The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-01-23


Thomas E. Torrison was at Chicago
last week to attend the funeral of X,
X, Edwards of that city. Mr.. Edwards
was married to Miss Findahl, formerly
of Madison, whose death occurred a
, short time ago. Mr.. Edwards was 60
years of age and visited here frequent
ly.
Mr.. Chas. Kuchenbecker of Coopers-
town made a call at the PILOT office
Friday.
a total of $3.50 packages were hand
led by the local postof1ce for the first
fifteen days of the operation OF the
parcel post according to report for
warded to Washington by the office.
OF the number 1870 packages were
dispatched from here and 1880 we're
incoming.
Mr. Wencel Benishek of Branch was
a caller at the PILOT office last Thurs
day.
Assemblyman Peter Murphy of Cato,
was named to place on the committee
on commerce and manufacture in the
assignments announced by Speaker
Hull. G. f. Estabrook, the Milwaukee
man appointed chairman on the com
mittee on municipalities, is a former
Manitowoc resident.
j, w. Hancock, 500 Line agent in
this city for the past three years, has
been promoted to the agency at Super
ior. He will remove with his family
to that city next week. Mr.. Hancock
has given general satisfaction as agent
here. He has always been courteous
and polite and his many friends here
regret his departure.
FOR SALE-Two thoroughbred
Holstein bull calves, each five weeks
old, spotted, mostly white. Dam of
one took first premium at the county
fair last fall.
Inquire of Martin Drummer, town of
Meeme. Il. O. Address, Cleveland, Il.
Il. | Wis.
| All corporations who transacted any
business whatever during the year 1912,
or any part thereof and who failed to
receive through the mails, blanks up
on which they must make their govern
ment corporation tax report for the
year 1912, should notify Henry Fink,
collector of internal revenue, Mlwau-
kee, Wis, Of the non-receipt Of the
blanks.
II. +. Pierpont of Chicago, a former
Two Rivers boy, was recently appoint
ed Freight Traffic Manager Of the Chi
cago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
| Company Mr.. Pierpont has been with
the company for the past thirty years
and for several years past has held the
Office of General Freight Agent. The
Office he now holds is one of the high
est and is next to vice-president. Mr..
| Pierpont is one of the ablest railroad
men in the country. He began his
career in this city when his father
held the position of agent for the rail
road company. Mr.. Pierpont has many
friends and former companions in this
city who will be glad to hear of his ad-
vancement.-Two Rivers Chronicle.
Hon. Anthony McNulty of Liberty
called at the PILOT Office Wednesday.
Mr.. McNulty heads the list of paid in
advance subscribers. He planked
down So on the editors desk and
wouldn't take any change, saying "He
that giveth to the poor lendeth to the
Lord" Anthony McNulty is bene-
factor, a christian soldier, a valuable
man and then some. His brother Pete
came along with him just to make a
social call, and Mike Kelly says Pete
had load of hogs in town the same
day, aggregating in weight about 1900
pounds, which be sold at ten cents
pound and was quite chesty over it.
And then he made only "social" call
at the Pilot Office.
"The Wisconsin Idea" for the adver-
Using and sale of Wisconsin grown
! seed grains was adopted at the meet
ing of the Wisconsin Experiment Asso-
citation, held at the College of Agricul-
ture of the University of Wisconsin re-
Gently.
This means that hereafter all mem
bers of the Experiment Association
will be provided, at cost, with distinc-
tive, copyrighted shipping tags on
which is printed the fact that the seed
in the shipment is Wisconsin grown.
This idea" which originated with
a. w. Hopkins, secretary of the Wis.,
consin Livestock Breeders Association
will be extended to every branch Of
Wisconsin agriculture, special copy
righted labels having been prepared.
1t is hoped that the demand and mark
ct for Wisconsn's products will be
greatly increased by this method of ad-
vertising and control.
1t is estimated by the public health
authorities of the United States that
there have been from 10000 to $4,000
cases of pellagra in this country in the
last six years, with death rate of
about 80 per cent.
Pelagra has been found in most Of