Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-09-07
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Neenah Burglars entered the
Northwestern depot here and stole
two sacks of registered mail. Includ-
ed in the loot is believed to have been
package containing $4,000 in cur
rency, sent by the First Wisconsin
National bank, Milwaukee, to the Ma
tional Manufacturers bank of Neenah.
The total value of the loot secured
by the burglars is not known. The
two mail sacks, which had been ripped
open and the contents taken, were
found several hours after the robbery,
one in Neenah, the other in Menasha.
Authorities are inclined to scout the
theory that the job was done by out
side talent" They believe it to have
been an inside job.
Watertown Threshermen report
oats yielding more heavily in Jefferson
county than for years before, several
cases having been reported of yields
ranging from so to 100 bushels to the
acre, machine weight. The average
yield of cats per acre for this vicinity
for number OF years is quoted at
about 60 bushels and threshermen say
this average is being exceeded almost
everywhere this year. Barley is re-
ported as yielding from 33 to 40
hIrShn1c RI in ins+
and also is reported as being of the
very best quality.
Kenosha-Kenosha comes to the
front with the largest percentage in
crease in population announced for a
Wisconsin city, official announcement
of the census bureau at Washington
gives this city population of 40,472,
an increase of 19,101, or S9.4 per cent.
The next largest increase made by a
Wisconsin city is that of Racine,
which, with population of 5S,593,
made an increase of 54.2 per cent.
Madison, with 38,378, an increase of
SO per cent, stands third in the list
of increases.
Washburn-As a part of the pro
gram of education in the development
of better roads throughout the state
the Wisconsin highway commission
has been making a tour of the north
ern part of the state. The commits
sioners have with them a motion pic
ture outfit and operator and have been
taking pictures of the beauty spots
and interesting scenes of special at
Effectiveness in Bayfield, county. The
pictures will be exhibited throughout
the country.
Rice Lake-Barron county census
returns are now in, and show that the
county has now a population of 34,281.
In 1900 we had 23,677, and in 1910, 29,-
ia. Rice Lake is leading city, having
4,457, Barron is second with 1923, fol-
lowed by Cumberland, 1928, Chetek,
1,154, Turtle Lake, 679, Cameron, 572,
Haugen, 426, Dallas, AIS, and Prairie
Farm, 229 In 1900 Rice Lake had
5000, and in 1910, 1865.
Recommendations Harley, farmer
near Boyceville, Dunn county, while
out picking plums with his two SONS,
told the boys that he was tired and
sat down on a log to rest. The boys
continued their picking until they
heard a shot. They went back and
found their father dead with a wound
below the heart. His revolver was
grasped in his right hand. Harley had
been worried for many weeks on &C
count of i'll health.
Gordon-Ham burglars visited the
store of Kenneth McLaggan, this
place, being caught at Stone Lake
with the goods, which included over
alls and a small amount of cash, be-
sides the hams The same burglars
took a large quantity of rare coins
from the residence of G. Christopher
son here.
Fond du Lac-What is believed to
be the largest judgment ever paid in
d pei SOudl CASE III tue SlotS
paid to John Kalshan by the 500 rail
road in the amount of $4,000 after
the case had been to the Supreme
court. Kalshan was run over by a
locomotive and had both legs cut off
Buckley, of the Republic Cedar COM
pany of Marinette, lost her entire
deckload of cedar and tamarack ties,
of Saginaw bay, while fighting with
the heavy northeaster which swept
Lake Huron.
Racine-The city of Racine has re-
ceived a permit from the government
to erect new bridge at a cost of
100000 over the river at State st.
Plans for the structure have been ap-
proved and work will begin as soon as
a contract is awarded
Kenosha-One thousand, two hun
bred and twelve bushels of oats off of
twelve; acres is the record established
for Kenosha county on the farm of
Carl Larsen west of this city Larsen
believes his crop may be the best IN
the state.
Green Bay-The construction of five
watchmen's towers on the walls sur
rounding the Wisconsin state reforma-
tory will begin in a few days, it is
said. Big iron gates are also to be put
in. Most of the work will be done by
the inmates of the institution.