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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31
SHORT ITEMS

Oneof the plate glass windows in Otto
Mueller's store was badly broken Sat-
urday afternoon, by some boys playing
in that vicinity, one of them striking
his head on it.
Company L of Rhinelander, and a
company from Crandon, both of the
Wisconsin National Guard, passed
through Wausau ON the Northwestern
road to Camp Douglas yesterday.
Dennis Sullivan of Mosinee, is serv-
ing ninety days term in the county
Jail, for intoxication and for violation
of similar offense, his parole and a
second transgression.
The Dodge Hooker Mills, the sue
cessful local plant, are making ar
rangements to double the capacity of
the dairy food department of their
mills, to increase the number of their
employees in that concern and other
wise do a more extensive business.
The st. Paul passenger train was
partly derailed between Minocqua and
Sayner on Wednesday. A sleeping
car went off the track and about $50
feet of track was torn up. No one
was hurt, but trains going north of
Minocqua were delayed for a day.
The Wausau churches held their
union open air service at the court
house park Sunday evening. Rev. o.
V. Wheeler. pastor of the First Bap-
fist church, delivered the sermon.
Next Sunday evening Rev. ]. L. Menu
ner will be in charge of the services.
Many auto tourists from Indiana,
Michigan, Illinois and from several
points in this state have been passing
through Wausau during the past week.
Some going and coming from the up
per lakes summer resorts, and others
visiting friends in this and other To-
calities.
The Wauss.u branct of the Exten-
sion Division of the state university at
Madison, w. K. Mitchell, local direcr
tor, says that the division has ma, =
arrangements to offer free of charge
to any enlisted men, its correspon-
dence courses on any subject. Thirty
six enlisted men of Rhinelander. twelve
OF Crandon and a number at Amigo.
have taken advantage of the offer.
They will have an opportunity while
IN training camp TO pursue their stud
les and if sent to the trenches, ii is
expected that they will have some
opportunities to continue the work
Many students of the university who
wish to make up credits in this way
are taking advantage Of the course.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31
THE WAUSAU PUBLIC LIBRARIANS REPORT
Statistical Report Published Last Week

Statistical Report Published Last Week
To the Board Of Directors the Library
have the honor present to you the annual report the library LOT
The past year has
necessia ROOM and branch OF some so Inc we sac one
best serve the people from that de we 1 igh nave the
qI ifO0 open f better plans later It worthy some consideration
fall filed and ovaowng We have
children during the busy me Mf canne place for them all
year The 5o S6 1000 ha y the au and ooo h
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had a G oe 4 Gy nDsd Ds e
beautiful collection
the eeGd Re erv Ws sas 500
nn 1a @ each g qHo mother a m waa etS S
nt and hers AND book marks all the Children their
had the Of both book They used
When time books the lists
ASSISTANCE helping
to live with up with homes
and IT, ss nss aa sssa Interests s sa
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this yea s 2 boys apd have entered the c m an
the contest what
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places calling attention to the material G H1sr a to e the pp tn
the VoT aOr no o 3 t er Who
will feel personally responsible for the greater success Of
the Ga s aen year WE G % @ us includes he
the county in rural districts and the smaller small This
their doors they only n them O$ new
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Respectfully submitted,
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SHORT ITEMS The M NJ club Friday,
August 8, A. L.
L LIonrio
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31

Cardinal Gibbons, on his eighty
third birthday Monday, sent the fol-
lowing message to the young Ameri-
cans about to be enrolled in the new
national armies:
BE Americans always. Remember
that you owe all to America and be
prepared, If your country demands it,
to give all in return.
And" he added, 81 am sure they
will bring honor and credit to the
country of their birth or adoption"
The cardinal received many tele-
grams of congratulations.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31
Bridge Fund

Our citizens will be called upon on
the 18th of August to vote upon the
proposition of issuing bonds of the
city in the sum of $4,000 for bridge
purposes. Without good and suffici-
ent bridges, city might as well go
out of business so far as progress is
concerned. The main bridge across
the falls is in a dangerous condition;
it has been condemned and an acct
dent there will cost the city more
than a new bridge, in fact it night
cost the city several times as much.
The vote in favor of the bond issue
should be an overwhelming one. The
voting precincts will be at the usual
places for city elections. See notice
in another column OF the Pilot.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31
EXAMINATIONS MONDAY NEXT

The master rolls for the army draft
for the first and second districts of
Marathon county have been received.
The members of the first district did
not meet yesterday, but arrangements
were made to have the lists for that
district made up and they were to
meet today for consideration. The sec
ond district held a short meeting yes
terday morning and adjourned until
today. The notices for examination,
ii is expected, will be ready for mail
ing this evening, and the first one
third are to appear on Monday next for
physical examination, the second one
third on Tuesday and the third one
third on Wednesday.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31
WISCONSIN DISTRICT BOARDS

The district exemption boards
recommended to the president by Gov
ernor Philip, which shall determine
industrial and occupational exemp-
tons from military service and also
pass on all appeals from local boards,
were announced Thursday and are as
follows:
Eastern District
Division No. MAX w. Babb, Fred
H. French, Charles Johns, George
Lines, DR.. H. c. Stoddard
Division No. Chester o. Barnes,
Harry W. Bolens, DR.. Grove Hark-
ness, George Harrington, a. ]. Hor-
lick.
Division No. 3-Frank Durham.
FloTian Lampert, DR.. Robert E. Nina
han, John Strange, John c.. Thomp-
son.
Western District
Division No. l. c. E. Burgess. ].
A. Craig, John c. Gaveney. DR.. W.
W. Gill, Richard Meyer, Jr.
Division No. Wv. B. Heinemann.
Guy ]. Johnson, George B. Skogmo.
A. H. Wilkinson, DR.. d. w. Wood
worth.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31

Adj. Gen. Holway has announced
that Wisconsin will be called upon to
furnish 1876 men in the first draft
Credit will be given to Wisconsin for
the men who have enlisted in the Ma
tional Guard and the regular army
from April to June 80. The cities
of Oshkosh and Green Bay will es-
cape the first draft, having provided
their full quota in the National Guard
as well as volunteers in the army
Counties to escape the draft will be
Douglas, outside of the city of Supe-
rfor; Forest, Lincoln, Oneida, Price
and WaShburn.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31

Republicans of the LaFollette stripe
are doing what they can to make it ap-
pear that this war is purely of Amer
lean origin and therefore should be
unpopular. This war was forced upon
America by the continued killing of
its people and the ruthless violation of
international law by Germany, backed
up by kaiserism. 1t is not war against
tn German people, but militarism.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31

A democratic state conference is to
be held in Milwaukee as soon as Sena-
tor Husting returns from Washington.
1t will be strictly speaking gathering
of the democratic state central COM
mittee and the democratic state press
association. On this occa@on Senator
Husting will deliver the keynote
speech for the state campaign next
year. Whether the republican is
Philip or Golf, it will make little
difference, as there is a disposition
to elect men in the state government
next year who will be in thorough &C
cord with the national administration.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31

There is an attempt being made to
raise sentiment in Wisconsin which
will eventually place Guy d. COT in
the governors chair. Those who are
working to this end will have to con-
slider Gov. Philip. If he wants the
nomination again, he will have no
trouble in getting it.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31
WEATHER

The weather bulletin for today states
parity cloudy tonight and Wednesday,
probably local thundershowers and
cooler Wednesday for Wausau and vi
cinity.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31
FARM LANDS

$500 acres of Marathon and Lin
coin county farm lands for sale to set
tiers. Price, SO to SIS per acre, on
very easy terms. Louis Scharbau,
Owner. 615 First St.. Wausau. Wis ad
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31
IN THF DISTRICT COURT OF TaF
UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN
DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN

In the matter OF G. Nj. Winnie and J. C.
JusteSen, under the firm name OF Winnie and
JusteSen. co-partnera and as individuals,
BankruptS
To the Creditors of Said BankruptS:
Notice Is hereby given that meeting of the
creditors win be had at the Court House. in
the City of WauSSu. Wisconsin, on the
eleventh Qithl day Of August 1917. at nine
80 .. N. OF said day.-st which time the first
dividend will be declared il there are funds
sufficient therefor. Allowances viii be made
for expenses of the referee and trustee and
the attorneys for the bankrupt and any other
administration OF the estate may then be
heard.
Dsted July 18th, 1917.
By the Court,
@. L. BALDWIN
Referee in Bankruptcy.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31

The John Kiefer Furniture Com
pany repairs cane and upholstered
furniture. Phone 1909. adv. #.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31

hawk visited friends in that city dur
ing the past week. She was the guest
of Miss Ethel McNaughton.
Miss Hannah Johnson has re-
turned home from Waukesha, where
she has been on an extended visit
She was accompanied home by her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Love.
DC. Everest went up north Friday
and visited with Justice M. B. Rosen-
berry at Lake Laura, and the balance
of the day and then joined his family
at Plum lake for an over Sunday stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Scholfield,
Miss Virginia Manson and Harvey
Scholfield motored to Plum lake Sun
day, where Mr.. and Mrs. Scholfield
expect to enjoy months outing at
their cottage. Harvey Scholfield re-
turned home last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Gilbert and
daughter, Miss Jean, and Mr.. and Mrs.
A. NJ Evans and daughter, are en-
joying an outing at the c. C. Hoefer
cottage at Plum lake. Chas. Gilbert,
Jr., came down from the lake the
past week, but will go up again this
week.
John Alexander of Aurora, ILL.,,
and Frank Gilchrist of Kearney, Neb.,
were in the city during the past week
on business and for social visit
They were the guests Of Walter Alex
ander. Mr.. Gilchrist is still connect
ed with the Alexander Stewart Lum-
Der company.
DR. and Mrs. ]. F. Smith, Judge
and Mrs. F. E. Bump, and Miss Harriet
Willard of this city and Miss Louise
Ashmun of Stevens Point, spent Sun
day at the Menomonie Indian reser-
walton. The Indians had special cere-
monies on this day and the Wausau
people enjoyed their visit to the res
eryation greatly.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-19
NOTICE

In accordance with previous notices
by us, stating that the existence of the
Thompson Trust had caused certain
persons to take up the occupations men
toned in Mr.. Thompson s will, and
that, by the overcoming of these oc-
equations, the benefits intended by him
would be lost: We hereby give notice
that women in Brattleboro who are
earning their living and belong to the
class which the testator had in mind
will receive just as much benefit from
this fund by staying out of these oc-
equations as they will by entering
them, and that women who are now
sewing and employed in shops will re.
ceive just as much benefit if from time
to time they take up other occupations
or find it necessary to leave town in
order to better their condition.
RICHARDS NJ. BRADLEY,
JOHN +. MOORS,
Trustees under the will Of Thomas
Thompson. Is
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-19
VERMONT CROPS.

The national agricultural depart
ment s reports on the amount and val.
ue of the staple crops grown in 1916
on Vermont farms is highly encourag-
ing. In not q single crop did the state
take low rank in the quantity of pro-
duction per acre. Only one state in the
entire Union exceeded Vermont in the
number of bushels of corn per acre.
Several of the crops show a smaller
production than in the previous year,
but this was the general experience Of
the country, due to climatic conditions.
A big advance was made in the produc-
ton of hay and apples. The hay was
cut from $4,000 acres Of land and rep.
resented a value of $20,992,000. The
apple crop aggregated 100000 barrels
of apples. The quality of apples in
Vermont was not outrankcd by any
other state, and only five other states
are placed on the same footing as oul
own commonwealth with a 90 per cent
rating-South Dakota, Arizona, Neva
da, Washington and Oregon. Vermont
apples brought higher prices than those
of the famous orchards of Washington
and Oregon and the number of barrels
harvested was nearly three times as
large as in 1915. The Vermont ap
pies, at 1910 a barrel, represented :
total value of nearly $3,000,00O. Tho
value of ten staple crops grown in the
state is placed at 32,O72,s 500, or nearly
$4,500,000 more than in the previou:
year. Our Vermont farmers certainly
joined in the prosperity that was gen
eral in the manufacturing and mercan
tile lines in the year Just ended.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-19
HEIFER JURY DISAGREED.
Discharged Last Evening After Being
Out Three Hous-Much Interest
Aroused During Hearing.

After three hours of delberation,
less 40 minutes for supper, the jury
which sat all day Wednesday and all
yesterday afternoon hearing evidence
and arguments in the case of Michael
j. Sherry against Bert Mundell and
others, reported to Judge Frank T..
Barber of the municipal court at SIS
last night that they were hopelessly
deadlocked and could never agree. They
were discharged.
The case was the outgrowth of deal
between Sherry and Mundell for the
capture of three wild heifers owned by
Sherry on farm owned by him in Gull
ford. Sherry claimed that he had
agreed to accept from Mundell $l5 as
payment for any or all of the heifers
Mundell could "catch".
lAMundell organized a hunting party
one Sunday and they shot three animals
After reaching Guilford, and before
hunting the animals, Mundell claimed
that he telephoned from Eli Clark s
home to Sherry to the effect that he had
learned that there were six wild heifers
instead of three and wanting to know
| if he should "shoot' all of them or
only the three he had bought. He swore
that Sherry had told him that he had
only three there and to be sure and not
kill any cattle belonging to other peo-
pie.
Mundell claimed that there was no
misunderstanding after that converse
ton and that Sherry knew that he in
tended to kill the animals in order to
"catch " them. This Sherry denied. He
claimed that the agreement was to
Catch them and that there was no
understanding that they were to be
killed. He testified that he had re-
fused to accept payment in advance be-
cause he did not expect that any of the
animals could be caught.
Mundell, after dressing the animals,
came to Brattleboro and paid Sherry
$l5. The next morning Sherry, Mund6ll
claimed, telephoned him and told him
that he did not want anything more to
do with a crook and did not wish Mum
dell to eat in his restaurant or speak to
him again. Later the suit was brought.
Roy Clark of Guilford complicated
matters by claiming that two of the
three animals killed were his property
and not Sherry's.
Gibson & Daley appeared for Sherry
and Harrie B. Chase and A. +. Schwenk
appeared in the interests of the re-
spondents who We're, besides Mundell,
Raymond Angler and Joseph j. Whalen
of Brattleboro and Henry Grover and
Charles Lee of Guilford.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-19
WANTED
NOTICE

The win of Thomas Thompson, late
of Boston, provided that after his
wife s death a portion of the income
of his estate should be used for the
relief and support of poor seamstresses,
ncedlewomen and shop girls in the town
Of Brattleboro, Vermont, who may be
In temporary need from want of en-
ployment, sickness or misfortune, and
for kindred uses in said town. In ac-
cordance with the wishes of the tesla
tor, this notice is given by the trus-
tees. Applications for aid may be
made through Mrs. Frank A. Wells,
10Y High street, Brattleboro, Vermont
or through Miss S. c. Stedman, 267
Crescent street, Northampton, Massa-
chusetts. Telephone Northampton 1856
w. Miss Stedman can also be seen at
the Mutual Aid headquarters, l Canal
street, on the first and third Tuesday
of every month, from $50 to p. m.
RICHARDS NJ. BRADLEY,
JOHN +. MOORS,
Tructaac
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-19
TO YOU, MIR. LEGISLATOR.

Did it ever occur to you, Mr.. Legis-
lator, that the lawyers are so close to
the courts, and are so much interested
in them, that their perspective may be
wrongP 1t has been generally known
in Vermont for long time that our
system of courts was cumbersome and
expensive, that the tendency was in
the direction of greater expense, and
that regardless of expense perhaps the
greatest weakness was slowness in Sc
curing results. Judges don t develop
nervous prostration in their hard work
in handing down decisions and lawyers
make use of petty technicalities to keep
cases before the courts long time.
When we come to talk expenses, the
account is not wholly with what the
state is forced to pay needlessly at
times, but to the big costs that are
piled up against litigants once they
are entangled in the meshes of a law
suit
The people and the newspapers have
talked about these things for years
but the lawyers have stood pat and
have done but little toward righting
unreasonable conditions that some OF
them have admitted exist.
Now comes along lawyer who was
q good enough student of law to grad
uate cum laude from one of the high
est ranking law schools of the coun
try. This man, after years ofExperi
ence with the courts, and after pudit
ing their bills q dozcu years, VA
elected governor of the state by ;
great majority and with the solid sup
port of his own party back of him. Ht
states plainly in his inaugural that
he wants the courts reformed. We have
such confidence in him that we believt
he knows what he is talking about. We
ask you, Mr.. Legislator, not to take a:
pure gold the arguments which some
of the lawyers are giving you so freely
Let Uncle Horace tell you how the
case looks to him after long and care
full study, at time when he ha:
shown that he is a governor with
the courage of his convictions, who is
trying to better conditions in oul
state.
The lawyers have had their oppor
tunity time after time to improve
court conditions, but what have they
ever done? Answer for yourself
please. Now the opportunity is pre-
scented for the farmers and business
men in the legislature to follow the
lead of real governor and to ad
vance. Go to it boys. Show the law
yers they can't run the whole state
and that you believe we never will ad
vance by standing still.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-19
LEGAL NOTICES.
ESTATE OF ez-sr r. ALLEN.
State OF VERMONT,

STATE OF VERMONT,
~ District of Westminster, SIS.
The Honorable Probate Court for the
District Aforesaid:
TO the heirs and all persons interested
in the estate Of Seth Il. Allen late of
Townshend, in said district deceased.
Whereas, application hath been made
to this court in writing, by the admin
istrator praying for license and author
ity to sell all Of real estate of said de-
ceased to wit: That part of the residence
and home place belonging to said de-
ceased being owned by him and the late
Lucy S. Allen. a certain piece of land
known as the Hawkins land, also a
spring of water, its rights and privileges,
known as the Garfield spring, represent
ing to said court that it would be bene-
fetal to the heirs and all persons inter
ested in the estate of said deceased, to
sell said real estate and convert the
same into money.
And bringing into court the consent
and appreciation III writing. of all the
heirs to said estate residing in this
state. and setting forth the situation OF
the real estate.
Whereupon. the said court appointed
and assigned the eth day of February
1917. at the Hotel in Townshend, in said
district, to hear and decide upon said
application and petition, and ordered
public notice thereof to be given to all
persons interested therein, by publish
ING. said order, together with the time
anu pace VI nearing, tnree weeks sue
cessivey in The Vermont Phoenix, a
newspaper which circulates in the neigh
borhood of those persons interested in
said estate, all of which publications
shall be previous to the day assigned for
hearing.
Therefore, you are hereby notified to
appear before said court, at the time
and place assigned, then and there in
said court to make your objections to
the granting of such license. if you see
cause.
Given under my hand at Bellows Falls
in said district, this 18th day of Jam
uary, 1917.
3-5 WARNER A. GRAHAM, Judge.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-19
FOR A DEWEY MEMORIAL.
$S,797 Available for Such a Monument
at Vermont Capitol,

The Dewey monument fund in the
hands of the Vermont Historical society
amounts, with interest aceumulations
to $3,797.63. The collection of the
fund was commenced by the Dewey
monument committee, organized il
1899 and made up of Everett c. Ben
ton, James T. Phelps, Levi P. Morton
John NJ. Thurston and six others
among Vermonters throughout the
country, to erect at the Vermont cap
itol a monument similar to the stat
ne of Ethan Allen at the state house
in Montpelier.
The fund turned over to the associa
ton May 10, 1906, amounted tC
$2,524.1S.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-19

Tbe Uermomt 4b@ni..
TEN PAGES
BRATTLEBORO.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1917.
THE VERMONT PHOENIX

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$1.oo for eight months; rs cents for six
months; SO cents for four months; 40 cents
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