The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-01-20

the last year, according to reports at
its annual meeting.
Langlade county paid during 1920
the sum Of $1,27S in bounties on q
wolves and As foxes killed The state
paid an equal amount making a total
of $2,556 The county pays a bounty
of $50 on wolves and So on foxes, the
state paying the same. In 1919 boun-
ties We're paid on 80 wolves and 1876
foxes.
The EIlls' lodge of Eau Claire has
adopted 10 Armenian children and
voted to contribute $50 a month for
their support for the coming year.
The money will be donated by mem.
bers and sent to the state committee
Of the Elks to be turned over to the
near east relief committee for the Ar.
menians.
Wisconsin officially cast her vote for
president and yice.president of the
United States, Jan. TO- when Is presi
dental electors chosen at the Novem-
Der election, met in the senate parlors
Madison, and duly cast their vote for
Warren G. Harding and Calvin Cool
idgc. Max Sell of Florence was chosen
en- the fifth ballot, as the official mes.
senger who will deliver the vote in
Washington.
George l.. Hull, Whitewater, under
whose direction the movement was
started nearly year ago, was elected
president of the Wisconsin Farm Fed
GRAFTON bureau at the meeting in Mad
ison during which permanent organiza-
ton was affected Other officers are:
S. A, Baird Waukesha, president;
c. w. Reyes, Fond du Lac, treasurer;
C. A. Peterson, Fond du Lac, secre-
tary
Game Warden Tic of the Oconto dis
trict arrested two young men, who
gave their names as William Feavel
and Charles Ebert, and who gave their
residence as Appleton Feavel was
CHARGED with shooting patridges and
was fined $50 and costs amounting to
$50 His gun was couliscated Ebert
was charged with hunting without a
license and fined $50 and costs amount
ing to $792.
The first carload of certified Tri-
umphs seed potatoes to be sold from
Price county has just been consigned
to Louisiana These potatoes We're
sold by the Price County Pure Seed
association and the price was $3.50 per
100 pounds With the exception OF a
very few bushels all the Triumph seed
in the county has now been sold.
An increase of $1,000 over 1919. or
a total business of 100000. has been
done by the Fond du Lac post office
with a postal force that was no larger
than the one nine years ago when
business receipts totaled but $4,000.
During 1920 deputies of the indus
trial commission investigated 2,6l6 &C.
cidents to determine whether the in
iured employees or their dependents
We're entitled to an increase in com
pensation, because these accidents
We're due to a violation of some law
Of the state or order of the commits.
sion. In ISL Of these cases the re-
ports of the deputies Indicated that
the violations were due to such viola
tions Of the safety laws Increased
compensation was thus recommended
in nearly SO per cent of the cases in
yestigated.
Recently A. Larson of Neillsville,
cut into frewood a giant white oak
that stood near O'Neill creek. For
years this tree had been a landmark
TO people of Neillsyile and vicinity.
Mr.. Larson counted the rings of
growth and found that the oak was
1877 years Old In bygone years in the
upper part of the tree a platform had
been built tor the use of hunters in
watching a deer lick" The spikes
that held this platform were over
grown by as rings, showing that half
century passed since they were driven
into the tree Fourteen and a half
cords of wood We're cut from the tree.
Reduced fares will be offered by all
railroads to those who attend the big
Get.Togethcr Market conference at
Agricultural hail. Madison, Feb. to
10 This is the notice just received
by K. l.. Hatch, of the agricultural ex-
tension service who is arranging the
program. A rate of a fare and a half
is offered on a certificate plan "On
purchasing a ticket at the home sta
ton, the passenger should pay full fare
and ask for a certificate which, when
countersigned at Madison, will enutle
the purchaser to a return ticket at half
fare, says Mr.. Hatch This special
rate applies to points on all Wiscon.
sin lines"
The first step in stamping out a q.
gantic dope ring which has been oper
ating in Wisconsin and other north,
west states was taken by federal
agents when they raided the place of
Frank Insco, Superior, said to be the
chief of the ring, A quantity Of opium,
half a dozen opium pipes and a guam.
tity of cocaine We're found Il had
been reported that many women Of
wealth and social position had been
patrons of Insco and this was borne
out when lnsco was searched A
money belt he carried contained 25
large diamond rings, all womens; half
a dozen layaliercs, earrings and other
women's jewelry The government
agents believe the jewelry was pawned
with Insco for drugs.
The Prairie du CHEN Women's club,
organized last summer, has provided
a rest room in the down town district