River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-02-23
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Madison There has been an un
preced enteG activity in tuberculosis
eradication work among Wisconsin
cattle, during the last quarter, the
department Of agriculture announced
DuriDg that period 75,067 head of cat
tie were tested, with 1928 reactors
Our Of the total number Of herds
tested 1856 showed no reactors and
in $50 infections were found. The pc
riod also showed 1850 head of dairy
and breeding cattle shipped out of the
state, to points throughout the United
States and to Mexico. Bermuda is
lands, India, South America and Can.
ada This is said to have been the
heaviest call for cattle which has been
recorded during any previous three
months, and is said to be due to the
prominence given tuberculosis eradi-
cation work in the state. Wisconsin
is said to be the leading state in its
export of cattle.
Fond du Lac-The creation of SER
vice bureau for the county and state
fairs in Wisconsin to gather and dis
tribute information and plans which
will assist their development was rec
commended by Oliver E. Remey, sec
rotary of the Wisconsin State Fair,
before the annual convention OF the
Wisconsin association of fairs meeting
at Fond du Lac. Mr. Remey said that
there were SO fairs in Wisconsin DUR
ing the past year, attended by 1887
156 persons. Their total cost was
$685., 1893, showing deficit of nearly
100000. Premiums at these SO fairs
amounted to $584.699, while gate and
1grandstand receipts were $5S3,267, or
s1,432 less than paid out in premiums.
The state paid $179,231 in aid to dis
strict and county fairs.
Jefferson After being out for
twelve hours, the jury trying Reuben
Strop and Herman Voss on the charge
of arson reported disagreement, eight
for conviction and four against. The
jury was dismissed and the case was
set for trial again in September. The
men are charged with burning the
ssarm home OF Max Schlosser, Farming
ton, jefferson county. 1t was alleged
three men set fire to the house the
night of Aug. 8, 1921, after attacking
Schlosser's wife and cutting off her
hair with knife. Herman Frietag,
alleged third member of the trio. was
granted separate trial.
Brentwood - The first northern
grown tobacco shipment ever sold to
southern United States tobacco COM
panies was sold several days ago by
Barron county tobacco growers. The
shipment was consigned to Tampa,
Fla. The Barron county tobacco crops
have been recognized as exceptionally
good ones and the demand for tobacco
raised in the county has been large.
The Wisconsin crop of tobacco this
year has not been in very great de-
mand and as result much of the crop
remains unsold and growers predict
that the acreage in 1922 will be re-
duced.
Madison-The drop in the number
of deaths from tuberculosis in 1921,
recently announced as the lowest NOR
tally on record in Wisconsin, is no
table the state board Of health said.
as marking the first time since ac-
curate records have been available
that this mortality has been less than
1000 in year. The rate for each
100000 population is 1873. In 1920 the
rate was SAG The usual yearly drop
is only one or two points.
Superior-The ore movement at the
end Of the lakes, regarded as a bust
rfess barometer in that district, will
be doubled over last year in the 1922
shipping season, F. J. Gavin, superin-
tendent of the Superior district of the
Great Northern railway announced.
The shipments are expected to reach
100000 tons as compared to the A.
100000 tons of last year.
Green Bay--The bodies of Harold
Churchill, sc. Green Bay, and his in
FAINT daughter will be buried in the
same grave. The father died after a
short illness two hours before the
child was born. The parents were
/. confined in adjoining rooms at local
hospital. The mother and wife is con-
yalescing but she has not been told