Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-04-13

/ bridge was built on what is known as
the old Stoddard dam. Four bridges
| east of town near the K. c. camps are
also demolished and the roadway COW
cred with water
! La Crosse-In an answer filed with
the railroad commission of Wisconsin.
the Wisconsin Railway, Light and
Power Co. declares that, unless the
city of La Crosse permits the installa-
ton of one-man safety street cars on
the lines here. it will be compelled,
because of financial burdens, TO ask
for 7-cent fares. The city filed an OBJ
lection to the one-man type of cars,
| proposed to be installed here in May.
Watertown-By drilling a well six
inches in diameter for depth of 40715
feet, drillers have completed an I'M
usual contract at Beaver Dam. The
drillers, Dowd and Malwaitz say that
it is seldom that such large diameter
is maintained to the entire depth of
a we'll A satisfactory flow of pure
water was struck at the plant of the
Badger Canning Co., where the shaft
was sunk.
Ladysmith-Maj James j. Quill,
Milwaukee, recently spent two days in
Ladysmith arranging quarters for the
cavalry horses that are to be issued
to Troop X, Arrangements were COM
pleted for the use of the stables on
the Rusk County Fair grounds. The
matter of making necessary improve
ments on the buildings was taken up
with the officials of the fair associa-
ton.
Oconto - Arrangements have been
completed by the Oconto Chamber of
Commerce with the Montana Tractor
Co. of Chicago for the erection of d
S150,000 plant for Oconto. Oconto was
chosen by the company after many
weeks looking over sites in Wisconsin
for place to build distribution
plant for the tractor, which will be
known as the Badger"
Neenah-The proposed action be-
fore the railroad commission against
the w. T. l.. H. & P. Co. to compel
the latter to supply Adequate cleo
trio light service here will probably
be dropped Company officials have
given promises for betterment of the
service providing full cooperation on
the part of the city council is secured.
TOmah-Monroe county is to have a
pea viner, machinery and material for
the plant having been shipped by the
Bangor Canning Co. The company is
encouraging farmers to raise peas for
canning and has contracted for a
seventy acre crop in this district.
| Beans and tomatoes will also be raised
for the canning company.
Manitowoc-Col Joseph E. Barzyn-
ski, a ManitoWoc man, has been called
from Poland to Washington by the
state department to give information
wanted first hand, concerning the new
republic. The colonel has been serv-
ing as liaison officer in Poland. The
officer is a son of Mrs. Anton Chra-
pikowski, Of this city.
acknowledgements Boucher, IL
years old, was drowned at Niagara
while trying to rescue younger sis
| ter, Marion, 8, who had fallen in the
river. A man heard the cries of the
children and fastened to their rescue.
He carried Marion to shore and when
he started for Henrietta she had dis
appeared.
La Crosse-Union painters went on
strike here for wage increase from
621a cents to S71a cents per hour
Building and common labOrers are
waiting for strike order from interna-
tional headquarters at Peoria. Brew
cry workers and teamsters are in con-
ference with employers over new con-
tracts.
| Oconto-At a special meeting of the
board of education the resignation of
Edgar F. Strong was accepted as SUI
perintendent of city schools. Oakman
A. Ellis resigned from the board fol-
lowing the acceptance of Supt.
Strongs resignation.
Sturgeon Bay-The 60-mile lap be-
being covered by an auto truck freight
line. All points between the two cities
are served by the new line which in
many respects excels express service.
AshIand-Carl Carlson was cleo
trocuted while working for the Ash
/ land Flour Mill Co. Young Carlson
was clearing a space near the mill
! when a tree felled by him, struck
/ high powered electric wire, breaking
it and throwing it on him. A widow
/ and one child survive.
! Madison-Census figures for two ad-
nounced from Washington recently as
| follows: Waupaca, 1888, increase OF
so or 1.S per cent Marshfield, 1894, |
increase of 1911, or 27.9 per cent.
/ Kenosha-Charles Vite, AZ years old, |
who, twenty years ago. was acquitted |
of the charge of numbering Tony"
Bruno, king OF Kenosha Italians" I
/ died at the Willow Brook sanitarium |
/ here from tuberculosis. Vite's trial |
years ago was one of the most sensa- |
tional in the annals of Kenosha crimes. |
/ The killing took place in the engine |
room of the old Allen tannery, and |
/ vite had killed Bruno when TIE latter |
tried to tell him that his bride to be /
was untrue to him. Following his trial
vite was hailed as a hero among Ke-
nosha Italians.