The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-10-09

A caesarian operation was success
fully performed on Mrs. C. j. Smiles,
I by her husband, DR.. Smiles, assisted
by DR.. j. M. Dodd. The child, a girl,
apparently viii live.
| The st. Johns Lutheran church has
commenced to have services in the
English language and to start will
have one Sundays service in English
and the others in German.
Farmers Equity societies of Winnie
bago county plan to invade the Nee
nah retail field by establishing a gen
eral store in that city. A site for the
proposed store has been obtained.
John Philip Sousa and his band will
be the featuSe attraction at the dedi-
cation exercises of Nature theater in
Ravine park, village of Kohler. The
Kohler Co. plant will be closed Oct
20 for the festivities.
A bronze plate will be placed upon
the historic desk once the property of
Jerry Rusk," former Governor of the
state, which was ordered turned over
to the county which bears his name
| by the recent session of the Legis.
! lature.
The first and only Wisconsin woman
to date to make application and to be
accepted under the soldier education
law. is Jessie L. Nyphus, La Crosse,
volunteer army nurse, who will enter
the university to study clinical re-
search.
Going to his boyhood home at Nee
nah to say goodbye on the eve of his
departure for France, Maj. E. w. Aus
tin regular army, arrived just in time
TO attend the funeral of his mother,
the late Mrs. William Austin. News
of his mothers death did not reach
Mai Austin until his arrival.
Sixty wounded soldiers from Wis
consin have been sent by the govern
ment and entered in the college of en-
gineering at the University of Wis
consin. They are in a course laid out
by the board of education of the Unit
ed States government. 1t is along vo-
cational lines and open only to
wounded soldiers.
Rural telephone rates of the Reeds
burg Telephone company have been
ordered increased by the state rail
road commission from $405 to $4.75
per quarter, subject to discount pro
vision now in effect. Moving charges
of 81 for interior moving, 50 from
building to building and SO for NOV
ing outside city were authorized. A
reconnection charge of 81 is granted.
A clue to operations of a ring OF
six thieves who have been robbing box
cars in Chicago has been discovered
in a Kenosha shoe store where 104
pairs of shoes were purchased by the
proprietor for So per pair. The sales
man gave his name as Carl Dean.
The shoes are worth SIS per pair.
Chicago detectives estimate the value
of all goods taken by the gang at
100000
Arnold Klopfel and Julia Randall,
who originally came from Marinette,
we're sentenced to year and year
and half at Waupun, respectively,
by Circuit Judge Park. According TO
the couple Mrs. Randall deserted her
husband and six children at Marinette
to join Klopfel at Appleton. Later
they came to Grand Rapids and from
there went to Marshfield, where they
were arrested
Hog cholera is prevalent on farms
in the vicinity of GAINESVILLE, and I'M
less immediate steps are taken to pre-
vent spread, many farmers will lose
valuable herds" said Dr. j. t. Purcell,
Madison, after investigating disease on
seven farms east and south of that
city. He strongly advised vaccination
of the animals. The epidemic can be
prevented, but hogs afflicted with the
diseases are incurable.
A hearing will be held at Madison
Oct. IA by the railroad commission to
investigate the long distance rates of
the Wisconsin Telephone company
When the federal government took
over the company, its toll rates were
increased about rs per cent. Wis
consin protested, but lost in the courts.
Now that the company has been
turned back, an action will be started
to reduce the rates again.
| All funds in the state treasury on
Oct. l totaled more than one million
| less than the balance on hand Sept. l.
State Treasurer Henry Johnson an
nounced that on Oct. l, $4,162, 07780
was in the treasury as compared with
| $5,528,21479, a month ago. Receipts
during September were 844,45511,
disbursements were $2,210,75210. In
the general fund on Oct. l was 81,
$50, 1868 in comparison with $780,
320.58 on Sept. l.
A deed filed by the Joseph Schlitz
Brewing Co., relinquishing rights to
! the Brassville hotel at Kenosha to
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Snieder, stipulates
that if within the period of ten years
from the date hereof, the sale of
beer and Of malt beverages or cereal
beverages shall be permitted on said
premises" then for a period of ten
years thereafter no beer, near beer or
other beverages of that class shall be
sold except those manufactured by the
Schlitz Co.
Commissioner of Banking Marshall
Cousins has approved the articles of
incorporation of the Bank of West De
Pere. Capital $4,000 Incorporators,
e. ]. Mcclellan, John Hermes, Il. T.