Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-16

most notable demonstrations OF a pa |
triotic nature in the history of the |
city. The Kenosha quota is 81 ,0S9 600, |
but the local committee have set the |
goal at $3000,0 900 Three hundred peo- |
pie have volunteered for service in the |
sale of the bonds.
Brentwood Barron County Can |
ming company of Barron, has purchas- |
ed the sailing and picking interests |
of the Wisconsin Pickle company The |
deal affects all sailing plants located |
IL Sawyer and Washburn counties |
Sailing plants are located at Birch-'I
wood, Spring Brook, Spooner, Cor |
don, Earl and Trego. New plants are
to be erected in other places OF this |
section
Neenah Two thousand people at |
tended the funeral of EX-Congressman |
S. A. Cook at the armory here. Brief |
services were held at which Rev. D. |
c. Jones, Rev. C. w. Haywood and |
Father George A. Clifford officiated |
The latter delivered the funeral SER
mon. Only the immediate family and |
friends accompanied the body to Oak |
hill cemetery.
OcOnomowoc-Th cases of Charles |
Tanis, John SweitZer and AL on |
Leischka, charged with selling liquor |
in the town of Merton, dry territory, |
in municipal court at Oconomowoc, |
were adjourned to April 49, The cases
have attracted considerable interest, |
since Merton, which went dry a year
ago, continued in the dry column at |
the recent election.
Madison - The number of women |
students now equals the number OF |
men students for the first time in the |
history of the University of Wisconsin. |
At the opening of the second semester |
about 1850 men and l $50 women were |
enrolled, but since that time enlist |
ments in military service have practi- |
cally eliminated the advantage of 200 |
held by the men.
West Bend-One who is doing more |
than her bit behind the lines is lady |
of IS, a member of the Red Cross |
Since July Mrs. Chauncey Gray has |
knitted twenty-four sweaters, five helm |
cts, two mufflers, three pairs of nit |
tens, ten pairs of socks and three pairs |
of wristlets, besides filling some pri- |
vate orders for soldiers outfits.
Neenah - Mrs. William Owens has |
more sons in service than any Twin |
city woman. Five of her boys are now |
with the colors either in France or |
train in this country. She has two |
more boys who are under age but who |
will eventually enlist if the war lasts |
long enough.
Oshkosh - Lakeside hospital, built |
about five years ago as a Sanatorium !
and later turned into a general hospi !
tai and training school for nurses, is |
soon to be taken over by the Sisters |
of the Sorrowful Mother. The sisters |
operate st. Mary's hospital here and |
others near
Beloit - service flag bearing $50 |
stars of blue and two of gold, has |
been hung on the west wall of Beloit |
college chapel. The gold emblems rep |
resent two who have given their lives |
in service. The flag is of wool bunt- |
ing, Is by 80 feet.
Appleton - Rexford Mitchell of the |
class of 1918 of Lawrence college has |
been made one of the Gen. Pershing's |
household guards and is sering in that |
capacity with the expeditionary forces |
in France.
Notwithstanding that he !
had given his four sons, John. William, |
Joseph and Fred, TO the service, David |
Carter. Marinette, enlisted in the ship |
building department and is awaiting |
his call
Brentwood - Walter Vollmar, Hay |
ward who has been in the United |
States navy for ten years, has been |
decorated by the French government |
because of his high record as a gun |
pointer.
Madison Walter L. Houser, Monde |
vi who managed Senator La Follette's |
presidential campaign in 1908, has de- |
clared himself as opposed to the war
attitude of Senator La Toilette.
Beloit - DR. George l.. Collie, for |
many years head of Logan museum at |
Beloit college, will sail within sixty |
days for Europe where he viii enter
Y. NJ. c. A. work.
Oshkosh-Salary increases ranging
from $50 to 500 have been granted to /
the Oshkosh public school teachers.
Tomahawk - Lieut.. Baker. who is
stationed with the medical corps at |
Camp Funston at Fort Riley, Kas.,
while home on a furlough received a
dispatch from the war department in
forming him that he had been pro-
NOTED to captaincy.
Eau Claire-Within two weeks 20 |
women viii be working in the Pioneer
Furniture company. to replace male
labor. according TO J. W. Scott, man
ager. They are to work in the finish
ing and cabinet department where the
work is light.
Madison-Dr J. A. E. Eyster of the
medical school. University of Wiscon-
sin, is in Washington working on q
new form of oxygen masks for avia-
tors. This is the second time this year
that DR. Eyster has been called into
government service.
Neighbors carrying buck
cts OF buttermilk from a nearby cream
cry scaved the residence OF Mrs
Crowhite from being DESTROYED BY fire