Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-04-15
Badger State
Happenings

Sheboygan-A movement to build Z
greater reputation for this county fol-
proft-producing herds of cattle, has
been started by County Agent NJ.
Hoppert. Conspicuous signs, printed
In yellow letters on a black back
ground, are being fastened on every
farm gate where there is pure bred
bull, which reads: Pure Bred Bull
Used on This Farm" More than 100
of these signs are displayed through
out the county and orders have beer
placed for more.
La Crosse-At the district conven
ton of the sRebekah lodges of west
ern Wisconsin, held here, the follow
ing officers were elected: President
Mrs. William Owen, La Crosse; vice
president, Mrs. Therese Brandt, Spar
ia; warden, Mrs. William Gauper
Viroqua, secretary, Mrs. Edith Cas-
person, Viroqua; marshal, Mrs. Brye
La Crosse; conductor, Mrs. Anna Hall
Sparta; guardians, Mrs. Celes
Thompson and Mrs Dora Cohen, Ii
Crosse: chaplain, Mrs. Mary Johnson
Tomah.
Neenah-lIeenah has decided to pay
800 monthly out of it's war chest funC
for the support of the government EN-
ployment bureau in the Twin cities
This will go to maintaining a portion
of the expenses of the Office which
will be kept at Menasha. The sister
city has already voted to aid in main
tanning the o &c, which promise:
to be instrumental in the future
months in securing positions for re
turning soldiers and sailors. The
Neenah office has been closed perma
nently
Baraboo = More than 200 acres il
this community were obtained from
farmers to be planted to hemp this
season, and while this work has only
been started it appears certain the
necessary 600 acres will be secured
which will mean a hemp breaking
plant established in the old foundry
building at the northern part of the
city S. B. Friday of Oshkosh. viii
establish this factory here, providing
the necessary 600 acres is secured.
Madison = The inspection of wooG
played a great part in manufacture Of
aircraft at the beginning of the war
The forest products laboratory, Madi
son, prepared handbook for inspec
tors and conducted short training
courses in wood inspection. There is
now a possibility that similar courses
for representatives of manufacturing
plants in the wood using industry viii
be instituted
Sheboygan-Ninety- letters anC
cards written to Corp. Herbert Freu
tel were returned in package to rel
atives and friends who sent them. Al
though they bore the correct address
the messages failed to reach the ad
dresse and he will have a big party
NuCh llC ICluIUS IOl u1SlhS VI I1AC 1CI
tiers contain money. They will not be
opened until he returns.
La Crosse - Instead of a one-cent
reduction, La Crosse street car pa
irons are to get a slip of paper with
each carfare, good for penny in case
the supreme court upholds the circuit
court decision against the six-cent
street car rate. The company filed 6
bond with the court to insure the re
bate in case the verdict goes against
them.
Sheboygan - Notwithstanding the
restrictions placed upon cupid by the
marriage laws of Wisconsin, he has
been active in Sheboygan during the
last three months, he shows greater
activity with every succeeding month
In January there were thirteen licen
ses issued; in February, twenty-One
and in March, thirty-siX.
Kenosha-A Belgian war cross, gift
of King Albert, was brought home by
Sergt. Arthur Skinner He carried
ammunition TO Belgian soldiers thru
German fire, saving the line in the
Mouse Chateau-Thicrry sector July
25. He was wounded, and received
the cross in a hospital.
Racine = Robert Hurley, defeated
for reelection as alderman from the
Fifteenth ward, served notice on the
city canvassing board for recount
Hurley was defeated by Bernard RE
ser, supervisor from that ward, fol
lowing bitter campaign. Hurley was
defeated by four votes.
ViroQua-The city council has pass
ed an ordinance, relative to the pur-
chasing of a site and building of a
municipal hospital in the city of Viro
qua. The body has full power 10 au-
thorize $4,000 bond issue unless a
petition by citizens for a special cleo
ton is demanded.
JaneSville-The Croak Brewing Co.,
only brewery in GAINESVILLE, has taken
up the manufacture of near beer" and
will not become a plant for artificial
ice.
New London = The Four Wheel
Drive Auto company at Clintonville
hos decided the establishment of a
Canadian factory. This factory will
be at Kitchener, Ontario, formerly
known as Berlin. 1t is understood that
the company will begin the manufac
tire of trucks there Immediately.