Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-09-07

The new schedule of express rates
have gone into effect. The advance is
| 1219% on express shipments in accord
ance with the order of the interstate
commerce commission.
Meat, butter, flour, vegetables
mems and women's clothes, are all
said to be on the drop. Well, all this
may be true, but the decline has not
reached Wausau yet. 1t cannot come
any too soon, though.
| A crew of men are laying the con-
duits and wires for installing the orn-
amental lights on Mcclellan and
Fourth streets, north and east of the
Wausau club. 1t will add much to the
beauty of that part of our city.
Jack Dempsey knocked out Billy
Miske in the third road of their bout
for the heavyweight championship of
the world on Monday afternoon. The
fight took place at Benton Harbor,
Mich, and was attended by $4,000 per-
sons.
The fair at Marshfield opened Tues
day and will continue until Friday.
With favorable weather, the fair prom
ises to be big success. The new
concrete grand stand, which will seat
1000 people, will be opened for the
first time.
Motor bus service for the transpor-
tatiOn OF passengers and package
freight between Stevens Point and
Mosinee has been inaugurated by the
Stevens Point Transportation Co. Two
round trips will be made daily ex-
cept Sunday until winter.
VIM. j. Morgan who is a candidate
for attorney general on the Republican
ticket, addressed large gathering at
the court house square on Friday ev-
ening. His principal object was to de-
nounce the NOn-Partisan League and
also Robert NJ. La Follette's platform.
DR.. A. P. Lusk of Mosinee is MAX
ing an attempt to secure the commu-
tatiOn of the sentence of his daughter,
Miss Grace Lusk, who is sentenced to
10 years Imprisonment. 1t is asserted
that she is becoming practically help
less from the wounds inflicted upon
herself
The Oneida county fair is to be held
at Rhinelander on the 14th to the 18th
of September. Great preparations are
being made wor this fair. The races
will commence on the 18th. The race
events are as follows: Sept. Is, 2:24
trot or pace. purse, $3.50; 1928 trot
or pace. $780,; Sept. 16, Free for All,
$500; 2:18 trot or pace, $400
Seven boys were arrested and taken
before Judge A. H. Reid. The charge
was for entering the house of Gustave
Erhart by night and taking $3.50 worth
of liquor Judge Reid suspended SEN
tence, placing the boys in charge of
the board of control for three years,
but he required that the boys pay for
the goods stolen and the costs which
amounted to $l7.42
First and second prizes were won by
girls of this county at the state fair
in the community demonstrations. The
Unity club took first prize and the
Wausau Canning club Count on Me"
second. The Unity club is composed
of Miss Elizabeth Lamount and Gladis
Gutenberg. The Wausau club: Miss
Marie Merkel, Miss Mary Thompson,
and Dorothy Green under the direc-
ton of Mrs. r. B. Coon.
The crop conditions are looking up
since the recent rains. In most sec
tions of Wisconsin conditions were
benefited With the long dry spell
and frosts we can not hope for much
The pastures and meadows may show
some life and help out in feeding
stock. If frost will take a cavation
during the month late potatoes. truck.
cabbage, beans, beets, etc, will show
up much better, but the chilly old
cuss no doubt feels he must be on
his job almost every night at this time
of the year. Corn in most cases is
being stored away in the silo.
Do not bank too much upon what is
being published just now about cheap
er coal. 1t is now after Sept. LIST, al
most time to start furnace fires. Hun
dreds of families in Wausau have not
a pound of coal on hand yet. The
price is simply beyond reason, but
what are you going to do about it?
You might as well face the music"
pay the price and fill up your bins
while you can. Wood is scare, hardly
any to be had that is desirable. Like
everything else, the price is almost
prohobitive to most families. Hard
maple wood, per cord. two and four
feet long. brings a price of $14.O0 to
$500 cord The Pilot advises to
get in your supply of fuel now.