River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-08-24

Washburn-C. W. Van Stone. pro
prietor OF Highland farm. Ave miles
vest of WashDurn. is making a spe-
salty of pure bred Holstein dairy cat
lie and has some very fine stock. His
larry herd is headed by the prize cow.
Lady Spring Brook Beauty A seven
lay official test of the milking quail
lies of this cow has just closed. and
Turing that period she produced COLL
pounds of milk, making total Of IT.
1876 pounds of butterfat with percent
.ge of 1881. and nhe required four
nilkings per day.
| Madison--A den or thirteen diamond
back rattlesnakes, which are conced-
ID the most poisonous of this species
If snakes, were found near Maple
Bluff by two Madison men. The two
men, who were on hike" killed the
argest RATHER" possessing eighteen
attles, 100 feet from the family nest.
After investigating, twelve more rat
| lers of various lengths and sizes were
| pied, In a nest in ledge of rock. A
moking process drove out the veno-
nous creatures and they were killed.
Three of the number carried ten,
eleven and seventeen rattles, respec-
lively The balance were under two
years old.
Madison-Spring wheat was injured
| ~ leaf rust in the lake shore counties
tut Wisconsin crops as whole were
benefited by higher temperatures dur
ng the past week, said the weekly
crop reporting service. The yield of
pring wheat will be below the aver
lge. The hay crop yielded heavy but
he quality was reduced on account Of
requent rains during harvest. Mildew
menacing the second growth of
dover and will doubtless reduce the
deld and quality, the report said.
Couderay-Couderay Radisson, Exc
and, Meadow Brook Ojibwa and
Winter, in southern Sawyer county,
will put on community fairs during
September. The dates have not been
Ielected as yet in all of the towns. but
hey will all be held in September and
| he dates will be decided on within
hort time. No community will have
/ heir fairs on same date and arrange
nents are being made for games of all
Iorts in connection with the exhibits.
Birchwood-The Wisconsin Mime
iota Light and Power company has
completed the extension of their cleo
rical system to Brentwood from Rice
lake. The power lines have been
coated along the Rice Lake-Birch-
wood highway and besides providing
electric service to the villages between
Brentwood and Rice Lake all farms
llong the highway will be lighted by
electricity, and machinery will also
operate by current.
Janesville--There will be lao pens
If blooded livestock going from Rock
>NuhIy ~ tAO NioCOAo1a kcIdIC II GIL
ind the bulk of this stock will be
shown at the Dane county fair open
ng Aug. %. Following the GAINESVILLE
air breeders will concentrate their eff
'orts to further pit the wearers, of the
'oyal purple ribbons for the other
stock expositions and it is certain
Rock county will be represented well
1t Madison and later at Milwaukee.
Madison-The railroad commission
las ordered the 500 line to provide a
,uitable depot at Atwood, Clark coun-
! y. The commission also ordered tina.
| caretaker sbe placed in charge of the
iepot. The complaint alleged that the
present depot consists Of boxcar in
! delapidated condition and not suffi-
:ient to care for the needs of the COM
nunity.
| Fond du Lac-Mrs. Elton Gillett,
fond du Lac, saved her husband from
leath when he plunged through the
ioor of barn with a team of horses
md was pinned beneath one of the
lnimals by driving three miles to get
(! threshing crew which extricated
lim Mr.. Gillett's leg and head were
severely cut by the kicking horses.
Ashland-E R. Gillian, principal of
he Ashland high school. has resigned
accept similar position in Fond
lu Lac. Miss Vivian Nelson, girls
.thletic instructor at the school. has
.lso resigned, to attend the University
4 Wisconsin.
Beloit-A white crow, one of the
oldest of natures many quirks, has
,een found by Clarence Baxter, of