Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-11-14
Nes0s Notes of Wisconsin

~MadiSon.-"The work which has
been done in Wisconsin during the
last year by the state and local anti
tuberculosis associations, by the anti
ny campaign, by the organizations
Tor the prevention of infantile NOR
tally and more particularly bv the
newspapers, is assisting materially
III the conservation of the lives of the
people of this state" says the state
board of health in its quarterly bull
letin on mortality. Mothers are
learning to care for their children
during the hot summer months and
as q result the number of deaths
from infantile diarrhea, an easily
preventable ailment, has been re-
duced nearly one-half."
Bayfield.-Lumberin this winter
will be confined to the Waschmith
Lumber company, which recently
purchased the holdings of the Bay
field Mill company Six camps have
been established and the COMPANY in
tends to cut about 2O,O0O,OOO feet.
The plant of the Bayfield, Box and
Lumber company has been closed
after cut of 100000 feet of hard
wood and 100000 feet of softwood.
rs the company will not conduct log,
ging operations, the shutdown will
be felt severely by the 10 men en-
ployed.
Stevens Point.-H. H. Hoffman,
Amherst Junction, last year secured
six tubers known as the Enormous
variety, and in the spring they were
planted under his direction, being cut
into small pieces SO that only one
EYE" remained on each. From
these six specimens there was dug a
few days ago just 347 pounds of po-
tatOes, or thirteen pounds less than
six bushels.
Marshfield.-The rise in the price
of creamery butter has caused a de-
cided slump in the cheese business
throughout Wisconsin, according to
reports received. Farmers have been
taking their cream to the creameries
instead of selling milk to the fac
tories as usual wheH the market is
steady at 20 to rs cents.
ShebOygan-Hiding diamonds in
various places to keep them out OF
the way of burglars, Mrs. w. H. Ken
ney of Fox Lake lost her valuable
possessions by placing them in a
stove with waste paper and burning
the contents. The collection was
valued at $3.50.
Madison.-John Starkey, a stock
buyer Of Sun Prairie, was killed by a
train at Burke station. He was on
his way home from Madison and got
off at Burke by mistake. When the
train started up he attempted to get
back on, but fell between the cars
and was cut in two.
Madison.-About $50 students
have registered for the dairy course
at the college of agriculture of the
University of Wisconsin. There is a
big demand for cheese and butter
makers and many are taking advan-
tage Of this opportunity to prepare
themselves for good positions.
Fond du Lac.-Rollin King of
Neillsvilie, aged 10, was instantly
killed and his body mangled when
struck by fast passenger train on
the Chicago and Western road
at North Fond du Lac. King was
ridtng bicycle across the track at
the time of the accident.
Waiter Snyder, while
out hunting, mounted a stump and
dropped his gun, which discharged as
it struck the ground. The shot tore
his right arm to shreds, making it
necessary that it be ampuJated above
the elbow.
Eau Claire.-The 500 railroad has
begun the big task of restoring it's
yards N this city, a[large portion Of
which We've washed out during the
recent high water on the Eau Claire
river. A wing dan has been put in
to stop the washing of the water and
With this fin shed the work on the big
fill has been started.
Marshfeld.-The untimeiy frosts
have caused large losses to farmers
unable to get their potatoes and cab
bages under cover. The loss on po-
tatoes is fully 40 per cent of the
total crop.
Rockfeld.-Frank Klein, who was
injured Sept IT, at the time lis wife
and two children were killed when a
train hit his surrey near German
town, is improving.
Madison.-Work will be started on
the new $4,000 dormitory for
women at the University of Wiscon-
sin within a few weeks. The build
ing viii accommodate $50 girls.
Eau C1aire.-All local records for
precipitation were smashed during
October. The total rainfall was 1875
inches, four times the average Octo
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