Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-04-01

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this year.
Janesville-After a trial lasting a
week the $4,000 tobacco contract case
OF John and Ralph Soulman against
Samuel Grundy. GAINESVILLE, was settled
out of court two days before it was
expected to be given to a jury in the
Rock county circuit court. Under the
stipulation, Grundy pays the Soulman
firm $4,000 in case the bulk tobacco
and samples are returned to Grundy,
and the expenses of the trial are as
sumed jointly by the contestants. No
provision is made for the return to
the plaintiff OF $4,000 paid on the
tobacco contract previous to the in
stigating OF the suit In the settle
ment the amount lost by the plaintiffs
is approximately 1000. The case
attracted widespread interest among
farmers.
Kenosha-Rent gouging has to stop
in Kenosha, according to the action
taken by the factory superintendent
of the city. They appointed a COM
mittee to investigate high rental
values and to outline war against
rent hogs" 1t is maintained that
the coming of May /, annual moving
day, has been anticipated by a general
movement 10 boost rent. The factories
assert they are paying men as high
wages as possible under the present
conditions and that these will not adj
nit OF an increase in rents. They
maintain the greed of the landlords
is standing as a barrier to the indus
trial growth of the city.
Madison Standards of termination
of vegetable seeds for 1922 were es-
tablished by the state department of
agriculture, Madison, under authority
vested in it by the legislature. Under
the law the seeds in any package that
terminate more than per cent below
the standard fixed for that particular
seed must be labeled with the actual
termination test of the seed contain
ed The department Of agriculture
said that the Success or failure OF
gardens depends upon the quality Of
the seed making the quality of the
seeds a matter OF physical as well as
economic importance to the purchaser.
Neenah-Half dead from starvation
and with both feet frozen, Martin Web-
ling, 80 years old who told police his
home is in the northern part of the
state. was found by coal company en-
ployes when they went to open box
car in a fuel yard at Neenah. Web
ling crawled into the car seeking
shelter He was without funds. He
fell asleep and when he woke up hours
later tried to move but found both his
feet were frozen.
Sturgeon Bay-The case of John c.
Acker, former Sturgeon Bay city clerk,
who received IS months sentence to
states prison for embezzling city
funds amounting to $1,000, has been
reopened Prominent citizens have
asked Judge Graas for his parole. The
matter is now under consideration
and the sentence is in allegiance. The
judge is consulting with the state
board of control.
Madison-The st. Croix Falls High
school livestock judging team won the
state championship. in competition
with seventeen other high school
teams. at the annual contest at Madi-
son. This is the second consecutive
year that st. Croix Falls has been de-
cIared champion and. as a result, the
school gets permanent possession of
the trophy presented by the Wiscon-
sin Livestock Breeders association.
Madison Several Wisconsin COM
munities are planning marketing or
CARNATIONS for the disposal of their
apples this coming season. the Col
lege of Agriculture reports, Already
orchardists in Jefferson county are
laying plans to enlarge upon the apple
grading and selling organization which
they inaugurated last year.
JaneSville-It was announced that
Riley S Young. speaker of the assem-
bly, of the state legislature and presi-
dent of the Farmers bank of Darien,
wiz be a candidate for lieutenant
governor ON the Republican ticket.
Superior -- Bills aggregating more
than $4,000 against Superior from
men employed as snow shovelers since
the blizzard of Feb. %. were passed
by the ty council. The Payment OF
the sum viii exhaust completely the
city street fund.
Green Bay-Although the opeySng
OF navigation is still few weeks
away. there is buzz of activity along
the Green Bay river front and the
veteran harbol men are looking for.
wa-d 10 a banner year in boat traffic.