The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-12-11


just as found.
Sergt, Foster Owens, one of five
sons of Mrs. Henry Owens, Neenah,
who served during the war; has been
ordered to the Philippine Islands for
three years service with the medical
department of the army.
Because the county infirmary Of
Milwaukee can care for paupers more
cheaply than can Kenosha county, the
Kenosha city council, by unanimous
vote decided to transfer patients to
the Milwaukee institution
The Rev. ]. Lawrence Is the new
pastor of Lutheran churches at
Blanchardviile, Yellowstone and Hol,
landale. The Rev. II. j. Urdahl. who
was In charge several years, was re.
Gently called to wider fields.
A new state bank was opened at
1.ublin. Frank Kulwicz. cashier, work.
ed In the banks at Withee and Owen.
The bank officers are NJ Durski, presi.
dent; G. E. Anderson, vice-president
and Frank Kulwicz. cashier.
One COW sold for $3.50, SIS registered
cattle brought $27.425 in one day and
the total sales for two days were $751;.
100 at the Holstein Breeders Sale
Co.'s distribution at Fond du Lac
The average price was $2SS.
After serving nearly two years In
hn oil ArtZ 90 10
gers. Frank Kiedrowski, Tamarack
Trempealeau county, lost his right
foot touring with an Uncle Tom show,
He fell from train at Shabonna, Ill
William Ohern of the Bad River res
ervation was severely stabbed in the
arm at Hurley and was brought to an
Ashland hospital He was unable to
say who stabbed him. He is the best
known interpreter in the northern part
of the state.
First demand for refund of saloon
license money has been made at
Manitowoc and it is reported that
many more are to be fled The full
license fee of 5000 was collected Just
what action will be taken has not
been determined.
Two large schools will be built at
Merrill in the spring. The city coun
Gil appropriated 10 build junior high
school at $4,000 and new Second
ward school at $4,000. The junior
high school, which will be an addition
to the high school, will have a large
gymnasium.
The Monroe county board created
the Office of assistant highway com
missioner and appointed Wesley e.
Bolton, Tomah. The duties are super
vision of the highway patrolmen Of
Monroe county. Compensation is 1925
per month and necessary travelling eX-
penses for no more than nine months
! Of the year.
Commerce on the Fox river in
creased 80 per cent over the largest
season in history, according to A. N.
DER, government engineering depart
ment, Appleton. OF the total amount
95 per cent was coal for valley manu-.
facturers. One of the big reasons for
this increase was the Fox River Navl-
cation Co.. which started last spring.
Seventy-six inmates of state homes
for feebleminded were operated on un.
der the state sterilization law in the
six months prior to Aug %, 1919, &C.
cording to official figures made pub
lie by the state board of control. Sta.
tistics show that after successful op.
erations 20 per cent of the patients
have been paroled to relatives and
friends.
Pearl Holmes Osgaard, La Crosse
told on the witness stand of the
hatred of her husband for their unborn
child. "As ] sat on his knee he
played with a gun and said if | did
not get rid of the child he would end
it ALL" she testified. She was granted
divorce from Leslie Osgaard former
A. e. f. soldier, and given custody OF
the child.
Emil ID. Nordbye, Stevens Point. ex
press agent was sentenced TO four
years hard labor in the state reforma
tory and to pay back money he took
from his employers. Sentence was
suspended, however. for the full term
and Nordbye was placed on parole
He is a young man with three chill
dren. He was charged with misap
propriating $1,12421.
Because the city of Manitowoc re
fused TO allow bill for special sery
ice filed against them by the health
officer. Or. j. r. Meany, for attending
patients at the isolation hospital, out
side the city. the health officer has
notified the sanitation committee that
there are two cases of smallpox In the
city and that II is up to them to see
that they are removed. Duties OF the
office will be investigated.
One OF the most interesting war col
lections yet presented to the UnlVer.
sity OF Wisconsin library is that OF
Capt Leigh F. Jerard. '0S, of the Sixty
seventh f. A. brigade. Rainbow divi.
sion. and now on exhibition in the
state historical museum. The collec
ton includes a large number of pie
lures taken from airplanes. valuable
German. French and American mill
tary maps. number OF German prop
uganda. and sketches of various sail
ents.
Until 1t is definitely decided what
units will be assigned to the various
branches of the service in the Wis
consin National Guard. each COMPANY