Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-05-05
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Eau Claire-Thirty-two grand prizes
amounting to $50 in all have been Of
fered by the Chippewa Valley District
Fair and Stock sale to be held at Du-
rand, Sept. q to 80, to boys and girls
under 81, who live in the coenties OF
Buffalo, Dunn, Pepin, Pierce and Eau
Claire. The awards will be made for
the best specimens of Golden Glow
corn, or Wisconsin No. H. Enough
pedigreed seed corn to plant a quarter
acre will be distributed free to those
wishing to enter the contest but any
reliable seed may be used of either
sort
| Madison According to statistics
compiled by the bureau of census of
the department of commerce there are
TIA farms in Oneida county and, with
one exception, operated by white
| farmers Only AZ of these farms are
operated by tenants. There are 1884,
sos acres in the 724 farms, of which
28,159 acres are improved Estimated
value of the land and buildings is $4,-
253,455 The number of animals on
the farms as reported by 694 out of the
724 farmers are: 1852 horses; 4,957
cattle; 2.S17 sheep; 2,030 swine; 90
mules, making total of 1888
Madison-Frank A. Partlow, post
master, bank stakeholder and promi-
nent citizen of Clear Lake, Polk coun-
ty, was taken in custody here charged
with embezzlement under the federal
farm loan act. He was held pending
arraignment at Superior, under $4,000
bonds. Partlow, it is alleged, secured
a loan of $4,000 for a farmer from the
Minneapolis farm loan bank, and held
the certificate. The farmer com
planned that he had not received the
money and an investigation and ar
rest followed.
Wausau-Maj. j. r. Bryant of this
city has been requested by Adj Gen.
Orlando Holvay to form One Hun
dred and Twenty-eighth regimental
medical detachment of the Wisconsin
National guard in this city. The major,
who served in the late war with the
Thirty-second division, has consented
to recruit the unit, and now has en-
listed two physicians, two dentists
and nineteen on-commiSSioned Off
GERS and privates.
Merrill-The Tomahawk Shoe COM
pany is buster now than at any time
In its past history and the manage
ment is of the opinion that with the |
REIMBURSEMENT of leather prices COM
pleted, the future of the shoe business |
will be particularly good as is already
evidenced by the many rush orders
being received at the plant. The COM
pany is now turning out 600 shoes
daily
Neenah - Charged with obtainir g
money under false pretenses and prac-
ticing medicine without license,
Henry Napuk, local junk dealer, will
be tried by jury in Municipal court.
ounces of medicine" for which he
claimed wonderful curative powers, to
John Zatz, fellow Russian. The 'medi-
cine" turned out to be common olive
oil, ID is alleged.
BeFoit Ninety-six farmers of the
Belot Farm Line Telephone company
hni oil
phones thrown out of their homes"
before they will pay for increased
rates demanded An increase of $225
a month is asked. The County Farm
bureau is aiding the farmers for a
lower rate.
Park Falls-The body of F'-ank
Kuehn. aged so. who has been miss
ing since February. was found here
when employees of the Flambeau Paper
company were blasting ON the banks
of the canal One of the explosions
brought the body to the surface of
the canal His watch and money were
found in his clothing.
NIStH ICHfhNat
has felt the high cost of living here.
At special meeting of the city coun
Gil. resolution was passed boosting
the ante of househoTders for twice
week collection from SO to 81 Fur
thermore the fee must be paid in adj
vance this year. Citizens are up in
arms over the extra charge and pro-
test will be filed at once.
Baraboo-Thomas Kfrshsw, so years
oid, veteran of the civil war. walked
fourteen miles from Kiibourn to Bara
boo to purchase suit of clothes.
After his purchase and lunch he
started to walk back TO KiIbourn. but
the merchant overlook him with his
auto and brought Mr.. Kirshaw back
10 his home in the Defl's city.