The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-24
BADGER NEWS NOTES


Milwaukee.-Thef fall meeting of the
eastern or Wisconsin conference of
the English Evangelical Lutheran sy-
nod of the northwest will be held in
| Milwaukee October 90. On Tuesday,
| October 8, at A p. NJ, there will be a
special meeting of the synod for the
reception of new members and to au.
thorize the ordination of r. T. Finck.
who has accepted a call to the Water
loo parish.
Observation-Disclosures is about to
have herd of elk assigned to its state
forest preserve by Secretary Lane of
the department of interior. Through
the activities of Representative Esch
and State Game Warden John A..
Sholts, a carload of the animals will
be shipped as soon as the necessary
preliminaries have been arranged.
Merrill.-The dam of the Merrill
Railway and Lighting company, which
is nearing completion, is novelty.
The dam is of unusual type especially
designed by e. S. King manager of
the company The gates, all of steel.
set firmly on concrete piers, may be
entirely opened to permit a full flow
of flood tide water without endanger-
ing the dam at any point
Oshkosh,-The sixteenth annual re-
union of the Winnebago County Vet.
Grams association was held in this
city. This association is composed of
civil war veterans. Menasha was chos-
en- for the next meeting p. Eldredge,
Menasha, was elected president and II.
l.. Bacon, Oshkosh, vice president
Observation-Disclosures case of small
pox is reported in this city, Floyd Nor
ris being Ill with the disease in a mild
form. Some time ago there was three
or four cases in the city but the
spread OF the disease has been
checked
Fond du Lac. C. Huber, rs. head
of the Huber-Fuhrman Drug company.
Huber Bros. Drug company and for.
mer president of the common council
died at his home after long illness.
He lived here more than half a cen.
fury.
| Neenah.-Titus Coats and Garfield
La Grange made one of the largest
catches Of black bass ever heard Of
in this section, getting a string of fifty.
| The catch was made in Lake Winnie
| bago.
Neenah.-By vote of rs to 10 the
| Winnebago county board of super.
visors refused to appropriate any
money In order TO obtain for the
county $4,000 as state aid for the i'm.
provement of roads in 1915.
Janesville.-Great damage was done
| In this part of the state by a wind and
rain storm. Train service through this
city was badly crippled through wash.
outs all along the Chicago Milwaukee
| and st. Paul line.
Elkhorn.-Alvin Blanchard, q prom.
inent Walworth county farmer. was
killed while engaged In pulling stumps
at his farm. The sweep to the can.
| stan broke, one end piercing the mans
body
Kenosha John II. Hegeman was
| elected chairman Of the republican
county committee at a meeting held
here and the committee pledged itself
to the support of the full state ticket
Stevens Point.-The water In the
Wisconsin river at this point, follow.
Ing the heavy rains, has been steadily
| but slowly rising. There was rise
| Of three or four inches during tho
night. The Big Eau Pleine river.
which empties into the Wisconsin n
short distance above Knowlton. has
risen three feet
Green Bay.--As an indirect result of
the enactment Of Assemblyman John
Schnltzlers crab and crawfish bin. the
| number Of ducks on Green bay has
| greatly increased this season, accord.
ing to the testimony of hunters and
| fishermen.
Neenah George Stewart has com.
pleted balloon for flights at the Bea.
yer Dam fair The balloon has dI.
ameter Of flfty.hye feet and Is eighty.
| eight feet high. There was over two
miles Of sewing done on 1t and the
| stitching was all done on a common
sewing machine
Fond du Lac.-That the story OF 4
| 1853 holdup told by Otto Neuendorn
Of Mayville, to police officials, ia 4
| "a IRRIGATION NJ Neupndorn'a ou,r -
Is now the contention OF the authori.
ties. The man, they say. fred the shot
that penetrated his arm. to give color
to the story he told,