June. Of this NUM-
Der $50 reacted and were slaughtered
Wisconsin now has 1851 herds, con-
tain.ng G2,417 cattle under supervi-
sim Cf the state AMI federal depart
ments Ct agriculture. OF these, 1906
herds, containing 30,892 cattle, have
passed enc test toward being accred-
lied, while 787 herds. containing 20
sO7 cattle, have received ccIt-dcltes
as being accredited.
Hayvard-E. L. H:ll, farmer, is in
GAIL here charged with killing his
another, four years ago and sinking
le- boCy in SQuaw hay, part OF
Hound lake After the mother diGap-
peared relatives AMI neighbor3 be
came suspicious. Many searching
parties were unable to find any .cICWs
and the affair was dropped, Last
week, however, Indians fund bones
in a b2at sunk il Squaw bay which
led to the arrest.
Madison = The German language
will again be taught in the Madi-on
high school sta ting this fall, if
enough pupils register fer the course.
The teaching of German was discCn-
tinued Cu1ing the war. at a meeting
OF the buard Of education petition
signed by 18 people requested that
German be returned to the curriculum.
The beard voted to instruct Principal
Volney G. Be- nes and Assistant Supt.
r. 3. DudgoCn to offer the course this
fall and to iurni5h German instructors
If there is a sufficient enrolment.
Madison = Twenty fcCr fore gn
countries helped to swell the t-tal of
1O,848. students st the Unive- sity OF
Wisconsin during the last year and
the 1920 summer session by sending
173 Of their young men and women TO
Madison OF these China ranleG
first with 81 men. Norway and the
Philippine Islands tied for second
place with % students each. and Can
ada third with I t students, nine men
and five women.
Racine - Racine county was COM
PEELED to suffer a loss of $25,275 IN the
sale of 1897 900 highway Improvement
bonds, that amount being the discount
demanded by bond buyers. BecaFae
of the bonds drawing but per cent
interest and tightness in the money
market. the county was compelled to
accept the discount The money was
needed for road work already con-
structed
Oconto-Efght thousand persons at
tended the first Oconto county musical
festival, composed of the Oconto,
Oconto Falls, Gillett and Spruce
bands, numbe-in 100 pieces, an or
chestra of IS pieces and mixed
chorus of nearly 500 voices in Marti-
neau's grove, at Kelly Brook, Oconto
county. The success of this first un-
dertaking will LaLe this an annual
event
Sic lboygan = Stanley Cadley of
Pittsburg, Pa, was held up and robbed
of $50 in broad daylight, he told Chief
of Police Robert C. Flood. He said
that he had gone TO the factory dis
trict with two strangers to search Tor
work anu that as they approached the
lumber yards they stopped him, aimed
a revolver at him and took the money
from his packets. They then told nm
to beat it" and disappeared IN the
lumber yards.
Green Bay-Wofk has been started
on a new Episcopal mission church
on the Oneida Indian reservation to
replaces the building destroyed by tre'
Funds were made available through
donations from every Episcopal
church in the Fcnd du Lac diocese.
A beautiful modern structure is to be
built. The building will take the
place of one which was il use more
than so years.
Madison = The railroad ccEn 7s1icn
announced an increase CT gas rates
fer the city of Hudson. For the first
2.OGO cubic feet the new rate will be
s2.45, and over 10000, S2.10 per thou
sand. The commission also increased
the. lighting rates at DuCand and Ar
gyla and fixed the telephone rates oi
the uolicon Telephone company a
S24 a year.
Madison = J. E. Roberts, Fond dr