Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-08-17


confers this right. 1t was approved
on Feb. 2S, 1919, and became a law =
when published on March 8. 1919. AS :,
a result of this act there are more .
than 100000 women over q years of :,
age In the state who are entitled to 9
vote for presidential electors. If rati- n
hcation takes. place before the Septem- .,
Der primaries, women will then have !,
the right to vote for all officers at y
election time.
Madison-The following report on
the Wisconsin cherry crop is thus
summed up by the state division OF y,
markets: THE harvesting of the 10000 7,
case crop Of early cherries in Door a,
county is about completed and the !
late varieties are now moving. Of the .,
early crop about 40 per cent was sold ~
fresh, the balance being canned. About -
5000 packers are engaged in the har- n
Vesting work and it is estimated that II
the value of the cherry crop of Door -
county will be close to the million ~
dollar mark
Madison = More inquiries into the u
death of Herman Singer, barber, who Il
was found dead in a stone quarry, are Ie
to be made. The coroner's jury rem w
dered verdict that he had come to f,
his death from blow or blows, de- p,
ivered in a manner unknown to this r
jury" and recommended an investiga- ;r
ton by the proper authorities. Dist II
Atty. Roman Herman animated that a
there was at least one person sus- n
pected.
Wisconsin Rapids-As a result of a G.
campaign that has been carried on for Il
many months, the Grand Rapids city N
council voted to change the name to W
Wisconsin Rapids. The change was n
demanded because of the inconveni- A
ence and trouble experienced because W
mail was often directed to Grand Rap T
ids, Mich, or another city of the same rt
name in Minnesota. The change is il
effective after publication of the ordi- o.
nance.
Ashland-After an eight-day hunt, e.
Ashland county's wild man. who Il
gives the name Of Charles Mills and Ia
claims Russia as his birthplace, has ir
been captured and is now locked in n,
Jail here. For four years Mills has ty
lived the life of hermit in the deep G
forests near Glidden. Complaints from pl
farmers of the theft of provisions and II
small articles from their homes Ia
caused the hunt for him to be started. w
Green Bay-State firemen conclud-
ed their thirteenth annual convention e
here with the election of Louis F. o.
McGillen, Appleton president; George e1
c. Hanson, La Crosse, vice president; ii
Ole Norman, Superior secretary; John al
H. Kratz, Manitowoc, treasurer, and II
Clarence p. Gillian, Racine, member II
of the executive committee, succeed S.
ing Charles T. Hennessey of Milwau- cl
kee. b
Neenah-A social survey of Neenah
and Menasha, covering general con- W
ditions, health, housing and sanitation, II
education, recreation, family welfare b.
and delinquency, has been undertaken W
by the Twin City Red Cross chapters W
The information obtained will serve a.
to coordinate relief work and serve Il
as a guide to all organizations work a.
ing for civic betterment. N
Appleton The Northern Peshtigo
Pulp company will erect q new paper OF
plant at Lakewood, north of Peshtigo, ty
at a cost of S1,000,000. Officers of the II
new company are J. E. Griffin, Green j.
Bay, president; A. A. Pamperin, n
Oconto, vice PRESIDENT; T. A. Pamper- lC
in, Oconto, secretary; v. G. Kelleher, T
Oconto, treasurer. g
Manitowoc-The hull of the steamer
F. & P. NJ No 3, which sank in Lud-
ingtOn harbor last fall, was tOwed to al
this port and is in drydock for survey p
Until it is positively known what-shape a.
the boat is in plans for rebuilding will d
not be made. The No belonged to p
the old black fleet, owned by Capt fl
John Smith and others of Ludington. b.
Madison - State Treasurer Henry
Johnson reported that on Aug 1 there Ii
was a balance in all funds of the state al
amounting to $10,755 ,990.80 Receipts Ii
for the month were 81, 220,S40.1 and W
disbursements $2,059,569.95. The gen a.
eral funds show a balance On Aug. of c.
Sc, 165, 25660 Ii
Ashland-The expected increase in
coal receipts did not come in July as m
was expected, so far as the port of NJ
Ashland is concerned. Only So per of W
cent of the normal receipts have been Ii
received so far this season, comparing h
receipts with the first four months of W
1919. d
Oshkosh-Eleven young ladies and
two men were forced to spend the c.
night on Lake Butte DIES Morris in an tt
open launch wAen the propeller of the 81
boat became tangled in weeds They l
finally drifted to Leonards point and IL
from there were brought to their II
homes in automobiles. N
Manitowoc - Robbers, who entered
the home of Edward Harris and stole o.
jewelry valued at $4,000, must have @
had fears for their safety for the stolen 81
articles were found lying inside the a
front screen door of the Harris home. q
Madison-Even though enforcing t3o
laws means a financial loss, sheriffs o.
have no option in enforcement, was S
the opinion of the attorney general in a.
answering a question asked by district il
attorneys throughout the state regard h
ing dog taxes. c
Madison - This years potato crop 5;
will be the largest in the history of y
the state, and prices will be about n