Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-04-22

cestors of which are valued at 5000
and $500. THE boys and girls, says
L. L. Bewick, state leader of the clubs,
"are required to care for the pigs and
to fatten them by fall. Then there
will be a roundup and the pigs will
be sold. The young people will have
an opportunity to buy their pigs back
if they choose"
Madison-A total of $141207.45 has
been expended by the state to aid fam
lilies of soldiers gone to war. B. j.
Castle, who has charge of that depart
ment announced that the number of
families aided up to April 8, this year,
was $50 and that the number receiv-
ing aid on this date was 351. During
the part of the year 1917 that the law
was in force the aid was $28,272.20;
for the year 1918 it was $S9.967.11 and
so far this year there has been ex-
pended $22,96S.45.
Plymouth-What is believed to be
new high price record for an INFESTED
cow was set at the dispersal sale of
the H. J. Goelzer herd at Plymouth,
when George Wilson, Neillsville, bid
in a 7-year-old Holstein for $755. w.
H. Krause, Thorpe, who auctioned the
sale, declared he doubted if COW of
that age, which had never been tested
for milk or butterfat production, had
ht AI~In n q
public or private sale.
Madison-Wiscons will send two
Rhodes scholars to Oxford university,
next fall, according to an an
received by President
Birge. With resumption of scholar
ship appointments after postponement
during the war, election of Rhodes
scholars will be held in all states. Six
teen states, including Wisconsin,
whose 1918 scholarship was post
poned, will be asked to select two
scholars each.
Marinette - Surgeons at ST. 10
seph's hospital, Menominee, recently
performed a difficult and unusual OPP
Grafton and the patient gives signs of
complete recovery. Stanley Carvinka
of Iron River, Mich, had several dis
eased vertebrae with the result that
he was unable to stand straight.
Seven inches of the shin bone of the
right leg was inserted in the spine.
Madison-1he huge university serv-
ice flag, to which $50 new stars have
been added, will shortly be hung in
the university library. The flag con-
tains $500 stars, 81 of which are gold.
1t measures 21x36 feet and is COM
pletely filled with blue and gold stars,
except for small space in the middle
and at the bottom.
Madison-The senate committee on
corporations has recommended for
passage the Skogmo bill, placing
Christian Science treatment under
the provisions of the workmen's COM
pensation act The bill provides that
shall provide Christian
Science treatment for employees so de-
string.
Racine-The common council by
unanimous vote accepted the PROPOSE
ton of the American Waterworks and
Electric company, owners of the Ra-
cine Water company, to take over the
local water works system on the pay.
ment of 100000 in cash on hand to as
sumo a bond issue of $1.121 900 due in
1928.
Rhinelander-Unless Frank l.. Kin
ne, who formerly lived in Prentice is
found within the next ninety days, he
will lose a $4,000 bequest,> according
to the terms of the will of Martha E.
Kline.
Rhinelander-Whi sleeping in his
bunk in logging camp, Bert Hebron
was bitten on the arm by strange
insect. Blood poisoning developed
and amputation of the arm was nee
essary.
Oconto-The fishing season opened
with a rush at Oconto. Seven hundred
pounds of whitefish and lake trout
was the result of one net being lifted.
Racine - Racine will build a large
memorial and auditorium building in
honor of the service men if the will
of a majority of the people is carried
out. At mass meeting, attended by
more than $50 persons, it was decided
to indorse the movement to raise
S750,000 for this purpose.
Oshkosh-The road and bridge COM
mittee of the county board has ar
ranged to build three bridges in the
four townships of Poygun, Oshkosh.
Vinland and Winneconne.
Antigo-The town of Polar voted
an appropriation for purchase of land
on Mueller's lake, to be created into a
Langlade County Soldiers and Sail
ors' Memorial park. The lake is ten
miles from Amigo and has a fine bath
ing beach and beautiful groves.
Madison-The Rev. L. Curtis Tai
mage of Terre Haute, Ind, has been
appointed superintendent of the Wis
consin Congregationalists as success
sor to the Rev. L. H. Keller, formerly
of this city. Rev. Mr.. Talmage will
come here on May L.
Tomah = Monroe county's three
cornered political contest for county
superintendent of schools resulted in
the reelection of Michael NJ Haney.
His opponents were Miss Dora Deo-
watzky and Mrs. Minnie Dauffenbach.
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