Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-07-16
!" News of the
Badger State
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Superior-Petitions were formulated
at meeting of the department heads
of five of the drygoods and department
stores at the Y. M. c. A, asking that
the stores be closed at 6 D. m. on
Saturday evenings during July and Au-
gust. 1t was suggested that the stores
close at p. m. on Thursday after
| Moons but this was overruled. The
Merchants association has discon-
tlnued meetings during the summer.
but it is expected that special meet
ing will be called to decide what to do
with the requests.
Baraboo-When Alden NJ Potter,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Potter of
Baraboo, became member of the Ma
tional army recently (June 28), he was
the fifth brother of one family to enter
the service. The other four brothers
are: Lieut.. Howard /. Potter. in
France; Rollin Potter, Columbus, O.;
Arthur Potter, Camp Grant, and Frank
Potter, Newport News, Va. A sixth
brother, Boyd Potter, 10, who gradual
ed from the Baraboo high school this
year, intends to enlist in some branch
of the service soon.
Monroe-At the annual school meet
ing the main question discussed was
that of maintaing German in the cur
riculum. A majority of the people here
talk German at home and the two
main churches have German services
Upon a motion to drop German, the
chairman called for a rising vote
There was not a single vote against
the motion. 1t was also voted to burn
all German books at a public bonfire
Thousands of people attended the
burning.
Madison-Frank E. Davidson must
not manage the candidates. of j. N.
more slate for state office, Attorney
General Spencer Haven has ruled No
committee or individual can manage
more than one candidates affairs with
out humping into the corrupt practices
act. Haven held, in an opinion to Sec
rotary of State Merlin Hull
Appleton-A new paper mill is to be
built at Stevens Point on the Wiscon-
sin river by the Consolidated Water
Power & Paper Co.. with which the In
terlake Pulp & Paper Co., Appleton, is
affiliated. G. L. Giddings, formerly
sales manager of the Tuttle Press Co.,
sion will manufacture wrapping tissue
paper.
Marinette-A Marinette young man,
John H. Culnan, was awarded the dis
tinguished service cross, according to
information to his family. He was
wounded June at Chateau-T hierry,
France, while assisting companion to
the rear, and, in spite of his own
wound succeeded in taking the other
injured one to a dressing station.
Madison-A cook in a lumber camp
near Hiles, Forest county, filing his
claim to the industrial commission for
compensation, writes that while pre-
pairing a meal he was struck or the
back of the neck by the coffee kettle,
affecting the nerves and causing him
to lose the sight of one eye.
Madison-The war department in a
telegram to President Van Hise, Uni |
verSity of Wisconsin, announced that !
fourteen faculty members and 103 stu
dents are to be chosen from the uni |
Versity to go to second military |
training camp at Fort Sheridan, ILL., |
from July IS to Sept. 16.
Madison = There was $1,S76, 404 ,086 |
worth of fire and marine insurance
writer in the state of Wisconsin in |
the past year according to the compil- |
atoms just completed at the insurance
department. For the year previous the |
amount of insurance was $1,325, 706.- |
104.
Fond du Lac-Mrs. Minnie Warren |
Campbell, former Waupun girl has
completed training at San Francisco, |
under direction of the National Wom-
ems Service league, for army service.
She will drive supply motor truck.
Madison-Prof. Carl Russell Fish of |
the history department, University of |
Wisconsin, is spending his summer va
cation making guns in the plant of the
Northwestern Ordnance company here.
Rice Lake-The most successful |
dance held in Barron county, both in
attendance and from a social stand
point, netted $321.25, which was do
mated to the Red Cross.
De Pere-Rev. Fathers Exler and Nc
Keough, professors at ST. Norbert's
college, have entered the army as
chaplains. ST. Norbert's honor roll |
now numbers over 100.
arshfield-Instruction in the Ger
man language has been banished from
the city schools here by unanimous
vote of the board of education.
Rhineiander-With every industrial
institution operating full blast, the
population of the city is growing so
rapidly that 200 new houses are need
ed to furnish homes for workmen and
their families.
Fond du Lac-Mr. and Mrs. Thurs
ton Wilcox, Waupun, celebrated their
sixty-ffth wedding anniversary on
Thursday, July 4. They were married