Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-01-12
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Antigo-A census Of farm progress
In Langlade county covering SIS out Of
so school dist cts, all not reporting
shows that 80 new farmers moved in
during 1920; that 766 acres of land
were cleared. SO farmers installed
lighting systems, Is installed water
supply systems, 80 bought tractors, l47
bought automobiles. SO bought pure
bred sires for their herds There were
built A new houses, 70 barns, 18 silos.
SO machpe sheds. 4 ice houses, "a
garages, 80 poultry houses, Is hog
houses. Two-room graded school
! buildings were built in the Neva and
Elmhurst districts.
Stevens Point-After a continuous
service Of % years. Frank H. Tinnm of
this city retired on Jan. as cleck of
circuit court for Portage county.
First elected to Office in 1898 for the
term beginning the GLOWING year, Mr.
| Timm has since been returned TO Office
" consecutive times In every cleo
tion with the exception of 1906, 1910
and 1912, he had opposition During
his long period of service he has been
absent from his official duties on ac-
count of Illness only one day, and that
being during his first year as clerk
of court
Merrili--The Lincoln county board
has given Dist. Atty. Ralph E. Smith
authority TO start suit against o.
Londo Of Tomahawk for recovery of
money allowed Londo for sheep al
legged TO have been killed by dogs. The
district attorney informed the board
that since its allowance of the Londo
bill he has come to believe that some
of the sheep supposed TO have been
killed b. dogs had died of disease and
lack of care.
Birchwood-Lincoln county is the
second Wisconsin area to be Gear of
tuberculosis among cattle, Barron
county was the first. In the clean up
of tuberculosis during October and
November the state department of
agriculture tested 424 herds contain
ing 4,279 cattle in Lincoln county.
| Only Is reactors were found, indicat-
| ing AZ of ] per cent of tuberculosis
among the cattle. In Barron county
the record was 80 of l per cent.
,cfxy ~
continuous service Assistant Chief
John Conroy has resigned from the
Appleton fire department and will be
placed on the pension list He has
been ccnfined to his home because of
| illness for a month Conroy entered
the IRE department while it was still
on a volunteer basis. He has been as
sistant chief for twenty years.
Manitowoc-Luhman E. Allen, 81,
died al his home here after a pro-
| longed Illness. Mr.. Allen was Civil
war veSerau. A year ago, while visit
| ing brother at Pennington, Mimi,
he was kicked by horse. He never
fully recovered. He is survived by a
widow, three children and eight
brothers. Mr.. Allen and family came
here twenty-five years ago.
Milwaukee Charles E. Reed of
Thorpe, was reelected president Of the
Wisconsin Cheese Makers association
at the convention held here. H. A.
Rindt of Clintonville was elected vice
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was reelected secretary, and A. f.
Zelm of Plymouth was named treas
urer. Ray A. Young was made di-
rector of the organization for three
years.
Stevens Point-John Zen, post
master at Amherst, claims to have an
effective remedy for hiccoughs. now
prevalent, one that he has used in his
family for Is years with unfaiiing re
suits. When one begins to hiccough
all that is necessary is to throw back
the head as far as possible and the
disagreeable ailment will cease" says
Mr.. Zen.
SUPERIOR resolution introduced
by Mayor Fred A. Baxter, regulating
the weight and sale of standard size
loayes of bread was voted down by
the city commission. substitute or
dinance, providing that all bread must
be wrapped as soon as possible after
being taken from the oven and the
weight of the loaf stamped on the
wrapper, was passed.
Washburn - The Bayfield, county
sheriff and former undersheriff ex-
changed jobs and the former sheriff.
James M. Long. became the new
deputy under Andy Murray, who was
elected at the last election. All Off
Gals installed in their new offices
served last year either as county on
cials or deputies.
Darlington-M. Michaelson, register
Of deeds OF Lafayette county for Is
years, 1SS2-1900. has accepted the posi-
tion of deputy with F. E. Olson. who
assumed ONCE Jan. 3. Michaelson is
now so years of age. Olson is a re-
turned overseas veteran.
Madison Merlin Hull's Farm News.
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