Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-10-05


division OF markets to be in deplor-
able condition. Prices being paid at
the present time are hardly enough to
pay for the cutting, hauling and load
| ing of the cabbage. Farmers VINO
have cabbage to market now are iac-
ing a loss as it is difficult to find
market for the crop. The crop Is re-
ported as being considerably larger
than last years crop and no SUCH
| prices as were received last season
are being looked for. At present buy
ers are only offering So TO 81 a ton
and the stock is selling in the central
markets at prices ranging from $S to
$12 ton.
Madison-lndustrial commission re-
ports from 164 large employers In
Wisconsin show that during the week
of July is, these employers had on
their shop pay rolls 1926 wage earn
ers and paid s2,054,205 in wages.
This makes an average of $2S.06
week. Mining paid the highest aver
age wage a week The highest single
group is the pig iron and rolling MIL
products, with an average weekly
| wage of $39.78; and the lowest, hosiery
and other knit goods, with wage OF
$1669.
Janesville-Grief over the loss. of
her two children is believed to have
been the cause of Mrs. Theodore Al
bright. IS, hanging herself For sew
eral months she had been in poor
health. Since the death of her 70
wear old son, Edward, and daughter,
two months later, she had often re-
peated her wish that she too might
die. Influenza claimed the life OF her
children.
| Green Bay-A letter from Colvin B.
Brown, chief, organization service bu-
reau of the United States Chamber of
| Commerce, Washington, received by
Fred W. Luening, manager director or
the Association of Commerce, Green
Bay, declared that the Green Bay AS
sociation of Commerce had the high
est per capita income based on the
population of any city in the country.
Madison-Dr. James s. Healy, in
charge of that division of work for the
state department of agriculture, re-
ports that during the month of August
| his division tested 1873 herds of cattle
in the state, numbering 4,109 cattle.
There were added to the accredited
herds 30, making total at this time
of 331 herds in the state absolutely
| free of any trace of tuberculosis. Be
side the 331 herds, 908 herds have
passed one negative test.
Tomah-Breeders of the popular
Jersey cattle from this city were sue
cessful in landing many places at the
State fair. E. E. Wyatt, E. Hill &
Son, and R. Vanderwort showed cattle
in competition with six large and sew
eraI smaller breeders and won places
on every occasion but one. Harbinger
Chief No. 1260S1, aged herd bull of the
Wyatt farm, won the blue ribbon.
Some classes had as high as Is en-
| tries.
tion to the ore docks of Ashland dur
ing the coming winter will increase
the combined capacity of the four iron
ore docks at Ashland to a total of $685.
600 tons, a sufficient amount to load
! So average lake freighters of 5000
tons capacity each. This is practically
100 per cent more than the Ashland
1 ore docks could handle five or six
years ago.
| Darlington-Work. has commenced
on the rection of high and graded
school building at Argyle which will
cost in the neighborhoOd of $4,000.
Bids were advertised for some months
ago but all were rejected. Since then
the plans have been altered, the cost
reduced, and satisfactory bids received
and the contract let.
| Tomahawk-The town of King,
which won the fifth silver trophy cup
for the best town booths at the Lin
coin county fair, was awarded the first
prize of SIS for the best community
booth at the Tomahawk Community
club. Other towns winning prizes for
their community booths were, Skana-
wan. second, $40; Birch, third, SIS, and
Bradley, fourth, IS.
Jonathan unusually large tobacco
crop is being harvested by farmers of
Monroe county. The big county acre
age is about cleared and the tobacco
safely housed in sheds where it will
hang until early spring. Many fields
have an exceptionally fine crop and
prices for the best weed promise to
be higher even than they were last
year.
AppIeton-Fire, believed to have
started in the boiler room. completely
destroyed the plant of the Seymour
Woodenware company in Seymour,
causing a loss of about $4,000 Plans
for rebuilding were started before EN-
bers had cooled off.
Baraboo-Percy Crossman, resident
of Baraboo for so years. killed him
self by throwing himself in front of
a moving southbound engine mere.
He recently sold his farm and con-
templated going East to visit relatives.
He was a bachelor, IS years old.
I Madison-W A.. p. Morris, SO years
old. former Revolutionary war hero,
died here. He had lived in Madison
since 1854. He was born when his
father had reached the age of rs years.
Mr.. Morris was a close friend OF
James Fennimore Cooper, the novelist.
Manitowoc-A fire loss estimated at
from SO 600 to $4,000 was suffered
by Attorney Fl. L. Markham when
new barn, twenty-three head OF cattle,
Eve borcec hay grain and farm I'M