Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-26
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: HAPPENING S
OF THE WEEK
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

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Marlnette-The burial of Isaac Ste
phenson, former United States senator
look place at his home here. Gov
Philip of Wisconsin and many othe
prominent men attended the funeral
During the services all business il
the Twin Cities of Marinette and Me
nominee was suspended for five min
utes The former senator's body wa
placed in the handsome new mauso
leum which he built recently. DR.
Samuel Plantz, president of Lawrence
college, Appleton, assisted the Rev
John Reynolds of the Gram M. E
church of Marinette in the final rites
Madison Through its information
department, the Woman's committee
Wisconsin Council of Defense, will co
operate with the American Library as.
ISOLATION in the campaign to collect
books for the soldiers and sailors. Il
is proposed to collect a million books
for use in the large camps, in the mil
ltary forts at naval stations and bar
racks and on transports carrying
troops across and the help of every
woman is desired
Oshkosh-The sum of $32,37S.46 was
distributed to employees of the Paine
Lumber company, which operates one
of the biggest sash and door plants in
the world, as profit-sharing dividend
based on the Oshkosh concerns earn
ings for 1917 About 900 employees OF
the HOO on the payrolls shared in the
plan, they having been employed long
er than one year. Many of the work
ers invested their dividends in War
Savings Stamps.
Oshkosh - Raising guinea pigs for
laboratory purposes is one feature of a
unique farm project which is being
established in connection with Sunny
View, Winnebago county's tuberculo-
sis sanatorium, with a view to provid-
ing convalescent patients with profit
able and interesting employment of a
nature that will aid their recovery.
Madison-One hundred fifty acres of
sugar beets, twenty-five to thirty acres
of cane sugar and 100 acres of beans
will be planted on the farms at state
institutions by the state board of con
troll this spring. The cane sugar is
expected to furnish enough molasses
to supply all state institutions for a
year.
Kenosha - After learning that Ke-
nosha is harboring number of idle
rich," who are doing nothing to help
allay the labor shortage, the council of
defense has taken steps to make the
idle ones go to work. The attorney
general has been written to for in
structions as to what steps can be
taken.
Mayville Mayville chapter of
the Wisconsin Loyalty legion has or
ganized for a campaign to educate and
Americanize all foreigners in this COM
munity and to aid them to become
United States citizens. Night schools
and legal advice bureau have been
established. The common council and
attorneys are cooperating.
Appleton-By vote of "a to 10, the
county hoard condemned Herman
Wieckert, assemblyman from this dis
trict, for voting against the censure of
Senator La Follette's war attitude. By
the same vote it commended T. W.
for voting for the amend
ment.
Kenosha - A damage suit, in which
10000 is asked has been filed by AL
bert Merrill against the Chicago North
Shore and Milwaukee Electric Railway
1t is alleged that Mrs. Mer-
rill was killed in an accident, caused
by gross negligence on the part of the
Green Bay--Members of the. Moose
lodge honored their fellows in the
service by unfurling a serv-
ice flag containing thirty-six stars.
The lodge hall was crowded with
for the ceremonies, followed
by a patriotic address by Francis J.
Rooney of Appleton.
Wausau-Fenwood chapter, Wiscon-
sin Loyalty legion, adopted resolu-
ton censuring Assemblyman Herman
Hedrick for voting against the resolu-
ton condemning the war attitude of
Senator La Toilette.
Superior = Maintaining that the
gases from the plant of the Du Pont
Co., Barksdale, damaged the crops on
his farm and the health of himself
and family, Jacob Bjork is suing the
for $500.
Manitowoc - Miss Caroline Dueno,
city nurse, has resigned to become an
army nurse. She will report at Van
,ouver barracks, Wash.
BirchWood-A 2,500 acre tract OF |
and near Stone Lake, Sawyer county, |
s soon to be devoted to the raising |
If large numbers of sheep.
La Crosse - Deer have become so |
in the south part of Rich |
and county and travel in such large |
herds that they are becoming a men |
ice to crops and orchards. State |
game wardens have been asked to kill |
n drive them away.
GAINESVILLE = Rock county farmers |
lave asked Sheriff Robert Whipple for
men to work on the farms. 1t is ex-
,ected that labor will be scarce in this
section this summer and the farmers
ire beginning to secure their help for
he season.