Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-06-25

'uAy l. oI eAAO OlO SOutD sue high
at Chicago. The period of voluntary
enlistment will expire June 81. Mil
waukee will supply 38 men, Madison 5,
Racine a, Oshkosh 4, Green Bay and
La Crosse A.
Portage-The wool clip is about
done in Columbia county and the mar
kets are being rushed with the prod
uct. The price this year is IS cents
One of the largest flocks of sheep in
the county is on the Richards & Sons
farm in Arlington. They have about
500 head. The wool this year is up to
standard, the best in the entire coun-
try.
"Dogtown," the traditional
name applied to the west end of this
city, has been changed to Liberty
ville.Y At the dedication of the west
sides service flag, Mayor Remmel Off
cially rechristened the section. Twenty
of ''Libertyville" young men are now
in the service and two of them have
already been wounded in action.
Sheboygan = Jacob M. Jansen, who
arrived recently in America from Hol-
land, his native land, told the Sheboy-
gan Rotarians that the majority of
the people in Holland are with the al
lies and America in this war, and that
any attempt by Germany to invade
Holland would result in the mobiliza-
ton of 100000 Dutch soldiers.
Kenosha-One of the four stars in
the service flag of Ludwig Semler at
Twin Lakes in Kenosha county was
turned from blue to gold, when he re-
ceived telegram announcing that his
son, Fred Senior, had been killed
while fighting with the American army
in France. Three brothers of the
young man are now in the army.
Appleton-H. Nabbefeld has hatch
ed out over 5000 chicks with fifteen
incubators so far this season, and ex-
poets to increase that number to 1000
before the middle of next month. He
has no trouble in selling them as fast
as they are Matched and at present he
has less than 200 on hand.
La Crosse =, Ellsey A. Sloane has
completer twenty eight years of duty
as stamp clerk at the local postoffice
and resigned because of his advanced
age. He lost leg in the civil war,
in which he served three years, six
months of which were in a confeder-
ate prison at Cakhoba, Ala
Madison = State Treasurer Henry
Johnson is checking up reports of JUS
tees of the peace, and county courts,
the former on fines and the latter on
inheritance taxes The checking has
disclosed that thousands of dollars
coming to the state have never been
paid over.
Stevens Point-A year to a day from
the time fire caused heavy loss to
the Mckinley public school, the build
ing was again in flames. AS was the
case year ago, the fire was the result
of the burning out of the dry toilet
system of the school. The loss was not
serious.
Osseo-"Aunt'' Nancy O'Brien cele-
brated her one hundredth birthday on
June 13 and entertained about fifty
guests, most of them related to her. 1t
was a gala occasion and she was in re-
ceip of many congratulations
Neenah-The fresh air camp for tu-
bercular children opened at a farm,
a few miles from this city, with fifteen
children in attendance. The camp is
in charge of the school nurse.
Antigo-The Citizens Brewery is be-
ing converted into potash factory,
the first in the state.
Sheboygan--Many Wisconsin rail-
road men attended the funeral here of
EmmeI Halock, widely known employee
of the Northwestern road, who died
at Milwaukee. The remains were bu-
ried in Wildwood cemetery after
prayer by Rev. Paul E. Hinkamp.
Vinegar men employed
in the mill of the Villas County Lum-
Der company here have enlisted in the
service of Uncle Sam. Fully twenty
women have been recruited so far to
take their places in various work
around the mill and yards.
Spring Valley-An hour or so after
Mrs Roy Lee had put her 11-months-
old son to bed, she found the baby on
the floor, wrapped in the sheet, dead.
1t had so wound the sheet around its
neck that when it rolled off the bed it
was choked to death.
Menasha. = The Rev. FIR. Raymond
Schauer has been appointed by Bishop
Rhode of the Green Bay diocese, as as
,istant pastor of St Mary's church to
fill the position left vacant by the re-
ynoval of the Rev. FIR. Schmidt to New
London
Appleton - Former Sergt. Laune
Wickesburg of Black Greek, has re-
ceived a commission as second lieu
tenant in the United States army at
Camp Grant. Lieut.. Wiekesburg is
graduate of the third officers training
camp.
Appleton = Otto Kuehmsted, who
died several days ago left an estate
valued at more than 100000. The
bulk of the estate goes 10 his widow.
Mr.. Kuehmsted was well known thru
out the state