Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-07-22

seas, is en- Aroute home to take his job
He has filed his acceptance by cable.
The State superintendent may be
called upon to appoint an acting SUI
peri9tendent until Gordon arrives. He
Is believed to be the only Wisconsin
sogiier elected to Office while serving
overseas. The term of Miss Marion
Bahnach, former county superintend-
emit, expired July l.
La Crosse Unless Houston county
adopts and maintains that part of the
interstate road between the village OF.
La Crescent and the west channel
bridge, two miles, La Crosse viii on
Sept. 1 restore tolls on the Missis-
sippi wagon bridge here. The time
limit for adoption by the Minnesota
county of that part of the bridge turn
pike lying within its border was pre-
scribed By the La Crosse common
council in a resolution adopted two
years ago.
La Crosse = Sergt. J. w. Roberts,
railroad man, during eighteen months
overseas, took part in seven battles,
was gassed twice and received five
bullets in his legs. While he was
gone, his wife, two children, father
and mother, all died of influenza. He
also learned on his return that six
brothers had been killed in battle in
h sN,.lxr
ties Sergt. Roberts hair is white He
has gone TO Council Bluffs, Ia, to act
as crossing tender for a railroad COM
pany.
Waupun Making automobile Ii
cense numbers for Wisconsin is a new
industry in the state prison. Part of
the machinery has been installed. An
room has been fitted up on
the second floor Drying racks for
this department are now being built
The fact that fully 100000 automo.
biles are licensed in the state, indi-
Gates that the industry will employ
many. A modern laundry has been
erected at the prison.
Tonah-Of the eight entries made
by the boys and girls of Monroe coun-
ty at the Junior livestock exposition TO
We held in Madison next November,
there is not a scrub animal in the lot!
Belle Bold, 1omah, is entering Jer-
sey bull calf, and the other exhibitors
will show Guernsey, Jersey and Short
horn heifers. There are two entries
from the county for the baby beef
one a Guernsey and the other
a Shorthorn.
Washburn - The Davis Boiler Co.,
Chicago, the firm that has purchased
the surplus boilers from the Du Pont
Co., which have been in use in their
nunition plants, has men at the Banks
dale plant here taking out extra boil
ers and shipping them. When the
plant was in full operation during the
war the company was using about
) 900 horsepower boiler capacity.
About 1000 of this is being taken out!
La Crosse = Memories of the old
hole in northern Wisconsin
Francis Pawling, IA, and
Jesse Vincent, IL, Orphans, to run
away from the state school for de-
pendent children at Sparta. They
we're found by DIR. G. J. Egan near La
Crosse, having walked thirty miles in
-wo days. They said they lived on
Wild raspberries, which they found in
abundance.
Milwaukee-Dr. Charles W. Hall of
his city was elected president of the
Wisconsin State Dental society at the
held here. Other officers
elected: DR.. ]. V. Muller Manitowoc,
irst vice-president; DIR. w. l. Nc
'arland, Tomahawk, second vice.
president; DIR. w. F. Faust, Milwau-
zee, secretary; and Dr. Adolph g.
trooper, Milwaukee, treasurer.
Madison-The state board of health
tas announced the adoption of dras!
ic rules, aimed to control, and pre-
rent, the spread of social diseases.i
hereafter, will be COM
RELIED to report cases, which they are,
reating, by serial number. Known,
who refuse to submit to-
reatment, will be quarantined. Their
ZONES will be placarded
Watertown - Max Tschirpich, mo-
orman, 1015 Thirty sixth street, Mil
yankee, was instantly killed and sew
raj passengers received injuries when
lie west bound interurban smashed
nto a stalled express at Nagawicka
tation. Peter G.. Gerholz, Milwaukee,
vas severely injured about the head
md body.
Sheboygan -- North Side residents
re puzzled over the appearance in
yollrath Park of white sparrows.
hey have been observed for several
avs, making their home in the trees.
Bird lovers are interested in study
ng this new species.
Madison-Mrs. Ellen Adelaide Copp,
0, grandmother, is a candidate for
he highest academic degree, doctor of
She has won five college
egrees and is a graduate student at
he University of Wisconsin.
Manitowoc-The city officials includ-
lg the engineer, street commissioner,
ity attorney, chairman of the Streets
Committee, city clerk and mayor and
ny alderman who desires to attend,
1ill be at the League of Wisconsin
meeting at West Allis
D August. Expenses will be paid by
he city.
Portage-A family reunion was
ED at the homes of F. A and Z. A.
tare at Columbus in honor of E. A.
tare H. who as a result of a surgical
peration recovered the sight of his
yes after being blind three years.