The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-11-07
Badger State
Happening Is

a fund for purchase of 200 tons of
hard coal for poor families. The order
will be duplicated if necessary.
George Sayle, son of Mayor George
c. Sayle, Madison, has won his cap
tain's bars by service in France. He
is a graduate at Fort Sheridan
While carrying a 2-year old grand
son, Mrs. Linda Ellian, La Crosse, so
years old, was killed by an automobile
driven by Lyle Katchel, is years old.
The child was not injured.
Relatives have been notified of the
death of Conductor Frank Homrig,
formerly of Wausau, who was killed
in a wreck on the Milwaukee road
near Seattle, Wash
Kgnagv Wagneski, Darlington, is i'll
custody at Madison on charges of VIC
lating the espionage act. Unable to
raise $4,000 bail he was sent to Dane
county Jail to await trial.
Francis Connors, son of the late
Isaac Connors, GAINESVILLE. and we'll
known in musical circles, has gone TO
Fort Sheridan to enter the medical
corps. At the outbreak of the war he
was studying in Berlin.
Eleven boys, 13 to 16, were arrested
at Green Bay for breaking into the
railroad station at Tremble and de-
stroying property. Their leader, Wal
ter Gejasky, Is, was sentenced to the
state industrial school.
The Green Bay board of education
has appealed TO the city council for
an extra appropriation of $25,6S5 to
meet expenses for the balance of the
year. Increased salaries and need OF
extra teachers are cited.
John F. Smell Seymour, Outagamie
county, was indicted by the federal
grand jury on fourteen counts, charg-
ing violation of the espionage act. He
is alleged to have made seditious re
marks last spring.
Gov. e. l.. Philip has issued a
proclamation urging the people of the
state to lend their best efforts to the
appeal for funds to be made by the
United War Work campaign, begin
ming Nov. 10 for $17O,5OO,OOO.
Herbert Hoover brought joy to the
hearts of mince pie eaters when he
wired the Wisconsin food administra-
ton at Madison countermanding his
ban on mince pie. Club sandwiches
also are lifted from beneath the ban.
Miss Emma Saw tell, teacher at the
Oshkosh High school, who has been
chosen by the government as re
construction aide for duty overseas,
will not go at this time on account Of
recent attack OF influenza. She will
sail as soon as she is able to make
the trip
Dr.. c. A. Harper, Madison, state
health officer, has been made Wiscon-
sin representative of the federal pub
lie health service. Burt Williams, col
lector OF internal revenue for the
western Wisconsin district, has been
appointed Wisconsin representative
OF the American Red Cross for work
in connection with the influenza epi-
demic.
The first moose seen in Wisconsin
in many years was reported to the
Conservation commission from Ash.
lana county where the big animal was
See. According to Conservation Com
missioner NJ. f. Barber the moose was
pr .ly driven out OF Minnesota by
the forest fires. He declared many
de, Ad other game was driven into
Wisconsin by the forest fires.
For the third time in as many
months the name of Lieut.. Fred Rau
of GAINESVILLE has appeared in the
casualty list as wounded. Lieut.. Rau
left here with Company NJ, Wisconsin
National guard, and was transferred
to Company X upon his arrival III
France. lie is now confined to hos
pital in Paris with serious shrapnei
wounds in both legs.
Industrial accidents appear to be on
the increase, both in Wisconsin and
turnout the country. This Is believed
to be due principally 90 the great i'll
crease in the number of inexperienced
employees in war industries and to the
speed maintained in war production.
During the month of August there
were more accidents in Wisconsin
than in any previous month and Sep
TENDER was a close second. The com
mission urges that mechanical guards
be provided.
A total of $6,f3701I36 will be
raised in taxes in the state during
the coming January for the support
of the state government and schools.
The total to be raised for each pur-
pose are as follows Interest on state
debt S136,570 High school aid, $l75,-
600; graded school ana $200.000 State
university mill tax, $6i1,044; common
school aid, $2.492,384 genaral state
tax, 800; total tax, $5,0S7, i47. Be
sides the above amounts, over HOO
600 is to be collected by the state from
the counties for the care of the insane,
feeble minded and interest on school
loans. These latter amounts are not
based on the valuation, altho collected
at the same time as the other state
taxes.
DR.. w. A. Lagdig of Wausau has
received a telegram from the war de-
partment at Washington advising him
OF his appointment to a captaincy in
the medical corps of United States
army. and to report at once at Fort
Riley, Kans.
Creditors of James III. Webb, Osh-
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