The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-10-24
WISCONSIN NEWS
Important Events Of the Week
Around the Badger State

ullul5lTdlOT II. >. DARKER, has pldCeu
an embargo on all cordwood, to avert
serious shortage.
Ben A. Molter, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
N. p. Molter, of Wausau, who is in the
aviation section of the United States
signal corps, has been promoted to a
captaincy,
James A. Sutherland, II years old,
died at his home in GAINESVILLE He
was the founder of the bookstore in
that city bearing his name and was
veteran of the civil war.
John Larsen, Green Bay, was acct
dentally shot and killed by August
Stiller, companion, while hunting
ducks at Little Tail Point in Green
Bay county.
Gallon G. Stebbins, years old, own
er and manager of the Crystal theater
and one of the best known movie men
in the state, died at Manitowoc. He
was native of Kenosha and his body
was taken there for burial
Ben Lang of Mcmillan has been
named by the Democratic central com
mittee as the Democratic candidate
for Marathon county treasurer, made
necessary by the death of Sheriff c. n
Goerling, the nominee.
At the George Ryan shipyards
Oshkosh, a tug steamer for the Cook
& Brown Lime company is ready for
launching and work is under way for
tug, a scow and three barges for
the Fox River Navigation company
A fire believed to have been started
by boys playing with matches destroy
ed I'VE barns and a quantity OF hay
and other farm produce on French
island, near La Crosse, and for time
threatened the village of West La
Crosse.
Gov E. L. Philip issued an appeal
TO the people of Wisconsin to raise
fund of $35O,O00 for the relief of Min
nesota forest fire refugees now in
Wisconsin, County Councils of De
Tense have been named by the gov
enor as collectors of the fund.
Among the crew on the America, the
United States transport that foun-
dered at the pier at Hoboken, N. j.,
was John Wonio of Oshkosh son of
Mrs. Clara Wonio. He is in the signal
corps of the navy. 1t is believed he
was saved.
Mrs. H. II. Morgan, Madison. woman
ha, Of al
Tense since its organization, has ten
dered his resignation to take effect
Nov, 5, to take up executive nursing
work. Mrs. Morgan is a retired regis
tered nurse and served with the Amer
lean Red Cross in an executive posi-
ton at the time of the San Francisco
earthquake
The state of Wisconsin will gather
tie history of its boys in France.
competent persons will be sent to
] rance shortly to gather the full Off
cal details of all the achievements of
the Wisconsin troops. Gov. Philip
gave his consent to the plan and prom
ised that the project would be financed
until the commencing Of the session of
the Legislature
Bishop and Mrs. r. II. Weller added
filth star to the service flag at
their home in Fond du Lac, to repre-
sent Horace Weller who enlisted in
the Red Cross ambulance corps at
Chicago. Reginald Daniel and Grafton
Weller are lieutenants in service over
seas Walter Weller is a member of
the Student training corps at the Uni
versity Of Wisconsin.
Beloit college is planning a large
civic center for the benefit of students.
especially those connected with the
military training units at the insttu-
ton The Beloit chamber of com
merce will ala the movement to secure
funds The college will also raise
fund of 100000 to be used for patr-
otto purposes. An active campaign
will be soon begun to secure subscrip-
tons
Capt John T. Manlon, for many
years a leading figure in state guard
circles of the middle west and com.
handing officer of Co !. First Wis.
consin regiment, at the time Of the
Spanish-American war, died at his
home in Milwaukee, following a linger
ing illness extending Over several
months. Capt. Manion was born in
Ireland in 1862 and came TO this coun-
try with his parents in 1870, the fam
lily, shortly after their arrival, remoy-
ing to Milwaukee.
Secretary of State Merlin Hun,
Madison, is preparinE ballots for o.
600 soldiers TO vote in the November
election. Reports are coming in daily
from the various training camps as to
the number of Wisconsin soldier vot.
ers located there, and it is planned to
send one messenger for every 1000
voters. The state will pay the travel
ing expenses of the messenger, but
will allow no per diem, as has been
done in the past. the messengers Sc
lected having agreed to make the trip
for their actual expenses.
experimenting various orders to pro
hibit gatherings of people in La
Crosse, Health Commissioner j. M.
Furstman issued an order to keep
milkmcn from entering homes of Gus
toners during the epidemic of Suan-
ish influenza.
Belief that William Studebaker of
La Crosse had come to his death from
poison was dissipated by the coroner's
jury which found that he died of a