Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-05-14

fuel plant No campaign was made
for or against the proposition. The
belief that a decided decrease in the
cost of fuel would follow inauguration
of such a plant is evidently what gave
the proposition such an overwhelming
victory.
Appleton-Consolida of the two
breweries of Appleton NAV be exnect-
ed this year. The Walter Brewing Co.
and the Appleton Brewing Co. receiy-
ed letters from Secretary McAdoo
suggesting the merger The letters
say the move would be in line with
the national conservation policy in
that it would reduce consumption of
food and fuel.
Sparta-Twenty-two sticks of dyna-
mite were found on the tracks of the
Milwaukee road at the entrance of the
quarter-mile tunnel between this place
and Tomah. They would have wreck
ed the tunnel had not the Waterman
discovered them few minutes before
the fast mail went through. A short
time before the discovery a freight
train had gone through.
Beloit-Negotiation are now pend
ing between the United States war de-
partment and the officials of Beloit
college to have 200 soldiers receive
intensive instructions at the college
during the next four months. The fine
equipment of the college would be
used and additional equipment in
stalled. The men would be trained in
radio work and motor mechanics.
Green Bay - Although approach
ing his eightieth year, Louis Berend-
sen of Green Bay continues actively
at his work as a city salesman for the
Northern Paper Mills of this city
Mr.. Berendsen is believed to be the
oldest salesman in Wisconsin. He
prides himself on record of not hay
ing missed day on the job in the last
twenty years.
Madison-The board of veterinary
examiners of the State Department of
Agriculture has closed the examina-
ton of graduate veterinarians for Ii
censes to practice veterinary medicine
and surgery within the state. Fifty
three veterinarians took the eXamina-
tions, out of which number forty two
passed and were granted licenses.
Milwaukee - Thirty-nine Wisconsin
men have been wounded in battles in
France, some of them severely,
twenty eight of whom are from Fond
du Lac, and eleven from other cities
in the state, according to informa-
ton from Washington on Sunday
night, May 5, which included the days
list of casualties.
Marinette-Sam Barto, an Austrian,
arrested at Niagara, was given ten
days in the workhouse by Judge Daily,
and at the end of his term will be
turned over to the federal authorities
He refused to fill out his question
naire and is also accused of making
disloyal remarks.
Fond du Lac--At a conference of
Republicans of the Sixth district held
here, Florian Lampert of Oshkosh
now member of the city council there
under the commission plan, was in
dorsed as candidate for congress. The
district is now represented by J. H.
Davidson of Oshkosh.
Marinette-At the clost of a Liberty
loan meeting in Grover, the national
hymn was started. Three young men
failed to rise. The presiding officer
requested them to stand which they
did Fearing violence at the end of
the meeting the men escaped through
a window and fleds
Marinette The Marinette & Me-
nominee Box company now has
force of forty girls at work in its fac
tory doing the lighter handling of
lumber and box shocks. This is the
first time that female labor has been
employed in the local wood working
institutions.
Neenah-Henry Winters, prominent
Weyauwega farmer, died from injuries
received when he drove his team ard
| wagon in front of 500 Line passenger
train at Weyauwega. The horses
were killed and Winters was thrown
hundred feet up the track.
Berlin - The Berlin Evening Jour
nal is conducting a campaign to change
the name of this city to Boston. 1t
invited suggestions as to what the
citizens wished to have the city called.
Madison More than $3,500,000 in
government war risk insurance has
been taken out by the selective draft
men now attending the university
army training school.
Marinette - The Inland Sheep COM
pany of Wausaukee was organized
last week. The company owns 800
| acres of grazing land two miles from
Wausaukee and already has several
hundred head of sheep on the ranch.
1t is the second sheep ranch started
in the county.
Rhinelander-Adam Locke, who was
arrested at Woodruff several days ago
for making disloyal remarks about
tho TTnitod Stafac has hnan taken Tn
the insane hospital at Oshkosh by
Sheriff Rodd of Rhinelander
Tomahawk-Fire starting in a barn
on the outskirts of the village of
Bradley, six miles north of here, swept
the town, destroying about fifteen
buildings and causing a loss of per-