The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-02-12

l. Inc Eagle river lu'OptIdllNe COHl
pany made its third big shipment this
year of fresh eggs to Philadelphia.
Two years ago the local egg produc.
ton did not supply tho local demand.
Burglars stole hammer and chisel
from blacksmith shop at Eau Claire,
and creeping through a coal hole of
the A. j. Aires fuel shop pried open
| the inner door of the safe and secured
SIS.
T. l.. Newton, 92 prominent Re,
publican and Mason, former secretary
Of Wisconsin State Fair, died at his
home at Beaver Dam Of pneumonia.
He was a retired merchant and
! banker.
The 1919 La Crosse Interstate fair
was the most successful in history.
Reports presented at the annual meet
ing showed a profit of $1l,50O, of which
$4,000 was expended for improvements
and belterments.
The Wisconsin Rural Letter Car
riers' association will hold its annual
convention in Merrill July y and 10.
The Lincoln County Rural Letter Car
riers association will meet on Feb. %
10 make plans for the convention.
The Brown Land and Lumber COM
pany has purchased a new sawmill at
Saxon. The company is logging ex-
tensively this winter, more than
dozen mills in various sections of the
state and country being in operation.
There is a shortage of cabooses on
the Ashland division of the Chicago q
| Northwestern railway and it has been
necessary to press number of pas
senger coaches into service as substi-
tutes. The movement Of logs is very
heavy at this time.
For the twenty siyth consecutive
year the same directors of the Wausau
| Telephone CO. have been reelected. 1t
is considered unusual mat the same
men should be elected 10 govern the
business of the company for that
length of time. The stockholders also
voted to increase the capital stock
from 100000 to 100000.
With 1900 tons of ice already cut
and $500 more tons about to be har.
vested for the several icing stations
of the 500 line, operations at Stevens
Point came to halt when employees
of Reading & Neumann discovered
their equipment had been stolen
Thieves made away with heavy tongs
wrenches, pike poles and other instru-
ments.
The state of Wisconsin lost an in
ventiye genius of more than ordinary
note when Louis j. MOnahan of the
Universal Motor company, died at an
Oshkosh hospital OF pneumonia fol
lowing influenza. He was AZ years
old. He invented number of useful
articles, the latest being a device for
supplying free air and water for auto,
mobiles.
Lamoine Batson, Eau Claire, was
winner among the amateurs in the ski
tournament held there. Carl Morton
sen, Chippewa Falls, boy champion of
America, carried off honors in the
boys events Batson also won the
long standing jump for amateurs -
107 feet-whie Earl Running of Eat
Claire, won the long standing jump in
the boys contest-96 feet.
Kenosha Trades and Labor council
by a unanimous vote went on record
as favoring the seating of Victor j..
Berger as a member of the house OF
representatives The resolution pro
yiding for the Endorsement of Berger
was sent to the council from Milwau-
kee The council also condemned the
action Of the New York legislature in
suspendng five socialist members.
Influenza has closed the state pris-
on at Waupun. A prisoner received
was seriously i'll when he arrived and
died shortly afterwagd Soon after
the disease spread and the prison was
isolated. Deputy Warden Guy Taft
refused to state the number of cases,
Every sheriff in Wisconsin has been
notified not to bring in prisoners 1t
is thought that the quarantine may
Last two months.
Federal recognition Of at least sixty
days prior to enCampment must be OBJ
tanned by every unit of the Wiscon-
sin National guard that desires to go
to camp this summer This informa.
ton was received at Madison by Gen
Orlando Holway from the war depart
ment. 1t will still give organizations
until the last of April to complete
their personnel and obtain federal rec.
ognition.
Charlie Kretow, who resides near
Pittsville, Wood county, is in the
Marshfield hospital, his right arm
broken in three places, his upper left
jaw broken, his lower jaw broken, his
left ear slit nearly its entire length,
his face badly lacerated, his chin
gashed and his skull fractured, follow
ing an attempt he made to start two
and one-half horsepower gasoline en-
CINE. kreitlow has been unable to ex-
plain how the accident occurred, being
in state of coma.
Plans have been approved by the
Beloit city council for the construc-
ton of new $4,000 bridge over
Rock river in the business district OF
Beloit. Federal and state approval
had been obtained. and bonds have
been voted Bids for the construction
work are to be opened Feb. 20.
Taylor & Sons old staye mall at
Tnnnahawk has hnen nnrChased hY the