Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-02-12
HAPPENINGS
OF THE WEEK
in WISCONSIN

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Madison-The industrial commission
by stipulation awarded the widow o
Edward B. Warner, Racine, $4,000
compensation and 500 for funeral ex
lenses. Warner, who was a watch
! man for the Standard Oil company
was killed on Dec. Is. Instead of con
testing the case, the company took tn,
unusual course of stipulating the fact:
to the commission Immediately.
Madison-A year ago all funds il
the state treasury showed balanc,
of s2,226,194.93, as compared Will
1858. 634.15 on Feb. l, this year. Thi.
is difference of $1,500,O00. TIL,
balance in the general fund is abou
$4,000 more than on Jan. l. On tina
date the general fund had balance
of S4I,022.5O as compared with S193,
701.24 on Feb. 1.
Green Bay-The service flag of Mrs
Cassie Denney of Oneida has three
stars. Three of her four sons are il
the army, showing the Oneida In
dams, particularly the Denney family
are patriotic and loyal to the nation
The proud mother was presented will
service flag by B. l.. Parker, chair
man of the legal advisory board il
Brown county.
Manitowoc - Otto Kahlenberg, 81
years old, one of the earliest settlers
of Two Rivers, is dead. Mr.. Kahlen
berg settled there with his sister wher
he was Is years old. He was a civil
war veteran and an uncle of Prof
Louis Kahlenberg of the state uni
versity.
Madison-The food supply in some
Wisconsin cities and towns is practi
cally exhausted as a result of the
freight car famine. The Wisconsin
railroad commission rushed cars OF
food and coal to WATERFOWL, Waterloo
Sun Prairie and Marshall to relieve
the situation there.
Menomonie-The annual meeting oil
Group No. of the Wisconsin Bank
ers' association, which includes sixteen
counties in the northwestern part OF
the state, will be held in Menomonie
on Feb. %. 1t is expected between
$50 and 300 bankers will be present.
Neenah-Dr. T. d. Smith arrived
home after seeing service on the bat
tie front in France. DR.. Smith was
forced to give up fighting due to &
wound and will resume his practice
here
La Crosse-Helen of Troy, a 2-year
old Duroc SOW, was sold for 1850 al
auction, the price being one of the
highest ever paid for a pig. Four Of
her sons brought $500 and five daugh
tiers were bid in for $1,010.
Two Rivers-The Hamilton Manu-
featuring company was awarded sub
contract by the Dayton Wright Air
plane company of Dayton, o., for aero
plane parts, which they are manufac
turing for the Government.
La Crosse-JameS Gibson and G
Dyken have left for Vancouver bar.
racks to join the spruce production de
partment of the aviation corps. Bott
have been employed by the Milwaukee
railroad here.
Marinette-The spring convention Of
the Federated Women's clubs of the
Ninth district will be held in Mari.
nette. This was decided at meeting
of the womans clubs of this district
at Goodman.
Madison-The Benson Speed Sigma
company, a 100000 corporation, has
filed articles of incorporation. The
company will engage in a general auto
and supply business.
Reedsburg-Word has been received
by Col. w A. Wyse that his son
Sergt. James Wyse, who enlisted
about two months ago in the aviation
corps, had gone to France.
Sparta-Sparta and Camp Robinson
the military cantonment near here
claim to being the coolest spots in
America on Feb. l. The mercury reg.
istered AZ degrees below zero.
Green Bay-An ordinary feed cut
ter, used in chopping up all kinds Of
fodder, is doing service in the Rec
Cross workshop in cutting waste ma
terials for pillows.
Neenah-Because he expects to bt
drafted soon, Ernest Rhoades has solo
his clothing store and now stands
ready to serve with the national army
Madison-L. L. Odds, Hurley, is I'm
der arrest there on a charge of i'm
personating a federal officer. He viii
be brought here for trial
Menasha - Miss Eva Hine, pioneer
resident of this city, is dead. She was
born in Menasha in 1855 and has LIVED
here all her life.
kenosha-When he learned that hi!
brother had been killed by the Ger
mans in battle, Charles Haranin, 2;
years old, Russian, applied for en-
| listment in the army. He learned o
the death of his brother through a let
! ter from Russia.
Observation-Disclosures first com
missioned officer to go overseas il
Steven Townsend, son of Mr.. and Mrs
j. ID. Townsend. He was born in thi