Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-16

facturer, died here after a prolonged
illness brought on by a complication
of diseases. He was born in Ontario,
Canada, in 1S49, and came to Wiscon-
sin, settling in Chiffon on the west
shore of Lake Winnebago, Calumet
county. in 1856. He moved here in
1881 and has made this city his home
ever since. He enlisted in the army
at 10 with Clusters cavalry and served
throughout the civil war Ii 1876 he
married Miss Jennie Christie, Chiffon.
Al the time of his death he was pres
ident of the Alexandria Paper COM
pany at Alexandria, Ind, and treasurer
of the Wisconsin Northern Railroad
company and a director of the Phillips
manufacturing company of Chicago.
He was a member of the Elks, comm
mander of the local G. A. R., Modern
Woodmen, Knights of Pythias, E. F.
u, and the Neenah club. Mr. Cook was
a Republican in politics and occupied
a prominent place in the affairs of the
party in Wisconsin. He was elected
mayor of Neenah several times, the
first in 1889, and was a member of the
Wisconsin legislature in 1890 and 1891.
In 1892 he was delegate to the ma
tional Republican convention in Min
neapolis and in 1894 was elected to
congress from the Sixth Wisconsin dis
trict, serving in the Fifty-fourth con-
gress and declining denomination.
Madison-The February death rate
showed a slight increase over January
for Wisconsin, according to reports
compiled by the state bureau of vital
statistics. Total deaths were 2,319, an
increase of ninety-eight, and the rate
was go per 1000 population, as against
80 in January. The northern counties
have the lowest rate, II; the southern
counties are next with 95 and the cen
trail counties have a rate of 9S
ClintOnYille - A German rcSerViSt
whose name was not made public was
arrested in the vicinity of an automo-
bile plant here, engaged in manufac-
turing cars for the government, and is
being held for the department of JUS
tice. 1t is alleged the man has been
spying about the plant and making out
and forwarding daily reports of the
output of the concern.
Tomah-When the train left, carry
ing Mike Granddaughter, an Indian, 10
years old, of Mather, to a cantonment
in the United States for training as
soldier of his country, his parents sat
for hours on the track and muttered
sadly to themselves. Mike will never
come back" Now they are in posses
sion of a cablegram announcing their
sons death somewhere in France
Madison-The University of Wiscon-
sin is undergoing "a siege of scarlet
fever and at present one girls dormi-
tory, one girls rooming house, and
four fraternity houses are under
scarlet fever quarantine. One student,
of scarlet fever. He was junior and
member of the Chi Psi fraternity
Marinette - The body of the late
Isaac Stephenson was sealed in the
crypt of the Stephenson mausoleum in
Forest Home cemetery. At the time
of the funeral, March Is, the body was
left in the aisle of the mausoleum,
pending the arrival of Capt. Grant T.
Stephenson, only son of the former
senator, from overseas
acknowledgements of the high
school faculty and the school board
are Investigating the disappearance of
the German text books from the as
sembly hall desks in the high school
here 1t is not known whether the
theft was an April fool joke or an at
tempt at showing patriotism
Milwaukee-The records of the pos
tai savings bank here for March have
been compiled, and show an increase
of $170,864 over the month of March
last year. The balance on deposit last
month was $1,498,914, an increase of
$17,981 over the preceding month.
Sheboygan-Louis Reuther of Bril-
lion, near here, received word that his
son, Aaron Reuther, member of ma
chine gun battalion in France, had
both legs shot off in a battle on the
western front.
Racine Arthur Thomas, % years
old, of Berlin, was killed when a
crane he was operating in the foun-
dry of the Case South works, dropped
to the floor, distance of twenty-five
feet and an iron rod pierced his body.
Menasha-The Lakeside Paper COM
pany is to erect several houses for
their employees on land purchased re-
Gently il West Menasha. A $1,000
tract was secured for this purpose.
Sheboygan- Mrs. R. B. Melvin, wife
Plymouth hospital following an opera
ton. She resided IN the town of
Greenbush nearly all her life.
Neenah-When Mayor c. B. Clark
was reelected it was to his fourth
consecutive term of office, This is be-
Iieved to have established a record.
Janesville-While playing on the
bank of the Rock river, Chauncey
Dean, years old, fell into the water
and was drowned.
Horicon-O. B. Wilcox, SO years old,
died at Marinette. He was born in
Connecticut. He rode on the first rail-
way built between Albany and Buffalo,
n. Y. His grandfather fought in the
revolutionary war His father and
brother enlisted in the war of 1912,
and two of his grandsons are now in
France fighting for Uncle Sam.
Marinette-The Rev. C.. H. Auers-