Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-08-19

farms of the state are encountered
with debt, according to Elmer S. Hall.
i secretary of state, who received a re
port from the United States census bu-
reau Mr.. Hall has statistics which
show there are 57,773 farms in the
state thu. are free from debt and there
are 94,25S farms in the state that have
some mortgage upon it. No reports
were received from 1879 farms. The
number of farms reporting the amount
of debt was S7,0S1 and the amount of
the mortgage debt was S354,574, 391.
The value of the land and buildings on
these mortgaged farms aggregated
$685., 3S5.35S. The ratio of debt to val
ue of the property is 37.8 per cent and
4 average rate of interest is SO per cent
4 Stevens Point A joint national
I guard armory and stock sales pavilion
was assured for this city when the
1 board of public works recommended
acceptance of a bid for the construc-
/ ton OF the building at a cost Of ap-
proximately $3.50 The council will
formally approve the bid at its next
meeting and work will be commenced
within month. The armory will be
ready for use by the middle of Octo-
! Der. 1t is to be located at the fair
grounds and will be the home of Bat
terry B, First battalion, One Hundred
Twentieth Field artillery. The council
recently authorized a bond issue of
$4,000 to cover the expense.
Appleton - Four carrier pigeons,
owned by JOSEPH Van Agtmael have
returned to their cots here after
flight of LOO miles from Jackson, Miss.
The birds travelled that distance in
about 40 hours. Mr.. Van Agtmael viii
send the birds to town on the gulf of
Mexico for flight of nearly $500
miles on Sunday, Aug. 81. The birds
are carried to the southern cities by
express companies free of charge, and
are released by the company's agent
in the city of destination at the time
specified by the owner. The pigeons
are being trained for the long flights
in cooperation with the war depart
ment
Wausau - coroner's jury investi-
eating the death of James Ryan, who
was Killed during an alleged drunken
brawl here, returned a verdict hat
death was the result of being st 'uck
with an ak in the hands of Joseph Ho-
gel. Hogel and his step son, Paul
goepke, were arraigned in municipal
court on a charge of first degree MUIR
der They were held without bail for
preliminary examination Aug. %.
Neenah - Officials of the Northern
Transportation company and the A. c.
Holman Auto Bus line have taken steps
to secure an injunction upon city off,
cials here restraining them from en-
forcing three ordinances recently
passed by the common council fixing
the schedule and parking places of
motor busses operating here and es-
tablishing a license fee of $100 for each
bus so operated.
Tomah-A colony of beavers has in
vaded the .Gebhardt marsh in Jackson
county, and is but one of many col
onies to infest the marsh lands of this
part of Wisconsin. The beavers null
tiply so rapidly that they are a nui-
sance to marsh owners. The problem
of getting rid of them is now con-
fronting Jackson, Monroe, Wood ana
Juneau counties, as it did land owners
in northern Wisconsin for many years
Sharon-Edward zach, IA year old
boy, was instantly killed when bolt
of lightning struck him as he was walk
ing across a porch at the rear of his
parents home in the town Of Sharon
a small hole was torn through his
straw hat and his hair singed but no
other marks We're left when he was
thrown to the floor. An older brother
witnessed the tragedy.
Madison The railroad commission
declined an extension of time to the
Chicago Milwaukee and st. Paul rail-
road, which has been ordered to erect
anew station at Oshkosh The railroad
authorities presented statistics to show
that the company's financial condition
made the building project impossible
at this time.
Madison--The Rev, II. G. Goodsell,
popularity known as the marrying par
son" of Madison, has accepted call
to go to Denver, Colo. to become pas
tor of the Warren Methodist church
there. His decision was influenced, he
said, by the fact that he believes the
health conditions in Denver will be
better for his family.
Green Bay-Four hundred farmers
gathered here under auspices of the
Society of Equity TO discuss the devel-
opment OF cooperative dairy assoei.
faion plans for tho nrgar,izafinn xtrara