The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-09-08

flyer.
Alfred Pope, l, was drowned in
water trough on the Jewett stock farm
east of New Richmond The parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney S. Pope, and farm
hands were nearby, but the child made
no cutlery He had been dead half
hour when discovered.
Mrs. Earl Heath, prominent in civic
and club activities in Marinette, was
appointed jury commissioner Tor
Marinette county by Judge William b.
Ouinan of the twentieth judicial cir
cult Mrs. Heath is the first woman to
be named jury commissioner in Wis
Consin.
The Marinette branch Of the knights
of Columbus expanded so rapidly that
the present clubhouse, recently pur,
chased, is too small A movement is
on foot to purchase the former Y. M.
c. A. block, a twostory brick ana
stone structure, for clubhouse pur-
poses.
Two suits for $4,000 each are the
outgrowth OF an accident last year IN
which Vernon Love, Ashland, and
John Lucia, Hurley, were injured. Love
and Lucia have sued the 500 line rail
road, charging negligence, Love and
Lucia escaped serious injury, when
their automobile was smashed.
Twenty-Five members Of the Won
ans Relief Corps of Mayyille attended
the naturalization proceedings in
Judge Luecks court at Juneau The
Americanization committee Of the
corps presented each Of about 40 sue
cessful candidates with silk flag and
a patriotic badge.
Rusk county dairymen, representing
breeders Of all types Of cattle, toured
Barron county in an effort to learn the
methods of dairying employed by the
dairymen of Barron county Ninety
dairymen Of Rusk county were in the
party and A. q. Collentine, live stock
expert Of the College of Agriculture.
Madison, lectured and demonstrated
the best types Of cattle and their care.
Fifty adult blind men coming from
SO cities in Wisconsin and one from
Missouri, completed an eight weeks
course at the summer school of the
state school for the blind at GAINESVILLE.
were given certificates
forprohciency in player piona repair
ing, weaving basket making, canning
and hammock makig, The largest mum
Der from one city was from Milwaukee
with seven enrolled.
William Hottinger, 25, Of La Crosse,
an inmate of the county insane asylum
at West Salem murdered another in
mate, James Kabalka, who had been
sent to the state asylum at Waupun
and later to West Salem, for murder
committed in Adams county. Hotting
er beat Kabalka, who was about 20, to
death with a floor polisher, stout club
with cloth wrapped around the end.
Col. Cyrus NJ. Butt, Viroqua, pho.
neer citizen OF Vernon county, died at
his farm home there He was a practl-
toner at law for go years, having been
admitted to the bar in Vernon county
in 1853. He was district attorney for
three terms, county judge IL years, as
aemblyman one term, state senator
one term, mayor, alderman, school OF
ficer and asylum trustee, making his
official tenure more than 70 years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Vieth and fam
lily, Marinette, went to Little Suamico,
Brown county, to join relatives in the
observance of the eightieth birthday
of George A. Crosse, faith
err of Mrs. Vieth. A feature of the
reunion was the playing Of an orches
ira composed Of members of the fam
lily, led by Mr. Crosse, who in spite of
his so years is active. Mr., Crosse is
q pioneer of Brown county.
A bitter fight has developed it is
stated, over the proposed purchase by
the city of the power plant Of the
OcontO Service company, Peshuigo
The fight for the purchase is led by the
local newspaper, while the opposition
is aligned with a so-called publicity
committee on condemnation" The CITY
to buy the plant on The
grounds that profits from the concern
will aid In reducing taxes. A special
election will be held on Sept. to de
eide the matter.
w. Stanley Smith, prohibition com
missioner, returned to Madison from
an inspection trip of the state which
occupied the greater part OF last week
He reports that the Seyerson enforce
ment law is being generally complied
with wherever he investigated Con
ferenccs were held with district attor
neys of several counties to talk over
matters of enforcement All of those
interviewed were interested in secur
ing strict enforcement Of the measure,
Mr.. Smith said
A FIRE, believed TO be the most Beri-
GUS in the rural districts Of Manitowoc
I'm years. destroyed a large barn, a
shed sno. the seasons crops, ma
chinery, and equipment and burned to
death four Hostein calves on the
James Conway farm, near Osman The
loss. which will reach $4,000 is par
TALLY covered by insurance. Mr. and
Mrs. Conway succeeded in removing
All horses and cattle from the burning
barn. only 20 have four calves dash
back into the flames. MI Conway's
modern barn was one which was al
ways pointed out to visitors.
The O2aukce county fair which
sill ne hold nj Csdarhurp Sent II to