The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-02-14
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

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A service flag showing 113 young
men in the forces of the United States
has been hung at at the High school
at La Crosse.
By working overtime the output of
binder Irvine at the state prison at
Waupun is expected to reach 4,700,000
pounds during the current year.
Three sons of former Mayor ORR j.
Sorenson of La Crosse, are engaged
| in the manufacture of aeroplanes for
| the government.
The discovery of twenty cases of
smallpox on the Bad river Indian res
| eryation at Odanah has caused ener-
eetic action on the part of health Off
cials to check the disease.
While returning to his home in Van
| Dyne after registering as an enemy
alien, August Keller 60 years old, was
struck by an interurban and fatally
| injured.
James Maloney, conductor, died
at Eau Claire as a result of injuries
| received when he fell beneath a
freight car at Altoona, severing his
leg. He has wife in st. Paul.
The State Horticultural society will
endeavor to double the number of
"war gardens" in Wisconsin this sum
mer, according to Frederick Crane
field, secretary of the State Horticul-
tural society.
The Southern Wisconsin Sheep
company has been organized at Bara-
boo with a capital stock of $4,000.
| Four hundred acres of land have been
secured on which 500 sheep have
been placed.
August Heller, retired farmer, was
| struck and killed at a grade crossing
near Fond du Lac. Two years ago the
| same crossing was the scene of sim
liar accident in which four persons
were killed.
Outagamie county boasts of having
the most thoroughly organized coun-
ell of defense in Wisconsin at the
present time. Every city, village and
| township has been thoroughly organ
lied and the membership is increasing
by leaps and bounds.
! Although he had been a policy hold
er but two months and had paid less
than fifteen dollars in premiums,
Lieut.. Harold w. Stecker, Neenah,
whose death occurred at Waco, left
his mother government insurance to
the value of $4,000
The sugar supply in Appleton is
nearly exhausted and as Il result Food
Administrator c. A. Pardee has issued
an appeal to State Administrator
! Swenson for relief. The use of sugar
has been greatly curtailed in Appleton
during the last few months.
Frozen to death in bed after she
was seized with a sudden attack of i'll
n, IS. the body of Mrs. Louis Miller an
aged resident OF Seymour, was found
by neighbors who forced their way
into her home. 1t is believed Mrs.
Miller had been dead for two or three
days.
Horicon-As a feature event at a
masked ball at the Horizon city hall a
group uniformed as American soldiers
brought in the kaiser as captive and
forced him to bow to the Statue of
Liberty and kiss the flag. A Red Cross
group won first honors. Receipts total
| ing $3.50 were given to the Red Cross.
Gen Randolph A. Richards Of Sparta
| ,,fF h,of obi at
generals for an important war service.
He is one OF four generals selected to
command two brigades of army corps
troops. and two brigades of pioneer in
fantry known as army corps which are
being organized at Camp WadsWoth,
Spartansburg, S. c.
Marinette county won first honors
at the corn judging contests in Madi-
son, receiving a silver cup. Harold
LOOMS, Vernon Wood and Emil Jen-
sen of this county were the represen-
tatiyes. They won similar honors at
the county exhibit held recently. In
the grain display they had twelve eX-
hibits, securing eleven awards-three
irsts, three seconds, four thirds and
one fourth.
The Wisconsin land commissioners
have announced a sale of lands at a
public auction at the state land Office
a. Madison at o'clock p. m. on We'd
nesday, Feb. q. The lands to be sold
lie along the Mississippi river in
Crawford county, and are commonly
referred to as river bottom lands.
There are about ! ,120 acres to be sold,
lying in tracts Of from one to fifty
seven acres.
The American flag cannot be print.
ed in advertisements advertising the
sale of flags. This opinion was rem
dered by Attorney General Haven to
District Attorney w. G. label of Mil
waukee. Mr. label said the manufac-
turers of flags desired to print an adj
yel tisement OF flags for sale and to
have smile of the flag in the center
of the advertisement, The attorney
general holds this is prohibited by
law.
Albert ]. Kreiss, the first mail car
rier in Appleton, who laid out the first
routes OF the city with assistance OF
the mayor and postmaster, has com
pleted his thirtieth year of service as
carrier for the United States govern.
ment.
Mrs. Matilda Mulberger, Water.
town, IS years old, mother OF Senator
Charles Mulberger, died as a result OF
injuries received in fall a month ago
] Her husband was the eleventh maYoT