Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-08-19

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Beaver Dam-Dodge county is prob
ably the largest cheese manufacturing
county in the United States, according
Commissioner G.. ]. Weigle. Wiscon-
sin now has $500 cheese factories, l.,
900 creameries and 81 condensories.
Growth of the dairy industry within
the last few years has been phenome-
nal according to a statement made by
Mr.. Weigle. The commissioner has
predicted that within few years Wis
consin as the leading dairy state of
the union, will be producing more than
500, 200, 900 in dairy products annual
ly.
Janesville-Every member of the
family of DIR. c. B. Clark of GAINESVILLE,
including Mrs. Clark, saw active serv-
ice in the war. Dr. Clark returned
from France, after having been in the
medical corps service for fifteen
months. His twin sons. Harry and
Charles enlisted when they were 10
years old and went overseas with the
Prairie division. The mother had
charge of a hostess house in south
efn cantonement. The return OF DR..
Clark marked complete reunion OF
the family.
Appleton -Waterpower of the Ocon-
to river is to be developed by the new
ly organized Oconto River Public
Service company, of which F. +.
Becker, Kaukauna; Charles H. Hart
ley, Appleton, and Ralph R. Hartley,
Oshkosh, are incorporators. The
company contemplates the erection OF
hydraulic power plant on the Oconto
river and construction of electric lines
to several nearby cities and villages.
alive grocery store is being planned
by the University Employees Assocla'
ton, an organization of stenographers,
clerks, janitors, and other employees OF
the University of Wisconsin VINO are
not members of the instructlonal stan.
If the plan is carried out, it will be but
another addition to the cooperative
enterprises carried on by the assocla-
ton for the benefit of it's members.
Stoughton-St oughton is to have a
health clinic as a result OF recent
community campaign conducted by the
Dane county chapter OF the Red Cross
and the University of Wisconsin. The
clinic is to be directed by committee
of representatives of business, educa-
ton, women's organizations, physl-
clans and other interests of the city
The city council has appropriated ST.
900 for its establishment.
Racine-A girl baby about 10 weeks
old was found abandoned in an Ice
wagon here The baby was placed IN
a box surrounded by package Oh
cream of wheat, a bottle of milk and
box of crackers. Attached to the DaDys
clothing was note which READ:
''Please feed me on cream of wheat,
milk and crackers" The baby, which
had SIX toes on each foot was taken
to the Maternity home.
Madison = A larger proportion OF
men students than usual is seen in the
present summer session enrolment at
the University of Wisconsin, largely
because. it is thought, that many re
turned soldiers are doing summer
work to catch up in courses interrupt
ed by the war. Of the 3,2O4 students
enrolled, 1856, or more than AZ per
cent. are men, according 80 statistics
just prepared.
Narinette-There is a project under
discussion among employers OF girls
in manufacturing institutions to erect
a hotel exclusively for working girls
use. Desirable boarding places are
scarce in the city. Some concerns
claim they can not secure sufficient fe-
male help owing to the poor housing
facilities for them here.
Rhinelander-Gusa and Peter Hedeen
found an old copper spear which had
stuck in the tire of their automobile
and punctured it on the Eagle river
road. The spear is a genuine old In
dian relic, so hard that the finest file
hardly touches it. 1t was evidently
dragged to the surface by road ma
chinery.
Oshkosh-L. P. Whitcomb has been
reelected director of industrial educa-
ton here at salary of $4,000. The
work of the industrial board of educa
ton and the board of education proper
| is combined under the one director.
Racine-Ewald Rasmussen % years
| old. was drowned while in bathing at
! Horlick's dam near here. He was try
| ing to swim across the river. Other
| bathers attempted to rescue him but
were too late.
Baraboo - Baraboo is facing an ice
famine, according to the report of the
local ice dealers who say that they
have only enough ice on hand to last
| to the end of the present month.
independently Agent Martin
Hoppert has discovered the presence
] of hog cholera on several farms. DR.,
! Purcell of the national bureau of ami
NAL industry has arrived to make in
vestigations and order guarantees.
Vaccination is recommended as a So
luton of the problem.
Rhinelander - The La Plant Choate
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