Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-30

ried by vehicles traversing roads main
tanned by the county or state or both.
The ordinance provides that no motor
or horse driven vehicle shall carry a
load in excess OF 1900 pounds per
inch width of tire and no load to ex-
coed 5000 pounds.
Madison-Col R. H. Spencer, for
merly a resident of this city but now
living in Algona, Ia, is the father of
the second pair of twins in two years.
Col. Spencer is 78 and civil war vet
eran. He enlisted from Madison and
was captured at Chickamauga. He
served year in the famous Libby
prison, escaping when being transfer
red by jumping off train.
Grand Rapids-The largest amount
of money ever awarded by the indus
trial commission for the loss of an
arm, was given Edward Aligney, who
was injured while operating a ma
chine at the Relland lacking Co.'s
plant. The award was made against
the Employers Mutual Liability Insur-
ance Company for $4,000 and an arti-
fetal arm
Marinette Former Mayor Jacob
Wittig, who is chairman of the garden
committee, has announced that the
city would have more than 1000 war
gardens, as many new plats have been
turned over to the city for that pur-
pose. Railroad rights of way within
the city limits will be made into gar
dens.
Fort Atkinson - Word comes from
the national council of defense, Wash
ington, D. c., that Jefferson county
has the best organized council of de-
Tense in the United States. w. D.
James, manager of the James Manu-
featuring company, of this city, is
chairman of the organization.
,Kiel-Steps are under way to incor-
porate Kiel as city. Annexation of
Hinzeville,/ an adjoining community,
was voted by residents of both vii
lagos, giving Kiel population of about
1900. Application for articles of in
corporation has been made to Madi-
| son.
Madison-Thirty appeals have been
taken from decisions of the state high
way commission as to routes for the
new federal aid trunk line highway
II1A v1rsI
come up before the special legislative
committee within a few weeks.
Sheboygan The Baby week cam
paign will be opened here May 1. A
clinic will be in operation three days
at the Sheridan, Lincoln and Jefferson
schools. Babies up to year old will
be weighed and measured at the clinic.
Horizon - An epidemic of German
measles has spread over this city in
the last week, at least sixty cases hav-
ing been reported. A physician has
given the disease a popular name OF
enemy" measles.
Appleton - Complaint has been
made to State Food Administrator
Magnus Swenson that farmers in Out
agamie county refuse to sell potatoes
at SIS cents a bushel, the price fixed
by the county food administrator.
Beloit-Mandersan (Bud) Lehr, for
mer Beloit athlete and member of the
| famous La Fayette escadrille, has
been transferred to the American av1a-
ton section in France and commits
stoned a first lieutenant.
| Bloomer - In order to utilize the
Surplus supply of potatoes in this vi
cinity the manufacture of starch from
potatoes has been resorted to. Fifty
cents per hundred pounds are paid for
| the potatoes.
Manitowoc-The local branch of the
| Red Cross expects to make $500 on
| its white elephant sale which is
now in progress. Anything from stick
candy to Liberty bonds may be pur
chased at the sale.
Glidden-The directors of the Ger
man American State bank voted to
| change the name to the American
State bank. w. E. Jehn is president.
GAINESVILLE - George Hull of Johns
town, has been elected president OF
the Rock County board of supervisors
Green Bay - John Boese, q years
old. of Duck Creek is among the 221
| members of the crew of the collier
! CycIops, which has been reported over
! due at an Atlantic port since March
IL. Boese was a, fireman on the miss
ing vessel.
JanesviIle-Due to war conditions,
! the high school will not have track
team this year. The interest of stu
dent athletes has turned to military
affairs and they are now drilling Two
companies have been formed ana uni
| forms purchased.
waupun-At a meeting of women
/ war workers called Dy the "ohi"
committee, council of defense, resoiu-
lions were passed asking the United
States food administration to restore
notatoes to the list of substitutes foT
wheat -four in Wisconsin.
viroqua-Capt. Hy. Tate, for more
| than forty years business man OF
tbfs city. died after brief illness. He
was SO years old. Mr.. Tate was civil
war veteran, had represented vernon
county in both house sof the legisla-
| ture.
Horicon-The 2-year-old daughter OF
| William Riege met with sudden death
while playing near her home at Bi'e-
~r.fW -