Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-07-29

camp will be held at Hayes park. /
on the campus of the Northwestern |
Military academy. for a month at a I
charge of $12 week for each recruit.
The new camp is designed to be of |
particular benefit to business girls |
over 20. whose work makes it difficult |
for them to get the right kind of ply |
steal training. Gen. Leonard Wood, |
commander of the central military de- /
partment, has accepted the position of
honorary chairman of the executive |
committee arranging the camp.
Racine-Kenosha, South Milwaukee |
and Cudahy suffered as result of the |
strike of 100 men at the plants of the |
Wisconsin Gas and Electro company, |
many of the manufacturing plants as
well as several homes depending upon
the gas furnished by that concern. The |
gas in reserve tanks has been ex-
hausted with the result that the mains |
were shut off. Homes with gas
ranges, and relying upon these for
home cooking were hard hit when the
supply was shut OFF.
Tomah-Comprehen plans have
been worked out by County Highway
Commissioner c. H. Willard for road
improvements. Twelve bridges will be
built in various parts of Monroe coun-
ty. Nearly all will be of reinforced
concrete and will remove source of
danger to travel. Two are in the towll
of Little Falls, two III Jefferson, one i'll
Sparta, two in Wilton, one in Ridge
vile, one in Adrian, one in Green
field, one in Lincoln and one in Leon
Oshkosh-W. G. Maxey of Oshkosh
has closed a deal for the sale of the
City Gas company's plant and extern
sions to c. o. Somdahl of Fort Wayne.
Ind. Mr.. Somdahl has already taken
possession and plans important i'm
provements. After closing this deal
Mr.. Maxey still owns two water plants
and one gas plant AT one time he con-
trolled fourteen utilities, including the
Amigo water works, now municipality
owned.
Beloit - Drivers of ice wagons are
on a strike because of publicity given
weights and charges by w. M. Won
Lone, food inspector, that short
weights were common and boycott
was threatened against those who
complained. The drivers say the allie
cations are unjust. The ice compa |
MES are supplying hospitals and serv-
fee to houses where there is illness, |
but the city is greatly inconvenienced. |
Rhinelander - Rhinehart Meyers, |
well known lumberman, was arrested |
by Stephen ]. Gwidt conservation
warden on the charge. of using net
in the Some River. In court Meyers
entered plea of guilty to the charge
and was fined $50 and costs. Arrests |
for violations of the state fish laws |
have been frequent in Oneida County |
this summer and conservation ward
ems are kept busy.
Sheboygan The Central Labor
Council has submitted the proposition
for a general strike, tying up all in
dustry in Sheboygan, in sympathy
with the tannery workers, who have
been out on strike more than a month.
to a referendum vote of the individ- +
ual unions. The vote will be taken by
secret ballot and communicated to the
central body.
La Crosse-More than score of val
liable sheep have been killed during
the last week in the town of Green
field, this county, farmers report. A
large timber wolf has been seen in the /
town, and he is believed to be the
slayer. The farmers have set traps 4
for the folf and hope to bag him before
he commits many more depredations.
La Crosse-A raid on little gam
bling game, going on in the interstate
fair grounds here, may serve to clamp
the lid on the town. Gambling, it is
alleged, has been going on openly in
the cigar stores and the clubs of the
city, none of the players being modest
ed by officers of the law.
Manitowoc - A party of officials of
the Wisconsin Telephone Company
visited this city on tour of inspec-
ton of plants in the state and it is
reported that while here gave assur
ance that something would be done in
regard to a new exchange building for
this city.
Neenah - Articles of incorporation
of the Burnside Paper Company, new
project here, have been filed. The
company is incorporated at $4,000,
and will conduct wholesale paper
jobbing business here.
Waukesha - Representatives from
all sections of Wisconsin were in at
tendance at the Fifth Annual Confer
ence of the Wisconsin Federated
Printing and Press Associations, held
here.
Wausau-The Metal Products com
pany has been formed in Wausau by a
merger of the Wisconsin Valley Sheet
Metal works and Seeger Manufactur
ing company The latter company was
formerly located in Chicago. and the
other came from Madison several
months ago. Capital is $4,000.
Neenah-John H Michael, who left
a leg "over there" has been honor
ably discharged from the service anG
has arrived at his home in this city
He was a member of the Eighty-sixth
Division.
Edgerton - Frederick w. Coon, So,
editor of the Wisconsin Tobacco Re |
porter, died here after long illness.
Mr.. Coon was a graduate of the Uni