The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-01-23
State Items in Brief.

CHIPPEWA FALLS-Whrn Mr. and Mrs
Dominic Narcotic awoke at their home In
to the cradle found that their 3 months old
twins had expired during the night
LA CROSSE-The Citizens State bank
has elected the following officers presi.
dent. il - Dahle, Mount uoTeb; vice pres.
ident, II. e. Strand, La Crosse; cashier,
Thomas 5. Thompson, La Crosse.
LAKE GENEVA-The stockholders Of the
First National bank reelected the old drec.
tors b o. Reynolds, r b. Arnold, +. Dav.
idson. and l.. A. Nichols, Alvin +. Tyler
was succeeded 10y W. \, Johnson,
MADISON-George NJ. Ferris, private sec
rotary to the late Chief Justice Cassoday,
left for Elkhorn where he Will join J. A.
Page and open a law office under the hrn
name OF Page Il Ferris.
OMONIE-Postmaster o. X Ranum
of townsville. south of Menomonie was
robbed OF $3.50 in cash and valuable papers.
Burglars entered his room and stole the
money and valuable from his private desk.
GRAND RArIDS-The Grand Rapids
Brewing company at its annual meeting
elected the old board of directors, with the
exception of A. L. lIrzy. August Kemp
fert of Biron was elected to succeed Mr.
Hirzy
KENOSHA-Edward c. Alcman, chair.
man of the Republican city committee has
issued call for convention next Friday
evening ut which it is planned to suggest
nominees for the various city Offices to be
voted for at the coming primary election
JEFFERSON-At the annual meeting OF
the stockholders of the Wisconsin Manufac-
turing company Of this city, the following
officers were elected: President, Emil Stop
penbach, vice president, Edward Mueller;
secretary and treasurer, Lewis NJ. smith
JEFFERSON-Owing TO the lack Of uni
formity rs TO rates and because OF certain
dissatisfaction existing among policy mold
crs, the local board OF fire Insurance under
writer's have decided to have the city re-
rated
FREDERIC-wllliam J. Starr has been
tod, ,.f
The other officers are: NJ A. Scheldrup and
c. A. Carlson. vice presidents; Louis A.
Copeland, cashier, and J. lie Roy EIweli,
assistant cashier
APPLETON Robert Barnes Of Menasha
will represent Lawrence university in the
contest at Madison next Monday for the
CecH Rhodes scholarship, which entities
the winner to two years course at OK
ford university.
JEFFERSON-George Friesch, the l4-year.
old son Of John Frtcsch, who Is connected
with the Chicago & North Western railway
here, nearly drowned IL Rock river. While
skating near the wooden mill dam the ice
suddenly gave way.
OSHKOSH-Florian Lsmpcrt, a merchant
of this city, former sheriff and member OF
the Republican state central committee, is a
candidate for delegate from the Eighth
district to the national convention and his
papers are being circulated.
KENOSIIA-The secretary of the state
railroad commission has rotifcd Mayor Cor.
man that the herring OF the complaint
against the KenoSha Gas and Electric com.
pany had been postponed indefinitely pend
ing an examination OF the boofs Of the com.
pany.
MADISON-The Farmers bank Of CUBA
City, which has been operating under the
super rision of State Banking Commissioner
NJ. &. Borgh some weeks. Will next week re
sumo business as before the commissioner
took charge Of t. 1t has been reorganlzed
and new stockholders have been taken In.
SIIAWANO-Thc First National bank
a : 40 old H.
r"ctorS and elected two additional ones,
Joseph Black of this city and August Spies
Of Mcnomnce, Mich The bank declared
6 per cent. dividend, and now has SlS,oI
surplus
MADISON-Thc State bank of Cuba City,
VIII Oh was some months ago taken in charge
by commissioner Of Banking NJ. G. Bprgh
on account Of the impairment OF tn ap-
prevail Of tn" commissioner has been placed
In condition entirely in accordance vita
the laws ana Is entitled to resume business.
DELAVAN-Thc state board of control
and y. W Walker superintendent of the
Wisconsin School for the Dear. have mp.
proved 0t the plans for the new $1,000 gi,ls'
dorm.tory. and bids Will be advertised for
In few days. Rowland Russell OF Milw%u.
k"c is tn, architect
RACINE-Rcy. j. T. Bocrgcr Of st Johns
church snys that Grandma Schill!ng, who
died ut Eau Claire recently, and whose age
was stated at 100 years, was really llj
years old.
SlIAWANo-Thc German-Amcrican Ma.
lOull balk ut us annual meeting rc-pICCtCd
tho old directors l. !. Weeks. LO1kGcrpar,
was promoted to assistant cashier Ihe
| bank added 5000 to its surplus aud de-
Clarcd 6 per cent dividend.
LA CROSSE-M a meeting Of joint com.
mttugs Of the Sa"uEUrfest association board
OF trade, and tn" trades and labor council.
IL Was d GutCly decided to erect a prrma.
ncnt auditorium building IN La Crosse, IN
spite u the recent proceedings 10y WI ca
the erection Of such building by the city
was Cniuur .
kENoSuA-Thc police department mas
received q letter from John l.. RAFFERTY, OF
New York, asking FOR facts In regard 10 the
death Of John cash. who drowned in the 10
cal harhor latc in December. cash, twenty
years ago, was the champion middleWCIht
pugllist of New York. and was a fayurtte
with Billy Muldoon, John l.. sullivan, Rich
ard X. Fox. II Is the Intention of Rafferty,
| to have Cnsh's remains shipped to New
| York city for intcrment where his widow
| resides.
| APPLETON-Owing TO tho unusually mid
| winter In this vicinity, Chicago is liable
next summer 10 experience one OF the wors.
| ice famnes ever Known there" snid George
SChraZe, Representative OF one OF the large
| Ice companies - the windy city while In
Appleton, He declared that unless wiute.
weather occurs during the neyt two weeks,
| several hundred Inca VIII h llaccc at work
| on Lake Wlnntblao apd no less than iUV
carloads of ice VIII be cut aad shipped to
Chicago