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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1916
Page
5
The Financial and Commercial Chronicle notes railroads earned over 1.2 billion dollars net for the year ending 1916, a record rise of more than 300 million from the previous year. Despite rising expenses, railroads claim the gains should not silence calls for rate increases.
Wisconsin history traces the territory’s government to April 4 1800 when Governor Dodge and Secretary Blern er swore in at Mineral Point. The first capital, housed in a one story and a half frame building at Helmont, Lafayette County, faded from memory as the era and town changed.
A Washington dispatch reports a looming paper shortage as government contractors face limited supply and steep price hikes. Dr. O H Bridges notes a crisis with 100 paper types used since the war, with costs rising from 12 to 20 cents per pound. Delays and rail congestion threaten deliveries, urging buyers to stock up now.
Christmas week brought visits from the Crotteau and Akey families to Rudolph and Moyinoa with relatives in Kellner and Kenosha. Local residents installed electric lights and plumbing, some traveled to Green Bay and Chicago for doctors and work, while others stayed home for holidays.
At the National Dairy Show in Springfield Massachusetts, a dairy cow herd showed that appearance does not guarantee production. Records for a year revealed cows with poor type could be high producers and vice versa, prompting questions on keeping accurate records and cutting costs.
Miss Sophia Lindstrom arrived from Strongs Prairie to visit home folks. Anderson left for Duluth to visit relatives. Mrs. Guossmainn went to Dale to visit parents. The Anderson family from South Dakota took possession of a farm bought here last fall. Mrs. Prank Kriuuso left for Chilton to visit relatives. Mrs. Erle Newman of Grand Rapids weekended here. John Lindquist left for Bessemer after a week’s visit. Albert Largon of Port Edwards stays for holidays. Miss Agda Tindstrom and Edith Bloomaquist from Veedom visit two weeks. Robert Haden from Morrill visits briefly. John Olgan left for Nashville for a few days. Mrs. Knoll of Kellner visits at Joe Rokus’. Chas Anderson and Andrew Lindquist left for Morrill to be employed. Misses Mila Anna Ruth Hensbegon of Grand Rapids visit. William Kronstadt returned home from Merrill hospital.
Notice states I will be at Wood County National Bank every Saturday in January to collect taxes for Sigel town. Garrett Loomans, Treasurer, lists contact details and locations, with references to local names and recent activity.
An analysis urges Wisconsin to invest in roads, arguing dairy farmers travel about 60 million miles annually and hauling costs, farm product values, and tonnage shipments justify better highways. It notes dairy output exceeds one hundred million dollars yearly and compares highway costs to industrial efficiency, calling bad roads a major public deficit.
The Government Forest Laboratory reports a breakthrough using former waste saw mill refuse to cut rag prices, dropping from 72 to 35 dollars per ton and expanding a 200000 ton yearly market for felt roofing. Director Howard Fy. Weiss notes the packers’ loss as bark finds a new use, while drought conditions affect corn culture and seed choices.
Department Bulletin 410 reports 1000 farmers across 14 states show average annual board cost per person for hired help at 128 dollars. Variations reach 104 dollars in Vermont and Pennsylvania to 162 dollars in New Jersey, with cash payment fractions from 15 to 49 percent. Boarded helper months per family range from 4 to 18 months, reflecting regional farming differences.
The annual report of the Chief of the Bureau of Plant Industry notes strong progress toward commercial soy bean utilization for oil, meal, and other products. Soy beans suit the Atlantic belt and the corn region, with potential in the cotton belt where cotton acreage falls. Immature seeds yield tasty vegetables and are easily canned, with growing canning demand. Continued US cultivation and processing could outcompete the Orient.
Department experiments with Indiana and Wisconsin stations show that using certain green manures along with proper fertilizer treatment can control clover sickness in the regions investigated.
The piece records a small town's festive events and illness, noting a Christmas program at the school house, two week vacation, sickness amid a cold snap, visits by Beadle, Winberner, Martin, and Schroeder families, travel to Chicago and Fond du Lac, a fire at Henry Patason's cheese factory with unknown origin, and various visits and shoppings. Also mentions weddings, school programs, and local travel to Grand Rapids and Pray.
Local notes record community events from December through January including notices of wills probate, Christmas services, school holidays, visitors, and births. Names include Mrs Ryan, Mr Marcega, Art Clark, Harold Clark, Chas Margeson, Nick Katee, Jank Sharkey, Rev H B Johnson, Frances Ahlers, and others with events in Stevens Point Mosinee Grand Rapids Park Falls Port Edwards and Junctranity.
The department warns hay buyers about veneering where shippers feed higher grade hay into the baling process to cover bales. The National Hay Association seeks cooperation to curb this dishonest practice. Buyers should inspect bales carefully to avoid receiving lower quality hay than intended.
Mrs John Domach, clerk of Dist No 16, gave pupils a Christmas surprise with candy nuts and cake at the school last week. The program Friday afternoon was well attended. Miss Ida and Miss Tila Walter visit Amherst relatives for a week. Mrs Munron of Kellner is recovering. Mr and Mrs Harry Gilman Biron spend Christmas with Charlie Walter's family. Mr and Mrs Martin Volander of Chicago visit Charlie Voight's parents.
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