Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-01-26

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Amery--Polk county is supporting a
program for better schools, according
: to the Wisconsin Teachers associa-
ton. In cooperation with the county
superintendent they have organized a
Parent-Teachers' association in every
town in the county At recent mass
meeting it was requested the county
: board engaged a second supervising
teacher for the county and to increase
the salary of the county superinten-
dent. The board also placed woman
on the common school committee.
Madison-The tax levy against in
comes of Wisconsin individuals and
corporations amounted to s12,256,756,
of which s7,153190 was against cor
porations and SIS, 103,565 against indi
viduals. according to announcement
of Carroll Atwood, tax commissioner.
The personal property offset against
income taxes, not yet available, is ex-
pected to equal more than so per cent
of the tax. so that cash collections
will probably be less than s6000,000.
! according to the commission.
Madison - Twenty-three students
from the University of Wisconsin
library school have been assigned to
| 20 public libraries in 10 Wisconsin
cities for eight weeks beginning Jan.
25. to receive practical field training.
Each student has been given appoint
ments in two Libraries, one for Feb
ruary, and another for March. Mem.
bers of the library school faculty will
supervise the work.
Janesville-A dry prosecutor to be
an assistant district attorney to prose
cute all liquor violations in Rock
! county was authorized by the Rock
county board at GAINESVILLE with the
appropriation of $4,000 A special
committee reported the calling of
grand jury as too expensive. There
were 500 liquor cases in Beloit and
GAINESVILLE municipal courts in 1921.
/ Manitowoc-By vote of to the
/ Manitowoc council adopted a memorial
i to congress asking action to modify
! the prohibition law and permit the
manufacture and sale of beer and
/ wine. The memorial says that pro
/ hibition has failed to prohibit. has
contributed to endanger public health
and has made criminals of the peo-
Pile" Aid. Nogel was the father of the
resolution.
| Stevens Point--The coffin John So
bisz built on his farm in the town of
| Sharon, twelve miles from Stevens
Point, twenty years ago has been put
to the use for which il was intended.
! Mr. Sobisz died at his home at 100,
/ succumbing to his first illness He was
sick only few days with cold. Pneu-
monia set in and weakness. incident
To old age caused his death.
Chippewa Falls--Applicatio for use
of the old 500 de"ot has been made
by the Chippewa Falls board OF edu-
cation to house pupils, awaiting the
erection of the high school. Some are
cared for in the public library and
| some In the abandoned municipal
courtroom. II was expected to utilize
the Baptist church, but this plan was
! given up.
| la Crosse--CoTmercia fishermen
who seined Third Lake. near Trempea.
leau under the direction of Game
( Warden Arthur Holmes obtained co.
900 pounds OF carp and buffalo Thou.
sands of game FISH. including pickerel
weighing as high as twenty pounds
were thrown back in the lake.
Oshkosh Russian families residing
in the west part OF Oshkosh are col,
lecting funds and used clothing 10 be
sent to their relatives and friends in
the volga river valley. Russia. for
those who are suffering from starva.
ton and freezing.
Fond du Lac-S Six days after the
, death OF his wife, Math Daniels, 81
died at his home near Fond du Lac
after short illness from influenza
which later developed into pneumonia
. A son. Alexander. who was also
seriously III, is recovering.
Rice Lake-ole wistad. rs. an old
). resident OF Rice Lake. died from pneu,
n monia following poisoning from coffee
|. The pot in which the poisoned coffee
il was made had not been used for q
lone time lie was born in Norwav