The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-07-28

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superintendent.
George Wolf, II, son of John Wolf,
of Park Falls, died in a hospital as
the result of gunshot wounds. He and
his brother had been hunting. A bull
let from 30 rifle, discharged at
squirrel, glanced from tree and
struck him in the abdomen.
Eight thousand persons attended the
first Oconto county musical festival,
composed of the Oconto, Oconto Falls,
Gillett and Spruce bands, numbering
| 100 pieces, an orchestra of IS pieces
and a mixed chorus of nearly 300
voices in Martineau's grove, at Kelly
Brook, Oconto county. The success of
this first undertaking will make this
an annual event.
Twenty four foreign countries
helped to swell the total of 10,S4S stu
dents at the University of Wisconsin
during the last year and the 1920 sum
mer session by sending 173 of their
young men and women to Madison.
OF these China ranked first with 81
men, Norway and the Philippine Isl
ands, tied for second place with %
students each, and Canada third with
IA students, nine men and five women.
Frank Il. Poll, Almond was elected
president of the Wisconsin League of
Postmasters at the fourteenth annual
] Of
postmasters adopted resolutions
pledging their loyalty to Postmaster
General Will Hays and asking for sui
ficient allowances for third and fourth
class postoflices to operate them eff
GENTLY.
Racine county was compelled to
suffer a loss of $25,275 in the sale of
$4,000 highway improvement bonds,
that amount being the discount de-
manded by bond buyers. Because of
the bonds drawing but per cent in
terest and a tightness in the money
market, the county was compelled to
accept the discount The money was
needed for road work already con
suucted.
Il. l.. Hill, farmer, is in jail at Hay
ward, charged with killing his moth
er, four years ago and sinking her
body in Squaw bay part OF Round
lake. After the mother disappeared
relatives and neighbors became sus,
picious. Many searching parties were
unable to find any clews and the al
fair was dropped Last week, how
ever, Indians found bones in a boat
sunk in Squaw bay which led to the
arrest
Stanley Galley of Pittsburg, Pa,
was held up and robbed of $50 in
broad daylight, he told Chief of Police
Robert c. Flood, Sheboygan. He said
that he went to the factory district
with two strangers to search for work
and that as they approached the lum
Der yards they stopped him, aimed a
revolver at him and took the money
from his pockets. They then told him
to beat it" and disappeared in the
lumber yards.
The German language will again be
taught in the Madison high school
starting this fall, if enough pupils
register for the course. The teaching
of German was discontinued during
the war. AT a meeting of the board
of education a petition signed by Is
people requested that German be re-
turned to the curriculum. The board
voted to instruct Principal Volney G.
Barnes and Assistant Supt. X. b.
Dudgeon to offer the course this tall
and to furnish German instructors il
there is a sufficient enrolment.
The department of agriculture re-
ports that there were 229 herds con
tanning 5,795 cattle tuberculin tested
during June. OF this number 100 re
acted and were slaughtered Wiscon-
sin now has 2,454 herds, containing
62,417 cattle, under supervision of the
state and federal departments OF agri-
culture or these, 1905 herds, con
tanning 30,S92 cattle, have passed one
test toward being accredited, while
787 herds, containing 20,507 cattle,
have received certificates as being ac-
credited.
A property loss of $4,000 and dam
age to crops aggregating probably
twice as much was caused by mini
allure tornado in the northern part OF
Outagamie and the southern part OF
Shawano counties. Not less than 40
silos, three barns and a half dozen
machine sheds were blown over. Corn
and grains were fiattened and ruined.
The storm cut swath about six
miles wide through the towns of Sey-
mour, Outagamie county, and Pitts
field, Shawano county Other towns
reported high winds. There were no
injuries reported.
An increase of more than 500 per
cent in the water rates VIII be
charged in Hurley, it is believed, as
result of action of the board OF water
commissioners of lronwood, Mich, IN
recommending that the city council
contract to furnish water at the rate
of 20 cents for each 1000 gallons dur
ing the next year. The rate being
paid in Hurley is ga cents for each
1000 gallons. The water is purchased
by the Hurley Water Co, controlled
by the IronWood and Bessemer Rat
way and Light Co, which in turn sells
il to consumers in Hurley.
Work has been started on new
Episcopal mission church on the
Oneida Indian reservation to replace
the building destroyed by fire. Funds
wera made available through dona.