Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-12-16

Madison-One of the most interest
ing war collections yet presented to
the University of Wisconsin library is
that of Capt Leigh p Jerard, '08, of
the Sixty-seventh F. A. brigade, Rein
bow division, and now on exhibition in
the state historical museum. The col
lection includes large number of pic
lures taken from airplanes, valuable
German, French and American mill
tary maps, number of German war
posters, German newspapers, Ameri-
can official records of artillery fire,
French and German propaganda, and
sketches of various salients.
Manitowoc - Because the city re-
fused to allow bill for special service
filed against them by the health Off
Ger, DR.. J.. E. Meany, for attending pa
tients at the isolation hospital, out
side the city, the health officer has
notified the sanitation committee that
there are two cases of smallpox in the
city and that it is up to them to see
that they are removed. Duties of the
Office will be investigated.
Stevens Point = Emil d. Nordbye,
express agent, was sentenced to four
years hard labor in the state reforma-
tory and to pay back money he took
from his emploers. Sentence was sus-
pended, however, for the full term
and Nordbye was placed on parole.
He is a young man with three chill
dren. He was charged with misap-
propriating $1,124.21.
Madison Seventy-six inmates of
state homes for feeble-minded were
operated ON under the state steriliZa-
ton law in the six months prior to
Aug. %, 1919, according to official fig
ures made public by the state board
of control. Statistics show that after
successful operations 20 per cent of
the patients have been paroled to rela-
tives and friends.
La Crosse-Pearl Holmes Osgaard
told on the witness stand of the hatred
of her husband for their unborn child.
''As | sat on his knee, he played with a
gun and said if l did not get rid of
the child he would end it ALL she
testified She was granted divorce
from Leslie Osgaard, former A. E. F.
soldier, and given custody of the
child
Tomah-The county board created
the Office of assistant highway CON-
missioner and appointed Wesley E.
Bolton, Tomah. The duties are super
vision of the highway patrolmen of
Monroe county. Compensation is $125
per month and necessary travelling ex-
penses for no more than nine months
of the year.
Watertown Acquisition of Pabst
King Pontiac Lad 10, full blooded
Holstein bull born April "a, by Arthur
Weihert, is long stride by this local
ity in Holstein breeding. The price
paid for the calf was $500. The calf
fat yielding COWS and thoroughbred
bulls.
MISUNDERSTANDING of service
of the Wisconsin Valley Electric COM
pany in Merrill is being fought by the
city, which has petitioned the railroad
commission for an order to prevent
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ating under franchise granted in
1889 which expires Dec 81 of this
year.
Madison-Until it is definitely de-
cided what units will be assigned to
the various branches of the service in
the Wisconsin National guard each
company as it is mustered into the
service will be given a number and
will be known by that number instead
of by letter and regiment
GAINESVILLE = Judge Grimm, circuit
| court, declared that the prosperous
condition of people of the state causes
an increase of lawsuits He says that
ent calendar are settled out of court
it will be necessary to hold court two
weeks longer than usual.
Merrill-Tvo large schools will be
built here in the spring. The city
council appropriated to build junior
high school at $4,000 and a new Sec
ond ward school at $4,000. The junior
high school, which will be an addition
to the high school, will have large
gymnasium.
La Crosse-After Everett Stoddard,
Little Willow, Wis, plowed up $55 in
bills in his cornfield, his dream was
dispelled when a neighbor pronounced
the greenbacks counterfeit. The
bogus money had the appearance of
having been buried many years.
Fond du Lac - One COW sold for
| $3.50, IS registered cattle brought $27,-
425 in one day and the total sales for
two days were $51,100 at the Holstein
Breeders Sale Co.'S distribution here.
The average price was $2S8.
La Crosse-After serving nearly two
years in the army, undergoing all
sorts of dangers, Frank Kiedrowski,
Tamarack, Trempealeau county, lost
his right foot touring with an Uncle
Tom show. He fell from train at