Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-03-02

Superior-In 1917 Homer B. Corey.
local lumberman, gave John Howe,
Superior real estate man, ride in his
automobile. The trip ended when the
automobile was driven into train of
moving box cars and both men were
hurt. Mr.. Howe has started suit in
circuit court for $4,000 to compensate
him for loss of time, cost of doctor
service and other expenses arising out
of his injuries.
Chippewa-Chippewa county stands
eighth, with thirty-eight herds out of
ninety-four herds of seventy-one coun-
ties in the state under federal super
vision, under tuberculin tests. The
counties ahead of Chippewa, with
herds under the test are: Winnebago
III; Waupaca, 100; Walworth. Sc;
Waukesha, So; Outagamie, As: Jeffer-
son, A; Barron, 43, and Chippewa, SO.
Manitowoc = Charles Best, rs, and
his wife, Louise Best, 68, both of Kiel.
decided after forty-four years of wed
lock that marriage was a failure and
in circuit court Mrs. Best was granted
a decree of divorce although it was
the husband who filed the papers in
the petition The court awarded Mrs
Best a division of the property in the
amount of $4,000.
Eau Claire Bennit Blom, living
near Withee, is dead as the result of
an accident. While saving laths
piece of wood few into his face, strik-
ing him in the forehead. He was able
to walk unassisted to the house, but
there he dropped dead. He is sur
vived by his widow and two children.
He was SO years old.
Madison-As a souvenir of the visit
of the French educational mission to
the University of Wisconsin last year,
Col. Reinach, chairman of the mission,
has just sent to the university library
a handsomely bound and illustrated
copy of a work by Arsene Alexandra,
on Jean Carries, the French sculptor
Sheboygan--All saloon keepers here
who paid 5000 for a retail liquor Ii
cense last year, will receive refund
of S91.66 for the five months period
from Jan. Is, 1920, to July 1, 1920, &C.
cording to action taken by the coun-
Gil, since the licenses became void
when prohibition went into effect.
Madison = The M. G. Madison Seed
company, recently purchased by new
interests here, has filed papers at
Madison increasing it's capital stock
from $15O,000 to $25O,O0O. The com.
pany contemplates extending its bust
ness greatly and recently erected
three additional green houses.
Marinette = George A. MitcheSon,
ST., has purchased the east side of
Stephenson island from the N Lud-
ington company. The deal includes
dockage rights on the south side of
the island. 1t is understood that Nit
cheson plans to engage in the manu-
featuring business here.
Madison-Senator La Toilette will
make no public addresses during his
present stay in Wisconsin, announce
ments of talks in the capital and else
where to the contrary notwithstand
ing, it was declared authoritatively
here. The senator's health is not the
best, it was explained.
Observation-Disclosures St Peter, 48, a
farmer living three miles from Wau-
kesha on the Arcadian road, was found
hanging from a beam in the wagon
shed on his farm by his wife. He is a
former Waukesha saloon keeper and
teamster for the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
brewery.
Beloit-W. NJ. Van Lone, sealer of
weights and measures, has resigned
He has been appointed to serve as Of
ficer in the state food department. He
will have duties in the counties of
Portage, Wood, Marathon, Shawano,
Oneida, Langlade, Villas and Iron
Appleton-Capt George Merkle, as
sistant city health officer, and the man
who has been leading the campaign to
prevent the spread of influenza here,
is seriously ill, victim of the malady.
Appleton = Because of the theft of
water from the city through meter
tampering in the homes, the city
water department is placing seals on
all meters now in use.
Watertown - H. Wertheimer has
been elected president of the Water
town Canning company. Nearly 100,-
900 cases of corn and peas were
packed last season.
Madison = Articles were approved
by Commissioner of Banking Marshall
Cousins for the new Farmers bank
of Sheldon. The capital stock is $780,
900.
Sturgeon Bay The Hill Transpor-
tation company will again operate the
steamer Marquette on Green Bay and
on the Sturgeon Bay run this summer.
Beloit-The Beloit common council
has voted to rebate s366.66 of the sum
of $500 each paid for saloon licenses
last summer.
Superior = Democrats of the Elev-
enth congressional district hope to Sc
cure plank in the state platform
pledging the party to work for legisla-