Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-08-10
BADGER STATE
| HAPPENINGS

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Merrill-George Curtis, 10, former
state tax commissioner and prominent
attorney of Merrill, died at his home
In that city of apoplexy. Mr.. Curtis
retired from the tax commission in
1911 after IL years of service He was
member of the temporary tax COM
mission authorized by the legislature
IN 1897 with Burr w. Jones, now a
member of the state supreme court.
and X. X. KEENAN, of Milwaukee. In
1899 Senator Whitehead put through
the permanent tax commission legisla-
ton and Mr.. Curtis, with Gen. Griffen,
Eau Claire, and Judge ellison formed
the first permanent tax commission.
Mr. Curtis was first to champion the
abolition of tax credits, which resulted
In the present income tax law.
Racine-Three children. Jeanette
Rogers, Is years old; Celeneze ROGUE.
16 years old, and Jeanette Nelson, 10
years old, and William Fall, AZ years
old, were drowned at Browns lake,
Racine county, when scow, contain
ing fourteen persons, ranging from 2
to IS years in age, which was being
towed about the lake by Fall in
motor driven rowboat, capsized. The
party was attending the X. of p. an
nual picnic. The scow, with its freight,
capsized into the lake, and Fall, leap
ing from the rowboat, plunged after
the children in an effort to rescue
them. He was Immediately seized
upon by the scrambling youngsters,
few of whom could swim, and sank
under the water.
North Fond du Lac-Because of in
cSeased enrolment in the North Fond
du Lac schools next year, kinder
garten classes probably will have to be
abandoned, members of the school
board declared. Enrolment for the
next school year will exceed last
years classes by more than 140 pupils.
More than 400 students have been list
ed by the school census. Plans for
increasing the school facilities have
not met with popular support.
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Sheboygan-Prof. A. 9. Baer, head
Of the department of dairy husbandry
OF the University of Oklahoma, has
purchased two sheboysan county Hol-
stein cows to be used as the nucleus
of demonstration herd at the univer-
sity. Prof. Baer said that he had visit |
ed twelve Wisconsin dairy counties |
searching for the proper quality OF
stock and that he finally found II at |
the farm Of John Zoberlin near Ply
Madison-A court commissioner has |
no authority to commit persons to |
asylums for insane or homes for the
feeble minded, the attorney generals |
office held in an opinion to NJ. T. Tap |
pins, secretary of the state board Of |
control. Application for inquiry into |
the mental conditions of persons shall |
be to the judge of county courts or
district courts.
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Sherwood For the first time in
Wisconsin, there will be public ex-
hibition of the domesticated fox in
dustry this year. The Calumet Silver
Black fox ranch of Sherwood has COM
pleted arrangements to enter number
of pairs of highly bred silvers, headed
by Calumet Chief. their national
champion, at the state fair on Aug. rs.
De Pere-Mrs. Albert Zeamer. town
Of Glenmore. five miles from De Pere.
was nearly killed by an infuriated
bull She had driven the bull and five
cows from her premises after they had
broken into her yard, when the bull
turned on her just as she was closing
the gate.
Superior-James Heihila. farmer
living at Oulu. near Superior, was
fatally scalded when his tractor tipped
over while he was working on his
farm. lot water from the radiator
was poured on him when the machine
turned over. He died several hours
later in a Superior hospital.
Monroe--A loss OF $4,000 was suf-
fcrod when an S5-foot barn. one of the
largest in Green county, on the Germ
Wood farm. burned to the ground. 1t
is believed the fire was set by lightn-
Ing. The loss is partially covered by
insurance.
Monroe-The same price as paid for
milk during July will continue during
August IT the Borden condonsing plant
at Monroe. il was announced. The
price Is $3.50 per hundred pounds of
milk testing per cent of butter fat.