The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-01-06
BADGER STATE
HAPPENINGS.


Of Manitowoc county, opened for busi-
ness on Jan. /.
The Wisconsin Rapids board Of
education has taken preliminary steps
toward building a junior high school.
1t has authorized the appointment OF
committee to make recommends
ton.
Wisconsin's forty-six county agents
spent 745 days in the field and 313 in
the Office during November, according
to a report of j. f. Wotja, state leader.
He reports they held 225 meetings at
tended by 2O,604 people.
The Jefferson County Holstein
Breeders association elected William
Everson of Lake Mills president;
Henry Antilles, vice-president William
Leonard, treasurer, and A. f. Cake,
secretary. The association was instru-
mental in dispensing large number
of cattle in 1920, total sales being
500 1893. These cattle were shipped to
sixteen different states and to South
America.
Lincoln county Agent A, II. Cole is
advising farmers to buy pure-bred cat
tie now and says pure-breds may be
purchased at the same prices COM
manded a year ago by grades. He also
is of the opinion that in February or
March the present prices will advance
because Of the opening of pastures in
March and April. Pure-breds can be
bought from 5000 to $3.50 per head at
this time.
Live stock judging teams are being
selected in many parts of the state
to enter the big statewide judging CON
test for boys and girls held at the
agricultural college, Madison, Feb. A
and B. A trip to the International
Livestock show next fall and a silver
cup are offered to the All Champion
ship team in the state contest. The
Championship Dairy team wins a trip
to the National Dairy show.
OF the l3 American universities
which have more than 5000 students
in attendance this fall, the University
of Wisconsin ranks eighth in size.
The enrolment of the 10 largest uni
versities are: Columbia, 1878; Cali
fornia, 16,379; New York, 1861; Hi
nois, S,291; Boston, 1866; Minnesota,
7437; Ohio State, 7,156; Wisconsin,
1904; Northwestern, $3.50; Chicago,
5,728; Harvard, 5,597; Washington
State, 5,191; and Cornell, STA.
Mrs. Julia Lynch and her husband,
Thomas Lynch, have begun suits
against the city of Marinette and the
Marinette Water company for dam
ages aggregating $4,000 for an in
jury sustained by Mrs. Lynch when
she fell on an icy sidewalk 1t is
claimed the ice formed because Of a
leaky pipe of the water company and
the city is sued for not making the
walk safe. The suit against the city
is for $4,000 and two suits against the
company are for $4,000.
Fred Plockelman, a farmer living
about four miles west of Dorchester,
lost 40 head of cattle, barn and all it
contained by fire. When the fire was
discovered early in the morning, it had
gained such Roadway that nothing
could be saved. The cause of the fire
is unknown. The chores had been fin
ished before dark, artificial light had
not been used, and none of the family
uses tobacco. Only $1,000 insurance
is carried.
The question of closed Sunday is
being threshed out in Richland Center.
Wolfson Bros, operating grocery
store, were brought to trial in Justice
Curtis court. The jury disagreed
The district attorney asked retrial.
Proponents declare conviction will
mean tight Sunday closing and oppo.
nents of Sunday closing insist that in
such a case not even the sale of d
cigar or a gallon of gasoline will be
permitted.
The free baby carriage offer Of F..
r. Rosenow, furniture dealer, to every
babe born in Stevens Point on Christ
mas day, did not go unclaimed this
year The lucky babe is Mansworth
Kiedrowski son of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Kiedrowski who gets $40 buggy
free. Arthur Grimmer, Jr., missed
getting in on the free offer by 90 min
utes, the stork arriving with him at
11:40 on Christmas eve. Mr.. Rosenow
has offered free carriage every year
for six years and there has been a
baby to claim the prize every time ex-
cept in 1918.
Another bridge will span the Mis-
stssippi river if county boards of Yer
non and Crawford counties in Wiscon-
sin and Allamakee county in Iowa
have their way. A structure, which
with approaches will cost 100000, is
planned to afford a crossing between
De Soto, Wis, and Lansing, la. Res.
olutions favoring the project have
been adopted by the county boards
Automobile traffic between De Soto
and Lansing. eastern end Of the I'm
perial trail, has become so heavy that
the single ferry capable of conveying
vehicles across the river is no longer
adequate.
John u. Truscott Of Menasha, 80, un-
married was instantly killed while
walking beside a bobsled loaded with
coal. The runners caught on a rail
road siding covered with snow, the
sled Slowed and Truscott was crushed
TO death between the sled and the
brick wall of building.
Announcement was made by Coy.
elect John ]. Blaine of the members
of his official family in the executive