Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-03-24
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

observation-disclosures county claims
the distinction of being the largest
producer of certified seed potatoes in
Wisconsin. During the year 1920 there
was grown in the state 100 100 bushels
of certified seed stock nod of this
amount Oneida county furnished 1875.
600 bushels. Since the first of Jan
uary this year II carloads of certified
seed stock have been shipped from
this county to growers in various
parts of the country, chiefly in the
South Indications are that a larger
acreage will be devoted to seed stock
this year in Oneida county as growers
are beginning to realize more and
more the increased profits to be had
from this branch of the industry.
Evansville-Dos poisoners are quite
common, and Their work is heard of
quite frequently, but a new kind of a
"low life" was discovered the other
day near Footville, Rock county, where
80 fine Leghorn chickens belonging to
Gust Guse were discovered dead. An
examination disclosed the fact that
they had been poisoned by combina-
tion OF salt, oats and strychnine. The
owner recently moved into the neigh.
borhood, and is unaware of having any
enemies. The loss is estimated at
about SIS.
Marinette-Within few years there
will be beautiful automobile drive
out of Marinette, one of the finest in
this section, 1t is the loop from Marin.
cite down the bay shore to Peshtigo
harbor and then from the harbor to
the city of Marinette, about % miles
in all. This drive will include about
eight miles of shore drive up the Pesh-
tigo. At present the roads are pass
able but not very good.
Kenosha-Three horses belonging to
Kreger brothers. Kenosha county,
were killed, and one man, Emil
Kreger. was seriously injured when
bolt of lightning struck in the barn
yard of the Kreger farm. The men
were working when the storm broke
and hurried toward the barn. They
were hit by the thunderbolt just be-
fore reaching safety. Kreger is in
hospital.
Green Bay-The Fairmont Creamery
Co, the main office of which is located
in Omoha, was found guilty in NUM-
cipal court here on seven counts
charging violation of the state dairy
and food laws and was fined SITS and
costs. The company was charged with
holding butter and eggs in cold stOr-
age in violation of state laws, with no
marks to show on what date the dairy
products were placed in storage or
when released.
Green Bay-One of the best records
in.athe state this year for year old
holsteins was made by a COW owned
by Walter Wieckert, town of Center.
Outagamie county in an official seven
day test, conducted by an expert from
the College of Agriculture, Madison,
The COW gave GIL pounds of milk with
butter fat record of 29.06 pounds.
Her best days record was 1O4 pounds
of milk.
Madison in the last six months of
1920 the average wage of all injured
employees whose cases were settled
under the Wisconsin compensation act
was S2S.51 per week, as shown by an
analysis made public by the Industrial
commission This figure is to be com
pared with $22.99 in the same six
months in 1919 and $3.50 in the first
six months of 1920
Manitowoc Another "meanest"
thief has come to light. He is Mic
Stevens, an Indian, who was sentenced
to one year in the Green Bay reforma-
tory after pleading guilty to the charge
Of having stolen $50, valuable purse
and a revolver from Patrick Burns, an
aged blind man of Maple Grove, Mani
towoc county. Stevens was a guest at
the Burns home when he committed
the theft. He was arrested at Witten.
burg.
La Crosse-Now comes Uncle Sam
with demand that six La Crosse
saloon keepers. convicted of selling
liquor, pay revenue taxes on all liquor
sold since the Volstead act went into
effect Frank Kratzer, who pleaded
guilty to the charge Of selling home
brew beer, is asked to pay tax OF
$4,51S.
Wisconsin Rapids-In memory of
six Winnebago Indian youths of this
district who gave their lives in the
World war, Ahdawagam chapter of the
D. A. r. will erect a tablet. The
memorial will be in the form of huge
granite boulder and will contain the
names of the six dusky heroes.
Manitowoe-Th Equity society is
conducting a membership campaign in
this county with 1000 members as its