The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-05-05
WISCONSIN NEWS
Important Events of the Week
Around the Badger State.

ROCK county members look de-
termined stand against speeding on
the Beloit-Janesville concrete road and
passed an appropriation to purchase
equipment for and hire speed cop to
patrol the road.
Marinette County Agent Sibole is
advising earlier planting of potatoes,
to insure better maturity The late
potato planting will be ended by June
and the early varieties between June
Is and 20.
Frank G. Swoboda, Marathon county
agricultural agent, has rendered his
resignation to the board of supervisors.
He will become manager of the Wis
consin Cheese federation, cooper
alive marketing organization.
More than seventy applications have
been filed with the Prairie du Chen
school board for the position of super
intendent of city schools. Nicholas
Gunderson, who has been superintend-
ent for the last twelve years, goes to
Sparta to take charge of the school
system there.
Marinette county is one of the
states big producers Cf seed potatoes.
The county was second last year in
the number of inspected fields. AS the
seed potatoes brought $1.75 bushel
in the last two weeks, as against so
cents or so for table stock the value
of growing inspected potatoes has been
demonstrated
Thomas Kirshaw, so years old,
veteran of the civil war, walked four
teen miles from Kilbourn to Baraboo
to purchase a suit of clothes. After
his purchase and lunch he started
to walk back to Kilbourn, but the mer-
chant overlook him with his auto and
brought Mr.. Kirshaw back to his home
in the Delrs city.
Even garbage removal has felt the
high cost of living in Green Bay. At
a special meeting of the city council,
a resolution was passed boosting the
ante of householders for twice a week
collection from So to 81. Furthermore
the fee must be paid in advance this
year. Citizens are up in arms over
the extra charge and a protest will be
filed at once.
AS a means of providing a little be-
tween-seasons cash Eor the new set
tiers of Marinette county, the county
agent is advising them to put in poul-
rty and bees. He is finding that
small flock of chickens is bring 81
day to several and that bees are worth
IS a colony annually. A considerable
number of settlers will take up the
new side lines.
The Tomahawk Shoe company is
buster now than at any time in its past
history and the management is of the
opinion that with the readjustment of
leather prices completed, the future of
the shoe business will be particularly
good as is already evidenced by the
many rush orders being received at
the plant The company is now turn
ing out 900 shoes daily.
Maj. j. R. Bryant of Wausau has
been requested by Adj. Gen Orlando
Holway to form One Hundred and
Twenty-eighth regimental medical de-
tachment of the Wisconsin National
guard in that city. The major, who
served in the late war with the Thirty
second division has consented to re
cruit the unit, and now has enlisted
two physicians, two dentists and nine
teen non-commssioned officers and
privates.
Frank A. Partlow, postmaster, bank
stakeholder and prominent citizen OF
Clear Lake, Polk county, was taken in
custody in Madison charged with EN-
bezzlement under the federal farm
loan act He was held, pending ar
raignment at Superior, under $4,000
bonds Partlow, it is alleged, secured
a loan of $4,000 for a farmer from the
Minneapolis farm loan bank and held
The certificate. The farmer com
planned that he had not received the
money and an investigation and arrest
followed.
Thirty-two grand prizes amounting
to $3.50 in all have been offered by the
Chippewa Valley District Fair and
Stock sale to be held at Durand, Sept.
q to 80, to boys and girls under 81,
who live in the counties of Buffalo,
Dunn, Pepin, Pierce and Eau Claire,
The awards will be made for the best
specimens of Golden Glow corn, or
Wisconsin No. II. Enough pedigreed
seed corn to plant a quarter acre will
be distributed free to those wishing
to enter the contest but any reliable
seed may be used of either sort.
According to statistics compiled by
the bureau of census of the depart
ment of commerce there are 724 farms
in Oneida county and, with one eXcep-
ton, operated by white farmers. Only
AZ Of these farms are operated by
tenants. There are 104, sos acres in
the 724 farms, of which 2S,159 acres
are improved Estimated value of the
land and buildings is $4,253,4 The
number of animals on the farms as re
ported by 694 out of, the TIA farmers
are: 1852 horses; 1857 cattle; 2,S17
sheep; 2,03O swine; 2S mules, making
total of 1888.
The Jefferson County Holstein
Friesian Breeders association, Wis
consin, has shipped out eight carloads
of pure bred and high grade black and
whites, during the past few weeks.
Seven of the eight car load shipments
went out of the state. Five cars were
shipped 10 Missouri and two went to
Minnesota.
While lying on the operating table in