Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-05-28

Manitowoc-Death by electrocution
employee of the Married. Lumber COM
pany at Married.. The accident hap
pened while Krumforst was making
an investigation of trouble on the pri-
vate telephone line connected with the
High Falls Power company lines be-
tween Green Bay and this city.
Stevens Point-Judge Park dismiss
ed the suit begun by ex-Mayor F. A.
Walters against Edward McGlachlin,
T. L. McGlachlin and Carl W. Mason,
asking $4,000 for alleged libel by a
Stevens Point newspaper. The court
held that neither of the two articles
cited in the complaint was libelous.
Madison = Frank Weston, insurance
agent, has been appointed natiaonal
field commissioner for the Boy Scouts,
and will have charge of the work in
Wisconsin, Michigan and Indiana. He
will give up his business here and
serve the scouts without pay for the
duration of the war.
Racine-Racine county has appro-
priated an additional $4,000 for the
building of the concrete road along
the lake shore between Racine and
Milwaukee. The total appropriation
is $4,000. The cost of the work was
/ estimated at $4,000.
Madison = Attorney F. J. Shuttle
worth, of Madison, Republican, making
loyalty his issus in announcing his
candidacy for congress against Con-
gresham John M. Melon, said:
when Prussianism is destroyed, de-
mocracy will have new birth"
Wausau-The Wisconsin Valley Elec-
trio company has submitted proposals
to Marshfeld to acquire control of the
electric lighting plant at that place, to
reduce the rates and increase the eff
cheney of the service 1t is proposed
to either lease or purchase the plant.
Black River Falls - Hundreds af
tracts of original pine left in Western
Wisconsin, burned in a forest fire
which swept over the territory be-
tween Shamrock and Millstin in Jack
son county.
Green Bay-Following his pleading
of guilty in municipal court, George
Lemke, of the town of Morrison, was
fined $500 on a charge of advising his
father, Frederick Lemke, not to aid
the United States in the prosecution
of the war.
Brentwood = Because of the large
number of volunteers with which
Washburn county is credited there
was no call upon that district for a
draft quota May $500 This IS the
second time Washburn has been ex-
empt.
hinelander-William O'Pelka, who
was arrested Oh d charge of using alb
usive language against the United
States, was sentenced to buy $3.50
worth of Liberty bonds or serve ninety
days in Jail. He bought the bonds.
Marinette-There are rumors that
the G. & N. w. expects to make Mari
nette division point and the fact that
quite few railroad families have To-
Gated in this city during the past few
weeks lends some credence to it.
Oconomowoc-The Milwaukee coun-
Gil, Boy Scouts of America, has pur-
chased 4O-acre tract of land on Sill
yer lake, which will be used as train
ing camp and outing place for the
scouts of the Milwaukee branches.
Marinette - The Marinette-G Green
Bay Manufacturing company has fol-
lowed the example of the M. & M.
Box company and has begun to employ
girls for light work in the factory
Madion-To date 488 of Wisconsin's
2,S03 physicians have been recon-
mended for commissions as army sur
geons. A quota of 100 is required of
this state by July 1, 1918.
Menasha-Herbert Rosenow, Mena-
sha Ooy, has been gassed somewhere
in France, and has been in the hos
pital since March 10, according to
word received from him here
Madison-The service flag to be ded- |
icated at the University of Wisconsin
on Memorial day will bear 1900 stars
in honor of students gone to war. It |
is 20X30 feet in size.
Fond du Lac-The sum of 5000, the |
proceeds realized from the Elks' Min !
strel show given a few months ago.
was donated to the ChildreIi's Home.
Wausau-The Rev. Louis Mansky of |
Beloit will take charge of Beth Israel |
congregation here on June Is, having |
accepted formal call.
Madison-Upwards of 100000 auto |
mobile licenses will be issued in Wis |
consin this year, according to Secre-
tary of State Merlin Hull His pre-
diction is based on the large number |
of applications which are coming daily |
to his Office. The total number of H. |
censes issued last year was $4,000.
Oshkosh-Half the cost of mainte-
nance of the agricultural course re-
Gently established in the Oshkosh pub
lie schools will be borne by the federal |
government, under the Smith, Hughes
law. Aid this year is figured at $500.
Madison - With army medical off,
GERS, university clinic physicians and
members of the city health depart;
ment cooperating, it is believed herd
that the scarlet epidemic which swept
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