Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-12

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Ex-Gov. F. E. McGovern and James
Thompson; the Democratic aspirants
Joseph E. Davies and DR.. Charles
Mccarthy, and the Socialist, ViInctor
L. Berger-are qualified for the Unit
ed States senatorial race by filing
their nomination papers with the sec
rotary of state. The situation now APP
parently is that all inte.,d to stay in
the primary on March 10 and all are
hoping for nomination so as to be in
on the finale on April 2.
Racine-Milk producers of Racine
and Kenosha counties voted to join
milk producers of Wisconsin and Illi-
nois in organizing the Milk Producers
Cooperative Marketing association
with capital stock of 100000. The
new association viii dispose of milk
produced by members and if neces-
sary plants will be erected for the
manufacture of butter, cheese and con-
densed milk.
Manitowoc - During the last few
days the carferry fleets of the Ann
Arbor and Pere Marquette lines have
relieved the freight congestion in the
Manitowoc yards, where mare than
500 cars have been waiting shipment
for many days. In forty-eight hours
ten ferries entered this port, loaded
to capacity, and cleared as quickly as
possible.
Madison-Mrs. A. E. Gebert, wife of
butcher at Malladore, Wood county,
was arrested by Deputy United States
Marshal Teuton, charged with having
threatened the life of President Will
son. Mrs. Gebert, a German Socialist,
was taken to WauscH by the deputy
where she entered plea of not guilty
and was released on bonds of $500.
GAINESVILLE - Charles L. Hallet, an
employe of the Chicago, Milwaukee &.
st. Paul railroad roundhause, lies in
the hospital here with his head, face
and back badly burned. Two fellow
workmen, John Davey and Fred E.
Neve, were also burned when the plug
from the engine boiler they were re-
pairing came out.
Cumberland - Christina Peterson,
6-year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Abraham Peterson, residing fifteen
miles northwest of this city, was ac-
cidentally shot and killed by her 10
year-old brother. The boy was clean
ing a rifle, when it was accidentally
discharged, the bullet striking the girl
in the head, causing instant death.
MOnitowoc-Joseph Sladkey, an ex-
pert machinist, Al years old, died at
the home of his sister at Nashotah,
from wounds reported to have been
self-inflicted with a razor. 1t is said
the man had been brooding over an
injury suffered several months ago
and from which he thought he would
not recover.
Menasha-Falling through a hole in
the ice which he had chopped for the
purpose of fising, Alderman H. J.
Schierl of this city, had a narrow es-
cape from drowning. He went far
under but came up directly where he
went down and was able by placing
his arms on edge of the hole to crawl
out.
Maiden Rock-Neighbors found the
dead body of Olaf Bergman, farmer,
in his home in Mann Valley, near
River Falls, with the side of his face
blown away from the discharge of a
shot CUR. 1t is supposed the gun was
accidentally discharged. Bergman
was 6S years old and a bachelor.
La Crosse - La Crosse hotelmen
have asked a modification of the
meatless breakfast rule for the bene-
fit of railroadmen who have been on
the road for sixteen to eighteen
hours, coming in after midnight. I'm
der the present rule they cannot have
meat after midnight.
Oshkosh - Rev. Edward H. Smith,
for twenty-seven years pastor of the
First Congregational church, will run
for mayor next April He is the sec
ond minister to cast his hat into the
ring. Rev. A. c. McHenry, Universal
list pastor, having also announced him
self as a candidate.
Neenah - Captain Frank Schne1ler,
formerly attached to the Fourth regi-
ment, w. N. G., and Leo Schubert, of
a headquarters company, whose homes
are in this city, have arrived safely
in France, according to cablegram.
Ripon-The Ripon Light and Water
facing a water shortage,
asks all Ripon people to economic to
prevent famine. Springs are frozen
and the natural flow stopped. All wa
ter now has to be boiled.
Ripon-The Ripon Packing company
plant, one of the oldest established in
dustries here, was destroyed by fire,
with a loss of $4,000 The entire sea-
sons pack of pickles was in the max
ing and was included in the loss.
Madison-The American Society of
Equity intends having a number of
members before the next legislature.
It is said the legislature program of
this society is already being formu-
lated.
Menasha-Three days of welded
life WAS enough for Mrs. ] Fred