Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-07-21
WISCONSIN
| STATE NEWS


bank, the third. with the two women
waited in an automobile at the curb
with the motor running. Ross Rich
ardson, cashier, was forced into the
vault at the point of loaded revolvers
and later locked in after the loot had
been turned over to the bandits. En-
tering the waiting car, the bandits
sped away from the business district
to the south limits of the city. Before
they reached that point, however, cit
liens entering the bank, learned OF
the holdup and took up the chase in
automobiles. Several miles from the
city, the bandit car was lost in the
heavily wooded section of the county.
Madison-The entire town of Sank
City was threatened with destruction
when fire started in the plant of the
Sank City Tanning company. The ca
tire plant and number of residences
under control. The total loss is esti-
mated at 100000. Lack of sufficient
FIRE fighting apparatus in Sank City
caused a call to be sent to Madison,
Baraboo, and Prairie du Sac. The Or
igin of the blaze is mystery.
La Crosse-The Rev. Halvor Hal
orson, for half century pastor of the
Coon Prairie Norwegian Lutheran
church, Westby, died at the home of
a sister in Stavanger, Norway, ac-
cording to cable dispatches received
here. He left May 81 for Norway to
visit two brothers and sister. His
church was one of the first Norwegian
Lutheran churches to be established
in western Wisconsin. The body will
be brought to Westby for burial.
Madison Senator Ray j. Nye of SUI
perior holds the record for work and
attendance in the past legislature,
with no peer among the members of
the previous session. Never absent
from a single daily meeting, never
late to a meeting, never missed roll
call on a single bill, never late or abb
sent from a committee meeting, he
has set standard that can hardly be
eQualed.
Superior Mayor Fred Baxter defed
the state of Wisconsin to compel him
TO appoint a second policewoman on
the local department as required I'M
der the law recently signed by Gov
Blaine. This is the mayors second
clash with the state authorities. A
year ago he refused to enforce the
state dog law, contending that 1t was
an unnecessary hardship on boy own
ers of CANNES. The Objectionable dog
law has since been repealed.
Neenah - Winnebago county has
started what will be the leanest har-
vest in many years. Threshing crews
are now at work on farms in this vi
cinity. Growers declare the potato
crop is practically a failure this year,
while oats are nearly as bad. Rain
now would not help the condition of
the crops, II is contended.
Madison Farwell's point, Lake
Mendoza, near Governors Island, Mad
ison, was selected by the special COM
mission as the site for the new $780,
600 Soldiers Memorial hospital. AS
soon as a special subcommittee now
working on plans, reports, construc'
ton of the new institution win be
started
Antigo-Two crews of about 80 men
each are at work Oh trunk line high.
way No. 81 between this city and
Merrill. Tnere are now less than two
miles of road TO complete in order 70
connect with the Lincoln county por.
ton of the highway This work will
be finished before late fall.
Racine-H. w. Lewis. superintend
emit of the county insane asylum, re
signed when the board of trustees
started To investigate charges that
unnecessary force had been used by
him in capturing Caspar Rollhuiser
Nh inmate who escaped oN June "a.
after hearing a sermon on the text
"Thou shalt not steal" Carl Diehl. {
local farmer, found out that his fliv
yer had been taken by someone whC
apparently had not listened TO III,
pastor.
Beloit--The wife of Thomas Moore
81 years old. mother of four children
was burned TO death when gasolin,
stove. over which she was working
exploded. The home. in outskirts o
city, was burned to the ground
Neenah 49, Hundreds of people VIII
have INDUCED in bathing at mort
shore beaches haze contracted case
of annoying sk.a infection which ply
sioians attribute 10 impurities in tn
water.
Green Bay Evidence uncovere
here following the arrest Of three Oh