Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-04-21

against i7S men id 1920. The figures
were compiled by the IL free employ
ment agencies. The largest number
OF farm placements was made last
month by the La Crosse, Madison, Mil
waukee, Oshkosh and Wausau Offices.
The total number of men called for
was 100 more than the number of men
referred to farmers. This shortage oc-
Cured principally at the offices in
The men placed this year by the EN-
ployment offices are of much higher
grade than in former years. Practical
ly all of the men sent out are expert
enced farm hands, many of whom
drifted to the cities during the last
few years.
Stevens Point--The largest ship
ment of brook trout fry ever shipped
arrived here and was planted in
streams of Portage county. Thirty
two cans were received in all. each
containing several thousand fish. The
contents of Is cans which were unload
ed Were planted in the Little Plover
river, one of the drainage bitches and
the Wolf river, while "a cans which
were unloa1ed at Amherst Junction
were taken to the Tomorrow river.
The fry came from the state hatchery
at ST. Croix Falls and were received
Portage County Fish and Game Pro
tective Association.
Racine-Master painters and deco
rators of this city, a score in number,
announced that they would conduct
open shops, offering employment to all
journeymen, union or nonunion. The
action came as a result of the union
iourneymen's refusal to accept the
new wage scale of 80 cents an hour,
a reduction of 10 cents from the 1920
scale. The master painters have now
joined issue with master carpenters,
masons, plumbers and electricians in
Declaring for open shops in all build
Ing craft.
Birchwood-So that farmers in this
section of the state may realize some
profit On their last year potato crops,
officials of the Rice Lake Starch fac
tory have started their plant to manu-
facture starch. Some 5000 bushels
per day are being made into starch at
that plant. To stimulate business also,
the railway companies are offering spe-
cial rates on "spuds" to the plant. I'M
less made into starch the potato crop
of this section would be almost UNI
marketable.
Washington-A decided decrease in
rural and small town jail population
under prohibition is reported by the
board Of temperance, prohibition and
public morals of the Methodist Episco-
pal church following countrywide
study of statistics. Eleven Wisconsin
cities chosen at random show a fall
ing off of Jail population of II per cent
from July /, 1918 to July /, 1919, and
of 26 per cent from July l, 1919, to
July 1, 1920.
Rhinelander-A colored porter, who
was employed less than week in
Hartley's barber shop in this city,, dis
appeared and after hurried inventory
OF the shop, razors, musical instru-
ments and other articles to the value
of over 500 were found to be missing.
Hartley had given the porter a key to
the shop.
Manitowoc--The city will be obliged
to fight the $4,000 damage suit case
filed by the j. +. Rappel Co as a result
of flood which damaged goods, in the
warehouse of the company last spring
In a decision handed down in circuit
court, Judge Kirwan overrides a de-
murrer filed by the city and holds that
the Rappel Co. has cause for action.
Madison Print paper made of
southern pine and red gum is used for
print stock in a small pamphlet, "rhe
Log of the Lab" just issued by the
Forest Products laboratory, Madison.
The paper was made on the labora.
tory's baper-making machine and illus
to relieve the print paper situation.
Delavan Mr.. and Mrs. j. Y. Gould
celebrated their 55th wedding anniver-
sary at their home here recently. Since
their marriage in 1866. they have re-
sided in and about Delavan. There
were FIVE children, II grand children
and ~ great grandchildren at the ccle-
bration.
Eau Claire-Frank Ender, Sc years
old, prominent farmer of Nelson,
Buffalo county, was killed when tree
being cut down by road working
crew fell on him as he drove by in his
car. Death was almost instantaneous.
August Ender, publisher and editor of
the Daily Press of Chippewa Falls, is
a son.
Eau Claire-In re-electing w. Il.