The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-09-19
Badger State
Happenings

III letter from Corp. Harry Prange
to relatives at Neenah.
Claude Stark, of Appleton, who was
on the Joseph Cudahy oil tanker which
was torpedoed by German submarine
Aug. II, arrived home for a few days
visit with his parents. Afloat on the
high seas for more than two days was
part of Starks adventures.
NO infections of late potato blight
have been found in the fields of cen
trail and eastern Wisconsin by the in
spectors of the college of agriculture
The disease is well under control in
the twelve fields in Barron county
where it was found last month.
After travelling 1000 miles and
Spending 5000 to make the trip Frank
j. Kaiser has arrived at Racine from
Chile and expects to leave soon for
one OF the military camps. He has
two brothers, already in the service
and both OF them are now "oyeI
there"
Otto Westmeier, baker, is held
for trial at Amigo on the charge OF
making disloyal utterances. 1t is al
leged he boosted that he was dishon
orably discharged from the United
States army and that he was proud
OF it. 1t is reported that he has three
brothers in the German army and that
he declared he would not fight against
them.
Word has been received at Mari
nette of the death of Fred NJ. stephen
sou, former Menominee lumberman
and sportsman of nationwide promi
nenCe. He died at Santa Barbara, Cal
from diabetes. Stephenson was a
nephew of the late United States
Senator Isaac Stephenson, and had
hunted and fshed in every part OF
the globe.
Threshing has been completed neal
Cumberland and the yield OF the vari
Gus cereals exceeded all expectations
tho wheat acreage was increased 50
pei cent the yield running from sew
enteen to thirty-siX bushels per acre
oats sixty to one hundred. rye twenty
to thirty-fve, canning peas netting
the farmer from sixty TO one hundred
dollars per acre.
Dr. Charles Mccarthy former state
legislative reference librarian, now
aide TO Herbert Hoover. arrived in
Washington from Europe, according
to word received at Madison. While
in France DR.. Mccarthy served as a
vomnteer for five days in the Red
Cross with the Wisconsin troops dur
ing the big drive and he states their
work was marvellous and the talk OF
all France.
A common law" marriage cannot
be legally entered into in Wisconsin
according to the opinion Of Atty. Gen
Spencer Haven, given to Dist Atty
G.. H. Dawson OF Crandon. In another
opinion the attorney general held an
Indian in the Lac Courte Oreilles res
eryation could not be prosecuted fOr
abandonment under the laws OF Wis
cousin. as he was not subject to the
criminal laws of the state.
Gov. Philip sent the following mes
sage to Provost Marshal General
Crowder, covering Wisconsin's part in
the registration: wisconsin gladly
adds to its honor roll 30S,S71 regis
trants as follows; 26O,SS5 citizens
PLIES decarents, 2G,25S aliens Wis
consin eagerly awaits your instruc
lions to proceed with the selectiYo
process. Wisconsin will furnish its
quota for October" Wisconsin's quo
Ia as estimated by tn ewar depart
ment is $4,000. When it is consld
cred that many within the age limit
are in the service, the number will not
fall far below 100000.
Jenkin Lloyd Jones, famous preach
err and author, died at his nome at
Tower Hill on the Wisconsin river
near Madison. He was "A years old
DR.. Jones death followed an opera
ton He had been critically i'll for
three weeks. Dr. Jones fought as a
DIlAdlt WIN lAlt w loNbloAh u pbi'
through the civil war He gained fame
as IA crusader in Chicago almost half
a century ago For many years ne
was a lecturer on English history at
the University OF Wisconsin. He was
the father of Richard Lloyd Jones,
editor of the Wisconsin state Jour
nal, Madison
Increased street car fares are be.
coming the fad in Wisconsin a
number of cities already have the g.
cent fare and there Is a possibility
that one city may have a 7-cent fare,
The first city to get a scent fare was
Eau Claire. The fares were increased
in The city of Green Bay next, and
then followed adjustments OF inter.
urban schedules in many localities.
GAINESVILLE has been given scent
fare and "A 6.cent fare in Racine was
ordered. An application for a 6cent
fare in Madison is pending before the
commission. In Ashland a 7-cent fare
may be granted.
Edward Scoheld Marinette, grand.
son OF Gov Scohcld, was recently
commissioned as lieutenant in the
aviation corps and ordered to Dayton
field. lie was injured in an aeroplane
fall and feared for long time that his
injuries would make it impossible for
him 10 qualify
The probabilities are that no one
from Wisconsin will be sent TO take
the Wisconsin soldier vote in France
in November Adjt. Cen Orlando