Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-05-18


board and lodging. Heretofore the
sheriff's office has been operated on
the fee basis, ali fees going to the
sheriff
Darlington-For thirty years Oar
lington has had to put up with the
same train seryice-fOur passenger
and mail trains each day, two east
and two west. With the increase of
all kinds of business these conditions
have become depIorable. The daily
morning paper is not delivered at the
post office before p. m. To better
conditions the common council unani-
mously petitioned the c. NJ. & St. Paul
authorities for another train, one leav
ing GAINESVILLE at about Z a. m, and
returning to reach GAINESVILLE about Z
p. M.
La Crosse-La Crosses cardinal,
habitue of this city for several sum-
mers past, has arrived in the city, this
year accompanied by Mrs. Cardinal.
The bird is the only one OF its kind
reported to have been seen in this
vicinity for a number of years, and
keen interest is displayed in its COM
ings and goings. The bird couple have
gone to housekeeping in nest near
Sixth and Cass SITS.
La Crosse-Herbert Haas, young
farmer living near this city, is defend
ant in a $1,000 breach of promise suit
brought by Marie 3uschmann, II, La
Crosse. According to the complaint,
Herbert promised to marry Marie
June 16, 1919, and again Aug. 2, but
became rough and brutal in his
treatment OF her anu finally said he
would have nothing more to do with
her.
Manitowoc-J. J. Kelley, former
city clerk, was elected president of
the new school board and B. A. Han
son, local agent of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor and one of the So
cialist leaders of the city, was elect
ed secretary. One of the first moves
made by the board was to order its
proceedings published, something that
the old board always refused to do.
GAINESVILLE Il Charged with having
taken Ada Bulls, Is. store clerk,
across the state line into Illinois ana
keeping her several days at Harvard
and Chicago, Sam Tuck was arrested
at Woodstock, ILL.,, and brought back
here. Complaint was made by the
parents of the girl upon her report
when she came back home that she
was married to Tuck at Harvard.
Madison-Up TO and including May
4, according to the semi-monthly news
letter of the division of markets, Wis
consin has shipped HIS cars of po-
tatoes, an amount considerably below
the estimate of shipments made a
year ago. About nine-tenths of the pO-
tato warehouses in the state are now
closed, which indicates that the season
is fast drawing to close.
Madison-The railroad commissions
is making a determined effort to
lessen the number of railroad crossing
accidents, by which in 1919 in Wiscon-
sin seventy-seyen persons lost their
lives and 202 persons were seriously
injured 1t has had printed and will
soon distribute $4,000 notices for post
ing in railroad offices, garages, banks,
hotels, postoffices, etc.
Green Bay-Reports from various
parts of Brown county indicate that
this year will see the largest crops
in the history OF the county. This in
formation is based on the fact that a
larger acreage is under cultivation
than during the war. when labor was
scarce Corn, according TO the report,
will be the leading crop.
Eau Claire-The city council has set
off part of Mount Tom park as a
camping site for automobile tourists.
This park is on the new concrete high
way between Eau Claire and Chip
pewa Falls, the main route of travel,
is within the city limits of Eau Claire
and offers fine facilities for camping.
Pardeeville-Mrs L. Y. Smith, this
city. has an interesting relic of former
days. 1t is the record of the Sewing
Circle of the First Baptist church.
dated 1856. In those days, according
~ oh ir4s Y11odn
for twenty-five to fifty cents each.
Horicon-While putting a bride on
a horse at the canning factory here,
the horse bit a finger off the left hand
of A. M. hoffman.
Marinette-Dorothy Hardick, 9, had
a narrow escape from death when a
bullet from a 80 caliber shell struck
her in the head. Charles Smith, 10,
had placed numerous cartridges on
the street car trac,-s to hear them ex-
plode when the cars ran over them.
Madison-Miss kgnes Bill, formerly
Czaukee county public health nurse,
with three years experience in public
health work, will become county nurse
of Trempealeau county July l. Miss
Bill served in tn army nurse corps
for two years.
Kenosha-Forced 10 seek refuge in
the home of a neighbor while clad
only in her night clothes because of
the entrance Of one OF her husbands
acauaintances into her home, Mrs.
Frank ZabukovOc swore out a warrant
for the arrest of Tony Free on a
charge of burglary.
Washburn-Fire Of unknown origin
broke out in the frame warehouse of
the Farmers and Fruit Growers assO-
citation, and destroyed the building
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