Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-11-19

which formerly fiourished in the gym
nasium connected with the First Pres
byterian church, has been recognized |
and the officers to take charge of the F
new activities, which are largely |
along Y. M. G. A. lines, are: Presi- /
dent, Homer H. Bishop; secretary, d.
W. Geer, and treasurer, Emil w. Mel /
son. Indoor baseball leagues will be |
added to the departments formerly
conducted
Madison = Theater suppers and aft |
ernoon teas will be discontinued until |
after the war, in accordance with the I
request of the United States food adj |
ministration. To eat the sandwiches,
cakes and sugar which are served at |
such meals, especially at teas, is to
be unpatriotic. 1t is an extra meal |
not necessary for health nor social |
purposes, and contrary to the present |
principles Of conservation of food and
labor.
Fond du Lac-The Fox River valley
branch of the Order of American Rail-
way Express Company Employees was
organized here. A. E. Hanisch, Osh-
kosh, was elected president; F. II |
Smith, Fond du Lac, secretary, and
A. N. Merkle, Appleton, treasurer,
The district also includes Neenah,
Manitowoc, Sheboygan and Ripon.
Headquarters of the branch will be
maintained here.
Wautoma-Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Nowatny came to this country from
Posen, German Poland, when young
people. They married in Wisconsin
and have lived on their farm, north
of Wautoma, ever since. They have
five sons, Sylvester, "a; Frank, %;
Leo, 81; John, 20, and Joe, 10. The
four oldest entered the service. John
was killed in action.
Arpin--The Milwaukee railway has
men tearing up tracks of an abandon
ed logging road between Arpin and
Pittsville This is done by request of
colony of Hollanders, who settled
this part of the country, and in the
early days used the Abandoned ROAD
to transport cordwood, which they cut
| from slashings This tract is now fine
dairy land.
Green Bay-Brown county held its
second annual potato show here Nov.
8 and 10 and large crowds inspected
the exhibits in the court house. High
grade displays of "spuds" were enter
| ed by growers. Members of the Brown
| County Boys and Girls Potato club en-
| tered their tubers in competition and
made a good showing with their elder
| competitors.
| Manitowoc-The word German" on
| the window of the German-American
| bank of Manitowoc, caught the eyes
| of two gobs With yellow paint they
were proceeding to smear out the OBJ
| jectionable word, when an officer ar
rested one of them. Arraigned in mu-
nicipal court, the COB was fined SIC
and costs, which he paid.
| Menominee- Struck on the head by
a falling limb from burning stump
Leona Safstrom of Stephenson, never
regained consciousness dying shortly
| afterwards. She was 4 years old and
was playing near the stump ia field
| near her home.
Racine-Derrick w. West, Ray
mond, is the winner of $3.50, first prize
for the largest acreage in the wheat
contest inaugurated by Racine bankers
to induce farmers to raise more and
| better wheat.
! Madison - One out of every forty
four Wisconsin farms of more than
hundred acres used tractor last year.
| The tractor was one of the factors in
the $250,000,000 increase in Wisconsin
agricultural products in 1918.
! Madison-That churches are a great
aid in spreading the gospel of better
agriculture and that Wisconsin
churches are leaders, is the statement
of G. j. Galpin, University of Wiscon-
sin.
| Wausau-Carl H Geisler, who con
Quoted butcher shop here since 1890,
died suddenly of nfuenza-pneumonia
His son, Private Arnold Geisler, re
Gently died of the same disease at a
hospital at Annapolis, Md.
Green Bay-Green Bay is one of the
few cities in the country and the only
! city in the state that has successfully
seen the French, English and Ameri-
can flags displayed as standards of
nations ruling and governing it. Docu-
ments and records in the Kellogg Ii
brary here substantiate the claim.
Platteville - In the little village of
Woodman, Grant county, live Mr.. and
Mrs. John Heating. They have five
sons, John, Richard, Frank, Thomas
and Mark, and all in some branch of
the army service.
Madison-The White Rock Springs
company of Waukesha, which has
been closed for some time by the
United States food administration on
the charging of using more sugar than
its allotment, has been permitted to
continue its business.
Madison Though almost totally
blind. Katherine and Agnes Burke, sis
| tiers, 80 and % respectively, are taking
full work at the University of Wis
consin. Both are juniors. The elder
is specializing in history, and the
younger is studying music.
La Crosse Sought for a year in the