Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-11-11


who asked that the matter be tested
by the courts as taxpayers action
Secretary E. A. Fitzpatrick, state
board of education, said all arrange
ments had been made for paying sol
der students as soon as the court
holds The law valid. About $4,000
will be due the students the latter
part of October
Sturgeon Bay-The Perfect Egg Co.
has closed its egg processing plant,
due to the insufficient supply of eggs.
The plant has been in operation for
| more than a year, and is the first
such plant to be in operation in this
state. The process has proved a good
enc for preservation of eggs, and the
product has been in great demand.
When the egg market is normal again
the plant will be put in operation, the
owners say.
Beloit-Forrest Wilson bought q
quart of oysters for SO cents at the
Universal grocery on State street
While eating them he bit on some
thing hard and found it to be a pearl
A few seconds later his son had a
similar experience. The stones had
not been cooked enough to harm them.
The largest one is worth $50 and the
smallest SO, making sec IN two bites.
Menomonie-Mrs. Charles Ferry,
wife of farmer living a mile north
| Of Colfax, presented her husband with
a fine set of triplets on Roosevelt day.
The trio consists of two boys and
girl, all healthy babies. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ferry are also the parents of six sets
| Of twins, besides single child, FAM
lily of 16 children which arrived in
eight installments.
Appleton-Although the jury found
both Paul N. Pagel of Kaukauna and
the Chicago & Northwestern railway
negligent the farmre was granted $5,-
600 damages in his suit for $4,000
against the director of railroads He
was injured several months ago while |
unloading car of coal. bucket fall |
ing on him.
Madison The National Distilling |
company, a 100000 Milwaukee brew |
ing concern, has changed it's name |
and occupation to manufacturer yeast |
products on nonalcoholic basis. |
Papers filed with Secretary of State |
Merlin Hull show the new name to be |
the red Star Yeast and Products COM
pany.
Marinette The Wisconsin Indus |
trial commission dismisses the claim |
Of Mrs. Clara Portrait for $4,000 dam |
ages for the death of her husband,
who was fatally injured in an elevator
accident in the Marinette Paper Mills.
The commission held Portrait was not
performing his duties in the mill when
hurt.
La Crosse - Without a dissenting
vote the common council authorized
construction of a new bridge across
Black river here, to cost $4,000.
State and county aid will be sought,
the bridge leading into the town of
Campbell and the rural districts ON
French island.
Superior-A jury in federal court
acquitted the Rev. Anton slim, Port
Wing, formerly of Glenwood, Wis, ac-
cused under the espionage law. He
preached sermon to soldiers In
Glenwood in which ii was alleged he
said they were going away never to
return.
Manitowoc-Work has been started
on the new route of highway No. IL
and it is hoped to have the grading
done this fall. Injunction proceedings,
which had been threatened, have evil
IDENTIFY been dropped and the work has
not been interferred with.
Madison-The state division of mar
kets in letter to Dist. Atty. w. Goede
of Door County, urged the prosecution
of the Fruit Growers Canning COM
pany, Sturgeon Bay, s>r alleged viola
ton of the apple grading law.
Baraboo-Ice in Baraboo has jumped |
to $40 ton, or cent a pound. Paul |
Gust, the local dealer, exhausted his |
supply some time ago and has been |
forced to purchase at Sank, Portage.
or wherever he could obtain it,
Darlington-Joh Macken,, who has
conducted a meat market in this city |
for the past thirty years, has disposed |
of his business to Edward Norchelles, |
Monroe. and will engage in the real |
estate business.
Sheboygan-Three hundred and fifty |
delegates are expected here for the |
annual convention of the Older Boys |
conference Nov. % to 80. w. H. |
Wones. state secretary; is in charge of |
the program.
Eau Claire Dates for the annual |
chicken show of the Eau Claire Poul- |
try association were announced as |
Jan. IS, IA, Is and Is. The show |
will be held at the city auditorium
Tomah-The berry farms of c. w. |
Reynolds and c. A. Vintz furnished |
strawberries to local patrons all fall |
until Oct. %, when the season closed.
Hotels in this city served strawberry |
shortcake every day up to that time.
Neenah-Unless the city grants the
police increased allowance for meals |
for destitutes, knights of the road will /
be sent on the road with empty stom-
achs this winter. Chief Watts says
he can't serve breakfasts at 12K
cents in the face of the present high
coAs Of living.