Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-12-03
News Of the
Badger State

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Madison-The state food administra-
tlon mas appointed a committee OF
SIX, TWO to represent the millers, bak-
ers and wholesale dealers in handling
the surplus supply of substitutes to ne
taken over BY the United States Grain
corporation for shipment to Europe
Among the substitutes listed are Vic
tory barley, patent rye, dark rye, white
and yellow corn flour, cream of wheat 4
and white and yellow corn meal. Ast
oO per cent OF the bread used in Wis
consin is made of rye flour it is prob
able no rye will be taken over. No
Duckwheat will be taken and it is like
ly no corn meal
| Madison-The United States G, ain
corporation has ordered the price of
flour raised IL cents barrel in WIS
consin and that of mill feeds, inc,ud-
ing bran, middlings, Red Dog and
mixed feeds $50 per ton, with few
exceptions. Notice to this effect was
sent to the county food administrators
and millers by the state food admins
tration.
| Madison-Witn the ending of the war
plans are being discussed for the dedi-
cation Of Wisconsin's handsome new
capitol. M. f. BIumenfeld. superin-
| tendent of public property, who will
have charge of the matter, has CON
suited Gov. K. l.. Philip and it is now
proposed to hold the dedication early
| next summer, probably in June, while
the legislature Is in session.
Madison-The discovery OF errors In
| the returns from Crawford and Racine
counties necessitating sending them
| back to the county canvassing boards
| for correction, and the delay of the /
returns from Oneida county will delay
| the work of the state canvassing
board. discrepancy of 1900 votes
was discovered in the returns from Ra-
cine county for governor.
Green Bay-The United States SUI
preme court has affirmed the judgment
of the Brown county circuit court in
the case of Mary O'Connor, who sued
| the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
| road to recover for the death of her
| husband, Frank O'Connor, engineer,
who was killed July &c, 1913, when his
! train was wrecked at Catalina The
| Judgment amounts to $4,000 and costs.
Green Bay Fishermen's coats,
which were hung near stove in
| fishhouse OF the Wisconsin Fishing
company caught fire and started a
| confiagration which caused loss of
| $4,000. About 100000 pounds of
| frozen fish were damaged. and the +
plant was burned to the ground The
loss is half covered by insurance
Green Bay-Rufus H. Kellogg, sec
rotary and treasurer of the Northwest
| Engineering Works, which is building
tugs for the Emergency Fleet corpora
| ton, died of pneumonia following in.
| fiuenza. He was 90 years old Mr.
| Kellogg was one of Green Bays young
men who became prominent during /
war.
De Pere-Arnold Runge and Louis
| Miller, two prosperous farmers of the
| town of GIenmore were instantly
killed in an automobile accident near
| this place, while returning to their
| homes. Their automobile ran into
! bank at the side of the road and both
| men were thrown out and their necks
| broken.
| Darlington-M Helene Parkinson
| Peck, daughter of DR.. and Mrs w. w |
| Peck of this city, died of pneumonia at
| Washington, d. c., on Nov. Is. She |
| volunteered her service to the govern |
ment, enlisting as yeowoman, first |
| class, United States naval reserve
| force, in July.
| Madison That the number of sol /
| diers absent from the training camps /
without leave has increased since the I
| signing of the armistice is the official
word received here and all officers and /
even citizens are being appealed to to
| assist in the apprehension of such |
| soldiers.
Madison-The new uniform building |
| and loan mortgage drafted by COM
mittee of building and loan officials
/ and the building and loan examiner in /
| the department of banking at the re- I
! quest of the registers of deeds of the
state was approved by Attorney Gen
eral Spencer Haven
Madison-The application of the I
| Wisconsin Traction, Light, Heat q /
| Power company for authority to in
! crease the rates on electric power FUR
nished to the Kimberly-Clark company
at Neenah, Appleton and Kimberly |
was heard by Railroad Commissioner |
John S. Allen.
Madison -Belated reports from vari- /
| Gus sections of the state showed WIS
| consin's total to be $4,522,440 in the I
| united war work campaign, according /
TO State Executive Chairman Emersan |
Ella
! Madison-In signed statement /
/ Supt. C. P. Cary charges the 'Prus- /
sianizing of American Education" He
quotes extensively from German au-
thority to show that the system OF edu-
| cation in Wisconsin at present has the
| ear marks of the German plan.
Green Bay-Lieut Reginald j. Cal' /
| kins, the only Green Bay aviator III +
| active service in France, was killed on