The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-03-27

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will be held Sept. "a.
Since the new building code went
into effect at Oshkosh, March 10. sew
en- permits have been issued and iu-
dications are for extensive building
work this summer.
Twelve thousand pounds of used
clothing is the quota which Brown
county has been asked to furnish By
the Red Cross for the peoples of lib
Grated portions Of Europe
A new postoflice for Rhinelander
now seems to be a certainty. Matt
Stapleton, postmaster, has received
notice to ask for bids. Proposals will
be received up to April 81.
Thomas Clark, pioneer resident
Of Manitowoc, died at Oklahoma City,
Okla. He was born in England in
1910 and came to Manitowoc with his
parents in 1S47, residing there until
two years ago.
BY order of the Kenosha common
council the old-fashioned curfew is to
peal forth nightly at $50. The rule
provides a fine for all persons under
is who may be found on the streets
unaccompanied after the curfew hour.
The total number of deaths of Mari
nette county men in the service dur
ing the war was seventy. OF these
twenty-five were killed in action.
eight died of wounds, thirty-four died
of disease and the others of accident.
Powerboats and lighthouses valued
at $4,000, which broke away from
moorings at Winona when an ice jam
went out, were found floating opposite
Trempealeau. ten miles down the riv-
er, and were saved with little damage.
In anticipation of a large enroll
ment, a program OF 800 different
courses Of study, given by ITO profes
sors and instructors, is being prepared
for the twenty-frst summer session Of
the University of Wisconsin, which
will open June 30.
BY a large majority the people of
Oconto Falls have voted TO have the
municipality incorporated as a city. 1t
is planned to have three wards. EX-
tensiye sewer and street construction
work is to be carried out during the
coming summer
A half million dollars will be in
vested in a new milk condensery to
be established at Spring valley, Pierce
county, by the John Wild co. 1t is
feared this condensery will affect the
Elmwood, River Falls, Ellsworth and
Lawton Co. creameries.
The committee OF twenty, custodi-
ans of Neenahs war chest fund, has
leased rooms on North Commercial
street and is remodeling them into
clubrooms for the re-
turned soldiers and sailors. The club
will be known as the Soldiers and
Sailors club.
Mrs. Daniel Miller. called grand.
ma" by her many friends, observed
her birthday anniversary on Sunday,
March 16, reaching the age Of SO
years. She was born in Scotland in
1920 and has resided in Marinette
since 1868. She has been in bed for a
year at the home of her son, A. S.
Miller.
The discovery by the Waterman of
the Sheboygan Lime works, Sheboy-
gan, of providers around the building
where stores OF dynamite, fuses and
other explosive materials are kept,
caused Sheriff Brockman to issue a
warning to trespassers. Recently six
sticks of dynamite were stolen from
the premises
Beloit liquor interests gathered suf-
fcient signatures to petitions for an
election on the license question on
April l. Those who want the city to
return to licensed saloons declare
they are not seeking merely a bust
ness life of six months, but assert
great faith that the dry amendment to
the federal constitution will be declar-
ed invalid by the highest court.
Recognizing that Kenosha is an
ideally situated industrial center
experiencing labor
trouble in large cities are comforting
with the Chamber Of Commerce as to
the possibility of coming there. The
latest company to investigate is the
Republic Match Co. out OF 200 in
auiries only seven or eight were given
any serious consideration by the local
chamber.
The most modernly arranged school
building possible was started in ke-
nosha. 1t will be used for day school
purposes. but will also contain quar-
ters for social activities OF the local
itv in which It is built There viii be
twentythree class rooms, gymnasium
assembly hall and several rooms Tor
special purposes. It's cost VIII De ap
$250,00O. 1t will be named
the Washington school
Authorities made a cleanup OF
blind pigs at Gleason, dry village
near Merrill. Mike Dufek and John
Orient. running soft drink" parlors''
were found with liquor in their pos
session Orient was fined 500 ana
casts about two months ago and Wheh
he pleaded guilty this last time' ne
was sentenced to three mUnths in jan
and also fined 800 and costs. Dufek
was fined 800 and costs.
Patrolman TO engage in the work OF
maintaining and repairing the high
ways OF Brown county were engaged
by the state highway committee Of the
county board Twenty-Five men will
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