Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-09
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J HAPPENINGS /
Z OF THE WEEK
: In WISCONSIN !

to sewing and other tasks. Their rec
ord the first night was to produce 800
pads, used in the hospital beds. There
were twenty men on the job, and eacf
one agreed to induce one more to re
spond for duty next week.
Oshkosh = Five hundred Oshkosh
women are making a house to house
canvas of the city carrying with them
two sets OF cards to be filled out. One
set relates to war gardens. The other
is intended to cover the status of each
family as regards Americanization sc
that when completed the canvas will
show just how many people in Osh
kosh can not read or write English
and how many are not citizens.
Racine-Sergeant Fred Klema, son
of Martin Klema, farm implement deal
er and farmer of Caledonia, Racine
county, was killed in battle some
where in France March 81, according
to a telegram received by the father
from the war department. Sergeant
Klema, who was % years old, enlisted
in Racine battery two years ago, and
later was transferred to the marine
corps.
Wausau-Appllcation has been made
for the pardon of Theodore Sternberg,
who was found guilty of manslaughter
in December, 1916, and sentenced to
seven years in prison for the murder of
his father-in-law. The petition asks
clemency because of his splendid pris-
on record and because of his advanced
age, also because he owns two farms,
which need his personal care
MadlSon-Between fifteen and TWEEN
ty additional instructors will be added
to the staff of the College of Engineer
ing to carry on the instruction of the
400 drafted men who are to be sent to
the University of Wisconsin on April
S as the first group of soldiers to re-
ceive two months technical training
in the university classrooms and shops
v.
Green Bay - Converting of several
thousand acres of cutover lands in
northern Wisconsin into sheep ranch
es is being undertaken by the VISION
sin Sheep and Dairy Cattle company,
which established headquarters in
Green Bay Wisconsin and Minnesota
bankers and business men are among
the heaviest stockholders in this com
pany, which is capitalized for $500, 900.
Madison-Women war workers rep
resenting forty-nine counties of Wis
consin called in conference at Madison
by the Woman's Committee of the
Council of Defense last week, passed
resolutions asking the President and
Congress to compel all brewers to re-
lease for consumption all excess sup
plies of grain now in their possession
Kenosha-Because he was patriotic
and refused to have stain placed on
the name of the French, a young
Frenchman from Green Bay, 20 y. ars
old, insisted on being arraigned before
the court under the name of Oliver
Murray. He was charged with rifing
express packages and was sentenced
to six months in Jail.
Racine-The feeding of a 30 months
old child with four hard boiled eggs
within a short time caused commissions
and resulted in death. Charges made
by the mother and father of the child
relative to the cause OF death resulted
in post-mortem examination and it
was declared overlooking had caused
death.
Kenosha-S. Smolenski, member of
the March 29 quota of selectmen, re-
fused to go to Camp Custer, saying
that he was a soldier of Cod and
would not kill another man. He was
sent to Fort Sheridan, ILL.,, where he
will be afforded an opportunity to ex-
plain his objections to army officers.
. Sheboygan - Under the supervision
of DR.. G. H. Stannard as chairman, and
Drs. T. Gunther, W. l.. Thompson, j.
P. Zohlen, Harry Heiden, and George
Scheer as a volunteer committee.
class in first aid has been formed to
spread knowledge for preventing acct
dents
Ernest Bannicke, enc
my alien, was arrested here by civil
and taken to Milwaukee.
1t is charged that Bannicke had in his
possession seditious literature, as well
as blue prints, lists of army camps and
other matter arousing suspicion
Beloit-Beloit schoolboys have form
ed pig clubs and will raise pigs this
summer. 1t is expected that the city
council will amend the ordinance pro-
pigpens in the city and en-
courage piggeries and pigs.
Marinette-J w. Wells, prominent
Menominee, has offered to
remodel a school building and build an
for the benefit of the D. A. r.
boys. The building would be trans
formed into a desirable clubhouse I'M
der the contemplated changes.
Park Howard Juneau. 10, son
of Andrew Juneau, this city, is a great
grandson of the first mayor of Milwau-
kee, Solomon Juneau. Word of his
safe arrival in France, where he went
with Wisconsin troops, has just been
received.
Beloit-BeIoit high school girls will
wear simple gowns for graduation
This has been decided by a vote of the
class. A MILDLY blouse and tie, repre-
senting the class and school colors,
viii be included in the costume.
Racine - The city of Racine turned
over TO the county treasurer a delin-
luent tax list of S5S,131.42, the largest
amount nv go nor cent ever renorfed