Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-12-09
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Kenosha-Paul Akley, wounded sol
der, who gave his home as Spooner,
Wis, and who is now stationed at the
base hospital, Fort Sheridan, caused
furore in the Plaza hotel here when
he attempted to kill himself by firing
bullet into his left side. The bullet
struck rib and was detected, and
physicians believe he. will live. Akley
had been in the service overseas for
many months. and had been wounded
eight times. He gave no explanation
for his deed, except that he was tired
of living.
Madison - Asking the forgiveness
of citizens of Madison and the police
force for the inconvenience caused
and the wrong done there while lead
ing a life of crime Louis E. Hand, now
a student of the Holy Jumpers, Wau-
kehha, Wis, and a candidate for the
ministry, writes Chief of Police Thorn
as Shaughnessy that he expects to re-
return some day and make reparation
for the wrongs done. Hand served
prison term by conversion to Christi
anity.
Marinette-L M Nelson, who serv-
ed with the Y. M. c. A. overseas is in
Rochester, Mimi, where he is to sub
NIT to a rare operation. While i'll
with meningitis in Coblenz, doctors IL
jected serum in his spine. A convul-
sive jerk on the part of the patient
broke off the hypodermic needle and
he was too delicate at the time to sub
nit to an operation. Surgeons will
attempt to remove the steel from the
spine. 1t is considered very critical
operation.
West Bend-Resolution calling for
cancellation of the citizenship of Vic
tor L. Berger and for his deportation
were adopted at meeting of Ray
Dickop post, American legion. The
resolutions Endorsed the action taken
at the legion's national convention at
Minneapolis regarding Berger, and
were adopted because the post was
not personally represented at the con-
yention.
Crane-George ]. Grassl, who lives
two miles west of this place, bought a
forty of wild land adjoining his farm
last spring for $500. He measured off
four acres, which he planted to pota-
toes. He recently sold the product
from those four acres for 1898, or
enough to pay for his new forty and
all the expense of raising the crop.
This is $3.50 per acre.
La Crosse-Town of Shelby farmers
announced organization of a cooper
ative market which will eliminate the
middleman and his profits. They
propose to buy directly foodstuffs,
stock and feed and will also sell. Cal
vert, a few miles southeast of here on
the Burlington road, is the shipping
point. A stockyard is now being
built
Grand Rapids Because this icty
laid it's own pavements during the last
summer, the taxpayers are $4,000
richer than they would be had the
improvements been made by contrac-
tors, according to the report filed by
A. T. Thompson, city engineer, with
F. G. Gilkey, city clerk.
Appleton-Lieut. Col. T. Byron has
resigned as city editor of the Apple
ton Evening Crescent to enter the adj
jutant generals Office at Madison,
where he will have charge of the de-
partment's publicity work and will as
sist in building up the National guard
in Wisconsin.
Fort Atkinson The Service Star
legion, formerly War Mothers, voted
to send reading matter and Christmas
boxes to soldiers in the hospital at Fort
Sheridan, ILL., Mrs. Olaf Larson has
the reading matter in charge and Mrs.
Frank Daniels will see to the Christ
mas boxes.
Sheboygan - August Lienau, aged
68, was squeezed to death in the
Croker Chair plant when he slipped
on a moving elevator, and his body
was pinched between the floor of the
lift and the ceiling of the upholstery
room He leaves widow and eight
children.
WATERFOWL - A special nurse has
been retained to supervise the work of
the Red Cross in the northern half of
Jefferson county The special service
is to be furnished by the Watertown
chapter.
Madison = A style gaining goods
favor at the university is bobbed hair.
There is sure to be one or more girls
who wear their hair bobbed in every
class and every student gathering.
Appleton-The Wisconsin & North
ern railroad, operating between Apple
ton and Crandon, has put on another
passenger train, giving first class
service to it's patrons.
Madison - That Wisconsin sugar
dealers will bring suit against eastern
refineries to compel them to carry
out their contracts for delivery OF
sugar to this state was the notice sent