Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-19
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Madison Former Gov. Francis e
McGovern, republican candidate fol-
the senatorial nomination, has with
drawn in favor of Congressman Irvine
L.. Lenroot, making the issue a clean
cut one between Mr.. Lenroot, the 10y
atty conference nominee and James
Thompson, La Crosse, La Toilette can
dldate. Mr.. McGovern in his formal
statement declares he is ready to
work for the election of Mr.. LenYoot
and offers his services He takes the
stand that the Indictment in Chicago
OF Victor L. Berger, socialist candi-
date virtually eliminates the latter from
the race, regardless of whether or not
ne is convicted, and that the paci6st
vote will consequently be centered on
Thompson. Mr.. McGoyern sees grave
fears of the nomination of Thompson
under these conditions and his subse
quent election. This, Mr.. McGovern
says, would be a party, state and ma
tional calamity and rather than see il
occur he prefers to withdraw from the
contest
aupun-Mrs. Charles Rauk, 81. is
one of the most active workers the
local Red Cross chapter has. She has
knitted thirty-six pairs of wristlets
and has made seventy-fve holders and
two quilts, which were sold, the
money going to the local organizations
treasury. Mrs. Rauk is in good health
She is bright and active and takes in
terest in events of the time. She has
been resident of Waupun since 1856
Madison All digitalis raised last
year in the drug plant garden at the
University of Wisconsin is to be used
in the medical departments of the
army and navy. About $50 pounds OF
the powdered drug, which is used as
heart stimulant, is now ready fol-
shipment, and almost as much that is
not so perfect is available for the max
ing of tincture.
Green Bay - The Wisconsin Sheen
and Dairy Cattle company, which is
launching a project to convert north
ern Wisconsin cut-over lands into
sheep ranches, established headquar
ters in Green Bay, with H. M. Spang
as manager. Ten thousand acres OF
land north of Phillips, Price county
is owned by the company, and sheep
are being placed on the land.
Madison - Mrs. Lottie Woodford
chairman of the woman's committee
Marquette county council of defense
has started an Every Woman Working
campaign and expects by April to
have every woman in the county doing
war work. She has enlisted press,
pulpit and movies in her endeavor to
include women of all classes and
sects.
Neenah-To force the city to pay an
auto license fee on a motor fire truck
is unconstitutional according to the
opinion of officials here. Funds de-
rived from the licenses are used to
keep county roads in repair and the
fire truck never uses these highways.
That is the point upon which the Off
Gals base their assertions.
Jefferson-Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Ric-
KEENAN, of Jefferson celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary on March
9. Mr.. Rickeman is 73 years old and
his wife is IS. They have four girls
and one boy. Mr.. Rickeman served
three and one-half years in the civil
war, being one of the first volunteers
in 1861.
Madison-About fifty Wiconsin wom-
en- athletes will attend the athletic
conferences of Ameriy III college wom-
en- at the University of Chicago April
IL and Is. Nineteen colleges and uni
versities of the west and middle west
will be represented at Chicago, as well
as seven colleges from the Men Eng
land states.
Wausau-At a meeting of the Cen
trail Wisconsin Fair circuit, dates for
the following fairs were fixed; Mara
thon county, at Wausau, Aug. 81, %,
20, 30; Marshfield, Sept. 8, 4, 5, 6;
Stanley, Sept 10, II, IL, 10; Chippe-
wa Falls, Sept. II, IS, 10, 20; La
Crosse, Sept. "a, rs. &c, o.
Madison-Whooping cought took 1872
children's lives in Wisconsin last year.
according to state records compiled by
the state board of health. Deaths in
previous years were as follows: 1910,
200; 1911, 224; 1912, 1928; 1913, 211:
1914, 1855; 1915, 1856; 1916, 1870
Eau Claire-Eighty-f Liberty loan
workers here by reclamation adopted
a resolution denouncing the action of
Assemblyman c. N. Saugen, represent
ing the Wilcox amendment to the 10y.
atty resolution condemning Senator
La Toilette.
Horizon - Everyone of the $50
pupils of the Horizon High school is a
member of the Junior Red Cross. The
High school department is also 100 per
cent in the purchase of Thrift stamps.
Merrill Carl Bruessell, farmer
residing near here, read in the papes
that the property of German aliens
would be sold. He was found later
with bullet wound in his head, from
which he died. He came to America
from Germany in 1902.
Ashland-Because of the criticism
to which the national body has re-
Gently been subjected. the Ashland
German alliance chapter has voted TO
its meetings, at least un-
til after TIE war. The action was
La Crosss--James Thompson of La
CroSSa Ia Epllette candidate for.