Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-02-18

IN france.
Appleton-Owing to a request from
Beloit college for postponement the
Appleton-Beloit High school debate
has been postponed to Feb. g. Beioit
has been crippled by influenza and her
final. examination will come about
/ Feb. IA, the date originally set for the
triangle.
Neenah - After Winnebago county
had paid bounty for the killing of
wolf and a fur dealer had paid high
price for the pelt, both found that they
had been stung. When the dealer
tried to dispose of the skin at Milwau.
kee he was told that it was just plain
dog.
Ashland-The family of George H.
Lawrence of Ashland gave the father
and his two sons TO service during the
war. One of the sons was killed. The
other, Paul, has returned to Ashland.
George III. Lawrence, the father, is AZ
La Crosse-A term in the state re-
formatory at Green Bay and another
at Waupun made little impression on
Erick Smith of La Crosse, so Judge
Higbee of the circuit court gave him
seven years at the states prison for
forging a check for SIS.
Marinette-Mr. and Mrs. Smetena of
Coleman, were severely bul ned about
the hands and face when a basin of
kerosene in which Mr.. Smetena was
cleaning a clock, ignited. Their house
caught fire but the flames were sub
dued
Oshkosh-This city is soon to have
it's second wholesale candy factory.
The Anderson Hansen company,
wholesale grocers, have organized a
$4,000 company and will start making
chocolates and other sweets within a
few weeks.
Appleton - Representatives of Chi
cago ice companies were at Lake Win
nebago looking over the prospects of
cutting ice for shipment to Chicago.
Ice has not been shipped from the lake
to outside points for twenty-five years.
Appleton The first Outagamie
county soldier to be wounded in
France is now in the United States.
He is Mitchell Gorrow, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. NJ Gorrow. He arrived in
! Camp Mills, N. Y, few days ago.
Manitowoc-Th first reception and
banquet for returned soldiers was
given at Woods han on Feb. H. The
event was given under auspices of the
women of st. Boniface church.
Appleton-Louis o. Wissman, assist,
ant cashier of the First National bank
| for four years, has been elected cash
Ter to succeed George H. Utz, who
dropped dead a few days ago.
Sheboygan-E. B. Carton, president
of the Carton Toy company, has been
named by President Plantz of Law
renee college as a delegate to the
Great Lakes peace congress.
La Crosse-Dr. George C. Rutland.
Milwaukee health commissioner, who
was to speak here Feb. 4, in the inter
ests of the child welfare clinic, has in
definitely postponed his visit.
La Crosse-John Aide, blind man,
and his brother, Heuben Aide, are ac-
cused of stealing clothing and watch
from a hotel keeper and were arrested
in Winona.
Neenah-H. Merkley, retired farmer,
! formerly of the town of Neenah, is
dead. He was 81 years of age and
veteran of the Civil war.
La Crosse - Carl Kurtenacker, La
! Crosse assemblyman, has resigned his
position as secretary of the Gund
| Brewing company of this city.
Manitowoc = Manitowoc county has
sent five representatives to the state
road school at Madison. They are
County Highway Commissioner Frank
Muth, John Schetter, Ferdinand
Schneider, Steven Zenfalla and Orvil
Breuer.
| Appleton - James and Carl, infant
sons of Mr.. and Mrs NJ. A. Schulz of
this city, died within two days while
their mother was on a visit at Tiger
the cause.
Appleton-The middle finger of the
| left hand pulled off at its socket and
other parts of the hand badly lacer-
ated as a result of being caught be-
tween a wagon wheel and the box
were the injuries received by Henry
| Nooyen. driver for the Riverside Fiber
company.
| heboygan-Gustave Huette, found
er of the Falls Machine company, has
disposed of his holdings and is now
devoting most of his time to his office
as chairman of the Sheboygan county
chapter of the Red Cross.
| Kenosha-Z G. Simmons, prominent
Kenosha manufacturer, was appointed
chairman of the recent committee Gre
ated by the city council to welcome
tees were announced by Mayor Joa-
| chin and plans were started for a real
| Jubilee when the boys" come march
ing home"