The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-01-13

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Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Linrud, residing
two miles from Chaseburg, Vernon
county, are the parents of triplets--
three five pound boys, Triplets were
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Allen of
La Crosse in November.
A freak calf is attracting attention
on the farm of Frank Sladky of
Stangelville, Brown county. The calf
is black and white, but otherwise looks
almost like a lamb. Its wool is soft
and curly.
A state conference on special work
Grant will be held in Platteville, Jan.
20. Prominent social and educational
workers Of the country will address
the meeting, The department of pub
lie instruction, state conference of So
cial work, state board of health Wis
consin Anti-Tuberculosis association
and Red Cross will work together,
Col. Robert B. Mccoy of Sparta has
been promoted to the rank of brigadier
general in the Wisconsin National
guard. Gen, Mccoy has been connect
ed with the state guard for nearly
twenty-five years and is said to be the
first to receive this promotion in time
of peace. He is president of the
Thirty-second Division Veterans asso-
citation.
George Heller, ST., on New Years
day rounded out fifty years of service
with the Security National bank OF
Sheboygan. He was elected assistant
cashier in 1873 and in 1882 cashier.
Since 1912 he has been vice-president
For twenty-nine years he served as
school commissioner. From 1898 to
1896 he was a member of the board Of
regents of the University of Wis
consin.
Apportionment of the common
school fund of the state was sent by
State Supt. C. P. Cary to Secretary of
State Hull. The total amount III The
fund for distribution was $3,534,961.25.
This fund was made up Of balance
of 5000, O6S.77, of 100000 in corporate
taxes, of $136,403 as interest on
school and special loans and S2999, 4S9,
from the seyen-tenths mill tax for the
support of the common schools.
Three pioneers of Ripon died within
the last few days. They were John
Bazeley, c. S. Cook and Chris Yonks,
whose combined ages total nearly $50
years. John Bazeley passed away at
his home after a short illness. He was
IS years of age. c. S. Cook, aged 81
years, died at the home of his sister,
Mrs. c. S. Stickles. Chris YOnks was
SO years of age and had been a resi-
dent of Ripon for many years.
The industrial outlook for the win
ter in Manitowoc was frightened by
an announcement Of the Manitowoc
Shipbuilding corporation that it had
been awarded a contract for construc-
ton of a large sand freighter for the
American Sand and Gravel company,
Chicago. and that there are enough re-
pair jobs on steamers in winter quar-
tiers to keep 1900 to 1900 men busy
until spring.
Farm development in Douglas coun-
ty last year has been doubled over
any other previous year, John NJ. Walz,
county agricultural agent, said. More
than five thousand acres was cleared,
consuming 100000 pounds of explo-
sives. One huISlred twenty-five new
families, from southern states, have
come to Douglas county during the
year. There are now 1857 developed
farms in the county an increase of 50
per cent in ten years.
Congress will take favorable action
on the bill to appropriate $4,000 for
enlarging the postoffice in Appleton,
before March A, in spite of declarations
by prominent republican leaders that
postoff3ce bills will be sidetracked I'M
til after March 4, according to word
from David G. Classon, congressman
from the Ninth district Mr.. Classon
said the bill has been approved by the
treasury department and congressional
leaders have promised to send it
through.
Rock county only paid out $50 dur
ing the last year for wolf bounties,
County Treasurer Arthur NJ Church's
figures show. While there has been
less effort on the part of the farmers
to run down, shoot or trap the few
struggling wolves in the three or four
parts of the county which have been
infested by the lobo, the county has
paid out considerable money for dam.
age against dogs, the tabulation re-
veals. Under the new dog license
measure, the county pays so per cent
of damage to stock known to have
been killed by dogs.
The amount of state insured prop.
erty has reached S6O,O55,108, the an
nual report of the commissioner of in
surance reveals. The total amount
of premiums and interest received by
the insurance fund since it's inception
in April, 1903, to April /, 1920, was
S943119, while the losses have been
$500, 4O1, with a net balance after de-
duction of all expense amounting to
$288,449. Under operation of the in
surance law all state property is in
sured against fire and tornado. The
property owned by the state with the
exception Of the state capitol and the
historical library is insured for 80 per
cent of it's value.
From fifteen-acre crop in 1860, the
earliest on record, TO $4,000 acres of
the finest cigar tobacco in the United
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