Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-09-03

Neenah = Burglars entered the
northwestern depot here and stole
TWO sacks of registered mail. Includ-
ed IN the loot is believed TO have been
a package containing $4,000 in cur
rency, sent by the First Wisconsin
National bank. Milwaukee, to the Ma
tlonal Manufacturers bank of Neenah.
Ine total value of the loot secured
oy 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 Neenab. tite 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 = Thresaerrnen report
oats yielding more heavily in Jefferson
county than for years before, several
cases having beea reported of yields
ranging from 80 to 100 bushels to the
acre, machine weight. The average
yield of oats per acre for this vicinity
Tor number of years is quoted at
about so bushels and threshermen say
this average is being exceeded almost
everywhere this year. Barley is re-
ported as yielding from 33 to 40
bushels to the acre in some vicinities
and also is reported as being OF the
very best quality.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS comes to the
front with the largest percentage in
crease in population announced for
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 a population of 5S,593,
made an increase of 54,2 per cent.
Madison, with 3S.37S. 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 tour of the north
eTn part of the state. The commits
sioners hive with them motion pic
ture outfit and operator and have been
taking pictures of the beauty spots
and interesting scenes of special at
tractiveness in Bayfield, county. The
pictures will be exhibited throughout
the county
Rice Lake-Barron county census
returns are now in, and show that the
county has now a population of 34.2S1.
In 1900 we had 1857, 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, 425, and Prairie
Farm, 229. In 1900 Rice Lake had
5000, and in 1910. 1868.
Menomonie-Louis 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 log to rest. The boys
continued their picking until they
heard a shot. They went back and
found their father dead with wound
below the heart. His revolver was
grasped in his right hand. Harley had
been worried for many weeks on ac-
count of i'll health.
Birchwood The first still to be dis
covered in Barron county was taken
by T. T. Hazelberg, state prohibition
commissioner, and assistants. The
still was on the farm of Joseph Dardin.
DardiL was not to be found when the
raid was made.
Fond du Lac-What is bell wed to
be the largest judgment ever paid in
a personal injury case in the state was
paid to joan 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.
Merrill-Mrs. Gunnel of this city,
aged 40, years, is paralyZed from her
waist down as the result of an acci-
dent which occurred four miles west
of Wisconsin Rapids and in which she
fell from buggy seat TO the pavement
where she struck part of culvert.
Marinette - The steamer Edward
Buckley, of the Republic Cedar COM
pany Of Marinette, lost her entire
deckload of cedar and tamarack ties,
off 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 a new bridge at cos. OF
$500. 900 over the river at State st.
Plans for the structure have been ap-
proved and work win begin as soon as
a contract is awarded.