Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-10-15

business principles to its manage
ment, the Wisconsin state prison has
become more than self-sustaining, as
the report for the year ending June
80 shows. The receipts of the prison
for the fiscal year were s402, 579. 81.
The operation and maintenance cost
was 1922, 609.73, the increase over
previous years being due to the stead
lily rising cost of living materials In
spite of this the profit for the year is
$109,961.SS. The revenue from the
prison farm was sS,2S741.
Madison-Maj. George A. Huntzick-
eT, Marshfield, who took two compa-
MES of the state guard to Owen to as
sist in searching for the Kruger
brothers, believes that neither Leslie
nor Louis Kruger were home at the
time officers were fired upon Mai.
Huntzicker, here on business, declared
that he had been informed that neh
Their Leslie nor Louis had been about
the place for several weeks, and that
in June Louis declared he was going
10 Mexico
Durand-Gov. e. L. Philip, speak
ing at the Pepin county fair, alluded
to the great accomplishments of the
Wisconsin soldiers abroad and to the
way in which Wisconsin has assumed
leadership in all of the war emergeu.
cies of the country. He said he was
proud of his states record in the was
and of the way the citizens had shown
their willingness to meet every de-
mand of their country
Madison = The Wisconsin food ad-
ministration within a few days will
announce prices on all cuts of meat
sold in Wisconsin meat shops. The
price must be posted in each market
in plain view of the patrons. The or
der to grocers to display prices on all
articles offered for sale became effec-
tive throughout the state on Oct. 1.
Madison-Atty-Gen. Spencer Haven
held in an opinion that a license to
sell cigarets does not permit selling
them to minors in Wisconsin and that
the sale to minors is prohibited by law.
In an opinion given to State Supt G.
P. Cary it was held that the same
individual cannot hold the offices OF
school treasurer and city treasurer.
Green Bay-There were 1869 vol
unteer subscribers out of 1861, to
the fourth Liberty Loan in Brown
county These volunteers subscribed
$2,23O,O00 in two days. Only 2,O22
men and women are delinquent to
date, and, all will be given chance
to subscribe at headquarters of the
committee.
Green Bay-To prevent further
spread of Spanish influenza, DR.. G. J.
Chloupek, health commissioner, has
ordered nurses and attendants in hos
pitfalls here to wear gauze face masks.
This form of grip developed after four
sailors from Great Lakes Naval Train
ing station were treated here.
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Crowder has issued calls for $50 Wis
consin men, $50 Of whom will go to
the University of Wisconsin and 200
to Beloit college. They will report on
Oct. Is to replace parts of units now
completing the three months training
course at these schools.
Wausau = Wilhelm juggling, enemy
alien, who registered at Port Washing
ton, was arrested here and is held for
investigation He admits that he came
to America on a German ship in 1914
and was unable to return as his ship
was interned! He carried a photo
graph of himself in German uniform.
Madison-Ten per cent of the youths
who registered for S. A. T. c at the
University of Wisconsin have been
turned down for physical disability.
OF those who have passed the eXamin-
alton 1,754 have been classified and as
signed to barracks according to the
course they are to take.
Cumberland-A l. Huber, state dep
uty game warden for number Of
years and at one time sheriff of Bar
ron county, died at his home in Bar
ron of an ingrowing goiter.
La Crosse-Men arrested here on
the charge of trespassing on railroad
property are being indicted into the
army under orders of Judge Brindley,
before whom they were arraigned.
Oshkosh-Rev Francis Ramps, pas
tor at Winneconne, had his collarbone
broken as a result of two other auto
mobiles crashing into his machine
while on his way to Appleton.
Madison-Dr. Rock Sleyster, medi-
cal superintendent of the hospital for
the criminal insane at Waupun, has
been promoted from lieutenant to
major in the medical corps, U. S. A.
Madison-Daniel Higgins, GAINESVILLE
hotelman, paid fine of $4,000 in
United States court here. He was re-
Gently convicted on charge of fur
nishing liquor to Camp Grant soldiers.
La Crosse-One the second day of
the Liberty loan drive La Crosse coun-
ty subscribed its full quota of $1,000
900.
Wausau The Marathon county
council of defense has asked all tim
Der estimators, surveyors, hunters and
others interested in forest products to
keep a lookout for available supplies
of walnut wood, necessary in the man.
ufacture of airplanes, propellers, ship
building, and other war construction.