Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-04-06


tence behind prison wa IS, with the
anniversary of the crime each year,
Nov. 20, to be spent in solitary con-
finement.
Neenah--- While there may be unem-
ployment in other cities of the coun
try, Neenah boasts of not scarcity of
jobs but a scarcity of men TO fill the
jobs. Two weeks ago the employment
bureau of the Neenah civic associa-
ton was endeavoring to get positions
for men seeking them, but now it is
seeking men to fill jobs on file. The
spring weather, permitting the re-
sumption of construction work, plus
the fact that many Neenah and Me
nasna mills now are working with 100
per cent forces instead of partial
! forces are the main forces in reliev.
ing Neenah- Menasha unemployment.
Racine - Racine county has lost
more than $4,000 because herd of
1876 Holstein cattle on the county asy-
lum farm showed positive signs of
tuberculosis following tests. AS the
state pays a certain portion of the
cost of maintaining the county asylum,
no money will be paid partly to re-
imburse the county, because of the
loss of its herd of cattle, as is Gus
tomary when tubercular herds owned
by individuals or firms are condemned.
The state usually pays one-third the
value of the cattle condemned.
Eau Claire-Jacob Burnett Demar-
est, veteran of the famous Eagle
regiment, Co. C, Eighth Wisconsin Vol
unteer infantry, died at his daughters
home in Eau Claire, at the age of 80.
He was born in Hyde Park, Duchess
county, New York, July IA, 1889, and
came to Wisconsin in April, 1860, en-
listing in August, 1861. He served
four years and month, never miss
ing an engagement or march of his
regiment. He was orderly sergeant
of his company three years.
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Marinette--N Nine cars of equipment
have arrived in Marinette to be used
in work on the new concrete road be-
tween Marinette and Peshtigo. The
preliminary work was done last fall.
The road will be IS feet wide and FIVE
and one-half miles long. Several
dangerous railroad crossings will be
eliminated. II is expected the work
will be completed about July Is and
the new road opened to traffic by
August /.
Plainfeld-To lose the sight of an
eye during the night while sleeping,
without suffering pain and without
being conscious of the accident until
the next morning was the experience
north of Plainfeld. At present he is
in a hospital and specialists are at
loss to know the cause of the sudden
blindness. as his eye had never been
affected before.
Merrill-Miss Beulah Clark, eighth
grade pupil at the Forest City school.
town OF King. won first place in the
Lincoln county song contest. The pu-
pills OF the City View school. town of
Scott, won second place, Both songs
are being rehearsed by all the eighth
grade pupils in the county for pre-.
sentation at the rural school com.
mencement at the Merrill high school,
May 27
Neenah-Plans are being made by
the Neenah and Menasha womens
auxiliary posts of the American Lee
gion which. If carried out, will result
in the planting OF trees Memorial Day
In houor of Neenah and Menasha for
mer service men who lost their lives
in the World war.
Neenah-James Barthelson of Nee
nah was found not guilty by jury
In Municipal court of a charge of ille-
gal manufacture of moonshine LIQUOR.
Barthels0n was arrested by prohibition
officials following fire in his barn
several weeks ago.
Marinette-In commercial contest
between the Marinette and Menomi.
nee. Mich, high schools, Marinette
was the victor, securing SO points to
Menominee's AZ. II was the first con.
test between the schools in scholastic
work.
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Green Bay-Brown county is going
to be one of the banner potato pro-
duction districts in the state this year
That is the prediction OF County Agent
kavanaugh, who feels that his cam.
paign for better crop is approaching
reality.
Elkhorn-walworth county Is dem.
onstrating its right 10 be called the
Holstein center OF Wisconsin. Since