Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-01-28

men by death and the report is that
only eleven members went through
the war without receiving a wound
New London-The Lebanon swamp,
SIX miles north of this city and con-
tanning $500 acres of good soil, is to
be drained according to plans now
maturing. This swamp was one of the
| serious obstacles to the settlement of
the eastern part of Waupun county as
all goods came up the Wolf river on
/ boats and must be conveyed further
| by team. 1t is estimated that the
drainage will add S5OO,00O to the wax
/ ue of the land.
| La Crosse - The La Crosse Tele.
phone company, Independent, has pur-
chased the property OF the Wisconsin
I Telephone company in La Crosse and
| also contracted to operate its long dis
stance lines after May l. The merger
OF the telephone companie, is the first
consummated in Wisconsin since the
| government took over control OF the
utilities.
Fort Atkinson. Marion Roberts.
a resident of this county for seventy.
nine years, is dead. Mr. Roberts
came to Fort Atkinson from Fenner.
! Madison county, New York, in 1889,
when there were but three logs left
standing of the old fortified barracks
used by Gen. Atkinson during the
Black Hawk war He is survived by
three sons and three daughters.
Neenah - The people of the Twin
cities are to be given a voice in the
matter of suitable memorial for the
soldiers and sailors. The committee
in charge has, called for opinions as
to what form the memorial should
take. The project of erecting a build
| ing, however, has been deemed too
costly, and a monument will prob
ably be built
acknowledgements first Red Cross
heroine is home from France. For
eight months Miss Lillian Isermann
has been nurse at Base hospital No.
p, near Bordeaux. She treated hun
dreds of the heroes that met injury
in stemming the German tide at Cha
teau Thierry. Miss Isermann was one
of the first fifty nurses sent to France
! Rhinelander - Father Walter A.
! Beaudette, former pastor of st. Mary's
church, who has served as chaplain
in France since November, 1917,
writes that he will return here in
February. He was in the thick of
some of the heaviest fighting and on
several occasions was commended by
officers for bravery under fire.
acknowledgements leads the cities
fatherless orphans of France, accord
of the United States in caring for
ing to an announcement from head
quarters received here. Kenosha has
adopted three and half times per
quota by providing funds for sos or
phans.
Madison, - A 100000 memorial
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building Oh commons, to be dedicated
lives for their country, is being plan
ned for the university Two separate
bodies, the board of regents, and the
students council have undertaken
the work.
/ noonOroo1voc - A memorial service
| was held at the Methodist church for
Private Allen H. Atwater, who died
on Nov. IL, armistice day, as result
of wounds received in battle that day
The sermon was given by Rev. A. A.
Myers.
Madison-An amendment to articles
of incorporation was approved by
! Commissioner of Banking Marshall
! Cousins of the Bank of Fredonia, in
/ creasing its capital from $4,000 to
! $4,000.
Beloit-Benedict De Clarke. Be
lott Belgian who fought with the
Americans in France and was taken
prisoner, is back in America again.
! Chippewa Falls-Lee Kleinschmidt
/ IS years old, is said 20 have confessed
/ to Staying his father, Charles Klein
schmidt, 81, farmer. near here.
Madison-Dr. S. H. Chase, Madison
/ has been appointed member of the
state board of dental examiners.
! Madison-D. S. Tullar, Waukesha,
has been appointed by Gov. Philip as
district attorney of Waukesha county
10 succeed his son, Maurice. who died
of influenza. There were many apph
cants for the place, including Assem-
blyman John F. Buckley.
Menasha-Two more gold stars
have been added to Menasha's honor
roll. In the language of the soldier
Frank G. Catza and Mike Pavelesn
have gone west" The first died in
| the United States and the other lies
buried somewhere in France.
/ Beaver Dam-CcL George e Hlg-
/ bee. % years old. who came to Wis
consin in the early days, died at his
home in this cit~ He was Wen
known sportsman. He took part in
bowling tournaments when more thar
so years old He was q former post
master OF Beaver Dam
+ Washington - Among the soldiers
announced by the war department as
having been released from German
nrisnn camps are Martin Zygmund.
Madison. Wis. and Alvin Budlong.
Narinette, Wis.
| Madison - Prof. George c. Sellery.