Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-09-28
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

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Menasha-Federal and police Off
Gals recovered $3.50, two $500 bonds
and two postal money orders for s34,
part of the money stolen with two
registered mail sacks from the North
western road station at Neenah. Aug.
%. The money was found in tin box
buried under the kitchen at the home
of Fred Geisler, a former baggageman
at the Northwestern station. Geisler
was arrested in Buffalo, N. Y, charged
with completely in the robbery. This
money, with S4,626, recovered at the
home of Joseph Boehm, accounts for
practically all of the loot taken from
the mail bags. Boehm was arrested at
Bay City, Mich.
Kenosha-The Rev. David Reed
Anderson, one of the pioneer Congre-
gational ministers of Wisconsin, died
at Kenosha, at the age of 80 years.
Although a resident of Lansing, Mich,
the Rev. Mr.. Anderson, was taken i'll,
while visiting former Pensioners in
Kenosha county, and died at the Ke-
nosha hospital The Rev. Mr.. Ander-
son stood high in mason circles in the
badger state.
Rhinelander-The quality of Oneida
county potatoes is now becoming
known beyond the bounds of the Unit
ed States and the legislature of the
Bermuda islands recently passed law
forbidding the importation of any pc
tatoes into the islands excepting the
certified seed stock from the c. ].
Kinney farm near this city. Kinney re-
Gently shipped 1000 bushels to the
Bermudas and received SO bushel for
the tubers on the cars here.
Stevens Point - The chamber of
commerce of this city is favorably con-
sidering the erection Of thirty suite
apartment house to relieve the short
age of rooms here. A novel plan has
been devised for financing the project,
making it necessary to raise only
small amount of cash. Land and ma
terial will be accepted in lieu of cash,
and stock in the incorporated com
pany issued in return.
Merrill-The Wisconsin Thalbote,
which dates it's history to thirty-three
years ago, when c. w. Honigman
founded the Lincoln County Anzeiger,
has suspended publication. The Thai
bote was a German weekly and it's
publication was suspended some years
ago by Otto Susemihl, but was later
resumed by Art Hessel and Gust Bel
ling.
Merrill-Crops in Lincoln county
are up to average despite the severe
drouth experienced during the month
of July and most of August. The hay
crop is considerably less than last
years bumper crop, but rye, oats, po-
tatoes, corn and apples have yielded
heavily. In the town of Scott, where
the hail dealt great damage to grain
crops, orchards and garden vines,
farmers lost practically all grain.
Wautoma-Waushar county will
build a $4,000 training school for
teachers next year, a referendum to
that effect having carried in the pri-
maries by 500 majority. The county
board referred the matter to popu-
lar vote, and public debates were held
all over the county to discuss the mer-
it's of the proposition.
Madison-Over 80 per cent of the
membership Of the next session of the
legislature will be new members. This
interesting fact was disclosed as re-
suit of compilations made at the sec
rotary of states Office showing the list
of candidates for legislature who have
been nominated in the different assem-
bly, and senatorial districts of the
state.
Green Bay-War on the schoolboy
crap shooters opened here when City
Atty Fred Merrill put sleuth on the
job to bring in all wielders Of the
wicked dominoes. Mayor Hall de-
clared that boys recently arrested had
used sugar cubes for dice and swal-
lowed the evidence on the way TO the
station.
La Crosse-The La Crosse puplic
schools have hired a trained worker
whose official title will be vocational
and attendance supervisor. Miss 10
sephine Hintgen, former teacher in
the Logan school, who completed
course in social economics at the Uni
versity of Wisconsin, has been en-
gagged for the work.
Green Bay-Mayor Elmer S. Hall
was successful in the primaries for
the secretary of state nomination on
the Republican ticket, and politicians
look for his resignation as mayor in
the near foture so that he can give all
his time to campaigning for the state
office.
Ladysmith j. Lieberhardt, Apol-
lonia, was fined $3.50 by Judge Will
liams in Municipal court in this city
for fishing with net in the waters
of Amacoy lake.
Couderay-After teaching school for
one day, Miss Sophie Solberg of Hay
ward, resigned her position as teacher
of the first and second grades in the
Couderay school. Too many chill
dren, the teacher says. A new teacher
has been secured. All grades in the
school are crowded.
Oconto-Joseph st. Germaine, had
his right eye torn out of the socket,
his nose broken and severe cuts on
the face and head, when the horses
on the milk wagon, which he was driv-
ing, ran away.