Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-23

order to April 20. Those sending in
orders from now on must expect to
wait approximately three weeks for
delivery, until cars which are avail.
able for order by telegram can reach
here from the east
Fond du Lac Among Wisconsin
men who were killed or seriously
wounded by the Germans, March %,
in an engagement were ffty-seyen
members of Co. B, formerly Co. E,
$50 machine gun battalion. The
names of the soldiers have not been
given out yet publicly by the war de-
partment, though the relatives of the
men have been notified.
Madison = Senator reject Irvine L.
Lenroot's plurality over Joseph Davies
was 1902 and over Victor Berger,
53,488. Errors found in county tabula.
lions by the state board canvassers
brought about the gains for Lenroot.
The corrected count gives Lenroot
163,975, Davies 14S,923, and Berger
110,4S7.
Grand Rapids-An endless chain of
bridge parties for the Red Cross has
been starter here by Mrs. A. F. Jones,
who invited five ladies, each of whom
contributed dime for the Red Cross
and promised to entertain not less
than three ladies each, who will do
| likewise.
! La Crosse = La Crosse county ex-
emption boards were notified that the
city and country district would be re-
quired to furnish sixty-nine men as
the April quota for Camp Grant. The
city. will provide thirty-eight of the
recruits.
Marinette-While waiting for his ia
Their to return from work in order to
present him with birthday present,
Robert, year old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert KOrnetski, walked down to the
river, where he fell in and was drown
ed
GAINESVILLE = Forty-six selects will
leave this city for Camp Grant during
the five-day period beginning Friday.
April 26. The exemption board has not
as yet decided who will go, but are
working on the lists.
Sheboygan-Fred Zenk, 10 years old,
of the machine gun battalion of the
Rainbow division, was severely wound
ed in action on March %, according to
a telegram received by Frederick
| Zenk, his father.
Portage = Mr.. and Mrs. Adam
Schilessman celebrated their fiftieth
anniversary of their marriage at their
home in Cambria. Mr.. Schilessman
is rs years of age, and Mrs. Schiless,
man 70.
Portage-Gov. E. L. Philip and
State School Supt. C. P Cary were
here in attendance at the dedication
of the new high school building, which
was erected at a cost of $4,000.
Madison - Madison dairymen have
reduced the price of milk from II to
10 cents quart Ice prices have
| jumped Is cents a 1000 pounds to the
retail consumer.
La Crosse-The La Crosse County
Dry league was organized here with
E. J. Knoen as president. 1t is the in
tention of the league to spring this
county into the dry column.
Wausau-O. P Rabbit has resigned
as Marathon county food commission
i er. He is interested in the pea can
ming business, and resigned because of
increasing work in his own business.
Racine - Sam Cemolani, an Italian,
aged 81 years, was fatally burned when
he fell into a vat filled with boiling
water and acid at the main plant of the
Mitchell Motors company.
Kenosha-Factory heads OF the SIM
mons company at meeting subscrib-
ed 100000 for Liberty Loan bonds.
This was an average of over $1,000
each.
Amigo - The consolidation of two
Langlade county rural schools, those
in the Lone Oak and Range Line dis
tricts, has been decided on.
Sheboygan-FredW W. Broer, SIS years
old, for the last twenty-five years prin-
cipal of the u S. Grant school, died
after years illness.
Wausau F. F. Chesak of Athens,
was reelected chairman of the Mara
thon county. board of supervisors for
the fourth consecutive term.
La Crosse-Frank Adams was sent
to the county Jail for three months
charged with stealing $40 from the
hotel in which he worked as clerk.
Menasha - Children have been re-
fused admittance to the st. Elizabeth's
hospital, Appleton, because of the
overcrowded condition of the building.
La Crosse-Lena NJ Bantle, who has
been married for ten years to John
Bantle, a So a week man, raised
family of seven children. She Is seek
ing divorce, alleging cruel and inhu-
man treatment, coupled with $12
week, was more than she could stand.
acknowledgements is patting itself
on the back and saying what big
boy am l." The new city directory
issued showed that the city has a pop
ulation of over $4,000 people and the
increase in the past two years exceed
ed 1880
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