Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-07-27
WISCONSI
HAPPENINGS
Important News of the Badger State
Arranged in Condensed Form


Madison-Judge A. H. Reid of Wau-
sau has again been criticised by Gov
ernor Blaine for his action in placing
on probation Glenway Maxon, jr.,
young Milwaukee clubman, after the
state supreme court had affirmed
Judge Reds sentence of five years
In prison against Maxon, who was
charged with driving his automobile
while intoxicated and causing tha
death of motorcycle rider in col
lision. Governor Blaine has requested
District Attorney label of Milwaukee
county to take action toward having
the probation order set aside.
Green Bay The Green Bay state
reformatory has been selected as an
institution for the commitment of
federal prisoners by officials who IN
spected the institution several. weeks
ago. The influx of federal prisoners
may crowd the reforlnatory BIT at
the present time, but before winter
the institution will be able to handle
more without any trouble Construc-
ton work on the new wing with 800
cells is being rushed and the prison
hall is expected to be ready by Nov. l.
Madison-The Wisconsin highway
commissions accident report shows
that there was total of So accidents
on the state trunk highways during
June In this number of accidents
there were $50 persons involved. Num-
Der of persons killed six. Number se-
riously injured, 43. Number slightly
injured, 81. Accidents without in
juries, &c. The main cause for most
of the accidents was reckless driving
or speeding.
Madison-Thousands of acres of
jack and Norway pine near Web lake
in Burnett county are being injured
by a relative of the tussock moth,
according to reports received by the
state department of agriculture. The
caterpillars are present in millions
and large areas of pine woods are
turning brown from the depredations.
Waupun-Edward Quinlan of Madi-
son, serving a sentence of two years
for criminal assault, escaped from the
Waupun state prison, not knowing
that application for his pardon had
been filed ten days before. He was
a trusted prisoner and had been sleep
ing in a tent on the prison farm.
Janesville-The Rock county board
of supervisors has refused to rattfy
the findings of the Wisconsin highway
commission relocating trunk line 20
from GAINESVILLE to Brodhead through
Footville and Orfordville. The pro-
posed change caused much feeling in
the county.
Appleton-At least one-half of the
women. in outagamie county to whom
jury service missionaries were sent
have stated their willingness to ac-
cept jury service. About half of the
women asked to be excused because
of household duties.
DEMONSTRATIONS of the Thir-
teenth Wisconsin volunteer infantry,
which fought through the Civil war
as part of the army of the Cumber-
land, will gather in Delavan on Aug
16 for the fifty-third annual regimen
tai reunion.
Eau Claire--Oyer 5000 knights in
uniform and many besides are expect
ed in Eau Claire for the sixty-fourth
annual conclaye of the Grand COM
mandery, knight Templars. of the
state Of Wisconsin, Sept and Z.
Sturgeon Bay--One of the most pro-
ficient cherry pickers in the Sturgeon
Bay district this season has been
young Oneida Indian girl, who is total
ly blind. She averaged picking fifty
quarts day.
DISADVANTAGES B. Hare, rs. for
mer mayor of Delavan. is dead. He
was president of the Walworth Agri-
cultural society and a resident of Wal
worth county 81 years.
Appleton-A definite system for
house numbering in Appleton is pro-
posed by the city council. Names of
several streets are also expected to
be changed.
Monroe-Ernest Beer was held for
trial in Green county circuit court for
making six gallons of 130-proof whis-
key.