Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-09-13

WISCONSIN STATE CndlEuldu Oh the Ma
tional Dairy exposition, Syracuse, New
York, Oct. 8 to 10.
Without one cent Of expense, an en-
tire carload of black bass, channel
catfish and a few other varieties of
fish, reclaimed from the Mississippi
river sloughs, were planted in the
lakes around Ashland.
Walter Heinrichs, driver of truck
for the Howe Creamery Co. of Amigo.
was killed when passenger train
struck and demolished the truck at a
street crossing. A building INSTRUCTED
his view of the approaching train.
Fred and Edward Toll have pur.
chased land a mile east of Ripon to
start silver fox ranch. 1t is ex.
pected that the pens will be completed
Sept Is, when the Tolls will move
their kennels of foxes from Wausau.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed
the Uber Brothers tannery, an old
landmark of Hartford, causing 100000
loss. The structure, no longer used
as a tannery, was utilized as a storage
place by w. B. Place & Co., dealers
in hides. Sheepskins and hides valued
at 100000 were lost in the fire. The
building was estimated to be worth
$4,000.
Mrs. Sophie Bellaire. II years DID,
is now the oldest settler in Superior.
She first came to the shores of SUI
perior bay on Aug. Is, 1853, with three
other families, coming from one Of
the group of the Apostle islands. The
La Fave family. of which she was
member, squatted on a piece of land
now part of the city of Superior,
living there twenty years. Mrs. Bel
laire speaks five languages and is
well and active.
Sturdy looking cactus plants have
been discovered growing in Green
county by Arthur Frederick, county
engineer. The discovery was made in
Adams township. He carefully cut
plant from the group growing on a
hill. Each leaf is armed with prickly
spines. F. J. Bolender of Monroe re-
ported seeing cactus plant near
Spring Green some time ago, but this
is the first time it has been reported
growing in Green county.
Building Inspector jain declares
that dearth of workers in building
trades, particularly fathers and plas-
terers, has caused slump in build
ing operations in Sheboygan. The
to+oI oP ,,oxrr !, ~, ce, +b,,c 49,, Ii
for in sheboygan this year is SO8, the
majority of them intended for two
families. Mr.. jain says that this num-
Der would be greatly increased but for
the fact that the building contractors
do not care to undertake any new
work, due to scarcity of labor.
According to Prof. J. g. Milward, of
the Wisconsin agricultural experiment
station who is the states leading po
tato expert, between 100000 and $780,
600 bushels of certified seed potatoes
are being grown in the state this
year This is the largest crop of GER
titled seed that has been produced
since the state became famous for
its potatoes and is an indication of
the strides that Badger spuds are
making. The seed will be distributed
in practically all the states, the south
especially bidding for Wisconsin seed.
Joseph Monette and George Bailey
were only slightly injured when their
car left the concrete road between
Marinette and Peshtigo and turned
over in the ditch. The men were
pinned beneath the machine They
were rescued by passing motorists and
taken to the hospital Mr. Monette
had deep cut on his left hand. Mr..
Bailey was bruised about the neck and
body When Mr.. Monette went out
the following day to get his car he
found 1t had been stripped of tires,
tools, cushions and other accessories
Over 145,00O pounds of cucumbers
have been delivered to the Sheldon
picking station thus far this season.
Of these 1885 pounds were No. 1
grade, 1882 pounds were No. 2 grade
and 1870 pounds were graded as
nubs and crooks. Over seventy acres
were planted to cucumbers by the
one hundred and eleven patrons of
the plant and up-to-date $2,526 has
been paid to growers. The planting
ranged from ordinary garden plots to
field Of three and quarter acres
Fred Fenner Of Jump River received
more than 5000 from the yield from
half an acre.
No less than 100000 head of dairy
cattle, nearly all of which will come
from Wisconsin, will find new homes
on Idaho farms during the next i've
years. This is the prediction of
Frank w. Brown, secretary to former
Gov. D. w. Davis, Idaho, and now
identified with the dairy expansion Of
the western state. Brown, who is in
Wisconsin in the interest of Idaho
dairying, declares that there is an
ever increasing demand for Badger
cattle Freedom from tuberculosis is
one of the things which Idaho farmers
demand, according to Brown, and
when assured that Wiseonsin's cattle
would be adequately protected by q
bill passed at the last session Of the
legislature he declared that there was
little doubt that thousands of dairy
cattle would find market in his
state.