Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-02-25
MINOR STATE ITEMS.

Mrs. Henrietta Treatel, an old resident
of Nesper, is dead, aged 20. She is sur
vived by seven children.
George Mcclure, well-known resident
of Greenleaf and one of the early pio-
neers of Brown county, is dead, aged n.
Peter Neuses, a GAINESVILLE coal dealer,
was severely bruised, and his wife and
Mr. and Mrs. S. f. Schmitt of Chicago
considerably shaken up in a runaway.
Thirty young women at Boomer have
formed a Woman's Leap Year Union
The purpose being to corral husbands this
year. Boomer is noted for its beautiful
women and single men and there is there
fore a good field for the union.
Roosevelt's auti-race suicide advocacy
finds ardent supporters in Mr.. and Mrs.
John Bensinger, a Mishicott couple who
have just become parents of third pair
of twins. The couple have had seven
teen children, twelve of whom are living.
Disguised with certain members of the
village board who, it is claimed, sanction
ed allowing the saloons to remain open
after hours, and unable to compel law
observance by the liquor men, Mayor &.
w. l.
Rev. DIR. John X. Fowler, pastor of
the First Presbyterian church of La
Crosse, former moderator of the Presby-
terrain Synod of Wisconsin and one of the
most prominent clergymen of his denom-
nation in the Northwest, died CT perito-
nitis, aged 90.
George Hughes of Madison, workmaD
employed by Worden & Allen of Mil
waukee, contractors for the steel work
on the new west wing of the capitol,
mraculously escaped death when he fell
distance of 30 feet from the third story
of the structure to the basement.
Because James Irving of Appleton
nursed Harry Martin. son of a Mime
apols millionaire. during his fatal illness
in Montana and then accompanied the re-
mains home, Mr.. Martin, Sr., has shown
his gratitude by setting the Appleton man
up in the cattle business in Montana,
lie has gone to his new ranch.
Bishop Fox announces the appointment
of Vicar General Lockeman as pastor Of
Holy Cross church, Kankauna. He will
continue to act as vicar general. The
scarcity of priests in the Green Bay do
cese, it is said makes il necessary for
the vicar general to take up this work.
William j. Hay of Oshkosh has report
ed to the police that his valuable Ken
lucky thoroughbred horse was taker from
his barn. but returned. Ii is believed the
person entered the barn and put bride
on the horse, but no saddle. Mr.. Hay
is of the opinion the horse threw the
rider and then came back.
Mayville is arranging for it's first an
nual Homecoming in a few months and
at a meeting Mayor Bachhuber was elect
ed chairman and III. III. Forkmann secre-
tary.
The past wear was a prosperous one
Tor the stockholders of the Ableman
creamery. A - per cent dividend was
declared. The total of butter manufac-
tured was 133,316h pounds.
Engineer Lindboe prevented serious
wreck at Spooner by seeing dead" en-
CINE stationed on the main track near
the Yellow river bridge. He succeeded
in bringing his train to a standstill a few
feet from the engine.
Dr. W. A. Gordon. superintendent Of
tne uCTLHeTH otdte Hospitai tVi ihoobt IL
Oshkosh. has received fine specimen
of buffalo and has added it to the large
ZOO at the hospital. The animal is owned
by J. C. Jordan of Ashland, who tas
loaned the animal until next summer. IL
is years old and weighs 200 pounds.
Everything is going nicely in the in
stitutlon and applications and patients
are still coming in" says DIR. Chester A.
PAUL, superintendent of the Wisconsin,
Tuberculosis sanitorium at Wales There
are more than thirty-five patients there
and more are expected as soon as the
necessary course of the applications shall
have been compile ed.