River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-03-09

| MadiSOn-RepOrt OF j. q. ~. MACK.
state engineer. shows there Is prac-
tically no state building of conse-
quence under way. The Superior Nur-
NAL school gymnasium contracted AZ
| $zG,577. the Union Grove home for
feeble minded, and the state hospital
for shell-shocked soldiers are the only
large projects under way. A large
number of minor repair jobs are going
on at state institutions. Few large
building operations will be commenced
until the present bjennium is gone
through, with the possible exception
of the Wisconsin General hospital for
which the legislature has appropriated
s., 1850. 900.
Madison Seed inspection, required
under Wisconsin law, will be assuming
added importance with the approach
of the planting season this spring,
the department of agriculture says IN
a statement. The state law requires
that all seed packages be labeled 50
that the purchasers may know just
what he is buying. This label must
show the name and address OF the
firm or person offering the seed for
sale, the percentage of purity, per-
centage of termination, and in the
case Of corn, grains and alfalfa must
show where the seed was grown.
Madison-Franklin A. Mace, lola,
was appointed member of the Unl-'
yersity Of Wisconsin board of regents
by Gov. Blaine to succeed Granville
ID. Jones, Wausau, for the term end
ing Feb. 1, 1928. Mr.. Mace is prac-
tical farmer and his selection IS ID
keeping with the expressed intention
of the governor to name farmers ana
laborers on the educational boards
now made up of lawyers, manufacturs
ers and doctors. He will be the hrst
farmer member Of the university re-
gents.
Madison-A plan to ban all mld-WeeK
entertainment and extra curricular &C
tivities at the University OF Wiscon-
sin came to light with the announce
ment by the student life and interests
committee, composed of faculty mem.
bers. that a resolution to this effect
has been passed by that body Athie-
tic contests and outside speakers,
musical programs and similar enter
tainment will have to come on FRIDAY
and Saturday evenings altogether IN
this event, and will leave all week
nights free to the student to study.
Neillsville- More than 70 herds OF
dairy cows at Hulnbird, Neillsvllle and
Granton, Clark county, have been test
ed in the last six weeks. Fifty OF
these herds are under federal super
vision. DR.. Ziebell federal and state
veterinarian, tested 20 herds IN the
vicinity and found twenty reactors.
Through the efforts of the Holstein
club at Humbird Is herds were tested,
where they found Is reactors.
Janesville-Another nationally IA
nous bull came to Rock county when
A. G.. Russell, owning a farm near
GAINESVILLE, bought Sir Echo sylvia
Leeds at the dispersion sale held by
A. p. Kaye in Elkhorn. Russell paid
s2,525 for the hamous sire. There
were 81 animals in the sale and II OF
them were bought by Rock county
farmers. The total sale amounted to
s14, $50 and the average was S270 per
head.
Madison-Judge E. Ray Stevens,
Madison, signed decree permanently
enjoining the owners of Ii corpora
tions and partnerships in the state
from combining to fix prices and re-
strain trade in the leather and shoe
finding business, and in shoemakers'
machinery and supplies. The decree
represents Atty. Gen. w. J. Morgan's
first trust busting victory.
La Crosse-Aiming to obtain closer
cooperation between merchants, job
bers and manufacturers in La Crosse
to the end that more home manufac-
tured goods may be sold in local
stores, business men held a mass
meeting at the chamber of commerce.
Local manufacturers are arranging
displays of home made goods to show
citizens what they make.
Monroe-W. D. Ames, Brodhead, ru-
raj mail carrier, was fined $3.50 by
Judge George Grimm in circuit court
at Monroe, for making and selling
LIQUOR. The district attorney asserted
Ames was distributing moonshine
LIQUOR to customers along with the
United States mail
Hurley-In municipal court, Hurley,
Claude Rice and w. M. Kirk, former
conservation wardens in the northern
nayt Y,f the state. were found guilty