The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-01-15

Onu uu Lac county DOdfu. anu pIuIhi
nent in politics, pleaded guilty to re
ceiving stolen goods, and was sen
fenced to one year in states prison at
| Waupun
The city of Racine will, after Jan
Is, make a refund of $240 to every per.
son who on July | was granted a
license to sell liquor for the year 1919
1920 and for which each paid 5000
The majority of saloons will close on
Jan, 16. Cd
The Madison municipal waterworks
system returned to the general fund
profit of $4,000 in 1919, according TIC
the annual report of the superintend.
ent. L. A. Smith. Operating expenses
amounted to $4,000 and operating
revenues were 100000.
Through the efforts of the Rhine
lander Advancement association a
large summer camp for boys VIII PROB
ably be located on one of the lakes
near that city next spring. There are
two girls camps in Oneida county
both close to Rhinelander
The only bridge ON the Northwest
ern railway between Manitowoc and
Two Rivers was burned and made nee.
essary the making up of train at the
former city for Milwaukee to take
place of the one which leaves Two
Rivers each Sunday for the South.
A tract of 25,0O0,O00 feet of mer
charitable timber in the Spirit Falls
district has been purchased by Frank
Theiler Tomahawk He also recently
bought part of the old Tomahawk
Marinette & Western railroad and
will convert it into a logging railroad
Phillip II. Horst. for twenty years
actively engaged in the management
of the GAINESVILLE Electric company, in
the capacity of manager, has resigned
Harold l.. Geise, Chicago, for several
years member OF the Wisconsin rail.
road commission will fill the vacancy.
Two deaths occurred within few
minutes in the home of r. Pepper q
Grover farmer Miss Anna Pepper
his daughter, who had been i'll with
tuberculosis, died unexpectedly When
the mother. Mrs. Anna Pepper was
notified. she swooned and passed
away in few moments from the
shock.
There are several thousand barrels
of 2.75 per cent beer in the watts of La
Crosse breweries which will not be
dealcoholized at this time despite the
decision of the United States supreme
court with regard to that drink. Local
brewers will await the outcome of an
other action to test the legality of the
Volstead act
The Wisconsin railroad commission
granted the petition of the Ontario and
Milton Telephone Co. of Monroe coun
tv 10 increase rates after Jan. /, 1920
but refused to consider an increase Of
salary for the nonresident manager as
necessary at this time. The commits
sion also suggested lesa expensive
method in keeping the company
books.
A newly formed corporation, known
as the Flambeau River company, with
offices at Eau Claire, will have charge
of the building of large dam nea.
Park Falls. at the injunction of the
Flambeau and Turtle Rivers, TO be
built soon. It is estimated that this
dam will cost over 100000 and the
reservoir will cover about $500 acres
of land
Continuous service as county judg,
of Portage county for a period of thir
ty years is the unique distinction en-
ioyed BY John A. Murat, who was snc
ceeded in office by William F. Owen,
for many years law practitioner anC
who recently resigned as mayor Of
Stevens Point Judge Murat assumed
office in January, 1890. Previously he
served as register of deeds, five term
Of two years each.
III deportation is a solution for the
unrest in this country, Judge Gary o.
steel trust fame, the big five packer
and other trust maEnates ought to b,
the first TO GO declared james
Thompson Of La Crosse, in an address
there TO the Citizens Corporation
league. Thompson is being pushed as
candidate for United States senator
at the next election. He ran against
Senator Lenroot in the last election.
The city of Manitowoc may be
forced TO build new city hall as the
result of a notice served by the Odd
Fellows lodge, owners of the building,
that with the expiration of the lease
in September the city cannot obtain
new lease for the present council
chamber rooms No objection has
been raised to the proposed leasing of
the lower part of the building, now oc-
cupied by the city treasurer and clerk,
George c. Hume, Chiffon, is a can
didate for judge of the Third Wiscon-
sin circuit court, opposing Judge Geo
w. Burnell, the incumbent, and Daniel
Mcdonald. Oshkosh The circuit com.
rrises Calumet and Winnebago coun
ties Mr.. Hume was formerly news
paper man. His father was long edi
/ tor of The Chiffon Times, The candi
date has been county judge and dis
1 tiict attorney. The election occurs
April 6.
Grand Rapids automobile dealers
have organized for the purpose OF
staging an automobile show in Grand
/ Rapids next month. The dealers viii
secure Co. X armory and intend tc
make their first annual show banner
one. Don F. Johnson is president oil