Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-02-20

sons had been collected.
Sheboygan = One of the highest
prices ever paid in Sheboygan county
for a calf was turned over to Isaac
De Munck o. Plymouth when he sold
his 2 months old pure bred Holstein
heifer calf to John A. Bell, Jr., OF Cor
opolis, Pa, for consideration of ST.
500. An attendant was sent with the
calf to take care of il until it reached
its destination in the eastern state.
Neenah Cyrus Anderson, foreman
of Wisconsin Traction, Light, Heat
and Power company crew, and for
mer motorcycle policeman, was in
stantly killed. while engaged in string
ing wires at Hemple's Corners, in the
town of Greenville, near here. Ander-
son came in contact with live wire
carrying current of thirteen thou
sand volts.
Horizon - The organization os
branch of the State Humane society
is well under way in Dodge county
under the guidance of DIR. Benson OF
Hartford. About 100 members have
already been secured. and incorpora-
tion papers will soon be petiuoned
for. The first meeting of the new as
sociation will be held in Horizon on
March 20.
Monitowoc-The city of Manitowoc
will celebrate it's golden jubilee March
II. 1t was on March IL, 1870, that the
incorporation of Manitowoc as a city
was filed at Madison by Peter John
son, first mayor of the city N. Mel
son was village clerk. Manitowoc be-
came a city by the vote of 292 cleo,
tors who represented the yoting
strength of the municipality half
century ago.
Waupun 1t is reported that thou
sands of fish are dying in Lake Emily.
Dodge county. for want of air. They
are rushing up into the spring holes
on the north end of the lake, almost
pushing each other out of the water
in their quest for air The fish are
principally perch, carp, some pickerel
and bass. The ice is reported to be
exceptionally thick this year.
Stevens Point Portage county
again finds itself without the services
of an agricultural agent Dan P
Hughes. principal of the Dunn county
training school at Menominie, Wis.
elected to the position at a salary OF
$4,000 a year and expenses. has de-
clined. the offer. The Portage county
agricultural committee viii meet to
choose another agent.
Horicon-Out of the 3SS cows tested
during the month of December by the
Horizon Cowtesting association. 80
produced over 40 pounds of butterfat
and over 1000 pounds of milk. Theo
dore Luck holds the highest record.
having IL cows with average Of 1,485
pounds of milk and asa pounds of but
terfat
Wausau-Mr and Mrs. NJ H. Dun
can, superintendent and matron of the
Marathon county asylum and home
and hospital, have presented their
resignation to take effect March /, to
take similar positions at the Clark
county asylum and farms. They had
held those positions here for the past
ten years.
Kenosha - Arthur Blow, collector
for a local milk company, is reported
to have disappeared from the city,
leaving a shortage of between $500
and $1,000 behind q young woman
on the West Side Of the city. who is
reported to have been a close friend
of Blows, is also said to be missing
Because of the expense
there win be no registration preced-
ing the spring election this year.
Councilmen decided the registration of
electors was not necessary. Other
cities have disposed with it in the
spring elections. according to City
Atty. Roger Cunningham.
Appleton The newly organized Ap-
pleton Woman's club is sponsoring a
to establish municipal
market here next spring. AT a meet
ing conducted by the home economics
department Of the club. more than 100
women gave their approval to the pro-
ject
Crandon The j c. Kerwin land.
near Long Lake. over which tax ccs-
tificate buyers here fought for many
years, has been sold to the Riverside
Fibre & Paper company OF Appleton
for $4,000 The land Is heavily tim
bered and Is one or the best tracts ii
Forest county.
waupaca AT the February meeting
Of the governing body of the Wiseon- /.
sin Veterans home, the commandant.
col. Watfous, was made governor OF