Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-03-16

Ladysmith- Matt Meyers, farmer
living near Conrath, sold 81 600 worth
of clover seed which he raised in the
season of 1913. Soil and climatic con-
ditions are SO well adapted to clover
growing in this region that a greatly
increased acreage will be sown in
Rusk county the coming spring In
addition to the valuable crop of clover
seed the farmer haryests the early
cutting for hay, Glover growing fur
nishes an additional advantage in that
the crop is highly beneficial to the
soil.
Kenosha Mrs. Peter Kirsch was
driven from her home in Pleasant
Prairie at the point of a shotgun fol
lowing a family quarrel in which the
husband became infuriated, it is al
legged in charge placed against him.
Mrs. Kirsch walked five miles to a
neighbours home where a call was sent
to the Office of Sheriff Joseph Meyer,
who took the man into custody. She
was overcome by the cod and her
condition necessitated the care of a
physician.
Madison Realizing that there is
but little definite or accurate informa-
ton concerning the cause and proven
ton OF influenza, the state board of
health will shortly undertake inten-
sive studies in different parts of Wis
consin. 1t has been decided 10 have
each of the deputy state health off,
| GERS make careful surveys of commu-
| mites in which influenza has occurred
and actually been reported by the ply
sicians and local health officers.
Manitowoc-The teaching of Ger
man will be resumed in Manitowoc
| schools next year Recognizing the
request of 40 students that the Ian
guage be included in the schools cur
riculum, the board of education has
decided to replace it. German was
omitted from the course of study here
during the war. as it was in many
other cities. Manitowoc has large
German population.
While walking home
with his wife at o'clock in the eve
ming, George Gleason, a travelling
salesman, was held up and robbed of
$50 by lone robber. The holdup man
allowed Gleason to remove $3.50 in
checks from his purse. This is the
| first holdup to occur in Rhinelander
this winter The authorities are in
clined TO believe it to be the work of
local talent.
Antigo-The car repair work of the
Chicago & Northwestern railway in
this section, which has been under the
supervision of the master mechanic of
the Ashland division, in the future will
be supervised by a regional master
car builder who will have his office
at Green Bay. A. Z. Wurl has been
appointed to the position.
Oshkosh-The calling off OF all road
work planned for 1920 by the state
highway commission will not prevent
work being pushed next summer on
the concrete highway between Osh-
kosh and Neenah, The county board
has taken steps to have the improve
ment carried out and money for the
work appropriated.
Wausau-Through the efforts of
dairy and food inspectors. fourteen
Marathon county cheesemakers have
been fined for selling cheese contain.
ing more than 40 per cent -of moisture.
The last victim was Oscar Krause, of
the town of Hamburg, who pleaded
guilty and paid fine of $50.
La Crosse-John Olson, aged so, a
grave digger in the Onalaska Gene
terry, failed TO come home for supper
after going to dig the grave for Frank
Nichols. wealthy lumberman. Rela-
tives found Olson's body in the open
grave. Heart disease caused his
death.
Green Bay-The Beaver Board com
pany o. Buffalo, largest. manufacturer
of beaver board products, is looking
for site in Green Bay for the pur-
pose of establishing a factory. The
plant will be the largest in point of
number of employees in the city if it
is located.
Madison The largest single check
ever received by the state came to
1.-The office of the secretary of state
from Milwaukee in. me form of pay
ment of 100000 for soldiers bonus
money. This is about one-fifteenth Of
the amount required to pay the
bonuses.
Sheboygan - The Mortified com
fpany. manufacturers of touches and
davenports, will erect large four
story addition to its plant, ground to
be broken as soon as tn. weather per-
mits.
Appieton-AppIeton is now the pos
SCISSOR of a rapidly growing and en-
thusiastic organization of Boy Scouts.
There has been an urgent need for an
organization of this type in Appleton
Neenah-A straw voting contest on
the daylight saving plan here shows
the public nearly 2 to ] opposed to the
plan.
Janesville-W. 3. Dawes and John
Ryan were instantly killed and Her
man Miller, section foreman on the
Chicago & Northwestern railroad, was
seriously injured when a handcar in