The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-08-04
BADGER STATE
HAPPENINGS


Mr.. ana mrs. Arthur Lamp of Madi'
son, was killed when sand pit in
which he was playing caved in.
Changes in the method of disposing
of its sewage were ordered by the
state board of health before the
United States Sugar company can
open its plant at Madison this fall.
Harry Bennett, 80 years old, fac
tory worker, of Eau Claire, was cap
tured by a posse of u men, led by
Sheriff Carmen and g. Wolfe, cap
tain of police, az his home on the
Chippewa river, one mile from here
and is being held as a suspect in the
messenger robbery and shooting
which resulted in the death of Chief
of Police Sundby.
His Harem." That's what Sheriff
Mic Ryan calls the county Jail at Green
Bay at present. There are twice as
many female prisoners as male The
moral cleanup is being felt there and a
number of the young girls have been
them out. Others of the more unfor-
tunate type caught in raids, have been
unable to pay their fines.
A strange freak of lightning was in
stanced recently at the home of Ira
Granger, who lives on a farm near
Clintonville While he was milking in
the barn a bolt of lightning struck
the barn and killed the cow which
Mr. Granger was milking as well as
two others in nearby stalls. Mr.,
Granger was somewhat jolted but es-
capped without serious injury,
Judge Frank S. Symmonds, of Ke-
nosha, recently appointed district at
torney of Kenosha county by Gov,
Blaine, issued statement in which he
declared that the law was going to be
enforced in Kenosha county if it We're
necessary to call troops to enforce the
prohibition statutes. In his formal
statement, Mr. Symmonds declared
that the governor had promised to him
the full cooperation of the state to
aid in this cleanup of the county
Two public markets will be opened
at Green Bay in a few days, much to
the delight of housewives, who find
it cheaper to buy direct from the farm
ers and carry their purchases home
than to trade at the corner grocery
store. Both the markets will be under
city supervision. Farmers and truck
gardeners must file application to
leave their wagons in the market
space. Two hundred applications
have already been received for selling
rights.
Elmer Sundby, As, chief of police,
Eau Claire, died, as a result of a gun
fight with robber who escaped with
$1,O36 after holding up messenger
of the Wisconsin Light and
Power Co. Chief Sundby was leading
a posse at the time he was shot. He
was appointed to the police force IN
1908 and in 1916 was made chief. The
robbery occurred at the car barns
when the highwayman forced Evan
Evans, a messenger, and two guards
into the barns as they were leaving
for the bank, and took the satchel
containing the money.
Immigrants continue to flock to up
per Wisconsin in numbers far eX-
ceeding those going to surrounding
states. figures reported to the state
bureau of immigration by the 500
Railroad Co. show. A total of 45 immi-
grant cars were scheduled for Wis
consin during June with two going to
Minnesota and one to Michigan. The
largest number of immigrants are
Seandnayians and Germans, with a
somewhat smaller number of Slave
mans and Danes Russians, Italians,
Irish and other nationalities are scat
tered among those who take land in
the northern part of the state
Large increase in the number of
heifers is said by the crop reporting
service to be the outstanding feature
of the livestock situation in Wiscon-
sin. An extensive inquiry of individ-
ual farms indicated that there are II
per cent more heifers now than in
1920. No change is indicated in the
number of milk cows, with falling
off of 2 per cent in the number Of
others. Bulls increased 4 per cent,
the report shows, with steers falling
off 16 per cent All other live stock
than cattle decreased in number dur
ing the year, swine dropping per
cent. sheep and horses 6.
Wisconsin has 1898 insane in state
and county institutions July l of this
year. a monthly report of the state
board of control made public shows.
OF these 1891 were in the State hos
pital. 109 in the Hospital for the
Criminal Insane, 56S in the Milwau-
Ike hospital and $685. in county asyl-
ums. This is an increase of 1870 over
last year at this time, the report in
dicates. The number of feeble-minded
likewise increased from LILO in July,
1920 to 1164 in July of this year
The total number of all classes in in
stitutions on July was 12,5l5, an in
crease of 500 over year ago,
j. n. Kavanaugh, county agent of
Brown county, has organized COW
testing association at Greenleaf and
formed Duroc.Jersey Hog Breeders
association in the same community.
The farmers subscribed for $1,000 in
s!ock in the latter association, with
the understanding that the money
raised by this subscription would be
- for tba erection pf