The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-11-27

mills, the entire plant closed The
men had demanded extra pay for
three-fourths Of an hour put in getting
the teams ready for work every morn
ing.
The Manitowoc county board has
lifted the ban on poultry raffles which
has been in effect there for the past
| three years and raffles will again be
allowed as far as the county Is con
cerned No explanation was forthcom-
ing for action taken.
The decision of Judge Scion Perrin,
Superior court, which entitled II dis
their dismissal May 20, will be ap-
pealed 10 the state supreme court, ac-
cording to r. l.. Mcintosh, assistant
corporation counsel
The Citizens Telephone exchange
will make extensive additions to its
systems in Sheboygan estimated to
cost $1,000 Conduit and serial cables
will be installed in various parts of
the city where the capacity of the ca
bles has been exhausted
Earliest for many years, ice harvest
ing has started in Black river. Edward
Wskerchen, La Crosse, ice dealer, cut
Is tons eight inches thick in two days,
to supply customers who have been
on short ration since the shortage de
veoped early in September.
The sugar famine is practically over
as far as Neenah is concerned, accord
ing to grocers there. All now have
plentiful supplies of sugar which they
are retailing at Is cents per pound,
claiming that they have to pay as high
as 1872 and 14A cents wholesale for
the product.
Patrolman Byron Johnson has re-
ceived enough pledges from indiyidu-
ais and corporations to insure i'm
provement of the county trunk line be-
tween Tomah and Sparta. The Mon
roe county board will duplicate the
amount raised, and one of the worst
sandroads will be turned into a fine
highway.
The county board has located the
proposed Clark county insane asylum
at owen, a farm being purchased ad.
Joining that town and bonds ordered
issued to pay for the site. The new
asylum will cost about $150,OO0 and
construction is expected to begin in
the spring. owen and Neillsville
were both candidates for the location.
For two nights the streets of Lady
smith were without street lights, ow
ing to ClOgging of the waterwheel at
the power plant by chunks of floating
ice. large quantities of which are con
stantly being carried down the Flam-
beau river Only a limited amount OF
current could be generated, hardly
sufficient to light dwelling houses and
business places.
Arthur Peters, Superior, recently
served thirtyminute sentence in the
federal court room at La Crosse. He
was convicted in 1916 of minor in
fraction of the postal laws, but Judge
lands failed to sentence him. Judge
Sanborn complied with a request from
the department of justice to pass sen
tence so that the records would show
disposition of the case.
Nearly all Oneida county officials
were voted salary increases by the
county board. DR.. H. L. Garner, who
recently returned from service in
France, was elected county physician
car load of sheep was shipped
from Grand View for the market in
Chicago. Sheep thrive in that locality
and other farmers are contemplating
taking up the industry.
The annual report of County Agent
r. l.. Cuff to the Barron Co. board
shows that the total amount received
by Barron county farmers for live
stock shipped through ne several
shipping associations Of The county
was $1.025,O36, and that Barron coun
ty now has 5S3 purebred bulls, being
only 179 behind Waukesha county the
banner pure bred stock county in
Wisconsin.
In the Creamery Package Co. plan
at TT Atkinson, Ferdinand Endl has
the special duty TO keep the bearings
of the drive shaft in the galvanizng
department well oiled. The shaft is
directly above a tension molten metal
vat While he was oiling the shaft
his clothing got caught on the reyoly
ing bar. lie grabbed the supporting
beams above. Every bit Of clothing eX
cept his shoes were torn from his
body. lie held on to the beams and
climbed to safety.
Following an investigation the Out
agamio county board decided TO con
tnue the county workhouse. A group
of supervisors sough, to abolish the
institution on the ground that 1t Is
needless expense because of the small
number OF persons sentenced to il.
The committee reported that thu fact
that the county has wOrkhousc
keeps many undesirablcs away The
workhuuse superintendent is paid S..
600 year, out of which he must pro
vide food and clothing for his prison
ers. He is permitted to keep the crops
grown on the workhouso farm. Last
year So persons were sentenced to the
| institution
Brewery and saloon furniture in SUI
perior ia practically yalueless, accord
ing To Louis McKinnon, treasurer OF
the Northern brewery who appeared
before the Superior board of review
Directing to an assessment of $4,000