The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-06-08
BADGER State
| HAPPENINGS

planted in the Deerskin river by Eagle
River sportsmen. The fish were OF
the rainbow variety and comprised the
largest planting of trout made in one
stream in this part of Wisconsin in
many years.
More than 30 Stevens Point bust
ness houses have signed petitions in,
dorsing o'clock closing on all after
moons of each week except Saturdays,
during the months of June, July and
August, in order to give their en-
ployes more time outdoors.
Harold Sprain, of Barron, who has
been under observation as to his san.
| ity, has been committed to the state
| hospital for the insane. Sprain was
held after the shooting of c. ]. Borum,
Barron banker, some time ago. Sprain,
who was always eccentric, accused
| Mr. Borum of cheating him out Of a
| sum of money.
Fire destroyed the feed and grist
mill of Louis Chaimson at Wautoma.
The Masonic temple and several pri.
vate residences caught fire at differ
ent times One-half of the business
district of Wautoma was in danger Of
being completely destroyed and the
Red Granite fire department was
called on for assistance. The fire was
caused by the back-fring of a large
gasoline engine used in the mill.
Farmers OF Wisconsin. are receiving
an average price of $3.50 per hundred.
weight for their milk on the present
market, the state crop reporting sery.
ice estimates. This is less than half
of the return which they realized in
| December, 1919, when the milk prices
reached their peak of 1928 per hun
/ dredweight The yearly average price
for 1921 was S1.64, for 1920 it was
1856 and for 1919, $2.S4, with the low.
est price in 1904, when it was S1.14
Railroad properties in Wisconsin
are valued at $348, $4,000 by the tax
preliminary assessment. This is an
increase from final assessment Of
$345 600 for 1921. Upon this val
uation the tax to the state will be
$53Sl,l14, an increase from $7,27S,816
for 1921. The greatest value was set
upon property Of the Northwestern
road in Wisconsin, which was assessed
at 1922, 100000, followed by the Mil
waukee road at $S5,O00,O00
DR.. Lorenzo Dow Harvey "A years
old, president Of Stout institute since
1908 and nationally known educator,
died at his home in Menomonie from
heart trouble following an acute at.
tack Of angina pectoris. He had been
in poor health for nearly two years,
but had performed his usual duties
until twenty-four hours before his
death, Dr. Harvey a leader in Wis.
consin educational circles for years,
had been president of the Normal
school at Milwaukee and was state
superintendent of education before
coming to MenomOnie in 1903.
Motor buses operating as bonded
carriers in Wisconsin have increased
nearly 100 per cent in the last month,
the railroad commission reports. It
has record of 1Z6 lines carrying pas.
sengers in the state The bus lines
are larseiy in competition with inter.
urban lines and railroads between
cities which have a large passenger
traffic. They are not subject to any
kind of regulation either regarding the
use OF the highways or their opera.
ton. This fact is reported to be Civ.
ing considerable concern to farmers,
who assert their roads are be.ES torn
up by the heavy buses. 1t is said
to be certain that the next legislature
will be called on to deal with the prob.
lem.
The citizens republican state con-
ference at it's meeting in Milwaukee
selected the following state ticket:
For U. S. senator Dr. w. A. Garfield
Waukesha; for governor, William j.
Morgan, Milwaukee; for lieutenant
governor, Riley Young, Darien; for
secretary Of state, Martin r. Paulson
Stevens point; for state treasurer,
Henry Johnson Madison; for attorney
general, John f. Baker, Madison. Dr.
| Garfield president of Carroll college
was Endorsed for u. S. senator by ac-
clamation, after Leathem Smith of
Sturgeon Bay withdrew his candidacy
| The first ballot on a candidate for
governor gave Morgan Csc votes, more
than enough to elect, and his indorse-
ment was also made unanimous. Votes
received by other candidates for gov
ernor We're: Roy p Wilcox, 148;
Kreut2er, 1l3; scattering, 49, Martin
3. Paulson, Endorsed for secretary of
state, was a buck private in the world
war. The candidates indorsed will op-
pose those having the Endorsement Of
Senator La Toilette in the primary
election contests for republican nomi-
nations. Senator La Toilette and Gov
J. j. Blaine were bitterly scored by
speakers at the conference.
The Chippewa Valley derby circuit,
comprising fairs at Boscobel, Viola,
Wausau, Merrill, Marshheld, Chippewa
Falls, Menomonie, Durand and Mon.
doyi has decided to offer $4,000 in
purses for running races at those fairs
this year.
Edwin r. Godfrey a former mayor
Of Wauwatosa, is dead at the age of
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