Sawmills 2 Sunfish AGRICULTURE School Traditional Geocache
Sawmills 2 Sunfish AGRICULTURE School
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LA CROSSE COUNTY SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE AND DOMESTIC ECONOMY In December, 1907, the Board of Supervisors of La Crosse County was petitioned by Supervisor Hulberg, representing a group of farmers from the West Salem area, to establish a School of Agricul- ture. There were four existing schools within the state at that time. In March of 1908, the Board vot- ed in favor of the plan, and the La Crosse County School of Agriculture and Domestic Economy was formed. This was the fifth one in the state. Three communities were interested in having the school located in their area. They were West Salem, Bangor and Onalaska. Each had a good proposal. Onalaska offered 34 beautiful, well-located acres near the railroad, free, if the school was built there. West Salem offered 10 acres of fair grounds with stables and farm buildings near the second largest creamery in the state. They pointed out that this area was more centrally located in the county, and that the school was their idea in the beginning. Bangor offered five possible sites of 18 acres and would provide water and cement sidewalks, plus $4,500 toward construction costs in order to have the school in their town. A competitive struggle emerged in the county with heated editorials in all the local papers. The day of the hearing, the County Board Chambers were packed with representatives from each town, but the meeting was adjourned without a selection being made. The decision was finally made at a special session on April 29, 1908, with Onalaska the choice in the third formal ballot. The vote was On- alaska 19, West Salem 17, and Bangor 1. Some of the deciding factors were that West Salem already had one county institution, and that Onalaska had the largest canning company in the state. Onalaska also had the most representatives at the hearing. They were Mayor Herman Rahn, President Shane of the Gedney Pickle Works, Treasurer J.W. Dalton, Dr. Lester, Ex-assemblyman L.B. Cox, Supervisor Moore, Mr. Sjolander, and Mrs. Aldrich. The news of the victory for Onalaska reached the city about 4:00 p.m. and was cause for a celebra- tion. The bells were rung, men on horseback rode in the streets, women formed a broom brigade, and children beat on drums and pans and yelled. This joyous, noisy group went to the train station to meet the delegation of men who had been at the Court House in La Crosse for the meeting and to welcome them home as heroes. After supper that evening, the whole city turned out, along with the Onalaska band and Bergs Cadets who led a parade The location af this school is now the Onalask high school
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