The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-08-17
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been vacant, except for occasional
supply, since the Rev. F. A. Steever
accepted call to Bloomington, this
state, in January.
Mrs. Elton Gillett, Fond du Lac,
saved her husband from death when
he plunged through the floor of a barn
with a team of horses and was pinned
beneath one Of the animals, by driving
three miles to get a threshing crew
which eXtricated him, Mr. Gillett's
leg and head were severely cut by the
kicking horses.
Fond du Lac county farmers have
started war on the leaf hopper po-
tato pest that has recently made it's
appearance in that section. No seri-
Gus damage to the crop has been re-
ported yet, but agriculturists have
been advised that unless the danger is
checked Immediately the entire crop
may be ruined.
A party of five tourists from Me-
nominee and Chicago were arrested by
conservation agents at Long Lake on
charge of fishing in the Pine river
with nonresident licenses. One of the
party had partridge in his possession
and Judge Waring fined him 500 and
costs. The other four who had fish in
their possession were released on pay
ment of costs.
Judging from the rate at which
registration for boarding places, etc,
are being received daily at the offices
of Lawrence college, Appleton, the
college will enjoy a banner year dur
ing 1922-1923 Indications arc that
the largest number of students in the
history Of the school will be enrolled
and that the highest record for enroll
ment made last year will be broken.
The Wisconsin-Minnesota Light and
Power company has completed the eX-
tension OF their electrical system to
Brentwood from Rice Lake. The power
lines have been located along the Rice
Lake-Birchwood highway and besides
providing electric service to the VII
lagos between Brentwood and Rice
Lake all farms along the highway will
be lighted by electricity, and machin-
cry will also operate by current.
There will be $40 pens of blooded
livestock going from Rock county to
the Wisconsin State Fair and the bulk
of this stock will be shown at the
Dane county fair opening Aus. %. Fol
lowing the GAINESVILLE fair breeders
will concentrate their efforts to furth-
er pit the wearers of the royal purple
ribbons for the other stock eXpostions
and 1t is certain Rock county will be
represented well at Madison and later
at Milwaukee.
Couderay, Radisson, Exeland, Mea-
dow Brook, Ojibwa and Winter, in
southern Sawyer county, will put on
community fairs during September
The dates have not been selected as
yet in all of the towns, but they will
all be held in September and the dates
will be decided on within a short time
No community will have their fairs on
same date and arrangements are be
ing made for games of all sorts in con-
nection with the exhibits.
Spring wheat was injured by leaf
rust in the lake shore counties but
Wisconsin crops as a whole were
benefited by higher temperatures dur
ing the past week, said the weekly
crop reporting service. The yield of
spring wheat will be below the aver
age The hay crop yielded heavy but
the quality was reduced on account Of.
frequent rains during harvest. Mil
dew is menacing the second growth Of
clover and will doubtless reduce the
yield and quality, the report said.
c. W, Van Stone proprietor of
Highland farm, five miles west of
Washburn, is making a speciality of
pure bred Holstein dairy cattle and
has some very fine stock His dairy is
headed by the prize COW, Lady Spring
Brook Beauty. A seven day Officia'
test of the milking qualities of this
COW has Just closed, and during that
period she produced 6101 pounds of
milk, making a total of 1886 pounds
of butterfat with percentage of 1891,
and she required four milkings per
day.
A den of thirteen diamond back rat
tlesnakes, which are conceded the
most poisonous Of this species OF
snakes, were found near Maple Bluff
by two Madison men. The two men,
who were on a hike" killed the
largest RATHER" possessing eighteen
rattles, 100 feet from the family nest.
After investigation twelve more rat
tiers Of various lengths and sizes were
spied, in a nest in ledge of rock, A
smoking process drove out the veno-
nous creatures and they were killed.
Three of the number carried ten,
eleven and seventeen rattles, respec-
lively. The balance were under two
years old
Disbursements of the state govern
ment almost doubled the receipts dur
ing July, it was announced by Henry
4 Johnson, secretary Of the treasury.
Receipts totaled $1,795,813.73 while
disbursements were $2,262 ,345 46. The
balance on hand Aug. l totaled $14,-
4 122,O2914 compared to $14,58S, 5G0S7
on July /.