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


consin state fair has grown from 12T,
27l in 1915 to 327,394 in 1920" said Mr.
Remey. Its gross receipts have in
creased from $74.954.S0 in 1915 tc
$226.367,36 in 1920. The amount oil
premium money paid out has increased
from $47,37S.20 in 1915 to S72,732.73 in
1920.
Racine - The common council, in
special session unanimously adopted
an ordinance which provides for the
raising of 100000 by direct taxation
as the city's portion of the cost OF
a memorial building to the soldiers
sailors and marines of the world war
The amount of 100000 toward the
building fund has been contributed
from the county war relief fund ant
100000 will be raised by popular sub
scription. 1t is proposed to have the
building. to be located on the lake
front, completed within two years.
Green Bay-"The fight against com
pulsory vaccination will be carried
every step of the way to the United
States supreme court, If necessary to
win our point" said A. B. Fontaine
counsel for the DIRECTORS in comment
ing on the answer filed to the com
Paint By Health Commissioner Gosin
Dr.. Gosin and his co-defendants allege
that the orders in question were with
in the state and that city, county and
state authorities would enforce them
TO the limit
Manitowoc-A day nursery, chiefly
for accommodation of children whose
mothers work. will be established
here, a building having been selected
The South Side Ladies' Aid society
sponsored the plan and made sur
vey of the city to determine what use
would be made of such quarters. A
fee of possibly 10 cents will be charged
for each child for care during the day.
1t is expected that about fifty children
will, be cared for daily.
Rhinelander-Abner Dahlberg post,
American legion, is recruiting its mem
bership to the 200 mark. Upon reach.
ing it's goal the organization will re.
ceive a balance OF $4,000 in the
Oneida county patriotic fund. The le-
gion proposes to use the money for
community building to commemorate
the part Oneida county played in the
war.
Fond du Lac-This city lost $1,000
in state school aid through alleged
carelessness in compiling the school
census last year. The census taken
showed STA children of school age
in the city. The state allows a Ger
tain amount for each child. Since the
census, it has developed there are coo
more children in the city than census
figures show.
Rhinelander-At the spring election
| Rhinelander will vote on the question
of bonding the city for a new water
works system At present the water
er and il is necessary to treat it with
chlorine, on orders from the board OF
health. The proposed new system will
cost $15O,O0O
! Wausau-A county road school is
to be held at Wausau in April. Town
road superintendent. patromen and
foremen are to attend, and speakers
will be present from other counties.
Marathon county viii grade and sur
face 90 miles of road with gravel on
state highways 10 and Is the coming
summer, at a cost of $250,000.
Manitowoc 49, Martin Georgenson
twice candidate for mayor. will again
make the run at the spring election,
Mr. Georgenson Is one of the leading
socialists here. In his previous at
tempts to become the city executive
he was defeated by John Schroeder,
who will not be a candidate this year
aEesvlle-Farmers who have not
disposed of their tobacco crop are de
termined to find a market. The Rock
County Tobacco Growers association.
which has hundreds of members.
opened one OF the largest warehouses
in the county and started to pack to-
baccO.
Madison-The application of Racine
laboring men to annul the charter OF
the Manufacturers association of that
city will be considered at a hearing
by the attorney general Mar. 20. The
Racine labor men charge the associa-
ton with blacklisting and boycott.
Gleason--A mass meeting Of Equity
members will be held here Apr 9, for
the purpose OF urging greater econ.