Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-08-31

| A-oe OAAAs Threw eDdI l6LU6TS OUT OF a Jul
but also the crab fisherman. There is
no scarcity of crabs but they're not
! eating crabs now that the beer is
| gone. Like the fate of the pretzel.
| one veteran crab fisherman remains
! or the scores who prospered at the
trade in years gone by. He is Zeke
Helgerman. Zeke has been a crab
fisherman all his life His father be-
fore him. He hates to quit now
but. This season I've sold only
about one-twentieth of what used to
SELL he said, "and what's the use of
digging gold when gold is market
I less?"
Eau Claire-Father August ]. Ho-
vorka, pastor of ST Mary's church,
Stanley, Wis, has resigned to become
Instructor at st. Joseph's college,
Grand Rapids, Mich Father Hovorka,
popular in this section, in charge of
St Mary's church for year, was as
signed this charge on his return from
| overseas where he served as chaplain
in the United States army. Before 60
ing into the service he was pastor of
church at Mondovi. Wis. His sue
cessor has not been named.
Madison-Dry weather during July
and leafhopper damage have de-
creased the commercial potato pros
pect in Wisconsin by $500 cars. ac-
cording to Joseph A. Becker of the
Wisconsin cooperative crop reporting
service in his August report. Carlot
shipments, based on Aug. conditions,
will approximate 26,300 cars, compared
to the 2S,900 cars forecast of July /;
22,600 were forecast Aug-1, 1919; 22,-
800 cars shipped in 1918, and 26,50Q
shipped in 1919.
La Crosse-When the Wisconsin
League of Municipalities meets here
October II, Is and II for its annual
convention a plan to dispense with
special charters and bring all munich
palities of the state under the oper-
atiCn of a general charter law will be
proposed, according to Mayor A A.
Bentley, who is in charge of arrange
ments for the meeting. The conven-
ton this year will assume the form
OF a school for municipal officers.
Rip0n-TWo new products are to
join the made in Waupun" list. They
will be manufactured by George Haun
and Sam Darling, jr. They are fitting
up quarters in the Waupun Produce
Co. bldg. Their products are to be the
Easyback Suspender, manufactured by
Mr.. Haun, and the Jack Rabbit Arch
Support, manufactured under the d.
rection of Mr. Darling. Both articles
are patented, the arch support being
the work of Sam Darling, sr.
New Holstein-At the annual meet
ing of the Great Council of Wisconsin
of the Improved Order of Redmen, the
following officers were elected: M. j.
Dufficy, Superior, great senior saga
more; M. j. Schlichter New Holstein,
great junior sycamore; Harry F. Theu
rer, Arcadia, great prophet; J. Holmes
Daubner, Waukesha, representative to
the great council.
Merrill-E. w. Ellis of Wisconsin
Rapids is building a new saw mill at
Eagle River, Wis, which will have
20Vear cut from mixed timber tracts
in northern Michigan. The corpora
ton which will operate the mill is
composed of the same stockholders
who now control the A. II. STANCE Co,
Kinzel Lumber Co., and Union Land
Co. OF this city.
Sturgeon Bay-H. F. ScofeId, first
mayors of Sturgeon Bay died in San
Diego, Calf, where he went for his
health. The body was cremated and
the ashes brought to Sturgeon Bay for
burial. Mr. Scofield was born in Pen
saukee in 1861, and was a lumberman
and marine engineer. He was prom
inent in business circles of this city.
Watertown-A new railroad station
is to be built at Waterloo by the st.
Paul Railroad Co., at the order of the
state railroad commission. City Off
Gals and business men of Waterloo
recently requested this action, when
they presented evidence showing the
insanitary condition of the old Water
loo depot.
Eau Claire-EXcavatin was begun
for one of the largest planning mills in
the country. 1t will replace that be-
longing to the John H. Kaiser Lumber
Co. burned recently. The building will
be of brick and hollow tile with truss
roof. The dimensions are 70xt00 feet
and the cost abolI $4,000.
Wisconsin Rapids-Miss Gertrude
Reiland, daughter of Mrs. N. Reiland,
was elected by popular vote as queen
of the Elks' carnival. Lillian Stein
berg was second choice. The queen
will be crowned at the carnival by
Mayor Briere.
Merrill-The machinery for the Lin
coin Glove Co.'S new plant has arrived
from Battle Greek, Mich. The plant
will be in operation as soon as the
machinery is set up.
Green Bay = John. Johannski was
killed and another man seriously in
jured when a scaffold upon which they
were working collapsed at the Indian
packing plant here.
Chippewa Falls-Harold Webb,
years old, was killed when crushed
against a post by an automobile driven
by Alfred Flakey. The boy was stand
ing on the curb when Flakey drove
close to the walk to avoid being struck
by street car
La Crosse-The La Crosse Tele-
nhone Co has annlied IN the railroad