Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-02-16

HAPPENINGS \
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stevens Point-AlthOugh potatoes
40 NIT at a satisfactory price, the
r.lrs If the potato crop is high, TAX
,rg the fgures on production for 1928,
- issued by the Wisconsin Crop
All livestock Reporter, and comput-
az rbs value at the present market
r-,e4S to so cents a bushel. The
rro3 in the four counties of which
e,aesrs Point is the Portage,
1fsrs..3q. Waupaca and Waushara-
6 e. 500 900. The Portage. county crop
sio7e worth 100000. Its acreage
in 1928 was 22,543.
Varirette-Leo Terlep, farmer near
Niles sees in the fact that his net
income som his cleared acreage this
~aar is twice that of last definite
assurance that prices of agricultural
rod,,crs are returning to normal
Hooks kept by Mr.. Terlep show that
lis income from a 40-acre farm with
Ok acres under cultivation was 1920
in 1921 $500 IN 1922 and $3.50 in 1928.
Corn. oats, rye, potatoes and dairy
PRODUCTS yielded a snug margin of
profit in 1928.
TOMATO. {. Barry. Tomah, while
driving in a closed car near Sparta,
with the temperature about 6 below
zero. happened to address a remark
10 his companion, glanced at her and
saw that she was unconscious. AL
though there was no odor of gas, he
opened the doors of the car and put
on all speed for the city. Both re-
ceived treatment for carbon monoxide
poisoning. The car was found to have
a disconnected exhaust pipe.
Couderay-S sixteen sleighloads of
logs were brought into Couderay by
one steam caterpillar log hauler for
the Bekkedal Lumber Co. This is the
largest load ever hauled in this city
By one tractor. The logs scaled about
10000 feet The steam log haulers
travel at the rate of six miles an hour
and do the work of 100 horses. The
vide sleighs travel in ice rutted roads
and the hauler on the frozen ground
between the rute.
Tomahawk-The Wisconsin Valley
Electric Co has announced that con-
struetioh work VIII begin this spring
on the new high tension line between
Alexander dam, just north of Merrill,
and the city OF Tomahawk. The cost
viii be $4,000, and another large. sum
will be spent in erecting and equip
ping three substations at the Toma-
hawk city plant. at Jersey City, and
at the plant Of the Tomahawk Kraft
Paper Co.
Manitowoc-M anitowoc's fire loss in
1929 was the largest in 20 years,
amounting to $4,000. On that amount,
$4,000 was confined to one fire, that
OF the Henry Esch Sons Co. The re-
naming $4,000 represented losses in
all other fires during the year. One
hundred and forty-one calls were an
s~eFed by the department in 1928.
These are the figures contained in the
annual report Of Chief J. H. Kratz.
Sheboygan-Peter Kirst Of Shebcy-
gan has a peculiar distinction. 1t is
claimed that he is the Oldest living
Charter member Of any organization
u Wisconsin. Mr. Kirst is 81 years
od and when he was q he and a
number Of other German singing en-
.alsiasts Of the then village Of She
ooysan organized the Concordia Sing
ins society All Of the others have
long since passed away.
baTon-Each person in Barron
uses an average of more than sew
saE-seF-n gallons Of water daily, ac-
Vo'aiag to the report of o. J. Muegge,
ss'.slaat state sanitary engineer. The
v1alliaation made on Dec. s. 1928,
'-'*ea that the water is pure. The
slas7 consumption is 123.29O gal
,.-s day or seventy-seven gallons
" each person.
y-asal-Low water in Rock river
=. % extremely cold winter has
Il a-o a combination that has been
s2ls TO fish, according to pre-
as being made by members Of
~a4@ Walton club. Ice harvest ted
.as-les % to "A inches in thickness
20 some places on Hustisford
is said there is nothing but
-la bottom.
., - Erection of a beautiful
~, e'' memorial band shell in Rfv-
a. -7 park dedicated to the soldiers
III. marines Of the three wars,
fee as result Of a joint con
sm.. q representatives. of civic,
L ana governmental bodies in
t:a The structure will cost
81 A. Henry DnfrYaar hos ss,v4