Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-05-13
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

LIE WIScOuSln commissioner OF agfi-
culture in his annual report. These
farms are being formed almost entire
ly in upper Wisconsin, as the lower
two-thirds of the state shows an actual
| decrease in the number of farms. Wis
consin maintains its leadership in
silos, the report states, there being
| S2,034 in the state, as compared with
$4,000 silos in New York, the second
in position. The largest single item in
point of value among the agricultural
/ products of the state was milk. the
report says, 8.S73.079 900 pounds being
J produced in one year, valued at $780,
/ 596,300 There are approximately
100000 dairy cows in Wisconsin.
Ashland-The question of the own
{ ership of Spring lake in Bayfield, coun-
/ ty is to be determined in the United
States courts. c. F. Wiehe maintains
/ that the lake belongs to him because
/ he owns all property adjoining the
\ lake. Recently the state decided that
the laEe was not private property and
/ that the state was the rightful owner.
/ Mr. Wiehe had prohibited fishermen
| from using the lake and the state de-
clared that any Wisconsin resident
had the right to fish in the lake. Mr..
Wiehe has started legal battle to de-
termine who owns the lake.
Racine-James Horlick, one of the
founders and owners of the Horlick
Matted Milk Co, died in london, ac-
cording to cablegram received here
by his brother. William Horlick Mr..
Horlick was born in England in 1874
and came to Racine about so years
ago and organized company to manu-
facture milk powders. He returned to
England 80 years ago to start matted
milk plant. He visited Racine every
two years. Ten years ago he was
knighted by King Edward of England.
Green Bay Employing carpenters
of Green Bay have declared for the
open shop and win employ carpenters
hereafter only on an open shop basis.
according to President Joseph Ser
Vote of the Brown County Contrac-
tors association. Decision to this
effect was made after representatives
of the carpenters union had refused
point blank to accept reduction in
wages of So to rs cents an hour.
Janesville-Rock county will build
a complete concrete highway from
GAINESVILLE to Edgerton, II miles. this
year, the construction work being
started this week by Highway Com
missioner Charles E. Moore This
win give the county two concrete
trunk line roads from Janesville to
Edgerton, all concrete.
Madison-The controversy between
building unions and contractors that
has tied up construction in Madison
for a month, is settled. Agreement
has been reached on lower wage
scale for the workers, with the closed
shop to remain. Reduction in pay
brings the scale for bricklayers, and
plasterers from $1.12 10 81. carpenters
from 81 to 80 cents; plumbers from 81
to 50 cents. About 600 men are af-
fected.
Fond du -Three-year-old Al
bridge Foskeet, a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Foskeet of this city, fell 80
feet, landing on his head on a cement
walk and escaped with severe shake
up. Tie child did not bear mark of
the fall. Before he struck the ground
he hit clothes line, which, it is be-
lieved, broiee his fall and prevented
any serious injury.
La Crosse-John A. Mitchell, Bur
| lington brakeman, was sentenced to
| FIVE years in Waupun prison by Judge
e. c. Higbee in circuit court, for
breaking into box car and stealing
shoes. Thomas Dagnan, bartender
who received part of the stolen prop
erty, was sentenced to two years, while
Charles Brose. who got one pair of
shoes, paid a fine of $S3.40
Green Bay-This city claims the dis
tinction of having one of the youngest
| city treasurers in the state. He is
| John " Tease, and he has Just touched
4 Ills tNEAlN -OCNNAlAA AhAtNHtoAACs liz hnS
recently been named to succeed C. J.
/ O'Conner.
Eagle River-Since the county and
state have placed a bounty on cranes
in this locality many of the birds have
4 been killed and the bounty CT one dol
/ lar each collected within the last few
xvaafxc Appordine IN the ranny-t ne COW
eral hunters almost thousand have
been slaughtered this spring.
Green Bay--Leyi Bancroft, former
/ attorney general of Wisconsin. will de-
liver the feature address at the Ne
/ mortal day services here. which will
be staged under the auspices of the
! c. A. r. Woman's Relief corps. Span
ish War Veterans and American Lee