Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-08-06
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

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Marinette - Preparations are in
progress Tor the annual Marnette
county settlers picnic, which viii take
place TINS year on August Is at Criy-
IL. Group GATHERINGS Of settlers from
Illinois. Iowa and Indiana are to be
features. The principal display viii
be by the Marinette County Boys and
Girls Calf club, which has IS mem
beers, each with a purebred Holstein
or Guernsey calf The club believes
it can offer in Ruby, eight-year old
daughter OF v. L. Quass, Clay loama
Farm. Dunbar. the youngest active
calf club member in Wisconsin. Ruby
is raising a pure bred Hoistein calf.
Green Bay - Denmark has been
awarded the 1922 grain show Of the
Brown County Pure Bred Grain Grow
ers' association. Several towns were
after the exhibition. but it was award
ed to Denmark because of the excel
lent facilities for handling the show
The show viii be held in the gymna-
stun of the Denmark high school dur
ing the second week in January
County Agent Kayanaugh is general
chairman of the committee on ar
engagements.
Superior-Harry Sampson. 55 years
old, farmer, living near Duluth, paid
$13 for a pinch of snuff here Samp-
son and Martin Snberg, were in adj
joining cells at the city Jail. Silberg
had a ten cent box of snuff and no
money. Sampson had $3.50 in police
keeping but no snuff. Sampson agreed
to pay Silberg's fine if he would pass
the snuff Sampson handed over S26
for two fines of 10 and costs. He told
the police he was satisfied with his
bargain.
Oconto-Under the direction of new
ly elected officers, the Oconto county
fair has started upon its work for
CGDA. u - c dAtti y VI LAilS veal &AONANa
features which will stimulate more in
terest have been decided upon in the
place of large purses for horse races,
and will consist of a farmers and
teachers institute during the last
three days of the fair. Posters are
now being distributed throughout the
county and premium lists are being
mailed. The officers elected are Fred
S Wright, president; Carl Higgins,
secretary, and w NJ. Comstock, treas
urer.
Madison-In the fight to wipe out
bovine tuberculosis in Wisconsin the
state viii spend upward of 800 GOO in
the next two years, according to an
announcement Of the state department
Of agriculture During the fiscal year
just closed the state spent $325000.
There are now 500 herd in the state,
containing over 10000 head of cattle,
that have been given certificates for
being free from the disease.
Madison-Cost Of operating criminal
institutions in Wisconsin during the
last year amounted to $685. 1879 com
pared to $572 155 in 1919, according
to report of tie state board Of control.
Institutions for the insane followed
closely in total cost with S507 SIS dur.
ing the last year and $422271 the year
before Care Of the feeble minded
called for expenses OF $2S8,755 during
1920 and S260.8S0 during 1919, with
$I74,705 spent on tubercular citizens
SheboyEan A local florist has do
mated to five American Legion posts
of Sheboygan county 1000 trees to be
planted on public highways as memo
rails TO soldiers who served in the
world war. The trees Will be marked
with bronze plates bearing the names
OF the soldiers and units in which they
sei,ed Ii the soldier died in action
the date of his death viii, be added
The trees will be planted with public
ceremonies
Madison-A meeting Of the heads Of
Wisconsin educational organizations
at the home of President f. A, Birge
Of the university, decided that no def
mite organization should be formed
for the purpose OF determining educa
tional policies or an educational pro
gram TO present to the next legisla
ture.
Oconto-Mrs. NJ NJ Banister. state
organizer Of the Delphian society. is
now in Oconto organizing local
chapter OF 5he society in the city
This society has national scope and
was organized for the purpose OF stim
ulains interest along educational and
cultural lines, ana many have already
enrolled here