The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-09-15

TO William hlttle, Madison, StCIeldI
of the board of normal regents, indi
cate.
A program of marking all historic
sites Of the state is being carried out
by the landmark committee of the
State Historical society. The last
site to be marked was that OF the
Blue Mounds fort, which served as a
refuge for settlers during the Black
Hawk war.
w. L. Barber, chairman Of the Wis
cousin conservation commission was
elected president Of the American
Fisheries society by acclamation al
its annual convention in Allentown
Pa, according to word received i'm
Madison Madison was selected for
the next annual meeting place OF the
society.
To aid the tobacco growers of the
state in saving their crops from dam
age by frost, officials of the United
States weather bureau are prcparinl
TO send out daily frost warnings,
These reports, according to T.. r.
Miller in charge Of the Madison bu
Teau, will be sent 10 % localities
where tobacco is extensively grown.
After five protracted sessions and
examination OF more than a score of
candidates for chief OF police of Eau
Claire, the police and FIRE commission
selected Christ Laursen Of Racine.
Laursen has been on the Racine force
II years and in charge at night for
three years. He will succeed Elmer
SIndby who was fatally shot By a
bandit here last July
Industrial conditions are reflected
in an increasing number of applica
lions for positions with the state the
civil service commission announces.
II reports that where last year there
were five applicants for each position
there are now IS. Nearly 5000 per
sons are employed by The state in
ITS various departments and institu
lions, including the university and
normal schools.
John Frank, a farmer living in Ma,
rengo county near Ashland, recently
shot a large wildcat on the shore of
Mineral Lake The eat stood two feet
high Frank presented the hide to
County Sheriff Quirstorff and collect
ed a bounty Of Sc, the first paid in
long time Wildcats are uncommon in
that part of the country They are
very destructive of small game, such
as partridge and grouse.
Judgment has been entered in cir
cult court at Manitowoc by Judge Kir.
wan, in the case Of the j. f. Rappel
CO. against that city. awarding the
company $ll49895 with interest from
July l. The decision is based on the
special verdict returned by a jury TWO
months ago. The case came as a re-
suit OF damage suffered by the Rappel
company to stock and the basement
/ of its warehouse caused by flooding
in the spring in 1920 It was held
that the city was negligent in per
hitting a sewer which passes through
the Rappel property to become block
ed with refuge, causing the water to
back up and break through the ce-
ment floor in the companys basement
Lightning, for the fifth time within
two weeks, caused fire that destroyed
farm property in Manitowoc county
The barns on the Michael Gallagher
farm in the town of Maple Grove were
burned to the ground The seasons
crops and farm machinery, together
with the buildings, valued at $500,
were burned. Horses and other stock
were saved. Never in The history Of
the county have there been so many
fires and heavy losses. Nearly $4,000
has been lost by the owners of the
/ five barns, crops machinery and car
/ he destroyed by fires caused by light
ming
What Is believed to be the talcst
corn raised in Wisconsin was growp
near Brentwood on the farm OF H. r.
. Nelson, owner Of Eden Han Deer
park The corn measured 3 feet in
height and was otherwise normal. tn
entire field averages y feet I'll
northern Wisconsin corn crop thu
season will be- one Of the largest eve,
harvested, according TO farmers, and
unless frost arrives may surpass that
OF any past season The potato ont.
look rs encouraging and the harvest
will commence within two weeks The
second hay crop will be extremely
light and in some cases too light 10
cut The grain crop was a failure
this year in that part Of Wisconsin
Mrs John kOsclelny, who confessed
burning her daughter and two step
children in a barn at Lubin Taylor
county was sentenced TO twenty years
by Judge Risjord in circuit court at
Ashland After an investigation made
by Dist ATTY. Andersen, Taylor coun
ty and Charles Good. state fire mar
shall Mrs kosCicluy was arrested ro
firing the barn, IN which Eleanor
MarszIelck, 49, daughter Of Mrs Kos
ciolny and Katherine. -, and John
3. children OF Mr. kosciclny by q for
mer marriage were burned to death
The woman was taken to Mcdiord he
fore the Justice court whore She con
frssed firing the barn with the ln,cn
ton of burning the children TO lc
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