Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-15
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

Six children, ranging in age from II
years to ~ years, were taken away
from their mother, Mrs. Verona Bar
wig, of the village of Athens, Friday
and committed to the Sparta home for
dependent children. The mother has
been trying to support her children
since their fathers death but the bur-
den was greater than she could bear.
The republican county committee
held meeting Wednesday morning in
the court house to act upon the resig-
nation of r. H. johnson as chairman.
Chas. f. Beck, city clerk, was elected
to succeed Mr. johnson and John
Okoneski was chosen to succeed him.
self as secretary. Besides those present
from the city, about dozen members
OF the committee from the county at
large were in attendance.
The town of Eagle River has been
bonded to the extent of $4,000 for the
purpose of raising money with which
to purchase the water power site of
Otter rapids on the Wisconsin river
and building dam at that point. The
site is owned by the Alexander Stewart
Lbr. Co., of this city and the Brown
Bros. Lbr. Co., of Rhinelander. The
dam is to be built for the purpose of
developing electric power which will
be transmitted to Eagle River, several
miles distant.
At a recent meeting of the stock
holders of the Edwards-Ihrig Co. of
Oshkosh, F. nj. Deutsch of this city
was elected one of the directors of the
company. The capital stock was in
creased from 5000 to Sl50,O00 Mr..
Deutsch holding an interest in The
company, gives the firm of Ritter &
Deutsch an advantage in buying stocks
of furniture, making it possible for
them to buy and sell cheaper. By
July 1st it is expected 100 retail dealers
in Wisconsin, will be connected with
the first named concern.
Prof. q. E. Culver, OF the Stevens
Point normal school, and twelve of his
class in geology arrived in Wausau Fri
day morning and from here went to
Heights for the purpose of studying the
geological formations in that section
In the afternoon they returned and
went out on Rib hill. Saturday they
went to Mosinee and made a study of
the rock formation on Mosinee hill and
returned to Stevens Point in the even
ing. A class from the above school
visits this section annually and gains
much valuable knowledge of practical
value.
w. H. Smale, in charge of the lines of
the Marathon County Telephone Co.,
has been engaged the past week in
Eland jet, installing the switch board
for the Eland exchange of the Hatley
Telephone Co. The Eland Telephone
says: with lines to Norrie and
Hatley and possibly to Ingersoll and
Elderon for tire free use of the patrons
of the local exchange, and with con-
nection with the Bell lines for long dis
tance work, Eland will have telephone
facilities equal to those of any town of
two or three times its size in the state"
By a recent ruling of the supreme
court the city of Marshtield comes into
possession of the water and electric
light systems and power plant of the
Upham Mfg. Co., purchased several
months ago. At the time of the pur
chase, w. d. and r. Connor brought
suit against the city and secured an
order restraining the city from making
the purchase, claiming the purchase
price was too high, the plant out of
order, political jobbery and other like
things. The decision of the lower
court was appealed to the supreme
court with the result that it was re-
versed and now the Connors must pay
the costs amounting to about $4,000,
besides attorneys fees.
At the annual sale conducted in Madi-
son last week by the Shorthorn Breed
ers' association there were forty-nine
head of cattle consigned by twelve con-
signees, of whom Duncan Bros. of this
city entered ten head All of 5 the
cattle were sold at an average price of
800 each. A two-year old bull,
Criterion, entered by Duncan Bros.
brought the highest price in his class
and six of their entries averaged
S1S4.16 each, showing that they had
the best cattle of any consignee. A
COW entered by them brought S4l0
The business meeting of the association,
it is said, was about on par with that
held here last June.
G. s. Cone went before the Waupaca
county circuit court Thursday and
entered plea of guilty to the charge
of adultery. Judge Webb imposed the
minimum sentence of line of $500 and
costs, amounting in all to about $500,
which was paid. The maximum fine
is 81 900 or Judge can impose state
prison sentence of from one to two
years. The case was due to be called
on the 14th before Judge O'Neill,
whom Judge Webb desired to sit on
the case, but the defendant decided to
plead guilty and save time and trouble
of going TO trial. The complainant in
the case was Elizabeth Humid, now re-
siding in Necedah. The state was
represented by Dist. Atty. f. E. Bump,
the defendant by Atty. A. l.. Kreutzer.
The members of Wausau Lodge No.
24S, B. p. o. E. and their friends, also
members Of the Merrill lodge of Elks,
will be entertained next Thursday
evening by the mock trial of Mayor M.
II. Duncan. G. b. Bird will preside as
Judge and the prosecution of the case
will be conducted by Attys. Fred Gen
rich and Oscar Ringle, while Attys. F.
p. Regner and NJ. B. Rosenberg will
defend the mayor. A jury will be
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