Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-01-28

Miss Leila Zastrow of Sheboygan,
who slept for six days, has awakened
and her condition is much improved
The remains of the beautiful yacht
the late Senator Isaac Stephenson
of Marinette are now in the ship bone
yard of Green Bay. The firm which
purchased the craft last season took
out the engine and boiler and then
abandoned it, The craft was 126 feet
long, about Is foot beam and was
beautifully fitted up. 1t is said that
it cost originally $4,000 when built
on the Atlantic seaboard
That the Wisconsin Anti-Tubercu-
losis association sold 900 worth
of Christmas seals in 1917, of which
S31 ,099.79 went Tor salaries and ex-
penses, was the testimony of Dr. Hoyt
E. Dearholt, executive secretary, when
called to testify as an adverse witness
before Court Commissioner Max. w.
NOhl, in the associations suit against
the Milwaukee tuberculosis
league. Dr. Dearholt said that the
seals of the state organization were
not its product but were furnished by
the American Red Cross to the Ma
tional tuberculosis association who in
turn distributed them to state organ
1zatiOns. The suit arose out of Christ
mas seals printed and circulated by
the Milwaukee league and which are
alleged to be similar in general ap-
pearance to the Wisconsin associa-
tons seals. The latter charges that
the public was deceived into believing
1t was buying the seals of the state
rganization instead of those of the
local society. An injunction is sought
to restrain the Milwaukee league from
selling its seals. Judge Gehrz heard
motion Saturday to join the national
association as plaintiff with the Wis
cons1n organization. The suit was
started Dec. 4, 1919
Statements made by Assemblyman
c. M. Perry, Oshkosh, in a letter to
the Wisconsin conservation commits
sion in which he opposes closed
season for muskrat hunting were
characterized as ridiculous by Mark
5. Catlin, president of of Wisconsin
Game Protective association, which is
making an effort to prevent hunting
and trapping OF muskrats for one year
Mr.. Catlin said that unless closed
season is enforced muskrats will be
forced out of existence. The number
caught has decreased from 500, 900 in
1917 to 100000 this year and he said
that next year the number will be eV-
en- less. Because of the high prices
for muskrat skins more trappers are
working in the marshes than ever be-
fore. A statement by Mr.. Perry that
muskrat farms are operated in Wis
/ consin is denied by Mr.. Catlin. He as
! serted that muskrat farming has never
proven a success and there are nc
muskrat farms in the state at this
time He also asserted that the state
ment that muskrats, if allowed to in
| crease, destroy the land on which they
live, is not based on fact He saiC
that before muskrat trapping became
general the country was not overrur
with rats and that no damage wa:
caused by their depredations. Mr.
Catlin also said that the rats do no
migrate in search of food but will ex
terminate each other if they increas,
so rapidly that there is not fooC
enough for all. A single pair of rat
and their offspring, may produce a.
many as Ga rats in one season, Nh
: Catlin said. If trapping would be pro
hibited for one year there would b.
) a sufficient number Of the animals tt
last for several years and there woul
be no danger of so large an increas
that they would become nuisance
The state association will continue il
its efforts to procure closed season
/, , regardless of the action of Winnebag
! county trappers, Mr.. Catlin said.