Janesville Daily Gazette from Janesville, Wisconsin • Page 2

THE JANESVILLE'(WIS.) Jerome Walsh in primary election. (AP wu-ephoto). New Glarus and Its Site Is Replica of Switzerland By BOB BRAYTON SSenllemen, is it the will of the Emigration Society of the Canton of fclarus that Fridolin Streiff and Nicholas Duerst be our advance cognlzalion agents?" the chairman of meeting inquired. STes," came the unanimous reply- of the several hundred Swiss had met to discuss plans for migrating from their overcrowded litige country. What then must be the qualities ofjjjie site for our new American 'home?" 5t must be suitable for grain stock raising," suggested one.

"Iftmust be as near like our own Switzerland as possible," offered antfther. have heard the wishes of yopr neighbors," the chairman told two agents. "Go then to America and seek out a new home us! We shall follow in your path." Jjius in 1844, just a little over a century ago, in the canton of Glfe-us, Switzerland, were laid the plans which led to the settlement off New Glarus, and the eventual establishment of the chSese industry, which since has jnaje both Green county and the state of Wisconsin famous. After landing in the United States, Streiff who was a blacksmith by trade, and Duerst, a judge in his native country, traveled several months in search of a jilace that met with their countrymen's requirements. Their journeys took them to Michigan, Illinois, and Missouri, before they finally picked the Wisconsin site on the Sugar river at New Glarus.

Too impatient to wait for a report from their emissaries, the migrating colony started the long trek from Switzerland several months after Streiff and Duerst started out. In the neighborhood of 190 men, women and children made up the original band. They traveled as far as St. Louis, without hearing any word from their'two agents and from that point sent out Mathius Durst and Jacob Grob to locate them. Word reached Durst and Grob the two original agents had been killed by Indians, but quite by accident, they picked up their trail and found Streiff and Duerst busily engaged in laying the foundations for the New Glarus settlement.

Claim for the 1,200 acres had been filed by the advance agents July 17, 1845, at Mineral Point Primed with the information that the Swiss colonists were already in America, Judge Duerst set out for St. Louis to guide the party to New Glarus. At Galena, 111., he met the hardy band of pioneers, who had heard of the Sugar river site and were enroute there. Under Duerst's direction, 18 of the strongest men were sent ahead on foot, equipped with axes and building tools. In three days they covered the distance, stoppinj only for meals and brief periods of rest.

The balance of the party secured wagons and teams from the lead miners in southwestern Wisconsin and completed the balance of the migration. During the 5,000 mile trip, three of the group died but were replaced by births. However, before reaching their fina destination, 85 of the members had dropped out to settle elsewhere along the route. Some settled in Pittsburgh and other cities, taking employment there: Judge Duerst aided the colonists in establishing the village and in setting up the laws for the com munity. He returned to Switzerland "in 1854, leaving Streiff charge.

The 1,200 acres were dividei among 'the families' heads, and the Swiss set about raising whea for a living, with Milwaukee the nearest market. This did not prove too profitable to the colonists and a period of lean years followed. Chinch bugs decended on the region and not only destroyed the wheat crop, but also the barley, oats, and corn. At the same time, due to the general business, conditions throughout the country, the price of wheat dropped to 35 cents a bushel. It became apparent to the early colonists that some other means of livelihood must be developed if the farmers were to survive.

The first cows were brought to the Green county area from Ohio in 1846. They were sold at the rate of one to a family at $12 a head. Almost immediately the women of the families began to make cheese as they had in their native Switzerland. At the outset, the tools of the industry were a pa.l lull of milk, a copper kettle, and a wooden hoop split from a sapling. Cheeses larger GROCERY FRESH DRESSED CHICKENS SPRING AND YEARLINGS HENS Grade A POT ROAST 45c Grade A Round, Sirloin and T-BONE STEAKS Beef I MV IHMIIHM Ground All Cuts of VEAL and LAMB Small WIENERS Lb 52c Assorted COLD Smoked Pork- SAUSAGE Boston BUTTS Sic Lean Pork STEAK Lb.53c Aged Longhorn CHEESE L.

58c Aged Mellow CHEESE 58c CANNING PEACHES APRICOTS BO, $1.98 I Sweet 2 b.27c I 9iew Cobbler 59c TOMATOES 22c I Green Onions RADISHES 5c CABBAGE 5c PEACHES Lb. 14c PEARS 19c Seedless GRAPES 23c PLUMS 23c CANTEOUPE IQc PEAS Lb. 17c GREEN BEANS 17c CUKES lOc LETTUCE ud.12c CARROTS lOc CELERY 18c BILLS MANOR HOUSE CHASE SANBORN FOLGERS 33c Peanut 30c 'Corn ST13c Potato 'SALAD 31c 2 Dicjd sliced BEETS. STlfc Pork and BEANS 2 25c Tomato JUICE 46-oz. can 28c Grapefruit JUICE APRICOTS 8 cr35c Pie CHERRIES c'r45c than a saucer, but were the ancestors of the 200-pound Swiss cheese "wheels" iday.

AJ Turn to Dairying After years of poverty as their wheat crop returns diminished, the Swiss farmers turned to dairying and cheese making. The fields were seeded for pasture and hay, and the herds were developed and increased in size. Small factories DAILY GAZETTE Thursday, August 8. 1946. were built and cheese making soon became a prominent industry.

Two cheese factories were built. The first year's results showed that the climate of the region and the rich blue grass, along with the excellent water furnished by spring fed streams, provided the right combination required for successful dairying. Trained cheese makers from the valley of Emmen, Switzerland, were hired to take charge of the factories. Copper kettles, tools, and other supplies all were imported from Switzerland. A co-operative factory plan was introduced.

The farmers sold their products monthly to Monroe wholesalers, who built storage and curing warehouses and had the necessary outside markets. Today Green county Is the leading producing area for Swiss cheese in the United States. One-third of the Wisconsin total output comes from this section which also accounts for one-fourth of the nation's production. The manufacture of Limburger cheese is also carried on in this section. Sixty percent of Wisconsin's total and one-half of the nation's output comes from Green county.

Also BUGGS GROCERY Fancy 822 WESTERN AVENUE PHONE 832 FREE Must Be In By Noon for Same Day Delivery. BUTTER Lb. 72c Fresh Ground Hamburg, Ib. 39c Fresh Beef Liver, Ib. 43c Fancy Grade Pot Roast, Sirloin, Round, or Short Steaks.

Veal Shoulder Roast. Veal Steak and Chops Smoked Pork Sausage. Bulk or lank Pork Sausage. Smoked Liver Sausage. Ring Bologna.

LUNCH MEATS OF ALL KINDS FRESH HOME DRESSED CHICKENS KRAFT CHEESE-COLBY-LIMBUBGEB-BEEB KAASE Wis. White or Red Potatoes, 10 38c Michigan Large. White Potatoes, 10 45c California Potatoes, 10 Ibs 49c Calif. Oranges, 13c Grapefruit, Ib. lie Cucy Peaches 2 Ibs.

23c Fancy Plums. Ib 19c Carrots, Radishes, Celery Jelly Glasses, Fruit Jars Seedless Grapes, Ib. 35c Red Grapes, Ib 35c Red Ripe Watermelons, whole or half, 5c Cantaloupe, Ib 10c Honey Dew Melons, Ib. He Fancy Tomatoes, Ib. 19c Fancy Pears, Ib 16c Lettuce, Green Peppers, Cukes Covers, Lids, Rubbers produced today Is brick and Munster cheese, block Swiss, and-some American.

Butter, condensed and dried milk, and the shipment of raw milk provides a steady year- round income which amounts to millions of dollars annually. Enact Fall Pageant The friendly, fun-loving Swiss, who work hard, still know how to play. Each year at Labor day, one of the nation's outstanding festival programs commemorating the activities of William Tell is A natural outdoor theatre nestled among the green hills of New Glarus, provides the setting for an American counterpart of Oberamr mergau. Each year, the farmer, the cheese maker, the lumberman, the editor, and the storekeeper lay aside their jobs and take up "their roles in Schiller's epic drama. in years past, the Swiss, were content to present the William Tell ptey in the original tongue, but due to national popularity, an English version is now presented.

Over 250 citizens, young and old, participate; and the region's famous Swiss cattle, goats, and Arabian horses are used in the pageantry. The weekend of the play is a festival occasion In picturesque New Glarus. There is singing on the village green and dancing. Colorful costumes make the vistor forget, the rest of the world as if he had been transplanted into a bit of the old? The plans made over a ago in the canton of Glarus, and in- trusted to Nicholas Duerst and'j' Fridolin Streiff were well laid. Alt jf though the job of carrying out the instruction was-a hard and some? times thankless job, if these men were to visit the community today, they could truly say, "It as nearly like our native Switzer-i: land as possible." Polio Emergency Volunteers trained to relieve overworked pro- fessional personnel of routine du-: ties in "outbreak" areas wheir patients need constant personal at- te.ntion.

SMALL ORANGES They're extra good this summer. Thin skinned. Sweet Packed with vitamins. Bursting with healthful juice. Perfect for breakfast or refreshment any time.

Use small oranges in the lunch box, for delicious salads or dessert cups. Children go for them between meals, too. MIT A MG BAG FULL and save. Ask for Sunkist, finest from 14,500 cooperating California-Arizona citrus growers. Sunkist CALIFORNIA ORANGES FOR JUICE HIlllONf AIE HUN6IYI PONT WASTE FOOOI i KROGER YOU PIAf RIGHT OUT OF DffWY-FRISH POM PEKiP TO SAVt Young, tender graan peas quick-pocked for frath flavor.

I plffity now at our money. saving price. 18-OZ. CAN lie LIBBY'S BAKED Deep Brown Beans 13c HEIFETZ HOMESTYLE WHOLE PICKLES Quart GROUND ROAST FROZEN APRICOTS Sweetened Delicious 30-Lb. $C39 Tin FROZEN CHERRIES Pitted Sweetened 3 $739 DELICIOUS- SWEET -SOLID WATERMELONS 5t California c.

fci California Fancy, U. No. 1 Lug Size Approx. f8-Lb. Net $189 11 A.

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