Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-07-09
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
: HAPPENING S /
8 OF THE WEEK
: In WISCONSIN !

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La Crosse-At a banquet attended
by leading La Crosse business men
Gov. E. L. Philip denounced profit
GERS, saying large war profits should
be made impossible by law and that
no one should think of amassing a
great fortune in war time. Referring
to the shortage of labor on farms, the
governor said every one must be ready
to do farm work if necessary. He also
said the state is doing all in, its power
to obtain a sufficient supply of hard
coal to meet demands, but that many
people may have to use soft coal this
winter. He declared the stat will
have $4,000 men in service by Aug i
This number includes the July draft
figures. He predicted that Wisconsin
will furnish 100000 men without in
creasing or diminishing the military
ages
Sparta-George B. Hall of this city
and William g. Hall of Parkers Prai
RE, Mimi, twin brothers, celebrated
their eightieth birthday at the home
of George Hall, in this city. recently
William Hall is veteran of the civil
war, having served four years in Com
pany d, Eighth Wisconsin infantry
Thirty relatives gathered for the birth
day dinner party. Each of the two
brothers has five children. George has
eight grandchildren and one great
grandchild. William has fourteen
grandchildren and one great-grand
child. Out of a family of eleven boys
the twin brothers are the only ones
living.
Milwaukee-Thgee candidates will
fight it out in the primary for the Re
publican nomination for governor, Gov
E. L. Philip, Senator Roy P. Wilcox
and J. N. Tittemore. E. j. Gross, who
announced himself as the La Toilette
candidate for governor, will be with
drawn, according to the latest report
from Madison, where the La Toilette
leaders held conference. Lieut.. Gov
E. E. Dithmar is said to have dropped
his gubernatorial aspirations and will
run for reelection as lieutenant gov.
ernor.
Mayville-Postmaste Paul A. Her
bert of this city was almost instantly
killed when he was struck by large
touring car in front of the postoffice.
Mr.. Herbert had alighted from his au
tomobile and in attempting to pass
around it, was struck by the other car.
He died shortly after He was 40
years old, and was appointed two
years ago, upon the recommendation
of the late Senator Paul Husting.
Madison-One of the most compre-
hensive surveys ever made of the
health resources and actual conditions
in Wisconsin is about to be started by
the health and recreation department
of the womans committee, Wisconsin
state council of defense, working in
cooperation with the Wisconsin Anti
tuberculosis association and the state
board of health.
Madison-Under instructions from
Herbert Hoover, federal food admins
traitor, the Wisconsin food administra-
ton ordered 917,314 pounds( more
than 458 tons) of sugar taken from the
Jiffy Jell company and White RocL
Mineral Springs company of Wauke
sha, and distributed to relieve the
threatened sugar famine in the state
Sheboygan-What is said to be one
of the largest and most beautiful club
houses in Wisconsin, was dedicated
recently in the village of Kohler, She
boygan County. 1t is the American
Club" erected by the Kohler Improve
ment company to provide home fol
the employees of the large Kohler com
pany plant.
Marinette-The noteworthy record
of never having been absent nor tardy
d'7"ing her twelve years of grade and
high school work and a year in train
Lie, scnool belongs to Miss Pearl
of this city who was gradual
ed recently from the Marinette Train
ing school.
GAINESVILLE = Nearly 200 German
aliens registered in this city during
the registration period Two hundred
and seventeen men registered during
the peiod for registering of male
alien enemies.
Madison-Madison has been select
ed as the next meeting place of the
of Governmental
Labor Officials next spring, according
to Chairman George p. Hambrecht of
the industrial commission.
Beloit-Two Beloit college boys,
Lieut.. Henderson Bud Lehr and Ser
geant Pilot Glenn N Sitterly, United
States flying men, have been decorat-
ed for deeds of valor in France.
eboygan-According to the chief
of police 644 German alien women
were registered here, and ninety-five
in the county outside of the city.
Oshkosh-At meeting of farmers
at the high school at Omro, the Win
nebago County Cow Testing associa
ton was reorganized with w. P.
Bussey of the town of Omro as chair
man, Louis Jannusch, Nepeuskun, as
vice chairman and W. C. Caswell, Ne
peuskun, as secretary.
Superior = Superior's sixty saloons,
two wholesale liquor houses and six
brewery agencies closed their doors
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