Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-09-21

have been taken care of but there prob
ably will be a shortage of about 600
teachers in the rural districts of Wis
consin this fall, according to c. P.
Cary, state superintendent. To meet
the situation, Mr.. Cary says it prob
ably will be necessary to issue about
that number Of special licenses for
teachers who have not received the
necessary period of training. 1t also
may be necessary in some cases 10
transport children to schools outside
OF their district.
Madison-Eugene Conner and L. X.
Pomeroy. both OF Madison, returned to
their homes after a trip around the
world in the study of forestry meth
DDS of different countries. The men
visited Japan, China, the Philippine
islands, Siberia, Egypt, Italy, France
and England. Conner and Pomeroy
formerly were employed at the forest
products laboratory. They started
their journey last October and collect
ed many curios at the points visited.
Manufactured. B. d. Leith, super
intendent of University Hill farm, as
ISOLATED agronomist of the college Of
agriculture, University of Wisconsin,
who selected the cold-resistant corn
that is being grown as an experiment
in Marinette county, inspected the
fields and finds the corn will ripen if
planted about the first week in May
and that its silage tonnage is likely
to exceed that of many other varieties
of corn grown in upper Wisconsin.
New Glarus-A shipment of % head
of Holstein cattle from Arthur Webb
and other farmers in the vicinity of
Albany were sent to Prick & Hoesly
of this town. Due to lack of properly
ventilated stock cars the cattle We're
put in an ordinary box car and the
doors closed tight. When the train
arrived here and the door opened, IL
were dead from suffocation and three
have since died from the effects.
Reedsburg-Mrs. Lydia Hubert of
| Delton celebrated her ninety ninth
birthday anniversary on Sept. at the
| home of her son, Frank Hubert. -Four
! of her sons were present, accompanied
| by their families. Mrs. Hubert is I'M
usually active for one of her age and
| is planning On another celebration
next year when she commentaries her
century mark.
Madison-Dane cOunty's population
has increased II ,997 during the last
ten years, according to a complete cen
! sus report from Washington. Slough
ton also showed an increase of almost
$50. The population of Brooklyn vii
lage is given in the Dane county re-
port as 1T. The village is on the Dor
der of Dane and Green counties, and
the total is 407.
La Crosse-The League of Wiscon-
sin municipalities will hold its twenty
| second annual convention here on Oct.
-. IS and IA The meeting this year
| will be one of the most important IN
the history of the organization as the
general charter law will come up for
| Endorsement or amendment. 1t is also
proposed to hold a school for city Off
| Gals in connection with the meeting.
Tomah - Two Tomah high school
| graduates have accepted teaching posi-
| tons. Miss Margaret H. Smith, IN
| structor in language last year, goes TO
| Mineral Point, Wis, and Miss Mabel
| Talbot resumes her position at Casper,
Wyo.
Racine-Leland B. Yorke, and H. G.
Stiles, farmers residing at Racine, died
| as the result of collision between
their automobiles and an in:erurban
car.
Kaukauna- post No. Al,
American Legion. has closed d CON
tract with the Swiss Bell ringers for
| concert in this city Sept. 28. The Bel
Ringers CHANGED to have an open date
and the Legion officers awaited them
selves of the opportunity Of giving
Kaukauna people a musical treat.
RhineIander-The Rhinelander city
schools opened with 1,214 students en-
| rolled. the largest in the history OF the
| schools. A staff of fifty instructors
met and arranged the schedule for the
year.
| La Crosse-V. Malice, Detroit, was
chosen president of the National Cath
Ole Sokol organization at the conclu-
| sion of it's fifth annual convention at
| Omaha. La Crosse, Wis, was chosen
as the next city for the national con
| vention.
Prairie du. Chien-Mayor James z.
| Harris and family have gone to Cali
fornia TO spend the winter, making the
| trim by automobile. During Mr.. Har-
~ris' absence the president Of the coun-
Gil. Charles HonzeI, will act as mayor
Stevens Point-Five business houses
| of this city are out s143. mostly cash
as a result of activities Of stranger
| with a convincing air who worked the
bogus check game on them. The fraud
| is laid 10 a young man who spent a
week at Amherst village with young
woman he introduced as his wife.
Menasha-W William Jensen and Miss
Myrtle Heroux, both of this city, have
been awarded the fox trotting cham
pionship of the state in contest con-
/. Iucted by a north shore resort. The
prize was silver loving cup.