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

pass Inc Sweet Dill or 5amc slW}i4l
measure. giving relief 70 disabled SOL
diers, mot in charity but in justice"
This is Americas greatest debt" the
memorial says. The resolution was in
/ troduced by Judge A. Fl. Schmidt of
Manitowoc, speaker Of the day.
Superior - Representatives OF the
state agricultural colleges Of Wiscna-
sin, Minnesota and Michigan met here
I TO discuss distribution Of the 100000
pounds u picric acid which the federal
government has allotted to them for
land-clearing purposes. Twelve million
pounds Of the picric acid has been
transferred by the war department to
/ the department of agriculture TO be
distributed for land-cIearing purposes
by the agricultural colleges of the state
universities.
Fond du Lac - Frank ID. Candish,
president of the board of education,
and DR.. S. A. Cheney, school commits
sioner, are targets of recall petition
that has been circulated, and, accord
ing to city officials, signed by 1000
voters. The two board members
aroused the ire Of the community
when they sought TO raise the salary
of the city superintendent OF schools
from $4,000 10 $4,000.
Merrill - Harry Hoffman, saloon
keeper in the town Of Scott, near here,
asserted in county court that bottle
OF moonshlne he had secreted from his
friends at his place of business was for
rubbing his back The moonshine had
been given him as present, he said.
Judge NJ. G. Porter found him guilty of
violating the MuIberger law and fined
him 5000 and costs, and imposed a
sixty-day Jail sentence.
Superior Eight hundred persons,
who were fined an average of 500
each in municipal court for alleged pos
session of liquor, will sue the city to
recover the amount of their fines, ap-
prcximately 100000, according to At
torney John A. Cadigan. The proposed
suit against the city follows the ruling
of Judge Scion l.. Perrin in superior
court that the city ordinance forbid
ding possession of liquor is void.
Madison A vacancy on the state
board Of law examiners will be created
by the appointment of Samuel Ell. Cady,
Green Bay, to the position of general
counsel for Wisconsin of the Chicago
ana Northwestern Railway Co. Mem
bers of the board are named by the su-
preme court.
Madison-Senator Robert M. La
Toilette has written Madison friends
that he expects to come back to Madi-
son this fall for trip around the state.
III the tariff bill is considered this
month, there is possibility that the
senator will return to Madison late in
July.
Spooner-Following the example of
the Bank of Shell Lake and the Lum
bermens State bank, Shell Lake, the
Bank of Spooner and the Spooner
State bank have announced an increase
in deposit rates from 4 to 5 per cent.
The limited money supply is response
BILE for the raise in rates.
GAINESVILLE - Mrs Mary G.. Nimmer,
"a year old Syrian, who died at her
home here recently, leaves seven chill
dren, sixty-four grandchildren and
twenty-nine great grandchildren. She
was born in Syria and came here
twenty-one years ago.
| Marinette The charred body of
| John Brandt, Sc. prominent farmer
of Beaver, Marinette county, was found
| in the ruins Of his farm. 1t is believed
| that Brandt's mind became unbalanced
and that he set fire TO the building
after quarreling with his wife.
! GAINESVILLE - Excessive hot weather,
with limited rains has caused heavy
losses to small grains in southern Wis
consin, which will mean a decreased
Weld OF at least $4,000 bushels in Rock
| county. Most of the grains are either
cut or are ripening prematurely.
Janesvile-~F'i destroyed the main
factory building of the Highway Trail
ers company nj Edgerton, Wis, with
a property loss of s260,0O0 and $780,
600 OF insurance. The building was
$50 feet wide and 900 feet long. recent
ly erected.
WATERFOWL Herbert Possin, is
years old, OF Horizon. was sentenced
70 one year in the state reformatory
al Green Bay by Judge Martin Lueck
in II Circuit court Of Dodge county
on charge of stealing an auto from
kuentz 4 Ellis of Beaver Dam.
Neenah- Mrs Mary welch Lane OF
san Diego. Cal, was awarded the
prize as the old settler coming the
4 longest distance TO attend the home
coming celebration her Mrs. Patrie2