Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-07-14
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

I Maeis0n - Distinguished rating
} has De~n awarded 10 the fourth time
I 10 the University Of Wisconsin for the
( work Of it's military department, sc-
/ cOrdiug 10 a telegram received from
I the war department The award Is
/ based upon the governmental inspee-
sion made by Col W./D. Gritty, Fort
I Sheridan, May II, when the 1900 z. D.
T. q. students were reviewed. Col
! entity declared at the time Of the re-
view that the cooperation between
the University Of Wisconsin and the
< military department was better than
al any institution he had inspected.
The Badger cadet corps also won the
] distinguished rating in 1915, 1916, and
1920.
! TO the city council 10 adopted, munic-
| ipai ownership here will be extended
To include filing station where gas
oiine and OIL may be purchased. At
recent council meeting il was
/ brought out that the various depart
ments Of the city used much gas and
oil. for which the city ig Obliged 10
pay the market price, and that large
annual saving would be the result Of
buying the gasoline direct. The city
clerk was instructed TO secure infor-
nation from other cities.
juneau The entire village Of
HersbbeEg in the town Of Herman
near this city was wiped out by
flames. The fire started in the resi-
dence of Adolpb Mengel and rapidly
spread, consuming several more
homes. the WolIner cheese factory,
BIans' store and the Hershberg hotel
Because Of lack Of equipment it was
necessary 10 form bucket brigade.
The dry spell made the wooden build
ingg ready prey for the flames. The
loss is estimated in excess Of $780,
900. Hershberg il in the center Of
the Dodge county dairy region.
Ostkosh-Accordfng to census
taken by the Winnebago county high
way commission, 4,051 vehicles OF all
descriptions passed given point on
the OshkOsh-Fond du Lac state high
way, at the southern limits OF Osh-
kosh, July A, 5 a. m. TO 8 p. m. OF that
number 2,529 were Wisconsin pleasure
automobiles, IS trucks, 1873 motor
cycles, 290 motor cars from outside
the state carrying touring parties,
and nine were horse-drawn vehicles.
hicles.
Madison-Farm tenantry is proper
ti0nately lower In Wisconsin than in
any other middle western state, the
census bureau report of 1920 shows.
This state LIS shown to have 27258
rented farms, or Ia per cent OF the
total number being cultivated, an in
crease from 1910 Of 1904 and Of five
tenths Of / per cent in proportion TO
the total number The average ten
antry rate for the country Is 33.1 per
cent, an increase OF IL per cent since
1910, and almost three times the Wis
consin rate.
Greer Bay-Settlement of the strike
at the Green Bay Paper and Fiber
mill here was made when the strikers
at mass meeting accepted the COM
pany's proposal. The settlement was
made through committee of the
strikers, the officials of the mill re-
fusing to deal with union officials.
The men accepted 9-hour day and a
wage cut OF 12k per cent.
Eau Claire-Six men were arrested
here In June for intoxication, as com.
pared with two year ago. Since the
new prohibition measure which per-
mits of arrests. by local police instead
of federal men. many have been
brought into court. July seven
were arrraigned for being drunk or
having liquor In y cir possession.
Sheboygan-For the second time
this year handbills OF violently revo-
lutionary nature have been circulated
on the streets of Sheboygan. The la.
test ones circuiat,d use the recent
rioting in Tulsa as "a foundation and
call for whites TO combine with the
colored race for the overthrow of the
government.
Beloit - Henry Hartman, Winona.
MINI. paid fine of s25 when he ap-
piled for lodging in the city Jail. I'm.
der Wisconsin statutes applicants for
shelter must turn over to police for
safe keeping all their belongings.
Hartman handed out his bottle of rum
and was arrested under the new state
prohibition law for having liquor in
his possession.
Cameron -- While VIII Pieper was
being married in st. Paul. his farm
residence was burned to the ground.
Very little OF the contents OF the
building was saved. The residence and
furniture were insured.
Marinette - Policemen and fremen