The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-05-30
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

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A patriotic pageant will be produced
at the De Pere fair grounds, July 4, un
der the auspices OF the Brown County
Fair association.
Wausau Rotary club will list all
available men in the city for farm
work, and endeayor to supply the la
Dor demands of Marathon county.
Only two Appleton contractors have
agreed to grant the demand of the
striking carpenters for neighbour
day at 50 cents an hour. Work has
been tied up since May 20.
More than 500 Woodmen of the
World Of northern Wisconsin will
meet in annual convention at Lady
smith on June %. A similar conven
| ton of the order for southern Wis
consin is set for June Is at Madison
Shippers in La Crosse have filed
complaint with the Minnesota railroad
and warehouse commission asking for
better service over the Southern Min
nesota division of the Milwaukee road
from La Crosse TO Jackson, MINI.
Francis NJ Grub, Dickinson, ~ d.,
former resident of Brentwood, was
among the American soldiers recently
cited in French dispatches for special
acts of bravery on the battlefield. lie
will be decorated by the French gov
eminent.
That Winebago county is one of the
states richest counties is indicated
by the county treasurer's report fol
| May |, which shows total of 5000,
4775i in the regular funds of the
county. OF this $2S4,6O722 was cash
in bank.
Farmers in Winnebago county have
contracted to raise 1000 acres OF
hemp. A company has been formed
with headquarters at Pickett to han
die the crop Ii is planned to build a
spinning mill at Ooshkosh as soon as
machinery can be obtained.
The case of M. Il. Barnett. Neenah
with selling liquor without obtaining
physicians certificate from the pa
iron, did not get to the jury. Judge
| Goss, declared the state had not made
out case and discharged the defend
ant
In state contest at Whitewater
Normal. attended by seventy high
school students and five high school
teachers, the shorthand cup was won
by Racine high school, and the type
writing cup by Madison high school
Great interest was manifested in the
contest, which hereafter will be an
annual event.
WalcOwis Ollie Mooie. a junior two
year-Old HOlstein, owned by ~ Dick
inson q Son, Lake Geneva, recently
made state report for seven and
thirty days production, and now is on
yearly test. In seven days this ami
mad made 2737 pounds of butter, and
in thirty days made 1863 pounds with
2,229.S pounds of milk.
No idlers are to be found in the
county of Eau Claire If any appear
they are at once put to work under
the Huber law. The "Idlers' Employ
ment Bureau" under the supervision
Of Deputy Sheriff John Gaustad, in a
few months has collected in wages
more thar $4,000, has secured work OF
siXty-one offenders and now has charge
OF twenty-three men
George +, Hamilton, found guilty on
April 25 of the murder of Edward B.
Warner in Racine on the night of Dec
Is, was sentenced to life Imprisonment
in Waupun by Judge Belden. The
court denied further stay of sentence
which defendants attorney had asked
on the ground of discovery of material
evidence to prove an alibi emitting
Hamilton to new trial.
The candidacy OF Senator A. w. San.
born for congress was formally launch
ed at a gathering at Ashland. Three
other candidates, c. A. Lamoreauy, A.
ii. Wilkinson and John Chapple are
mentioned, A proposed meeting of the
four candidates failed to materialize
and no agreement has been reached
between them. Their nominee will be
candidate TO succeed Lenroot
A Boys Pig club has been organized
at Oshkosh under supervision of the
director OF agriculture in the public
schools, 7. G. Brown Oshkosh authori
ties have promised not to prosecute
boys for raising pigs inside the city
limit for the duration of the war, al.
though there Is an ordinance against
IT, Prizes will be awarded the boys
getting the best porkers by Dec. /,
1918. There are now in the city
schools a pig club. a corn club, a war
garden club and a poultry club.
Among those missing from the Brit
ish transport Moldavia, which was sent
to The bottom by a torpedo on May %,
were twelve from Wisconsin. Their
names follow: Joseph +. Callan, Mil.
waukee; John Kobus. South MiIwau-
kee; Conrad Excl, West Allis: Edwin
L. Clausng. Grafton; William Craft,
Port Washington; Edward l.. Gerl,
Manitowoc; Redwald Gutenberg,
Pidgeon Falls; Rudolph Mike, De
Pere; Frank Roux Rice Lake; Lewis
Spies, Nelson; Willow Trap, Arbor
Vitae; George ~ Buchanan. Marinette.
The sacrament of confirmation was
administered to thirty inmates of the
Wisconsin state reformatory Green
Pay, by Bishop Paul =. Rhode Sunday
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