The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-02-16


in Washburn, Barron, Polk, Dunn and
st. Croix counties by the railroad
commission. he raise amounts to
approximately Is per cent.
Joseph H. Sweeney. As years old,
a realty dealer, was killed and Andrew
F. Stahl, former sheriff and CONGRESS
sional candidate. was seriously in
jured when their auto was struck by
a 500 line mail train on a crossing
near Kenosha.
A nationwide search for Miss Cora
Simonson, supervising teacher of
Shawano county, ended when she was
located in a Rockford, H., hospital
suffering from loss of memory and
impaired sight, The search had been
in progress for month. She disap
peared after starting for her home at
Wittenberg, from Shawano.
Fire, believed to have been incen-
diary in origin, destroyed all the
buildings of the Mondovi Lumber Co.
and adjoining yard of lumber valued
at $4,000. A year ago fire of undeter-
mined origin partially destroyed the
office of the company. A second fire
occurred between Christmas and New
Years this winter.
William McLay 65 years old, one
of Rock coupty's wealthiest men, took
his life at GAINESVILLE by jumping from
the Court st. bridge in the heart of
the business section into the icy
waters of Rock River. Scores of per.
sons returning from Sabbath worship
witnessed the act Dependency is
attributed for the act.
Two Holstein COWS on the state ex-
perimental farm at Ashland Junction
have been producing On the average
of from 50 to 80 pounds of milk a day
since October, according to NJ. H.
Wright, Bayfield, county agricultural
agent. The showing is considered all
the more remarkable because the
COWS are being fed and cared for un-
der ordinary farm conditions.
Winter activities for both men and
goods at the state university hold the
edge over King Jazz for the first time
in years. Skating by daylight, moon.
light riding along the drives on horse.
back, skiing when the weather per.
mits, anu hikes galore with the at
tendant picnic lunches given Wiscon-
sin students a real taste of the out
doors.
The supreme court ordered Carl o.
Carlson, Kenosha serving a life sen
tence on charge of completely in the
murder of Patrolman Anthony Pinga-
tore, remanded to the custody of the
warden Of the state prison. Justice
overruled the demurrer
made following grant of a writ of
habeas corpus finding no Irregularities
in the trial.
Nick Wrycza, town of Hull, claims
to be the champion male wielder of
knitting needles in Portage county.
Seyenty-four years of age, he declares
that there isn't a man alive who
could carry on his back ali the socks
and mittens he has made A remark''
able phase of Mr.. Wrycza's ability to
knit, even though he is but a mere
man, is the fact that despite a lapse
Of fifty-flye years in which he did not
touch a knitting needle, he has not
forgotten an art he learned when a
boy in German-Poland, his birth place.
Seventy years ago Sunday Feb. 5,
26 pioneer citizens of La Crosse met
in the home of Deacon S. T. Smith
in the second story of a small wooden
structure on Front st, close to the
river bank and organized the First
Congregational ana First Baptist
churches Of La Crosse. The seven
tieth anniversary was observed with
special services in both churches.
The history of Wisconsin records no
other instance in which two churches
were organized the same day at the
same meeting,
A new process TOR preserving milk
Of which the primary object is to re
tain the natural, sweet flavor and
condition of the fluid has
been invented by Clarence L. Arnold
Of Manitowoc If the idea works oui
it is claimed, the milk
industry will be revolution
zed. The United States patent office
has strengthened Arnoldi's hopes by
granting him letters patent on the
process. Mr.. Arnold was formerly
4 chemist for large Manitowoc dairy
products concern, resigning recently
10 devote his entire time to his in.
gention.
Barley, once an important crop, in
Wisconsin because of its use in
brewing, is again gaining favor, the
state department of agriculture re.
ports. This time its use is largely
IS a feed for hogs and dairy cattle.
While the acreage decreased over
100000 acres after prohibition took
fleet, a further decline is not an
icipated the department says. At
he time barley growing was at its
height in Wisconsin, A per cent of
he crop was shipped out of the state
or brewing purposes, it is said. Now
,nly about 90 per cent is sent from
he state, the remainder of the a.
100000 bushels being used on Wis.
,onsin farms.
Mrs Rose Gerlick 40 her daupbter