The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-09-18


at Judge Werner's cottage, Shawano
lake, was drowned when the sailboat
he and companion were in tipped
over.
Four companies of state troops
were brought to Manitowoc, and held
ready to be taken to Two Rivers in
case of disorder as a result of strikes
at four large manufacturing plants
there.
Frank Pecan, employed by the Me
nominee Paper Company, Marinette,
had his left leg torn from his body
when a freight elevator, in which he
was riding, fell. He died shortly aft
erwards.
George De Pagter Cedar Grove
drove his automobile again an iron
railroad gate post at a crossing in
Sheboygan. He was hurled through
the windshield but sustained only
minor injuries.
1t has just developed that Capt.
David C. Hanrahan, U. S. ~, who was
appointed to Annapolis from Apple
ton, commanded the squadron of de
stroyers that escorted the first Ameri-
can troops into France.
Until the taxes have been raised in
January the expense of the soldiers
educational bill must be met out of
the general fund. When the taxes are
collected the amounts used from the
general fund will be returned,
Five coaches of the Great Northern
railways Gopher State express were
derailed at Brook Park. about fifty
miles south of Superior. None of the
passengers or train crew were serious
| ly injured. The wreck was caused by
broken arch bar on the engine tank.
Among the first of the 300 applying
! for hunting licenses at the office of
the Dane county clerk were Miss Della
Crabtree, Madison, and Mrs. A. j.
Blaschkey Marshall Following her
application for a hunting license,
Miss Crabtree requested that she also
be granted a marriage license.
Following their action in indorsing
| the treaty of peace with Germany
delegates from Wisconsin, Minnesota
and Michigan, attending a district
convention of the International Tim
berworkers' Union at Rhinelander
have wired senators representing
their respective states in Washington
advising them of their attitude.
"The Gasoline Automobile" is the
title of a book to be published this
month by the University of Wiscon
sin Extension division in revised form,
the combined authors of which are
Hobbs, Elliott, and Consoliyer. 1t will
bring the edition of 1915 up to date
will contain 544 cuts, and will be
twice the size of the former book.
John C. Callahan, secretary of the
Board of Vocational instruction, has
announced two appointments. G. S.
Gehrand OF Madison has been named
as superintendent of agricultural edu-
cation at a salary of $4,000 a year and
Margaret Johnson of Ellenworth has
been chosen as superintendent of
home economics at salary of $1,000
year.
Two Chinese women students will
enroll at the University of Wisconsin
at the opening of the new year on
Oct. /, according to notification re-
Gently received by the university.
They will be included in the quota of
twelve new Chinese government stu
dents to be sent to the university this
fall Nearly thirty Chinese will then
be pursuing studies at Wisconsin.
Ex-soldiers who were overseas on
March ] last, are not exempt from
the provisions of the state income tax
law requiring that reports be filed
with the county assessors before that
date in the opinion of County Assessor
Harry Jerome and members of the
Tax Commission and of the Attorney
Generals Department who stated that
where there is no exemption in the
law none can be made.
simultaneously with the announce
ment of his appointment by State
Banking Commissioner Marshal Cous-
ms Of Madison as state bank exam
liner, it was announced at Eau Claire
that Rev. Philip Henry Linley, former
popular pastor of the Eau Claire
Christ Episcopal Church and who
served as chaplain overseas with the
famous Thirty-second division during
the war with such distinction, has re
tired permanently from the ministry
and will hereafter devote himself to
business.
The corn that saved the day for
Wisconsin in the spring of 1918 was
the corn that careful farmers saved
over their own seed wants two years
before. Wisconsin Experiment Asso-
citation members had more than 100,.
600 bushels of purebred seed corn,
says r. A. Moore, Wisconsin Expert.
ment Station agronomist, which was
about one-third of the seed needs of
the state. Wisconsin seed stock ought
never to be allowed to run so low
that corn will have to be imported
from other states.
Returns from all counties on the
soldier bonus referendum vote filed
with the secretary of state show that
the reward measure was passed by
the people by majority of 108.224
A total of 57.349 votes were cast in op.
position to the bonus with 1858 for
the award
Oneida Indians have voted to ask
the government to turn over the gov