Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-08-17

a vicious attack which may cost the
life OF third person nearly wiped out
the Balzer family on farm IL miles
west OF Sank City on highway so.
julius BalEer, 81, and his sister, Mary,
As, are dead, and brother, William,
81, lies in the Saux City hospital in a
critical condition. with his skull frac-
tured. All three were beaten over the
head with clubs. Robbery is the mo-
tive imputed to the slayers by Henry
BONN, district attorney, who said he
believed the murders were the work
Of persons living in the community,
who knew the aversion of the wealthy
Bakers to banks and safety deposit
vaults. How much loot the murderers
took is unknown. Julius Balzer was
beaten to death in garage at the
rear OF the farmhouse and William
was left lying for dead near him. Mary
apparently tried to run and get help
from neighbors, but was overtaken by
the murderers, for her dead body was
found nearly 800 yards from the house,
near the family mailbox beside the
road. She was felled in her tracks by
blow on the head, dealt from behind,
Fond du Lac--John A. Hess, North
Fond du Lac, and Mrs. William Fergu-
son, town of Byron, Fond du Lac coun-
ty, were killed and four other persons
We're injured when an automobile
driven by Herman Rosenow, North
Fond du Lac, ran down horse and
buggy on highway No. 15, short dis
lance from Byron. The injured are
Herman Rosenow, Glenn Edgerton,
John Bohardt, all of North Fond du
Lac; and William Ferguson, Byron.
Mr.. and Mrs, William Ferguson, in the
rig, had been attending wake at the
William Mccullough farm in Byron
and were driving home when the ac-
cident occurred
kenosha-One of the strangest con-
tracts in the history of the state of
Wisconsin was signed at Kenosha
when officials of the city and of the
county signed an agreement whereby
sites were snapped for the new
court house and the new high school
building. The exchange was brought
about by the adoption of civic center
plan which is to be put into effect In
kenosha. The sites were traded even.
North Fond du Lac-The car and
machine shops of the 500 line at
North Fond du Lac were reopened
after being closed since the beginning
of the strike. The roundhouse, which
has been kept running by a small
force, also has a number of new men
employed in it. More than $50 men
have been set to work in the shops
and 300 are expected to be working
within the next few days.
West Bend-Dr. N. H. Hewlett, a
federal inspector, has completed apply
ing tests to 2,379 head of cattle be-
longing to 113 of Washington county's
farmers. Only Sc reaotors to the test
were found. Washington county now
has 1873 herds under federal super
vision for tuberculosis. It is the first
county in Wisconsin to have flye &C
tive COW testing associations under
federal supervision.
Madison-Selection of five bankers
to assist the 15 members of the board
Of directors Of the Northern Co-opera-
tive Tobacco pool in working out a
plan to finance the 100000 pool,
was authorized by members of the CO
operative association at a meeting in
the assembly chamber Of the capitol
at Madison.
Madison-President Harding lie un-
decided as to whether he will make
his proposed trip to Chicago to visit
Mooseheart late in August, but If he
does make this trip, Indications are
that he will come to Madison Aug. 20,
and participate in the Red Arrow field
day staged for the thirty-second Di-
vision Veterans association.
Stevens Point-A judgement of 81
has been granted by Judge B. b. Park
in circuit court at Stevens Point
against Albert w. Manley, found
guilty by a iury of having a1ianatad
the objections of Fred o. Roberta wife.
Roberts sued for $4,000. The Judge
ment upholds the verdict of the jury
which heard the case.
Madison-The seal of Wisconsin
painted on satin will be sent to the
Brazilian international centennial ex.
position In Rio de Janeiro starting
Sept. z, to be placed along with offi-
cial seals from other states, it was
aunnunpad M Modfanx.