Scarcity of muskrat hides boosts rabbit fur market
F L Washturn of Minnesota College of Agriculture notes New York fur sale prices rising. Domestic rabbit skins like Belgian hares and Flemish giants jumped 80 percent, wild rabbit skins up 40 percent. He advises beginners avoid large scale rabbit trading due to high risk, suggesting starting small for home use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. L. Washturn
Division of Entomology
Minnesota College of Agriculture
New York
Waasheburn
Census Enumerators To Ask Many Questions This January
Census enumerators will canvass the district in January asking numerous personal questions required by the government. Queries cover language, marital status, age, family roles, work, housing, immigration, schooling, literacy, birthplaces, naturalization, and languages spoken, among others, with many items aimed at detailing household and individual demographics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United State
Lfor
Jennen &Anderson
Ford
Hunter Fights Bear Near Minocqua in Narrow Escape
A deer hunter Louis Schlecht and companions encountered a large black bear at a den near Camp 2. Louis shot the bear twice and then fired again as the animal charged, the bear finally felled near the hunter after Merit Shaw and others intervened. The bear weighed about 350 pounds and was moved to camp by the group’s ox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New North
Minocqua
Louis Schlecht
Wm. Schlecht
Merit Shaw
Elmer Wright
Albert Winger
Alex DeNoyer
Louis
Louie
Moerit' Shaw
Merit
W. Schlecht
Jasper
Paul Bunyan
Pittavilla
Bruce
County Lays Out Method To Double Land Values In Wood County
Andrew P. Ben reports to the County Board that Wood County land values have roughly doubled over twelve to fifteen years. He explains the Tax Commission’s use of five year sales averages, excluding unreliable sales, to compute ratios and adjust district assessments toward full value, noting that many districts remain below state averages and that reassessment has raised totals from 18,692,947 in 1912 to 39,396,864 in 1919.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew P. Ben
Wood County
Ben
Tax Commission
Commission
Hiles
Remington
Wandering cork tale lands at secretary Hull
A fired up cork from a party toast travels through a chain of Wisconsin recipients from Tufts in Withee to E A Farmer in Milwaukee and onward to K Andrewe Stevens Point then to Wauwatosa and Plainfield before landing with Merlin Hull. A poem on the tag hints at mischief as Hull plans to present the relic to the historical museum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merlin Hall
W. C
Tufts
Withee
Wis
Farmer
K. Andrewe
Colby
Andrewa
W. G. Rowe
Wauwatosa
Stevens Point
W. Rawgap
Plainfield
Waupaca
St L. A
Merlin Hull
Hull
Historical Museum
Wisconsin State Journal
Community Doctors for Rural Saskatchewan Needs
Public funds may support rural doctors where patient numbers and private fees fall short. Investigations show women in Marathon and Iowa counties lacking access due to distance and poor roads. Rural residents require better roads, pooled funding, and organized doctor services to ensure timely care and prevent starved professionals from leaving the countryside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Woolly
West
Marathon
Iowa
Walking Downstairs Promotes Elevator Alternatives
Editorial notes walking down stairs is easier than using the elevator and suggests halting for descent to save time, fuel, and current. mentions two purebred Holstein bulls for sale by C. H. Imig in Junction City Wisconsin, near Rudolph station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dearborn Independent
C. H. Imig
Junction City
Wis
Rudolph Staton
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Mike Haelion
Coderberg
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Wood County National Bank
W. H. Getts Inotice
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Edward N. Pomainville
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West Side
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Jat Slsreet North
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First Natl. Bank
Hast Slide
J. J. Jeffrey Lawyen
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Omice
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