The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-01-29
WTSCONST In
HAPPENINGS
Important News of the Badger State
Arranged in Condensed Form

from the states general fund totaled
$5,928, 78706, according to Secretary of
State Merlin Hulrs report to Gov. E.
l., Philip. There remains in the fund
$1,665,427
Wisconsin, fruit growers are inter
ested in the new apple grading law,
recent discoveries about pruning, and
fruit pests All these subjects are on
the program of the farmers course at
Madison, Feb. 3-12.
The name of Geo. J. Evans has been
sent to the senate by the president for
Ieappoinulent TO the postollice in
Marinette. His term of four years eX-
PRED last March and the new appoint
ment is for four years more.
The railroad commission announced
a decision revising the rates of the
Lincoln Farmers Telephone company
of Whitehall and vicinity. The annual
rate is SIS per year and the charge for
moving telephone will be 81.
Lutx Brothers Ice company of APP
pleton have completed cutting, hauling
and storing enough ice to supply next
summers needs and are now filling
storage houses OF local concerns who
need large quantities of the product.
George Vanderloop, who lives four
miles southeast of Ladysmith, has a
purebred Chester White SOW that
raised 80 pigs in three litters; he sold
is of these pigs when less than three
months Of age for 1921. Seven of the
90 he is keeping for his own use as
breeders and values them at $3.50.
Unofficial estimates of the loss re
sulting from the destruction of the
Badger State Tanning company plant
at Sheboygan, place the figure at 81
100000. j. Ogden Armour, in tele-
gram to local newspaper, announced
that the plant would be rebuilt at She
boygan as soon as conditions war
rant"
The Ripon college gymnasium, al
ready perhaps the best college gymna-
stun in the state, will be entirely re
modelled and enlarged. A gift of $1,000
to begin the work has just been an
nounced by President Culbertson of
Ripon. The donor is former faculty
member who has requested that the
name be withheld.
Luverne Hack is at St Marys hos
pital at Rhinelander in a critical con
dition as a result of a queer accident,
Hack was struck in the chest by d
stray buckshot, one OF charge fired
at a rabbit by hunting companioC
The shot glanced off a tree and strik-
ing Hack penetrated deeply into his
chest. Physicians say he will recover
At the annual stockholders meeting
of the Farm Loan association of Onei-
da county, at Rhinelander, c. B. Howe
was elected president, Charles As
mundsen, president, and {. p
West, secretary and treasurer. The
annual report showed the association
in a hourishing condition with loans
amounting to SCI. 400. There has been
a large increase in membership.
The fishing industry at Two Rivers
ranks with the largest on Lake Mich
igan. During the open season as many
as 20 boats ply out OF this port and
many tons of trout, whitefish, blue
fins, clubs and other fish are shipped
The winter season does not stop the
industry, however, for the large steam
tugs buck the ice by the hour At
times it has been necessary to saw
channel for passageWay.
The Wisconsin Valley Electric Co
is placing orders for materials for the
extension of two Of its street railroad
lines in Wausau. Much difficulty was
experienced in securing promises of
deliveries so that the work could com
mence earlier in the spring. The com.
pany has also ordered four new light
weight street cars and will substitute
ten-minute service for the present
service every fifteen minutes,
A special short course in beekeeping
has been established by the College OF
Agriculture. Beginning Feb II and
be offered TO Wisconsin beemen and
others interested in Bookkeeping to
learn the most improved methods of
modern apiary II. +. Wilson, secre-
ton and entomologist at the College
of Agriculture viii be in charge of the
course.
A large number of brush wolves
have been captured in Merrill this win
ter and, in fact, during the last year.
The farmers not only hunt, but trap
them The pets, when shown TO the
county clerk are good for $40 bounty
from the county and $50 from the
state. These animals are a nuisance,
killing sheep, poultry and even young
calves, and despite the efforts to elm.
mate them they continue to be quite
plentiful.
According to the report OF the as.
SCISSOR Of incomes, just issued, Forest
county has 1856 head of horses and
mules, 3,279 head OF cattle, lO47 hogs
and 755 sheep. There are 2lS auto
mobiles owned in the county OF which
the city of Crandon has 81 and Wa
ben0 So
Plans were discussed for the cree
ton Of big cheese warehouse in APP.
pleton at meeting of Equity mem
bers and cheese producers A com
mittee was appointed to make definite
arrangements for the building OF the
structure which will be for the benefit
of the whole county.