Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-08-12
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state at the present time is valued at
$S6,176,S64 in report compiled by the
office of the secretary of state. Capt.
tol building and equipment whose cost
at time of purchase was $40, 225,000 led
the list of items contained in the re-
port. The university follows the CAPT
toll with a valuation of $9.460, 235
whose 1850 acres of land are said
to be worth $2.354,675. buildings and
fixtures $4952,312, and equipment ST.
1853. 248. The Is rs acres of land on
which the state capitol SETS is valued
with improvements at $3,S36,31S. the
building itself at $6,120. 493 and equip
ment at $26S,190 Property owned by
normal schools is estimated 20 be
worth $4,09S,193 of which $2,7S3, lis
is in buildings and fixtures, S i95, asa, in
equipment and $6t9.621 in land value.
The state prison at Waupun is valued
at 1,4SS. 030, the Wisconsin state fair
at Milwaukee at $1,045,17 the North
ern hospital at Winnebago at $1.021,-
665, and the home of feeble minded at
Chippewa Falls at $1,017,557.
Appleton Completion of Outagamie
countys 1921 road building program,
halted because money ran short, was
assured when the finance committee
of the county board authorized the
transfer of $70,500 from the county's
general fund TO the highway building
fund. A recent survey of the county's
finances showed that the treasury con
tanned about $4,000 more than was
needed for county expense and that
money now is to be used to build
roads. Nearly $50 miles of concrete
road have been built in 0utagamie
county since 1916.
Washington, d. C.-Despite the arri-
val of the "horseless age" the Dob.
bins and Bucephaluses of Wisconsin
still outnumber their gasoline driven
competitors more than 2 to /. That,
of course. does not take into consider
alton the combined horsepower of all
the machines in the state, which
would leave horses sadly outclassed
Against more than 10000 motor cars.
census figures on Wisconsin live stock
given out show that there is a total
Of 6S3.S64 horses in the state. OF
this number $3.50 or II of / per cent
are pure bred animals.
Madison Hunting and trapping IL
censes are being sent out by the state
conservation commission to every
county clerk in the state. Though
the open season will not begin for six
/ weeks, many persons obtain licenses
in advance. Small game may be hunt.
ed from Sept. 13 to April 80 and the
fee is 81. The deer license fee will
be $125 for sportsmen in the state.
! but the season has been shortened to
from Nov IL to 20 inclusive. The
last session of the legislature changed
the trapper's license fee to $3.50.
/ Sheboygan-A- big state wide cam
! paign to raise funds for the relief of
/ disabled veterans OF the world war, the
money to be used exclusively for the
veterans benefit with no overhead ex-
! penses, was planned by state officers
/ and the executive committee of the
Wisconsin branch of the American
! Legion here. The campaign for funds
/ is In line with the policy of the vet
/ Grams to be of service to each other.
MISUNDERSTANDING the maize OF
4 his army buddy" on FIVE checks
amounting to $32, Bert Sickles, %,
said to be from Sturgeon Bay, was ar
rested here. He pleaded guilty. Sent
ence was withheld pending investiga-
ton of his record, which is believed
4 good. Sickles used the name of Will
ever his roommate, with whom he
fought in France.
/ Wausau-The city of Wausau has
1 sold $150,000 of water works bonds at
/ 51a per cent, securing a premium of
4 $3.50. The city intended to issue 6
per cent bonds. Sale at the lower
rate of interest win save the city
! $13,O5O in interest during the life of
4 the bonds.
Neenah-Arthur Decker, Is years
/ old, of Kiel, former Neenah boy, is on
I the road to vocalistic fame. Under ex-
pert tutelage his powerful baritone
voice is being wonderfully developed,
1 according to the critics who say be has
/ q very promising future.
Madison The Chicago and North
western Railway Co has filed petit
/ ton with the railroad commission ask
/ ing for the discontinuance Of two
trains between Madison and Montfort.
Necessity for decreasing expenses is
I given as the reason.
/ Neenah- Winnebago county crops
will average btween fifty and seventy
per cent Of normal this year according
/ to County Agricultural Agent G. A.
Sell. The low yield is due TO drought
and excessive heat, he says. Rain
camo too late to save the majority Of