The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-02-04
BADGER NEWS NOTES


Mayville, Wis, has been appointed
pastor of st. Joseph's Catholic church
in this city to succeed the late Rev.
Father Kersten, who dropped dead
here some weeks ago. Father Heder
is a graduate of st. Francis seminary
and was ordained twenty-five years
ago.
Medford-Taylor county is to have
a booster" campaign. Business men
are uniting with the Taylor County
immigration association in move
ment to advertise the county Com
mittees have been appointed and
$4,000 raised to carry on the work.
Madison THE Wisconsin Society of
Chiropractics in their annual conven-
ton, asked the state Legislature to pass
a law standardizing the profession of
chiropractics and create a state board
to regulate the profession. The So
ciety elected as president c. G. Heft,
Racine; vice-president, A. G. Devine.
Oregon secretary, F. G. Lundy,
Marshfeld; treasurer, +. c. Payne,
Sturgeon Bay.
Madson.-The encampment for the
Wisconsin National guard will begin
this year July 10. 1t will be a regimen
tai instead OF a brigade encampment,
although it is not decided what regi-
ment will go in first.
Madison.-The state railroad com
mission issued orders to the 500 road
to build a new passenger station in
New Richmond, plans to be submitted
to the commission and the work to be
finished by Feb. |, 1916.
Madison.-That the city Of Monroe,
having voted last September to in
crease the saloon license fee from 5000
to $500, can not charge more than 5000
until the first day of July was ruled in
an opinion by Attorney General Owen
to District Attorney Sam Blum Of
Green county.
Madison With the thermometer "a
degrees below zero the Acacia frater-
nifty house caught fire and was nearly
destroyed before che blaze was extin-
guished. The damage will amount to
$1,000.
Lake Nebagamon.-Fou farm
ars enrolled for a short course" in
agriculture, to be given residents Of
this locality under the direction Of
County Agent J. NJ. Wall Classes
open the last of the week.
Oshkosh Oshkosh Metal Prod
ucts company was declared bankrupt
with liabilities Of s44,13369 and assets
of $15339S2. The firm manufactures
boat supplies, novelties and machine
repairs.
Kenosha.-The Kenosha Associated
Charities received a gift of $3l5.13
from the committee which was in
charge of the community Christmas
tree here. A total Of 1854 was raised
by the committee.
Green Bay.-While speeding be-
tween Iron Mountain and Pembine
the MISUNDERSTANDING through train
on the Milwaukee road, struck brok-
en- rail and went down an eighteen
foot embankment Three sleeping
coaches were piled up at the foot of
the embankment, but no one was
killed and none seriously injured. Cold
weather is supposed to have snapped
the rail
Racine. - William Horlick com
menced suit in the Circuit Court
against the town Of Mount
Pleasant to recover $4,000, paid as
income taxes under protest.
Superior For use In an effort to
induce the legislature To provide some
method Of recommending the city for
the great amount of railroad property
which the city is not allowed to assess
under the present form of ad valorem
taxation the Superior commission Is
gathering data as to methods Of tax.
ing terminal properties
La Crosse Her body scared by
flames which enveloped her after she
poured kerosene upon live Goals to
start fire, Mrs Edward Parks, aged
is, Of Winona, died after suffering
thirty hours