River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-02-10
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
! NEWS OF HE !
! BADGER STATE J

Marinette- Following its own ex
ample of holding the first LAND clear
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 motor truck, which will
carry all the latest land clearing equip
ment, and corps of instructors, head.
ed by Secretary Larry +. Livingston.
Arrangements have been made 70 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 pront in hides at this time the ex.
perience of L. Doty, Brentwood man,
is worth relating. Mr.. Doty shipped
hide to Chicago commission house.
The hide weighed % pounds and he
was allowed 6 cents per pound, OF
1882. His return showed the follow.
ing charges against the shipment:
Commission, Z cents; freight, So cents;
war tax, cents; drayage, IS cents:
storage. So cents. AS a result of the
transaction Mr.. Doty found himself SO
cents in the debt of the commission
house. He says he has retired from
the hide business.
GAINESVILLE - Between $4,000 anu
$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 25 cents pound,
and the owners want 80 cents for the
wool now held in Chicago. For the
sum of cents pound the wool was
taken to Chicago, graded, sorted, in
sured and held in storage until 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 Shelley,
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 29, 1918, in the
Chateau-Thierry sector, where he was
operating a machine gun. He lost an
arm In one of these engagements.
Antigo-P whereby the rural
| schools OF Langiade county that have
monographs may enjoy circulating
library service of records are being
| furthered by Principal J. H. Lasher OF
| the county normal school. Each school
will contribute small initial sum
| toward record fund to cover mailing
expenses and interested persons, firms
and corporations will donate records,
1 the records to be stamped with the
names of the donors.
| Westinghouse final roll of the un-
allotted members of the Lac Gu Flam
beau band of Lake Superior Cnippewas
of Wisconsin is provided in bill in
the senate by Senator Curtis. II there
is not sufficient unappropriated land
In the reservation to give each mem
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
1 The papers were graded by j. 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 am
Thomas Gllickson as secretary anf
/ treasurer The association announced
/ its opposition to the manufacture Of
| oleomargarine and other substitutes
/ for dairy products.
1 Birchwood-Tests for soil acidity
have been made in Barron county ant
4 in each instance the reaction indicates
the existence of an acid condition. This
proves that the supply of lime in the
4 soil Dis diminished below point thai
| gives the best conditions for plan
| growth.
Green Bay-The Wisconsin Associa
ton of Optometrists will meet ii
Gresa Bay July IL. IL and IA, accord
ing to e. w. Duperrsult, manager o.
f! the Northern Optical Co. Leading or.
tometrfsts o. the state will be in at
| tendance.
Fond du Lac-Frank Masterson. al
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