Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-12-14

in the county's stone quarry. Thirty
one of the inmates were "foaters
and the majority were sentenced to
from ten to sixty days on charges in
volving drunkenness or disorderly con-
duct. One escape was reported. Ac-
cording to police Green Bay and
Brown county are exceptionally free
from the tramp or hobo nuisance as
q result of the establishment of the
workhouse.
Madison-John A. (Dogskin) John
son was denied an application for
compensation to the sum of $4,000 for
false Imprisonment growing out of his
serving of ten years of a life term
In connection with the Staying of An
ME Lemberger. Johnson was released
from the state penitentiary at Wau'
pun after it had been definitely prov
en- that he had not slain the child.
His application was denied on the
grounds that his own plea of guilty,
said to have been given through fear,
| contributed to his Incarceration.
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Madison-Student fees during the
last year raised $1,302,965 of Wiscon-
sins S50,000,000 educational bill, ac-
cording to Secretary E. A. Fitzpatrick
of the state board of education. Be-
sides the fees, $558,764 came as the
income from the school funds; $37,561
as gifts; $310,920 as federal aid and
81 1869 from miscellaneous sources.
The university contributed 1891 900 to
this item by sale of products while
Stout institute sold heat to the extent
of $4,000.
Madison-The horse population of
Wisconsin fell $4,000 during the last
year, bringing the total down to 650,-
1888, the annual report of Wisconsin's
agricultural statistician shows. There
are now $1,000 fewer horses than in
1915, the peak year in the state for
horses. Cattle increased $4,000 dur
ing the year, according to the report.
This increase was partly in young
dairy cattle and partly in beef ami.
mails, bringing the total of all cattle
to 2,S12,S21.
Madison-The state fair board has
asked the Wisconsin state board of
public affairs for $250,000 with which
to finance the 1923 state fair. This
Is an increase of $4,000 over the 1922
fair In addition, request was made
for 100000 with which to construct
cattle barn on the fair grounds. and
for $4,000 to build an extension on
the sheep barn, with $4,000 for main
tenance.
Green Bay-Wholesalers of Christ
mas trees in Green Bay and other
northern Wisconsin and Michigan
points report a slight increase in the
prices of their products this year, due
to the scarcity of trees from the
northern woods, which is believed to
have been caused by the labor short
age there, the prices ranging from 10
cents for the small ones TO $25 for
the large community trees.
Sturgeon Bay--A freak calf with
three separate heads and six legs. one
of which had three distinct hoofs. was
born on the farm of Bert Baptist, a
farmer living near the town of Nase-
waupe. three miles south of Sturgeon
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the forelegs and another on the right
side of the shoulder. The freak lived
only a few hours.
Madison-Two hours after he had
received word of the birth of his first
child. Emery Adams, 81, Madison. was
sentenced to Is months in Waupun
prison by Judge o. A. Stolen on
forgery charge. Before starting for
Waupun, Sheriff Mccormick drove
Adams to the General hospital to see
the child and the young mother, who
is IS.
Chippewa Falls-The fight over the
ownership of the Hotel Northern.
Chippewa Falls, has come to close
when settlement was made for $751;
900. The hotel was raCtled by the
Elks in 1921.
La Crosse--A petition in bankruptcy
was filed in federal court at la Crosse
by Orlando Holway. adjutant general
of Wisconsin. Liabilities of 1911, 191,
of which all but SS.457 are secured
claims. are listed with assets of $3.50,
claimed TO be exempt
oshkosh--Births reported to the
Oshkosh city board Of health are ex.
actly twice as many as deaths in No,
vember. There were seventy-eisht
births and thirty.nine deaths, Mar.
rage certificates were issued to TWEEN.
ty.four couples.
Sheboygan-Sheboygan county is to
/ have tuberculosis sanatorium. This