Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-10-29

years ago and since joining The army
and fighting in France his conscience
had hurt him and he wanted 60 refund
the money from his meager earnings
as a private in the army fighting for
democracy. No record could be found |
in either the secretary of state or
treasurer's Office of the money having
been paid to the Indian. 1t will be
placed in the conscience fund" in the
treasury.
Madison-Deputy Commissioner Of
Insurance F. w. Kubasta, has an
nounced that full confession has
been secured from Alva Edwin Smith, |
arrested by deputy fire marshal |
charged with setting fire to the Stan
nard Bros. general store at Green
bush, Sheboygan county, causing a
loss of $4,000. Smith was employed |
in the store. He is now in jail in She |
boygan.
Madison The United States food |
administration has allotted 100000 |
pounds of sugar to Wisconsin for both |
November and December, an increase
of 100000 pounds over the October al |
lotment. The state food administra- |
ton is now working Oh some changes
in the regulations but announced |
there will be no change in the allot- |
ment for the home consumption.
La Crosse-Fred, younger brother of |
Sergt. Roy Vingers, first La Crosse
man killed in action in France, has |
volunteered at Great Lakes, in the |
newly organized naval militia, which |
will replace marines as naval land |
fighters, in order to venge his broth, |
er's death.
Madison-Paul S. Warner, fratern-
ity manager at the University of Wis |
consin has been commissioned cap
tain in the quartermasters' department |
of the Wisconsin State Guard and de-
tailed for duty at the University
where ne will have charge of the sup
plies for the S. A T. C.
|
superintendent of schools of Grant
county, was elected by the board of
control as superintendent of the State
School for the Deaf at Delavan at ST.
200 per year and maintenance to sue
coed H. c. Buell., resigned.
Kenosha = Corp. Robert Vollmer of
this city has been cited by the Ameri-
can army leaders for distinguished
bravery in battle, according to an Off
cial citation received by his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. George Vollmer, of this
city. He is in the regular army.
Oshkosh-At the George Ryan ship
yards here tug steamer for the Cook
& Brown Lime company is ready for
launching and work is under way for
tug, scow and three barges for the
Fox River Navigation company
Madison Gov. E. L. Philip will
probably not fill the vacancy caused
by the death of the late F. B. Moody,
conservation commissioner, until the
! legislature has been given an oppor-
tnnity to amend the law.
| Oconomowoc Oconomowoc has
erected large tablet of wood at the
city hall and upon this roll of honor
will be enscribed the names of the
city's sons now in the country's serv-
ice
| Fond du Lac - Walter w. Schmidt,
vice-president and general manager of
the Combination Door company, aged
80 years, died of pneumonia after an
illness of four days.
Watertown-This city has gone over
the top in the fourth Liberty loan
drive It's quota was $252,000 Water
| town oversubscribed its allotment in
the third loan drive $50 per cent.
| Oconomowoc-Walt Clausen, who
was a member Of the crew on the ship
| America, which sank at her pier a few
days ago, has notified his parents here
of his safety.
Green Bay-Brown county is to have
an honor roll monument A large
panel on public square in Green Bay
with names of all soldiers engraved on
it is favored.
| Marinette is to have a citizenship
school. Out of III applicants for sec
ond papers only thirty could qualify
The deficient list includes many Ger
mans.
Green Bay - Judges here released
sentenced Migrants under probation to
the road commissioner, who has put
them to work on highway construc-
ton.
Wausau-Sheriff c. N. Goerling,
who had been at Oshkosh for treat
ment, died in hospital there, accord
ing to telegram received here.
Wausau-The Rev Finch A. Clarke,
Presbyterian church of Wausau, has
resigned and gone to Chicago TO take
up Y. M. c. A. work.
La Crosse - With enough work on
hand to keep the grand Jury in SEES
sion at least five weeks, and with sew
eral criminal cases scheduled to be
tried before the petit jury, the fall |
term of federal court opened here on
Oct. Is.
Madison-In an opinion given to
Frank w Bucklin, district attorney of |
Washington county, Attorney General |
Spencer Haven held that the bonds
man for saloon keeper cannot obtain
release from ne bond during the IL |
cense year.