Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-05-25

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also has the properties of growing to
a 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-Edward Tessmer, who
escaped from the state reformatory
here several years ago and was re-
Gently recaptured at Wausau and re-
turned to the institution, has been par
doned by Gov Phillip. He was sery-
ing 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 ManitoToc, will celebrate
the sixty-ffth anniversary of its found
ing next month with a banquet and
| evening of music. In 1855 there came
into the village and county large num-
bers of emigrants from Germany. One
of their first united efforts was to or
ganize a saengerbund with about 80
charter members, not onei of whom is
| living. John Schuette, who died last
December, was the last charter mem
Der.
Manitowoc-T 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
meeting of stockholders. Heavy tax
burdens, imposed by federal laws on
improvements and extensions made
during the war to aid the government
in it's shipbuilding program, additions
which are now idle and useless, caused
this action of the stockholders, accord
ing to L. C. Geer, treasurer.
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, Brodhead, Aniwa,
Arkansaw, Plymouth and Plank Road
Telephone companies.
Racine-The cost Of feeding prison.
ers in the county Jail is 70 cents
day, according to 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
is decidedly high and will insist that
more soup, cheaper meat and less po-
tatoeS be served
Janesville-When a door was opened
in the Mushroom of plant 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 a chill, charges Mrs. Della
Cleland. that caused his death three
days later. As a result she sues in cir
cult court here for $4,000 damages.
MadisOn-Mrs John Wilkinson, II
years old, lies critically i'll in her home
here. Her children are Withholding
from her news of the sensational leap
to death taken by her son, Thomas, in
Chicago, when he jumped from the
ninth floor of the city hall to the side
walk below. His brother John identi-
fed the dead man.
Madison-John Moe of De Forest
was found dead here near the st. Paul
station, wedged between two posts
with an ugly wound above his temple.
A revolver, partly loaded, lay beside
him. Moe is about 80 years old and
married, but his wife, who lives in the
east, is separated from him.
MdulSOIl-JOllu
secretary of state, has been appointed
extension specialist in agricultural
economics and assigned to farm DEM
onstration work This work is done
Jointly by the University of Wisconsin
college of agriculture and the United
States government
Columbus-A large howitzer has ar
rived from Rock Island arsenal and
will be placed in the Firemen's City
park. 1t was obtained through the eff
forts of Mayor G. E. Beursa and
George Luck, chief of the fire depart
ment. who wrote to Congressman
Weight several months ago.
Beloit-John Stauffer, AZ years old,
a farmer living eleven miles east of
Beloit, and a brother of George Stauf-
fer, Milwaukee, was crushed to death
by a tractor. 1t is thought he was
making adjustments and the machine
started His body was found by his
wife soon after the accident.
Brentwood - The timber workers
strike, which has been causing consid-
cradle trouble TO mill owners through
out Upper Michigan and parts of Wis
consin, has not extended to this sec
ton All mills here are operating.
Marinette-Daniel King, a farmer
residing in the western part OF Mari
nette county, entered his barn to care
for his cattle. He passed the stall of
horse and the latter kicked him, frac-
turing three ribs and collar bone
King Is in the hospital.
Wausau - Henry Miller, former
county Judge and member of assem-