Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-04-15
Neillsville-Frank and Leslie Kruege,

station agent at Wltnee, WIS, Dy
jury in Judge James ]. O'Neill's
court. Mrs. Caroline Kruger, moth
er of the two men, and who with them
faced trial on charge of first degree
murder, was adjudged not guilty. I'M
mediately upon leaving the court
room, Mrs. Kruger was re-arrested
by Assistant United States Marshal
Gantz on charge of melting resist
ance to the draft law. She was again
lodged in the county jail The three
Kruegers were placed on trial as a re-
suit of the killing of Jensen, who lost
his life while a member of posse,
which came to the Kruger farm to
arrest the Kruger boys for failing to
register.
heboygan-Fornler Senator George
w. Wolff, prominent in Wisconsin,
died at his home at Elkhart Lake. He
was II years old. He was state sena-
tor from 1901 to 1909, and in politics
was a republican. From 1895 to 1899
he was member of the Wisconsin as
sembly Mr.. Wolff was one of the
first settlers of Sheboygan county. He
attended Sheboygan high school and
was graduated from Lawrence college,
| Appleton He was town chairman of
Elkhart Lake from 1886 to 1906, and
from 1886 to 1906 was chairman of the
county board. He was president of the
Bank of Elkhart Lake from its organi-
cation to his death
Oshkosh-The S1,500,O00 bond issue
referendum in Winnebago lost by le$
/ than 400 votes with a poll of above
| 5000. Unofficial returns gave 4,156 for
the bonds and 1926 against. Oshkosh
city gave 1921 for and 1916 against;
Menasha was in favor by substan-
tial majority; Neenah was against
the bonds by a smaller majority The
the bonds by smaller majority. The
bonds. Eleventh-hour agitation in
favor of waiting for cheaper cement
and other materials is said to have
close contest.
Kenosha = Final checking of the
Liberty bonds taken from the Office
tof the American Brass Co. show the
amount taken to be $4,000. Two re-
volvers found with other guns and
ammunition in two grips behind bill
board at the Green Bay and Burling
ton roads have been identified as TAX
en- from the Brass Co. Office, proving
that the robbers left the luggage in
the fight during which their com
Wandered taxicab was ditched near
Burlington.
Oshkosh-The pay of teachers must
be raised, said Superintendent OF
Schools NJ n. MacIver at a meeting OF
The board of education. The maximum
salary is now $500 and the minimum
$500. Mr.. McIver maintained that if
the city expects to retain its compe-
tent and experienced force, action
must be taken Immediately or teach.
ers will seek other positions which
are more remunerative.
Superior - Liquor obtained on the
person by police is legal seizure, but
liquor taken from a room without q
search warrant by the police is OBJ
tanned illegally, was the decision OF
Justice of the Peace L. r. Mcpherson
in the case of Elmer Anderson, who
was charged with operating boot
Logging plant. He was fined 500 OF
thirty days in the workhouse.
Madison - The judicial campaign
cost the Supreme court candidates ap-
proximately $4,000. According to
campaign expenditures filed with the
secretary of state, Justice M. B. Ros-
fenberry spent $4,040.39, less an unex-
pended balance of S194, and j. L.
Dithmar spent $1,256.26. Judge E. E.
Belden, Racine, spent nothing on his
campaign.
Antigo-Twenty-four patrolmen for
Langlade county roads have been ap-
pointed by the county board. Five
will be on the federal trunk line and
the rest on the state and county aid
Dads. Three patrolmen are still to
be appointed. The patrols will aver
age about seven miles in length.
Askeaton = Farmers report their
meadows and pastures severely in
jured by the open winter and lack of
snow covering. Some fields will be
a total loss and will have to be plowed
up and seeded to other crops.
La Crosse-Following an attempt to
kindle a fire in coal range in his
home in Plainview, Willard Leininger,
10, is dead. The boy mistook gasoline
for kerosene He ran from his home,
a living torch.
La Crosse-Brewery workers signed
an agreement for a weekly increase
of $3.50 for the coming year They
had requested 81 more per week.
Rhinelander-The Badger State Auto
mobile Insurance company plans the
erection of three-story office build
ing in this city.
Menasha-Sunday, April 6, marked
the golden wedding anniversary of
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ellinger, pioneer
residents.
Stevens Point-An Americanization
course has been added to the curricu-
lum at the normal school here Every
student is required to attend. The
course consists of instructions on
modern political problems, current lit
erature, war and international affairs
and industrial and social unrest.