The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-05-29
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charged soldiers for $3.50, landed Jack
Heating in the Rock county Jail for
six months. He could not pay the fine
of 500.
Robert M. Smith, Kenosha, former
captain of the Pioneer division of the
A. E. F., returned to his post in the
city engineers office. He was cap
tain of engineers.
An acreage sufficient to insure a
great crop of sugar beets is available
but labor is still in demand, according
to officials of the Rock County Sugar
company, GAINESVILLE
Reviving a custom of years, the Ke-
nosha Elks will entertain more than
900 children at the clubhouse, June
IA, Flag day During the war these
parties were suspended.
John Perry, president of the senior
class at the Sheboygan high school,
won a $40 scholarship and silver
medal by getting second place in the
oratorical contest at Appleton.
The Manitowoc Aerie of Eagles
completed the purchase of a site for
clubhouse in the heart of the bust
ness district and will go forward with
plans for erection of a modern home.
Suit was started in circuit court at
Portage by the city of Portage against
John Rasmussen q Sons, contractors,
Oshkosh, involving $4,000. The city
alleges an unsatisfactory job of brick
| paving.
Faculty of the La Crosse normal
school is making elaborate plans for
celebration of the tenth anniversary
of the schools opening. A reunion
will be held June IL with class din.
ners in the evening.
While attempting to lift a wash
boiler containing boiling water, off
the stove, Mrs. Herman Wisch, She
boygan. suffered severe burns when
| the boiler was overturned and the con
tents spilled over her limbs.
The La Crosse common council re-
pealed an ordinance passed a year
ago, prohibiting use of wireworks of
all descriptions in Fourth of July
celebrations. The ordinance was
passed as a war conservation meas
ure.
Following the nearkilling of little
girl, who had strayed onto the rail
road bridge crossing the Fox river at
Neenah, the company has sounded the
warning that all trespassing on the
bridge in the future will be followed
by arrest.
George MacKove, Eau Claire, &c, re
turned soldier, died of gunshot wounds
received while cleaning shotgun
which he didn't know was loaded. His
mother, Mrs. Frank MacKove, was in
the room and part of the charge bare
ly missed her.
The year-old child of William Wart-
| lex, residing on farm near Wausau-
kee, drowned in pail of water. The
mother was washing and had the
water in the summer kitchen, when
the little one toppled in head first
The mother was in an adjoining room
and did not discover the child until j,
was dead.
! Lake Winnebago will be well stock
ed with fish, this year. About 1900
600 pike fry We're put into the bas
near the mouth OF the Fox river
Eighteen thousaLI eggs at the Oon-
kosh hatchery of the Wisconsin con
servation department will soon b,
Matched. Part of these also will b,
placed in Lake Winnebago.
The new Catholic church, at Eau
Gale, Dunn county, erected by 81
Henry's congregation at a cost of $50
000 was dedicated. The service
were under the direction OF the Rs
Rev. James Schwebach, DID, bishoi
of the La Crosse diocese. The new
church takes the place of one dc.
stroyed by lightning in 1917
Both jefferson and Dodge count1co
are to benefit by the receipt of Wa
motor trucks for use in highway worh
part of the gift OF the nation to tl.
various states from the supply pu,.
chased by the war department durilt
hostilities. Commissioners Klug aLl
Royce of Dodge and Jefferson couA
ties say number OF trucks are to b,
assigned to these counties.
In a special message to the legisla-
ture, GOV. Phillip submitted state
ments showing that the expense G..
the state council OF defense in Wiz
consin to date has been $73,984.25. B..
statement of expenses in excess O.
500 to any one person is submitted
The largest salary expense was A. l..
Melville, who acted as secretary o..
the council for time He drew (.
1866. A number Of members OF IN
state council received varying sum
as per diem,
Officials of the Nash Motors plant
Kenosha, made the statement tina
unless they can add more men to thei.
staff of mechanics, they can not mce
the demand for cars. Scarcity OF H..
ing quarters is keeping workmen awos
from the city Charles II. Bixby.
United States department Of labor, j.
in Kenosha aiding the housing coL
mittee, which plans to build 800
homes before cold weather sets Ia
The common council voted $4,000 &c
the housing fund.
A contribution of $4,000 has bee.
made by Or. Charles II. Villas Tor the