Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-05-25

Getting its transfers by the land COM
missioners, and providing $4,000 to
compensate the school fund. This re-
serve is located in Villas county 1t
embraces all the territory improved
by the state prior to the supreme
court decision which halted forestry
activities OF the allotment 10000
acres will be acquired from the schools
and 5000 acres from private owners.
The lands so provided will be used
for a state park, forest and game pre-
serve, and for the operation of a state
forest nursery, upon which young
trees may be raised for the state and
for distribution to private owners who
desire to reforest their lands. The
state has had many dealings with the
land it now hopes to set aside, some
of which show the lack of foresight
of years ago in regard to forestry mat
tiers. In 1878, the state owned the
lands which were then covered with
virgin timber. Later it sold them
timber and all, for $1.25 an acre. Had
the timber been preserved until the
present it would be worth at least a
thousand dollars an acre, and there
would be no trouble about money for
consistent forest policy. In 1913
the supreme court held that all these
lands properly belonged to the schools
and they will now will now be trans
formed into a forest reserve when the
state satisfies the claims of the school
fund. Senator Burke has also intro
duced bill appropriating $4,000 an
nually to grow young trees for re-
forestratiOn.
Two flags were consecrated by Bis
hop Webb at Christ church, Eau
Claire, last Sunday, the church SER
vice banner and the new parish flag.
The design of the parish flag is the
work of Rev. DR.. Medary, rector of
the Church of the Advocate, Philadel-
phia, an expert in heraldry. 1t is 4
feet by feet and flies from stand
ard surmounted by a cross. A gold
fringe surmOunts the flag and the de-
vice on the body is explained as fol-
lows: The gold field, or background,
is the same as the field of the arms of
the state of Wisconsin; the large red
cross symbOliZes the name OF the par
ish; the fountains" discs with blue
and white waves, symbolic the rivers
upon which Eau Claire is situated and
also suggest the meaning of the word,
wisconsin," said to be wild, rushing
channel;" the f1eur-de-lis indicate the
early French settlers of the state; the
"pales raguly," upright green bands
indented on the sides, are the herald
ic emblems for timber and stand for
the lumber industry upon which Eau
Claire is founded. The flag will stand
in the sanctuary of the altar together
with the national colors and will be
carried in procession upon special oc-
casions. 1t is the gift of Mrs. John S.
Owen communicate of the parish.
Following the custom of military SER
vice flags, inaugurated during the war,
Christ church parish now has church
service banner. 1t represents those
who have entered the priesthood from
Christ church parish. 1t is made of
beautiful heavy banner satin. There
is deep blue border and white center
upon which are fixed blue crosses.
A white flap covers the upper part and
upon it are embroidered in blue letters
Christ Church, Eau Claire-In Holy
Orders" The four blue crosses stand
for the four men from the parish who
have taken holy orders-the Rev. B.
W. Bonnell, the Rev. G. A. Kopp, the
Rev. r. G.. Kirkbride and the Veneer
able w. F. Hood.