Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-01-14
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

5 STATE NEWS !
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Madison-The state board of control
let contract to a Fond du Lac Con.
struction company for three new build.
ings at the state home for feeblemind.
ed at Union Grove, Racine county,
Two buildings for inmates will be
built, and also refectory, the total
cost to be $685. Work is to be
started as soon as the contractors
bond is approved. This is the second
state home for feebleminded, and will
supplement- the work of the institution
at Chippewa Falls.
Oshkosh =. Representatives of the
Wisconsin branch of the American So.
ciety of Equity, in session here, de.
cided to form federation of cooper
alton of shipping agencies of livestock.
About rs were present from various
parts of the state. A committee was
named to prepare a plan for fedora
tion, the idea being to have representa-.
tives at the stock market terminals.
thus eliminating the paying of broker
age to livestock corporations.
Green Bay-A move is under way to
develop this city into a cattle feeding
center. L. w. Martin, Arizona stock.
man, is here negotiating for the feed
ing Of cattle en- route to Chicago. 1t is
the plan of Martin to ship cattle here
for three months period before the
final trip to the Chicago stockyards.
Negotiations for grazing pastures have
been completed and about 1900 head
of cattle will faten up in Brown county
during the coming year.
Madison--Among the most impor.
tant work to come before the present
Wisconsin Legislature viii be the
changing of districts for congressman
state senators and assemblymen. The
increase in population shown by the
1920 census will undoubtedly give the
state twelve congressman instead of
eleven. 1t is believed that the extra
Congressional district will go to the
northern part OF the state.
Brentwood November the
Barron So-operatiye creamery, the
largest in the world, received 3S4,21S
pounds of cream from which 97,167.7
pounds of butterfat were obtained.
The price paid for butter-fat was 81
cents pound. Nearly 1000 farmers
were patrons of the plant. Three
farmers received checks totaling more
than $1,000 for the month. Sixty-four
received more than $3.50 each.
Madison-Those having business at
the state capital during the session i
the legislature will find considerable
Improvement in hotel accommodations
and housing conditions in Madison.
One large hotel has been opened since
the last legislature adjourned. The
majority of state senators and assem-
blymen live in Madison hotels while
the legislature is in session and re-
turn to their homes for each week end.
Green Bay-An order that will COM
pei the Green Bay Fish Co. to dispose
of great quantity of fish that has
been stored in the companys ware
houses was issued by George j. Weigle,
state dairy and food commissioner.
Several thousand pounds of fish were
ordered destroyed, the commissioner
ruling that it had been stored so long
that il is unfit for use. Several thou
sand more pounds were ordered sold
Immediately and a large quantity was
ordered shipped to Chicago.
Eau Claire-Judge James Wickham
ruled that stock dividend is not income
and therefore not assessable under the
Wisconsin income tax law in the test
case of ID. M. Dulany against County
Clerk John H. Nygaard. The amount
involved was $425. the assessment
made against stock dividend OF
$4,000 declared by corporation OF
Kansas City in which Mr. Dulany
stoekholder.
Madison Fishing is an industry OF
commercial importance in Wisconsin
with an investment of over $1,500OOO,
and employing over 1900 men, accord
ing to figures of James Nevin, head OF
the division Of fisheries of the con-
servation commission. This state was
shown to lead Illinois, Michigan and
ldniana, other lake states, in the Vok'
ume of its fishing business.
Madison-A movement has been
started in Wisconsin which is recelV'
ing srpprot of the conservation com
mission to make the dells Of the WIS
eonsin river a state park. The aglta'
ton has reached stage where the
question viii probably be brought pe-
lore tie state legislature, according 70
Z. H. Harrington, one Of the commlS-
sioners.