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Cancelled checks, when returned to you, are proof of payment.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-03-03
WATERING MILK NOW
IN LEGITIMATE WAY

In ye oden days before the advent
OF the Babcock, watering milk to help
NIL the milk can was not an uncommon
practice. But the test put "a crimp in
This dishonest method of swelling the
milk check. Despite the Babcock test
farmers are finding it profitable tt
water the milk in a perfectly legiti-
mate way.
Watering cups in the barn is the
explanation. 1t is generally conceded
that watering cups result in an aver
age daily increase of ~ pounds of
milk per COW. In the Wausau Cow
Testing association one farmer in
creased the production fifteen per cent
Following the installation OF watering
cups. Another affected a sixteen per
cent increase.
An observing dairy man noted that
his cows drank on the average once
every twenty minutes. Quite a con-
trast this to drinking once every
twenty-four hours as many cows in
Marathon county are obliged 10 do.
Next to a pure bred bull a watering
system IN the stable is a dairy far
mcr's most profitable investment.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-03-03
TYPIST WITH WORLDS
RECORD VISITS LOCAL
HIGH SCHOOL

George Hossfeld, twice winner of
the world endurance typewriting con-
test, gave demonstration in the high
school auditorium for the entire stu
dent body last Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. Hossfeld was questioned during
a concentration test.
He also demonstrated the simplest
ways of changing paper to save time.
In one instance he showed the stu
dents just how long it takes to make
an erasure and how many words can
be written in the time taken for the
performance. He made an intentional
error, erased 1t and wrote IL over,
which took him nine seconds. Then
ne wrote for nine seconds to show
that twenty-four words can he written
In the time taken to make the erasure.
Accuracy at all times is the best way
TO achieve the highest number of
words per minute.
The typist gave a demonstration of
THIS type at the state commercial
contest at Whitewater Normal last
year and expects to be present at that
event this year also. His visit to
this city ought to prove ag reat slim
ulus for constant effort for those who
have entered or are planning to enter
the commercial field.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-03-03
OCCURRENCES OF LONG AGO
ITEMS OF INTEREST BOILED DOWN FROM
THE WA USAU PILOT SO YEARS AGO

| New North: A gaseous vapor is is
suing fro the side of Rib Hill near
Wausau. The number of shooting
scrapes and kindred crimes perpetrat-
ed in that city has long since led to
he belief that the lower regions could
not be very remote.
The Germania Guards have dsban-
ded and discharges of the members
were received by Capt. Steady on the
18th inst. Their reasons for disband-
ing were because the state does not
care about supporting more than one
company in cities of less than 10000
inhabitants.
On exhibition at the First National
bank in this city is a life-size por-
trait, in crayon, of Hon. Isaac Steph-
enson. 1t is the work OF Frank Will
cox, of Knowlton, and is a very cred
liable piece of work Mr.. Wilcox is
only seventeen years of age and a
born artist.
On Thursday evening last, Anton
Mohr closed the doors Of his store to
the public, and commenced to take
inventory Of stock preparatory to sell
ling out to August Kickbusch.
Dr. L. Smith and wife went over to
Amigo today to visit with Albert, Ar
thur and Paul Mill rd and families.
Will c. Gilbert took last evenings
train for st. Louis, where he goes on
business, and will be absent until the
latter part of the week.
Benz. Dodge, who has been in the
city for nearly three months past at
tending to his lumber interests, left
for his home in New Hampshire last
Sunday.
Mrs. M. 3ooding departs today for
Florida. She will go to Dayton, O.,
where her brother, e. p. Haseltine and
family and her sister, Miss Sarah Ha-
seltine, are spending the winter
Sam Weinfeld departed for Milwau-
kee last Friday evening. He will be
absent week, and IT, when he returns
he does not bring back a life partner,
1t VIII only be because the girl has
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-03-03
IN FACE OF CONDITIONS
BANKERS DISPLAY OPTIMISM

likely to come before long as the new
crop of potatoes will be on the market.
l hope all Marathon county farmers
will see this and will avert any finan-
cial loss to themselves by selling what
they have storede, right away" A. A.
Grade, of Hatley, said the farmers in
that vicinity had already foreseen this
and were rapidly selling what they
have kept through the winter.
Look Ahead
Other matters of much interest were
discussed. A Wausau banker declared:
"Of course money has been tight
nothing else could be expected under
the circumstances. Many farmers
have borrowed money even to pay
their taxes, in amounts of sixty and
seventy dollars, thing many of them
have never been obliged TO do in their
lives. This very fact, however, should
teach vital lesson. When wages are
high and conditions are exceptionally
good, the averags,man with family
and home ought to make it point to
save money and to keep it where it
will be available when he is in need of
it. Instead of this during the past
several years we have seen much
money saved but spent also. More
than one man has saved a thousand
dollars and then used it to obtain re-
creation"
The bankers who attended the coun-
ty convention last Saturday were c.
E. Parker. w. A. Koch, Harry C. Ber-
ger, c. G. Krueger, Henry Ruder. Otto
Fehlhaber, Harold Pophal, all of
Wausau; William G.. Seim. Edgar.
Henry Wachtl, of Mosinee; Thomas
Beeman, of Fenwood; George Ritger,
Alex Gertschen and R. E. Bauer, of
Marathon; Leo w. Hoffman,, of STRAIT
ford; w. A. Won Berg, of Mosinee; G.
M. Ouimette, of Abbottsford and Mer-
vile K. Lamont, of Eland, Jet.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-03-03

Friday Feb. rs, box call sent two
departments to eXtinguish a chimney
fire at the residence of Arthur Kor-
zineck at 1903 Second street. Satur-
day Feb. rs, Department responded
10 a call from 1923 Steuben street.
chimney fire at the home of Mrs. Eli
zabeth Janotte and in the evening De-
partment was called to extinguish
chimney fire at the store of Emil
Hochtritt, 204 Second avenue N. Sun
DAY afternoon there was a chimney
fire at the residence of Mrs. B. ]. Krue-
ger, III Jackson street. Monday
afternoon small roof fire occurred
at the home Of Chas. SchliFz causinS
slight damage which was Fortunately
covered by insurance Tuesday even
ing Department / was twice called to
al Fourth street, the Leahy estate.
the first time chimney fire which
caused a small blaze on the roof me-
y F b. aH a
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-03-03
Y. w. c. A. NOTES

Monday evening after school over
eighty girls who are members of or
ganized Girl Reserve corps in the sew
enth and eighth grades of the puglic
schools held mass meeting at the
association headquarters. Miss Lola
Baumgardner, girls work secretary of
the National board, central field COM
mittee, told the girls of what other
Girl Reserves are doing in this state,
other states, Russia, China and other
countries. Several girls are trying to
earn the Girl Reserve rings, which is
won by obtaining 260 honors. All the
corps sang songs and gave yells.
The advisers of the Girl Reserve
corps met Tuesday for supper with
Miss Baumgardner, at the Y w. C. A.
at 900 o'clock, to discuss plans for
the spring and summer months with
the girls. At 1880 the Girls Work
committee met at the Association
rooms. Miss Baumgardner told of
work being done in other towns and
cities and made some suggestions for
work here.
On Wednesday afternoon. from $3.50
to 500 o'clock, the Girls Work COM
mlttee served tea to the mothers of
the High School Girl Reserves. af-
fording them an opportunity to meet
Miss Baumgardner.
On Wednesday evening from 80 to
1870, Miss Baumgardner met with the
High School cabinet of the Girl Re-
serve Student club.
Saturday afternoon, from 100 to
400 p. m, Mrs. c. D. Partridge will
examine the Girl Reserves on First
Aid work which has been given. Hon
ors will then be given the girls who
pass this examination.
The Bible class meeting at the as
soclation rooms Monday evening was
Followed by lee club practice led by
c. H. Ingraham. Any older girl NAV
become member of either of these
classes by registering at the Y. w. c.
A.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-03-03
TWENTY COUNTY BANKERS
DISCUSS PROBLEMS
AND DINE

Twenty Marathon county bankers
held a meeting last Friday evening,
with banquet served at the Hotel
Bells in the Kiwanis dining room at
six o'clock, discussing problems of es-
pecial Importance to citizens at this
time. The unanimous attitude of the
bankers appears to be that we are at
the tail end of a period of depression;
that the farmers will find their finan-
cial difficulties eased shortly, and that
brief length of time pick up markedly.
Brief Talks
As the secretary, William A. Koch.
called the roll each banker responded
to his name by making brief, pointed
talk on conditions as they had been
brought to his attention in his own
locality.
William c. Seim, cashier of the Bank
of Edgar, emphasized the fact that
farmers in his community, although
experiencing financial difficulties, were
finding their milk checks on the in
crease. Mr.. Seim expressed his con-
fidence that the next several months
would see decided change for the
better. Henry Wachtl, cashier of the
Farmers State Bank of Mosinee, stat
ed that farmers seemed reluctant to
dispose of their produce, particularly
potatoes. The statement caused sew
eral of the bankers attending to adj
monish farmers to dispose of their po-
tatoes as rapidly as possible. "No fur
ther increase in the price of potatoes
is possible, one of them declared.
More than likely decided decrease is
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-03-03
February 2Sth, 1883

The telephone line between this
city and Stevens Point is being used
quite extensively.
Noyes, of Marinette, Is in favor oi
M. A. Hurley for congressman. The
republicans couldn't do better.
The Valley Mining company has a
crew of men busy digging for ore at
its claims on Marshall hill. The pre-
sent indications are more fiattering
than ever before.
The dance given by the G. A. r. in
Music hall last Wednesday evening
was one of the most pleasant and So
ciable affairs of the season, and the
way the old "Vets" tripped the light
fantastic was caution.
Stevens Point Journal: The Wau-
sau Pilot suggests that the churches
of that city furnish more hymn books
than they do now. We second the
motion. What Wausau and Stevens
Point, and in fact every town in this
entire belt of timber needs. is more
hymn books and less revolvers: more
gospel and less gambling; more So
briefly and less sin more halleIuiah
and less hell.
Last Saturday evening compared
well with the "horrid" ones of the
winter as far as the weather was con-
cerned-snowed, 'blowed and was in
tensely cold. Socially it was among
the most pleasant. On that evening.
the whist club met at the residence
of Fl. e. GRAHAM on East Hill. ]. T.
Winkley furnished conveyance and
set the players down at their destina-
ton at promptly eight o'clock. The
score at the end Of the evening was
in favor Of Mrs. Plumer's side. which
made gain Of twenty-five points.
The players under the leadership of
Mrs. Kanouse are still forty-two
points ahead.
Miss Minnie Knox gave a whist par
ty at her home on Friday evening in
honor Of Miss Addie Newcomb. Miss
Minnie Knox and T. a. rradt carried
off first nrlzce
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-03-03
HOG SALE LAST WEEK
AT STRATFOPD SUCCESS

Farmers of Marathon county should
leel encouraged over news of the fact
that last weeks Chester White Sale
turned out successfully from the
breeders standpoint. Thirty-five sows
and gifts averaged S37 with $500 as
the top. Not so much a matter of
concern that prices averaged fair as
10 know that right here in Marathon
county by no means a swine raising
country, are a group of farmers with
nerve enough to put on sale in an
on year and that their faith in the
business and in their ability to work
together comparatively was rewarded
.daratnon county needs more OF this
cooperative endeavor.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-03-03
NEED OF ROOM FOR
VAULTS FORCE PLANS
ENLARGE COURT HOUSE

The need for more room for both
the County court and the office of the
register of deeds, caused the public
property committee OF the county
board at its session Wednesday to
recommend an addition to the Court
House to the east. The vaults in the
office of the register OF deeds are too
small for the tremendous quantity of
records that must be properly pro-
tected in fireproof rooms. Likewise
the County court are hardly adequate
longer. Some time ago such an ad-
dition was planned and the estima-
ted cost at that time was $4,000.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-03-03
WANT TWO
new SCHOOLS
SCHOOL BOARD BUILDING
COMMITTEE is TO
GET ESTIMATES

TWO new school buildings are need
ed by the city of Wausau and they
must be built in short order if the
muncipai school system is to maintain
the standard 10 which it aspires. The
conuitlons at present, despite the ad-
dition of the Central school. are
crowded and it is impossible to ac-
complish as efficient educational work
as is desired
To Obtain Plans
The school board at it's meeting last
Monday night decided that a school
building must be erected in the north
western part of the city and another
at the very southern limit At pre-
sent many of these pupils are obliged
10 walk long distances to attend school
and then are not given the convenien-
ces and room they need The building
committee, composed of o. l.. Ringle.
w A. Taege, p. r. Wolfgram and Miss
Nell Dunbar, together with Supt. S. b.
IoDey, viii procure plans for school
buildings and estimates of cost, sub
mltting them to the school board for
ratification. Afterwards the plans will
be forwarded to the common council
for consideration. The condemnation
or the Columbia school in the northern
part OF the city, is another thing which
has compelled immediate action.
New Rules
The board adopted a rule raising
the per cent of the passing mark in
the high school from seventy to seven
ty-fiye. 1t has also been ruled by un-
animous vote of the faculty that any
high school student who has for three
weeks successfully failed in three out
OF the four studies required of each
pupil may be dropped or denoted and
also that such students failing contin-
ually for six weeks in three studies
without extenuating circumstances
may be dropped or denoted.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-03-03
ORGANIZED HUNT
FOR WOLVES FAILS TO
REVEAL SIGN OF THEM

! : Organized hunts for wolves in the
town of Hansen, Wood county, where
Henry Whitrock of Pleasant Hill,
states he was followed and attacked
several times by two of these animals,
have failed to reveal any sign of them,
according to Leonard Pickett, one of
the best known hunters out in that
section. Mr.. Pickett states that he is
of the opinion that the wolves which
Mr.. Whitrock stated had followed and
attacked him were nothing more than
dogs. 1t would be almost impossible
to tell the difference between a dog
and wolf that might follow a man
at night, he states. and few. if any,
wolves remain in that section of the
country.
Hunted for Tracks
Mr.. Pickett states that he was out
the day after the incident and secured
the country around there for a trace
of the animals. According to his story
there were no wolf tracks to be found
and as the snow was fresh they would
have been easily traced. Other organ
lied hunts in that country have been
instituted by the frmers but up to
the present time Mr.. Pickett says that
they have found neither a wolf nor
any tracks.
Had it been two wolves which at
tackled Mr.. Whitrock he probably
wouldn't have been here to tell about
it, is the opinion of Mr.. Pickett, "be-
cause when wolves get hungry enough
to attack man they are dangerous
animals. Dogs are very apt to run
along and playfully Jump and snap at
person on the road, and at night it
would be almost impossible to distin-
guish between a dog and wolf.
Is Experienced Hunter
Mr.. Pickett is thoroughly exper-
fenced hunter and states that he
spends practically all his time in the
winter hunting and trapping. He has
seen no wolves in that part of the
country for the past five or six years,
he states, although several years ago
he did meet two wolves in the woods
there on his way home He at first
thought that one of them was his dog,
but on calling him he refused to come.
And then attempted to drive him home
and again he refused to obey. When
he got closer he threw stick at what
he supposed was his dog and found
hat it was a wolf. The animal did not
bother him, he states.-~Wood County
Tribune.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-03-03
FLAX PROPOSITION
SHELvED FOR PRESENT

The fax growing proposition placed
before the farmers OF Marathon coun-
" short time ago has been shelyed
for an indefinite length of time. Fur
ther investigation showed that avail
able facts were inconclusive and in
some cases contradictory. The ma
chine, the McAdams Linen Gin. has
never had thorough commercial try-
out TO demonstrate whether it would
stand up under continuous work and
turn out satisfactory, marketable
product. Experiments carried out in
canada and other places showed con-
SIDERABLE variance of resultant fibre
quality and value from what had been
stated here. The general belief and
the course adopted is that it is best
TO wait until the machine has been
given a conclusive tryout before doing
anything with the proposition.
Consider IL Later
If the machine should be satisfac-
tory and the quality of the fibre
turned out be found such that satis-
factory prices and market could be
optalned the matter will be taken up
again for consideration. It is under
stood that the promoters intend to
install machine shortly in some lin
en- mill and if that is done, definite
information should be available after
time. A few farmers of the county
are intending to put in two or three
acres OF flax apiece this season. They
VIII thus be able to study the grow
ing of the crop and the amount of
yield to be expected. They expect to
bale the straw and hold it until it
can be sent TO the mill where the gin
Will be in operation, thus obtaining
accurate, first hand Information on
the subject.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-03-03
THEATRES
Stuart Theaier

Stuart Theaier
Tonight, Friday and Saturday-"Lit-
tie Miss Rebellion" Dorothy Gish.
Sunday and Monday-"Fly Pat s.
Dorothy Gish.
Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday
"Heliotrope"
Grand opera House
Tonight, Friday and Saturday-"The
Branded Woman" Norma Talmadge.
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
Search of Sinner" Constance Tai
madge.
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday-"Outside the Law" Pris-
ella Dean.
Majestic Theater
Sunday-"The Man from Medicine
Hat" Helen Holmes; Dew Drop Inn,"
Larry Simon; Snubbs and Sambo in
"A Cash Customer"
Monday-Same as Sunday.
Tuesday-"Get out and Get Under"
Harold Lloyd; pirate Cold" and
The Bandit of HelPs Gap"
Wednesday and Thursday "Pa-
gen. Bessie Love; "Son of Tarzan."
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-03-03
ASSESSOR OF INCOMES
RECEIVES OVER 1000
INCOME TAX BLANKS

The assessor Of incomes, Mr.. Monk,
declares that twice as many state in
come tax blanks have been filed this
year as last and that to date the
number is over 1000. Applications
have already been filed for 500 more
blanks. which are not available, and
Mr.. Monk has been notified from Ma
Olson that these cannot be had for
at least a week. When they are re-
ceived they will be mailed To- appli-
cants, who will then be allowed ten
days in which to fill them out and
forward them TO the assessor Of IN
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-03-03
ACCUMULATION OF
PULP WOOD KEEPS
HUNDREDS MEN BUSY

Pulp wood shipments are continuing
to be as large as during the past
month and as long as sleighing keeps
up to the north of us, several hundreds
of men will be occupied at the Wausau
Paper Mills company, the Marathon
Paper Mills company and the Wausau
Sulphite Fibre company unloading
tremendous accumulations on the
railroads. At the Marathon mills
nearly eighty men are doing nothing
but unloading cars. Paper mill men
anticipate that shipments of pulp will
continue for at least two weeks and
longer if the weather remains cold.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-03-03
$4,000 PAID
LAST TAX DAY
OFFICE OF TREASURER is
SCENE OF RUSH ON
MONDAY

Monday was the largest day in the
history OF tax collection in Wausau.
according to Roy A. Chellis, CITY
treasurer, when receipts totaled over
$oo,00O late in the evening after the
departments corps had finished the
enormous task For a week hundreds
or citizens have filed in and out of
the city hall making their tay paw
menls, asking questions and now and
then, registering remonstrance.
362 Property Receipts
Receipts numbering S62 ON real pro
perty taxes, and 1T on income and
personal property taxes were issued
during the day, and the 100000 re-
presents not only the largest collec-
ton in any single tax paying day. but
also the largest in point of business
handled.
The city will begin to make short
time loans earlier this year than here
tofore in its history" Mr.. Chellis told
a Pilot reporter yesterday. "Since
we installed our new bookkeeping sys-
tenn, however, we see clearly the mis-
takes that have been made in the
past and feel assured that in several
years the city will be in good fjnan-
clal condition. There will be little
chance to pay anything on the indebt-
edness OF the municipality this year"
Another matter of interest TO tax
payers is the fact that the state COM
mission declares assessed valuations
OF property in Wausau are only Sc
per cent of the real property value.
When assessed valuations are in
creased to a point somewhere near
real values, then the burden of taxes
viii not be considered so heavy and
the city will have sufficient money to
meet its expenses.
Total Taxes
The total income, property. surtax
and personal taxes being paid by the
citizens of VSusau this year amount
to S752, ,765.04, of which $277, 7,3S6.7S will
De used TO defray the expenses of the
municipality. OF the total, $1SS,211.71
is designated for the use of education
al institutions of Wausau. The coun-
ty receives total of $92, 2,659. &c of the
total and the state $41,292.56. The
county school tax amounts to S215
seventy per cent OF the income tax
also paid remains in the municipality.
or SS1.784. the total income tax paid
being $116,S34.90.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-03-03
Total Taxes
DEATHS

Mrs. Eliza Castillo died Wednesday.
Feb. %, 1921. al the home of Charles
Conklin, 905 Jefferson street. The de-
ceased was rs years old, born In Ire
land and had spent the past five years
in this city. She is survived by a
granddaughter, Mrs. Walter Chilsen,
OF Merrill, Wis. Interment was in
Pine Grove cemetery, the Rev. f. p.
OToole of st. James Catholic church
officiating.