The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-02-06
WISCONSIN NEWS
Important Events of the Week
Around the Badger State

| the American Red Cross association in
Dodge county. The Junior Red Cross
has a membership of 1926.
The city fathers of Fort Atkinson
| have apportioned the city into eight
| instead of four wards. This will give
| the city better representation on the
| county board.
Letters received from members of
| Co. E, Menasha, indicate that the unit
| has been ordered to Brest, France, and
may be looked for to arrive in the
country shortly.
Caught on the swing bridge when it
was opened, Alcck Lockman, Manito-
woe taxi driver, was arrested for reck-
less driving, his second offense within
year, and he was fined $50.
Charles II. ClatKe is being held at
| Wausau under $1,000 bail to await &C
ton of the federal grahd jury on a
| charge of sending first class matter
through the mails as second class mat
| ter
DR.. w. j. Frawley of the medical
|
battalion has been promoted to cap
| tain, according to information receiv-
| ed by his mother, Mrs. d. ]. Frawley
of Appleton.
The John Gund Brewing company,
| the largest in La Crosse, will continue
in business, it was announced. Near
| beer will be manufactured on large
scale. 1t is expected that all of the
employees will be retained.
At a meeting of the directors of the
| Oshkosh Merchants and Manufactu-
| rers' association, an appropriation Of
| $3.50 was made for the carrying on Of
| agricultural education work among
young people of Winnebago county.
That citizens Ct Beaver Dam mean
to honor returning soldiers is indicat-
ed in petitions that are being circu-
lated for the appointment of Lieut.
Col Philip j. link of the 127th infan-
try to be the next postmaster of Bea-
yer Dam.
Four fishing companies have seined
carp and other rough fish from Bea-
yer Dam lake this winter that have
sold for $4,000. 1t is estimated that
600 tons of fish that We're caught in
| Beaver Dam lake have been shipped
to eastern markets this winter
Iron and Forest counties have con
nected their road with Villas county,
making a continuous trunk highway
system through the three counties. 1t
| is now possible for motorists to go
from Eagle River to Iron River, Mich,
on a 35-mile state trunk road.
George L. wilkins, Green Bay, for
mer head of the Sheboygan Gas Light
| company, now commercial manager OF
| the Wisconsin Public Service Co.
has been made sales representative OF
| the Illinois Electric company and goes
to Chicago. During the war he was
| assistant food administrator OF Brown
| county.
Ernst Pfaff of Pine River, near
Portage, used a gun on fox, and 1t
cost him $500. He shot a black fox
| and sold the hide for $500, full of shot
as it was. He cornered ii in hollow
| log, and shot as the fox emerged. II
he had captured the fox alive he would
| have received $4,000.
An unusually large number of
wolves have been killed in Oneida
county this winter. The animals are
| more numerous than in many years
| and are causing settlers considerable
annoyance. Up to the present time.
County Clerk j. j. Verage has paid
| bounties on forty pelts.
1t has been decided to hold the
| Waupaca County Inter-School league
contest at lola this year. The officers
are: President, E E. Russell, Ogdens-
| burg; vicepresident, Miss Sylvia
Strand, lola; secretary, Miss Margary
| Kimbal, Royalton; treasurer, Robert
| Hanson, Scandinavia.
Operating expense of rural schools
in Brown county in 1918 were approx
imately 100000 greater than in 1917,
according to a statement compiled by
| the county school superintendent. To
| tai disbursements in 1918 were $226,-
| 719.43 compared to $196,8S799 in 1911
| During the past four years new build
ings cost $51,279 and land acquired
| brought the total to $65,6l9.
As a result of the general demand
for commercial dyes, Gable, Bayfield,
county, is being greatly benefited. A
dye factory, just completed, is now in
| full operation, producing dyes and by
products. The concern is financed by
eastern capital, and it is announced
that paints, oils and acids will soon
be manufactured, Two hundred work
ers will be employed by spring.
The Central Wisconsin show circuit
| has been organized in Stevens Point
| by representatives of various poultry
associations, Judge j. w. Laabs of
| Waupaca was elected president and
| +. ]. Blood of Stevens Point secretary.
Next seasons show dates were fixed
as follows: Waupaca, Nov. 25 to %;
| Stevens Point, Dec. TO 10; Manawa,
Dec. 80 to Jan. 8, Wausau, Jan. IL TO
| II; Wild Rose, Jan. 26 to 81.
August w. Pott, aged ga, proofread-
er of the Wisconsin Railroad Commits
sion and former Municipal Judge and
editor and publisher of the SheboyGan
| Zeitung. died in Madison following a
paralytic stroke. The body was
brought to Sheboygan for burial
Arrangements have been completed
| for holding a farmers institute at De