The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-10-03
Badger State
Happenings

Charles Corpus, Little Chute, repor
ted killed in action in France, is now
known to be alive and well He is &
member of Co. |, of Neenah.
Alice, the 2-year-old daughter of Mr.
| and Mrs. Paul Trunnel of Stockbridge
near Fond du Lac, died as the result
of injuries received when kicked by q
horse.
Two fishing crews are SEEMING the
rough FISH in Beaver Dam lake under
supervision of the Wisconsin state
game warden. One haul netted the
fishermen ten tons of fish.
Prompt treatment saved the life OF
the 2-year-old son OF Mr. and Mrs. j
Duval, of Neenah after the infant had
swallowed a saucer full of poisoned
fly water
George p. Hambrecht, Madison
chairman of the Wisconsin Industrial
commission, has been elected a mem
Der of the board of directors of the
National Safety Council.
e. c. Sensenbrenner. 81, former
resident of Menasha, head of the Chi
cage Office of tie Menasha Paper com
pany, died of pneumonia while visit
ing friends in Hilbert.
Joseph Poehlmann Milwaukee, has
been appointed head of the baking di-
vision of the state food administration
TO succeed S w Treadway, who re-
signed to accept a position in New
York.
According to information received
by the Northern Hemlock and Hard
wood Manufacturers association, of
Oshkosh lumber has been placed on
the priority list by the war industries
board.
Reconstruction and AmericaniZation
will be the chief topics at the twenty
second annual convention of the Wis
consin Federation of Women's clubs,
which will be he'd in Eau Claire Oct.
8. 10 and II.
When she attempted TO step into a
row boat, Mrs. August Drake, of Nee
nah, slipped and fell into twenty feet
OF water, and only the presence of two
men who CHANGED to be near the spot,
prevented her from drowning.
Rev Father Pell of Marinette has
been accepted as chaplain in the army
He is awaiting his call. having re-
ceiyed a special permit from Bishop
Rhode to enter the service. He is
one of the youngest priests in the
state.
Northwestern Military and Naval
academy, which opened at Lake Gene
va recently has been named by the
war department as an honor school.
The academy is now permitted to
name one student each year for
West Point.
Marvin IL. Bacon, widely known to
members of the Grand Army of the
Republic and for the last eighteen
years in the census bureau at Wash
ington, died suddenly at the home of
his son in Kcnosha while on yaca-
ton. He was 20 years of age.
a drive has been started by the Red
Cross chapter in Brown county to Sc
cure clothing for The people Of Bel
GUM. AuXliaries of the Red Cross
throughout the county are collecting
garments of every kind to be assem-
BLEED later and sent overseas.
Word has been received at James
,,,ti. t.itip,, &c tho ,younIin1 pf Can't
Fred Rau in the battle of Juyigny
while leading his troops in charge
against the Germans. This is the sec
ond time Rau has been injured. He
was discharged from hospital ten
days before being wounded again.
Capt Myron {. West. formerly a
member of the faculty of the Madison
High school, died Aug. 3 from wounds
received in action the day before, ac-
cOrding to dispatch from Washington
to his wife at Beloit. West was cap
tain of the headquarters company of
the one Hundred Twenty-seyenth in
fantry.
That the University of Wisconsin
has contributed an immeasurable
amount of material and scientific
knowledge to help in winning the war.
was declared by Prof otto T.. Kowai-
Ike, of Madison, in an address, in
Green Bay. TIE important part II e
state institution has played in tie
successes of the American and allied
a., . ~. ell u no. tpf 4
part the university has played in tae
defeat Of the enemy ll-boats can lot
be- ovcr-estimated according to the
professor
The following retail prices for
bread were fixed by the Wisconsin
food administration: All loayes Jar
chased at wholesale by the retailer
at cents or less must be sold TO the
consumer on cash and carry basis
at not more than 9 cents, or On a
charge and delivery basis of not i1ore
than 10 cents Loaves purchased at
Wholesale by the retailer at II cents
or loss must be sold to the consumer
on a cash and carry basis at not more
than IA cents and on charge and de-
livery at not more than Is cents.
stiff penalties will be imposed o. VIC
lat0Ts,
Farmers of Winnebago county have
been asked by County Agricultural
Agent Gustav Sell, Oshkosh. to save
at least 5000 bushels of seed corn
now. so as to be prepared for the sea-
son of 1919 He advises 10000 bush
els, If possible. in order to make
things certain for 1920
Announcement rs made tfat the