Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-06-01
WISCONSIN
!: STATE NEWS

MadiSon--The largest reunion or
former Wisconsin students that the
University of Wisconsin has ever held
is expected this year. on June Ills.
Every university class whose date
ends with or z, beginning with the
class of '67, will have its special re-
union, according to the plans. of re-
union chairmen. Special stunts and
programs will be given by the various
classes, and the alumni dinner and
dance will bring all of the classes to-
gether. The twenty-fifth anniversary
of the class of '97 will be celebrated
this June, and the class of '07 viii
meet for the fifteenth anniversary.
The law school is planning homecom-
ing for all its graduates.
Florence-Mrs. Christina Kolar, SO,
and her son, Ladda, Is, were burned
to death when the Kolar farm house
at Fern, farming community in Flor
ence county, was destroyed by fire.
The father and three children escaped,
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we're burns. They were thrown from
a window upstairs and caught by the
father and his son, q years old. Mrs.
Kolar and her son, Ladda, were unable
to escape, all exits being mass of
flames. In trying to escape Mrs. Ko-
lar fell back into the burning room.
Kenosha-A tragic death ended the
efforts of Mrs. Margaret Kuiafski, 40,
a widow, to keep her family of six
children together, when she was
struck by Northwestern train at the
Grand avenue crossing, Kenosha, and
instantly killed. She was hurrying to
work and had crawled under the cross
ing gate. Watching freight engine,
she failed to see the passenger train
Her husband was crippled in a. similar
accident several years ago. He died
In 1919.
Couderay-The bank at Couderay
has been distributing hundreds Of
bushels of seed potatoes among the
settlers the last few weeks; this is
the first time that concentrated effort
has been made to get them all to raise
a potato that will find ready market.
Rural New Workers and the Green
Mountain varieties are being planted
and the acreage will be trebled this
year.
Milwaukee-An increase of $3,000,-
900 in building operations for Milwau-
kee since the first of the year as COM
pared with the corresponding period
of last year was recorded in the office
of the building inspector. A total of
12.704 permits have been issued since
Jan. 1, representing an expenditure
of 81, S87,213. Last year for the same
period 1908 permits were issued for
an aggregate value of $S,791,742.
Eau Claire-The largest senior class
in the history of the Eau Claire high
school will be graduated the night of
June s, at the Grand Opera house,
when 100 will receive diplomas. The
boys this year scored distinct sue
cess by placing ten on the homo roll
of 20 students having an average of
over 80 for their four years work.
Last year only one boy managed to
make the honor roll.
Darlington-N. s. Randall, an old
time wolf hunter, secured two wolf
cubs in the town of Kendall, Lafay
cite county, and presented the scalps
at the county clerks office and was
paid the bounty. 1t is supposed that
the mother wolf was travelling through
the county on her way farther north
Wolves are rarely captured in Lafay.
cite county.
Ladysmith-The outlook for bump.
er crop of hay in Rusk county has not
been as promising for years as is the
case this season. With the heavy GOV.
ering of snow throughout the winter,
clover and other grasses were kept
from winter-killing; and with the FIRE.
quent rains throughout April and May,
together with favorable temperature,
pastures and meadows are in excellent
condition.
Lancaster-The drive for members
to be associated with the Grant coun.
ty unit of the National Farm bureau
has prospered so well that over 700
are now enrolled But one-third of
the 80 townships in the county have
SO far been solicited and II Is believed
by the time the drive is ended, June
Is. that at least 1900 farmers will
have enrolled.
Racine-Richard Carlson, Racine, a
taxi driver, was killed when the cab
he was driving collided with a street
car. Carlson's mother was a passen.
ger on the street car.
Neenah - Farmers of Winnebapo