Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-04-22

Madison-An increased supply OF
farmhands is evidenced in a report of
the industrial commission, which
shows that during March 1,124 men
were placed at work on farms as
against 478 men in 1920. The figures
were compiled by the IL free employ
of farm placements was made last
month by the La Crosse, Madison, Mil
waukee, Oshkosh and Wausau offices.
The total number of men called for
was 40 more than the number of men
referred to farmers. This shortage oc-
Cured principally at the offices in
Green Bay, Madison and Sheboygan.
The men placed this year by the en-
ployment offices are of a much higher
grade than in former years. Practical
ly all of the men sent out are expert.
enced farm hands, many of whom
drifted to the cities during the last
few years.
Stevens Point-The largest ship
ment of brook trout fry ever shipped
arrived here and was planted in
streams of Portage county. Thirty
two cans were received in ALL each
containing several thousand fish The
contents of Is cans which were unload
ed were planted in the Little Plover
river. one of the drainage bitches and
the Wolf river, while "a cans which
were unloaded at Amherst Junction
were taken to the Tomorrow river.
The fry came from the state hatchery
at st. Croix Falls and were received
through efforts OF members of the
Portage County Fish and Game Pro-
tective Association.
Racine-Master painters and deco
rators of this city, a score in number,
announced that they would conduct
open shops, offering employment to all
journeymen, union or nonunion. The
action came as a result of the union
journeymen's refusal to accept the
new wage scale of 80 cents an hour,
a reduction of 10 cents from the 1920
scale. The master painters have now
joined issue with master carpenters,
masons, plumbers and electricians in
declaring for open shops in all build
ing craft.
Birchwood-So that farmers in this
section of the state may realize some
profit On their last year potato crops,
officials of the Rice Lake Starch fac
tory have started their plant to manu-
facture starch. Some 5000 bushels
per day are being made into starch at
that plant. TO stimulate business also,
the railway companies are offering spe-
cial rates on "spuds" to the plant I'm
less made into starch, the potato crop
of this section would be almost IN
marketable.
Washington-A decided decrease in
rural and small town Jail population
under prohibition is reported by the
board of temperance, prohibition and
public morals of the Methodist Episco.
pal church following a countrywide
study of statistics. Eleven Wisconsin
stiles chosen at random show a fall
ing off Of jail population of II per cent
from Tuly 1, 1918, to July l, 1919, and
of &c rer cent from July /, 1919, to
July 1, 1920.
Rhinelander-A colored porter, who
was employed less than a week in
Hartley's barber shop in this city, dis
appeared and after a hurried inventory
of the shop, razors, musical instru-
ments and other articles to the value
of over 800 were found to be missing.
Hartley had given the porter key to
the shop
Manitowoc-Th city will be obliged
to fight the $4,000 damage suit case
filed by the ] F. Rappel Co. as a result
of a food which damaged goods, in the
warehouse of the company last spring.
In a decision handed down in circuit
court, Judge Kirwan overrides a de-
murrer filed by the city and holds that
the Rappel Co. has cause for action.
Madison - Print paper made of
southern pine and red gum is used for
print stock in a small pamphlet, "The
Log of the Lab" just issued by the
Forest Products laboratory, Madison.
The paper was made on the labora-
torys paper-making machine and illus
trates one of its successes in research
to relieve the print paper situation.
Delavan- Mr.. and Mrs. J. Y. Gould
celebrated their 55th wedding anniver-
sary at their home here recently. Since
their marriage in 1866, they have re-
sided in and about Delavan. There
were FIVE children. IL grand children
and IL great grandchildren at the cele-
bration.
Eau Claire-Frank Ender. 66 years
old. prominent farmer of Nelson,
Buffalo county, was killed when tree
being cut down by road working
crew fell on him as he drove by in his