The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-11-09

/ and untit for use.
James Taylor of Oshkosh, former
vice president, was elected president
of the Wisconsin State Florists asso
citation at the annual business meet
ing and convention held in the trus
tees room of the public museum, Mil
waukee.
Stone sheds at Amberg, Marinette
county, which were built by the late
w. A. Amberg years ago, are being
torn down. Whe2 they were erected
at q cost of $4,000 they were the
largest in the world. For years they
had been idle.
A survey of all former soldiers, in
penal institutions of the state has
been ordered by the governor to de-
/ termine the mental, nervous and tu-
bercular condition of the service men,
with a view TO protecting the mems
compensation vocational training and
other civil rights growing out of war
| service.
Bear, foxes and wolves are plenti-
I ful throughout Price county and vicin'
/ ity. Andrew Carignan trapped 450'
/ pound black bear near Iron River
/ Three bears were found in the woods
near Phillips and one was shot by
Edward Harschultz, Phillips hunter.
Sixteen coyotes were seen in one pack
/ by a farmer living near Newman
! Springs. Charles Jarvey shot black
fox recently, and Felix Goodin, fox
| hunter, has killed several red foxes.
Prompt relief provided by railroads
and an advance in prices have saved
the bumper cabbage crops in Racine
and Kenosha counties. Figures OBJ
tanned from Racine freight offices
show that 200 carloads of cabbage
have been moved from this county
within the last ten days. More cars
are available now, freight agents said.
Prices have advanced from 81 to 81
a ton.
With the 1922 fire loss in the rural
section surrounding GAINESVILLE threat
ening to run over the 100000 mark,
more than the total fire damage in
GAINESVILLE in the last four years, Chief
Con J. Murphy is urging farmers to
reduce the fire hazard by building
water reservoirs. He suggests con-
struction of a 500 barrel tank on ey-
cry farm to help the city fire depart
ment when it is called to the rural
district.
In the last six months the patrons
of the Barron Cooperative Creamery
Co., the largest cooperative creamery
in the world. have received checks
amounting to $5O5,802. Checks fC~
September We're for $76,794, about $1O.-
600 less than for August, the short
age in the amount being accounted
for in the change from green to the
dry feed of the fall season. A thou
sand farmers sell milk to the cream
cry.
Joseph Schutrap, Washburn, ship
ped a bushel of choice apples to Min
neapolis to try out the market with
the intention of shipping his crop
there if reasonable profit could be
made. He received a letter stating
that the apples were satisfactory and
that he would be paid rs cents a
bushel. Transportation costs were %
cents on the bushel and postage paid
to make the deal was 2 cents, total
of IA cents, leaving him l cent in pay
ment for the bushel.
George Bunce, Barron county farmer
who has been having notices tackled
on his barn doors advising him to
sell, or leave on pain of having his
buildings burned, has issued a notice
in the Rice Lake Chronotype that he
does not intend to be scared out, and
that if he can get his eyes on the
party there will be job for the I'M
dertaker. He offers a reward of 500
to anyone who will find this man.
! Several head OF his stock have been
mysteriously poisoned. Mr. Bunce IS
Spanish-American war veteran,
Banking conditions are improving in
Wisconsin, and will continue to i'm
prove as crops are marketed, Marsh
| all Cousins, commissioner of banking,
reports in his quarterly summary of
state institutions. Comparing the fig
ures of Sept Is, this year, with those
| of Sept 6, 1921, it is shown that de-
posits have increased $14,0S5,0O0 and
bills PAYABLE and rediscounts show a
decrease of $2,569,000. Investments in
government bonds decreased $1297,
900. while investments in other bonds
increased $4,416,OOO.
The state treasury is holding SILL
600 in automobile license fees which
the legislature has made no provision
to spend A. r. Hirst, highway engi-
neer, says. This money is tied up
until legislation action loosens it for
improving the state highways. In
crease in the number of automobiles
with the resultant added revenue is
responsible for the surplus License
fees from automobiles brought in over
81. O0O 900 in revenue to the state this
year. The greater part Of this money
goes to the maintenance of state
trunk highways.
]. b. Schneider, former service
man of the World war, having served
with the rank of lieutenant colonel,
and having had connection for 2S
wears with the United States military
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