Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-10-15


The bureau OF census at Washing,
Ion issued statistics showing the farm
census of Wisconsin as 1S9, ,I9S farms
IN 1920 as against 177,127 in 1910, an
Increase of 1909 farms. or 6.8 per
cent.
More than 100 disabled soldiers, un.
der the direction of the federal board
o. vocational education, have enrolled
II the University of Wisconsin and M.
H. Teige, their counselor, expects the
lail enrolment to reach 200.
In spite of the fact that few of the
farmers of Clintonville are Of New
England stock, the old New England"
Traditions in regard to the husking of
the corn are very much in vogue.
Husking bees are a common occur
renee these days with large and
hilarious gatherings of farm. and city
people present.
Eight cans of black bass fry have
been planted in the Wisconsin river
at W onsin Rapids by the Wisconsin
RapiC- Fish and Game association.
The bass will be large enough to catch
in three years. Several more cans
are promised by the government
hatcheries.
The 5-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Mike TymecBi, living on farm
west of Wausaukee, Marinette coun.
ty, was fatally burned when she fell
into a tub of boiling water. The
child was playing in the kitchen where
the mother was mixing stock feed.
She tripped and fell head first into the
tub of lot water. She was terribly
burned Oh the face and shoulders, dy-
ing the following afternoon.
Peter Kloppenstein, living near
Ladysmith, dropped dead at restau-
rant in Barron, after giving his order
for lunch. Mr.. Kloppenstein, with
his wife and son, was motoring from
Ladysmith TO southern Minnesota and
had stopped in Barron. While his or.
der was being filled he was stricken
with heart failure, and when the
waitress returned she found him on
the floor dying. The body was taken
to Ladysmith for interment
o. E. Phelps has been arrested,
charged with violation of the blue
sky law" which prohibits the sale of
any kind of stocks without permission
of the railroad commission of Wiscon.
sin. The complaint was made by
Robert E. Koenig, town of Reitbrock,
Marathon county, who alleges Phelps
sold 10000 shares of stock in the
Ozark Mining company of Des Moines
by making false statements. Phelps
is out on $4,000 bail.
Over eight million dollars have been
spent this season on improvement of
state highways, according to the state
highway commission. There has been
more work for the improvement of the
state highways this year than ever be-
fore. Several hundred miles of sur
facing have been done, in addition to
400 miles of light work, 500 miles of
concrete. Hauling is to be continued
all winter for next springs work,
which opens about April /.
Secretary of State Merlin Hull re-
voked the detective license of the Ma
tional Pioneer Detective bureau OF
Minneapolis P. f. Kirley, operating
a general merchandise store at Doyles-
town. complained that the bureau had
failed to carry out its contract with
him. This is the first case of its kind
since the law was passed by the last
legislature. Under the law this will
not bar the bureau from operating
purely as collection agency in the
state.
The state department of agriculture
has issued a warning to farmers con-
cerning the low nutritive value of new
stock feed that is on the market Mil
let bran, the offal obtained in the
manufacture of millet -four, has low
value as a foodstuff. This product has
recently been found on the Wisconsin
markets. Since the product looks
very much like wheat middlings
farmers are cautioned against the pur-
chase of feed without a label giving
the analysis.
st. Joseph's Catnohc congFesauon
at Kellnersville, Manitowoc county,
celebrated its golden jubilee Wednes-
dav. Oct. 6. Bishop Paul Rhode and
Ok priests from northwestern Wiscon-
sin were present at the Pontihcal high
mass which opened the days program
and at which Bishop Rhode was the
celebrant st. Joseph's congregation
comprises 21O families. Ope person OF
the original congregation of fifty years
ago was present at the days festivi-
ties He is William Cherney, Oldest
resident of the village of Kellners-
vile.
Taking steps to drive from the
world market so-called green cheese
which is undermining Wisconsin's
ranutation as a dairy state, the divi-
sion of markets by drastic order for
bids the 2,75o cheese factories in Wis
consin to pack or ship or deliver OF
nsraffiue whole milk American cheese
unless it hes been out of the press at
- +bree dsvs aud is dry. The or