The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-01-08
WISCONSIN News
Important Events of the Week
Around the Badger State

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destroyed by fire. The loss is esti-
mated at $4,000, A special train was
sent from Portage to save Milwaukee
road cars which were in danger
Miss Mary Hanley has been elected
to the newly created position of special
welfare worker for Portage county.
Since Sept. ! she has been acting as
visiting school nurse in Stevens Point.
William Giguere, who was injured
in the Swanson quarry at Amberg, was
awarded $2,162 by the state industrial
commission. A guage glass broke and
struck him in the eye, destroying the
optic
The Lafayette county historical so
ciety is making a collection of all
service flags displayed by churches
and other organizations through the
county in honor OF the boys who saw
service in the late war
Directors of The Wisconsin Assoca-
ton of Real Estate brokers discussed
plans for the annual convention in
Green Bay, Feb Is and 10, at a meet
ing at the office of the secretary, Dan,
iel z. Steinberg, Appleton,
With both feet so badly frozen that
amputation may be necessary, Harry
Adams is the first Beloit victim OF the
cold wave. Adams is in hospital fol
lowing exposure suffered when his
automobile stalled near Harlem sta
ton.
There is a "kick" in Menasha's city
water, but it is of an entirely beneficial
nature. The state laboratory has
analysed samples of the water and a
highly Aattering report as TO its bene-
fetal properties and purity has been
received
Announcement was made of the pur.
chase by the Green Bay Catholic Won
ems CLUB of a large residence, known
as the College inn, from the CaGy
Land company for $4,000. The club
viii reconstruct the building for club
house purposes and establish a day
nursery in its welfare work.
The new alumni directory to be pub
lished soon by the University of Wis
consin is being pushed rapidly and will
probably be issued soon. TO prepare
the list of names has been a slow, care
full task for in many cases ii was diff.
ficult to trafe 2!umni The directory
will contain the names of some $4,000
alumni, dating from the first gradual.
inC class in 1854 through the class of
1919.
Wireless messages are to be re-
ceived in Madison every night, accord.
ing to a dispatch received there by l..
b. Rowley, one of the city's wireless
enthusiasts. The Great Lakes wire
less station will begin sending out
what is called a broadcast amateur
service for operators in this district.
The messages will begin to arrive
about 1890 and include a weather re-
port, short dispatches and some navy
codes
As result of the high prices of fur,
thousands of men and boys from vii
lagos and cities along Lake Pepin and
the Mississippi river are trapping
muskrats The skins d few years ago
brought 25 cents each, Spring hides
are now worth SO, and at the time of
the year, when fur is poor $3.50. The
slaughter threatens extinction Of the
muskrat, Hunters set their traps in
the runways and beside the houses,
using carrots for bait
Charles Finey Dutton, "a years old,
one time resident of Milwaukee, and
closely identified with industrial de
yelopmcnt of northern Wisconsin, died
in a hospital at Green Bay. Mr.. Dut-
ton lived in Milwaukee thirty years
ago, when he was general manager
Of the Milwaukee and Northern rail
road, now a part of the Milwaukee sys-
TEN. He later lived at Wausaukee
Marinette county, where he had eX-
tensiye land interests.
The leap-year offer of County Clerk
Algie Bourn, Stevens Point holds good
again in 1920 and here's an opportunity
fof prospective Wisconsin brides, no
matter from what county. The only
requisite is you must step lively and
get here first, Algie Bourn, who is
president of the Wisconsin County
Clerks association, will furnish free a
marriage license to the first leap year
bride who applies for a license Cir
cult Judge B. b. Park will perform the
ceremony free OF charge.
Margaret, nine months old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Banta, Jr, Me,
nasha, had a peculiar accident which
came near proving fatal. Her mother
was covering her with a powder which
a member of thu. family had been using
for shingles" The child grabbed the
box and swallowed quantity Of its
contents. The powder was water
proof and the baby began to strangle
lAe family physician administered
castor oil, but the child was uncon-
scious for several hours. There was
no poison On the powder and Margaret
recovered
Toilet water" with a good healthy
kick has been discovered by a mum
Der of the bibulously inclined in Wau.
sau, At first the initiated were few,
but gradually the circle Of elects grew
larger until it is claimed the trade in
toilet water has reached considerable
volume
Despite opposition Of patrons, The
Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light
Co, operating the street railway sys.
-, h, ~ Of,