The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-04-15
WTSCON SIN
HAPPENINGS
Important News of the Badger State
| Arranged in Condensed Form

independence authorities have
cleared the village of punch boards.
The campaign started when a small
boy who had been given % cents for
which to buy meat, squandered it on
punch board.
People living in Plainville who can
not row or paddle must stay at home
because of the four feet rise of the
Wisconsin river. Main st. is under
water and all traffic is conducted in
canoes or row boats.
Through the efforts of Congressman
d. G. Classon a captured German
cannon will be shipped to Florence
and mounted in the city park. The
gun is of the Howitzer type and will
be sent from the Rock Island arsenal.
The sectional convention of the Wis
| consin Sunday School association, in
celebration of its sixteenth anniver-
sary. viii be held at Neenah April %
to "a. Twenty-three counties in the
eastern part of the state will send
delegates to the convention.
John Benishek is mayor of Amigo
because the Goddess of Chance smiled
at him. A canvas of votes revealed
that Benishek, present mayor, and
| Charles Hansen were tied. They de
Cided to trust to luck and let the toss
of coin decide Benishek won the
| flip.
August Held, a farmer near Lady.
smith, recently harvested two wagon
| loads of rutabagas These rutabagas
were in perfect condition after having
remained in the ground where they
grew all winter The deep snow COW
cred them early last winter and stayed
continuously until just before they
were harvested.
Superior school teachers will secure
blanket raise of S400 in salary as a
result of the granting of the petition
for a mandamus by Judge w. H.
Foley, compelling W. J. Whipple,
president of the board Of educators, to
sign the pay checks containing the in
crease. Public school teachers num-
bering 23S will benefit by the decision.
Burglars broke into the clothing
store of Andrew Ekstrom, at Superior,
and carried off about $1,000 worth of
clothing. Entrance was gained by
breaking open a door to the basement.
| -Four more doors were broken before
the main floor of the store was
reached. A truck was used to haul off
the goods. The thieves examined the
entire stock, taking only articles OF
the best quality.
Another new industry started opera
tons in Green Bay, The industry is
that just established by the Black Cat
Textiles company, Kenosha, manufac,
turers of hosiery. Thirty-two knitting
machines have been installed in NC
tory building by Hie company. and this
lumber will be increased to 100 in
short time The company employs so
girls now and will increase the force
to 800 within the year.
The Union Telephone Co. of Plain
railroad commission at Madison that
the company's application for an in
crease in rates has been granted, the
raise being effective Immediately The
old rate on rural lines was Sl.10 a
month. The new rate is 81 so Bust
ness phones were $160 They now
are 1925. City residence phones were
S1.35 a month, now are Sis.
Capt Peter Jensen, district superin-
tendent of the Twelfth coast guard
district with headquarters in Green
Bay, has been transferred to the Thir-
teenth district with headquarters in
San Francisco. He has been succeed
ed by Capt f. b. Lincoln, who comes
from the office of the First coast guard
district in Portsmouth, ~ H. The
Green Bay district extends from South
Chicago to Duluth, and comprises
twenty-five stations.
Another war cannon is to be added
to Appletons collection when a gun
shipped from the United States
arsenal at Rock Island, H., is re-
ceiyed The gun, which is of the
tIowitzer type, mounted on a carriage,
was secured through the efforts of
Congressman d. G. Classon, Oconto.
The only expense TO Appleton will be
The freight charges and cost of erect
ing. 1t is proposed to mount the gun
in the city hall square
John Sather, Eau Claire detective,
shot and seriously wounded Henry
Hudson, colored junk dealer, during a
tight in front of the post Office 1t is
aid that Hudson publicly boosted
that he would shoot the detective
whom he said was responsible for seri-
rus charges brought against him, De
ectve Sather met Hudson and de.
rided him about the alleged threats.
Hudson drew knife, The detective
mot down The Negro, who is expected
70 recover.
William Wieden OF Marshfeld, who
recently lost his mill at that place by
ire, has gone in with Rice Lake ca
italists and will purchase the f.
rate 4 Son Milling company mill
Fhe new company will have a capital
IF $4,000.
Daylight saving in Stevens Point be
anne effective there, but will be con
ned largely to retail stores. In some
asses places of business will be
opened one hour earlier, but in most
asses the effect of the adoption of the
plan will be merely to close one hour