Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-12-16

the bark disease, which is threatening
the Badger white pine output.
Manitowoc-Jerome Dick, 40, presi-
dent Dick Brothers Baking Co., this
city, drowned when he drove his auto
mobile off the north abutment of
Tenth street bridge into the river. He
was driving to the Northwestern sta
ton, escorting a travelling salesman
to the train. When the travelling man
saw the danger, he jumped and saved
himself.
Observation-Disclosures Anderson, in
1899 member of the assembly and,
until recently, an alderman from the
First ward, died suddenly. Mr.. An
derson was an early settler of the
East Koshkonong district, his father
having owned much land in that
vicinity. He actively represented
Stoughton in the Spanish-American
war.
Manitowoc = Roy Kacerovski, in
charge when the steamer Virginia. was
converted into the troop transport
Blue Ridge here, has been appointed
fleet engineer of this district and will
have charge of all ships owned by the
navy department including the Ger
man submarine. Mr.. Kacerovski has
gone to Chicago to begin his new
work.
Green Bay-Mayor Elmer S. Hall,
Secretary Frank H. Smith of the As
ISOLATION of Commerce, and Herman
Greiling are in Washington to attend
the rivers and harbOrs convention.
They will endeavor to interest Wis
consin senators and congressman in
a project to deepen the outer harbor
at this port.
Beaver Dam-Edwin L. Huebner.
city letter carrier, has way of beat
ing the high cost of living. He plant
ed a city lot to popcorn and has just
harvested and sold it for $4S.45, net.
At this rate an acre planted to pop
corn would net $193.S0.
Antigo-After pleading guilty to
statutory charges, Willard Bailey and
Mrs. Eta Tackett were sentenced by
Judge A. B. Goodrich to prison terms
of a year and nine months and two
years, respectively.
Appleton-P. w. Sherwood is new
chairman of movement to work for
passage of a bill in congress chang
ing the department of the interior into
one called department of public
works.
Eau Claire-Byron Mcdonald, fore
man at the plant of the Dells Paper
and Pulp company here, is minus one
foot as the result of getting the mem
Der caught in the spokes of a wheel.
La Crosse-Dealers have started
their ice harvest. the earliest for many
years. Ice attained q thickness of
inches after five days of zero weather.
Madison-Bound copies of the 1919
session laws are now ready for distri-
button, according to NJ. F. Blumen-
field, superintendent of public prop
erty. One copy of the laws is given
to each member of the legislature on
written application.
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men who fought for the United States
in the world war. were admitted TO
full citizenship in Circuit court. They
are John Adolph Johnson, native of
Denmark, and Vesarious Barbos, a
Roumanian.
Marinette - The Marinette and
Menominee fire tug is frozen in at
Sturgeon Bay. The tug towed the
schooner Mary Cook TO Little Stur-
geon and while laying IN port there
over night the harbor was frozen over
solidly and they were unable to leave
the next day.
Eau Claire Complaints that a
gambling fever seems TO be epidemic
here has impelled the city council to
put under the ban all games of chance
including dice, punch boards, cigar
slot machines, etc.
Beloit-Charles Crabb. Milwaukee
Sigma Chi senior, was voted by stu.
dents TO be the best looking man in
Beloit collegeN and Miss Dorothea
Hickok, Lancaster, most beautiful
coed. Prof. Marion Hedges was de
clared to be the most popular faculty
member.
Kenosha-Mrs. Chris Schwan ar
rived just in time to save the lives
of her three grandchildren from as
nhxxiation. A stove exploded in 2