Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-05-21
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

Birchwooa-The conege of agricul-
ture. University of WiscoIs sin, Madi-
snn has indorsed the variety cf corn
developed by E. N. Buzzli of Cumber-
hand. near here. Mr.. Buzzli has been
working upon variety of corn for
the last 1steen years and has success
fully brought it to a point where it is
capable of withstanding much cold and
also has the properties of growing TO
! height of from to Is feet with sew
eral ears to each stalk. The corn was
developed especially for this section
of the state. where early frosts pre-
vail.
Green Bay-EdSard Tessmer, who
ESCAPED from the state reformatory
mere several years ago and was re-
GENTLY recaptured at Wausau and re-
turned to the institution, has been par
|doned by Gov. Philip. He was serv-
ling a year sentence and had served
nine months at the time of his escape.
He was given his liberty because of
the fact that from the time of his es-
cape until his rearrest he served for
TWENTY-FIVE months in the Yankee
|forces. Tessmer has returned to his
home in Wausau.
Manitowoc-The oldest singing so
|ciety in Wisconsin, the FREEZER Saeng-
'erbund of Manitowoc, viii celebrate
the sixty-fifth anniversary of its found
ling next month with banquet and
|eyening of music In 1855 there csme
into the village and county large num-
hers of emigrants from Germany. One
of their first united efforts was to or
ganize a saengerbund with about 30
charter members, not one of whom is
$living. John Schuette, who died last
december, was the last charter mem
ber.
Manitowoc-The plant of the Mani
towoc Shipbuilding Co, including the
Engineering and boiler works. will be
offered for sale at public auction on
June 10, it was announced after a
Injecting OF stockholders. Heavy tax
burdens, imposed by federal laws on
Improvements and extensions made
during the war to aid the government
in its shipbuilding program, additions
which are now idle and useless, caused
this action of the stockholders, acord-
ing to L. G. Geer, treasrrer.
Madison Citing the shortage Of
rural labor as a reason for the grow
ing Importance of the telephone and
granting this as a reason why rural
phone companies should be aided in
giving the best possible service, the
railroad commission granted five COM
panies permission to increase their
rates. The companies affected are:
The Mount Vernon, BTodhead, Aniwa,
Arkansaw, Plymouth and Plank Road
Telephone companies.
Racine-The cost of feeding prison
ers in the county jail is 73 cents
day, according to a report submitted
to the county board of supervisors.
Prisoners are served with meat, pota-
toes, bread, coffee and side dish or
two, for dinner and supper. Members
|of the board believe that the food item
Us decidedly high and will insist that
more soup, cheaper meat and less po-
tatoes be served.
Janesvilfe- When door was opened
lin the washroom of a pls n of the
Bowman Dairy Co. at Clinton, near
here, admitting an icy blast of air from
|the temperature far below zero out
|side, her husband, William Cleland,
sustained chill, charges Mrs. Della
|Cleland, that caused his death three
pays later. AS a result she sues in cir
|cuit court here for $4,000 damages.
Madison-Mrs. John Wilkinson, II
years ole, lies critically ill in her home
|here. Her children are Withholding
prom her news OF the sensational leap
|to death taken by her son. Thomas, in
~NtoSs LAC JuApEA AlO14A blAC
|Ainth floor Of the city nall to the side
walk below. His brother John identi-
ped the dead man.
Madison-John Moe of De Forest
was found dead here near the st. Paul
station, wedged between two posts
s"lth an ugly wound above his temple.
q revolver, partly loaded, lay beside
.nirn. Noe is about 80 years old and
1flarried, but his wife, who lives II the
PAST is separated from him.
Madison-John S. Donald, formerly
a fecretary of state. has been appointed
Atension special. in agricultural
conomics and assigned TO farm DEM
lstration work. This work is done
ointly by the University Of Wisconsin
onege Of agriculture and the United
+ 'stes government.
Columbus-A large howitzer has ar
VEG from Rock Island arsenal and