Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-03-16
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

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Kenosha-The curtain was rung
down on the famous American Brass
company robbery of last March in the
municipal court here when August
Blank, third of the trio of bandits to
be sent ''over the road" pleaded
guilty to dynamiting the safe and was
sentenced by Judge TuIly to serve
thirty years at Waupun Blank had
no attorney and asked for none Earl
Loveday and Carl o. Carlson, his pals,
are both serving life sentences at the
state penitentiary. All three were
Chicago gunner.
Madison More than 500 beaver
tags have been issued by the state
conservation commission so far this
year to trappers in northern counties
that have open season on beavers dur
ing February and March Petitions
are now being received by the COM
mission urging closed season for a
year or so on the little fur bearing
animals whose skins now bring IRON
$50 to s110 each. Trapping on the
scale of this year and last win wipe
out the beavers, the petitioners say.
Madison-Bonus checks to Wiscon-
sin soldier boys are signed at the rate
Of 1900 an hour by a new process
which has been installed at the Office
of the state treasurer, The new ma
chine is called the signograph and
signs five checks at time. The per-
son signing the check writes his own
name, and by the same movement op-
crates piece of apparatus which
makes five identical signatures.
Amigo - The popular impression
that Havana is flooded with Ameri
cans in quest of thirst quenchers is
very misleading, says DIR. F. v. Wat
son, who, with his family, just returned
from a sojourn in the south, which in
cluded trip to Cuba Aside from the
opening of couple new American
bars there during the last few months,
the amount of drinking done there is
not abnormal.
Madison-The official history of the
Thirty-second division was sent to the
state printer by the state history com
mission, The official history of the
Thirty-second division was written by
Gen. Hahn. 1t has, however, been
edited by staff OF the Wisconsin His
tory commission so as to make it more
readable. The books will be illus
trated by number of pictures.
Madison-Out near Mineral Point
folks will have to pay just twice as
much as they formerly did for tele-
phone service, but no particular COM
plant. has been heard, for the rate as
advanced will be only 81 a month The
railroad commission issued the author
ization for increased revenue to the
Western Crawford County Farmers
Mutual Telephone Co.
Darlington-O. p Olson, Fayette, is
a collector of Indian relics. He pre-
scented the Lafayette County Historical
society with a splendid collection of
copper spears, stone pipes, arrow
heads and other things peculiar to In
dian folks. Now he makes another
present of the same kind, adding to
the already well-flled library
La Crosse = Another excursion
steamer will be added to the fleet
operated on the upper Mississippi this
year by the Streckfus Steamboat line
The new steamer will be named the
Capitol, and it will be the longest
widest and swiftest stern wheel boat
on the river, with five decks and a
capacity of $500 passengers.
Marinette is to have
fully equipped shipyard for the con
struction Of tugs and fishing craft l.
H. Larson, shipbuilder, who has built
number of vessels at his small yard
in the First ward, has been given the
use of site of several acres with CON
siderable dock front by the city and
will enlarge his business.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Babe, who was
refused citizenship papers here in Cir
cult court, was found in room of
local hotel with his throat cut. He
was respondent because not given
citizenship, which was temporarily re-
fused because he was not sufficiently
familiar with the United States gov
eminent.
Racine-John Harry and Mrs. Anna
Markoff, who, the police claim, admits
that she has husband living in Mil
waukee, were arrested here on a
statutory charge. The couple came to
Racine from Hancock; Mich, on Jan
6, where they had lived for four
months
Wausau-John w. Foster, deputy
conservation warden. is dead of abs
cess of the brain following influenza
MIR. Foster held the Office of deputy
conservation warden for sixteen years
and was recognized as one of the most
efficient wardens in the service.
Sheboygan-Only half mile of con-
crete roadway win be constructed in
this county during the coming season
on account of high prices of labor and
materials, according to announcement