The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-10-14


session Eugene Toney Of Milwaukee
and Calvin SaXer Of Chicago were
fined S125 and costs in municipal court
in Eagle River. Both were members
OF Mai Smiths camp for boys on
Cranberry lake.
Because they Claimed exemption
from the selective service act on the
grounds that they were not citizens
Bonnie Romanosk, Ulisse Morechitu,
August Toniolo and Demenic Ozzello
Of Hurley We're refused citizenship
papers by Circuit Judge G, y. Risjord
of Ashland
r. A. Simon, superintendent of the
De Pere schools, has been selected by
Warden r. NJ Cowles to take charge
Of the educational work at the state
retormatory Complete reorganiza-
ton of the school is planned by the
new leader, who Will assume bis du-
ties oct. Is.
George Geshel and Anton Raineri
both Of Pence, Iron county, were as
sessed a fine and costs of $500 each
when araigned in municipal court in
Hurley They We're charged by fed
eral prohibition officers with posses
sioR of liquor in their soft drink par.
lors. Both entered pleas Of guilty
Arrangements are being prepared
for the holding of a Farmers institute
in Brentwood several days during the
winter months. The last farmers in.
stitute was conducted there six years
ago and was very successful Local
farmers are now petitioning state Of
ficials and the University of Wiscon-
sin for the institutes
Orders affecting public utilities in
eight Wisconsin cities and towns have
been made public by the railroad com
mission In each case the utility had
petitioned for rate increases, a hear
ing had been held, and by the com
missions orders, increases are grant
ed in all cases excepting a service
charge asked by the Rhinelander
Light and Power Co.
While Mrs G.. O. Hinhury and son
and Mrs. Hide Olson and two small
sons We're picking blackberries east of
Florence, a large black bear appeared.
Dropping their pals they ran, with
the bear in pursuit Arriving at a
clearing, where their car was parked,
the animal abandoned the chase and
returned to the woods.
Clarence f. Green was sentenced to
seven and one-half years at Green
Bay after changing his plea to guilty
to the charge of defrauding Madison
business men out of $4,000 on fraud
ulent mortgages. Green, a young law
yer, forged signatures on over 100000
of collateral mortgages over a year
ago and on the eve Of apprehension
he absconded.
All length records have been
smashed at the register of deeds
office in Green Bay 1t is trust deed
of the Pehinsular Service Co. Of Mil
waukee to the First Wisconsin Trust
Co., also of Milwaukee. The paper
contains % typewriter pages and
about 1860 words. The deed bears
$3.50 worth of revenue stamps. 1t will
take about three days to record it in
its entirety.
Rusk cOunty's million dollar land
clearing contest closes on Nov. l. On
that date teams of judges viii com
mence reviewing the work and select.
ing the prize winner. A very credit
able showing has thus far been made
in the county and the next few weeka
will see still greater advancement,
The slogan of the contestants is 5000
More Cleared Acres in 1920"
officials of the Union Tannery,
Tomahawk, have received notice that
after the present run of hides is fin
ished, the plant will shut down for an
indefinite period. The cause of the
shutdown is the present shortage of
hides and the unsettled condition of
the market Shoe manufacturers are
unable to find a market for their
shoes, and other lines of the leather
business are in much the same con.
dition.
Lincoln county's test of all her cat,
tie for tuberculosis has started in the
tswn of Somo. State officials j. p.
West and Dr. A. r. Olson were on the
job and in a month will be assisted
" other members of the state staff
After Jan. !, a complete staff win be
at work in Lincoln county. The plan
is to keep Lincoln county's cattle free
from tuberculosis and after this test
is made, no cattle will be permitted
TO enter the county without first hay
ing passed a satisfactory test.
Wisconsin farmers are making over
S1,5000OO a year by cooperating in
shipping livestock. Beside the saving
of money, much time and labor is
saved in buying, collecting and de
livering the stock MANY advantages
result to the members of livestock as.
sociations, to the community where
such an association is doing business,
and to the livestock industry in gen
eraL" says b. IT. Hubbard, Of tho Uni
versity Of Wisconsin experimental sta
ton
The Wisconsin Union Of the Amer.
ican Society Of Equity and the Wis.
consin Federation of American Farm
Bureau federation, IA cooperation
with the Wisconsin division of mar
kets, are considering CONSOLIDATION
into one farmers cooperative organi
cation. The combined membership is
about 10000
Fond du Lac county is to have a
week of instruction during the latter
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