Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-12-31

News of the Badger State Arranged
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Oshkosh In one of the quietest
primary elections in the history of the
city, Henry T. Hagene, former council
commissioner and Charles f. Hart,
for assemblyman from the Third dis
trict. were nominated from field of
seven candidates to stand for election
Jan. 2, for the unexpired term of Flor
ian DGmpert as third member of the
commission council. Mr.. Lampert
was elected to congress from the
Sixth district and there remains year
and four months of his term as coun-
Gil commissioner Not more than half
the voting strength of the city went
70 the poles.
Ripon-Ripon college just received
official notice that Ripon will have A
reserve officers training corps. Fol
lowing is the telegram received from
Washington: president Ripon col
lege: You may proceed with the or
ganization of a reserve officers train
ing corps pending official notification
from the adjutant general of the army
A professor of military science and
tactics will be assigned to your in
stitution in the near future"
Madison - The Wisconsin food adj
ministration received a telegram from
Washington asking it to make plans
Tor closing up its work after Jan. 1.
This order means that the federal
government is planning to curtail the
work of the state food administra-
TONS The big Wisconsin food staff
will be laid off on that date, with the
exception of county administrations,
which will be retained temporarily for
food price fixing purposes.
Fond du Lac-Private Peter J.
Beisbier, town of Wayne, Dodge coun-
ty, has been cited fro bravery, accord
ing to a message received by his
mother, Mrs. Mary Beisbier, from the
war department Beisbier, the .cita-
ton states was caught back of the
German lines but refused to surren-
der, putting up vigorous fight until
severely wounded.
Madison A special 12-week voca-
tional course in automobile mechan-
les, similar to the course given to the
soldiers in the army vocational de-
tachments, will be given by the Col
lege of Engineering of the University
ter beginning Dec. 80, according to
an announcement just made by the
college.
Racine-Dr. A. J. Williams, mem
Der of the board Of health, has de-
manded an investigation of the meth
DDS of Dr. H. E. Wilson, deputy health
officer, whom he charges with circu-
lating petitions for appointment of
Miss Marie Corse as health inspector
at 800 a month. DR.. Williams de-
clares the position is @ne for which
woman is not fitted.
Great Lakes-Fifty students at the
officers material school here have re-
ceived their commissions as ensign.
These men were the successful grad
yates of a four months course at the
school. Wisconsin men commissioned
were w. G. Erdman, Oshkosh, and T.
o. Keans, Kenosha.
Fond du Lac. e. Roberts, super
intendent of the public schools of
Fond du Lac, has resigned, effective
March l. Mr.. Roberts is widely known
among educators as one of the first
to discard the system of promotion by
grades, substituting promotion by
subjects.
Beloit - Fire caused nearly $4,000
damages at Liberty Cottage, a college
womans dormitory here. AS Beloit
college is closed on account of influ-
enZa most of the girls had gone home
The building is known as the old Beta
Fraternity house, owned by Mrs. Ella
D. Adams of Chicago
Madison-State Dairy and Food
Commissioner WeigIe has announced
that he would prosecute manufacturers
of EGG substitutes" Weigle declared
that some of the socaned ''substitutes''
are nothing more than corn starch
and skim milk.
Janesville-Safe blowers looted the
safes of the Schlitz, Val. Blatz and
Consumers Coal company here. OBJ
tanning considerable money, Thrift
stamps and Liberty bonds
La Crosse - Private Frank Foster
Is the first wounded La Crosse sOldied
to arrive home He lost his right leg
as a result of a high explosive strik
ing his knee.
La Crosse-A reunion of La Crosse
aviators who served in the war with
flights by those most efficient will be
feature of the 1919 interstate fair
here.
Madison Ernest Boebel, Fenni-
more, Dane county farmer, paid a $3.50
fine in federal court mere for violating
the espionage act by pro-German ut
terances.
Menasha-A strip of canvas from a