The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-02-28

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Farmers in Winnebago county are
| going to abide by the government or
der rot to kill chickens. Consequent
| ly Chicken" has been stricken from
the local market lists.
Seventy-hve entries have already
been received for the basketball tour
nament which Is to be held in Apple
ton under the auspices of Lawrence
college. March 20, 81 and %.
A request that Gov e. l.. Phinpp
enforce the Sunday closing law at
least during the war, was embodied in
a resolution adopted by the Outagamie
County Patriotic Dry league.
Frank Till former star swimmer of
the University of Wisconsin. is in La
Crosse on a short visit prior to sail
ing for France. He is a lieutenant in
the aviation corps.
a fire that was started when mice
| gnawed at matches stored in the attic,
| completely destroyed the home of
Hans Hanson, near Belot Eight
members of the family barely escaped.
Failure of the Chippewa Falls city
council to fix the salary increases at
the first meeting in February will
save the taxpayers $4,000 this year.
One ordinance was referred to com
mittee.
Adjutant General Mccain has an
nounced a number of appointments in
| the officers reserve corps: d. S. Van
Hooks of Merrill, Wis, was appointed
a first lieutenant in the medical re-
serve corps.
Grand Rapids merchants, including
grocery store and meat market pro
prietors have joined hands to cut the
high cost of living and hereafter will
make but one delivery on each side OF
the river each day.
Charles w Croty of Tomah. who
has been connected with the State
Council of Defense as market com
missioner, has been called to Wash
ington where he may be assigned as
a lumber expert
Marnette will vote on the wet and
dry question this spring. the required
number of signatures to bring the
proposition to vote having been OBJ
tanned by the drys. The fight prom
Uses 10 be a bitter one.
MI and Mrs. Jacob Heinrich.
pioneer residents of Calumet county,
recently celebrated their golden wed
ding anniversary Relatives from
nearby cities attended the celebration
at the old homestead near Brillion.
Willard F. Martin. Darlington. a
years of age, married, filing no ex-
| emptions, was accepted for military
service. Martin had his right leg am
putated as the result of 2 railroad ac-
cident. He wishes to be a cook.
j. H. Puehcher. Milwaukee. state
director of war savings stamps, gave
the sale of thrift and war savings
stamps an impulse when he gave an
address on The Nations Respon-
sibility' TO a large audience at Wau-
sau.
Beef cubes recently sold in Marin
cite contained ground porcelain. ac-
cording 10 a report received by Dis
trict Attorney e. W. Miller, from
Washington The crystal sediment
was discovered after boiling by local
family.
A giant service flag with star for
every Racine county man who has en-
tered the service. 1900 in all, was I'M
or ~ of
Racine on Washingtons birthday.
The undertaking was in charge of the
County Defense Council.
After two weeks of campaigning
for the 100000 endowment for Law
renee college, the committees report
ed $4,000 This amount includes the
$4,000 donation of Robert lngraham
of Fond du Lac The campaign closes
Thursday, March 81
William Louis Dicke of Sparta,
wagner in Co. b, Third military pc.
lice, L. S. A., died at Fort Oglethorpe,
Ga on Feb. Il, from spinal menin-
gifts. He is the son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
f. L. Dicke of Sparta. He enlisted in
The spring of 1916
G, w Holler of Minneapolis is held
by the Portage police charged with
stabbing c. t. Rcnhardt of Appleton,
MINI, While in game of cards on
the Milwaukee roads Pioneer Linn
tied, between Milwaukee and Portage
Reinhardts condition is serious.
f. Dana Durand, former chief of the
census and present member Of the ma
tionaI food administration, said that
| if the war is 10 be won everyone must
| tighten his belt work harder and
sacrifice more. Mr. Durand's remarks
were made at the convention of the
! Wisconsin Pork Growers at Madison
He appealed TO the growers to pro.
duce to the limit.
Brakeman f. A. Brown of Fond du
Lac may die and twenty-five other
persons were INJURED, two Of these
seriously. when freight train No. SO,
crashed into the rear end of passen-
ger. No. l6. in front of the Chicago a
| North Western road depot at Prince
ton. Brown received a fractured hip
and internal injuries. r. E. Wagner
of Wautoma, Is suffering from
broken shoulder and bruises, while
Stephen Torgerver of Red Granite re.
ceived severe cuts about the head and
probably has fractured skull
The critical illness of Robert La
Toilette. Jr son of Senator La Fol-
lette, has resulted in the adjournment