Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-12-17

warns the state board of health. The
influenza epidemic has revealed cases
where, in the rush of many burials,
undertakers have given bodies burial
before the laws requirement for pro-
curement of the death certificate has
been met. 1t is declared that wher-
ever such violations can be substan-
tiated they will be prosecuted. Sex
tons of cemeteries have been notified
in several cases that no interment can
take place before burial permit has
first been presented
Racine-Orders were issued by Dist.
Atty. Adolph Janecky to all saloon
keepers of the county to at once re-
move all slot machines and other
gambling devices from their places, or
be prosecuted Some of the saloons
in the country districts are said to
have been running wide open and colt
siderable money has been lost in
gambling games. Complaints were
filed with the district attorney, who,
on making an investigation, ordered
that all gambling devices be removed
Madison-No president Of Wiscon-
sin university will be suggested before
early in January. This was decided
by the board of regents. A committee
composed of Regents T. M. Hammond,
Milwaukee, G. d. Jones, Wausau, and
c. H. Villas, Madison, was appointed
TO report upon a plan for continuing
the administrative work 1t is under
stood that as soon as the committee
has formulated its plan, the regents |
will be convened in extra session to
consided the report.
Madison - The railroad commission |
has handed down a decision granting |
as emergency relief to the Wisconsin |
Power, Light and Heat company, au- |
thority to increase its heating rates |
in the city of Berlin about II per cent, !
the increase to be effective, unless |
otherwise ordered by the commission, |
until the end of the present heating |
season. The applicant company oper-
ates electric, gas and heat utilities in |
various cities of the state.
Oshkosh--Lieut William Hicks, son
Of former Attorney General and Mrs. |
E. r. Hicks, who has been undergoing |
special training for the aviation de- /
partment of the United States army, |
will remain in that service. He has |
completed training at the University |
of Illinois and Rantoul-C hanute and |
has re-enlisted to go into reserve |
aviation service.
Marinette - When James Anderson |
of this city, who is with the Ameri- |
san forces in France, learned that his
comrade, Corporal Charles Kron- |
quist, also of Marinette, had fallen on |
the battlefield, he went out between |
the lines and risked his own life !
searching for Kronquist whose life |
less body he carried back to the |
trenches.
Madison = That the reassessment |
statute, under which the state tax
commission was able to correct many
mistakes was so modified in the clos
ing hours of the last session of the
legislature as to hamstring this work
is stated in report of the state tax
commission. The commission asks
the legislature to restore the old law.
La Crosse - Lieut.. Harry Worth,
son of r. H. Worth, won his silver bar
and a position on the regimental staff
0y taking charge of his company after
I'll the superior officers were killed or
wounded and leading them through
tie command through seventeen days
IF fierce fighting. Lieut. Worth es-
capped without injury.
Oshkosh-There are now eight can
didates out for the Office of council
commissioner to fill the vacancy
caused by the elevation of Florian
nampert to congress from the Sixth
district. The latest person to circu
,ate petitions for the Office is former
Assemblyman Charles F. Hart of this
city.
Beloit-Beloit S. A. T. c. was given
a farewell review by Capt. E. L. Hop
Melvin A. Brannon of the college.
The ceremony took place on the
campus at the hour of retreat and was
witnessed by several hundred citizens.
Four hundred students participated.
Madison-The state council of de-
tense has been asked to cooperate
with government plans for demobiliza-
ton of the nations tighting forces and
has been notified that definite direc-
tons on how such cooperation can
be carried on. successfully will follow
shortly.
La Crosse-The G. Heileman Brew
ing company, one OF the largest of the
1--WE breweries which closed Dec. l,
has advertised it's plant, machinery
and all saloon fixtures owned in Wis
consin and Minnesota for sale.
De -Grocerymen from all cities
in the Fox River valley met here and
planned an organization which will be
perfected within the next few weeks.
The next meeting will be held at
Green Bay.
La Crosse-C Charged with threatening
to shoot President Wilson, Henry
SchroedeS, As years old, of Prairie du
CHEN, pleaded guilty before United
r+o+ao Gam m ccianar Harrison Iara
He was held for sentence under $4,000 |