The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-03-14
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS


in the purchase of Thrift stamps.
Co. | of Marinette has arrived in
France, according to a cablegram re-
ceiyeG by w. c. Green from Maj. Rob
ert Connor of Marshfield, formerly
commander of the Marinette militia
James Thompson of La Crosse, La
Toilette candidate for United States
senator, and Victor Berger of Milwau-
kee, socialist, alone were without
champions when the Franklin club of
La Crosse debated the senatorial race.
Because of the criticism to which
the national body has recently been
subjected, the Ashland German ALI
ance chapter has voted to discontinue
its meetings, at least until after the
war. The action was unanimous.
Charles Van Der Schaas of Sparta
was elected president of the Western
Holstein BREEDERS association at the
annual meeting held at La Crosse and
the delegates decided to form county
organizations to push the work.
The Rev. Samuel Howell Murphy,
pastor of the Presbyterian church at
Delatield the last several years, is
dead He was about 10 years of age
and is survived by his wife. one son
and sour daughters.
Frank VENDOR and wife of Wilton
celebrated their golden wedding ami
Versary recently with nine children
and twenty-seven grandchildren pres
ent. Mr., Wendon is II years Old and
Mrs. Wendort is r. Both were born
in Germany
Whooping cough took 1872 children 5
lives in Wisconsin last year, according
To state records compiled by the state
board OF health Deaths in previous
years We're as follows: 1910, 200;
1911, 224 1912, 323 1913, 2ll; 1914,
1855; 1915, 1856; 1916. 1870
The home OF Frank Barno, Racine,
an Italian section foreman, was partly
wrecked and Barino and his wife and
three children narrowly escaped seri-
Gus injury when dynamite, set at
basement window, exploded A por-
ton of the house was torn out.
About fifty Wisconsin women ath-
letes will attend the athletic confer
the University of Chicago April IL
and 10. Nineteen colleges and uni
versities of the west and middle west
will be represented at Chicago, as well
as seven colleges from the New Eng.
land states
fnr l.a .itx 10 -.
license fee on motor IRE truck is
unconstitutional according to the opin-
ion of officials at Neenah Funds de
rived from the licenses are used 10
keep county roads in repair and the
fire truck never uses these highways.
That is the point upon which the Off
cials base their assertions.
All digitalis raised last year in the
drug plant garden at the University of
Wisconsin is to be used in the medi-
cal departments of the army and navy.
About $50 pounds of the powdered
. drug, which is used as a heart stimu-
liant, is now ready for shipment, and
almost as much that is not so perfect
is available for the making of tine
ture.
The Wisconsin Sheep and Dairy
Cattle company, which is launching
project to convert northern Wiscon-
sin cut-over lands into sheep ranches,
established headquarters in Green
Bay, with II. Nj. Spang as manager
Ten thousand acres of land north of
Phillips, Price county, is owned by
the company, and sheep are being
placed on the land,
Mrs. Charles Rauk 81, is one of the
most active workers the Waupun Red
Cross chapter has She has knitted
thirty-siX pairs OF wristlets and has
made seventy-fve holders and two
quilts, which were sold, the money
going to the local organizations treas
ury Mrs. Rauk is in good health, She
is bright and active and takes inter-
est in events of the time She has
been resident of Waupun since 1855.
Former Gov. Francis e. McGoyern,
republican candidate for the senate.
rial nomination. has withdrawn in
favor of Congressman Irvine l.. Len.
root, making the issue a clean
cut one between Mr.. Lenroot, the 10y
atty conference nominee and James
Thompson, La Crosse, La Toilette can
didate. Mr.. McGovern in his formal
statement declares he is ready to
work for the election of Mr. Lenroot
and offers his services. He takes the
stand that the indictment in Chicago
of Victor l.. Berger, socialist candi.
date virtually eliminates the latter
from the race, regardless of whether
or not he is convicted. and that the
pacifst vote will consequently be cen
tered on Thompson. Mr.. McGovern
sees grave fears of the nomination of
Thompson under these conditions and
his subsequent election. This, Mr.. Nc
Govern says, would be party, state
and national calamity and rather than
see it occur he prefers to withdraw
from the contest
high divorce record marked the
proceedings of Wisconsin courts in
1917 The annual compilation, just
completed by the bureau of vital sta
tistics, shows a total of 1,708 DEGREES
granted. This compares with lib di-
Vorces in 1916. 1921 in 1915, and 1896
in 1914.
Mr.. and Mrs, Jacob Rickeman of
Jefferson celebrated their golden wed
ding anniversary on March 8. Mr.
pIy Il, ,.II a l, H.. -.