The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-03-03
BADGER STATE
HAPPENINGS

Tanner, president of the local chapter,
w. G. r. T., announced her candidacy
for political office. She is running for
alderman of the First ward
A mass meeting of Equity members
will be held in Gleason Apr, 8, for the
purpose Of urging greater economy in
state affairs. A petition will be circu-
lated and sent to senators and assem-
blymen in an effort to curb expendi-
lures.
The application OF Racine laboring
men to annul the charter OF the Manu-
facturers' association of that city will
be considered at a hearing by the at
torney general Mar. %. The Racine
labor men charge the association with
blacklisting and boycott.
Thirty-four head of pure-bred Hol.
stein cattle, property of Degroye Bull,
Racine county farmer have been con
demned by state authorities as having
responded to the tuberculin test, and
were shipped to Milwaukee for slaugh'
ter.
The following from Wisconsin have
been designated, by examination, for
entrance to West Point July /: Malvin
Halter, Milwaukee; Daniel A. Hardt,
Neenah, and Harry Lintz, of the state
normal school, Eau Claire. All are
members Of the Wisconsin National
guard.
At the spring election, Rhinelander
viii vote on the question of bonding
the city for a new water works sys-
TEN. At present the water supply
comes from the Wisconsin river, and
it is necessary to treat it with chlorine,
on orders from the board of health.
The proposed new system will cost
$150,000
A county road school is to be held
at Wausau in April Town road super.
intendents, patrolmen and foremen are
to attend and speakers will be pres.
ent from other counties Marathon
county will grade and surface 20 miles
of road with gravel on state highways
10 and 16 the coming summer, at a
cost of $250,000.
A day nursery, chiefly for accommo.
dation of children whose mothers
work, will be established in Mantle
voc, a building having been selected.
The South Side Ladies' Aid society
sponsored the plan and made sur
vey of the city to determine what use
would be made of such quarters. A
fee of possibly 10 cents will be charged
for each child for care during the day.
1t is expected that about fifty children
will be cared for daily.
1.-THE fight against compulsory vac
cination will be carried every step of
the way to the United States supreme
court. if necessary to win our point, "
said A. B. Fontaine, Green Bay coun,
sci for the directors, in commenting
on the answer filed to the complaint
by Health Commissioner Gosin. Dr..
Gosin and his co-defendants allege
that the orders in question were with
in the state and that city, county and
state authorities would enforce them
to the limit.
Marinette is the first to introduce
basketball playing on roller skates.
Teams have been organized at the
local roller rink. The game is similar
to the regular game with a few
changes in rules to aid the skaters
The Abner Dahlberg post, American
legion, is recruiting its membership to
the 200 mark. Upon reaching its goal
the organization will receive a balance
of $4,000 in the Oneida county pa
triotic fund. The legion proposes to
use the money for a community build.
ing to commemorate the part Oneida
county played in the war.
The Racine common council, in spe-
cial session unanimously adopted an
ordinance which provides for the rails
ing of 100000 by direct taxation as
the city's portion Of the cost of a
memorial building to the soldiers, sail
ors and marines of the world war.
The amount of 100000 toward the
building fund has been contributed
from the county war relief fund and
5000. 900 will be raised by popular sub
scription. 1t is proposed to have the
building. to be located on the lake
front, completed within two years.
Oliver e. Remey, state fair secre-
tarv. addressing the Wisconsin Asso-
citation Of Fairs at Madison, said that
Wisconsiu's eiPhty.tGo fairs, state, dis
trict and county, last year had receipts
of Sl,075,O34. and a total attendance
exceeding one million two hundred
thousand. attendance at the Wis.
consin state fair has grown from 1871
271 in 1915 to 327394 in 1920, said Mr..
Remey "Its gross receipts have in
creased from S7495tSO in 1915 to
S226.367.36 in 1920. The amount of
premium money paid out has increased
from S47378.20 in 1915 to $72,73273 in
1920
Rock county farmers who have not
disposed of their tobacco crop are de.
termined to find market. The Rock
County Tobacco Growers association
which has hundreds of members,
opened one of the largest warehouses
in the county and started to pack to
bacco.
Martin Georgenson, Manitowoc, two
times candidate for mayor, will again
make the run at the spring election,
Mr.. Georgenson IL one Of the leading
socialists of that city In his previous
attempts to become the city executive
he was defeated by John Schroeder
who will not be a candidate this year