Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-05-13
Badger State
Happenings

Elkhorn A Walworth county Hol.
stein COW, Walcowis Ollie Mooie
owned by Nathan Dickinson & Son
Lake Geneva, has the worlds record
She is the youngest of any breed to
make a record of more than 1000
pounds of butter in year, and in fact
the fourth junior two-year-old of the
breed to enter the 1,00e-pound list
Figures on this COW, as sent out from
the advanced registry Office at Della
van, records made at two years TWEEN
ty days of age, follow: Butter, days
27.37 pounds; milk, days, $685.
pounds; butter, 80 days, 1863 pounds
milk, 80 days, 2,229.S pounds; butter
365 days, 1,O1O.6S pounds; milk. S65
days, 21,569.7 pounds.
Sturgeon Bay = Two large steel
boats, each $50 feet long, AZ feet
across the beam and with a hold
depth of 10 feet will be constructed al
the Universal Shipbuilding yards here
The craft will be propelled by semi
Diesel engines and are intended fol
ocean service, to be used in the ma
hogany lumber trade with South Afri
ca. Three large wooden tugs for the
government are nearing completion al
the yards and will be launched soon
The tugs, which are $50 feet in length
are for ocean service, it being under
stood they are to be used in govern
ment service in the Panama canal
zone.
Oshkosh = That the 'reds" would
not find this city to their liking is to
be judged from the position taken by
Mayor A. c.. McHenry, head of the
commission form of government here
That organized expression of bolshev
ism, l. w. Wism or any other form OF
lawlessness would be met with all the
force of opposition at his command
should it seek to develop in Oshkosh
is the assurance given by Mr.. Nc
Henry.
Sheboygan - The civics committee
of the Woman's club is conducting q
baby clinic in the school houses. The
mothers are responding better than
last year, when the Better Babies
campaign was tremendous success
All the city's physicians have been
called into service and they are Civ
ing the mothers practical suggestions
on how to care for children. The ply
sicians are being aided by two nurses
Janesville-David F. Sayre, aged 81
probably the oldest member of the PSI
Epsilon fraternity in the country, died
at his home in the town of Porter
near here. He was admitted to the
bar at Paterson, N. j., in 1874, coming
to Wisconsin five years lated. He held
many Rock county positions and was
elected representative in the state leg
islature in 1873. He rode on the first
Stevens Point-A patriotic ambition
which Forrest Houlehan of this city
has cherished during nearly two
years of army service has been full
filled in France, in his recent promo
ton from sergeant to the rank of sec
ond lieutenant. Rejected as an Off
Ger candidate at Fort Sheridan, he en-
listed in the national guard as a pri
vate, and after many months of serv
I,oe h ir i-cf
GAINESVILLE Special arrangements
for accommodating discharged soldiers
going from Camp Grant to their homes
in Wisconsin and Minnesota have
been established by the Y. M. c. A
A lounging room is provided together
with writing materials. Cots have
been placed in separate room. Dur
ing the last four weeks more than 100
soldiers have spent the night at the
"Y".
Marinette-Lieut John Culnan, for
mer Marinette newspaper man, who
was awarded the distinguished serv
ice cross for heroism fighting with the
marines at Chateau Thierry, is on his
way home. While in Germany, Lieut.
Culnan was in charge of troup call
ed "The Marine Troubadours" who
gave performances for soldiers, pre-
senting one of his own plays.
Kenosha = DR.. w. E. Nelson, city
food and dairy inspector, refused to
grant licenses to a proprietor of g
butcher shop and milk deal
er, and held up applications of four
teen other dealers of foodstuffs. DIR
Nelson had warned purveyors of food
who were careless in handling prod
ucts, that their licenses would be re
jected.
Sheboygan - The Kohler company
has announced that it will pay every
one of it's employees 10 per cent of the
total wages and salaries earned in
1918, as a Victory bonus. A special
bonus will be paid those men who
were in the service.
La Crosse-An intensive campaign
for the organization of all machinists
and shopworkers has been inaugural
ed by the Trades and Labor council.
Green Bay-The Fort Howard Paper
Co., Green Bays newest paper mill
has obtained river frontage site OF
Fox river near the southern limits Of
the city. A plant, costing about $3.50,
600, will be built Immediately. The
completed plant will employ about
200 men.
La Crosse-More han 300 delegates
came here to celebrate the Tooth an
niversary of the Odd Fellows. A We
hansen was the oldest member in at
tendance having joined in 1852.