Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-03-10

ers are more energetic than in former
years.
4 Stevens Point--Declaring the all.
night saloon a detriment to the COM
munity, John S. Hofsoos, chief of po-
lice, recommended to the council an
amendment to the present ordinance
regulating the citys "VolsteadiZed"
saloons. He said that many are oper-
ating on an all-night schedule because
there is nothing in the present ordi
nance to regulate the closing. Places
where near beer is sold should be
closed all day Sunday and week days
from IL p, m. to a. M said the chief,
4 contending II hours is long enough for
4 any place Of business to be open.
i Stevens Point-A fortune has beer
discovers, in an old trunk at the home
of Mrs. Edith Van Houten who was
found dead in chair in her home
here. where she had lived alone for
neariY fifteen years. Certificates, of
deepest. notes, bonds, checks and cash
representing an aggregate value of
$4,000 together with jewelry and
other valuabies, came to light when a
public administrator and county Off
cia.s ran across the trunk in an un-
used room IN her house.
Madison = Late registrations have
raised the total of students enrolled
AZ, actn OF 20
eversiiy of Wisconsin to 6,716. The
\ College of Letters and Science leads
with a total of 3,07S students. The
course in commerce has 1,1S6; the col
lege of engineering, LIS; the college
OF agriculture, $685. the course in home
economics, 237; the medical school
$50; the law school, 161; the school
OF music, 119; and the course in
pharmacy, So.
Racine-Following preliminary ex-
aminations, seven statesmen OF the CO.
operative Society of America, arrest
ed in Racine for alleged violation of
the Wisconsin blue sky law, were
bound over to circuit court for trials.
1t is estimated that 100000 has been
subscribed in Racine for stock on the
promise to open grocery stores here
where goods would be sold near cost.
No stores have been, opened
u Antigo-The Langlade Farmers Co
operative Co. has purchased from the
Great Northern Manufacturing Co. the
former Citizens Brewery property, ex-
cepting the Office ami bottling house,
sold previously. Part OF the con-
sideration includes the cooperative
company's present store and ware
house. The old brewery will be re-
modelled for a store and warehouse. A
railway spur will be extended 10 it.
Ashland - Game Warden Allan
:. Powell has established sort of pro-
tectorate around colony of beaver
about two miles from Bayfield,. Signs
warning off trepassers have been put
UP. and attempts will be made to pre-
vent the destruction of the colony
from poachers. 1t is Mr.. PowelPs in
tention to have the colony preserved
in this manner, for sightseers, and 1t
is expected that it may be possible to
see the animals at work building their
dams.
Brentwood Thorbeck, Bar
ron county farmer. has come to the
! conclusion that raising cattle for beef
purposes some times does not provide
extraordinary profits. Mr.. Thorbeck
.. shipped cow to st. Paul several days
ago which weighed 1888 pounds, the
freight being $499. He received a
check to the amount of s3.41 and was
! obliged to add $1.5S to the freight bill.
The COW was condemned at st. Paul
because of being in the last stages OF
. tuberculosis.
Fond du Lac Lime works at Mar
blehead, southeast Of this city, are
closed for the first time in twenty
years. A slump of business hit the
lime business and, with every avail
able ipclN of storage room used, the
companies have found 1t necessary to
suspend operation. The lime com
panies employ 125 men. About 10000
barrels of lime are in storage.
Green Bay-A choice frontage on
Washington street in the heart Of the
business district has been sold by
Charles Douville 20 l.. F. Dyer of Wau-
kegan. The price, 81 200 per front foot,
Is said to establish record for Green
Bay.
Janesville-With Rock county plan
ming membership drive to enroll
5000 farmers this spring, there are in
dications that the Farm bureau will
reach total figure OF more than TO-.
900 in southern Wisconsin counties.
The bureau will have solid strong
hold in 1922 in. Jefferson, Walworth,
Rock and Green counties.