The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-02-02

! partfnents are now DelnS employed
four days a week
Judge e. B. Belden who has pre-
/ sided at the trials of all persons in
dicted by the special grand jury in
Kenosha county, has placed his o. X.
on women jurors. He declares that
women on juries in the courts over
which he presides have proved them
selves capable and able jurors.
A family reunion. representing five
| generations headed by Nils Breske-
bakken Christoferson, hale and hearty
at 81, was held at Alden. Mr.. Christ,
oferson has rs living descendants, He
was born in Hadeland Norway, Aug
! 2, 1880, and came to Green county in
! 1866. He moved to Alden in 1871.
Leland G. White, who has been re-
elected secretary of the Green county
| fair, is now the oldest in point of
service of Wisconsin county tair man.
ayers He was first elected in 1903,
The record was held by c. w. Harvey,
Beaver Dam, until his death last year,
He served twenty-eight years,
There can be no referendum in Wis.
consin on proposals of a constitutional
change to legalize the manufacture
and sale of light wines and beer, un-
less by legislative direction, Atty
Gen Morgan said Some states have
started circulation of petitions to
bring the question to vote at their
next general election.
Pioneers of Outagamie county will
gather in Appleton on Washington's
birthday Feb % to celebrate the
| fiftieth anniversary of Outagamie
County Pioneers association Eight
committees with fifty-eight members
have been appointed to arrange for
the banquet and meeting. The asso.
citation has held its annual meetings
on Feb. % ever since its organization,
Gen John J. Pershing, Secretary of
of the Navy Edwin DENLY, National
Commander Hanford McNider, Gen.
Douglas Macarthur and Gen. Ham, are
among the men of national promi-
nence who have been invited to attend
the second annual convention of COM
manders and adjutants of American
Legion posts in Appleton, March 4
and 5.
A new Methodist Episcopal church,
to take the place OF the one which
burned recently, will be built at Mil
ton Junction as soon as possible on
the old site, the church board has an.
nounced. The new building is expect
ed to cost about $4,000. Funds for
constructing the church will be raised
by subscriptions among members of
the congregation.
Washington School Success Can.
ming club of Medford was awarded
first prize, 500, as the best canning
club in the state In making this de
cison the following points were con
sidered; Number in club, amount OF
food canned by each member, varieties
of foods, conditions of record books
and report kept, faithfulness in the
performance of duty and demonstra
ton teamwork. This club is winner
over Sc contestants.
Jail prisoners in Wisconsin who are
farmed out under the state prison
labor law cannot enjoy the privilege
of celebrating their nights, Sundays
and holidays at home while serving
their sentence. Atty. Gen. Morgan
advised S. G.. Dunwiddie, district attor-
| ney of Rock county, in an opinion
Mr.. Dunwiddie inquired whether a
! judge had the authority to require a
/ prisoner to spend he time when not
working in Jail, o. whether it was no.
the mans right to have his free time
Investigation by the tax commissioo
| during the past year added S766,S77.Sl
of tax to state revenue through dis.
! covery OF unreported income that
/ amounted to $S,S9S, $50 Income taxes
! added to the revenue amounted to
! S522,301, educational surtax to SS1 ,S45
| soldiers bonus surtaX to $120,377 and
! teachers retirement fund surtax to
| $42,353 The commission found errors
in 1897 returns which resulted in 1870
cases in increased reports of income
/ and in 81 cases of reduction Books
/ of "a corporations We're audited Since
| the commission commenced auditing
corporation tax returns three years
ago over 100000 of additional tax
has been collected.
One pupil in every five of the
schools of Eau Claire county has a
savings account S. tied by himself
On the first anniversary of Thrift
day. commemorative the birthday OF
| Benjamin Franklin, Jan. II, several
other schools were near the 100 per
cent mark in savings, Yule school
at Otter Creek and Clcmenson school
at Clear Creek, will soon receive silk
flags for reaching the 100 per cent
mark. These flags are given the
schools by fine president of the county
bankers association. Pupils are grad
ed also on their reports for the con
servation of time property, particu
larly school property, and good litera
! ture.
r. B. Macdonald of Ladysmith in
tends to plant a 40-acre swamp near
that city with peppermint next spring
There are many small patches Of the
plant in Rusk county and results in