The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-10-17
Badger State
Happening IS

ANSPNAANNhNANH
The Rev. James Oastler of Milwau-
kee was elected moderator at the an
nual conference of the Presbyterian
Synod of Wisconsin at Wausau.
Mrs. Carl Ziegler, Valley Junction,
was arraigned before Federal Court
Commissioner Harrison. La Crosse,
and held under $4,000 bonds, charged
with violating the espionage act.
Word has been received at Mari
nette that Lieut.. Stephen G. Town
send, 81 years old, former advertising
manager of the Marinette Eagle-Star,
was killed in action Sept. 16.
Jacob Marty of Brodhead was asked
by the enforcement division OF the
United States food administration for
Wisconsin to donate 500 to the Red
Cross because of his failure to candle
eggs.
The Wisconsin railroad commits
sion, Madison, granted the Wisconsin
Gas and Electric company in kenosha
permission to increase hot water heat
ing rates from 271a cents TO "A ccents
per square foot OF radiation.
Green Bay BARRIERS are wearing
gauze masks as a protection against
contracting influenza. They did not
wait for the health department to or
der them to wear the masks, but adop-
ted the idea of their own volitiOn.
Yale university has been bequeathed
$4,000, according TO the will of the
late A. p. Lovejoy, GAINESVILLE, Mr..
Loyejoy also left $4,000 to Beloit col
lege and $4,000 to the Presbyterian
church in GAINESVILLE.
DR.. Wilson S. Naylor, former head
of the department OF religion at Law
renee college, arrived in Appleton
from Italy and France where he has
been doing y. NJ. c. A. work. DR..
Naylor left Appleton in June. 1917
Guilty of sugar violations, William
Vollrath of Greenwood was asked to
donate $25 to the Red Cross by the
food administration; II. c. Wittle of
Granton SIS; Allie c. Turner of Neills-
Vile and Henry Lieders of Abbotsford
S. each.
Word comes from overseas of the
promotion of Lieut.. Lugveil to the cap
taincy Of the machine gun company,
One Hundred and Twenty-eighth in
fantry, in France He has been in
command of this company since Capt.
Derse was injured.
The general store of Stannard Bros.
at Greenbush, Sheboygan county,
was destroyed by fire. The loss was
$4,000, of which only $4,000 is coy
cred by insurance. The building was
a historic landmark, having been
erected in 1858.
The Wisconsin State Board of Con
&, troll has again awarded the regular
quarterly contract to Joannes Broth
ers company, Green Bay, for supplying
groceries to fourteen state Institutions
in competition with several Wiscon.
sin and Chicago jobbers.
Wood ashes are being sought to sup
ply the Green Bay Potash company
with a stock to continue operating its
plant. State chemists are making eff
forts to secure a supply for the com
pany to enable il to produce potash
for the governments needs in the war
The supply of potash is limited and
the product is OF great value in wal
material.
The Palace of Sweets of Madison
having exceeded its sugar allotment
and kept its sugar accounts in such
condition that facts could not be OBJ
tanned without difficulty, was asked
by the United States food administra.
ton for Wisconsin to turn over to the
Madison food administrator 2,1SS
pounds of sugar and to donate to the
Red Cross $3.50.
Practically the entire village of East
Two Creeks, twelve miles north of
Two Rivers was destroyed by fire
The loss is estimated at $4,000. The
fire originated in the blacksmith shop
of Emil Kocian. located across the
street from the main part OF the vii
lage. Owing to the high wind it
spread rapidly and soon the entire vii
lage was in flames.
An army and navy club will be es-
tablished in Racine and opened before
Christmas for the benefit Of Uncle
Sans men who visit Racine Promi-
nent business men have obtained a
lease on a three-story building in the
business district, which will be re-
modelled and fitted out at a cost OF
$25,000 The club will be maintained
during the period OF the war.
One of Wisconslns most dfstin.
guished citizens, former Gov w. d.
Hoard, quietly celebrated his send
birthday at his home in Fort Atkin.
son on Thursday, Oct 10, surrounded
by relatives and friends. Mr.. Hoard
follows the events of the day with the
same alertness that marked his event
full public career. Germanys peace
overtures brought a characteristic
comment from him, You can't bluff
Americans"
Emmanuel Markle, 81, sole suryi-
vor of the Light Guards, famous Sec
ond Wisconsin infantry Gron Brigade)
company of the Civil war, died at La
Crosse. He WAS shot seven times a.
Gettysburg, all bullets striking his
pocketbook, boots or haversack
Deciding that the old coin collection
fad was keeping considerable money
out Of circulation, the yice-president OF
a Stevens Point bank Announced that
ct.