Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-08-12


de guerre from Maj. Gen. Myers. The
citation commended Pryehla for ex-
tTaordinary heroism at Boursches,
near Chateau-Thierry, June 6, 1918.
Oshkosh Application has been
made in Probate court to file the will
of Mrs. Sophie Gudden, Oshkosh wom-
an prominent in the local, state and
national organizations of the Consul
mers' league, who did much pioneer
work for the betterment of working
conditions among women and girls.
Her personal property was estimated
to be valued at about $4,000 and there
is real estate from which the reven-
ues do not exceed $500 a year.
election to be held on Sept 2, at which
time the people of the state will de-
eide the soldiers bonus question,
which was submitted to referendum
vote by an act of the 1919 Legislature,
were sent out to all county clerks by
Secretary of State Merlin Hull. The
official notices contained copies of the
bonus act and call attention to the
system to be followed in holding the
election.
Cross Plains-Mrs. Theresa Herring,
81, born in Saxony, Germany, died
here. She came to America with her
parents when H. After arriving in
Milwaukee the family travelled in
coaches pulled by oxen to what is
DOW Roxbury. She moved to Cross
Plains in 1859. when she married the
owner of the flour mill there. She is
survived by five sons and three daugh-
tiers.
Green Bay = Beer, containing 2k
per cent alcohol, is being sold openly
in Green Bay saloons for the first
time since July 1. The Rahr and
Hochgreve Brewing companies are
beer pending the out
come of the test case before the Su-
preme court. The city council is con-
sidering the question of issuing licen-
ses and commissioners favor doing so.
Janesville-A $4,000 corporation to
iron policemen" has
been formed by Charles A. Enslow, To-
cal attorney, William T. Aron and
George R. Hawks, both of Lodi. Man.
ufacture will begin as soon as loca-
ton is found. The feature of the traf-
fic regulator is the fact that it will
right itself automatically if knocked
down by car.
Green Bay-Negotiation were COM
pleted here for incorporation of the
Green Bay Sugar Refining company,
which will be capitalized at $1,000,000
to engage in the manufacture of beet
sugar The plant will have capacity
sufficient to produce 100000 pounds
of sugar, 5000 tons of molasses and
4 900 tons of concentrated stock food
Stevens Point DR.. w. w. Cowen.
Stevens Point, has won promotion
from captain to major in the United
States medical corps. The promotion
came when he was stationed at Merce-
des, Tex. He has since been trans
ferred to Brownville, where he is serv.
ing with the 18th cavalry. DIR. Cowen
expects to return here in September.
Janesville-That interest in the de.
of the pure bred Shorthorn
business in the southern part of the
state is becoming greater is shown by
the inspection of leading Rock county
herds made by score of
breeders from Walworth county under
the direction of County Agent l.. L.
Oldham.
Fond du Lac-M. S. Treleven, pic.
neer citizen of Fond du Lac, died, fol-
lowing a stroke of paralysis. He was
a member of the knights Templars,
tiIks, Fond du Lac lodge No. lao F. G
A. M. and the Travellers Protective as.
county highway commissioner, sur
wives.
Rhinelander-By a vote of 112 to s
the city of Crandon voted to sell the
light and power station to
the Rhinelander Lighting company.
The Rhinelander company proposes to
run a line from it's power station to
Crandon and give the local people
Lwenty-four hour service.
Randolph = The highest price paid
for farm land in Dodge county was
noted when Iowa parties purchased
the Pendall farm, one mile north of
this village, the 100 acres selling for
A little over $61 200 or 1926 an acre.
Madison-Gov Philip has offered a
reward of $500 for information leading
10 arrest and conviction of the person
who fatally assaulted George Donley, a
business man, July 81.
hCuudn--D d. UIhClg CdlbOA Vi IhO
KEENAN, Free Press, was badly injured
in an automobile collision near Prem
tice. He suffered deep cut.
JanesviIle-The city council in reg
liar meeting here unanimously de-
cided to grant liquor licenses permit
ting the sale of rs per cent beer and
other drinks containing this amount,
Or less, of alcohol from July 1, 1919,
to midnight, Jan. Is, 1920. The Ii
cense fee was fixed at 1915.
FIorence-The old Kloman mine in
the Republic district has been secured
by the Bates Iron Company. The COM
oany will reopen some of the old
shafts and install exploring drifts to
further test the ore formation.
Rhinelander = Many of the local
saloon men have procured their Ii
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