Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-08-10
SHORT NEWS ITEMS


The school census taken for the
year ending June 80, 1920, has just
been released. The public schools
were attended last year by 992 male
and $50 female children, and private
schools by 306 and 36S respectively.
The population of the city, as deter
mined by wards, is 1874, as follows:
First, 2,913; Second, 1,4S3; Third,
1853 Fourth, 992; Fifth, 2,727; Sixth,
2,167; Seventh, 1909; Eighth, 2,494;
Ninth, 1901.
The Wausau Public schools will open
on September 9Th, not quite a month
from now. All buildings have been
renovated and redecorated an dat the
Lincoln school new steel ceiling has
been put in. The Vocational school
will without doubt witness extension
and growth this fall and winter since
E. A. Holmes, director, has been at
tending summer session at the Univer-
sity of Minnesota where he has been
taking special work on the organiza-
ton of Vocational schools.
Figures now available at the Office
of ]. E. Giessel, county superintend-
ent Of schools, show that there are
twenty-seven school teachers receiving
between S160 and $3.50. One supervis-
ing teacher is receiving 5000. Mara
thon county supervising teachers will
be paid $135 month. 1t is also inter-
esting to note that there are only
eight of these teachers in the state
who have had oyer five years expert
ence. Twenty-three on the other
hand, have had one year.
Raymond Burk, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Burk, town of Stettin, was
killed in an accident Thursday noon
when he fell from the top of a par
TALLY filled hay wagon. Falling be-
tween the horses and wagon, his skull
was crushed when a wheel passed
over his head. An inquest was decid
ed unnecessary by G. w. Lippert, dis
trict attorney. The Burk home is
only about one mile from the city.
Funeral services were held at 2:30
O'Clock Saturday afternoon from the
home, the Rev. F. w. Eastwood Of
fciating. Interment followed in Pine
Grove cemetery.
civilian Edee, of Wausau, who, the
police say, has done over 20 years
in the prison and finished his last
term about eight monthes ago, was
shot in his left leg by Policeman Jake
Kunz Thursday night in an attempt
to escape after having been arrested
for prowling around in the basement
of Zwecki's jewelry store" reads an
item in The Marshfield News Of last
Thursday. "The charge of unlawfully
entering building in the night time
was entered against Edee Friday in
Judge Andrews court, the prisoner
waived preliminary examination and
was bound over to the circuit court for
trial" The mans age was given as
54.
Many of our society people thank
Partisan Sage for their beautiful hair.
"Use it two or three times a week."
says w. w. Albers, land it will make
the hair thick and beautiful"
Measuring the prices of hog in
bushels of corn, instead of in dollars,
is form of applied mathematics
used by the United States Department
of Agriculture in keeping tab on prices
VI ldI III pTOuuClS. HeOTGtICdliy 4UU
pounds of live hogs should be worth
about 13 bushels of corn. The ratio
varies. 1t is generally highest in the
corn belt and lowest in New England,
the far South, and the far West. At
the present time the ratio is unusually
narrow-that is, 100 pounds of hogs
is not worth as many bushels of corn
as usual. The department draws the
inference that during the next twelve
months hogs will advance more than
corn or corn will decline more than
hogs.
The official weather report of last
week read as follows: 1.-The light
showers that fell during the past week
were beneficial, but not sufficient.
Drought conditions In central and
southern sections, unless soon reliev-
ed, will become very serious. The
growth of corn, potatoes, alfalfa, and
pastures is much retarded. Some corn
and potatoes on high ground drying
out, but crops generally good over the
state. Nights have been too cool and
the soil too dry for the best develop
ment of cranberries. Some injury to
this crop from blight and fire worm
reported in localities. 0at harvest is
progressing and the crop is good to ex-
cellent. Winter wheat and rye in
shock and in good condition. Thresh-
ing of wheat, barley and rye progress
sing rapidly under favorable condi-
tions."