Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-04-06

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office. The point at issue is whether
this provision applies the same in the
case of an appointment as it does in
an election.
WATERFOWL - Jefferson county was
awarded more prizes than any other
county in the agricultural extension
club work, according to I. I. Bewick,
of the college of agriculture, Madison.
Three club members, Leslie Higgins,
Waterloo; Simon Cooper, Palmyra,
and John Hooper, Palmyra, will re-
ceive free courses at the university,
according to County Agent ]. NJ. Coy
ner, Jefferson. Six other club mem
bers received cash prizes of from $40
down, while III others will receive
club button honors.
Two Rivers-After thirty-two years
of continuous service, as a member of
the United States Coast guard and
life saving station, Capt George Sogge
was honorably retired by the govern
ment, at three-fourths pay. Capt. Sog-
ge had been at the Two Rivers station
for the past II years and previous to
that time had been at Frankfort, Mich.
He is credited with saving and assist
ing in saving 1859 lives, and vessels
and property valued at S1,253, 291.
Neenah-Two hundred representa-
tives of Twin City labor unions meet
ing in secret session here are under
stood to have discussed preliminary
plans for the organization of a COM
pany to establish and operate a union
store. The union men would take this
method of combating the high cost
of living and have sanguine hopes for
it's success.
CIintonville Mrs. Ole Johnson
died Feb. 26, leaving husband and
four children. All were down with in
fiuenza. Because of the demand of the
husband, the body was kept at local
undertaking establishment until he re-
covered that he might attend the fu-
neral service The funeral was held
twenty-five days after the woman
died.
La Crosse-A hearing to determine
whether the railroads entering La
Crosse shall be required to erect and
maintain union station will be held
before the Wisconsin railroad commits
sion in this city on June 1. A general
committee representing every civic or
ganiZation in La Crosse will take
charge of the union station campaign.
Sheboygan-The war department,
through the efforts of Congressman
Edward Voigt, has set aside, subject
to the orders Of this city, one five-inch
siege gun with carriage which Sheboy-
gan can obtain upon payment of
freight charges. The city is expected
to take steps to secure the piece and
mount it in one of the local parks.
Madison - George c. Sayle, mayor
for two terms, was defeated in the
at the polls. Mr.. Billed has taken
Kittelson, who will oppose each other
at the polls. Mr.. Bied has taken a
stand for a referendum on municipal
ownership of the street car lines. The
vote follows. Billed, 2,409; Kittelson,
1854; Sayle, 1882.
Ladysmith - William Jennings Bry-
an will speak in the gymnasium of the
high school, Apr. %, as the concluding
number of a lecture and entertain
ment course under the auspices of the
lyceum board. Mr.. Bryan
will arrive on morning train and
spend the entire day in Ladysmith.
Wabeno-Officials of the Indian
agency here are engaged in taking
testimony to determine heirships of
several Pottawamies who formerly
lived in Kansas, who died in this vi
cinity and had friends here. Many
of the tribe here will inherit
large sums of money.
Madison - Madison's population for
lIlG ISZU CELSIUS IL 900 TO- W
figures recently given out. This is an
increase over the 1910 census OF 12,-
SAT or sos per cent.
Chippewa Falls - Mayor Eugene
O'Neil, figure in the hickory axe han
die attack on Editor Gregoty E. Dee,
and Charles E. Preston were nomina-
ted for mayor August Flug, Henry
A. G. Findley and Adolph Big |
Ter were nominated for councilmen.
Plainfield - An explosion of boiling !
grease while making doughnuts start |
ed a fire which completely destroyed |
the farm residence of Mrs. Edith |
Clark. Over $3.50 in bills, which Mrs. |
Clark had saved to pay her taxes with,
were lost in the fire
SUPERIOR. P Duffy, railroad train
man and candidate of union labor. led |
i've candidates for nomination as city |
A. E. S. Gillette, Nor
NAL school instructor, who was second |
in the primary win oppose him in the
election. Women sat at the election
boards in all precincts.
Janesville-Ten thousand pounds Of
coal was lost when the posts
supporting the bin of the GAINESVILLE
Electric company's power plant gave
way. The coal poured into the Rock
river.
Neenah- Walter F. A. Strey, aged
% years, owner of a valuable farm
near Smells station, few miles south
Of here. has received a patent for a
quack grass destroying machine. Strey
started work on the machine about
Jan. i, 1918, and Il took him two year,
TO perfect it.