The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-05-23
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

reau for the duration of the war.
Fifteen Kenosha saloons, including
three hotel bars, have been forced to
close through an order Of the federal
government which prohibits sale of
liquors within mile of the military
camp there.
The Wausau sub-station of the Unit
| ed States navy led all Wisconsin sub
| stations in enlistments during the
week ending May 8. Wausau enlisted
81 men, Oshkosh 10, Madison Is and
Eau Claire 16.
Because he believes he will be of
greater service in the medical corps
"over there" DR.. II. l., Garner, Rhine
| lander, came to Madison and present
ed his resignation as a member of dis
trict board No. to Gov Philip.
Gen. Mccain, Washington, announc-
| ed more appointments in the officers
reserve corps. II. b. Ormond of
Brookfield, Wis, was appointed a sec
ond lieutenant in the aviation section
of the signal corps.
The La Crosse county board OF SUI
pervisors voted an additional appro-
priation of $4,000 to complete and
equip Oak Forest. the county tubercu-
losis sanitarium, the total cost of
which will be $4,000
c. Rabenstein of Neillsville has Sc
cured a government contract for dried
potatoes and other vegetables for army
use. The old overall factory building
will be remodeled and enlarged for the
dehydrating plant.
Gov. Philip has sent a telegram to
Provost Marshal General Crowder adj
vising him that the Wisconsin regis
tration on June will not cost the
federal government cent. He said
that volunteers on the local draft
boards would take the registration
without cost,
No more guns or revolvers can be
carried in the GAINESVILLE city limits.
says Chief OF. Police Peter ID. Cham
pion. "There have been some narrow
escapes from accidents in the past
three or four weeks from youths han
ding the weapons carelessly and | am
going TO put a halt to such actions"
said the chief.
Charles f. Likes, aged 62 years, Sc
nior vice-commander of the Grand
Army of Wisconsin and one of the best
known veterans of the Civil war in
the state, died at his home in Keno
sha following an attack of apopleXy.
Commander Likes entered the army as
a boy at the age OF 10 and served all
through the war.
Due to the fact that many of the
students OF the GAINESVILLE high school
have gone onto farms to work, the two
military companies Of that institution
have been consolidated into one. Three
of the officers of one OF the company
voluntarily deposed themselves to the
ranks, and the work Of drilling the
men is now in the hands of one cap
tain and two lieutenants
The Racine county council of de-
Tense has voted an appropriation of
$500 to pay for uniforms of commits
stoned officers of Racine's two COM
panies, Wisconsin State guard and
Henry c. Baker, lieutenant colonel OF
the Seventh regiment. The action was
taken because the officers all men of
moderate means. will not receive com
pensation while in the service.
The regents of the University of
Wisconsin have recently received gifts
totalling 100000, to be used with a
$4,000 appropriation of the legislature
OF 1917 for the construction of a new
inhrmary for the medical school. This
Is the first case of construction uniVer-
sity buildings from gift funds since
1876, when Gov. Washburn provided
funds for the construction of the Wash
burn observatory.
Final notice was received by Gov.
Philip designating June as the date
OF registration of men who have
reached the age OF u years since the
last registration. The registration
will be made by the local draft boards.
1t is estimated that upwards of $4,000
will be enrolled and most of these Will
60 into class /. Maj Il, A. Fitzpatrick
anticipated the date and had already
sent blanks to all local boards.
Damage amounting to thousands of
dollars was caused throughout practi-
cally the entire state on Sunday, May
10, by one Of the most severe rain,
hail and wind storms in recent years.
The heaviest loss, it is thought, will be
TO fruit trees the blossoms of which
were knocked Off by the hail, which in
some places assumed the proportions
OF small hens eggs. Branches were
broken off by the heavy gale, which
drove the wind and hail before it with
| terrific force. Available information
| from the farming communities of the
state is in effect that there will be
some damage to crops by the torren-
tial rainfall, which in many localities
drowned out the seeds when the fields
were converted temporarily into mini
ature lakes.
The GAINESVILLE Journal, for many
| 'N"iS ''ihdh p"peit is HoW DelnS
printed in the English language. The
paper is weekly paper, being pub
lished every Thursday.
Extensive improvements are being
made in the council chamber of the
Appleton city hall and when compile
ted 1t will be one of the finest munic.
ip2l meeting rooms in the state.
Lot owners at Mound cemetery, Ra-
cine. complain that vandals visit the
home OF the dead and steal flowers