Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-10-20

September, with an increase of $780,
600 bushels in the prospective corn
yield, 2,600,000 bushels in the potato
yield, and 100000 pounds in tobacco.
Cabbage, however, declined 10000
tons from the August estimate, and
onions $4,000 bushels. Corn estab-
lished a new Wiscon record. The esti-
mated production Oct. / was set at
S9,33S,000 bushels compared to S2,S63,-
900 estimated Sept 1. S6,044. geo pro
duced in 1920 and a five-year average
of S2,S6S,000 bushels. Entire Freedom
from frosts in September is said to
have insured ripening of the crop to
the northern limits of the state.
Elkhorn-Bank robbers, believed to
have been the ones who recently
robbed the Eagle State bank, robbed
the Farmers State bank at Darien
near Elkhorn and made their escape
with bonds and securities estimated
at not more than $4,000. The methods
employed in the robbery were almost
identical to those in the Eagle bank
affair. Before attempting to blow the
safe, the robbers cut all telephone and
telegraph connections in the city. L..
c. Pieper, cashier of the bank, stated
the yeggs broke through the front
door, got into the safet-deposit vault
and rifled the boxes.
Milwaukee-Contra has been es-
tablished with 2,70S veterans in Wis
consin as result of the cleanup cam
paign, the veterans bureau at Wash
ington has announced Most of these
veterans would have been unable to
get their claims before the bureau for
immediate adjudication, but for the
cleanup campaign, it was said. The
veterans with whom contract has al
ready been established as result of
the cleanup campaign We're divided as
follows: Green Bay, 1000: Superior,
12S; La Crosse. 1853; Oshkosh, 800:
and Fond du Lac, 800.
Kenosha-While his father stood
helpless on the bank unable to reach
him, Harry Beck, 80 years old, meat
dealer in the village of Wilmot, Ke-
nosha county, drowned in the mill
stream dam near that village. With
companion, John Hasselman, he was
leading boat across the dam when
it dragged him into the middle of the
stream. Hasselman almost reached
him once, but his boat tipped, and
he was almost drowned. Beck was a
former soldier
Green Bay-A fistic encounter be-
tween Alvin Schmitz, II, student
at the Green Bay Vocational school,
and Principal Harvey Stewart and In
structor Leon Ewald, resulted in
warrant being sworn out by the stu
dent against Stewart and Ewald on
an assault and battery charge. Ac,
cording to the principals story,
Schmitz became unruly and created
a disturbance in a class room. A
scuffle followed during which both
Ewald and Stewart attempt to sub
due Schmitz
Madison Contracts for insurance
under the workmen's compensation
act are to be construed without ex-
ception to grant full coverage for ac-
cident or death, despite any other
agreement between parties. the indus
trial commission says in circular ex-
planning changes in the law made by
the last legislature. The commission
may be written order give its consent
to partial Insurance of risk. how
ever. The purpose of this amend
ment is said to be to eliminate dis
putes between insurance carriers.
BeloitA-Miss Lauretta Knapp, IL
year old daughter of Mr., and Mrs.
John Knapp. of Beloit. is recovering
from bullet wound through her right
arm and side which was accidentally
inflicted by Richard White, year old
son of Mr. and Mrs Geoge Witte. The
child, unnoticed by his parents. climb
ed to high shelf while Miss Knapp
was visiting at his home, got his
fathers SO caliber revolver and pulled
the trigger.
Racine--Indorsing the work of
James r. Stone, federal prohibition
agent for Wisconsin. and of all Off
Gals seeking to enforce the eighteenth
the Wisconsin synod,
Presbyterian church, at its convention
in Racine. agreed to support the nom
ination and election of state. county
and city officials who would enforce
the laws. The 1922 convention will
be held at Superior.
Stevens Point--The Wisconsin state
meeting of the Yellowstone Trail az.