The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-04-07
WISCONSIN NEWS
Important Events of the Week
Around the Badger State.

cultural college. Mr. Stokdyk will
hold position in the department of
botany and plant pathology.
Ed Bartlett is awaiting trial in cir
cult court at Merrill on a charge of
forging his brothers name. lie left
the city, but was located at South
Bend, Ind. Bartlett served a term at
the Green Bay reformatory and re-
turned to Merrill recently,
GAINESVILLE Elks opened their hearts
and purses to service men "Cut'a luck"
in. that city by supplying breakfast
at the city hall there every morning.
A count was made in the bull pen"
recently and it was found nearly so per
cent of the dodgers, out of jobs and
broke, were eX-seryice men.
Fond du Laos biggest expense is
education OuA of every 800 paid in
taxes this year the sum of S39.15 goes
toward education. This amount does
not include the school bonds or in
terest on the bonds or new improve
ments required. The sum of $3.50
goes to pay for practically every other
item of expense in the city govern
ment with the exception of the state
and county taxes and bonds and in
terest
Orders for corrosive sublimate for
the treatment Of seed potatoes in
Marinette county, in campaign CON
Quoted by the county agent, already
indicate that 10000 bushels of seed
are to be prepared for treatment, and
the county agent says this is only a
start. He also finds great interest in
the campaign for treating last year is
to follow the practice this spring and
many others will treat because of the
increased yields reported from seed
treated in 1920.
The third COW testing association to
be organized in Outagamie county was
formed at a meet at Greenville. The
new organization will be called the
Greenyille Cow Testing association.
Frank Reimer was named president of
the association. A campaign TO Sc
cure 25 members in the association so
as to give each member one days
service a month was launched. Fiji
teen farmers who attended the meet
Ing were made charter members. F.
Porter, Marshfeld has been engaged
as official tester.
Beloit college has received an en-
dowment gift of $4,000 from the es-
,F 'g1ra 1 Of
Horizon. More than nalf a million
dollars in money and nearly that
equivalent in property was left by the
terms Of Mrsa Eichelberger's will to
friends and educational institutions
No near relatives are living, according
to her executor. Mrs, Eichelberger
was a widow without children. Her
husband died in Oklahoma 20 years
ago. Beloit college shares equally
with each of the II Wisconsin col
leges, including the state university.
The house and property of the first
territorial treasurer Of Wisconsin has
been purchased by Prof. James O'Neil
of the university, sonin-aw of the late
Chief Justice J. B. Winslow. Prof.
O'Neil is the fourth owner of the es-
tate since 1897 The second owner
was Jonathon Larkin, who in 1S43 was
territorial treasurer of Wisconsin. The
territorial funds were kept in bureau
drawer in the house. During the war
the soldiers from Camp Randall were
royalty entertained at the Larkin
home The house erected in 1856 has
become one of the landmarks of Mad
ison.
Prices of food products in Wiscon-
sin during March were on the decline,
according to a report of the division OF
markets The lowering tendency con
tinued to slow up, with several com
modities almost stationary in price.
Eggs fell II cents dozen, leading the
list of commodities in the decline.
Meat, milk, potatoes, butter, sugar and
cheese remained practically the same.
Farmers were shown to be receiving
more for their products than during
the previous month. The selling price
of hogs rose 81 cents and of cattle 81
cents, with a rise of cents for corn.
Other grains were about stationary,
Wisconsin divorces in 1920 reached
the highest number in the states his
tory, with total of 2,425, an increase
of $50 over 1919. Figures compiled by
the bureau of vital statistics are the
basis of comparisons. In 1910 for
every 100 marriages there were GA di. |
vorces recorded This rate increased |
year by year until in 1918 it reached
the high mark of 1875. In 1919 it fell
to 9.S, and in 1920 the ratio of divorces |
the decree was granted to the wife in
1,744 cases, the ratio being nearly 3
to | in the wives favor. Cruelty led
among the causes of divorce with
total of 1919. Desertion was next
with FOL, and non-support was proved
by 347 wives. Drunkenness account
ed for AZ divorces, three of which
were granted to the husband. This
is a decline from previous wars
Michael b Magaurn, Long Lake
HOCtl plbpl lNipls was lbuih NV Sbil'y
by a jury in Judge Warnings court in
Florence on three counts charging him
with giving away intoxicating liquor
and on one count for selling liquor.
This is Magaurn's second acquittal
within two weeks on charges of VIC
lating the prohibition laws.
The closed season on fish in all
waters adjacent to Green Bay beca me
effective Apr / and will continue IN