Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-09-22
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

at Crandon was foiled by the jai
5anitor. The three men, Willis anC
Lawrence Lesperance, Oconto, anC
Chalmers Yaeger, Green Bay, had
worked loose bricks in the prison
chimney and were about to effect
their release when discovered. Acid
was poured about the cell bars, after
which they were sawed loose with a
piece of wire, giving access to ven
tilator pipe connected with a chin.
ney. Bricks were loosened with a
piece of iron from the bathtub. Sher-
fff II. b. Miller, who found the three
prisoners ready to make their geta-
way under cover of darkness, put
them in separate cells and guards
were placed around the jail. The men
are awaiting trial at the fall term of
circuit court.
Madison-Peter Stromme, a jour
halist, lecturer and traveller of nation
oil reputation, died in Madison while
celebrating his sixty-fifth birthday.
Mr.. Stromme had crossed the Atlantic
20 times For 80 years he was en-
gagged in the newspaper business.
Born at Winchester, Wis, on Sept.
is, 1865, Mr.. Stromme was educated
ut Luther college, DEBORAH, la. He
was editor of the Norden at Chicago
and later of the American at Madi.
son. From 1898 to 1900 he was asso
aiafA adj Of &c
Translation of English books into Nor
wegian and famous books of Norway
into English was his favorite work.
cts along the upper Mississippi river
thus far this season total 120,000,000.
according to figures announced by G.
+. Cutler, superintendent of fish res
cue work. This years record will
exceed last years total of 117,000,000
by several million, he maintains. Ow.
ing to the extremely low stage Of
water, which came early in the sea-
son, a large number of new pockets
In which fish were marooned have
ing the land locked fish has been ex-
pedited.
Janesville-Ira Bingham, SO, widely
known sportsman and pioneer of Wis.
consin, was killed when he fell from
q haymow at the barn of his home
ut Lake Koshkonong, near GAINESVILLE.
Mr.. Bingham was famous throughout
the state for his expertness with the
rife. He had lived at Lake Kosh-
konong since he was 9 and wildly
recalled the days when Indians were
numerous. Prominent men from all
parts of the country visited his ia.
theirs lodge as Lake Koshkonong be.
came famous as the feeding place of
the canvasback duck.
Madison Students of the upper
classes at the University of Wiscon.
sin will determine he future of haz.
Ing at a special election Sept. 26, ii
was decided by the student senate
elections committee. Vote will be
taken on the question of the return OF
green caps from freshmen, abolished
by the senate last spring, as a result
OF severe hazing which resulted in
Injury of number of first year men.
At the same time, the students will
determine whether or not the annual
class rush, held wo weeks after
school opens, and the annual cap
night. held in the spring, shall be kept
~ university customs.
Kenosha-Sister Margaret Clare.
one of the oldest members of the Sis
tiers of st, Mary of the Protestant
Episcopal church and for II years
mother superior of the western prov.
nce at the community. died at Ken,
per hall, Kenosha. She was SO years
old and had been an invalid for the
last three years. Her work for the
Histers of st, Mary in Peekskin, N.
", Chicago, Davenport, Memphis and
kenosha has made her one of the
most notable women connected with
educational institutions of the church.
Playing with matches was
responsible for the death of the Q.
year'old daughter of MIR. and Mrs
Louis HEINZ, residing on farm seven
miles from Viroqua. During the ah
sence of the mother, an older child
obtained some matches and while
playing with them set fire TO the
baoy's clothing, The tot died on the
way to the hospital.
Oconto-The herd of SO head OF Hol.
stein cows owned by Atty. Adolph p.
Lehner, of oconto Falls. are all in
the registry class as each has Quail.
ned in the registry test. There are
now four cows in the herd with rec.
ords OF between 30 and SO pounds OF
butter in seven days. The seven.day
average for the entire herd Is 2s
pounds Of butter.