Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-07-22
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| La Crosse-This is another chapter
in the life of the West Salem maya
zine pullet, only hen in the world that
ever laid nineteen eggs in one day. j..
H. Benson, La Crosse poultryman,
! who didn't believe the story and after
| investigating filed an affidavit that he
saw the hen law fourteen eggs in one
day, has fourteen chicks Matched from
| eggs laid by the famous hen. Only one
egg of the setting was non-productive.
Arrangements have been made to send
the body of the hen to the state uni
versity laboratory after she dies.
Madison-The rudiments of disease
prevention, first aid, and home nurs-
| ing are treated in course especially
designed by the University of Wiscon-
sin extension division to teach women
and girls such essentials in the care
of the sick. The course has already
enrolled many students throughout
the state. The course takes up the
causes and transmission of disease,
contagious diseases of childhood, colds
and their dangers. personal hygiene,
first, aid, applications and irrigations,
and home nursing.
Kenosha-A. campaign is under way
to have the city build shelter home
for delinquent children. All children
held on minor charges must be locked
| up with older criminals and prisoners
in the county and city jails. Children
brought in. for violation of the cur
few day must be held under lock and
| key. This necessitates keeping boys
and girls under Is in the same cells
with older persons. The drive for the
shelter house is being pushed by wom-
ems societies.
Beloit-A honeymoon in the clouds
was the wedding trip of Ensign Elliott
D. Harrington, Elkhorn, alumnus of
Beloit college, class of 1916, and his
bride, Miss Catherine Butler, Seattle.
Following the wedding in Seattle, En-
sign and Mrs. Harrington donned air
toys, climbed in the Beloit naval flier's
fast machine and sped through the
clouds to Tacoma. During the war
Harrington served as an ensign in the
United States naval aviation corps.
Tomah-Charles F. Larson, cement
contractor and mason, who disappear
ed from his home here last November
under strange circumstances, has
been located in Oakland, Cal, through
the efforts of the Masonic lodge. He
had gone to La Crosse to. collect on
some paving contracts, and had, it is
said, about $1,000. 1t was thought he
had been robbed and thrown into the
Mississippi river, but he was evidently
the victim of some sickness.
Washburn-A letter from Congress
man A. P Nelson says arrangements
have been made through congressional
action whereby 100000 pounds of INT
powder will be available for distr1bu-
tion throughout north Wisconsin I'M
der the direction of the Wisconsin
college of agriculture, to be used In
clearing land and road building. When
the war closed the government had a
large amount of this high explosive
on hand.
Fond du Lac-Bernard Iddings Bell,
for years dean of St. Paurss Cathe-
dral, has been elected to the presi-
dency of the st. Stephens college at
Observation-Disclosures N Y, which
duties he will assume Aug. l., Dean
Bell. after resigning as assistant to
Bishop Weller, became a chaplain at
Great Lakes Naval Training station,
being commissioned by the national
war council of the Episcopal church.
Green Bay-Green Bay capital aug
mented by Peshtigo and Oconto CAPT
tai. is responsible for the organization
of new pulp and paper mill in Pesh-
tigo. The corporation, named the
Peshtigo Pulp and Paper Company, is
capitalized for 100000. Two 192-inch
machines will be installed for the
manufacture of tissue and light wrap
ping paper. Ground weed pulp will
also be manufactured.
Racine-Johannes Johnson, wealthy
resident of North Cape, was captured
and placed in the county jail after de-
flying officers of Racine county for sew |
eral days. Johnson refused, when or
dered to appear for an examination to
determine his mental condition. When /
an attempt was made to bring him in,
Johnson, who is a crack shot, held the
officers away at the point of gun.
Superior = Meat poisoning has re-
suited in one death and a total OF so /
cases, all apparently due to meat from
the same source. Samples of the
meat, with the contents of the stom- |
ach of the man who died, have been
sent to Madison for examination.
Superior-The value of Douglas /
County soil for clover raising was
proved when stem of six-headed spe- |
cimen of the trifolium family was
found.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Hack, a mem
Der of Co. L, who with v, lillian Huef
ner captured the first German prisoner
taken by the Thirty-second, has re
ceived the rife which he took from
the prisoner. He gave the rifle to
soldier returning to the states for
safekeeping.
Green Bay - The new status of the
Indian is emphasized by a report on
crop conditions. On the three western
reserves the Indians have 10000
acres planted to wheat, oats and bar
ley.