The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-07-18
WISCONSIN NEWS
Important Events of the Week
Around the Badger State

SdSuleI III MS meat market, WAS III
'jured when their automobile oyerturn-
ed between Edgerton and GAINESVILLE.
The planning mill of the Charles w.
Fish Lumber company at Elcho, to-
gether with a considerable quality of
materials contained, was destroyed by
fire with a loss estimated at $4,000.
Frank Weber of Lundhurst, 55 years,
was killed and his son Joseph was
slightly injured near Appleton when
the car in which they were riding
turned turtle into a ditch.
The directors of the Wisconsin Elec.
trical Contractors and Dealers asso-
citation have decided not to hold a
state convention this year, for patri,
otto reasons. The convention was to
be held in Wausau the first week OF
August.
Henry u. Ryan, 81 years old, died
at Appleton, after an illness of three
years. Mr.. Ryan, who was one of the
founders OF The Appleton Crescent
was born at Fort Howard, Wis, Oct
Z, 1887, at the time his father was in
command there.
Sixty per cent of the creameries and
cheese factories in Wisconsin have as
yet failed to apply for licenses. Fail
uTe to do this will be heavily penalized
Make application for license to the Ii
cense Division, L. s. Food Admins
tration, Washington, d. c.
Hans P. Johnson, 81 years old, a
farmer in the town of Raymond near
Racine, was found dead with a bullet
in his heart. Johnson thought he was
being followed by enemies, it is said
Johnson was kicked in the head by a
horse last spring.
Upon the complaint of the Egg Har
Dor council of defense, John Starter
farmer, was taken before a Sturgeon
Bay justice and fined 800 and costs
on a charge of trampling upon anG
cursing the American flag He pleaded
guilty, saying he was drunk and eX.
pressed sorrow.
John NJ. Nelson, present congress
man from the Third district will be d
candidate for denomination Friends
of Mr. Nelson in Madison have re
ceived kilograms from him stating that
he had reconsidered his intention not
to be a candidate for denomination anC
that he. should run again.
A hearing was held before the Wis
consn railroad commission at Madi
son on application of the Wisconsin
Public Service company of Green Bay
asking for an increase in fares in the
city of Green Bay from to cents
and an increase in interurban rates
from Green Bay to De Pere from 10 tC
Is cents. City Attorney SilverwooC
protested against these increases.
Problems of community health will
many wartime phases, will be featured
health officers of the state of Wiscon
sin, to be held in Madison Aug ant
under the auspices OF the state boarC
OF health. The law requires towns
villages and cities to send their healtl
officers to this conference at the com
munity's expense. There are Les.
health officers in Wisconsin.
Six calls for men to be sent to CAM
from Wisconsin in August have beer
received by Gov Philip. These calli
totalled 2,672. In many Of the cities
and counties of the state these new
calls will take men registered June
last, who have been just classified TO
service. The calls are are follows
1850 men, Aug 5, Camp Shelby
Hatchburg, Miss, for general militar.
service. 2-1,000 men, Aug. 5, for Jet
ferson Barracks for military service
$50 men, Aug Is, indianapolis
Ind, for training as chauifeurs. 4
Az men, Aug. Is, for Bradley Poly
technic institute, Peoria, ILL.,, for in
struction in auto trades, instrument re
pair men and electricians. 5-16
men, Aug. Is, for state university o
Iowa for mechanical concrete an,
radio work. 6-5l5 men, Aug. Is, 70
Iowa State college for mechanical
work.
The Lawson Milling company, o
Ripon, Wis, has been found guilty o
excess profits in retail sales. TIL
profit realized on sales to retail mel
chants has averaged $3.50 barrel
on the sales TO retail customers $2.5I
1t is provided in the food regulation
that a wholesaler who also does re
tail business is not required to sell t,
both classes of customers at the sam
prices. But the mere fact that tn
wholesaler keeps two sets of accounts
one for the Wholesale trade and tn
other for the retail trade, does no
bring the merchant within the rule o
the extra service to warrant the retail
er's profit. There is nothing made T.
appear that the Lawson Milling con
pany rendered the extra service in 1t
transactions TO entitle him TO the re
tailers profits. The Lawson Millin
company is TO pay fine of S25 to tn
Ripon Red Cross Upon refusal to d.
this, the local administrator is direct
ed TO close his business for ten days
The Wisconsin state fair boosters
tour VIII not be given this year. Tn
war economy board is opposed to
and the management has requisite
that it be abandoned until the war ha
been won The war board believes gas
oline that would be consumed can b
OF greater service in needful war WORK
The Sheboygan Mineral Water con
pany of Sheboygan, Wis, has been OF
dered closed for exceeding their suga
allotmnt allowed under the food regl
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