The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-10-30

tons in the heart of the downtown
business district of GAINESVILLE was
urged by Aid. J. ]. Dulin at the city
council meeting.
Superintendent OF Poor Frank Ira
| has received 500 bushels of excellent
Michigan potatoes. He will distribute
200 bushels among the poor and has
placed the remainder on sale at $3.50
per bushel.
Mrs. Joseph Vale of Madison has
been awarded $475 damages by a jury
in an action against DR.. Walter B.
Noe, a dentist, whom she charged
with cutting and decorating her tongue
while operating a drill
Carl H .Tenney, Madison attorney
has been appointed fair price com
missioner of Wisconsin, according to
J telegram from Washington. This
office is the outerowth of the former
state food administration, headed by
Magnus Swenson. but which was dis
solved after the signing of the armi
stice.
In the 6,601 rural schools in Wis
consin about 80 per cent of the chill
dren are eating a cold lunch at noon.
In only 1893 schools in the state is
there a hot dish prepared at the
school, and Wood count alone has 6
per cent of this number. OF the nine.
ty Wood county rural schools "a serve
hot dish at noon.
The first public sale held by the
shorthorn breeders OF Rock county,
brought in $20,19 Forty-nine head of
cattle were sold The success of the
sale has enthused the breeders TO
make it an annual affair. The secre.
| tary is J. j. Mccain, The highest
price for a single animal was $1,025
The lowest was $780,
The Marinette and Menominee Pa
| per Co. granted raise of cents an
hour to all its 500 employees. The low
est wages now paid in the local mills
| is as cents an hour. The latest in.
crease came without any demand on
the part of the men, althoul a meet
ing of the employees had been held to
consider the wage situation
Woe to the rabbits and squirrels
that do not remain in seclusion in
Jefferson county this winter, since
1,400 licenses to hunt, the largest
number ever issued iii one season,
have been taken out Delay by the
state conservation commission in dis
tributing pamphlets of the hunting
law has resulted in confusion.
The ManitowoC traction company
will not extend its lines, as was ex.
pected. nor will the city compel the
company to do so The state railway
commission considers it i'll advised
for the city to demand that the com
pany extend, because of the soaring
prices of material and labor. Com
pany officials declared they can not
spend the money for improvements at
this time.
A hearing of the shortage of cars
for potato shipping purposes was held
at Waupaca before the railroad com.
mission. Potato shippers have been
complaining bitterly that cars have
not been supplied rapidly enough and
as a result potatoes have been ex
posed to all kinds of weather while
waiting TO be loaded. The state mar
keting commission is responsible for
the hearing
Claire the hearing of the application of
the Wisconsin Minnesota Light e.
Power Co. for a revision of rates for
gas was adjourned to come up in De
cember at Madison. The company
asked an increase in rates before j
S. Allen, state railway commissioner
Similar requests for revision of rates
have been made by the company in
Chippewa Falls and at La Crosse.
Henry Quinn, Whitewater, went to
100000 estate of Thomas Quinn,
County Clare, Ireland. The White
water man asserts that he is entitled
to the entire estate because his
grandfather was the rightful heir.
Attorney Francis NJ. King, Chicago,
representing Chicago claimants, has
been overwhelmed by the large mum.
Der of Quinns who have made claim TO
heirship.
Mrs. Laura Harte is the first woman
member of the WATERFOWL board of
education. Her appointment resulted
from an agreement by aldermen when
they were faced with naming a sue.
cessor to Edwin Reichardt, who re.
signed. Her election Is receiving
praise by women as the first official
recognition OF the sex shown by the
aldermen Mrs Harte is graduate
of the local schools and has been ac.
tive in educational circles.
Judge T.. V. Werner announced that
he will not sit when the case of John
Deml VS.. Stephen Ballot ct al, is
tried at the present term Of the cir
cult court at Appleton. The case re
lates to alleged night raids on the part
of certain members of the county
council OF defense during a Liberty
loan drive The judge states that he
knows too much about the case TO be
impartial. Indications are that II will
be difficult to get a jury, as practi
cally everyone in the county has form
ed an opinion in the matter.
Building operations at GAINESVILLE are
threatened with delay because of an
order by the railroad administration
which threatens the use of freight cars
for hauling sand and gravel The
Chamber of Commerce has asked Wis