Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-01-20
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS


Markesan = Charged with the MUIR
der OF his mother-in-law, Mrs. Nettie
Duties, DIR. John Freudenberg of this
city, was served with a warrant signed
by William Perry, brother of the dead
woman. Mrs. Duties was the fifth
member of the family who, it is as
serted, died under battling circum
stances. Shortly after her death last
November an inquest was begun. DR..
c. H. Bunting, professor of pathology
at the University of Wisconsin per-
formed an autopsy and removed af-
tory investigation, this resulting in the
finding of mustard gas in the bladder.
Beloit-Mrs Adolph Anderson is
near death in a hospital here suffering
from burns received in an explosion of
kerosene which she was using to start
a fire in the kitchen range at her
home. Her husband was painfully
burned in extinguishing the fire which
had spread and was threatening to de-
stroy the house. Mrs. Hans Anderson
also suffered burns received in smoth-
ering the flames in her daughter-in-
laws clothing.
Manitowoc - In spite of the fact
that increases amounting to $50 per
month have been granted in the past
eighteen months the city firemen are
back with petition to the council
asking for a further increase of $40
per man per month. The matter has
been referred to the committee on
fire and police. 1t is expected that
should an increase be granted the po
icemen will file similar request.
La Crosse-For the second time in
six months Louis Ruehl, detective for
the Milwaukee road, was found not
guilty of murder Ruehl was charged
with second degree murder for shoot
ing and killing Fred Bunker on March
Is last in the local railroad yards. He
swOre that he shot in self-defense.
Since his acquittal at the first trial,
Ruehl has been working for the Mil
waukee road at Winona, Min.
Madison = Dist Atty. Roman He'll
man and Chief of Police Shaughnessy,
Madison, have hit upon new method
OF stopping the automobile speeding in
Madison and Dane county. They pro-
pose to not only fine the driver of the
speeding car, but lock up the car for
a civ nho n
days as the number of miles the car is
going above the speed limit.
Green Bay-Joseph Schneider, New
Franken, Brown county, has added
new laurels to the county by winning
the state two-acre corn growing con-
test and has been awarded a purebred
bull calf as a prize by the Wisconsin
experiment association, it was an
nounced. Schneider raised 120 bush
els of golden glow corn on each of the
two acres he planted.
Eau Claire-Eau Claire is to have a
sixth bank. Water street business
men have applied to Madison for
charter to establish a bank on Water
street and most of the stock has been
subscribed. The Eau Claire State bank
Will open for business here within a
few weeks, making Eau Claire's fifth |
banking institution.
Kenosha - Charles Halberstadt was |
ground to death beneath the wheels of |
a railroad train after he had crawled |
under the gates at a crossing. The
body was hit by limited, which car
ried it some distance, and cut it to
pieces. The victim was prominent |
baker.
Kenosha-Fire early destroyed a !
large ice house at Powers lake, near
this city The damage is estimated at
100000. The place had a storage ca |
pacity of $4,000 tons of ice and had |
been partially filled. 1t is suspected !
that the blaze was of incendiary /
origin.
Rhinelander - Oneida county, of
which this city is the county seat, !
gained more than $1,0OO,OO0 in new
capital during 1919, according to
figures just made public. Of this
amount $450,0OO is invested in timber
OF timber products.
Merrill-The Cloverdale Dairy farm
owners tried the experiment last sum
mer of raising sunfiowers for ensilage, |
planting 16 acres. The ensilage is
coming out in fine shape and is prov
ing excellent feed for their dairy stock |
Racine Members of the Racine
fire department. will. beginning Feb. 1,
have one day off in three. With new
men added to the department the
membership will be increased from
torty-seven TO fifty-three.
Neenah-Automobili will have to
traverse the bridges at a speed of
eight miles per hour or under or be
subject to fine, according to ruling
of the city council.
Madison-Reports that the head
quarters of the American Society of
Equity and the Wisconsin branch of
the American Society of Equity were
to be moved from Madison to Milwau-
kee were denied by Wisconsin Presi-
dent ]. n. Tittemore.
Sheboygah-Thousands of chickens,
pigeons, guinea pigs, cats and rabbits