Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-05-12
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this period, and represents the lowest
FOR that quarter ever recorded in the
state since the adoption of the uniform
registration law in 1907. As compared
with the same months in 1920. there is
. material decline in total deaths, and
in deaths from pneumonia and infiu-
enza, which was epidemic in the same
period of 1920. Total deaths in the
period were 1913. while in the CORE
spending quarter last year. when infiu-
enxa was epidemic. it was 1876. The
northern counties had the most favor
able rate-9.0-while the central and
southern groups each had 11.3. or all
deaths, 1,272 were of babies under
year, or 17.6 per cent of the total.
Madison-Forty-ei farmers of Ra~
cine county won victory in the. SUI
preme court when the higher court re-
versed the decision of the lower court
in the case of the Industrial Cooper
alive Union against E. E. Lewis and
48 farmer defendants. The action was
brought to collect on promissOry notes
for stock purchased in the company
1t was charged that the company failed
to keep faith. The defendants alleged
false representation and refused pay
ment on the notes. The appeal was
made from the circuit court of Racine
county.
Madison-Several counties in the
state where county home demonstra-
ton agent work is being carried on are
planning to hold County Seat Short
Courses for Girls" About 40 girls
gather at their county seat and have
week of class instruction in sewing,
cooking, and other home economic sub
jects. Marathon county has already
held one, Florence county and La
Crosse will each have one soon, and
several other counties are planning to
hold similar courses.
Highland-The annual picnic of the
Catholic societies of the counties of
Grant, Iowa and Lafayette will be
held in Highland on June 8th. The
picnic will be held in the city park.
Rev. A. B. c. Dunno of Eau Claire will
deliver the address of the day. The
amusement attractions consist of a
baseball game between the Platteville
and Highland teams of the Wisconsin
Illinois league, boxing match be-
tween two lightweights and numerous
specially acts.
prpt n "
farmers are appealing to the Stevens
Point Chamber of Commerce for farm
labor, but the call lis going unheeded
because of what seems to be a general
revuision against farm work Many
applications for men have been re-
ceived offering wages of $40, to $45 a
month with room and board. Unless
outside the city to get men.
Couderay-The towns of Winter and |
Ojibwa in Sawyer county are making |
a great Roadway in securing new set |
tiers for this year, Winter has re-
ceived twenty-four new settlers since
Jan. l and Ojibway eighteen. Last |
year Winter had the honor of having |
seventy-nine new settlers locate in
their territory and Ojibway sixty-th"ee-
Winter le,l any other town in northern
Wisconsin for the year in the arrival |
of new settlers.
Sheboygan In the three months
ended Mar. 81, 1921, the births here
were within seven of being twice as
many as the deaths, according to the.
report submitted to the common coun.
Gil by Hugo C. Reich, city health com
missioner There were 1871 births and
90 deaths. Thirty-seven marriages
were performed.
Green ay-Commencement day ex
ercises in both of the high schools has
been set for June IT. The plan to have
q joint graduation has been abolished
by the school board. West high will
give diplomas to 81 seniors while "a
fourth-year students will get their
sheepskins at East high. The number
larger than usual.
Beaver Dam-At the May meeting
of the common council it was voted on
to lower the wages of the city work
ers to 35 cents on hour and the park
salary was reduced to sos
q month. A resolution was also adopt
cd 70 buy steam roller.
De Pere - Local milkmen reduced
the price of milk to consumers, cut
ting the price cents quart Milk
is now retailed at 9 cents. Farmers
are now receiving less than 81 hun.
dred for their product
Green Bay--The bottom has fallen
out of the building trades strike here.
The masons resumed work, accepting
a wage cut and the union plumbers
and steam filters have accepted the
lower pay scale.