The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-12-28
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Kenneth E. Ekern of Westby suf-
fered a bruise on his leg when the
crank of his car kicked back Gan
creme set in and the limb was ampu-
tated, but the poison penetrated his
system and he died after intense suf-
fering.
The highest honor that comes to
girl student at the University of Wis
Consin has been paid Miss Pauline
Ambrose of Nevada, la. She was
selected as the queen of the 1923
junior prom by Gordon A. Gamer,
chairman of the prom committee.
After a sixty days shutdown, the
big saw mill Of the Fountain-Camp.
bell Lumber company in Ladysmith
resumed operations Dec, IS, giving
employment to nearly one hundred
fifty men, The plant will run continu-
ously day and night until late next
fall and will saw about 100000 feet
of timber.
Bert Zerkle, an Exland farmer, shot
big timber wolf near Dear lake.
This wolf had been seen several times
recently running with farmers dogs
of that locality and when the animal
was killed there was a dog with it
that was wounded by part of the
charge of buckshot Wolves are nu-
merous in this section of Wisconsin
this winter.
Rock county's claim to fame, based
on a calf that weighed 1l5 pounds at
birth, is not so good, according to Roy
L. Haas, jefferson county, whose herd
has topped the GAINESVILLE entry twice
in the last two weeks. One calf weighed
100 pounds and the other 11S. His
claim is supported by Dick Hahn and
William Leschinsky, who helped to
weigh the calves. Both Of the young
'jumbos' were pure bred Holsteins.
A new four-volume history Of Wis
consin will be published under the
editorship of NJ. NJ, Quaifo, former
superintendent of the State Historical
society. 1t will probably be two years
before the book will be completed and
| placed on sale. Practically all Of the
state officials are contributing articles
to the volume and the board of editors
| is composed of Wisconsin political
leaders and educators,
The College of Agriculture, Madison,
has announced a partial list of farm
Institutes to be held in Barron county
during the winter Institutes are to
be held at Comstock, Jan. 1917;
Reeve, Jan. 1913; Almena, Jan. 1924;
Cameron, Jan 25-26; Cumberland
Feb. SO; Mikana, Feb. 1928, The
Mikana farm institute will include all
farmers who reside in the vicinity OF
Brentwood, Angus, Brill, Campia and
Wooddale.
Marshfeld business men are liberal
ly coming to the aid of underweight
school children, whose parents cannot
afford to buy milk for them. After 9
talk on the situation at the Rotary
club by Miss Alberta Jones, city school
nurse, the members of the club passed
the milk bottle and donations to the
extent of $121 were received, which
will be used to buy milk for school
children. The Elks club raised $22
for similar purposes.
Ingenious plans for wholesale jail
delivery from the Douglas county jail
at Superior and for the murder Of a
cell mate and the night jailer were
thwarted when Charles Urbaniaf, one
of the intended victims, overheard the
plans while feigning sleep in his cell
When the cells of two prisoners were
searched after Urbanaf had notified
the jailer, a revolver several rounds
of ammunition and three hacksaw
blades were found concealed in mat
tress.
A pure.bred IIolstein COW owned by
Otto Kohlwey, Grafton, has just es
tablshed a new high milk and butter
fat record for OSaukee county accord
ing to Arthur Bastian official tester
In seven days this cow produced 665.;
pounds of milk and 29,4l4 pounds o.
butter fat. The highest daily mill
production was 1902 pounds. Boil
the butter fat production and the higl
day sets a new county record. The
daily consumption Of feed was 81
pounds of beets, 10 pounds Of sllaga
&c pounds Of grain and hay,
Wisconsin exhibitors OF Hereford
cattle captured sixteen prize ribbon!
at the International Live Stock expo
sitlon in Chicago recently, competing
In what is said to be the creates
showing of "white-faces" ever held a
the International. Holding premie
honors as the nations leading dair,
state, Wisconsin showed that 1t alst
deserves recognition for the quality 0
its beef cattle. James Price and sol
VI Onalaska won three prizes, includ
ing FIRST place in the Hereford stee
class with their purebred senior cali
Bonnie Repeat. Other Wisconsin
prize winners were: Rott brothers
Wonewoc, six ribbons; j. G. Robinson
and son, Evansville, four ribbons
Irving Jewell, Mineral Point, two rit
hons.
Hans Rogneby. farmer near Mon
dow, broke his leg in a peculiar man
ner. Owing to cold weather, he wa
unable to start his auto and fastene'
a rope to it, h'tching on horse, II
the hope OF wrrming up the engin