Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-02-11
Badger State
Happenings

La Crosse-Better school facilities.
which includes better buildings, are
demanded by citizens of La Crosse
| through the Public School Welfare as
ISOLATION. E. s, Hebberd is at the
head OF the organization. Dangerous
| and unsanitary conditions have been
discovered, it was reported, in the pub
lie structures and the association has
decided to call public mass meeting
to bring pressure to bear on the coun-
Gil so that new buildings may be OBJ
| tanned
Green Bay-Plans have been per-
| fected for a grain and corn show in
| Green Bay next Jenuary which prom
ises TO eclipse anything yet attempted
IN this part of the state The Brown
County Order of Wisconsin Expert
ment association will back the show
and will seek the cooperation OF
banks and business institutions to as
slst IN the promotion of the exhibit.
Men of national prominence will
| speak.
RhInelander-Minoc people look
With favor on the proposal of T. A.
| Forbes, president of the RhineIander
Light and Power company, to buy the
Minocqua electric light and water
plant, and furnish Ninocqua with
| electricity from Rhinelander. The
MinocQua plant, which is owned by the
village, is being operated at a loss to
the taxpayers. A special election may
be called to decide the issue
Stevens Point-The Central Wiscon-
sin show circuit has been organized by
representa- tives of various poultry as
sociations, Judge ]. w. Laabs of
| Waupaca was elected president and
f. J. Blood of Stevens Point secretary.
| Next seasons show dates were fixed
as follows: WaUpaca, NOV. 25 to %;
Stevens Point, Dec. 8 to 10; Manawa
Dec. 80 to Jan. 3; Wausau, Jan. IL to
II; Wild Rose, Jan. Is to 81.
Green Bay = Operating expense of
rural schools in Brown county in 1913
were approximately $4,000 greater
than in 1917, according to a statement
| compiled by the county school supel-
| lntendent. Total disbursements in
1918 were $226,719.43 compared to
$196,SS7.99 in 1917. During the past
/. four years new buildings cost $51,279
and land acquired brought the total to
| $65,619.
GAINESVILLE = Cornelius ]. Murphy,
| the first paid fireman of this city, has
been appointed by the fire and police
| commission as chief of the GAINESVILLE
| fire department. William Gowen, for
the last five years desk sergeant of the
local police force, was chosen as police
chief at the same time. Mr.. Murphy,
| the new fire chief, has been member
of the department since 1888.
Cable-As a result of the general
| demand for commercial dyes, Cable is
| being greatly benefited. A dye fac
tory, just completed, is now in full op-
eratio4i, producing dyes and by-prod-
ucts. The concern is financed by east
ern capital, and it is announced that
paints, oils and acids will soon be
manufactured. Two hundred workers
will be employed by spring.
| De Pere = Arrangements have been
| completed for holding a farmers in
stitute here on Thursday and Friday,
/
| Feb. Is and IA. The De Pere commit
| tee in charge of the event consists of
j. B. Broekman, Isadore Vercauteren,
Emil Jackson, Henry Behrendt, J. A
| Kuypers and John L. Schnitzler.
Portage-Ernst Pfaff of Pine River
used gun on fox, and it cost him
| $1,000. He shot bl4ck fox and sold
| the hide for $500, full OF shot as it
was. He cornered it in a hollow log
and shot as the fox emerged. If he
| had captured the fox alive he would
have received $1,000.
Naturalization and Forest coun-
ties have connected their road with
| Villas county, making continuous
trunk highway system through the
three counties. 1t is now possible for
motorists to go from Eagle River to
Iron River, Mich, on a 35-mile state
| trunk road.
! Beaver Dam--Four fishing compa-
MES have seined carp and other rough
fish from Beaver Dam lake this winter
that have sold for $4,000. 1t is es-
| timated that 600 tons of fish that were
caught in Beaver Dam lake have been
shipped to eastern markets this win
| ter.
La Crosse-The John Gund Brewing
company, the largest in the city, will
continue in business, it was announced
here Near beer will be man
ufactured on a large scale. 1t is ex-
| pected that all of the employees will
be retained.
Marinette-Paul Legace, injured in
street car accident in 1918, was award
ed $4,000 by the Marinette Circuit
court.
Manawa - 1t has been decided TO
hold the Waupaca County Inter-Schoo,
league contest at lola this year. The
| officers are: President. E. E. Russell,
Ogdensburg; vice-president, Miss Syl-
via Strand. lola. secretary, Miss Mar
gary Kimbal, Royalton; treasurer,
Robert Hanson, Scandinavia.
MenaSha - Letters received from
members OF Co. E, Menasha, indicate
that the unit has. been ordered to
Brest, France, ana may be looked for
to arrive in the country shortly.