Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-12-02

S0COuu DdIlOI, ana the cOuNSnl1OA
named ]. A. Rayburn, Dun county, one
of his heutenants, vice-president.
Election of Tittemore and Rayburn to
the highest offices in Equity marked
defeat for the Nonpartisan league,
which was on the ground to capture
the society for its own political adj
vancement in this state Tittemore
was elected by vote of 1922 to 1892
over Mahoney, and his friends cele-
brated in good old-fashioned conven-
the convention resolution, which, If
adopted, will bar Tittemore from be-
coming candidate for governor. The
resolution provides that the Equity
president shall not become a candidate
for any public office.
Racine - The Milwaukee Electric
Railway & Light Co. is to pay Racine
county $500 for the wrecking of an
automobile used by the sheriff's de
partment, which was run down by an
interurban car last July. The county
demanded $1,000 and the company
agreed to pay $500. A compromise
was reached on $500. The automobile
was wrecked as deputy sheriffs were
returning from Waupun, where they
had delivered three prisoners.
Amigo - The Yawkey-Bissell Co.,
which operates saw mill and planning
mill at White Lake, purchased from
Lottie l. HOLSTER, c. w. Hollister and
R. A. HOLSTER, heirs of the estate of
S. w. Hollister, more than 1900 acres
of timber land in the eastern part of
Langlade county. Revenue stamps at
tached indicate that the price was in
the neighborhood of $4,000.
La Crosse-Arthur Peters, Superior,
served thirty-minute sentence in the
federal court room here. He was con-
victed in 1916 of a minor infraction
of the postal laws, but Judge Lands
failed to sentence him. Judge San
born complied with a request from
the department of justice to pass SEN
tence so that the records would show
a disposition of the case.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of economics
and advocates of municipal ownership
are interested in this city's experience
with it's two public utilities plants.
The water and electricity projects
have shown a profit of ST. ,S54.98 in
one year, according to reports filed
with the state rate commission. The
water department alone netted $780,
14640 in profits.
Racine Public schools of Racine
were all opened, as the board of edu-
cation found volunteers to take the
places of the janitor-engineers who
walked out because the school com
missioners refused their wage de-
mands. The strikers demanded an in.
crease of 20 per cent and that the city
pay for all extra help needed.
Fond du Lac = Wisconsin Guernsey
cattle will constitute part Of the foun.
dation stock being used to establish
herds of purebred Guernseys in Japan,
The manager of the Toxic Dairy cor
poration visited Rosendale and in.
spected the Brentwood Guernsey herd,
owned by M. L. Welles. Four calves
were purchased at $1,750.
La Fargo - When DR.. J. l. Esch
stopped his automobile to ascertain
the identity of boy he had struck, he
discovered it was his own son, Lynne
5. The doctor did not discover thai
ne was his son until he had wiped
the blood from his face The injuries
are painful but not serious.
Superior = Superior must pay 79.4s
per cent of the county tax of $780,
41924, according to the report of the
county equalization board The large
burden carried by Superior is due to
the fact that it is the only city in
Douglas county, with only 10 towns in
the county,
uC OOdAd NOlSO, 20
to Z, for a bond issue of $1,325, 900 for
grading, draining and surfacing with
concrete so miles of federal highways,
and called a special election for Dec
90 to allow the people to vote on the
issue.
Oconto = Thomas A. Delaney of
Oconto, formerly a member of the
Wisconsin legislature, and for five
years police judge at Oconto. is ap
pointed national prohibition enforce
ment officer for Wisconsin.
Madison A conference was called
by the state railroad commission to
consider extension into rural commu
mites of electric service and the form
ulation of rules governing the same
WausaE-John Schilling of McMil
Ian and Theodore Hackbarth of Eau
PLANE pleaded guilty to the charge OF
selling adulterated cheese. Each paid
a fine of $25.
Crandon-The Forest County Trib.
une, established in Crandon last Jan