The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-01-06


November as compared with October,
according to the monthly labor market
report of the industrial commission.
Theodore H. Mann, rs years old,
0. ]. Bentley, Wausaukee, Marinette
county claims the state potato cham
pionship. He raised 1,100 bushels Of
Rural New Workers on two acres of
land this year. The land had been in
pasture for several years. Last year
it was planted to peas.
Dist Atty. Fogle of Rusk county an
nounces that Immediately after Jan. !
he will begin prosecution of all those
in the county who have failed to com
ply with the new state dog tax law,
This will mean several hundred prose
BUTTONS.
A new Madison bank, formed by the
merging of the First National, the
Central Wisconsin Trust company and
the Merchants and Savings bank, is
to have resources OF $10,0O00O0. A
corporation has been formed to man
age the building of a new banking
house on the capitol square.
George Stivers, Maiden Rock co. aC-
cidentally shot himself while hunting
and died without reganing conscious
ness. Snow had plugged the barrel
Of the gun and Mr. Stiyers was blow
ing into the barrel to remove it when
the gun was discharged, the bullet
entering the brain.
over 5000 employees of the five
plants of the Aluminium Goods Manu-.
featuring company, Manitowoc, at Two
Rivers, St. Louis and Newark, received
holiday gifts of cash, aggregating sew
eral thousand dollars, Every employe
Of the company, in whatever capacity,
shares in the distribution.
Florence Martin was granted di-
vorce from l.. f. Martin of Kenosha.
She alleged that he induced her to
marry him, not because he loved her,
but because he thought it would help
him escape from breach of promise
suit by another woman. She is still
to have a hearing on her claim to a
division of $4,000 of property.
An American Legion meeting of
statewide importance will be held in
Marshfield during January. The Will
liam ]. Lesselyoung post, No. "a, will
act as host to delegates from all the
posts in Wisconsin, with National
Commander Galbraith, Glaudius G.
Pendill. state commander, and prob.
ably Maj Gen Wood as guests OF
honor.
The Oshkosh lodge Of Elks made
2GO boys and girls happy Christmas
by having big tree at The lodge room
and giving all gifts of GOOD things to
eat and useful articles Santa Claus
did the distributing Elks present
raised SCI for widow and seven chill
dren. The Commercial Travellers and
Salvation Army distributed large num-
bers of Christmas baskets to needy
families.
Roy Reul, Jefferson, manager Of the
Jefferson Auto company, was all fixed
up to play Santa Claus, except that
he had loaded his stock of gifts into
a coupe instead of having them hauled
by team of reindeer The presents
were worth 500. Just as he was to
start out, he discovered that the coupe
and gifts had been stolen. The auto
was found abandoned west of Fort At
kinson, but the presents were gone.
The Sank County Democrat of Bara-
boo will suspend publication at the
close of the year, according to r. j.
Osborne, manager of the Sank County
Publishing Co, which has conducted
the paper for the last six years. The
company will continue its general
printing business, and is expanding its
plant The Democrat expires on its
forty-second birthday, 1t has been the
only Democratic newspaper in Sank
county.
Following a quarrel over a card
game in which it is said Christmas
festivity and home brew largely fig
ured, Ernest Stalder was shot at the
Oak Grove cheese factory, near Darl-
ington. Two bullets penetrated Stall
der's heart, killing him instantly.
Herman Blauser was arrested and
brought to Darlington for preliminary
hearing. He stated that he would
plead self-defense.
When Ed. Stranger Lewis, well
known in Wood county as Bob Freder-
ticks, came back to Wisconsin Rapids
from New York after his wrestling
match with Stecher, and went on down
to his home in Nekoosa, where he Wis
tied his parents, Wood county vel
coined home their second worlds
champion wrestler. A few years ago
+. Beell, Marsh6eld, came home wear.
ing the crown which be- had wrcsted
from Frank Gotch. A few years pass
and Bob comes home, victor over Ed.
Stecher, who has thrown practically
every serious contender for the wrest-
ling title The victory over Stechcr
was a pleasing one, Bob said, as he
had held Stecher to a draw previous
ly, once the match lasting five hours
with neither winning a victory.
Christmas bonuses have been CON
spicuous by their absence in Green
Bay. In former years, business houses
and manufacturing plants opened their
pocketbooks and spread a bit Of
Christmas cheer among their en-
ployes. However, this year, due to
financial conditions only three estab-
lishments cut a slice Of their profits
in Christmas pie"
Christmas was saddened at the home