Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-12-22
WISCONSIN
| STATE NEWS

MadlSOn-JuSt because the STATE
state sold land belonging TO Wiscon-
sin Indians, when as a matter OF TACT
II did not have title to the property.
does not make it liable for trespass,
r. NJ. Hoyt, deputy attorney general,
holds in an opinion to the land COM
mission, clearing up questions OF long
standing. The state al one time sold
Indian reservation land that II
thought its own, and then later learn
ed that they had assumed title 10
property without just claim. Sugges.
tion was made that the Indians
might sue and recover for trespass.
following the state action but the at
torney general believes otherwise.
Stevens Point-Locked in the re-
frigerator of a Stevens Point Ice
cream factory for more than two
hours, with the temperature eight de-
grees below zero, Julian Falkavage
and ii. j. Daniels escaped from freez-
Ing to death when the former forced
his way through window little more
than eight inches square. The door
slammed shut and locked when the
pair were inside the refrigerator plac-
Ing some produce in cold storage. Eff
forts to reopen the door were futile.
Madison-County boards have no
authority to appropriate money as
gift to a city for building part OF a
trunk highway on city streets, the at
torney general holds. The Iowa coun-
Ay board wanted to give Dodgeyille
81 200 for its highway work. Unless
an absolute obligation rested on the
county TO do work upon the streets
In the city of Dodgeville, the county
board had no power to make an APP
preparation to pay for the work" the
opinion read.
Madison-All hazing at the Univer-
pity of Wisconsin was formally abol.
ished when the men OF the sophomore
class voted to take that step. The |
freshmen will continue to wear the |
green cap, but hereafter IL is intend |
cd that the green cap shall merely. |
be form through which the fresh |
men will learn to know each other |
rather than as a mark at which pro- |
miscuous hazing is aimed.
Madison-Farms are not industries, |
according TO the decision OF The rail- |
road commission in the applications of |
the Wisconsin Potato Farm company, |
near Green Bay. to obtain "a spur track
from the Green Bay and Western
road. The commission dismissed the |
Application on the grounds that farms
were not industries, which might en-
Title them to the construction of spur
tracks.
Neenah Kansas farmers are build
Ing up pure bred cattle herds from |
Winnebago eounty's famous stock. |
This month, another big shipment of |
pure breds consigned 10 Kansas stock /
raisers was only one of many sent out
from Neenah within short time.
Winnebago county's reputation for
pure bred cattle is fast gaining nation.
wide fame.
Appleton The high cost of pork
chops, lard and spare ribs doesn't
mean much TO John Dechcr, town of
Greenville farmer, Outagamie county. |
One hog which he butchered short !
time ago win supply him with, all the |
pork his family will eat all winter, |
The hog weighed 625 pounds after he |
was butchered and dressed lie was
only two years old but was a husky |
youngster.
West Bend Two carloads, forty.
three head. of Washington county
high grade Ilolsteins were shipped to
Los Angeles last week The cattle
we're consigned TO the Burr farms,
where two carload shipment Of pure
bloods was recently sent. X. w. Alb
bot of Los Angeles did the buying.
Marinette-A $4,000 damage suit
has been started by Mrs. Anna Good
man against Sam Mackevitch. n Mari.
nette merchant. for the death of her
husband. Abe Goodman who was in.
stantly killed when the Mackevitch
automobile. in which he was riding.
turned over.
Madison--The Wisconsin Ilorticul-
tural society. at recent meeting.
elected II. c. Christensen, Oshkosh,
president. and w. A. Toole. Bataboo.
vice president. The secretary and
treasurer of the society Is selected by
the executive body. which has not
been elected.
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Stevens Struck by falling
tree while at work in the woods near
Elderon, Marathon county. Albert
Somers. Polonia, died thirty minutes