Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-07-15

belgium IN the united states during
the war. Judge Winslow was active
throughout the war delivering ad
dresses in behalf of Belgium.
Stevens Point-Pawing over an en-
tire wardrobe, thieves who broke int
the residence of Michael Arbush Sc
| lected a number of articles of WON
| ems apparel for their loot. A dress
two georgette waists, MILDLY, anC
| crocheted corset cover were taken
| Members of the Arbush family, includ
ing two daughters to whom the stoleT
articles belonged, were sleeping in an
other part of the home when the theft
was committed.
juneau - Out of Ais COWS in the
Dodge County Cow Testing associa
| ton, tested in the thirty-one days end
| ing May 81, 113 cows each produced
40 pounds of butterfat> or over, 81 o!
! them being over so pounds of butter
fat The high COW. for the month is d
grade Holstein owned by Williams
Kaugenbach, Burnett. She produced
1852 pounds of milk and GIG pounds
of butterfat.
Madison-An increase of 10 per
cent III the rates of the city water
works in Merrill was authorized by
the Wisconsin railroad commission.
The company asked a 20 per cent in
crease. The commission also an
nounced a decision permitting the
Auburndale Telephone Co. to increase
residence rates from 81 to $1.25 and
business rates from 81 to $3.50 a
a month.
Grand Rapids = After being killed,
buried, wounded and. gassed, Steve
Bernard Schwebke, this city. returned
home to show the folks that he is just
as alive as ever, although slight
limp in his right leg bears the evidence
of German machine gun bullets which
he stopped in Belleau woods and al
ST. Mihiel, while fighting with the
Sixth regiment of marines.
Ashland-The wild strawberry crop
in the Lake Superior country is one Of
the largest ever known. Berries grow
in abundance by every roadside, and
berry parties have been reaping rich
harvests for the past two weeks. l.
the BURBERRY and red raspberry crops
do as well, it will cut a considerable
figure with the high cost of living.
Oshkosh-A move is on here TO pur-
chase the links of the Algoma Country
club and dedicate the property as a
public recreation place, particularly to
make golf popular, democratic game,
instead of pastime for comparative
few.
Appleton-An appeal has been made
by farmers living near Black Creek TO
the University of Wisconsin for as
sistance in checking malady which
is binding their cattle.
Ladysmith-A band of gypsies, trav-
cling in automobiles, committed a
large number of thefts in Rusk
County.
Appleton-The Riverside Fiber and
Paper Co., raised the pay of all its
employees 5 cents an hour.
Racine The board of education
may be compelled to transfer back to
the Gold Medal Camp Furniture Co.
large tract purchased for a high
school, as City Attorney Burgess holds
the contract illegal because an officer
and stakeholder of the company was a
school commissioner at the time.
Eagle River - Frank Greek, Villas
County, soldier just returned home
from France, has a valuable, gold
watch which he took from German
officer whom he killed in a hand to
hand fight.
Madison - More than $500 in state
fines, $500 in costs, two Jail sentences,
fourteen convictions, one acquittal and
one disc greement by jury is the total.
of the sllnd pig cleanup in Madison
within the last three weeks by the
sherif's crew, police department and
district attorney.
Madison-Gov. Philip reappointed
as members Of the state board of med
ical examiners Drs. G. H Ripley, Ke-
nosha; II. W Abrahamson, Appleton;
c. w Rodecker, Holcomb; J. NJ.
Dodd, Ashland.
Baraboo = Al Curtis, returned sol
der, was instantly killed near here
when a car he was driving tipped over.
Mrs. Gunnison of Lodi and Mrs. Foley
of Chicago, who were in the car, sus-
tanned broken shoulders. Young CIR
tiss' home is in California.
Madison - Prof. c. J. Galpin, Uni
versity Of Wisconsin college of agri-
culture, for eight years in charge OF
the farm work there, left for Washing
ton to apply his efforts 10 the naticu
"a a whole. He will direct the diyi
sion OF fS-zn life studio