Corn Growing a Feature of Fair Corn Contest
A La Crosse county corn growing contest at the Interstate Fair offers $300 in premiums to county residents. Varieties include Van's Blue Ribbon, Wisconsin No. 7, and Salzer's Wisconsin Sunshine with multiple placement prizes and rules on planting, care, and entry deadlines. Special premiums and donor contributions are noted, along with exhibitor tickets and fertilizer freebies.
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Van
Wisconsin
Salzer
la Crosse County
la Crosse
John van Loon
Wis
Wisconsin Sunshine
John A. Salzer
Van's Blue Ribbon
Langdon & Boyd Packing Company
Meteor Hollow Through Winona School Roof
A Winona Minnesota school roof bears a three inch hole with shattered rafters after a meteor observed across southern Minnesota and northern Iowa. Officials question whether the meteor portion passed through Sugar Loaf area and left no scorch marks inside the building. Janitor’s nighttime noises noted, but no conclusive evidence or explanation has emerged.
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Winona
Minn
Minnesota
Iowa
Sugar Loaf
Riley
Uble
Schol
New Sleeping Car Line To Milwaukee
The North Western Line will inaugurate a daily through Pullman sleeping car service between Winona and Milwaukee. Cars depart Winona at 9:40 p m, arrive Milwaukee 7:45 a m, and return leaving Milwaukee at 7:45 p m, arriving Winona 7:00 a m. Service starts May 17 from Milwaukee with the first eastbound car leaving Winona May 18. County officials listed accompany the announcement.
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North Western
Winona
Milwaukee
South Dakota
Minnesota
County Agricultural Board Organizes and Plans Winter Session
The County Agricultural school board organized yesterday electing J. L. Pettingill president and B. F. Oltman secretary. The board aims to complete the structure at On Alaska to permit winter school sessions and will confer with State Superintendent Cary, modeling plans after the Winneconne school. Present were J. L. Pettingill F. I. Bolles and A Gunboat incident notes follow. Kidney disease concern pitched with Foley's Kidney Cure by O T Erhart.
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County Agricultural School Board
J. L. Pettingill
B. F. Oltman
Onalaska
Cary
Winneconne
F. I. Bolles
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van Auren
la Crosse Plow Company
John A. Salter Seed Company
Doerflinger
Doerflinger’s
Cremo
Jor Petroleum
Children’s Holkfs
Violets
Oxford
Hunt
Lot
Arm and Hammer
Valenciennes
Valenciennes Lace
Martha Washington
D C
Ss C
Nell
Dolly Gotrox
County School Board
Baker, McHugh
T. G. Aiken
Nelson
Keppel
Special County Board Committee
Foley
O. T. Erhart
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