Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-10-26

were added to the Wisconsin crop
prospect during the month of Septem-
Der, states Joseph A. Becker of the
Wisconsin Cooperative Crop Report
ing service CO. S. bureau of crop es-
Inmates and Wisconsin state depart
ment of agriculture). Beneficial rain
fall during the first ten days of the
month. followed by warm weather,
caused a substantial growth and in
sured ripening Of all growing crops.
| The Wisconsin corn crop is now fore
casted at 1855, 900 bushels, compared
with 66,204,0 900 on Sept. /, S5,471, 900
harvested in 1919 and a five-year aver
| age {19141918) OF Sc, 600 bushels.
Nearly all corn is now safe from dam
| age by frost. Condition on Oct l was
| So per cent of normal. compared with
81 on Sept. I, 81 year ago and ten
| year average Of so.
| Ashland-The wrecking Of a logging
| train with the destruction of $4,000
worth of property and loss Of life was
narrowly avoided on Bad River reser-
walton, when Herman Nelson was cap
tuTed as he was placing an obstruc-
! ton on a 70-foot bridge Nelson says
he is western miner. Since his ar
/ rival here three weeks ago a number
/ Of incendiary forest fires have been
| discovered. Two Indian policemen had
/ to fight to oyerpower him. officers
who have questioned Nelson say he is
an |. w. w. and that he has made no
efforts to obtain citizenship, although
he has been in this country sixteen
years.
Appleton-More than forty priests
from all parts OF the state participated
in the funeral services for the late
! Very Rev. John Morrissey, formerly
! pastor Of ST. Patrick church, MiIwau-
kee, which were held here Arch
bishop S. G. Messmer of Milwaukee
sang the pontifcal requiem mass
The eulogy was pronounced by the
Rev. Father Naughton of Racine.
/ Father Morrissey, who was born in
Appleton, was one of the best known
priests on the Milwaukee archdiocese.
He was a cOnsultor of the diocese for
many years.
Wausau = The Marathon county
grain and potato show will be held in
Wausau Nov and 5. Prizes and
cups aggregating several hundred dol
lars value will be offered. An instruc-
tive program will form a part of the
two days activities. The exhibits are
10 he In hi
in the county and the best potatoes
will be sent to the state potato show
at Milwaukee, and the choicest of the
grain will be sent to the state grain
| show.
Sturgeon Bay-Thirty-two potatoes
to a standard bushel is a record es-
tablished for large potatoes here. The
spuds were grown by Hans Drexel,
who claims that practically his entire
! field will meet that average. In or
der for 80 potatoes to fill bushel, it
is necessary that each one weigh
around the two-pound mark, which is
some size for potatoes.
lean Potato Flour Co, of this city, one
Of the five plants Of that kind in the
United States, will start operations
here about Nov /. The plant has been
established here for more than year,
and while a short run was made last
/ season, the excessive price of pota-
toes made making -four of them pro-
| hibitive.
Fond du Lac-The postoffice in this
city is increasing in efficiency and vol
JIIne CT business at rapid rate. Fig
ures compiled for the quarter year
ending Sept. 80, show business in
creased IS per cent over the same
quarter in 1919. The business done
during the past quarter was greater
than any corresponding quarter in the
history OF the local post Office
Appleton-Insurance against illness
and death was provided the $50 en-
ployes OF the Appleton Coated Paper
company through adoption Of group
| insurance plan. Payments aggregat-
/ ing half the weekly earnings will be
paid in ease Of illness or accident and
! $1,000, face value of the policies is
| due in case Of total disa biIity or death
Stevens Point - Frank P Russell
continuously employed as an engineer
on the 500 line for more than forty
! five years, has been retired on a pen
/ sion For twenty-siX years Mr. Rus
] sells run was on the Portage branch
OF the Soo between Stevens Point and
/ Portage.
t Madison-The Portuguese language
will be taught at the university for
/ the first time. Federic p. Nogueira.
native of Brazil, is organizing a class
| for the study. Because Of the increas-
Ing trade between Brazil and the Unit
ed States the Importance Of the Ian
guage is becoming greater.
| Wisconsin Rapids-The budget for
! Wisconsin Rapids for the coming year
will be $283.900. In totaling expenses
/ the school board asked for an increase
! Of $4,000 over last years figures, the
| library board drew $1,000 more than
| last year. while the city's expense ac-
count went up about 100000.
Oconto-The Oconto County Potato
/ and Corn Growers association will
hold a potato and corn show in Oconto
next month. Immediately following the
state potato show. Those having
/ specimens at the state exhibit will not
compete for premiums at the county
show Fifty potatoes of each kind will
/ be considered sample.
| Marinette - Fire of an unknown
/ origin broke out in the Sawyear Good |
I man lumber yards and practically de
/ ctrCrad tho dry EiInS Tho locs 10