Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-12

| proved the health Of the people but
| has resulted in the saving of hundreds
| of lives in Wisconsin are furnished by
| the state mortality figures for Janu-
airy, announced by the state board of
| health. The months mortality was
2,221, and the death rate was S.S per
| 1000 people. There were 1852 fewer
! deaths than in January, 1917, and l.
| 345 fewer deaths than in the same
| month of 1916
| Wausau-While testing band mill
wheel by revolving it at a great speed
on a shaft at the D. j. Murray Manu-
| featuring company's foundry the wheel
| which weighed 5000 pounds broke into
several pieces and passed through the
| outside wall of the building. 1t con-
| tinued across the street where it en-
| tered the factory of the J. M. Kuebler
company, breaking through the build
ing and damaging the boiler and heat
| ing systems. No one was injured.
| Green Bay-Wisconsin farmers must
raise enough sugar beets to supply
| Wisconsin homes with sugar in 1888,
or there will be sugar famine in the
| state, said George w. Mccormick, as
sistant food administrator of Michigan
and general manager of the Menom-
| inee Beet Cugar company, in address
ing farmers at the annual grain show
of the Brown County Order of the Wis
consin Experiment association here.
Observation-Disclosures GAINESVILLE will
| have a primary election on March 10
to decide on the candidates for city
| offices is a question. The mayor and
! the city attorney contend that the pri-
mary is unnecessary as the election
will be conducted on a nonpartisan
basis while political leaders claim that
if nomination papers designating GER
! tain candidates are filed the primary
must be held.
! Kaukauna-A service flag will be
displayed in st. Marys church of this
! city as soon as the ladies of the parish
nave completed sewing into place the
nfty-seven stars representing this
church's contribution to Americas
| forces. The flag will be sixteen feet
long and six feet wide, on which the
| 6fty-seven stars will be arranged to
Srm the word Liberty.
| Oshkosh - By working overtime an
hour or more day, the output of
A1nHnr of tot n ~
Waupun, is expected to reach 4,700,000
| Wounds the current year. The warden
and state board of control are striving
to comply with the governments re-
G&ssast that a total of 100000 pounds
more be teurned out by operating
double shift.
| Wausau-A hairless calf has been
born on the Hill View dairy farm near
the village of Edgar. The mother is
a high grade Guernsey The calf is
otherwise normally developed, weighed
ITO pounds at birth and is healthy and
full of life. The freak of nature has
attracted many people to the farm
which is owned by Henry Bauman.
Sparta-Dr. F. B. Salisbury, a well
known Sparta physician, is suffering
from a nervous breakdown and is in
critical condition. here. DR.. Salisbury
was splitting wood recently and ran
nail into his finger. Blood poisoning
developed and he suffered a nervous
breakdown.
Beloit-H. D. Kelly died from the |
effects of an injury received few days
ago while crawling under a train of
cars while on his way home from work |
The train started and crushed his leg |
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS was made to |
the County court here for the appoint |
ment of a guardian for the estate of |
Henry T. Smith, one of the wealthiest |
men of Kenosha county.
Oshkosh-The city of Oshkosh has |
sold a total of 39,261 pounds of fish at |
cost since the sales were inaugurated |
on Aug. %, 1917 or within a period of |
twenty-seven weeks. This is an aver |
age of 1,455 pounds week. The |
amount has gradually been increased |
and the past week 1900 pounds were !
procured.
Brentwood - The logging industry |
throughout northern Wisconsin has |
been badly crippled because of the |
melting of snow during the several !
days just past.
Green Bay-The golden jubilee of |
the Catholic diocese of Green Bay, |
Sunday, March 8, was held in ST. |
Francis church, the cathedral of the |
diocese. NJ. Schubert, SO years old, the |
first priest ordained for service in the |
diocese, celebrated solemn high mass, |
and Bishop Paul P Rhode delivered a
sermon.
Madison The upper house of the |
Wisconsin legislature refused TO pass |
the Wilcox super-tax bill over the veto |
of Gov. E. L. Philip. The count was
Is for passage and IS against.
Wausau-The raising Of pure bred
poultry in Marathon county is to be
encouraged by members Of the Central |
Wisconsin Poultry association who |
have donated pure bred eggs as prizes |
in an essay contest among the pupils |
of the schools of the county.
Wausau-Marathon county hunters
will petition the state conservation for |
a closed deer season in this county for |
a number of years. Sportsmen here |
also favor a return to the one buck |
law" !