Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-09-03

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have originated in thrashing machine
working close to barn, destroyed
two barns containing several thousand
bushels of grain, the farm house and
other buildings, including sheds and
chicken houses, on the farm owned by
A. A. Schlesinger of the Northwestern
Iron company of Milwaukee, six miles
south of Mayville. Harvesters working
on the farm at the time, made a des-
perate effort to save the 100 bushels
of rye, 1000 bushels of oats, SOC bush
els of barley and several tons of hay
stored in the barn. but all was destroy
ed. The loss is estimated at from $10.-
600 to $4,000.
Appleton over the Appleton
Hilbert branch of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee G. ST. Paul road is liable to be dis
continued for the remainder OF the
war. 1t is expected that the North
western road will handle the business
in order to economic on both help
and fuel In the event the Appleton
depot is closed it will also mean the
closing of all the depots on the St
Paul branch.
Waukesha President Herbert P.
Houghton of Carroll college, has been
notified by Acting Adjt. Gen. Harris at
Washington that the institution has
satisfied the conditions prescribed by
the war department and steps will be
taken at once to establish a unit of
the Students Army Training corps at
the college which opens Sept. 16.
Menasha-This city was brought face
to face with the labor problem when
after advertising for bids for two
weeks on the construction of sewer,
not a single bidder rendered figure
on the work. Contractors here say
that although they are willing to pay
as high as $500 day for common la
Dor, they cannot get the men.
Ma son--Dr. N. c. Evans, aged 81
years, who practiced at Mount Horeb
for more than thirty years, died at his
home there after long illness. DR..
Evans was former member of the
assembly from the western district of
the county, and also represented
Mount Horeb on the county board sew
eral times.
Neenah-A new company composed
of representatives of four of the big
gest paper and pulp firms of the Fox
the purpose of establishing barge
line for the transportation of coal up
the Fox. River from Green Bay. The
line will be in operation by next
spring.
Madison-No state bonds will be is
sued this year. This announcement
was made here. 1t is said that despite
the fact that the legislature at the spe-
cial session voted to issue $1,000,000
worth of bonds if necessary, there will
be sufficient funds to meet expenses
until the legislature meets next winter
Madison = Charged with giving Ii
quor to soldiers, Miss Millie Toegett
and Ed Kelley, arrested in La Crosse
by Deputy Marshal, Joseph Gantz,
were held by United States Commits
sioner Alfred Harrison under 5000
bond for preliminary examination.
Madison - John S. Donald, former
secretary of state, who withdrew as a
candidate for congress recently to en-
ter the Y. M. c. A. foreign service as
administrative secretary, has arrived
in France, according to word received
here
| Oshkosh-The Rev. Edward Kuhl.
mann, pastor of the First English
Lutheran church, has received a call
to Detroit rs city missionary The
Oshkosh pastorate was organized elev-
en- years ago by Mr.. Kuhlmann.
/ Wausau-The school board has de-
MED the petition of 800 persons asking
that the teaching of German in the
high school be discontinued for at
least the period of the war. The vote
was 6 to A.
! Madison-By the middle of Septem-
| Der all Glass / men of the state will
have been called into service, says
/ Adjt. Gen. Orlando Holway. The last
compilation shows that there were g..
| 900 Class / men in the state.
Neenah-J. J. Fish, clerk of Winnie
bago county for upwards of twenty
years, has announced that he will not
be candidate for reelection to that
Office. Mr.. Fish intends to retire from
active business life.
Birchwood-In 1885 the assessed val
uation of Barron county was given as
4 S59,43 An idea of the progress made
in that county since that time may be
obtained from the fact that today's as
sessment is over $30,000,000
Madison-The Sunday school associ-
alton Of the Wisconsin synod of the
English Lutheran church in conference
here, reelected the Rev. G. A. Nau-
mann, Milwaukee. president
Blair = A service flag containing
lis stars was dedicated here recently.
Judge Baldwin of La Crosse deliver
ed patriotic address.
Fond du Lac-The city council and
Council of Defense are considering a
plan for a general memorial service
for the Fond du Lac county boys who
have died in the service. There being
now twenty-thTee who have made the
supreme sacrifice.
Ripon-Miss Viola Nohr is the first
Ripon girl to go to France as & Red
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