Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-08-31

the common jail in the city hall and
held incOmmunicadO for nearly forty
eight hours, despite his requests for
counsel or the use of the telephone.
II. L. Brown, a railroad employe, has
brought suit for 5000 against Patrol
man Blain Thompson and Night Desk
Sergt. John p Vending, alleging false
Imprisonment. Brown was arrested
as a 'peeper" suspect, according to
the police.
Sheboygan to the Amer
lean Contractors resume of building
statistics from large cities for July,
compared with the same month for the
previous year, Sheboygan took first
place in the state in the gain in build
ing construction and is second only
to Milwaukee in The total amount of
construction work authorized. The
total amount is $500,824 against ST.
$40 for July, 1919, or gain of 60.4
per cent.
Merrill 1.-The Rev. Oscar Montan,
IrOnwood, was elected president of the
Ogema district of the Luther league
at the business session held here
John Burman, BesSemer, was elected
vice president; Miss Eva Swedberg,
Rhinelander, secretary; Miss Esther
Johnson. Wausau, treasurer, and Miss
Emma Worland, Wisconsin Rapids,
clerk, to prepare and file the statis-
teal report. i
Eau Claire-Hany Zimmerman, a !
machinist in the Omaha shops at Al
toona, remembers Ponzi, the coupon
financier, when he was a prisoner in
the federal prison at Atlanta where
Zimmerman was then a guard. Ponzi
went by another name, or several, at
that time, Zimmerman said, but he
recognized his picture at once and re-
called him as being "shrewd but
crooked"
Madison-In the last issue of itsI
market news letter, the market diVi-
sion says that in spite of the increased
yield of apples this year, prices will
not differ much from those OF last
year. This is partly accounted for by
the fact that supplies of all kinds cost
more this year. Barrels. for example,
are selling at $125 to $3.50 apiece,
and hard to get at that.
Tomah-Virgil Gustin, Is, of Tunnel
City, Monroe county, is hunter of
prowess and accuracy of aim. He shot
and killed large fox which had, dur
ing the season, killed more than 100
young chickens from his fathers
coops. The youthful hunter not only
saved the family flock of chickens, but
has received the state bounty of $40. |
Rhnelander-The 21,000 pound al
lotment of T. n. T. for Oneida county |
has been sold to farmers and ship
ments will be made Sept /. Thou
sands of acres of cut-oyer land have
been cleared in Oneida county this |
SUMMER as a result of the government
T. n. T. being issued to the new set
tiers at 10 cents pound.
Manitowoc-Miss Lillian Chloupek
has been appointed county superin
tendent of schools to fill the uneXpired
term of Joseph w Voboril, resigned t
The appointment was made by State
Superintendent Cary. Miss Chloupek
is one of two women holding county
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES in Wisconsin.
Eau Claire-Prof A Blume, who
lives on farm near Chetek, was
brought to Eau Claire with his lower
jaw fractured in three places as the
result of a kick from horse. The |
attending physicians had to wire the
broken parts together.
Eau Claire - George Tibbitts, a /
liveryman. was fined $500 and costs by
Judge James Wickham in circuit court
for stealing four automobile tires
from the Tanberg Auto Co. In addi- |
ton he must maze restitution amount /
ing to $3.50.
Mayor S. G. Perinier, /
City Clerk Thomas Wight, Aldermen
Joslin and Stoltz will represent this !
city at the convention of the Wiscon- |
sin League of municipalities which |
will be held in La Crosse in Sep !
TENDER
Observation-Disclosures Martin, 20, met
death by electroeution at the Booth
Campbell retail lumber yard ware
house. where he was employed. Mar
tin attempted 10 change the location
OF an electric light wire. His death
was almost instantaneous.
Rhinelander-The Rotary club drive
for Boy Scout funds ended with $4,000
raised. Arrangements will be made
for a salaried scoutmaster to take
charge of the work during the coming
year.
Madison-F. NJ. Smith of Oshkosh.
was elected president of the Wiscon-
sin Association of Commercial Secre-
taries at the final session of that body
Other officers elected were: NJ. T.
Jacobs. Beleit, vice-president; Lee l. /
Yorkson. waupaca. treasurer and Don
E. Mowry, Madison. secretary.