The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-09-26

Crosse, in which $250,O00 was sunk.
one days wolf hunting, in which
he killed two old wolves and three
small ones, netted $64 in bounties for
e. A. Snyder of Rhinelander
Silo filling proved a disastrous oc-
cupation for Bruno Erdman, Neenah,
when he got his right hand acught in
the machine. He lost his entire hand.
After sixteen witnesses had been
examined, Mrs. stephen H. Criyits,
whose husband charged that she was
insane, was freed in county court at
Marinette.
Frank Valesh, Couderay, has sold
5000 pounds of comb and extracted
honey from his thirty-one swarms of
bees He sold the honey at prices
from % to "a cents per pound, netting
him over $500
Frank Lewandowski, 2S years old,
son of MI and Mrs Henry Lewandow-
ski, Of Appleton, died in the hospital
at Camp Hancock, Ga. Death was due
to throat trouble. He entered the
service last July.
The first hunting fatality for the
season occurred when Arthur Fret
burg, of Fond du Lac, l6 years old.
while hunting from a boat, shot and
killed himself His body was found in
the boat on Lake Michigan.
Though but two days have been al
lotted for the fourth Liberty Loan
drive at Neenah, campaign managers
are confident that the city Will 90
over the top in that short space of
time. In the three preceding loans
Ncenah has more than doubled her al
lotment.
TO date County Clerk Cook of Mara
thon county has issued zoo hunting IL
censes, while year ago the number
was twice as large. The decrease is
due to hunters donning the khaki and
preparing or hunting bigger game
overseas. and the scarcity of game
hereabouts.
Despondent over ill health, Richard
f. Nogler, 80 years old, a Spanish wal
veteran and former member OF the
Philippine military police, committed
suicide by shooting at the home of his
sister, Mrs. George Buetow, Van
Dyne, Fond du Lac county. A note
explained that sickness caused the
act.
Widespread rumors that courses in
the Wisconsin College of Agriculture
would be discontinued during the com
ing year were declared untounded by
Dean IL. l.. Russell on his arrival to
Madison from Washington, where he
has been in conference with officials
OF the war and agricultural depart
ments.
Charged with making seditious ut
terances, George Lubunsh on Toma-
hawk was awaigned before U. S.
Court Commissioner J. p. Riley. He
waived preliminary examination and
was held to await the action of the
grand jury. In default of $4,000 bail
he was committed to the county jail
at Madison,
Mrs. Rose Clayton Smith, was ar
rested at Baraboo recently. Accord
ing to a United States officer she sent
telegram to a soldier at Camp Han
cock, Ca, telling him the Red Cross
would do nothing and for him to send
her $25. The telegram fell into the
hands of government officers and an
investigation was made.
Francis Xavier Schilling. former
member of the state legislature and
of the Marathon county board, was
found guilty on six of eight counts of
an indictment charging him with at
tempting to obstruct operation of the
selectiye draft and making disloyal
utterances. Schilling's attorneys filed
notice of appeal, and bonds were fixed
at $4,000.
After thirtysiX years of continuous
service without a mishap. Captain
Rufus ID. Sawyer, Wausau, veteran
member of the fire department has re.
tired on a pension. He Is a civil war
veteran and was at Appomattox court
house when Lee surrendered He
was one of the guards at the eXecu-
tion of the accomplices of Booth for
the assassination of President Lin
coin, Sawyer is thorough American
and his birthday is on July 4,
Ninety-four men Of Co ], one Hun.
dred Fftieth Machine Gun battalion
formerly Co G, Second Wisconsin
regiment, are reported TO have been
killed or wounded in action, or miss
ing, by Maj Charles A. Greene, who
returned to Appleton after six months
in France with the SiXty-fourth brig
AIDE The casualties include 9 killed,
Z seriously wounded, 65 slightly
wounded IL missing and l gassed
The report is complete to Aug s.
Jack Jungwirth, of Oshkosh. who
has been shown many courtesies by
community war workers in Kenosha
and who had been received into many
of the best homes Of the city, is in Jail
there, a confessed deserter from the
United States army. He was arrested
at the suggestion OF agents of the
American Red Cross and will be turn.
ed over to army officers. He desert.
ed, it is alleged, from Camp Merritt,
Feb 3
A. II. Long, Prairie du Chen is be
ing urged by Third district leaders, to
make the race for congress as an in
dependent against j. G. Monahan, who
defeated Congressman John NJ Mel
son. Judge Long is a Democrat. and