The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-07-11

/ Kendrick kimball, Neenah newspa-
perman, has enlisted in the navigation
department of the naval officers re-
/ serves and is now awaiting call.
Edward Biederman. farmer, living
near jefferson, was arrested charged
4 with threatening those connected with
{, administration of the selectiye service
I law.
While the Observation-Disclosures circus
was en route from Richland Center to
Prairie du Chen so much Of its help
/ deserted that no performance could be
given at the latter place.
soft drink, including ginger ale,
pop, cream beer, etc, are now retailing
for six and seven cents per glass in
Neenah thirst emporiums. Another in
crease ION account of the war"
/ A resolution calling for the passage
Of the national Prohibition amend.
mCnt was adopted at msaameeting of
dry" forces at Neenah and copies
have been forwarded to Washington.
A son. 10, OF Dan Melby, Spooner,
and playmate OF the same age lost
their sight and their faces were badly
mutilated by an exploding dynamite
cap with which they had been playing.
At Eden, in Fond du Lac county,
$500 was raised for war work al ba-
zaar managed by sixteen young WON
en-. A goat was auctiOued Tor the top
price, other offerings being ROSTERS.
sheep, pigs, a turkey and "a calf.
While directing a funeral at Neenah
Charles Sorenson, prominent Neenah
undertaken. was knocked down and
rendered unconscious by a vicious
horse lie sustained injuries which
may prove serious.
The patriotic village board of Min.
ong, Washbun county, refused to
grant licenses to saloon owners on the
grounds that the granting Of licenses
would cast a shadow upon Nnong's
splendid war record.
The General Motors company of De
troit formally took possession OF the
GAINESVILLE Machine company on July
3. A deposit of S1,O95O0O was made
ny lllt new tOihttuS III Nllt 4 ll0A VA
tional bank of GAINESVILLE.
Members of the Kenosha Retail Lii
quor Dealers association required
Nathan Gordon to pay 1856 to the Red
Cross for violating an agreement not
to sell liquor in bottles The money
was paid promptly.
Word has been received at the cX-
ecutiNe office at Madison that tar and
feather parties have again been start
ed in northern Wisconsin The last
subjected visited by the Knights of
Liberty was Martin Johnson, a farmer
residing near Sweden, bayfield, county.
Arrested on a charge of crtcizing "A
picture OF President Wilson shown at
a movie, A, b. Pegg, Dunbar, Mari
nette county, explained that he is not
. a pro-German, but a Republican who
does not like the way the president is
conducting affairs
A catfish weighing forty -one pounds
was caught at ellis landing, Wausau,
one day last week There was a time
when such fish were often caught in
the Wisconsin river at Wausau and
elsewhere but the sawdGsr has driven
them out as we'll az other fish.
Judge Charles Smith, for twenty-five
years on the bench OF Superior court,
died following lengthy illness with
erysipelas. lie was born in New
Hampshire in 1898. coming West to
Minneapolis IN 1866, moving thence to
Pierce county
NicHolas a. Schultz kenosha soldier
serving with the ambulance corps of
the United States army in France. has
been awarded the CroiX de Guerre. ac-
cordng to messages received by his
mother He received the decoration
on June 8 for exceptional gallantry in
the hospital service.
Farmers and hunters in the field are
being urged not to destroy pigeons
either in flight or sitting because of
the possibility OF killing army and
navy pigeons A heavy penalty is pro
yded under new laws torbidding the
killing or interfering with pigeons
nom government training stations
The Racine county poorhouse, situ-
ated three miles north of Union Grove.
was destroyed by fire, and the lorty
inmates narrowly escaped being
caught in the burning building They
were rescued by Supt Frank Hansen,
assisted By the more ablrbodied in.
mates The loss is estimated at $780,.
600
Sewer bonds OF 100000, drawing AZ
per cent interest, failed TO find ready
sale at Racine Instead of premium
being offered by purchasers. a bonus
was demanded An bidders demand
ed from $500 to 5l,9OO attorneys fees
to determine validity Of thc bonds 1t
rs believed that the interest must be
raised 3 per cent
4 rapid increase in the indian pop.
ulaliun OF Amigo. during the last year
has brought TIE number up to about
my Most OF them are single men
working in the mills, although there
are seven families Five different
Tribes are represented, the Chippe
was, Meuomineeo, Storkbridges, Win.
nebagocs and Pottowatamies
The case Of the Green Bay Water
CO., against Green BAY has been set.
l.ed by the railroad commission per
hitting the company TO increase rates
20 small consumers from II to % per
t ,.,t .fg.gtt,. Irfy nttar. .I.ptnt,J.