The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-10-16
WISCONSIN news
Important Events of the Week
Around the Badger State.

Nov. IL has been named as the date
| for a special election to decide the
question of issuing bonds for Green
| Bay. 1t is proposed to eXpend $45,-
$50.
The schools in the town of Athel-
stane in Marinette county, have been
closed for two weeks while the chill
dren assist their parents in digging
the annual crop of potatoes.
Albert S. Romig, graduate Of the
university in 1907 and former instruc7
tor in the steam and gas department
of the college of engineering, is dead
at Boulder, Col, according to word re-
ceived.
Several of the farmers equity soci-
| cites of Wjpnebago county plan to in
wade the Neenah retail field by estab-
fishing a general store in that city. A
site for the proposed store has been
purchased.
Out of 1920 head of cattle tested
between Jan. l and Sept. 1, 1919, in
various parts of Wisconsin, "a large
part of which has never before been
tested, only STA per cent reacted to
the tuberculin test.
Peter Richards, 81, known through
| out Wisconsin as uncle Peter and
considered the oldest newspaper man
Ill Wisconsin, died at Lodi. He leaves
a widow and one son. Fred Richards.
Mr.. Richards established the Lodi
Valley News in 1850. 1t was one of
the first papers in Columbia county.
Alma Edswick, maid employed at
the Corwin home in Menominee, was
badly burned. She heated can of
syrup on the stove, and while trying
to open it on the kitchen table, the
hurled into her face and onto her
head. 1t was feared that she would
lose her sight.
Mrs. Harry E. Thomas. SheboygaI
was reelected president Of the state
organization of Kings Daughters at
the annual convention at Sheboygan
Falls. Mrs. f C. Dunn, Milton, was
reelected vice.president; Miss Ger
tIude Reiss, Sheboygan, secretary, and
Mrs. w. c. Hanson, Racine, treasurer.
The 1920 convention will be held at
Milton.
Attorney General Blaine and Deputy
M. B. Olbrich are in Washington to APP
pear in the United States supreme
NJ in a { n
boundary cases. Wisconsin has set
up a claim to certain lands used as ore
docks adjacent to Superior. Large
ore docks have been located on the
land and have been taxed and claimed
by Duluth. Wisconsin contends that
these lands are in Wisconsin.
Plans for the Memorial Union
building, to be erected at the univer-
sity as a tribute to its men and women
who served in the world war are Wei
for raising $7500O0 through subscrip
lions by alumni, former students, and
friends, headquarters have been
opened in 500 University building,
Milwaukee, and A. l.. Sommers, She
boygan, '07, has been appointed man
ager.
The supervisors of Racine county
have ordered the building next spring
of concrete road connecting Racine
and Burlington, and extending west
through Burlington to the Walworth
county line. 1t is thou ht the road
will be connected with route 20, state
highway, through Lake Geneva to the
Illinois line. This will prove a boon to
Milwaukee and Racine motorists who
travel to and from the lakes in that
section.
Leonard Raymakers, representing
the Square Deal grocery, Green Bay,
entered plea of guilty to the charge
OF keeping for the purpose of sale
he represented such quantity to be"
and was fined $50 and costs of $6.6S
by Police Justice Howlet. This is the
second arrest made by City Sealer J.
A. Flanagan, in an effort to curb the
practice of adding paper and scoop
lard Retail establishments have been
frequently visited by the official and
warnings given in an effort to obtain
compliance with the law by co-opera,
lion.
The potato business in central Wis
consin has been given another boost.
With the early predictions quoting a
record price for No. ! grade potatoes
for the farmers of Portage county, the
market has been opened for No. ,
grade by the establishment of a new
potato flour company at Grand Rapids,
the lrst concern of its kind in Wiscon-
sin The company will buy 700 car
loads of No. 2 potatoes this year,
which it will use in the manufacture
of potato flour. The establishment
of this market for No. 2 potatoes
promises to make potato raising con
siderably more attractive, as this
grade has previously been practically
drug on the market and a direct loss
to growers.
Superior claims the distinction Of
being one of the few cities of the state
whose American legion membership
includes one woman Miss Mabel V.
Hendrickson, former member of the
student nurse corps at Camp Grant, is
the only feminine member oil the Su.
perior post
The university campus took on
warlike appearance when the new field
artillery continent WAS mt into Mace