The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-06-27
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

| Tense adopted the war chest plan
for war relief activities, and appointed
committee to carry out its recon-
mendations.
Because calling farm hands as wit
nesses during the day means delay on
"war farms" Stoughton now has
night court where all cases requiring
witnesses are heard.
Ernest ]. Weber, taken up in Wau-
sau two months ago because he failed
to register as a German alien enemy,
has been interned at Fort Oglethorpe,
Ga, for the duration of the war.
Miss Angelina Roepke, Sheboygan
Falls, swallowed two safety pins she
had in her mouth when she fell asleep
on her couch in her home She is re-
covering.
The 6-year old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs William Gleason. who reside in
the town of Ringle, near Wausau, was
fatally burned afte~setting fire to her
self with matches.
Mrs. Mary Fielder 81 years old,
drowned when she fell into tank of
water in a barn at the home of her
son, Peter Fielder, farmer near Ce-
dar Grove.
The Wisconsin Valley Retail Har-
ness Makers association will meet al
Wausau in July, when preparations
for the next state convention, which is
to be held in Wausau, will be made.
The Barron Farmers Cooperative
creamery payroll for May totaled over
| $4,000. During 1917 over $550,000 was
paid for cream. The Barron county
creamery is claimed to be the largest
in the United States
Dry sweeping of floors in public
buildings was put under the ban by
DR.. J. M. Furstmann, La Crosse health
commissioner. The state law prohib-
its it, he said, but it has been tolerated
for some time.
Hurley, which is now the oasis for
the thirsty Michiganders, will be dry
as the Sahara desert if the officials of
the various mining companies are sue
cessful in having their request to the
government granted.
c. l.. Lathrop, former assemblyman
from Crawford county, has announced
his candidacy for the Democratic nom.
nation for congress in this. the Third
district, on strictly loyalty plat
form.
The cornerstone of the cleriCate
| Of In
seph of the Capuchin order, in course
of erection at Marathon, will be laid
Sunday, July Z. Archbishop S. G.
| Messmer will otiiciate.
H. E. Manuel, former assemblyman
and pioneer resident, died at Oshkosh
at the age of SO. He was prominent
in the Order of Oddfellows, grand
master of the state in 1899 He served
in the Wisconsin assembly in 1900.
Charles G. Boerke of Wausau has
received a cablegram announcing his
son, Lieut. Elmer G. Boerke, has been
wounded in the left arm and leg by
shell FIRE 1t was not stated whether
the Wounds were slight or severe.
Mrs. w. r. Graves, Prairie du Chen,
was elected president at the annual
session of the Ladies' auxiliary of the
Sons of Veterans of Wisconsin and
Miss Alice Mason, GAINESVILLE, president
OF the Ladies of the G. A. r.
A ground glass scare that excited
both Marinette and Menominee was
exploded when investigation revealed
that the glass in the bread was due to
a broken electric light bulb. A paint
er at work in a bakery happened to
strike the bulb with his brush and
some of the fragments flew into a
nearby breadmiXer
c. Eby of Rhinelander has just
closed deal for the sale of 1000
acres of cut-over land near Gagen, in
Oneida county, to Minneapolis parties.
| 1t is the Intention of the new owners
to colonize the tract and large num-
Der of families will take up homes
there at once. Most of these new set
tiers are laboring people from Mime
apolis and st. Paul,
The flour mill at Bonduel, nine miles
from Shawano, was stopped from
! grinding flour by the county food adj
minstrator. 1t is reported wheat was
| ground for farmers from neighboring
counties and that the mill had a flour
fishing business. The day it was
closed it had twenty-three customers
with an average of 314 pounds of
wheat. 1t is thought that state author.
tiles will take up the case.
Wisconsin has been called upon for
5000 more men under the draft for
general military service. Maj. Il. A.
Fitzpatrick, state draft administrator,
has received an order from Provost
Marshal General Crowder for 5000
men to be sent to Columbus barracks
o., during the fiye-day period begin.
ming July 5, and 5000 for the same
place during the fye-day period begin.
ming July IS. This is the first large
general call since March and probably
will completely exhaust all the Glass
men in a number of local boards.
A 100000 fire at Deerfield totally
destroyed three business buildings and
damaged others. Two of them housed
farm implement agencies. The volun
teer department finally got the blaze
under control, after the entire down
town district had seemed doomed.
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