The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-10-26
WISCONSIN
HAPPENINGS
Important News of the Badger State
Arranged in Condensed Form

Scenddnt oil one OF tne OlueSJ ldLlllleS
in the United States, vice president
of the Commercial National bank of
Fond du Lac, died after an illness OF
more than year
Ray Myre, 90 who on May 26 drew
a gun on state prohibition agents and
threatened to kill them for arresting
his father, was fined 5000 and costs
by Judge Reid in circuit court at
Merrill A jury found him guilty of
assault
Examination of candidates for West
1 Point will be held by the Wisconsin
civil service commission Nov. 10, Or
lando Holway adjutant general, an
nounced. Two members of the ma
tional guard of the state will be Sc
lected at that time to enter the Unit
ed States Military academy.
A boy becomes a man under the
Wisconsin election laws the day be-
fore his twenty-lrst birthday, the at
torney generals office ruled in an UNI
official opinion, The ruling held that
all 20 year old legal infants" in the
state who have a birthday on Nov.
8 are entitled to vote Nov. Z as full
hedged men.
After searching parties had hunted
II days in woods and swamps near
Waukesha for Burton c. Ingersoll, 65,
i t,1 do, nat
the missing mans body was found ly-
ing beside a fence only a few hundred
yards from his home. The mans
throat was cut and a razor was still
| grasped in one hand
A valuable COW, belonging to Chas.
Wittkopf, Oconto, recently became
sick and died, Wishing to satisfy
himself as to the cause of her death,
Mr.. Wittkopf had a post mortem
examination performed, when the
stomach was found to have about a
score of nuts, bolts and screws. One
of the screws had penetrated the ami
mails liver.
can campaign. Twelve deaths there
in two years as the result Of kerosene
explosions, three within the last fort
night, have moved the city council to
adopt the suggestion for a vigorous
program of education against pouring
kerosene out OF can to kindle fires
in stoves,
Bank robbers blew open three small
safes in a bank on the Oneida reser-
yation, about 10 miles west Of Green
Bay, and obtained between $500 and
$500 Three men took part in the
job, according to information received,
/ the indications being that it is the
same gang which has robbed other
country banks in this state recently.
The Bond Pickle Co. has purchased
the Northern Potato Co, warehouses
at Oconto and extensive improve.
ments will be made to convert it into
central packing plant of the nine
stations already controlled by the com
pany. Sauerkraut, caulihOwer and
onion pickles will be packed in addi-
ton to cucumber pickles. The plant
will be in operation by the first Of
next year and will employ so men,
Two infant daughters of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry X Thompson, who live
90 miles south Of Brule, Douglas
county, were burned to death when
the Thompson home was burned to
the ground. One was 8 and the other
| /. The Thompson dwelling was a
large log structure and the fire burned
several hours. The children were
! trapped within the burning house. 1t
was impossible to enter the building
to rescue them on account of the in
tensity of the fire.
The Wisconsin conservation COM
mission collected $3S5,425 in license
fees paid by hunters, fishermen and
trappers during the last year, w. E.
Barber, chairman Of the commission,
has announced This is an increase
of $4,000 over the $305,19S collected
in 1921. Hunters paid the greater
part of the license fees collected dur
ing the year. 160,433 of them having
paid the residence hunting fee. Non
resident hunters paid S15,675. Ang-
lers fees paid by nonresidents totaled
$67 1903, while trappers paid fees of
$56,07S
A special force of wardens viii be
placed in the northern Wisconsin
counties during the next few weeks
to guard against violation Of the state
laws on deer hunting, w. f. Barber
chairman OF the conservation commits
sion. announces. The season, which
opens Nov 10 and closes Nov %, will
find an Unprecedented number Of
hunters in the field, the conservation
commission believes. 1t plans to en-
force rgidly the state law which al
lows but one buck not less than one
year old to each hunter. Does and
fawns cannot be killed.
Employment conditions in Wiscon
sin improved during the last month
: the Wisconsin industrial commission
, reported on the basis of a survey
: made of 300 employers in the state
The report shows gains for the month
in practically every line of employ
ment except seasonal ones.
With about dozen cases of small
raF
pox in Ashland, the health Officers
are working yalantly to prevent Tho