Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-10-28


United States entered the war, in spite
university this fall breaks all attend.
ance records. Records at the univer
sity show that 755 were taking work
in German in the fall of 1917 In 1918
the number had fallen to PTS and this
fall it is 800 In 1917 the department
had II full or part time professors and
instructors in German. The depart.
ment now has six on full time and
one on half time.
Kenosha-Although three of the
bandits who staged the spectacular
raid on the Palace gambling den. op.
Grated by Sam Jacobson, and relieved
the tables, roulette wheel, safe and
lao gamblers Of their cash, rings. and
securities, now rest in the Jail here
under complete confession. police. OF
Chicago are searching the Illinois
city for two remaining members of the
bandit gang, who succeeded in making
their escape taking with them the
booty of the raid.
Grand Rapids - Authorities started
a nation wide search for 6 w Brice.
missing commission merchant. Fol.
lowing his disappearance checks
which now total more than $4,000.
came to bank in payment of produce
he had bought and later sold TO Mil
waukee dealers He registered in q
Milwaukee hotel from Oct. TO 10. |
but efforts TO locate him have been
futile He was here in the commits
sion business about three weeks.
Madison = Armin Eimendorf. mem
Der of the University OF Wisconsin
Forest products laboratory staff, has
invented paper-testing machine |
which will record the resistance power
of every kind Of paper. This inven,
tion is one of the most valuable in
the paper-making industry. as II will
supply data concerning the strength
of paper such as has not been easy to
obtain heretofore.
Stevens Point - squash weighing |
rs pounds. crowded its way into the
Citizens National bank at the harvest |
week exhibition. The bulky guest was
placed on a pedestal in the front win
dow, where II shut off the light from
the front office. The squash was
raised by Mrs. E. Razner. Stevens
Point and is six pounds heavier than
one shown In the local pumpkin show
a year ago.
Appleton-Twins were born to Mrs.
George Huelsbeck of Jacksonville.
Fla. following a Caesarean operation
performed at a local hospital Mother
and children are well, the surgeon de-
clared Caesarean operations are COM
mon. but local surgeons say the birth
of twins following such an operation
is rarity and the case is especially |
unusual because there were no fatali-
ties,
La Crosse-The Wisconsin Railway, |
Light and Power company has been |
ordered by the state railroad commits
sion to build line from West avenue
down Badger street to Fourth street |
and over to the main line on Main |
street. within six>months after author
ization by the common council. The /
crm will abandon line on West ave /
nue. six blocks long.
De Forest-Twin heifer calves were
born to one of Albert Miller's cows
recently in a pasture Mr.. Miller
there was only one, brought
the COW and calf home Four days
later a neighbor heard blat in the
same field and on Mr. Miller's search
for the noise found another calf. How
il lived four days without nourishment
is a mystery.
Stevens Point-Emerson Phelps OF
this city, aged II years, met instant
death at Custer station, six miles east
of here, when he was struck by an
east bound stock train and thrown I'M
derneath the cars. His body was bad
" muItilated. both legs being cut off.
one hand severed above the wrist and
his other arm broken in several
places.
Ashfand-In spite of the steel trust
strike more than 40 cargoes of iron
ore have gone out of this port In the
last IA days Included with the ore
carriers have been a number of steel
trust freighters AS compared with
October a year ago ore shipments
since the strike began are rs per cent
OF normal.
Oconto-Ocon;o county's 1919 crop
is one of the greatest in the past 20
years. according 20 the country agri
cultural agent Absence Of killing frost
during September is responsible for
escellence in quality. The report as
sures plenty of high grade seed corn
in the county for next year.
Spring Green-After nearly year's
absence in Japan where he undertook
the construction CT five hotels costing
SIS. 10O. 900 For the Japanese govern
ment. Frank Llcyd Wright famous
architect, has returned 20
this country he VIII build a 100000 |
theater in Los Angeles.
Antigo-The Amigo Telephone cor ,
poration placed an order for additional
switchboar equipmen; that will make ,
possible the addition Of zoe more
lines. The capacity OF the existing
switchboard has beer reached. Or ,
ders for more than So new telephones
are now on file. i
stevens Point-The Stevens Point
W. c. T q has declared war against
the boy cigarette smoker The organ
ization has petitioned lhe~school board I
and teachers OF the city 70 assist IN
eradicatins the evil :