Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-10-05

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the state democratic party committee
for IN immediate hearing on applica-
lions of that party for a writ of man
damus against the secretary of state,
ordering the placing of the democratic
candidates for state offices in the
official democratic column of the Nov
liz election ballot. A decision is ex-
pected by. the high court by Oct 10.
The ballots must be sent out by Oct.
13, according to statute, and a de-
cision must be reached by Oct. 10 to
allow the necessary stages Of printing
and mailing to be carried out.
Madison-Financia budgets of the
University of Wisconsin and of the
nine Wisconsin normal schools are be-
Eng drawn up for submission to the
state board of education and the state
board of puslic affairs for approval
before requests for money are placed
before the 1923 legislature Requests
of the higher educational institutions
for funds are expected to total ap-
Iproximately $8,5O0,00O annually, or
$4,000, 900 for the next biennium. The
1921 legislature authorized expendi-
lures of $14,000,000, which excluded
practically all construction projects.
| Madison-Echoes of the severe sleet
storm that swept Wisconsin last win.
ter are still heard by the state rail
road commission, in the form Of tele
phone company applications for in
creased rates. The Madison and Man
ava telephone companies, the Eden
Telephone Co. and the New lisbon
Telephone Co. are. applying for rate
raises and have hearings scheduled
before the commission. All of these
concerns were affected by the storm,
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Madison-The 1888 grade crossings
In Wisconsin claimed a toll of 43
deaths and 172 injured during the
fiscal year ending July 1, according
10 G. NJ. Larson, of the state railroad
commias on In making his report, Mr..
Larson declared that 1t now appeared
that the majority of grade crossing ac-
cidents are more directly due to the
amount of traffic on the highways and
railroads rather than to the danger
BUSINESS of any given crossing.
ton champions are circulating petit
lions for the opening of the rabbit sea-
son Oct. / instead of Oct. rs on the
grounds that Mr.. Bunny has not been
4 conservationist, but has unmerciful
ly attacked farmers crops, and be-
sides that his meat will taste better
at that time than after Oct 25. The
petitions are being literally signed.
Appleton = Valentine Faber, Osh
kosh, his wife and two daughters, mar
rowly escaped from serious injury
when their new automobile was struck
by a switch engine on the Milwaukee
railroad and dragged 70 feet. The car
remained upright, however. Faber
said he did not see the fiagman at the
corner.
Neenah--L. Kevill Larsen, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. L. P. Larsen, of Neenah,
4 graduate of Neenah high school and
Lawrence college, left for England,
where, at Oxford university, he will
study the coming three years, under
A Rhodes scholarship which he was
recently awarded.
Madison-The value of property
held by William, Julius and Mary
Balzer, who were killed on their farm
near Cassell Prairie, Aug. s, is APP
proximately $4,000. Most of their
holdings were in the form of mort
cages and notes kept in a safety de-
post vault of Sank City bank.
Waupun-Shortly after he arrested
wo intoxicated men found lettering
n an alley, Joseph Linnen. Ga, night
Waterman at Waupun, was stricken
with paralysis and died three hours
alter. His death occurred on the
thirty-fourth anniversary of his we'd
ling
Madison-The state board of educa.
lion at its monthly meeting has au-
thorized the purchase of the former
home of President E. A. Birge of the
University of Wisconsin for $4,000.
rhe site of the home is to be used in
constructing the proposed Memorial
Union building.
Auburndale-While milking a cow,
Mrs. Caroline Kuehlhold, rs, Auburn
iale. suddenly topp,ed off the milking
stool and died. It is believed heart
disease caused her death. She was
born in Germany in 1874.
Beloit-0il can explosions claimed