Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-12-30

TO be tested" is the word that G. s.
Ristow, Jackson county farmer, and
H. w. Ullsperger, farmer and light
soils specialist of Madison send to
farmers who expect to attend the eight
light soils institutes in January. The
testing will determine whether or not
the soils are acid and what is the de
gree of acidity, so that lime may be ap-
piled to correct the acid condition.
Where the soil is acid legume plants
will not grow. and lesumes and live
stock are the chief soil builders for
light soils. By growing legumes the
farmer can supply much of his own
feed for livestock.
Madison-TAe effect of being gassed
is now being shown among the service
men. There are nearly as many de-
pendents drawing state aid for tuber-
culosis as there are for wounds and
nearly all were gassed. The figures
show of $50 drawing state aid, there
are included battle wounds, 116 or 80
per cent; tuberculosis, SO or 81 per
cent; gas (not tubercular), A or IL
per cent; rheumatism, IL or per
cent; mentally deranged, 40 or IL per
cent; other disabilities, 20 or is per
cent.
Appleton-Fire protection for Outa-
gamie county farmers living on con,
crete roads by the organization of a
county fire department with head
quarters in Appleton, is being planned
by the Outagamie county highway
commission The plan includes the in
stallation of combination chemical
and pumping truck and hook and lad
der truck. The network of concrete
roads radiating from Appleton would
make it possible to respond to fire calls
from quite distance.
Eau Claire-By planting three acres
of sugar beets on the farm, Supt. T.
H Moore of the Dunn county asy.
lum near Menomonie, secured enough
sugar to last year. Thirty-five tons
of beets were sent to the sugar factory
at Chippewa Falls and $500 pounds
of sugar was received. Many farmers
are planning planting small fields OF
sugar beets and having them convert
ed into sugar for their personal use.
Stevens Point = A jury in circuit
court assessed damages of $500 against
the Consolidated Water Power and
Paper Co., in favor of Matt. Hemmis,
who sued for $14,6S9. He alleged
damage to his land in Plover as re-
suit of raising the head Of water at
Biron dam on the Wisconsin river.
His suit included a claim for $4,000
for the loss of a dam site below Draw
ley's Rapids.
Grand Rapids Howard White
Thunder, member of the Winnebago
tribe of Indians, has been ordered by
Judge Pomainyille to be put to work
to raise the money, $50, TO replace fur
niture which, it is alleged, he stole
from brother Indian. White Thur
der, after selling the furniture, es-
capped. His case will be dropped if he
produces the money.
Oshkosh-Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Curtis,
Fond du Lac, are Ill after being over
come by poison gas from the exhaust
of an automobile started inside the
garage. A daughter was also affected.
Mr.. Curtis, pioneer railroad man,
was formerly agent at Oshkosh for the
Northwestern road. later going to Mil
waukee and then to Fond du Lac.
Oshkosh--Voters will decide at the
spring election the judgeship of circuit
court of the third district. Judge G..
W. Burnell will ask reelection. D. E.
and present chairman of the county
board, will be candidate. There was
some talk of John G. Thompson as
candidate.
Madison-To facilitate the payment
of monthly bonus checks to students
at the University of Wisconsin who
are registered under the soldiers ed
ucational bonus act, arrangements
have been made to deposit the checks
at the banks, either local or out-of-
town. in which bonus students have
accounts.
Oshkosh = The Winnebago Dairy
Products Co. is new $40, 900 corpora
ton. Incorporators are George Maxey
and Merton Wright, Oshkosh, and H.
B. Leithy, Fond du Lac. Nine retail
and two wholesale milk routes have
been acquired and pasteurizing
plant will be operated.
Beloit-Samuel Boggs, colored, con-
victed of burglary, was sentenced to
five years in penitentiary. He was ar
rested after a pair of his socks had
been found in the vicinity of robbed
house.
Wautoma-A proposed issue of ST.
100000 in bonds for the building of
roads in Waushara county was de-
feated at a special election. The vote
was 1923 for and LII against.
Manitowoc- The city attorney here
has ruled that no refund can be made
for liquor licenses where the holder of
the license voluntarily surrenders the
same.
La Crosse = Jack Lesser neglected
to remove the Montana license plate
from an automobile he is charged with /
tnlrinor frnrn Mrs Amanda Naleon