The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-03-19

Mr.. Jos. F. Miller of Manitowoc Ra-
pids was caller at the PILOT office
Friday.
Atty. Fred Esch who is connected
with the Inter State Commerce Com
mission, returned to Washington, D. c.,
after few days visit with relatives
here.
Some persons believe that man is
descended from the monkey, and some
monkeys looking through the bars OF
the cage into the faces of some circus
patrons feel that it was some descent.
A New York Judge says in deciding
filthy film case, that some persons
nowadays are 'sex mad" There were
always some persons so afflicted, but
they used to be regarded as being in
need of medical attention. Nowadays
they are allowed to write for the maya
zines and the stage.
Charles Brandt, formerly Of this city
but now of Marshfield, was in the city
last week. He has accepted a position
to travel for the Smalley Manufacture
ing company, but will continue to re-
side at Marshheld.
Miss Sylvia Van Hollenbeck of Walla
Walla, Wash, who had been visiting
at the home of George Anderson OF
this city, and Lars Ballstad of Cato, left
for Pound, Wis, Friday, where she
will visit several days before returning
to her come in Washington.
The repair work of the Hart boats
has about been completed, it being all
of light nature. The steamer Bon
Ami is to be taken to Manitowoc on
the opening of navigation where the
boiler OF the craft is to be given thor
ough overhauling before going into
commission in the spring.-Sturgeon
Bay Advocate.
The annual meeting of the Manitowoc
County Fish and Game Protective AS
sociaton was held at the court house
Monday evening. Mr.. Russell, deputy
game warden of Wabeno gave an illus
Jrated talk on wild birds and animal
life.
The officers for the ensuing year are
as follows; E. l.. Kelley, president; Geo.
Mclaughlin, vice Pres; Fred Carus,
Sec; Geo LaBreche, treasurer.
AT the close of the present season,
George Mckerrow will retire as super
intendent of the Farmers institutes of
Wisconsin.
He has been on the institute force
since 1887 and has directed the work
for the past 20 years. Under his super
vision farmers institutes have risen
from more or less distrusted innova-
tions, to position where their teach
ings are regarded as reliable and prac-
tical
George McKerrow is native of Wau-
kesha, IN which county he now lives.
He was educated in the common schools
of his neighborhood and at Carroll Col
lege located at Waukesha, His entire
life has been spent TN the farm, and
from the time he was able to toddle his
interest has been centered in the rails
ing of live stock. He has raised pure
bred horses, cattle, sheep, swine and
poultry, and since 1865 has been reg
ular exhibitor at the leading fairs of
the middle west. He perhaps is best
known as an importer, breeder, and ex-
hibitor of pure breed mutton sheep.
At the ST. Louis Worlds fair he and
his sons showed ll5 head of Oxfords.
Southdowns and Shropshires and re-
ceived Us awards.
For number of years Mr.. McKer-
row as president of the state board of
agriculture, has been president of the
Wisconsin Live Stock Breeders asso-
citation, president of the Live Stock
Sanitary Board, director of the Ameri-
can Oxford Down Sheep Breeders as
sociation and of the Southdown Breed
er's association, and has always taken
an active part in the advancement of
all the live stock interests in Wiscon-
sin.
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