Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-03-25
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and throughout the country. 1t is II
40 way serious to animals.
fond du Lac-The Fond du Lao
County Council of Defense will con
.inue to act as an organization unit
The last Fond du Lac county boy OF
girl is back from overseas. 1t will
also undertake any service asked of il
IN connection with the Victory Liberty
loan drive or any other war or patri
,tic endeavor until the peace treaty is
signed and the war officially declared
1t an end. This was the unanimous
decision of the town and ward chair
men and other workers of the coun
I'll.
Lake Geneva = Schuyler S. Bundy
Evil war veteran and first white child
born in Lake Geneva, ended his life
n his home here by hanging himself
n his bedroom. Dependency, brought
about by continued i'll health, is
thought to have caused his deed
Bundy, who was 70 years old, served
n the One Hundred Fifty-third I'LL
lois infantry during the civil war and
vas prominent in G. A. r. circles.
La Crosse-The war between com
nercial net fishermen and rod and
inc men of La Crosse county has
come to head in the form of an &C
ion against eight of the former
charged with pulling net in Black
liver and taking $4,000 pounds Of fish
asst December. Black river, in La
Crosse county, is closed to licensed
letting.
Shawano - Thirty-three patrolmen
20 take care of the county and state
runk line roads, have been appointed
n this county, and it is estimated
that it will cost the county at least
coming season. They get from $125
% $140 per month with SIS per month
bonus if they remain all the season.
md other middlemen is the aim of a
new association of grocers here
Thirty-five dealers agreed to the plan
which provides for engaging one man
TO buy for all members. Lower
prices to consumers are bound to re
suit from this plan," said Secretary
Harry Taggart of the association.
Wausau-The imminent maple sy-
rup harvest in this section promises to
De very satisfactory, according to res
idents who have made a business of
gathering the sap in privious years
If weather conditions continue favor
able, a record-breaking run" is pre-
dicted in Marathon county's large
tracts of sugar brush"
Green Bay-Green Bay fish dealers
have entered protest with the gov
ernment's railway express headquar.
ters against ruling not to make de-
iveries of fish on Sundays. about
1000 pounds of fish are handled every
Sunday by Green Bay Dealers" said
F. c. Schilling, dealer, in speaking
Of the subject.
Appleton-Lake Winnebago ice will
be used during the coming summer
as far west as California. A crew of
men have been busy cutting ice for
the California Fruit Packers associa-
ton, which is being shipped to ware
houses between here and that state.
Marinette - J. A. BeitZ and G..
Wells of Dunbar have purchased a
tract of 2,640 acres near Goodman,
Marinette county, upon which they
expect to conduct logging operations.
They were associated with the Girard
Lumber company for many years.
Eau Claire-The jury in the U. S.
district court, which has been hearing
the governments case against Christ
Hendricks, Tomah, charged with VIC
lating the espionage act, reported a
disagreement and was discharged.
La Crosse = George Mcdonald was
elected president of the Western Wis
consin Poultry & Pet Stock associa-
ton. He is a La Crosse breeder of
poultry. The annual show will be held
Dec. to 8.
Sheboygan - School pupils will as
sist the county history committee in
obtaining records of those persons
who helped win the war.
Antigo-The 160-acre farm of ]. F.
French, near this city, has been sold
to Herman c. Hafemeister for $13,500.
Marinette - Advance payment of
S153, $3.50 as state inheritance tax
was made here by the trustees of the
late United States Senator Isaac Ste
phenson, the date CHANGING to be the
first anniversary of his death. The
payment is the largest ever made in
the county and one of the largest in
the state. The tax includes that of
the Stephenson trust as well as the
estate. A large federal tax is yet to
be paid. Marinette county will re-
ceive 71a per cent of the state tax.
1t will amount to about $1,000.
Oshkosh - Winnebago county will
assist in the endowment of beds to
the great American hospital to be
erected at Rheims by the American
Fund for French Wounded. An effort
will be made to raise $4,000 and one
means will be the giving of a ball
here in April.
Rhinelander - Edward Auster, the
only Ashland boy to be captured by
the Germans, has arrived home. He