The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-10-13
BADGER STATE
HAPPENINGS

Henry Johnson, state treasurer, re
ports. Of this amount, $9.380,543 was
in the general fund for payment OF
highway expenses and general admin
istrative costs. During the last month
$3,923,827 was added to the general
fund from railway taxes and automo
bile license fee payments, while dis
bursements totaled $2,978,871, most OF
which were to meet expenditures fol
highway construction and mainte
nance. There are $926.225 in the
service recognition fund, out of which
costs involved in building the Wiscon.
sin general hospital at the university
are to be met. The educational bonus
fund now amounts to $986,62O.
Portage-The entire town of XII
bourn was threatened by fire which
started in the freight depot of the
Milwaukee railroad The fire entirely
destroyed the station building, spread
rapidly to two grain elevators close
by, dismantling those two structures
and famed by strong rising vino
swept down toward the business sec
ton. The high wind carried sparks to
dwelling houses, sheds and barns. the
roofs of many catching fire. Volunteer
iremen, aided by a bucket brigade
were able to keep the flames checked
In the majority of cases.
Madison-The state printing board
saved taxpayers of Wisconsin more
than $4,000 through two purchases OF
paper before prices were raised Sept.
%, David Atwood, state printer. said.
Paper on which income tax blanks
will be printed was purchased for
$2,419, Just a few minutes before the
increase went into effect, resulting IN
a saving Of 1914, according to Mr.. At
wood. The printing board at the same
time bought 5000 pounds of book pa,
per for The Blue Book, saving $1,000.
go 3 49,
Superior-Charging that the jury In
the famous Sailstad case misconduct
ed itself and that there was no evil
dence to substantiate the verdict
awarding Mrs. Leona Sailstad-Rich'
ardson the sum of $4,000 of the in.
surance carried by her first husband,
Edward ]. Sailstad, counsel for the de-
PENDANT New York Life Insurance Co.
entered motion to set aside the yer.
dict.
Madison-The first dairy feeding day
ever staged in America will be held
in Madison Oct. 26, when the dairy.
men of Wisconsin meet to plan their
winter feeding operations Back OF
the occasion is the determined effort
of the dairymen of the state to make
their winter employment profitable.
They have adopted as the slogan for
the coming season, Feed Your Cows
for Profit
GAINESVILLE - The GAINESVILLE city
council adopted budget for 1923 call.
ing for a tax levy of $633,811 for city
purposes alone, compared to $606,542
raised this year, or a net increase of
$27,26S. This is Az per cent. The
new tax rate will be $22.05 per thou.
sand. Taxes in GAINESVILLE have in
creased rs per cent since 1905, rec
ords show.
Hurley-A record for the state was
established In Iron county when cattle
were tested for tuberculosis, according
to figures compiled by o. H. Eliason,
state veterinarian. Less than / per
cent of the cows tested showed a re-
action to tuberculosis There were
4,741 head of cattle given the test in
a total of 895 herds and only 81 re.
actors were discovered
Madfson-Garages using automo
biles for other than garage purposes
must have them licensed with the reg.
ular state automobile license, Morti
mer Levitan, assistant attorney gener-
al has ruled. He held that a truck
used by garage, on garage license,
for hauling implements would have to
have regular truck license and could
not be operated on the garage license
Madison-A 2 per cent highway
privilege tax based on the valuation
of automobiles is proposed by the
legislative committee of the Wiscon-
sin County Boards association as the
principal means it will urge for rails
ing funds to meet highway building
costs when the 1923 legislature takes
up highway tax problems
Antigo-J w. Smith, Kent, the
Langlade county potato breeder who
developed the strain of Triumph po
tatoes which bears his name. has sold
his entire crop available for sale, 1000
bushels, for s3.75 bushel. They will
be used for seed. Just after he had
closed the sale he received letter
from Bermuda asking for his entire