River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-31

ern counties there are large areas of
cut-over timber lands, or sections
where forest fires have ragged and
where clover and other grasses grow
successfully among the stumps. Good
markets are near, the shipping time
from the most distant points to Mil
waukee and Chicago being 30 hours,
Mr.. Kleinheinz stated. Because of the
nearby markets sheep do not have a
heavy shrinkage in weight as when
they are shipped from a greater dis
lance.
Beaver DANA mouth organ band
is being organized in Beaver Dam UNI
der the direction of Prof. d. G. Burk-
holder of the vocational school. The
band is starting with 45 members and
all children are eligible, the only re-
quirement being that they possess a
mouth organ. Prof. Burkholder is also
the director of the Beaver Dam Ameri-
can Legion band, juvenile band, high
school band, and of the school and
civic orchestras.
RhineIander-COn Warden
Robinson rounded up seven game law
violators. In Municipal court at
Rhinelander four were convicted of
having set lines and two were con
victed Of hunting without licenses.
Each was fined $50 or an alternative
of thirty day in Jail. One man who
molested muskrat houses was fined
$50 or sixty days.
Sturgeon Bay-Replacemen of the
present Sturgeon Bay toll bridge with
a modern free thoroughfare at a
shorter crossing was advocated at a
recent meeting attended by more than
200 persons, including state highway
commission engineers and legislators.
The present bridge Is more than one
third of a mile long and has been a
hindrance to traffic through collection
of the toll, speakers pointed out.
Madison-F arm ers have be n
warned by the seed and weed control
division of the state department OF
agriculture that much damage was
done to seed corn by frost, and are
advised to test their seed. Late frost
after the corn ripened well in the
field, made many farmers fail to recog
nf1n hnx4r ha61ry hn cnnI in i'm od
the department stated
Durand - Assemblyman Marcellus
Dorwin, Ga, died at his home two miles
east of Durand He had been i'll about
10 days with pneumonia. Mr.. DorwiI
was a republican. He served as chair
man of the town of Durand for q
years and chairman of the Pepin coun
ty board for six years. He was
elected to the assembly in 1924.
Sheridan-Twenty-flve head of cat
tie, five horses and large number OF
chickens were burned in a fire of un.
known origin which destroyed the barn
on the farm of julius Crostue, near
Sheridan. A large quantity of grain
was also lost. The loss is probably
$4,000
Neenah-After hectic debate, in
which some of the aldermen urged set.
ting of the figure at $500, the Neenah
city council adopted an ordinance es-
tablishing a license fee Of 5000 for
each motor bus. The ordinance takes
effect on Jan. l. The old fee is $50.
Acknowledgment of alfalfa meal
into Wisconsin farm areas from the
Rocky mountain states infected with
the alfalfa weevil has been restricted
by the state department Of agriculture.
Brentwood Norman Whiteford,
Ladysmith, who fought throughout the
world war with the Canadian army,
has just received a silver medal In
recognition of his services.
Birchwood-Totalt taxes to be levied
In Rusk county against the various
towns, villages and cities will amount
to S175,124. The total levy last year
was 173, 402.40.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT in the Wis
consin Teach IS association has
passed the $4,000 mark and more than
doubled in the last five years, Secre-
tary E. G. DOudna reports. In 1920
the membership was 1903.
Antigo-The Rev. Francis L. Holden
has resigned as pastor of the Baptist
church of Amigo He has not an
nounced his plans for the future.
Madison-The incident Of the whole
sale theft of examination papers last
June, Immediately preceding final ex-
aminations, was closed with action by