Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-02-24


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Madison--Thei cafeteria has pushed
the college boarding house into the
background at the University of Wis
consin, according to survey of
where students eat and what they
pay for food" recently made by a, fac
ulty committee. Thirty-nine per cent
Of the students eat at cafeterias, and
the average weekly cost of meals is
between 81 and 49,. About 1000 stu
dents stand in line at least thirty min
utes each day as part of the new
cafeteria system, the report estimates.
The survey was based upon reports
Of about eight hundred students.
Madison-The Wisconsin National
guard will be recruited to a strength
Of 10,400 Immediately, according to
Adjt. Gen. Orlando Holway. Camp
Douglas will be enlarged to accommo-
date the increased number, more mill
tary equipment will be purchased. and
several new armories constructed, il
appropriations are forthcoming, the
adjutant general said. The national
guard seeks an appropriation of $50
a man and $214,761 of the national
guard money. to be paid by the fed
eral government.
Stevens Pont-Arrangements for
demonstration small fruit plantation
to be located in Portage county have
been made with the Wisconsin Horti-
cultural society through the efforts OF
w. w. Clark, county agent. The plot
will be on the Fred G. Halliday farm
near Plover and will consist of one
acre, half of which will be used for
raising red raspberries, fourth for
strawberries. and the remainder for
blackberries, gooseberries and cur
rants.
Fennimore-Fireb broke out in a lum-
Der yard here and for several hours
entire business district. A special
train brought fire equipment from Lam
caster and Montford. A fifty mile gale
made the fire fighters work hazardous.
The loss is placed at 100000 partly
covered by insurance.
Green Bay-This is the first winter
since 1881 that Green Bay has not
been frozen over. Open water is Wis.,
ible from the shores. and veteran navi-
gators don't think ii likely that cold
snap will blow in the coat over the
outer channels. Ice harvesters have
had to cut twice as much space as in
past years, Usually the crop will aver
age from IL To Is inches but this year
iito inches is the usual cut
Brentwood During 1920. 100000
pounds of milk were received at the
Angus Cooperative Cheese factory at
Angus, two miles from here. From
this amount. 100000 pounds of cheese
were made. Patrons were paid $3.50
per 100 pounds of milk. The business
has increased so per cent over that OF
year ago.
Green Day-Arrangements for pro-
curing two cars of dynamite for farm
ers of Brown and adjacent counties in
an effort to stimulate interest in land
clearing. thus increasing crop produc-
ton. are being made j. N. Kavanaugh.
Brown county agricultural agent. The
dynamite will be sold at cost. accord
ing to the agricultural agent.
Fond du I.ac-For the first time in
Wisconsin, women will be privileged
to vote to decide whether a community
shall incorporate as village, when a
special election is held at Fairwater.
Fond du Lac county, March s. Should
tho vote be favorable. Fairwater
| through an order given out by court,
will automatically become a village.
Birchwood--St Statistics by the Mil
waukee road land settlement bureau
diseloses that 97S families came to
/ Wisconsin in 1920 to occupy cutover
lands of northern Wisconsin. The ma
jority of the settlers came to Barron,
Washburn and Sawyer counties.
Eau Claire-Because of high cost OF
materials, the city council has decided
/ not TO let on, any contracts this year
4 for concrete pavements. but will de.
vote most o, he highway funds TO the
repair of mncadam and brick pave
ments.
Madiscn-That almost one-half the
graduates of Wisconsin high schools
now go on to college, university, or
normal school, was pointed out by
President f. A. Birge, University OF
Wisconsin. while discussing the pro-
gress of higher education.