Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-10-27
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

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Oshkosh-Judge George W. Burnell,
81 years old, Civil war veteran, who
has occupied the circuit court bench
at Oshkosh for thirty-six years, died
! Illness He succumbed to pneumonia
which developed from a severe cold.
Judge Burnell was born in ST Adams,
| VT. He was graduated from Albany
law school in 1861 and the same year
enlisted with a volunteer New Eng
land regiment as a private. He was
later promoted to second lieutenant
and upon his transfer to another or
| ganization to captaincy. He resigned
his commission in 1865 after having
been severely wounded in battle. Fol
lowing the war he started practicing
law in Oshkosh. Shortly afterward he
was elected district attorney. Gov.
Rusk appointed him to fill a circuit
court vacancy in 1884. At the next
election he was returned to office and
has continued on the circuit court
bench ever since. Judge Burnell was
Mason, Elk and member of the
Candlelight club, composed of leading
Oshkosh professional and business
men, He was also active in the Amer
lean Legion and G. A. R.
Kiel - With obligations totaling
about $4,000, the Kiel Cheese and
Butter Co. has been placed in the
hands OF trustees by creditors and
stockholders. ]. B. Laun, kiel, and
w. j. Paulson, Chiffon, were named
to take charge of the company with a
third trustee to be named by cheese
makers who are creditors. Inability
TO make collections on outstanding
accounts estimated at $4,000 and diff |
hculties resulting from the slump in |
prices since January are said to be |
responsible for the situation. The |
plant at Kiel is listed at a physical |
valuation of $4,000. Liabilities of the |
company, according to a statement,
include $4,000 owing to cheese-mak-
ers and brokers and $4,000 to rs
banks. The company is owned by |
Green Bay interests.
Green Bay-Hot lunches will be
served during the winter months in
every rural school in Brown county. |
According to the plans of E. A. Sey-i
mour, county school superintendent, t
the household arts classes in each
institution will have charge of the |
meals. Oil stoves for cooking pur.
poses have been purchased by the
county board. The meals will be
served on the non-proft plan. Assess
ment will be divided between all the I
pupils Students doing the cooking
and preparing the lunches will be
given credit in their academic stand. I
ing.
Rhinelander-A carload of big
mouth black bass from the Mississippi
river was planted in the lakes near
Minocqua by the Wisconsin conserva-
ton commission. These fish were pre-
scented to the state by the conserva-
ton commission of the Mississippi
river. The bass are of different type
than those common in the northern +
Wisconsin waters. They are distin-
guished by the mouth which extends
back beyond the eye lines. Forty per
cent of the fish were yearlings and /
the majority of them were four TO six
inches in length.
Janesville-Income taxes for Rock
county for the year of 1921 increased
$16,S1S over the figures for the pre-
ceding/year. This tax is for incomes /
earned in 192O-the peak of the in
dustrial booms in Beloit and James
ville-to be collected this year. The
total normal income tax for Rock i
county amounted to $161,41276. In
Beloit there was an increase of nearly
$4,000 and in GAINESVILLE more than
$1,000. In the villages and townships
there was reduction over the pre-
vious figures.
Neenah-George C. Johnson. of
Markesan, has purchased the Neenah
Dairy company from H. ]. Frank and
F. F. Kresse. The establishment.
which manufactures butter on an ex-
tensive scale for wholesale and retail
trade and sells other dairy products,
is the largest of its kind in this Sec
ton of the state.
Plymouth-The Plymouth Associa-
ton of Commerce is planning to OBJ
tain daily market reports from Chi.
cago by wireless and TO relay them to
the farmers through the Plymouth
telephone exchange In this way re-
ports would reach the farmers several
hours earlier than is now possible.
Madison-Petty larceny and bad
check passing was bitterly scored in