Twenty Years Ago This Week In Wisconsin Village
A village report recalls a team owned by C Hett driven by Adolph Hett that ran away but stalled against a tree with no serious damage. Local moves include Mrs A E Johnson visiting La Crosse and Sparta, Aug Kellner moving to Hatfield and selling his home to Hol Wendorf, and Aug Kettner relocating to Hatfield for hotel work. A large corn sample delivered by E A Roberts is described as a monster, and Chas Todd was elected as a delegate to the State Democratic Convention in Ishkosh. Leo Mitchell and Mary Batzel wed at Sparta with Rev Beaucamp officiating. Oscar Frederick, age 14 from Sparta, leapt into the air as a balloon was cut loose at the fairgrounds. aeronaut Henry on the parachute bar helped bring them down safely. The child was unharmed.
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C. Hett
Adolph
Oscar Frederick
Sparta
Afernoon
Fair Grounds
Henry
Mother Eart
Wilton Public Schools Open Doors For Fall Term
Wilton schools resume next Tuesday with D. W. Hulbert as principal and a staff including B. E. Rivenberg, Miss Myrtle Roberts, Miss Emma Ritchart, Mrs. B. E. Rivenberg, Miss Margaret Sullivan, and Miss Luella Blade teaching grades from 1st to 9th. Chas Lunsford prepares the building with general cleaning and repairs as the nine month term approaches.
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Wilton Public Schools
Chas. Lunsford
Wilton
D. W. Hulbert
B. BE. Rivenberg
Myrtle Roberts
Emma Ritchart
Ble. Rivenberg
Margaret Sullivan
Luella Blade
Cow Testing Work Pays the Members
Dairy cows fed by Shel don Cow Testing association members saved money on feed bills. One member reduced costs by 28 dollars in a month. Another saw five percent protein gains and five dollar eighty cent per ton savings with a glitter feed mix. The tips stress using proven sires, exchanging or loaning sires for testing, and selecting daughters for future herd improvements.
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Sheldon Cow Testing Association
E. Ronne
Ronne
B. G. Paulson
Mt. Hope-Lancaster
Paulson
M. E. Church Notes for Sunday Services
Church announces next Sunday August 31 with Sunday School at 9 00 a m and preaching at 10 00 a m at Kendall 8 00 p m and Glendale 2 30 p m. Special music is planned for Sunday morning.
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Kendall
Glendale
Card of Thanks for Arthur Yell’s Death
The undersigned express heartfelt thanks to relatives friends and neighbors for aid and sympathy in the death of their orphan son Arthur Yell Special thanks to the minister the singers and those who brought offerings Mr and Mrs Leo Brieske
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Yell
Leo Brieske
Surprise dinner honors Dr. Abbott birthday at Ontario Lord home
A surprise dinner was held Tuesday at the Lord home in Ontario to honor Dr. Abbott on his birthday anniversary. The gathering brought together family friends and neighbors to celebrate the occasion with a quiet event at the residence.
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Lord
Ontario
Dr. Abbott
Calf Club Winners Prize List at Dairy Show Milwaukee
Victor Van Ruden sustains multiple fractured ribs and other injuries after a fall while helping with a tobacco shed. Calf club winners at the National Dairy Exposition in Milwaukee face gold watch grand prize and 39 medals, plus over $1,000 in specialty prizes. The event runs September 27 to October 1 with judging, demonstrations, and tours across the dairy region.
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Jim Creviston
Victor van Ruden
Milwaukee
H&stein—Friesian Association
American Guernsey
Wisconsin Manufacturers’ Association
Wisconsin Club
Death of Albert Zarling at 61 in La Crosse
Albert Zarling longtime settler of Dorset Ridge died of liver cancer at Gradview Hospital in La Crosse on Wednesday August 20 aged sixty one. He had been hospitalized about six months. Burial followed Saturday at the Lutheran cemetery on Dorset Edge with Rev. Kohn of Kendall officiating. He is survived by his widow.
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Albert Zarling
Dorset Ridge
Gradview
la Crosse
Dorset Edge
Kohn
Kendall
Calf Club Winners at Wilton County Fair
The Wilton calf club members noted by the Morine County Democrat won prizes at the County Fair. Winners include Lawrence McCann Willard Heath Orson Gnewikow Clarence Fischer Clois Dickau Gilman Splitt.
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Wilton
Prigen
Moirne Co
Democrat
Lawrence McCann
Willard Heath
Orson Gnewikow
Clarence Fischer
Clois Dickau
Gilman Splitt
Alfalfa Seed Production Tactics For Early Pods
Wisconsin agronomist R A Moore notes alfalfa seed yields surpass western districts in many cases. Farmers hesitate to harvest for seed due to hay loss risk. Advancing bloom stage or letting plants heads fully develop can guarantee seed or allow a hay cut if pods are absent. If early pods appear, seed crop is assured. otherwise hay quality remains similar.
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Wisconsin
R. A. Moore
Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Moore
Han
Adolescent’s kite electricity tragedy near high lines
Arthur Brieske adopted son of Leo Brieske died Saturday after a kite wire touched 6,600 volts from overhead lines. He was taken from his Norwalk farm home and died within moments. The accident underscores danger of flying near high voltage wires and urges contacting company representatives for any tangling.
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Arthur Brieske
Leo Brieske
Brieske
Norwalk
Chicago
Arthur
la Crose
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. E. Johnson
Mrs. Longfellow
McCann
Aug Kettner
Hatlsford
Kellner
Hol Wendorf
E A Roberts
Chas. Todd
Ishkosh
Leo Mitchell
Mary Batzel
Sparta Las
Key Beaucamp
M. E. Church
Hart McNeely
Pacific
Washington Griffmen
McNeely
Tr T
Sacramento
M. E. Church Notes
F. U
Lecal
Joe Costello
Pergande
D, Buelow
Splitt
Wilkenson
Co. C. Helms
Alvin Geier
Sass Ao
K. Rogge G
A. Shindel
T. S. Kuderer
By van Zelm
DEA
Dr. Davie Fairchild
David Fairchild
Alexander Graham Bell
Department of Agriculture
Burro Colorado Island
Gatuniste
Panama Canal
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