Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-12-30

Madison-Men prominent in vsr,ops
llnes Of agriculture in Wisconsin
nave issued to the farmers of the
state an appeal to set aside the pc
roo OF Jan ? to T. 1922, as a begin
nlng OF "Gel-The- Facts" year They
say the agriculturists can no longer
make progress or hope to get the ad.
Juslments necessary for the law of
supply and demand to operate smooth.
~ unless Inc facts concerning. produc,
ton and distribution of farm crops
ana products are ascertained, and
Farming operations are planned lac.
cordlngly. The appeal continues: "Ig
you do not already have IL force on
your farm a satisfactory system of
records and accounts and want helm,
can upon your county agent, or other
local agricultural leader, or write to
John S. Donald, College of Agricul-
lure, Madison, for full information up
on the plan which is available to the
farmers of the state" The appeal is
signed by: f. H. Parker, president,
Wisconsin Live Stock Breeders Asso-
citation; c. P. Norgord, commissioner
OF agriculture; Edward Nordman, di.
rector of markets; E. G. Pommeren-
ing, president, Wisconsin Society of
Equity; George McKerrow, president,
wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation;
Charles Peterson. president, Wiseon.
sin Dairymen's Association; C. S. Ris.
tow, president. Wisconsin Agricul.
turaF Experiment Association; E. R.
Mcintyre, editor, Wisconsin Farmer;
&. Fl. Everett. editor, Wisconsin Agri-
culturist; Merlin Hull, editor, HuIPs
Farm News; II. L. Russell, dean, Col.
lege of Agriculture
Washington-Formal announcement
OF the selection of Eugene Allen Gill
more to be vice governor general of
the Philippine islands was made by
Secretary Weeks. Mr. Gilmore is
professor of law at the University of
| wisconsin. Prof. Gilmore has been
connected with the university since
1902 and during 1912 and 1918 and
again during the World war, was act
ing dean of the law school. For some
time during that period he was non-
resident lecturer on law at the Uni
versity of the Philippines.
Curtiss-At meeting composed of
Holstein breeders from the vicinity of
Curtiss the tenth Holstein association
in Clark county was organized The
Curtiss territory is made up of a lot
of active young farmers. Their plans
are to put more Holsteins in the Cur
tiss territory. An effort will be made
in a few months to organize a CO.
operative bull association. Most of
the members already belong to the
Curtiss Cow Testing association,
which was organized this fall.
Madison-Abbotsford, with a popu.
lation of 631, the smallest town in the
state to have a military company, had
two candidates of the Ave from Wis.
consin applying for entrance to West
Point military academy this year One
1 of the men, Norman A. Matthias,
passed the examination best of any
of the candidates. Last year one of
the two men selected for West Point
from Wisconsin was a resident of Alb.
botsfocd.
Eau Claire-Mrs. E. J. Sailstad,
widow of Edward J. Sailstad of Eau
Claire, who is believed to have per-
ished in a fire at Lake Nebagamon,
Aug. Is, 1920, was married to Ross T.
Richardson. Insurance companies
have refused to pay more than SOC
in policies to Mrs Sailstad, claiming
there was not sufficient proof of Sail.
stad's death.
u Madison-The Wisconsin railroad
commission has authorized the con.
solidation of the telephone companies
in Superior and authorized 100 per
|, cent increase in rates to become eff.
fective after the consolidation. The
new company will be merger of the
Peoples Telephone company and the
Wisconsin Telephone company.
: Green Bay-Pulpwood shipments ia
the Fox river valley from northern
J Wisconsin, which have been slow dur,
ing the last few months, are picking
, up. according to paper mill and rail
road men. Nearly 400 carloads have
passed through Green Bay recently en-
route to the mills at Oshkosh, Apple
ton and Kimberly.
Madison-Damage of $1,000 were
! awarded William j. Curwen of New
| Diggens against the Wisconsin Zine
, company of Platteville in United
State district court at Madison Cur
wen was suing for alleged damage
J done his crops by SCOT and fumes from
the ore rooster of the company. New