Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-07-21

1926 figures compiled by the railroad
commissioner show. Total earnings
of all companies increased from SILL
222, 1882 in 1919 to $14,698,63S.33 in
1920, with the total number Of pas
| sengers carried increasing from 161,-
995, sos to 177,795,571. While the
amount of revenue has increased, OPP
Grating expenses have more than met
the advance, according to the commits
sion Interurban companies especially
are having hard times due to the op-
Grafton of bus lines and TO automobile
transportation, the report said.
n-Resolutions confirming
the issuance and sale of road bonds
in the sum of s686,000 were passed by
the Dodge county board Of supervisors,
in compliance with the approval OF
such action given at the last prima-
ries. The bonds which are in the sum
of 81, 600 each and become due in 1888,
will care for the road construction
work to be undertaken in Dodge coun-
ty this year. At the same meeting
special appropriation was voted to
make available $4,000 for the Hubble
ton road between Watertown and
Waterloo ON state highway No. Is. An
additional sum of $4,000 will be
available for the same stretch from
federal and state aid.
observation-disclosures Beauty Battles,
No. 4O1 1893, owned by John Wehinger
& Son, GAINESVILLE, now holds the state
record for junior 4-year olds, of the
Holstein- Friesian herds. Her record,
according to statement received by
the owners from the Holstein-Friesian
World, official paper OF the associa-
ton, was 7042 pounds of milk in sew
en- days. This is within four-tenths
of a pound of the record of senior A.
year olds. Beauty Battles has a rec
ord of rs days milk of an average OF
S7.39 pounds day or 6,554.2 for the
period.
Barron-The haying season in this
part of the state is practically COM
pleted and farmers report the lightest
crop in many years. On most farms
the crop was about half that of a nor
NAL yield II is believed that many
farmers will be compelled to sell cat
tie because of the limited hay supply
this year. The light crop is attributed
chiefly to the long dry spell, and to
the light snowfall last winter, when
the grass was killed as result OF
poor protection from the cold.
Beaver Dam-Tha farmers in Dodge
county and vicinity have cut their
grain and threshing has started.
Harvest time in this section is the
middle OF August at the earliest. The
corn crop is good but all other small
grains are burning up from the in
tense heat and lack of rain. The po-
tato crop is ruined. potatoes the size
of a walnut are in hills where the
vines have dried up.
Janesville-Bess Burke Ormsby, a
Holstein COW valued at $4,000, died
in jefferson county, according to word
received by the Rock county agricul-
ture agent. The COW was owned by
the operators of the Milford Meadows
and was insured for $4,000. The farm
is near Lake Mills. The cow has a
record of AZ pounds of butter fat in
seven days, 1,164 pounds in year,
and $4,000 pounds of milk in a year.
Beloit-Work on the new $4,000
concrete building of the Kresge COM
pany over the Rock river adjacent to
the new East Grand Avenue bridge
was halted when Deputy United
States Marshal Win j. Touton caused
the arrest of the three superintendent
of construction on a charge of violat-
ing federal laws by building on the
bed of a navigable stream without
permission of the war department.
Oshkosh Employees of the Paine
Lumber Co, which has one of the
largest sash and door plants in the
country, have organized band with
over 20 musicians enrolled. Ii will
play at social functions and athletic
events held by the workers. organi-
cation was carried out under leader
ship of Henry L.. Policy. employment
and welfare director for the company
Madison-The Wisconsin Telephone
Co, applied TO the railroad commission
for authority to purchase the Peoples
Telephone Co, Superior. at price of
S296,T27. In addition increased rates
ON schedule nearly double that of
the present are asked. The commits
sion will start consideration of the
application shortly.
Madison-Eh ]. Long, Racine, was
denied $3.50 compensation for alleged
false Imprisonment on charge Of