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      Local Marine. The big stone carrier W. T. Fitzgerald came in Monday and loaded crushed stone at the Sturgeon Bay Co. quarry.

      Local Marine. C. E. Long, expert compass adjuster, of Milwaukee, was in the city Sunday and Monday adjusting the compass on the steamer Bay State at the Smith ship yard.

      Local Marine. The government tug Cumberland arrived here Saturday with the barge Milwaukee and the latter loaded stone from the beach at the northern end of the county the first of the week. Both craft have been across the lake for some time. The lighthouse tender Sumac took on some …

      Local Marine. The steambarge Swift, of Manistee, was at the Sturgeon Bay dry dock during the past two weeks where some repairs were made.

      Local Marine. The new steel fish tug Jeka, built at the Smith shipyard for The Jeka Fish Co., of Milwaukee, was launched Saturday afternoon. The new tug is 65 feet long with a beam of 14 feet. The craft is driven by a 12x13 ½ steam engine.

      Local Marine. The steamer William Nelson delivered 1,400 tons of Elkhorn coal at the Smith dock on Thursday of this week. The savage is due here the first of next week with a cargo of coal for the city power plant which is supplied by the Smith Dock Co.

      Local Marine. The new steel motor boat Gilbert cleared from the Smith shipyard Saturday afternoon going by way of Green bay to Washington Island for the first run. The Gilbert is one of the neatest little craft ever built at the Smith yards and her trip to Alaska will be …

      Making Net Tests. Marinette -- The Fulmar converted schooner and wartime coast guard boat of the U. S. Bureau of Fisheries is in the harbor here running experimental nets of two and three-eights, two and one-half, and two and five-eights inch linen gill nets over a triangular area of about …

      Fish Tug Sold. Two Rivers -- Because the present Wisconsin law restricts fishing to not less than two and five-eights inch mesh nets, it caused, according to its owners, the sale of the tug Faithful by Capt. Henry La Fond and son to Capt. Frank Ropke, South Chicago fisherman. The …

      Completes Final Test. The lighthouse service reports that the new lighthouse tender Violet, built at Manitowoc and completed in August, has completed satisfactorily its official tests. After its tests the tender was sent to Milwaukee where it was outfitted for her long journey thru the Great ...

      Dredge Will Work Here. The U. S. dredge Kewaunee has transferred its work from Milwaukee to Sheboygan and it is reported that when work is completed there it will be moved to the Sturgeon Bay canal where there is some dredging to do.

      Dredge Will Work Here. The tug Manitowoc and the barge Riprap have been at Menominee, and stone has been freighted from this port to use on the work being done on the Menominee harbor pier.

      Closing Dates of Lighthouses. Notice sent out from the office of the Twelfth district, Milwaukee, gives the following dates on which lighthouses in this vicinity will be closed for the winter months, or at which winter lights which will not need keepers will be established. December 5, St. ...

      Body is Found. Milwaukee -- Funeral services for Arthur C. Peters, 20, member of the crew of the fruit boat North Shore, which sank in Lake Michigan several weeks ago, will be held at 2 p. m. today at the Feerick undertaking rooms, 4620 North avenue. Burial will be in …

      Local Marine. A gas buoy has been established at the turn in the channel opposite the Fruit Growers dock. The new buoy is painted red and is located on the west bank just north of the red spar buoy.

      Local Marine. The steamer Petoskey, which received a rebuild at the Sturgeon Bay Dry Dock last year, collided with the steel steamer Fontana at the entrance to the harbor at Chicago Tuesday, resulting in crushing in the entire bow of the Petoskey. The craft arrived here Wednesday and has been …

      Local Marine. Walter W. Haertel, who is back here in the city engaged in naval architectural work, recently completed a two-months' inspection job at the Manitowoc shipyard where he was engaged in supervising the building of 126-foot steel yacht. He was employed by Cox and Stevens Inc., New York ...

      Local Marine. The tug Greiling arrived here Wednesday from across the lake with a derrick scow in tow which will be docked at the Sturgeon Bay Dry Dock for recalking and repairs.

      Local Marine. The new steel fish tug Jeka, launched recently at the Smith ship yard, cleared for Milwaukee Wednesday.

      Local Marine. A scow belonging to the Cleveland Engineering Co., has been on the boxes at the Sturgeon Bay Dry Dock this week for some new planking and recalking.