The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-02-23

partment, according 10 WORD received
1 by Congressman Edward Voigt.
The second death within year oc-
Cured in the same Kenosha county
family when Mrs Dorothea Gherke,
aged rs, dropped dead at the dinner
table at her home near Silvernail Cor
ners in Wilmot township. A year ago
the husband Of the dead woman died
suddenly.
Winnebago county. has within its
boundaries little township where
life is practically at a standstill, This
is the township of Utica During Jan
uary, according to the report Of B. Il.
Lewis, township clerk, there were no
births, deaths or marriages in the
township.
Suit for $4,000 insurance was be-
gun in United States District court
at Superior by Mrs. Leona Sailstad-
Richardson of Eau Claire, who claims
that sum for alleged death of her first
husband in a fire at Lake Nebagamon,
on Aug. q, 1920, which destroyed the
cottage in which Sailstad was sup
posed to be sleeping. The insurance
companies have refused to pay, claim
ing that sufficient proof of Sailstad's
death has not been furnished.
Automobiles travelled approximately
1,500,000,000 miles over Wisconsin
roads during the last year, according
to estimates of the State Good Roads
association. The imperative neces-
sity" for continuing Improvement of
highways is shown by this great traf-
tiC, the association says. What makes
the figures more significant" it points
out, lis the rapid increase in gasoline
consumption. In 1909 the number Of
barrels sold was 72,86S and in 1910
it was 307O31 compared with 2,51S,459
sold last year"
A petition signed by 81 per cent of
the cattle owners Of Chippewa county
has been sent to Madison with an ap-
plication to bring Chippewa county
under the law regarding the compul-
sorry testing of cattle. The petition
was circulated by Dr. L. G. Hart. AS
soon as the hearing is completed the
testing of 10000 cattle in the county
will begin, The cost OF testing is
about % cents a head, and authorities
estimate it will add about S. in value
head, increasing the value of Chip
pewa county herds 100000.
State Trunk Highway No. So, be-
tween Coleman and Pound, will soon
be the best road in Marinette county.
Thousands of loads of gravel have
been hauled on this road and the
work will be continued until spring
For a year there has been a question
before the county court of Green coun.
ty as to whether Henry Butt or his
wife died first when both with their
three children were suffoCated by gas.
Judge J. l.. Sherron decided they died
at the same time, and that the broth.
ers and sisters of Henry Butt were
legal heirs.
Payment of taxes is bringing con-
siderable objection from the towns
and villages of the state, the tax com
mission reports. Most of the villagers
are wondering if they can't enjoy the
same privileges of extended time for
payment & nj many cities are giving
The commission advises them that
the state law permitting tax payment
extensions applies only to cities
There is evidently a great deal of OBJ
lection to taxes in some localities,
it is said. Little, if any, reduction
over the previous year, coupled with
business and agricultural depression,
has added to the burden.
The states death record for the last
quarter of 1921, which totaled SOB,
was equivalent to a death rate of 10
to 1000 population, the average rate
for the last 10 years, the state board
of health reports. During this time
the rate has never exceeded II to
1000 population except during the
1918 influenza epidemic. In all groups
except that of 65 years of age or over
decrease in deaths is shown by the
report. Cancer again led as the larg-
est single cause of death, with 627.
Pneumonia caused 555 deaths, VIC
lence 421, pulmonary tuberculosis 100,
enteritis under 2 years, IT'S, scarlet
fever 60, meningitis As, tuberculosis
in other than pulmonary 40, influenza
80, typhoid fever Is, whooping cough
10, puerperal septicemia 6.
The agricultural possibilities of
northern Wisconsin are brought to
the attention Of thousands of prospec-
tive settlers each year through the
immigration division of the state de-
partment of agriculture, G. p. Nor
gard, commissioner pointed out in his
quarterly report With 105O0,0O0
acres of land in the state fit for cul-
tivation still unimproved, the immi-
grafton officials are engaged in bring
ing the possibilities of this great ter
ritory TO the attention of homeseekers
of surrounding states. From oct. l
to Dec. 81 the immigration division
of the department Of agriculture re-
ceived 1871 inquiries relating to the
agricultural possibilities Of Wiscon-
sin. OF these ga were from persons
who had not been in touch with the
division previously
August Stahl, 90, for siXty-nine
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