Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-05-06

a hump, GOVERN
river engineer, from ]. G. Mnhalent
colonel of engineers, U. l
The letter, inclosing an extrso. army
the rivers and harbors bin roo non
passed by congress, puts tho .Ieall
ton of providing facilities to oo UOlsa
river traffic on each city wbioS 10
sires to become a port. Os
oshkosh-Twelve ward schools h..
organized parent-teachers assooi.t lave
within the past three weeks aa ,"''OAs
suit of the after war Institute b.p,N
March. They are being oreo Gu q
with the assistance of the Trriyel 'lN
of Wisconsin extension division T pF
association will work for bette, -aV0
tual understanding between M. I&
and teachers, as well as to urgo S
munity improvement and to stnav "
problems of adolescence as reIaIs,
the school and the ward.
Green Bay-Prof. A. II w.
agronomy department, college o. ass
culture, is completing arransan,os.
in Brown county for the culture of q
acres of flax as an experiment pa'
ing conditions are said to be idoo1-
it is the opinion that the crop win -
satisfactory. The county has a..
ted the use of the land without cbos-
and will take care of the cultivotias
This work will be given to Belg;a-
farmers, who have had experience il
flax cultivation in the old country
Appleton-Prof. Walter E. Rooo,,
head of the department of biology :,
Westminster college, PennsyIyani,
since 1917, has been elected profess
of botany in Lawrence college acco,5
ing to an announcement by Presi5or,
Samuel Plantz. During 1918. pros
Rogers was with the United States d
partment of agriculture as researd
officer in wheat diseases. He will ba
gin work at Lawrence in September
Fort Atkinson-The historical com
mittee of the Jefferson county chan
ter, War Mothers of America has ha
gun compiling a record of every man
of the county who went into seryiOs
A list of questions will be sent TO er
cry discharged soldier which he il IN
answer and return. The record aims
to be as complete as it is possible IN
obtain and will be bound in permanent
form.
Kenosha = Kenosha churches will
unite in observing Sunday, May 4 az
employment Sunday. CIergymen will
preach on the need of providing work
for returning soldiers and will explain
the plan of the United States empay.
ment bureau With the return of 200
of Kenosha's fighting men with the
Three Hundred Fortieth infantry, The
need for employment has grown.
Manawa-At a public sale here. a.
teen registered bulls were sold to
erstwhile owners of grades and scrubs
The Waupaca county farmers are 50
enthusiastic over this sale that they
are planning another to be held in
Waupaca early in May. Sponsors for
the better bull drive in this county are
confident that such sales will do much
in eliminating the scrub sires.
Beloit-Rock county may pay silent
tribute to its soldiers, sailor and ma
rine dead in the form of a memorial
arch to be placed at the Wisconsin
Illinois state line near here. The pro
ject has been suggested by Aid. HaF
ker and has received favorable sup
port. Action on his proposal will be
taken soon by the city council
Beloit-The next annual cOnventi@
of the Wisconsin Federation of Won
ems clubs was invited to meet in Be
lott by the local federation. The time
of the convention is in October Some
500 delegates should gather. Eau
Claire had the last convention early +
this year, but it was interfered with
by the epidemic of influenza.
Manitowoc - Walter HOughtOn the
only Manitowoc soldier taken prisOng
by the Germans, returned to his home
He had been out with a Lieutenant
cleaning" machine gun nests when be
was sent back for help. On his re
turn he found his companion gone and
himself surrounded by Germans be
spent five months in prison.
Fort Atkinson-A society Of NOHa
War Veterans has been tempOranl!
organized in Fort Atkinson. The COM
plete plans will be formulated on me
return of the company that enlisted
from here. Some 500 men were
service who claim Fort Atkinson
their residence. The great maloHQ
of them are still overseas.
Marinette-The school board rastu
the salaries of school teachers from
to 20 per cent Labor Representative
appeared before the board in Denan
of the teachers appeal for an advance
Appleton-As to whether Appieo
will construct viaduct over the fUA
river to cost $25O,OOO viii probably
put to a referendum. Two adeIm'-
will be elected at the same time
Manitowoc-This city will JOIN w
fight to restore lake commerce Ii,
Plumb, we'll known business man. 10
been appointed harbor commission.
Dredging. docking and other home |
provements are to be made the H'
work of the new mOvemert
Ladysmith-The big saw NIL Oh ="
Flambeau River Lumber coAy'D.
one of Ladysmith's leading lndu'uns
is now operating day and msl'- -, -
plant has started on the largest ~
Der cut in it's history.