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The Springfield herald., 1918-09-20
Sand Well

Broomcorn pulling ..is. nearly
done in this vicinity. '""'
Fred Hughes is drilling him
self a well. -:
Tom Chick and George Mahan
went to Elkhart Monday.
Fay Calhoun was discharged
and is home again.
Fred Hughes went back to Elk
coun ty on business for few days
Ed. Mahan is cutting his feed.
The Springfield herald., 1918-09-20

returned home Saturday from a
visit to Mrs Oscar Nance, near
Stonington.
Mrs. McCollins and daughter
Mrs. Hubbark traded in Rich
ards Saturday.
The Springfield herald., 1918-09-20
Clyde

There were 45 registered at
Clyde under the new registration
law.
A party was given at No. 2 in
honor Of Mrs. 7. c. Simpsons
niece. ~ VII.
Mrs. Stokes mother is visiting
her for a few days. Ava f...
j. 7. LaRue has his sorghum
mill going now.
Mrs. A. M Davis returned
home Wednesday aft spending
a fev " days with her son Will who
is in Damp.
Geo. Poyner was up from Bos-
ton Fridap and gave us call.
The Springfield herald., 1918-09-20

Who ever knew land in the east
to sell for less than the value of a
single crop? Strange as it may
seem, it's doing that here.
The Springfield herald., 1918-09-20
RiChlanc = 80 IS

Frank Hoffman is on hunt Of
car.
Lambert ,Cottral took dinner
with Isaac Rich Sunday.
Eichs and Mrs. Hoffman and
daughter attended meeting at
Stonington Thursday night.
Rain Sunday is enough to keep
most folks at home.
Fred johnson went home
Thursday of last week.
Walter Cain visited. at HUI
mans and Rich's last week.
The Springfield herald., 1918-09-20

gibly will require what we might
call working understanding of
the purposes of the factory, and
also an historical understanding
of the facts in the progress made
up to the present occasion.
The purpose of the undertaking
wasn't to build a factory for
simply one years service-else it
would have been useless and ri
|diculous undertaking.
That proposition wants to be
well weighed and understood be-
fore anyone flies off the handle be-
cause he thinks the factory isn't
going to be able to help him out
this year, or because to him it
looks that way.
Just last week a man asked if
the factory would be ready for
this years crop-could sell a
share to a man who will have
big crop this year, but wasn't in
terested beyond this year because
he wasn't going to farm any long
er.
We told him to tell that man
that if he i u no interes in the
factory beyond this years crop.
he didn't want any stock in it.
We want to sell stock t. three
classes of people
1st. Those who are growing
brush, and want to know when
they plant the seed that they will
have not only sure market, but
that they will get what their
brush brings made into brooms.
End. Those who are vitality in
terested in the progress and pros
perity of the county.
3rd. Those in the county who
believe in the factory as a bust
ness proposition and believe it a
good business investment.
If every broomcorn grower in the
county could ten years ago have
invested $10O on a guarantee that
in five years Baca would have a
a factory that would bring him
the net value of the brooms for
his brush-for the past five years
now he would have been reaping
the benefits of such a factory, and
he would now be calling that $100
investment the best he ever made
in his life.
The idea is this-the factory
isn't for one single year, but for
all time to come.
The why we are not further
along is the history of the case
that we are now going to give
you.
The association was organized
and incorporated in February,
and all plans laid to begin the
building of the factory in May or
June, and to have it in operation
by September or October.
But you know what Burns said
about the plans of mice and men.
According to those plans We
drew up the contract-s25 cash,
S25 first Of July, and balance Of
$50 first Of October.
And right then it will be re-
membered the government began
its great drive for money. The
county was by the government
convassedcornertocorner and cen
ter to clrcumference-Red Cross,
Y. M. c. A., War stamps, Liberty
loans, etc., etc., and the country
was drained.
July came and we saw we had
to make another move, We did
MT go into the game TO lay down
or quit, so We drew up new con-
tracts-$10 down, $35 first OF the
year, and balance Of $55 way
down the first of May next.
Up to that time only about six.
ty odd shares had been sold. Up
to this time we do not know ex-
actly how many have been sold.
but probably something upwards
of 400, leaving something under
200 still be sold.
We've gotten now to where we
know the shares will all be sold,
and no doubt before the first of
the year. But if they were all
sold now we still wouldn't have
very much money-not enough to
b,,ild and ennip tho fo orv
The Springfield herald., 1918-09-20
GIG FLAT II 10 : ls

-
Nice weather the past week
for pulling broomcorn and cut
ing feed.
Mr.. Lock butchered small
beef the first of the week-made
fine soup,
Several are sewing rye in this
neck of the woods.
Miss Anna Dewey came home
Friday to stay until Sunday.
Rhae Lackey is binding FEED
for Sam Smith this week.
Mr.. Sheppard returned from
Lamar a few days ago with
freight. He had the imisfortune
to break one Of his wagons down.
The Springfield herald., 1918-09-20
Graft ''-''--

Charles England has moved on
the Van Buren, place where he
will work this fall. ,,...--.
We seem to be getting plenty
of rain in this country. only three
inches this week.
Bill Buskirk and family are liv-
ing on McCoy's place until after
the crop is harvested,
Mr.. Johnson and family of
Texas have moved to their sons
place north of Graft.
Ray McConnaugh and wife are
back after several days absence
Mrs. A. II. Seymour and child
rem Edith, John and Pearl have
gone to Deerfield, Kansas, where
the children will attend school
this winter
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-19
REPORT OF DENTAL
EXAMINATION

The following is a report of the
dental examinations in our city
schools:
TO the Board of Education:
1t is our pleasure as COM
mittee, representing the resident
members of the Marathon Coun-
ty Dental society to present to
your body this report setting
forth some of the results of the Dental
Examination conducted in the public
schools 1t takes into consideration
all pupils below the High school.
We would refer you respectfully to-
the chart we have containing some
of the data which may be of popular
interest and which are surely of in
terest to you. AS some of the techni-
calities ere of peculiar moment to the
Dental Profession it is needless for
us to dwell at length upon them. For
the sake of comparison we have ar
raj ed these data groups, classifying
in the first case according to schools,
in the second according to grades;
and it is particularly the latter to
which we would call your attention.
lou VIII ODSCl VIC LUOt do IlIS IOIdA
number of pupils examined, repre-
senting about $4,000 teeth. This is
slightly below the total number as
we have not included in this group
the Deaf and Ungraded rooms. The
first four items appertain to the de-
Ciduous or baby teeth giving the fol-
lowing details: Q) Total number,
GU number carious, CD number alb
scessed, (4) number that should be
extracted The next four items give
the same information about the
permanent teeth. Manifestly the in
formation about the deciduous teeth
, as of greatest Importance in the lower
grades and that about the per-
manent in the upper grades, and
| it is on this account we have
kept this differentiation. The next
| four items are the markings of
Poor, Fair, Good, and Excellent upon
an arbitrary basis which we have es-
tablished. The next two items show
the affirmative and negative answers
to our questions regarding the daily
use of the tooth brush.
A careful scrutiny of these figures
discloses a condition we'll nigh start
| ling, and yet perhaps no worse than
| is to be found in any other community.
In order to avoid any confusion we
would call your attention to just a
few of the totals or averages and in
giving these we shall use round num-
| bers.
OF the $4,000 deciduous teeth ex-
amined (Which averages about 9 to
the child we find 1000 that are de-
cayed, this being 4 to each individual
or almost half. One child in every 7
has an abscess. Referring now to the
permanent $4,000 of which were ex-
amined making an average of IA per
child. l child has an average of 2
carious or decayed teeth or in other
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-19
DEDICATION OF SERVICE FLAG

Another service flag was properlv
dedicated in this city last SUNDAY
morning, the impressive ceremonies
taking place at the Emmanuel Nor
wegian Lutheran church. Rev. s. r,
Thompson, pastor of this church. was
in charge of the services, and delivered
beautiful sermon.
The service flag contains eighteen
stars, representing eighteen members
of that church now in the service of
their country. The flag was made and
donated by Mrs. Ed Erlandson. The
Young Peoples Lutheran union pre-
sented a United States flag to the
church on this occasion. and this flag
was unfurled at the same time. The
church was prettily decorated with
cut flowers for this occasion, which
was made possible by the generosity
OF Maurice Mathisson.
During the morning service il was
also announced that the congregation
had given its required amount TO the
Lutheran soldiers fund.
Following is a list of the soldier
boys from this church represented on
the service flag:
Roy Johnson Carl Weik
Clarence MathissonPeter Anderson
Arthur Omholt Walter Anderson
AVN Omholt Christ Christensen
Erwin A. olson Ansel Gilbertson
Ernest Peterson Harvey Hougen
| Arthur Peterson Clarence Johnson
| Orln PETERSON Carter Johnson
Emil Torgerson Myron Johnson
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-19
DEATH OF AN OLD RESIDENT

William Plautz, an old resident of
the town of Berlin, died at the family
residence in that town on FRIDAY
evening, the ultimate cause of death
being heart trouble and infirmities
due to old age. His funeral was held
this afternoon at st. PauIs church
in Naugart, and Rev. Henry Geiger
preached the services. Burial was
made in the Naugart cemetery. The
deceased was born in Germany. Ian
uary q, 1912, and he was seventv-six
years of age. He came to this country
when very young, and served in the
civil war here. Mr.. Plautz was
united in marriage with Miss Alber-
tina Hafferman forty-eight years ago.
and OF this union eighteen children
were born, fifteen surviving with the
mother as follows: Mrs. John See
hafer and Mrs. Henry Woller of Mer-
rill, Otto Plautz and Mrs. William
Weber of the town of Scott, Herman.
William, Emil, Albert and Ben Plautz
of Canada, Mrs. Robert Schmidt. Rob-
ert and Reinhold Plautz of the town
of Maine, and Ella, Marie and Clara
Plautz of the town of Berlin. One
brother, Albert Plautz of the town of
Berlin, and two sisters, Mrs. August
Nehring and Mrs. Bertha Baade of
the town OF Scott, also survive.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-19
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED

At the monthly meeting of the Art
and Literature Department of the
Ladies' Literary club. held at Mrs.
b. A. BensOn's on Monday, the follow
ing resolutions were unanimously
adopted
Whereas, A call has come from
our government that all unnecessary
labor be released to the end that the
government may employ that labor
in helping to win the war, and
Whereas, Cities are urged to main
tain cooperative delivery systems,
and to encourage the cash and carry
plan, as being the most economical OF
both men and money. Therefore be il
Resolved, That the Art and Litera-
ture Department of the Ladies' Liter
airy club of Wausau, go on record as
being in favor of doing without a
free delivery of groceries, and urging
all food merchants to unite in sup
porting some cooperative delivery
system whereby men may be released
for other more patriotic work, and
whereby costs to both merchants and
consumers may be kept down. And
be it further
Resolved, That we pledge ourselves
to aid by our patronage whenever
possible, all such merchants, who are
striving to answer the call of their
government.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-19
RECITAL

A pipe organ recital and concert
was given at ST. James Catholic church
Sunday evening at eight o'clock.
PROFESSOR l.. A. Dobbelsteen of st. Nor
bert's college, DePere, Wis, was here
on this occasion, and rendered several
groups of pipe organ selections. Pro-
lessor Dobbelsteen is one of the not
able organists of this section by rea-
son of his extraordinary achievements
in all fields of musical composition
He came here with countless most fav-
orable criticisms on his work, which
were highly endorsed after the recital
on Sunday evening. He received the
most enthusiastic welcome that could
be accorded an organist on his trip
here this time.
Several of WauSau's musical artists
also took part in the program. Mrs.
Selma Gogg, soprano, has achieved
splendid recognition in the musical
world, and her rendition was a marked
success, as usual.
w. Del Curtis is another we'll known
vocal soloist, who has attained an en-
viable musical position. His selection
was very well received by the large
duul6nCe.
A violin selection was rendered by
George W. Borowitz, to whom moth
ing but high praise can be given.
The next sOloist on the evenings
program was Miss Regina LeRoux.
another young artist, giving promise
of splendid musicianship.
Miss Corrine Schlegel possesses an
easily poised voice, which carries the
tones with sureness and directness, and
gave her part of the program with as
much success as on former occasions.
The number given by st. James
choir deserves special mention and
was much enjoyed by the large num-
Der of listeners.
The last number on the program was
the singing of America" by all pres
ent.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-19

Mrs. Elmer Lucas returned home
Friday evening from Waco, Texas,
and Brighton, Colo. She left the form
er place when Co. G, departed for
France, and at the latter place she
visited her sister.
Charles McCrossen, who came
East to attend the funeral of his
brother-in-law, L. E. Thayer, who
passed away at Everett, Wash, last
week, returned to his home in Harlow
ton, Mont, last night.
w. F. Kruger, who has for thir-
teen years been in the employ of
Pfefer & Kicker and of late with
John Lurch, has resigned his posi-
ton and left for Chicago last evening
for few days recreation before again
resuming occupation.
Mrs. Gappa will leave Thursday
for Milwaukee, where she will visit
her son, Lawrence Gappa, who is at
Camp Custer. Soldiers from that
camp are to give an exhibition fancy
drill in Milwaukee this week, and
Mr.. Gappa will take part
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-19
PERSONALS

w. B. Chilson of Merrill. spent
Monday in Wausau.
R. B. Runke of Merrill. was a
Wausau visitor Monday.
R. A Humphrey, county field
agent, is in Spencer today.
+ Mrs. Fleming and Miss Cham
pine of Merrill, were visitors in Wau-
sau on Saturday.
Paul Willard of Amigo. was in
the city yesterday to visit his mother
and sister, Mrs. T. Smith and Miss
Hattie Willard.
j. B. Hurley went to Chicago Fri
day night to meet his mother, Mrs.
M. A. Hurley, who is returning from
winter sojourn in California. Both
are expected home this evening.
Judge A. H. Reid and w. A. Evers.
court reporter, returned home from
Rhinelander Saturday, where the
Judge has been holding a two weeks
/ term of circuit court.
Lynne H. Halverson, principal of
the Franklin school, departed Saturday
for his home in Oshkosh. He expects
to enlist in the military service very
soon. His successor has not been APP
pointed as yet.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-19
MARRIAGE LICENSES

The following applications for mar
rage licenses were posted in the of
flee OF County Clerk L. H. Cook dur
ing the past week and five days from
date of posting licenses will be issued
unless valid objection is made:
Robert Teske, T. Hamburg, to
Irene Kufahl, t. Berlin.
Alfred T. Lanigan to Elsie Borth,
both of Wausau.
Sam Wescott to Gertrude Herrick,
both of T. Emmett.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-19
TRIBUTE TO WISCONSIN.

No son of Wisconsin takes greater
pride or has greater faith in the state
than Joseph E. Davies, Democratic
candidate for United States senator.
In a recent speech in Milwaukee, he
said:
"The enterprise and capacity of Wis
consin's business community--the
sanity of its labor-the thrift of its
agriculture-the vision and purpose OF
its citizenship-the solidity of its mate
rial prosperity-the strength of its
spirit, as manifested In its schools, col
leges and great university-have all
made the state of Wisconsin justly
famed among it's sister states. It Ia
one of the greatest of commonwealths
and more than that 1t is home"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-19

Wisconsin soldiers and sailors in
camp, in this country will cast their
ballots in the specia, election to be
held April I'd. Wherever there are
200 or more in one group, a special
representative of the secretary of state
will be sent to collect the votes, but
where there are fewer than 20 the
mail voting plan will be used.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-19
Chinese give KINGS"

'The Five Kings is the name of
the sacred book in which is i%corpOr-
ated the religion of the Chinese as
well as a great number of other peO-
pies of the Orient.
The doctrine is complex system of
moral, social, political and religious
teaching built up by Confucius ON the
ancient Chinese traditions, and, al
though its author lived more than five
centuries before the birth Of Christ, 1t
is still perpetuated as the state re-
ligiOn of the Chinese down to the pres
ent day.
Confucianism is a religion without
positive revelation, says an exchange.
with minimum of dogmatic teaching,
whose popular worship is centered in
offerings to the dead, in which the no.
ton of duty is extended beyond the
sphere of morals proper so as TO en-
brace almost every detail OF daily life.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-19

Issac Stephenson, who at one time
was congressman of the district, which
at that time included Marathon. coun-
ty, and who later became U. S. Sen
ator, passed away at his home in Mari
nette, last Friday morning. Mr..
Stephenson was one of the wealthiest
lumbermen of our country, having
very large interests in northern
Michigan. He was in his seth year.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-19
FARM LANDS

$500 acres of Marathon and Lin
coin county farm lands for sale to set
tiers. Price. $40 to s15 per acre, on
very easy terms. Louis S,charbau.
Owner. 6l5 First st. Wausau. Wis ad.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-19
A Great Patti.

"Waiter, this patty Is great"
THANK you, sir"
"The best ever"
"Yes, sir. We call it the Adelina."--
louisville Courier-Journal
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-19

Miss Blanche armstrong, Special
Magazine Representative. Subscrip-
tons taken for all magazines at low
est clubbing rates, 516 Mcclellan St.
Phone 1871 matt
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-19

Political freedom is a sham If the
bases OF our daily needs aud life are
subject to the control of Industrial or
financial autocracy. Unless democ-
racy insures freedom of opportunity
to your sons and their children ii is
no longer a democracy, regardless of
what it is called"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-19

"A record Of this war is a splendid
one so far as the patriotism of labor is
concerned. Labor is doing it's patri-
otto share"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-19

For Sale-Fireproof house safes to
protect your valuable papers. Prices
reasonable. On display at Bartholo-
news, SIT Third street. j. P.
Duskey. m19W3
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-19
MARKET REPORT

The following are the current retail
prices of the various articles of pro-
duce as reported for the Pilot on
March 10, 1918:
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-19

ITO win the war is the first big
thing that confronts US. That is vital
1t is the one great task that the coun-
try has before it. 1t must not be be-
clouded, nor the nations efficiency
thwarted by confusion with any other
questions. In the projection of this
purpose there is and can be no divi-
sion of council or of parties. There
is only one purpose, and that is to sus-
tain the president of the United States
to the successful completion of this
serious and great undertaking which
is vital to the very life of our country
and to the future of our people,"
"This war came to us in spite of all
the patience that an honorable and
self-respecting people could sustain. 1t
came to us because we had to protect
our national honor, but it also came
to us because we had to preserve our
right in the world to travel the seas
without let or hindrance and without
fear that we might take our crops, our
metals and our manufactured prod.
ucts wherever the seas might find for
us markets. 1t came to US by reason
of conviction that these rights could
not be sustained unless we fought the
fight on European soil, for unless the
fight were won there, the fight would
be upon the Atlantic seaboard Of our
own country"
1.-THE trouble with the German au.
tocracy is they have turned away from
the face of God-they have set up for
themselves q new philosOphy-th
philosophy of Nietsche and Trietschke
the creed of the Superman; that he
who has the power to take has the oil.
vine right to have; that nation will
violate any law, any secret obligation,
any treaty, provided only it succeed,
Such philosophy and rulers guided by
it would destroy the Christian civiliza.
ton of the world. For if such philoso'
ply win, then the world will be ruled
by these supermen and all the rest will
be slaves. This fight means either Cal
vary, tue SOSpcA VI Tie SuAp oAlcA VI
lGalilee, or Corsica, the rule of the
mailed fist of might and power"
"This Is no time for criticism or foa
cavil. Mistakes may have been made
and perhaps will be made, but there IL
room in this nation for only one pur
pose and one thought and that Is sim
gle-hearted devotion to the country'i
necessities and single-minded aid to
the program Of it's government"
picture, If you can, the condition OF
the world and the condition Of our
selves and Of our children If the rule OF
the autocratic ruling class of Germany
shall be imposed, not only upon the
German people, but upon the rest OF
the world. That is the reason that we
must win this war-that Is the purpose
that must animate us to give counsel
and unity of action. Those are the rea.
sons why there is no place for false
sentimentalism in this situation, why
we must fight this fight like men in
world Of men. The God of Israel is
God of justice and Of the sword f.
Oh,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-19

Inc future must take care of pre-
serving all the good and eliminating
tne eVli out of such condition as this
1I may precpitate. After the war is
Mon' 10 make democracy safe in the
"oiiu ana effective for the good of
.n IN the world there will be forces
lha' VIII take care of these develop
preserve individualism and
-. against the fallacies of so-
clahsm, and preserve conditions of
ness IN international commerce TO
oase the future peace of the world
.orces which the war itself is generat-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-19

unfair competition is the seed of
monopoly in industry. Control of the
raw material of transportation and
unfair competition are the chief crea-
tors of private monopoly. Private
monopoly is intolerable in democ-
racy, for it is the opposite of the idea.
1t is in fact not industrial freedom
but industrial monarchy"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-19

Responsibility and complete author
ity induce speed of action, which is a
permanent necessity. The wisdom and
clarity of vision of the president of
the United States assures that there
shall be no division of responsibility
and authority to impair national effec-
tiveness.'