The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-07-11
WISCONSIN NEWS
Important Events of the Week
Around the Badger State


annual meeting voted bond issue of
100000 for the erection of a building
to house the vocational and junior
high school pupils.
Milk dealers of La Crosse formed
an organization there electing p. A.
Larson, La Crosse, president The
purpose of the organization is to bring
about just prices and protect trade
With every industrial institutions
ope ating full blast, the population OF
kajoeiander is growing so rapidly that
~. new houses are needed to furnish
homes for workmen and their families.
Upon receipt of letter by Frank
Gegere of Green Bay it developed that
private George Gegere, not his
BROTHER Sergt. Paul Gegere, was killed
ia action in France early in June.
Two of the largest manufacturing
companies in Marinette have agreed
to pay the regular salaries of all EN-
ployes who are members of the state
guard during their stay at Camp
Douglas.
Prof Carl Russell Fish of the his
tory department, University OF Wis
cousin, is spending his summer yaca-
ton making guns in the plant of the
Northwestern Ordnance company at
Madison.
Mrs. Minnie Warren Campbell, for
mer Waupun girl. has completed train
ing at San Francisco, under direction
OF the National Women's Service
league, for army service She Will
Giive a supply motor truck.
The Industrial commission awarded
Daniel Tewes, of Goodman, $2,0S5.71,
to be paid IN lump sum by the Good
man Lumber company OF Goodman
The man was injured while at work
necessitating the amputation of a limb
in December 1917.
The railroad commission has author
ICED the Observation-Disclosures Light ~
Power Co., which was recently grant
ed a surcharge OF 70 cents per Loco
cubic feet of gas in the city of Eau
Claire. 10 add surcharge of 30 cents
per 1000 cubic feet
Mr. and Mrs. Truston Wilcox, Wau-
pun, celebrated their siXty-titth we'd
ding anniversary on THURSDAY July l.
They We're married in Fox Lake in
1863. Guests at the anniversary cele
braGion included several who danced
at their wedding in the Little Red tav-
ens.
y new paper mill is to be built at
Stevens Point on the Wisconsin river
by The Consolidated Water Power q
Paper Co, with which the lnterlake
Pulp 4 Paper CO., Appleton, is adlliat-
cd. G. L. Giddings, formerly sales
manager OF the futile Press Co, will
b. in charge This new conversion
will manufacture wrapping tissue ~
pei.
Frank E. Davidson must not manag,
the candidates. OF j. n Tittcmore aud
the others of the Tiltemore slate for
state office, Attorney General Spencer
o.,, ,,,o,.,,,, man, INN. ,.,.
cauuuate's affairs without bumpIng
into the corrupt practices act llavcA
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When Alden NJ. Potter, son OF Mr.
and Mrs. Lyman Potter OF Bafaboo,
became member OF the National
army recently tJune PSI, he was the
1lIh brother OF one family TO enter the
service. The other four brothers are.
Lieut.. Howard J. Potter. ~ France,
Rollin Potter Columbus o.. Arthur
Potter Camp Grant, ana Frank Potter
Newport News, va. a sixth brother
b"yd fot'ef' 49, VINO graduated from
the Baraboo high school this year. IN
tends to enlist IN some branch "I the
service soon
Petitions wera formulated al a meet.
ing of the department heads Of five
Superior drygoods and department
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