Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-11-25
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

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Madison-At the midwest horticul-
tural exhibition at Des Moines, Wis
consin took first place with its dis
play of potatoes and sweepstakes in
individual entries. Verne Atwood,
Bruce, won first place for Green
Mountains; c. G. Kinney, Three Lakes,
took first for Triumphs; and Ed. Mar
tlnson, Conover, first for Cobblefs. ].
F. Hauser won first for the best col
lection of potatoes exhibited by an in
dividual. N. NJ. Blaine, Weyerhauser,
took first, second and sweepstakes
with his showing of rutabagas. Judges
stated that it was the best display of
roots they had seen in ten years. Wis
consin also took first for the best col
lection of roots, first on its display of
vegetables, and first for the largest
ever displayed in Iowa. Growers from
Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, Minnesota,
South Dakota and Indiana competed
against the Wisconsin entries. There
We're $500 entries at the exposition.
Darlington = The Lafayette County
Medical society adopted resolutions
that statements of account were TO be
sent out by each physician to every
person who was in arrears and able
to settle. If the account is not settled,
the secretary of the society will again
notify the delinquents. If not then
settled, every physician in the county
is to be notified that the account is
worthless and no medical service
thereafter will be available for any
one who gets on the "deadhead' list.
Ashland-What are expected to be
practically the last winter logging OPP
erations in the Immediate vicinity OF
Ashland will take place this winter on
the Bad river reservation. Logging
will continue on the Apostle islands
for some time, and the John Schroeder
Lumber Co., Milwaukee, which has
perhaps the finest mill in northern
Wisconsin at Ashland, recently pur-
chased heavy timber holdings near On
tonagon, logs from which will be
brought to Ashland
Beloit = "MacktoWn House," home
of the first white settler of northern
Illinois and southern Wisconsin, Ste
phen Mack, may be retained as per
manent historical landmark if the ac-
ton of Beloit and Rockton residents
is successful. Agitation to assure the
retaining of the old stone house, a
kingly mansion in 1887, has been
started and the site, three miles south
of Beloit, may become a county park,
Racine - John G. Burns, formerly
manager of the Racine Country club,
arrested three weeks ago in Chicago
on a statutory charge in which a
young Racine girl is the complaining
witness, was arraigned before court
commissioner, waived preliminary eX-
animation and was bound over to the
municipal court for trial, bail being
fixed in the amount of $1,000, which
Mr.. Burns furnished in cash.
Wausau-F. B. Coon, teacher of
agriculture in city schools and in
charge of city garden work, announced
in a report that 461 members were
enrolled in thirty-siX clubs. A sum-
mary of work shows that 1923 children
gave reports, which showed they pro-
duced So 1856 worth of supplies, |
made a profit of $2,O76.S0 at total
cost of $1,219.13, of which $610.49 rep
resents their labor charge.
Baraboo A genuine Rocky Noun |
tain coyote which was sent to c. X. |
futile from Colorado months ago, es-
capped from it's cage. Mr.. TutNe gave
chase with a rifle, and did not stop to
inquire whether the laws of Wisconsin |
forbid the shooting of coyotes or not. |
His aim was to kill the coyote before |
the coyote killed him, and it took
two shots to do it.
Peshtigo - The Thompson Brothers
Boat company is erecting an addition, |
6Ox64 feet, three stories high, to the |
west end of their boat plant here. In |
the past they have been obliged to |
close down during the winter and con- |
fine their building operations solely |
to the selling season. Hereafter they |
hope to operate continuously.
Merrill-Four children were badly |
burned, one perhaps fatally, when |
they were trapped in their burning |
home on a farm twelve miles from |
here. The father, Chris Larsen, a |
farmer. was on his way to the city |
when the blaze started. The mother
was a considerable distance away |
milking cows.
Menasha-AIl public school teachers |
in this city have signed petition |
presented to the school hoard for a |
SIS per month increase in salaries. |
The board will take early action on
the petition.
La Crosse-Two freight cars, load
ed to the guards with women's corsets,
burned in local railroad yard. The |
loss is about $4,000, it is claimed.
Racine-The McCord Manufacturing
Co. Detroit, has acquired the plant OF /
the Racine Manufacturing Co. The
latter now operates a large plant for
manufacture OF automobile bodies and
accessories. 1t is said the factory Will
be enlarged and facilities extended
Green baylor the first time the
Brown county insane asylum is self
sustaining. The introduction OF regis
tered Holstein cows, and intensive
cultivation of additional farm acreage
adjoining the institution has made this |