The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-01-07
BADGER NEWS NOTES

Fond du Lac.-Collie, pet dog at
the home of T. A. Mccormick, acted
in the capacity 70 a fire alarm when
blaze which started from spontane-
GUS combustion in a shed in the rear
of the Mccormick dwelling destroyed
the roof of the structure before being
extinguished by the department.
Plainfield.-The log dwelling OF
Paul Pavlick in the town of Leola
burned to the ground with some of
the contents. The building is one of
the few rapidly disappearing log
houses built in this vicinity nearly
twenty years ago.
Neenah.-The Gilbert Paper COM
pany, incorporated in 1897, has filed
amendments to the articles of in
corporation. The number of direc-
tors is increased from five to six. w.
M. Gilbert is president and T. M. Gill
bert secretary.
Neenah.--It is expected 800 for
mer members of the Neenah Boys
brigade will attend the banquet in
this city Jan. %. "Old Boys" from
thirteen states will attend. A long
distance cup is offered the one com
ing the greatest distance
Merrll.-The Lee Handle and
Dowel company has already com
menced buying hard maple logs for
it's next seasons run. The prices Of
fered are practically the same as last
year. The company is operating full
time.
Eau Claire.-The Rev Julius f.
Lorimer of the Swedish Lutheran
church has gone to Waukegan, Ill,
to accept charge of the Swedish Luz
theran congregation.
Kenosha. William Maher, 80
years old. member OF the Kenosha
police department, is being held
pending an investigation as to his
mental condition. He jumped into
Lake Michigan in an attempt to com.
NIT suicide.
Merrill Henry Ladd was SEN
fenced to serve four months in the
Il
from a Merrill girl. Ladd had mutt
lated the case by scratching initials
engraved on it, in an effort to make
identification impossible.
Madison.-The Wisconsin Mando-
lin and Glee club left in special car
for a joint tour of Ohio, Illinois,
Iowa and Missouri. The clubs com
prise twenty men each.
Mellen.-The Mellen Creamery
company machinery has been pur-
chased by J. +. Mimic of Wausau, and
the creamery will shortly be re-
opened.
Poynette The new cement dam is
finished The mill dams went ont
ten years ago in food and were
never rebuilt until this fall by the
town
Rhnelander.-The Milwaukee road
has put on a through train between
Chicago and Mnocqua, in the north.
ern part OF this county.
Fond du Lac.-The Rev. r. 8. Ipgra-
hams income tax is $2,33404, being
the third largest In the county.
Neenah -Patrolma Zenefski OF
Menasha is suffering with an Injured
finger sustained while attempting TO
arrest Dominick Dombrowski The
digit was nearly bitten off by Dom
browski
Merrill.-Accordin to the annual
report OF the city engineer there are
only two and three-fourths miles of
wooden sidewalks In this city as
against thirty-one and three.fourths
miles of cement walks.
Racine. -Edwar Dryden, 63 years
old. carriage builder. was found
dead in rooming house. Death was
due to heart disease.
Racine .-Seventee cases OF small
pox have been traced to parochial
school, which will be fumlgated
from cellar to garnet in consequence.
Policeman De Ryke and his entire
family are among those ILL.,
Deer Park First place in the
corn show recently held here was
awarded to Orlo uber. New Rich.
mond boy, who raised 100 bushels
on an acre.
Wausau. Kruger. a
teamster, suffered terrible Injuries az
a result OF several kicks from n
horse