Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-12-28
WISCONSIN,
HAPPENINGS
Important News of the Badger State
Arranged in Condensed Form

end of a pre-Christmas day rush,
locked the cashier, George b. Orlady,
in the vault and escaped with be-
tween $1,000 and $4,000 in cash. The
two bandits entered the bank just as
the last depositor had left, and Mr..
Orlady was about to close the doors,
and asked for travellers check and
before he could turn the bandits had
swung the vault door to and locked
it. The bandit pair had made off
with close to $4,000 without leaving
a clew. This is the second bank rob-
berry in Mondovi within year. The
Mondovi First National bank was
robbed last March. The robbers dug
through the brick wall of the vault
after failing to break the lock and
looted 40 deposit boxes, escaping with
$4,000 in bonds.
Madison-Carl Jackson, member
of the Wisconsin railroad commission
for the last eight years, has resigned,
effective Dec. 81. Mr.. Jackson, in his
resignation, presented to Gov. Blaine,
gives as the reason for his resigna-
ton his intention to take up the prac-
tice of law in New York. Gov Philip
appointed Mr.. Jackson to the railroad
commission in 1915. He was elected
chairman two years later and served
in that capacity until this Month,
when L. E. Gettle, was elected to the
position.
Birchwood-Thej jury in the circuit
court of Barron county granted e. P.
Swanson $500 from the Bank of Cush-
ing, despite the fact that the money
had previously been paid to the son of
Swanson when the boy presented a
certificate of deposit drawn in his
fathers name and which had the old
er Swanson's name endorsed The
jury considered the signature forg-
cry and the bank will be compelled
to pay again.
Madison-The extension division of
the University of Wisconsin has en-
rolled during the last two years 1888
ex-service men for correspondence
study courses, according to a table
recently complied. Engineering
courses were the most popular, with
a total of 2,226 registrations received
Business ranked second with $50 men
taking the courses. Mathematics en-
rolled 454 and English 121.
Madison Employment conditions
for the past month remained about
the same in Wisconsin as during the
preceding month, the industrial com
mission reported Increases in some
branches were counterbalanced, the
commission said by decreases in i'm
portant seasonal Industries such as
agriculture and construction.
Monroe-Judge George Grimm in
circuit court at Monroe decided Edwin
E. Atherton was entitled to a judg
ment for the sum of 500 and Mike
Coplien for SIS in suit against the
Indiana Condensed Milk Co. for al
legged damage to their property by the
smoke of the company's Albany con-
denSery.
Wausau-The winter harvest of
wolves in Marathon county has com,
menced, bounty on three of them be-
ing paid in Wausau in one day. The
fortunate hunters were Emil Kurth,
OF Ringle; John REGGIE, of Spencer,
and William Kittle, of Texas. The
bounty at present is $50, but after
Jan. ! will be $40.
Madison-Automob owners will
pay their regular license fee OF so
and the established general property
tax for 1928 despite any action by the
1923 legislature to alter the methods
of motor vehicle transportation, the
secretary of state has announced
Birchwood-A w. Porter and James
Hogan, Washburn county, were fined
500 and $50 respectively for having
partridges in their possession when
brought into court at Brentwood fol-
lowing their arrest by Thomas and
Barney Devine, conservation wardens.
Antigo-Langlade county lays claim
to the biggest hog. One from the
George Wunderlich farm at Elmhurst
dressed ITO pounds. 1t was Chester
White and its overweight was well
over 500 pounds.
Oshkosh-At the close of November
Winnebago county continued to hold
its record of being one of the richest
counties in the state. On that date
1t had in the various funds s513.-
87S.07.
Madison-0ver four hundred dele
gates and guests are expected to at
tend the annual convention of the
state horticultural society which will
be held in Madison Jan. 10 to u.