The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-07-15


of the Waukesha Gas Co, had his arm
! torn from its socket while at work in
the plant. The accident happened
when Borrizzo's arm was caught in
the pulley of a conveyor.
Henry Deborah, a Winnebago In
dian, was arrested on a farm near
Mauston and brought to Portage on
the charge of numbering a companion,
Bill Deborah, also an Indian at Anack-
er Springs eleven years ago.
Company f of the Wisconsin Ma
tional guard has been mustered into
service at Oshkosh, with three officers
and So enlisted men. The officers are:
Captain, w. A. MCGOWAN; lieutenants,
John O. Fisher and Wilfred Billberg.
Speaking of beauty spots in Wis
consin, nowhere can one find more
ideal place for a drive and picnic
than at Clifton hill, Calumet county.
1t is probably the only point in the
state from which can be seen the
smoke, of FIVE cities Neenah, Me-
nasha, Appleton, Kaukauna and Green
Bay.
The Manitowoc board of education
will have 20 draw upon the general
fund of the city in order to carry out
the building and improvement program
during the vacation period, owing to
its funds being nearly depleted. The
board has a balance of $12,704 on
hand, while approximately 100000 is
needed.
The Menomonie Commercial club is
sponsor for an elaborate costume
carnival to be staged on one day of.
the Dunn County fair, Sept. q to "a.
The people of Dunn and all adjoining
counties will be urged to don makeup
and get in the snake dance, At least
10000 persons are expected to appear
in disguise.
John Seigli, 80, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Seigli, Oconto, was found shot
in the abdomen when the parents re-
turned from a trip to town. A gun
lay near him and he was still con.
scious. He said he planned to die be.
cause of continued sickness He was
rushed to a hospital at Peshtigo and
died the next day.
While John Corbett, Civil war vet
eran, living at Ladysmith, was fishing
in the Flambeau river, he lost his bal
ance while standing in the boat, fell
over backward into deep water He
chung to the side of the boat with his
heels and with assistance soon re-
gained his position in the boat. He did
not get his feet wet.
Fifty church choirs featured the con-
vention at Spring Valley of the Young
Peoples societies of Lutheran
churches of this section. They sang
siugly and in chorus. Several hundred
delegates and scores of ministers at.
tended The Lutheran congregations
of Spring Valley, Gilman and Spring
Lake financed the convention.
The highest price ever paid for a
COW of any breed in Barron county
was $500, paid for a 6-yearold Hol-
stein at the fourth annual sale of the
Barron County Holstein association. A
total of SO head was sold at an average
of $277.34 each. Most of these cattle
were purchased by Barron county
farmers, but several were bought by
Minnesota men.
Senator Robert NJ La Toilette has
returned from Rochester, Mimi. where
he underwent an operation for the re-
moval of gall stones at the Mayo hos
pital. The operation proved thorough
w successful and Mr.. La Toilette is
in better health than for many years
and feels that he can resume his work
with renewed energy. He is planning
on spending a few weeks at his farm
near Madison.
Fire, which for a time threatened
to destroy the entire town, caused a
loss of $4,000 in the downtown dis
trict Of Oconomowoc The yards of
the Oconomowoc Lumber Co. were de-
stroyed, as were the Birdner garage,
IL. 0. Otto & Sons Wagon works,
WEIGH garage and the Hurtzen cream
cry. Several smaller buildings were
damaged before the fire was brought
under control after four hour fight.
Grand Rapids is to have tourist
camp similar to those in other Wis
consin cities. Through Secretary Fritz
singer of the Chamber of Commerce,
plans have been made to secure the
use of Lyon park for an autoists stop
ping place. There are already water
pipes in the park. Lyon park is inside
the city limits and stretches along the
west side of the Wisconsin river. 1t
is located on Wisconsin Trunk High
way 10, not far from the city's business
district.
The marriage ceremony of Joseph
inc Undorf and Joseph Zavoski, both
of Racine, was delayed because a boy
threw a lighted candle into the brides
home two hours before the wedding
hour. The bridal gown, veil and the
bedroom suite presented to the bridal
couple were destroyed. The fire de-
partment was called out to extinguish
a blaze which threatened the resi-
dence. Miss Undorf became hysteri-
cal. Guests at the church could not
understand the delay. The bride ap-
peared in a plain dress.
A deal involving millions was closed
at Eau Claire by which the Hines lum-
Der interests acquired the Superior
and Southeastern railroad a sixty mile
logging road running out of Superior
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