The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-12-30
BADGER STATE
HAPPENINGS

Sank county In Baraboo, his former
home.
Chief of Police William Schubart Of
Menasha has resigned to take effect
on Jan. l. He will engage in private
business. He has been chief there for
thirteen years.
Fifteen picnic grounds on main tray
eled roads in La Crosse county will
be equipped with benches tables and
other conveniences for automobiles
and others, before the next outing sea
son starts.
Oshkosh will retain the commission
form of government, 1t was so deo4d-
ed when a vote on the question, Shall
commission form of government be
abandoned" resulted in majority OF
1910 in favor of retaining the commits
sion form.
The Glidden Electric Light and Pow
er company was authorized by the
state railroad commission to increase
its electric rates from II to 10 cents
per kilowatt hour and the street light
ing rate from $50 to $72 per lamp per
year.
The Mems club of st. Stephens
Evangelical church, Merrill. donated
the new bell which was dedicated by
the Rev. M. NJ. Schmidt, who said that
lnasmuch as the men donated the bell,
they too should heed its call. The
dedication of the bell was accompanied
by the dedication Of the basement au-
ditorium of the new church cdifce.
The sum of $1,253,OOO must be ex-
pended on school construction and
equipment in La Crosse within the
next five years, according to survey
completed by the board of education,
and presented to the common council
This makes no allowance for growth
of the schools, but merely provides on
the basis of present population. Money
has been provided tor construction Of
the first three new schools at cost
of 100000
one of the oldest BARRIERS in the
scissors aside and quit the trade he
has followed for thirty-four years He
is c. Dennis, 81 years young, OF Ocono-
mowoc. He said he thought he had
pushed the razor long enough and was
going to retire to peace and comfort.
Mr.. Dennis shop has long been a popu-
lar place for the farmers OF the com
munity whenever they came to Ocono-
mowoc.
Efforts will be made by Brown coun-
ty, town and city officials to keep both
state and county highways open for
traffic during the winter months. The
main arteries of travel will be cleared
by road scrapers and the various town
supervisors will cut roadways through
the drifts. Four OF the auto transport
companies in Green Bay plan to con
tinue their daily trips into the ruralite
districts
Chief of Police Louis Osborn Of Su-
peror has announced his intention to
keep young girls without escorts from
city streets after 10 p. m. by revival
OF an old city ordinance. I'VE are
going TO enforce the ordinance with
the hope of preventing the downfall
OF girls Chief Osborn declared. Mem
bers OF the department have been in
struCtcd to enforce the ordinance
-Four silver black foxes, owned by
the Wausau Silver Black Fox ranch,
won high honors at the first annual
live silver fox exhibit given by the
national breeders association at Mus
kegon. Mich One hundred and one
foxes, representing 100000, came
from ranches in many parts Of the
country The Wausau exhibit took
two first prizes, one sweepstake and
one third prize, and silver cups, as well
as four ribbons for special merits.
w. l.. Morton OF WATERFOWL owns
the best egg production flock of single
comb white Leghon hens in Wiscon
sin, according to Prof John b. Hayes
Of the University Of Wisconsin. Nor
toms flock has been in "A statewide
demonstration contest under the su
perVision of the state agricultural col
lege for the last twelve months, anc
Prof Hayes records show that they
led all the rest. They laid an average
of 23S.8 eggs for the year. The mex
highest flock was owned by J. w. Deb
blink of Sheboygan, averaging 2O4 eggs
for the year. This flock was also o!
the Leghorn breed,
Five million lake trout eggs in eX
change for 100000 silver trout eggs
is the swap" TO be made by Wisconsin
with the fish commission of the state
of Washington according to Commits
sioner James Neyin, in charge OF Bad
ger fisheries. Silver rrout from the
Pacific coast are well adapted TO Ger
tain of the larger springfield Wisconsin
rivers and deep inland lakes, he points
out Lake Geneva, in Walworth coun
ty Big Green lake in Green Lake
county, and Trout lake in Villas county
win get most of the eggs. The resi-
will be planted in streams feeding into
Lake superior,
Salaries in Green Bay run all the
way from $500 to $4,000 year. John
J. Colignon. assessor OF incomes. Il
authority for the statement There are
four residents of that city earning from
$25. 900 10 $4,000 each twelve months
There are 3,617 persons here subject
to the state income tax The greater
majority are in the $500 TO 81 900 class
however
William Winhelman farmer living
nnnr LINN WING fined S1h and costs for